>> top stories we're following this friday september 6th. firefighters are on the scene of one of my fire in martinez. we would tell you why this blaze is providing an extra challenge for them. >> and it is the final day of the meetings of global leaders at the g-20 summit. more on the president's agenda before he heads back >> and its expected to be a big weekend. hot weather and busy traffic on bay area we'll have a live report from the bay bridge this morning. but first, let's >> lets start things off in the weather center with erica. what can we expect as we roll into the weekend?

>> we will be 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. i can only imagine what it was like of in a little more. here's a quick look richer colors for today. we are talking upper 70's for downtown sampras's go. livermore will have a high- session temperatures will be warmer and then where we should be. if you think today will be hot dishes see the weekend. we really know when these up as we head into the weekend. will keep temperatures in the upper 80s is not low 90's. upper 70's and would deathly be the weekend to head to the coastline. we some will see cool weather next week. >> it is still a ride and we are not tracking any hot spots. at the bay bridge, that have just

activated a leaderless for the was all right. the latest start of the week. bombay we have picked of slowing on highway 4 and interstate 580. this is just the extent of the congestion. >> the time is 6 02 a.m.. the weekend ahead will be the first since the opening of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. combine that with the giants and a athletics and gangs, the home opener for the 49ers' it is looking like we could have some major backups. kron4 will tran joins us live from the bay bridge. >> they expect a lot of people to be out here and this is the bike path where

i am standing. they will have metering lights and police officers and just to make sure that everything is going okay. that was also have an extra patrol. since then about 2000 bicycle was have been taken advantage of this and this was before the work week. they expect so many people to be out here that the chp will have extra patrol on their bicycles going up and down here just to make sure things are safe. once they get used to this new bike path. you should keep the mind that they do not have garbageman

so they're telling you not to bring cold or if you branded to take it with you. when you are on there by all means do not for your garbage to the side. they stated that will have offices to watch this. it will be very busy because the weather is on to be nice. you are to be patient. >> a large fire started overnight at a car lot in the east bay. kron4 mike pelton is live at pacheco boulevard in martinez. >> the fire crews keep battling this fire. they

stated today have done a good job to not this done. fire crews tell me that is a broke out about 3:15 a.m. and quickly went to two alarms. 25 and firemen responded that this car dealership. you concede that extent of the damage. 8 cars and three buildings have burned. this is a residential area and two people were there at the time and they managed to escape. they tell me that at this point they have no injuries and that it did make things complicated. >> pg&e stated that about

1900 people are without power and there (have is restored. two of these owners of this business just showed up and they had cut watch this that way to find that their business was burned. >> president obama is holding a final day of meetings with russia. before leaving for washington tonight, the president will hold a news conference, then meet with russian civil society leaders. with the president are russian gay rights leaders. russian lawmakers say a new law, banning homosexual propaganda, doesn't outlaw homosexuality but merely discourages discussion of it 18. the law has prompted a boycott for the 2014 winter olympics, which are being held in sochi. the u-s does *not plan to boycott the games.

>> world leaders are venting over syria's civil war but look no closer to agreeing on international military intervention to stop it. a french official says leaders at the g-20 are agreeing with president obama condemning the use of chemical weapons. but many world leaders remain in doubt about whether syrian president bashar assad's regime was behind the attack or syria's rebels. president obama has been working the phones, trying to gather support in congress for taking military action against syria. the president has even called off a trip to california next week so he can stay in washington to keep the pressure on >> the time and 6 07 a.m.. the rules of many changing when you tip at the restaurant. how the extra money could be added to your bill automatically. >> a warning today about those remote-controlled

helicopters after a 19 year- old is killed in new york. will have the details of the story. >> we will also update you on the latest in bart negotiations. is a another strike on the unbelievable.

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yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. align watching wall street this morning. futures trading mixed right now. there's more evidence of an improving job market and that helped lift the stock market yesterday. the labor department reported unemployment benefits fell to its lowest point since october 2007.

a-d-p also showed american businesses added 176- thousand jobs in august. here's a look at the closing numbers. the dow closed up nearly seven points. the nasdaq climbed nine. and the s and p 500 added two. opening bell today at 6:30. >> u.s. employers added 169,000 jobs in august in much fewer in july. the labor department says the unemployment rate drops seven or three percent, the lowest in nearly five years. it fell because more americans and just stopped looking for work and were no longer counted as unemployed. the proportion of americans working or looking for work fell to their lowest in 35 years. >> we get good nils for the u.s. economy and markets a

drop. we get bad news and markets go up. >> anohter bart strike is not out of the question just yet. back in early august the governor called for a 60- day cooling off period to keep another bart strike from hitting the bay area. now, after not meeting with the unions since then, bart negotiators say they already gave the employees their final offer a month ago. that offer was a 10% raise over 4-years the president of bart's board of directors called on union negotiators to take the offer to its members while there is still time. >> we have been very consistent and we do have a proposal on the table. we did not want to be in that spot and have the bay area think that we are done and then have all the same

nightmare of a strike. we do not want this to come back to us. >> there stating that we have to take this to our workers and this package is not rectifiable. the workers want to rectify a package of this nature. >> behind" next week the two sides will resume negotiations for the first time since the start of the 60-day cooling off >> as we go to break, week one of the nfl season has begun. show us your and niners and raiders pride. send us your best picks to breaking news@kron.com or a

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>> the heat wave is here. >> a lot of people along the coast have been waiting a long time for this. we are going to get it today. we

are talking upper 70's. we are off to a cooler start and we do not have a marin layer to deal with. the temperatures right now are in the upper 50's for the most part but as we head into the lunch hour, to look at future cast 4. 80s will be way into the area. as to put the clock into motion when we approached and afternoon high, we will see plenty of '90s out in concord and fairfield. we welcome the baking most of the bay area and the temperatures will be fairly mild. as we break down the afternoon high you will see pleasanton will have a high of 93 degrees. a expect 80s them the east shore line 76 today for downtown 7 san

francisco. today is the that set go to the beach a few have today off. santa cruz will have a high of 81 degrees as was lot of the coast of for 60's for ocean beach and pacifica will have a high of 71 degrees. we really do not have fog to deal with this morning high pressure is building men and will continue to build over the area as we head into saturday and sunday. >> we will approach triple digits and we will have excessive heat for the next four to five days. will have seven days along the coast on if you do not want to is whether we will return to normal as we head into wins than thursday. >> as we continue to monitor a pretty good right around the bay where not tracking

any hot spots. here the bay bridge the metering lights have been activated for about 20 minutes now but we do not see much of a backup begins to slow in the center lanes. the san mateo bridge, highway 92 has its move commute. the golden gate bridge is problem free with no delays in the northbound direction. we are updating your drive time the east shore freeway is 14 minutes for hercules to berkeley. west 24 still does not have any delays. we are problem free in the san ramon valley area which is good and lighter than usual for westbound for. the south bay freeway is looking okay and the north bay ride is showing green on the sensors for highway 1 01 from 37 to central san rafael.

>> this just then, there are no reports of any injuries at the moment but as we get more information will bring it to you. >> we now know what caused the wildfire. burning in and around yosemite national park. take a look at this is an animation of how the wildfire has spread since august 17. the u-s forest service says the massive blaze was caused by an illegal fire set by a hunter. no one has been arrested and officials have not released the hunter's name. there is also no word yet on whether he will face charges. the rim fire has burned nearly 371- square miles. and so far, has cost 81- million dollars to fight.

lineformer new england patriot aaron hernandez is set to be arraigned today on a first-degree murder charge following his indictment in the killing of a friend. hernandez last month in the death of 27-year-old odin lloyd-- who was dating the sister of hernandez's girlfriend. hernandez was arrested back in june and pleaded not guilt to murder and weapons charges. hernandez is currently being held in jail without bail. the arraignment is scheduled for 11 a-m our time. >> the wife of george zimmerman has filed for divorce less than two months after her husband was acquitted of murder in the death of teenager trayvon martin. shellie zimmerman pleaded guilty last month to perjury for lying about the couple's finances when the judge was setting bail for her husband. she said in an interview she needed to think about whether her marriage could survive the strain of the trial. we're getting a lot of comments on this story on our facebook page. please share your thoughts with us there.

>> the time is 6:21 a.m.. a heads up if you go all to eat with a large group of people and how you could be paying more to test the server. >> i will have information about apple's big press event coming up. we will talk about the latest rumor of iphone.

>> now time for the kron4 tech reports with gabe slate. >> we are four days away from apple is a big announcement. i am in downtown sampras's go outside of their store. i came down here today to get a feel and see what people are hoping to see. i was kind of hoping that i can get in touch with someone with iphone 5 when there is about to be a new one and a couple of days. but you know what, that was only an idea because everybody knows

about it and nobody is by and i phoned down there today. let's take a look at the latest rumor for the new iphone. >> apple might offered one with a 6 in. screen. the current one has only a 4 in. screen. that will make a huge difference. there isn't a market for the plus phone screen. the other big leak that may come out is more evidence that fingerprint recognition will be added. this is really cold and you can use your finger to unlock your phone is a a password. this is tight security, i like it. >> here is what is getting attention. there is a mysterious square that is next to the home but sen. it is rumored to be the new figure sensor. the electronic parts which were looking at, underneath the

glass. be sure to follow me on facebook. you can also fall me on twitter or the kron4 app. this will be the quick is with to see what that was shot. gabe slate, kron 4 news. >> a new i-r-s rule could make restaurants reconsider tabs of large parties. the wall-street journal reports that starting january the internal revenue service will begin classifying that auto-tips as service charges. treated like regular wages, subject to payroll tax, instead of tips-which restaurants leave for workers to report as income. in 20-12 to clarify tax guidance on tips after they noticed a rise in auto gratuities. >> the time is 6:27 a.m..

we're just minutes away from opening bell. here is a live look at the new york stock exchange. {

i'm welcome back the opening bell on wall street. on top of all the sports nhl season is also going to be kicking off on october 1st. >> dow futures are up 70 bad ones. it is not so much brolgas.july and are of 70 t. the dow is getting close to the 15,000 mark. the jobs report that says >> let's go over to erica. >> we are starting off with

temperatures on the cooler side. this is due to the absence of cloud cover. it is a clear pretty nice start for your friday morning take a look picture afternoon highs. it will get downright toasty. 90 degrees. as we head into tomorrow the temperatures will continue to run up. we will approach the upper 90s for places like concord. downtown sampras's will be close 80 degrees. we will continue with this as we start next work with. i would dwill break down your highs coming up. >> it is still a pretty good commute with a good drive time 14 to 60 minutes out of the macarthur mayes. your quick commute check shows like traffic or bombay. 580 and highway 4 are slow. south bay peninsula and north bay is still preflight. the weekend ahead will be the time is 631 the

bay bridge. combine that with a giants and a's home games a 49ers game, and the america's cup. and you can expect some big crowds. the c-h-p says they will be out in full force on the eastern span to make sure drivers are not taking pictures, slowing down and making traffic worst. but here is some advice the c-h-p is giving drivers planning on taking the the first concrete was poured for the foundation of san francisco's new transbay terminal. the multi-billion dollar city's south of market neighborhood. seven transit agencies and span of the bay bridge. in july we learned the price tag for the first phase of the project is now 1.9- 300- million more thanbackers of the project say they'll try a number of cut costs. including grants and making changes to

>> this we can maybe even worse. the effect medical date will have people out who will want to make this trip across a span. we do anticipate a heavier traffic. on saturday along both days and the giants will be playing a home. and >> if you can avoid driving then you should do so. you should just mainly focus on getting there safely and be patient. >> they tell me the there will be held along the eastern span to make sure

the drivers are not taking pictures or slowing down. they will be issuing tickets. malig >> week 1 of the n-f-l season has begun! show us your niners and raiders pride. breakingnews@kron.com or message us on facebook. >> we are just today is where from 49 a cult and against the packers. new numbers show that 95 percent of fans are arrested last year at candlestick were not prosecuted. more than half of all the rest had to do with people being drunk in public. the district attorney's office says it oftentimes those fans are put in a van, left to sober up and then they are let go. they also say that last year stabbings that have been at candlestick park was prosecuted and that to

present time for the one man. >> the first concrete was poured for the foundation of december cisco's new transit tunnel. the multimillion- dollar transit center will occupy a total four blocks in the city's south market neighborhood. in july we learned the price tag for the first phase of the project is now $1.9 billion debt is 300 million more than expected. >> starting this monday. we are launching a new network on our digital channel and it can also be seen on comcast. >> the contra costa county fire protection district is launching a new squad to respond low-level medical calls. the two fire fighters was will launch today under

a 90 day pilot program. budget cuts over the past two years have cost the district to close five stations. the firefighters on response low-level medical calls, offering of firefighters and engines for more serious incidents. >> berkeley city officials made the trek out to the city's tuolumne camp to assess the damage there was done by the mass of empire. all the main buildings in the camp have been destroyed including the dining and recreation hall. to permit bridges were damaged to the point where they are unusable. roughly 12 to 16 cabins remained in the camp's main area, but each have a varying degrees of damage. >> in new york, a 19 year- old man was hit and killed while using a remote controlled helicopter. roman pirozek jr. died

yesterday afternoon in brooklyn. police said that he was operating a small aircraft and helicopters whirling blades sliced off the top of his head. friends say that he was an expert fire. coincidentally, his father is the vice president of the club which allows people to fly model aircraft in the park. an investigation into this incident is now under way. >> coming up on the kron4 morning news. scientists may a huge new discovery at the bottom of the pacific ocean. a volcano! we would tell you more about that. >> it is good to be on tv these days, will have the richest woman making money on a small screen.

>> welcome back the time is 6:40 a.m.. scientists have discovered one of the largest and oldest volcanoes in the solar system. this is a digital image to show you the volcano, named tamu massif. researchers from texas a&m university and university of houston founded at the floor of the pacific ocean. it is about all the miles east of japan. did this, it covers $120 a square miles, an area about the size of new mexico. the volcano is also 145 l old but is no longer active. >> it pays to be on a hit tv comedy. for the second year in a row, sofia vergara

tops forbes magazine's list of the highest paid tv actresses. she earned about $30 million last year. a big chunk comes from our role on " modern family ". but she also has several endorsement deals. >> kaley cuoco of the " the big bang theory " is tied for second place with " law and order: suv " mariska hargitay are the $11 million each. the fourth place spot is pretty crowded, arlington million dollars each. actress tina fey, reality

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>> welcome back. here is an explosion in a riverside county, calif. neighborhood that has levied a home and said several other homes on fire. luckily no one was injured. the officers arrived on the scene because the damage is so extensive it turns out that the

explosion right now, they're not expecting a file play.any f. >> the time is 6:46 a.m.. the big story is the weather. we have a heat wave. >> it will be 100 degrees as we head into saturday and sunday. there is off to a pretty cool start and you may need to use a jacket. it is currently 57 degrees out the door in oakland. we are waking up to a clear morning. we are not seen much on a satellite image. future cast 4 is showing that the temperature is nothing but sunshine and blue skies the yellow indicates that what 70's for the peninsula but even among the coastline. you can actually have a picnic at the beach. >> as with the clock into

motion approaching your afternoon of '90s will start to clear and spread to dozens of morgan hill and gilroy at we will see low 90's for today in the north. even by later on tonight it will be a fairly mild evening and we will see clear skies and the senators will be back in the '70s for the most part. this is with the exception of downtown san francisco. as we break, highs you can expect things that says nothing of sunshine and walnut creek will have live 96 degrees. mid-90s for the san ramon valley. the temperatures will be cooler along the coast but warmer for places like oakland and castro valley. >> the south bay will shape up to be a gorgeous day with a high of mid-80s. 86 degrees for some of there. a

downtown san francisco will have high of 76 degrees. a person stays for ocean beach. pacifica will have a high of 69 degrees. >> last but not least i do want to focus on the north bay. it will be toasty for petaluma and 92 degrees for sonoma. fairfield while the high of 93 degrees. a lot of people are going to the sticker on sunday the 49ers welcome packers for the home opener. the kickoff is at once with a 5:00 p.m..1:25 p.m.e around the bay hollister prodigious and high pressure will build again. the

>> it is a very quiet ride around the bay and that is good news for you. here the bay bridge, it is the lightest morning a week. this is since tuesday. we do have a backup and it is even slowing a bit on the 880 approach. the drive time is clocked at about 16 to 18 minutes. the san mateo bridge is still is mold commute. 11 to 12 minutes with no problems across the span. the golden gate bridge ride is problem. with no fog. is a very come morning. for your trends on the east shore freeway we have picked up slowing in the westbound direction but not much. 680 south bond is definitely getting heavy guns walnut creek. this is a new pattern and your ride on 580

westbound is heavy in dublin that usual but a good ride through the alta mount pass way. 1 01 northbound is more slowing for south of the 280 interchange. more delays on the guadalupe interchange. north bay ride is starting to slow past lincoln on 1 01 southbound. drive time is still below 30 minutes. >> as the giants were back at home last night taking on the diamondbacks after a rocking 6 home run game in san diego against the padres. the giants did this going glowing in the fourth with sandoval triple after hitting three of those home runs in the night before. next batter, panda tries to score. but he misses the play. but he is called safe.

the giants scored two-zero. the diamondbacks were not happy about this. he was arguing but they respond four runs and win the game. >> that a's continue to have trouble with one of the worst teams in baseball. a another argument over a play at the plate. a's catcher stephen vogt called safe on an this fill destroys. the houston manager beauport turk comes out to argue. he is tossed from the game. but oakland loses 3-2. the a's had won 11 of the last 12 meetings between the teams. days falling half game

behind texas for first place in the a.l. west. >> let's talk about what is going on this weekend. everyone will be a home plane except for the raiders. stanford will be taking on their walls will be a giants game and on sunday the 49ers will play the packers. we also have the america's cup. >> the time is 6:53 a.m.. we will take a break. when we return much more on the headlines coming up. here is a live look from our roof cam. set francisco has a high of 58 degrees.

wellcome back. coming up in the next hour. we are following a story from st. petersburg with president obama speaking. we just learned that he had a private meeting with the russian president. we will tell you what they had to say about syrria. >> back here in the bay we are following the lead is with a fire a car lot. a big problem for firefighters there and will explain. >> we are falling bay area sports. if this will be a huge weekend for sports fans. this may be a terrible weekend for you to drive on the freeway. >> it was a game busting night for peyton manning. >> we will have more coming night for peyton manning. >> we will have more coming up. huh...fifteen minutes

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