>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, everyone, at 5:00 a.m., so glad you are with us on this friday morning. >> what do we have in front of us weather-wise? mike if. >> great question. i will show you first live doppler 7 hd and the visibility. we do not have the fog yet, santa rosa visibility is down to eight with more clouds on the coast and six miles visibility at half moon bay and everyone else is okay. we will talk about what will happen today. as we head in the afternoon hours, total sunshine again, inland, from 81 in the north by to 89 in the east bay valley and

an the bay we go from 70 to 80 down to san jose and long the coast, 62 to 68 in downtown san francisco and a few more clouds than yesterday. the morning commute, here is the lady with the answers. >> i have some answers and it is busy in the east bay on 880 southbound, with a construction project that should be wrapping up in moments. look at this, down to 16 or 18 miles per hour, and six miles per hour in some areas headed south of 980. we should see cones picked up as we speak so hopefully this will disappear. if you are headed in the northbound direction we have another construction project in the same area between 16th and embarcadero, so, hopefully that is going to be wrapping up as we speak. as we look at our speeds across our bridges, along the richmond and san rafael, seven minutes gets you from east to west and 92 san mateo is 13 minutes and dumbarton is 11 minutes. >> thank you, leyla gulen at 5:01 it could be deja vu on monday, bart unions have given

72 hours strike notice and the board is meeting this morning. abc7 news reporter at the bart station in san leandro. >> bart riders are upset and a woman told us she is going to cry, she is going did pray. a man said he wish he stayed on strike last month rather than putting commuters through this zigging and zagging. unions announced there will be a strike on monday if they cannot reach an agreement. that doesn't look likely. the bart directors who is witnessed the nexts say the talks have been bizarre and personalities getting in the way. commuters say they don't want to be the ones who pay the price for the inability to agree on a contract. >> we will lose 10 percent of our staff. i work at san francisco general and it is inconvenient for the patients and the people. and this is just the kitchen.

the strike last month resulted in long lines and clogged freeways and transportation officials are encouraging people who can work from home to do so. they say expect long delay if the trains are not running. negotiations continue through the weekend but the two sides are very far apart. >> one employee perk not being negotiated costs the company $2 million a year. our media partner, the "contra costa times" reports free bart passes for employees and their families for life. the board president said he is not convinced the policy should be changed because they only account for half of a percent of the 400,000 weekday trips. the's of the transit union says it is something that a lost companies do for their employees offering employee discounts or

passes. >> if there is a strike bart is hoping to have up to 95 buses available for limited runs from lenadro. bay ferry will run center boats and overflow parking is available in alameda and bay ferry will have two extra boats. car lane hours are extended from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a range of resources at abc7 news.com including alternative transit options and real time traffic maps. can you download the abc7 news trab app to navigate the freeway. follow us on twitter for breaking news updates. >> from hayward, several people will get a rude awakening after a fire at their permit complex.

our news reporter is on the scene with the damage. matt? >> firefighters put out the lat of the hotspots in the past 15 minutes but you can see the damage done by the flames, the carport melted, six cars were destroyed. this call came in at 3:15 with firefighters arriving and seeing flames 20' to 30' in the air and concerns it spread to the nearby homes. no homes were damaged. neighbors described to me what woke them up. >> people were pounding on the doors and as they pounded on the doors you do hear the tires exploding and that woke us up and popped out and you can see the major glow. it was scary. >> firefighters say they are investigating what caused this fire but you can see back out here the big mess it left behind and firefighters are still here and they are making sure they will have to clean up everything that is on the ground, the

grounds is very wet from all the water though had to use for the fire and we will be here all morning and bring you updates right here. >> thank you, matt. san jose police want to lend more this morning about the drowning of a juvenile who drowned on charm glow court in the southeast part of san jose. the tragedy happened after 6:00 p.m. and the santa clara medical examiner has not released the victim's name or age. >> a bay area mom faced child endangerment charges for leaving her son to watch a puppet show at the library while she went home for a hour. the woman was confronted when she picked him up in daly city. she said she went home to make sure the stove was off and eat lunch. the arraignment is slated for next month. >> we have learned that the city of richmond plans to file a lawsuit against chevron

damages and clean up response from last august. 15,000 residents withent to a hospital after a blanket of smoke was sent over the city and beyond. chevron said they could not comment on the lawsuit but said that "we believe the decision to pursue such a suit is a wait of the city's resources and another example of failed leadership." >> now the forecast. mike? >> i have probably not as strong words as though but we have a lot of cheer air from the roof camera to the ferry building. you can see the flags are blowing out toward the land again and we do have a sea breeze out there. it is just not picking up the clouds right now and bringing them in. nor is it bringing any pollen. we have clear air with the trees and ragweed and grass and mold and ozones all low, but the u.v. index is getting you today especially if you are around when it is in the 50's and the winds are blowing out and you do

not notice your skin getting warm that is when you get burned. the next 12 hours, clouds are late this morning and 47 to 55, and we will have sunshine everywhere but the coast and warmer weather, 58 to 76, so a nice day to be outside for a friday afternoon. 4:00, it will be around 60 to 86 with clouds at the cot ben and comfortable and you need a coat around the coast but inland will be 78. saturday, sunday, and monday, it looks like we will keep temperatures steady with morning clouds and afternoon sunshine. enjoy. >> we have a stalled big rig on highway four, the railroad avenue on-ramp to the eastbound side of highway four where it will be blocked and we have most of the delays in the westbound direction at 34 miles per hour and as you make the drive to pitts bug from antioch as we look at the mass transit, bart, muni, caltran, everything on time and if san jose as we look

at 280 away from 17, all is quiet and we are seeing a few headlights in the northbound direction and a couple of tail lights in the southbound direction but everything is moving along swiftly with no accidents or construction reported in the area. >> which coffee chain gives you the biggest jolt? that is next in the bloomberg business report. >> embassies on high alert, with a threat behind the closure of dozens of outposts coming up. >> later a key test for steel rods on the new span of the bay bridge and what caltran will look for. first here is the tech bytes. >> motorola makes history with the first smartphone made in the usa called the moto x. worth. >> the "wall street journal" reports that the next generation

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>> covering fremont, palo alto, north bay and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good friday morning. an alert for diplomatic missions in muslim countries this morning. the state department plans to close an undisclosed number of embassies and consulates on sunday because of a threat. we are joined with our reporter in washington, dc, with more. >> good morning, the decision to close the facilities shows how confident the intelligence community is about the credibility of this threat although they do not know the exact target. >> american diplomatic outposts across the muslim world are new facing a specific and incredible threat with a dozen embassies and consulates closed on sunday including some of our biggest in

egypt, iraq, and kuwait. the mass closing is the first of its kind in a decades sin the one-year anniversary of 9/11. >> individual embassies and consulates will announce whether they open and whether they are implementing a restriction or other measures. >> a senior official told abc it is a specific threat, an effort against the embassy or consulate but we do not know the specific target. officials suspect that islamic jihadists could be plotting an attack. fresh on their minds is last year's surprise assault on the consulate in benghazi, libya, with insurgents killing the ambassador and three other americans with ties to al-qaeda. at the white house, president obama discussed counterterrorism with the president of yemen, a country home to a top al-qaeda affiliate. >> the threats are not only trans national in nature but, also, cause severe hardship for the people of yemen. sunday.

>> the state department has not ruled out keeping the embassies closed for additional days. there is also concern that other american targets could be connected to this threat. >> it is 5:15. whole foods is opening new stores in dublin/pleasanton and correct as part of an expansion located at dublin boulevard in a new shopping center to be the on vacant land. it will be the first whole food stores in dublin. walnut creek will get the second whole food store near oakland grove road taking over a space occupied by safe way that will move to a larger site across the street. there will be 175 jobs at the two new stores expected to be completed in the next year. >> this is important at this time of the morning: which coffee change does the biggest blast of caffeine? >> bank of america facing more

mortgage-related lawsuits. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning, more mortgage-related problems for bank of america, that could face civil charges brought by the justice department and the securities and exchange commission related to jumbo home loans they sold to investors. the bang says that the fcc could take action against the merrill lynch unit. the new york attorney general could bring claims over residential mortgages. the post office has an idea for making money delivering alcohol. the postmaster general says they have look into the possibility using special boxes that would hold two, four, or six bottles and ship for a flat rate to anywhere in the united states. they sometime the delivering alcohol has the potential to raise up to 50 million a year. which coffee chain packs the most caffeine? the numbers were crunched and starbucks has 21 milligrams of caffeine per ounce compared to

13 for dunkin' donuts and nine for mcdonald's. that is the news from the new york stock exchange and the bloomberg business report. >> mike has come over to visit with the forecast. >> he bring good news. >> hopefully. hopefully you want warmer weather. that is what we have. 5:17. radar satellite, it is pretty empty as far as radar with dry air. we have more clouds along the coast and they are starting to develop long the east bay shoreline. we will watch temperature like yesterday with our fingers crossed that any delays at sfo are minimal. i wanted it show you the north bay where i found the cold temperatures this morning. santa rosa is friction. and bodega bay is at 47 and mill valley at 48 and 49 and american canyon at friction, a cool spot, and it is unlawful

only there but san ramon at 49 degrees. brentwood is the warm spot at 60. alameda and new york at 57. 75 in san carlos and redwood city and san jose. cupertino is 51 degrees. today, we will have warmer temperatures this afternoon. more clouds are coming during the overnight hours and that could drop the temperatures a little bit this weekend but we are in a steady pattern where it will be the cloud cover and how strong the sea breeze is depend ing on. our temperatures in the afternoon hour. the golden gate bridge, like yesterday, clear here and we are going to have temperatures around average as we head throughout the afternoon hours in san francisco. one degree warmer in nap if at 84 and oakland and livermore and san jose and redwood city at one to five degrees cooler-than-average. when we warm today, still not quite where we should be in some areas. low-to-mid 80's from san jose and cupertino and gilroy and

upper 70's for the rest of the south bay. 73 in santa cruz and upper 70's for a lost the peninsula and milder around san mateo and 72 and 69 in millbrae and low-to-mid 60's along the coast and as the case yesterday, more cloud cover today. it will be brisk this afternoon, also much up more 60's downtown, and south san francisco, and sausalito is 70 and low-to-mid 80's through the north bay valley and low-to-mid 60's at your beaches and everyone escapes the 60's and let to mid-70's and could get around upper 70's in richmond and castro valley and fremont and 82 in hercules and locked in the mid-to-upper 80's in the east bay valley and we will chime to the east bay shore and show you what going on at the cove rangers are in town taking on the a's and the fireworks you will need a blanket to stay warm and dry because at 10:00 we will be down to 60. tonight mostly in the 50's and we could have a few 40's in the deepest inland valley and seven-day forecast shows the

temperatures drop one-or-two degrees saturday and sunday and we gain it right back monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday. have a good weekend. >> we have a rot of a hit-and-run accident with injuries with a car and a pedestrian in san francisco. this is at the intersection of howard street and the embarcadero. it sounds like there are injuries involved and we do have police on the scene so this could be an active scene with closures that are going to be in place with more information as it becomes available. as we head to the east bay, over the altamont pass, if you are traveling in the eastbound distribution toward tracy at 205 on eastbound 580 we have a report of a car fire but most of the traffic is in the westbound direction indicated by all of the red so 33 miles per hour and it will be 30 minute drive from tracy to dublin and slowing because of construction in the eastbound direction between greenville and flynn. here is a picture of our san mateo bridge and this is where we do have a report of a big rig

that lost the tire at the high-rise in the westbound direction blocking a lane so you could see traffic slowing down. eric? >> watch abc live stream is available in the bay area and abc7 news seven is the first local station and abc is the first broadcast network to bring you a live stream of the local news and all of your favorite abc tv shows. you never have to miss a minute of the news and shows you love. watch abc allows you to bring abc along with you wherever you want to be, a special new benefit brought to you by abc and comcast and chatter communications at no additional cost and go to abc7news.com to find out how to access. you can download the app.

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>> seven things to know, there is a 72 hour strike notice starting the countdown clock for the sunday night deadline when workers would walk off the job on monday morning. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the latest and

alternatives. >> breaking news in hayward with a carport fire that destroyed six vehicles breaking out at 3:00 a.m. with a live report from abc7 news reporter at the top of the hour. >> motorcyclist died after a bizarre series of crashes. he fell off the motorcycle it is believed and a car was involved if an accident and flipped and then landed on him. the overpass is lowed while police investigate. >> police are investigating a deadly shooting in berkeley outside a liquor for last night. the 24-year-old man was shot and died at the hospital. >> five, another round of tests for rods installed for the new guantanamo new bay bridge after similar rods failed this year. >> six, check out the beautiful sunrise from the tower and we have a few clouds, sure, but

warmer weather is on the way with the latest weather in the seven-day forecast. >> 15, it is not a friday lite but it could look like it on the bay bridge but we a stalled big rig on the san mateo bridge causing slowing and a hit-and-run accident in san francisco. >> time is tick down for yankee star rodriguez with the latest steroid scandal. he could be suspended by monday. major league baseball is expected to release two lists on monday, one including players who have accepted suspensions and the other would name players who plan to challenge any penalties. rodriguez is the biggest star out of 14 players linked to a biogenesis clinic in florida. >> for get yogi bera and stealing picnic baskets a bear has a bigger prize, an entire dumpster. the bear sniffed out food in the back of a german restaurant on

wednesday and rather than messing an with the lid he took off the entire bin taking 50' until he flipped it over and chowed down. remember, the restaurant signature dish is a steak stuffed bacon and mustard and covered in gravy and he liked it so much he was spotted again yesterday morning. >> sounds delicious. can i help you? >> yogi pursueed the pick- >> we have more on the bart strike. >> and a new legal chan in san jose over the

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, at 5:30. >> mike has the forecast. >> leyla gulen is here, too, and something like that. we will get to leyla gulen in a minute but live doppler 7 hd shows it is quiet with the clouds are tardy and they starting to fill in as we look from the roof camera. a lot of such shine, and temperatures are closer to average and it will feel more like summer today with 81 in the north bay to 89 in the east bay valley and around the bay we go from 70 to 80 degrees in san jose. the coast will be in the low 60's to 68 in friend and just a few more clouds than we had year. here is leyla gulen with a serious incident in san francisco, a corner of howard treat and the embarcadero. this was a hit-and-run accident, a car versus a pedestrian, a white pickup is being sought

after and they went southbound along the embarcardero and right now it sounds like injuries are recorded and a closure could be in place. as we take you into san jose, we have this closure, between williams road one lane is blocked until 3:00 this afternoon, and 280 is looking smooth as you make the drive away from the 17/880 split. >> both sides disappointed but another bart strike is on the horizon and the unions have given 72 hours notice and the bart board meets in a few hours. they are still hopeful of avoiding a strike but we not sure what will happen. >> also, during the last bart strike thousands flocked to casual car pooling. it was more smoothly yesterday morning in san francisco as drivers dropped off passengers near the financial district.

transportation officials are reserving parts of the area around the transbay terminal for the commute but commuters say that adds to the chaos. >> lot of buses were routed to beil street where the car pool pickup is so it was difficult to get picked up because there was so much traffic. >> there is a small bright spot for commuters, if a strike happens, transportation officials will hand out $5 gift cars to evening casual car poolers in san francisco. >> we have assembled a range of resources for you at abc7news.com including the latest updates from bay area transit agencies on how they are accommodating extra passengers. a list of park and road laws and real time traffic maps. >> new this morning, a motorcyclist is dead after a bizarre crash near the port of

oakland. police say that the motorcyclist crashed near 3rd street before 11:00 and a speeding driver in a car had a separate accident flipping their car and it landed on the motorcyclist. the motorcyclist died at the scene. the driver of the car was not hurt. the overpass will be closed in both directions until later this morning. >> police are investigating a deadly shooting outside a liquor store in northwest berkeley that happened outside bing's accomplish shortly after 9:00 last night. a 24-year-old man was found on the street with gunshot wounds. he died at the hospital. homicide detectives have canvassed the area for information and checking local businesses for surveillance video. >> a former elementary school was convicted of molesting self students and could be sentenced to life in prison. craig chandler was found guilty

of lewd actions on five girls if his classroom at the elementary school. chandler blindfolded the students and said they were part of a lesson involving sensory definite bring have a vacation and holen keller. the families were silent. another parent says moving on is not is easy. >> i go to the school and sit in the class to see how the teachers are because of this. >> the school district released this statement saying his actions not only violated the children but cast a pall on the sense of safety and security in our schools for the past 18 months. >> two suspected marijuana growers will run to court to answer charges of keeping a teenage sex slave. the lake county sheriff provided these pictures, federal prosecutions claim they made the 15-year-old southern california girl live need this box at their pot farm and agents say they found 1,300 pot plant and self weapons in a raid and the teen was not only abused but forced

to process pot plants. the 30-year-old ryan baletto and 25-year-old patrick pearmain could face possible life sentences if they are convicted. >> the next round of testing me begins today on rods installed at the new bay bridge. the tests come after 32 similar rods failed when they tightened this year. the tests will focus on checking the long bolts if how they respond to stress and the elements for protection during an earthquake. the opening of the new span is delays which was scheduled for labor day. >> san jose residents fighting a new downtown ballpark for the a's have filed a lawsuit. they are challenging a city transfer of the proposed site to a re-development successor agency. the transfer includes an option for the a's to boy the land for $were million a fraction of the $25 million the re-development

agency paid for it. san jose granted the a's the opening in 2011 to maintain the land after the agencies in california were eliminated. >> we have bail on tap today, so we will check owe the forecast with mike. >> the fireworks game is at the cove and the rangers are in town to take on the a's and it will be a cool one by the end of the game. bring a blanket so get on the field and watch the fireworks. we have to watch alaska because that is where the summer has been, they are setting records with 31 days of 80-degree warmth or higher. the only day was 30. average 11 days and they have had 13 days of 85 or warmer. we will warm a little today and try to get back to a if most neighbors with clouds making a push and temperatures are in the 40's in in of our deepest inland valleys but mostly if the low-to-mid 50's through 7:00 and 66 at the by.

toasty standing in the sunshine and inland and 8 at 4:00 and 60 at the coast and will be mild this evening, from 58 at the coat to 64 around the bay to 78 inland. we will see a little more cloud cover in the morning hours and that is going to shake a few degrees off the highs on fridays saturday, and sunday but pleasant to be outside. leyla gulen has the commute. >> we do have this closure in the east bay the overcrossing to 880 we have been talking about it all morning, and it is involving a fatal motorcycle crash so the overcrossing at 880 is shut down until further notice and 880 is involving from early construction. we had some slowing especially in the southbound direction a solid red six miles per hour speed and the cones have been picked up and that is moving along swiftly as we take you back to san jose, this roth is going to last until 3:00 this afternoon, with one one lane blocked off impacting traffic

and slow the commute. 280 does not appear to be slowed down but the san mateo is slowing and outside, this is where we are seeing extra traffic with more brake lights and all due to a big rig that lost a tire at the high-rise. >> new this morning, the labor department releases a july jobs report just if the last 10 minutes and we will break down the numbers for you. >> do you want to be part of medical history? a health study and how you can take part in the

>> more on the breaking news on the embarcadero with a hit-and-run descend. a pedestrian was hit near embarcadero and how war streets, a white pickup truck hit the victim and took off and last seen headed southbound on the embarcadero toward at&t park and interstate 280. >> both sides say they are disappointed but another bart strike is on the horizon with unions giving 72-hour notice and the board meets in a few hours. abc7 news reporter amy ho that report. >> riders are disappointed, too, and you not sure what they are going do do bart union officials

made the announcement and will go on strike on monday if they cannot reach an agreement on a contract. bart management says that this will only stall nexts. the bart union blames the chief nearby airport saying he is here to break up the unions. the finger-pointing continues leaving commuters stranded and frustrateed. >> it is a big problem for everyone. especially because there is nothing -- last time it was a holiday. so it was not so many people on the road and this time everyone is...there are no holidays ... it will be a nightmare. >> this is what the compute locked like the first week of july when workers were on strike. a temporary contract extension put worker on the job but that expires us on monday putting us back where we were. they will continue to negotiate this week but a resolution

doesn't look likely. some of bart board directors say the talks have been bizarre and personalities are getting in the way. >> thank you. new this morning, the labor department just released the latest jobs report. the unemployment rate fell to 7.4 percent if july, and that is down .2 percent from the previous month the lowest rate since december of 2008. investors are watching how this affects the stock market and we will have a report at 6:45. >> in detroit's bankruptcy case there are deadlines in the case and a key issue is whether the city is eligible to qualify if bankruptcy protection. the judge says that any objections have to be filed by two weeks from monday with a

hearing on the issue in ok. detroit's troubles stem from corruption, financial mismanagement, auto industry collapse and a lowered tax base as people moved out with long long term debt $18 billion. >> you have a chance to participate in a nationwide study that takes place over every 30 years with screening at mount difficult ron medical center, the american cancer study has only been done device since the 1950s with previous versions credited with finding a link between smoking and cancer and obesity and cancer. the study tracks 300,000 people nation-wide and look at genes and environmental causes of cancer. >> the ability to track victims, to understand something about them and determine whether someone gets cancer, gives us a lost information that can be used this research. >> you must be between 30 and

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>> now, dug the bay breezes, they are going to be stout. it will be a nice afternoon and full of sunshine and it will just be choppy. 11:00 this morning until 9:00 this evening, and 15- to 25-knots and the bay waters and the delta, it will be a brisk day along the bees and northwest wind at 15- to 25-knots and this continues, also, until 9:00 this evening. wins have calmed considerably sin the last time we talked, and 15 miles per hour in concord and 14 in fairfield and it is the sea breeze that will let us today and the reason why we seeing less cloud cover and more in the way of warmth this afternoon. beautiful picture as we hock from mount tamalpais all the way back to san pablo bay and this will be for the evening executive producer would went to lsu so there is yellow and purple in the picture. here is what we dealing with, warmer highs this afternoon,

more clouds overnight and that will drop our temperatures just a little bit and barely noticeable and we are in a steady weather pattern starting today, all the way through the end of 15 day forecast. we will talk about our temperatures and how they compare to yesterday from two degrees warmer in santa rosa to seven or eight if concord and fremont and we are seeing more 70's and 80's and not so many 60's and 70's as yesterday. we will have mid-80's around los gatos and morgan hill and santa cruz is partly cloudy and 73. my to upper 70's for most of the peninsula and san mateo an 70-degree mark and low-to-mid 60's along the coast and 70 in sausalito, and young in petaluma and 64 in santa rosa and napa, the north bay valley spread and low-to-mid 60's along the north coast and we will flirt with 80 around richmond, and we will be well in the mid-and upper 80's in the east by valley.

fireworks game rangers are in town to take on the a's and 67 to start and dropping down do a cool 60. seven-day forecast shows we drop a degree or two saturday and sunday we gain it back next week. enjoy the steady weather. leyla gulen? >> it has been anything but friday lite because of an accident after another and problems on two major problems. first we head over to the altamont pass where we have a car fire that is still eastbound 580 at 205 with the fire department on one side. in the westbound direction you will see the stop-and-go traffic over the altamont pass into live more and we have this construction project and a few lanes are blocked until 9:00. as you head over to the tolls and over to the bay bridge, westbound side of 80 at the incline a crash out there has one lane blocked and ones with able to get off to treasure island, but another one is still stuck in the public three lane. as we go outside and take a look at the toll plaza, the metering

lies have been turned on early all due to this crash and you can see how traffic is starting to pack in there out of emeryville and over to the tolls. for the past two week we have been talking about our smart car contest and, finally, this morning, we have a winner and we will reveal who is going to drive away with a brand new smart car in our next hour. so, we will announce a big winner at 6:50. >> not you, eric. >> i am wearing my rally red. in honor of the person winning a smart car. >> can't wait. >> can i make? >> no looking. for looking. >> i know you want to know who won. >> coming up, feel the dreams, a big day for bay area little leaguers in a quest to the little league world series. >> coming up at 6:00, former nfl

tight end hernandez and his own words, the hand written letter now nasaing and the promise he is making

>> good morning, everyone, on abc7 news. this is what stands between mount sutro and mount diabolo, the sky is clear. what does it mean? mike nicco will explain it to you coming up.

>> final appropriations are underway for the premiere summer festivals, crews put up the grandstand yesterday to the 13th annual art and soul festival if downtown oakland featuring nonstop music and great food and it features the largest family fun zone of any bay area festival. it gets underway tomorrow at noon and runs until 8:00 p.m. and noon until can on sunday with admission $10 for adults and children under 12 are free. >> the all stars begin the quest for a little league world series title today. they are in san bernardino for the western regionals after beating santa cruz on sunday. the peninsula little league heroes left for southern california on tuesday and the all stars play the arizona state champions today at 4:00 p.m. and face teams from maui and arizona on monday and wednesday, and you can log on to espn 3 our sister network with the west regional championship game august ten and

the winner advanced to the little league world series in williams port, pennsylvania. >> we win them the best the turn it over to mike and the forecast. >> we will talk about san francisco, our alma nag fog is the warmer month with average of 68 to 70, and the lows are about 56. at warm as 98 and as cool as 48. now a look around the state: everything is quiet. a few high clouds in southern california. expect a lot of sunshine and 105 in palm springs for the warm spot. cooler-than-average weather around san diego low and los angeles and we will head up to tahoe, this is how it looks right now, and it looks inviting this morning. temperatures are going to be close to average and right around 80 with sunshine today, tomorrow and a few high clouds on sunday. injury. leyla gulen? >> we have a couple of problems

on the bay bridge, the san mateo, and, now, the dumbarton, so as we start with the dumbarton this is where we have a crash, first reported as a metal debris in the westbound 84th at high-rise, and that caused an accident, so, right now we have one lane blocked and slowing in the area. further to the not on the san mateo bridge we also have an accident blocking at least one lane involving a big rig and as we led to the bay bridge we have yet another crash westbound side of the 80 at incline and that is one lane blocked and causing quite the slowing with the bay bridge metering lights turned on because of this. as we go to our maze as we look outside you can see how traffic is already starting to slow down as you make it out of berkeley toward the maze and that is all cue to the -- due to the crash. hopefully it will be cleared up momentarily. >> jamie lee curtis is resting after being rushed to a hospital following a traffic accident in

southern california. entertainment we site tmz said she was a passenger in an s.u.v. that hit a bmw. she and another person were taken by ambulance to be treated. her injuries are minor but the other person's injuries are more serious. a witness tells tmz that after the crash she called i don't difficult -- gentleman >> and her first phone call was not to her husband. >> that is interesting. >> are you on a gluten-free diet. a new change announced by the f.d.a. and how it could impact you. >> we are following breaking news from the east bay with an early morning fire damaging hal. we have the charred wreck on on the scene. >> deja vu for bart commuters with a 72-hour strike notice

with the talks and tension, expected today.

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> now at 6:00, bart workers hit the streets as they get 72-hour notice to commuters they could be on strike by this time monday. complete coverage ahead. >> plus, breaking news, a fire in the east bay damages a half dozen cars. look. >> incredible threat forces embassies an the world to suddenly shut down this weekend. >> good morning, everyone. >> it is just about 6:00 a.m.

and time for the forecast. mike? >> all about visibility out there. the clouds are late arriving again with no fog like yesterday. there are a few clouds but much colleaguer start at seven miles in half moon bay. now our day planner the next 12 hours, around the bay, 55 degrees and mostly sunny by noon and 66 and operate in the afternoon and breezy and 70 and dropping become to jacket needing 64 by 7:00. most of us are in the 50's and the north bay, and sunny and 76 at noon and this afternoon, less comfortable than yesterday with mid-60's and we will back in the mid-to-upper 70's by 7:00 and clouds dominate the court more so than the last couple of days with a cool brisk day this afternoon with highs toking out