businesses are now up in smoke. >> he was effervescent. i don't think it sunk in she will not be back and doing radio anymore. >> a local college campus in mourning. we will tell you how faculty and students are remembering a young woman killed in a freak accident in yosemite. for this independence day, it is going to be warm and ending in triple digit heat. this is the final day and more importantly, we are going to give you the forecast for tonight when the sun drops off and those fireworks light up the sky. here is a clue. it is going to be nice this year. we will tell you where it will be the most comfortable. >> love the sound of that. right now how about this? nice look. looks like the bay bridge out will floating the clouds. strike up the band and get the fireworks regulated. gentlemen, break out the barbecue. it is the fourth of july. thursday. this is "today in the bay."

. good morning to you. happy independence day. thank for joining us. >> good morning, everybody. yes, a lot of people do have the day off today. but do not plan on using b.a.r.t. to get around. union workers still on strike this morning after a second day of contract talks ends with no deal. christie smith live right now in oakland with the transit option that you will have on this fourth of july holiday. happy fourth of july, christie. >> reporter: same to you. you know, i have to tell you, i'm see something of the exact same union workers that i saw on the first day when this strike started on monday. i spoke with a couple of them a couple of minutes ago and they are telling me that they are hanging in there but out here since 4:00 this morning. b.a.r.t. issuing an apology for this strike. sort of. pointing a finger at the same time. saying we are sorry for the acti actions. but caused such a tremendous disruption to the people of the bay area. this coming ten hours after talks between b.a.r.t. and striking unions ended again

without a deal. we are now on day four. the issues have been salary, pension and benefit contributions which is what commuters across the bay area waiting in long lines looking for other ways to get the work. they are frustrated. didn't share much about what is talking. some people outside the buildings where talks are going on said they would do the job. >> we made progress yesterday and hope to continue progress today. >> get paid well and other people out there that would be willing to do the same thing and contributes to their pension. >> b.a.r.t. has been running a bus service through all of this and today limited because of the fourth of july. same five stations, though. again, it is limited. it is on the hour starting at 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and then again in the evening from 4:00 to 6:00. again, on the hour. plan ahead for that.

i want to mention across the street there, there is a transit bus stop. a silver lining, if you have to go to work you will not have a lot of company. i have only seen one person waiting for the bus this morning. talks expected to resume at 11:00 a.m. christie smith, "today in the bay. >> that's right. a little break with the holiday here for the strike as far as the people getting around. thank you very much. appreciate that. if you want to take the ferry maybe instead of the bus from the east bay to san francisco, it is taking off eight times between 9:00 this morning and until 11:25 tonight. each ferry can hold up to 600 passengers. >> several other transit agencies running on those sunday schedules today. including a.c. transit, golden gate transit and cal tran. you can head to the website for a full list of b.a.r.t. strike resources including the link to all of the bay area's major transportation agencies. that's on our homepage, nbcbayarea.com.

also, you can find information by scrolling across the bottom of your screen. check it out and we will have it for you all morning long. >> 6:03. b.a.r.t. strike could put a damper on fireworks celebrations and kickoff to the america's cup. both set to happen in san francisco today. marla has an exclusive look at the big event. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you both. yes, we are at america's cup park for your information right at pier 27 and 29. if you are heading north along the embarcadero, right before you get to pier 39. right after pier 23. we are inside an exhibit hall called flying on water and it is an interactive place. you can learn all about america's cup racing and also the history of it. alan is giving you look at the very cool big screen over here. what's the whole point of that? >> this is to show people how the america's cup is 152 years old. right now we are super, super

modern high-tech. we have high-speed catamarans. 50-mile-an-hour flying boats. 72-foot boats lift up out of the water. they fly above the water. that's where we are now in wirt. the america's cup is fantastic. goes all the way back to 1851. over here, we see the contrast. memorabilia. this is from the 1880s. america's cup toilet tissue. everyone's impression of the america's cup is not all glass. the real story goes back -- in the usa at least to 1983 when the longest winning streak in sports history ended. had a was the american yacht here, liberty. red one. beaten by the australian, australia 2. john here in town right now.

he will be part of our opening ceremony this afternoon. >> yes. what i learned today is that mark held the title for the america's cup trophy for 132 years. that was back in 1851. did i get that right? >> 1851. that's when it started. 1983 is when americans dominance ended. would yachts here. >> okay. and so today we have the official ribbon cutting ceremony at noon. along pier 27 and 29 at america's cup. 3:00 the official opening ceremony where you can meet the four teams, team oracle, usa. air foul teams will be here along with the mayor of is an plan. that's at 3:00. great interactive park. you can come down to pier 27 and 29. officially opens to the public today. and then tonight, if you want to check out the fireworks show in san francisco, that starts at 9:30 along the embarcadero.

not far from where we are now. two for one. come on down and learn about america's cup and stick around for the fishg works show. 23-minute ex-trafftravaganza th starts at 9:30. >> looking forward to a busy weekend. >> good looking icon ditto look out for. san francisco not the only bay area city celebrating the fourth of july with all of those fireworks. mountain view will be mixing news wick a boom of the fireworks tonight. break out the san francisco symphony. how about that culture to go with your fireworks. playing in conjunction with the fireworks show at the shoreline amphitheater. that would be a nice mix. performance starts at 8:00 this evening i always wanted to go to had a one. pyre works show in marin county fair. show starts at 9:30. cost $16 to get into the fairgrounds. fireworks tonight at 9:00. if you happen to stop at the city park on 1st street, there will be live entertainment, food and lot of little things for the kids to get in to have milpita

works show tonight. gates open at 6:00 with the fireworks starting at 9:15. that will cost you $3 per person. livermore's fireworks celebration will start just after dusk tonight. the best viewing is at the college. lars 20 dloosh $20 per vehicle or $5 per person. carnival games and food. the show itself will start at dusk. >> talking about getting everybody in the same car. like the circus. >> there you go. that's always fun for the kids. feature a fireworks show after tonight's game at municipal stadium. ticket prices vary. game time at 6:30. show starts after the final out. lot of things going on out there. what kind of things will be happening? >> pretty interesting.

good morning. want to start in san rafael. eddie money, waited so long. that's going to be a good time out will. so much happening across the bay area. look at this. this morning, we are waking up with plenty of mid-level moisture and clouds overhead. and that radar is still rather active. thunderstorms still coming down. clear lake, ukiah region. yachtville and you can hear me right now, make sure you are ready in the next 15 minutes. you are going to get strong storms overhead. this is the overall employee. giving you an idea. clockwise rotation, high pressure moves to the north today. porous, that drive in more of that moisture. we are talking about the potential for strong mountain thunderstorms later on this evening. i'm really watching this area right here. western facing slopes surrounding san jose. also the east bay hills and you also have that chance up in the north bay. that will continue as we head throughout tonight. by 9:00 p.m., though, once those fireworks start to light up the sky, all that activity is slated

to froes the east. headed to tahoe, headed your way. we are expecting strong storms later on. 102 degrees in livermore. 93 in san jose. 87 in fremont. 101 in fairfield. i can say that with a smile because today is the final day of the triple-digit heat. >> sounds good with a smile. new this morning, san jose firefighters now trying on figure out exactly what sparked a fire at an industrial strip mall near mayberry east of highway 101. would-alarm fire started about 11:30 last night and damaged an upholstery business as well as several other businesses next door. firefighters arrived on scene and able to get this one under control to about -- took about 40 minutes. nobody was hurt. cause of the investigation remains under investigation. less an block away from that fire. getting word from firefighters a bicyclist was hit by a car. it happened at the intersection

of king road in mayberry. unclear how bad the collision was. we are waiting to hear back from dispatchers and we will update you when we have more information. grief counselors are on hand at a kids camp near yosemite after a fallen tree kills a camp counselor. this happened at camp tawonga. kids at that camp were inside the dining hall and eating breck past when the tree suddenly came crashing down outside of the window. annais rittenberg was killed during that tree fall. rittenberg worked at the campus radio station kzfc where she hosted a two-hour world music show. her station manager says that the radio station is planning to hold a special tribute for her very soon. her fellow deejays will be playing world music in her honor as well as air clips from her show. >> 6:11.

coming up political upheaval in egypt. we will tell you who has been sworn in to lead the country now that the president has been forced out. >> the u.s. government tracking not just e-mail but mail-mail. the thing is bee,

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i kind of feel bad that i tricked him. but...it was easy. surprise... uh, ha ha ha. ♪ welcome back. a look at today's top local stories. bartd workers on strike for a fourth straight day. met with union negotiators for another round of talks yesterday but still no deal. they will be meeting again today on the fourth of july. you can watch that ticker at the bottom of your screen for transportation alternatives. a camp trying to return to sense of normalcy after a falling tree killed a counselor yesterday. annais rittenberg was a student at santa cruz who was working at the camp tawonga for the summer. four other people were injured when the tree fell but are expected to be okay. at least three businesses right now damaged after an

overnight fire in san jose. this happened on north king road near mayberry. firefighters still investigating the cause. new this morning, live pictures from tahrir square to show you where the crowd continues to grow. celebrating the country's new leader. chief justice who was sworn in just moments ago. after the overnight removal of president morsi. the egyptian military suspended the islamist drafted constitution calling for a new elections and the installment of a temporary civilian government. you can hear the crowd. they are loud. in the u.s., president obama called an emergency meeting with his national security team saying in a statement that he's deeply concerned. the state closed the u.s. embassy department in cairo and urging all nonessential staff and americans in egypt to go home. >> we are clearly concerned about the violence on the ground. we are concerned about the fact that this is an extremely tense and fast-moving situation. >> the u.s. is also reviewing

$1.5 billion in aid to egypt. we will learn more about the incoming interim president from tracie potts. well-wishners south africa right now keeping vigil outside of the hospital where former president nelson mandela has been for nearly a month. the 94-year-old remains in critical but stable condition. he has been in that hospital since early june. suffering with a recurring lung infection. lot of people, as you can see there, leaving flowers and messages and other tributes outside of that hospital. some are saying that they remain hopeful he will be recovering while others simply are hoping for the leader's comfort. 6:16. bolivia's president says he is outraged by a report edward snowden hitched a right on the presidential airplane in moscow. morales returned to bolivia yesterday to a warm reception from his supporters. morales 'plane was returning from russia tuesday when it was forced to land in austria because friends in portugal

allegedly refused to let it cross their air space. they were us is -- will were suspicions snowden was onboard which officials denied. morales called the incident an open provocation to the continent, not just to the president. >> snowden keeps looking for asylum, ecuador said it found a hidden mike known inside of the embassy in london where wikileaks leader assange is staying. ecuador's foreign minister says the bug was found in an electrical outlet in the office of the ambassador last month. it was planted to listen to her phone conversations. 6:17. no mail delivery today but the u.s. post office is in the news this morning. >> scott mcgrand jury, "the new york times," says the post office tracks some people's mail. >> yes. does so without a court order as well, john. good morning. the time says that usps works with the fbi to record the addresses of mail both received and sent by certain americans. now the program wasn't exactly

secret but came to light when "the times" says one of the targets of the tracking received the tracking order in the mail. the post office accidentally mailed it to him. a grassroots group objecting to domestic spying is planning a mum of protests today. one scheduled for later this morning at civic center plaza in san francisco. a number of websites as well says they would close down for the day and instead show a copy of the fourth amendment on their front pages. word press and they read and it said they would take part. checking the sites this morning. they have not. a couple of weeks ago, we showed you how 3-d printing works. we made a teacup on a 3-d printer. i have written this up because a new video on youtube, which shows a duck, have you seen this, walking or dash possibly waddling for the first time since losing his foot and walking on -- will we go, prosthetic design -- prosthetic designed on a 3-d printer. little bit of independence for

our little duck friend this morning. >> making a difference with technology. >> happy little duck. >> i still have my 3-d cup, by the way. >> it is tea. all the same. :19 now. christina loren is back and smiling and happy to talk about hot but fun fourth of july. >> it is. you know, we are having fun. we are here at work. it is still a good day. you know what? lot of people don't have to go to work. b.a.r.t. strike continues. if you are one of the people who do, same as us, not too bad out there now. we want to warn you about thunderstorms up in the north bay this morning. and this is what we are watching for you this morning. beautiful start to the day. beautiful here. coming from our oakland cam. let's get to it this morning. temperaturewise, it is mild out there. 68 degrees in san jose. 63 in gilroy and 73 degrees in livermore. these are your current temperatures. close to the average high in san francisco.

6:19 in the morning. something else we don't typically get in the bay area. showers and thunderstorms. especially not to the magnitude. look at all of this lightning. well over 120 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes this morning. up in sonoma county. a lot of the activity starting to wind down and race to the central valley. we will have a lot of the low-level moisture hanging around throughout the day. we will keep that chance for showers and thunderstorms running. very slight. we want to make sure you are aware of that. whenever you do hear that thunder, yeah, comes with dangerous situation. head on indoors. 102 degrees in livermore. 93 degrees today in san jose. that's hot. that's a hot way to spend the fourth of july in livermore. you know what that will translate to tonight? comfortable conditions out will. you are bogey to get some of the best weather in the east bay tonight. holding on to the 70s. mild conditions. and we have been talking about all morning long how it is going to be nice and clear out there in san francisco.

same deal for the whole bay area. 9:00 p.m., 74 degrees in the east bay. what a treat. then a lot of people are already off for vacation today. if you want to head up to big sur, that's my choice pick for camping. we are still going to see the thunderstorms up in tahoe. big sur looking better. highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. clear and mild. should be beautiful out there. make sure that you check ahead and try on get out there early as the campsites, yeah, lot of people looking for those coveted sites. 88 degrees friday, saturday. 86 degrees. temperatures leveling off and we have much needed heat relief on the way. finally an end to this heat wave as we kick off your provide. back to you. >> perfect timing. thanks. 6:21. sizing up the competition. we are going to tell you what it will take for joey chestnut to hold on to his hot dog eating contest title. >> big pack of tums and a hollow leg. take outside now. beautiful shot of the bay bridge. sun glistening off of the water.

that will be where a lot of people will be out trying to watch that fireworks display. back in a matter of two minutes. first, here is a look at some of the fourth of july events happening today all around the bay area.

welcome back, everybody. day four of the b.a.r.t. strike. silver lining is it is the fourth of july. bay bridge toll plaza there is pretty smooth sailing compared to what we have seen earlier this week. it was slammed with all of those people not being able to ride b.a.r.t. and having to drive in. little tough to see where the sun is glaring in your eye. that's a beautiful sunrise. enjoy this holiday. >> you immediate to shave as you wake up. just in time for the fourth. roller coaster. great america back open. the coaster was -- ouch -- temporarily shut down on tuesday. s that bob redell on the left. >> hanging on for dear life. >> he actually -- so many screaming riders, they were worried it would violate the city of santa clara's noise standards. so 70-foot tower was quickly built over part of the ride to help muffle the screams.

must be a scary ride. back open to riders this morning. >> yeah. bob did recover finally after reports. as many as 40,000 people start gathering out of coney island in new york. just a few hours for now. to see san jose's very own joey chestnut can defend his hot dog eating title. good luck, my man. chestnut yesterday weighed in for the event coming in at a strong, lean, mean 210 pounds. he is ready to rock. chestnut, if you didn't know, six-time defending champ. it goes off at 9:30 this morning. going for number seven. mocking, scoffing at the competition and stare-down. the black wide so a very strong hot dog eater. the winner will be the man or woman who scarfs down the most hot dogs and buns. got to have the bun with that, in ten minutes bring thank you updates on that and see if he wins it again. he should be sponsored by an antacid company. 6:24.

we had such a hot week. what are we in store for? >> it is going to be hot out there. start with a live picture. this screams july. san jose. beautiful start to the day. temperatures are mice and warm. let's take you through your day in detail. have you the america's cup racers out there on the bay today. good day to do so. 77 degrees at the coast. 58 bayside. 102 inland. we will take a look at all of the fireworks happening in the bay area. and the weather to accommodate coming up. back to you. >> thank you so much. 6:27. still ahead, new details in day four of the b.a.r.t. strike. a look at your morning commute options next. lady liberty's triumphant return after superstorm sandy. she is looking good after all these years. we will tell you exactly when she will be back open to tourists.

political upheaval in cairo. the ripple effect of egypt's overnight ouster next. b.a.r.t. strike, day four. the question remains, is an end in sight? we will tell you. now learn being the next ruined of negotiations coming up next. >> live look outside. beautiful bay bridge. you may have today off. it is independence day. thursday, the fourth of july. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. >> happy holiday shall everybody. thanks for spending part of it with us. it may be the fourth of july but will's no independence from the ongoing b.a.r.t. strike. we have new video from overnight from the cal trance offices in oakland where talks wrapped up at 11:00 last night. representatives from b.a.r.t. and employee union will be meeting with state mediators once again this morning. it will be a working holiday. that will start at 11:00.

right now we low like to take a live look at the b.a.r.t. station this morning. b.a.r.t. workers are out there already on the picket lines. barr trains, of course are not running at all. in the meantime, good news if you need to get somewhere. b.a.r.t. is still providing those chartered buses for the commuters. also head to the website for a full list of b.a.r.t. resources and including the link to all of the bay area's major transportation agencies. that's all on our homepage, nbcbayarea.com. you can also find information scrolling across at the bottom of the screen. that will be happening all morning long. >> 6:31. this is just in. british detectives launched a new investigation this morning into the disappearance of madeleine mccann. six years ago the little girl disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in portugal. british newspapers are reporting scotland yard has targeted 38 potential suspects in five different countries. officers think that there is a

chance the young girl is still alive. portuguese investigators halted the investigation in wait. british police began reviewing the investigation in 2011. now to a developing story in egypt where president morsy out and egypt's chief court justice is in as the new leader of the country. this is new video of adly mansour being sworn in early this morning. it is as a result of massive demonstration which is have been widespread in cairo. this is back to the live look of activists who have stayed if tahrir square all night and well into the morning. chamting ve inin inin ining -- ly. >> reporter: good morning. in those demonstrations her fairly peaceful this morning as we take another live look at tahrir square. flags waving but not the scene we saw last night. fireworks after news that the military had taken over and

ousted president morsi as of this morning. hay said s said to be under military control in an undisclo location. mansour was sworn in this morning. he was a top judge in the country until this morning. and is dashes lynn a government between what will become a new democratic government once elections are set. president obama says that his number one goal is for a democratically elected government to sit in cairo and pulled together the national security team to talk about what the u.s.'s response is going to be. his other big concern that supporters of president morsi and lot of them still out there, some of them believed to be armed, that they get a fair say as long as they are not violent. he's urging the military not to round them up and arrest them. lot going on still and demonstrations happening here in washington. the u.s. government tries to figure out what its response will be. >> certainly one to watch.

thank you. right now good news for visitors out to new york. yes. lady liberty, statue of liberty back open to the public for the first time since superstorm sandy. the first votes bringing tourists to liberty -- boats bringing tourists to liberty island less an hour ago. reservations for tours are already booked throughout next week. >> here in the bay area, you can celebrate the fourth of july while raising money for troops overseas. at 1:00 today, the south bay blue star moms will hold a special fund-raising barbecue. it is just a $10 donation and you can get a barbecue plate and cocktails and any money raise willed help fund the blue star moms which put together great care packages for the troops supporting the families of the service men and women that are injured or killed in the line of duty. it is 6:34 now. that's the greatest thing going on out there with the moms.

christina loren, hot out there but imagine a lot of people will be trying to be out enjoying it. >> yes. one of those days where we all want to get out there to see the fireworks. that means we will be exposed to the elements. this year is going to be pretty nice. look at this. this morning, we are starting out in san rafael with mid-level clouds and had strong thunderstorms. we show you the general nature of the storms over the past couple of hours. we are in the 60s and 70s now. it is definitely warm enough for those thunderstorms. look at all of this lightning. like i said before, over 120 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in northwestern sonoma county earlier today. look at what happened. all of that activity falls apart. once you lose this enhancement once the showers and thunderstorms and over the mountains, yes, they lose that energy. so, yes. we are going to see more of this today. very interesting weather. also getting light showers now. even more so down around the western facing slopes around san jose and you can see these pockets starting to move onshore along the pen lanes. we will be tracking showers

today and in addition to some very hot temperatures. look at these numbers. 99 in concord and 87 in fremont. beautiful day shaping up at the beach. we are going to take a closer look at the best beach barbecue sites coming up next. for tonight this is what you can expect in san francisco. 9:00 p.m., sun drops off. beautiful conditions. you will be able to see the fireworks this year. and if you can't we will report about it tomorrow. make sure thyou can count on th forecast. hottest fourth of july will be out of the east bay. not too bad. 74 degrees at 9:00 p.m. 7-day coming up next. helping to make the weekend plans. lots to talk about. that's on the way. back to you and the rest of the top stories. >> thanks so much. >> time now is 6:36. still ahead, a deadly wildfire still burning out of control in arizona. we have new details about the intensifier fights and we also have more information about the service of the 19 fallen fire

fighters. >> search for suffers survivors continues after a massive quick in indonesia. we will tell why you the death toll is on the rise next. >> we want to take a live look outside. check out the fog. right near san francisco. makes the city look like it is just floating up in the clouds. we are back in a matter of minutes here "today on the bay." nice look at the local fourth of july events happening today. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats

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happy point. a lot of drivers feel happy driving to that bay bridge toll plaza now. b.a.r.t. striking, day four. as you can see barely any cars out there. sailing lou. good time to get around opinion we will keep you posted on when the b.a.r.t. strike will be back in action for conversation to settal that thing. 6:40. >> memorial services set for tuesday in honor of 19 hotspot firefighters killed during a wildfire that's still burning out of control in arizona. the memorial will be held at prescott's minor league hockey rhine a which can seat 6,000 people. right now that fire just 45% contained. 114 buildings have been damaged or destroyed by the fire.

crews say that it is still too early to tell if residents were killed in the fire. firefighters say lightning initially sparked that fire in the forest near the town of yarnell. officials in indonesia say at least 30 people have died during an earthquake. and another dozen people right now still missing. crews, focusing their efforts on finding more victims, helping the injured and providing supplies to those in need. 6.1 magnitude earthquake damaged more than 4300 homes and buildings earlier this week. >> 6:41. back to the bargaining table. new details about a new round of talks has the b.a.r.t. strike stretches into day four. a couple of hours into the fourth of july but already looking ahead to the 5th of july. i will tell you why coming up in business news. at 6:41, look at this beautiful start to the day p over the bay bridge. lots of mid-level moisture overhead. we have showers and thunderstorms on the radar. we are going to show you where and tell you what that means for

tonight when the sun drops off and you want to see the fireworks. your full forecast, best beach barbecue weather, coming up when we come back. >> bail out of that shot and take you over to san rafael now. live look outside. you see the blue skies and nice clouds. we are back in a matter of minutes. want on give you a look at the local fourth of july es happeninghappen ing -- events happening around the bay area. ♪

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b.a.r.t. and union workers. two sides held talks late into the night but once again left without a resolution. and that means b.a.r.t. workers are on strike for a fourth day now and you may have to rethink your travel plans if you have today off. christie smith live at the lake merit b.a.r.t. station and joins us now with the latest. good morning. >> good morning to you. happy fourth of july. yeah. i wish i had better news for you. if you are just getting up, well, the trains are not running this morning. that means if you do have to go to work you have to find another way to get there. striking union workers back on the picket lines started at 4:00 this morning. and as we have been saying all along commuters' patience wearing out. consider this. if you are home barbecuing enjoying the day off, b.a.r.t. and union negotiators will be back inside the caltrans building at the bargaining table. after ten hours of talk yesterday ended after 11:00 p.m. but still no agreement. this is now the fourth day of the strike. key sticking points all along, salary, pension and benefits

contributions. b.a.r.t. wants workers to give more to the pensions and pay, more for health care. unions say that their efforts are actually contributing to record ridership so they deserve a raise. in the middle of all of this, 400,000 daily riders have been stuck in traffic and long lines trying to get around. those say didn't say much but a man that would love a b.a.r.t. job sure did. >> all i can say is we made progress yesterday and hope to con progress today. >> they get paid well and other people out there, like myself, that would be willing to do the same thing and contribute to their pension. >> b.a.r.t. is running a limited bus service today. five stations they have been doing all week. it is limited. on the hour starting at 6:00 and goes until 8:00. then in the evening from 4:00 to

6:00. talks resume today at 11:00 a.m. roaring live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> we will con to watch. if you actually want to take the ferry from the east bay to san francisco, it is taking off eight times between 9:00 this morning and until 11:25 tonight. each ferry can hold 600 passengers. several transit agencies are now running on their sunday schedule today. that includes ac transit and golden gate transit and caltrans. >> you can head to the website for resources including links to all of the bay area's major transportation agencies. that's right on our page, nbcbayarea.com. >> b.a.r.t. strike is tough to get over to san francisco today where the embarcadero expected to be packed. not only with fourth of july celebrations but after months of waiting, the america's cup finally celebrating the opening ceremony. an exclusive look at today's big

events you will only see right here on nbc bay area. good morning, marla. >> reporter: good morning. we are inside the america's cup pavilion. probably my favorite place out of the entire america's cup property. if i can have a favorite. this is -- this definitely would be it. 9,000-seat pavilion. this is where you can come as a spectator any time when there is racing going on. you can come here for free and you can have a seat and there's going to be a big screen up. and you can actually watch the america's cup races happen. right before your eyes. with live commentary as well. you can think of it as your own living room along the embarcadero. pier 27 and 29. along san francisco's embarcadero. it is the official opening ceremony. with me now is stephen barkley, chief executive. this has to be a huge day for you after everything that has led up to it. >> absolutely. i think i have been here for lee years working on this project.

getting to this day really is -- tremendous. >> reporter: we have the ribbon cutting at noontime with yourself and some other dignitaries. at 3:00 that's the official opening ceremony where all four teams will be on the stage right here in the pavilion, introduced, and the 345ir will be here. >> 3:00, we have the grand opening of the 34th america's cup. i think we have about 7,000 people who will be filling this pavilion. so -- it should be a great show. >> reporter: people can come and enjoy themselves and also the amenities of the park. >> absolutely. the park opens and we have great spectator viewing. we have a fantastic interactive show. we have a kids zone. lots of things to agree family friendly. i should also mention that concerts series will be held. you can come out here at some point this summer and see a concert. >> absolutely. we are going to be at 20

concerts and had three so far. packed houses. absolutely. concert series will be a real treat this summer. >> we appreciate you waking up so early and good luck today. it is exciting. tonight the fireworks show will happen along the embarcadero at 9:30. >> looks like beautiful start out there already. it is not just san francisco offering professional fireworks tonight. pair works going off at the municipal stadium tonight after the san jose giants game. take in a two for one. soccer field will be open for a free public viewing spot. it will cost $15 to park in the municipal stadium lot. or any of the lots surrounding the stadium. coolers and alcohol not allowed in the parking lots or the viewing area. >> you can find details and lists of all the bay area's

fourth of july events on the website, nbcbayarea.com. all you have to do is click on the local july fourth image on your screen. >> one thing to take for note of is the weather. >> we are looking very interesting. a really tricky forecast. yes. thunderstorms, quite a bit of thunderstorm activity. and you know what, it will be really hot out there. let's get right to it. good news, guys, is that we are going to clear out and cool off just in time for the fire works. i said it yesterday. i will say it again. mother nature is a patriot. 73 degrees in livermore right now. 612 in san francisco. 63 in san mateo. if have you the day off and still waking up with us, thank you. we will be back here tomorrow morning as well. lot of people, though, enjoying a four-day weekend starting today. let me tell you, it is going to be nice this weekends. today is the last day of triple digit heat. this is what we are watching for. look at all of this lightning up in the north bay. now we are getting showers along the peninsula.

tracking pop-up thunderstorms. this one is racing towards lasal to -- altos hills. the general nature or of why we are getting thunderstorms and rain showers on the fourth of july. here it is. you can see that clockwise flow. high pressure actually amplifies today. lit bring a lot more of the moisture our way. best chance of seeing those thunderstorms today than any other day this week. that mostly goes for the local mountains. these are my areas of concern for today. local mountains, western facing slopes surrounding san jose in particular, also the north bay mountains and east bay hills. watching for those thunderstorms. until about 7:00 p.m. after that more stable atmosphere arrives and we have a great looking night to watch those fireworks. mostly clear conditions. just about everywhere. let's take a look at where you will get the best weather today. here is your beach report for pacifica. 78 degrees. comfortable conditions out there. 79. great day for a barbecue at half moon bay. little bit warm down in santa

cruz. still not too hot. 80 degrees. judgment in the water and back out. water is still cold at 54 degrees. it is a sun goes down tonight looking good in san jose. 72 degrees. mild and partly cloudy. just spectacular conditions. take you into that upcoming weekend. saturday and sunday look good. we will take your numbers down from the triple digits today. by tomorrow into the mid 80s. and then look at as we hold to the mid 80s saturday, sunday. most of next week climb to the low 90s even as we peak towards tend of next week. yeah. my 7-day also on a holiday. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. new this morning, firefighters trying to figure out what sparked a fire at a business on king road near mayberry. it is in an industrial area east of highway 101. two-alarm fire started around 11:30 last night. firefighters were able to get it under control until 40 minutes. no one was hurt and the cause is still under investigation.

>> less an block away from that fire we are getting word from firefighters a bicyclist was hit by a car. this happened at the intersection of king road and mayberry. unclear at this hour how bad that collision actually was or whether the bike rider suffered any major injuries. we are waiting right now to hear back from dispatchers and we will, of course, update you when we have more information. >> this is an odd thing to warn you about this morning. san francisco police say people in the twin peaks and diamond heights neighborhoods should keep an eye out for poisonous meatballs. the warning comes after a dog ate a cooked meatball found in the area of crestline and burnett street. when the dog and owner returned from their walk, the dog became sick. that's when neighbors and the owner went back and found more discarded meatballs. police say that the meatballs appear to be poisoned and investigators are running tests to determine what exact sly in them. >> followup for you now. the man accused of killing two wing stop employees in oakland earlier this week will face

charges tomorrow. police say that jermaine girley is being held without bond. me and another man allegedly entered the wing stop late tuesday might when there was an encounter with somebody there. officials say that the two ran to the back of the restaurant and then hid in a freezer. when the two employees went to investigate what was going on, had both were shot to death. police say they are still looking for the second man but at this point will not say if he's in fact, a suspect. >> 6:55. family of a san jose woman that died in a storm accident at willow glen last month filed a lawsuit. accusing two drivers of being distracted behind the wheel. the woman was riding her bike to work on june 13 when a delivery truck and dump truck collided at the intersection. that delivery truck roll order top of the woman pinning her underneath. the families now filed a lawsuit claiming both drivers were distracted by their cell phones at the time of the crash. we now know who will be

representing major league baseball in the antitrust lawsuit filed by the city of san jose. the league has hired john kecker. list of high-profile clients include google and lance armstrong. the hiring sets up a showdown between kecker and another heavyweight, joe to lead san san jo jose's case. the city accusing the league of violating federal laws by blocking the efforts on move down to the south bay. california's biggest junior college faces an uncertain future this morning. city colleges san francisco will lose its accreditation in july of next year. the accrediting commission for community and junior colleges said that they did not do enough to fix financial and educational deficiencies. the school will appeal the decision. in the campus will remain open and at the time acredited. >> time is 6:56.

no shock, markets closed today for independence day scott mcgrew back to work tomorrow with all eyes. >> tomorrow, the 5th of july, first friday of the month. we are going to get the monthly jobless report. there are a couple of way this could go looking ahead. one, we can get encouraging numbe numbers. numbers that show the economy is recovering. wall street was re -- would like that. would, we could get not very good numbers at all. signs the companies are not hiring. wall street, you know what, would like that, too. because that would lead investors to believe the fed will will ease off of its threats. so good news is good news. bad news is good news. if you are an investor. the clues we are seeing so far seem to show we are bogey to get the good news, good news. if that makes any sense. >> that's good news absolutely. >> you will make sense of it for us. thank you. >> always good to have a guru around to help us out. >> let's check in with christina. >> good morning to you. getting those natural fireworks this morning.

look at the lightning up in the north bay. look at this. you live along the peninsula and i'm track thing very strong thunderstorm and it just developed and it is on its way to places like castro city, 5 minutes and 36 minutes away from las altos. i will continue to track these for you. minute by minute throughout the "today" show. stay tuned for that. in addition on the thunderstorm activity we also have another day of triple digit heat. this is the final day. 102 degrees in livermore. tonight in san francisco, lot of people heading out to the city. 68 degrees at 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m., mostly clear conditions. little bit of patchy fog. clear shot of those fireworks. happy fourth of july. over to you. >> thanks so much. it is 6:58. we have a final check of the top stories for you. kids camp near yosemite trying to return to a sense of normalcy if it can after a fallen tree killed a counselor yesterday. rittenberg was a student at uc

santa cruz working at the camp tawonga for the summer. four other women were injured when the tree fell but they are expected to be okay. >> egypt has a new interim president this morning after the country's military ousted mohamed morsi. adly mansour will serve as the leader until an election can be held. >> b.a.r.t. workers are on strike for a fourth day. met with negotiators for another round of talks yesterday. still no deal. they will meet again today. we could find out as soon as monday whether that new eastern span of the bay bridge will open up as schedule order labor day weekend. the bridge committee will brief local government leaders on monday morning during a closed door meeting in sacramento. it is possible the grand opening could be delayed due to several construction mishaps and led to broken bolts and other safety issues along the new eastern span. we are living by the motto

safety first. >> that's what's happening today in the bay. back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> enjoy it and have a safe one. breaking overnight a wild celebration as egypt's president is removed from power. this morning she under house arrest, the country under new leadership. a volatile situation that has president obama deeply concerned. we are there live. caught in a lie, a key witness refutes george zimmerman's claim he never heard of florida's controversial stand your ground law before killing trayvon martin. this as the prosecution signals it's about to wrap up its case. and grand reopening. the statue of liberty set to welcome visitors again for the first time since superstorm sandy as the nation celebrates its independence today, july