live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> happy holiday this is what you have in store for you on this labor day in san francisco from our camera on twin peaks, a chamber of commerce day and warming temperatures. >> if you head to the beach in santa cruz, look at this, bring the sunscreen and water to stay hydrated. it will be hot. >> we are also hearing a warning from cal fire about fire danger. beautiful out there. >> good morning, i am cheryl jennings. i am eric thomas here for kristen sze. meteorologist mike nicco is here for warnings if you are considering water activities.

>> good morning to you on this labor day. well look at the first issue at the coast, a beach hazard which means southwest facing beaches are going to have strong rip rip currents from the monterey bay through sunset today. from mount tamalpais looking at ocean beach which has a little bit of that to deal with. the reason you would go to the ocean water temperatures are in the mid-50s to mid-60s and the air temperatures are 10-16 degree above average in the mid-80s to upper 90s. this isn't even our hottest day this week. that is coming up in the seven-day forecast. cheryl? >> thank you. >> getting to the beep could be the cause of a little friction today, a request from los gatos before you hit the road. don't cut through town in an attempt to bypass beach traffic on highway 17. that is where our reporter joins us with what is being done about

the problem. >> it is hot. it is a holiday. that means southbound 17 to santa cruz is going to be a mess. but as ugly as this will get later today residents in los gatos say it is getting uglier in their neighbors. guess what? you are not the only one with the from idea to head to the beach in santa cruz on a holiday weekend. southbound traffic on highway 17 is notorious for backing up through los gatos, campbell and up to san jose. to avoid it people are cutting through los gatos trying to beat the backup. this video show as popular route from lark avenue north on santa cruz avenue through downtown and back on 17 but you are freaking out the locals. eight takes forever to get anywhere and i have to change where i am driving. so i am freaking out. get through santa cruz avenue main street intersection can take 20 minutes.

in response los gatos officials have put up signs telling shortcut-seeking drivers to head back to the highway. police are making sure that drivers are not blocking intersections and diverting traffic from normally quiet neighborhoods. after the summer, the city council will look at the traffic mit dangerous measures and see what works and what doesn't work because all it takes is a hot day on a wreck to get the blood boiling. >> everyone is us terroristed. the drivers are just following directions from their navigation system and they are just sitting there and it is a tense...moment for everyone. the business of the time on highway 17 and through town according to the locals is from 11 o'clock a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the best way to avoid traffic is start early or leave late. >> you are not the only one with the great idea on a holiday

weekend, southbound traffic on highway 17 is notorious for backing up in the summer months from los gatos and campbell and to san jose. people cutting through los gatos and we have a time-lapse video to show you a popular route from lark avenue. moving on, then, and well show you that video later, bart workers are rebuilding a section of track near the transbay tube, working on it since friday. they are on schedule. amy hollyfield will join us now talking to passengers who took the bus instead. amy? >> we are talking bart, cheryl, but buses are shuttling people across the bay from the transbay tube term mall in san francisco to the 19th bart station in oakland. it soup lick a hassle to be avoided but people are show up and they are using the buses.

taking the bus over the bridge this weekend rather than bart threw commuters off their game you but it wasn't as bad as they expected. >> okay, it was year, kind of confusing but easy the better than i thought. >> bart has 77 buses shut emriders rile the transbay tube is closed. they have bart employees volunteering their time to guide people. bart said it has been successful. they say ridership was down on saturday but only by 38 percent compared to this time last year. it was down 48 percent on sunday. comparing that to last month transbay tube closure is a positive. >> the august closure had ridership with more people relying on bart. >> the work being done this weekend is historic. and bart officials say it is going perfectly. they do expect to open for tuesday morning's commute. >> this is the single largest track replacement project in

bart history replacing over 13,000' of rail. >> riders say although the buses have been easing they want the trains back. they are understanding about the shutdown. >> let's get it done. so we can have a safe ride. bart said because of the work you can expect a smoother and more efficient ride through the transbay tube tomorrow. yes, tomorrow they are saying with certainty, the tube will be open by 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. >> thank you, amy. can you download our free news app for the latest information on the closure of the transbay tube. just enable the "push" alert. >> traffic in san leandro could be slow going look the southbound i-880 near the 238 connection as the pg&e crews work to repair a downed power pole. an s.u.v. with a family of six crashed into the pole along washington street off-ramp just

after midnight. two adults and four children are expected to be okay, and crews expect to have the repairs completed by 4:00 p.m. >> drivers on the golden gate bridge will notice a new lane configuration with an extra northbound lane to ease congestion from out of the city and from marin city with the change in effect from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the afternoon with the morning configuration with has four southbound lanes will be unchanged. >> some slight shaking for people? sonoma county after 29.magnitude earthquake rattled the area at 7:30 this morning. napa has a magnitude earthquake >> 26-year-old michael harris is the son of former san francisco

49ers c.e.o. peter harris was what his girlfriend at three others in a dinghy quarter mile off cat lend island at 1:00 o'clock in the morning yesterday and another boat crashed into them. three of his friends were hurt. another friend is missing. the coast guard suspended the search for the person around 7:00 last night. >> i don't think the pain will fade but we will be happier and happier as we continue celebrating his legacy and the person that he was and the way he touched all of us. >> harris just received his master's in counseling psychology at santa clara university and started a new job as a high school counselor in atherton. >> police are investigating a shoot that last a man dead in antioch that happened near east 18th street at 6:30 people yesterday. when officers arrived they found a man suffering from gunshot wound. he was taken to the hospital. he was pronounced dead.

in arrests have been made. year's killing is the third homicide of the year. >> some residents in san francisco bayview woke up to racist graffiti on the side of a building. someone spray painted "no more chinese here," along university street near the park. you can see neighbors have managed to scratch out "no," so now it reads "more chinese," which will be a temporary fix until the city can come and clean up the graffiti. >> flight contractor whose work with the federal government are now eligible for a perk they could not get before. with the stroke his person president -- pen president obama gave them sick leave and here is more on that order. >> 300,000 federal contractor employees get paid sick leave for the first time through this new executive order. >> president obama told union workers at a rally in boston

that 40 percent of americans working in the sector do not have access to paid sin leave so millions of people face the choice of staying home or paying bills. >> unfortunately only congress has the power to give this security to all americans. but where i can act i will and by the way i just did. under the executive order federal contract workers get at least an hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked and that is up to seven days of paid sick leave a year. he hopes this executive order will encourage other companies to follow suit. the president said that some bay area companies like facebook already require paid leave policies for contractors and vendors pause they understand the benefit helps with recruitment and retention. the executive order will impact federal contracts starting in 2017. >> the man who hunted and killed africa's beloved cecil the lion

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we roads today on the route. >> meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with the forecast. >> hello from the broadcast center where i can feel the heat building. i look at all of the people enjoying their heyday, shorts short sleeves sun dresses, keep them out for a while, quote have two weeks of above average temperatures. >> plus, new research on the spread of whopping caught and the family member who could be playing a major role in videoing the illness. >> gas pries are the lowest they have been if 11 years for labor day weekend and ways to sin more before you head to

>> los altos, antioch, petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> a busy day today at beaches. this is a time-lapse video from our santa cruz camera and you can see the beach at 8:30 >> meteorologist mike nicco, is the coat the police to be? >> watch out for the south and southwest facing beaches where we have the dangerous rip currents and large breakers. temperatures are 63 off santa cruz and that is in the water. land? about 90 today. it will be a great day if you like the warm sunshine. from the east bay hills, maybe you are doing hiking and the democrat is going to top out right around 90 degrees but, look, we do not see any fog whatever and in fact, summer is back, warm to hot sunshine and good news is our nights will be filled with stars and dry air

and light wind and a little warmer but it will be comfortable back in the 50s and 60s and it looks like we will be above average through this weekend and possible next weekend. here is the 24 hour temperature change and notice that most of us are at positive side with napa gaining the most at eight degree compared to 24 hours ago and already 80 in san francisco and novato, and san ramon is 85 and los gatos is young and 77 in san jose. golden gate bridge has a northeast wind which is always hot this time of the career as the winds blow offshore. mostly, they are light and variable coming offshore so we are seeing a dramatic rise in the temperatures today. how about low-to-mid 90s in the south bay and santa cruz is 91, i'm sorry, and 92 in milpitas and nearly 100 in gilroy if not today, tomorrow and through the weekend. mid-80s millbrae, san mateo, and pacifica at 82 and

low-to-mid 90 from redwood city to los altos and we will top out in the upper 70s around daly city and sunset and upper 80s in downtown south san francisco and sausalito at 68, and vallejo is at 87. upper 80s around berkeley and mid-80s in richmond and hercules and everyone else from oakland to fremont is in the low 90s and we will make the mid-to-upper 90s today and a few areas hit 100 inland and you will be stuck in the 100s through tomorrow and the weekend. art fair, my 80s today if you going to the belmont broke festival, mid-80s to upper 80s, and take the sunscreen. my seven-day forecast shows we will stay in the 80s at the coast at lost through wednesday, and 90s around the bay through thursday and 100s inland through friday and when we pull back the temperatures on saturday and sunday, we still warmer-than-average. the good news is not much of a breeze so the fire danger is not heightened, but, again, not much a breeze to keep you cool. back to you.

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