(male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> good morning. top stories we are following. construction workers continue to make progress on the bay bridge. we are now in the fourth

full day of the closure. coming up in a few minutes we will bring you a news conference live with the latest. >> marty: former south african president nelson mandela is out of the hospital. we'll have an update on his condition. and president obama says he's ready to attack syria for allegedly using chemical weapons on civilians. but first he's leaning on congress to act. good morning. i'm marty gonzalez. thanks for joining us on this first day of september. our top story continues to be the bay bridge closure. we are standing by for a press conference and we will bring that to you live as soon as it starts. first lets get a quick check of your traffic conditions on this sunday morning. here's robin winston >> robin: good morning. so far, traffic is moving decent. we will start with the golden gate, it is foggy in and out of the bridge but still, no problems connecting to the 580.

between vallejo in/out of sonoma and also the alternate highway 92 san mateo decent through the 880 through a word. and just 30 minutes from a word to san francisco this is not related to the bay bridge closure. the 101 south crashed with an injury brought that is blocking with injuries. and now, janu? >> good morning. some coastal fog and as we go for this afternoon some cool and some sprinkles on your holiday forecast. back to marty. >> marty: construction continues with the new span continuing to open at 5:00 a.m.only on kron 4.

there is a press conference moments away. >> reporter: correct. i spoke with the bridge spokesperson and i tried to get him to get the cat out of the bag. will it be opening before 5:00 a.m. on tuesday but there is always a chance. the good news is that there is not behind schedule. exclusive video this morning of workers installing the bike path on the new span of the bay bridge. this is just another step towards completing construction and getting that bridge open on tuesday morning. construction on the bay bridge continues. and so far, the work is on schedule. the new span is set to open they will do some final preparations such as

repainting and light installations. there are no problems because of this is labor day weekend we can see there are no problems. >> marty: will tran has the conference, like. >> we have a quick update on the bay bridge. and of course you can go to bay bridge media on the web to get the latest entry regarding the progress. and we are going to start on the western span all maintenance has scheduled for this weekend has been completed. the working crews are wrapping it up. the western

span looks great and at the yera buena tunnel it could be great. with pressure washing, repaving and it is now they are moving on to striping in and out with the new eastern span connection. the demolition work is substantially completed. that is 1,000 ft. of the westbound approach of the original eastern spent the are demolishing that 100 ft. section it to put a temporary pike connector. tuesday, at noon, they can start using the -- bicycle connector. the demolition has been substantially completed to calm the media. and even pieces of the temporary bike path have already been installed. at the toll plaza, the repaving

has been completed on the westbound and they are well into pavement striping. they are wrapping up the paving on the east bound and it will start striping later today. this weekend, they have brought and 16,000 t of asphalt. again, everything is looking good we are on schedule for the 5:00 a.m. on tuesday morning. that is the construction of great do we have any questions? >> reporter: what is left to be completed? >> as right now, the half to complete the pavement striping. and then direct the barrier to help with the flow of traffic that is predominantly it. the striping is still a bit timing depended because you eat it too dry. because you need-to peak too dry and also, the demolition has

almost been completed. we could not open the bridge to traffic and still of the demolition taking place. it is far too close to the new bridge but that works with the critical path and we are working on a temporary bike pconnector and again at the toll plaza of the repeating is completed on the westbound. with repaving completed on the westbound and we have not encountered any problems because the typical slowdown is that you would have on any construction project. perhaps the demolition want a little bit slower than indicated but they have not had run into any issues. that is why we have a little bit of some time. with no

danger of missing our opening time of of tuesday at 5:00 a.m. >> marty: this has been and ruth gordon essentially saying that everything is moving smoothly with andrew ... gordon the spokesperson for the new span of the bay bridge that is right on schedule. and will tran provide updates and of course you can get the latest information www.kron4.com and we have been to kron 4 mobile application just for the bay bridge. there's a special section devoted to the bridge. also, the rim of fire of the yosemite and the latest of the containment efforts. . (music)

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>> caller: 40 percent containment. >> marty: now, the latest with the yosemite rimfire. >> caller: they have been working on several fighters in this area. and several of these firefighters, remember, that we still have several months to go to the end of fire season. we will continue to fight this

place. >> marty: 5000 firefighters is that correct? >> caller: yes, over 5000. they are battling this rimfire. there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. as we still have many areas of the east side of this fire. >> marty: i understand that it is impacting visitors to yosemite valley they have seen a lot of smoke and even some people have been impacted. >> caller: some of the recent weather patterns that have changed moving the smoke more of the southern correction. and also towards the north towards reno. as the weather has changed a little bit we have seen the cooler temperatures overnight with even the humidity and rainfall. of course, that is a good thing. >> marty: daniel, with 40

percent containment is it too early to predict when it will be in full containment? >> caller: we believe that it has the potential for continued growth for several weeks. mainly because it is really established itself in remote areas at the a yosemite boundary. progress is being made to help the communities around the surrounding highways. however, still fire activity >> marty: daniel, thank you for the update. coming up next political analyst michael yaki will be joining us with a live interview in the studio. regarding syria. .

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is doing fine but make sure that you plan early and leave early. highway 192. this is an alternate route between the peninsula and the east bay. and no problems over the golden gate bridge with 21 minutes between downtown san francisco and novato and sausalito art festival, and a quick between 80 and 1 0 1 also between the richmond san rafael. you can take east or west 580 between the golden gate bridge. and further out towards the east bay, the '92 and the 84 the dunbarton or the san martin bridge. the san mateo bridge -- and the first opening

pitch at 1:05 expect some baseball traffic. >> janu: mainly sunny skies with coastal fog. with a chance of some evening sprinkles. also some evening sprinkles tomorrow. as we go for the work week things are going to warm. right now, 60s mid 60s in san jose with 65 degrees in livermore. and for the afternoon highs slightly cooler inland compared to yesterday but similar to what we saw along the coast. 70's through downtown san francisco 80s inland. taking a look at the satellite and radar. the moisture is going to be a bit humid. and also this is the sea breeze with

some isolated sprinkles it today. and once that passes we are expecting some warm up. >> marty: president obama is requesting congressional approval. regarding syria. michael yaki is joining us. and he backed away from a missile launched yesterday along some time with congress what does this delay to for the country of syria? >> guest: it does a couple of things it does a couple of things to hide its chemical stockpiles and and the lead to this analysts say that it could be leading around with a popularity/ angle. however, i think that

the delay will help the obama administration. it is one of those things when you get a fire drill so to speak. what they're going to decide to do next. and it will probably be around a september night when congress is back in session. >> marty: for many that watch that yesterday it had an eerie similarity to the pre-war from ira.. >> guest: i think it was also won the british prime minister also confirmed that war feel previous to the war in iraq. >> guest: one of the things that people compared this were a cluster of small countries similar to iraq..

however, with france much more. this is going to be u.s. specific and it has implications. >> marty: the united nations inspectors have left syria. now we are waiting their report on what they found. where does the united nations decision/resolution is it relevant? >> guest: i think that what we're hearing from obama and senator kerry is that we have already verified that chemical warfare has been used. however, we are saying that our intelligence says that who did it. we're going to present that to congress and various intelligence agents over the next couple of weeks. the united nations has always been prudent that

they will veto any action. >> marty: china, the same. >> guest: perhaps this is payback for what we did in the 1980's when we blocked sanctions against iraq with the war with iran. foreign policy can be very difficult. and also ask why the american people to not really care. >> marty: many people want to stay away, no matter what we will talk about that, next hour. the impact of a presidential decision. and the political impact and the ramifications. by the way, if you would like to connect with michael yaki we will be back with us at 9:15 he is also on twitter. we will be back.

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>> marty: more than 60- thousand people have turned out so far for the weekend burning man festival in the black rock desert of nevada. the u-s bureau of land management says that admission was tightened friday when organizers got close to a permitted capacity of 68-thousand people. festival attendance peaked last year at 56-thousand people. the b-l-m raised the crowd limit this year after organizers agreed to security, public safety, resource management and cleanup rules. >> in the 2013 edition of the annual allstate america's best drivers report, fort collins, colorado earns the safest title among the 194 cities ranked. the study found drivers in colorado city average about 14 years between collisions. boise, idaho sioux falls, south dakota. brownsville, texas and madison, wisconson., round out the top five best- driver cities. washington, d.c., had the worst drivers in the 2013

report, with a predicted average of just 5 years between accidents. san francisco, los angeles, and oakland were among allstate's bottom 25. no bay area cities made the top 25. >> marty: our top story continues to be the bay bridge closure. we will have a live report with the details.

>> marty: welcome back. we are tracking the traffic as we take a live look outside. this is more the popular routes with more, let us check-in with robin. good morning >> robin: it is moving decent so far. no major problems with the alternate bridges but keep in mind

several activity. the oakland a's are here, there is the oakland pride festival. take advantage of bart. also, the san mateo bridge if you're going to the oakland a's or traveling to the festival in downtown oakland? you could use 92. so far, is us look decent only 30 minutes. as i mentioned, the oakland a's yesterday was a night game today, it is taking aim at 1:05 earlier, i talked about an earlier accident in sunnyvale it is not related to this bridge closure. but it is blocking three lanes of traffic is on the shoulder but is of course impacting your commute times. >> robin: we are taking this commute time and now, janu? >> janu: pretty much clear for the inland areas and now for this comparison from

yesterday, a bit cooler. low 60s in oakland and mid-60s out the door in san jose. as we go for the afternoon a bit cooler. the coastal areas are going to be spot on. with a cool down 81 degrees and san jose. low 70's in downtown san francisco and mid '80s if you're going to napa for perhaps wine tasting. if you're going out this evening cloudy, breezy, mild. the futurecast at 8:00 p.m. with a bit cooler than yesterday. no '70s but mid- 60s and a san mateo about 66 degrees. we will take a closer look get the chance of sprinkles for the holiday weekend. >> marty: construction on the bay bridge continues and so far, so good. the new span is set to open at to stay at 5:00 a.m. and will

tran has the. latest. >> reporter: they are still have the deadline right on schedule. the could possibly open it up early. the possibility -- what they could open it up before the deadline on tuesday at 5:00 a.m. and will let us know. to put in a new bicycle path. basically, demolishing a 1,000 ft. section of the old eastern spans of they can extend the bicycle path. they say that this should be done today, tomorrow. and most of the heavy demolition is complete. the next couple of days will be pavement striping moving the barriers and more cosmetic. they believe that the end is nearly here. we will take a tour and get that live so keep it here on kron 4 and

that is the latest. will tran. >> marty: bart has been popular. friday was another record day making it the fourth most with 457,000 trips of the second day of the bridge closure. this is 50,000 people more than they see on average. 24 hour service is available at 14 different stations to accommodate more passengers. the old eastern span could be closing for good but not disappearing any time soon it will take about three years to remove this seismic unsafe bridge and it is not able to beef blown up

because it will not people -- to be blown up. proximity the price to remove the old bridge is approximately $33 million. of course, keeping updated www.kron4.com. president obama explains why he made his decision. >> the world watched in horror as men, women,

children were massacred in this series and the worst chemical weapons attack in the 21st century. yesterday, the united states presented a powerful case that they were responsible for this attack on its own people and syria. our intelligence shows that they used chemical weapons. launching rockets and a highly populated suburbs. of damascus and acknowledging that chemical where it took place. >> marty: they say that the rebel forces used chemical warfare and they want to punish syria as they expect to take up this decision on september 9th. president nelson mandela is place.

new this morning-- former south african president nelson mandela is out of the hospital. he's expected to continue his recovery at his home in johannesburg. mandela had hospitalized with a lung infection since june eighth. the south african critical and at times will receive the same level of treatment at home that he received a hospital. a cash received the same level of treatment at home that he will--receive the same level of treatment that

he received at home that he will proceed at the hospital

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full of trendy restaurants. the balboa cafe is not exactly trendy but they are celebrating one century. it is one of the oldest watering holes. >> i was here for the opening a [laughter] >> the door says 1914 but i was assured that it is 1913 because it is not lucky. >> that is what is great about the cafe balboa. the good, the bad. >> politicians, gavin newson and gordon getty are the proprietors. >> i come here for lunch and mainly for this gentleman. >> mike is a favorite, who fondly refer to the balboa cafe as the bermuda triangle. >> many people could get lost in time it the next day, the next morning alonand

here is to the next 100 years. >> believe it or not they come here for the food. >> we are so proud that we sell good chow it is one of the best brokers. >> that tasty tuna cones and the cobb salad and the bloody mary. >> to find out more go to our website. and click on dine and dish.. it is the labor day weekend and some of you are trying to spend it out site and also traffic issue were going around the bay bridge toll plaza.

>> marty: welcome back. we

are tracking the traffic on this closure. you are not going to see a lot of traffic there. a slightly different look. robyn. >> robin: i am happy to report to that would not have any problems. the 101 is looking good. here are is her other alternate. the 92, san mateo. between the peninsula. the drive time is still at only 30 minutes between downtown san francisco, hayward. and here is another alternate the bridge through san rafael. the richmond site but keep in mind if your using the

golden gate. you are going to be paying both poles. and also slow traffic. pang -- both kohboth told plazas--and also, the oakland a's are home with 105. the bay bridge is closed and the nimitz is busy because of the bay bridge closure your expected to see some busy traffic getting to the coliseum. and the approach to the '92. keep that in mind and also, the oakland pride. that is also going to be difficult. that is at 28/broadway, and bart would probably save you a lot of time. that is the traffic and now, the weather. >> good morning, we are looking outside of our mount tam cam. breezy and coastal

the inland areas. we are going to see more cloud coverage today. with 56 downtown in san francisco. and concord. livermore, and upper 50s in santa rosa. as we go for the inland areas slightly cooler. mid '80s for los gatos. and san jose, evergreen. for the east bay inland valleys pittsburgh, concord, pleasanton. about 72 degrees for downtown san francisco in 64 degrees expected in ocean beach. 83 degrees expected in santa rosa. taking a look at the satellite and radar there is some cloud coverage that is going to increase our humidity. also this system offshore that is bringing sprinkles. the chance of

sprinkles this evening and tomorrow with the party dry conditions. things are going to be warm and right back up. >> and a lot of people are going to go to the farmer's almanac for their forecast. and they are predicting that old man winter is going to be back. back... over the years, a look back. >> reporter: before there was doppler, there was the farmer's almanac. it might sound like comparing a minivan to a ferrari, it has been around 197 years. it is also saying that this winter is going to be cold, piercing cold, bitterly cold. cold! and even that

thing is going to be in new jersey in february. they say that is going to be hit by a massive winter storm. weather or not you believe this is certainly more than a five a forecast. it claims that it is accurate 85 percent of the time. even the f a a checks that north texas, the farmer's almanac is pretty accurate. it uses a secret formula of but it is based on mathematics, astronomy and time. that modern neurologist's sometimes ignore. two-thirds of the country that predict that we will be under a hard freeze. however, they say that you have been warned. >> turning to sports, ryan vogelson the diamondbacks,

3-nothing however, take a look. for this home run and buster posy with a base hit. to tie the run but the diamondbacks, eric chavez the giants lose 4-3. they will begin today again at 1:00 p.m. the oakland a's are at home and the rookie is going against the race last night it was his fifth major-league start. the-- rays.. the only offense they need it came against coco crisp. and the solo home run. and the interesting run in the ninth inning but the shot it down for the seven straight winning it. two-one = the final score. the oakland a's remained two games behind leading texas. >> coming up we will continue to follow the bay bridge closure we have a live report coming up. we

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(male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. good morning. top stories we are following. construction workers continue to make progress on the bay bridge. we are now in the fourth full day of the closure. we have a report with the latest coming up. former south african president nelson mandela is

out of the hospital. we'll have an update on his condition. and president obama says he's ready to attack syria for allegedly using chemical weapons on civilians. but first he's leaning on congress to act. >> marty: good morning. i'm marty gonzalez. thanks for joining us on this first day of september. our top story continues to be the bay bridge closure. first lets get a quick check of your traffic conditions on this sunday morning. >> robin: no problems, no hot spots but keep in mind that we're going to see some heavy traffic later. the a's games and the oakland pride festival. one of your alternates, the peninsula and the east bay so far, problem-free. no problems as you make your way across the span. if you're going to go to the sausalito arts festival. it is looking decent. between the golden gate it is foggy cannot forget or headlights and your windshield wipers. and

now, channel. >> janu: it was foggy over the golden gate. as for temperatures 50s along the coast. and 60s inland because it is going to be slightly cooler than yesterday. we will talk more about that coming up. >> marty: the construction on the bay bridge continues. so far, so good it is on schedule for the new span to stay at 5:00 a.m. and will tran. you just finished a tour? >> reporter: i started this and it is so cool! we have the capability. right now i'm in front of the bay bridge toll plaza. they are still doing some work and we heard at the 8:00 a.m. news conference that they are doing pavement striping. looks like it is nearly done

it is so new they you can smell the casmell the tar.. possibly, you could even open this bridge earlier. and joining me is andrew gordon the bay bridge spokesperson. what still needs to be done? >> here at the toll plaza. the westbound lanes the pavement striping. it appears that it is nearly done. beyond the toll plaza and along the bay bridge they are wrapping up the paving of the east bound and they are going to be striping there, soon. once they are done they are going to just create a barrier rail. >> reporter: there is a drainage system on the other side of the toll plaza?

>> that is correct between the meter in lights. to prevent water from cooling-- pooling. >> reporter: what is the latest that still needs to be done. >> at the toll plaza is the paving and the pavement striping and to put up the bare rear rail. and they are wrapping up the demolition. and also to install the barrier real. the oaklan secti noon on tuesday will be the pedestrian and bike path and also to install the barrier railing. >> reporter: less is more one of the columns to the bay bridge toll plaza. they have removed and that allows for more fastrak. you do not have to stop. you can see that even be on the c h p

they have removed one portions of the toll plaza. and once they reopen it, you can just go right through with fastrak. >> marty: that must be exciting to see for yourself the work that they have done. >> reporter: it is incredible and it is a privilege to be here. it is so new. they have had decades and also, the machinery. i joked about how they can charge so much money with po--- tolls.. and i actually like the smell of new tar. the traction is good is it almost feels like you have on cliques--cleats

>> marty: only kron 4 got this exclusive video this morning of workers installing the bike path on the new span of the bay bridge. this is just another step towards completing construction and getting that bridge open on tuesday morning. bart is a popular way for people to get around during the bay bridge closure. friday marked another record setting day, making it bart's fourth highest ridership total in its history. the transit agency counted a little over 457-thousand trips during the second day of the bay bridge closure. agency officials say this is about 57-thousand more daily trips than bart sees on average. round-the-clock service is available at 14 bart stations during the bridge closure to help accommodate more passengers. stay with kron 4. we'll keep you updated on the bay bridge shutdown. you can also get the latest info on our website kron4- dot-com.

and on our new kron4 mobile app. there's a special section devoted to the bridge. a state-run syrian newspaper is calling president obama's appeal to congress a sign of retreat. the president announced yesterday that he is asking for congressional approval for a military strike on syria. many are criticizing the decision.protestors have gathered across the u-s.and the u-k. but the president has some supporters overseas. france's president agrees with obama's call to punish syria for the alleged chemical weapons attack on august 21-st. president obama explains why he made the decision. >> the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in syria in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century. yesterday the united states presented a powerful case that the syrian government was responsible for this attack on its own people. our

intelligence shows the assad regime and its forces preparing to use chemical weapons, launching rockets in the highly populated suburbs of damascus, and acknowledging that a chemical weapons attack took place. >> marty: the syrian government deny's using the weapons. they say jihadists fighting with the rebels used them in order to turn global opinion against assad. it will be at least one week before any decision is made on the punishing syria.congress returns from vacation on september 9-th. and coming up at 8:15, our political analyst michael yaki will be on set to talk about the latest in the crisis in syria.

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>> marty: the rim fire continues to burn at yosemite national park. and firefighters are saying the wildfire really isn't giving them any surprises. kron 4's philippe djegal is in tuolumne county with the latest. >> reporter: ira spoken with the incident commander, mike calkins. i have spoken with the incident commander, mike wilkins. yesterday, we also saw firefighters battling a blaze beyond the entrance to the120 and also the information station they were busy trying to saturate the ground. trying to make sure that the structures were protected. and all sunday hodgkin metal campground the hodgkin

metmet the meadow campground is protected it has been very expensive. and they are getting the upper hand and confident that they're able to get containment within one week. it is less than to 2 percent containment. and let stand 50 percent containment. they are going to let it burn in portions of the sections. intulomne county, phillipe djegal, kron 4 news. a7 [ slurps ]

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>> robin: welcome back to kron 4 weekend news. we are still watching the traffic the san mateo 92 we are

seeing more cars. it is usually more crowded between noon-1. we could see a repeat. the oakland a's are playing at home at 1:00 p.m. the commuters are going to be using the san mateo bridge to the nimitz. also, the commute across the golden gate, foggy but no problems in or out of san francisco. if you're going to the soles little ar festivale sausalito art festival. also, this has been popular by using their richmond/san rafael. you could see the 37 getting busy because people to not want to pay a double cohaazig madyun --- tol keep tht in mind and also, the oakland a's game is 1:05 the

delays because of the closure. and baseball fans that is a look at traffic and weather. >> janu: this is our mount tam cam. we are seeing some high cloud coverage because some sprinkles this evening. with mostly sunny this afternoon and a bit of a warm spot. there are temperatures through 63 degrees and 50's in downtown san francisco. and about 64 degrees in fremont. the afternoon highs looked slightly cooler. basically from what we saw yesterday with 70's through half moon bay. and mid 80s expected in

pleasanton. and for the north bay mainly 80s. 83 degrees expected in santa rosa. the satellite showing the sub-tropical moisture is going to be a bit humid. this offshore system bringing us a cool down and the chance for some sprinkles tonight. taking a look at the your kron 4 7 day around the bay it is not going to last that long mainly cloudy at best. for the workweek is going to gradually werwarm. >> marty: michael yaki is joining us about the latest with congressional approval from president obama. why do think that he chose this? >> caller: the senior advisers >> guest: the senior

advisers advised them that perhaps kerry was also surprised there are two different factors. he has lost the element of surprise already and i think that this time to get american support will provide some legitimacy. and in the absence of international coalition to have americans congressional congress would be a good move. and i think that it is a great strategy. >> marty: about of congress says thumbs down? >> caller: the likelihood of that is pretty low however, >> guest: the likelihood of that is pretty low however, the two-party and some democratic liberals and tea- party they would like to get this over with the president. what we see is a

case that it is essentially up to congress. we are going to see president obama for the american people. ultimately that is what is wrong to be driving the move. but it is touch and go. you have the democratic leadership and nancy pelosi with their willingness to help with so,. and also a hands off approach that we're going to need more democrats to get this to pass. if it does not pass, biking that the president will still do something but he will be very limited. that is the key. we see the draft resolution that came out and it was very broad. part of my guess is that the president says that he needs a bit more authorization. we need more than just a few cruise missiles. this

authorization will give them the ability to do that beyond the 60 days without congress. >> marty: explain that a little bit. perhaps people are thinking that he has to go to congress and the way to get approval like this. . >> guest: he has 48 hours to notify congress about military action. after 60 days they can authorize him to continue. whether or not the authorization is legal. they have the willpower and he is of course the commander in chief and basically it was like the clinton kosovo bombings. >> marty: this will start september 9th when they reconvene. >> caller: >> guest: prep work will be

done. >> marty: and if you'd like to connect with michael yaki. you can find him on twitter - at-yaki blog.

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>> marty: more than 60- thousand people have turned out so far for the weekend burning man festival in the black rock desert of nevada. the u-s bureau of land management says that admission was tightened friday when organizers got close to a permitted capacity of 68-thousand people. festival attendance peaked last year at 56-thousand people. limit this year after organizers agreed to security, public safety, resource management and cleanup rules. in the 2013 edition of the annual allstate america's best drivers report, fort collins, colorado earns the safest title among the 194 cities ranked. the study found drivers in colorado city average about 14 years between collisions. boise, idaho sioux falls, south dakota. brownsville, texas and madison, wisconson., round out the top five best-driver cities. washington, d.c., had the worst drivers in the 2013 report, with a predicted average of just 5 years between accidents. san francisco, los angeles, and oakland were among allstate's bottom 25. no bay area cities made the top 25. you may think fantasy football is good for sparking trash talk with co- workers. but for a growing number of companies.it's also really good business. the fantasy sports industry says it will bring in an around one billion dollars this year. football is the most popular game by far. seventy-two percent of all fantasy players manage an n-

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>> marty: welcome back. the bridge closure continues however, they are right on track to open at tuesday, 5:00 a.m. and will tran. is live. >> reporter: this brand new tunnel is because of the past several days you can see they have taken advantage of the closure by cosmetic changes and cleaning. they are going to

provide new barriers to want to get everything in place and the good news is that they have not fallen behind. they could possibly reopen the new bridge even before the deadline. and if they do that they will not spend any extra minute if they are ready, they will give the public perhaps a couple of hours preview. and speaking of smooth sailing you can see how wide open it is. we did cv ' we did cd... ' we did e did see the 's ' curve because that new span takes you in to it there is no curve. the speed is a

consistent 55 m.p.h. and they still need to provide protective barriers. the c h p is out here. have and the sun is already in place. we are continuing with this tour and we did show you earlier. that there i it an fast-track tollbooths. >> that is what i was going to ask you because they have spanned down it looks like a brand new coddle. >> reporter: absolutely, it looks like a brand new -- titltunnel. >> reporter: a lot of that

maintenance worker because the bay bridge has been shut down the maintenance work that would normally take several months now, just four days. and an interesting fact 150 years. he believes that it will last for at least 100 pitiers.150 years >> marty: will tran, thank you and let us talk about the old eastern span. it is not going to disappear because may be closing for good -- it will not be disappearing anytime soon. bay bridge officials say it

will take about three years to take apart and remove the seismically unsafe span. it can't be blown up because the debris would fall and pollute the bay. and it will have to be removed very carefully due to its proximity to the new span. removing the old span will cost 233- million dollars. you updated on the bay bridge shutdown. you can also get the latest info on our website kron4- dot-com. and on our new kron4 mobile app. there's a special section devoted to the bridge. >> robin: south 101 at the

ignacio exit if you are transits starting to back up traffic and getting slow from 37 because of the police activity. you are going to continue through san rafael with no problems getting across the golden gate will keep you posted. that is a look at traffic and now, >> janu: we are going to show the live look at the bay bridge. as for temperatures it is going to warm up. 60s for the east bay shore. pleasanton, livermore and this afternoon if if if going to be a bit cooler than for the inland areas for. mid '70s along the east bay shore. and 79

degrees is the high for for this evening we are going to expect for the mild conditions. the futurecast at 8:00 p.m. we can see that it is dropping about 64 degrees. 66 degrees in san rafael and a 66 degrees in livermore. your extended forecast, coming up. >> marty: in other big news we are following on kron 4 news weekend. one man is dead after a confrontation with union city police. police received numerous 9- 1-1 calls about a man firing a shotgun in the middle of the street. the man would not comply to police commands to put down his shotgun. the union city police commander says the officers feared for their safety. >> immediately the man confronted officers and refused to listen to commands and there was a confrontation. our officers feared for their lives as

well as the safety for the community members here in the area. they fired their weapons and unfortunately he was pronounced dead at the scene. >> marty: a man and woman believed to be family members of the suspect were taken in for questioning. the officers involved will be placed on leave as the investigation continues. >> marty: a popular san francisco eatery has closed its doors for the weekend. this comes after nearly a dozen people eating at the burma superstar restaurant were infected with e.coli. public health officials say a total of 14 people were exposed to e coli. nine of which ate at the restaurant on august 16th and 17th. the restaurant has been in business for over 17 years, serving hundreds of people everyday. they say this is the first incident like this in their history. >> people have been coming here for years and i can understand that sometimes there could be the odd

lettce leaf. and sure that they are going to be fine. >> marty: in a letter on the the restaurant's window, the owner says they're confident that any exposure to the public has been eliminated. and that this appears to be an isolated and singular incident. burma superstar is scheduled to reopen tomorrow. oakland's pride celebration will feature a wedding pavilion today. local clergy will perform the ceremonies.but the couples must have a marriage license from their county. festival organizers hope the bay bridge closure won't affect attendance. they are hoping for more than 50- thousand people to attend the event. it takes place in the uptown district.and will block off franklin street between 18- th and 22-nd. next on the kron 4 morning news. a win for the a's but a loss for the giant's. we'll have your bay area baseball highlights. and if you don't trust the weather forcaster. try turning to the farmers almanac for predicting the weather. we'll explain.

but first. kron 4's vicki liviak is takes you to a landmark san francisco restaurant that is turning 100 years old! in the next edition of dine n dish. coming up

>> san francisco is a city full of trendy restaurants. the balboa cafe is not exactly trendy but they are celebrating one century. it is one of the oldest watering holes. >> i was here for the opening [laughter] >> the door says 1914 but i was assured that it is 1913 because it is not lucky. >> that is what is great about the cafe balboa. the good, the bad. >> politicians, gavin newson and gordon getty are the proprietors. >> i come here for lunch

and mainly for this gentleman. >> mike is a favorite, who fondly refer to the balboa cafe as the bermuda triangle. >> many people could get lost in time it the next day, the next morning and here is to the next 100 years. >> believe it or not they come here for the food. >> we are so proud that we sell good chow it is one of the best brokers. >> that tasty tuna cones and the cobb salad and the bloody mary. >> to find out more go to our website. and click on dine and dish.. it i

>> marty: welcome back. >> robin: the traffic maps, the southbound 101, it is being blocked. for the last 15 minutes. towards highway 37 if you're traveling from the north bay. taking 37 merging onto the 101, with heads up to this police activity. now let us switch

over to the golden gate bridge. this is a live look in and out of san francisco, with the problems as you make your way across the span. the arts festival today. for those using 92. it is just fine. between 101 and the nimit and t back ove to the traffic maps. and if you are trying to get around the bay bridge closure you could encounter some baseball traffic. consider bart. and if it gets congested on the san mateo, do not forget about the dunbarton and. and >> janu: this live look from walnut creek. still, dealing with plenty of fog. this is word temperatures are with 60s in san francisco. and this is where temperatures are. livermore.

santa rosa, still clinging to the '50s as we go for this afternoon. a pretty nice day. upper 80s in fairfield, and 80s expected in antioch. 70's and oakland. and mainly 80s for the south-bay and '80s in the north-bay. taking a look at the sub-tropical moisture. it is going to feel pretty humid. also the chance of sprinkles increasing. as we take a look at futurecast it is mainly going to be that cloud your kron 4 7 day around the bay we are seeing cooler temperatures tomorrow. and temperatures are going to warm up. 9:49 and marty?

>> marty: >> and a lot of people are going to go to the farmer's almanac for their forecast. and they are predicting that old man winter is going to be back. back... over the years, a look back. >> reporter: before there was doppler, there was the farmer's almanac. it might sound like comparing a minivan to a ferrari, it has been around 197 years. it is also saying that this winter is going to be cold, piercing cold, bitterly cold. cold! and even that jersey in february. they say that is going to be hit by a massive winter storm. live weather or not you believe this is certainly more than a five a forecast.

it claims that it is accurate 85 percent of the time. even the f a a checks that north texas, the farmer's almanac is pretty accurate. it uses a secret formula of but it is based on mathematics, astronomy and time. that modern neurologist's sometimes ignore. two-thirds of the country that predict that we will be under a hard freeze. however, they say that you have been warned. good morning. top stories we are following. construction workers continue to make progress on the bay bridge. we are now in the fourth full day of the closure. we have a report with the latest coming up.

we'll have your bay area baseball highlights. and if you don't trust the weather forcaster. try turning to the farmers almanac for predicting the weather. we'll explain. but first. kron 4's vicki liviak is takes you to a landmark san francisco restaurant that is turning 100 years old! in the next edition of dine n dish. thats kron 4 news weekend for this sunday morning. i'm marty gonzalez. from all of us thanks for watching. join us for kron4 news tonight at eight. and next saturday for kron 4 news weekend starting at 7 am.

pitcher ryan vogelsong was on the mound last night for san francisco. the d-backs make it 3- mothing with this single.. but gregor blanco crushes one to right. and buster posey's base hit to right ties the game in the 7th inning. but the d-back's eric chavez, remember him? with the walk off hit. giants lose four- three. both teams go at it again today at one p-m in arizona. unbelievable.

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with u-verse high speed internet. and the a's rookie right- hander sonny gray was dealing against the rays last night.. it was gray's fifth major league start. he allowed five hits and struck out seven. the only offense the a's needed came on a coco crisp r-b-i single and solo home run. interesting in the 9th, allowing a run. but then second straight night. 2-1 the final in front of a sellout crowd of over 35-the a's remain two games behind a-l west-leading texas. won't be long snapping for jennings is among the their way to the 53-man roster. player-- long-snapping for the past 13 seasons. jennings had played in a franchise-record 208 consecutive games, and was among 21 players waived by

kevin mcdermott is the only the 49ers' roster and more than half a million dollars in salary. and the patriots cut tim tebow after a poor pre season showing. >> this was from a japanese game show your kron 4 7 day around the bay as will look at the labor day holiday temperatures remain mild. the prophet a bit of a chance of sprinkles a bit of a chance. thank you for joining us.

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