parking lot at matrix casino is already packed. inside what people will find is a 50 million dollar reinvention of the old guard den city casino card room. they had their soft opening yesterday. they said people just showed up and they opened the doors. the matrix initially hoped to open in april but this trouble getting formal permits and approval from san jose. now that is done, the casino will officially open at 8 a.m. this morning. it is not your tip vegas-style casino. you won't -- you won't find slot machines, plenty of card tables only two card rooms in the city owners hope this one will attract more than just poker players. >> we have restaurants, karaoke, banquet. we wanted to make this a cool place for people who don't

like to play cards to come and hang out. we like to consider it an entertainment spot not just a card room. >> reporter: it is a revenue two card rooms in this city bring in 15 million dollars a year. it is a nice chunk of money. when the official opening happens later this morning at 8 a.m. you can bet there will be a lot of city leaders here. sue thompson, abc7 news. many east bay residents believe chevron did not do enough to warn them about monday's fire at its richmond refinery. hundreds packed a meeting last night, tempers flared. some claimed warning sirens didn't work others say they never received calls advising them to shelter in place. many worried about the long term health affects after the

fire. >> does my grandchild -- [ unintelligible ] a lot of horses out there are getting cancer. where is it coming from? >> i offer an apology for the disruption and concern that we caused you as our community. >> contra costa county pollution officials report the early indications show the fumes from the fire did not exceed health standards. local hospitals and health department report nearly 950 people got treatment for breathing problems after the fire broke out. abc7 news has obtained copies of some of the 911 calls made after the fire erupted. they convey confusion by neighbors.

>> officials issued a shelter in place order for richmond, north richmond and san pablo that lasted hours. police advised residents in the oakland hills to stay inside because of the thick dark smoke. fire's impact on gas production will likely mean higher prices at the pump. the refinery produces 16% of the daily consumption. analysts expect within a week or so gas prices will rise above $4 and climb higher at stations that are already at $4. the price set before gas is delivered to stations already increased yesterday by 36 cents a gallon. analysts say the largest one-day increase on record. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage on the chevron fire. we posted the 911 calls from residents on the front page of abc7news.com. you can get latest information on twitter and facebook. firefighters put out a fire at a home in santa rosa.

this fire broke out 1:45 this morning on price avenue west of downtown. neighbors woke up two people, nobody was hurt. investigators believe the fire may have started outside the home and flames spread inside the house it took crews 45 minutes to buy the fire under control. officials in hawaii are investigating a personal watercraft crash that killed a bay area teenager. the 16-year-old of vacaville was rushed to the hospital in critical sunday after a jet ski she was riding was hit from behind by another personal watercraft. she died the following day. investigators say it appears a 20-year-old rider rear-ended the teen they were both taking part in aloha jet ski tours. a homeless man arrested by san francisco police with a small arsenal of weapons in his car is scheduled to be arraigned.

robert jones was arrested july 21st, after people called police to say he he was harassing them. the weapons were found when officers stopped his car and he couldn't produce a driver's license. police say they included a sawed-off shotgun, semi-automatic pistol, over a dozen knives and 5,000 rounds of ammunition. stop and frisk is out preventive policing in. san francisco's mayor unveiled new strategy to cut down on recent spike in violence. mayor lee says the city will try a different approach after complaints that stop and frisk unfairly targeted minorities. the new plan relies on technology and crime data to predict where crimes may occur. police will track 200 parolees likely to commit crimes. >> if you are on parole or probation, plan on seeing a police officer, probation officer or parolee every time we see you, we'll be knocking

on your door, seeing if you are compliant with your conditions. >> the mayor's plan reaches out to churches and community organizations to provide alternatives for at-risk youth. san jose police officers aren't giving up on their boss question. yesterday members of the police officers' association decided against taking a no-confidence vote on chief moore. union leaders say it would have been an unnecessary distraction from more pressing issues. they say moore needs to step up and show more support for his officers. >> i'm hopeful maybe we'll see more backbone out of 'em and step up and really get the message out to the community, out to the citizens of san jose how dire our situation is and how dire it is becoming. >> union officials caution their decision should not be viewed as support for moore's leadership or the city council. moore says he understands his

officers' frustrations and planned to try to effectively communicate the way he fights for them jail >> a bill that would have required a 60 waiting period before california cities could file for bankruptcy is being held up in the state senate opposed by a group of big city mayors. the senate president tabled it. he says it is too soon to make changes to bankruptcy guidelines that were hammered out last year. this measure is backed by public employeerz unions who want the 60 extra days to find ways to save pay and benefit packages before the cities file for bankruptcy. officials in santa clara and san jose argue they need new taxes to restore public services. only santa clara county supervisors voted to put an eight cent county wide sales tax on the november ballot. in san jose, a separate half

cent proposal for the same ballot failed. critics warn a new city sales tax coupled with a proposed county tax and governor brown's state tax initiative could make san jose too expensive. 5:10 on this wednesday morning. if you like it hot you will like it today and more in the next few days. very good, yes, thank you. good morning. here's the satellite, a little trough southwest to northeast flow out in the northern parts of our state up into the pacific northwest bringing the 70s to that area. also helping that area of high pressure pull up that warmer air through the central valley and put night our east bay valleys during the afternoon into the north bay, those will be the two hottest areas today. starting out this morning, few clouds at the coast, low to upper 50s from the coast to inland neighborhoods. by noon we warm into the mid 80s inland comfortable around the bay for your lunch, 73.

63 at the coast. upper 70s around the bay, low 60s at the coast. total sunshine everywhere. few clouds at the coast at 7:00 and 60. we'll cool off once the sun angle starts to drop during the latter parts of the afternoon. moderate amounts of tree, mold and ragweed, low amounts of grass pollen. tomorrow warm, 100 inland, near 100 friday and saturday. warmest temperatures in the inland valleys in mid 80s around the bay probably be some spare the air days. good morning. nice light commute if you are traveling from san jose up towards cupertino on northbound 280 no delays here. 17 out of santa cruz mountains, nice ride for you at this hour. we don't have traffic issues

there southbound 101 headed from terra linda past civic center into central san rafael taillights headed southbound, roadwork southern area of marin. 680 flowing nicely out of walnut creek towards the 24 junction, no problems towards the caldecott. bart is a great way to get out everything is on time. here's the roadwork southern marin through sausalito up and over the waldo grade one lane when you approach the golden gate for a few more minutes. a little slow traffic in the area there elsewhere slow out of antioch eastbound we had reports of an accident near loveridge. that's the noncommute direction in the slow lane. 5:12. next, new trend in travel. new service american airlines has started for customers who check bags.

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good morning. new numbers show late mortgage payments at a three year low. transunion credit agency says under 5 1/2% of mortgage holders were behind by 60 days or more. american airlines may have started a new travel trend. it just launched a service

that will deliver luggage from your flight to your hotel, home or wherever you are going starting at $30 a bag. other airlines may follow suit. mcdonalds testing breakfast after midnight. they are trying it out first at restaurants in ohio that's america's money. it is now 5:16. this morning in oakland raiders running back recovering after a big scare yesterday at the training camp in napa. mike goodson was carried off the field on a stretch we are a neck injury monday he was talking about how much he enjoyed his first preseason with the team. seen here last week reportedly caught a pass and turned upfield before getting a punishing hit from linebacker philip wheeler. a spokesperson says they weren't sure how bad i was for several hours. a ct scan came up negative.

the team did not say when he would return to practice. san francisco transportation officials proposing new plan to raise more revenue by charging more for taxicab owners to get an operating permit. the examiner reports the municipal transportation agency wants to increase the cost of a medallion sales to $300,000 and collect a 50% transfer fee. in 2010, cab drive allowed to skip a waiting list and purchase the medallion for $250,000 and 15% transfer fee. critics say they are use the medallions to prop up other services like muni. across the nation and here in the bay area neighbors came together last night for national night out. with budget cuts and increased crime organizers say this is more important than ever. neighbors in san jose realize the importance of community involvement. the city's police department

is short staffed with more than officers to protect a city of nearly one million. the department says it prioritizes violent crimes, burglaries and property crimes as seen in these videos are not at the top of their list. >> we try to bring our neighbors together and have them protect each other. >> it is huge. especially now anais. -- nowadays. the reason is we don't have the police. >> last year more than 100 neighborhoods in san jose took part in natnal night out. >> looks like the weather was fine, ice cream socials sounded good with the weather warming up. let's take a look outside. sausalito and san francisco down to hayward lack of cloud cover out there live doppler showing how dry it is and how

i don't think we have worries at our airports. you can see down to the south into the desert, heat watch, our weather is coming from the southeast the next couple of days today is the first big jump in temperatures tomorrow more dangerous especially inland. right now mild 48 santa rosa, 51 napa, mid to upper 50s, antioch 64. monterey bay inland low to mid 50s. we are going to have a lot of sunshine today. even more sunshine at the coast still mild tonight triple digits hit inland starting tomorrow. pacifica 63°, up to 76 in oakland and head out to brentwood the hot spot in this pattern, 100° today. the rest of the neighbors in the east bay valleys mid to upper 90s, more 100s out here

tomorrow. mid to upper 70s berkeley, oakland, san leandro and hayward. mid to upper 80s throughout most of the south bay. los gatos 90° the warm spot. low to mid 80s redwood city menlo park south. san mateo north mid to upper 70s. mid 60s along the coast today, near 70 downtown south san francisco, 75 sausalito, 80s to low 90s north bay valleys. 20, 25° cooler at beaches. monterey 69. upper 70s, low 80s most of the monterey bay. heading out to the game take sunscreen, 12:35, first pitch 69, last pitch 3:00, 75°. 60s around fairfield, antioch and live more 50s for rest of us like this morning most of the cloud cover at the coast tonight. triple digits thursday through

saturday inland. mid 80s around the bay 70s popping up at the coast. monday and tuesday of next week temperatures will have dropped 8 to 14°. çpé good morning. now out to antioch area eastbound highway 4 railroad accident on the right a little slowing westbound commute direction not affected by this at this hour. let's take a look at westbound, a little slow traffic, tip out of antioch drive past that towards 242 into concord still 10 minutes. it is flowing nicely past the antioch area. westbound 580 to eastbound 80 roadwork continues on that ramp. you can use san pablo as alternate that should be picked up in a little bit. elsewhere, a live shot eastbound direction of 80 where that ramp was shutdown. westbound near east shore freeway headed into the macarthur maze is picking up nicely, no problems, as you

make your way out of el cerrito and richmond into the berkeley area. when you work into the mc-- bay bridge toll, traffic light, no metering lights everything flowing nicely upper deck into san francisco. coming up next, surprising results. new study finds encouraging news for the number of children with high cholesterol. how strawberries may one day protect you from sunburn.

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coupled with the dodgers' also giants lead by a game and may have. in oakland the a's hit four homeruns last night to beat the angels 10-4. they will wrap up their series at the coliseum this afternoon. >> are you sorry about the score the thump you gave me as you read it? >> not really sorry about the thump or the score. more adults are walking but not exercising enough to improve health according to a new report from the cdc. 62% of adults say they walk at least once for 10 minutes a week less than half, 48% get enough physical activity to improve health. for substantial benefits doctors recommend at least 2 1/2 hours of brings walking each week, at least 10 minutes at a time. government study shows proportion of children who have high cholesterol has fallen in 10 years. results are surprising given the childhood obesity rate didn't budge.

some experts think while most kids may not be eating lessor exercising more they may be getting fewer transfats the artery-clogging ingredient has been removed or reduced in many foods. popular summer fruit may emerge as new weapon in the war against skin cancer. spanish and italian researchers say the enzyme that turns a strawberry red protects skin cells from u.v. rays responsible for most killer melanomas. properties that are anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-tumor and eliminated sun-related dna damage. chevron gets a hostile reception from hundreds of neighbors at a town hall about the fire. after months of delays, casino matrix in san jose opens. what we found inside last night's soft opening.

temperatures going up today, only 60s at the coast, 70s and 80s around the bay. brentwood could hit 100 for the hot spot today. salt lake century mark. some of the cooler areas today minneapolis, portland 77, seattle 70 everybody else in the 80s and nighties. a lot of rain pulling from the coast -- carolinas, moving through the midwest heading towards dallas. the only flight delays we have are flight arrival delays into

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good morning. thank you for joining us today i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. in richmond chevron crews are burning off residual chemicals. chevron officials' ears were

burning at a meeting about the accident last night. katie marzullo is live at the refinery with more. >> reporter: officials and residents both, everybody keeping the pressure on chevron this morning. as you mentioned the controlled burn still burning here behind us. that to burn off residual chemicals keep them from hitting the ground, accumulating or reigniting. there is plenty of talk about fining chevron. residents are yelling. take a listen. some 700 people showed up, shouting down the refinery ceo as he tried to apologize for the fire. county health officials were trying to explain the warning system that wasn't met with much reception either. many saying they did not get that shelter in place call if they did they got it late, in some case cast hours late. others are concerned for their health, the health of their kids, grandkids, animals, even

their crops. one man stood up for chevron. >> this was just a bunch of jargon. >> tell them about the good stuff how your kids go to school and get the opportunities they get. they give us money, without chevron in richmond, we would be just like vallejo, broke! >> reporter: we know the epa and other state and federal local agencies are investigating what caused that fire and why it happen. epa saying yesterday its investigation could lead to stiff fines against the company. saying that chevron has a history of vials. for its part chevron has said it will compensate those who have been victimize by this fire. i have reached out to chevron but have not heard back. katie marzullo, abc7 news. the bay area air quality management district says the fire created virtually no air

pollution for us. air samples showed levels of toxic pollutants were below federal health standards even for the children and elderly. ethanol and acetone were detected at levels typically found around the refinery. neighbors flocked to hospitals to get treatment, most for respiratory problems. >> i still don't have my balance correct, burning in my throat. >> air quality officials say weather conditions were favorable during the incident an -- allowing the smoke to rise and disperse. we posted the air report on abc7news.com. click on see it on tv. if you drove past the toll booths on the richmond san rafael bridge during monday's fire expect a bill in the mail. toll takers sheltered inside a building, signs flashed a message read reading toll-free. cameras snapped pictures of plates that passed.

vehicle owners should get bills totalling $5 in the mail in the next few days. the fastrak system kept functioning and users should get build as they usually do. -- get billed as they usually do. we'll have the latest information on abc7news.com and on twitter and facebook. part of a major street in livermore will remain closed while police investigate a deadly motorcycle crash. neighbors heard the crash 12:35 this morning and a police officer ing the area discovered the victim. police believe the motorcyclist lost control. a driver told officers the biker passed him going fast moments before the accident. that driver didn't actually see the crash. now, livermore police want to hear from anyone who might have witnessed it. richmond police have identified a second suspect in sunday's fatal shooting of a high school football player.

he's a 27-year-old who police say should be considered armed and dangerous. he was let out of prison last year under a law releasing low level inmates convicted of a domestic violence charge. he is wanted in connection with sunday night's shooting of a 16-year-old. the kennedy high junior was shot while walking with a friend on west mcdonald. reports say the shooting may have been gang-related. the other suspect is a 29-year-old of antioch realized sunday on a parole violation while leaving the scene. lawyers for kidnapping victim jay sigh -- jaycee due guard want to

. this morning casino matrix in san jose opens it quietly opened yesterday for a soft opening. it officially opens today. 8-8 at 8 a.m., the number 8 is considered a lucky number in asian culture. sue thompson will have a live report from the casino in our 6 a.m. hour. i'm going to roll the dice and guess we are going to see an 88° temperature somewhere in the bay area. >> i think that's a safe bet. >> you want to take that safe bet i would go to the north bay possibly south bay. good morning. let's take a look at satellite,

area of low pressure to our north and west, southwest to northeast flow out of that in the area of high pressure to our south and east counterclockwise flow or clockwise throw around that, that is pumping all the neat our bay area neighborhoods today, tomorrow, friday into saturday. enjoy the comfort of the morning hours, mainly clear, 50s as we head towards noon, warm in some areas, a wealth of mid to upper 80s north bay and east bay valleys, 60s and 70s boehner -- 70s bay shore. 74 oakland, everybody else in the 80s. a few 90s north bay and east bay valleys. 7:00, more comfortable around the bay, 60s and 70s. low to mid 60s at the coast, 70s and 80s inland. next three days the hottest, most likely to have poor air quality as we hit near 100 inland all three days, mid 80s

warmest spots around the bay near 70 at the coast. time for traffic. good morning. now live to walnut creek southbound 680 past north main towards highway 24 just fay few brake lights at the 24 -- just a few brake lights an the 24 junction. -- east shore freeway beginning to slow a little bumper-to-bumper into the macarthur maze into the bay bridge toll. no metering lights yet, looking good at the bay bridge so far. san mateo bridge taillights headed westbound moving well, very light between hayward and foster city. no delays reported. eastbound highway 4 railroad accident on the right shoulder slowing things a little eastbound. westbound typically slow out of antioch, 23 miles an hour towards pittsburg into concord. traveling through the altamont

pass towards the altamont pass slow out of tracy up and over the altamont looks good on your drive to livermore to the dublin pleasanton area. 5:39. next, moderate quake rattles southern california. losing his job. why the president of california's fish and game commission may be removed from his position today. new poll on candidates' favorability shows problems favorability shows problems for both. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day, within each strand of an oat's rhythmical sway. when an apple's vibrant red temptation, and honey's sweet touch of golden sensation, join together with a pecan crunch you'll savor, creating the most perfect lesson in flavor. at nature valley, nature's best-written recipe is ready for you to enjoy. delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley, nature at its most delicious.

>> a moderate quake give a late night jolt to the los angeles area no damage or injuries reported. the 4 highway 4 quake -- the 4.4 quake struck at 11:23, two miles east of yorba linda in northern orange county. authorities say the quick shock was felt throughout the region. road to the white house takes mitt romney to iowa and new jersey today and president obama to colorado. both sides launch new attacks. we have new snapshots of the race with the latest poll. tahman bradley is in washington with details. >> reporter: is the -- as the white house race enters a crucial stretch president obama and mitt romney face enormous hurdles. according to a new poll, romney's popularity remains

low. favorability rating has dropped to 40%. 49% view him unfavorably. as for president obama his numbers are up slightly, 53% favorable view. 43% favorable view. his popularity is lower among registered voters. as they try to improve their stage they are sparring over the economy. president obama says romney's tax plan takes from the poor and gives to the rich. >> the president: it is like robinhood in reverse. it is romneyhood. >> reporter: romney hit back last night in illinois saying president obama is out of ideas. >> he's out of excuses and illinois needs to help me make sure in november we put him out of office. >> reporter: romney is going after the president on welfare. charge -- [ inaudible ] >> unobama's plan you wouldn't have to work and train for a job.

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we come back. mid 60s at the coast, 70s and 80s around the bay, more 90s north bay and east bay valleys full of 90s even near 100 in brentwood. doppler quiet now a few radar returns over the sierra. if we have precipitation that's where it will be. 100 central valley, yosemite, 115 palm springs, san diego 80 -- san diego 83° today, los angeles 91. 85 in tahoe. the city of san francisco and the cell phone industry will take their battle over what customers need to know when they buy phones to court tomorrow. the hearing comes after the board of supervisors and former mayor gavin new some approved a law in 2010 -- gavin newsom approved a law in

2010. the sell phone industry sued to overturn the law. phone companies claim research hasn't linked mobile device use with health problems. if you buy gas at safeway you will no longer get a discount by using your club car. club card users received a 3% discount every time they filled up. in dixon an independent gas station owner accused safeway of illegal price cutting. state law bars retailers from selling below cost if they intend to harm competition. we have the first color image of mars from the nasa rover curiosity. take a look that's the rim of the crater in the background. the image is definitely fuzzy because the dust cover is still on this camera. there will be better images in the days ahead. looking at that picture you

don't want to say red planet you want to say rust planell. amazing. >> -- forcasters expect hurricane ernesto to weaken. ernesto dumped heavy rains and whipped up -- the storm forced tourists to leave the beach and other low-lying areas to avoid threats posed by heavy rains. officials believer knows toe will pass south of >> it could regenerate and fly into mexico again the next couple of days. they need the rain as much as we do, we are getting the heat. coming up on 5:51 beautiful

picture from sutro tower, marine layer almost nonexistent this morning, shallow and will be broken quickly probably by 9:00, then let the games begin as seeing who gets hottest the next couple of days. locally, very quiet, lots of clouds, off to a dry start. san joaquin valley into the desert, excessive heat watch friday through sunday temperatures top 110 to possibly 120 in those areas. makes our 100 seem weak by comparison. once you get to 100 it is all sigh logical. 48 santa rosa, 51 napa. los gatos 52 antioch at 60 four. low to mid 50s monterey bay and inland. warmer today, total out to the coast, mostly clear, mild tonight, heat will taper next week. we are just now getting into some of the hottest weather we are going to have as we jump

two degrees in oakland to 76 concord four degrees warmer than yesterday, 92 today in santa rosa that is seven degrees warmer than yesterday. fremont 83, 11° warmer than yesterday. mid to upper 80s through most of the south bay los gatos 90. 70s around millbrae and san mateo, low 80s peninsula. mid 60s along the coast. near 70 downtown, south san francisco, sausalito about 75 today, notice upper 80s to low 90s north bay valleys, sun and mid 60s at beaches. mid to upper 70s berkeley, oakland, san leandro, hayward, everybody else east bay shore low to mid 80s, valleys mid to upper 90s brentwood the first see 100 today. low to mid 90s -- santa cruz 81. comfortable 60s around monterey and carmel. heading out to the game sunny

you will need sunscreen, 12:35 first pitch by 3:00 up to 75°. 60s end land fairfield, antioch and live more everybody else in the 50s. clouds stay just like this morning at the coast. hot area of high pressure with clockwise flow and retrograding nature means it is moving west thursday through saturday when our temperatures will top 100 inland. mid 80s around the bay during that timeframe, upper 50s to low 70s at the coast. temperatures start to drop two to four degrees sunday, monday back warmest spots upper 80s inland, mid 70s around the bay, 60 at the coast. tuesday back to normal. good morning. if you are leaving novato headed southbound 101 into san rafael past freitas parkway past north san pedro up the hill into central

san rafael traffic flowing nicely, no delays in towards san francisco, golden gate looking good. very light commute out of san jose towards cupertino and 280 north highway 17 over pass there coming out of the santa cruz mountains no problems reported on 17 commute. eastbound 4 earlier accident clear out of lanes now westbound remains slow out of antioch towards pittsburg into the concord area. that speed picks up once you hit railroad avenue and beyond. 880 southbound direction towards 238, about 15 minutes. highway 24 from 680 into the caldecott less than 10 minutes. 101 peninsula, 237 north towards woodside road about 55, 60 miles an hour, 10 minute ride for you there. 5:54 now. more signs the housing market is helping to rebuild the economy. >> here's jane king with this

morning's bloomberg business report. good morning. more signs the housing market is back on track. union pacific pulling rail cars from storage in order to haul more lumber. north american trains now carrying 10% more lumber and wood products than last year. maybe about to get easier to use your cell phone to pay at starbucks, system in 7,000 stores starbucks processes more than a million mobile purchases a week. disney posting better than expected quarterly profit thanks to the top grossing hit the avengers sales overall dispaoeufpbd. better than expected corporate profits helping push stocks higher yesterday and the labor department reported the number of openings rose to the highest level in four years in june. i'm jane king with the

bloomberg business report. facebook is venturing into the world of online gambling launched first app where people can stake real money. only available to user in the u.k. over the age of 18. facebook says england is a good test market betting is popular and regulations are strict. slots will be added in the coming weeks. stkeupblg is hoping to introduce real money gambling versions of its poker bingo and slot machine games in 2013. next, brief scare at the new world trade center being built that triggered an emergency response. casino in the south bay is about to officially open after long delays. we are live with the ribbon-cutting ceremony getting underway in a couple of hours.

i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. first a look at the weather. not burning hot but some warmth.

>> one of the biggest jumps as we get into the teeth of this hotter air. a lack of cloud cover this morning just a few at coast low to mid 50s now. you will see the smallest jump in temperatures today upper 50s to mid 60s through a sunny mainly sunny afternoon. around the bay mostly sunny to start mid to upper 50s, at noon upper 60s, upper 70s, top out mid 70s to mid 80s by 4:00. inland where the warmest weather is, mild now, from 49 to 63. near 80 to near 90 at noon. mid 80s to near 90 at 4:00. in between there, we could hit 100 in brentwood for the warm spot today. good morning. a bit of company traveling east shore freeway headed westbound streaming into the macarthur maze. once you get to the bay bridge toll, no metering lights, traffic flowing nicely on the incline into san francisco on the upper deck.