b.a.r.t. strike stretching into the early morning hours but still no deal for now. that means no trains on the tracks for a third day in a row. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. good morning. here we go. no deal plus no trains equals another round of commuting chaos and a lot of traffic trouble out there. this morning a live look for you at two of your commute options on your left, a live look at what east bay drivers are dealing with wry now. and as they make their way into san francisco. 3"ez your right, a live look at west oakland b.a.r.t. station, the hub for buses bringing east bay commuters over the bay bridge into the city. you can see people lining up this morning ready to jump on those buses to make their way. of course all of the traffic trouble happening now because b.a.r.t. negotiations were put on hold overnight and will not be resuming until later on this afternoon. "today in the bay's" christie smith live at caltrans office in oakland now. the question is, where does

b.a.r.t. stand with that union right now? >> reporter: good morning to you. jon. there are certainly signs that the strike could be coming to an end soon. unfortunately not in time for your commute today. but both sides met here in downtown oakland for nearly eight hours overnight. this is commuters getting more and more frustrated with the strike that's been going on since monday. b.a.r.t. representatives and union negotiators left the caltrans building before 3:00 in the morning overnight. no deal. but it's the first time they've sat down since the contract expired sunday with b.a.r.t.'s two largest unions about the sticking points going in were raises, health care, pension contributions. the governor's office says the labor secretary urged all parties to get back to the table with new mediators. >> we worked very hard together, both parties, along with the very fine mediators who have been assigned by the governor's office and we have been asked not speak to the press other than to make that single comment.

so thank you for your coverage. i wish you all a very good night. >> reporter: now one bright note in this, small one, is that b.a.r.t. reached a tentative agreement with the union representing its managers and professionals. but of course, problem there is they don't operate the trains. i've been in touch with b.a.r.t. this morning, asking if a deal is reached would workers go back on the job immediately, and the representative i spoke with said he didn't know but he did know that both sidesing expected to be back here at caltrans building at 1:00 this afternoon. live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." as the strike continues for the third day in a lowe, people who would have been taking b.a.r.t. to work taking chartered buses instead. buses leave from four east bay b.a.r.t. stations and make their way into west oakland into the b.a.r.t. station there. those passengers then get off the buss, board new buss that will take them to the embarcadero station in san francisco. "today in the bay's" marla tellez live at west oakland

b.a.r.t. station this morning. how it's looking for commuters? >> reporter: right now, laura, surveying the line to the right from allen can pan over and give you a look. the people came from the dublin/pleasanton station, they are on the second leg of their tour. right here as angel barbosa from pleasanton. this is the third day you've done this. how has it been going for you? >> smooth, believe it or not, it is. >> reporter: -- >> close my eyes and get to work. >> reporter: you're one of the few. everyone else is frustrated. you still have a smile on your face? >> we're getting to work and it's free. this is my last day doing it. i have a four-day vacation. i'm excited actually. >> reporter: keep that positive spirit up. you can take off. good luck getting into san francisco. she told me that it took 30 minutes from the dublin station and expected to tack an hour to get into san francisco. it is quite the trip. now a b.a.r.t. employee out here tells me that there are now a total of 79 chartered buses taking would-be b.a.r.t.

passengers into san francisco. when this all started on monday, he says they started with 56 buses so the demand has been overwhelming. almost every single commuter except for angel who we heard from there tell me the same thing. they're frustrated and they want this strike to end. >> coming from walnut creek, your second leg? >> i am. >> reporter: your first time doing this? >> no, i did this yesterday. and it's more people. i don't know what to expect. i sure would like them to get over their grief. >> third day since monday. getting up at 3:00 to leave antioch, getting to the b.a.r.t. station at 4:00. i have a lot of friend whose work for b.a.r.t. i understand the sympathy, what they're going through and hope it gets worked out so everybody can get back on track again. >> reporter: another passenger tell me he's an independent contractor and has lost several hundred dollars because of the strike. he has not been able to work steadily has he tippypically do. the bus service runs through

9:00. it's free and so is the parking. there are÷& plenty of parking spaces to be had out here. so it's not too late for you to get down here at west oakland. from the trip back home, everyone comes back from the stop right near the transbay terminal in san francisco. you will be dropped off at west oakland b.a.r.t. station. that service runs from 3:00 toll entitlement 7:00 tonight. live in oakland, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> people making their way around. >> the first interview's focus, focusing on the four-day weekend. bob redell right now, our wednesday road warrior. he's out on the road now from east bay into san francisco. how are you looking there? >> reporter: hey, jon, laura, trying to make the trip from antioch into sf. original plan westbound 4 to 242, 680, caldecott. but what anthony was telling us, the backups bad at caldecott. we didn't want to get stuck in

the mess. still on i-80, highway 4, traffic as well as at the limit. going through canyons of martinez now. approaching 80 i'm guessing in a mile. now that will be our true litmus test. the transition, right now is normal, but the transition from here to 80 will be our litmus test to see how much the b.a.r.t. strike is affecting this part of the commute. of course we head further south. we get down east shore and into the maze and i bay bridge which we've heard they've had metering lights i believe on for already an hour. we believe a stall on the upper deck. we just want to show you by the end of this hour what the commute is like as the maze into the bay bridge trying to get into sf. that's our plan. we are a half mile away from the 80 junction. just so to give you a sengs the drive from antioch, longway street way here, highway 4 on the 80 junction took us around 33 minutes. there was massive slowing on

highway 4. was it unusual for a wednesday? maybe not in terms of volume. but made it unusual it's happening earlier in the commute. here we are at 6:00. this is around the time you see the backup. as you see right now making the transition on to highway 80 and it's looking good. true test is the east shore, the maze, to the bay bridge and into san francisco. hopefully we'll be there within the next 30 to 45 minutes. reporting like on 80, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. be careful out there. want to check the morning commute. pretty packed out there. anthony slaughter in for mike. >> bob was coming over 4 on to 80 things are moving smoothly. through the caldecott tunnel using that route that's where things back up even coming from 880 past the coliseum. traffic is moving but cars on the road coming from that perspective. another perspective, as we move to the bay bridge, there is the major jamming as we were telling you about.

you can see on the traffic maps thing continue to bog down, not only there but as you get past into the caldecott tunnel. even now starting to back up from 580 moving just past 123. where bob is coming through from 80 to richmond, things not bad. light to moderate traffic. into san francisco, things smoothly 101280. accident on the 101 north bound side broadway off-ramp. otherwise no major accidents. good news. if you're using b.a.r.t. and can't because of the strike today, ac transit running and of course caltrans there to help you out as well. >> thanks so much. you can head to our website for a full list of b.a.r.t. strike resources including links to all of the bay area's major transportation agencies. that's on our home page, nbcbayarea.com. this morning, the temperatures still rising out there. christina loren telling us to brace for. a seventh straight day of the summer heat. for the second straight day the

heat causing santa clara county officials to close alum rock park because of the fire danger and the extreme heat managed to knock out power for 8,000 people in san jose and campbell. the power is back on for everybody but just a few dozen people. but with the high temperatures expected once again today, a lot of people will be turning on their air conditioners which could then again overload the system and have everybody looking for some power again today. let check in right now to get the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. say hello and good morning to a beautiful shot. >> right now, it is lovely out there. you're right on point. jon, good morning to you and laura. of course to you at home. 6:09. beautiful shot. san bruno, clouds burning off with the naked eye. fog clears from the top down. that's what's happening now. we don't have a lot of the natural coolant but i want to point out, running from two to eight degrees cooler than yesterday morning. today we're going to end up

cooler. five degrees cooler from yesterday's highs. we hit multiple recordscross the bay area. starting out mild. 62 in san jose. 65 sunnyvale. and you may notice, it's very, very humid out there. today we're going to ramp up the humidity. you can see why. all of this wraparound moisture, high pressure. till cali we get rain from low pressure. this is high pressure driving in thunderstorms. it's very, very balmy out there but we done have thunderstorm right now. we are expecting some later today and more so for the fourth of july. i'm talking about rain as well. i'm going to show you that in the next report. 103 inland. bay side 88. and 77 degrees, if you can get to the beach, that is the place to be. your full forecast in a few moments. back to you. >> we also want to point out cooling centers open all morning all over the bay area. san jose has ten cooling centers, livermore and pleasanton each have one. a series of cooling centers open

throughout contra costa. search cooling centers on nbcbayarea.com for the list. time now is 6:11. snowden suspicion grounds a presidential plane. why bolivia is accused of -- accusing european countries of an act of aggression in the air. that's coming up next. plus what bay area county makes more money than any place in the united states? we'll take a look. b.a.r.t. strike, day three. monitoring your commute. a live look outside. hazy start in emeriville. traffic as well. throughout the bay area. anthony slotter in for mike. more news ahead.

welcome back. talking about the b.a.r.t. strike, day three continuing.

bay bridge approach, things are moving very slow. the metering lights have been on since 5:25. a full report in five minutes. if you're one of the people who will be waiting for a bus today, any sort of waiting you want to make sure you're prepared for the heat. you played it through the peak of the excessive heat of -- excessive stroo stretch of heat. goitsing to be hot. showers, thunderstorms for the fourth of july. i'll have your full fireworks forecast coming up. beautiful sunrise there. we'll hear the day's other top stories. elementary school teacher in concord facing more than 90 felony charges abused of -- accuse of abusing student. he teaches fourth and fifth grade. oakland police arrested a suspect in a shooting that killed two employees at a wing stop restaurant. there's a second suspect but police have not identified him. the chronicle reports police are investigating whether the two

men mistook the employees for someone else when they walked into the restaurant monday night. rumors swirling about the whereabouts of nsa leaker snowden after a plane carrying the president of bolivia departed moscow and was rerouted to austria. snowden rumored to be on the plane but found out he was not. bow livia's government upset now, saying the president's life was put at risk. 6:15. who has it better than san mateo coun county? nobody. >> home of the highest salaries in the united states. >> higher than manhattan. 167,000 a year average pay. average. and for that, you can almost certainly thank facebook. the bureau of labor and statistics says average pay for san mateo county residents jumped 107% last year, at the same moment facebook employees starting cashing out stock

options. obvious le not everyone in san mateo works for facebook. but point out san mateo county sheriff's deputies are the highest paid in northern california. contract says they always have to make 1% more than any other share river's department in the bay area, no matter what. now that same bls report took i look at unemployment around the bay area. unemployment in san jose under 7%. san francisco better, 6.2%. that number counts oakland to fremont as well. elsewhere, modesto, 15% joblessness. talk about how well we're doing. tus ka loose, alabama, better than the bay area. iowa city, iowa, and many cities in utah with incredibly low unemployment, down in the 3%. those are crazy numbers. economists call four or five percent full unemployment, 3% a problem. it's too low. that low people move from job to

job because companies fight for employees and that drives up wages. that sounds good but up go home prices, inflation, a serious issue as well. now some of the towns are college towns, those ten to rise, increase the amount of jobs. again that's something towns have to work with. friday we'll get the nationwide jobless report. >> all right. thanks so much. >> 6:17. back to breaking news. b.a.r.t. strike day three. tack a live look at west oakland b.a.r.t. station people lining up all morning to snag a seat on buses chartered by b.a.r.t. yesterday the buses in 4 of the 5 stations were full by 7:30 in the morning. >> a live look attent state 80 near el scerrito and albany. bob redell's camera as he makes his way through the traffic and morning commute. more on traffic conditions, anthony slaughter filling in for mike inouye. what's happening? >> i wanted to show you that specific lotion.

approaching the bay bridge, things are bogged down from 880, 580 through the caldecott tunnel. good news where bob is at, the camera freeze, he's right here coming through just got on to 80 and you can see he's about to hit a heavy patch of some traffic. this is going to be where things slow down for him. let's show you what it look like in the location. it's foggy. headlights are on. here's where we're starting to see the back up through emeriville. past it, things are slow as folks trying to get into the bay bridge approach. another perspective, further south from the 880 perspective, north bound. traffic moving smoothly. it's not all bad everywhere. it once you get into the maze approaching the bay bridge. even farther south, towards fremont, things moving smoothly. headlights facing us southbound. no worries there. northbound direction smoothly. that's taking you back to the south bay and show you what it's looking light. green on the map from 880, 68 oh

280 no major accidents to report. show you what it looks like, 101 san jose smoothly. no problems in the south bay. sunrise coming up making for a very press teen looking sunride as all of the cameras pointing. christina loren standing by with the forecast. >> it is going to be a hot one, anthony. good morning to you. hopefully you have the next couple of days off. tomorrow's independence day. say happy birthday to america. and then on friday, yeah, i hope you have the day off as well. but today, we're going to get through. the last day of triple digit plus heat. tomorrow, i'll drop you to 100 degrees straight up upland. finally friday to saturday, 20-degree drop-off. return of the low clouds. this is what's going to lead to a cooler day. a crazy southwesterly flow. that is generated by a big ridge of high pressure, monsoonal moisture creeping newspaper the bay area. 65 in sunnyvale. good morning.

64 livermore. 62 in san jose currently. so this excessive heat warning go through today. 100 degrees plus inland. 103 forecasting in livermore. avoid peak heating. noon to 6:00 p.m. the hottest time. staying warm overnight. here's where it gets interesting. look at this. i stopped the clock. tomorrow, yes, we will be here for you on the fourth of july. we stop that clock at 8:00 a.m. showers coming into the bay area. stop that clock for you, 7:00 p.m., getting oh so close to fireworks time. we're expecting some thunderstorms right here in the bay area simultaneously at the same time as fireworks are going off. here what happens you can do if you want to have the best view. head to san jose, ladies and gentlemen. it's going to be absolutely beautiful here. 72 degrees at 9:00 p.m., clear conditions, mild. hey, even in san francisco tomorrow night, 60 degrees at 9:00 p.m. you can't ask for a better

condition on the 4th. you deserve it. 83 fremont. 789 in redwood city. friday into saturday heat relief. looks so good. back to you. >> it does look good. >> sound effects and everything. great graphics. 6:21. we'll tell you about the sole survivor, what we've learned about the only hotshot firefighter that was able to make it out alive from a raging wild fire in arizona. >> keeping tabs on the morning commute. behind the wheel. this is a live look at bob redell. he's heading out with a photographer down interstate 80. slow going there. even worse at toll plaza.z3í we've got coverage of it all with the third day of the b.a.r.t. strike.

welcome back. breaking news right now. it is day three of the b.a.r.t. strike. take a look at this. bay bridge toll plaza. all snarled up out there. but that's going to be happening all over the bay area with people trying to get to work. a lot of people on the roads taking mass transit because of the b.a.r.t. shutdown. we'll update you on that. anthony slaughter is in more mike inouye talking about the roads. 6:24. in other news, volunteers joining first responders to search for victims after a magnitude 6.1 quake in indonesia. at least 22 people killed in the

quake, hundreds of others are injured. the quake centered on the far east western tip of sue mat tra island. a quake in 2004 triggered atsunami that killed 230,000 people in 14 countries. back in the united states, investigators from all around the u.s. down in arizona this morning looking into the deadly wildfire burning near prescott. the yarnell hill fire killed 19 member of an elite firefighter crew that happened on sunday. investigators they now say the fire blew right over that crew, that trapped them right inside the intense heat. yesterday a fire department spokesperson says the lone s survivor was acting as a lookout, narrowly the escape as warning the team of the changing wind conditions. court hearing for a man charged withholding three women captive inside his cleveland home for a decade. aerial castro has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and rape

charges. castro being evaluated to determine if he is mentally competent to stand trial. state house of representatives will vote on a controversial bill restricting abortions. texas republicans voting overnight to move forward with the bill after limiting public comment. republicans had approved the bill last week during a special session but the vote happened after the midnight deadline and did not count. the 10-year-old girl who had a double lung transplant is recovering from another surgery this morning. doctors say sarah murnaghan underwent a procedure to repair her diaphragm so she can breathe without the help of the breathing tube. she needed that tube since the transplant. >> young lady hanging in there. been through a lot. wish her well. 6:26. deal or no deal? day three of the b.a.r.t. strike

gets under way, we have new details why the overnight talks finally stalled and when negotiations are expected to pick up again. >> plus, watching out for traffic troubles. live look at bay bridge toll plaza this morning. backed up earlier. we'll show you how to avoid all of this backup next. out on the roads. on the move here. a live look at interstate 80 right now in berkeley. bob redell drives from east bay to san francisco. you can see thickness there as traffic builds up. camera freezes there. we're moving. good morning! wow.

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b.a.r.t. strike stretching into day three, causing traffic tubl and headaches all over the bay area. this one hitting hard for east bay commuters. a live look at bay bridge toll plaza and emerivillemeriville. almost 6:30.

i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. the commute chaos simply can't be avoided today. because overnight b.a.r.t. negotiations are on hold at least for now. this is new video overnight showing people from both sides leaving caltrans offices in oakland. b.a.r.t. met with union leaders and state mediators until 3:00 this morning. talks will resume again at 1:00 this afternoon. laura, b.a.r.t. continues to charter buss for east bay commuters. a live look at west oakland b.a.r.t. station with people lining up to jump on the buses. and that bus hub, that brings to east bay commutersrju the embarcadero station. that's in san francisco there. and right now want to give you a live look at what cars are dealing with on the road during your morning commute. this is interstate 80 in emeriville. we have a live picture from camera inside bob redell's car as he's making his way from the east bay to the bay bridge and he will eventually get over to san francisco.

the b.a.r.t. strike will affect baseball fans headed 0.co coliseum seeing the a's take on the cubs. man r. who would take b.a.r.t. will be driving to the park. a's are warning fans that traffic on 880 near the coliseum could be a mess. last night 18,000 people headed to the coliseum to watch the a's game. tonight, the crowd will more than double because of a fireworks show. anyone headed to the park can park for free at b.a.r.t.'s coliseum oakland airport station. >> with b.a.r.t. shut down for the third straight day, ride sharing services getting a boost from the strike. >> if you haven't tried it out, scott mcgrew says many trying it out for the first time, the crowd sharing app like it. >> these companies are making hay while the sun shines, right? vego bought the website b.a.r.t.strike.com. it helps you find other drivers headed your way across the bridge who would be willing to pick you up, give you a ride. add to that list other same-sex

marriages, the pink mustache cars. san francisco, bay area cities tolerant of these ride share operations. taxi companies absolutely seethe with anger. you probably heard of uber as well the black car service, pick you up, take you into the city, improvement over b.a.r.t. but it's spendy. here is the uber app running. i found a uber car running, six minutes for the car to get me. download the app to your smartphone. lings to your credit card. so click for a car. it comes, picks you up in a few minutes, drops you off. the payment's automated. you say thank you, get out of the car. now jon and laura, there's a question of safety. there are those who say is it safe to get in the car with a stranger? obviously this is up to you. i would say i would put my family member in a lift or uber or other service with no problem. for the sake of argument when

riding with b.a.r.t. you're riding with dozens of strangers. >> show's over at 7:00, let's go to breakfast. >> in a black car. >> uber your way there. >> head to our website for a list of b.a.r.t. strike resources including links to the bay area's transportation agencies. nbcbayarea.c nbcbayarea.com. for a real-time traffic update, let's check in with anthony slaughter. >> i love the bacon. hungry. it's almost breakfast time. bay bridge approach slow. bogged down not only through through the caldecott tunnel but every different direction as you try to get in. also show you on traffic maps what it looks like. all of the reds approaching the specific location through the caldecott, 580, 880 northbound and where you heard bob redell making his way through el cerrito, richmond, emeriville. traffic at a standstill.

outside, what it looks like from, there fog in the area. traffic facing us approaching the bay bridge and that's slow right now. we also have some slowing that's happening in the east bay down towards the altamont pass. once past livermore into sunol an accident on 680 at mission causing to keep things very, very slow. not only there, but through livermore as well past the altamont pass. otherwise, no major traffic accidents to report. that's good news. trying to make your way through the bay bridge approach, slow right now. in the heart of things now. and the a very, very hot day. you want to make sure you have ac. talking about that all week. >> yes. it has been so hot. and then you add that humidity, feels even worse out there. today, starting out with a bit of good news. feeling cooler out there in places like livermore, down 8 degrees from 24 hours ago. throughout the day we'll end up cooler as well. take you through hour by hour changes for this wednesday.

yeah, might be your last day of work before you get to kick off that long weekend. 64 degrees in liverr)2wjy 62 san jose. 57 in gilroy to start your your 59 comfortable conditions for san francisco. at coast 77 degrees. 88 bay side. 103 degrees inland today. we saw numbers at about 107 yesterday. so it's going to feel more comfortable. and then as we head throughout the week, we drop off even more so. who could get some showers on the fourth of july. we'll tell you where to get the best view of the fireworks coming up next. back to you. >> look forward to. all lanes of westbound interstate 80 back open after a mudslide. it happened just west of the california/nevada border around 4:30 yesterday. crews were forced to shut down interstate 80 in both directs while worked to clear inches of mud from that roadway. all lanes reopened 10:30 last night. with rain expected in the sierra for the next couple of days,

caltrans says it will examine the hillside to make sure it is stable. time is 6:55. rage and revolution in egypt. how overnight violence and a looming military deadline could give way to a political crisis in cairo. information on that next. all morning long, trying to help youj2m through the commut chaos out there. bob redell live in it as well. he just got out of the maze on 80 this morning. and he's right before the approach before west gram. a lot of company out there. crystal geyser is always

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day three of the b.a.r.t. strike right now. bob redell out there giving us a little reality check on the road, driving as we speak. the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza by the west grand overpass. you can see there in i standstill now. a lot of cars out there and red lights but that's the deal all over the bay area with b.a.r.t. not running people, people looking for alternative transportation to make their way to work or anywhere they need to go. again, bob redell coming up with a live report to talk about what he sees trying to navigate through all of that traffic. bumper to bumper. >> 6:39. in cairoer egypt, 20 people are

dead after over night clashes. most of the victims were killed during a fight outside cairo university. in eight hours the military deadline will expire for morsi to come up with a solution. the military says it will step in and suspend the constitution and install new leadership. bolivia says nsa leaker snowden is not, is not on board its president's plane. bolivia says the plane had to be rerouted overnight to vienna, austria because several european countries including france refused to allow plane into the airspace. but france is countering saying no, it did not such thing. the plane taking the president home to bolivia after a summit in moscow when it was rerouted. spain reopened its airspace for that plane earlier this morning and morales is now on his way back to bolivia. for snowden, he is reportedly holed up at moscow airport

recently trying to find a country willing to grant him asylum into 6:40. islamist militants in russia's unsettled north caucus region calling phone followers to use maximum force to stop the winter olympic games in sochi. it's a resort town on the black sea close to the volatile region. in a video posted an a website insurgent leader says the olympic games would mock the ancestors of muslims buried in the region. president putin has promised tight security at games set to take place in february. 6:41. back here at home, bumper to bumper on the bay area roads. day three of the b.a.r.t. strike. negotiates at a stall. a live look in fact as bob redell, he inches closer and closer to the bay bridge toll plaza. a live team coverage as your commute is getting off to a very crowded start. foggy start at bay bridge approach. temperatures warm nicely but

talking about major snarls and back ups past richmond and the caldecott tunnel. we'll break down the traffic report after the break. >> warm nicely there but not here. 6:42. a live look clear sky over sunol today. it will be hot. triple digit plus heat. as we get out there exposed to elements for the fourth of july, we're talking heat plus thunderstorms even rain showers in the bay area. seven day forecast you don't want to miss when "today in the bay" comes back.

as you can see, it's rather late now. and we have decided we'll make more progress if we get sleep. >> overnight negotiations

stretch into the early morning hours. but there is still no deal for b.a.r.t. and its workers this morning and the unions. no b.a.r.t. trains on the tracks for the third day in a row. like look at two commute option. left a live look at what east bay drivers are dealing with as bob redell inches his way toward the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. on right i live look at west oakland b.a.r.t. station the hub where buses bringing east bay commuters over the bay bridge and into the city. of course, all of this traffic trouble is happening because b.a.r.t. negotiations put on hole overnight and won't resume until later this afternoon. christie smith live in oakland. where do things stand now?ccry >> reporter: good morning. the fact they're talking or have been talking overnight is a good sign the strike could be ending soon. i wish that i could tell you it was ending in time for your morning commute today, it not. and commuters are getting more and more frustrated each day. but negotiators were here from

quite some time at least eight hours which is a big step forward. they haven't spoken since the contract expired on sunday. negotiators from seiu and atu walked out of the caltrans building in oakland after 3:00 saying they have made some office. the governor's office and labor secretaries urged all parties to get back to the table with new mediators. a b.a.r.t. spokesperson saying they were trying to move cser on 8% compensation what b.a.r.t. was saying to 21% where the unions were at. politicians and 400,000 riders who rely on b.a.r.t. each day want trains rolling again. here what happens a union negotiator shared overnight. >> worked very hard, both parties with very fine mediators assigned by the governor's office and we have been asked not to speak to the press other than to make that single comment. so thank you for your coverage. i wish you all a very good night.

>> reporter: not very revealing words but, hey, it's something. the sticking points wereháraise, health care, pension contributions. i asked a b.a.r.t. spokesperson if a deal is reached, will that mean that workers would go back on the job start operating these trains right away. if voting is involved, how does it work. he didn't know. i have calls in, haven't heard back. live in oakland, christie smith "today in the bay." >> thank you. for the third day in a row people who would have been taking b.a.r.t. to work are forced instead to take chartered buses. those buses leaving from four separate east bay b.a.r.t. stations making their way into the west oakland b.a.r.t. stations. passengers get off the buss and board new buses tacking them to the embarcadero station in san francisco. marla tellez live at the oakland

b.a.r.t. station now. how are things looking out for commuters? a busy morning i imagine. >> reporter: it has. but it seems like we've hit a low. it has been a steady flow of buses and people. right now it's not nearly as bad as it has been. this is from one of the feeder stations, not sure, i haven't talked to these passengers yet. the most poplar feeder station is walnut creek. the buses have been running since 5:00 a.m. for the most part. they have been packed with commuters very frustrated but happy it is a holiday week. b.a.r.t. employee taking a head count says so far, 22 buss have left the west oakland b.a.r.t. station carrying 1,000 people into san francisco this morning. he says yesterday they carried a total of 5800 commuter but was that's nothing compared to the 400,000 daily passengers b.a.r.t. usually handles. in all, close to 80 chartered buses up and running other than one positive lady who you will hear from in a moment.

commuterize talked to, they're tired of this, they want a resolution and laphappy tomorros fourth of july. >> glad the holiday's here so i don't lose anymore money. people are taking the day off. i'm not working on the 4th. they need to grow up. they're not in touch with financial realities from what i've heard. they need to get back to work. >> reporter: you have a smile on your face. >> we're getting to work and it's free. this is my last day doing it, i have a four-day vacation coming up, i'm excited. >> reporter: another option is ac transit. new video of what the 20th at broadway stop in oakland looks like in the last few minutes. a few dozen people hopping on ac transit. we've spoken to the riders and they're just as frustrated as the commuters here. i want to mention again this bus bridge service is free, so is parking. these buss will be heading into san francisco through 9:00 this morning. you have a couple of hours to get on out here and take advantage of this.

as for your ride home, the buses leave a stop right near the transbay terminal in san francisco. that runs from 3:00 until 7:00. marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> thank you. check in with "today in the bay's" bob redell. joins us live on the road this morning. finally made it past the toll plaza, the bay bridge. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you. i'm going to check my stop watch. we are now at the metering lights. and we left antioch if i can find my stop watch on my phone here, left antioch 1:17 ago. here we are now getting a better sense of how long it's going to take to get into san francisco. so impressions for the commute, the maze was definitely more backed up than normal wednesday morning. backup extending to powell street coming down the east shore. took us 20 minutes to get through the maze to -- i'm going to revise that. around 25 minutes to get through the maze to the metering lights and on to the bridge, on to the

incline which we're approaching right now. some other impressions during the commute from the east bay into sf, when we did hit congestion, it was earlier than normal. for a wednesday morning. and the car pool lanes were also conge congested. bottom line, b.a.r.t. strike no surprise has, affect on the commute. it's made it heavier. earlier in the morning and when you get to the bay bridge you want to give yourself extra time. took us 25 minutes to get through the maze and on to the bridge where we are seeing slowing on the upper deck as we head into san francisco. so official time from antioch to the incline of the bay bridge, about a buck 18, 1:18 here on a wednesday morning. maybe that ride according to 501.org would have taken around 49 minutes, 50 if it had been a regular wednesday. with the b.a.r.t. trains not running this is by far not regular. on the incline of the bay

bridge, robbery dell "today in the bay." >> the real live reality check. up to the minute. head over to our website a list of b.a.r.t. strike resources including links to all of the bay area's major transportation agencies. check it out nbcbayarea.com. >> check in with anthony slaughter. he's got a look of the commute. >> thanks are slow at bay bridge approach. bob got through the toll plaza. but things are very backed up all the way through richmond and through the caldecott ton until every direction. things are stop and go as you approach this certain area. let's get you over to our east shore freeway cam. this is the back up that bob had to get through coming through from antioch. you can see moving through richmond it's slow even approaching the bay bridge from our oakland coliseum cap. notice 880 northbound slow there. traffic is still starting to pile up in that locate as well.

further south, san mateo bridge starting to see;ty congestion a well. we had an earlier accident on 880 at whipple keeping things slow, traffic backed up. sunol an accident at mission that's keeping things slow through sunol. 880 and sunol -- 880 and whipple slow now as folks are getting on to the san mateo bridge. trying to get out the door, allow extra time day three of b.a.r.t. strikes continue. urging you to use ac transit, caltrans, why not car pool? fun on your way into work, right? >> i bet we had a good time if we're carpooling. 6:53. anthony slaughter in for mike inouye. hi picked a good week to be off. hazy sky over san jose. three hs continue today, hot, hazy, humid weather in the bay area. let's get to it and talk temperatures. 64 in live er more. 62 san jose.

70 in campbell versus 58 in cupertino. mild everywhere. you don't need a jacket. continuing the excessive heat warning. it should expire after today. 90s to 100s inland. 103 livermore. more like 100 tomorrow. where it gets interesting, thunderstorms and showers on the fourth of july. stop that clock for you at 8:00 a.m. live precipitation into the north bay. also the east bay. most activity is going to be over the local mountains. stop that clock again into evening hours. 6:00, still getting showers over parts of the east bay. now take you into fireworks time. 9:00 p.m., look what happens, clear conditions, great conditions this year because temperatures are going to be nice and warm and it's nice and clear. 9:00 p.m. san francisco, 60 degrees. a beautiful way to celebrate our nation's birthday. 105 in fairfield. drink lots of water.

take you into extended forecast. here we go. 83 degrees looking good for friday. temperatures really dropping off. and then we're going to hold steady seasonal averages persist saturday through tuesday. when we do start to warm up tuesday into wednesday of next week, only talking low 90s. we're done with the trim digits after we get through thursday. boy we need heat relief. >> appreciate it. elementary school teacher in concord behind bars accused of sexually abusing a dozen former students. joseph andrew martin teaches fourth and fifth grade at woodside elementary school. police say martin has been on administrative leave since april after administrators allege he inappropriately touched one student. police have identified 12 victims all mortgaartnessness students. facing 91 felony charges. a follow-up to a story we brought you yesterday.

shooting at a wing-stop restaurant in oakland may have been a case of mistaken identity. two suspects about to order food but ran to the restaurant's freezer possibly because they felt threatened by another person. two employees went back to the freezer to see why the men were back there and one of the men shot and killed both employees. police say it's possible the men thought the employees were someone else. they have arrested one of the suspects. a second is still at large. police in san ramon trying to identify a well-dressed bank robber this morning. you can see the man here dressed in a jacket, tie, slacks. also had dress shoes on when he robbed a bank in the west on sunset drive monday afternoon. ended up taking undisclosed amount of cash and took off on foot. police say nobody was hurt. wall street will work a half day today then take off for the fourth of july. >> good gig if you can get it. scott, if you're an investor a tough time to have a day off, a day and a hal of work.

>> good gig but worry while out of investments. cairo, that's a mess, portugal, two ministers stepping down after questions raised where the portugal can pay back its debt. everyone's back to work friday when we get the june jobs report. volatility not a lot of time to deal with it. dow industrials down ever so slightly this morning. nasdaq as well. google this morning issued a full page ad in the new york times and other major newspapers announcing new phone, moto x the first phone google made after combined with motorola. it will be the first smartphone made in america. imagine what will be possible when you have the world's best design, engineering and manufacturing talent located here in the usa. we're seeing slow dribs and drabs of companies coming back to the u.s. and manufacturing probably right in milpitas but we're not quite sure. time 6:57. talk to christina loren about

some dribs and drabs of weather we have coming our way but it's hot. >> good morning. it is going to be really hot. hotter than you can finish that sentence. 103 liver more. 93 in san jose. beautiful beach day. 75 in san francisco. 80 today in santa cruz. want to show you this. i don't typically show you the seven day now but i want to point out there is heat relief. people have to work outdoors. get through the day today in the heat. yeah we tip our hat to those in construction, anybody working outdoors. it's going to get better by friday. 83. check the drive. that's not going to get better as we kick off rush hour. >> no, it's not. things starting to stack up approaching the bay bridgele. 880 northbound, traffic slow there, a lot of cars on the road. also the east shore freeway seeing backups approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. this is what bob redell was getting through earlier, took him an hour and 15 minutes from there to antioch. keeping you posted all morning.

bay bridge approach is what everybody's trying to get through. an accident to tell you about on 880. whipple and through sunol. keeping things slow. 84, avoid all of this if you have to make your way through sunol. >> 6:59. rumors swirling on the where abouts of edward snowden after a plane carrying president of bolivia departed moscow and rerouted to austria. snowden rumored to be on the plane but he was not. bolivia's government is upset saying its president's life was put at risk. officials from the prescott fire department say the lone survivor on an elite fire crew down there did exactly what he was supposed to do. 21-year-old mcdonough acting as a lookout in the yarnell hill wildfire and narrowly escaped after warning his team of the changing conditions. his 19 fellow firefighters died. b.a.r.t. and officials will meet in another round of

contract negotiations. b.a.r.t. workers remain on strike for a third straight day. we'll keep covering this for you. that's what's happening "today in the bay." good morning. breaking news. ekwipt on edge this morning. 15 people killed in overnight clashes. its president facing a last-chance ultimatum. we'll be live from cairo. sole survivor. the only member of the fightering crew attends an emotional memorial for his fallen friends. and running man. his aton initialing print at 25 miles an hour made this nfl rookie and internet sensation. he'll show us how he does it