bart is back up running and talks continue on a contract deal. and now there's concern about a backlash against employees. those details coming up. plus, what's ahead for a san francisco firefighter accused of getting into an accident while driving his fire truck drunk. and we're watching weather this morning as the bay area finally gets a relief from those triple digits we saw all week. your full forecast is coming up. good morning i'm marty gonzalez. our top story this morning.. today is the first full day bart is back up and running

after the four day workers strike. kron 4's mike pelton joins us live now from hayward where he has all the details. good morning mike. >>mike: out here this morning they tell me it was just as bad as expected but they are thrilled that bart is back. >> i am happy it is back. the lot less stressful to. in >>pam: >> trains began rolling just after 3 yesterday afternoon as part and its two largest labor unions agreed to extend their existing contract by 30 days. this came as a request from state mediators. negotiations will continue, but set-asides that-the two sides remain far apart on these issues.

>> there could be another extension, the bart workers to go back on strike and we will just have to wait and see what happens. >> we don't want our writers stranded and we want a good contract. we are starting this last 30 day extension effort to hope that they will come to the table, fully prepared and fully engaged to work out this contract. >> reporter: the contract runs through august 4th. but it would be the earliest date they will get back to the bargaining table to set the exact schedule. now that the strike is over, there are now concerns over a possible backlash against bart employees.

this has prompted bart spokesperson jim allison to send out a strong message. >> we ask that our passengers treat employees with respect. we understand there was a lot of frustration and a lot of inconvenience but there'll be no tolerance for anyone who verbally or physically abused as anyone who works for bart. it is the same as always was and that safety of all our employees and our passengers is number one. we want to send a strong message that even if you are frustrated with the people who are there on the front lines, you need to treat them with respect and with the law. bart says it is prepared to keep it's employees safe. although the agency doesnt plan to be doing anything different when it to security. some bart employees say they feel safe. while others disagree. stay with kron 4 as we continue monitoring the

bart negotiations and start the 30 day countdown until august 4th. you can find up-to-the minute coverage on kron 4, kron 4 dot com, and our comcast channel 193. let's take a quick look outside this morning. let's check in with janu for your saturday forecast. >>janu: certainly a foggy start to this morning. the cooling continues today. today will be very similar to what we saw yesterday as terms of high. sixties for the coast, low seventies around the bay and made eighties. we are expecting mild temperatures and not quite as wendy as yesterday. i will have your full forecast coming up. new information this morning in the case of a san francisco firefighter suspected of driving a firetruck while drunk. he crashed into a motorcycle. the incident happened last saturday as his crew was

responding to what turned out to be a false alarm. kron 4's j.r. stone brings us the latest details. > >j.r: the policy is now rent-a-center just one week after sat francisco firefighter michael quinn from station one was accused of not only drive and a fire truck a drug but crashing it into a motorcycle or f-15 howard which left the person in serious condition. only two people have failed those tests in the past nine years but >> you don't get any member every year although some members get tested to three or four times because an

outside agency. >>j.r.: means not everyone has been tested and this most recent case, 43 year- old michael quinn might not have ever been tested had it not been for the accident. stilwell, the fire department's stand by their tests. >> these are legitimate random tests. there are two investigations going on in this case. office investigation. and a police department criminal investigation. the fire department investigation could take 2 to 3 weeks to complete. and there is no word as to how long the criminal investigation could take. coming up on kron 4 news weekend. an emotional close to the week of testimony in the george zimmerman trial. live look outside. walnut creek over the golden gate. we

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as wildfires burned across the southwestern united states on friday, arizona senator john mccain discussed how across-the- board federal budget cuts, known as the sequester, will impact related agencies. >>"the forest serve the department of the interior are facing about 115 million dollars in wildlife suppression cuts - not just cuts to their budget - but a 115 million dollar cut in their wildlife suppression capabilities. and as senator flake just

mentioned, the forest service chief testified that agencies will hire 500 fewer firefighters this year and trucks will be reduced from 950 to 900." senator mccain spoke in prescott, arizona - near the site of the yarnell hill fire. 19 firefighters died fighting the fire. authorities say it may be at least another week before the fire is fully contained. vice president joe biden will attend a special memorial service honoring the 19 fallen firefighters next week. the firefighters were killed last sunday while battling the so-called yarnell hill fire. the men were members of the

prescott fire department's "hotshot" unit-- an elite squad that fights wildfires on the front line. their deaths marked the deadliest day for firefighters since 9-11. the f-b-i arrested a man it says tried to extort 250- thousand from paula deen. thomas pac-ulis of new york is accused of contacting the lawyer for the celebrity chef. authorities say he demanded cash in exchange for keeping quiet about what he called "true and damning" statements that deen made. paculis said the statements would bring financial ruin to deen if released. the federal charge was filed on june 24th, several days after deen released a video on youtube, apologizing for let's take a quick look outside this morning. let's check in with janu for >>janu:

for temperatures, low 60s and oakland, 59 degrees and hayward. 56 currently in san jose. tracking temperatures throughout the day. by noon, 60s along a bay shore and a bomb but coastal areas, some seventies and some eighties for the warmer areas and that's pretty much for the warmer temperatures are going to be. '70s for the bay shore and '60s for the coast. breaking down afternoon highs, we will start in the east bay inland valley is where we are looking at eighties for places like antioch and brentwood, low eighties for san ramon read into the south bay, plenty of sunshine. at 84 for los gatos, sunnyvale about 84 degrees for morgan hill this afternoon. east bay shore is

a low seventies for oakland, berkeley, 74 degrees for castro valley. a little bit warmer as we head the lamar south. fremont coming in at 78 degrees. ocean beach coming in at 64 am is 64 half moon bay. upper 60s expected for redwood city and palo alto will vote finish out in the north bay where we expect to get comfortable temperatures. about mid-70s expected for vallejo this afternoon. his evident around the bay shoreline temperatures will pick up the bed warming up tomorrow as we head into the work week, we are looking at low 90s and that wednesday it will cross again we will see another gradually warming trend as you head into your next weekend. egypt's interim president is meeting army officials today following deadly overnight fighting. democratically elected islamist president mohammed

morsi was overthrown by the military on wednesday. and thursday, the army replaced him with interim president ad-ly man-soor. egyptian army officials say they're now working with man-soor on a roadmap to new but overnight clashes with morsi supporters killed at least 30 people. threatening egypt's once- profitable tourism industry. n-s-a leaker edward snowden now has two possible places to go. currently, snowden is stuck in a moscow airport transit area without a valid u-s passport.

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--guru. mildred predicts dispicable me 2 will top the movie charts on google play when they offer it in the near future >> the difference between the first one is that. she is probabaly right considering google play is now offering 3 original dispicle me shorts which are selling like hot cakes if you don't want to deal with opening weekend crowds for despicalbe me 2 theese shorts are a good alternative to get your minnion fix.

>>mark:$4.99 for 3 movies, they are super cute who does not like the minions. fun family movies. right now google play is offering pixar's greatest hits at a discount price you can rent these classics for just $2.99. but. perhaps you crave something a little less animated, something rated r check this out. nats - crash boom movie - white house down or snitch one of the hotest movies right now on google play has been a big surprise. it's part of a phenomenon mildred told me about that is unfolding on google play. apparently. some movies that flop at the box office end up doing really well once they are offered digitally through google play. remember this movie? with halle berry titled "the call" it was a big budget crime thriller it was a dud at theaters.

well "the call" is now topping charts on google play good acting if you like thrillers you'll like. if you like action movies here's one mildred recommends. redemption with jason staytham. you can find it in the "in theaters and google play" that's right didigital entertainment is shaking up the industry. some movies you can section featuring movies that are still in theaters google play makes it easy to rent or buy movies. and if you want to take your movies with you and play them on a mobile device when you're offline like in a car, boat, airplane,

hotel room, hot air balloon where ever you are that's easy too 45-23-43 once you've rented or purchased the film you can pin it what that is there will be a thumbtack google play is giving kron access to the most popular downloads for movie's, apps, games, and more. check out kron4.com and look for our special google play section. gabe slate kron 4 news. coming up on kron 4 news weekend.the bart trains are running again. but what about contract negotiations? we'll have an update in two minutes. live look outside. mount tam cam outside this morning. look at 'em.

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welcome back to the kron4 morning news weekend. was to live looked outside and san francisco. was check-in with >>janu:. we are seeing clouds are clearing and seen some sunshine. temperatures on the mild side mainly in the '50s. about 54 degrees heading out in santa rosa.

as we head into the afternoon and we are expecting temperatures very similar to yesterday. all eighties for santa rosa and napa. upper 70's to fremont. for those of you handed out. we will take a look at that extended forecast coming up, but for now we will have to marty. bart trains are running once again. but bart management and its two biggest unions have not

reached a deal. the unions' current contract has been extended for 30 days. negotiations will continue during that time. trains will run until at least august 4th. if a new deal is not reached by august fourth, the bay area could be looking at another bart strike come august 5th. bart officials say they are happy service has resumed but there are still a lot of issues to work out with the unions. >> we are far apart to on our waste package. we are far apart on areas that are very important to us, safety, health and workers' compensation. those are are sticking point. bart management and the unions still have a lot of

issues to deal with. they haven't yet met face to face. instead, they've been communicating through mediators. kron 4 has the latest from the president of one of the unions. kron 4 also heard from bart management. bart communications officer jim allison is hopeful. >>".hopefully, 30 days is enough to work out the complicated issues and get a contract signed." allison says a mediator is now working out a schedule for negotiations during the next month. a shocking video is released after a woman was violently attacked in san francisco last week. kron 4's grant lodes has the

details. we warn you the images are disturbing. >>grant: we will freeze the video and slide down pretty panties some people already robbed her, director and this guy it rears back and kicks her. she is knocked unconscious and then as you can see, the guy just kind of walks away. this was early last sunday morning about 150. this is after the paint a celebration on the castro. the suspect is described as five black men want a black woman in their late 18th 20s. the victim is recovering at home. we have posted the entire attack video on our web site kron4 dot com. i'm gabe slate kron4 news.

a richmond couple is dead after illegal fireworks cause an explosion at their home. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news showing the aftermath. you can see the home on 21st street near roosevelt avenue in richmond. the fire started in a make- shift in-law's suite at the couple's home. they were found inside the garage which did not have smoke detectors. authorities found the couple's 26-year-old son on fire running through the yard. he is in critical condition this morning. firefighters have not estimated the cost of damage.

in east palo alto -- a road rage incident turns violent when a man is shot in the face. it happened just after midnight near the intersection of cooley and bell avenues. the victim's father says the shooter targeted his son when the young man tried to follow the suspect after a fender bender with another family member. >> i don't know why medina says his son is in stable condition but is in danger of losing an eye. the shooter remains at large. two volunteers from the american red cross in san jose will drive an emergency response vehicle to prescott, arizona today to help wildfire victims. this is video of the yarnell fire. they will leave the red cross's silicon valley chapter for arizona at two this afternoon. the aid vehicle can provide meals for up to 3-thousand people a day. the men plan to stay there for two to three weeks. they will join about 20 bay area red cross volunteers already serving in the prescott area. and a story you will only

see on kron 4. we're now hearing from the san francisco police officer called a hero. kron 4's dan kerman reports the man ran into a burning building to save an elderly woman. san francisco police officer matthew lobre is talking about his decision to run into a burning home to save an elderly woman? >> it happened thursday at this three story apartment building on pine street? lobre was heading to another call when a downstairs neighbor flagged him down without hesitation, the 15 year police veteran, with no fire rescue experience, headed up the back stairs of the building lobre kicked in the back door of the burning third floor apartment and through thick smoke began his search for the woman that action has many calling him a hero? but the soft spoken officer says he?s just glad he could help >> i am very thankful and i am glad that i am ok and

again i hope the lady is ok. >> reporter: officer went to visit the victim however she was unable to speak with him. she is suffering second and third degree burns on her wrist. and san francisco, dan carmen, kron4 news. good news on the nations job front. we'll have that story coming up on kron 4 news weekend . we will be right back.

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the job market made strong improvements last month, beating analysts expectations. the labor department reports the economy added 195 -thousand new jobs in june. the national unemployment rate remains unchanged from may at 7- point-6-percent the federal government lost 5-thousand positions last month, continuing a trend that started in the wake of federal budget cuts and sequestor. those cuts eliminated 65- thousand government jobs in the past year.

the sectors with the biggest job gains last month were leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and retail. kids often say they want to be president when they grow up. but a new gallup survey shows parents don't want their kids in politics. the survey shows nearly two-thirds of americans do not want their children to pursue political careers. democrats and independents were slightly more likely than republicans to want their child to go into politics. and men were a little bit more likely than women to want their sons and daughters in politically- related careers. we'll be right back

coming up on kron 4 news weekend.the warriors land an all-star. the a's and giants headed in opposite directions. sports is next. let's take a quick look outside this morning.

we are back all kron4 morning news weekend. 745 is the time. and here is a view from san francisco where you

can see the flag going pretty briskly. looked like cooler temperatures. good morning donna >>janu: it's another breezy start to the morning. temperatures on the mild side. about mid '50s for san francisco, los '60s for oakland, upper 50s for concord and livermore and about 64 degrees currently in santa rosa. by noon time, we are expecting temperatures to be warm. are ready going to see some eighties and san jose so that's where our afternoon highs are headed. the '70s for the bay shore, '50s for the coastal areas that-'60s and for those of you getting out for this evening, not as breezy. '60s for the bay shore and some left over '70s and the warmer spots. breaking down your afternoon highs, and the south bay, plenty of sunshine.

temperatures also very similar to what we saw yesterday. a low 80s and san jose, campbell, 83 and evergreen this afternoon and to the east bay inland valleys, up 80 so slightly warmer air permit 87 in antioch, 88 in livermore, 84 degrees expected for danville. east bayshore is mainly low seventies for places like oakland and san leandro. 70 to increase expected in berkeley. the '70s for union city. as we had to the coastal areas, patchy fog expected so little bit cooler. mid-60's for half moon bay. getting to the upper '70's this afternoon and we will finish off and the north bay where we are expecting low eighties for places like napa of sonoma and upper '70's through petaluma as well as about. our 7 day around the bay is showing that temperatures will warm up tomorrow. we are expecting low 90s on monday

and tuesday. the warriors sign an all- star player, and it's not dwight howard. from bad to worse, the giants just can't seem to get on track. and 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick wears something not too many niners fans are happy about. jason appelbaum has that story and all the highlights in sports. >> he will just keep rolling off three runs, around to score. that's pretty much it. seven = one dodgers. a rebate trips that makes it 10 that equals a

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thanks for watching kron 4 news weekend. good morning. let's take a quick look outside this morning. let's check in with janu for your saturday forecast. good morning i'm marty gonzalez. our top story this morning.. today is the first full day bart is back up and running after the four day workers

strike. but first the weather. good morning >>janu: temperatures are expected to be very similar as it were yesterday. the '70s for the bay shore, low sixties for the coastal and eighties for the inland spot. mild conditions. upper 50s for the coastal areas, low sixties for the bay and low eighties for the inland spot. kron 4's mike pelton joins us live now from hayward where he has all the details. good morning mike. mike >> commuters are very relieved that they no longer have to wait in long lines to catch a bus or a ferry. we spoke with commuters all week who ran on very little sleep in order to make it on time to get on these alternate options.

>> i am so happy because it is saving me commute time. mike >> how much additional time to spend this week commuting. >> about two additional hours a day. >> no more wading up in long lines. soap go bart. mike >> bart trains got running a little after 3:00 after know. they have agreed to extend their contract for an additional 30 days but the two sides remain far apart on several issues. they now have until august 4th to hammer out a deal. one option >> one option is that bart strikers could go back on strike wii this will have to wait to see what happens.

>> we don't want our riders stranded but we want a good contract. we are trying this next 30 day effort hoping that they will come to the table fully prepared and fully engaged to work out this contract. mike >> after a tense week of negotiations, they will take this weekend off and negotiations could continue as early as monday morning. now that the strike is over, there are now concerns over a possible backlash against bart employees. this has prompted bart spokesperson jim allison to send out a strong message. >>mark: we would ask that our passengers treat the employees with respect. we understand there was a lot of frustration and a lot of people were inconvenienced by this but there will be no tolerance for people who verbally or physically abused as anyone who works for bart. is the same as it always was that safety of

both our employees and our passengers is a number one. we want to send a strong message and that even if you are frustrated with the people who are there on the front line, you need to treat them with respect and within the law. bart says it is prepared to keep it's employees safe. although the agency doesnt plan to be doing anything different when it comes to security. some bart employees say they feel safe. while others disagree. stay with kron 4 as we continue monitoring the bart negotiations and start the 30 day countdown until august 4th. you can find up-to-the minute coverage on kron 4, kron 4 dot com, and our comcast channel 193. new information this morning in the case of a san francisco firefighter suspected of driving a firetruck while drunk. he crashed into a motorcycle. the incident happened last saturday as his crew was responding to what turned out to be a false alarm. kron 4's j.r. stone brings us the latest details.

>>j.r.: that was san francisco fire chief ex-wife after she took charge nine years ago talking about the drug and alcohol test program for firefighters. fit is the policy is now front and center just one week after san francisco firefighter michael quinn was accused of driving a fire truck drug but crashing that truck into a motorcyclist here at fifth and howard which lets the person in serious condition. >> you don't ever remember every year although some members get tested two or three times a year because it is an outside agency.

>>j.r.: meeting not everyone has been tested and this most recent case, 43 year-old michael quinn might not have ever been tested it had not been for the accident. stilwell, the fire department stand by their test. >>mark: these are legitimate random test. there are two investigations going on in this case. a fire department internal investigation. and a police department criminal investigation. the fire department investigation could take 2 to 3 weeks to complete. and there is no word as to how long the criminal coming up on kron 4 news weekend, potentially incriminating evidence mounts in the case against player aaron hernandez. that story after the break. story after the break. through sunday at sleep train's 4th of july sale,

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against former new england patriots tight end aaron hernandez moves forward. questions arise about a man who may be playing a key role in the investigation. >>mark:not much is known about carlos ortiz, but what we know is intriguing. the district attorney identifies ortiz as one of two men in a car with accused murderer aaron hernandez the night odin lloyd was gunned down execution-style. "there was a conversation that occurred in the car where he gets into argument with the victim." how might investigators know about what went on in the car? a law enforcement source tells cnn ortiz is co- operating with authorities, but won't go further. "if ortiz is a cooperating witness that's a big, big

break for prosecutors." ortiz, for now, faces only an illegal weapons charge for allegedly telling police he was carrying a gun the day lloyd was murdered. ortiz pleaded not guilty to the gun charge. his attorney declined comment to cnn. according to a search warrant, ortiz told police the day after lloyd's murder, he and hernandez drove to this two bedroom apartment. police call it a flop house. documents show the football player leased it almost 20 miles from his luxury home -- no explanation why. a neighbor says she barely saw the famous renter.

"no suspicious activity, no girls, nothing other than just typical guy stuff. a little bit loud, a little bit of cigarette smoke, a little bit of maybe pot, but nothing you wouldn't expect from a bunch of guys." hernandez has pleaded not guilty. lloyd's murder investigation is now moving to the grand jury stage. c-n-n has learned a grand jury already is calling witnesses -- some scheduled to appear within the next two weeks. susan candiotti, cnn, new york coming up on kron 4 news weekend.two countries are offering asylum to n-s-a leaker edward snowden. we'll have the story after the break.

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service chief testified that agencies will hire 500 fewer firefighters this year and trucks will be reduced from 950 to 900." senator mccain spoke in prescott, arizona - near the site of the yarnell hill fire. 19 firefighters died fighting the fire. authorities say it may be at least another week before the fire is fully contained. vice president joe biden will attend a special memorial service honoring the 19 fallen firefighters next week. the firefighters were killed last sunday while

battling the so-called yarnell hill fire. the men were members of the prescott fire department's "hotshot" unit-- an elite squad that fights wildfires on the front line. their deaths marked the deadliest day for firefighters since 9-11. the f-b-i arrested a man it says tried to extort 250- thousand from paula deen. thomas pac-ulis of new york is accused of contacting the lawyer for the celebrity chef. authorities say he demanded cash in exchange for keeping quiet about what he called "true and damning" statements that deen made. paculis said the statements would bring financial ruin to deen if released. the federal charge was filed on june 24th, several days after deen released a video let's take a quick look outside this morning. let's check in with janu for your saturday forecast.

giono >>janu: by noontime today we will be dealing with some sixties for the peninsula and coastal areas but we will also see some studies indicated by the on your screen and some eighties in the inland areas. that's pretty much aware of the highs are headed for the warm response. '70s for the bay shores and '60s for the coastal areas. for those of you heading out this evening, temperatures gradually cooling off so many '60s along the bay shores, '50s for the coastal areas and some left over '70s for the warmer areas. breaking down your afternoon highs, we will start and the south bay with plenty of sunshine and very similar conditions yesterday. 82 for campbell, san jose at 84 in morgan hill 3 it into the east bay inland valleys, upper 80s for antioch, livermore, may eighties for pleasant 10 this afternoon. 83 degrees expected for walnut creek. at the east

bay stores, low seventies through oakland, berkeley, san leandro. upper '70's for fremont. as for the coastal areas, a breezy with patchy fog. ocean beach in '64, mid-60's for half moon bay, up 74 palo alto. for the north bay we will finish off with plenty of sunshine. now but coming in at 82 and upper seventies expected for about. your 7 day around the bay is showing temperatures will warm back up tomorrow. not too hot the upper 80s and low 90s for monday and tuesday for inland areas and gradual cooling on wednesday. egypt's interim president is meeting army officials today following deadly overnight fighting. democratically elected islamist president mohammed morsi was overthrown by the military on wednesday. and thursday, the army replaced him with interim

president ad-ly man-soor. egyptian army officials say they're now working with man-soor on a roadmap to new elections. but overnight clashes with morsi supporters killed at least 30 people. the recent violence is now threatening egypt's once- profitable tourism industry. at least 29 students and a teacher were killed in nigeria today. some of the students in today's boarding school massacre were reportedly burned alive by islamic militants. survivors of the attack say there's no protection from militant groups despite the presence of government troops. militants have increasingly targeted civilians in recent years. meanwhile,n-s-a leaker edward snowden now has two possible places to go. currently, snowden is stuck in a moscow airport transit area without a valid u-s passport. but if he can find a way to

fly, he'll be welcomed by venezuela and nicaragua. both countries announced offers of asylum in speeches earlier this week. snowden is wanted in the u- s for disclosing classified programs. south african officials say nelson mandela remains in critical but stable condition this morning. the 94-year-old former president has been in the hospital for nearly a month. he is suffering from a recurring lung infection. court documents released thursday say mandela's health had deteriorated so sharply that his family was considering whether to take him off life support. but a close friend tells reporters that mandela was conscious and responsive earlier this week. spain's famous bull-running festival got off to a bit of a rocky start today. this is video of last year's festival. today, the festivities were delayed by about 20 minutes. authorities first had to

remove an oversize basque flag blocking the launch of fireworks that officially mark the start. the nine-day fiesta usually features a mix of alcohol, adrenaline, and some of spain's most fearsome bulls. it dates back to the late 16th century and is also known for its all-night street parties. believe it or not, gas prices over the holiday weekend are actually going down in most places. we'll tell you why, coming up on kron 4 news weekend. live look outside. james lick freeway. san francisco . a look at our capital which is very appropriate for the holiday weekend. we will be right back.

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you may expect to pay higher gas prices during a holiday weekend. but pamela brown reports fuel prices are actually going down. >>mark: >>whether you drive a gas guzzler or not, it's a good bet you're paying extra attention to prices at the

pump if you're on the road, this holiday weekend. "you never know what's going to happen. it goes up and down all the time" good news. right now, they're going down. the national average for a gallon of gas is just below three-50 a gallon, "it's often a myth that gas prices rise when it's coming to a major holiday. it turns out that it's really not the case. in fact, this year, gas prices have dropped for 20 days in a row." the reason? gas supply is up while consumer demand is down. "one, the economy remains quite weak; two, people are

driving more efficient cars; and three, people really just aren't driving as much as they used to." still, triple-a says this year's prices are the third-highest on record, right behind 3-57 a gallon in 2011 and a long way from the sticker shock we experienced in 2008 with gas prices at more than four dollars. be prepared to dish out more on your holiday road trip if you're driving in west coast states like california and washington. the cheapest spots? southern states like florida and georgia, which have the lowest prices in the country. still, some would rather stay home than fill up! "are you driving anywhere for the fourth?" "yeah, i'm gonna drive my significant other crazy." "that's about as afar as i can afford to get with these prices." drivers in eight states are also getting hit with newly-implemented gas taxes. those states are california, connecticut, maryland, kentucky, nebraska, georgia, wyoming, and north carolina. and now a look at bay area gas prices. some of the bay's most expensive gas today is in san francisco. according to triple-a it's four dollars and six cents for a gallon

of unleaded. san jose and oakland are a better deal. both cities today are tied at three-95-a gallon. let's take a quick look outside this morning. we will return with >>janu: for our full weather forecast this weekend. we will be right back. stay with us. [ male announcer ] it's 7am and steve is already thinking about tomorroorw.

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welcome back. it is a 30 right now. it taking a live without site at walnut creek where we are seeing mostly sunny conditions. turning to our full forecast, here is >>janu: as for temperatures this morning, it has been a mild sparked mainly '50s but starting to see sixties. mid 60s for antioch right now. upper 50s and low 60s currently in the south bay. as we head into the afternoon, we are expecting very similar conditions and terms of your temperature. looks like napa getting to about 82 degrees, upper 60s for downtown san francisco bridge will '70s for the

east bay stores. the low to mid '80s for the south bay and upper 80s for the east bay inland valleys. by 8:00 this evening, temperatures colin to the upper 60s and now but, although 74 fairfield. ultima's 64 east bayshore is at left over low seventies for the south bay. we will talk about your extended forecast coming up but for now we are heading back over to marty. bart trains are running once again. but bart management and its two biggest unions have not reached a deal. has been extended for 30 days. negotiations will continue during that time. trains will run until at least august 4th. if a new deal is not reached by august fourth, the bay area could be looking at another bart strike come august 5th. bart officials say they are

happy service has resumed but there are still a lot of issues to work out with the unions. bart management and the unions still have a lot of issues to deal with. they haven't yet met face to face. instead, they've been communicating through mediators. kron 4 has the latest from the president of one of the unions. we are far apart on our areas that are very important to us, safety, health and workers' compensation. those are are sticking point. kron 4 also heard from bart management. bart communications officer jim allison is hopeful. >> that means some changes in the way our employees contribute to the overall financial health of the system. it contributed to the pension and contributed more to health care cost. ".hopefully, 30 days is

enough to work out the complicated issues and get a contract signed." allison says a mediator is now working out a schedule for negotiations during the next month. a shocking video is released after a woman was violently attacked in san francisco last week. kron 4's grant lodes has the details. we warn you the images are disturbing. >>grant: they are hoping to identify or find all the suspects involved in this robberies and a vicious beating. the victim is on the ground right there. she is trying to get up and then this guy kicks her square in the face. we will freeze the video and slow it down. you can see some people walking away a lot already brought this woman. they directed to this point. she's on her back, goes to get up and this guy rears back and kicks her unconscious. the guy does kind of walks away.

this was early last sunday morning about 150 and the morning and the area of market street near delores street. this was after the peak celebration and the castro and the suspects are described as five black men and one black woman all thought to be in their late teens or early 20s. here is a) the image of the suspect. the victim is recovering at home. we have posted the entire attack video on our web site kron4 dot com. on grant lodes, kron 4 news. a richmond couple is dead after illegal fireworks cause an explosion at their home. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news showing the aftermath. you can see the home on 21st street near roosevelt avenue i

the fire started in a make- shift in-law's suite at the couple's home. they were found inside the garage which did not have smoke detectors. authorities found the couple's 26-year-old son on fire running through the yard. he is in critical condition this morning. firefighters have not damage. in east palo alto -- a road rage incident turns violent when a man is shot in the face. it happened just after midnight near the intersection of cooley and bell avenues. the victim's father says the shooter targeted his son when the young man tried to follow the suspect after a fender bender with another family member. medina says his son is in stable condition but is in danger of losing an eye. the shooter remains at large.

>> i was glad i could be there. just in the right place at the right time. >>mark: he is talking about his decision to run into a burning home to save an elderly woman. >>mark: i don't think of it as being scared at that moment. it's kind of like you've got to do this, someone's calling you update your help and you want to do the right thing. >> it happened on thursday on pine street. he was heading to another call when a downstairs neighbor flagged him down. >> she was telling me there is an elderly woman on the top floor and you have to save her. >> without hesitation, the 15 year police veteran without any fire rescue experience headed up the back stairs of the building. >> i could hear her calling out for help. >> he kicked and the back door and threw six smoke began his search for the woman. >> the smoke was probably up to my chest level. it was

all dark smoke and it's almost like being in a very dark movie theater and there are no lights that are going to come and to give you any kind of visibility but i could hear a voice and i knew she was not far and i just started feeling my way around it was in the kitchen where she said she was. i felt a pile that i felt the title slide and it was a counter and then next thing i know, i felt our arm. i got hold of her arm and i could tell she was probably leaning towards the counter because it was close to the window. she went to the ground and i grabbed her and started dragging her out. i did know how fast the fire was going to come. >> that action has been calling him a hero but the soft-spoken officer says he's just glad he could help. am i am very thankful. i am glad i am ok and again i hope the lee is ok. >> the officer went to the hospital to visit the beckham however she was unable to speak with him. she is suffering its second

and third degree burns on her hands and wrists. and san francisco, dan carmen, kron 4 news. two volunteers from the the job market made strong improvements last month, beating analysts expectations. we will have details coming up after this break. [ wind howling ]

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washington, embarking on the final leg of a history- making cross-country flight. it flew out a little before five a-m this morning, en route to new york city. the flight plan for the revolutionary plane takes it past the statue of liberty before landing at new york's j-f-k airport early tomorrow. the aircraft is powered by eleven- thousand solar cells, soars to 30-thousand feet while at a top speed of 45 m-p-h. the cross-country flight is a tune-up for a planned 2015 flight around the globe with an up-graded version of the plane.

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mount tam cam. here is sort of all-out is >>janu: as for your temperatures, upper 50s . as we put the clock and the motion, we can see eighties going more widespread that is were the warmest temperatures are headed .

upper '70's for martinez as well as noranda. we are expecting plenty of sunshine. 73 degrees for oakland, low seventies for san leandro. now heading over to the south bay, plenty of sunshine for it 82 degrees and san jose. low eighties for santa clara. about. cool temperatures breezy as well. ocean breach downtown san francisco topping out at 69 degrees and we will finish off in the north bay where pretty comfortable temperatures are expected. 81 for santa rosa and sonoma. the 82 degrees expected for napa. your 7 day around the bay shows that temperatures will warm up tomorrow for upper 80s and the spot that we will continue to fill that warming as we start off the work week and looks like about wednesday.

and now we are here with indiana for our movie review--jan./ at the box office 'despicalble me' tramples over the johnny depp western 'lone ranger' in theaters. the animated universal sequel has collected three- times more than the disney cowboy movie since both films debuted wednesday. so far "despicable me- 2" earned nearly 60-million dollars while "the lone ranger" took in nearly 20- million in ticket sales. the way way back: steve carell, toni colette, daly citie's own sam rockwell.a sense of truth.and fun.get ready for a coming of age story that actually works.the way way back is

told from the introverted, confused duncan.he's on a summer vacation with his mother and her overbearing boyfriend. duncan's world changes at a water park. the characters are so real and the humor so organic that we feel something is at stake, it's easy to get invested in the story. not little miss sunshine or the descendents.but full of heart, laughs from rockwell and even sweetness. three hats. augustine: this is a dark and powerful drama, based on a true story. it's the story of a pioneering neuroligist , a mentor to freud.and his star patient. it all happens in belle epoque paris. a kitchen maid is sent to an all female psychiatric hospital.and the doctor chooses her to be his experiment. it is not

frightening.actually will make you grateful not to be living at that time. popular french recording artist soko stars and is completely beleivable. see one of my favorite films camille claudel.then this one.and you'll appreciate two remarkable french women battling the times that tried to control their humanity. new dvd's! venus and serena, quartet, side effects, pa chasing maverick's, oz the great and powerful, cloud atlas and the bay area we have a lot of people who just wait for a trip eiffel's. cloud atlas is a tricky fellow. don't forget about the bullying or rained that's out there on the big screen.

--bling ring. it's about these kids who end up stealing all kinds of jewelry and clothes from the homes of a parent's health and. the use her real home in this because she will do anything for publicity. we have heard on the former lately but make sure that when you see this court because she passed with no talent. it's a really a very good fan of that shows you what's happening with the values of a lot of kids today. next hour i've got an artist, and calligraphy artist who is one of the best in the world. we will also be talking about an artist in the movies. we

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fangood morning. thanks for watching kron 4 news weekend. let's take a quick look outside this morning. gonzalez. our top story this morning..

today is the first full day bart is back up and running after the four day workers strike. kron 4's mike pelton joins us live now from hayward where he has all the details. good morning mike. now that the strike is over, there are now concerns over a possible backlash against bart employees. this has prompted bart spokesperson jim allison to send out a strong message. bart says it is prepared to keep it's employees safe. although the agency doesnt plan to be doing anything different when it comes to security. some bart employees say they feel safe. while others disagree.

>> there will be no tolerance for anyone who verbally or physically abuses anyone who works for bart. is the same as it always was that safety of both our employees and our passengers is number one. we want to send a strong

domestic that even if you are frustrated with the people who are there on the front lines, you need to treat them with respect and within the law. stay with kron 4 as we continue monitoring the bart negotiations and start the 30 day countdown until august 4th. you can find up-to-the minute coverage on kron 4, kron 4 dot com, and our comcast channel 193. new information this morning in the case of a san francisco firefighter suspected of driving a firetruck while drunk. he crashed into a motorcycle. the incident happened last saturday as his crew was responding to what turned out to be a false alarm. kron 4's j.r. stone brings us the latest details.

after she took charge nine years ago. talking about the drug and alcohol test program for fire fighters. >> we have worked diligently to develop random on duty drug and alcohol test policy. >>j.r.: the policy is now front and center just one week after separatist firefighter michael quinn was accused of driving a firetruck drunk but then crashing that truck into a motorcyclist here on fifth and howard which left the person in serious condition. she says at least 300 random drug and alcohol tests are given to firefighters each year. only two people have fight-filled those tests in the past nine years but that but you don't get every member every year although some members get tested to three or four times a year because it is an outside agency.

43 year-old michael quinn may not have ever been tested had it not been for the accident. still go out the fire department stand by their test. >> these are legitimate random test. there are two investigations going on in this case. a fire department internal investigation. and a police department criminal investigation. the fire department investigation could take 2 to 3 weeks to complete. and there is no word as to how long the criminal investigation could take. coming up on kron 4 news weekend, potentially incriminating evidence mounts in the case against former new england patriots player aaron hernandez. that story after the break.

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potentially incriminating evidence mounts as the case against former new england

patriots tight end aaron hernandez moves forward. susan candiotti reports more questions arise about a man who may be playing a key role in the investigation. not much is known about carlos ortiz, but what we know is intriguing. the district attorney identifies ortiz as one of two men in a car with accused murderer aaron hernandez the night odin lloyd was gunned down execution-style. "there was a conversation that occurred in the car where he gets into argument with the victim." how might investigators know about what went on in the car?

a law enforcement source tells cnn ortiz is co- operating with authorities, but won't go further. "if ortiz is a cooperating witness that's a big, big break for prosecutors." ortiz, for now, faces only an illegal weapons charge for allegedly telling police he was carrying a gun the day lloyd was murdered. ortiz pleaded not guilty to

the gun charge. his attorney declined comment to cnn. according to a search warrant, ortiz told police the day after lloyd's murder, he and hernandez drove to this two bedroom apartment. police call it a flop house. documents show the football player leased it almost 20 miles from his luxury home -- no explanation why. a neighbor says she barely saw the famous renter. "no suspicious activity, no girls, nothing other than just typical guy stuff. a little bit loud, a little bit of cigarette smoke, a little bit of maybe pot, but nothing you wouldn't expect from a bunch of guys." hernandez has pleaded not guilty. lloyd's murder investigation is now moving to the grand jury stage. c-n-n has learned a grand jury already is calling witnesses -- some scheduled to appear within the next two weeks. susan candiotti, cnn, new york coming up on kron 4 news

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as wildfires burned across the southwest friday, arizona senator john mccain discussed how across-the- board federal budget cuts, known as the sequester, will impact fire fighting agencies. "the forest service and the department of the interior are facing about 115 million dollars in wildlife suppression cuts - not just cuts to their budget - but a 115 million dollar cut in

their wildlife suppression capabilities. and as senator flake just mentioned, the forest service chief far testified that agencies will hire 500 fewer firefighters this year and trucks will be reduced from 950 to 900." senator mccain spoke in prescott, arizona - near the site of the yarnell hill fire. 19 firefighters died fighting the fire. authorities say it may be at least another week before vice president joe biden will attend a special memorial service honoring the 19 fallen firefighters next week. the firefighters were killed last sunday while battling the so-called yarnell hill fire.

the men were members of the prescott fire department's "hotshot" unit-- an elite squad that fights wildfires on the front line. their deaths marked the deadliest day for firefighters since 9-11. the f-b-i arrested a man it says tried to extort 250- thousand from paula deen. thomas pac-ulis of new york is accused of contacting the lawyer for the celebrity chef. authorities say he demanded cash in exchange for keeping quiet about what he called "true and damning" statements that deen made. paculis said the statements would bring financial ruin to deen if released. the federal charge was filed on june 24th, several days after deen released a video on youtube, apologizing for using racial slurs. let's take a quick look outside this morning. let's check in with janu for your saturday forecast. >>janu: warmer as you had further south along the

peninsula. at 77 degrees expected and redwood city, 78 degrees for palo alto. a degree expected for livermore, low eighties through concord, walnut creek all the way down to pleasanton coming in and the mid '80s. as for the south bay, looking at very similar temperatures to yesterday. 82 degrees in san jose. east bayshore is bringing us low '70's for places like oakland, berkeley. 71 degrees expected there richmond and will finish off in the north bay for those of you heading up to wine country, not the at 82 degrees taken a look at your 7 day around the bay, temperatures will actually warm-up just a little bit now as we head into the work week we are looking for nine days and in one spot, '70s for the bay below '60s around the coast and if we had to win today we will see fog and gradually cooling expected.

egypt's interim president is meeting army officials today following deadly overnight fighting. democratically elected islamist president mohammed morsi was overthrown by the military on wednesday. and thursday, the army replaced him with interim president ad-ly man-soor. egyptian army officials say they're now working with man-soor on a roadmap to new elections. but overnight clashes with morsi supporters killed at least 30 people. the recent violence is now threatening egypt's once- profitable tourism industry. at least 29 students and a teacher were killed in nigeria today.

some of the students in today's boarding school massacre were reportedly burned alive by islamic militants. survivors of the attack say there's no protection from militant groups despite the presence of government troops. militants have increasingly targeted civilians in recent years. new this morning. n-s-a leaker edward snowden now has three possible places to go. currently, snowden is stuck in a moscow airport transit area without a valid u-s passport. but if he can find a way to fly, he'll be welcomed by venezuela, nicaragua and now. bolivia. venezuela and nicaragua extended their offers to him earlier this week, and bolivian leaders said this morning they too would grant asylum if asked. snowden is wanted in the u- s for disclosing classified government surveillance programs. south african officials say nelson mandela remains in

critical but stable condition this morning. the 94-year-old former president has been in the hospital for nearly a month. he is suffering from a recurring lung infection. court documents released thursday say mandela's health had deteriorated so sharply that his family was considering whether to take him off life support. but a close friend tells reporters that mandela was conscious and responsive earlier this week. and,believe it or not, gas prices over the holiday weekend are actually going down in most places. we'll tell you why, coming up on kron 4 news weekend. live loo[ wind howling ]

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you may expect to pay higher gas prices during a holiday weekend. but pamela brown reports fuel prices are actually going down. >>whether you drive a gas guzzler or not, it's a good bet you're paying extra attention to prices at the pump if you're on the road, this holiday weekend. "you never know what's

going to happen. it goes up and down all the time" good news. right now, they're going down. the national average for a gallon of gas is just below three-50 a gallon, "it's often a myth that gas prices rise when it's coming to a major holiday. it turns out that it's really not the case. in fact, this year, gas prices have dropped for 20 days in a row." the reason? gas supply is up while consumer demand is down. "one, the economy remains quite weak; two, people are driving more efficient cars; and three, people really just aren't driving as much as they used to." still, triple-a says this

year's prices are the third-highest on record, right behind 3-57 a gallon in 2011 and a long way from the sticker shock we experienced in 2008 with gas prices at more than four dollars. be prepared to dish out more on your holiday road trip if you're driving in west coast states like california and washington. the cheapest spots? southern states like florida and georgia, which have the lowest prices in the country. still, some would rather stay home than fill up! "are you driving anywhere for the fourth?" "yeah, i'm gonna drive my significant other crazy." "that's about as afar as i can afford to get with these prices." drivers in eight states are also getting hit with newly- implemented gas taxes. those states are california, connecticut, maryland, kentucky, nebraska, georgia, wyoming, and north carolina. and now a look at bay area gas prices. some of the bay's most expensive gas today is in san francisco. according to triple-a it's four dollars and six cents for a gallon of unleaded. san jose and oakland are a better deal.

both cities today are tied at three-95-a gallon. coming up on kron 4 news weekend.the bart trains are running again. but what about contract negotiations? we'll have an update in two let's take a quick look outside this morning.

are back on kron 4 news weekend as we turn the corner on that 930. it was take a live look outside. it's been interesting to watch all morning long is that fog layer which doesn't seem to receive at least not

yet. john m. >>janu: yes you are right. but we may see it shed very soon. temperatures currently. it is starting to warm up slowly. not as when the cause yesterday but breezy conditions, mild temperatures. upper 60s for concord, may 64 hayward and about 65 degrees and san

mateo by 8:00. bart trains are running once again. but bart management and its two biggest unions have not reached a deal. the unions' current contract has been extended for 30 days. negotiations will continue during that time. trains will run until at

least august 4th. if a new deal is not reached by august fourth, the bay area could be looking at another bart strike come august 5th. bart officials say they are happy service has resumed but there are still a lot of issues to work out with the unions. bart management and the unions still have a lot of issues to deal with. they haven't yet met face to face. instead, they've been

communicating through mediators. kron 4 has the latest from the president of one of the unions. kron 4 also heard from bart management. bart communications officer jim allison is hopeful. ".hopefully, 30 days is enough to work out the complicated issues and get a contract signed." allison says a mediator is now working out a schedule for negotiations during the next month. a shocking video is released after a woman was violently attacked in san francisco kron 4's grant lodes has the details. we warn you the images are disturbing. and area of a market street and the lord street after the peak celebration on saturday. the suspects are described as five black men and one black woman and thought to be in late teens or early 20s. here is a close-up and mitchell picked

that woman. the victim is recovering at home. we have posted the entire attack video on our web site kron4 doc,. i'm grant lotus, kron 4 news. two volunteers from the american red cross in san jose will drive an emergency response vehicle to prescott, arizona today to help wildfire victims. this is video of the yarnell fire. they will leave the red cross's silicon valley

chapter for arizona at two this afternoon. the aid vehicle can provide meals for up to 3-thousand people a day. the men plan to stay there for two to three weeks. they will join about 20 bay area red cross volunteers already serving in the prescott area. and a story you will only see on kron 4. we're now hearing from the san francisco police officer called a hero. kron 4's dan kerman reports the man ran into a burning building to save an elderly woman. san francisco police officer matthew lobre is talking about his decision to run into a burning home to save an elderly woman?

it happened thursday at this three story apartment building on pine street? lobre was heading to another call when a downstairs neighbor flagged him down without hesitation, the 15 year police veteran, with no fire rescue experience, headed up the back stairs of the building lobre kicked in the back door of the burning third floor apartment and through thick smoke began his search for the woman that action has many calling him a hero? but the soft spoken officer says he?s just glad he could help

good news on the nations job front. we'll have that story coming up on kron 4 news weekend the job market made strong improvements last month, beating analysts expectations. [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t.

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we are back. the labor department reports the economy added 195 -thousand new jobs in june. the national unemployment rate remains unchanged from may at 7- point-6-percent the federal government lost 5-thousand positions last month, continuing a trend sphene that started in the wake of federal budget cuts and those cuts eliminated 65- thousand government jobs in the past year. the sectors with the biggest job gains last month were leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and retail. a solar-powered plane has lifted off from dulles international airport in washington, embarking on the final leg of a history- making cross-country flight.

it flew out a little before five a-m this morning, en route to new york city. the flight plan for the revolutionary plane takes it past the statue of liberty before landing at new york's j-f-k airport early tomorrow. the aircraft is powered by eleven- thousand solar cells, soars to 30-thousand feet while at a top speed of 45 m-p-h. the cross-country flight is a tune-up for a planned 2015 flight around the globe with an up-graded version of the plane.

whole foods market is issuing a cheese recall. crave brothers - les freres cheese - is being recalled after an outbreak of a bacterial infection was discovered. details on the recalled hot product are on your screen. officials say it sickened people in several states and killed at least one. the product sells under different names including les freres and crave brothers les freres. the bacteria found was listeria and it can lead to severe illness for women who are pregnant or people who have weakened immune systems. officials say one woman reportedly suffered a miscarriage due to the bacteria.

giono welcome back to kron4 morning news weekend. you could see a mix of sun and clouds as we look to the coastal areas. it still dealing with some dense fog about pretty sunny conditions and land. livermore as 63 degrees and santa rosa currently as 60 degrees. taking a look at the east bay and 1 ties, that we will see the warmest temperatures. about mid '80s for pleasant in this afternoon, 84 degrees expected in the south bay.

82 degrees expected for campbell. mid '60s for half moon bay. 77 degrees for redwood city. well eighties for sonoma and upper seventies expected for petaluma and about this afternoon. your 7 day around the bay showing us that temperatures are going to warm up tomorrow as you start your work week, we are looking low 90s, right now is now 47. let's check in with a jammed. --jan.

>> here is some arts you are seen for a film festival. it was done as part of telegraphy is what we think about but it is caught-- called challigrafitti. explain to us. it what you do? >> is a term like going to because my background as graffiti but i am also very much influenced by calligraphy and then i just

merged to and merged it into a word as well. all the gold paint, the monks who were riding those books in those days must have done it. i'm using this more and more lately cents i'm doing more painting. it's become more painting and calligraphy.

>> she and diane wii and. we were all together at a restaurant and we met at least that we know each other from somewhere and we headed off and became really good friends and we started working together last year.

sometimes you work with other artists. it's just wonderful the way to collaborate i still use a lot of those graphic

techniques and also the type of design and fonts and lettering and also the whole idea of promoting. i still use that. >> it's an amazing trick you have taken us on and you always take us on and now you have one big gallery rather than a smaller gallery and less to show people how they can be a part of this fund. don't remember that aren't up lets us and get us out of reality as joseph different perspectives.

>> thank you both for being here. keep that are coming and we will be back after this.

at the box office the rainbow colored victorian homes fool you-- san francisco is the ""snobbiest"" city in the country. that's according to the consensus of travel and leisure magazine's readers, who were asked to rank 35 major u-s metropolitan areas on their snobbishness. san francisco was voted the city that holds its nose highest in the sky. it was followed by new york city, boston and minneapolis-saint paul. santa fe and seattle tied for fifth.

the magazine cites san francisco's reputation for being a serious ""foodie city"" as cause of its top ranking. that's a wrap things up for us. thanks for tuning and have a great day. [ man ] we have a go for auto sequence start.

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