it's happening cupertino. sky 7 where all northbound lanes are closed because of an injury accident. cars are being allowed to slowly pass by on fa'nx shoulder as you can see. the accident happened about a half hour ago. one car flipped over, we believe two, three other cars were involved. there have been several ambulances spotted at the scene no. word on how many

people or how seriously. but you can see traffic backing up northbound. we'll keep you updated and you can get breaking news updates by following us on twitter. >> good afternoon, everybody. i'm carolyn johnson. >> traffic and traffic woes clearly the story of the day. other major incident occurring today nearly 10 hours later, as you can see here, in this picture that was taken this morning there was a big rig fire that caused massive problems throughout the day. the morning commute was a disaster. i just got across the bridge myself. took two hours and

and it just caused, well, do you know what? looks like good progress sk made now, but what's happening when we were stuck in this is that you have nerve a dead stop, then, people running out of gas. other cars are overheating. then you have chp officers trying to drive in and it was back up on top of back up, we've got a shot of what the metering lights are. >> commuters thought they'd caught a break today. you can tell it's just been a mess out there. in san francisco we have more. vic? >> first of all, larry ought to move closer to the city. on a serious note can you imagine what it would have been like if there was a bart strike?

take a look now i'm told all rains -- lanes did open but that is to be expected. here is how it happened this morning. this is shot by a passing motorist. the truck moving west around 5 clb:45. he noticed something wrong with the right front tire. >> i feel like i2wu'ñ was on the front tire. then, i heard the front tire go out. >> i saw flames coming up from the wipers so i dropped the fire extinguisher. >> the driver managed to get out. and minutes later created a traffic nightmare. flames shooting 30 feet. it took firefighters an hour

to extinguish the blaze. but the fire had taken its toll. three westbound lanes were still closed by chp. this is a bridge traffic we thought would be caused by a strike. >> we woke up there was no bart strike. >> as commuters inched along, temperatures works on plans to move it from the roadway. destroyed by the fire with a contents of the truck food supplies made the truck heavier, more difficult to remove. >> they're probably going to have to cut the trailer in half and try offloading the debris. >> crews dragged them on to trucks. the trailer flattened and both take yaen way by 2:30.

crews swept oil and rice vib gar from the roadway. all lanes are now open. there is still9ua÷ some traffic tie ups. ix"rsñ bet there are a lot of restaurants wondering where their deliveries of rice and sushi vinegar went. now, they know. estate advice. >> let's take a look outsideñ?zn right now. you can see traffic is starting to move quite well. we did have just one lane open for quite a few showers, now, taking a look at tolls you can see cash paying lanes are

still stacked up. you can see the traffic through berkeley to make the drive towards 80. it's still packed up. about an hour just to san francisco. so extra time making drives into san francisco. outside now to sky 7 hd we have this other incident going on. i can show you we saw sky 7 over live. all lanes blocked now. and this is due to back up from saratoga avenue. >> just a mess out there. bart and unions taking a breather after a last minute order by the governor prevented aén';e transit strike. union workers held a rally and say they're the only side negotiating in good faith. bart agree -- disagreed saying

it's offered more in salary over the weekend. transit officials say it was clear there wasn't going to be a deal they asked the governor to step in. >> i think the governor did it to bargain with us to get a deal. >> the only course of action we had to prevent a work stoppage was to go to the governor. >> the governor appointed a three-person panel to investigate the contract dispute between bart. the probe will run for seven days and after thark the governor could declare a 60 day cooling off period. >> naturally, hundreds of thousands of commuters relieve there'd was no strike today. many people got word last night trains would continue running as normal today preventing traffic congestion >> i guess delays put in by

jerry brown will help a little bit. >> we go back to the same situation next sunday or monday? it's been long enough. >> many say they're wary but what could happen next week when the governor's seven day stay here comes to an end. >> bart strike may have been averted but the union representing ac transit have a threat that has been out there more than a month. >> most commuters and bay bridge commuters weren't aware ac transit was planning a strike for this wednesday. now, while they may be relieved bart is still running now they have to worry about ac transit. >> oh. >> yes. yeah!

i don't know. i don't want to think about that. oh, my goodness. food for thought. >> sheri is reacted to ac transit 1800 drivers, mechanics and staff threatening a strike this wednesday morning. she's one of the 181,000 daily riders taking the fwous a security job in san francisco. the union leaders walked into ac transit head quarters to hand commissioners their are formal strike notices. local president says the notice would have gone out if workers walked out. >> we'll continue to try to bargain a contract. through the evening and into next two days. but want ac transit to know theer that we're serious about getting a fair contract for members. >> she says there are safety issues including meals have to be worked out. >> it's has not been part of the negotiation pros ses at this point. >> clarence johnson says the real sticking points are wages

and health and welfare benefits saying they're only 1% apart but the union contributes nothing towards health benefits. >> apparently we're asking them to pay 10% like all other employees do. and there are several proposal that's would get them to that 10% figure over three years. >> williams says the union drew a line in the sand to strike there is wiggle room without a strike it would have to be significant progress with number of issue autos negotiations continue behind closed doors. >> for realtime traffic conditions any time doáu load our waze traffic app to help you get around when there are tie up autos could you have imagined what it would have been like if we had the bart strike and bay bridge? comprehend.

unbelievable. only good news is nice. >> it is nice. this morning we began the day with lots of cloud cover in our inland areas. pattern beginning today, some low clouds and fog worked their way inland during overnight hours and across the bay but throughout the morning fog pulled back giving us mainly sunny skies inland and around the bay. here is a live view of blue skies right now from our camera across the embarcadero. 67 in mountain view. 57 half moon bay. how about this view looking west, we can see more than just the sky there. it's 83 in fairfield now. 81 livermore we do have warm spots. 72 in santa rosa and napa.

79 in concord. sheer one more live view from our camera. you can see separation between low clouds and a little bit higher mid level clouds will be breezier this evening. we'll see low skploudz fog holding on and tomorrow afternoon, partly cloudy skies, cooler than average but still a good bit of sunshine. high temperatures from upper 50s to about 80 into warmest locations. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment a few minutes. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 google founder goes from this to bank rolling the first hamburger developed in a lab. reaction from two volunteers. >> who stepped forward to taste it. >> yum. >> the big change travelers can take advantage oof facebook founders big show of support for a film trying to

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researchers say it could help feed the world and fight climate change. they say cells taken from one cow could produce 175 million burgers. google co-founder reveals today that he funded the 3 hub,000 project. >> some people think this is science fiction zp z.not real. i think that is a good thing. if it's not seen by some people as science fiction it's probably not trance form tiff nuf you're wondering how did it taste? volunteers say it did have the texture of meat but didn't have flavor because there is no fat in it. >> you can have mine. >> reports jet blue planning to add first class seats to some flights. wall street journal reporting they will convert to live flat beds some will be walled off by sliding doors. jet blue calling those suites. peaks will get hot feels and

will be available next spring on flights from new york and los angeles. >> cbs has gone dark for some customers and facebook friended a new executive. >> cory johnson is joining us wlif today after the bell report. how are you doing, core yoo? >> lots of news in the tech world. apple strong hold and tab blet market continued to weaken. apple's world wide tablet shareozfjs dipped 60% last year. the company's rival gained shares from 8% to 18% over the same period because because there is no new ipad this year, millions of time warner cable customers without cbs toin battle over fees. time warner cable offering cbs

channels on an al la cart basis. facebook named its first ever chief marketing office joining from motorola mobility. he was the cmo addition of the cmo comes more than a year after the company's ipo. s and p 500 falling from friday's record highs your bloomberg silicon valley index rising today higher by gains in apple. the head of a kickoff a football season nfl unveiling an app that unifies all offerings into one. verizon customers can upgrade for $5 a share. something niners and fans stay

on top of the latest news from teams. from bloomberg studios i'm cory johnson. larry and carolyn? >> thank you very much. lovely day out there. >> became sunnier into afternoon. here is a live view from our mount tam camera looking on to the bay. blue skies above. low clouds and fog returning tonight no. surprise there. we're -- we don't think it will be wide spread. cooling clouds with us for the next few days. >> i pool of cool air associated with a center just

off shore right now. this will main tain it's influngs so we can expect cooler than average conditions. probably throughout friday with same pattern of low clouds and fog not unpleasant pattern just an unusual one low clouds and fog pushing inland. drizzle near the coast. cooler, low 50s in santa rosa. taking a look at tomorrow's conditions starting in the south bay, mainly sunny skies in afternoon hours. pin anyone slarks highs mainly into low 70s. 72 in palo alto and men lowe park. upper 50s on the coast. areas of fog and partly sunny

skies. downtown san francisco a high of 63 tomorrow. highs into low or low to mid-70s. 66 in oakland. inland east bay will be mild to warm highs mainly upper 70s accu-weather forecast a steady pattern throughout friday. inland highs up to near 80 degrees. low 70s around the bay. start to warm up over the weekend. most people have weekends free. some don't. >> you have weekends free. >> i do. just trying to cover and relate to all points in this. >> good point. >> most of us lower on the food chain. thank you. >> let's move on. >> yes. >> up next could fan support

be in jeopardy over a decision that cost a 12-year-old some money. >> extra precautions for travelers part of a worlded with wide terror warning. >> and live look at mcarthur maze, traffic still gridlocked on the bay bridge.

a fear storm over a young jeopardy contestant claiming he was cheetd out of winnings. >> you put a p in there that. is ufl last wednesday's show thomas hurley misspelled emancipation during final jeopardy costing the 12-year-old from connecticut $3,000. about a third of the winnings. theék.oo show's producers standg by the decision saying giving him credit would have penalized other players jeopardy's facebook page and twitter feed being flooded with comments debating this issue. >> the buzz is building for tv's new fall season. one star makes an appearance in a los angeles courtroom. >> rachel smith has that and more. >> raber 50 cent pleads not guilty to charges he attacked

his ex-girlfriend and trashed her apartment. he appeared in court on charges of vandalism and kil kils -- domestic violence. his ex-girlfriend claims he kicked her and destroyed 7,000s ndz property. jackson ordered to stay way from her and get rid of his weapons until a hearing next month. the fall tv season just weeks away. this star told us they're cast as one thing in common. >> like a high school drama jub. -- club so. obsessed with our craft and this show and each other. >> i think maybe you're playing me. >> i got you. >> no. the corner of your eye was twitching. >> that wasn't a twitch. >> the thriller "two guns"

shot up $27.4 million this weekend and you can check out otrc.com any time i'm rachel smith in los angeles. >> updating conditions on what has been a very long day for anyone trying to gaet cross the bay bridge. >> baseball suspension what's 13 players are facing tonight for their involvement in taking performance-enhacing drugs. >> and illegal immigration in america. facebook's mark

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breaking news in the south bay, two northbound lanes of highway 85 in cupertino have reopened now caused by a horrible crash. one car ripped over. chp was letting cars go by on the shoulder as they work to clear lanes we did see crews pushing the car off to the other shoulder so two lanes reopened.

>> we have huge issues throughout the day. let's see how traffic is moving now. >> yes back into san jose this is what it looked like as far as back ups are concerned. saratoga avenue we're seeing back ups. that is where folks are getting off the freeway. it's the best way to get around in the southbound direction along highway 85 still packed conditions and bumper to bumper to deanza. sig alert updated swo two lanes reopened. about a 10 minute drive to travel so things are improving out there. let's take a look now moving

slowly moving but moving nonetheless. it's still a mess into tolls. looks like fast track lanes are moving okay. it's getting busy eastbound so both areas bumper to bumper traffic. >> thank you. >> major league baseball made a much anticipate add announcement in suspending 13 players involved in taking performance-enhacing drugs. he says he's going to appeal allowing him to play until an arbitration. >> if i don't defend myself no one else will. there is a process in due time

hopefully whatever happens, happens. >> he's fighting for millions of dollars. i should mention no suspension for bartolo cologne. other 12 have been suspended 50 gims. >> mark zuckerberg is speaking tonight in a screening of a new movie called "documented" about young immigrants who came with their parents to the u.s.. >> a diverse crowd here, you're talking about gardeners sitting next to political activists. it's all about immigration reform. immigration reform not just a hot button issue to jose antonio vargas, hióçw3:p 6h

personal story. >> here to talk about immigration it's not about the feds, republican or democrat but family. and the fact families are separated. >> i just moved to america from the philippines. i was going to win a freaking spelling bee. >> in the new movie "documented" he tells his story and that of other so called dreamer who's grew up in america without legal status. vargas sent by his mom from the philippines to live with grandparents in mountain view. he found ought out at age 16 he was here illegally. now, 32 a pulitzer prize-winning journalist skpun documented he hopes his movie adds tolt debate it personalizes and humanizes an issue that is often been treated as a distraction and it's over there. it's right here.

>> our country was built on legal immigration and now we have illegal people flooding in here taking advantage of what little citizens have. >> there will be a diverse crowd from facebook founder mark zuckerberg now front and center in the debate to day laborers from a center in mountain view advocating for reforms. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> more information about the man accused of mowing down pedestrians at venice beach. surveillance video shows the rampage that killed an italian bride. reports show the suspect served jail time in colorado. saturday's tragedy sent beach

goers running for their live autos this is a horrible tragedy. unthinkable act by somebody who drove on and seemed to be targeting people to take their lives, it hit us not only is it a famous place in langs but a world wide icon. >> the venice beach board walk reopened. police want prosecutors to charge campbell with murder. he's in jail, bail set at $1 million. >> louisiana governor declared a state of emergency around the site of a derailed train that leaked a chemical. the union pacific train forced evacuation of about 100 homes about 60 miles west of baton rouge. the other leaking oil. >> still to come at 4:00 a 4-year-old boy hasn't made it to preschool yet but did to

serve his second term as mayor. >> tonight's q and a just ahead so i'm still taking your questions. you can contact me at facebook.com and on twitter. >>o+>5oking west, we can see bright skies over the bay area. low clouds and fog are

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this wildfire forced evacuations in riverside county. broke out in cleveland national forest near lake elsinnor. it affects about 50 noms a remote, rugged area. the fire burned 175 acre autos let's get another check with spencer christian now. >> we have low clouds and fog at the coast. we had lots of low clouds and fog covering the bay. home, mainly calm conditions across 48 contiguous states but lots of showers, high temperatures into 70s and 80s, mid to upper 80s in the upper mid west.

100 in phoenix tomorrow. interior seks of california sunny skies with high temperatures in 80s and 90s up to 97 in fresno. 105 palm springs. on the coast cooler with highs into 60s and here in the bay area, highs upper 50s to around 60. our inland highs below average, pleasant, sunny skies inland. highs to about 80 tomorrow. and probably going to have cooler than average conditions but maybe spotty quiz yil. a 4-year-old has become the youngest person to become reelect td as mayor. dorsett has a population of 28 people but thousands donated

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we're getting new details of threats of a terrorist attack. u.s. extending closures of embassies and consulates. saying this is based on intercepted communications. >> today the white house did not mince words. >> we're taking this threat seriously. >> u.s. intelligence officials intercepted communications from known terrorists talking about an attack going to be quote, big and significant. >> it's serious. the state department says be alert if you don't have to go owe a certain part in the world don't go. >> in oakland senator boxer cautioned on mass transit. >> we have intercepted some fearus chatter and acting on it. american embassies while focus is on the middle east administration acknowledged

koit be elsewhere. san francisco the department of homeland security adding more security at the airport, train stations and other travel hubs. and homeland security monitoring potential targets. but at san francisco international airport travelers seem casual. >> i have people meeting me at the airport in dubai. >> is a travel alert cause you to take prekaugs? >> no. >> not at all? >> no. >> isabel why ya is on her way to foster city and afghanistan. >> do you think it's a dangerous time to travel? >> no. i can get killed faster if i go owe go do downtown san francisco at night. >> she laughs but targets are not limited to war scenes. the travel alert is world wide.

>> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> thank you. no bart strikes, still, commuters couldn't catch a break today. an item that made it a day long traffic mess. >> some believe response time will improve for a local ambulance company that just filed bankruptcy. >> live on the roof of the kgotv broadcast center i'm sandhya patel. a cool summer pattern for the time being. a fewer took this video showing an inferno that made a mess of the commute. >> take a look. it's backed up but this is remarkable considering just really all day long.

good evening, everyone. >> and thank goodness there was a bart strike. can you imagine how much worse this would have been today is in the mess on the roads? you can see live from sky 7 traffic finally flowing on the bridge tonight after gridlock all day long from that truck fire. abc 7 news is on the story for us. he's live near the bay bridge with latest on a mess, vic, that lasted for hours. >> 10 showers. that is how long this whole thing lasted. now, all of the westbound lane reez opened after 3:00 this afternoon. there is still a back up on the bridge but nothing like earlier. crews separated the cab from the trailer dragging them on to trucks. the trailer flattened and both taken by 2:30. crews using absorbant swept

the mixture from the roadway. this is while engulfed the truck moving west around 5:45. he noticed something wrong with the right front tire. >> i felt wobbling then, i heard the tire go out. >> i saw flames coming off windshield wipers. >> the dryer managed to get out. minutes later creating a traffic nightmare. it took firefighters about an however to extinguish the blaze. but the fire had taken its toll. as of mid day, three westbound lanes were