the bart strike deadline is now just days away, and both sides of the bargaining table appear to still be far developments in the contract negotiations. and a new lawsuit has been filed against asiana airlines by a victim of the month. we'll tell you just how much he's asking for.and we're tracking bay area weather this morning. we'll have your full forecast in just a moment. good morning and thanks for joining us on this thursday, and first day of august. lets start off with your forecast from erica. how's it looking erica? >>erica:

san printers got at 56 degrees, 58 out the door in oakland. satellite and radar shore where we are dealing with cloud cover and it's a little bit more patchy and not well organized. into the afternoon, i want to talk temperatures. futurecast 4 shows by 12:00, 64 are bayshore. it is going to be a little bit warmer at livermore, concord and for those of you and fairfield. as you put the clock into motion we will continue to gain a few degrees in fact, temperatures predominantly in the '80s are for your highs for the delta and portions of the north bay street it will cool again by 8:00 p.m. tonight. we will see an increasing cloud cover with temperatures back in the '60s and holding onto a few low 70's. if i do want to break down afternoon highs expected for you today. let's start with a look at the east bay shoreline. well eighties for concord and antioch. in

terms of their extended forecast, the 7 day around the bay shows temperatures will be below the seasonal average for all two. here's a look at traffic with the >>janu: thanks a lot erica. let's jump into our bridge check 3 we will start with the westbound a the ride. and no incidents to report. and not tracking any major backups are problems of the san mateo bridge. we will head over to the golden gate bridge both northbound and southbound street traffic moving along as smoothly. >>anny:our top story this morning. bart union contracts are set to expire at midnight on sunday. that means union workers could go back to the picket lines next monday. however, the union has to

give the public 72-hours notice. both sides are still far apart regarding the main issues. those include pay, medicalat the end of negotiations yesterday, unhappy union members were pointing fingers at bart management, saying it's all their fault. >>: our union members have forgone vacations because they understand the seriousness of this situation. we are invested in bart. >>anny: everyone is expected back at the bargaining table again today. if they can't come to an agreement by the end of the day, both unions will issue a 72 hour warning of another strike. transit officials admit that it is impossible for any transit agency to take on the 400- thousand people who ride bart each weekday. officials warn traffic in the bay area could be much worse than during the

earlier july bart walkout. you can see the back up from the last bart strike that happened during the 4th of july holiday. when many people were on vacation. now officials say that 10- percent additional drivers are expected be on the roads next week if there is early july, san francisco bay ferries carried an average of 18-thousandthat's three- times more riders than on a regular day. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. showing people crowded onto the boats. this time around s-f bay ferries says it is prepared to put more boats out on the water. they will also add extra trips during the morning and evening commute. you can get the latest strike threat no matter where you go with the new kron 4 news app. it is free and available on just about any mobile

device; android, apple, blackberry, kindle. it's another way we're giving you more local news, the kron 4 news app, but seriously injured in the asiana airlines crash has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the carrier. zhengheng xie is filing under an exemption in an international treaty that limits legal actions by foreigners. the treaty would have limited xie's legal settlement to no more than $135,000 in china, where he is from, or south korea, where asiana is based. but xie's son purchased his father's round-trip ticket in the united states, making treaty. the july 6 crash left three passengers dead and 180 injured.

insan francisco's refuse collection and disposal rate anpercent rate increase for and trash collection. this rate hike will go into willthe board finalized the approval of a monthly increase of 6-dollars and 17 cents. that's up from the current rate of 27-dollars and 91- cents for households with three 32-gallon bins. however, if a household switches to a smaller 20- gallon bin their rate would decrease to 24-dollars and 68-cents. the decrease is in an effort to get more people to recycle and compost. a man is under arrest after a vicious attack on a woman in san francisco's castro district. police say christopher porter baily of oakland was arrested and accused of robbing a female suspect and then kicking her in the head. he pleaded not guilty. this attack happened last month during gay pride weekend - early in the morning near market and dolores streets.

fight in the robbery. district attorney george gascon says additional people will be brought to justice. not is it but it got it is, to audit our print, to our east but it is. >>anny: gascon was one of several public officials to attend a town hall meeting last night at the eureka valley recreational center in the castro district. many residents were there to express concern over safety in their neighborhood. kron4 morning news continues after this break. a cottage start to the day. we will expect conditions very similar to yesterday's. more details coming up on your forecast when we come back.

welcome back. the time now is 410. new flight restrictions at s-f-o are now in place. they come after the crash of asiana flight 2-14. and they only involve international flights landing at the airport. kron 4's scott rates shows us how those new restrictions work and what passengers are saying about them. >>scott: the faa telling me that they took these actions after noticing an increase in the amount of go around out here on these two runways. these new regulations have been going on for about a week here at sfo. let me show you what i am talking about. here is one way to eight left and on the other side is runway to eight right. they run parallel to each other. you concede to aircraft and this guy coming in for a landing. normally these two aircraft could actually land side by side but under new regulations they have to be staggered. you can see what aircraft

here is in the front end will land first and then you can see the aircraft in the back here will plant after that first aircraft has already touched down. the faa telling me they have set these new temporary regulations into place and the hopes that it will minimize pilot distractions during a very critical phase of flight 3 it up on to the big question. are we seeing flight delays because of the restrictions? whelp faa tells me know we haven't hit the airport says it is unclear and it is hard to tell at the delays are due to the restrictions 3 passengers say absolutely. >>: how low can you been delayed? >>: about three hours reported baton >>: the faa tell me these

new restrictions will stay in place until at least the end of august. reporting and san mateo county, scott rates, kron 4 news. >>anny: kron4 morning news continues after these messages. first a live outside of this pre friday at the bay bridge toll plaza. time now for 12.

welcome back. local officials across northern california are growing more frustrated with illegal marijuana grows. they've asked the state for help in protecting streams and rivers from harmful sediment and chemicals used in the illegal grows, which are often carved out of hillsides by bulldozers. they had hoped to charge growers under federal and state clean water regulations with tougher penalties than the infractions local officials could impose. but so far, the state agency in charge of protecting the region's water says it is too dangerous. dozens of gay couples are

getting married in minneapolis as minnesota becomes the latest state to legalize same-sex marriage. the law allowed weddings to begin just after midnight this morning. and 42 couples were married by the mayor of minneapolis and several other county judges. midnight weddings were also planned at several other county courthouses around the state. as well as at the mall of america. and take a look at your weather. good morning erica. >>erica: sunshine into the afternoon. you will notice temperatures will be on the cool side. take a look in santa rosa at 49 degrees right now. 57 and fairfield and concord so still pretty chilly as you head out to work or school. we will see similar conditions in to the 8:00 hour but by 12:00, fog starts to clear out. into the afternoon temperatures will turn from the low 60s to the low 80s. futurecast 4

tracking '60s and '70s by much time and again, looks like we will see few low eighties into the afternoon highs. putting the clock into motion, clouds will return, temperatures start to drop in to the at 8:00 hour. your afternoon highs for today. starting in the south bay, sunnyvale 75, for cupertino, los '70s for those of you in mountain view. turning to the east bay, some eighties and antioch and danville, fairfield with a high of 81 degrees and 74 for those of you in vallejo. as we turn to the peninsula, downtown san francisco 63 degrees, not with a high of 76 and will '70s for santa rosa. that kron 47 day around the bay forecast highlights temperatures below the seasonal average pre expect morning fog at afternoon sunshine to continue into next week. 416. here is >>janu:. still major problems. unstick a look at our bridges. your westbound a ride as to approach the

toll bridge play that is bay bridge toll plaza. no accidents. taking it over to the golden gate bridge, you can see runways looking pretty clear some major backups there as well. taking a look at traffic maps, we will start in the east bay. hercules the berkeley about 11 minutes. everything running on time. same goes fare was off 580 ride out of livermore as we head toward the south bay, not tracking any major incidents north bound ride out of downtown san jose when a one as well as to 83 and also patrick any delays for yourself bound 101 ride through marin county at this time. >>anny:the case of an ohio man who imprisoned three women in his home for more than a decade.will reach its conclusion today with his sentencing. ariel castro pleaded guilty last week to 937 counts including murder and kidnapping. but before a judge delivers a sentence, the man some consider a monster is

expected to deliver a lengthy statement. cnn's ed payne has the story. >>ed payne: aerial castros plea deal adopt the that is drop the death penalty. court sources say aerial sentencing hearing at the last hours with witness' testimony. this will not change his said it will help prosecutors establish a record in case he tries to appeal and the future. part of that record includes a psychiatrist evaluation of his three victims. the devaluation documents a brutal beating and repeated rape at the hands of aerial castro. the document details nights correct. >>: she was the one doing the doctor rain. she was stepping in to protect her. she became almost a protector. >>: michelle knight was the first and oldest to aerial

castros captives. she suffered the longest and most severely according to records. an official close to the investigation said that night. and a hand written note post of facebook and michelle knight said she was overwhelmed by the support from complete strangers. writing, it's comforting. life is tough but i'm tougher. just when the caterpillar thought the life was over. she became a butterfly. " i'm and paint reporting. fare >>anny: o de since and has been granted parole on some charges stemming from the 2008 kidnapping and armed

robbery convictions. but it doesn't mean he will be getting out of prison any time soon. the nevada board of parole commissioners released an order approving his parole request. if perot becomes effective on october 2nd. but he still faces at least four more years in prison on other charges. since it was serving a maximum 33 years sentence for his role in a 2007 hotel robbery. he claims he was recovering his own property for some sports memorabilia dealers. simpson's lawyer are asking for a new trial. it is looking more like major league baseball will issue severe suspensions of several players including new york yankees star alex rodriguez for their connection to performing- judge performance drugs. the mlb is prepared to give a ride a lifetime ban from baseball unless he agrees to not quite a lengthy suspension. the other

players are likely to get a 50 game ban. a ride admitted to using performance enhancing drugs earlier in his career but his agent says he will appeal a suspension he is issued. penalties are expected to be announced this friday. the search continues for the gun used in the aaron hernandez murder case. investigators we're back in connecticut yesterday looking for the weapon the former n-f-l star used to murder odin lloyd. surveillance photos from hernandez's massachusetts home show him holding what appears to be a gun shortly before and after lloyd was killed. lloyd's body was found on june 17th near hernandez's home. an attorney representing san diego's mayor says the city should foot the bill to defend bob filner against a sexual harassment lawsuit because he never received state-required sexual harassment training. filner's lawyer made the arguments in a letter to city council on monday-- one day before the council voted to deny filner funds for his legal defense. filner's former communications director is suing the mayor and the city-- alleging the mayor

made unwanted sexual advances. san diego's city council has made it clear they want to have no part in the legal dealings of the mayor, and they are urging filner to resign. we will break down the forecast and led general with the warmer weather is returning. after the break. time now is 422.

good morning things for which the upper stand up with a kron4 morning news. to develop and carry temperatures for today. sixties for the coast. expect a brief fog and plenty of sunshine to go round. temperatures will be a little bit warmer as we head into the weekend. full details on what to expect read your 7 day around the

bay coming up in just a couple of minutes. >>: hear stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >>:>>you want me to look for the vodka or you going to bring it back out? >>stanley:if you are going to drink vodka and beer at 11am in the morning i have a suggestion avoid the muni bus shelters like the plague >>but i paid for that you taking my open container >>stanley: san francisco police and the sfmta are having zero tolorance for any shanagans at muni bus stop >>who is this? i don't want to be on tv, don't drink in the public i don't want to be on tv, don't do that! >>funny the police don't what you drinking at the bus stops so we both don't get what we want. go figure >>stanley:they were drinking vodka and steel reserve beer which they were both issued tickets for open containers >>stanley: the liquor get poured out and they are

told to get not hang out at the bus stop how much that vodka cost you? >>it cost me two fifty, why? >> i'm out here doing my thing and hello i'm in the bus stop so it's my money right i can spend if i want to right >>stanley: and not long after the officers finished writing the tickets this person walked up to the bus shelter and was looking for a light she was given a little bit of advice from one of the officers there is no smoking at any bus stop it's really not hard to find people smoking at bus stops around san francisco these guy on market are just chilling at the puffing on something that smells just like weed but the biggest problem san francisco police are dealing with is what this man was busted for selling muni transfer according to sfpd this is his third arrest for the very same thing when the police rolled up on him he

dumped a wad of transfers so for the record open containers >> i don't have no id >>stanley: smoking and illegal selling of transfers are just a few of the things that you might want to think twice about is you are in or about muni stops. in san francisco, stanley roberts, kron 4 news. kron4 morning news continues. when we return an update on the latest of the bart negotiations. we will be right back. hñ

positive at this hour. our top story this morning. bart union contracts are set to expire at midnight on sunday. that means union workers could go back to the picket lines next monday. however, the union has to give the public 72 hours' notice. both sides still far apart regarding the main issues. those include pay, medical benefits, and pensions. at the end of negotiations yesterday unhappy union members were pointing fingers at bart management saying it's all their fault.

>>: you have negotiators on their side who go on vacations at a critical time. our workers have forgone-are union members have forgone vacations because they are invested in bart. >>anny: everyone is expected back at the bargaining table again today. if they can come to an agreement by the end the day, both units will issue a 72 hour warning of another strike. >>: transit officials admit that it is impossible for any transit agency to take on the 400,000 people who ride bart each weekday. officials want traffic and the bay area could be much worse than during the earlier july bart walkout. you can see the back up from the late-last bart strike that happened during the fourth of july holiday and many people were on vacation. now official said it tempers and additional drivers are expected to be on the road to next week if there is another strike.

let's get an update on whether with erica. >>erica: and look at afternoon highs for today. not a big change from yesterday's numbers. to walnut creek at 82. it looks like temperatures will stay in the '70s for martinez and her rent up for it as we take it to the east bay shoreline, plenty of sunshine for the afternoon. it will feel pretty nice out there with oakland as '70s after 67 degrees. down in the south bay, comfortable weather for you. to a good mixing of '70s and '80s. morgan hill 85, 82 in evergreen. turning our attention to the peninsula, you'll notice downtown san francisco with 63 degrees. upper 60s and san bruno fairly chile with cloud cover in daly city. ocean beach, take a look at this, temperatures struggling to make it out of the 53

redwood city but a high of 78 degrees today it looks like we will see '70s and the north bay with sonoma as 78, 76 for those of you and napa and low eighties for those of you in fairfield. your kron 47 day around the bay forecast highlight temperatures on the cooler side but still below average. looks like it will be a little bit warmer into the middle of next week. 433. here is >>janu:. everything still running pretty smoothly out there. taking a look at your bridge check. at the west 80 ride no problems. the problem free as your heading toward the san mateo bridge. about 12 minutes 3 it will finish off here at the golden gate bridge. your drive time from about into san francisco about 23 minutes. after any major delays at the golden gate bridge at this time. >>anny: time now is 433. new

this morning. a chinese professor who has seriously injured who was seriously injured and the asiana airlines crash has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the carrier. zhengheng xie its filing under that exemption in an international treaty that limits legal actions by foreigners. the treaty would have limited xie's legal settlement and no more than $135,000 in china, where he is from, or south korea, where asiana is based. but xie's sunup purchases father's round-trip ticket in the united states, making it an exception to the rate- treaty. the july 6th crash

left her passengers dead and 180 injured. san francisco's refuse collection and disposal rate board has finalized a 22% rate increase for trash collection. the rate hike will go into effect starting today. the board finalize the approval of a monthly increase of $6.17. that's up from the current rate of $27.91 for household with 3 32 gal. benz. however if the household switches to a smaller 20 gal. been there rate would decrease to $24.60. the decrease is an effort to get more people to recycle and compost. a man is under arrest after a vicious attack on a woman in san francisco's castro district. police said christopher porter bailey of

oakland was arrested and accused of robbing a female suspect and then kicking her and the head. he pleaded not guilty. this attack happened last month during gay pride week and early in the morning near market in the war street. police say bailey was one of several people took part in the robbery. district attorney george gaskin says additional people will be brought to justice. gaskin was one of several public officials to attend a town hall meeting last night at the eureka valley recreational center and the castro district. many residents were there to express concern over safety in their neighborhood. bed bugs have been confirmed in one of the to goodwill warehouse is still shut down in the bay area this morning. bed bugs were found

in a section of the san francisco warehouse at 11th and mission and exterminators are scheduled to treat the affected area there later today. this bill shows a past control inspector and his bedbug sniffing dog leaving the charities burlingame location after searching the area for several hours. no trace of the bugs found there. the dog got worn out before checking the entire space and another dog will be brought in to finish the job today. meantime, people showing up to drop off the nation's or shop were unnerved at the news. >>: and claudia start to the date for some locations. san francisco, good morning to you. your now at 55 degrees at this hour. looking for a high of 63 under mostly sunny skies was the clouds and fog clears out. we'll be right back. --cloudy staryt.

good morning. watching wall street this morning. futures trading shows all three indexes positive at this hour. after their brawley's the stock market closed out to live with his best monthly gain since january. here's a look at how the markets closed yesterday. the dow fell 21 points. the nasdaq gained 10.3 in the s&p fell--s&p 500 fell a fraction. attorneys for j.c. penney and macy's are said to be back in court today after a three month rate to present: arguments in a contract dispute over a partnership with the mark the store brand. the case centers on whether macy's has exclusive rights to sell certain mark the store's merchandise including back items and kitchenware. the trial was put the ceos of both

companies and stores herself on the stand. and your state supreme judge could decide the case as early as tomorrow. --martha stewart brand. the pentagon officials insist they're not crying wolf when they say proposed budget cuts could bet that a severely harm the military. defense secretary chuck capel said about $500 billion in automatic budget cuts slated to take effect over the next decade could lead the nation with an ill- prepared, under equipped military to face more technologically advanced enemies. hegel says if congress doesn't act to avoid cuts, the pentagon may be forced to mothball up to three navy aircraft carriers in order additional sharp reductions in the size of the army and marine corp's.

in federal court has struck down the road and set a cap on debit card fees. in 2011, the federal reserve said a 21¢ limit on the fees banks charge retail stores for each debit card transaction. the national retail federation sued say the capp was too high. a u.s. district--court judge ruled the fed didn't have off 40 to set the limit and suggested the central bank considered earlier proposals to lower the fee to 12¢. the fed has a few months to craft a new rule. the current one will remain in effect in the meantime. fears of e coli contamination have prompted another major be free call. the national beef packing company based in kansas is recalling 50,000 lbs. of ground beef that may be contaminated. it's the

company said it recalled the summer. so far, no one has gotten sick. the beef sold to market, wholesalers and food-service distributors around the country and has the establishment number " 2088 " and cited usda market inspection. --"208-a" a bipartisan bill that would lower the cost of borrowing for millions of students is a now awaiting the president's signature. yesterday, the house gave final congressional approval to legislation that links to the loan interest rates to the financial markets. the bill would offer lower rates for most events now but higher ones down the line if the economy improves as expected. undergraduates this fall would grow at a 3.9 interest rate for subsidized and of the guys- on subsidized stafford loans.

a new smartphone app and plug-in device could turn your phone in to a bio- sensor. a series of lenses and filters in the plug-in device mirror those found in larger, more expensive laboratory units. when pluged in to a smartphone then app can detect toxins and bacteria, spot water contamination and identify allergens in food like peanuts. the handheld biosensor was developed by researchers at the university of illinois. you can get the latest news. no matter where you go with the new kron 4 news app. it is free and available on just about any mobile device; android, apple, blackberry, kindle. it's another way we're giving you more local news, the kron 4 news app, download it today. kron4 morning news will continue after this.

>>erica: we are looking into areas of low clouds. . you notice temperatures are cooler today and the north bay. not the 49 decrees,

upper 50s east bay shoreline. and 55 degrees in downtown san francisco. some areas of fog but a cool yet sunday afternoon. heading into tomorrow, the measures will be a little bit warmer broken down afternoon highs, take a look at the south bay. santa clara 78, will '70s in fremont. redwood city in the upper seventies. heading to the east bay. mainly sunny skies this afternoon and looks like pittsburgh, one of the warm spot at 84 degrees. but eighties for fairfield. vallejo with a high of 74 degrees. 65 for those of you in richmond. downtown's san francisco checking in at 63 and 67 in oakland. you notice temperatures are below where they should be for this time of year.

expect " a mild weather. interns appeared in the forecast, the 7 day rob forecast temperatures will continue to be closer to what we are used for this time of year. that pattern of morning fog and afternoon sunshine is expected. 440. that winter weather. what the traffic with >>janu:. we are still hot stove-top spot free. turn with the bay bridge approaching the toll plaza, no problems there. not checking any accidents on the san mateo bridge street. as we take it toward the golden gate bridge, not tracking any major delays up there as well. north or south out if you are heading into san francisco. decade 8 check with their traffic maps. light traffic. as for the westbound 580 right not to any major incidents there as wealth and into the south bay, problem for your ride. also by tracking any delays

appear soft on what one ride through marin county. >>anny:in a story you will only see on kron 4. bart station agents take us behind the scenes for a first hand look at what they do and some of the the problems they face on the job. kron 4's j.r. stone spent the day at the balboa park bart station. >>j.r.: bart station agent for 12 years. he's happy with his job but frustrated. union negotiations have caused a stall and eight other strike is again looming. brown has two concerns. safety with opening and closing bart stations. >>: agents get us out on a weekly basis. all this needs to be done in a span of 10

to 50 minutes according to bart. about what does that happen? >>: now. >>: and fact is as it takes an half an hour to get that done. >>: get the hang it on the side of the trackway and look underneath check-in for any items that might have gotten lost underneath the platform you have to check the back rooms. make sure every day is working. there's want to in the back three that we have to check all of the trackways up a veteran that nothing is locking up played movement. >>: the 80 you movement want to station agents and 17 of the bart stations during opening and closing. brown says agents are coming and early giving them free time grips >>: bart agents said they

would like to allocate 80 different ages to be used during those opening and closing hours some of whom could be police officers. they also say it if it ships for these agents before 4:00 a.m. like the union wants, it will cost them another nine and a half percent for the entire shift. j.r. stone. kron4 newsprint >>anny: and other bay area news news. the oakland city council has given tentative approval to hot ban hammers, wrenches and firecrackers at protests. the council's vote yesterday came more than two weeks after a waiter was struck in the face with a hammer. this happened during a protests following george zimmerman's acquital in the murder of unarmed teen, trayvon martin. protestors also smashed store windows and vandalized businesses during

during the demonstrations. the council will have to vote on the measure again in september before it can become law. it has now been three weeks since 21- month-old daphne webb was reported missing. police say she was taken from her father's car outside a supermarket in east oakland. dozens of friends, family and supporters gathered for a vigil in daphne's honor wednesday night. they prayed for the toddler's safe return. daphne's mother was understandably distraught. loved ones reminisced about the happy baby they know and love. daphne's father -- anthony webb was originally arrested for child endangerment but released. he has been working with police.

kron4 morning news's packages after the messages. time now is 453.

>>darya: good morning. a top stories we are following this thursday august 1st.

the bart strike deadline is now just days away, and both sides of the bargaining table appear to still be far apart. and the ohio man accused of kidnapping and raping three women will be back in court today. >>mark:more on his plea that spared him a possible death sentence. >>darya: of first some update on the weather. good morning erica. >>erica: i will have a look at afternoon highs in my next report but we are starting out with fog. it will make way for sunshine in the afternoon hours for most places. temperatures will be cooler than the seasonal average. i will have to check in the next few minutes. the morning george st >>george: 580 has a little slowing. very little to the all to my past but also a little slow and near the 58680 interchange. the rest

of the traffic around the bay still looks pretty good. >>darya: southour top story this morning. bart union contracts are set to expire at midnight on sunday. that means union workers could go back to the picket lines next monday. however, the union has to give the public 72-hours notice and if they strike monday, the notice has to be given by tonight. both sides are still far apart regarding the main issues. those include pay, medical benefits, and pensions. at the end of negotiations yesterday, unhappy union members were pointing fingers at bart management, saying it's all their fault. the two sides are not expected to meet until noon. the a-t-u union will hold a press conference later this morning at 9:30. a second bart strike is looming as union contracts are set to expire on sunday

night sending union workers back to the picket line, and leaving hundreds of thousands of bay area commuters stranded come monday morning. kron fours mike pelton is live at west oakland where negotiations are set to resume today. good morning mike. >>: most of the both sides don't agree on the back of it all. >>: until we make progress on a bolt of the safety proposals that the union has advanced to which the district has had no response, and to the economic proposal, we unfortunately do not have a very good news to report. mike >>: talks are expected to resume at noon today. at 5:00 this evening, the union workers will rally before marching the bart headquarters and that later on tonight, we will keep an eye out to a potential 72 hour strike notice from the unions. darya?

>>mark: transit officials admit that it is impossible for any transit agency to take on the 400- thousand people who ride bart each weekday. officials warn traffic in the bay area could be much worse than during the earlier july bart walkout. you can see the back up from the last bart strike that happened during the 4th of july holiday. when many people were on vacation. now officials say that 10- percent more drivers are expected be on the roads next week if there is another strike. during that bart walkout in early july, san francisco bay ferries carried an average of 18-thousand riders a day. that's triple the riders than on a regular day. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. showing people crowded onto the boats.

this time around s-f bay ferries says it is prepared to put more boats out on the water. they will also add extra trips during the morning and evening commute. >>darya:you can get the latest developments on bart and the strike threat no matter where you go with the new kron 4 news app. it is free and available on just about any mobile device; android, apple, blackberry, kindle. it's another way we're giving you more local news, the kron 4 news app, download it today. >>mark:a chinese professor who was seriously injured in the asiana airlines crash has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the carrier. zhengheng xie is filing under an exemption in an international treaty that limits legal actions by

foreigners. the treaty would have limited xie's legal settlement to no more than one hundred- 35 thousand dollars in china, where he is from, or south korea, where asiana is based. but xie's son purchased his father's round-trip ticket in the united states, making it an exception to the treaty. the july 6 crash left three passengers dead and 180 injured. u.s. aviation officials are no longer allowing foreign airlines to land alongside another plane when touching down at s-f-0. the federal aviation administration implemented the change sunday to minimize distractions during a critical phase of flight. the change comes in the aftermath of the asiana airlines crash, and on same day the f-a-a started advising foreign airlines to use a gps system instead of visual reckonings when

landing at sfo. right now >>darya:bed bugs have been confirmed in one of the two goodwill warehouses still shut down in the bay area this morning. exterminators are scheduled to tent and treat the affected area at the san francisco warehouse at 11th and mission. this video shows a pest control inspector and his bed bug sniffing dog leaving the charity's burlingame location after searching the area for several hours. no trace of the bugs found there. the dog got worn out before checking the entire space and another dog will be brought in to finish the job today. people showing up to drop off donations or shop were a little rattled on the news. nearly everything inside

the san francisco warehouse is being taken to a landfill. the man who kidnapped and raped three women in cleveland over a decade in his house is heading back to court today. 53-year-old ariel castro will face a sentence up to life in prison plus one- thousand years. castro's sentence was part of a plea deal that spared him a possible death sentence for a forced miscarriage suffered by one victim. prosecutors say the women kept diaries documenting the psychological and sexual abuse they suffered daily for a decade. the case broke may 6 when one victim kicked out part of a door at castro's house and called to neighbors for help.

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>>mark: welcome back to the kron4 morning news. let's check and with erica with our forecast. >>erica: temperatures will be slightly below where they should be for this time of year. he will also notice mid '50s and san jose in downtown san francisco definitely bring the jacket as you head out to work or

school. fog trucker for shows into the 7:00 hour it looks like we will see some clearing which will allow the opportunity for full warmth. . glaciers will still hold onto crowded conditions. a lot of cloud cover stars to peel back rebelling sunshine and looks like we could see some sunshine closer to ocean beach. i do want to focus on afternoon highs for today. you will notice '70s and '80s and the south bay. campbell at 82. well '70s anticipated for fremont. i really think it will look nice and east bay anterior spots. not too hot or too cold. pleasant 1082, 74 and vallejo parade downtown san francisco with a high of 63 degrees. mid-60s slated for berkeley. napa checking and at 76 palo '70s and santa rosa. again it will be chilly but partly sunny

conditions if you're headed to ocean beach. in terms of your extended forecast, the 7 day around the bay temperatures will continue to feel a little cooler the where we should be for this time of year. continuing with that pattern of morning fog at afternoon sunshine, and slightly warmer conditions into the middle of next week. 516. here is george. >>george: as we start with a look at the bay bridge. we will do a quick big-bridge jackson's we are tracking any hot spots. no incidents on the upper deck. all the approaches are pretty small fry now as well. the same can be said for '92 and your trip across the san mateo bridge. the drive out hayward on jackson heading out towards 880, the nimitz freeway is clear so is the ride coming over from castro valley. no problems on a high rise and develop a minute commute time. for the golden gate bridge and easy ride for what was southbound. i will show you the commute in the marin in just a moment. first though

what of it to drive times and the east bay as we look first at the east shore freeway and a ride on interstate 80 westbound. i would try out for you prefer to concede the commute looks good as to come down from hercules to berkeley. just a 13 minute commute time. >>mark: be getting out of prison any robbery.

simpsons lawyers are askingwelcome back. >>mark:president barack obama is inviting a bipartisan group of lawmakers to the white house today to discuss their concerns about the national security agency's surveillance programs. the top democrats and republicans on the house and senate intelligence panels will attend. the meeting comes as lawmakers concerned about privacy are pushing to rein in the n-s-a's authority. obama's national security

team is arguing to keep its surveillance powers intact while acknowledging some limitations appear kitchenware. >>darya:dozens of gay couples are getting married in minneapolis as minnesota becomes the latest state to legalize same-sex marriage. (cheering)

the law allowed weddings to begin just after midnight. and 42 couples were married by the mayor of minneapolis and several other county judges. midnight weddings were also planned at several other county courthouses around the state. as well as at the mall of america. a man is under arrest after a vicious attack on a woman in san francisco's castro district. police say christopher porter baily of oakland was arrested and accused of robbing a female suspect and then kicking her in the

head. he pleaded not guilty. this attack happened last month during gay pride weekend - early in the morning near market and dolores streets. police say, baily was one of several people who took part in the robbery. district attorney george gascon says additional people will be brought to justice. gascon was one of several public officials to attend a town hall meeting last night at the eureka valley recreational center in the castro district. many residents were there to express concern over safety in their neighborhood. the oakland city council has given tentative approval

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watching wall street this morning. futures trading shows all three indexes positive at this hour. after a day of rallies-- the stock market closed out

july with it's best monthly gain since january. here's a look at how the markets closed yesterday. the dow fell 21 points. the nasdaq gained 10 points. and the s-and-p 500 fell a fraction. pentagon officials insist they are not crying wolf when they say proposed budget cuts could severely harm the military. defense secretary chuck hagel said about $500 billion in automatic budget uniroyal cuts slated to take effect over the next decade could in his be at least a 50 game suspension leave the nation with an for most of all ill-prepared, underequipped crabtree is via militaryto face more but i don't get they say he he confessed early in his career but he's still build technologically advanced plan enemies.

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>>erica: temperatures are a little similar to where they were yesterday. temperatures will start to climb as we approach friday. i will have full details on what to expect for your weekend anchor 7 day around the bay coming up at 545. the morning george. >>george: we are tracking a like commutes. no delays for the bay bridge toll plaza for the westbound ride. >>mark: keeping a close eye on the looming bart strikes and negotiations. the

contract will expire sunday night which could send the workers back to the picket line. let's go to kron4's mike pelton with updates about what's going on today. mike >>: people are stressed even think about a another possible barge strike. for the workers to walk off the job they would have to issue the public a 72 hour strike notice. that could come down later today. a lot of that is depending on how negotiations go over the next 12 to 14 hours. here is a video as bart and its labor unions met yesterday for about 10 hours. a union representative said no progress was made on the big financial issues but that they reached an agreement on several supplemental issues like work rules. the to remain at odds over pay increases, health care benefits and safety issues.

commuters are telling me a second bart strike would have been digging deep into their pockets. >>: its really stressful but it's nothing we can do to stop it. >>: what did you do last time? >>: me and my friend went half on a rent a car. that was only for four days. about how much did that cost you? >>: that causes about $200. --cost us. >>: i don't have a plan b at so we will see. mike >>: negotiations are expected to resume around noon today and then 5:00 this evening at union members are planning a rally africa about zero plaza we will be staying updated. >>darya: a bart station agents take us behind the

scenes at a first look on problems they experience on a job. they say they have problems with safety with opening and closing the stations and spot-just the right amount of time for it right now there are only given about 10 minutes and the union wants bart to allow workers 30 minutes to do that. they also want to station agents and 17 of the 44 bart stations going that is during closing and opening. agents are currently coming an earlier to get the job done without extra pay for it >>: is their star thomas 345, they will come in at 315 and then they will clock in at 345 so they're actually giving bart free time. >>darya: part says the bay would like to allocate 18 different agents during the opening and closing of stations which could include police officers as well but the agency says starting agents earlier this for in the morning would cost them nine and a half percent for

the entire shift. >>mark: one man is dead and another critically injured after a shooting in antioch. please respond to the area of delta fare boulevard and you can erode after reports of shots being fired at--two men were found parts and a vehicle 31 pronounced dead at the scene and the other ticket to the hospital in critical condition. the suspect's vehicle is described as a gold for door possibly a honda or chevy. anyone with information is asked to contact antioch police. >>darya: the morning after pill is now on sale and most pharmacies in grocery stores. starting today it planned the is on the shelves instead of behind the counter for the first time the emergency contraceptive is also available to women under the age of 17 without a prescription. this marks the end of a long legal battle to make this more easily available. >>mark:

the current one will remain in effect in the meantime. a bipartisan bill that would lower the costs of borrowing for millions of students is now awaiting the president's signature. yesterday, the house gave final congressional approval to legislation that links student loan interest rates to the financial markets. the bill would offer lower rates for most students now-- but higher ones down the line if the economy improves as expected. undergraduates this fall would borrow at a three- point-nine interest rate for subsidized and unsubsidized stafford loans. a new smartphone app and plug-in device could turn your phone in to a bio- sensor. filters in the plug-in de in smartphone then app can de bacteria, ident food the handheld biosensor was developed by researchers at the university of illin3 a second bart strike is looming as union contracts are set to expire on sunday night sendn worke6 and commu come live whe on a story you will o see at s problem p with ope station6 c right now, the agents are only given about 10 minutes stati6 c allow their w thirty minutes to open st they also want two station agents in 17 of the 44 bart stations during closing and opening. in early to get th job behind the sc a first hand look at w they the job. kron 4's j.r. stone spent the day at the balboa park bart statio3 see on kron4. bart says they would like to allocate 18 different agents during opening and closing of the station. ut the agency says starting the m them + one man is dead and another critically injured after a shooting in antioch. police responded last night, to the area of delta fair boulevard and buchanan road two adult male vict were found parked in a vehicl de the co the suspect vehicle is described as a gold four- door veh a anyone with information is urged to contact antioch police. the morning-after pill is now on sale in most pharmacies and grocery stores around the country. starting today, "plan b" will be on shelves instead or the first time thestead und a prescription. legal ba more hundreds were on hand in oakland to hear how the nation's new health care

laws will help them and their families. dr. tung nguyen, a commissioner on the white house initiative on asian an said and told will mind. nguyen said asian americans have said that having health he said one benefit the >>darya: it is looking more like major league baseball will issue severe suspensions to several players, including new york yankee star alex rodriguez for their connection to performance drugs. the m-l-b is prepared to give a-rod a lifetime ban from baseball unless he agrees to not fight a lengthy suspension. the other players are likely to get a 50-game ban. look at 'em. a-rod admitted to using performance enhancing drugs living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver.

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starting to break some up. we do have a lot of cloud cover in the bay area. we are sitting at about 1,500 ft. for the letter. although we have some areas of fog we're not talking any problems with visibility. the temperatures right now are mainly in the '50s. here's a look pitcher numbers. pleasanton is coming in at 53 degrees. 59 degrees out the door in oakland. santa rosa is currently at 46 degrees. it will be a stunning a mild conditions as we head into the afternoon. where was the low 80s and pleasanton and 82 degrees in antioch. there's not much change in to what we saw yesterday. my letter on to nine will see the return of the fog. here is a look at your

temperatures. >> you should keep your jacket around. 60 degrees at 4 san mateo. concord will be holding on to the upper 60s. in terms of your extended forecasts the 7 day around the bay highest it will be sticking with the morning fog. the temperatures will be below where we should be this time a year. we will start to warm things up as we head into next tuesday and wednesday. >> it is a pretty good commute and we should enjoy it because we do not know how long it will last. the bay bridge was bonn has no metering lights and the traffic is still pretty lights. we do not see the typical back up and the cash lanes. the ride to the san mateo bridge is good. there's no need for you to be concerned about. for your

commute to the golden gate bridge is still an easy trip through marin county. it is the clearest morning that i am used to seen in quite awhile. it is 14 minutes from hercules to berkeley but it is still a good ride because the speeds are up. 680 south bond is clear and so is the best word ride on 580 to castro valley. look at 101 which is clear this morning for your northbound ride from coyote valley. the marin ride is clear for one on one this morning. we are still under 25 minutes. >> public transit this morning is good and we tracked and barred, muni metro, and a strained and they have no delays. >> it has now been three weeks as 20 mont1 montmonths old

but daphne webb was reported missing. police said that she was taken from her father's car outside of a supermarket in east oakland. dozens of friends, family and supporters gathered in her honor last night. they prayed for the toddlers safe return. her mother was on this understandably distraught. loved ones and reminisced about the happy baby they knew and loved. >> i miss her so much. i want her back. we all miss her. i miss hearing her laugh. i hope that she comes back soon. >> her father, anthony webb was originally arrested for child endangerment but was released. he has been working with police. he has

not been charged with anything. >> local officials across northern california are growing more frustrated with illegal marijuana growers. they have asked the state for help to protect the streams and rivers from harmful sentiment and chemicals that are used for the growing. they hold to charged growers under federal and state clean water regulations would tougher penalties. but so far, the state agency in charge of protecting the water says it is too dangerous. >> sonoma county is upgrading the water supply pipeline to santa rosa to make it more seismicallly sound. the project includes

installing 2,000 ft. of a 36 in. diameter still water supply pipeline were the aqueduct across as rodgers creek faults. the steel pipe will bed in the event of a fault rupture due to major earthquakes. the project is partially funded with a 1.3 million fema hazard mitigation grant. >> on to bay area baseball. some good news for the oakland athletics. bartolo colon on the mound, reported will not be suspended this season for his involvement in the performance enhancing drug scandal. top of the fourth the score is tied 1- 1. bottom of the fifth, the score 2-1 blue jays. top of the tent, the score is 2-2. the blue jays scored three runs in the inning. the final score was 5-2 blue

jays. the a's are off today, and will return to all-dots- c o tomorrows a host of the texas rangers. >> the philly fanatic dancing in the outfield before the game. top of the first, no score. pablo sandoval blue is a single to center, marco scutaro scores the score is now 1-0 giants. after brett pillow drove in two runs to make it 3-0 and atop the first. next hitter is or roger keedhnick making his major-league debut with

his family watching and the stance. he singles the center in the first major league at bat. killed scores, his fan and his family loves it. the score is 4 to 0 giants. the top of the seventh, the score is 7- 1 giants. the final score of 9-2 giants. they play today in philly, first pitches at 4 05 p.m.. >> on to football. jim harbaugh in the 49ers are now one week into training camp. the 49ers and are ready till there's a difference between this year and last year. this is due to colin kaepernick, who is entering his first training camp as a starter. he is entering his third year in offensive coordinator greg roman's system, who said

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>> good morning. thank you for waking up to kron 4 morning news. off the temperatures will be on the cooler side today. we will however see at normal as we head into tomorrows. i will have your 7 day forecasts coming up. >> if you watch parks and recreation on nbc. two of their stars are leaving the show. this is out of 13 episodes. nbc confirms that rob lowe r loweashida jones

are leaving the show. jones has starred on the show since it went on air in 2009. rob lowe has been called a permit again stars as he debuted this following year. >> and coming up on the kron 4 morning news at 6:00 a.m.. the man who kidnapped and raped three women in cleveland over a decade will be sentenced in court. will bring you the latest from the courtroom. >> we are keeping an eye on wall street this morning. trading will open in 30 minutes, and we will be joined by our financial expert rob black at 6:45 a.m.. >> we will be right back.

>> it is really stressful. it is nothing that we can do to stop it. >> good morning, top stories we're following this the bart strike deadline is now just days away, and both sides of the bargaining table appear to still be far apart. a second bart strike is looming as union contracts are set to expire on sunday night sending union workers back to the picket line, and thousands of bay area monday morning. >> we will start out with a live look from golden gate bridge. in it's almost as looking like a postcard outside. in terms of the temperatures it is a chilly start with upper 40's. into the afternoon that will climb into the low 80s.