morning. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is at san francisco city hall where it began nine years ago. >> the countdown is on. in a few short hours we will know the fate of prop 8 at city hall. a lot of people will gather and wait to see what happens. city hall is the epicenter for the battle over marriage equality. it began here nine years ago. emotions are running high. lots of couples hopeful that the ban on gay marriage will be struck down. a major player is former mayor and current lt. governor issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples many years ago. he is hopeful for victory. >> it is an exciting moment in time for those that matter the most: the people that have not been afforded the ability to say

"i do." >> the supreme court has several options: uphold the proposition, strike it down or invalidate it saying it has no legal standing over a lower court's ruling. it will be pivotal and historic. if it is struck down weddings could began in 25 days. the clerk's office already making provisional plans to make that happen if the court says it is okay. >> thank you, score knell. no part of the bay area is paying closer attention to the ruling than san francisco's castro district where gay activism is a way of life. katie marzullo is in the was tremendous where anticipation is building. katie? >> there will be a rally tone. look at this poster on the

corner. we did not knowing in yesterday the day is today but it is happening at 6:30 tonight. the gay and lesbian community hopes it will be a celebration. they have not left for a week in anticipation of the day. not everyone wants proposition eight struck down. same-sex marriage opponents say the ban was the will of the voters. >> i am hopeful. totally hopeful. we have been waiting a long-term we will finally have an answer. >> the country is falling apart and it is because of reasons like that, people go against the bible and the church and i don't agree. >> we will find out if there will be a celebration.

san francisco the march in castro at 5:30 in anticipation of the 6:30 rally so you should know that whether you are coming to rally or trying to avoid the rally. >> it will be busy. the justices will issue a decision on the federal defense of marriage act this morning. it bars gays and lesbians and marry couples from receiving the same federal benefits as opposite sex couples. republicans took over defense of the law in court after the obama administration refused to do so. >> same sex marriage supporters planned several rallies in the bay area in addition to the one in was tremendous that katie referred to. a celebration is planned for 5:30 at 19th and telegraph. in san jose a rally is planned at 6:00 and in concord a champagne celebration will be held at rainbow community center. other events are planned for

mountain view, and santa cruz, vallejo, and fairfield. we will have coverage on the air and online as the supreme court rulings are announced with extended coverage at 7:00 a.m. and will not go off the air at 7:00 and look for breaking news on twitter, facebook, and our news app is you can get an instant alert. >> other news at 4:34, the unions representing thousands of bart workers will announce the results of a strike authorization vote this morning with train operators and maintenance workers considering the first step in calling a strike in failing to reach an agreement over pay. the union contracts expire on sunday and the leaders say they would give the public 72 hours advance notice if they do decide to strike. the transit information website already has a page that lists are your options in case of a bart strike and we will let you

know if and when a strike is called. follow us on twitter as abc7 news bay area and abc7 news reporter kira klapper will have more at 5:00 a.m. >> transit contract with the unions also expires on sunday. east bay bus drivers have all right authorized a potential strike. they may not be there to absorb riders stranded by a bart strike. the spokesman is hopeful a new contract will be negotiated in time to prevent a strike. they are working with a state mediator. >> developing news this morning the los angeles police department is heightening security at stations after two operate ambushes on officers year. police are still searching for the two shooters, most recently happening at 7:30 in south los angeles. a gunman were order fire on officers that low tide a shootout. one was shot in the neck and

face and admitted for surgery in critical condition. a paw relative officer was struck. officers surrounded the home but it is not clear if the shooter is in the house. police do not believe that is related to a shooting yesterday morning when a gunman opened fire on two officers who were returning to their station after an undercover operation. both suffers minor injuries. >> happening today in oakland, a police officer is planning to file a lawsuit against a district over a deadly shooting. sergeant says in january of 2011 his partner shot a 20-year old man armed with a screwdriver and reloaded and show the man again. the officer says the district lied about what happened and asked him to lie. he says when he refused he was threatened and has endured retaliation. the district police force is the focus of a grand jury investigation. >> in south bay officials are adding four more park rangers to

patrol creek areas to curb homeless encampments. a water district board approved giving the city of shows $175,000 to pay for two park rangers following the new city budget that provides funding if two additional park rangers, officials hope the added presence discouples homeless people from returning to the sites after they have been cheer ed. a family is suing the maker of monster energy drinks claiming their son died after drinking two cans a day for three years suffering a fatal cardiac arrest in july of 2012. the lawsuit filed accused monster beverage of negligence saying they should warn customers the drinks are dangerous to young people especially those with heart conditions. there has been in response to the lawsuit from monster. >> embattled chatter school in oakland lost a bid to stay open. the alameda county office of

education upheld the decision to revoke the charter of american indian model schools. in march the school district determined they failed to address violations and the founder was accused of yourly using school funds, and is in longer with the schools which rank among the top in the nation. they will toen to fight to stay open. >> after three days of wet weather it is all behind us. we will check with mike nicco. >> the steady rain is over but drizzle this morning and fog. the moisture is lingering in the air. you can see the visibility at 1.75 miley mile and quarter-mile visibility in half moon bay but there is no reduced visibility unless you drive in 17 or through the santa cruz mountains or toward the dublin grade. that is where you could find fog. throw mid-60's, our temperatures right now, 67 in mountain view,

and one of the warm spots, 59 at half moon bay, a cool spot. the golden gate bridge shows residual moisture on the deck there because of the moistness, the dampness, the muggy air and drizzle. the day planner: be prepared for frizzy hair. the big frizz factor. by noon, it is dry. at least the drizzle is over and the fog is lifted. by 4:00, it is humid by our standard, 64 at coast and 82 inland. a mild evening tonight. leyla gulen was that frizzy hair comment directed at me? i bet it was. >> no! >> got a little bit of frizz going. we have a moist condition on the roadways and it appears there is mist in the air.

with the fog, use your low beams and not your high beams. we have construction in milpitas and san jose. southbound 680 between 237 and this area a couple of lanes will be blocked until 6:00 a.m. and the bay bridge toll plaza shows clear conditions so not the fog we were seeing on the golden gate bridge but the cloud cover and all in all it is a dry dive into san francisco. >> good to have you back. a warning for bay area water goers after a kayaker draws unwanted attention of a great white. we will hear about the ten most terrifying seconds of his climate. >> emotional gathering in santa cruz, why so many people came together just to say "thank you." >> we get in the car, my daughter is now sobbing and says, mommy, are they going to kill us? are they trying to kill us? >> the actress fights back and the action she is demanding

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>> antioch city council will hold a special election after calling a fiscal emergency. "contra costa times" says voters will continue half a cent sales tax that could bring $4.7 million each year in the coffers. a survey shows 68 percent of voters support the half cent tax. it will cost antioch $204,000 to put the measure on the november ballot. >> santa cruz is honoring those would helped the city get through the darkest day in recent history. it has been four months since two police officers were gunned down investigating a sexual assault. last night, the city thanked 80 businesses and people would helped ease the pain. some tended to the enormous memorial outside the police department and others allowed law enforcement to take over a

family restaurant and use it as a command center. joe's pizza closed doors to customers to help the officers. >> we opened the doors to the puhn. >> the pain of the tragedy has been eased by the outpouring that we have seen. >> many of the people honored helped with the baker and butler scholarship funds of the officers that raised 500,000 for the officers' families. >> warning signs are posted in pacifica when a kayaker had a close encounter with a shark while fishing yesterday afternoon. abc7 news reporter talked with the the man who got a scare. >> like the discovery channel with the eyes in the back of the head and gums and teeth beared. >> no doubt in his mind it was a great white shark. >> instantly, the shark came and

hit the bottom the boat and lifted the boat and grabbed ahold of it and started shaking the whole boat and i am hanging on. i had my paddle on my lap and my fishing pole and home brew and next thing i know every thing i had was flying in the air. >> he was fishing 100 yards off the point in pacifica when it happened. he doesn't remember what came out of his mouth but his father does. >> it was a lot of religious stuff. >> he was 10' away. >> he was riding like a bull. he estimates he held on for ten terrifying seconds. >> if i could show you a description of how big the head was i would say it was probably like this big around. >> the pacifica police and he believe it was a juvenile great white but after the incident, surfers kept riding the waves

because police felt it happened far enough away that it wasn't necessary to close the beach. >> wow, frightening. >> a lot of people could be headed to the beach the next day with the weather turning warm but the humidity is interesting, it reminds me of home. >> yes, something i tried to get away from when i moved to the bay area. mike? >> muggy out there. we will talk about radar. you can see the cloud cover over us. we will have flight arrival delays into sfo and watch that for you. the humidity is going to stay around during the afternoon hours especially in the north bay now the soil is fairly saturated. the maze this morning shows the fog is lingering around oakland. we will talk about what will happen today, it will be sunny and humid. it will be warm toment and those days will be thursday lasting,

thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, monday and tuesday. it will be mild at the coast and fairly mild overnight unless you are in the higher elevations in the mountains with temperatures in the 70's and 80's. the never front moved through. we got a cold front. so we have a warm and humid air mass is we have drizzle and fog and muggy conditions this afternoon. temperatures are 79 in milpitas but most of the south bay is low-to-mid 80's. mostly sunny this afternoon over the peninsula. coolest around millbrae at 72 and 77 in san mateo and flirting with 80's elsewhere. at the coast we have sunshine this afternoon and lingering clouds and low-to-mid 60's and near 70 in downtown and south san francisco, north bay will hit the low-to-mid 60's and in

the valleys temperatures are 20 degrees warmer and 72 today in sausalito. along the east bay shore we will have mid-to-upper 70's and could make it to 80 in union city and fremont and hercules and richmond with the warmest weather in the east bay valley, mid-80's for you from 83 at san ramon and 86 in antioch and brentwood. a day game, reds and a's, a quick two game series, so watch out no the u.v. rays. they are raising money for juvenile diabetes today at the game. the lows tonight, a little cooler in the middle 50's to low 50's and most of the cloud cover is along the coast and a little bit around the bay shore with patchy fog. the temperatures will jump on thursday mid-90's and around the low 100's on monday and upper 90's by tuesday. bay will be around 80 tomorrow

but you will peak around 90 on monday and the coast will stay in the 60's throughout the heat wave. leyla gulen? >> traffic is running smoothly but there is a ten-minute delay on the richmond line in fremont and millbrae directions, ten-minute delay. otherwise, our roads are moving smoothly, as we take you to pleasanton we have construction out here eastbound side of 580. we will have two lanes blocked until 6:00 a.m. and over to the peninsula, southbound 101 between embarcadero and shoreline we have one lane blocked and that is it until 5:00. and in san jose 280 it looks clear and dry coming away from 17 moving along at top speed. there are a couple of hold lights in the northbound direction. >> broadway theaters dim the lights tonight in memory of james gandolfini after earning a tony in 2009 for his role in a

movie. the marquis goes dark for one minute at 8:00 p.m., the 51-year-old actor died in italy while on vacation with his family in rome. an autopsy revealed he died of heart attack. a public funeral is held temperature in new york city. >> academy award winning actress halle berry demanding lawmakers reign in the press and stop aggressive photographers from focusing on children of celebrities saying the problem is traumatizing her daughter showing lawmakers photos of a recent incident at los angeles international airport. >> i have to yell, she a child, leave my child alone, leave my child alone the we get in the car my daughter is now sobbing and says to me, mommy, are they trying to kill us? are they trying to kill us? >> the bill fines aggressive press and allow civil lawsuit

where children are harassed. media groups say it could impede news-gathering information. >> did you know you have been buying coffee for your congressman? coming up, the stunning price you are paying. >> bandits stealing a.t.m.'s happened again but this time the crooks are in if a big surprise. >> another reason to get a goodnight's sleep, one fewer thing

>> there is a warning this morning for bart riders who lockup bikes at walnut creek. three have been reported stolen in the last few days most recently worth $1,000. police say all three bicycles were secured with cable looks. >> there is a lawsuit by the examiner against the chronicle saying they are slashing ad rates to stop the competition. the newspaper company took over

the examiner in 2011 and the hearst took over and kept the ad rights high but the examiner owners say the chronicle has lowered their rates claiming the chronicle is selectively targeting examiner advertisers with offers designed to injure the free paper. chronicle managers declined to comment on the lawsuit. >> we will have compensate right new -- comment right now on the weather. >> storm track moving to the north as high pressure takes over. today is a transition day from the cool, wet, record-setting rain of yesterday to record-setting heat the we will get close to one or two areas through the weekend. for wednesday if you are traveling around most of the wet weather in the high country around eureka and headed over to mount shasta, 88 in chico and 97 in fresno and 1307 in palm springs and talk he dry and 76.

>> we have construction that will be right down through san jose along southbound 680 between 237 with cones picked up in a moment. we have a delay on bart at 10 minutes on the line toward fremont and millbrae. san rafael and 101 shows toward you, the head lights southbound direction into central san rafael, the locates moisture in the air with fog. >> this morning fremont police are looking for burglaries who used a u-haul van to steal an a.t.m. at mission liquors on mission boulevard on saturday morning. they could not lit the a.t.m. because it was bolted down and they rammed it twice with the van to loosen the bolt enough to grab it. it is similar to a smash-and-grab in oakland on thursday. surveillance video shows the robbers using a chain to rip the

a.t.m. free. there is no indication if the two are connected. >> man wanted in a series of door knock burglaries on the peninsula is in jail this morning. police say the 20-year-old surrendered to police for two months investigators have looked for him and he is believed responsible for a series of home burglaries. >> if you think the big coffee chains charge a lot for a cup of joe wait not you hear how much you pay if lawmakers' coffee. the house of representatives spent $2 million on coffee and pastries last year alone around the capitol. this is a bipartisan effort. democratic leader nancy pelosi spend $61,000, and republican speaker boehner $64,000. guess who foots the bill? >> the taxpayer. berkeley researchers have another reason to try to get more sleep. they found a lack of sleep

contributes to excessive worrying. sleep deprivation amplifies anxiety by firing up brain regions associated with emotional processing that happens in people with anxiety disorders suggesting more slope could help with depression, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses. >> now we are down to the final hours for the fate of same-sex marriage in california and the landmark decision from the supreme court and what it will mean for gay couples. >> the showdown between san bruno and state regulators other the deadly pg&e explosion and the illegal

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> action on this wednesday awaiting the supreme court decision on same-sex marriage cases. thank you for joining us. and now a look at weather forecast as the weather changes. good morning, we are in a changing pattern. here is a look while you are sleeping, the last six hours of live doppler 7 hd notice no real radar return and that doesn't mean it is completely dry but there is lingering moisture in the form of fog in the north bay valley and the coast and mist and drizzle around for the morning commute. this is how it looks from mount tamalpais at 2,600' up. the clouds