b.a.r.t. strike, do you know how you're going to get around? i'm christie smith, i'll tell you about a service that might help you out. the weekend so close, you can taste it at this point. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. temperatures in the 50s this morning, a couple 40s out there. only headed toward the 70s. have your full forecast in the few moments. as we look at the san mateo bridge, traffic across that span moves smoothly. we have a crash on the hayward side to tell you about that will affect the major roadway as you approach. laif look outside. look at the beautiful bay bridge this morning. just glistening, those lights out there. it's thursday, the first day of august. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. good morning everyone. happy you're with us. we begin with breaking news in the south bay where police are investigating reports of a woman

violently attacked just a couple blocks away from santa clara university. the attack happened on the corner of lexington and main. that is where "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live with all the latest. what's going on out there, bob? >> reporter: they'll certainly be looking at whether or not this attack this morning is somehow connected to an attack on another woman that took place six days ago in an area not far from here. this morning around 1:30, a few hours ago, a young woman was attacked near this park here at lexington and main. this is not far from santa clara university campus. santa clara police are not saying much right now. we have call in from them trying to get more information. we believe her attacker, a man, might have had a weapon, perhaps a knife. she was able to get away, escape from her attacker. a police dog did track his scent, but lost it on the santa clara university campus which is just a couple blocks away. this past friday, around 4:00 in the morning, last friday, a

woman was sexually assaulted. this was on homestead road about two miles away from this location. police are still trying to find the man in that attack. they said that he entered a bathroom window and then sexually assaulted her. again, it's not clear whether these two attacks are related, but they did take place within a week of each other about two miles away from each other. reporting live in santa clara, bob redell, "today in the bay." at 5:02. breaking news out of russia this morning. the associated press is reporting something russian news agency are reporting, that is nsa leaker edward snowden has papers allowing him to leave the moscow airport. again, this news coming in from the associated press. russian news agencies quoting edward snowden's attorneys who says snowden now has papers allowing him to leave moscow's airport. we'll keep an eye on this breaking news and bring you updates throughout the morning. at 5:02.

east palo alto police asking for your help figuring out how the crash happened on pulgas avenue about 7:00 last night. police say when they got to the scene, they found a toyota camry on its side. bystanders helped pull two people from the car. they were taken to the hospital, one in critical condition. police are looking for witnesses as they try to figure out what caused the crash. a former united airlines baggage handler accused of stealing from passengers at sfo expected back in court today. george reyes has pleaded not guilty to ripping off personal property from luggage. police say they started investigating reyes after more than 50 complaints were filed by the customers out there about their missing items from their bags. the teen suspected of trying to kill a mill valley couple along with stealing celebrity chef guy fieri's lamborghini is expected in court. max wade is being held over for trial on attempted murder and

vehicle theft charges. that trial is expected to start in september. we've already got a new update on edward snowden this morning. as i told you moments ago the associated press reporting that russian news agency saying he now has papers to leave the moscow airport. we're hearing from edward snowden's attorney saying he has, in fact, left the airport. of course these developments just coming into our newsroom. we'll continue to follow it this morning. at 5:04, closer to home, tensions rising as labor unions threaten to bring b.a.r.t. to a stop once again. "today in the bay's" christie smith live in oakland where a rally is planned for later tonight. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. there are basically only four days of bargaining left to get this whole thing hammered out. today b.a.r.t.'s unions and other labor unions are going to be b gathering at frank ogawa plaza. they'll have a rally and march to b.a.r.t. headquarters, demanding b.a.r.t. make more concessions in these

negotiations. meantime there is a service that you may not know about, alert511.org. this is what the metropolitan transportation organization is hoping commuters get to know in the event that b.a.r.t.'s strike does resume. it measures traffic congestion and posts it in realtime using information from caltrans, the chp, transit operators that feed into a center in oakland. it monitors traffic cameras, fast track centers, even radar beams that are on the freeways in the south bay. sending out that info on land and water rounds that might work for you. every minute it just shoots a beam across the roadway, captures the speed, without identifying it. it's a blip we get, a minute-by-minute sense of how fast traffic is moving on any particular corridor. >> reporter: i wanted to mention about half the b.a.r.t. riders we spoke with didn't even know about it. it's certainly something to look into. at opd this morning, police transport vehicles ready for anything that may happen to move

police around. that rally starts at 5:00 at frank ogawa plaza followed by a march to b.a.r.t. headquarters. if an agreement isn't reached, the units may issue a 72-hour strike notice and that could come as early as friday. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." ferries were packed during the last strike, so san francisco bay ferry getting ready for round two. it will expand the number of boats in operation from eight to as many as 13, even borrowing boats from golden gate ferry. the boats will also depart earlier. if the strike happens, "today in the bay" is certainly here for you. you've got to get to work. we've got the work-around to help you avoid the traffic tie-ups. on monday morning our b.a.r.t. strike coverage will start at 4:00 a.m. and continue throughout the day on our air and online at nbcbayarea.com. >> you sold that promo. >> you're coming in early. >> we are coming in early.

it's 5:06 right now. a few things to celebrate. it's the 1st of august, friday eve and according to kron, a good looking weekend ahead. >> really nice out there. good morning to you jon and laura. a live picture, a fog-free start to august over the golden gate bridge. we are expecting some possible flight delays this morning. right now looking mostly clear because of the winds. look at the sustained speeds, even in san francisco at 12 miles per hour. we have a 15-mile-per-hour sustained speed in concord and calm right now in livermore. livermore, what a treat for you today, starting out about 55 degrees. only headed towards 79 degrees for the first day of august. of course, august, one of the hottest months across the bay area. this is what we're expecting. by noon today the winds will pick up, keeping our sky nice and clear this afternoon. 79 on the way inland, 70 bay side, at the coast 59 degrees, likely requiring a jacket. you can peel it off come this weekend. i'll have your seven-day forecast in a few moments.

i want to check on the drive. no b.a.r.t. strike today, mike. we're keeping tabs on that. >> we've got notice of that possibly tomorrow. we'll follow that, christie smith talking about all your options they're preparing. looking over toward the foster city approach coming across the san mateo bridge. you see the headlights off the high-rise. an easy drive across 92. we'll show you the maps from the peninsula side. look at the arrow pointing to what we showed you on the camera. easy flow for 101, 280. no problems san francisco into palo alto. on the hayward side, a smooth drive as well as you travel 880 off the castro valley y. there is a crash on the hesperian boulevard just before you get to 292 itself. this is right at the college, across the streets, reports of a car that went into a pole. no power outages reported. no major injuries from what i understand. this could be an issue. still trying to find out whether it blocks any lanes north or south of hesperian. the roadway itself still

reportedly open through that area. a nice smooth for 580, 880 through oakland as well as approaching the bay bridge. a looked at the span from my emeryville camera. we still have construction on the lower deck out of san francisco. that's not a surprise for folks. that's a beautiful view right now. >> we'll take it and soak it in, mike. thank you very much. the host of a south bay blood drive ends up being turned down for taking part in his own event. campbell mayor evan low was deferred or banned from giving blood yesterday because he is gay. the fda has imposed a lifetime ban on gay donors since back in 1983 in responds to the aids scare. mayor low calls it discrimination and is calling on the fda to review the three-decade-old ban and repeal it. >> i'm disappointed i'm not able to donate blood. certainly the criteria that was determined to figure out whether or not i would be an eligible candidate is faulty. one can simply lie on the form

and you can still test the blood. >> in response the american red cross says it is following the fda's lead. the red cross says there are other ways the gay community can support blood donation like sponsoring a drive. it is 5:10. a pakistani game show giving away babies as prizes. >> what? >> can you believe this? how the game show is defending itself this morning. >> got to see that one to believe it. plus, keeping track of crime. we'll let you know how three major cruise lines right now trying to keep you informed about just how safe their ships really are. the thing is bee,

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awaiting president obama's signature. the house approved the bill yesterday which reduces the rates for stafford loans at double july 1st. interest rates would be tied to the stock market. another new venture for facebook. how about tv-style advertising. the social networking company planning to start selling 15-second video advertising spots on their site. that will happen later this year. a new report from bloomberg says the ads could rake in nearly $3 million per add every day. this comes on the heels of another revenue-boosting move by the company. just yesterday facebook announcing it is rolling out embedded posts. what does this mean? it means you can grab a code and then embed that content somewhere else on the worldwide web. speak of that, google apparently has open arms for new owners for google glass. you know how it works. you have to know the right people. a number of current owners telling the internet site

marketing land, they have received invitations to share the glass with a friend. they can invite one person to the glass explorer program. owners must be 18 years old and be able to pick up if device in san francisco, los angeles or new york. there is one more catch. you also have to pay $1500 for that ultimate privilege. >> sharing the funds with your fans there. it's 5:14. a jump in pages that has even the fed stunned. san mateo county credited with growing faster than anywhere else in the nation in the final three months of 2012. the bureau of labor statistics says the average weekly wage rose more than 107% to an astounding $87,000 more per year. before you start looking for jobs in san mateo county, experts say the money was not evenly distributed. san mateo county central labor council tells the "san francisco examiner" of the top 100 highest paid ceos, 45 of those are based

in san mateo county. time to find out if we're red i do rumble. the fight over the domestic diva in court, macy's in one corner, jc penney in the other. kayla tausche is live with a look at that and how futures are trading this morning. good morning, kayla. >> good morning. futures are higher after the fed offered no clues yesterday on when it may start cutting back its stimulus programs. investors also reacting to data showing a surprise uptick in china's manufacturing sector last month. we get news today on unemployment filings and earnings from exxon mobil among other companies. the drou dropping 21 points to 15,499, the nasdaq rising nine to 3,626. closing arguments set for the battle between j c company knee's and macy over the ma that stewart home brands, claiming

macy's has the exclusive rights to the products. legal experts expect the judges to rule in macy's favor but may allow penneys to keep selling product that don't bare her name. back to you. >> we'll see if martha stewart can get an online date. remember she was working on that? a little love in the air. >> she had a lot of interest. >> i'm sure. rich, high profile. a lot of guys thinking i want some of that sugar mamma. >> how about the cooking. >> good point. >> the key to the man's heart as we all know. >> bingo. >> 5:16. i got to learn to cook still. still working on that and the man part as well. i got a good one at home, but he doesn't get much good cooking. temperatures are looking good right now. a beautiful start to the day. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. a beautiful day headed our way. what i can tell you it's one of the bay area days where you want to get outside, especially in places like livermore, 55 in livermore.

59 in oakland and 54 in sunnyvale. yes, that's the first time i've admitted i actually have a boyfriend on this channel, and i love him. patchy low clouds, coastal drizzle. we have unseasonably cool conditions. breezy to windy in the early afternoon. warming temperatures. so today, this is your break. you're on easy street in livermore, fairfield, concord. once we get into this weekend, you might have to turn on the ac. temperatures climbing by a good five to ten degrees. that's going to make for warmer conditions. it's 5:17 now. he's got a good one at home. here is mike inouye. >> not a boyfriend, though. steady with my wife and we'll negotiate the rest. looking toward the bay bridge toll plaza where we're looking at a smooth drive right now. no backup and no metering lights of course. this is a smooth drive as well. a clear view of the lights over here. let's show you the map. we'll talk about interstate 80. we do have an issue. not at this toll plaza, you saw that very clear. it's over here. carquinez bridge as you travel

away toward the north bay. we have a crash reported there. there was a car swerving around and changing lanes. the latest i can gather from chp, no specifics right now. the car involved doing the hitting is off the freeway now and on city streets. they're watching for that. we'll let you know if we have anything further to report. activity at the toll plaza. also slowing we saw unrelated here. this is highway 29. it's causing slowdowns through the city. no activity as far as chp reports or construction planned. we have seen this in the mornings overall as the traffic starts to build. we'll track that as well. highway 4 the bypass at marsh creek. the slowing is not caused by the crash, just fewer cars out there. smooth drive right now. out of the altamont pass we have the build. speeds come down out of the 205 and 580 mernl. close to speed or at speed through livermore where the

dublin interchange is. northbound routes looking really good. 101, 87 and 280, you're at the limit. the limit 165, a reminder. palo alto shows a smooth drive north all the way into the city. back to you. thank you very much. three major cruise lines will start publishing crime reports on the website starting today. carnival, norwegian and royal caribbean notified congress they'll begin posting an index of major crimes reported on board their ships. since late 2010 including allegations of rape and murder. smaller lines are expected to follow suit. lawmakers have been taking a closer look at the cruise industry in recent months with some calling for more transparency among cruise lines in safety policies. federal health officials say it's too early at this point to tell if the outbreak of a severe stomach bug caused by a rare parasite is over. nearly 400 people in 15 states across the country have been sickened by cyclospora. earlier this week health officials in nebraska and iowa

say they traced the bug back to pre packaged salad, a mix they have throughout which comes to national distribution chains. at this point it's still unclear whether cyclospora outbreaks in more than a dozen other states are also linked to the produce. so far no illnesses have been reported out here in california. the family of daphne web held candlelight vigil for the 21-month-old little girl now missing for more than three weeks. last night's vigil is the second in recent weeks. the family trying to keep her story alive hoping someone will come forward with information. the toddler disappeared on july 10th when her father says he left her in the car with his 87-year-old mother to quickly run into a convenient store. since then family members have been visiting oakland neighborhoods passing out flyers. >> if anybody knows anything -- somebody knows where she is.

we just want to hear from that person. we want our baby back. >> if you want more information on daphne, the family has started a website, findbabydaphne.com. it's 5:21. just when you think you've heard it all, i'm sure this is a reach. a tv game show in pakistan gaining worldwide attention this morning after it started giving away orphaned children as prizes. this is no joke here. the game show being described as something like "the price is right," giving away things like tvs, motorcycles. in honor of ramadan, it started giving away babies. cnn reporting it has given away two iant girls to two separate couples. the welfare association supplying the children say the couples were selected ahead of time, were already registered to adopt and they had already gone through the vetting process. >> that's crazy though. >> either way, that's just

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a lifetime ban from professional baseball. that's reportedly the punishment superstar alex rodriguez is being threatened with today. the official ruling likely coming either today or tomorrow. commissioner bud selig apparently ready to kick rodriguez out of the league for life if he tries to fight any suspensions for his connection to a florida anti-aging clinic that reportedly supplied drugs to more than 20 players. the league now accusing rodriguez of not only lying about drug use while he was also trying to sabotage the

investigation. eight other players are expected to receive a 50-game suspension as well. 5:24. new orleans saints quarterback drew brees getting a lot of support after internet news sites called him out for being, quote, a bad tipper. it started when a site called the dirty called brees for leaving a $3.00 tip at a chinese takeout restaurant. he said it was takeout and if he had dined he certainly would have paid 20%. yahoo! sports reports come saying the owner commentsed that the owner donated $888.88 to the brees foundation. he says 8 is the luckiest number. >> high profile, there's nothing you can do. >> you can't judge. at the same time -- >> crazy the things that people want to scrutinize. >> the guy gave him more money, too. >> exactly. it all worked now the the end.

kind of like our weather christina loren. no matter what, it's always nice out here. >> i worked as a server to put myself through college, waited on judge judy, excellent tipper. go figure. temperatures right now looking really good. 79 degrees inland, bay side 70 degrees and 59 degrees at the coast today. it's going to be beautiful out there. what i can tell you is, sunrise this morning right around 6:13. we'll get those oranges, those reds. it's going to be fantastic. you don't need to get out of bed. wheel show you those pictures on "today in the bay." >> we'll take a look out here, this is southbound 101. san rafael moves smoothly. in fact, much of the north bay does. in getting there, the car keen naj bridge, all the activity off the span. that's good news from the north bay into the east bay. your speeds all okay except for grant line road towards 680. slow coming into livermore. by the time you pass into dublin and pleasanton, you are at the limit approaching 680.

nothing unusual. here is the south bay with construction crews continuing. back to you. thanks a lot. >> it is 5:27 right now. we're following a pair of breaking news stories this morning. nsa leaker edward snowden on the move. plus a woman violently attacked near a south bay campus. bob redell is at the scene with the latest in a live report. look at 'em.

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well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. good morning. i'm bob redell. we'll take you live to santa clara where there's been another overnight attack on a woman. i usually drive, but i hate being stuck in traffic, so this would really suck. planning ahead for the looming b.a.r.t. strike and why it could be worse than the strike earlier this month. overnight construction had closures for this area coming through b.a.r.t. to the south bay project.

we'll give you the latest on that connector closure coming up. it's goings to be a really nice day inland. strurs in the upper 70s. that means a cool day at the coast. this weekend the warmup is on. we'll tell you the best beaching to hit. your full forecast in a few moments. >> i like that talk about hitting the beach, christina loren. right now we want to let you take a live look at the bay bridge over the beautiful city of san francisco, the one by the way on this thursday, august 1st. this is "today in the bay." hi again everybody. 5:30. thanks for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we continue to follow the breaking news out of santa clara this morning where police are investigating reports of a woman violently attacked. it happened just a couple blocks away from santa clara university on the corner of lexington and main streets. that's where "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: good morning,

laura. this is significant for two reasons, one that it was violent and this woman could have been seriously hurt and, two, there was another attack less than a week ago. police are looking into whether or not these two attacks are related. there's no word on that right now. what happened last night, it was a few hours ago, around 1:30 this morning, a woman was attacked near this park at lexington and main in santa clara. police are not saying much right now. we have a call into them. we believe her attacker, a man, may have had a weapon, possibly a knife. she was able to get away. a police dog was able to track his scent but lost it on the santa clara university campus which is just a couple blocks away. friday morning, six days ago, around 4:00 in the morning a woman was sexually assaulted. this was on the 2800 block of homestead road also in santa clara, about two miles away from where we're at. in that case, a man entered her bathroom window and sexually assaulted her. they are still looking for that

man. again, it is not clear. police haven't said one way or another whether that attack six days ago is related to the one, the attempted attack that took place this morning also here in santa clara. reporting live in santa clara, bob redell, "today in the bay." another update for another south bai yun verse attack. san jose state police say they've arrested a man connected to an on campus beating that sent a 22-year-old man to the hospital. police believe the attacker and the victim knew each other. on tuesday night police say the two men apparently got into some kind of fight and that attacker slammed the victim's head right into the concrete a number of times. the victim was then taken to the hospital suffering what we're being told were non-life threatening injuries. 5:32. an oakland neighborhood is rallying around the families of three chish shot during a sleepover at an apartment. 8-year-old alaysha carradine was killed by that gunfire. her 7-year-old friend and a 4-year-old boy were also hit. but they survived.

tonight fashion show will be held to raise money for the children's families at up town studios on telegraph and 18th in oakland at 6:00. a former south bay youth sports referee convicted of committing lieu acts with teenage girls sentenced today. that will happen later this month actually. 50-year-old scott domnauer now facing more than 14 years in prison. on tuesday he was convicted of 21 counts for sending pornography to three teenage girls and then meeting them for, quote, sexual purposes. the monterey county sheriff's office started investigating domnauer last year when he contacted a 14-year-old girl on social media. he was later arrested at a san jose home, sentencing scheduled for august 30th. this morning we now know the small plane that crashed in south lake tahoe last week was heading to palo alto according to a preliminary report just released by ntsb officials. witnesses say the plane crashed shortly after taking off from

the south lake tahoe airport last monday morning. the pilot, 67-year-old stephen luff ton was killed and his wife seriously hurt. investigators say it will take several months to determine the cause. this is nothing short of a critical day to avoid another b.a.r.t. strike if negotiations between b.a.r.t. and its labor unions do not progress. workers could be issuing a 72-hour strike notice tonight. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live in oakland with how other transit agencies are getting set for the pending strike. christie, good morning. >> good morning, jon. just a couple minutes ago i got an e-mail update from b.a.r.t. saying b.a.r.t. still seeks to rein in soaring benefit costs. at the same time this evening b.a.r.t.'s unions and other labor unions will be gathering at a rally demanding concessions from bavrmt it's unclear whether a strike will indeed happen next week. sf it does, the metropolitan

transportation commission wants to make sure you've got some ideas on how to get around. some commuters still don't know about alert511.org. it measures traffic suggestion from a variety of sources like caltrans, chp, fast track sensors, radar beams. they get a minute-by-minute sense of how traffic is moving and send out realtime information on best possible routes and how long it may take. >> these kind of transportation emergencies is really what 511 is fwimt for. >> i'm commuting from union city to berkeley. i'd have to find another way without driving. that would be pretty tough. >> reporter: over at the oakland police department headquarters this morning they have vans lined up to move police if necessary. that rally starts at 5:00 p.m. at frank ogawa plaza followed by a march to b.a.r.t. headquarters at six. live in oakland, christie smith, today in the bay. >> if there is, in fact, a strike we highly recommend you

stick with nbc bay area. if workers do strike, "today in the bay" will go on the air a half hour early on monday. that will be starting at 4:00. that means we'll set the alarm a little extra early. our coverage will continue throughout the day on our air and, of course, all day long on n nbcbayarea.com. >> either that or we'll sleep underneath here on a cot. >> i have a pillow over here. can't snooze during the forecast. it's a good one today. >> it is. it's going to make you snooze in, hit that snooze button. temperatures will remain cool all day long. you don't have to keep your plans to get outdoors for the earliest part of the day. i'll take you through where we're headed for this afternoon. it's going to be comfortable. weather headlines tell the story. as we head through the day, patchy clouds, coastal drizzle. we are so close to the weekend.

we'll see an absolutely beautiful, beautiful forecast. temperatures not too hot, not too cold. we'll take you through the numbers coming up. first it's 5:37. let's check your drive with mike. 880 past the coliseum, picking up the volume, filling in the lanes. you're at the limit as well as you travel into downtown oakland or out of that area. southbound with the headlines down to where the map shows you headed past 238 and down towards 92. you see the sensors at the bottom of the screen changing from green to yellow, down below 60 miles per hour. no crashes reported for the area around the san mateo bridge. i'll turn this map southbound. we're looking at the commute direction coming from the dumbarton bridge into the south bay. you eesh at the speed limit toward dixon landing road. earlier construction had crews closing the connector to mission boulevard, but it has reopened over the last half hour. we're looking at a live shot here -- actually from a few minutes ago at the traffic camera we had for caltrans that was heading down to 101 and 880.

a live look at the golden gate bridge, a smooth drive as the sun comes up. no problems. you can clearly see both towers and the hills on the marin side. a good flow of traffic throughout the north bay and a look at the bay bridge as we have a bit of a backup form zing for the toll plaza and the cash lanes. there are no red lights. none of the cash lanes are closed. we're ready for the morning commute which is already starting to build. nsa leaker edward snowden just got to leave moscow's airport. he has officially left the building. we'll let you know where he's heading next. plus how the fight over snowden is affecting your dinner table. so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? maybe. rich chocolate chips... i just wanted you to eat more fiber.

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at 5:40, we're following breaking news. nsa secret leaker edward snowden has left moscow's airport. less than an hour ago we heard snowden had papers allowing him to leave. he's been granted one year temporary asylum in russia. "today in the bay's" tracie

potts live in washington, d.c. with the latest details for us. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hi, laura. good morning. this comes after he had been stuck in the airport over a month since june 23rd, just a short time ago we got word through his attorney that he has now officially left the airport. nbc news confirmed that he's gone, no long her the transit zone of the moscow airport. so where is edward snowden? that's the question for the last four or five weeks. we know he's staying in russia. at this point he's been granted that one-year temporary asylum, papers in hand. what we don't know is where he is in russia. his attorney says that is being kept secret for security purposes because of what he said, because of his concerns. he's very concerned about security. of course, all of this came after he leaked information about top secret surveillance programs that are still a huge topic of discussion here in washington. in fact, today president obama is going to be sitting down with five democrats and three republicans to talk about the extent of the surveillance

programs and whether or not they've been unfairly snooping on americans. that's all happening today. laura. >> very interesting one to follow. thank you very much, tracie. speaking of edward snowden. here is a strange reality. all the trouble with this guy could hurt you in the checkout light. politico reporting ecuador is using this scandal as a reason to pull out of trade agreements with the u.s. until now the agreements have kept ecuadorian imports of frozen broccoli, canned artichokes and flowers tax-free. all those agreements expired yesterday. that means frozen broccoli, for example, will be subject to an import/export tax as high as 15%. that means all of us will likely be hit with higher prices. it is 5:42. in about 15 minutes the cleveland man who admitted to kidnapping and abusing three young women for nearly ten years will learn his fate. and for the first time, we'll

learn more about ariel castro's horrific past. castro agreed to a plea deal that includes a minimum sentence of life in prison plus 1,000 years. prosecutors say they will describe castro's crimes in details in the courtroom this morning. castro pleaded guilty last week to kidnapping amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight as well as nearly 1,000 other charges including rape, assault and aggravated murder. >> my addiction to pornography and my sexual problem has really taken a toll on my mind. >> a judge is expected to finalize the plea deal today. we haven't heard for sure whether castro's victims will testify. an important heads-up for you. a kansas city company recalling more than 50,000 pounds of ground beef nationwide because it could be contaminated with e. coli. the national beef packing company issued the voluntary recall yesterday after a sample of its product tested positive for that bacteria. the products were produced on

july 18th. they were shipped to sellers nationwide. at this point it is unclear whether any of the recalled product actually made it out here to the bay area. so here is what you should look for to be safe. the recalled beef products all have the establishment number est 208a. that would be inside the usda mark of inspection. the products were sold under the brand names national beef, naturesource and naturewell. 5:44. starting today girls of any age can buy the morning after pill on store shelves. pharmacies and grocery stores spent the night moving plan b from behind the counter to the family planning aisles. the government lost a series of court battles to keep it behind the pharmacy counter. it's designed to prevent

pregnancy up to 72 hours after unprotected sex. time is 5:44. time to check in with christina loren. we're ramping up perfect weatherwise to get ready for the weekend. >> exactly. you can do all your outdoor plans. hiking, biking, beaches. it's going to be really nice. the kids, they will be back in school before you know it. maybe you've been promising to take them to the beach. this weekend, not too hot. still bring the spf 30 plus. bring that today as well as your shades. look at that time clear sky all the way from the coast to your inland cities this morning. we're running nice and clear. hardly any low cloud cover developing because we have significant winds throughout this morning. winds will continue to play a factor as we head throughout the day today. that beautiful breeze, open the windows in your home, back in the moderate air quality range. unhealthy pollution, all the smoke is getting out of here. 53 degrees down in gilroy. wind out of the south-southwest

out of 15 miles per hour in concord, west-southwest at 23 miles per hour in fairfield. calm conditions in santa rosa. a really comfortable afternoon as well, only expecting the mid to upper 70s in most inland cities. this is what we're looking at as we head throughout the day. patchy low clouds, coastal drizzle, unseasonably cool. we'll get the early sunshine come this weekend. warmer temperatures and a lot more sun to have fun in. 67 degrees in santa cruz, 76 for los gatos and 73 degrees in san jose, 80 in concord. you know what's really fun to do? have a fire pit in santa cruz. they've got the fire pits out there. bring your family, your friends, a guitar. 88 degrees on saturday. by sunday, 88 degrees. monday, tuesday, wednesday, temperatures start to level off. no big heat. that's the big story in the weather department. we'll get unseasonably cool conditions even next week. spoiled, mike, we're spoiled here in the bay area.

>> totally spoiled here in the bay area. looking toward the bay bridge, this will get very crowded. just building the morning commute for the cash lanes. cash track big advantage, niz easy drive down the east shore. the speeds down the eastshore freeway looking at a nice smooth drive right now. as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza, you're at the limit for interstate 80, the eastshore freeway as well as 24 and 580 out of the maze. 880 a similar situation. this is highway 4 westbound where we have a slowdown through antioch and hillcrest, a new crash off the antioch bridge. more slowing over the next 20 minutes likely. as you get towards pittsburgh and bay point, that's typically the pattern as well. meanwhile over here, the highway 4 bypass at marsh kreerks an early morning crash affecting traffic a bit at the scene. the yellow is because there are more cars hitting the roadway. it typically has sloer speeds anyway. here we're looking at a slower

drive past vasco and toward the area of livermore, dublin, pleasanton. a smooth drive overall for the tri-valley. nothing unexpected there. here is the south bay with traffic flowing 101. 87 into downtown have just started to dip. the volume at 101, we'll see the speeds start to dip. a good amount of traffic as you come northbound toward alum rock. this burst sticking around. this isn't the first burst. it will ease up again and a second burst about 6:20 is when we'll start the see the speeds start to dip. back to you guys. a u.s. soldier who died in the korean war will be buried in the bay area today. the remains of sergeant first class joseph steinberg arrived by plane to san jose on tuesday. steinberg was captured during the korean war and held in a p.o.w. camp until his death in 1951. his remains were recently identified through dna testing. steinberg will be buried at

golden gate national cemetery in san bruno where his three brothers are also buried. >> a journey long time coming. the fight against the deadly west nile virus continues in the south bay tonight. for the second time in less than a week, vector control crews will be fogging for mosquitoes. scheduled to start at 11:00 tonight, weather permitting, and will take several hours. vector control district says west nile is very active in the county this year and officials there are warning people to protect themselves from pros kito bites and also to eliminate standing water on their properties. another battle going on. exterminators back at a good will warehouse on the peninsula looking for signs of a bedbug infestation. yesterday a dog that sniffs out and detects the bugs went through the donation center and reportedly found absolutely nothing. good will officials, they were concerned there might have been cross contamination with a warehouse in san francisco where

those pests were found just last week. treatment at that facility will be taking place later on today. not soon enough i'm sure for a lot of people. >> i want that story to go away. >> i don't use the expression heebie jeebies much. >> case in point. the night one bay area team will never forget next. plus we'll also tell you about the new rumors we're hearing about the next generation of that mini ipad. ♪ [ hero mom ] oh, yeah. we're gettin' cereal. 'cause over 40 general mills cereals are 130 calories or less per serving.

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want to take you live outside for a crystal clear shot of the bay bridge. nice to see the fog blowing out of there and traffic flowing smoothly. starting to pick up on the upper deck. we'll fill you in with mike on the roads. christina will talk about the cool temperatures on the rise. business and tech reporter scott mcgrew enjoying a much-deserved day off. we'll keep things rolling on his behalf. futures right now higher this morning. that's how they're trading thanks to the feds staying quiet on when it can cut back its stimulus programs. investigators also reacting the the data showing -- i should say investors also looking at the data showing a surprise uptick in china's manufacturing sector last month. new today on unemployment filings and earnings from exxon mobil will help determine how things end up closing. 5:53. in the meantime we're getting an idea of what the next generation of the ipad mini will feature. apple's asian suppliers reportedly gearing up for mass production of the new ipad mini

this fall. "wall street journal" reports the tablet will have a higher resolution display and use screens from their biggest rival samsung to ensure there will be enough ipads available. the first version of ipad mini was launched last november. single-game tickets for the upcoming stanford football season going on sale today. if you want them, you have to move fast. last month the team announced they were the hottest tickets around. the tickets sold out for the first time in school history. to the victors go the spoil. the defending pac 12 conference dham yons and the rose bowl champs. among the teams we'll be playing at home, they've got oregon, cal and also notre dame, the fighting irish in town. >> going to be here before we know it. in the meantime, former san jose state star travis johnson getting a shot to play for his childhood team. johnson working out with the 49ers hoping to grab a spot on the 53-man roster.

they called him on sunday after an injury. he jumped at the chance and hit the field on tuesday. he's a bay area native having played at kings academy in sunnyvale before going on to play with the spartans. last year he was the western athletic conference offensive player of the year. >> hometown hero. it would be nice to see him in a 9ers uniform. you can be sure one bay area little leaguer pretty high still this morning after pitch ag perfect game. >> evan pitched in the little league world series in livermore. he says during the third inning yesterday his dad told him he had on the allowed a hit or walk. >> get it done, son. >> wolf ended up pitching five perfect innings. after the game was called because of the mercy rule, his team beat a team from michigan 12-0. >> the kid was in the zone. love it. >> no kidding. >> nice work, kid. 5:55.

christina loren is here to tell us about picture perfect weather. >> especially in pleasanton. temperatures perfect for a ball game outdoors. temperatures only reaching the upper 70s. cool and cloudy today at the immediate coast. i want to give you a weekend preview because we are so close right now. 68 degrees is the forecasted high in santa cruz. today, saturday, tons of sunshine, 75 degrees. that's your beach city this weekend. let's check on the drive with mike. >> good morning. sounds like a great day out of town. close to 60 and 65 through fremont although the volume is building for 880 south. this is one part of the east bay. another slow spot, we'll show you the maps and we have west 580 jamming up. disabled vehicle report past livermore avenue. the arrow was pointing out an area where we had reports of a little bobcat truck in the center divide. there was smoke reportedly coming from that. that has cleared from the chp report. we do see slowing showing up past that on eastbound 580.

580 westbound because of the disabled truck there, the rig, that is causing a big slow down coming into livermore. that will be a problem for the tri-valley. we'll track that as the morning continues. back to you. 5:57 now. we continue to follow breaking news. a young woman violently attacked near a south bay university. police tracking the suspect onto the campus. bob redell in contact with police this morning. he'll have a live report coming up next. also, the man who held three women captive for almost a decade in ohio, getting ready to learn his fate this morning. this is a live picture of that courtroom as ariel castro is due there any minute now. we will take you back live as soon as he arrives. look at 'em.

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the south bay. an attack a couple blocks away from santa clara university. we'll tell you how a young woman broke free from a man who came up behind her with a knife. trying to avoid another b.a.r.t. strike. we have new details as both sides are still trying to hammer out a deal and why a demonstration by b.a.r.t. workers could tie up serious traffic today. it's hard to believe i'm saying this, but you might actually need a sweater or a jacket for the first day of august. have no fear, that summer heat is on its way back to the bay area. we'll tell you exactly when in your full forecast. as i track this pretty predictable backup at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have an unpredicted slowdown for the tri-valley. wheel show you what's going for for friday, a big rig and tractor fire is what we've been tracking. a golden sunrise coming up over the golden gate bridge this morning. it's not all socked in i