>> good morning, top stories we're following this tuesday july 30th. a fire in san francisco's visitacion valley uncovers a marijuana grow. we'll have more on what fire crews discovered. >> bart negotiators head back to the table today after yet another *unsuccessful day of talks. what's next for workers and riders as we are now just five days away from a second >> and a flash flood watch remains in effect this morning even as tropical we'll take a look at how the across the bay area. >> we are waking up to a chilly temperatures. everyone is in the '50s. it will be fairly stubborn. the cloud cover is not only

impacting the coastline but the evidence was as well. i will have a full details come up in my next report. >> what was reported as a stalled car by the metering lights turned out to be just and debris. there are no lanes blocked. bank filet the commute is still pretty normal. all around the bay area you will find only light traffic. you have your typical slow spots for 580 westbound. >> firefighters in san francisco discover a pot grow at a house fire this morning. the fire broke out overnight in the 100 block of tucker avenue. that's near john mclaren park.

the fire has been put out. investigators say they found at least 60 marijuana plants inside the house. something firefighters say occurance. >> the people living next door thought that the fire was coming from their home. they called 911 and the fire department came out. they quickly realize that it was not coming from their home. you can see how the smoke and flames have damaged exterior of this place. here is video that we receive from 1:15 a.m.. this is when they realize the there were 60 pot plants inside. there were in five different rooms. this stretches all away to the back in the fire department had to fight the flames from below. this is how big this fire was. it was much harder the what they expected. i had a chest

of talk to the fire department and this is what they had to say about the frequency of these pot growing fires. >> this tends to be a problem here and this is becoming a part of our fire operations. they put plywood over windows and doors so it makes it a trial for a fireman to get out. if something goes one you are stuck. >> unfortunately no one was injured. they had the dow's with with more and more just to make sure it was completely out. they're trying to track down a homeowner or whoever may be renting the place. no one was injured next door and it will try to monitor this situation and speak with some of the neighbors to see how long these people were here all along or when was

the last time that this saw them. >> watching what is now tropical depression "flossie" off the coast of hawaii. the storm had been categorized as a tropical storm as it headed for hawaii's big island and maui. the storm is not only affecting residents in hawaii, but also travelers around they bay area. there were several cancellations yesterday, and more are expected today. kron 4's solo reporter jackie sissel is live at san francisco international airport with an update. things are looking better today than they did yesterday. if you are trying to go to the island i cannot tell you that that would be good news. many flights were canceled about a half-dozen or more. in fact, a united cancelled all their flights going into hawaii. it is a

different story this morning and the good news is that according to the board, all the flights leaving our own time. you can see that these are the arriving flights that are coming in from there and three of those have been cancelled. if you have someone who is coming home from you need to call the carrier just to make sure. yesterday, more than half a dozen flights were canceled and i had a chance to talk to one frustrated travelers. >> i had stood in three different lines. they told me they had a reservation and then i had to move to another line. i was in the third line and they told me i was on standby. it looks like as soon as i try to a get out of here-s >> the tropical depression is going to the island or

towards the tail end which means said they are still being affected. that is why the departing flights to arrive are affected. they are letting the flights that are leaving to go over because it would take five to six hours to get there anyway. you should call your carrier and check before you come now. >> the bay area is now just * five days away from another possible bart strike. but now, we're hearing a different tone from one of the unions. the a-t-u. representing station agents, train operators and clerical workers. continues to express frustration on what they say is a lack of progress in negotiations. but those with the s-e-i-u union, who represent mechanics, custodians and clerical workers, say while there are several major issues on the table to discuss, they seem optimistic about the talks.

>> we are optimistic, it is possible to get a deal in six days. there is no question that a deal can be achieved as long as the both parties are willing to negotiate. we hope that they have had a change of heart. there are important things to be discussed. >> >> bart general manager grace crunican interrupted yesterday by union protestors. she was giving a speech to the american transportation association in san francisco. the protestors were demanding bart's lead negotiator, thomas hock, to step down. union reps were upset hock took several days off for an approved vacation. stay with kron 4 news as we

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explosion. authorities first feared that as many as 15 workers at the " blue win rhino propane plan " could have been killed when several blast blew off the building's roof. witness in the area described the scene as the explosion happened. >> all the workers are accounted for this morning. seven people were taken to the local hospital. the extent of their injuries is not known at this time. >> we will start off with a live look from mount tam cam. we will not see any sunshine for those of bill and half moon bay. the temperatures are wide spread. take a look a santa

rosa. 57 degrees in livermore and 59 out the door in fremont. we're still dealing with clouds into the 7:00 hour. although these clouds are stubborn is is pretty big outside. we do not have any problems with visibility. i knew you could expect sunny skies. >> i do want to focus on afternoon highs started in the east bay. brett wood will be coming in at 83 degrees and the same thing is for pittsburg. it will be cooler along the waterfront. 70 degrees for castro valley. we're looking for to a fairly comfortable day.

morgan hill will be coming in at 80 in downtown san francisco have a high of 61 degrees. last but not least napa and sonoma will be coming in as 75 degrees. >> your kron 47 day around the bay highlights the cooler pattern through thursday. it will be warmer weather as we transition to the weekend. the time is 6:18 a.m.. >> we are still looking at a pretty good ride are round the bay. here at the bay bridge and there is a backup that is a forming. the metering lights have been activated. the drive time is over 14 minutes. you're ride to the san mateo bridge however has no changes. the drive time has increased slightly. there are no

problems across the span. the golden gate bridge 1 01 is still light and easy. we are problem and delay free. >> updating your drive time is 16 minutes from hercules to berkeley. westbound 24 is still looking good. we still have heavy traffic for 580 westbound. the south bay freeway has a little bit of slowing on 1 01 north bound. the north bay ride for 101 is still looking good with no delays. however, there is an accident on highway 37. this is on the shoulder and it is possible that a man not back things up to bed early. >> new this morning, the federal energy regulatory

commission is charging and j.p. morgan chase with manipulating the energy market by charging california and the midwest electricity grids 80 times prevailing power prices. according to regulators and j.p. morgan's susidiary, j.p. morgan ventures energy corp., engaged in eight minutes to if techniques, which took advantage of power market rules, to obtain payments above the market rate. just across the wires, j.p. morgan chase is already assembling with the government and paid a $410 million fine. 125 million of that will go to rate payers, although the company disputes the charges. >> watching wall street this

morning. future trading show all three indexes in the positive this morning. investors are waiting for a series of major economic reports later this week. tomorrow the government will report their first estimate of u.s. economic growth for the second quarter. on friday it will publish its monthly job survey. >> here is a look at the closing numbers. the dow fell 36 points. the nasdaq fell 14 points. the s&p 500 fell six points. >> the federal reserve meets today although no one is expecting any changes in policies. the federal reserve might choose to raise its key short-term rate. the fed has kept a band rate near 0 since 2008. it said it plans to keep it there a lease as long as unemployment remains above 6.5%. unemployment is now at

a 7.6%. >> fast-food workers across new york city are striking for better pay and the right to unionize. while cows and demonstrations were held at restaurants including mcdonald's, burger kimg. amd wendy's. activists say that hundreds of workers had walked off their jobs. they are demanding a minimum wage increase in calling for better benefits. the national fast food for a campaign is organizing the demonstrations. spokesman with the burger king and wendy's both said that they respect the rights of their

workers. >> it has been day #2 of a preliminary hearing in harrisburg, pa., that will determine whether there's enough evidence to bring to trial three former penn state officials in the jerry sandusky child abuse case. former penn state president gramm spanier, retired vice president gary schultz and ex athletic director tim curley are accused of selling to tell police about the allegations again sandusky, and then try to hide what they knew. sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of child molestation last june and is serving 30-60 years in prison. >> a people, including three children, were injured after an explosion shook the south philadelphia neighborhood over the weekend. take a look at this video. one home

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the islamist president has been detained by the military. >> a round of talks between iraeli and palestinian negotiators began today in washington. the discussions follow six months of shuttle diplomacy by secretary of state john kerry to restart negotiations that broke down in 2008. since 2000, i sraeli settlements have doubled in the west bank. the palestinians are claiming that arabs will outnumber jews in the holy land by 2000 and 20.20. >> the senate has confirmed

that james comey will be the new fbi director. he was the former deputy attorney general who worked in the georgia w. bush administration. the 93-to one bolt came after republican senator rand paul of kentucky dropped his filibuster ulf comey over concerns about domestic drones. >> we will be right back.

>> welcome back the opening bell on wall street. hopefully we can make up yesterday's losses. >> we will not go over to

erica to look at the whether. >whether.eather. >> later on to that was a sunny skies and mild weather. the fog will make a comeback for later on tonight. satellite and radar shows that the fall the bank is pushing in but working its way inland. gray skies for just about everyone. cooler weather through thursday and a weekend warm- up. i will have full details of what to expect at 6:45 a.m.. >> there is the back of building on the east bay freeway. the heaviest traffic is still an estate 580 and westbound highway 4.

the south bay freeway is still looking good with no problems or delays. we're still watching the north bay accident on 37 that has not yet been called a hot spot. >> firefighters in san francisco discovered a pot grow while madeleine a house fir battling a house fire. the fire broke on overnight in the 100 block of tucker ave. that is near john mclaren park. the fire has been put out. investigators said it finally 60 marijuana plants inside the house. >> police in cupertino are investigating an accident that killed one person and closed highway 85 for a few hours. the crash happened

late night when two vehicles collided. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. >> about 30 residents in east oakland came together last night to hear from city officials about safety. the meeting comes almost a week after the murder of a longtime resident. investigators say that they have some promising leads, however this still need the help of the community to catch the killers. >> these are tragic incidents but every desk, every shooting, is a tragedy. the neighbors need to get to know each other and bond together. they need to put pressure on the elected officials.

>> she added that they are committed to making the community safe for. >> we are watching what is now tropical depression fl ossie off the coast of hawaii. the storm had been categorized as a tropical storm as it headed for hawaii's big island and maui. this is video waves caused by the storm. the national weather service says in a flash flood watch remains in effect until tonight. flossie may still cause power outages and road closures. >> you want to get home and get in a shelter. >> so far this morning, sfo and oakland international airport are reporting no

delays or cancellations into hawaii. >> i quickly want you to look at satellite and radar and show you the storm's path. it has been downgraded. that means that the winds have weekend. they're just below 35 mi. per hour. this is just past the big island. they did see a to 6 in. of rain. we still have flood advisories but the tropical storm warning has been cancelled. we are talking about very humid conditions. we will continue to monitor the historic drop the course of the morning. >> the time is 6:34 a.m.. a united airlines employee and his fiancee are being

accused of stealing passengers' bags at sfo. authorities say was happening at a time when sfo was thrown into chaos in that aftermath of the asiana plane crash. detectives say that the surveillance footage shows united airlines employee and sean crudup, his fiancee and an unidentified woman going through suitcases. they could have got away with it if it was not for the fiancee who tried to return a stolen item to norstrom for a for a thousand dollar credit. >>the store contacted the person more rigidly purchase items and stated that the sister was there trying to

return the men that is when they found out that she did not have a sister. >> the victim called police and officers arrested the two suspects just before they were about to board a flight to hawaii. this source the suspect's home and found a couple stow more suitcases' than they had originally thought. authorities are currently going through more surveillance video to see how long the united airlines employees was helping himself to an unattended bags. >> we will be right back. cucut!t!

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a rare but deadly brain eating parasites. what is more alarming is how doctors believe she got the infection, after going swimming at a water park. >> kali hardig went swimming in this lake and a water park in little rock, arkansas and came down with parasitic meningitis. this is a rare infection caused by a brain eating amoeba. this infection had struck only 31 other people in the past 10 years. the centers

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>> new york city will be coming in at 82 degrees and 76 degrees in chicago. dallas is coming in at 98 degrees. your 7 day around the bay shows cooler weather through thursday. there will be that we can warm-up. >> we continue to monitor a

pretty good ride and we are still not tracking any hot spots. the chp just has minor incidents. the toll plaza has a lot of traffic westbound. the back up is between the 880 and west grand. is about 16 to 70 minutes.17 minutes. if you are coming from highway 92 the drive time is just 11 minutes. the golden gate bridge is still a problem for 841 01 southbound and so is the ride through marin. >> less up that the commute for the east bay. westbound interstate 80 is starting to pick up 18 to 19 minutes from hercules to berkeley. westbound 24 is a little slow through or brenda. there is congestion on 680

in the southbound direction. 101 is starting to show signs of slowing although to 80 northbound 87 is also sluggish. in the north bay the southbound ride is starting to slow down and the drive time is still under 24 minutes. >> this communication tower that fail was the work of vandals. officers responded to this tower. the tower- cesta calls of the tower falling was some form a vandalism. >> the time miss 6:47 a.m.. more than 100 children have been saved. well those children were here from the bay area.

>> the final four, the super bowl, then something that you would not find the sports pages. >> more girls felt the season-ticket holders. >> we have had children recovered from each of these events. multiple children from these events in the past. >> but you're stated that a sweet covered 76 american cities. that include casinos, motels, internet sites and truck stops. >> operation trucross country rescued children and arrested the hundred and 50 pence and others.150 pimps and

>> some of the children end up here on this side for adults. >> this is 8 expensive industry. i was sold on here as a minor. the fbi stated the they're using this website to arrest child prostitutes. >> the eastern span of the bay bridge this is supposed open has been delayed to december. now, there's a chance that it may be open before then. they are working to install metal plates for more support. caltran is asking the regulators to review the

planned beckham possibly lead to an earlier opening. >> twitter may be going public. they have posted a job opening for a manager for outlining ipo plans. they have not been same much and that will not give any hints. the company is not even thinking about ipo but they are expected to be the biggest since facebook. >> on to bay area sports the oakland athletics are still doing good. -reg added a to run double. they a's beat them 9-4. >> the oakland a's pitcher retired the first of the

game. the giants, were at the white house. president obama stated that they're making and habit of dropping in. he honored their victory in their community service work. he stated that their second title in three season was because a stellar pitching, defense, and timely pitches. >> we do have willie mays in the house. house democratic leader and nancy pelosi, along with san francisco mayor ed lee were also in attendance. the giants will now head to philadelphia to take on the phillies this afternoon at 4 05 our time. >> here is a live look outside for mark van ness

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>> the government says that more cancer deaths could be prevented a certain current and former heavy smokers get annual ct scans. it is the first time the the government has got about conlon cancer screening for heavy smokers. a panel with the u.s. preventive services task force recommended the scans for people ages 55 to 79 who spoke a pack of cigarettes a day. >> researchers are working to create a virtual speech therapist for patients who have lost their language skills to do to a stroke or other head trauma. the avatar is designed to help

people practice their speaking skills after insurance has stopped covering their visits. >> angelina jka ajoa jolie playa lot of roles, and actor, mother, u.s. ambassador and now she is adding a another to the list, topping earning. source has unveiled its list of actresses who earned the most money over the past year. topping the list is jolie, who are earned a whopping $33 million since last june. she stars in " the hundred gameger games "ames catching f"

which opens in november. she is followed by kristen store, who was the most paid actors last year. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news at 7:00 a.m.. we will have the latest on bart negotiations with its union as talks resumed today tried to avoid a second strike. >> a massive blast ripped through a propane plant in central florida, leaving several workers injured. >> we are also talking bay area baseball. the a's continue to roll across the rest of the american league. we will talk to gary look at 'em.

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