good morning, i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. >> police plan to react more quickly yet another protest against bart. it's planned by a group called anonymous. some bart riders are so angry about continuing demonstrations, they are planning a counter

demonstration. >> reporter: now, there is a facebook page calling for action. it's called commuters take back bart. police are worried about all the emotions and they are not going to be as lenient as they have in the past. >> bart police are preparing the barricades for a possible station shutdown this afternoon even though san francisco police are promising to step? sooner to prevent problems for commuters. riders like to hear that but they, too, are making plans. >> at 4:00 i wait, three and get out of the way of everyone and try to get home. >> there have been three protests so far and the group anonymous promises there will be one every week. demonstrators are upset about the shooting death of a homeless man by bart police and bart's decision to shut down cellphone service during a protested.

but even riders like joe that was sympathetic for their cause consider their cause heavy-handed. >> i'm annoyed had i can't get home. >> it's also impacting muni, what the stations are shut down, muni can't use the station either. the last one cost at least $70,000. >> i don't have the tolls for the all the protests but the last one is $70,000 but it could be more. we're urging the protestors to get let us get prosecute point "a" to point "b". >> and one said its flat day for democracy when protestors are vilified in the name of a commute. the majority of people that show up on mondays even truly know why they are here. >> half of them couldn't tell

you what the protest is going to be about. >> reporter: i talked to bart board member and they are trying to negotiate with the protestors. she said some of them willing to talk but they haven't convinced them to cancel today's protest. it's scheduled for 5:00 here in san francisco. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." oakland police are offering a huge reward hoping to catch two robbers who killed a father in broad daylight in front of his six-year-old son. jose esparza was shot on 103rd avenue near international boulevard. nick smith has more. >> reporter: good morning, jose esparza had just cashed his check but that is when two men approached him, they robbed him and shot and killed him in front of his six-year-old son. >> today a memorial stands where a gunman begun's bullet took the

life of a father of two. it's unclear whether he tried to resist before being shot but investigators say his son was not hurt in the midday crime they are calling a completely senseless act of violence. the family members say the six-year-old saw the whole thing. >> he kept on repeating to his mom and everybody, my dad got shot right there. this is what happened, the guy pointed at him and he shot him. >> he died at the hospital a short time later. now, he leaves behind a wife and two young sons age six and ten. today, investigators are still looking for suspects in his shooting. >> this stretch has seen more than it's share of violence in the last two weeks. on august 20th a four-year-old was shot in the arm, on august 8th three-year-old carlos nava died. after the shooting of nava, many are calling for a citywide curfew for teens and aggressive

expansion of a controversial gang ordinance, but oakland mayor jean kwan opposed the tactic. she is supportive of more police in high crime areas. >> oakland crime stoppers has offered a reward of $15,000 of information leading to the arrest of suspects related to the crime. >> the latest shooting happened three miles where carlos nava was shot. he was killed when a suspected gunman lawrence denard is expected to make a court appearance this afternoon. san jose police and fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of two fires that broke out in one home within hours of each other. the same house on the 1200 block of whitney avenue was the scene

of a homicide just three days ago. third fire started outside a house around 4:30 yesterday morning. firefighters put it out within minutes. a second fire broke out in the garage hours later around 11:15 and damaging the neighboring pro property. they say a 52-year-old woman was murdered at that home on friday. detectives of searching for juan martinez and they describe it as a transient. police have arrested two suspects of a deadly attack at a popular park. they were called to hillcrest park in concord after reports of gunshots. they found a 27-year-old man severely wounded. he was taken to a nearby hospital where he died. witnesses say the victim was with a group of people when two men approached them and then attacked him and tried to steal his car and other belongings. they tracked down two suspects.

they have been booked on charges attempted carjacking and attempted robbery. >> now to the aftermath and cleanup of what was tropical storm irene. president obama says it will take time to recover from the hurricane and promised residents they will get all the help they need. >> we're going to make sure they have all the support they need as they repair the damage left by the storm. that is going to continue in the days ahead. it's going to take time to recover from a storm of this magnitude. the effects are still being felt across much of the country. >> at least 29 storm related deaths have been reported. utility crews say it will be several days before all power is restored across the eastern seaboard despite help from thousands of out of town repair crews. nearly 5 million people are still in the dark. take a look at this. this is one of at least three

historic bridges in vermont that collapsed in the storm. the governor says it's the worst flooding they've seen in nearly a century.pened but airlines warned that it will take days before all stranded passengers get to their destinations. >> a san francisco international airport, 29 flights have been cancelled because of storm. they warned of limited seats for stranded passengers because many flights are full. >> today n.t.s.b. will give a final report on last september's pipeline explosion, they are reporting they knew about the risk of the pipe that exploded. they found documents that show an inspection drew in 2009 stumbled on defective welds. eight people were killed and 38 homes were destroyed in the

september 9th fire and explosion. >> right now a federal you judge in san francisco are hearing arguments whether to release recordings of prop 8 trial. they want to seal the recording but opponents of the issue argue that the video is the most accurate record of a trial that is significant to the public. former chief judge vaughn walker coed the trial for his own use after the u.s. supreme court blocked the plan to have the proceedings available on a live feed. >> just ahead, thieves target an east bay church. >> plus, what is going to give bay area drivers a much better idea what the new bay bridge will look like.

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police are looking for thieves that stole more than 500 yards of copper wire. somebody cut the electrical conduit from the church early saturday morning, removed the copper wire and knocked out power to the church. they cut the phone lines in several places. this is just the latest in a string of robberies. earlier this month, thieves stole all the security cameras and stripped the copper wire from air-conditioning units. >> president obama nominated a top labor economist to chair the

white house council of economic advisors. mr. obama introduced alan kruger today. he wants kruger to give him guidance, not partisan political advice. >> to create a climate where most businesses can post job listings and folks can find work where families can regain a sense of economic security in their lives. >> kruger has expertise in unemployment and the labor market. it comes ahead of his highly anticipated speech. >> meantime, wall street got a boost after they announced consumer spending increased in july by the biggest amounts in five months. and americans are bucking fears of another recession. it accounts for 70% of economic activity but americans are still

not buying homes. national association of realtors says the number of people who sign contracts to buy homes fell more than 1% in july. last time the up decks reached a hundred was april of last year. that was the final month when home buyers could qualify for a tax credit. many buyers cancelled contracts but overall investors are feeling positive. a live look. the dow is up 230 points so are a today. >> tonight if you are driving or looking at the bay bridge, you'll see something pretty cool. caltrans is going to light up the catwalks on the suspension span outlining the silhouette of new bay bridge. the final sections are expected to arrive from china today. caltrans says the new span will be finished ahead of schedule

and just in time for san francisco's hosting of america's cup in 2013. work has been done ahead of schedule out of concern for seismic safety and not because of the yacht race. >> by the morning, probably. the fog will come back but it will be a glorious evening and if you are heading to at&t, sunshine breaking out in the bay as expected. it will be warm but tell you about the cooling trend in the forecast. a british scientist call it a wonder track. how you can get a long lasting tan. >> and houston, we've got a problem, nasa says the international space station may have to be temporarily abandoned.

didn't have a chance but the rain is coming down more than it was before. the wind is probably going faster. i'm concerned that my puppy. it's 5:00 and yeah. it really is raining and the rain as picked up.

everybody take care and please stay inside otherwise it might go away. >> wow! >> you need a partner. >> she would overshadow me. >> that is something. that was really neat. >> that is the neat thing about all the new technology. >> we invited her to come and report this morning but don't worry. >> let's go outside. that was very cute. i'm glad we showed that. a lot of people are getting the experiences of first hurricane. that how unique irene was. let's take a look outside and tell you what is going on looking down from sutro tower. seeing the clouds break. clear day, i think it's going

happen. visible satellite will show how clear it's getting across the east bay as we look back towards mount diablo. you see the clearing that is taking place from north to south. a lot of us even at the coast are going to see a little bit of sunshine today. temperatures are responding if at all. half moon bay, no, because you haven't seen the sunshine. 57 but we are in the low to mid-70s in the valleys, most of bay and into the south bay, low 70s and already 81 in antioch. heading down to the monterey bay still a lot of cloud cover here. temperatures in the upper 50s. 74 in gilroy. near normal temperatures today. a lot like yesterday. more clouds and possibility of more drizzle tonight not only the cost but the higher elevations like the east bay hills. that will set the stage for a cooling trend that will take our temperatures down wednesday and into thursday. for today, fremont about 1

degree shy of yesterday. look at san jose, oakland and san francisco, about 2-4 degrees warmer, 13 hours, 6 minutes of sunshine before the sun sets. dublin is in the upper 80s. everybody else in the low 90s. union city and fremont, near 80 while the rest of the east bayshore in the 70s. low to mid-80s and 88 in los gatos. millbrae, san mateo, menlo park in the 70s, everybody else in the 80s along the peninsula. low to mid-60s along the coast. daly city about 63. downtown san francisco, sausalito all hovering around the 70-degree mark. north bay valleys, low to mid 80s. 30 degrees cooler, sunshine at your beaches. down a around monterey bay, cloud cover and low to mid 70s. traveling around this afternoon,

it's going to be warm in the central valley, upper 90s to 102 in fresno. giants still in town, taking on the cubs tonight, we have first pitch 7:15, comfortable 55, dropping down to 50 degrees by the time the game ends. here is a look at seven-day forecast, temperatures in the 50s tonight. away from the coast, drop 2-4 degrees and another 2-4 degrees on wednesday and thursday. you can see right there, that is as cool as it gets going to get. >> all right. mike, thanks. >> and sunshine out there, you want to ask yourself is it possible to get a lasting tan without the harmful effects of the sun. british researchers say they have developed an implanted. you can insert it under the skin where it stimulates the body to produce melanin. university professors say they developed the implant for people

suffering from skin disorders but more research is needed. >> astronauts may on need to temporarily evacuate the international space station this fall. nasa says if russia's soyuz rocketed remains grounded. there will be no way to launch more astronauts before the station's astronauts are required to leave the launch of next two have already been delayed. they will be in orbit for at least an extra week. >> reality soccer star and a tv analyst. the rumor mill is swirl. >> the boss is out but who will

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news in north bay, a fatal collision near american canyon eastbound on highway 12 at i-80. this is near the napa solano county line. a big rig has hit a car and we do have confirmation that one person has been killed in that section of 12 is closed, it could last quite a while. go on to our website. >> we'll continue to follow that. >> later today on abc7 at 4:00

and 5:00, do you love chocolate? how eating a lot of it could benefit your health. top secret conversation about chinese spy cases is not so secret anymore. >> finally the new "dancing with the stars" talent is expected to be announced tonight. there is rumor who will be on the season. >> here the list. tv analyst nancy gray, reality star and. >> u.s. woman soccer goalie and italian actress and george clooney's ex-girlfriend. >> because tar ron