making if no deal is reached with its union members will tell you car was trying to affect you and i might have trouble getting around this weekend. the >> to huge wildfires burning of control the governor has declared a state ever emergency the hills on for the deserted destroyed dozens of phones the latest on all that coming up. >> we want to first get a check on the forecast club still out there will see how long will last good morning louisa. >> the sun shine comes up this morning james and highlight something the still stranger to as low clouds, fog. sharp from downtown you can see clearly of there is a low cloud cover that is in place for a widespread it serves routes a little quicker than yesterday. as we head into the afternoon more warmer temperatures and but not very warm and just a slight warm. the fog is locked into the north bay region to the spate san jose is actually in the clear a

pocket of clearing as the force of three down to morgan hill. secaucus accrual see the most fog is throughout the north bay and the media bay area you can see that that the portion of an ephah gradin to the sucker rally 9:00, we will continue to see the fog but a looks like you'll be clear down in the south bay. we should see little bit of clearing. the tennis court will keep the fog and low cloud cover riddle on the peninsula and it looks like it was tainted the star of the coastline in the afternoon. current up to 55¢ a disco, down and to disobey 60 degrees in now on view. 57 percent as a, of qinghai's getting into the low seventies for santa rosa, as a design together the '60s and cinephile. image not do that. sitting in the '50s about 73 degrees for redwood city over

the space still staying cool down into hayward, union city about 73. you can see it starting tomorrow to further and then to go together of these in places like any of livermore valley. sfa forecast it looks like work and get up to 75 degrees in santa clara today than it is san as a 77 amount news 72. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. shares said ever so grow warming over the next couple of days getting back to the upper 80s in the upper 70's by the bay and lower 60s creditors. character. >> in the traffic center all is well dublin no problems around the bay area no incidents to report with that said the jury the bay bridge toll plaza traffic is moving well headed westbound. courses leading lights are still off just nine minutes from the foot of amazing to fremont. right to say mattel

conditions are a little bit thicker but still easygoing as a major way in the new direction towards foster city of course those bright lights making their way into hayward clocking in at 13 minutes. will the gate nice, easy conditions still a very few car so outside 21 and its underwriter for novato and the san francisco wrapping up with the look of the south bay, 101 san jose traffic is a lovely building but again no incidents or delays. >> a milestone for the new bay bridge the first seeds of the 520 ft. tower is slated to be set into place today is wednesday the centerpiece of the new tinkered suspension span here is an innovation of how this power lake is the right to be put into place to send out a grid suspension span will be largest of its kind the tower is not expected to start getting put into place so noon but police have been out there

putting pieces since 4:00 a.m. and kron4 is traffic reporter george rask is live on for dryland it is like the super bowl for you george. >> just as did darya i am right in the action here, any minute now is expected to that they might actually start the lifting operations. though white section of the white led the eupepsia they're lying on inside on the barge is going to give it tilted up the area that thing weighs over 2 million lbs. is a hundred and 65 ft. tall they're going to tilted up on it and then pick it up then set in place on the foundation. this is just one of four laces tower. with us to talk about it and celebrate engineering uniqueness of this project is bart may is a

familiar face to all of us are in kron4 he has been the face of this bridge project. mark tells a little bit about not only what is happening but as you and i've talked about some of the special and unique features of this operation torchmark >> while the operation today is to lift that 1,200 t piece of steel into place of its foundation will we're going to be doing is very carefully controlling and lifting it up over 12 hours. to get it in place. the first thing we are the watch of the buoyancy of the burgeoning sure it stays level. if the tide's change in the wind affected that is one of the church today. >> one of the things you have done to help that is in no way to zone what is that exactly? >> in cooperation with orders of the coast guard we cannot have both and is there was this operation is going on so no way and some means no boats. >> how long do you think this peace will be suspended in air while this operation is under way? >> several hours. probably of

the bill some time is 11-rob and then there will be very carefully moving in inside a steel cage that we're using to erect the entire tower. and then it would foot is the top of the rods and other sticking out. in addition to this year's size and weight of this thing is also going to be a very delicate operation despite the size as they try to thread it. bart would you grab the selangor rear? this four-year. >> this is an example of what they're good news to cubism like a studio this is what you call what this but trent? >> this is a handcrafted 1936 budget rent that wasn't used to build the bay bridge your action found his lawyer during construction is that right? >> yes. there's a lot of history in this bridge one of the great

thing city is an american bridge they erected the first bridge back in the 1930's for enterprises have joined them these of the tiber tools these back then this got some weight to it is wise or 20 lbs.. >> this would make a pretty good club. . >> that is useless in this operation to the right course toward >> exactly. one of the things that we will be jockeying readily run this afternoon is we have a sample of one of the cable sections, action is a piece of wire this self a grid suspension tar one of its unique features is that it literally robs the wire that supports the birds the cables will wrap around themselves and connect back to what is being called this iconic tower. >> will the two views are at the olympics over there it's like the world series for real fireworks for janus for drivers george, are they going to have a distraction? >> because of the operation

today bart is taking place below bridge level it's not expected gavin the impact they. >> it is visible arches over the bridge a concealed the crane or lira deliver a document which the top portion but which in affect traffic. >> later on as morrison and skill in which it allegedly be taking place above bridge level, any consideration as to when it's going to be done to have minimal traffic impact? >> traffic impact is not the crucial thing the crucial thing is getting a safe and efficient are to resume a search at the gym and then guess it's going to be a hundred feet above so will be visible. >> for now, first-day it should not have any big impact except that there will be quite a few dignitary's effort grow 30 p.m. in order to kick off, mark the inauguration or the initiation

of this segment of the south end its suspension span mayor gavin newsom, the head of the mtc the head of the bay area toll authorities and a number of other representatives of the some of the concord. >> anybody is engineering is just an of this whole thing, it's critical to what we will fall out with you. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. ♪

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notice construction activity on the bay bridge today caltrans will be lifting the first lady michelle obama into place. we haven't animation here illustrating what they will be doing today. putting the legs and to place a lot of cranes. they will bring it in on a barge and then they will hoisted into position than they have to do counterweights on the barge so the whole plan does not over. it's an engineering feat like they've never done before. it will take six hours to get the job done whipsawed george out there live. they said that there will be a lot of dignitaries out there as a commemorate construction on the iconic peace. it will be in new landmark for california. >> not a terrible day for a cooler temperatures but at least we will get signed earlier like we did yesterday. this is

oakland the camera is bouncing a bet we could be seen when out there. >> the sea breeze is help pushing the fog. here's our shot at the san mateo low cloud cover although it looks like we will lift a bit quicker than we did yesterday. sam taylor 57 by noon 67, your high today 72. here's a lookit current temperatures elsewhere 55 san francisco getting up to 60 in mountain view and down in to los gatos 56. by 9:00 hour '50s and '60s the minute all the yellow shows '70s so we will see a mixture of '60s and '70s by then warming it up more than that. you will see where the where temperatures are through the central valley been further inland the warmer it will be. we

could get a warm up to date in places like livermore and antioch. for the most part wishes to temperatures staying in the '60s and '70s 72 is an russophiles down in to san rafael. 71 for novato and along the peninsula 64 similar to what we saw yesterday keeping in the '50s along the coastline east bay and other cool day of their 65 berkeley, 66 oakland hayward 73. san ramon valley mid-70s we should warming up in pleasanton and livermore or '70s lower 80s and the south bay 75 said a clearer san jose 77834 los gatos and morton halperin 7 day around they we are warming up ever so slowly upper 80s by friday '70s

around the bay and '60s for the coast. let's get a check on your traffic. >> we are definitely moving in to commute hours right now but we're moving into a free right now we will take you outside to the bay bridge toll plaza definitely more cars them is on our last report still lanais easy ride at last check the meter and lights were off so good conditions of their nine minutes from the foot of the maze into san francisco. san detail we see things that you're here began incident free across the span 13 minutes across the span. traffic moving find that from highway 37 to 580 is still a short eight minutes we one wrapped up and take a look at crosstown traffic here is the james lick still barely any truck cars on the road.

>> 619 no delays for ac transit this morning that may change we are keeping a traffic but i'm not the traffic. the board stuck for more than an hour yesterday 121 buses were canceled because of six calls. passengers say they were upset because at that point they wanted to get home. >> this is terrible nor regard for working people. that rely on the bus. >> they are not taking in consideration people traveling just make a living. >> the bus drivers that joke show up for not that decided not to show up for work or clowns. >> it's unacceptable i hope those who don't show up get fired. >> what so long as you had to wait? >> an hour. >> ac transit says if the contract is thrown out they will have to make decisions like

ending we can service altogether. the issue will be conferred judge on friday they will decide whether the new contract should be suspended while the two sides continue to go to arbitration in august the local and the second round of service reductions last year it increased fares and officials say there are not many options left now to save money. >> 621 right now to wildfires the are threatening homes in kern county. 40 homes have been destroyed by the latest fire and is threatening 150 structures it is burned more than 1,200 a. 0% contained right now. a structure going up in flames here this is hundreds has forced hundreds to evacuate. 400 firefighters are tackling fire by air and on ground. a shelter has been set up at a junior high school to assist the evacuees. lookit the

mexicameltdown. six homes has bn destroyed their kids started monday its burn more than 11,000 a. and it is only 5 percent contained the cause of fires are not best edition. >> to enjoy in cities that ask voters to tax pot clubs it was a long late-night but after three hours unanimous approval for the new regulations a number pop clubs will be capped at three. it will be restricted to regional commercial districts. the world report and review permits they are going to be placing a tax measure on the ballot nov.. 622 as a time right now morning he moments big story is a big job over the bay

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taking a rule that the 7 day around the bay forecast raise guys out there this morning we will cease on inland not the warm temperatures until we head closer to the weekend by friday will sue the warmest day until the next work week and make little something out of august check out the coast it stays in no 60 is not budging. >> the gulf of mexico not billed as the sealed their cleaning up oil spill in the kalamazoo river. here are pictures here

and a large and bridge says one of its 30 in. pipes burst spilling oil into a creek leading to the kalamazoo of the ruptured pipe shut down emergency crews have put down emergency buttons they're trying to get this thing mopped up as soon as it can it does begin to lake michigan. >> will be back with more a couple of minutes a big story as it happens today at the bay bridge construction project not a point of fact the commute at all but here's a look at the backup it's really fine so far so that. this friday, the giants game will be on nbc we will carry dateline nbc that will be on move to saturday at 7:00 p.m. and dr.phil can be seen friday at 3:00 p.m. we will be right back.

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everybody is having and we are hoping for better day stock futures were down before this another discipline meant economic report after yesterday will fall the numbers. >> we are following the deal out at the bay bridge a milestone along that they are billing as a computer animation illustrate what's going on today the first tower section of the first piece will be put into place today the center piece this self anchored suspension this animation can join idea of the grand scale the engineering involved in directing this tower will have live crews out there as well george's on the scene this morning with the latest on the events unfolding today. >> could morning james it was 15 minutes ago that from our vantage points here on treasure island we could see the large

crane they use the erected at the top of the steel tower that large crane has actually took the and started to pick up loads of the white tower you can make out if you look carefully you concede to the right that ed is slightly higher than the left hand and she did it actually a tractor on the left side that is pushing that our ford as the crane lifts up while they try to balance the load remember this is being lifted not offer of dry land but off of a barge. the crane of course is on land it is on a fixed amount so it's a delicate dance they have to do in order to keep that thing perfectly level to keep the tower leg perfectly level. one of the precautions they have taken they listed the help of the coast guard to keep the ship traffic at and minimum are around this area so they don't have to deal with any of jocelyn

because of the wake. you can see james i don't know if you commit get out they actually have lifted up the right hand side. this operation once they get it in a vertical position they will lifted into place and the tower on which the green since it's a tower that will rise as the bridge rises in his temporary construction it will go away once the bridge has finished this operation should take 12 hours to complete. >> you say once its vertical getting it ceded it is a delicate one. >> there are 440 bolts coming up from the foundation at. it has to be dropped down on top of those 440 rods. aligning all of those pieces it's interesting

because you're dealing with a hundred and 20 t at the same time tolerances are close and precise. >> it will be interesting to see this unfold through the morning and we will visit with you as the hours go by. think you are in much george. >> thinking about a get the weather in the middle of the week we are not doing much weather wise. everything staying the same. >> same story every day this is what it looks like once again overcast conditions it will feel cool as you head into the afternoon the temperatures slow warm-up it is widespread low clouds and fog once again again below average well below average for today's slight warming as we head into tomorrow in the next couple of days. a look right now outside as we head through this hour you can see where the bulk is along the peninsula and

pushing through the delta and central valley we will keep it that way through the 7:00 hour by 9:00 still seeing fog in the north bay and around the peninsula and by 10:00 we will see some clearing the north bay but still keeping a low clouds along the coastline today. it showed live again today so you will see blue sky mixed with cloud cover 55 for san francisco 58 in oakland 59 hayward 60 in mountain view and 57 for san jose. into the afternoon or '70s sisters and rosa down into mill valley cooler pushing the 70 degree mark but staying in the upper 60s. 64 for san francisco down into redwood city palo alto 73 degrees. east bay once again through berkeley and oakland castro valley right around 68 union city about 73 over the san ramon valley temperatures mid-

70s 79 for livermore today and down into the south bay temperatures below '70s to the low 80s. you 7 day around the bay shows a bit of a warm-up beach to a special drought some of the analyst aunt's operatives finally by friday upper '70's on the day lower 60s for the closed at to fog in the forecast for the weekend. >> we have our first hot spot on west bound for right now spot near summers ago road you can see the red and yellow on the screen to motorcycles were involved in an accident currently blocking the left hand lanes you can see it's beginning to develop as people trying to make their way to work we are seen details right now we will keep you posted as this develops. >> the bay bridge toll plaza no problems here a couple of minutes ago we saw our first signs of a shallow back up but

that is cleared up now of course use meter and light still off eight minutes from the blood to four to fremont. san mateo still pretty easy conditions as a major win the commit direction towards foster city those bright lights still making their way they were free now a good 14 minutes across the span. >> this morning in pakistan a passenger jet caring more than 150 people crashed into the hills along the capital's city. this is video 146 people died along with six crew members appeared we understand there were two americans on board the plane did it die. it was flying from karachi and was trying to land in bad weather. this plane caught fire than split in half as it landed in saudi arabia. the pilot and coal pyrex pilot

were able to get out. it was close to the airport when it caught fire and the engine stopped working. had to make hard landing in that's when it split in half. they are investigating cause. >> india city council then went to the early morning devoted down a proposal by wal-mart to expand its store into is a person or they were looking for 33,000 addition and remodeled to its existing store. praise from both side pacts city council voiced their opinions during four hours of public comment in the end they voted against the wall month extension. san francisco in the city's bay view neighborhood they made that decision led lawson proposed 720 a. project would add 10,000 residential units and nearly a

third for low-income residents more than 300 a. of park land and open space retail and commercial space in transit improvements in francisco abomasum would raise billions of dollars for the city and create 12,000 jobs. >> we will take a break top stories and overnight developments in a moment a live picture of the bay bridge to our air raids in the first segment it will be put in place over the next six hours through the morning the latest coming up.

two wild fires are threatening homes 40 homes have been destroyed by the latest fire near a taxi it is threatening 150 more structures 1,200 a. have been burned and is there

percent contained. it has forced hundreds to evacuate. 400 firefighters are there tattling the police and shelter in place or sorry a shelter has been set up for people who have been displaced. the northern current county in this the korea national park has burned 11,000 a. destroyed six homes and forced evacuation of camps for juvenile offenders. is 5 percent contained the cause on monday it started the cause under investigation the garment there has declared a state of emergency if freeze off resources to battle the wildfires. it shows you the vicinity of the fires 70 mi. north of los angeles. >> we will take a quick break

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them to close the deficit over the next two years that it might have to cut we can service to make up the difference. reporting from emeryville will tran kron 4 news >> a check gone mother lisa keeping an eye on that. >> we see low clouds and fog once again this morning overcast conditions when you step outside the door not too bad though in terms of temperatures but as you head into the afternoon we will keep the below where we should typically see this time of year. walnut creek 53 noon time getting to 70 high today 77 in walnut creek is one of the warmer spots. here's a look at current temperatures 55 san francisco, warming up through these bay opera '50s down into the south bay getting to 60 degrees mountainview 56 san jose. by 9:00 hour '50s and '60s really not warming up by much

then we had no saw the yellow it shows you 70 starting to push through the area a mix of '60s and '70s than by 3:00-4:00 or all the arch shows '80s. the further in line to go the quicker will warm up getting into the the central valley's shonas '90s but if you have along the coast temperatures in the '50s and '60s. getting up to 72 santa rosa down and san rafael mill valley cooler than that pushing 70 degrees not quite getting their 71 novato along the peninsula similar to yesterday topping out iran 64 the along the coast we stay in the '50s and still be cool once again throughout the state. dunton hayward and fremont getting in around 73 than 75 degrees for danville san ramon, livermore getting up for '70s may be a lot of few low 80s inland spots.

morgan hill, los gatos could get up to 83. 7 day around the bay slight warming trend we are still keeping a below where we should be this time of year. morning clouds and fog expected to persist through the work week becoming more patchy by the weekend. >> we have new details are hot spot out of antioch, for we take a closer look we heard that the to motorcycles that crashed collided with a small truck that's currently been moved to the center divide emergency crews are blocking the left lane so expect delays. we are hearing new details by the minute so we will keep you updated as we hear more. no problems that the toll plaza we can see cars sailing on by those me during my its still locked up and little unusual for this time of morning so we minutes from the flood to fremont wrapping it up with the

right through some detail conditions that hurt them we saw the bay bridge plaza again no problems or incidents across the span. >> we are monitoring traffic at the bay bridge you can see how they have the tower lifted slightly it is this do going up to the right even see that it will be lifted completely all the way up and into place along the bay bridge this is one of the things we are monitoring the big story happening. it's a landmark move at the bay bridge today. >> if we are falling out of richmond fire fighters there called out to a house fire early this morning happen about 345 at the 900 block of 46 straight firefighters arrived to see heavy smoke and flames nobody was inside of palm. nobody injured because under investigation. >> a judge has ordered trials for three people in connection

with the verdict in the burgeoning case one man is accused of stealing merchandise from footlocker well the other two are accused of setting its trash can on fire an attorney says police never saw him and mr. the store and steal third attorneys say it only shows their client trespassed. >> major-league baseball is asking to hold off and putting the measure for ballpark on the ballot. he will consider their request the a's need a blessing before they moved to san jose because that technically is within the dreads territorial area. the deadline for counsel to place an initiative on the november ballot is august 6th. that's why the mayor was pushing this. the league has committed to help pay for special election if one is required >> 49ers are getting ready for

football season in aging candlestick park. kron 4 is kelso's 49 our leadership is banking on a strong economy to help pay for a very expensive new stadium. >> here in santa clara on tuesday night there was a celebration to for the season, but the question is house the organization to pay for new stadium. a large chunk is supposed to come from the stadium fun. getting oakland raiders involved and improving economy will be the key. if the team tries to build a new stadium by 2014 and san clara kron 4 news >> also making news jack tatum for oakland raiders. has died. he was 61 years old he was nicknamed the assassin. he died

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65670 forecast morning fog today low clouds as well but whenever the off temperature will get into the low 80s inland low '70s around the bay in the '60s run the coast. except for warming it up a few degrees by the weak and we hold that pattern for the next seven. it's kind more of the same. over seven days. >> the mayor is expected to sign six and a half billion dollar budget after the board of supervisors gave final approval yesterday the budget was close the city's $483 million deficit. supervisors approve the budget by 10 to one nec last week after negotiation. the budget is expected to fund public safety and infrastructure. reduction in

overtime and layoffs of hundreds of city workers. new this morning concorde will vote on half cent sales in takincrease.t would end after five years would raise the sales tax in the city to 9.75%. it is expected to close the $5 million deficit. >> the state of arizona is emigration law is in the hands of federal judge will be struck down that question may be answered this afternoon. if it goes into effect they are ready the protesters say they're ready. this is the last nine it will be out it will undermine public safety and racial

profiling arizona's governor said the law is in response to of a rising level violence along the mexican border. >> a new tower is going up as we speak the big story this morning. we'll