good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> it is anything but friday light at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning. take a look. sky 7 shows traffic backed up through the maze following that bart breakdown creating a nightmare for thousand autos two maintenance vehicles collided overnight, damaging the tracks. we are live now in west oakland with impact created and what it means for

commuters trying to head home this friday afternoon. hi, heather. >> it means a continuation of the nightmare. we've been asking what led to the commute nightmare this morning. it turns out it was just a rear ender. workers swarmed the rails just outside of the east entrance to the trance bay tube, they had to repair insulation damage atd 2:30 this morning when bart says two heavy maintenance vehicles collided. the equivalent of a freight train rail career ended a truck. the two scraped across the track. >> there is a vehicle used for welding on the tracks that is like a flat rail car. it was approaching from west oakland. it deegs yebded and rear ended a high railer which is a pickup truck modified to run

on the rails. >> the tube is the only route for bart cars to get back and forth across the bay. instead two of tracks, trains ran on a single track until repairs were done at 9:00 a.m. when service was restored. commuters were delayed for hours trying to get to work. >> been here an hour, 10 minutes now. trying to get into san francisco. >> bart will continue repairs overnight when it's normally closed. >> hopefully getting it up to full speed into overnight hours, open fully everybody will be able to get to where they want to go this weekend. >> so whether it was error or mechanical failure these are among questions bart is still sorting out. >> thank you. >> this mess forced commuters to scramble to find a way to cross the bay.

bart advised people who could work from home to telecommute. traffic encouraged single drivers to fill their car asks carpoolers then dropped off at fremont and howard in san francisco. >> this far was not going very fast through the tunnel. i decided to carpool. i have an 8:30 meeting very to make. >> timing was good? >> worked out great. thank you. >> two more boats were put into service to help with passengers and there will be an extra ferry running tonight on the alameda oakland line. there are no plans to add extra buses for the evening commute home. >> laila doing double duty this afternoon. >> no rest for the weary, larry. good evening, good

afternoon, what we're dealing with are different things. we have folks that drive into san francisco leaving town, also get away friday travelers then, those take bart trying to leave the city who came in on their cars so right now we're taking a look outside right now this, is the skyway. take a look at the traffic. if you're head tgt bay bridge you're looking at a 26-minute commute. taking a look at the bay bridge from the roof you can see here that traffic out there is moving well. but we're looking at a 21 minute drive heading out of san francisco into oakland. moving to oakland and peeking at maze it's packed out there. traffic heading along away from 580. and that is about a 15 minute drive heading into albany. westbound traffic is a 21 minute drive heading into the

westbound direction coming towards 580. so busy conditions this afternoon. my advice is leave early. >> thank you. >> we can help you navigate around the mess with our abc 7 news waze traffic app. >> it's free on the app store or google play. >> fire crews credit a change in winds with making their jobs easier in mountains north of los angeles. gusts no longer pushing that power house fire toward homes in los angeles county. only 15% contained. flames burn aid small building and a firefighter suffered minor injuries. investigators still trying to figure out what spark that had fire. >> and our warm weather means increase in fire danger in parts of the bay area. temperatures in the high 70s today brought many people out from behind desks this afternoon. cal fire has inr increased staffing this weekend and

urging people to be careful outdoors to help prevent wildfires. more now on red flag warnings. >> that is right. that red flag warning is in effect for the straight and delta. check out live doppler 7. you can see clear skies. temperatures into low 90s and a warmer day, no doubt bit. combining heat with gusty winds up to 30 miles per hour. and that explains why with this drying wind we have a red flag warn goinging until 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. fires can spread so we're watching for critical fire weather conditions. from our camera, clear skies, san francisco, 69 degrees and 75 right now in oakland. you can see these temperatures into low 80s in san jose. still very nice in santa cruz.

here is a view from the beach. people are just enjoying this warm weather. it's going to get warmer to hot inland. 93 in fairfield z here is a look from our mount tamalpais camera. looking towards sausalito no, fog to-to-speak of. clear and mild this evening. sunny skies in the morning. it's a warm to hot day. mid-60s to upper 90s, i'll be back to let you know when relief is coming. thank you. >> police stepping up presence this weekend. it's been particularly violent this week with seven shootings and four homicides. police researched the gang violence can be reduced by these sorts of prevention efforts. that is one reason for increased patrol autos the officers are going to see that

this weekend in neighborhoods and gang members watch the news and read the newspaper, too. we want them to know we're going to be out fl. you're that i thinking about committing a gang related crime this weekend you might want to think again. >> 40 more police officers will be on the streets this weekend. >> mayor ed lee's budget shows times are looking up for the city saying unemployment dropped, providing more money to spend. this gives schools another $100 million. >> i have rejected all year one mental health and substance abuse programs and restored funds to people with aids and hiv. >> the fire department will get to hire 120 new firefighters, police department should have enough money for 300 additional officers. some criticized the budget for

not spending enough on neighborhoods. >> three women ask a man convicted of grand heft sentenced today with what authorities called a blessing scam. victims were 50es seniors. thieves predicted disaster is coming to the victims and only way to scare spirits is bringing thieves their valuables. one victim handed over $47,000. three suspects were sentenced to two years in jail. another, to one. >> sky 7 shows oakland police, the fbi and members of other law enforcement agencies zeroing in on the acorn house prog jekt this morning a week after a few weeks rather after a major raid at the same complex them did conduct a series of checks on people. multiple agencies reached out to people encouraging them to report illegal activity near their homes. >> police are looking for a man robbing a wells fargo bank

this happened at the branch on north first street. detectives say he demanded cash and police hope that cameras mounted on businesses might help them identify the thief. >> still head on abc 7 news at 4:00 take a look at this. a small plane crashes into a living room. everyone, though is, okay. what it took to get the plane out. >> turns out waffle house is good for just a meal any time of the day. it helps out in disaster autos then at 4:30... >> as you can see, construction on the bart extension is underway. but leaders saying billions of dollars in new projects need to get started we'll tell you about what they're talking about still to come. >> and michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook will answer them here live just a little bit later. you can contact michael on m

finney. >> look at this busy drive in berkeley. you can see university avenue overpass out there. it's a long drive heading through berkeley and into san pablo. i'll have details on the afternoon commute coming up from abc 7

take a look at this, everyone survived when this small plane plunged into the living room of an apartment in virginia. investigators believe the

plane had electrical problems causing the engine to fail. a crane pulled it out of the roof. two men inside of the plane suffered minor injuries along with the woman who lives in the apartmt. the red cross is assisting 16 people driven from their homes by this crash. >> that is unbelievable. >> business news, decision day for dell. plus, a patent battle continuing for apple and samsung. >> hi, emily. >> good afternoon, larry and carolyn. well, first it wasn't a good day for wall street with stocks retreating today, the dow dropping more than 200 points on mixed reports out today but dow and s & p managed to close out may higher with six straight monthly rides. your bloomberg silicon valley index led by a slide in hewlett-packard shares, apple versus samsung saga continues. a decision in the patent infringement case delayed by

u.s. international trade commission. the commission scheduled to announce today but set a new target date without explaining the reason for the delay in a notice posted on the wen site. a decision day has been picked to decide the future of dell the board urging shareholders to vote for the buyout. calling it the best alternative available. that vote is set to take place july 18th setting up a possible showdown activist investor carl icon is expected to press shareholders to reject the dell proposal. after some depar tours facebook ceo's added new friends. barry diller and a founder of you tube, steve chen have joinsed the group seeking immigration and education reforms.

this after elan musk announced departure from the group. a huge after ther yaid the size of the golden gate bridge coming within 3.6 million miles from earth. at bloomberg studios i'm emily chang, larry, carolyn, back to you. >> have a great weekend. >> fema has come up with a way to see how communities are doing after a hurricane, they go to the waffle house. current administrator began using the waffle house index when he headed disastrous funds in florida. simple signs can signal it's hard to get supplies after a disaster or maybe power is limited. >> they're spending time cleaning up. it's kind of alike a place

where everybody can meet. >> fema points out that woman just said businesses reopen quickly, it indicates a stronger recovery for a disaster area. >> it's going to be sizzling this weekend. >> it's going to be cooking inland. so if you think today is hot just wait until tomorrow this, isn't anything. low 90s inland. 93 degrees in fairfield. skies clear. we're not expecting fog. you can see clear skies and hotter inland tomorrow. cooling begins on sunday so relief will be coming. until then, high pressure in

command of weather. we're sclekting highest temperatures of the next several days. check out our summer time micro climates are. oakland 79. towards walnut creek getting cutoff from the sea breeze so you start to warm up. 88 degrees and antioch up to 90 -- 97 tomorrow afternoon. so it's going to be sizzling inland for your saturday. watch what happens this is a computer animation, saturday afternoon, skies are clear. you'll see a return of the fog rush of a stronger sea breeze. that means temperatures will fall for your sunday. you'll feel it most along coast, around the bay but inland temperatures will be coming down sunday. tomorrow morning temperatures into 50s and 60s except for half moon bay. so a clear start to the

morning and mild inland communities so if you have early plans, don't have to worry about carrying a jacket or sweat shirt. it's short sleeve weather. shorts. 89 in san jose. 93 los gatos. los altos close to 90 degrees. coastal areas half moon bay, 68 degrees so far at 62 so you're coming up. downtown san francisco, 76. north bay plenlty of mid-90s. 95 in calistoga. along the coastline, stintson beach 70 degrees. you know you're going to want to head to the coast if you don't like the heat because that is going to be the place to be. east bay, 82 in oakland. 80 for union city. 97 degrees in antioch. 94 san ramone. accu-weather forecast, sunday, not quite so hot inland.

certainly cooler around the bay and coast. temperatures dropping as we head into next week. low 80s inland. mid to upper 50s coastside. clouds increase bug temperatures rebounding thursday, friday, but nothing like heat we're expecting tomorrow. >> thank you. >> well up next she's a real book worm. a kindergartener whose reading skills are something to write home about. >> the trick shot toddler. he's back. the new amazing shots that got attention of one college hoops coach. >> and it's a get away friday. plus additional bart commuters driving into work this morning are now leaving san frachblt you can see from the skyway, traffic is just oozing out there.

>> sth is remarkable. a 5-year-old read a staggering 875 books this school year. she's finished almost every book in the kindergarten and first grade section of the library. >> this is just a couple days

i don't read. >> she'd be reading instead of sleeping. she loves to read. >> her dad says they're checking out about 20 books uttyñi and she is also an author just written a story about a turtleñr with super power autos she'sxd amazing. >> from açóñiñi prolific young reader to a 3-year-old photographer. meet little fuji from ni geara. his camera almost as big as his head, you can see in several images the young man has quite the e2ñi for photography saying hisston's inspiration comes from his creative family. dad is an artist, his sister, a photographer and painter. >> remarkable. >> yes. >> summer box office competition continues this weekendçóñi with willxd smith'sw skifçye adventure. >> happy friday. it's a good time to go to the movies. new films open today including after earth.

>>ñiñi this is. >> a father son duo crash landed on earth a thousand years after humans were forced to leave. it's a dangerous journey for help. >> there is really cool suspension but huge epic spectacle all of the summer candy you need. >> also new is "now you see me". the all star cast mixes up younger actors and veterans. >> young people are wonderful. and jesse eyesenberg just a terrific bunch of people. >> then, kings of summer. a comedy about three teens spending summer building a seek kretd house in the moodwoods. for your entertainment needs

throughout the weekend go to otrc.com. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 no break from the nation's mid section. tornado warning goesing up once again this, is a live picture from the city of el reno, oklahoma. you can see windshield wipers are going. there is a tornado warning in affect right new. >> family of a michigan woman killed in syria talks about her death. why they warned the fbi about her. >> american jailed in mexico over bogus drug smuggling charges is now free. what she has to say now. >> how one presidential wine collection is

we begin with severe weather in the mid west. you're looking at a live picture right now from el reno, oklahoma. >> the tornado we're told touched down at six miles outside of el reno, oklahoma. this area has been under what seem like a constant boreage well. saw what happened a couple weeks ago in the town of moore, oklahoma there have been reports of hail in the el reno area.

i just looked online, one woman say sheg was heading to underground cover to just be safe because you know, at this point it is happening all the rhyme them just want to get someplace where they're not in danger. >> take a look at this damage. one tornado touched down last night, you can see on the ground no reports of fatalities here but winds and more tornadoes forecast for areas that have been battered. >> and flooding in kansas city made for dangerous driving. you can see people making their way through high water on city streets. some stranded drivers pushing the stalled vehicles to safety. dozens of homes and businesses in this area had to be evacuated because of the flash floods. >> and people honoring the memory of a sheriff swept away by flood waters.

he was in a boat trying to rescue residents when he disappeared. scott county has just been inundated by flood waters. >> latest situation in the mid west. sandhya? >> looking at our live doppler 7 radar you can see radar indicating severe thunderstorms across oklahoma. thunderstorms rolling across kansas heading into missouri. take a look at the violent let purpose yelz here that is indicating severe thunderstorms. radar indicating the reds here. two possible tornadoes here. as you look here just near el reno here, near 40 and these yellows indicating rotations so there could be another possible development of tornadoes and are expecting damaging winds to continue. right on throughout the evening hours they're in the

done yet this is a time of the year you can see this stuff, also damaging winds indicating debris being scattered around. so there was another rotation. right now just two could be a third one. and keeping an eye on local look at weather and will be back with details on that. >> thank you. >> bart service back to normal after an accident brought service to a crawl. >> crews scrambled to repair a section of track damaged when two vehicles collided just outside of the transbay tube around 2:30 this morning. the damage meant only one track was available to handle a busy morning rush. forcing hows to gaet cross the bay. >> you can see a huge back up at bay bridge toll plaza. checking in now with laila gulan with a look at

conditions right now. >> that is right. good afternoon. you can see plenty of red and yellow. that was an earlier shot heading into san francisco. things have improved in that direction if you're traveling east, anyone hoping to high tail it this afternoon they're going to have to put the brakes on. lower deck is moving 25 miles per hour. that is a top speed fchl you're heading out of san francisco into oakland again. taking a look outside right now at the san francisco skyway. that is a very slow drive if you're coming away from 280 extension that is a is a 30

minute commute. 15 minutes gets you out of the city. both 80 west, east, you're looking at heavy conditions there. 20, 25 minutes westbound away from san pablo to the maze. so slow out there. pack your patience. >> thank you. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 coverage of the breakdown continues we'll go live to see how riders are getting over the hype of the commute. >> a horrible tragedy in texas. four firefighters killed and five others injured in a fire. three people are still missing. it's not clear whether any of them could be a firefighter. the fire broke out inside of a nightclub on highway 59. it's one of the most heavily traveled expressways. the fire spread from the club to the motel with flames

shooting through the roof. temperatures paused and saluted as bo bodies were taken away this afternoon. the cause isunder investigation. >> family of a 33-year-old michigan woman killed in syria says they loved her but believe she was misguided. she was fighting with syrian rebels when she died. she'd converted to islam. her father contacted the fbi three years ago because he was worried about her. he says they should have done more. >> i went to the fbi about the concerns. and i know that they did file a -- because they're following her fr a while. they just readed to revoke the passport. then we won't be here now. >> senator mccain is just back from a trip and says rebels

need ammunition and heavy weapons to counter the tanks and aircraft. >> an arizona woman charged with drug smuggling has been released. she embraced her husband after walking out of the mexican jail. she was arrested last week when soldiers say they found 12 pounds of potrneath her bus seat. she is and her husband were traveling from mexico back to arizona but yesterday, a judge ordered maldonado released after a review of video showed her carrying only a purse and two bottles of water and no drugs. >> i'm free. he feel i'm free, free, i was innocent. soy was very, very happy. >> her family believes she was framed by mexican authorities who wanted a $5,000 bribe. she says she plans to go back to the country because she loves it her family, she says is there.

>> the president says congress needs to do something to keep rates on student loans from doubling from 3% to 6%. interest rates would go uch on july 1 unless lawmakers agrae to extend rates. >> we cannot price the middle class where folks are working to get hard into the middle class out of a college education. how do we make sure jobs pay a decent wage? >> everybody agrees on keeping rates low. the question, how to do it. the white house wants to link rates to markets republicans favor a bill with a variable loan rate. mr. obama threatened to veto that bill. >> the governor of trance taking a step towards bringing down the country's heads. the presidential palace

selling off a tenth of its private stash. hundreds turned out for the first two of days of auctions, paying as much as four times the opening price for the right to own something from the presidential reserve. the aucti house says the bottles up for sale do include some rare vintages. >> the tour 1961? >> that is about 2200 euros. >> that starting price $2800 for that bottle. >> wow. >> not all of the bottles are that extensive. what makes these particularly valuable is a sticker verifying they come from the president's stock. the first round took in just about 400,000 u.s. dollars. certainly every bit helps. >> you don't want to drink it right. >> just stare ate. >> the trick shot kid is back.

and he's caught the eye of one coach. >> i'm michael finney. today just ahead, i'm still taking your questions so... you can contact me at facebook.com/michael finney abc 7 and on twitter. i'll answer your questions here live in just a litt

remember that 2-year-old that became a internet sensation? he's back. >> this is the new video not only featuring more amazing shots but appearances from late night talk show host jimmy kimmel and wichita state college basketball coach. he's recruiting for the class of 20 owe 28. >> it's remarkable. isn't it? the shots are more spectacular than the first go around. the video had 11 million hits. >> he's good. >> good stuff. >> let's get a check on the forecast now. so the knot such good stuff. >> yes. >> severe thunderstorms near oak right now looking at radar here red indicating tornado.

it's a large tornado. but really probably the same tornado here. it could be over oklahoma city soon we have another possible tornado here indicated in red. here is a live picture from el reno, oklahoma. suk very dark clouds there. they're seeing some damaging winds. large hail and severe thunderstorms remain in the forecast so we'll be watching that for you. now, tornado appears to have touched down in el reno. now, not expected to be a severe weather day for saturday if you're traveling 77 in chicago. 108 degrees in phoenix. not that hot in seattle. 68 degrees.

our heat not just a local thing we're go going to see triple digit temperatures. chico, fresno down towards palm springs, los angeles, 86 into afternoon. 80 degrees in tahoe going to be sunny skies. our warming trend is going to continue into your saturday. 97 in antioch. 89 san jose. 94 in santa rosa. 76 in san francisco. just head to half moon bay if you want to escape the heat that. is the place to go. cooler weather on sunday. >> still ahead last day for combination of coffee and cigarettes at a popular coffee shop. >> the teen says she's found a way to see which cats cause the worst allergy symptom autos do you have to pay a ticket if you're

you want to think twice about lighting up near a starbucks starting tomorrow. the coffee chain will implement a smoking ban extending 25 feet from its

doors. if they don't feature outdoor seating this policy won't make a big difference because many places have local law that's ban smoking within a certain distance of a business entrance starbucks customers in hong kong are angry after workers used a facet located near a urinal to make coffee. the shop had been using that tap since it opened. a spokesperson says that faucet is certify forward drinking water and pointed out the store lacks a direct supply to drinking water, star bucks is working for opgsz into water into that store. are you allergic to cats? an oregon teen has come up with a test that may help you. she found out people with at allergies are reacting to proteins in some cat saliva

she started thinking. >> my mom has bad ma.s i wanted to find out if there are cats that won't cause allergies. >> she developed a swab test to determine if the is a lifa has high levels of the protein that triggers allergies. low levels mean the cat is safer for adoption with those cat allergy autos not sure she like the swab. >> time for consumer news. michael finney here the question from a twitter user. amazon charges more tax when i change shipping speed. is that right? >> it s but here is the deal in the state of california you're charged sales tax on shipping and handling not charged on just shipping so it's -- they can ship it to you if they don't do the add on cost then, you don't pay

tax on the shipping portion. but nobody does that. >> francis asked three people were in the car when i went across the golden gate bridge during carpool time. they sent me an invoice why? >> the rules have been changed. it's cheaper now, $3 rather than $6 if you have a carpool but have you to pay. a yearing ayes used to be they were free. they aren't anymore. pay the ticket. >> lynn asked i was pulled over by chp and i didn't have a proof of insurance card. will i have to pay a ticket? >> no. but dwrur going have owe-to-pay. sheer how it works you'll pay less. you show up at county where you received a ticket and show them that you can prove you

have, when pulled over, you had insurance, now, here is the proof. a letter from the company. the document they gave you. whatever. you show up and give them that. they say okay that. is gone but you have to pay a fee for canceling. so this is coming and going. >> you and i are not talking our way out of the ticket. >> here, pal. >> yes. >> thank you. >> if you built bild it, they will come. >> next on abc 7 news at 4:00 connection between fixing roads and clo groeing jobs. >> in the abc 7 newsroom at 5:00 an extreme case of animal cruelty leads to the death of a german sheperd. tonight the surveillance video could help police ask who did it. >> the extravagant weekend

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join us for abc 7 news at 11:00 anyone getting stuck in traffic or let by a bart breakdown knows how people cry out for better transportation. then, the question is, who is going to pay for that? david louie says that is underway. >> a major study claims the bay hear has the second worst commute in the nation. 60,000 new jobs were created in san francisco and silicon valley, this is putting more strain on the highway system. >> the system roads continue to deteriorate. >> a study group is working on

prioritizing needs in sacramento. here in the bay area, stake holders said better transportation is crucial for job growth but who will pay for it?. >> it's not all public sector dollars. private funding can be part of the answer. we have projects in this state which is privately funded. other countries are doing. >> the extension is another example. the state kicked in only 10%. 51% is coming from a half cent sales tax for 30 years. >> voters supported measures. we would not be having them tension to downtown san jose without the support of the voters so we're going to be, it's regional, working together jed york thinks the stadium will warm people up to support and ride public

transit. >> people goring to take public transportation. and you're going to see it happen more and more. >> this project is still five years away. any new project will take years of planning. meaning relief is many years off. a team of experts chasing amelia earhart's trail for years may be closer than ever to solving her 1937 disappearance. the international group of historic aircraft recovery says this sonar image taken last summer might show her plane. the right shape, and size and happens to be in the right place. air heart went down during an attempt to fly around the world. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins

right now. >> bart breakdown is fixed but not quite back to normal. we'll have live team coverage of what kept people getting francisco on time. >> it's sunny outside right now, and warmer but steamy sizzle is in the forecast for the weekend. i'll have temperatures coming up. >> and a case of animal cruelty. video could hold the key to who did it. >> that breaking news is in oklahoma. authorities telling people to take cover immediately because of tornadoes. several twisters touched down. there are no reports of injuries but there is a lot of fear. the mid west being battered by thunderstorms and tornadoes.

a monster tornado killed 24 people in the city of moore. good evening, and thanks for joining us. >> cheryl and dan are off tonight. here at home, nudging along those lines but weather conditions, drying and drought stricken grass is cause for concern tonight. temperatures are expected to climb. red flag warnings are in effect but not in the nine counties right now. laura anthony is live for us where firefighters are bracing for a warm weekend. >> not hot yet but wind kicked up a bit and conditions changed just enough that the fire department planning to hold a scheduled burn out at the livermore laboratory cancelled it out of concern it might turn into something dangerous. for the east bay, the key to

the weekend will be the wind. the fuels are there and getting drier but firefighters do not expect the risk will be too great. unless humidity drops. >> we're concerned about is the humidity getting down into single digits. the wind. and it's breezy now. getting into the hills and so forth areas get windy up there. >> on the west side, the fire department will have some patrols but it's not expected to get as hot or ripe for fire unless factors converge in places like this where wild land face was the dense population of hill top homes in places like richmond and kensington. >> when fire burns it preheats the fuels in fron of it. so it's both