breaking news. day two of the bart workers strike. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where cash lines just starting to form. we expect to see more of the same today. >> we are looking live at that golden gate bridge. you can see fog as traffic at this point flowing smoothly right there. you can expect ferries to be packed up all day long. brace yourselves and be warned. it is 4:30 right now. thanks a lot for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> we are talking about bart strikes for the second day in a

row. we are not looking at heavy traffic right now. things are still very light approaching the toll plaza. we have one accident at 92 and 880 right at the connecter. otherwise it looks like traffic is still flowing smoothly. lots of green on the map. we are just getting started. we will cep you posted with more traffic updates. >> anthony will be eating wheaties and drinking gatorade trying to keep up. bart workers on strike for a second day in a row. both sides have not missed. >> commuters trying to get around yesterday as union workerers protested outside of bart stations demanding better pay and better safety procedures. we are getting two different stories on where the negotiations stand. last night a bart spokesperson said he is trying to work out a

deal. a negotiator for one of the unions tells us bart wasn't willing to work with them. christie smith is live in oakland where bart brought in twice as many buses as yesterday. going to be a busy one out there. >> reporter: absolutely. and i think there may be one or two commuters sitting around the west oakland bart station this morning. west oakland would basically be the last station from the east bay before san francisco. it makes sense that on day two of this strike this is where bart has decided to double the number of charter buses thaterate coming and going between the east bay and san francisco. in about 30 minutes we are going to be 36 buses instead of the 18 that bart had on the first day of the strike. for riders trying to get to the south bay many used vta buses at

the free mont bart station because it is the closest one. there was confusion because instead of hopping on the bus at the terminal they had to go across the street. this led to confusion and delays. kind of goes with the territory during a huge strike like this when you take out bart. >> when you take them out of their environment at bart where they are used to go they don't know where to go. i help them the best i can. >> reporter: the charter buses run at four other stations including walnut creek, pleasanton and freemont. round trip tickets are first come first serve. passengers need that ticket to get back home in the evening. keep in mind these buses can only serve a few thousand people so again always best to have

another plan in mind. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> other commuters are trying to find different ways to get to where they need to go. yesterday more than 7,500 people took the san francisco ferries. that is three times the usual week day ridership. ride sharing more than doubled. in san francisco at rush hour the heavy traffic was noticebly worse. it was bad. last bart strike was in 1997. that one lasted six days. >> no doubt about it a rough one out there. riders who take connecting buses will have to walk a block to civic center drive to get a lift during the commuting hours. other riders like the one man we talked to, this is out of luck.

>> i got cancer and i would love to see them as much as i could and i can't do that. >> another commuter telling us it took two hours go to go from hayward to free mont on a bus. >> not only is it taking more time for people to get where they are going the strike costing commuters more money. one way fare on bart usually takes riders 11 minutes and costs almost $3. ac transit line b 31 minutes and costs $4 one way. strike also causing trouble for baseball fans planning to

head to tonight's a games. fans are being warned that traffic and parking will likely take extra time. of course, stay with "today in the bay" for continuing coverage of the bart strike all morning long. we will have commute alternatives running in our ticker on the bottom of your screen. you can also head to our website, nbcbayarea.com. there you will find ways to get around the strike. how about the bay area in the middle of a big-time heat wave. hot weather and dry brush forcing emergency closure of san jose's alum rock park. park officials say there are extreme fire conditions in the area. the closure supposed to last for just one day and that is today. because of the extreme heat cooling centers will be open

today. ten centers open in san jose through tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. we have a complete list of all of those on our websites. all you have to do is check it out on nbcbayarea.com. very important information. >> check on your elderly neighbors, as well. it is very important. i saw a lot of folks gathering at our gym yesterday trying to escape the heat. >> check on them. >> give them a cup of sugar. be neighborly want to check the temperatures with christina loren. good morning at home. want to start with really warm readings this morning. livermore waking up to 72 degrees. 67 in san jose and 60 in san mateo. these temperatures today are giving me a big headache. we are starting out really warm out there. it is nice and clear. we have this patchy fog. that is going to keep the

temperatures cooler than yesterday up in the north bay. none theless at 3:00 p.m. 104 degrees in places like antioch rounding out the day in 107 degrees in river more. i am going to show you the hottest july readings of all time. who can rival the temperatures today? we will tell you when the heat is going to break? your full forecast coming up. we bring in anthony slaughter. >> we are talking about the bart strikes continuing today. we definitely want to give you heads up. the bay bridge toll plaza looking pretty good. wide open. if you got stuck in traffic yesterday because this was jam packed at 5:30 this might be the time to leave. let's talk about the accident on 880 southbound right around 92. it is causing a little slow down

but nothing too bad. two accidents approaching livermore. folks trying to get around that with one lane blocked. looks like things are good to go right now. it is 4:39 and we have a ways to go before we get to the heart of rush hour. >> it is early. it is 4:39. a former richmond football coach returns to court today to answer more charges after a third victim accused him of sexual assault. barren edwards was charged with with a long list. prosecutors are added a third victim, allegedly. edwards coached varsity football in 2004 and 2005. he is scheduled to enter a plea today. also in court today a man accused of killing his girlfriend in morgan hill expected to enter his plea.

michael shepherd charged with with murder. charges could be filed today against a san francisco firefighter accused of driving a ladder truck drunk. police say 43-year-old michael quin was responding to an emergency on saturday night when he hit a motorcyclist on 5th and howard street. police say when quin was arrested a few hours later his blood alcohol level was .13%. the fire department says he is suspended without pay. police say a man has been hiding in the bushes near the track at the walters junior high school over the past couple of weeks. the man harasses female joggers as they run past him. police say he jumps out of the

bushes and runs along side them w whistling and making other noises. 4:41. seeking asylum. self-proclaimed nsa leaker edward snowden asking a number of countries to take him in this morning. headed home, the first family now in flight headed back to washington after a week-long trip to africa. what the president did before leaving coming up.

a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning. traffic already picking up. we begin day two of the bart strike. this time yesterday the cash lanes were already starting to back up. want to check with anthony slaughter. >> yesterday everybody kind of got a plan as to what they were going to do. we are not looking at a whole lot of congestion at the bay bridge approach. yesterday we had major slow downs in that particular location. lots of green on the map this morning. we have another area of concern through livermore on 580 westbound. we want to give you alternate routes if you use the bart, ac

transit. car pooling is encouraged. >> we'll keep checking with you. looks like an apple smart watch is in the works. japanese patent officials have confirmed the company has applied for the trademark fraor the i watch. apple speculates it would likely connect wirelessly with iphone and ipad. while apple may make some of the most loved products on the planet it doesn't make the list when it comes to the most patriotic brand. another brand does. >> reporter: very good morning. futures slightly higher after stocks kicked off july with modest gains on the back of promiant manufacturing data out of u.s., europe and japan.

stocks close off of session highs. we get a report out today on factory orders. the dow rising 65 points. jeep tops the list of the most patriotic brands. the list measures consumers emotional engagement with about 200 u.s. products. jeep was the only car brand in the top ten. back to you. >> all red, white and blue. we'll check back a little later on. >> perfect timing for this week. hot one, too. >> it is going to be hot. >> 107 degrees yesterday. you don't show up. coincidence? >> i was swimming with ice on my head. >> i hope it is not a kiddy

pool. you are like 6'5" in a kiddy pool. these are your current temperatures. we are pretty close to your average daytime highs in some cities across the bay at 4:47 in the morning. you can imagine it is going to be a hot one. today is the peak of the heat wave. we want to make sure you are ready for it. after today we start to level off and very slowly cool you down as we closer to the weekend. this is the fifth consecutive day of triple digit readings. gilroy 112 degrees on the hottest day ever. today i am forecasting 107. we are starting out mild this morning. we are rivaling all-time records today. when you are talking about record heat in the summer time you want to make sure you play it safe. drink lots of water.

no strennious activity outdoors i say beyond noon today. even overnight tonight balmy. 90 for free mont. the only place with a little break is up in the north bay because we have isolated thunderstorms expected up in the north bay mountains. also the south bay and east bay mountains. we are going to have tropical moisture come through. that will show up in the form of more cloud cover. that will reduce the direct sun light. otherwise we have a better chance of thunderstorms as we head through wednesday. thursday and friday, thursday staying very hot. finally the heat will break as we get into the weekend. 87 degrees never looked so good. back to you. >> we can't wait for it. it is 4:48. we are learning more about what killed 19 elite firefighters in arizona. arizona state forestry

department says it appears the firefighters didn't have an open field large enough for the entire group to shelter in place so they were overtaken. the 19 men used emergency fire shelters which could not withstand. hundreds of people gathered last night to remember the firefighters who died. >> he wanted to be a firefighter since he was 5 years old because that is what i do. so two years ago he started. and they had a bad day yesterday. >> so tragic. they are like family. the fire burning has spread to 13 square miles, has destroyed dozens of homes. the president has promised arizona whatever federal help it needs to battle the fast moving fire. >> so rough out there. new this morning egypt's military demanding the country's president resolve the political

crisis in cairo or the military will step in. protesters spent another night camped out calling on president mohamed morsi to step down. it has been two years since the last political uprising that ousts former president hosni mubarak. morsi said yesterday he would work towards dialogue with all political forces. south african officials planning a celebration. mandela has been in a hospital for more than three weeks with a recurring lung infection. president obama returning home boarding air force one after a stay in tanzania. he laid a wreath at a memorial for americans killed at the 1998 bombing of the u.s. embassy.

wiki leaks says national security agency leaker edward snowden has now aapplied for asylum in more than 20 different countries including brazil, india, china and most of europe. a person claiming to be snowden accusing the obama administration of pressuring leaders to not grant him aasylum. house minority leader nancy pelosi is one of the most polarizing politicians in the country going head to head with republicans on capitol hill every day. today she goes one-on-one with raj mathai in what we call the interview. she talks about hillary clinton possibly running for president in 2016 and what it is like to be the minority in a republican-led house. >> they are obstructing the president. we are not ubtrukting the

president. we didn't obstruct president bush when he was president. we disagreed and contested but we didn't say nothing you present will ever be approved in the congress. we did many good things with president bush. >> you can see the entire interview with nancy pelosi here on nbc bay area. 4:52 right now. the former idlol winner on a ne show. the airline says it is only hiring women flight attendants from now on. it says the move isn't sexist, just business savvy. anthony slaughter in the traffic center this morning. you'll notice the east shore freeway. things moving smoothly. we will get you out the door in time this morning. we're back after this.

happy tuesday morning. how are you feeling out there? the winner of season two of "american idol" is hoping to win big. reuben has signed up for "the biggest loser" he says he wants to get his weight in check before it causes more health

issues for him. he has not said what his weight is right now. the first episode airs in october right here on nbc bay area. an airline in india says it won't be hiring any male flight attendants any more. go air says hiring only women flight attendants will save the airline as much as half a million dollars per year on fuel. the airline says women are on average 40 pounds lighter than male counter parts. the airline plans to carry less water for passengers and alter the exterior of the plane to reduce fuel burn during flights. either trim down or get off. >> sign of the times. beat it. 4:56 right now. speaking of getting off or getting on let's check in with anthony slaughter. >> it pays to be fit.

get through small spaces on the aircraft. those bathrooms are really small, by the way. i am here to do traffic. you can see the toll plaza is starting to back up. yesterday it was about a half hour later. i think folks are getting on the band wagon and jumping out there a little earlier to get to work on time today. things are starting to bog down. you will notice yellow on the maps. things continue to remain light in that specific location. 4:57. oakland city worker crosses the picket line and it could cost dozens of people their hard earnal cash.

brace yourselves, another tough day expected on the roads as the bart workers strike heads into day two. you have a live look at 880 in

oakland with traffic starting to fill up. cars and more cars than usual this early. >> slightly different story on 101 in palo alto where traffic looks light this morning. good morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. anthony slaughter in for mike. >> we are still talking about the major issues with the bart strikes this morning. the issue that we are starting to find is traffic starting to pick up especially on 880 on the north and southbound side. you will notice you can see brake lights and heavier congestion. no major accidents right now. keep the head lights on and pack the patience with you because we are starting to see slow downs in the cash lanes at the bay bridge approach. we have more coming up in a bit. >> we will be checking back quite a bit. bart bringing in more