good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> it's down to the wire for commuters relying on ac transit. the system workers stand ready to walk off the job at midnight. officials say they're close to an agreement whit comes to salaries but leaders say two sides are still far part on benefits, how much workers should contribute for health insurance. >> the union says there is a dispute about how much time bus drivers should get for meal and bathroom wreak breaks. 180,000 people ride every day. a strike could strand many

with no other way to get around. >> this is our transportation. i mean we don't drive. so it's our car. that is what we do. we take the bus everywhere. >> negotiations between the two sides are ongoing. employees have been working with out a new labor contract since the end of june. >> no talks in the bart labor zpu. representatives for bart and two unions will make ren taigss before a three-person panel that will present the governor with a report by week's end, then, will decide whether to call for a 60 day cooling off. if you want to attend the meeting it's tomorrow moshing at 10:30 at the state building on clay street in oakland. we have the information on our web site. >> we've assembled a range of resources for you including alternative options as well as realtime traffic maps. you can down load the waze as

app and be sthour follow us on twitter for breaking news updates. >> this man is now facing child molestation charges. livermore police say he abused a 9-year-old boy for a number of years saying he was friends with the mother. rodriguez is a registered sex offender working as a tax auditor for the state. >> developing news now. an amber alert has expanded today for two children believed to have been kidnapped by a man in san diego county. this is a picture of the children hannah anderson with her 8-year-old brother, ethan and the suspect. the mother was found dmaed a burning rubble of a house dimaggio owned. investigators say he has a pla tonic relationship with a woman. remains of a child were also found but identity have not been determined. the children may be with him

in a blue nissan versa.

police found her mini cooper yesterday. >> the driver accuse fd plowing into pedestrians saturday night on venice beach board walk is now facing murder and assault charges. a felony complaint outlined 34 counts against the 38-year-old transient from colorado with a history of run in was police. a 32-year-old italian tourist was killed and 16 others injured. gruppioni was on her honeymoon. her husband spoke today. >> there is a word that explains what happened and what i feel. so i want to come back to itally with her. >> investigators have said there is no motive f convicted he could face life in prison. the los angeles city council says it wants to put up new street barriers. >> one year after the richmond chevron refinery fire, city

leaders say it was a bad, perhaps surprisingly a good thing for the community. we are live at richmond city hall where a demonstration is scheduled for tonight. laura? >> that is right. a event here at city hall at 6:00 tonight now, this included health issues related to the fire, maybe a drop inappropriate values here. the good there are now new safeguards for the community that didn't exist before this day last year. one year ago this massive fire sent a giant plume of smoke into the atmosphere. forcing residents to shelter in homes for hours. thousands of residents in the path rushed to area hospitals. spending days and weeks afterwards filing claims against chevron. >> 15,000 people felt they had to report to the hospital.

as a result from inhaling chemicals that are as yet unidentified. >> and la, -- saturday, 200 people were arrested at a protest. monday, chevron settled a criminal case with contra costa county. one requiring them to pay out $2 million in fines and restitution. >> we hope that it will bode for a safer and better refinery. >> last week the city filed a civil suit asking chevron to reimburse it for costs related to the fire like emergency response. >> includes deevaluation of property by $1.8 billion last year. tax assessor told us it's a result of the refinery fire. >> chevron claims it's taken a

series of steps towards making sure nothing like this happens again including paying $10 million to local hospitals. inspecting and replacing thousands of pipe components. >> an investigation burned two acres not far from the national cemetery. that fire broke out around 2:00 this the morning no. structures were threatened and no injuries reported but it did prove to be difficult to fight with no hydrants nearby. the cemetery is open. investigators say this was not arson. >> a viewing being held now for a richmond city council and gary bell, elected last fall but never took office, he came down with a bacterial infection and never sworn n bell died last week at just 54 years old. a long-time community leader in richmond.

>> san francisco fountain lady has died she was known for works like mermaid fountain and bronze fountain at union square. co-founding an art program in 50 public san francisco schools and founded san francisco high school of arts n 2010 the school renamed sf school of the arts. >> former president george w bush undergoing heart surgery. >> doctors discovered a blockage in an artery but the former president didn't show symptoms of heart disease. >> abc news has more now from washington, d.c.. >> george w. bush has been a role model of health for someone his age, so it was surprising to hear the 67-year-old had a stent implanted into one artery today. bush's spokesman says he show

nod symptoms of heart disease but after a stress test, doctors ordered an angiogram. >> they haven't shared a lot of information. what she the said is that it was picked up on a routine physical examination. that is surprising because they should not involve a stress test. >> the stent is fairly common procedure. >> this is a stent. in the procedure a catheter is inserted into a person's leg. and it has a balloon on there. the balloon opens up that blockage, then, leaving behind this fire stent this, tube. >> since he left the white house bush gecht a low profile but a very active life style. he is an avid golfer, mountain biker and hosts an annual ride with u.s. service members. notoriously competitive, the

former president loves nothing more than outlasting his younger cycling partners and making sure they know it. in an april interview he gave an outlook at life. >> saying man, you deserve to rest. i don't want to rest. i want to live like this, follow example of president 41. you know? sprint together grave. >> a spokesman said he's in high spirits and eager to return home from the hospital tomorrow. >> let's check on the forecast now. much cooler. >> it's august? this is summer? >> what? >> this is not typical aulg weather, cooler than average, still mg;/sant. areas of low clouds and fog at the coast. and we've had a thunderstorm around 1:00 in along highway 16. but things have been calm here

in the immediate bay area. in the immediate6j view, a misty marine layer but lots of blue skies over the bay skpinland. 61 degrees in san francisco a cross the bay 66. 71, mountain view. 76 los gatos. 59 half moon bay. blue skies over the bay. novato, 68. 73 concord. ands+ó!v first forecast looks le this. we'll see areas of low clouds and patchy fog throughout the evening and overnight hours. maybe spotty drizzle near the coast into wee hours of the morning. mainly sunny skies by afternoon. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you. still ahead on abc 7 news at

4:00 another woman comes forward. accusations against san diego mayor. >> plus target with a major hiring blitz. >> new at 4:30 sweden's team artemis has a race since the death of a team member. we'll tell you how they did on the water. >> at 4:12, downtown san francisco skyway usual three-mile an hour crawl. ongoing traffic coming to the lower deck of the bay bridge. better going towards

happening now at city hall, community members gathering to hold a rally and march to demand justice for thousand who's they say have been abandon bid a broken justice system including the recent acquittal of george zimmerman. >> now, an 11th woman has come forward claiming she's the victim of unwanted sexual advances from san diego's mayor. the nurse says he sought a relationship with her in exchange for him asifgt a marine severely injured in iraq. the woman is not suing but did talk with investigators today. her attorney vowed justice will be served. >> he can run, he can hide if that is what he is doing. but... the day of judgment, justice is coming.

>> philner apologized for what he calls quote intimidating conduct. the mayor started two week program of bee hairor yil therapy yesterday. >> apple offers usb trade ins and facebook explains its new feed. >> good afternoon in, need of a new usb cord for apple products? you're in luck. bringing your adaptor to the store. the tech giant says it will let you buy an official apple usb for just $10 about half of the price after reports a woman in china died after using her iphone while charging with a third party adaptor. ibm going to force employees to take a week off, cutting

costs as demand slows for servers and products. sales fell 12% in the most-recent quarter. twitter boosting tv shows ratings according to the research firm neilson that found a snurj tweets about a tv show helped boost ratings almost a thirtd of the time. also found when more people watch there is more usage on twitter, stocks dropped today your bloomberg silicon valley falling. face book introduced a new algorhythm to help tailor posts but likes, shares and amount of interactions within a post will help contribute to what you see and help highlight stories you might have missed. facebook says changes increased posts from 57% to

70%. from bloomberg studios i'm emily chang, back to you. >> thank you. health help wanted sign attracted job seekers in san jose this afternoon. abc 7 sponsored the event. employers included private firms and government agencies. experts offered critiques of resumes as well for job hunters. bñ fairs tomorrow, it wants to hire 650 people for new san francisco city target as well as stores in alameda and san rafael. people can also walk in for interviews. we have a list on our web site just go to abc 7 news.com. >> spencer christian joins us now to explain why we need our parkas.

>> well, it's way cooler than average at this time of the year. >> very cool. >> very cool in the morning hours. we've got a persistent marine layer. but if you like sunshine marine layer is going back to the coast into afternoon hours, we have some spotty clouds in downtown san jess yeah now. we'll post our features low clouds, fog pushing inland again tonight. there may be some spotty drizzle in early morning hours. and here is a look at what's happening in the atmosphere contributing to a current pattern we have. that upper level low but we do have counter clork wise circulation pulling up subtropical moisture right now

adding to possibility of potty drizzle near the coast. next couple days this pool of cool air continues to control our weather pat yesh. little chink overall. milder temperature readings wide spread fog near the coast. last night mainly into mid-60s. looking ahead tomorrow, mainly sunny skies into afternoon. highs into low to mid-70s but up to upper 70s in morgan hill and los gatos. 72 in palo alto. on the coast high of 58 tomorrow, 61 half moon bay. areas of fog during the day lng coast. but patchy sunshine as well. patchy sunshine. downtown san francisco a high of 64 tomorrow. 71 in santa rosa. 72 napa.north, we'll see 80s atr

lake. east bay, 68 in oakland tomorrow. 71 union city. 72 fremont. 78 in walnut creek. up to about 80s in antioch. here is the accu-weather forecast. this pattern holds throughout friday but temperatures climb to mid-80s inland by saturday and sunday. and there will be a gradual warm up. we'll gain a few degrees each day. >> ash ton kutcher gets into character playing apple founder steve jobs in a movie. >> new details about the relationship between john f kennedy, marilyn

>> that is ash ton kutcher promoting his new movie "jobs". kutcher admitted he got so far into character he had to be taken to the hospital saying' dopted job's fruit diet but had to quit when he started having severe pain. jobs died in october, 2011 from pancreatic cancer,

kutcher says he got into character by listening to his favorite music and wearing same shoes jobs wore. >> subject of films three movie premiers but family, one adults and another for history buffs. from east coast to the west, we're on red carpet premier patrol today. the fars walked a runway themed carpet. >> i wanted to be part of it because it's a disney movie. who doesn't want to be an animated character in a disney movie. i fantasized maybe some day i'll watch witness a grandchild but i know families will be watching this movie for decades. >> down the street, the premier of something different.

>> i was terrified. it's just this voice, someone never really got validated. >> lovelace opens friday. and finally we go to new york city for the premier of "the butler". it's about a real life white house butler from the 20th century. >> so many people gave so much love to it. >> it hits theaters august 16th. >> coming up new twist on a housing recoverry. a new plan designed to help awe ford a home with less right after this tok the government. >> also abc 7 news sits down with a former head of the u.s. energy department what. he says about the new job in the bay area how to solve global warming. >> one man's gold fortune

orks to help more americans. he's proposing to shutter fannie mae and give private capitol a bigger role in lending. >> we've got to turn the page on this kind of bubble and bust mentality helping create this mess. we've got to build a housing system durable, and fair, and rewards responsibility for generations to come. >> mr. obama wants to expand refinancing programs for current homeowners and increase access to affordable rental housing. the white house picks the area because it has rebounded after being one of the hardest hit area autos the government accusing bank of america of civil fraud saying the company misled investor who's it sold $850 million worth of mortgage bonds. the justice department filed a lawsuit against the bank. bank of america disputes

allegations saying and we quote, these were prime mortgages sold to sophisticated investors who had ample access to under lying data. >> it's been a few months since dr. steven hsu left the head of the energy department. he is now at stanford. he talked about his ongoing goals. >> well, you now the interview coincided with a report by noaa which found in 2012 was among the owe 10 warmest years on record globally. you can talk for day was mr. chu on global warming. administration for four years this, is one of his favorite pictures. the president with his back to the camera, embracing him. now, back at stanford he faces

a new challenge leading young minds in the world of physics. >> young people have natural curiosity and a natural want to learn thing autos he was the first energy secretary with a science background. he knew what projects to the-to-bring to the table. most ideas have been successful, but one was not. sol lind dra was a growing company building solar panels. many, including some in the government thought it would be a huge green energy success. sol lind dra received millions of dollars from the u.s. government. but filed for bankruptcy. it was a big lesson for chu. >> we're going to have to watch going into the first loan like a hawk going forward from this point on. >> the former secretary will continue to find ways to try to change public opinion on global warming which he says will have huge implications.

>> it cost a lot of money in financialapvñ losses and in ters of personal losses. and suffering. >> he's also optimistic about future of sustainable energy saying the price of sol skbrar battery-powered cars will be highly kpet nif five to 10 years. i'm looking at 10,000ses today $15,000 pay back. >> he says tho one should wait that long to switch. >> have you a smart phone. when did you decide to buy a smart snon you know two years from now next generation will be much better? >> and he bikes to work of course. he also shared a nobel prize >> he is remarkable, thank you. yemeni government criticizing the us us and britain for evacuatinging embassy staff members saying the decision

serves interests of extremists and undermines cooperation between the community in the stuff against terrorism. the military personnel evacuated all nonessential staffers over what the state department calls a high risk of attack by al qaeda. triggering temporary shut downs. >> the long delayed murder trial of the army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people at fort hood, texas four years ago now under way. major nadal hasan admitted evidence was he was the shooter but prevented from saying he opened fire on u.s. soldiers to defend is limb. experts say the only real ish jew whether actions were premeditated and if he deserves the death penalty. >> top says will be performed on two young brothers believed to be killed about i a snake in an apartment in canada. authorities believe a 14 foot

python somehow escaped from an enclo snur a store, somehow got into the ventilation system, fell through the keeling and wrapped around the two sleeping boys. they were age five and seven. >> right now, the -- we're still looking at evidence at the apartment to determine how the snake could get into the ventilation system. >> the store's owner lived in the apartment and discovered the boys, the children of his best friend. the python is now in police custody and will be destroyed. >> there is now a $1 million reward for information lead tg a diamond collection stole gren a jewel show on the french riviera. $136 million in jewels were taken from a luxury hotel in cannes last month. police say a single gunman walked into the show it

happened at the same hottel featured in the classic film "to catch a thief". >> a can lot%kciy of coins has been auctioned off and no, it's not a normal parachute down to the ground.

>> i'm spencer christian. clouds at various levels. will the rain clear way? i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and taking a look at traffic right now this is walnut creek. interstate]u] 680. moving nicely a little bit heavy for drivers heading northbound. but traffic is moving. stay with us.

roorks a man near chicago taking sky-diving to the extreme, he managed to free himself from handcuffs inside of a coffin during a 14,500 foot free fall. you can't see the coffin. he parachuted safely. he firstóm'r performed this stut 25 years ago you just have to trust it. >> a fiat that can drive on water. >> well norkt exactly. a it's part of an advertising for this italian brand. the cars are really just with the fiat body as top them. making it look like they're driving on top of the water. >> that is very school cool. i would have been there if i was in chicago. >> bay area drivers had to deal with tough commutes but nothing like what a florida

man experienced yesterday. >> this car was swallowed up by a sink hole in the mid yefl a miami beach street. a guy says he felt his toyota beginning to move. he tried to drive out but was too late. he did manage to get the car out after calling a tow truck. officials blame a cracked water main. >> a sink hole in canada with a bigger catch. a hole in a downtown street swallowed up a tractor. this is a crew about to fix a leaking water main. a witness says crews had just begun work when the asphalt began to give way. the driver was sent to the hospital in shock which is understandable. >> you and other guys drove out. >> let's check on the forecast now. >> here is spencer. >> okay. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. mainly sunny skies inland

locations and nation ylly tomorrow a mixed weather picture as it often is. it will be mild but not very warm. scattered showers over much of the east coast. highway of 155 in dallas, state wide across california tomorrow, dry, mainly sunny skies except along coastal areas but will be cooler than average in other sections of the state. where highs are usually into 90s up to 100 this time of the year. 103 in palm springs. maybe some spotty drizzle near the coast. sunny skies in the afternoon. mostly sunny skies, highs in 60s and low 70s around the bay. we're not going see a warm up here until weekend arrive chz is good timing for a warm up.

>> thank you. >> okay. >> thank you. >> up next rumored affair between marilyn monroe and john f kennedy and what jackie kennedy supposedly said to mono about the relationship. >> how a sleepless night can affect your waist line. >> i'm michael finney. why now might be the best time to buy an electric vehicle.

a terminally ill 2-year-old boy died after serving as a best man at the boy's wedding. the parents pushed up the wedding date fearing their son would die first if they waited any longer, his mother says on her facebook page her son, logan died in her arms last night. logan had leukemia and other complications the couple says it was their dream come through troou to celebrate their marriage as a family. >> if you're trying to lose weight skipping breakfast and

having a big dinner can be thwarting your efforts. researchers found eating heaviest meal of the day at breakfast and lightest at dinner helped with weight loss. women lost 19 pounds over 12 week that's way. researchers caution the study was too short to determine long term health benefits of enjoying that big breakfast. >> sleepness night may make you crave junk food. the brain regions found when the brain is sleep deprived the frontal lobe is impaired. at the same time, more primal brain structures are amp ply fied. researchers found people sleep deprived faveored unhealthy snacks and junk food saying it may help explain why people who sleepless may may tend to be overweight or yeebs. >> a book claims to reveal new

and shocking details about john f kennedy's affair with marilyn monroe and drug drug use, claiming marilyn conmow raim kaim to confess her affair and her believe the president was going sleep jackie for her. the first lady supposedly mocked monroe saying i'll move out and you'll get all of the problems. and reportedly a doctor gave the president high dosage shots of am get means. >> michael finney is here with a look at savings when buying a vehicle. >> general motors slashing prices on an electric car. the base price of the volt is now $35,000 a savings of $5,000. sluggish sales fueling ku.s ought yes makers under pressure to sell more electric vehicles in this state.

because california has a quota for zero emission vehicle sales, last month reducing sticker price for all electric 2014,hrtñ focus by 4,000s skpdz nissan slashed the price of the 2013 leave by 6400s oodz small cafe in seattle is under fire after the owner posted a photo of the mess left behind by a family with children. she posted the picture while at the same time thanking customers who don't leave such a mess. before long a photo went viral on facebook and set off a wide range of reactions. >> someone threatened to drag me behind their truck. i've had people threatening to >> i have seen screaming kids and you know, they're throwing stuff on the floor and parents just not really doing much bit.

>> she says families are still welcome in the restaurant and she has no plans to apologize. the final checks being mailed settlement with pay day lenders check and go and money mart. the city attorney in san francisco you may remember sued the two companies alleging illegal interest rates and fees >> the publicized settlement the city attorney produce that had video encouraging customers to file claims. the video received 20,000 views since september, 10,000 people piled claims. they were ordered to lower rates to just 36%. >> coming up on abc 7 news

i'll take a look at free pree paid visa cards. they may keep from you overspending but some carry hidden fee that's could cost you money. >> nasa celebrating a milestone for mars rover. one year ago curiosity landed in a tricky maneuver called seven minutes of terror. it set out to explore a crateor and the rover did discover evidence of water bearing minerals and sky continuists are looking forward to the next big discovery. >> water mars had plenty of time and i think we need to go not next step searching for organic material. >> curiosity collected 190

giga bytes of data. it's a lot. and sent out 70,000 images back to earth. >> there you go. >> up next the artemis team has the first race since the death of a team member. >> i'm irl jennings. coming up a call to boycott russia vodka to san francisco but that is not all. what the city can do next and tired of people dumping their garbage on your street? citizens helping police nab

here is a look at what is coming up and then, join us for abc 7 tonight at 11:00. >> 49ers launched a raffle for fans and winner will get a

championship ring. almost like you played the game. >> very cool. >> the winners ring will include same materials and jewels that the ones worn by players and they'll get their name on the ring. the ravel -- raffle winner will be october first. >> today first day of racing for team artemis. >> they were knocked out after a deadly accident during a practice run. >> mark matthews is is live with more on today's race. >> i have to say it's the sentimental favorite here, after their strategist was killed, it took a tremendous effort for artemis to get the second boat up and racing. artemis won the start by a couple seconds. >> this is more competition

this, is what should have been going on here. >> new zealand dominated the team, now, the battle between italy and artem sismt s not a happy prospect for other team. italy's skipper said italy is looking past this and towards next america's cup. >> trying to put together a strong team for the next cup. >> today, italy did pull ahead on the first down wind leg by the time the race finished it was two minute as head of artemis. the skipper said it was better than the team expected. >> i mean we've exceeded our expectation autos unless they improve it's not good news for the louie vuitton regatta or america's cup, with each step it appears it will come down to oracle versus new zealand skf a month of noncompetitive

racing in july the prospect of another month of blowouts is not a good wun how would you grade this one? >> that is a tough question. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> bay area bank bandit. >> and commuters dodged a bart strike but may not be so lucky can w.ac transit. the sticking point that could find bus workers walking the picket lines by tomorrow. >> live on the roof of the summer is taking time off but how long? i'll let you know coming up.

>> fbi calls these guys high jumper bandits and they want to stop them. >> good evening. they're athletic, dangerous bank robbers hitting banks near you. >> the fbi wants to nab these guys before someone gets injured or killed. this are pro livic bank robbers, they're brazen and violent. the first group called the high jumper bandits. three robbers are described as black men wearing thick jackets gloves and hoodies and scarfs to disguise faces. the fbi says in every robbery so far they've pointed guns at bank tellers and pistol whipped one employee. all heists have been take overs where they jump over the counter and grab cash from tellers before escaping on foot. >> just very concerned about

the violence associated with the high jumper bandit. it's a priority for the office as well as local law enforcement. >> all banks hit were in san francisco. except for one. this one. the cafe bank on el camino and millbrae. this security camera shows a robber jumping over the counter. the fbi believes the group's first robbery was an on april 19th on everybodying street. these are clips from the camera at that bank. they say they were busy on june 3 jobbing -- robbing two banks. next month reportedly hit the bank of america on teravel street. gain, the same mo last thursday, fbi says the robbers took over the