>> we will check with the traffic with leyla gulen. >> happy fourth of july. we have a car fire in santa rosa if you are traveling along eastbound 12. that is where we do have it. the freeways in the area are cheer. there is a little volume build ing southbound on 101 on 12. this is a crash northbound 280 with lanes blocked but not slowing anything down. we have construction eastbound 580 at western drive and cones will be picked up between 5:00 and 6:00 this morning. all in all a pretty quiet start. >> we have footage we shot overnight and those are lightning strikes. we saw lightning over the pacific ocean. the lightning will move to the neither corner of sonoma county

this morning and it should move on and clear out later on today. we will talk about what our weather is looking like today. we are going to be seeing very warm temperatures especially inland. live doppler 7 hd shows we had lightning strikes in the northwest portion of california. be careful. the dry conditions could spark fires. from the kgo roof camera, we have clear conditions. the day planner shows starting off on the cool side and ranching up to 104 degrees this afternoon and 90 around the bay and 70 along the coast. hot today but it will cool off tomorrow. >> bart says it will run limited charter bus service teen the east bay and san francisco today. the transit agency will provide direct service to san francisco from five bart stations else vietnam, walnut creek,

dublin/pleasanton, fremont. three buses will be available starting at 6:00 a.m. and will depart when they are full or by 8:00 a.m.. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard will have more in a report next half hour. >> oakland a's fans who take bart to get to the game will have to find another way against the cubs. last night the sell out crowd of 35,000 packed the stadium for the game and post fireworks. gridlock was avoided although fans had to drive to the coliseum in peak commute. >> the commute was better than i this. >> i not highway 24 would be backed up but it was good. >> earlier, traffic getting out of san francisco to the bay bridge was extremely slow. here is the driver's vow the traffic from cell 7. at 6:00 p.m. it took 30 minutes to go four blocks to where the bay bridge is, with the backup not so bad for people who left

early. the a's did loss yesterday. stay with abc7 news if complete coverage of the bart strategic with the latest developments on our website at abc7news.com. we have the latest on nexts, up-to-the-minute traffic maps and commute options and download our exclusive abc7 news waze app to navigate the freeways. be sure to physical us on twitter@abcnews for instant updates. >> the ceremony of the four teams in the america's cup will be held at the pavilion on the waterfront. the start of the quest for the oldest toast is in question when a jury meets to decide whether to uphold safety recommendations made by the america's cup regatta director requiring heavier wings on the rudders of the sailboat in the aftermath of a sailor dying on artemis in

may. two of the teams are protesting the changes to rules governing the configuration. murray said the jury rules against the changes and it is up to the coast guard if they permanent the racing. the series will begin sunday afternoon. >> this morning, the san francisco police department is warning dog owners to be looking out for poisonous meatball after someone left them on the street. yesterday, police say a dog got really sick and had to be taken to the vet after eating one of the tainted meatballs. the dog owners and neighbors found more in the area. the cooked meatballs are being tested. >> bay area legislatures will be the first to know if the new bay bridge will open as landed accept 3. the "contra costa times" reported the toll bring oversite competent will brief bay area lawmakers on the status of the new bridge during a closed door meeting in sacramento on monday

morning and then release the recommendations to the public by noon. when the new bridge opens depends on two factors, one is work to retrofit two stabilizers where 32 anchor bolts snapped in march will be completed in time. two, if test results sufficiently reassure the engineers and bridge officials the span's other 2,200 steel bolts are sound. >> a disregarded cigarette is blamed for a fire that burned people out of an apartment build ing. you can see people making a mad dash out of the burning complex. you can hear screaming. this is video from campbell police. the cigarette was in an ashtray on the balcony and quickly set a privacy partition tire. a barefoot man suffered burns to his feet as he tried to put the fire out with a hose. the red cross is helping to men who lived in the fire-damaged unit. >> police say they will send officers to specific areas of the city tonight to respond

quickly to people illegally firing guns to celebrate the fourth of july. the city will be using the shot spotter audio system to pinpoint the location of any shooting. the audio sensors are able to recognize the difference between gunshots and fireworks and will arrest anyone caught discharging a firearm in public. >> with the high temperatures leyla gulen was telling us that the fireworks are banned in many bay area cities but you can catch them around the bay in san francisco at pier 39. in san jose at municipal stadium. at jack london square in oakland and the alameda county fair grounds. in concord at the marina at the pack, and live more at the college. in mosten hill at college park high. in richmond, at crane way pavilion with a list of fourth of july events on the web site at abc7 news cop. >> let's get to that forecast. leyla gulen? >> it will be another hot one

today so stay well hydrated with areas of thunderstorms to the north, north of santa rosa in sonoma and we will see possible lightning strikes throughout the morning hours and it will move off as we look at our live doppler 7 hd radar satellite returns and we are showing the cluster of lightning is centered north of santa rosa is we are keeping our eye on that but right now it is calm in san francisco. from the sutro tower camera toward the bay bridge, glowing lights and it is beautiful this morning. we are going to be expensing hot temperatures inland. the air quality shows tree and ragweed moderate and ozone is order rat but a high u.v. index so, also, packed the sunscreen when you go out. the hot temperatures are going to be moving out and we will see things cooling off tomorrow because of this low pressure

that is coming in and we will keep our cry on that and we will see possible showers by monday or tuesday. here is a look from the remainryville camera all the different vantage points, it is beautiful. we will see high temperatures today and we will cool off tomorrow. on sunday, the temperatures will rise, then, on monday. now to our track. on the roads we have a couple of accidents and a car fire but we also have some construction and this particular incident is a crash northbound 280 in the center divider but it is causing a big of spectator slowing. coming away from 82, want out for that. this is construction westbound 116 ramp to southbound 101 shut down until 5:00 and possibly 6:00 this morning. right now, through petaluma we have clear conditions and top speeds in that area. bart has no service but

everything else will be on a holiday schedule or sunday schedule. a.c. transit is running on holiday schedule, along with muni. double check before you leave the house. >> celebrations on the streets of cairo after military coup. what are the challenges ahead for the country? >> a freak accident killed a camp counselor from the bay area. we will hear from family and friends what made her so special. >> bay area college is a step closer to closing and why it is

covering daly city, dublin/pleasanton and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> happy fourth of july. it is 4:41. the chief justice of joint is sworn in as interim president as the military installed a temporary fan government after

over throwing islamic president morsi. interim president is praising the mass transit that demanded the ouster of morsi who now is under house arrest in an undisclosed location after a year in office. the new leader will serve physical a new president is elected with a date yet to be set. the obama administration is treading carefully, not taking a side and expressing deep concern. we will have a report from washington in the next half hour. >> the freak accident in the sierra has devastated the family and friends of a bay area woman. 21-year-old annais rittenberg was killed when a tree fell at a camp where she worked as a counselor yesterday morning at camp tawonga outside yosemite national park. abc7 news reporter has the story. >> this child was a life force and it is the most terrible tragedy. it is like, why didn't the damn tree fall on saturday when no one was going to be at the catch?

>> penny is trying to make sense of her daughter's death. annais rittenberg was here at camp tawonga when a tree fell on her around 8:30 a.m. and killed her. >> you can see a larger building that is behind the building where it occurred. >> four other staff were injuried when the tree fell outside the dining hall. no catcher was hurt all inside eating breakfast. it is believed the tree may have fallen because it was weak from disease. annais rittenberg was in her second year with the camp. last year she was a counselor and this year an art teacher. >> it is really very hard. we were so close. we were like, especially now with all the stuff with nature, she was my teacher now. she was teaching me. >> annais rittenberg was a santa cruz student who volunteered at the campus radio station and heavy add world music show and the advisor believed she had a bright future. >> i could see her as an

educator or music specialist. there were a lot of possibilities for someone like annais rittenberg. >> she was truly unique and will be missed. >> officials with city college of san francisco vowed to appeal a decision to ache away the school's accreditation. angry students protested at college yesterday when they learned of the decision. the commission of schools and colleges says that the college has failed to address problems it identified last year. the appeals process could take months. school leaders say during that time they will work to make necessary changes. >> it is a wonderful set of people here and i feel like they are here to help me. >> they have downsized the college. they diminished the mission statement. they cut the money of our programs of our services. >> pending appeal, the college accreditation will end in july. the administration says that

classes will continue next year with students getting college credit, at left through july. >> thousands people are expected to turnout this morning for san jose's annual fourth of july parade. the rose, white and blue parade kick off at 10:00 a.m. and gives the parade a chance to show patriotic spirit. >> people want an opportunity in a protected environment, to be able to express their patriotism without question. that is what fourth of july allows people to do in san jose. >> in redwood city chairs are up along the route for the community annual parade, and the event will feature miss california begins at 10:00 a.m. abc7 news anchor is the emcee. >> a kickoff last night for the fourth of july in the east bay. you could see the fireworks in richmond from across the bay. it was part of the independence eve celebration at the crane way

pavilion. >> you have to ask, all shows that are coming up tonight, leyla gulen, will there will clear visibility? >> not newsily at the san francisco waterfront. >> we are going to experience some fog overnight. when you go out to watch the fireworks if you are on the san francisco waterfront, it could be experiencing low clouds. today is good news, the last day the scorching heat and we will expect warm and sunny conditions today and the patchy clouds return overnight. as we look at the highs for today, starting with the south bay, it is hot, hot, hot. 99 degrees in morgan hill with lots of sun and san jose is 92 and santa clara is 93 along the

coast in santa cruz and 79. on the peninsula, 71 degrees and comfortable at half moon bay and cooler in pacifica and 87 in san mateo and 91 in palo alto. as we head to san francisco, the high is 78 and 70 in the sunset district and 78 in south san francisco. as we move into the north bay, 93 is the high in novato and 93 in santa rosa and as we move to calistoga and napa and sonoma you will be in the mid-to-upper 90's out there. in the east bay, it looks like everything is relatively in the mid-80's near oakland and as you push to the inland areas you will see the triple dim its. very hot temperatures. 102 in san ramon and 105 in brentwood. our lows tonight will be chilly but we have a game today, the cubs versus the a's starting at

1:05. it will be warm. the lows are going to be 56 for a low at what half and 57 in santa cruz and 63 in fremont. in the lower 70's inland. traffic right now looks like it is quiet so far. we did have a couple of crashes one of which has cleared but as we look right now most of the green conditions are a change from yesterday. this crash is cleared. northbound 280 in the center divider caused spectator slowing approaching it because it catch a lot of attention the drive time traffic showing everything on holiday schedule but we have a few added buses on a.c. transit and muni, as well, adding in buses to help with the volume. but it looks to be a quiet day. thank godness it is a holiday. >> thank you, leyla gulen.

a new bill supporting transgender students is headed to governor brown. the measure will let transgender students choose which restrooms they use and which school teams they joined based on gender identity. some school districts have already implemented similar policies. california is the first to make it a state-wide requirement. opponents say the state is going too far. >> the city of berkeley is trying to stop the federal government from closing the city's oldest and largest medical marijuana dispensary. the "san francisco chronicle" reports that the city filed a claim in district court yesterday in defense of the berkeley patient group arguing that closing the pot club would deprive berkeley of hundreds of thousands of tax dollars. the justice department sees it differently accusing the club landlord of breaking federal drug laws and wants to seize the property. >> so far, no charges have been filed against a san francisco firefighter accused of being drunk on duty. police arrested the 43-year-old

michael quinn on suspicion of driving under the influence after his fire truck collided with a motorcycle at 5th and howard on saturday. he was responding to an incident and the motorcyclive was seriously injured. the district attorney says that it is not moving forward until an investigation is completed. >> federal judges have denied a request by governor brown to delay the early release of nearly 10,000 prison inmates. in the decision, the justices say the brown administration had a long history of defying court order to reduce overcrowding at state prisons. the governor argues that releasing inmates early would threaten public safety. his administration says it will appeal the decision to the supreme court. >> the bay area's newest roller coaster rewere ons time for the fourth of july. we have the additions neighbors will be glad to see and hear or not hear. >> a little too much thrill, the swinging tower that threatens to spoil the fourth of july fund

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>> a popular roller coaster at great america is open for business after construction to make it quieter with a tunnel built to enough fell the sound of the ride and the screams of the riders. it was shut down on monday after neighbors complained of the noise. the debut was this year, the tallest and fastest wooden roller in the nation. >> get ready for a big fireworks show over the bay. you are looking at the mortars and shells used to launch the fireworks displace near pier 39 in san francisco. the show takes more than a month to propose and will last 23 minutes. it begins tone at 9:30. the annual fireworks festival is held at the high school football field. in windsor fireworks begin at the park at 930 with -- at 9:30h

a full list at abc7news.com. >> we need clear skies to people to fully enjoy that. >> absolutely. that is what we have. from our mount tamalpais camera, clear skies, looking over to san francisco, you can see the twinkling lights in the distance and it will be nice and cheer this morning but the fog and clouds will rolling back in later on today. we are also looking at cooler conditions in some areas and warmer conditions if others. in san francisco we have a five-degree difference and it will be 78 degrees opposed to 73 yesterday as the high. cooler in concord and walnut creek and oakland, and one degree warmer in san jose. as we look right now at the highs across the state we are going to see very warm conditions through much of northern california. we will enin the triple digits so 110 in chico.

the northwest corner sonoma has thunderstorms clipping the area. we see pockets of drizzle and rain pushing to the east. the full seven-day forecast is coming up shortly. over to traffic. >> we will look in san jose where we had an early crash which is cleared, northbound 280, and we see slow-and-go traffic still there and behind it we have a stalled car southbound 87 which could be block one lay. but it is not causing any delays right now and we are in pretty good shape. the rest of san jose and the bay area is looking clear without any crashes and not too much construction for the holiday and mass transit will be running on a holiday schedule. more on that in a little bit. >> thank you, leyla gulen. chrysler is recalling almost 500,000 cars and s.u.v.'s because of a safety concern that

affects 2011 to 2013 dodges. according to the carmaker there is a problem with automatic head restraint function meant to prevent neck injuries in rear-end crashes and is notifying the customers and will upgrade for free. >> the fourth of july celebration will be great and security is tighter than ever. the city is on guard 2 1/2 months after the boston marathon bombings. spectators can expect to see more paw -- patrols on the air. they planned to carry identity the plot today initially. authorities say there will be more police presence, increased video surveillance and new restrictions in place if the waterfront activity. >> the price of the coney island amusement park could be closed as they take doubt part of the tower, the 275' tower which has been swaying and officials are concern about the structural stability. the park was evacuated.

concerns forced officials to close a roller coast, and ferry wheel. the famous home of the fourth of july hot-dog eating contest will remain open. the tower has been closed since 2007 to visitors. >> so hungry for a hotdog. >> in an hour the stat you've liberty will re-open to the public for the first time since super storm sandy swamped the island. the first boat leaves from new york and new jersey at 5:30 this morning. a large crowd is expected for the ribbon-cutting ceremony and federal officials and new york's mayor are expected to be there. some repairs to bridge walks and docks are underway but much of the work has been completeed. >> day four of the bart strike with no sign, still, that a deal is imminent.

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, it is thursday, the fourth of july, and hope you are home enjoying the start of the holiday. >> thank you for being here. we do have great news, but unfortunately, this is the fourth day of the bart strike along with the fourth of july. >> still no deal with bart.