the most over the four year contract. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more on the negotiations at the top of the hour. if bart workers strike, bay area highways are clogged with computers, most of them driving alone. a survey from the public policy institute shows 55 percent of bay area workers drive solo to work up from 2008 when the survey was last taken. it is lower than a decade ago in 2003. today, only 16 percent of workers rely on public transit to get to work. if there is another bat strike we have a full range of resources at abc7news.com. you will have status on bart talks and information on commute alternatives. you can down load our exclusive abc7 news traffic app to negotiate the freeways. it is all on abc7news.com. >> developing news, police are investigating a fatal shooting in east oakland with officers

say a man was shot and killed on 80th near international boulevard before midnight. no word about any suspects. in antioch police are looking for the person who pulled the trigger on two hen in a car, one is dead and another critically injured last night at 7:30 after reports of shot fired near delta fair shopping center. a white point was found a couple of blocks away with two men and one victim was from richmond dying at the scene. the other man, from vallejo, was rushed to the hospital. police are looking for a suspect vehicle, a gold colored four door honda or chevrolet. >> a child leaving a candle unattended is the cause of a fire that destroyed a home last night before 7:00. the candle lit the curtains on fire and the home was engulfed when firefighters arrived. they weapon the fire from spreading to other homes. crews had to clear people out of

the street because of the power lines. >> a student is suing a school district because administrators should done more to prevent a teacher from molesting students. joseph martin was put on leave in april over molesting a student saying he was allowed to go back to the classroom to said goodbye and he cornered an 11-year-old to convince him not to report the molestation. the child's lawyer says officials newest problem as early at 2007 but did nothing martin was arrested in june. he has been charged with 91 counts of child molestation involving 11 former students. >> the family of a missing oakland girl says they are not giving up hope for her run. 21-month-old daphne webb disappear three weeks ago. the father says she was taken from a car when he extend into a store in oakland. the public is urged to come

forward with information. >> we miss hearing her cries and her laugh and i miss holding her. i am praying like everyone else she comes back. >> her father, john anthony webb did not attend the vigil but he wasn't the focus of the event and amber alert is active. police say the case remains the top investigations. >> the funeral is held today for a korean war soldier who died 62 years ago at the golden gate national cemetery. he was captured in korea in 1951 and died in captivity. the remains are finally identified in may using d.n.a. samples from the family. the coffin arrived at san jose international airport where it was escorted by believes and veterans to the funeral home. he was born in 1919 and grew up in the mission district of san francisco. >> we have our first look at the fix for the new eastern span of

the bay bridge. dozens of broken bolts were discovered in march forcing officials to delay the opening. we went inside the engineering company in vallejo where the steel saddles are being made. they will it is under the deck of the bridge and involve the broken bolts. crews will begin installing in mid-september. we will explain the process in a report in the next half hour. >> happening today, mosquito fogs is underway in san jose to prevent the spread of west nile virus tonight on the north and highway 101 on the south and orchard parkway to the west and highway 680 to the east. ground crews will start at 11 p.m. tonight. >> now the weather. i do not see fog but that is my

drive. over to meteorologist mike nicco. >> it was quiet. a nice change. august 1. welcome to august. check out san francisco: this is what is going on in san francisco during august. not much of a temperature change from the first to the end, from a regular high of 68 to 70 and our low is from 55 to 56 and we have been up to 98 and as cold as 48. we get .1" rain with three quarters the greatest amount. the full moon is the 21. in san francisco it is 55. we are the same temperature in half moon bay and cooler in novato at 50 and 49 in santa rosa. oakland is 58 and mountain view and san jose and 59 in fremont, the warmer spot. concord and san carlos and hair -- hayward at 57. next 12 hours, late arriving clouds and temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50's and dry air bringing a lot of sunshine quickly 58 at the coat,

mid-to-upper 60's around the bay and inland. by 4:00, we have a cool breeze with temperatures struggling to get in the upper 70's. upper 60's at the bay and the coast. at 7:00, well have clouds rolling from the coast to the bay and 58 at coast and 64 away the bay and 72 inland. friday, saturday, and sunday, the week forecast: temperatures will jump closer to average, mid-to-upper 60's inland and mid-70's at the bay account coast is -- bay and the coast i >> a crash on highway 4 at marsh creek. here is the golden gate bridge with no problems on the bay bridge toll plaza. there are early riser from emeryville to san francisco and moving along swiftly.

in san mateo, the bridge is under haze with clear traffic. in the westbound direction those the tail lights from hayward to foster city. from the eastbound direction the headlights are moving along well. now, kristen and eric? >> it is 4:37. final justice for the victims of the cleveland kidnapper as castro learns how long he will be behind bars. >> what bug-sniffing dogs found at the local goodwill warehouses. why they will be back out today. here is america's money report. >> relief for american college students. a bill to lower interest rates and student loans headed to the president's desk after passing the house last night. rates doubled in july but now they will burr at 3.9 percent. july was great for stops with the dow and the s&p 500 the best

in since john and the good times continue after the federal reserve promised to keep pumping money into the economy. lululemon accused of shunning plus-size shoppers is reported that one store large sizes were kept in the back and rarely restocked. the company did not comment on the story. how without like your grapes to take like...cotton candy? "los angeles times" says it is the latest designer fruit created for the flavor like honey crisp apples were create createed. it will hit the high end

>> covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> a look from the camera toward san francisco. how is the weather today? mike nicco will tell you. traffic is coming up with leyla gulen. >> the morning after pill is on

sale at pharmacies and grocery stores without a prescription to women of any age. starting today, plan "b" pills are moved to store shelves rather than behind the counter. the emergency contraception is available to women under 17 without a prescription. this, mas the end of a long legal battle to make it more available. >> gay couples back east will tie the knot today, this video shows couples getting married as the clock struck midnight in minnesota. that state and rhode island are the latest to legalize same-sex marriage with the district of columbia. 42 couples tied the knot in minneapolis where the city began issuing marriage licenses when the law took affect at 12:01. the first gay weddings in rhode island are expected to take place later this morning. same-sex marriage is now legal in 13 states. >> a blood drive in the south bay drew attention to the issue of gay men not being allowed to donate. campbell mayor is one of those

men. he hosts yesterday's blood drive and signed up to donate but was not allowed to give blood. the food and drug administration bars men who have had sex with other men from donating because of the aids epidemic. he is openly gay and wants the f.d.a. to rethink the regulation. >> it is ironic i can host the blood drove but i cannot donate blood. let's use this opportunity to demonstrate this are members that want to contribute of themselves to sacrifice and save the lives of others. >> the f.d.a. estimates the chance of contracting h.i.v. or aid from donated blood is one in two million. >> the american red cross says the summer is a challenge getting blood donations with many donors on vacation the organization is recording low levels of blood donations. northern california blood services issued an emergency call for donations in june. since then donations are up 15 percent but they say they are still short. northern california blood banks

say they need 300 donors each day. >> goodwill could get the all clear to re-open two warehouses that were shut down because of a bed bug scare. the bed bug sniffing dog will make another check to make sure there are no traces of the parasites. this was a scare on friday in san francisco where inspection team revealed evidence of bedbugs which led to good will dumping a semi truck worth of donated items. >> they are usually where they can get a blood meal. that is most likely going to be bedding and things sorried with the bed. head boards, cabinets that are next to the beds. >> good will says all of this is precautionary to make sure no customers go home with any infested items. >> the cleveland man who kidnapped three girls and held them captive for a decade will be sentenced.

53-year-old castro will get life in prison plus 1,000 years after plead guilty to kidnapping, rape and abuse of the girls. the three women were held in the former school bus driver's cleveland home. the deal spares castro the death penalty. >> do you understand that upon entering this plea you will never be released from prison. >> i know i was going to get what is thrown at me. >> the prosecution released new information about the victims including diaries they kept of their ordeal. they were chained at the ankle and forced to use plastic toilets that were rarely emptied. the victims are allowed to speak at the hearing but not expected to do so. >> florida neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman drove away with a warning after getting pulled over for speeding in texas. video shows an officer stopping george zimmerman in the dallas suburb on sunday. he told the officer he had a gun stashed inside his glove

compartment. >> just checking. >> reduce your speed and slow down and just give you a warning. this is a warning. take it easy. >> texas officials said the officer handled the situation by the book. the stop came two weeks after george zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting death of unarmed teenager trayvon martin. >> in san francisco, it will cost more to have the trash hauled away. the company that handles the pickup will increase rates in august by $6 to $34 a month the first increase in three years. the company says that they are charging more for garbage pickup because of a big increase in customers using their recycle service which is flow the. >> today, things are about to get busy in the napa valley. this morning growers will pick grapes manning the start to an

early harvest. one of the top producers of sparkling wine, mumm, will peck at 6:00 this morning. it is all due to the weather, the dry spring kick started the -- kick started the grape-growing season and the first load grapes arrive in a little before 8:30 this morning. >> the weather conditions have an effect on how sweet or how dry the wine grapes are. >> it will be interesting to see what it tastes like when they uncork it. >> so, it tricks the grapes into thinking it is fall. can we get some rain? i know it is summer. >> it never hurts to ask. no. i wish. rain is not in the offing. we are supposed to get .1" in san francisco in august but i don't think that will happen. we have a breeze today with small craft advisory and it started earlier, 9:00 this

morning, to 9:00 this evening, and west wind through the bay waters and into the delta and 15- to 25-knots and the winds that brought the dry air and sunshine to the chest are still out there until 5:00 tomorrow morning, northwest wind at 15- to 25-knots. fairfield is 18 miles per hour and concord at 14 miles per hour and everyone else below ten-mile-per-hour wind. from mount tamalpais it is clear but from sausalito to san francisco the clouds are moving from right to left across your screen. the late arriving clouds will start to fill in the bay in the next hour. by the afternoon we will have cleaner and more dry air and not so much haze at the day before and the day before that. the smoke from the oregan fire continues to be swept away from us. the sea breeze will keep our temperatures at bay below average again and clouds, we will have more and this weekend the temperatures will climb back to where we should be. leader is the cloud cover,

notice the clouds will come across san francisco and start to fill in the east bay shore. some are going to push down the lower valleys of the north bay and head to petaluma in the fiscal year few hours. by 9:00, we are look at partly cloudy to mostly sunny conditions. to the coast we will see a lack of cloud cover but it fills in the coast as we head in the afternoon hours and pockets of sunshine will open while the rest us sunny this afternoon. as far as temperatures, we are below average. we are supposed to be 83 in san jose and only 76 degrees today, and 72 in sunnyvale and near 80 if los gatos, and morgan hill and gilroy. low to mid 70's up the peninsula and millbrae is 68. we continue out at 58 pacifica today and same in daly city and colma and warmer downtown and south san francisco, mid-60's for you, cross the golden gate bridge, sausalito, 65, and mid-to-upper 70's this afternoon. this morning, we are in the 40's and low 50's and when they go out there and start grabbing the

grapes, it will be chilly. upper 60's to low 70's throughout the east bay shore and in the east bay valley we will start at 76 at pleasanton and 80 at walnut creek, pittsburg and antioch is 81 degrees. we will be back in the low-to-mid 50's with clouds on the coast spilling in the bay. a big jump in temperatures tomorrow, and well hang out in the mid-to-upper 80's the rest of the forecast inland and mid-to-upper 70's an the bay and upper 50's to low 60's at the coast. have a great day. >> warmth for the weekend. we do have a crash reported in brentwood and we have construction, as well, and we will get to that, first. here is eastbound and westbound highway 24, from 580/980 split to the county line with one lane blocked until 5:00 this morning. you can see where there is a lost red not necessarily track but the sensors could be damaged because of the construction. that should change when the

construction project lits. as we look at brentwood on highway 4 at marsh creek we have an accident involving two vehicles. so far, not causing were of a delay. in fact, we are looking at a quick drive along highway 4 from antioch to concord at 15 minutes. 580 from tracy to dublin/pleasanton is 28 minutes. 581, 101, southbound, into san francisco is under 20 minutes. in san francisco, that is a picture of 280 arrest from 17 and we have a few cars out there but it looks like traffic is running smoothly without any problems and no construction and no crashes. look at that, a nice live shot of san jose. go to abc7news.com/contest and you could drive away with a brand new smart car. we will announce the lucky winner tomorrow right now. we have hours only to enter, be smart, enter now, don't waste any more time you could get a

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>> a small bug is causing big problems in the san joaquin valley which has forced the state department of food and agriculture to put 178 square miles under quarantine. it is where six bugs were found two weeks away. the pest can kill citrus trees. the fruits need to be cleansed of all leaves and stems and that trees must be sprayed. eight other california counties have also gotten quarantines because of the bug.

insects low on the food chain but one of them does not know it. you can see this fish swimming its last lap and a water bug is hiding waiting for the right moment and snags the fish, injects it with a fluid that liquefies the insides and swallows it. want. the point to all of this is to evaluate the bug's reproduction systems and the geographic range which is popping up north possibly because of climate change. >> now, something really special, abc7 news reporter will be honored for work when the cameras and mikes are turned off. former san francisco mayor brown will today recognized carolyn and five other veterans in the business for their work raising money for women of which are to fight breast cancer. each year, she has been an instrumental part of organizing a walk benefiting friends of faith. the organization was founded to

pay tribute to bay area tv reporter who died of the disease in 2003 after a brain battle. this year's walk is scheduled for august 17. >> time for a look at the forecast. mike? >> we will talk about temperatures below am as we look if our roof camera at the clouds developing along the east bay shore near the port of oakland. san francisco and oakland are five degrees cooler-than-average, and napa and san jose, seven, anded with wood eight and live more nine. we should be in the 70's and 80's. high pressure is quiet pattern in the mid-and-upper levels over the entire state. 74 and cooler-than-average against in los angeles and 106 in palm springs, and only 75 in tahoe. 86 in yosemite. safe travels. leyla gulen? >> as we look at our traffic we have construction projects in blest hill northbound along 680.

if you are traveling you will notice we have few lanes blocked off and we have four, northbound 680 to monument boulevard, construction crews are out there working to make our freeways better. make sure you slow as we go over to the maze we have this closure eastbound 580 from 80 to san pablo avenue we have a couple of lanes blocked and that will last until 7:00 this morning, already, starting to see the traffic moving in the when direction. 680 from walnut creek to dublin, 14 minutes and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco under 50 minutes and highway 17 from highway 1 to los gatos is only 24 minutes. >> the relative of aviator amelia earhart is planning to retrace her ancestor's life flight and will take off from oakland next summer and will fly around the world with anarch action -- a businessman from

arkansas. amelia was the first to fly across the atlantic in 1932 and disappeared during the pacific leg of the flight around the world. not a single confirmed trace of her or her plane has ever been found. >> there is a new attraction in austria for adrenalin junkies, a suspension bridge and platform with views of the am -- alps, for visitors with nerves of steel leading 14 steps do a glass platform with 1,300' drop the highest bridge in austria. >> 4:57. next at 5:00 a.m., leads pay off in a violent attack after the pride celebration. now, an arrest has been made. >> how bay area ferries are getting ready in case of another bart strike

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> thanks for joining us. >> a check on the forecast. mike, what do you have? >> a lack of cloud cover. partly cloudy to mostly clear. no fog. no mist. no drizzle. off to a good start for the forecast. we will talk about what is going to happen this afternoon. we will see a lot of sunshine. but, still, with the constant sea breeze temperatures are below average. we will be cool of the loan the coast at 58 in san francisco and 63. around the bay from 64 to 76. under land the range is from 73 to 81. warmer weather is coming up in the next forecast. leyla gul?