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interrupt of service as well as the high temperatures coming. i'm eric thomas, thanks for being here. and i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze a driver hit a bank of gas meters for an apartment building it forced the evacuation of a five unit building. we are told the leak has just been capped. pg&e crews have been on the scene since 2:00 this morning. update on the resumption of bart's transbay service after that huge fire yesterday. engineers are conducting tests overnight in hopes of returning to normal operations today. we have live team coverage starting with terry mcsweeney live at west oakland bart. >> reporter: just talked to a bart spokesman. he says inspectors were on this elevated section of bart tracks for hours this morning and they have determined that everything that they did yesterday is working fine.

they can run full speed, full load this morning. congratulations bart. take a look at the crews who did those repairs. one hundred people working nonstop to get the trains rolling again. fire at a structure next to the tracks destroyed 45 insulate ares which hold up the third -- rail which was warped, 400 feet of cable damaged, crews got it fixed and the news this morning is good. the inspection shows all systems go. >> for the morning commute we'll have business as usual. all the trains are expected to be on schedule. so it should be like this never happened, although it is a vivid reminder of what life is like without bart across the bay. >> reporter: that's a very, very somber reminder of what bart is like around the bay if it is not running. the fire burned 2:00 yesterday morning.

by 5:15 yesterday evening 60 freezing rains were rolling about normal. as we just heard it is going to be everything back to normal. it is friday light on the bay bridge and large reason for that is because bart takes care of so many commuters and is going to be taking care of all of 'em again this morning. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. federal agents joined the investigation into what caused the fire yesterday. officials believe it could be suspicious and are following up on leads. amy hollyfield continues our live team coverage. >> reporter: good morning. investigators say they don't know why anyone would want to set this building on fire. but they do think arson is a possibility. a security guard who was hired to watch over this building that was under construction said three young men were harassing him and trying to

attack him and this was right before the fire started. authorities said the fire spread very quickly which makes them wonder if some type of accelerant was used. fire officials brought in federal investigators to help them on the case. >> atf does investigate suspicious fires. one of the areas we look at is the complexity of the fire, the impact of property damage or loss of life. >> reporter: this is going to be an apartment building for low income seniors it was under construction, it was going to be a four story building and it was destroyed. fire the electrical sis the bart tracks. the fire destroyed some construction equipment, it melted cars and street signs. it caused a tremendous amount of damage. huge number of problems. if someone did set this fire officials say they do want to find them.

they are asking for the public's help if you or anyone you know have any information about this fire, what could have possibly happened, investigators are hoping you will give them a call. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. frances dinglasan is monitoring things at bart. we are starting with a minor delay. yeah we are just hearing from bart there are 10 minute delays due to track maintenance. these are on the lines that were impacted yesterday between daly city millbrae out towards bay point and pittsburg and also out towards the dublin pleasanton area. it is not affecting richmond fremont line which was running all day yesterday. we'll keep you posted on this. 10 minute delays reported right now. hopefully, it will stay pretty calm on bart right now we've got a live shot of the bay bridge toll which was a nightmare yesterday, light now

i'm hoping it stays friday light. >> this has been the bay area's top story for the past 24 hours we are staying on top of it all morning long. stay tuned to abc7 news. you can go to abc7news.com for more video as well as your pictures that you have been sending us. alameda county judge remains in jail this morning accused of stealing more than a million dollars from his elderly neighbor over 13 years. officers searched judge paul seeman's home last night following a two year investigation. the case involves his neighbor who died two years ago. documents accuse seeman of taking over the woman's finances, her home, investment accounts and safe deposit boxes after her husband died in 1999. he offered to help them that year. neighbors were stunned to hear about the arrest. >> he's a top notch stand-up guy.

he contributes to the community. >> you think these allegations are true? >> they sound very surprising to me is all i can say. >> court documents say seeman invested 1.4 million dollars in 40 local properties tan did not report it on his tax forms. later this morning occupy protesters plan to march in oakland against evictions of homeowners facing foreclosure, a day after an independent report commissioned by the city was released about the police response to occupy protesters who tried to reoccupy frank ogawa plaza last october. the report says the response was flawed by inadequate staffing, insufficient planning and lack of understanding of crowd management. it called many of the policing methods outdated. the police chief says he's working to improve tactics. >> these are things we can't do overnight these are long range changes. >> city officials say the

panel made 68 findings and recommendations, 21% completed, 53% underway. the report was outlined by a group made up of people with backgrounds in law enforcement. san francisco's ethics commission will begin a series of misconduct hearings against ross mirkarimi tuesday part of mayor lee's effort to remove the suspended sheriff from office. the examiner reports, the legal bills are starting to mount and will likely cost taxpayers something in the six-figure rang. the city attorney's office says the current cost is confidential because the case is ongoing. in 2007 the city legal fees and fraud allegations against former supervisor cost taxpayers $380,000. it is now 4:38. this morning a $100,000 reward offered in a 2-year-old murder mystery. the victim was a 60

one-year-old woman who disappeared in hayward in june of 2010. police found her -- her body stuffed in a trash bin at the waste management transfer station in san leandro. police say they have interest in the case and hopes the reward s memories. time for our first check of weather. lisa argen is in for mike nicco. good morning. live doppler this morning does show a little in the way of cloudiness we will be high and dry not only today but the first part of our weekend will be the warmest where we are expecting temperatures to really climb into the triple digits tomorrow. today we have patches of coastal fog, especially along the san mateo coast, low 50s there. elsewhere, upper 50s and by noontime, more numbers in the 60s, warming up into the 70s in fact, by the afternoon, plenty of 80s and low 90s returning for concord and

livermore. breezy at our coast. the golf tournament today featuring sunshine with numbers in the 60s there. this is the feature that will be bringing the warm-up high pressure building in the north coast hot and dry weather especially for inland valleys today and then the peak heat will be tomorrow. we are looking at only part of the weekend being toasty. today expect a high of 70 in san francisco and i'll be back with your extended outlook in a few minutes. good morning. just got new information from bart they are now saying no delays. we had 10 minute delays for a short period it looks like they are reporting no delays right was faster than i could change graphic. other systems reporting no delays. i'm hoping today is quiet friday light commute at the bay bridge toll everything looking normal. i-80 in berkeley, roadwork

going on now in the eastbound direction overnight roadwork brings eastbound traffic down to one lane from the maze out to gilman should be clearing shortly the we'll keep you posted not much of a back up heading eastbound getting away from the bay area. westbound traffic so far is fine, a lot of blinking lights in the shot but i'll let you know if there are additional problems. we'll also check out abc7's waze traffic map. a lot of folks told me they used this yesterday to get around the closures and found they did save time by taking side streets. right now also quiet on waze. i'm hoping that stays that way as well. 4:41. undercover narcotics sting leads to a bonus bust. also, frightening accident in the east bay. how a garbage truck ended up in this home. >> i was able to grab the --

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good morning. you can see the crescent moon in the corner of your screen that looks beautiful. maybe a nice omen as to how the commute will go following yesterday's transbay turmoil. authorities are still trying to figure out what caused a huge garbage truck to lose control on a hill in castro valley and smash into a home. the truck was making its rounds when the brakes failed and truck rolled backwards didn't a hill the 24 ton vehicle first hit a parked suv sending that vehicle in a house then the truck kept

rolling and smashed into another house the truck came within four feet of hitting a man in the home. fortunately, nobody was injured. in richmond, suspect in the hit-and-run murder of a man in a wheelchair is in jail following a nine month investigation. 25-year-old daniel barrett has been charged with the murder of david cox. cox was crossing a street in his wheelchair last september when he was hit from behind and left lying in the street an undercover dug operation led federal authorities to barnett who was linked to the crash. good samaritan being called a hero for helping pull a boy out of the bay in san francisco people working near pay 45 saw a family throwing -- a live ring. >> i noticed a small child in the water he wasn't able to grab the life ring i took a

jacket and jumped in. >> after jumping into the water he grabbed tonight life ring helped the boy and float to an area where they could climb out. paramedics say the boy was doing just fine. >> i talked to him yesterday he was sweet and calm about the whole thing. all in a day's work. next, political showdown on the number one issue facing this country, the single biggest difference in what president obama and mitt romney would do for the economy. new problems inspectors uncovered at a troubled nuclear power plant in southern california. strong performance by tiger woods at the u.s. open.

good morning. a few patches of fog along the san mateo coast. warm up inland hot and dry low

90s returning. 75 san mateo, 70 in the city nationwide hot with thunderstorms chicago through st. louis today. 88 new orleans cooler in the pacific northwest. right now the only airport delay is in dallas, elsewhere we are looking at -- statewide pleasant today we are looking at a hotter day tomorrow. details on that in just a few moments. for more check out abc7news.com. 4:49. china is preparing to launch a mom into space tomorrow. she flies transport planes for a living and part of a three-person crew that will work on the space station. the work will help china towards it goal of -- the u.s. and -- president obama will host a reception at the white house

today to observe gay pride month. last night the president and first lady made a rare joint fundraising appearance when they went to new york city. tahman bradley has more. >> reporter: glitzy night in manhattan for president obama and the first lady raising enormous cash. the main event, star-studded $40,000 a person fundraiser at the home of sarah jessica parker. the queen of soul was one of the many on hand. after dinner the president and first lady headed to the plaza hotel where they raised more at an event featuring mariah carey. the campaign took in 4 1/2 million dollars. mitt romney was -- raised 3 1/2 million overnight he and president obama faced-off in ohio yesterday. romney promised to cut taxes and spending. president obama laid out goals

for a second term and accused romney of not having any new ideas to fix the economy. romney campaign launching a bus tour today. his first big campaign swing of the general election. tahman bradley, tphrauz -- abc news, washington. strong showing by tiger woods he will tee off this afternoon at 1:18. woods had a perfect birdy putt yesterday he finishes one under par. and zhang is in danger of missing the cut at 9 over par. thompson on top with a three shot lead. tiger tied for second with three other players. mickelson six over par. if you plan on hitting the links this weekend, take the sunscreen and maybe head cover, warm and sunny. >> the warmer day will be

tomorrow where it is going to get oppressive. high fire danger. here's a look outside you can see that film in the atmosphere. air quality not so great now with really stagnant air as high pressure builds over the area. a few patches of fog along the coast. nice and dry, we have radar sweep on top mount st. helena, a few patches of low clouds and fog along the san mateo coast. beaches sunny and pleasant today even warmer tomorrow. day, it is going to change once again. -- sunday it is going to change once again. san francisco 51, 53 oakland, 54 san jose warmer antioch 63. as you head out, not too bad, a little cool, grab the light jacket, a little cooler than we were yesterday morning on the average of two degrees cooler on the peninsula, hayward and livermore. overall, not much of a change

from yesterday to today. boy, things are changing throughout the afternoon today. numbers will be rising and we are looking at the hottest day to be tomorrow with warm temperatures at our coast, high fire danger gets underway later today as winds shift through saturday morning. we are looking at once again return to an offshore flow. here's why, high pressure nosing into the pacific northwest. we will have the onshore flow early in the day it will keep it breezy at 9 coast and so comfortable around parts of the bay today. by the afternoon, we are looking at those winds becoming more northerly and then offshore that's what has initiated the fire weather watch for later today into tomorrow. for the u.s. open today, sunny skies upper 50s to near 60 for the afternoon back home 81 fremont, 85 san jose, 90s

returning inland valleys and by the monterey bay upper 80s, 63 monterey, a look ahead, the warmest day tomorrow father's day cooler onshore flow and will continue the cooling into next week. good morning frances crash for a friday, yuck. >> all those latest we saw, one was an accident and just confirmed it is an overturned crash. now we are off to a bad start, westbound 80 in berkeley at university apparently this car crashed into a light pole as well. we are checking to see if possibly pg&e might be headed to the scene or chp officer was telling me it might just be a caltrans pole. injuries reported on the right shoulder looks like the right lane may be blocked. looks like the right lane could be blocked any time soon as more crews get there. westbound 80 possible hot spot this morning through berkeley, sorry about that folks. eastbound traffic roadwork in

my last report down to a couple of lanes all roadwork has been cleared. i wanted to show you with the waze traffic app, a traffic spotter just reported it a couple minutes ago. we are going to be able to track speeds you can at home this is reported just a couple dough boy eric the name is funny. we'll keep you posted. i'm tracking the drive time. right now from the carquinez to the maze still 18 minutes we'll keep you posted. the good news for today is that bart is reporting no delays. so far at least that's a good option. >> that's the other dough boy eric. thank you very much. >> he's probably a baker. >> probably, yeah. abc7 news has learned a san francisco bicyclist accused of running over an elderly pedestrian has surrendered to police. the district attorney's office

filed charges against chris bucchere wednesday. the d.a. says he was riding wrecklessly when he ran a red light and fatal hit the 71-year-old. it happened in march, bucchere said he did everything he could to avoid hitting the man. he could face up to six years in prison, if convicted. the owner of southern california nuclear power plant is facing potential fines. the nuclear regulatory commission won't say what the violations are, but one appears to involve the way electric -- electronic security devices are monitored. they phone the problems after interviewing workers. southern california edison say the problems have been fixed. san onofre know has been shutdown for four months. oregon couple says sherr finding more debris on the beach which they believe has

made its way from last year's japanese tsunami. they say they've seen the amount of junk quadruple since the end of february, including instant soup wrappers, lightbulbs, plastic bottles all with japanese writing. we are following developing news in the east bay. bart engineers are inspecting damage by fire to ensure a smooth morning commute. live team coverage of that as well as the investigation into the fire that caused the nightmare. reaching a deal on the state budget the vote expected today that could give california its first on-time spending plan in years. c c