there you heard it, a 72- hour notice is now official. the bart strike is just days away if both sides of the bargaining table can not come to an agreement. we'll have the latest in the negotiations and tell you how to plan for your monday morning commute should the trains come to a halt. good morning and thanks for joining us on this friday august 2nd. lets start with a check of the weather with erica. another bart strike is coming closer to reality this morning as a 72-hour notice has been issued. negotiations wrapped up at around 9 last night and they are set to resume this morning at 11. the three unions in negotiations with bart announced the strike notice last night. this means workers could walk off the job for the second time this summer if a new contract isn't reached by midnight on sunday. union members say the two sides have not made much

progress on salaries, pension, and medical contributions since talks were extended for 30-days. the unions say resuming the strike is a last resort and that they're running out of options. bart says they are bargaining in good faith and that calling for a strike only stalls and delays important decisions that need to be made. bart's chief negotiator tom hock says the tone in meetings has been respectful and he is confident a deal will be reached by sunday. commuters are now anxious about what to do on monday for transportation if a bart strike does happen. many riders feel that negotiations were going better. also some give and take has to happen on both the sides of the management and the

unions. but most riders say both sides are to blame for what is going on. a bart strike is now more of a possibility. commuters are anxious about what to do on monday for transportation. kron four's jeff bush asked bart riders who they blame for the traffic headaches that may be ahead. the powell street station is one of the busiest stops along the bart tracks during the commute. people are in a hurry to get onboard before their train leaves. so, what if the trains aren't running on monday? who's fault is it? most riders say the blame rests on the shoulders of both management and the unions. >>i think i am more mad at the unions. i think it is irresponsible to shut down the whole system for about a week, was it? right? that's a lot of people who had to find different ways to work. obviously, traffic increased a ton. it was a serious inconvienience for the entire city. >>i wish there was better negotiations. i feel like there's some give and take that has to happen. i think on the employees side, it seems to me they're asking a lot. i haven't gotten a raise for five years myself but i totally understand that they deserve it.

>>who do you blame more, management or labor? >> i think both sides are to blame. i think there should be better negotiations so that both sides can agree on something. >>at the beginning i blamed the unions because when you look at the facts that they were giving us we thought they are inconvieniencing us for four dollars, a dollar a year. so, i thought they were being unreasonable at that point. but, now, i am learning that the management isn't even coming to the negotiations or somebody is not showing up. riders say they are sick of the drawn out theatrics that cause anxiety and hassle for the commuting public. i'm jeff bush in oakland, kron four news. riders say they are sick of the drawn out theatrics that cause anxiety and hassle for the commuting public. bart workers and supporters rallied and took to the streets for a march in oakland yesterday. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc-7 news. you can see the crowds marching from frank ogawa plaza to bart's headquarters near lake merritt. streets were shut down as hundreds of union members carried signs. members of other unions came out to support bart's two biggest unions.

police were on hand and they surrounded the crowd to keep an eye out for any potential disruptions. but the rally remained peaceful. if the bart strike does happen, commuters are advised to make a back up plan for monday morning. kron 4's pam moore has a look at other ways to get around the bay without bart. other transit agencies now have their plans in place. bart will offer a free shuttle bus service here is a map of the bart stations where you can get on the bus. some buses stop in west oakland, so you can get off there. others go directly to the transbay terminal in san francisco. thre are new stops in concord and san leandro. if there is a strike on monday, the buses will run from 5 to 8 in the morning. the evening commute starts at 3pm and takes you back to your orginal location. however you must have a round-trip ticket.

there will also be limited free parking at the bart stations. san francisco bay ferry. will again offer extra service. from its locations in san francisco, south san francisco, oakland, alameda and vallejo. there will be 13 vessels running instead of the normal eight. the ferries do extra trips across the bay. you can pay with your clipper card. parking lots filled up fast.so see if you can ride your bike there or get dropped off. a/c transit is not adding any extra buses. but current buses will do extra trips. a/c transit will put their

biggest buses on the busiest routes. stay with kron 4 as we continue our coverage of the 2nd possible bart strike. we will have updates all morning until 10-am. and you can get the latest on kron-4 dot-com as well as on our 24-7 bay area news channel on comcast 1-93. in other bay area news this morning. former san jose teacher, craig chandler, was found guilty on all counts of molesting five little girls at o-b whaley elementary school. this is video from chandler's court appearances last year.

the 36-year-old teacher was arrested in early 2012 on charges that he blind- folded five of his students and made them perform oral sex. the female victims were between the ages of 7 and 9 when chandler molested them during recesses in his classroom outside court on thursday the prosecutor said that she believes justice was served.

chandler is scheduled to be sentenced in september. he faces 75 years to life in prison. coming up on the kron four morning news. transportation officials recommend working from home if you can. if bart workers strike on monday. and they say carpooling is the next best option. kron 4's charles clifford has more. very week day 270 thousand cars drive over the bay bridge. the metropolitan transportation commission estimates that 92 percent

those vehicles have at just one or two occupants. that means 248 thousand cars could have empty seats inside. now.. by comparison, about 150 thousand people use bart to cross san francisco bay everyday... so, in theory.. if bart workers go on strike again.. there are more than enough empty car seats to take up the slack. the metropolitan

transportation commission wants to fill up at least some of those seats by encouraging people to carpool or use ride share programs. if there is a strike, carpool drivers will be able to park for free at any bart parking lot... caltrans also plans to extend the hours for hov lanes on i-80 from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m during weekdays.

additional carpool pickup spots will be set up along beale street and spear street in san francisco and mtc teams will be handing out $5 peets gift cards to drivers who pick up passengers during the evening commute the mtc has also posted carpool and ride share information online at 511.org or you can find details on our bart strike page at kron4.com. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news.

>>erica: we are not tracking any major problems unsolved all one ride at this time. >>anny: time now is 814. - test time now is 419. maybe the 40th time is the charm for a vote to repeal president obama's health care law. house republicans are scheduled to vote today on a bill that would prevent the internal revenue service from enforcing or implementing any part of the law they call "obamacare." such measures have died in the democratic-controlled senate. next year, the irs will begin enforcing the requirement that most individuals have health insurance, collecting fines from people who don't. a longtime teacher at a

catholic school in southern for marrying his partner. ken becomo taught at saint east since thought signed lucy's priory high school for 17 years. he married his longtime partner and pictures of the wedding were published in the local newspaper. bencomo was then fired. the school says while they don't discriminate against employees for their private lifestyles, public displays of behavior not in line with the church are not allowed. bencomo hasn't filed a lawsuit. he says he would rather settle the matter without one. convicted kidnapper and rapist ariel castro has been sentenced to life in prison. he pleaded guilty to more than 9-hundred charges for abducting three cleveland

girls and holding them as sex slaves for about a hophead martin savidge has more on the testimony given at thursday's sentencing ha head hearing. and the endanother bart strike is coming closer to reality notice has been issued. negotiations wrapped up at around 9 last night and they are set to resume this morning at 11. the three unions in negotiations with bart announced the strike notice last night. this means workers could walk off the job for the second time this summer if a new contract isn't reached union members say the two sides have not made much progress on salaries, pension, and medical contributions since talks were extended for 30-days. the unions say resuming the strike is a last resort and that they're running out of options.

bart says they are bargaining in good faith and that calling for a strike only stalls and delays important decisions that need to be made. bart's chief negotiator tom hock says the tone in the meetings has been respectful and he is confident a deal will be reached by sunday. commuters are now anxious about what to do on monday for transportation if a bart strike does happen. many riders feel that negotiations were going better. also some give and take has headcount of the management and the unions. but most riders say both sides are to blame for what is going on.

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a good morning. time now is 424. as we take a look at your day planner pretty chilly right now. it want to see that some time we will warm-up to the upper 80s for the warmest inland spot. we do have changes to talk about into the weekend. it look at your 7 day around the bay forecast in just a couple of minutes.

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ha >>anny: de and developing news out of oakland. one person is dead after a crash near the port of oakland. kron4's jackie sizzle is live at the details. jackie what you know? >>: what we do know is around 1030 this morning a motorcyclist coming east about over the bridge out of port of oakland crashed somehow writ was lying in the street and people are ride on what a second car

travel when flipped over and landed on the downed motorcyclist. they administered cpr but unfortunately the most that as motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. there were at least two people inside that suvs. no idea right now exactly what their injuries were and if they are going to be charged with anything. we did have a chance to talk with oakland police officer about the accident >>: as the officers were going over to check on the status of the male, another vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed came up behind them collided with yet another vehicle and that vehicle flipped over a couple of times and again collided with the motorcyclist. >>: as i said the trucks are on seeing right now. that's the car up there that flipped over to read and can also see the bridge remained

closed out at this point. i did have a chance to talk officers out here. that much or how much longer this bridge would be shut down. it's obviously a major entry point to the port of oakland but the expected to be open within an hour so i think. >>anny: a jackies is live at the port of oakland at third and adeline freak thanks for that live report. >>anny: let's also get eighth check with whether this morning. cloudy in foggy no surprise there. good morning erica. if >>erica: yes we are accustomed to that pattern are weak. i do want to take a look at the headlines. we will see fast clearing toward warmer temperatures into the afternoon by tomorrow looks like we will be a few degrees cooler however still do it with morning fog afternoon sun. looking ahead, temperatures will continue to be below where they should be for this time of year. certainly keep that in mind as we are not going to see sizzling summer temperatures bridge temperatures right now however are in the '50s follow 50s coast side to

upper 50s inland. taking a look at conditions into the afternoon, you will notice east bay danville 80 degrees below 90s today plenty of sunshine over and pick sparked an. the east bayshore like we will be dealing with the '60s and '70s. berkeley 68 degrees. 73 for those of you in oakland. mid-70s in union city. down in the south bay hey it will felt kind of nice not to form an optical street ever bring a morgan hill with a high of 84 degrees and upper 80s and los gatos. downtown's san francisco is going to feel just right with the upper 60s for today. to the north bay we go to the look at these numbers. sonoma and napa at 82 degrees today. all '70s for santa rosa. a quick look at your national highs and your traveling for the weekend. the york

city today with a high of 85 degrees and upper 80s 4 atlanta. we do have rain for much of the country. morning fog afternoon sunshine will carry us into next thursday. >>janu: things like erica. we are not tracking any major back up to the traffic center so let's do a quick bridge check. the westbound a ride as the approach the toll plaza. no major back ups and we're also not tracking any incidents on the san mateo bridge right now. both west out and east boundary we will finish off at the golden gate bridge for things are moving along smoothly as well. >>anny: another bart strike is coming closer to reality this morning as a 72 hour notice has been issued. negotiations wrapped up at around nine last night and

are set to resume this morning at 11. the three unions have been in negotiations to announce the strike last night. this means workers can walk off the job for the second time this summer if a new contract isn't reached by midnight on sunday carried the unions say resuming the strike is a last resort and that they are running out options. >>: this is not something that we want to do. it is not so big that we intend to >>: this is truly a sad occasion. i don't think i've ever been involved in an effort that we tried so hard not to have to strike. >>: it takes two parties to avoid a strike. up to now, it is our contention and our belief and i mean this from the bottom of our hearts that we do not believe that the district has been negotiating in good faith. >>anny: park says that are bargaining in good faith and that calling for a strike

only stalls and delays important decisions that need to be made parts chief negotiator tom hawk says the tone and the meetings have been respectful he is confident a deal will be reached by that sunday midnight deadline. commuters are now anxious about what to do on monday. many writers guild of negotiations were going better but they argue some give-and-take has to happen on both sides for the management and unions. on the other hand, most riders say both sides are to blame for what is going on. >>: at the beginning i blamed the unions because when you look at the fact that they're giving us like as sent me and my group fog there inconveniencing a lot of people for $4 prix or $1 a year for the next four years and so i thought it is being read on reasonable at this point. but now i'm learning that management isn't even come into

negotiations or somebody is not showing up. >>anny: riders said they are sick of the drawn-out theatrics that calls anxiety in hassle for the commuting public. if the bart strike does happen commuter's are advised to make sure that a backup plan for monday morning. kron4's pam moore has a look at other ways to get around the bay area without board. >>pam: transit agencies now have their alternate plans in place. a bart will offer a free shuttle bus service. here is a map of the bart stations were you could get on the bus. some buses stop in west oakland to you can get off their red others go directly to the trans bay terminal and san francisco. there are new stops and concord and san leandro. the evening commute starts at 3:00 p.m. and take you back to your original location. however, you must have a round-trip ticket. there also be limited free parking at the bart stations. san francisco-based barry will again offer extra service. there will be 13 vessels running instead of the

normal eight separate the theories and do extra trips across the bay. you can pay with your clipper card. ac transit is not adding any extra buses but current buses will do extra trips. ac transit will put their biggest buses on the busiest routes. >>anny: stay with kron4 news as we continue our coverage of the second possible bart strike. we will have update for you all day to day until 10:00 and you can get the latest on kron4 debt, as well as our 247 bay area news channel on comcast 193. also download are new kron4 news app. it is great. a live without cypriot golden gate bridge on this friday morning. we made it to friday folks and it is a cloudy start once again. we will see temperatures below the seasonal average with no surprise there. i have more on your market numbers when we return. the time now is 438 trips

welcome back time now is 443 up watching wall street this morning for future trading shows all indexes positive. stocks are back at record highs after a better economic news sent the market sharply higher herzog a close. the dow gained 120.3 the nasdaq nearly 50 points and s&p 500 gained 21. closing above 1700 points for the first time. >>anny: agreed to pay a maximum 17- federal government for delaying the recall of ford escape s-u-vs with gas pedals that could become stuck. a year ago, ford recalled 421,000 escapes in the u.s. the settlement indicates that the national highway traffic safety administration believes ford knew of the problem for some time before alerting the agency and vehicle owners.

a new report shows the mercedes-benz is the top choice among thieves when it comes to stealing luxury cars. @the national insurance crime bureau found the mercedes-benz c-class is the most och the b-m-w 3 series is in second place. that's followed by the infiniti g, mercedes-benz e-class, and the cadillac c- t-s. researchers looked at thefts cars from across the u-s. google's latest smart phone is first to be made in the usa. of goodit's called the moto -x-. the search giant unveiled the first phone of its own google says the phone isn't

his necessarily aiming to beat out competitors like the instead, the focus is on ease of use and helpful features. workers at a factory in fort worth, texas will assemble and ship customized phones. google says moto -x- will be available by the end of this month. despite the backlash, sales have doubled for rolling stones' latest cover issue showing boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. hot temperatures apparently lead to hot tempers and net violence. that's according to a new study out of berkeley. the research found that aggressive acts, such as violent crimes and wars become more likely with each added degree. the research analyzed things has such as the historic collapses of empires, rates in the united states.

and even cases where pitchers deliberately threw at batters. escaping to paradise just got easier. oakland international airport will be adding non- stop flights to four hawaiian islands. oakland will be the only mainland city. with nonstop service to the big island of maui. flights to oahu and maui will have daily service which starts in january. the two remaining islands will have weekly flights, starting in june.

welcome back. does it look at your forecast. a good morning erica agreed to at >>erica: good morning and happy friday. it could get pretty warm out there as we wrap up our work week. we do have areas of fog right now. it's a chilly start to your friday morning. temperatures mainly in the '50s but we are seeing some upper 40's. the top out in oakland and hayward. pretty mild out there in hayward. 60 degrees below 50s and pleasanton. as you have all the numbers into the afternoon. it will be warmer than yesterday. temperatures cooler that we should be for this time of year. mid eighties in livermore and pleasanton. 67 degrees and richmond. we are talking mostly sunny skies for it with '70s and san mateo and 79 degrees and sunnyvale. i

do want to focus on tonight. remember is friday night in a lot of folks probably have some popular plans and we are talking temperatures warmer than yesterday night to a perfect conditions out there. it will be mild. oakland 66 degrees. all '70s out and concord. mid-60s for san mateo and downtown san francisco and 63 degrees bridge whistle--we will see an increase in crop cover. the fog will return to the coastline. temperatures will be a little below where they should be for the next several days bridge for 46 on the clock. good morning >>janu: your early commute is looking pretty good creek let's take a look at your bridge check. we can't start at the bay bridge. traffic moving along smoothly and know that there and also not track any incidents currently on the san mateo bridge both westbound an eastbound at this time. we are going to finish it off here with a final bridge check here at the golden gate bridge and as you can see your south and north bound ride looking pretty

clear. to get a look at traffic maps we are going to start with the east bay green indicated light traffic. also not track any backups westbound 580 livermore towards hayward into the south bay capitol expressway to montague expressway drive time is about 10 minutes where it should be and we are also not in any major problems for your north bound ride that north bay ride into san francisco. annie? >>anny: showing how little its and health care compared to other public employees. they say their workers do not pay into their pension fund at all, and pay just health insurance. following the story and has more on how commuters feel about those numbers. >>: if that is true then they should argue for a recall.

>>: some of the sharpest holmes of going against arguing working-judge workers. >>: because all of us are not at their situation as far as to make it what seems to be very good above average money for the city. >>: $76,000 a year per it >>: and a good enough--isn't that good enough. to >>j.r.: is it any particular people who'll are entering new. >>: i think the workers. >>: i know a lot of people myself included or pain all lot more than that. >>: the average per worker makes more than 76 grand a year. our union employees argued that that number is inflated with high management costs factored in. some commuter's i spoke with said the employees

still deserved better. >>: long hours, seven days a week, they deal with irate customers. but most all writers are quick to react on talk of another strike. that is going to happen. it is going to be bad. >>: it seems a little ridiculous to hold people hostage. at least have limited service. >>: it's just not right. >>: a share stop kron4 news. >>anny:crimes on bart are on the rise. the california department of justice has released the numbers from 2012 which show the disturbing increase. in 2012, there were 296 incidents of violent crimes at bay area bart stations, including aggravated assault and armed robbery.

that number is up 51% from 2002. san francisco stations saw the highest percentage increase of violent crime at those stations is up a years ago. bart officials say, they are installing new technology for added safety on the trains. >>: even on the train there is going to be real-time surveillance. right now we have to take cameras. we will be able to have and i from the police headquarters that is going to really be able to help us see what's going to happen and how quickly respond. >>anny:this year, a new law also allows bart to ban violent the city of richmond is set to file a lawsuit today against chevron over the massive fire at the refinery last year. a burlingame law firm has been hired to file the suit. that same firm handled a victims of the 2010 san bruno pipeline explosion. no word on how much money the city will seek in the lawsuit.

the results of the interstate-80 challenge are in. no deaths on i-80 were reported in california during the eight day crackdown. c-h-p joined agencies from 10 other states. stepping up traffic enforcement. research shows there is one death every 8 minutes on i- 80 nationwide. c-h-p says speed and distracted drivers are mainly to blame for deadly accidents. the little girl, whom loved ones called ladybug, was shot and killed when she was at a sleepover at her friend's home in east oakland. alaysha's step-father jesse fowler says that the family is still struggling with the devastating loss of the

little girl. friends and family gathered to host a runway celebration in her memory. alaysha had dreamed of one day becoming a fashion model. proceeds from the event will go to support her family and the after school dance programs she attended. an update now on giants fan, bryan stow, who was beaten outside a dodgers baseball game in l-a. in 2011 stow's family says he still needs immediate attention for nerve damage on his arm. he cannot lift his left arm or even open his hand. he also needs to have more surgery. at this point the family says his memory is still unpredictable. they express their gratitude for all of the support they

have received for him. and say despite his hardships, stow still has his sense of humor. r

welcome back to the kron4 morning news. you'll find that inland with upper 80s. we will hold on to go '70s for the bay shore and '60s for the coast line. political as we head into the weekend but not as much fog in the forecast. i will have full details on what to expect coming up in my next report creek anny. >>anny:a woman. not wearing a cheerleader's outfit may one day walk onto a football field. here you see sarah thomas taking part in the national football league's officiating development program. earthquake sidelines officiating since the first woman to officiate a single- a football game in her home-

state of mississippi. thomas has a day job.she's a pharmaceutical rep. she and her husband have two sons. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. economists are hoping for good news when july's jobless figures are released this morning. we'll have those numbers for you at 5:30. the giants struggled but they didn't give up against the phillies thursday night. we'll have all the highlights from the game. and we're watching bay area weather your full forecast coming up after the break.

top stories we're following on this friday august second. one person is dead following a late night crash near the port of oakland. we're live with what happened. at least a half dozen cars are destroyed after a of carport fire that happened just two hours ago. what investigators think happened and a look at the damage, coming up. and notice has been given. the threat of a bart strike

come monday is feeling more like a reality. the latest with negotiations and a look at alternate transportation options. more on these stories in just a minute, but first lets get a quick check of your friday forecast with erica. developing news out of oakland. one person is dead after a crash near the port of oakland. fire crews battle a fire early this morning that broke out at a car port in hayward. kron 4's mike pelton is live with the latest. developing news out of hayward, where at three this morning a one alarm fire sparked at a carport. take a look at some picturesgorom

neor big the flames got. this happened on the 22- thousand block of pearce street near montgomery and simon streets. 6 cars are destroyed. we spoke with one neighbor, he describes what he saw. fire crews had to take down a fence to get to fire. it took about a half hour to get the fire under control. arson investigators are out there right now. we will have a live report from the scene, coming up shortly. dan mayes neighbor excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh...no, it's actually my geico app...see?

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died in the democratic controlled senate. next year, the irs will begin enforcing the requirement that most individuals have health insurance, collecting fines from people who don't. the nation's most active death penalty state is running out of its execution drug. the texas department of criminal justice as its remaining supply of pentobarbital expires in september. texas has legally injecting 11 death row inmates so far this year. two executions are scheduled in september and at least five others are set before the end of the year. by 11 is the time. we will return with more headlines.

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>>: we also have developing as we are following this morning. let's take us some of the other stories. we've got epsom business news and we also are looking at the weather as we are heading into the weekend. just a peek at the first and we

will check your commute. hi erica. >>erica: good morning to you darya print us take a look from our live look. we do have some areas of fog to deal with an temperatures on the cool side. we are working up to 40¢ santa rosa, vallejo. 57 of the door mid concord. satellite and radar shows more and the way of cloud cover that what we saw yesterday pre if as we approach sunrise a lot of the fog is going to filter into our valleys. looks like it's going to be pretty quick to burn off. we are looking at pleasant conditions into the afternoon. you know this by 12:00 here on futurecast 4, 60 '70s and yes even some eighties over and concord livermore and those of you in fairfield. as you put the clock into motion you notice we will get to that 90 degree mark or pretty close to it. we are expecting any of upper eighties in the far east bay inland spots.

unspent cloud cover friday night and temperatures back in the '60s and '70s by this evening. in terms of those afternoon highs, '70s and '80s and the south bay with san jose comfortable as 78 degrees. it is going to felt pretty nice the upper 80s and los gatos. focusing on the east bay pittsburgh today plenty of sunshine. 90 degree weather. 76 for castro valley in the upper 60s slated for richmond. downtown's san francisco today check-in desk at 67 degrees. napa and low 80s today. all sixties partly cloudy conditions over in daly city. in terms of your extended forecast year 7 day around the bay temperatures continue to be cooler than where we should be for the next seven days. 518. here is george. >>george: right now conditions are looking pretty good we are seeing a potential hot spot on the san mateo bridge or we have a disabled big break on the

high rise right at about the crest of the high-rise and it is blocking the middle lanes within 18 m that blew a tire. caltran is in route to see what they could do about it. at this early hour, it is possible we can get by without a huge back up. but if it says that it stays up there for very long time it could. we may be looking at problems down the road for the san mateo bridge. currently just a brief slow down past the scene as you hit the high rise. looking at the bay bridge, like traffic a good right here. of course it's friday so we will hope things will continue as they have to the bay bridge all week where we felt like traffic and the end of the back of the 815 to 830. here at the golden gate bridge, an easy ride for what was sold out. we are problem free petty and from marin three looking at the traffic maps. updating to drive times and ease the commit for the short period-

commute. south bay freeways are clear and your north bay ride through marin county is an easy trip from a bottle to the golden gate bridge on 101 southbound. >>mark: there's been an unspecified information indicating a threat to u.s. facilities overseas. the diplomatic facilities may stay closed for more than a day depending on how the threat information reveals itself. >>darya:russia's decision to grant temporary asylum to edward snowden has upset the obama administration and enraged congress. after snowden officially entered russia yesterday, the white house declared itself "extremely disappointed" and suggested

president barack obama would reconsider an fall summit with russian president vladimir putin. american lawmakers threatened worse. but retaliation against russia has a cost. the u.s. needs russia to fight terrorism, get supplies to troops in afghanistan and prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. it has been a deadly year for wilderness firefighters across the nation. a fire crew member who died yesterday became the 28th wilderness firefighter killed this year. the 60-year old was clearing the path of a small fire burning in oregon when he was fatally stuck by a

falling tree. most of the wilderness firefighters who have died this year perished in an arizona fire that took 19 lives. the 10-year national average is 16- deaths per year. a longtime teacher at a catholic school in southern california has been fired for marrying his partner. ken bencomo taught at saint lucy's priory high school for 17 years. he married his longtime partner and pictures of the wedding were published in the local newspaper. bencomo was then fired. the school says while they don't discriminate against employees for their private lifestyles, public displays of behavior not in line with the church are not allowed. bencomo hasn't filed a lawsuit. he says he would rather settle the matter without one. in other bay area news this

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q rethink possible. charges that he blind- folded five of his students and made them perform oral sex. the female victims were between the ages of 7 and 9 when chandler molested them during recesses in his classroom outside court on thursday the prosecutor said that she believes justice was served. chandler is scheduled to be sentenced in september. he faces 75 years to life in prison.

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>>mark: ford motor co. agreed to pay a fine now of $17.4 million to the federal government the government says for the plane the recall for gas pedals. a year ago ford recall 21,000 escapes'. the belief for new

of the problem before alerting the agency and drivers 30 live look here from our roof carry san francisco. watching conditions around the bay. some fog. a little bit of land with flags blowing. will have more on whether traffic and top stories in just a few minutes.

>> good morning. the time is 5:30 a.m.. we are hoping to get a warm-up. >> the good news is that it will be warmer today. the temperatures will climb to the upper 80s. centocor rose up will be coming . will be a lt warmer this afternoon and we do have fog outside-a clear route. the temperature is still minimum. there are big

changes to talk about into next week. i will have full details of what to expect coming up. >> we are keeping our eyes on the san mateo bridge. there is a big rig that is a disabled due to losing a tire. if you seconds ago i did seek emergency vehicles heading in that direction. the chp officer is out there to supply some coverage. they're waiting for toll assistance from caltran. this is a potential hot spot. >> fire crews are battling an early morning carport fire that took place this morning. the fire department stated that it hasn't destroyed at least six cars.

they found them totally engulfed in flames. you concede that this fire is on all web to the sky. neighbors and stated that they woke up to an explosion. the fire department stated that it was just the tires that were popping. >> the fire department is prostrating what determine the cause of the do have a arson detective on the scene. you see this red truck escaped most of the fire damage and they stated that the person owns this red truck was seen watching the fire as it took place. again, the fire department is not ruling on what caused the fire. there were no injuries reported. >> one person is a dead

after a crashed through the port of oakland. this is on --and as you b suv came speedina round the corner and it landed on top of a motorcyclist. he died on the scene. >> i heard of the motorcycle crash and i saw asthe suv and he must 71 about 80 or 90 mi. per hour. he flipped over and landed right on top of a motorcycle driver. >> there were no other injuries so investigators are taking a look as to

whether any charges should be filed. >> a another bart's strike is looming. a 72 hour notice has been issued. negotiations wrapped up at around 9:00 p.m. last night. the three union in negotiations with bart announced that the strike notice last night. union members said the two sides have not made much progress on salaries, pensions, and medical contributions since the talks were extended 30 days. the usa that resuming the strike is a a last resort and that they're running out options. >> this is something that we want to do. this is something that we choose to do. >> i do not think i have ever been in malta in an

effort. >> it takes to parties to avoid a strike. up to now it is our belief that we do not believe that the district has been negotiating in good faith. >> marseillaise that they are bargaining in good faith.bart says and they are bargaining in good faith and they are calling for a strike onlthat calling for a strike only stalls and delays important decisions that need to be made. bard's chief negotiator tom hock sestet the tone in the meetings have been respectful and he is

confident that a deal would be reached by sunday. >> if the bart's strike does happen, commuters are advised to make a backup plan for monday morning. bart will offer a free shuttle bus service. here is a map of the bart stations were you can get on the bus. some buses stop in west oakland, so you can get off their. others go directly to the trans and bay terminal in san francisco. if there are new stops in concord and san leandro. if there is a strike on monday, the buses will run from 5 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. in the morning. the evening commute will start at 3:00 p.m. and will take you back to your original location. however, you must have a round-trip ticket. there was also be limited free parking at the bart stations. >> many transportation

officials recommend working from home if you can. the metropolitan transportation commission says that 92 percent of vehicles that cross the bay bridge every day have a just one or two occupants. so there are more than enough empty car seats to take the slack. carpel drivers will be able to park for free at any bart parking lot. caltran also plans to extend the hours for hov lanes on i-80 from 5 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. during weekdays. additional carpooling pickup spots will be set up along beale street and spear street in san francisco. >> you can also get the latest on the second possible barge strike and all other news no matter where you go. it is free!

when you download appl. you will find a special section dedicated to bart download the kron 4 news app today. >> break-in and business news and just coming in. july jobless rate fell to its lowest rate in nearly five years. u.s. employers added 1602000 jobs as are the core rate fell to 7.4%, the lowest since december of 2008. with the good news we will see if wall street's record highs will continue, which will monitor the numbers with opening bell starts a 6:30 a.m.. >> we will be right back look at 'em.

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>> an update now on the giants fan, on bryan stow, who was beaten outside of a ers baseball game in

l.a. in 2011. his family says that he still needs immediate attention for nerve damage on his arm. he cannot lift his left arm or even open his hand. he also needs to have more surgery. at this point the family says that his memory is still on a predictable. they express their gratitude for all the support that they have received for him. they say that despite his hardships, he still has his sense of humor. >> will be right back.

>> welcome back. we are watching a fog over san francisco. this is the commute on the bay bridge at the toll plaza. >> it is backing up early on the bay bridge because there is an accident on the incline section of the bay bridge. the metering lights were activated about five minutes ago. i was actually on the phone with caltran when they return on. there weren't advising me of a stalled big red on the san mattel brig on the san mateo br.

it lost a tire. looking at your golden gate bridge it is an easy trip from marin county. they have no problems or delays. >> looking at that the shore freeway in a state 80 is still a quick commute. there are no delays to the san ramon valley area. 101 on northbound is slowing just a little bit. the north bay ride through marin county is still under 25 minutes for your trip from navoto to the golden gate bridge. >> as we approached summarize a lot of the sun will head to the ballot. today could be a little bit warmer today. we really will have the temperatures were they should be. you will notice that there is more

out there and what we saw yesterday. as we take a look at afternoon the highs for the east bay interior will be 91 for pittsburg. upper 80s for danville. walnut creek will be starting with 80 degrees. oakland will reach a high of 73 degrees and 68 degrees for berkeley. down to the south, it will be a very nice day and from warm to hot. 84 degrees for campbell. the temperatures will one down the bay shoreline started with san francisco with a high of 67 degrees. take a look at a redwood city they will be coming in at 78 degrees. we will see sunshine as we focus on the north. napa

will have a high of 82 degrees. upper 70's for santa rosa and 79 degrees for mail ballot. >> a quick glance international ties. we do have showers for the midsection of the country. regardless, new york city will be coming in at 85 degrees. mid 90's for houston. back here in the bay area your 7 day around the bay highlights a pattern of morning fog and afternoon sunshine we will be a little bit cooler as will start the next work week. >> delta announced that it will begin hourly nonstop air shuttle services between loss angeles international airport and san francisco international airport. the shuttle operation will include 14 daily flights in

each direction tailored to business travelers. plies' will depart at the top of every hour beginning at 7:00 a.m. monday through thursday friday. a line deltas d new york shuttle, the california operation will " not " have standby, nor can passengers walk up and purchase tickets from a kiosk at the airport. the shuttle operation will start september 3rd. >> oakland international airport will be adding nonstop flights to four hawaiian islands. oakland will be the only midland city with nonstop service to the big island of hawaii, kauai, oahu and maui. flights to and oahu and maui will have daily

service were stars in january. the two remaining islands will have a weekly flights, starting in june. >> the highest grossing film of all time is getting three sequels. james cameron has started work on the next installment of avatar. the are regionour original currently stands at the u.s. as all- time box office champ. if they took in $760 million. the first sequel to avatar, which followed a space marine going native with a race of blue aliens. avatar to is due out in december 2016, with avatar three coming out in december 2000 and 17 and avatar for attentively releasing december 2018. >> moviegoers and one

oakland kids are getting a nice reward for their patronage. this month, the new parkway theatre is a long customers to pay what ever they want, whether is nothing at all or an amount well above the normal ticket price. the theater general manager says that as a way of saying thanks to the community. >> and once the bay area baseball. the giants as troubled a again last night, but they did not give up. bottom says, they are scoreless. mass cain on the bump-facing opposing pitchern cole hamels and he delivers with the opposite field single. my mother six

the score was 1-0 phillies. the bottom of the seventh the score 1-and zero fillies. top of the mine after roger keischnick's single tied it. some the final score 2-1 giants. they are in florida tonight to face off against the tampa bay raise. >> so all new laws, the 40 niners linebacker patulous a fractured a bone in his right hand in practice yesterday. he will be sporting a cast on his hand for the foreseeable future but is expected to miss the start of the regular season. in all 15 49ers are nursing various injuries that kept them out of practice. >> a woman not wearing 8

cheerleaders outfit made one that walk onto a football field. here you see sarah thomas taking part in the national football league's offical developing program. she has the markings on the sidelines officiating since 1990. thomas has a day job, she is a pharmaceutical rep. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. here is a live look outside mount tam. we are waiting for the bay area warm-up.

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was an early activation of the metering lights westbound on the bay bridge. there was an accident on the incline section. the only good news is that caltran is hooking up to the vehicles and they are moving them out of the way. there is also an incident on the dumbarton bridge as well. i will have complete details coming up. >> coming up on a kron 4 morning news at 6:00 a.m.. an early-morning fire in hayward has love multiple cars and damaged. more on a location of the fire, and what investigators are same. >> the 72 hour notice has been given which means that commuters could be stranded come the morning commute on monday. >> ford motor co. has agreed to pay hefty fine for recalling one of their cars.

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top stories we're following on this friday august second. one person is dead following a late night crash near the port of oakland. we're live with what happened. at least a half dozen cars are destroyed after a carport fire that happened just two hours ago. what investigators think happened and a look at the damage, coming up. >> and notice has been given. the threat of a bart strike come monday is feeling more like a reality. the latest with negotiations and a look at alternate >> we're looking at weather and traffic. >> if there is a bart strike on monday then this is what we can expect. we will have early morning backups. we have had two separate incidents. there was a stalled truck and a accident. there are hardly any movement at the toll accident. there are hardly any movement at the toll plaza. the metering lig