because heat causes the tracks to expand. some b.a.r.t. cars were pulled out of service because they were overheating. riders can check b.a.r.t.'s facebook and twitter for updates on delays. it is 4:30. if you're just joining us, a quick update on weather and traffic where you live starting with meteorologist mike nicco. hey, mike. we'll start with taking a look at what's going on with our air quality. right now everybody is good. but later on today poor air quality for those most sensitive could develop, and that's why all of us under a spare the air again. notice what happens thursday. no spare the air. friday, we're all breathing really good air. take a look at the breezes. not much out there now. because of that, we have the stagnant, warm air. notice the lack of clouds from the exploratorium. the marine layer is not here yet. that's why we're at 60 at the coast. near 70 at 7:00. we'll stay in the 60s to near 70 at the coast. 83 to 91, warm to hot around the bay and inland. 86 to 96. temperatures dropping into the 70s by 7:00.

alexis? good morning, mike. like i mentioned just a few minutes ago we don't have any major incidents on theboard. we have some road work this early hour and we can always count on the tracy commute ramping up very early. 25 miles an hour respectively. looks like a little delay on the eastbound side due to overnight road work. that will cause you a little bit of a slowdown. a quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza. a stackup in the cash lanes on either side. no metering lights yet. no car-pool lanes saw that driver sneak back into the cash lanes. those should open closer to 5:00. thanks, alexis. kevin durant expected to get results back today from his mri. the fear is that he tore his achilles tendon. >> this as the team practices for their last game at oracle arena where abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is this morning. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. hard to believe that k.d. will

never play here at oracle again. the team is back. the team just got back yesterday from toronto, but they arrived here in oakland without kevin durant. he flew to new york to get an mri on his achilles tendon. durant went down in game five in toronto, and the fear is that he tore the tendon, which would mean surgery and being out for 9 to 12 months. this has led to a lot of speculation about his future. his mom put out a tweet trying to calm all of the talk saying that durant has the heart of a warrior and that this, too, shall pass. she will be on "good morning america" this morning, facing a lot of questions about how he's doing and also about his future. we will bring you some highlights from that interview later in our morning show, so stay with us for that. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> we look forward to that. thank you, amy. abc 7 is the only place to watch the warriors in the nba finals.

abc 7 news sports director larry beil will be live for game six tomorrow with sports reporter mindi bach and reporter jobina fortson. our coverage begins at 4:00 followed by the dubs on 7 pregame show at 5:00, nba countdown at 5:30, and then game six of the finals starts at 6:00 p.m. followed by after the game live from oracle arena. international news that's happening right now in hong kong a large protest outside the city's government headquarters. you can see a lot of people on the streets. there are several reports of people being taken away from the scene on stretchers. police have used tear gas and pepper spray. video we have this morning, protesting a controversial bill that if passed would allow

criminal defendants to be extradited from hong kong to mainland china for trial. under the one country two systems agreement, hong kong was guaranteed its own social, legal and political systems for 50 years starting in 1997 when the former british colony was returned to china. the communist party in china has been forcing legal changesprest. i will keep my eye on things this morning. former stanford sailing coach faces sentencing in the college cheating scandal. he admitted to accepting $610,000 in bribes from college applicants. prosecutors want him to serve 13 months in prison on federal racketeering charges. none of the students who paid him money actually got into stanford. he didn't actually pocket the money. it went towards the sailing program. his sentencing is among the 22 who have pled guilty or agreed to do so. the sales force transit center will reopen july 1st.

sort of. officials shut it down in september after workers found cracks in two support beams. an independent panel of engineers signed off repair work last month. while the building technically reopens in july, buses will not be back that soon. >> we had to remove ceiling panels and column covers to inspect the facility. we need time to put the column covers back before we can allow the operators to use the bus plaza. >> that beautiful park on top of the roof of the transit center will be open july 1st. outrage on capitol hill. comedian john stewart slams congress over what he calls disrespect to 9/11 first responders. i'll have the story coming up. also, housing costs, crime and traffic have some people looking to leave the bay area. one state is out to convince emt hasomhing better. we'll have a new arena so why not a new look? the logos the warriors will b c

weather, mike. it's all really we've been talking about the last few days. >> everybody wants to find out when am i going to get some relief. right now it's not out there. 68 in richmond. that's as cool as it gets. 75 in el sobronte. union city and free month. we have some 80s still around antioch at 83, 76 in san jose. san francisco 74. average high this time of the year, 66 degrees. that's the temperature right now in napa, even pacifica warm at 72. let's talk about your commute today. ac all day if you're driving. warm to hot on mass transit and calm and warm if you're out on the ferry ride. remember, it's a spare the air day so maybe stay inside. a look at the peninsula where we'll run from 71 to about 80 degrees at 9:00. we'll reach near 90 degrees this afternoon. and then you see by 7:00 we're down to 78 degrees. in the east bay valley, 74 at

7:00. look at that. near 90 at 11:00. mid to upper 90s all day from noon all the way through 6:00. 85 at 7:00. and down in the south bay, not quite as hot as it was yesterday but pretty darned close. we'll hang out in the low to mid-90s from noon through, say, 4:00. now the winds of change, when they come in you'll notice them and i'll time that out. first let's find out what's going on with the morning commute. >> i turned my air conditioning on like 2:30 in the morning. i think that was the first ever. >> nice. >> maybe some of you are driving around with t did. first time ever. >> i know, i know. it's just uncomfortable. we are looking at the golden gate bridge, southbound 101. we are still looking at reduced lanes because the zipper trucks have not been through yet. they're probably going to be later this morning. you can see flashing lights on the bridge. that is the work crews picking up overnight lane restrictions for barrier installation work. they should be totally done by

5:00. looks like they will be done earlier than that and the backup that did form is improving. highway 4 to the maze still in the green, 16 minutes. no issues with the bay bridge commute today. just 11 in to san francisco. southbound 101 you're looking

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still pretty warm. 69 in eureka. 100s through the central valley. palm springs even warmer, 114. a little bit of a break in san diego and los angeles. that's not as warm as it was yesterday. tahoe, 79. yosemite about 86 degrees. here is a look at tahoe and we're going to have a chance of a thunderstorm friday and for father's day sunday. at the live desk i am following the house judiciary committee vote happening today on the 9/11 victims compensation fund. the trust is set to run out of money in december of 2020, so a bill would fund it through 2090. future payouts could be cut up to 70% if this bill doesn't pass and yesterday comedian john stewart gave an emotional testimony on behalf of 9/11 first responders who were sickened by the toxic debris. >> i am awfully tired of hearing that it's a new york 9/11 is

they attacked america and these men and women and their response to it is w countryck a to p the house, but advocates say the challenge is going to be in the senate. the world trade center health pr roughly 95,000 people are eligible for claims. reggie? >> jessica, thank you. if the 2020 election were held today, president trump would likely lose according to a just released poll. quinnipiac university says the president trails six democrats. former vice president joe biden has the biggest advantage right now with 53% of likely voters supporting him. 40% support mr. trump, so that's a 13-point gap. bernie sanders, kamala harris, elizabeth warren, pete buttigieg and cory booker also are ahead of the president. 4:42 now. part of our commitment to building a better bay area is finding solutions to improve our

quality of life. of course there's no arguing, we live in one of the most expensive places in the country. reporter wayne freedman explains how phoenix, arizona, is looking to cash in on our cost of living. >> reporter: of all the invitations you're likely to receive in downtown san francisco, here is a new one. do you want to go to phoenix? you don't want to go to phoenix? we asked because the people in this car did the same. they represent the greater phoenix economic council. they came here to convince emerging or established bay area companies to move there. chris did the talking. >> i think california is a great innovation economy. the challenges companies can no longer go to scale. >> reporter: they would have better chance in the arizona desert, he says. this man says this is not the first time a city or state has come to california hoping to attract business. >> listen, these carpetbaggers show up every year. >> reporter: in arizona average wages are lower as are employee

benefits. >> the employee payrolls are less, somebody making $59,000 here make $46,000 there. >> sad. >> reporter: the typical house sells for $250,000 there. stat income tax tops off at 3%. the cost of living about half. >> is life all about numbers? >> it's too hot. >> they have 300 golf courses. >> i don't like golf. >> reporter: the u.s. news and world report ranked san francisco seventh. phoenix has fallen to 26th. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> phoenix doesn't have the warriors. their logo is very familiar with bay area sports fans with the eastern span of the bay bridge prominently displayed, and that's about to change. here is a black and white image of the new logo on the right. the change is subtle, but the bay bridge is replaced by the golden gate bridge. it's intended to mark the move to san francisco in the fall.

the warriors tell us they do plan on honoring oakland by wearing their jerseys in the fall at chase center. >> i'm very change averse in general. >> speak your truth. >> just because they are moving to san francisco i didn't -- for some reason i didn't expect the logo to change. i thought they would still honor observing and their roots there. >> yeah. >> this isn't a change i asked for. >> the whole name of golden state meant they encompassed everybody to begin with. a nod to oakland because that's where their home is. >> you're so logical, mike. >> they're still the golden state warriors. >> now the golden gate warriors. >> that could sell some new merchandise. maybe that's what it's about. let it's take a look at temperatures hovering right around 80 degrees right now. not until later on this

afternoon, that's when the heat will moderate. we'll get relief everywhere tomorrow and the relief will spread into the weekend but then it starts warming again and we hit the low to mid-90s in next week's forecast. 88 in milpitas. san jose, 92. about 80 in santa cruz. head up the peninsula, we start in the upper 80s in palo alto, redwood city and drop down in millbrae. notice the clouds coming in late this afternoon. we'll run up to 78, but i think this afternoon temperatures will be more breezeak it to those neighborhoods. and then you can see some mid to upper 80s in san rafael, petaluma, sonoma and vallejo. low to mid-90s for the rest of the north bay until you get to clover dale northward and we'll be near 100 once again. mid to upper 80s along the east bay shore with oakland at 85. as we move inland temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s. here is a look at the cloud cover this morning. notice the temperatures.

see how they keep getting darker and brighter until 3:00 and watch them get chased away by the marine layer as it moves in during the afternoon and evening hours. and tonight will be our best sleeping night so far this week. tomorrow temperatures back to average. >> good morning, mike. we are seeing the cash lanes fill in more here at the bay bridge toll plaza. looking typical and a later start time for the metering lights than the last couple of days. a couple earlier days this week. mass transit looking good. it is a spare the air day once again. if you can use mass transit or car-pool that is recommended. trains begin running at 5:00 a.m. for b.a.r.t. no delays yet. normal service, no delays for vta. t-mobile and sprint have hit another roadblock in their potential mega merger. >> police find a phone strapped to a steering wheel so a driver could watch sports.

here's "tech bytes." in today's "tech bytes" a new challenge to a proposed mega telecom deal. >> ten states filed a lawsuit trying $26ilon bid for. the suit says comne coy ht. new popular fortnite has become. >> players mostly teenagers spend more time on the game than on faceboo, instagram, netflix and youtube. it has more than a quarter billion active players. a shocking case of distracted driving. police in australia say this man strapped his phone to his steering wheel so he could see the score of a cricket match he was watching while driving. >> a 2-year-old was in the back seat. that man is facing a slew of charges. >> folks, pay attention. >> those are your "tech bytes." >> have a great day. >> seems like a bad idea. probably. >> i don't know. no? >> going behind the scenes, raiders fans will get a look at

the team's final season in oakland. >> what sheriff's helicopters found in the water. dub nation, rise up. >> rise up, dub nation. >> let me hear you, dub nation. >> the warriors on abc 7. >> abc 7. >> abc 7. >> see the dubs on 7.

giants and padres, a quick two-game set ends tonight at 6:45. it'll be 68, much more comfortable than last night's game and dropping down to 60 by 9:45. >> thanks, mike. in the north bay a great white shark seems to be lurking in bodega bay. this is the view of it. the shark is estimated to be 13 to 15 feet long. the helicopter crew had thought about doing some water training but decided against it when they spotted it. >> a historic apartment building in the tenderloin district has been named in creator of the the building near the asian art museum is now the gilbert baker rainbow flag apartments. he was a gay rights activist and designed the flag in 1978 as a

symbol for san francisco's lgbtq community. >> when you see this iconic flag that gilbert baker created in 1978, you know you can be safe. you know there's a place for you. >> for many years it was home to many people living with hiv. it's nice to see his legacy lives on there. >> we ran a bunch of interviews for him when we rise last year or the year before. every time i seep t the flag i think of him and what he would think. >> i hope he is happy. tesla's ceo elon musk says it won't be long before the company will have a car with a 400-mile range on the road. he made the announcement during tesla's shareholders meeting yesterday and he also says that some time next year drivers will be able to use self-driving features in their vehicle without intervention. he also says all teslas built

since october 2016 will have autonomous driving capability. another elimination game for our dubs. dropping down to 64. pretty comfortable coming in and going out of the game. afternoon highs tomorrow, the 90s are gone. 100-degree temperature highs today and notice the 60s along the coast, even to 59 in half moon bay. now friday we've got 60s around sausalito, half moon bay and notice the 70s and the 80s as you move inland and for saturday temperatures very comfortable. after three days of obnoxiously hot heat very comfortable days in our midst. comfortable nights, also. starting sunday some 90s will creep back to our inland neighborhoods and get even hotter next week. right now i'm not seeing any 100s. let's get a check of the morning

commute. let's talk to alexis and see what's going on. >> one new issue in the east bay. to emeryville, a little hard to see at this point. i did just watch them run a traffic break. a three-car collision reported near university and that was in the far left lane. i'm wondering if they cleared that with the traffic break. i'm not seeing any obvious flashing lights. and we have some road work wrapping up in about five minutes on the peninsula, northbound 101 between san antonio road and oregon expressway.tl ex thank season will be featured on an hbo show. "hard knocks" will premiere in august. what it takes to make it in the nfl. a 30-person crew will shoot nearly 2,000 hours of footage at

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temperatures in the 60s and 70s. and mike tells us the areas expected to reach the 90s today. again. good morning on this wednesday, july 12th. >> i hope you have a friend with air conditioning. >> june 12th. it's still june. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. this will end eventually, right? >> it will end and it will start today along the coast in san francisco this afternoon and the rest of us will feel it tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon. the reason we're so warm not only the record highs from yesterday but mother nature pulled a blanket in the form of clouds and keeping the heat on top of us. they're high clouds not the marine clouds that would signify that the cooling sea breeze is here. we're 60 at the coast. 80 to 88 degrees by noon. still in the 60s at the coast and still pretty coasty at 7:00.