them away. >> despite how long it took there were fewer cars on the bay bridge this morning. accord together commission, there was thousand fewer vehicles on the bridge. possibly because it's 4th of july week. traffic all up 4% to 5%. and morning news traffic reporter laila. how is it looking getting out of the city tonight? >> i don't know how else to put it. it's pretty much a mess. honking and yelling and people trying to get on to the bay bridge, take a look if you can down first street. there is one special lay

pointed sfmta traffic enforcement officer. once people get through it, they have gridlock them. get onto the bay bridge. take a look an hour ago at this time lapse video. people started trying to leave the city. we saw the back up about 1:00 this afternoon. traffic is diminished thanks to casual carpoolers. ntc is sort of rewarding people extending hov lane hours. if you have three or more people in your car you can use carpool lanes all day for the duration of the strike. one casual carpooler was surprised more people weren't taking advantage. >> i get on the carpool after 7:00 a.m. and this time i got out there after 6:00 a.m. i didn't see many people waiting. it's not a line up of cars waiting to gelt people up.

>> on a difficult workday casual carpoolers can meet at roughly two dozen loxz you can see here in blue. but during this strike bart is offering 35 stations for carpool pick up spots. there are also added casual locations here in san francisco. you want to go to our web site to check those out. help yourself avoid a head like like this tomorrow. >> very good. thank you very much. to accommodate what officials have expectedded to be a flood of carpoolers two casual carpool sites were established in san francisco today. and at s spear and folsom. that is where abc 7 reporter lillian skim here for us. hi, lillian. >> this is what it's been like since afternoon. lines so long they spilled on to sidewalk. waiting times varied.

buses have been jam packed every seat taken. ac transit worker told me this isui q a change from a typical day. they have a dozen or so empty seats on the bus. people left work today but early birds were forced to wait a while. commuters are frustrated riders are tired. >> it's horrible. they need to give bart people whatever sit they need so we can get to work on time. we're all dealing with it there. is no fighting. >> normally might be a dozen people on this bus. >> yes. >> i don't know. >> 40? 50 snem. >> yes. i'm antilabor. i hate strikes. >> i understand negotiations on each side but they're crippling the bay area in terms of traffic and people getting around. it's sad.

>> that is why bus riders say they don't know what they would have done if ac transit workers decided to strike today. ac transit workers chose not to walk off the job. passengers say they're thankful as this nightmare would have been even worse. >> thank you. for many drivers the commute was an expensive one. that is a ticket costs more than $400. >> and take a look at what may be the worst commute of the morning. sky 7 hd shows you a bus caught fire on the bay bridge. of course awful those people were delayed getting to work but sor people on the second bus that stopped to help. good news here is that no one was hurt. >> let's turn now to abc 7 morning news traffic reporter, how bad sit outside? >> it's getting better in areas. right now taking you into san

francisco, we can show you what it looks like coming skywae bay bridge. we're down to 12 miles per hour. that is an improvement but getting past treasure island you're almost at top speeds like a jek yil and hid situation. on the east bay your drive through berkeley is moving along at 47 miles per hour really just a 16-minute ride. you need to make it up to highway 4. here is a look the drive time traffic. so 101 into san francisco that, is 20 minutes another additional 15 coming away across 80 to the maze. 680 another hot spot right now. from 101 northbound side you're looking at a 30-minute commute f we can go outside we might have a live shot for you we can show you how busy sit. that is about a 0 minute commute now if you're heading away from foster city. high

gas prices just adding salt to the wounds. >> you're right about that. it's true. thank you very much. now turning to ken miguel in, traffic with our cell 7 camera. have you seen improvements in the past hour? >> it's getting better than it has been. i've been across the bridge and have come back into the city. as soon as you get on to surface streets it's lightened up. i just made two turns this last time. pulled tonth street soits getting better. and seems like there are fewer cars on the road. >> right, ken, thank you. we'll check back new a little bit. one mode of transportation that has become popular is the ferries. abc 7 news john altston live

from the ferry building. john? >> human cattle drive continuing. behind me the line moving is for oakland ferry going out to embarcadero. beyond them, you can see brick wall that is a line for main street terminal. if you swing around this, line sfor the ferry going to the harbor bay terminal. some are having to wait. the sills s.system is running 11 boats. that is the same number as this morning about three times more than normal. to move thing as long officials asking passengers to use a clipper card or to buy their tickets before they get on the ferry in oakland and in vallejo this, has been a repeat of the morning commute.

>> i don't know what time. i don't know when we're going get back to the other side. >> things are going well we have boats here, boats walked up so we load a boat and leave. and next one is loaded immediately. >> how far behind schedule are you? >> about 15 minutes behind right now. depending on the route. >> there are people because of the strike doing that because of an added precaution, if you use harbor bay terminal police wail lou curbside parking along both sides of the parkway z also, paid parking not in effect at the ferry terminal in the morning when commute begins the golden gate ferry system will loan san francisco one of the vessel chz fills up quickly with about 400 people. >> places not served by bart are feeling affects of the strike. a couple hundred more people

showed up to ride ferries out of larks spur. official dz not add more ferries because parking lots of the terminal just can't accommodate anymore cars. >> parking was an issue in downtown san francisco. especially for those who showed up near the end of the commute. we saw several lights put up signs by 8:00 this morning. >> talks have stalled and tonight looks like bart strike could continue into tomorrow. abc 7 news has been much of the bay at union valleys. i hear some folks are angry. >> you're right. i have spent host of the day at union rallies. union workers held this valley to try to get message out today they were in oakland in front of city hall trying to do the same thing. but that is where we met

berinata tucker, she gave an angry voice to what must have been a frustrating commute this, afternoon, in support of the striking workers... bernita tucker stood outside complaining about the strikers. >> i am very upset. we work for university of california and don't get anything like what they get here. i feel like these people are spoiled and need to get back to work. >> what bothers tucker most are reports average worker makes $134,000 a year in salary and benefits. and pay nothing into pension plan autos we pay for our pensions. everybody should pay. i think it's unfair. i'm a hard working person get up early every morning i fight to work hard. i don't think it's fair these people get special treatment. >> tucker did not mention they also get health care coverage

at a a month, including the whole family. the negotiator told me workers negotiated those benefits haven't had a raise in four years. >> what boy say is that we want this to bring everybody's wages up. and this union supports every worker. >> moony says average union worker making $62,000 a year in salary. health benefits are over and above that but she says that is really not the issue. >> they should be talking about their general manager who, as you know last year paid over $1 million for not doing a day's worth of work. >> what the general manager is paid is $399,000 a year. but last went out with a check for 80 weeks of unused sick leave explaining the big payout.

so what we're getting is finger pointing and bickering. that is a good indication they're still far at the bargaining table. >> that is a good assessment, mark. >> yes. >> thank you. >> we have put together a full list of resources for the drive tomorrow. >> we have realtime traffic information on commute options and a place to down load the exclusive abc 7 news waze traffic app. >> and eric thomas and kristin zee on from 4:00 a.m. until 7:00, or longer if needed. >> heat wave, spencer has the forecast. >> it looks like the heat wave going to be with us for a while. several more days of triple digit heat. when we can expect relief in the accu-weather forecast in just a moment. >> thank you, spencer, vic lee reports on an accident

involving a fire truck zpruk a firefighter facing criminal charge autos tonight abc 7 news follows up from the scene of the fire tragedy in arizona where 19 firefighters died.

welcome back here is a look at san francisco skyway. looks like traffic is packed like sardines but moving like a shrug. it's jammed making it into san francisco. along 101 if you're heading into san bruno.

taillights moving faster but there is a slight improvement. sheer look at our producer driving on the lower deck of the bay bridge heading along eastbound. this is a 13 minute commute towards the maze. and once get together maze if travels take you towards highway 4, or opposite direction from highway 4 it's a 14 minute commute. things are improving this afternoon. >> thank you very much. the latest now on breaking news a wildfire crews thought they had mr control suddenly switched directions and growing again. veried bad news. the fire damaged three buildings and closed kerker pass road in both directions. leanne? >> well, if you take a look over my left shoulder you can see firefighters working hard

on that fire line. they think that is how they're going to contain the fire. 320 acres burned. they think this could with fully contained now check out sky 7 earlier above the hills. shows how quickly the fire was moving this afternoon. no homes now from the gold you can see helicopters dropping water on that fire and it has been a tough one because of the heater yain and wind. >> typically wind starts to pick up if it picks up in a severe way i we could have a further problem. >> and heat made things harder for cruise. firefighters out-dshts out here now 98 degrees.

good news is that it seems firefighters have the upper hand. the cause so far we're told unknown, i'm live at kerker pass road abc 7 news. thank you. >> an on duty firefighter arrested this weekend after the fire truck he was driving collided with a motorcycle. police say he was drunk, then left the scene. that and the back story you'll see on abc 7 news. >> michael quinn is a 23 year veteran with the police department. friends say he's never been in trouble before. in fact he's a decorated firefighter. saturday his life took a turn. >> in june a fast moving fire raced through the baldwin hotel. veteran firefighter was one of the firefighters who received

a service award for rescuing 20 people. four years later won another award for rescuing a construction worker. saturday night with siren on the truck responded to a call of smoke in a building south of market near 5th and howard. he turned the truck police say it hit a motorcycle. the rider taken to san francisco general. police say he left the scene and disappeared for several hours before returning. investigators gave him a breathalyzer test which showed an alcohol reading of.16. last month the 43-year-old survived a 500 foot fall when his hang glider plunged into the waters. police booked him for a d. ui and leaving the scene.

a source tells us quinn was quote, uncooperative when they asked him to take a breathalyzer test. we're told he took a blood test. now quinn had a difficult year. a firefighter told abc 7 news his mother and sister both died within months of each other due to illnesses now, this. >> quite a story, thank you. >> let's talk about this oppressive heat. >> and still going to be with us. we've got about three more days of this weather before it starts to moderate. sunny from coast to inland. it's not very wide spread. hasn't had a cooling influence.

inland east bay 101 in fairfield. a high of 102 and 97 the high in redwood city. here is a live view of blue skies. 71 in oakland. 77 mountain view. you can see other readings at this hour 87 in santa rosa. 98 in fairfield. looking poverty bay, western sky just bright and sunny. heat continues with us through wednesday. cooling begins at the end of the week. let's just try to hold on until then. satellite shows that big massive ridge of high pressure

and hot air including california and the bay area. high temperatures for the day going into tomorrow, shows movement of high clouds coming up from the south for tomorrow owe so we may see thin, high clouds in the sky. not enough to hold temperatures below 100 degrees tomorrow. it's going to be like today. only hotter. looking at a wider area of the skies, we'll see highs of 108 in boise. 103 in salt lake city. and 116 degrees at redding tomorrow, closer to home sheer what things will be like overnight here. fog near the coast. mild to warm in our inland locations overnight. lows ranging from mid to upper 60s much of the inland part of the bay area and 72 in antioch,

sunny skies, highs of 100 in los gatos, 102, morgan hill. low 70s on the coast. 80 degrees downtown tomorrow, up in the north bay, 100 plus over much of the north bay. 100 in napa. 106 in antioch. 107 in brentwood. here is the accu-weather forecast. so three more days of triple digit temperatures. we'll have much cooler weather and more comfortable weather on saturday and sunday. >> thank you. >> okay. >> up next why your next fill up could be more expensive. >> a sudden hike in california gas tax. mom...

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>> a flux alert urging us to reduce our power use ends about a half hour from now. hot weather prompted officials to issue the flex alert over taxing the power grid. power system officials say there are simple things we can do to help.

>> set your thermostat at 78 degrees power dune on righting and don't run the dish washer or laundry and vacuuming just relax. >> the anticipated peak demand of 47.5 thousand megawatts today. record megawatt use is a little over 50,000 set in 2006. >> starting today california drivers are paying highest tax on gas line in the nation. the state gas tax increased 3.5 krebts today, meaning filling up with a gallon will cost 71.9 cents. the increase is because of a 2010 budget related law. californians are buying less gasoline. state increased the tax. despite the increase, there may be a silver line together plan. you may not be paying more because it's the price of gas

goes down it may go down more than p.3.5 cents. >> the state average stayed $3.98 a gallon. >> we continue to monitor affects of the bart strike tonight. they're burning up gas n highways it looks like morning commute will be as bad tomorrow as today. we're keeping an eye on traffic. >> and we'll have a report from you from arizona on the death of those 19 firefighters, frour california, they're being honored heroes tonight. >> and following up on the number of same-sex weddings taking place. guess what? now, you need an appointment. stay with us.

there is no indication of when the bart strike will end.

>> bart is calling for the unions to end the walkout. officials say they want a better contract offer first. >> the strike left 200,000 people looking for a different way to get to work. some turned to casual carpooling and help with strangers to get them there. hours have been extended from 5:00 in the morning until 7:00. >> sky 7 hd shows you the back up this evening on the approach. getting to that spot is a challenge tonight with traffic backing up on city streets throughout san francisco. there has been long lines of people waiting to get on bus autos let's get another reading now from abc 7 morning news traffic reporter pulling double duty for use thank you so much. despite the options car is a popular mode of transportation. if you're coming into richmond,

that is going to be about a 20 minute commute. farther south bay bridge top speeds 29 miles per hour. that is going to take about 13 minutes now. 20 minutes in san mateo. 30 miles per hour top speed and finally dunbarton. the drive swift at this hour. making it into eastbound directions out there. we do have a motorcycle cash at flynn road then, moving heavy back ups more than an hour and a half of a delay out there. a lack outside this is going to be san francisco skyway. you're in good company but slow. >> and we want to give you a sfru sky 7 camera. ken you're zipping along it appears.

>> another big question, where is everybody? i have to say i thought boy check out i 80 heading north. and there nothing a sunday morning dri. very few cars on the road once getting to that stretch. and this area would be congested about now there. is nobody on the road. it's gotten clear. your trouble seems to be clearly getting out of san francisco, once you're on that bridge you're good to go. that is the latest from here. >> ray of hope just get out of the city and you're good to go, looks like. thank you, ken. >> be sure to look at our web site for a full list of resources including traffic maps and down load our waze traffic app.

>> also laila golan returns for abc 7 morning news half hour earlier tomorrow. at 4:00 a.m. >> now we're learning four of the 19 firefighters killed yesterday frr southern california. the fire burning about 85 miles northwest of phoenix. crews continue to fight the fire investigators looking into how and elite team got trapped with no way out. >> they're being called heroes and today, people didn't know the firefighters who are notes to say thank you. killed same here to honor with hugs and tears, this is a them. placing flags, and flowers, community very much in mourning. >> it's a very heavy amount of sadness. wlu know them personally or

not. >> we couldn't dochbt know how they were killed. they did deploy their emergency sqlerlts at some point yesterday but that protection was no match for the power of this wildfire. >> everybody in town... so proud of those guy guys. >> she says she knows how hard they work, often fighting fire deep in the wilderness. the aroundel hill fire rages on burning 8,000 acres 0% contained and estimated the fire destroyed more than 200 homes in the town of yarnell but here, the focus is on the incredible loss of life. the fire department believes this wildfire was started by lightning.

it rained half an hour, but unclear whether that helped or hindered firefighters. friends and people from around the community continued to come here to pay their respects. >> awful. on this first day of business, after the big ruling on same-sex marriage business bris ook we'll have

the bar pilot at the helm of the tanker that struck a support tower in january got a harsh penalty. suspending him for five months in z.placed him on two years probation. he was navigating the overseas raymar. the crash did not severely damage the bridge or spill any fuel. or oil. he must undergo radar training before he can return to work. a lawyer says he's looking forward to resuming his

career. >> same-sex marriages continues in san francisco today, and began in every other county across the state following the decision last week invalidating prop 8. couples realized they don't have to rush to the altar. >> wedding bells continue to ring at city hall. 40 ceremonies took place today but ryan and mike were a rare same-sex couple getting married it comes eight years to the day ryan proposed. >> we've been waiting years for this to happen. you wake up and its like this is legal. let's go, do it. in a matter of days. >> the whirl wind began on friday. plaintiffs in the prop 8 case over the weekend the county clerk issued 563 same-sex

marriage licenses. >> now orng you need an appointment to get a marriage license here in san francisco mayor booked until july 16th saying the best way to do it is onlichblt computers crashed twice today. a last minute move by opponents to persuade the u.s. supreme court to stop nuptials failed on sunday adding a layer of jubilation to the parade. one critic wasn't talking today but told us this weekend his organization protect marriage is mulling over its options. >> as long as it's still viable we're going continue to push for traditional marriage. reminding people of the importance of mothers and fathers to raising of of children. >> with court rulings this couple and others apparently feel no need to rush to the altar. and can take time to plan.

the wedding is in the works. >> bart on stlik and now, your air conditioner is on the fritz. >> how do you find a good repair person?

well, with temperatures baking the bay area, air conditioners are working overnight. >> they are so. what do you do if yours conks out on a hot day? >> it's not going to go down in the middle of winter. bay area just looked into air conditioning repair conditions and this kind of swork not cheap to get done. we've got great companies to consider. here is an air conditioner being installed in san ramone, it's baking out there today, and thank goodness they had this work done a couple weeks back. >> top rated companies we found they're just as likely

to quote, low prices as poorly rated companies so there is still isn't the price quality relationship most people think there is. >> when it comes to replacing the air conditioning units, take time. and make calls. >> you can is a save by just calling three or four companies. foremost could be assumers $1,000 is worth taking a day off from work. >> the san ramone job is being done from one of the top companies from the latest guide what. is the seek kret? >> i try to fix everything. when it can't fix it, i can't be fixed. >> he says it's hard to find someone good so go with recommendation skpsz reviews and his advise to air conditioning guys? >> take care of people. make a live pg. and you know go, on to the next thing.

>> we have a link to consumer check book go. to abc 7 news.com and click on 7 on your side. >> good information. >> thank you. >> sure. >> another check now. >> yes. >> going to be with us throughout mid week, here is a look we have a few patches of coastal fog on the golden gate right now. sunny skies zp let's take a look at highs state wide today and beyond. death ral valley, a high of 127 degrees a new record for this date breaking old one of 125. they got up to 114 in palm springs. 110 at redding and tomorrow, expecting another hot day. highs up to 113 in chico. 105 in yosemite. 113 in palm springs. on we go to way area tomorrow this, is our summer spread of high temperatures we expect 72 to be the high tomorrow in half moon bay. 80s here in the city of san francisco. 104 in walnut creek.

106 at antioch. here is the accu-weather forecast. triple digit reelings through thursday and cooling down friday. rm further cooling over the weekend. >> yes. yes. >> thanks spencer. >> that could be said whether hot or cold. >> true. >> correct. >> well we have a new way tochl peer yens the programming that we carry here on abc 7. >> it's called watch abc. we launched it today, meaning you can tune in not just to newscasts but programs on your smart phone, tablet or commuter. >> it's the future. it's really cool a special new benefit brought to you by abc and at and tu verse. >> just go to abc 7 news.com enter your account information to log in then get abc live stream. you can search watch abc to down load the app. >> let's talk tennis what a

weird story out of wimbledon. >> yes. >> mike shumann is in tonight. >> yes. >> at wimbledon everyone has serena williams penciled in as this year's champion except this young german. we'll

well weigh had another shocking upset at wimbledon today, serena williams with a 34 streak win streak. the defending champion looking for her sixth single this, point of the fifth game summed today for are ser reena. easy overhead, hits it into the net. serena winning second was up for a break at third. backhand goes live. she would break again at 4-2. serena on the run. the drop volley, then, forehand winner up the tee going to match point. into open court with a four-hand winner. serena youvted in the round of

16. >> interviewers not supposed to ask how do you feel? >> i'm shaking. i'm so happy. >> wow. all right. for men, top seed novack jokeavich how about the jumping forhand drop shot volley. easy overhead to lose the first set. reaching his 17th grand slam quarter final. andy murray moving on as he took place of michael usey in straight sets. rallied in the tie breaker to take the selt. take the third, murray trying to become the first british man since fred perry to win this event.

all right giants in their june swoon with a win over colorado ending it's six-game slide. june their worst month since july, 2008. hosted by reds today to start a four-game series and third inning frasier two men on, hammered to second deck. three-run shot. kicked and pulled after two. a third with seven earned runs. brandon bell, 9th of the year in the 5th. rain delay. we'll have highlights at 9:00 and 11:00. australian sprinters held on peter sagan to win by less

than a half of a wheel. stanford and syracuse having fun today making what is believed to be the first trade in college athletics. stanford gives syracuse a twitter are handle at su athletics. stanford's more popular handle becomes a main one for cardals. this abc 7 sports report brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> i like it. >> yes. >> join me tonight at 9:00 coming up caught on tape a 2-year-old snatched out of a shopping cart. the decision that saved her life. >> then at 11:00 we appear to be heading into day two of the bart strike.

so what happens next? what unions and bart are saying about the impass. we'll keep you posted. >> and tonight we have the bachelorette and miss stresses followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. >> thanks for joining us everyone. >> we appreciate your time as always, follow us on twitter

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