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>> 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. >> 77 is the high but it will be
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a more dry air with no radar return as the dry set either air is moving in. downtown san jose this morning, looking at temperatures inland at 92 to 101, the 101 being in the east bay and 87 in oakland to 92 in san jose and at the coast, we will be around 70 degrees. now the morning commute. >> we have a stall on the bay bridge coming along the westbound direction and you will find this is blocking one lane, westbound 80 at fremont and you can see the slowing behind it and, otherwise, looking at green conditions and everything is moving swiftly but the eastbound construction headed to the bay bridge up to 580 is going to last until 7:00 a.m. this is until 6:00, another construction project northbound 880 between 280 and forest avenue we have paving work being done out there which can cause slowing and outside we go at the golden gate bridge you can see it is clear
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and not seeing the fog we saw yesterday but we do see the drive in the northbound direction with a project being wrapped up right now. >> we are less than 72 hours away from a possible bart strike. union leaders gave notice last night putting the transit agency and commuters on alert for monday morning. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in walnut creek with that story. amy? >> we are finding that they are on alert. we have talked to passengers who are starting to think about plan "b" for monday, with one woman deciding he is working from home. you have seen bart workers at the station visible, trying to talk to passengers, trying to tell them this strike is possible and now they have issued a 72 hour warning a strike could happen yesterday morning calls the negotiations yesterday "unproductive." passengers are dreading what this will do to the commute and some hope for the best.
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>> obviously, driving in is a high possible but we are hoping it will work out. it will not be easy. >> bart made a new offer yesterday offering a 1 percent raise for each year for four years but bart workers want a 5 percent raise so they are far apart. negotiations are mapped for the week. if there is no deal workers say there will be no trains monday morning. bart unions will hold a press conference later this morning to talk more about the 72-hour warning they have issued so stay with abc7 news for more updates on the developing story. >> thank you, amy. this is what the roads looked like the last time the bart workers stained a strike in 1997, frustrated drivers crowded the roads and hours were long at
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ferry terminals. the bart shut down lasted six difficulties. >> there is concern of gridlock on the golden gate bridge with a bart strike the commuters could use the golden gate bridge as the at that to the bay bridge to avoid extra backup. transportation officials say it could cause major backups near the ferry terminal and the president reagan bridge toll plaza where there could be confusion over the automatic tolls. casual car pooling is a good alternative with morning pickups between 6:00 and 9:30, usually marked by signs like this. passengers are dropped off in downtown san francisco at fremont the evening pickup is between howard and fulsome from 3:30. if there is a bart strike we have the resources on abc7news.com.
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this will help you negotiate the freeways, all in one place, at abc7news.com. on monday only we will have the latest on contract talks and a bart strike with coverage of any developments as they happen. abc7 news traffic reporter leyla gulen will guide you through the commute if there is a strike. we will be here open monday going at 4:30 a.m. on the abc7 morning news. >> san francisco is preparing for a day of pride celebration after the landmark decision on wednesday by the district court on same-sex marriage. more than 1.2 million people are expected to attend this week's event which kicks off today with the march which is in the 10th year and includes a march down market street. organizers expect a larger turnout for pride after the supreme court struck down the federal defense of marriage act and prop 8, the ban on same-sex marriage on wednesday. to coincide with the pride
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celebration, the city of san francisco will be cracking down on drunk drivers, a d.u.i. check point is in effect starting at 7:00 p.m. and runs until 3:00 on sunday morning asen undisclosed location. >> and a step to reforming the nation's immigration after the senate pass add sweeping immigration bill offering citizenship to millions of immigrants and step up border security. the bill is still facing serious challenges. abc7 news reporter joins us from washington, dc, with the latest. >> good morning, a big milestone here and a rare displace of bipartisan cooperation but a dispute over border security could still derail this deal in the house of representatives. >> the bill as amended is passed >> a moment for hundreds of immigrants paing the halls of congress, the sweeping immigration overhaul cleared the senate with strong bipartisan support offering a path to
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citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants, expand visas for skilled workers and impose the toughest enforcement measures in history. the senators who brokered the compromise put the republican-controlled house of representatives on notice. >> we needed a significant number of republicans. we got them. >>the bill is far from amnesty telling immigrants living in the shadows. >> you will be paying taxes. you will have the pleasure of knowing the i.r.s. like the rest of us, a message that oscar who crossed illegal said he has been longing to hear. >> the only thing we are looking for is the same opportunity that others have had at going of the country ought opportunity should not bent agreed until congress guarantees there is no more oscars in the future despite $18.5 billion a year on the borders inlegal crossers make it through. >> people have to have confidence the border is secure
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before anything else is going to work. otherwise, we repeat the mistakes of 1986. >> the senate plan adds 20,000 more border patrol agents and 700 miles of border fence but that is not enough for many house republicans who insist that any plan that has a pathway to citizen help is dead on arrival. >> this morning, well wishers gather outside the hospital where former south african president mandela remains in critical condition. people have been celebrating his life through song, dance and prayer. the health is said to have improve the but, still, in critical condition according to south africa's president. the family members have fought left his side the 94-year-old icon of the antiapartheid struggle has spent 20 days in the hospital. >> president obama is on the way to south africa saying his
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thoughts and prayers are with the mandela family and will leave it up to them to decide if mandela is well enough for a visit. the president departed senegal two hours ago on air force one and is expected to arrive in south africa at 11 a.m. our time. >> now mike has the weather the joke goes don't worry about the heat it is a dry heat...i don't know, i am worried. >> depends on how were the heat rises if you are going in a parked car where it can be 130 or 140, that is dangerous heat even if it is dry. check out the haze. more hazy this morning as high pressure is stagnating the air and the clear air we had is again. it will build to legals that could be unhealthy in the east bay valley. today we are not in a "spare the air" but we have extreme u.v. rays burning quickest today, yesterday and today are the
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first couple of times we have reached that level high on the u.v. index. grass and mold are low and trees and ragweed are moderate. we will break down the day the next 12 hours, a few clouds but mostly along the coast where temperatures in the 50's and the rest of us in the mid-60's and 90 inland by noon and 80 an the bay and topping out in the upper 90's at 4:00 and mid-80's an the bay and 70 at the coast. looking ahead our most dangerous weather is going to be saturday, sunday and monday reaching triple digits in many areas and 90 around the bay. >> quiet for friday. on the bay bridge, though, we have one stalled vehicle blocking a lane at fremont street with a little bit of slowing and possibly being pushed to the shoulder and adds we look at our drive time traffic it is 28 minutes to get you from tracy to dublin and 101, san francisco to sfo is 12 minutes and 85 as you head away from 101 through cupertino and
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just under 20 minutes and at look at this drive, san jose, coming away from 17 along 280, a few cars making their drive in the northbound direction and southbound direction is smooth with no crashes or construction in this particular area. more details coming up but for now, katie and kristen? >> the love affair with the hotdog could be losing its luster. >> the oakland coliseum is going to the dogs, the special invitation dogs get to the a's game.
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>> covering los altos, antioch, petaluma, and all bay area. this is abc7 news. >> welcome back at 5:14. attention for drives, certain fees you are paying could still be paid in 2024. the california assembly pass add bill aimed at reducing air pollution to extend fees on vehicle and boat registration that would expire otherwise in three years. republicans say the legislation would cost taxpayers more than $2 billion and encourage people to leave the state. the bill now goes to the senate. >> governor brown is riding surging economic wave and boosting his rattings a new
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high. a international survey ranks him ten in united states governors for job creation. it is noted that since he took office in 2010 california has added 622,000 private sector jobs a growth rate of 2.3 percent. north dakota's governors claimed the top spot, benefiting from a large oil boom. >> nancy pelosi is making statements about hillary clinton and a future run for the white house in 2016 stilling "usa today" she believes the party is coalescing behind hillary clinton with no reason hillary clinton should not run. she says it is not appropriate for her to endorse anyone but feels she is well-known, well respected, and prepared. >> game on for google. now the bloomberg business report. >> google is developing a video game console and a wrist watch powered by droid operating system. the "wall street journal" says they are getting ready to
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release a fresh version of droid media streaming device. google wants to design and market the devices itself and release at least one in the fall. hotdog sales could be declines expecting to consume 150 million fourth of july stretching from new york to los angeles five times but a research firm says hotdog sales dropped 3 percent last year and sales figures for this year are looking soft, as well. >> some food experts say declining birth rates and higher retail prices could be hurting demand. >> a new banking business that lets consumers pay what they want a purely mobile bank with all funds available through the app and of ons checking and savings account, debit card, budget tool and 40,000 a.t.m.'s nation-wide paying between zero and $9 a month for the service. at the new york stock exchange
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with the bloomberg business report. >> we are at 5:17. >> in triple digit temperatures. >> can't wait to see the car thermometers, 110 or 105, very hot again. we are prepared, but if not, again, this is a good sign that high pressure is over the to which us with lights blowing all over the place and the arrows in oak show wind coming from the northwest, half moon bay has a wind coming from the south, and in san jose, wind from the northwest and fairfield from the south is the win. no radar returns and the air is getting dry. the pollution is creating a beautiful such rise on mount tamalpais from that perspective. we will talk about what will happen today. the sunny, warmer, not is human as yesterday. poor air quality is likely building right now and pierest
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is saturdays sunday, and monday in the east bay valley and we have to wait until wednesday and thursday of next week for the heat to subside. from our exploritorium camera, well, someone hijacked my picture. whose boat is that? i was looking at the bay bridge and, suddenly -- moving on, 24 hour temperature change, three degrees warmer in oakland, to seven degrees warmer in concord and santa rosa. look at conquer at 99 degrees, one of the warm spots. microclimates, 98 in gilroy, low-to-mid 90's for most of the santa clara valley, milpitas is 88. in santa cruz, 90! the 50 degree weather may not feel too bad. 87 if san mateo, and 90 for the let of the peninsula, and the low 70's across moist of the peninsula coast to upper 70's in
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downtown south san francisco and 80 at sausalito and low-to-mid 90's through the north bay valley and warm in the wine country today with temperatures in the upper 70's and 70 at your beach and mid-to-upper 80's throughout the east bay shore and hercules possibly at 90 and the most dangerous temperatures today all the triple digits, walnut creek and danville and antioch and brentwood and headed out highway four from pittsburg the temperatures, 76 as cool as it gets in antioch, 66 in concord and the rest of us if the low-to-mid 60's. the most dangerous heat is going to be saturday, sunday, and monday, and we have a heat advisory inland until 9:00 on sunday evening and probably extended into monday. >> we will look at our bridges around the bay area starting off with the forth bay if you are traveling along the cartinez we have clear conditions.
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over to the san rafael bridge moving along, also, at top speeds with no delays and no crashes to report. outside, a look at the nice clear commute headed to the maze, this is the westbound 80 through berkeley and toward 580 it is a short 13 minute ride if you are coming from hercules and over to emeryville. >> our time is 5:20. seven things to know to start your day. and in yosemite this visit was special for dozens of americans. >> overparenting and what it is and lou do you know if you doing it. [ female announcer ] are you sensitive to dairy?
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>> it is 5:23. blue are just joining us or headed out the door here are seven things to know. one, we are step closer to a bart strike with unions giving the official 72 hour notice last night so workers will walk off the job monday morning if there is no contract by sunday night. >> two, commuters are considering alternatives if there is a strike on monday morning. casual car pooling is an alternative with dozens of car pool stops in the east bay and drop offs in san francisco, with more on that at 5:30. >> three, a flight from san francisco to germany landed unexpectedly in seattle after a
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strange electrical smell. four people on the flight were treated after getting sick. the airline is trying to get people on another flight. >> four, the first big event of pride weekend is today in san francisco, the march celebration stars at 3:00 this afternoon includes a march down market street. more than a million people are now expected to take part in pride festivities after prop 8. >> south africans hold prayer vigils and other celebrations to celebrate the life of nelson mandela. he is in critical but stable condition according to the family. >> six, dangerous heat developing over the bay area this weekend with a heat advisory and possible "spare the air" day. >> seven, the day bridge toll plaza we have a stall at san francisco, but that is off on
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the shoulder. a quiet start for friday morning commute. >> yosemite national park provided a breath-taking backdrop for dozens sworn in as united states citizens with 64 becoming united states citizens year at the park as friends and family looked on. residents traveled from far away to take part in the ceremony featuring resident whose have come from all around the world including mexico, fiji, cambodia and russia. >> later today well find out how much a power lunch with yahoo c.e.o. marissa mayer is worth with bidding closing on the charitybuzz website with 24 bidders and the highest bid is $90,000. the lunch will take place at yahoo headquarters and proceeds benefit the aspire east palo alto charter school. >> abc7 morning news continues at 5:30 with the top stories
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bringing the heat. >> triple digit heat possible today. inland it is the long of the streak of hot weather this year. live doppler 7 hd showing a lack of cloud cover and a few fingers of fog on the golden gate bridge. we have hat a lot of great pictures the last couple of mornings. is that peter taylor? thank you, peter, you are doing an awesome job. hot temperatures inland, with the first forecast at moot in the north bay and 101 in the east bay, 77 in san francisco and possibly 92 in san jose and 87 in oakland and check out the temperatures at the coast, 68 to 72. how about the commute? >>guest: if you are headed out of the central valley where it will be hottest we are going to be seeing plenty of commuters making the drive in the westbound direction at 31 miles per hour through the altamont pass down to 36 and it picks up further into livermore and it is 33-minute ride headed out of
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tracy to dublin/pleasanton. at highway four, this drive is slowing down on us a little bit at 39 miles per hour is the top speed through antioch and it picks up further westin to concord. a quiet friday, so, we will go outside to the san mateo bridge, north of the dumb barton, a clear ride on the high-rise afternoon amendment. >> and on monday, developing news the countdown is on to commuter chaos. bart unions have given the 72-hour notice to strike with nobody airs back to work this morning to try to keep the trains rolling on monday. amy hollyfield is at the walnut creek station. amy? >> union leaders have scheduled a press conference for this morning so we should learn more why they decided to issue the 72-hour warning.
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it is a big one. they are saying if there is not a deal there will be a strike monday. you have seen the bart workers at the station this week talking to riders letting them know this was a possibility. this announcement makes it seem more likely. it came after a day of negotiations that union members called "unproductive." bart 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. they are far apart. some of the passengers say they think they need to figure it out. >> it is unfortunate people have to be held hostage. everyone has to take or being to compromise. hopefully both sides can do that. it is a lifeline for the bay area. >> negotiations are planned throughout the weekend but if no deal is reached, bart workers say expect a strike on monday.
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it is strike to think how you will get around open monday without the trains. a.c. transit and the san francisco bay ferry will add extra buses and ferries. lands are being put in place no -- for a possible strike on monday. we will follow this story very closely. >> thank you, hundreds of thousands of commuter will be stranded if bart workers do strike and they will have to experiment with other options for trying to get to and from work. abc7 news reporter is in the east bay where an alternative takes place. cornell? >> that is right, 400,000 people ride bart each day. if there is a strike casual car pooling is a good alternate. in north berkeley at the bart station on sacramento street, this is one of many pickup areas for casual car poolers headed to
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san francisco from the east bay. car pooling has been around for decades and it is people to use, wait in the morning at one of many casual car pool spots between 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and they are usually marked with signs. many of them are in oakland. you line up, first come first first-come-first-serve situation. many drivers say if there is a strike they may stay home. >> the management is thinking of telecommuting and that is an obligation. >> i will take vacation. i will stay home. >> some drive may head to the golden gate bridge to avoid the bay bridge and transportation officials are concerned that could cause gridlock. car pools will fill up fast so if you want to use car use car
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pool lanes line up early. i have used car you'll car pools in the past and there is a certain etiquette. be polite and stay off your cell phone if you can. >> we had created a a link for commute options if this is a bart strike what cornell was talking about for the car pool line or download the traffic app eric and i will be here and abc7 news traffic reporter, leyla gulen, will guide you through the commute if there is a strike on monday going at 4:30 a.m. on abc7 news commute. >> adding to the bay area
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commute, worries a.c. transit with its union expires on sunday. bus drivers have authorize add potential strike and are threatening to walk out on monday so a.c. transit could be unable to absorb the riders who could be stranded by bart strike and the leaders were hopeful a new contract is worked out with the help of a state mediator in time to avert a strike. >> developing news now a night from san francisco to germany made an unexpected landing in seattle after strange smell was detected on the plane. the flight took off from sfo headed for munich and moments later people noticed a strange electrical smell. the pilot decided around oregon and idaho border to divert the flight to seattle and four people were treated after getting sick from the fumes. this morning, they are trying to get the 300-husband passengers on another flight. >> the first big event of gay pride weekend kicks off in san francisco, the 10th
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celebration starts at 3:00 this afternoon followed by a march down market street at 6:00 after two major supreme court rulings striking down the defense of marriage app and prop 8 the ban on same-sex marriage. the berkeley couple would were plaintiffs in the case spoke to us and they say the supreme court victory would not have happened without the help of many. >> we say thank you to you. we are the lucky ones who were in the case which is amazing but this never would have happened if not for many, many years of everyone doing their part. >> the couple say they are taking part in the weekend's festivities and will march in the gay pride parade of the couple also say we their wedding is the first day same-sex marriage resume in california. >> the culmination is the parade on sunday running down market street and helps with a
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celebration at san francisco civic plaza. a complete list of we develops is on abc7news.com on "see it on tv." >> oakland police are putting more officers on the street after another spike in violent crime. the police chief held an urgent meeting to discuss strategy with his command team. the beating follows another murder in the city yesterday morning and happened on a street near international boulevard. the victim was a man riding a bicycle and was over the scene as police looked for evidence they have made no arrests, though. >> federal judge is accusing oakland officials of not cooperating with the point map appointed by the court to clean up the troubled police department. the oakland tribune reports that judge henderson accused city leaders excluding former baltimore police commissioner frazier from meetings and delaying the hiring of a personal expert and warned if the city again obstructs his work he will appoint a lawyer to represent frazier and charge
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fees to the city. >> surprising find in san jose as a caregiverrer clears the home of a man who died. >> the bomb squad blew up three world war ii hand grenades found in a box in the garage that happened at a home on chelsea drive. crews sandbagged the grenades outside and detonated them. >> berkeley police want your help to find a prowler accused of sexual assault on uc berkeley, 33-year-old john anthony martin would broke into a woman's bedroom while sleeping and fondled her. police say he got in the building and wandered through several rooms before reaching the victim. she yelled and martin ran away. he is 6' 6" tall and 280 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. >> now a check of the trust with mike. >> we will start with
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temperatures in the south bay, most of us in the low-to-mid 60's, and i put two temperatures if los gatos, down in the valley if los gatos it is 62. in the hills, it is 73 degrees, and as you go above 1,500' temperatures are running in the mid-70's and mount tamalpais and diabolo and hamilton around 75 degrees. brentwood is a warm spot at 69, and half moon bay and richmond district and bodega bay are around 54 to 57. and a beautiful picture of the tower on telegraph hill now, 56 to 65 with fog toward the coast. temperatures are, by noon, above average, and it will be toasty inland in the 90's but the coast is in the 70's and quiet around 7:00 and 62 at the coast and 91. tomorrow at 11 a.m. until
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sunday, the temperatures could hit 100 to 105. and through the central valley up to 112 on sunday! >> a construction project lasts until 7:00 a.m. this morning and it will be on the bay bridge headed along the eastbound direction from san francisco toward oakland we will have various lanes blocked and that lasts until 7:00 and at 580 you can see the slowing building from the city and we have more volume in the westbound distribution as you make the drive away from 85 and 80 to san francisco. keep that this mind to give yourself a few extra minutes before you head out the door. in san jose we have a report of debris in the lanes southbound 280 blocking one lane. so far, so good, with no delays. the drive time traffic shows 101 petaluma to 580, 20 short minutes and light conditions and 880 southbound and hayward to shows under 20 minutes, 280 in
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the northbound or southbound direction between cupertino and san francisco is 34 minutes. here is a picket of the golden gate bridge that mike can appreciate with a little bit of the fog rolling in through marin county but not impeding the traffic. >> heads-up for bay area park goers and the fourth of july expense in the great outdoors may not be what you expect. more trouble for nfl player charged in the death of a friend, a double murder police say he may have been involved with.
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>> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> suspected drunk driver faces charges in a head on crash that critically injured a motorcyclist in clayton that happened before 6:00 p.m. on clay done road near oak street outside of clayton town center. the motorcyclist was rushed to the hospital. police arrested the driver on suspicion of driving under the influence. a potential strike could derail fourth of july plans with workers for the east bay regional park threatening to
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walk off fourth of july holiday and the day after until the district gives them an annual cost of living increase for four years. the park district is warning the public of the possible shakeup saying they are not sure if all services are running at 100 percent. the strike possibility is being met with mixed reaction. >> he said this is no lifeguard but i will probably still come whether there is a lifeguard or not. >> i would not want to come, no. >> the district and union will meet for immediate ace on monday. >> a nasa satellite is in orbit preparing to spend two years keeping an eye on the sun. >> vehicle is fully armed. ignition! >> the iris satellite went in orbit on a rocket dropped from an airplane last night at vandenberg air force base and will focus on a little studied
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region of the sun hoping to lead to better forecasting of space weather that disrupts communication in earth. the oakland coliseum is going to the dogs when the a's have the dog day at the park before the game against the cardinals. fans who purchase special tickets can participate in a pre-game pup rally and pet parade. the manager of the a's and the cardinals will be there to support the event, founder of the animal rescue foundation. portions of the proceeds benefit a nonprofit group that trains middle alert service dogs. that is my kind of baseball game. so cute. so cute. >> will be there a 9 nine -- k-9 winning walk off. >> i need some of that coffee! >> ice coffee is probably the ticket or maybe just water.
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>> hydrate before you get thirsty. by that time it is too late and you will have to get back above war, so -- get above water, so to speak. the only wind we have is fairfield from the south at 5. fog is coming from the west at 9 and oakland from the northwest at 5 miles per hour and the reason you do not see a wind in your neighborhood is because it is calm. mount tamalpais, you can barely see the sun coming up as we try to capture the sunrise toward the east, and here are the headlines, sunny and warmer and the dry air is here today. poor air quality is possible sat, sunday, possibly more so on monday as more of us will dry in. on independence day, next thursday, next wednesday and thursday we will see a cooling trip. today is hot around gilroy at 98 and the rest of the santa clara
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valley if the low-to-mid 90's and milpitas is possibly shy of that and 88 degrees. the warm spreading up the peninsula at 90 degree temperatures at redwood city and upper 80's at san mateo. upper 70's in south san francisco and golden gate bridge you hit 80 at sausalito but san rafael mid-90's through the north bay valley with temperatures near 70 at your beach and mid-to-upper 80's along the east bay shore this afternoon with the warmest weather hitting 100, triple digits in walnut creek, antioch, brentwood, livermore, the entire east bay valley. if you are headed to the game, it will be stuffy at the going and 78 degrees by our standards, and 68 dropping down to the nice comfortable temperature, very spring like for the cardinals used to playing in the mid-to-upper 90's. overnight, most of us are if the
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low-to-mid 60's and upper 60's around concord or livermore at 68 and antioch at 76 degrees. here is what is happening, high pressure is take over, and as the high pressures the warm air to the west it will take over the pride celebration if san francisco. the day planner starting off with sunshine in the upper 60's and hang out in the 70's for the better part of the festivities. the seven-day forecast shows hundred's until tuesday inland. we will still hang on to the 70's at the coast. have a great day. leyla gulen? >> we are looking at a quiet start to friday morning commute. is it the quiet before the storm? we will find out. i have lots of great resources if bart strikes. but right now all mass transit is on time. we do is pride parade with lots of street closings and all the information is found on
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facebook or twitter. over the altamont pass we are looking at speeds at 38 miles per hour and if livermore we have more traffic and 33 minutes in dublin and the drive picks up to 60 miles per hour and 84 at 21 miles per hour, so, really, slow-going headed into san jose, wide open but for 880 in the south direction and 280, all is quiet and clear. >> 550, more trouble for former new england patriots star hernandez. police are now vetting -- investigated whether he was involved in a double murder in the summer when two were killed in a drive by shooting after a nightclub fight that included hernandez. he is charged with killing a semi pro football player and pleaded not guilty. police have arrested a second man in the murder and of looking for a third suspect.
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>> this is phoenix arizona. it is 85 degrees and from theers are saying it will hit 117! they are used to dry heat. they are used to intense heat. but even so, that is a heat wave even by their standards. >> mike nicco, it was warm here yesterday. >> yes, the 74 or 75 came with the humidity. so it felt more oppressive. the temperature today in san francisco will be warmer at 77, nine degrees warmer-than-average. as redwood city 91 and san jose is 91 and eight degrees warmer-than-average and oakland, san rafael, the picture we are look at right here, 101 and live
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more 14 to 16 degrees warmer than we should be so it should file uncomfortable to you. you are not used to that. the entire state radar and satellite show as lack of clouds and ran with thunderstorms possible around yosemite with 100's in fresno and chico, and 116 in palm springs, at tahoe, not a cloud, and possible record lies in the upper 80's to near 90 throughout the weekend. hope you injury it. leyla gulen? >> san jose has clear conditions except for 880 along the southbound direction at 23 miles per hour, 101 is looking clear, 280, not too bad as you make mit and out of cupertino and this issue is on 280 southbound side a report of debris, a board in the lanes which is pushed to the shoulder and nut causing slowing at this moment. outside to the bay bridge toll plaza a beautiful drive with 9 metering lights not on but cash
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paying lanes are loaded up. give yourself extra time. >> coming up on 5:56 a task force working to get guns from the hands of dangerous felons is showing off a huge stash seized 56 guns and 30,000 rounds of ammunition seized by state and local police working in contra costa county. authorities arrested five people, the largest gun seizure in decades. >> they are in the wrong hands in people who are prohibited in state of california from possessing weapons and they have the weapons if their possession. 81 guns were taken and 14 were arrested. >> and scientists hope to help the world of endangered species cloning mice from a system drop of blood from the mouse tail and
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they cloned a mouse and reproduced it up to two years on average. this technique can be applied to other animals. the study is published in the journal of biology of reproduction. >> bart is putting the bay area on stand by for a strike the ongoing negotiations are continuing. the new list putting governor brown among an el eat group of governors. >> paula deen fights back and the new course of action for the southern cooking start following a week of bad
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notifying the transit agency they will walk off the job if a new contract is not reached over the week. >> the couple at center of proposition 8 case returns to bay area and abc7 news talks to a couple about when they plan to finally exchange vows. >> president obama is on board air force one on his way to south africa where nelson mandela remains critically ill after a three day stay in senegal. >> thanks for joining us. >> let's send you over to mike nicco for the forecast. it is steamy. >> absolutely. thank you. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd and you can see a lack of radar runs and dry air moved in yesterday as expected and it is here now which is why we will heat today beyond the average. we are normal along the coast
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