new this morning thousands of bay area nurses and technicians sets to walk off the job in a few hours. i'm christie smith and i'll tell you which hospitals will be affected. >> and we have complete coverage of the u.s. open as the cou countdown to tomorrow's official tee-off gets under way. how about a live look outside? where's the golden gate bridge? it's behind that fog for wednesday, june 13th. this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is today in the bay. good wednesday morning, everybody. the time is 4:30. i'm john kelly. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon.

let's get to the forecast right now with christina. we can't hear you. we're having trouble hearing you. there we go. can we now? maybe not. >> it's let's move on traffic right now. mike is standing by ready. my mike is on. hello. >> we're looking over here as you're -- >> you know what, you know what? >> stomping around. >> my mike was on. >> it still is, honey. you know what? let's work all that out in the meantime and get toll a little bit of the day's news. we're talking about the nurses strike this morning. it's happening at nine bay area hospitals. christie smith is live in oakland with the latest on the strike. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this strike includes about 4500 registered nurses, x-ray technicians and other

technicians. they're going to start walking the pickett line at about 7:00 this morning, and this includes about 9 to 11 bay area hospitals. we're told that at least ten of them are sutter health hospitals, 11 hospitals in all. the other hospital includes pet aat that luma valley hospital. what i can tell you according to the nurse's union this has to do with reductions to requirements and workplace rates. nurses have been negotiating a contract for over a year but can't seem to agree on pay and benefits. the hospitals involved in this include although at that bait summit many berkeley and oakland, mills peninsula, eden medical center, sutter delta, sutter see lawn notice, and petaluma valley. according to published reports

they will hired replacement nurses and will stay open during the strike those some elective procedures have been rescheduled. christie smith. today in the bay. 4:33. a renewed search and higher reward this morning in the sierra lamar case. they have announce an increase in the $25,000 reward for information leading to her safe return or a conviction in the case. their announcement is set for 8:30 this morning followed by a community search. prosecutors have charged garcia-torres with killing sierra even though her body has not been found. a drive-by shooting has taken the life of a san jose teen. police say the 17-year-old boy was hit several times by gunfire from a passing car. the teen was walking along near story road after 6:00 on tuesday night when he was shot. investigators have not said if the shooting was gang-related and no arrests have been made so far. this is san jose's 19th homicide of the yeefr. questions are raised this

morning over pg&e response it to a house fire in san francisco. a construction work was connecting a gasoline when those flames were sparked. the worker was badly burned. it took two hours before the gas was shut off. in the mine time it burned the house and three adjoining structure. one man evacuated next door said it was scary to snell gas for so long. >> it was pg&e. why don't they shut it off? i thought about the city pg&e issue. >> pg&e said they could not get the valve to shut off because of the fire. they use aid jackhammer in the street to get to the line. three firefighters were treated and released at the hospital. this morning a local company facing heavy fines for the death of a carpenter. cal ocean has $170,000 in fine against sino investments. they say they strilted state

safety standards when 37-year-old raul zapata was buried alive in january. a tragedy the family's attorney says could have been prevented. >> i think there's a lot of sadness and there's some anger. i think that the cal osha report shows it it was a needless tragedy. >> the city issued a stop work order to the company three days before zapata was killed. a warning for track owners on the peninsula. thieves are stealing catalytic converters. three thefts were reported friday and saturday. the first theft was on lincoln avenue near forest avenue and the second on college avenue near yale street. the third was on high street north of embarcadero road. the trucks were all parked on the street. they sell them to metal recyclers. it's 4:35 right now. mill valley is on the brink of

losing a landmark. the owner of the lumber says the company has lost money during the recession and will be put up for sale. the lumber supplier has been in businesses for a very long time, 120 years and supplied materials for rebuilding san francisco after that 1906 earthquake. a paraolympician whose custom made bike was stolen has a new set of wheels. the man's bike disappeared last week. its owner was taking part in a cross country charity ride. after hearing the story the berkeley nonprofit bay area outreach and recreation program loaned the athlete a new hand-cranked bike. >> back out on the road. 4:36. we check in with christina to find out what's happening on our wednesday outside. good morning. >> just kidding. >> stop it. >> it's wednesday. what can you ask for? we'll get you over the hump. today we will get one day of spring-like weather. holding onto our seasonal

averages. it's nice and crisp and cool in san jose. 56 degrees right now, 54 in livermore. this afternoon temperatures are not going to be running as warm as they were yesterday. in fact, i've taken them down by 5 to 8 degrees from yesterday's highs. 79 degrees aat noon and 83 degrees at 4:00 p.m. still, warm enough to where you want to dress in layers. let's check your drive at 4:37. can we hear you now, mike? >> hello, hello. see this map. no slowing, though. we can't see that. that's good news westbound 80. there's an early accident with activity off to the shoulder, but no major issue. just a little distraction and a light volume of traffic around the east shore freeway. an orange circle between berkeley and emeryville. both have a lane block, and i have seen slowing over the last ten minutes because likely because of crews messing around with the sensor averages. not a problem for the flow though. a couple of spots for construction typical out of downtown. as you head off the alameda

island and over towards oakland, they have overnight construction work under the nimitz which is what we look at right now. aa smooth drive into the south bay. we look at things as they shape up into the south bay. a nice flow of traffic. 17 shows slowing but they will likely clear up. just some construction for 85. that's the only one with crews there. 101 with no problem as well as 280 and 17. that interchange is fine. now good news for low income kids in san francisco, they may not have worry about finding change to ride muni. funding for free rides program could be approved today. they're set to put up $4 million. that combined with other city funds would let 40,000 low income youngsters ride for free. 4:38 right now. california voters get to decide whether special labels should be required for genetically modified food.

advocates collected more than half a million signatures to get the mandate on the november ballot. if it passes california is the first state to require such labels. 4:39 right now. coming up, the all-star line-up in tomorrow's u.s. open. everything you need to know about tee times and pairings and tell you if you can score tickets just ahead. at least $2 billion gone almost overnight. look at how jpmorgan's ceo will defend mihimself and his compan coming up. a live look outside at hp pavilion. all calm and smooth this morning on a wednesday out there. we'll let you know if it will get sunny and hot again. it's been a great week. check us out ofaokcebo ,fac search nbc dbayarea. hey, your high speed internet here at home...

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act now! act now! like he said. ♪ welcome back on a monday morning. that's a live look at the oracle arena in oakland right now. that's currently the home of the golden state warriors. talking about moving over to the san francisco waterfront. we'll keep on eye on that wub. the countdown continues for one of the most prestigious golf events in the country. they have the final practice round before the start of the u.s. open. among them 14-year-old andy

jung, the youngest golfer to play the tournament since world war ii. we caught up with him on the fairway. he says he stills more like a fan than one of the elite players. >> before i came here, i was like, chris, can i go into the range and ask them for their autograph? no, you're giving out autographs. >> he's not too young if he can do it. that's the great thing about this game. it's understand handed to you, and you have to go out and put up the numbers, and he did. >> tiger woods is still the headline of this year's tournament. tiger tees off at number 9 bright and early tomorrow morning 7 ich:33 a.m. he's playing with bubba watson and phil mickelson. >> first of all, i get excited to play with tiger. i love it. we all do. he gets the best out of me. i think when it's time to tee off on thursday, i'll be ready to play. >> it will be great. mikeckelson and woods have a u.

open history together, they were paired in 2008. tiger won that tournament. >> what a way it to start, tiger, phil and bulb la. if you plan to check out and haven't got ticketed, find a sfot in front of the tv. the olympic club so he had its last tickets to the event. we spoke to golf fans that slipped in to get the last-minute tickets. thursday i got the day off work, so i figured why not come out here, right? >> this marks the 26th straight year the u.s. open is a sellout. of course, you don't have to have tickets. you can catch the action on nbc bay area starting tomorrow. you can check out nbc bay area.com for more information on this monster tournament. turning it to some business news this morning, at least $2 billion lost making risky investments and now the head of jpmorgan chase will go to capitol hill to explain what happened. for more of that we go to kay

lie live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, kayla. a $2 billion loss but potentially more, so all eyes are on jamie dimon as he testifies before a hearing today about the losses that could reach a5 billion. in his prepared remarks he says he feels terrible about the incident which was the result of overconfidence and poor judgment by jpmorgan traders berth on complex currency transactions. the bank is reviewing what went wrong, and even with those losses their balance sheet remains strong. honda is recalling about 50,0 50,000 2012 civics ball they can stall. the drive shaft could separate. no accidents or injuries have been reported, and honda will replace the drive shaft for free. futures in morning in a stock market are flat following

tuesday's gain. markets gave up an early advance as yields hit record highs, fitch cutting rating on the country's bank. the stock rebounded once they bounced off the low once the european markets closed. they hope that the fed and other central banks take more steps to boost the global economy. we get data today on producer prices, retail sales and business inventories. the dow rose 162 points yesterday to 12,573. the nasdaq gained 33 to 2843. hopefully we can hold on to another day of gains. 4:46 right now. the next time the boss tours canada, he won't have to look far to find a familiar name. the canadian town of springfield will change ilts name to springsteen in honor of bruce springsteen. he's planning a concert in a nearby city, but it won't last

forever. the name change just happens date of his performance. the town also tried to grab the attention of rock group u2 when it toured the area back in 2011. >> did they name their town u2 when at the came in? >> i guess. i don't know. >> kwhae >> whatever it take. >> bonoville. >> what should we call the weather today? >> if you were born in the usa lucky tling, first and foremost, especially born in california we have great california weather today. the bay area, we're known for the fog, but the fog helps us up. it helps to keep us cool this time of year. we haven't had much of this until this morning. it is back out there, though, and that will match us cool throughout the day today. we're talking about the low 80s and temperaturesle falling back to the seasonal averages. 56 in snch, and good morning in livermore, 54 degrees there. as we head out this afternoon, another nice day, especially if

you wake up inland. the inland cities warm up nicely. still breezy out there, but what will noticeably change today are the winds are going to calm down. still strong in concord out of the south at 20 miles per hour, that's your sustained wind speed. you get local heavy gusts. high pressure still in control, jes stream taking a significant dip to the south though. we have a tight pressure gradient and we expect the winds to be strong for the first part of dropping off throughout the second half of the day. through tomorrow temperatures warm up. high pressure moves in and it takes the temperatures from the 80s and 70s today back toward the 90 degree mark. 66 in san jose today -- excuse me. in san francisco. san jose hits 83 degrees. through today up temperatures level off and we climb. hot father's day. 92 degrees inland, 86 degrees bayside and 71 degrees at the coast. nonetheless we cool back off through monday and tuesday. now, if you head out to the u.s.

open, i have your full forecast coming up. of course we're out there live as well, so we hit it pretty hard. back to you guys for now. >> like a good ball. thank you very much. 4:49 right now. this is for the bacon and dessert lovers throughout the bay area. burger king is concocting a whopper of a dessert for you. there's a new bacon sundae on the menu. it's ice cream and bacon together. here's the bacon breakdown for you. vanilla soft serve with fudge, caramel and bacon crumbles and a little piece of bacon. >> more bacon the better. >> the sundae has a510 calories and 18 grams of fat and 61 grams of sugar. whole lot of protein. what a combo. >> i'll take it down like it didn't even happen. >> all right. >> i'm getting one today. >> 4:49 right now. still ahead, the happiest place on earth gets a massive

overhaul. we'll tell you what's different at the magic kingdom just ahead. a nice, easy drive through the north bay as you approach richmond, but folks have been working all night and there's slowing because of that. let's show you where coming up. right now, let's look at that bay bridge approach. metering lights definitely not on. i don't have to come a traffic reporter to tell you caat.nca t. we have a look at the morning commute. 4:50 right now. [ dog ] i am a pro baller. 11 years playing the outfield, and i got no plans to retire. [ female announcer ] aging may slow a dog down,

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this is "today in the bay." welcome back, everyone, to wednesday morning. taking a live look outside from the south bay this morning, downtown south bay. it's pretty quiet. near the 17/280 interchange. not a whole lot of traffic. supplements may help us in many ways, but it's falling short when it comes to memory. a new study out this morning on the omega 3 fish oil supplements does little to prevent memory problems in the elderly, at least in the short term. researchers said studied of omega 3s that included 3500 people studied for as long as three and a half years. they found no cognitive benefits from the supplements. >> we've heard that yawning is contagious, but a new study says it could be a sign of a bigger health issue. penn state researchers have found that excess weight and mental and emotional stress are the root causes of excessive

daytime sleepiness that leads to yawning. some of the participants lost weight and were less fatigued and happier during midday. >> excuse me. >> really? you're pretty thing. i don't know. >> body girdle. i hold it all in. >> it's all muscle. >> a little hercules. let's go ever to on our he man doing the traffic. >> i just reported on hercules. over to the peninsula where we look at 101 between university and marsh. construction goes down to one lane, but p no major slowing because of the light volume of traffic there. the dunbar bridge, highway 84 has a crew there as well. no major slowing. through san mateo but over the water on 92. overnight chp issued a high wind advisory for the bridge, but christina said things are calming down. as we look at the east bay where it's calm right now, we go to the gelden gate bridge.

this is where christina says the fog starts to build, and it's allowed to and that's why we see the changes on the roads. the chaks of the crews moving those cones. no problems on the golden gate bridge. i'll continue to monitor to make sure the flashing lights clear, mike. it is a historic landmark and the theater that hosting the ots cars has a new new. monday the former kodak theater was rechristened the dolby theater. it re-opens to the public. now, kodak gave up the naming rights to the theater when it filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection back in january. >> had some people jumping around there. the magic kingdom waving its magic wand the final time on the park next door. disney completed it's five-year $1 billion overhaul of california's disney adventure. it includes more rides based on pixar animation films.

they hope the destination will turn the area of the west coast version of warld disneyworld in orlando. some grumbled california adventure has little connection with disney. even the company ceo said it had become an eyesore. >> you were just there. golf's greatest are getting ready to square off at an elite tournament. complete coverage of the u.s. open right ahead. >> wind-whipped flames, heavy smoke for more than two hours. why did it take so long for pg&e to respond to a gas fire line just ahead. san jose throwing another punch in the fight over city pensions. and for all your news and weather, traffic updates just search nbcbayarea.com. two more shots live of the golden gate bridge. traffic is flowing smoothly, and then we go down to the south bay.

much clearer. you don't get that fog overlay. it's a nice shot of san jose before the sun starts to rise in the distance. e all the details coming up at 4:56.

breaking news this morning. dozens forced from their homes after flames ripped through an apartment complex. we'll look at the damage just ahead. get ready for another warm day inland, however, if you have the luxury of living bayside or at the coast, gorgeous conditions. mid-60s. your full forecast is moments away. as we travel through oakland, 580 is just fine. we have spots with slowing and an accident still hanging out on the upper east shore. we point that out coming up. a live look outside. golden gate bridge, tough to make outs. not a lot of traffic, though. it's wednesday, june 13th. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you, and thanks so much for joining