officials are holding a news conference this morning. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at the walnut creek station. amy? >> we hope to learn more at the news conference why the unions decided to issue this warning 72 hours is the notice given to strike on monday morning. bart workers have been visible talking to passengers trying to let them know this could happen. this announcement makes it seem more likely. this was a day of negotiations where union members called unproductive. bart has made a new offer, a 1 percent raise each year for the next four years but the unions want a 5 percent raise each year. >> obviously it is a big difference and not received very well. >> it is time the serious stop playing games.

>> negotiations are planned throughout the weekend. both sides say they want to keep the trains running. if no deal is reached by sunday night workers expect to strike on monday. they say it is time to think of how you will get around on monday without the trains. >> if bart workers strike commuters will need an alternate way to get to and from work. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is in san francisco with options. >> good morning, katie. if there is a bart strike casual car pooling is a solid plan "b" for you. at fremont in downtown san francisco a main drop offs for casual car pooling coming from the east bay. casual car pooling has been around for decades. you wait in the morning at one of many casual car pool stops in

the east bay between 6:00 a.m. and 9:30. they are usually marked with signs. line up. first come. first seven. drivers with fast track pick you up and head for car pool lanes across the bay bridge. many drivers say if there is a strike they are going to stay home. >> the management is thinking of telecom muting for the employees. >> i will take vacation. i'll stay home. >> some drivers may head to the golden gate bridge to avoid the bay bridge. transportation officials are worried about that saying it could cause gridlock near the ferry terminal. casual car pooling in the afternoon headed back to the east bay can get a ride at a stop located between howard and

fulsome between 330 and 7:00 p.m. transportation officials say arrive early for car pooling, you may not be alone. there will be lots of company. >> that you. we have created a link for commute options if there is a bart strike. you can download the abc7 news waze traffic app to negotiate the freeways. at abc7 news abc7news.com. join us on monday with coverage of any developments when they happen. abc7 news traffic reporter leyla gulen will guide you through the commute on monday morning at 4:30 on the abc7 news abc7 newse morning. >> bus drivers have also authorized a potential strike and are threatening to walk out

so transit could be unable to absorb riders stranded by the bart strike. the leaders remain hopeful a new contract will be worked out with the help of a state mediator. >> an overnight flight from san francisco to germany made an unexpected landing in seattle after a strange smell was detected. it took off officer -- took off from sfo headed for munich and there was a strange smell. three crew members and a passenger were completed after feeling sick from the fumes. they are trying to get the 300-plus passengers on another flat. >> pride week end kicks off starts at 3:00 this afternoon including a march to market on

the heels of two major supreme court rulings striking down the defense of marriage app and prop 8 the ban on same-sex marriage. a berkeley couple that were plaintiffs in the prop 8 case spoke with us saying this would not have happened without the help of many. >> we say thank you to you. we are the lucky ones who got to be in this but it would not happen if not for many years of everyone doing their part. >> the couple are taking part in the weekend festivities and will march in the sunday gay pride parade. organizers expect more than a million to attend as a result of the supreme court decision. there will be the parade on sunday at 10:30 and ends with a day-long celebration at the civic plaza. the lid of events is at

abc7news.com on "see it on t." >> in oakland there will be more officers in police after another spike in violent crime. the police chief held an urgent meeting last night to discuss strategy with his command team that follows another murder in the city early yesterday morning that happened on a street near international boulevard. police say the victim was a man riding his bicycle. we were over the scene as police looked for evidence but made no arrests. >> federal judge is accusing oakland officials of not cooperating with a point man appointed by the court to clean up the troubled police department. the oakland tribune reports that judge henderson accused the leaders of the city of excluding former boston police commissioner from meetings and delaying his hiring of a personnel expert. the judge wanted if the city again obstructs his work he will appoint a lawyer to represent frazier and charge the fees to

the city. >> surprising find in san jose as a caregiver is clearing out the home of a man who died. the bomb squad was called in to blow up three world war ii manner grenades. they were found in a box in the garage at a home in santa clara. crews sandbagged the grenades and detonated them safely. berkeley police want your help to find a prowler accused of sexual assault in berkeley, a 33-year-old john anthony martin broke into a woman's bedroom while sleeping and fondled her. police say he got in the build ing on sunday morning and wandered through several rooms before reaching the victim. she yell asked he ran away. he is 6' 6" and 280 pounds with brown hair.

on this friday morning we want a check of the weather with mike nicco. >> a lot of sunshine. a lot of warmth before the hazy develops over the weekend and possibly "spare the air" tomorrow and sunday and monday. the east bay valley have the poorest air quality. it is mild so far at 57 at ocean boulevard and forest hills and 59 downtown and 61 through the officerry building. a lost 50's and 60's and the warmest is belmont and union city at 63 and walnut creek is 67 and pittsburg is 74 and american canyon is around 63 and 65. at sutro tower look how clean the air is toward the port of oakland. the next 12 hours we have patchy fog at the coast this morning. temperatures are already above average at noon with a couple of hours heating. 66 at the coast and toasty in

some spots and 97 at 4:00 and 70 at the coast and temperatures falling back if the 60's and 80's. at 11:00 tomorrow morning to 9:00 on sunday evening, east bay valley, santa clara valley and north bay valley under the heat advisory and the central valley will be warmer with temperatures up to 112. now a check on traffic. >> we are going to start with construction with plenty of projects that are going on in the bay area with the bay bridge and if you are traveling along the eastbound direction we have various lanes blocked until 7:00 a.m. this morning and this will stretch all the way over to emeryville to 580 so that could close things down so give yourself a few extra moments and we have volume building westbound direction with a couple of lanes block there until 5:00 a.m. as we take you to the east bay northbound nimitz between highway 238 to marina boulevard we have four lanes blocked and it is causing a bottleneck and slowing and

that will be picked up around 5:00 a.m. outside the san mateo bridge is nice and clear and wide open as we get from hayward to foster city. >> thank you. heads-up for bay area park goers and this year's fourth of july experience in the great outdoors may not be what you expect. >> more trouble for until player charged in the death of a friend, the double murder police say he may have had a role in. nasa sends a rocket up from a plane and we will tell you about the ultimate destination and how

>> covering fremont, palo alto, north bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back at 4:42. a suspected drunk driver faces charges in a head on crash that critically injured a motorcyclist in clayton. the crash happened before 6:00 p.m. on clayton road near oak

street outside the clayton town center. the motorcyclist was rushed to the must and the driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. >> oakland firefighters were called to put out a fire when a car hit a building and burst if flames. at 87th avenue and international boulevard with a vehicle wedged between the walls as the flames were put out. investigators are looking at cause. >> fourth of july tradition in the east bay could be different this year as regional park workers threaten to strike on independence day and the day after. abc7 news reporter is reporting how it could affect your plans on the holiday. >> east bay regional parks are usually packed this time of year especially on the fourth of july which is why union park district workers are threatening to strike on the holiday and the day after if their demands are

not met. >> we don't want to disrupt people's holiday but we have to take care of ourselves. >> rangers, lifeguards, restroom and garbage attendants promise to walk off the job unless the district gives them an annual cost of living increase for the next four years. >> management is dismayed the park district is looking at a looming strike by the employee union after having negotiated through median an 8.5 percent raise. >> park goers are being warned. they are not sure if all services will be running at 100 percent and the strike possibility is being met with mixed reaction from visitors. >> it would be sad there are for lifeguards but i will still come. >> a lot of kids...swimming and we really need the lifeguards. >> the district and the union will meet for a final mediation

on monday. >> a new mass itch sat slit in orbit this morning spending two years keeping an eye on the sun. >> ignition. >> the iris satellite went into orbit dropped from an airplane last night at vandenberg air force base along the central coast of california. iris will focus on a little studied area of the sun hoping to lead to better forecasting of space weather that can disrupt communication systems on earth. >> boy, the sun made itself felt yesterday. today, even more so, right, mike? >> high u.v. index so you can burn quickly or get vitamin d. the key is finding ways to stay comfortable this weekend with the heat coming at you.

live doppler 7 hd showing a few clouds along the coast and otherwise it is quiet. there ought to be a such rise with the pollution becoming more plentiful and the sunrise could become more colorful. you can see today the three things that are the biggest part of the forecast with more details ahead. the sunshine and warmer but not so humid as yesterday. the dry air is here. poor air quality is possible saturday, sunday and monday. by independence day, next thursday, it will not be so hot with temperatures in many areas still a little bit above average. here is a look at the exploritorium or the camera this morning, from the roof camera, we are looking at temperatures today anywhere from, say, two to eight degrees warmer-than-average. looks like the computer jumped

ahead of me and this is the seven-day forecast. today as temperatures near 100 inland areas that is where it will be warmest and it will stay that way for saturday. check out sunday and monday, the warmest days we could be around 100 to 105 with temperatures near 90 in many areas around the bay. as we head to wednesday and thursday, you can see temperatures will start to receded and when we get in the upper 80's, that is close to average and mid-70's around the bay and 60 at the coast. we have one, two, three, four, five possibly days of above 100-degree heat inland. leyla gulen has the traffic. >> good morning, everyone. we are starting you off in livermore and toward tracy. as we take the drive over the altamont pass we are looking at a bit of a slow condition at 58 miles per hour with folks headed to the road and to the west as

you head into dublin we have a project there, westbound 580 is what is going to slow things down and the cones will be picked up shortly in half an hour. outside right now a look at what is happening in central san rafael, headlights southbound toward us toward 580 top speeds are if play with no crashes or construction. >> more trouble for former new england patriots star aaron hernandez. police are now investigating whether he was involved in a double murder in boston last summer. two men were killed in a drive-by shooting after a nightclub fight that allegedly included hernandez. he is held without bail charged with killing a semi pro football player. he has pleaded not guilty. police arrested a second man in the murder and are looking for a third suspect. >> secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east to see

what can be done of the decade-long israeli and palestinian conflict and using jordan as a base meeting with the jordan king yesterday. he will go define jerusalem and the west bank for talks with israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu and palestinian president abbas. he is meeting with the leaders separately dead -- today and if progress is made, meet with both tomorrow. >> a major weapons haul in the east bay and police say they got them out of the wrong hands just in time. >> a major breakthrough in clothing. how these mice could help save other endangered

>> good friday morning at 4:51, you are looking abilities a picture from our roof camera of fran's embarcadero and the bay

bridge being treated to a few extra bay lights, shaping up to be a gorgeous day at 77 degrees in san francisco with the full forecast coming up in a little bit. >> in an effort on get more people to take public transportation the city of berkeley is giving away free bus prices giving away 1,000 free passes and the city will raise the price at parking meters to $2.50 an hour to ease berkeley packing problem and cut down on greenhouse gases by reducing the cars on the street. >> good news for you, simon is back. the 5' tall statue of simon from alvin and the chipmunk was

returned when two young boys found him on the side the road. they will be auctioned off to benefit homeless pets. >> now meteorologist mike nicco has the news for us. >> i had the sunroof open so one of the unusual things you get to enjoy driving around this morning if you like to have the windows open. pride celebration this weekend, the forecast is going to be pretty close saturday and sunday with a lot of sunshine starting out in the upper 60's at 10:00 and warming through the mid-70's during the afternoon and early evening and back to about 70 with a light breeze developing by 7:00. we have cardinals in town to take on the a's at the coffee and it will be 78 at 7:05 and cooling to low 70's.

over100 in chico, yosemite, palm springs, and tahoe record heat is likely today, tomorrow and sunday with temperatures in the upper 80's to low 90's. then we drop to 50 at night. now the local track. leyla gulen? >> we have a project wrapping up on the bay bridge westbound where you will see construction crews were wrapping things up. eastbound direction to 580 we will see a project last until 7:00 a.m. with many lanes blocked slowing down the commute. you may want to add a few extra moments to the drive. there is yellow forming from san francisco. mass transit is on time, bart, muni, caltrain, and hope it stays this way, with no delays. walnut creek is moving swiftly away from highway 4.

you can see a few cars moving to the junction with highway 24 and it is looking cheer. kristen and katie? >> a task force working to get guns from the hands of dangerous felons seized a huge stash from a single home. 56 guns and 30,000 rounds of ammunition were seized may 9 by state and local police working in contra costa county. authorities arrested five people. it is contra costa county's largest gun seizure in decades. >> they are not wrong hands, in those who are prohibited in the state of california from possessing weapons and they have the weapons this their possession. >> during may, the violent suppression unit took 81 guns off contra costa county streets and arrested 14 people. >> san francisco mayor will sign legislation into law today to establish better guidelines for food trucks passing the measure last week requiring food trucks be at least 75' from existing

restaurants. the guidelines allow trucks to park closer to schools and operate on college campuses, the supervisor says the legislation is the result of two years of negotiation between several groups including the food truck industry and brick and mortar restaurants. >> the first case of west nile advisory list is confirmed in contra costa county. a dead crow found near yellowstone drive and hillcrest avenue in antioch tested positive for the virus. eight counties have now reported cases of west nile. the cases are early in the season and they expect the highest activity to come this summer. scientists hope if you breakthrough technology to help them increase the population of the endangered species. japanese researchers have cloned mice from blood extracting white blood cells from the tail that were used to make a female mouse which reproduced and live add regular life span, up to two

years, on acknowledge. scientists believe the technique can be applied to other animals and is published in the journal of biology of reproduction. >> in berkeley the sale of two radio stations could cove -- leave the california historical society looking for a new museum which now is in a rent-free building. the company that owns the building has gone bankrupt. the president of the radio society and the video editor at abc7 news tells us after meeting with the new owners it appears the museum will have to move. the bay area is one step closer to a birth strike as contract talks go down to the wire. and lawmakers pass immigration reform bill in

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good friday morning at 5:00. thanks for joining us. >> we want to send you over to mike for the forecast. i cannot get used to this heat. i don't expect it. >> you are from southern california but now you are a bay area person. it is different. mike nicco will tell us how long it will last. >> the 77 today would make you melt. >> it felt a lot hotter. >> it did because the humidity. i am not crazy.