yes, it's going to happen. new eastern span of the bay bridge is back on schedule, and will open no later than the day after labor day. september 3, as originally planned. good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> this is a live picture showing something we've become used to seeing. traffic making it's way across the old bridge while the new span sits idle.

>> today officials voted to open the new eastern span no later than tuesday, september 3. that is the morning after labor day. but it's not going to be easy for commuters because in order to open the new span, they have to close the bridge for a total of five days to allow all work required to connect the new eastern span to the rest of the bridge that. is why they want badly to close the bridge or a holiday weekend. >> that means crews have better access to the bridge on labor day. meaning more likelihood we can pull it off under the schedule is also, i think, another reason to move forward. >> transportation returned to their original time frame following a report by administrators that they endorsed a temporary fix confirming the bridge will be safe to use while workers

complete the permanent fix. >> it will leave thousands looking for a way across the bay. thank goodness there is no bart strike going on. >> yes. thank goodness. nick smith is live with the story. nick? >> i think you and larry hinted at the traffic nightmare to come. so commuters need to start planning now, right now. it could become one of the most-popular places to be, 13 days and counting. >> i think take a ferry. but very to do it. >> that is not a bad idea during the bay bridge closure, operators will increase service for those who drive across the bay bridge can get to the east bay and city. >> i live over on san mateo side. just going to take 280 to work and avoid the bridge completely. >> the bridge carries 260,000 vehicles per day. main alternative will likely

experience heavier than normal traffic as thousand are forced to find another way. >> they can barter cheap. >> bart will otyz/q all available cars and are calling in extra personnel. they'll have overnight service and during oncommute hours will run longer trains then, there is ac transit. like other bay bridge drivers go the behind the wheefl a bus and wril have to find another route with no service, ac put a plan in place to the nearest bart station. so commuters can take bart into the city. >> with today's announcement we're just 19 day as way from the opening of the new span. you can get updates on twitter. stay with abc 7 news for

continuing coverage and big opening on september 3. >> and important to note here all events on treasure island will be cancelled during the closure, that five-day period. >> yes. coming up new we'll take a look at how goitsing to affect cab drivers. >> a bicyclist will not go jail for hitting and killing a pedestrian, but sentenced to a thousand hours of community service and z.three years probation for the death of the person hit in the crosswalk in march of last year, prosecutor as kusd him of riding recklessly. he pled guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter. >> we're hoping this is going to send a clear me#ñ$/t across the board to everyone, regardless of riding a bike, driving a vehicle, you're walking we all have shared responsibilities in providing safety in our community. >> the judge can reduce the it

to a misdemeanor in six month autos two young men received sentences after being convicted in the gang rape of a teen-aged girl alt rimp mond high skoo. one man sentenced to 33 years to life in prison, his co-defendant received 29 years to life. the victim did not attend the hear bug a statement read in courtyt>z revealed hardships se being attacked outside of a hem coming dance in october, 2009. two more suspects still await trial, a total of four men have been sentenced. >> today the fbi announced arrest a manic named upclose robber identified as a 47-year-old from san francisco. fbi agents call him up close robber because of the clarity of the surveillance photos they say kirksy robbed a bank last month suspected of robbing one other bank. they say he never used a weapon but simulating having a

handgun. >> police in belmont asking for help identifying three men you're about to see suspected of a home burglary. this happened on friday on belmont canyon road before 3:00 in the afternoon. surveillance video caught them in the act. the burglars drove up the drichway, turned the car around, then broke into the house. >> walnut creek police are investigating a high end smash and grab in the home of the little blue box, also known+hç s tiffany's jewelry store. >> police believe the get away vehicle is a white chevy blazer. amy hollyfield was on the scene and has the story. >> looked like a scene from a movie. doors of a tiffany's store bashed open by a truck, and four masked men running in to rob the play. -- place, yet, it played out at 5:45 this morning. they pulled it off, police say it's not easy to do.

>> outside of the store is secure, it was quite a feat to get n also on the inside merchandise is secure it took a while, probably longer than anticipated. >> the thieves were ambitious, police say they brought in a bin to help carry their loot. they did manage to smash one jewelry case but police say they didn't get away with much. >> jewelry scattered around the floor there. but it's small jewelry. like the stuff that is left out overnight. the high end stuff, expensive merchandise is locked up. >> the truck used to break in was stolen out of citrus heights. witnesses told police they escaped in a white suv. police conducted their investigation on the busy corner people stopped that someone would do this. david murray works next door at the apple store. >> nothing as impressive as backing your truck through the front door of tiffany's. it's impressive. >> i'm surprised but they'd

pick the busiest street corner. >> matt lane waters plants for the stores around tiffany's but was running about 15 minutes late this morning. >> i'm sure they were armed to do something that brazen i'm relieved i wasn't here. >> police say there is no indication that the men were armed. they're looking at surveillance video but are not seeing anything very helpful on the videos so far. today, the store is closed. >> oak plnd police announced arrest of eight of the city's most-violent criminals targeted after they refused to cooperate with operation cease fire a program offering known criminals job training and education if they cooperate with an antiviolence plan. those who refuse are arrested. the eight were wanted on a vir tiff crimes including drugs, robbery and weapons charges. >> the state department issued a new travel warning for egypt

urging americans living there to leave, immediately. >> violence in egypt left 638 people dead since yesterday this, according to egyptian health minutis you story. began when security forces moved to clear two protest camps housing supporters of the ousted president morsi. >> the crack down sparked clashes and the government declared a nationwide state of emergency this, morning president obama cancelled joint military exercise there's. rzur relationship with egypt, our traditional cooperation with k.not continue as unusual when -- usual when civilians are being killed in the streets and rights being rolled back. >> the president has not cancelled the $1.3 billion in military aid the u.s. sends to egypt. p)y has been blamed for the crack down. >> in sports bud selig announced a plan that will change major league baseball with more use of instant replay. >> the plan making replay available for all calls except

for balls and strikes giving managers three challenges per game. >> he is calling this proposal historic. reports sate idea was widely accepted by all 30 teams today. the union for umpires has to approve this, it's expected to be finalized with changes taking affect next season. coming up at 4:55 weem go live in oakland. there have been many missed calls. so new plan will change a lot of stuff. >> spebser is off today, spannedda -- sandhya patel is in. >> yes. it's looking good. you can see a silver of fog along the coast. skies are blue out sichld temperatures low to mid-90s in the warmest ininland valleys.

blue skies looking out towards the bay right now. san francisco,, san jose, los gatos, it has been more humid today. i'll explain why in just a moment. you can see golden gate bridge camera. 84 novato. breeze is back there. trees swelling up, nice sea breeze there. coastal fog, upper 50s to low 80s, fog at the beaches and near the bay. upper 50s to mid-60s, higher humid coming out of the southwest will continue tomorrow morning. breezy, cooler, numbers low 60s to low 90s. the question where will temperatures be going for the weekend? >> thank you. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 benefits uc davis

police officer will likely receive after he was fired for using pepper spray on pro testor autos new invention can help you detect date rape drugs that might northbound your drink. >> why police in one state are using doritos to help educate pot smokers. >> our first live look at traffic this afternoon. we gaze downtown in the skyway it's usual crawl to the lower deck of the bay bridge. that would be oncoming traffic and better for folks on the top of the screen there heading towards 101 south. back wit

a former uc davis police officer will likely receive workers compensation payments after he got fired for using pepper spray on pro testors. this video went viral in 2011. dousing the pro testor was pepper spray. he claims he suffered from deprerks stress and anxiety after receiving death threats that will likely make him eligible. also reporting he's trying to get his old job back. >> the battle to take dell private continues. facebook takes on pay pal. >> emily chang joins with us today's after the bell report. hi, emily. >> good afternoon. resultsa are in for dell.

the pc maker pushed up earnings release. still flat, traffic tumbles. activist investors take his fight to try to stop the board from changing voting rules tomorrow. face book testing a pay pal like feature to make the process easier. the pilot program will start with a test run on jack's threads allowing users to place payment data on file to help simplify e-commerce on the social network. sony may be on the verge of improving it's streaming tv offerings. gaming consoles and blue ray players. including nickelodeon, and mtv. u.s. stocks fell following

disappointing earnings forecast. the 7% drop helps drag down your bloomberg silicon valley index. and punky brewster launched an app. the former child star's company is behind the free photo app also called moonfrye and available in the apple store designed to inspire childrens' create activity letting them crop and place photos in a variety of themed back grounds from. bloomberg studios i'm emily chang, back to you. >> thank you, ama. a new line of high tech cups and draws could help prevent date rape. take a look. they change color if they detect the substance, the substances are usually odorless and tasteless. the founder says he came up with the idea after a drink was laced with a sedative. drink savvy zpokts roll out pro being ducts next year

expected to cost about the same as regular cups and straws. >> pretty smart. >> a plan to power white house with nalt tiff energy is seeing the light of day. workers have started installing solar panels on the roof of the white house while obamas on vacation this, is not the first time solar panels have gone on the roof. president carter puts them up in 1979. they were later removed by president reagan. 10 years ago president george w. bush installed a small solar electric system on the >> sandhya patel is in and feeling summer like again. >> finally. about time. yes, temperatures up into 90s into our warmest spots, even the coast enjoying the sun. 68 the high so far half moon bay. pacifica. 65 degrees gorgeous weather today. tomorrow, it's going down hill. by a little bit. right now, we'll talk about changing weather.

as notice td here just a little bit of fog near the coastline but otherwise it's a nice-looking day. here is a look at our lake tahoe camera. clouds but sunny skies if you're heading to lake tahoe tomorrow in low 80s with haze and smoke for morning hours. mild and muggy. coastal fog tonight. cooler tomorrow afternoon. and we're looking at summer spread for the weekend so a wide range of highs to please everyone. water temperatures this system here, this cool pock writ going to affect our weather heading into tomorrow. but ahead of this we're seeing a lit extra humidity coming in from the southwest. you probably didn't notice seeing it's sticky outside. that is going to hang around heading into overnight hours, higher humidity heading into morning hours. you'll right that. system there will affect our weather over weekend we're expecting temperatures to rebound sunday. here is what is interesting. the same system going to cool

us off will just linger here early next week and it may actually trigger some showers and thunderstorms in northern california. we'll be monitoring for the possibility here as well, stay tuned. tomorrow morning starting out mild, most areas low to mid-60s, temperatures upper 50s and we'll see fog near the coast and parts of the bay. into tomorrow afternoon, it's a great-looking day. 82 in san jose. 80 milpitas. high clouds on the peninsula. 74 millbrae. 66 on coast in half moon bay. some lingering fog in caylee city. 64 degrees. clouds filtering the sun. 80 in castro valley. inland spots 90 in livermore and walnut creek.

look at 9 accu-weather forecast featuring our summer time range. mid-60s to low 90s saturday. bumping up temperatures sunday. mid-90s inland. mid-60s coast only to cool off monday, tuesday. upper 80s inland by tuesday, temperatures within a few degrees for wednesday, thursday. >> thank you. >> all right. %sajor

>> is he looks great in blue. >> did get a chance to speak told us it's hard to believe she's nominated for an emmy again this, year. >> i try tone joy it. i don't want to forget it's

such a, you know special thing for me. >> one of 12 emmy nominations this year for "modern family". check out otrc.com to see a list of the emmy nominees. >> and coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00 former first daughter barbara bush reveals who she would like to see run for president in 2016. >> plus there are hundreds of jobs up for grabs now for a new store in san francisco. >> also, a dangerous high-speed chase caught on video. what was in the back seat that had police so worried?. >> and free doritos for munchies.

target is hiring. the retailer is looking to hire more than 400 new employees for the opening in san francisco. >> mark matthews is live at the store. job apply can'ts are being welcomed. mark? >> in the 2600 block of gehry. the company thopz hire 450 new workers. 300 apply can'ts packed rooms this afternoon. this retired inventor being

questioned by a woman his granddaughter's age. >> doing this for a-to-reinvent myself. >> target told him they're looking only for part time workers. it fits his schedule he's getting social secrecy ti so the offer was not that bad. target says it's hiring all ages over 16 and experience in retail is not a must. >> what we do look for is individuals who have a can do attitude. >> the human resources manager told us target does not discuss wages or benefits but are hiring for a number of position autos from casheers to sales floor to hourly management. >> target suspects 3,000 people will apply for the 450 openings. the store will be asy target like the one south of market. it's smaller, has a pharmacy and grocery buzz not as big as a regular store this, apply can't told me she likes the

idea of working for the company. >> a lot of business. it will be up and running for a long time. so i know my job will be here for a while. >> in this economy, job security for a part time job is enough to draw crowds. this store is due to open in october. apply indications are being accepted until 5:00 tonight then from 11:00 to 5:00 tomorrow and from 9:00 until 3:00 on saturday. in san francisco, mark math use abc 7 news. >> an international jury now investigating cheating allegations against oracle usa, the team owned by larry ellison. officials acknowledged that three of the smaller catamarans were illegally modified during last year's warm up races for 34th america's cup. all boats had weights added to them. oracle management denies knowing anything about it i

know everything about my team. i know every screw that goes on the yacht. so i'm surprised about that. but maybe they're -- they're in the really on top of their teams. if they're saying that. >> the jury can sanction oracle and can take the drastic step of disqualifying from the america's cup. >> a san francisco man being thanks in part to the intervention of senator dianne feinstein. is he an expert on africa with a phd from stanford, last week arrested over this dispute over a piece of checked luggage. his wife called senator feinstein's office and yesterday, got clearance to

leave the country. >> a bizarre ending to a high-speed chase. a day after she allegedly stole a car with a child inside. that chase reached speeds of up to 80 miles per hour. another deputy went to the back seat and pulled the boy out to say he was fine. >> one of former president bush's twin daughters is revealing she would like to see hillary clinton run for president in 2016. 31-year-old barbara bush told "people" magazine she believes clinton is quote, unbelievely accomplished but her respect for clinton doesn't necessarily mean she would vote for the secretary of state. bush says she has no political

afillation. >> michelle obama says she's confident there will be a female president in her lifetime. it just won't be her. she was asked if she'd ever run. her answer "no". the first lady turns 50 in january and says she's watching her health and aches and pains and says, quote, i want to be this really fly 80-90-year-old. >> police in seattle taking a creative approach to say the least in forming the public about the new law legalizing marijuana. the department launching operation orange fingers. yes, tomorrow a hemp fest the three day pro testable the plan to hand out a thousand bags of doritos urging people to check out the information about information about the new law that legalizes marijuana. >> it's going to have information about can you

smoke pot here or there. when z.who gets to. >> washington and colorado became the first states to legalize marijuana use by adults over 21. pot is still illegal under federal law. 85 thour people a day are expected to attend the festival. however many doritos they have ordered, they need more, they need more oor they going to be able to see the label? >> or care? >> that is a good one too,. >> coming up a mother's baby couldn't wait to be born. the scene caught on video who. came to her rescue? >> there is uproar over this zoo attraction but what is it?b >> i'm jand patel. you can see the fog layer really reestablishing. this is going to set the stage tomorrow. i'll show you temperatures coming up.

at 4:35 another live look at the commute this, is 680. traffic heavier as it usually is. northbound smooth sailing towards alamo or danvill

people love to lounge by the pool in south florida apparently so do bears. home video of a bear taking a

nap in naples. quite a shock for people inside this, video wasn't great. he was on the lounge chair you know? the bear tore a hole in the screen and wander wade before authorities arrived. police say it's not the only brazen bear around. several others have been spotted in the naples area. just hanging out. just monthsying along. >> he's got to cool off. >> women give birth at hospitals every day, but not usually in the lobby. >> that is what happened in a miami, florida hospital. she just arrived at the dmek when the baby decided it was time. >> yes. her husband helped her to the floor. a nurse was just arriving for his shift and it was a good thing he was/wnl there. >> i noticed the baby was with the cord around the neck. i had to maneuver the baby. i started cleaning the eyes

and mouth and then, little boss. so baby started crying and we were happy. >> mom and baby appeared before cameras today. the little girl weighed in at six pounds, eight ounces. impatient but she is just fine. >> they'll be telling this story for years and years. >> yes. for her life, i'm sure. >> going to check n ot forecast now? >> that is right. >> fog near the coast. clear skies bay, inland. changes coming going to warm up more. new york sunshine and 80 digs. checking out temperatures there is a slight chance of thunderstorms in vegas.

106 degrees. plenty of sunshine north to south. 78 in monterey. 83 los angeles after dense morning fog. fog going to hang around into afternoon for your friday along parts of the coastline. 66 in half moon bay. temperatures coming down torjs 76 oakland. antioch, fairfield, livermore, 79 in fremont. 82 degrees in san jose. that fog is going move over the bay by morning. we'll see a little bit of a stronger sea breeze tomorrow which will cool us off slightly. for the weekend mild to warm. >> sounds g thank you. >> all right. coming up dashed dreams a paraolympian saying she's not disabled enough. >> world's new adorable

mammal. what makes it so rare. >> demand

officials told a swimmer she can't compete in the world championships because they say she's not paralyzed enough. she's won four paraolympic medals including gold and broken four world records. at 11 she contracted a rare condition that left her paralyzed from the waist down. just as she was set to compete officials banned her from competition. >> one of the medical reports cited the chance i might be able to walk again, penalizing me for having hope. >> the committee told abc news that five medical experts reviewed the records and concluded there is

insufficient evidence she's permanently impaired. but other experts argue it would be unusual for her to recover after seven years. >> this next story hard to believe but true. in china, zoo advisors in an uproar. a zoo tried to pass off a mastiff dog as a lion. a news agency says visitors became sus spishus when the supposed big cat started barking. officials claim the mix up or conspiracy occurred because they couldn't afford real lions. the zoo says it will give refunds, it turns out the dog for lion swap was not the only attempt to pull one over on customers visitors found a white fox posing as a leopard and two giant sea cucumbers

they were trying to pass off as snake autos they thought people won't realize some. >> i don't know. do zoo yeerp goes look. fox? i need to you act more like a leopard here. >> come through. >> i don't know what you're going to cell the cucumber. >> come on. play the role of fox. you're a fox today. >> oh, man. researchers at the smithsonian made a discovery. >> it's a raccoon-sized creature with a teddy bear face. >> meet this adorable little fuzz ball melting hearts and making history. >> people tell me it looks like a cross between a teddy bear and house cat. what it is is a new species of mammal. >> researchers announced a rare discovery. the it is the first new mammal

species found in the western hemisphere in about 35 years. the rust-colored animal is a carnivore but eats mostly fe3, weighing about two pounds and lives in ecuador and columbia. how did it go unnoticed so long? scientists said like many rain forest animals it only comes out at night. >> doesn't come out of the trees. it's wet and dark and socked in with clouds. it's hard to fin find these animals. >> also, a case of mistaken identity. for decades they thought it was a member of the raccoon family but after testing and more investigations they discover it was its own species. that explains why it wasn't so keen when scientists tried to get it to mate with lingos. it may be elusive but not

endangered. thousands estimated to be living in forest chrz under threat. smithsonian is selling the stuff toys and proceeds will go to efforts to help preserve the rain forest where they live. >> those will be a hot seller. >> cute. cute. >> moving on. a new lawsuit claims the nation's biggest canned soup maker is misleading with its heart-healthy labels. >> yes. it was filed against the campbell's soup company. the suit claims a certification on some cans implied they provide a health benefit this, says the soups have much more sodium than recommended foremost sodium foods however, claiming heart association allows campbells to use heart check label in exchange for a fee. campbells did not comment

however said it has confidence in the accuracy of the labels. >> sales of gold coins and jewelry reached a high, demand rose to a thousand times. that is up 53%. analysts say customers are getting a bargain. down 0% from the high. the prices often drop when economy improves because investors no longer feel a need for a save haven like gold. if you love beer you might love this nur trend. they're letting customers fill up from the beer tap. folks would fill up buckets

from tape and take them home. now a growing number of micro brewers are selling bottles called growlers. customers can fill from the tap and fill them up, again. >> to refill, it's cheaper. >> the word growler is from the days when the buckets released carbon monoxide and it made a%iuv growling noise. >> and coming up i team up with consumer reports to help single out the best smoothie maker. >> just for the people. is there an adecember? or could you have to find a brewery? >> we'll have to find a list. >> yes. it's for the people. >> for the people. yes. >> thank you. >> a plan that could change the way the game is played next. >> i'm dan ashley.

coming up armed robbery of a high schooler has students worried that they can be targeted because of the stuff they now need to bring to school every day. >> and how will the bay bridge closure affect plans? we're going to take a look at events at business that's could be hardest hit at

here is tonight's prime time line up. it's wipeout followed by motive, and rookie blue at 10:00 then join us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> major league baseball wants to expand use of instant rely give lg managers a tool, the that is the challenge. >> we're live with reaction from fans about the change. carolyn? >> well, the owners will vote in november.

players association and umpires will get a chance to weigh in on what commissioner bud selig calls a historic moment. it will be a game changer. >> i think we ought to he solve we don't want to stay stuck in caveman days so this, let's justry to make it better. >> major league baseball will expand use of instant replay. they'll allowed three challenges one in the first six innings and two from the 7th. challenges will be reviewed in new york. >> it's technology, why not? let beter for the game. >> jen says instant replay will drag out the game. she doesn't want to it change.

>> i like that aspect of baseball. it's not all auto mated. >> but this sports writer says baseball is behind nba. >> baseball needs to catch up on technology. fans wantf> correctly. >> we'll have reaction at 6:00. >> thank you. it's nice to have the right call. do you think it's going to work? >> it's a cold move. -- bold move for major league baseball. a progressive step. the good thing is that they're going to adopt nhl model they have calls reviewed in a war room in new york. so a lot of the umps are qualified but sometimes, you get three blind mice.

so this way, calls will be up to a hub. you're hit siting there, three and a half hours and it's getting cold. they don't want it to be a lengthy process. there is no way if a reasonable amount of time would be a good thing. >> thanks for joining us for joining us at 4:00. >> abc 7 news right now begins with cheryl and dan. >> the zait now set for the closing and reopening of the new bay bridge. >> and the armed robbery of a thy raises concerns for students for the yimts they have to bring to school every day. >> which way will temperatures

go for the weekend? >> he will make that action unanimous and labor day it is. >> the eastern span opens after labor day coming 24 years after the deadly loma prieta earthquake damaged the bridge and ship shut it down. >> after decades of debate, the safer version is becoming a reality in just week autos we have live team coverage. let's begin with abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman. hard to believe the moment is here. long journeys begin and end with single steps. it's been 24 years. now, we have the date. labor day weekend.

in a board room, last hour passed with experts and recommendation autos there is risk to the public. there is risk to us. keeping people on the old bridge. >> now, official between august 28th and september 3 bay bridge closes as switch over to the new span begins involving connecting work at both ends, paving, striping lanes. >> the bridge if you've been out there is done. the work is the cut in work at either end. everything in the middle is ready for traffic and will be. >> this return policeds a permanent fix of the bolts. it came on fast after the federal government and independent engineer as agree that had a series of temporary shims will render the bridge stable in an earthquake.