(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> of the ferries, the commute becomes a bit more tolerable. >> they are doing a great job. >> the commute seems to be getting more organized as we go into day four of the bart strike. we'll have a live report with the latest on the negotiations and the other public transportation offered on this holiday.

on to our top story. no bart trains today as the strike enters its fourth day with no end in sight. first, let us check your for the july forecast. >> good morning and happy fourth of july. with your fourth of july forecast. as we go for this afternoon. >> still one more day of course, if you do not like coastline. stormtracker 4, is certainly showing some activity with flashing on your screen and contending with some lightning strikes, thunderstorms. the green is also showing to the north. and also, if you plan on going to lake tahoe. with excessive heat certainly today but it is going to be all of these areas highlighted could potentially see triple digits very warm evenings. possible heat related

illnesses. a bit cooler along the coast. mainly the day in concord, livermore. if you're out side, coast. mainly sunny skies highs with neighborhood by neighborhood. low 90s in san temperatures will be in the kron 4 7 day around the bay temperatures will be above the seasonal average. and traffic with george? >> good morning, ericka. we are looking at a decent conditions because this is not a normal commute and day. it is light all round the bay. and also, taking a look at public transportation. if you're trying to get into the ac transit is providing every 15 minutes. and you can find that additional service on each appropriate route. through the oakland, and the east bay will be running to the sunday schedule. the commute seems to be getting more organized as we go into day four of the bart back to our top story

on to our top story. no bart trains today as the strike enters its fourth day with no end in sight. kron 4's will tran is live in downtown oakland with the talks. will? >> reporter: james, because there is no agreement is very likely that it will go to the fifth day. and even if they do reach a deal it is going to take at least 18 hours to get things back to speed. however, if you can see at 20 it/broadway. we saw the lines wrapping around the corner at this time. there is plenty of space. here is video of the negotiations.

here's the latest. if and when a deal is reached. it would take about 18 hours to get trains up negotiations resumed for a second day around 1pm wednesday afternoon. the two sides took an hour long dinner break around 6pm then got back to work. and bart managers are not meeting face to face, but mediator. bart spokesperson unusual. with state mediators that's the way it goes sometimes. progress. sometimes your in separate room with the mediators going back and while everyone is tight lipped about the state of negotiations, we have heard proposal that would give wage increase during each of the next three years. no word yet if bart made a counter offer. march...demanding a fair contract. they also acknowledged that their strike is causing hardship for thousands of people, but say that they had no choice. they said that we want to apologize for us withholding our labor as a last resort. as the bart strike finding different ways to get around the bay area. was able handle the additional load ofwhile they had to stand in waiting for very long ashour. while ridership isn't expected to increase too

much today because of the holiday. san francisco ferry carried more than triple the the latest with the bart strike. we will be providing updates news channel, comcast 193. our facebook and twitter every 30-45 minutes ferry service. how >> it was very organized. and they got a bus on and everybody got a seat in essentially, it was pleasant. >> it is not expected to be too bad the san francisco ferry officials say that they have triple the normal passenger load. >> we will continue to follow go to our new channel. comcast 193 for the latest news, weather and traffic updates and on digital 4.2. www.kron4.com..

>> fireworks will be going off all across the bay area tonight for independence day celebrations. you don't want to miss kron 4's july 4th live. it's the only local, live fireworks show in the bay area. kron four's jackie sissel is on treasure island this morning. one of the best places to watch a fireworks show. >> reporter: yes. this is a great spot. looking back at san francisco. tonight, the tradition continues across the bay area. in fact, this is video over the a corporate partner they were setting up from the acquired park aquatic park. the show

will be synchronized to music. and people will start showing up hours in advance. that is really, the message to get out early. if you have ever been to. 39, or aquatic park you understand that it is very limited parking. andagain, you can watch fireworks from the comfort of your own home. join us for kron 4's july 4th live. it's the only local, live fireworks show in the bay area. we'll bring you the biggest and best fireworks from san rafael, milpitas, pleasant hill and san francisco.

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>> when it comes to getting to san francisco for fourth ofy might be a bit complicated without bart. here's a look at your options. driving might be the easiest, although parking could be complicated and costly in some areas. a-c transit may be the thought second best option. they are operating on a sunday schedule, but have things added 8 additional buses to the transbay lines. this means they will arrive every 15 minutes, running late into the night well after the fireworks show. bart will have charter buses from 6 to 8 in the morning and 4 to 6 in the afternoon. just three buses will be

running from 5 locations in the east bay. and your last option is the ferry services. boats will be running all day from three different locations in the east bay. but after the fireworks show, there will only be four ferry's providing return service. here use your for your july forecast. >> good morning, et anny. and to triple digits for the inland valleys it is perfect if you're outside. or a pool party affair... 60s already in santa rosa. for the rest of this afternoon it will

continue to rise. you can see the red on your screen indicated by lunch. really perfect weather for concord, livermore, temperatures in the 80s along the shore. mixed weather along the coast. and triple digits will also continue. the excessive heat warning will expire later. if temperatures in the 80s by the orange. if you're

headed to the embarcadero is going to be a beautiful day.

no problems for the westbound ride on this holiday traffic. delay-free, incident-free. the golden gate, they do not even have four lanes because it is not set up for a normal commute day. it is a holiday. james was talking about if you wanted to come to see the fireworks. here is what you might want to know about the shuttle bus service between caltran station in the very building. caltrain, you can get to a quebec par to the aquak watching gas prices on this right now the national average is sitting at 3.47 for a regular gallon of gas. while the state is seeing an

average of 3.98. that's the second highest in the country-- behind hawaii. here's a look at your bay area averages. in san francisco. 4.06 in oakland.3.95 >> san francisco police are warning the public to be on the lookout for poisonous meatballs. yesterday morning, a dog being walked in the twin peaks, diamond heights neighborhood ingested a cooked meatball on the street. when the owner returned, the dog was severely sickened. neighbors collected as many of these meatballs as they could find. and it appears they contained a poisonous substance which will now be tested. if you find these meatballs, police say to use gloves to handle them and call police. >> state lawmakers are floating a bill that would require all california k- through-12 schools to allow transgender students to choose which restrooms they use. this would be based on gender identity rather than biology. it will also allow them to choose which athletic teams they join. some school districts across the country have implemented similar policies but the bill would be the

first time a state made the policy official. opponents say that with this legislation california is going too far. >> massachusetts authorities say a tip led them to an apartment used by former n-f-l player accused of murder. the unit is about 11-miles from the home where officers recently arrested the 23- year-old aaron hernandez. searches of the apartment have turned up boxes of ammunition and clothing that police believe could help prove the murder of semi-pro football player odin lloyd. police also towed away a vehicle parked outside the two-bedroom unit. hernandez pleaded not guilty and is held in jail without bail. >> prosecutors are winding down their case in george zimmerman's murder trail after presenting evidence and testimony aimed at refuting the former neighborhood watch volunteer's claim he was

acting in self defense when he fatally shot trayvon martin. tests found that martin's d-n-a was * not on the grip of zimmerman's gun-- and that zimmerman's d-n-a was not found under martin's fingernails. prosecutors are expected to rest their case tomorrow. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. >> this live look from san francisco there are coastal clouds but another hot one in dain store for us today and the latest market conditions... radio: it's mattress discounters' radio: it's mattress discounters' 4th of july sale. bulldog: that cloud reminds me... radio: the tempur-pedic cloud collection-- bulldog: that's it! radio: now with 48 months interest-free financing-- basset hound: free financing?

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the dow ropoin. thnasdaq rose 10 points. the s-and-p 500 rose a point. the markets will be closed today in honor of july 4th. >> the new c-e-o at zynga is getting a nice signing bonus to lead the struggling web game maker. don mattrick is replacing company co-founder mark pincus. mattrick is getting a five million dollar signing bonus and stocks valued at 40 million dollars. that's on top of a one million dollar annual salary. zynga is counting on mattrick to reverse a steady string of losses that caused the company's stock price to plunge 66 percent from its initial public offering price of 10 dollars in 2011. the stock closed at $3.42 on wednesday. >> fees, southwest airlines announced another free perk for its passengers. starting this week, passengers with internet- ready devices can watch live t-v for free! the airline says dish network will also provide free access to up to 75 on- demand shows. southwest says the service will be available on about 75- percent of its fleet. while southwest isn't the first to offer free in- flight-tv. it says it's the first to offer the service on personal mobile devices. >>

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welcome back. we will get a quick update on your forecast with erica. >> some of foggy conditions and high clouds. if really,

things are looking good for the fireworks celebrations. excessive heat with still triple digits and livermore. we will see about a 15 degree drop with temperatures of around the seasonal average. cooler next week. your kron 4 7 day around the bay coming up. george? >> even on the fourth day. light and easy. we do not expect to see any major delays or problems of around the bay bridge. light traffic on interstate 580. however, that is not the case of this morning. i wanted to update you on the

board charter service. it is limited but available. the return from a trans be terminal. between 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. with service from walnut creek, fremont, east oakland. details coming up of the ac transit availability. jan james? >> on to our top story. bart and the union will resume talks today at 11 a-m. will tran? >> reporter: they will be back today at 11:00 a.m..

however,that's after no deal was. day three of the bart strike. tonight -- bart management has not received any word that workers will return to work tomorrow. commuters should make alternative plans to get around here's the latest. negotiations are underway. if and when a deal is there is plenty of room as this is going to a different charter bus location. not expected to be too busy, because today is a holiday we did however, speak with a commuter. >> we are speaking with the ac transit and everybody else as long as these

shelves continue, it continues to help. >> bart have made adjustments. you can see that this is much lighter than the last couple of days. however, even know the deal could be reached, reached. it would take about 18 hours to get trains up and running again. the two sides took an hour long dinner break around 6pm apparently union negotiators and bart managers are not meeting face to face, but mediator. bart spokesperson rick rice says that'swith state mediators that's they find a way to make in separate room with the mediators going back and while everyone is tight the next three years.

no word yet if bart outside the negotiations, union members continued to strike is causing hardship for thousands of people, but last resort. >> a camp worker is dead after a tree fell in a freak accident just outside yosemite. it happened at camp tawonga, is in san francisco. four other adult staff members were hospitalized, but are said to be doing o- k. francisco has lost it's accreditation. the regional accrediting agency announced that the be revoked in july of 2014. reports indicating the school has problems with its finances. the school has about 90- thousand students enrolled, but the community college's chancellor says students are not in danger of losing their course credits.and the school will remain open until at least next summer. some students feel that the school should not be losing its accreditation and that they are getting a great education here. city college of san francisco has lost it's accreditation. the regional accrediting agency announced wednesday that the college's accreditation will be revoked in july of 2014.

this comes after previous school has problems with its finances. the school has about 90- thousand students enrolled, but the community college's chancellor says students are not in danger of losing school will remain open until at least next summer. the school is expected to appeal this decision. the city college of san francisco will lose it's accreditation in 2014. after a year of trying to make students have been protesting all day. >> this college is known as an innovator. and it also is known as for its academics. >> the school is expected to appeal this decision. >> fireworks preparations underway at the municipal pier at aquatic park. that's one of two locations launched. the other location is a barge off pier 39. you're looking at the mortar tubes which will hold the individual pyro- technics. they vary in size, and yesterday crews were assembling the containers for the tubes to get the best effect possible. as in years past, the shells will be set off electronically and the bursts of color will be choreographed to music. in all, some 8-to 10- dia

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coming up, the world cup safety teams are saying that these safety recommendations favor of the championships team " oracle ". claiming unsafe conditions if these are not approved by a special jury.

that could force the coast guard to withdraw all their race. >> we are taking a live look. we have the bay bridge toll plaza. this in the tail bridge. all and all traffic is nice and light. the fourth of july. happy independence day. we will be right back.

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'60s and '70s to start however, those triple digits are going to continue for the morning. with the

excessive heat. we have been seeing some pretty warm temperatures. now, as we take a look there are plenty of 90's and the south bay. 90's in campbell. pittsburgh. 80s in vallejo. downtown san francisco 70's. and if you're going to go to napa? oakland, at 80 degrees and 70's in san mateo. the fireworks, it is going to be gorgeous. the cloud coverage will start by later on tonight. patchy fog by 11:00 p.m. and bundle

up. the wind will be about 8 m.p.h. as i mentioned, i think that this has been a pretty extensive heat. cooler with some locations getting a 15 degree drop. as this ridge of high pressure comes into our area of. george? >> we are monitoring a very light commute. no problems. no traffic congestion. if you are going to be driving, there are no issues even at the conditions with no delays. you can see it is wide open in both directions. the golden gate is not even set up with four lanes. even there is fog

there are no delays for the span. if you are not going to be driving. ac transit even though they are operating on a sunday schedule. they are still going to be providing extra transgendered the service every 15 minutes. trans---- bay service. if you do not have the opportunity to drive? >> new details this morning out of egypt. there has been an arrest in the muslim brotherhood. supporting morsi....

they say that he is viewed as an independent. and he was the chief justice. >> this was a two-story collapse and india. there have been seven people trapped inside of this debris in a two-story collapse in india.. more and more people are being pulled from the rubble. was a garment factory. this is the second time a building has collapsed in this same period in the last three weeks. >> as the nation celebrates

the fourth of july th fourthh these are live pictures from ellis island. as the nation celebrates the 4th of july-- the statue of liberty is reopen to the public for the first time since superstorm sandythese are live pictures from ellis island. for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. including a handful of state and federalsome repairs to brick work has been completed since sandy swamped most of >> as the nation celebrates the 4th of july-- the statue of liberty is reopen to the swamped the island. a large crowd is expected for the ribbon-cutting underway-- but much of the since sandy swamped most of the landmark's 12 acre site. >> matt garza pitched eight consecutive win, leading the

chicago cubs to a 3-1 victory over the athletic. her hisgarza allowed one run and four hits, struck out five and walked three. the night was not so good for a's pitcher bartolo colon. who began the night being name a-l pitcher of the month. since june 9th. and ended an 8-game winning streak. the good news for oakland. texas also lost. so the team remains in first place by half a game. and these are dark days for the spiraling giants have lost nine of their last 10 games. and with last night's loss, place in the division. the cincinnati reds beat the innings. fifth. but it wasn't enough. is today at 10 a-m. a quick day outside at the commute. .. look at 'em.

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>> pama california firefighter rescues a kitten barely clinging to life, and it's all captured on his helmet camera. .take a look. "meow " firefighter cory kalanick spotted the kitten on the floor of a burning home in fresno. he picked up the limp kitten and begins life- saving treatment. you can see he grabs a mask and an oxygen tank. setting the kitten on his glove to protect it from the hot pouring water on him and using an entire tank of oxygen within fifteen minutes, he managed to bring life back into the tiny animal. and if he has had nine lives maybe he is back in just about now 8? coming up the latest on the zimmermann

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(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> of the boats come and gets us on everybody gets a seat it is fairly pleasant. >> it is a bit of a pain but it is all right. >> that seems to be the general sentiment. the commute seems to be getting more organized as we go into day four of the bart strike.