>> new this morning it is day two of the u.s. open and if you're planning to head to the olympic club i'll tell you what you need to know to get there. i'm marla tellez live at candlestick park. >> also laying the ground work for b.a.r.t.'s extension to the south bay. the construction project that could tie up your commute. >> a fire danger warning shuts down a popular south bay park. >> a live look outside, a beautiful shot of the bay bridge as we get things started on a tuesday, june 12th, "today in the bay." >> good morning. the time is 4:30. i'm jon kelley.

>> i'm laura garcia-cannon. welcome back, john. lots to get to. it's hot here. check the forecast with christina loren. >> we cool down in time for john's arrival. temperatures falling by about 5 to 8 degrees but still in record territory. yesterday we broke record across the area, it's typically not this hot this early in the season. we'll let you know what that means for the rest of the week and father's day weekend around the corner. 58 in san jose. we're at 63 degrees in concord, so forget about the jacket. your full forecast. first your drive with mike. >> don't forget about the folks working overnight. the north bay now, westbound 37 the commute direction. too early for much impact but a closure on northbound 101. the connector is closed. loop back from the southbound direction to the south. more impact on the sensors, this is at highway 37 on the

southbound 29 heading through vallejo and toward discovery kingdom which is closed by the way right now. a slower drive showing up. those crews tying up traffic. we have detours in place. just off 80, much more to talk about. back to you. >> a golf fan? the u.s. open championship now days away and we can tell you there are new ground rules for fans attending the event. marla tellez is live at the tournament shuttle stop at candlestick park with a look at what fans need to know. >> reporter: good morning. unless you have special credentials and planning to head to the u.s. open this week there are two ways to get there. the stick is one of them, it's a three-step process. you can see the u.s. open tents are set up in this parking lot. people are getting ready for the first shuttle that leaves at 6:00 this morning. here's what you need to know. drive yourself to candlestick park, you're going to enter gate 5. this is where you leave your

car. you then hop on a shuttle bus that will take to you the admissions gate nike lake ver d versed. you have to go through a screening process like what you experience at the airport. officials will look for prohibited items such as any sort of electronics including your cell phone. no cell phones allowed at the u.s. open. but there are free public phones on site. once you're on the shuttle bus it's going to take 30 minutes. service runs from 6:00 this morning until 9:00 tonight. that is every day through the tournament. 125 buses will be in rotation. another option is b.a.r.t. you use the yellow or red line. you take that to the colma station. today it is day two of three practice rounds, the draw today is tiger woods and casey martin, the former stanford teammates

teaming up to practice together. definitely a crowd pleaser. tiger was out there early yesterday morning for practice. he started as early as 7:00 a.m., so tiger woods and casey martin could be out there as early as 7:00 this morning. again, shuttle service to the u.s. open site at the olympic club gets under way as of 6:00 this morning. live at candlestick park, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> the defending u.s. open champion will try his hand at another support. 23-year-old rory mcelroy will pass out the first pitch tonight. also irish heritage night. the team will honor him with his own bobble head doll. all special event ticket holders get to take one home. the 23-year-old says tonight's

game will be a nice break from overthinking his golf game. >> made him an instant giants fan. >> stay with nbc bay area. we'll have live coverage all week and of course nbc is your station for the tournament itself starting thursday. you can check out nbcbayarea.com for more information on the tournament. >> maybe what's not so awesome, san jose's neighborhood may see more traffic backup over this next week and a half. crews working on the future b.a.r.t. station in san jose removing a railroad signal gate and identifying utility locations near the flea market entrance. as a result one westbound and one eastbound lane will be closed today through next friday, from 9:00 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon and there will be alternating eastbound/westbound lane closures on may berry. >> san francisco police make an unusual discovery in a north

beach apartment. officers found what appeared to be an explosive device and weapons in the unit. they also found bullet hole in the wall. residents in the apartment were evacuated. police wept to the building after the tenant's friends called saying the woman was in psychiatric distress at work. she was taken to the hospital for observation. >> friends remember a runner who died of a result of being punched while partying after this year's bay to breakers. san francisco police searching for a number of people seen whan could be the final photograph of the victim. this was taken moments before the attack. 31-year-old stephen martin seen in the bright green wig, police say minutes after this was taken at sharon meadows in golden gate park someone punched martin, he fell, hitting his head on the ground. he never regained consciousness and his family took him off life support on friday. his friends created a facebook page asking people to submit

photos and videos which will be turned over to police in hopes of helping solve this case. >> we can't get enough photographs. anybody watching, listening, error on the side of caution. if you think you have a picture that may be at all helpful, please send it along, video also. >> martin lived in santa clara and owned a consulting business. police say the attack happened following a dispute over a cell phone. >> starting next month half of the fire stations in east contra costa fire district will be shut down. they close at bethel island, and brentwood. 16 of the district's 43 firefighters will lose their jobs. the district approved the cuts monday night, just days after voters failed to approve a measure to add a partial tax to keep the stations up and running. it's a tough compromise but there will be enough on each

engine to handle each call. >> based on the situation that we're in out here and the number of calls that they go on and the types of calls, it's real critical that we maintain adequate staffing of the engines. so we're happy with the fact that there will be three firefighters on each engine. >> $3 million total now cut from the fire district. >> hot weather and dry brush forcing the closure of a popular park. san jose locking the gates to alum rock park on today's date. they are doing this for the extreme fire conditions in the area and the closure will reduce the potential for fire-related emergencies in the park. no word when the park will reopen. a fire danger also at the marin headlands and near woods. >> keeping our eye on the forecast as well, see if we have another hot one. i think a slight cooldown today?

a touch cooler. >> temperatures in the low 90s as opposed to the upper 90s that we had yesterday. starting in the 60s in some cities. mid-60s, let's get to the board. 63 in concord, 64 in oakland and refreshing in san jose, 58 degrees. but yesterday was so hot, the hottest day of the year so far. we're going to get another hot day but significantly cooler than yesterday, especially at the coast where we're getting the onshore flow. san francisco, 53 to start. throughout this afternoon up to 80 degrees inland by noon. we'll be at 92 degrees at 4:00 p.m. rounding out the day. the 70s today, that's what you can expect at noon. but it's going to be a warm one inland f. you work outdoors, seek shade. a significant cooldown tomorrow. temperatures falling back to their seasonal averages, then warm you back up in time for father's day. that seven-day outlook is up next. 4:39 first. let's see how the drive son a

tuesday. >> good morning. we're continuing with our reports here for 880 at 92. we have that connector with construction crews but no closure, that is a smooth drive onto and off of the 880 from the san mateo bridge or the approach on 92. we're looking at more construction northbound, around alcosta, traditional slowing north of the dublin interchange. if you drive through the area it's not a big deal. a lane blocked that will cause you to move to your left. a slower drive showing up on our sensors. that is my concern, 14 or 15 minutes but the slowdown, usually don't have speeds in the 50s. there are no incidents right now for that portion of 580. a blip for 880 but not a concern. 280 and 85, that interchange. i have a twitter message here,

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welcome back everyone. a good tuesday morning to you. taking a little live look at the golden gate bridge. a little haze as well. we'll check the full forecast. 4:45. >> mac, a mountain lion, apple showing off its new hardware and software. our biz and tech reporter scott mcgrew, this is scott budman this time, an inside look at what you'll be using and downloading. >> with new products to gawk over and new ways to integrate sery. >> what is buster posey's batting average? >> buster potzy has a batting average of .290. >> they are glad they made the

trip no matter how far they traveled. >> it's great to get the first-hand experience, be in the room and see the expressions. >> reporter: for the most part the reaction was positive for new mapping software and hardware but the biggest cheer was saved for this app-related update. >> developers have been well rewarded for this. we've written checks for over $5 billion to you guys. it's becoming an economy in itself. >> reporter: that looks to get strong wer the release of apple's newest mac book pro with an enhanced screen and super thin case. >> the hardware with the new mac book pro is setting a new standard i think. when consumers walk in and see this new display they are going to look and go shop for other products and see a difference.

>> all of those updates a way for apple to tell its users even if you don't have the latest in hardware, there is enough software to keep you interested and up to date. in san francisco, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> 4:47. wall street traders riding a roller coaster. let's check on the markets early with kayla. good morning. >> good morning. futures are slightly higher after yesterday's sell-off and we're saying so much for the relief rally after spain reached that deal to rescue the banks. the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 closing down more than 1%, the poorest start to a week in the markets this year. the focus is now shifting to other hot spots in europe such as greece, asia markets falling but europe is slightly higher. in the u.s. data on import

prices. the dow falling to 12,411. the nasdaq losing. hiring prospects improved slightly but a report by a staffing firm man power says companies are only adding workers when they have to. employers are reluctant to invest in new people until they see a rebound in demand for goods and services. not even the nobel prize is resistant to the downturn. the foundation is cutting the cash award for the prize by 20% from 1.4 to $1.1 million. it's the first nominal cut in the award amount since 1949. the prize organizers who have a budget of about $17 million are looking to cut other costs such as the award ceremony. not a lot of good news on the markets but that's what we have this morning. >> thank you. >> she's just the messenger.

>> i was just going to say. >> time to check back with meteorologist christina loren. it's going to be pretty nice but a chilly start. >> the magic is back on the desk. thank you. he hit that note. good morning to you. you're picking out your wardrobe for the day, think cool. dress cool for the hot day ahead. temperatures are going to climb into the 90s so much warmer than average for this time of year. tomorrow, temperatures falling by 10 degrees, we're going to drop you off by 5 to 10 degrees from yesterday's high, a little more cooling off the pacific ocean. the marine layer, it's moving inland over the golden gate bridge. we're going to be cooler, refreshing except for concord. as we head throughout the day, patchy fog at the coast. in half moon bay or pacifica, that fog has returned. that's going to give you a little more of a cooler start and as a result of that cool

start, temperatures will be nice. we're going to get a nice sea breeze. comfortable conditions, as we head to the second half of the day and the coast, hot. 80 degrees. we smashed temperature records. sunnyvale hit 99 degrees. and it's not even summertime yet. the first official day of summer is the 20th. first full day the 21st and temperatures are expected to remain warm. but we'll get a little cooldown through tomorrow, jet stream taking a dip. area of low pressure riding to our north that's going to usher in a stronger onshore flow. tomorrow morning, wednesday, a little more fog than what we expect this morning. then the sun will break through by about noon tomorrow. 81 down from 91 today. we're going to start to rise back up in temperature, thursday through the weekend. that means hot conditions for all of the golfers headed to the bay area. 73 in san francisco thursday, 76 on friday. and then we warm up in time for

father's day. inland 80 degrees and 70 degrees come this sunday. back to you guys. >> thank you. also new details about the opening ceremony of the summer olympic games in london. the artistic director says the olympics will open in english meadow complete with cows, sheep and a cricket match and will incorporate a classic english music tradition, a mosh pit. they have the real clouds that can produce real rain in case the british weather doesn't comply. 44 days. you can catch the action here on nbc bay area and of course we have special coverage on our website, nbcbayarea.com. check it out. >> the director for that also directed "slumdog millionaire." and cows and a mosh pit.

4:51. coming up penalties for a dirty mouth. swearing in one town could cost you. >> well, darn it, let's get to the roads. a smooth drive, construction to tell you about with for 880. i'll giverou a wider look coming up. w

4:54. it is day two of the child sex abuse trial against former penn state football coach jerry sandusky.

we've got a live look at the courthouse in bellefonte, pennsylvania where the prosecution will continue calling witnesses today. jurors will hear from a man known as victim number 1 whose mother alerted administrators at his high school about sandusky's behavior. that prompted the investigation that led to the current trial. yesterday a man known as victim 4 told the court sandusky first assaulted him when he was around 13. the man says the sexual contacts lasted five years. the alleged victim says he did not come forward because he was embarrassed and he enjoyed the gifts and access to penn state. his relationship with sandusky provided. the defense vaj is to show sandusky's accusers are motivated by money. >> first barry bonds, now roger clemens. closing arguments today in the perjury trial of former pitching great roger clemens. the cy young award winner accused of lying to congress in 2008 when he testified he never

used performance enhancing drugs. the case could go to the jury this afternoon. clemens' first trial ended in a mistrial. >> you'll have to pay a fine for unleashing 4-letter words at a town in massachusetts. the residents voting to impose a $20 fine on public profanity. here is the deal. the police chief proposing this law he says it's not meant to censor private conversations, to crack down on young people in the downtown area and public parks. this raises questions about with first amendment rights but state law does allow police to arrest people who swear in public places. >> there you have it. >> watch what you say. >> a big jar there for it, too. put your $20 in. mike, no comment from you. >> i'll stick to the roads. some people not using nice language on the roads. that's not the case now probably for 680 because it's a smooth drive despite construction where

we marked here and diablo. a smooth drive, the speed sensors, the only thing is chp. they should watch the speed limit. slower to the caldecott, and down the east shore from powell over to the bay bridge. in the city a smooth drive. the golden gate bridge. we warn about apple conference, getting ready for the commute with the cones. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> coming up, he was in diapers the last time the u.s. open was in los angeles. the young man will be teeing off, the golfer making history.

rfrmt drivers in the south bay work on the b.a.r.t. extension. it's going to cause detours on the road starting this morning. i'll tell you where coming up in a live report. >> reporter: and u.s. open fever hits theay