live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. 5:00 a.m. it is friday. the fourth of july. what more could you ask for? >> i am kristen katie marzullo r kristen sze. here is leyla gulen. hello, everyone, we will start with radar satellite. if you are waking up with us at 5:00 a.m. we are waking up to patchy fog along the coast and it will remain confined to the coast because we have a ridge of high pressure that is going to be warming things up the next few days. can you see how clear it is at the airport. you can expect the morning fog to be sunny and fourth of july

evening will be fairly clear for most of the bay area viewing and hot days inland this weekend and the full seven-day outlook is ahead but we will talk about traffic. so far, i have to say it is holiday lite and maybe some folks are going to take the day off. but northbound 280 is shut down until monday morning at 5:00 a.m. when it is expected to re-open and there is another project getting done while the closure is in place but it could impact the commute if you come in to the city for the only drive and the afternoon, as well, but northbound 101 at windsor river road an accident looks to be a stalled car. highway four westbound from antioch to hercules is 30 minutes and northbound 87 from 85 to the san jose airport is under ten minutes. caltran is on schedule they say to re-open northbound i-280

in san francisco for monday morning commute. nick is near the freeway with more on the upgrade work going on around-the-clock. nick? >> i am not an engineer but if they say they are going to be on schedule i have to believe them because we can see them working right now. look over my shoulder: they have been at this continuously and not stopped. we were here wednesday to let you know of the northbound i-280 closing and the likelihood of backups is happening. officials started the planned five day closure on a stretch of northbound i-280 on wednesday night can the closing between highway 101 and i-280 interchange in downtown san francisco will last through the fourth of july weekend until 5:00 a.m. monday. this closure is for work between caesar chavez and 24th.

>> it was bumper to bumper. >> five miles per hour. really bad. >> tons of people. horrible. >> the new hinges are floor owe four times as long. when the work is finished you will only see a black line on the road. caltran is using the closure to change light bulbs and trim trees. can you see the crews are working a dozen or so guys, now, according to caltran the hinge is one of three scheduled to be replaced allowing the bridge to expand and contract during strong movement like earthquakes. we seeing the big cut out section and that is where we will see the black strike and we will be here the rest of the morning to keep an cry on things and letting you know how the commute shakes out although most are taking vacation. we are here to stay all week,

eric. the valley transportation authority is providing extra service today for two reasons: to ferry people to san jose fire works show and also as a test run for game days at levi stadium. the v.t.a. ors with the 49ers to put up barricades and signs with a dry run and the extra service is to pick sure everything goes spottily when the season begins. they on schedule to complete a $14 million extra track to the stadium by mid-august. >> concerns this morning by bay area residents over the fire danger posed by illegal fire works, firefighters say with low humidity there is still an increased risk for fire with hundreds of commercial grade fireworks exploding overhead. police and fire official say they plan to be out in force to crack down on illegal fireworks and amy hollyfield will have more on the crackdown and the potential fire danger coming up in a report in 30 minutes.

>> six people need a new place to live after an apartment fire in oakland. a news crew heard an explosion after 8:00 near mcarthur boulevard. it is believed a propane tank exploded during the fire blowing the window off the house. crews kept major damage contained to the one building and no one was hurts. >> oakland police are asking for the public's help to identify a man involved in a home burglary nearly two months ago. police released the surveillance video photo and they hope someone will recognize this man. police say a resident was home but was not hurt when he broke into the case. >> the jury in the bryan stow civil case have gone home for the weekend. he suffered severe brain damage when attacked in the parking lot after the opening day game in 2011. the jury have for decide if

dodgers are liable for the injuries and future care of bryan stow. the lawyers have asked for $37 million for injuries and twice that for pain and suffering. >> now what crippled the santa clara communications system for several hours. the power breakers support the uninterrupted power supply tripped on wednesday night and the resulting power outage went the communications center lost the 9-1-1 phone system, radio communication and computer-based dispatch system. fund sunday calls were re-routed to other centers and county dispatch used paper maps and radios to ming sure the calls were answered. ten calls were affected. hurricane arthur came ashore overnight and pounded the north carolina coast winds of more than 100 miles per hour and pouring rain. this morning, power out aims are widespread and expected to get worst.

the rest of the east coast is adjusting for the summer's biggest holiday. here is the latest from nags head, north carolina. the worst of the storm now is passed. we are still dealing with intense wind. arthur is still churning up the ocean as it moved north. >> hurricane arthur lashing north carolina coastline making landfall overnight near cape lookout as category two with 100 miles per hour wind. the storm bringing flooding, widespread power outage and reports of tornadoes. >> i got my kids in the living room and took them to the bathroom and we were headed to the bathroom and the ceiling was collapsing. >> arthur moved north up the coast and more than 400 miles wide taking aim on the outer

budgets. >> evacuations were mandatory an one island and other vacationers visiting for the fourth of july week end decided to head out before the severe weather moved in. >> it messes up the holiday for everyone. >> a bad situation. nothing else you can do. >> backing up to head to safer grounds and hope they call us back. >> no heading back to the bone as arthur pummels the shoreline. >> now that we have daylight people are headed out to assess the damage but i am here on the beach and, boy, you can believe in the extreme wind most of the people are out here because they want to, taking a watch with a couple of kids building a sand castle and trying to enjoy the fourth of july holiday even if it is less-than-ideal conditions

. back to you, eric and katie, back to you. >> it looks dramatic. nothing like that here, very mild conditions and we are going to experience a warm-up. for the next 12 hours, waking up to coastal fog, so it is not going to reach inland too far and we are look at clear skies inland. by noon, 78 degrees inland and 64 degrees around the bay and 58 along the coast and plenty of sunshine for the bay area with temperatures up to 90 degrees inland and 80 degrees around the bay and 62 along the coast. with more fog coming if overnight, the fourth of july plans inland and south bay are okay. the peninsula will be clear but there will be fog that is. coming in over friend and might even plead over to berkeley,

oakland, and the north bay are as well. however, we do have mild conditions and you may want do bring a light sweater or jacket. 50's are expected. berkeley is 58 and napa is 64 and in the mid-60's for san jose and santa resolution and redwood city is 64 degrees. new traffic and the holiday lite. if you are one of those who do need to work today we have a couple of issues to get to. if you are headed westbound along 580, everything is starting to build up over the pass but if you are traveling eastbound direction we did have an accident. it does not appear to be slowing things down. san jose moving along without a hitch and top speeds along 101 away from the 280/680 split by san jose airports and 280 has no issues. highway 85 is clear and bart is running on a sunday schedule with no ace train service today and muni, all on time and it is going to be this drive coming in

from san rafael, up to 580, tail lights headed in the southbound direction, quiet out there, and not too much traffic. eric katie? >> kauai set good. new details emerge of when g.m. knew of the ignition switch problem. mechanic's money report is next. >> state legislature takes a summer break and critical water measure that lawmakers left undone. >> talk about hitting the right note, local high school musicians about to go on tour. wait until you hear where they are headed.

one of the biggest weekend fireworks shows started with a bang last night. the show lights up the skies in texas with thousands of individually hand made fireworks used for the show. officials say they will land for fourth of july 2015 in the next week. >> develop us online at abc7news.com for a complete guide to fourth of july activities in the pay area including parades and the big fireworks shows and we also have information on the events where you can see and meet members of our news team. >> some tips this morning if you have pets as we celebrate the fourth of july. dogs can cats can become frightened bit sound of fireworks and he warn that

tomorrow, july 5th is usually the busiest day of the week for shelters because of an increase in lost pets so keep your pets need while the fireworks are happening and all pets should wear identification and officials encourage pet owners to try and lessen the sound of fire works by leaving on a tv or radio. >> if your animal is mission the aspca wants to help you find your lost pet and there is a new app showing what to do if the animal is missing and has vital medical records and offers tips in case of natural disasters. you can download it for free through it tunes or google play. the state legislature has aeuropeaned for the summer. without meeting the priority of overhauling the $11 billion water bond scheduled to go before the voters in the fall. most have agreed the existing measure is too large to win voter approval but they have struggled to find a compromise.

delta restoring and the delta tunnel project are part of the legislation. new economic news is give us another reason to celebrate to holiday week end. here is america's money report. good morning, topping america's money, good economic news for the holiday, the dow jones industrial average closed at a new high after better-than-expected unemployment report but it could also lead to higher interest rates. the problems with general motors ignition switch go further than admitted with complaints 17 years ago well before the chevrolet and small cars were introduced and costing 19 cents a gallon for than a year ago with the highest level this time of year since 2008 and they not changed much last month and could come down now that tensions are easing in iraq. >> americans are spending the most ever on barbecue, with

ground beef at 1 percent more expensive than last year and tomatoes, too. we are grilling more this year. that is america's money. hillary clinton's book is on track to be one of the year's top nonfiction books despite another slip in sales. she visited san francisco last week for a book signing at the ferry willing and according to the experts it sold 26,000 copies during the third week of publication about her years as set of state sold more than 80,000 the first week and nearly 50,000 the second week and that does not include e-book seems. >> a bay areay band is embarking on a major tour of europe. this is the high school jazz group during the last practice before heading off to germany on monday. the next two weeks they will

perform at jazz festivals in holland and switzerland and italy. >> a large majority of kids that have bought into the idea of making music and doing it together and it is not about them but everyone. >> our chemistry is strong and that helps to be better when we work with great people. >> i didn't know you had to study chemistry to play jazz. >> the group will have a total eight performances during the european tour. >> well rounded. they sound amazing. >> they do! >> maybe we should go to new york. >> an extra chaperone. >> we will look from our camera toward embarcadero and the bay bridge and you can see mostly

clear skies and we have a legal bit of a stratus that is going to burn off early today and as we look at live doppler 7 hd the satellite shows a flow but it is going to be replaced with a ridge of high pressure and glad keeping our skies clear. visibility is mostly unlimited but four miles at half moon bay and eight miles in santa rosa and elsewhere we are looking clear. right now current temperatures at bart are in the mid-50's and 61 in pittsburg and 58 in hayward and 55 in san francisco is 56 at sfo. there is the ridge of high pressure over the four corner states and it will be spreading across california and warming up everyone and that is going to last until monday and tuesday we will start to see the slide from the above-average temperatures and our highs across california if you are traveling for the fourth of july holiday, 107 in palm springs, and 61, cool, in eureka and 64 in monterey and

106 in fresno. highs today across the bay area will expense mid-60's around san francisco and cooling at the coast and 75 degrees in san mateo and 86 in concord and 91 in antioch so still going to be warm. lows are in the mid-to-upper 50's and 62 degrees in antioch and 55 in cloverdale. we dry for the fourth of july holiday today. we will have clear conditions for fourth of july fireworks viewing party. saturday and sunday going to be warmer with the cool down tuesday into wednesday. it is holiday lite for travelers if you need to go to work today, we are looking at clear conditions and the closure northbound 280 from 101 two downtown san francisco closed until 5:00 a.m. monday morning and if you are coming into the city, plan ahead, try to take

mass transit. >> here is the drive coming across the golden gate bridge and you can see clear conditions as you make it arrest from marin so no delays out there, certainly, and not seeing a single car. seven things to know as you start your day. >> a very special graduation ceremony, the new officers introduced to the bay area and one very young honorary graduate. a tour of facebook campus take as romantic turn for a special young

whether you are just joining us or headed out the door here are seven things to know. the fire concerns for the fourth

of july holiday and firefighters say there is an increased risk of fire because of the use of illegal fireworks. our reporter will have details in a report coming up. >> two, caltrain is confidence interstate 280 in san francisco will be reopened by monday morning. crews closed down a stretch of the freeway on wednesday night in order to remesa bridge hinge. the closure led to epic traffic jams. >> hurricane arthur is moving away from the north carolina shore after battering the region overnight. arthur strengthened to a category two storm yesterday. cities across the east coast have postponed the fire works show because of the storm. v.t.a. will have have a service including a test run for 49ers game and they want to make sure they can move a lot of people quickly to and from the levi stadium. >> spectacular fire work show in massachusetts was cut short by

high wind and rain. it was held on the third rather than the 4th because hurricane arthur is coming but the weather did the fire works in, anyway. police were forced to evacuate people from the show when the storm moved in. >> we will have clear skies for our fireworks viewing parties as we look at the first forecast with much pas of fog in san jose and current temperature is 59 and expecting sunny conditions for the rest of the day and overnight and we will see more fog but, then, we will be warm inland for the week end. 15, it is holiday lit. look at this, not too many folks are making it in from the toll plaza but we have couple citizens but keep an eye on mass transit with altered schedule for ace rain and bart. more ahead. >> 34 recruits from the oakland miss asked me is graduated along with honorary graduate.

the chief put an honorary badge on the 8-year-old yesterday. he suffers from a grave illness but that doesn't stop him from dreaming up of growing were to be an oakland police officer. >> why do you want to be a police officer? >> i love it. >> what do you want to do? this is oakland's 169th academy and 9 department is eager to get the new officers out in the community. a toronto woman thought she was being treated to a once in a live time tour of facebook person moves low park campus but the boyfriend had other things in mine. >> people ask how we met we say a mutual friend and, today, you meet your mutual friend, and i love you very much and you are my best friend, will you marry me? >> of course! >> that is a, yes?

[ applause ] well played,cy, well played. meet the happy couple who met through facebook in 2007 and what better place to be engaged than at facebook, and even zuckerberg and sheryl sandberg made a cameo to congratulate the pair. >> next, the meat recall you need to know about before you barbecue today. >> relief this holiday week end as resolution downs return home with the latest on the wildfire that continues to

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of july weather situation. >> beautiful day. a little bit of fog along the coast. we have a stratus confined to the coast today and we going to mix out later today so mostly sunshine across the bay area. day planner the next 12 hours you will see the temperatures climbing at 78 degrees inland and 64 around the bay and 58 along the coast and warming up to 90 degrees inland under complete sunshine and it will be warm and we will have fog and low clouds coming in and possibly impeding some visibility for our fourth of july festivities. i will let you know where. as we take a look at our quiet drive we have debris southbound 680 as you make the commute away from the sunol grade at walk boulevard, it is not slowing anything down because we don't have too much traffic because it is a holiday and it is holiday lite and eastbound 80 we have stalled vehicles here and a look at drive time traffic 580, tracy

to dublin is 25 minutes and highway 85 northbound from 101 to cupertino is a short five minutes. here is the drive, the richmond-san rafael toll plaza just a few cars moving into san rafael. >> love the outdoor shots this morning. very space. ought fourth of july is a time to celebrate but police and firefighters have zero tolerance for illegal fireworks in life the drought and the fire danger. amy hollyfield? dublin is one of 15 cities in the bay area and santa cruz counties safe and sane fireworks are legal but officials in other places away the bay area are hoping you will not buy them here and bring them to their city. oakland is one police where they struggle with illegal fireworks. you will see them bursting in the sky every fourth of july. this is the scene last year.

officials in oakland and other cities, including san jose, say they will have center trucks out tonight and on stand by just in case. some residents in oakland say they are feeling nervous. >> a lot opportunity for injury and of course all the fire woulds going off landing on people's roofs and with the dry, dry, dry weather we can have serious fire problems. firefighters are worried about all dry brush out there with the drought conditions, combined with fire works they worried that could create disaster. one spark could turn into a huge fire in a hurry. firefighters urge you to be careful with the legal fireworks or head over to a professional show and let them entertain you. fours in oakland are urging residents to be careful this fourth of july and to look out for celebration gunfire.

police officials play to beef up patrols in single areas away the city moan to have the highest amount of gunshot and fireworks activity. police are want they will arrest fin caught discharging a firearm. those caught using illegal fireworks face fines are $1,000 to $10,000 or imprisonment. doctors expect an 11-year-old to survive after being shot while playing in antioch. it happened 11 o'clock yesterday morning at an apartment complex. the bullet hit the boy in the chest. he was shot with a .22 caliber and the by says a friend shot him. the shooter has not been identified. if you have chicken products in the freezer, holds up, with the first recall linked it a 16 month salmonella outbreak affecting 170 different chicken products. he are the numbers: the recall covers chicken labeled with "use or freeze by" march 21 to march

29. packages feature the code p-6137-p-6137-a. foster is the biggest poultry producer. six people have become sick due to the antibiotic resistant salmonella. this morning, hurricane arthur is moving offshore and away from north carolina's outer bands after slashing into the barrier isles overnight. officials say 22,000 people are without power across the carolinas. arthur was category eased at category two before passing the southern end of the outer banks and damped the east coast with fourth of july shows in new jersey, maine and new hampshire postponing physical later in the

weekend. this is hurricane arthur from space, astronaut tweeted this photo of the storm from the international space station and you can see how big it is. >> the butts canyon fire in napa valley is burning still. it has burned 4,300 acres and now 45 percent contained. better weather conditions helped firefighters make progress. there are more than 2,000 firefighters in support staff assigned to the fire. rough terrain is making it hard for crews to get to some firelines. we a wide range of emotions as all residents were allowed to return home with flames sparing homes if lake barry -- lake berryessa estates. >> i built this with my brothers and my dad in 1962. a lot of memories. it looks like they are gone.

>> the andersons is one of two homes and seven outbuildings destroyed. >> in san diego firefighters are on the scene near the town of julian with a fire destroying two homes in the cleveland national forest. so far, 150 acres have burned with containment at continue percent. the fire forced cancellation of the historic gold mining mine popular fourth of july parade and celebration. >> a vigil tonight in hose for a palestinian teen kidnapped and murdered outside jerusalem. the 16-year-old mohamed abukhdeir was stabbed and burned to death yesterday in. mohammed moment's family in the south bay say more kidnappings have been reported and relatives visiting from the june been targeted and arrested. >> paying the price for something they didn't do. revenge. plain revenge. that is it.

>> many believe moment's -- mohammed moment's -- murder was in revenge. >> new details drain says northbound 280 in san francisco will re-open in time for the commute. 280 is closed between united states 101 and the none end of the freeway at king street near at&t park. caltran trues are working to replace a hinge. the hinge allows the elevated freeway to bend and flex in case of an earthquake. please take public transportation if you come to the city tonight. you will not be sorry if you take public transportation. >> let's look from our sutro tower camera the first light coming up over the east bay. it is beautiful. you can see the city lights below san francisco's financial district under low clouds.

current temperatures are looking at 50 degrees in santa rosa and napa at 55 and 52 in novato and 58 in tail and concord and 58 in livermore. we are just about continue minutes away from sunrise and it will be beautiful. if you are headed to the game it looks like the a's take on the toronto blue jays and first pitch at 1:05 and high u.v. index. pack the sun glasses and hat. the full seven-day outlook is coming up in a few minutes. back to the closing northbound 280, causing quite the jam yesterday. hopefully not is were today. considering there are parties in san francisco for fourth of july it can cause a backup coming in from the peninsula. northbound 280 is closed we until 5:00 a.m. monday morning. this is our commute to walnut

creek and it is holiday lite. the san mateo bridge coming in if hayward and foster city from east to west it looks like a lot of folks are going to take the day off. with clouds. >> thank you, leyla gulen, it is 5:39. a bay area man is injured in iraq and now fighting for other warriors for a place to go when they return from the battle feel. >> a special honor president obama will bestow on a group of men and women who served our country on the front lines. strike up the band, the pay area community preparing for one of the largest fourth of july parades in the nation. first here are the tech bytes

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san francisco is ready for the fourth of july show, with 10,000 fireworks sent into the sky for the largest show in northern california. they will launch from two barges with show starting at 9:30. visit us online at abc7 news come for complete guide to fourth of july activities in the bay area including parades and all the other fire work shows. also, information on the events where you can go to see members of our news team. happening today, president

obama will preside over a citizenship ceremony at white house as a way of making a pitch for immigration overhaul. the president seen here this week has been blaming house republicans for delaying action on immigration. as a result, he has said he will ignore congress and make non-legislative reform proposals. 25 members of the military representing 15 countries will take the oath this morning signing up to serve although they were not dens. a san jose native and army vet who is give back to the people with gave him a second chance, sergeant lost an eye and was wounded in the leg during a tour of iraq and he did not enlist in the army physical he was 26 after he had a career in marketing. during a gathering with friend he said he felt something missing in his life. >> someone asked if you would die today what would you want people to say. everyone had something to say and i honestly didn't feel like i had accomplished anything.

he, woulded in construction in iraq and he came back he started the construction company and employs 50 people including three veterans. he wants war veterans to make up half of the staff. this is possible because he was given a second chance to find out would he really was and would he should be. tesla made a commitment to fire veterans. the appeal-based electric car company announced new programs for get more veterans onboard and says it is the perfect fit because many learned highly technical skills while in the military so vets are a good fit. >> speaking of highly technical skill forecasting the weather is up there. >> it is. i have good news because we will be able to see the fire work shows later this evening. now, from vollmer peek you can see the clouds are still embedded in the tree tops and we are going to see the clouds dissipate as the morning wears

on. as we look at our live doppler 7 hd radar satellite we can expect to see fog along the coast and that is going to go an as the morning progresses. as we head up to our current temperatures in friend in the mid-50's, elsewhere, across the bay, in the mid-to-upper 50's and 52 in healdsburg and 51 in pittsburg and 68 in tracy. because of high pressure, it is warming things up, and over the four corners it will spread across california and warming things up over the weekend and right into monday and we will see it dip. for the fourth of july fire works it will be clear inland and the south bay, too along the peninsula you will see fog and low clouds coming back in again and temperatures arm the bay area are going to be mild and a limit chilly because we have the onshore blow and berkeley is 58 and 64 in napa and 57 in san francisco and 66 if san jose and

the mid-60's for redwood city. specifically, shoreline spencer christian. 83 in san jose and cooler along the peninsula at 7 a in san mateo and 72 in millbrae, and mid-60's for downtown san francisco and still under some fog along the coast and the sunset and 85 in santa rosa and warmer in california together -- calistoga and walnut creek and 85 and 89 this fairfield lows are more fog that will burn off, mid-to-upper 50's for most of us and our seven-day outlook shows dry through the weekend and slow inland but we will keep you posted as to how the rest of the week will turnout. with the traffic, eastbound 80 at 580 we have a stalled vehicle

at the hoffman split and it is not only causing a delay but a little bit of traffic westbound merging with 80, and the traffic 101 southbound from santa rosa to petaluma is 15 minutes and westbound 580 from castro valley to the maze is 15 minutes and 101 northbound to aye is 11 minutes. the drive through san jose northbound 87 coming beyond the julian street off-ramp, everything is moving along without a hitch. >> the largest fourth of july in the bay area takes place in alameda at lincoln avenue and park street near the civic center and is three miles long, the longest in the nation. drivers should expect a lot of street closings. the parade will feature 170 floats and 2,500 participating and "7 on your side" and michael finney are the grand marshal.

>> the world cup continues today which is on espn and espn2. at 9:00 a.m. france and germany on espn 2 and brazil and colombia at 11:00 o'clock and tomorrow argentina and belgium right here and at 1:00 o'clock p.m. the negligent laps take on costa rica. >> if you want to want the games on a big screen tv surrounded by people hose is the place to go. st. james park is the location and san francisco will not be having a big scene viewing party for the quarter finals but the plaza will again have the big tvs out for the semi finals on july nine. >> a new legal roadblock embattled clippers owner donald sterling is using to block the forced sale of team. >> at 6:00 a.m. not so hot the new charge a felon whose mug

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washington, dc, is ready for a fourth of july concert at the concert as long as hurricane arthur does not spoil the show. this is as close as you can get to the rehearsal concert last night closed to the public because of weather concerns. stormed rolled through forcing the capitol police to evacuate the area and tonight the show is expected to go on as landed. if the forecast does not hold up officials say the show is postponed until tomorrow united. a lot of drama with the storm and trying to celebrate fourth of july. >> we are a couple of hours away from a big fourth of july tradition, the weigh in ceremony yesterday. thai -- nathan's hotdog eating contest on coney island. a san jose man set a world record last year, 69 hot dogs in ten minutes and the goal now is 72 hotdogs.

>> this career, chestnut has competition from another san jose resident, matt stony. he waze 130 and chestnut was 2305. -- was 230. >> peeps and that than hotdogs airport the same thing. >> with buns...you have to start in where. >> leyla gulen has been training all week. >> i have. yes. i will show you in a few minutes. right open to 5:53 the sun is rising. we have a pocket with no clouds and that is the story for the day burning off patches of morning fog along the coast and sunny for most areas for the fourth of july and hot days ahead with a ridge of high pressure on the way and more of that to come in a few minutes but, first, holiday light

traffic with debris on southbound 101 in the south bay and that is we have a pinch in the commute but 880, that is it, northbound traffic is moving along without a pitch and back over to the sunol grade, southbound side we have a fender bender and northbound traffic is building. we have a shot that is the bay bridge toll plaza wide open and clear conditions and metering lights are not turned on. it is holiday light. the raiders have announced the organization will pay cheerleaders minimum wage this coming season. they will be paid $9 for time spent at games, practicing and public appearans. the team was paying them $1,250 a season. the team is sued for back pay with one playing $5 an hour after factoring required appearances. >> students are warned of a

growing incident. a man sexually assaulted her inside a dorm restroom. the victim said the man stood behind her and rubbed her body against her inappropriately. there is no description of the man. lawyers for donald sterling want to make the lawsuit a federal case. a trial next week will determine whether donald sterling should be declared mentally incapacitated so his wife can sell the team. the airing of the medical information in the case violates federal privacy laws. donald sterling is forced out of the league because of racist comments recorded by his girlfriend. >> pentagon. 's new war plane is grounded while engineers investigate a mysterious fire on a jet. all 97 air force and navy f-35 lightning fighter bombers have

been taken out of service after one burst into flames during take off in florida on june 23rd. the pilot was not hurt. so far the investigation centers on the plane's we single pratt & whitney engine at $125 million a copy it is the most expensive weapon systems in united states military history. another day and more regrets from people involved with facebook's secret emotional experiment. the second journal that published the study regrets how it was handled and the proceedings of the national academy of science say the project may have violated some principles academic research but they also point out that as a for-profit company govern by terms of service facebook had no obligation to adhere to the principles. they have come underfire for manipulating news feeds of users to study emotional reaction. next on the morning news the

traffic headache drivers are being be warned to expect. >> the big stress test for game day traffic at the new levi stadium. hurricane arthur hit north carolina as a category two. we have the latest on the storm coming up.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good fourth of july. we know we have fire works and probably have barbecues and cookouts. how is the weather, leyla gulen? >> i have the full forecast ahead. live doppler 7 hd shows we have fog confined to the coast but it is breaking up over san

francisco and toward the transamerica pyramid we see blue skies and to get us going we have the coastal fog and that will burn off and especially in the peninsula areas, san francisco, revealing mostly sunshine and by 4:00 p.m. sunshine and 90 and 62 along the coast. tonight for julyup fireworks shows we could see fog in some places but mostly clear. i will have the full seven-day outlook ahead. it is holiday light and well start with the 280 closing northbound side all lanes are hut down on the extension from 101 into downtown and this is going to last until monday at 5:00 a.m. this caused quite the backup as you making the drive into san francisco and the morning is not such a problem because it is fourth of july with holiday lite but in the afternoon in the city, it could be a