temperatures already warming up to the 60-degree mark. temperatures may climb 40-plus degrees for there. we'll have the forecast for your neighborhood straight ahead. good morning, everyone, thanks for joining us. >> we're talking about our big story this morning, and that is bay area weather. we have team coverage this morning. let's go to where the sheet going to be with james fletcher in wall nut creek with more on the temperatures expected there today. james? >> yeah, it's going to be a scorcher of a day today, not just at wall nut creek, bought number of east bay valley locations. we are at the a qualityic center near walnut creek.

it is clear out here, skies are blue, and at some some points the afternoon, it's going to get almost unbelievably hot. right now into the 6:00 hour, already in the mid-60s, and i can tell you it's going to get a whole lot warmer than that. by 8:00, we should be in the low 70s. upper 70s to near 80 by about 11:00, and by noontime, pushing the 90-degree mark, getting up wards of 96 to 97 for the hottest time of day. so we'll be flirting we triple digit temperature nears wall nut creek, and will certainly hit that mark in other parts of the inland east bay. let me paint the picture of how the temperatures goring to develop over the course of the day today. we'll start off with their current hour, 6:00. you can see we have a mix of 60s, and even the potential for are some 70s. in right now in wall nut creek, we're pretty close, and that's near concord on the map. advancing forward in time to noon. you can see by that point

already 80s, and potentially 90- degree weather blankets the bay area. you can see that red there, and once we advance to the afternoon, most locations will be hitting their are maximum temperature at that point, and looking for the possibility of not only 90s, that's a certainty, but triple digit weather. folk nbc the delta, you're likely to see 100 to 101 degrees today. so it is going to be a scorcher of the day, and you're going to want to stay protected. keep safe. here are a few tips. first off, you want to stay hydrated. drink plenty of water, avoid drinking caffeine or alcohol. those are die you receiptics, and if you use the bathroom, it will deplete you of those liquids thaty need. use loose fitting light weight clothing, and don't wear dark colors if you can avoid it. and slow down. stay indoors if you can. avoid any strenuous exercise

outside. if you goring to exercise outside, do it like these people are here now, when it's still cooler outside. and use the bud by system, especially if you're going to be in that excessive heat. have somebody with you. you don't want to suffer from heat exhaustion that could quickly spiral to heatstroke, and coming up in a half hour, i'll have those symptoms for you so you might know when you are flirting with a dangerous situation. let's send it back to accomplish until the weather center for a complete break down of today's weather. accomplishing? >> good morning, james. stay cool out there. looking outside. look how beautiful this shot from our studios, looking at the east bay hills, that sun is rising. beautiful start to the morning. nice sun halo as we like to call i this morning. you can see the color changes a little bit from this vantage point. waking up to clear skies. the tells, we're into the 60s. james city starting off with 60s right now.

antioch 61 degrees, pleasanton 60. another warm location is across the south bay. we have some upper 50s to lower 60s, and across north pay, eastin' east bay shore line, and across the peninsula, temperatures in the 50s as you head out the door. as you know continue into your afternoon, the south bay will continue to work up into the 80s, the closer you are to the water. san jose some lower 90s. mid-90s the farther south you go. moran hill 94 by 3:00 p.m. looking at the peninsula, temperatures will continue to warm up into the mid-70s for san francisco, and looking at some upper 80 to right around 90 across the mid-peninsula. if you want to head to the beach this afternoon, temperatures will warm up to the upper 60s to near 70 with a nice sea breeze. coming up, we're talking about what to expect into tomorrow. i'll have all of those details coming up at 6:15. here is rebecca with your

morning drive. rebecca? >> well, it's getting busier on the roadways, as we kick off the 6:00 hour. this is pretty normal, though, and if you're take it will the bay bridge toll plaza, getting into downtown san francisco is going to take you about 12 minutes to get there, and if you're heading to sfo, it will be about a 25-minute commute for you, if you're catching a plane this morning. switching over to the maps, an accident, this is for your livermore valley commute. not sure if any lanes are blocked. chp is on the way to bring us more details. here is your drive time, it's 34 minutes, getsing toty dublin interchange. when i come back, i'll be checking the rest of your east bay commute. mark? >> firefighters still looking for any hot spots after this huge grass fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the regional park area of antioch, and threaten something homes. firefighters staying on the scene overnight. will tran is there this morning

with an update. will? >> reporter: it's 100% contained this morning, mark, but that doesn't mine it out. it just means the fire no longer spreading opinion basically they put a rope around it, if you want to think overt like that, be where if there is a fire, it's within the rope, but you can see the damage it did. look at the hillside behind me, and how close that fire came to the homes. let's show you the video. this is aerial footage, courtesy of our partnership with abc 7. the fire broke out about 14 hours ago, so about 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon when it was extremely hot in antioch. it took off so fast by the time was over, approximately 540 acres were burned. initially the contra costa county fire protection came out, but they reelized this was going to be a handful, which is why they called other fire departments including cal fire, they did air drops, and late last night, they were able to get the upper hand on this, and that's great, because they did all of the heavy lifting when

the sin came down, when it was cooler or less windy. of course many homes had to be evacuated. approximately 100 homes, those people were told to get out for their safety. and then late last night, they were able to return. we caught up with them, and here is what they had to say about the fire danger. >> it was a lot of machinery, be a lot of equipment, a loft technology involved in fighting the fire, and the guy with the helicopter with the bag of water, i mean, he was going back and forth from -- petaluma is right over the hill. >> i was frantic, concerned about our whole neighborhood. >> for every one of them that have helped, i want to thank all of them for doing a great job putting this fire out. i believe they saved all of our homes. >> reporter: and if we can head back out live now, you can see the blackened hill side over my right shoulder, the fire department, they will continue to be here throughout today to make sure that the fire is completely out, be that it doesn't come back to haunt them in the future.

the great news is the fire department, because they jumped all over this, approximately 200 firefighters, be they jumped all over this, and theying managed to save all of the homes and no injuries, mark. i'll try to get more sound from people who are getting up, but it's been a very long night for them, and so far they're still sound asleep. back to you. >> all right, will, thanks for are the update. firefighters around the bay area remain on high alert today. cal fire is calling in reserve firefighters because a lot of their resources are on the move, with one strike team up near south lake tahoe fighting that fire. here in the bay area, firefighters are making sure everything is ready to go on their fire engines, and weed chopping road crews have a water tanker standing by just in case. and starting on monday, cal fire is suspending all personal its for outdoor burning to try and reduce any risk of wildfires. firefighters telling people to

be prepared, make sure you remove dead and dying schedule surgerytation, a 100 foot defensible space around your home, and mow your grass no more than 4 inches tall and fields. just some of the tips to try and prevent wildfires from happening around your home. >> and still ahead, a controversial bill that would require public school children in california to get vaccinated. could take a step forward today. what still needs to happen for that to become law.

there are more than 400 lightning rods in the bay area that connect the tower to its base below. four of these rods were removed for test, some because they failed crack testing. cracks were found in two of those rods. the chief engineer says the cracks can't be seen by the naked eye, and more testing is needed to determine if this is a significant problem. >> it's important to understand that no one should jump to a conclusion that when people thing of or use the word crack, they think of some massive thing that you can slide your

finger in. that's not what we're talking about here. we're taking about, how i would say, imperfections. >> a local corrosion expert said the cracks could mean that cracks could break with normal wear and tear. taking a look, the debate over the confederate flag makes its way to the bay area. we'll take you to one neighborhood where the flag is flying high.

good morning. a beautiful sunrise. if you are traveling in say a counter clockwise direction, you'll need the sunglasses and to turn downty visor, because it's very bright out there. we'll be talking about some mild temperatures across the area.

as you make your way out the door into the afternoon, we're talking about some warmer temperatures for the east bay shore line. oakland 78 by the afternoon. some mid-to-upper 80s for the rest of the east bay shore line. however, the cool spots will mainly stay across richmond and berkeley with the mid-to-upper 60s. the rest of your forecast for the afternoon looks pretty good, but hot and dry across inland spot. some triple digit heat will be possible, stretching from pleasanton to livermore. by the afternoon for the south bay, and upper are 80s to right around 90, and also looking at some mid-70s across the peninsula with some upper 80s to right around 90 degrees for the north bay. we're going to continue on with hot weather into tomorrow, but not as hot. we're talking about mid-90s inland with upper 70s for other locations on friday.

that's the rest of the bay, and across the beaches, some lower 70s in store. we're talking about your weekend forecast coming up, here is rebecca with your morning drive. >> the morning drive is so far so good. as far as hot spots, none to report on any freeways or bridges at thus time. look who decided to make a little appearance. our little friend there getting ready for the hot weather. it's going to be about a 20- minute drive time getting into downtown san francisco if you are getting to the toll plaza. the traffic is backed up into the mcarthur maze. it will be sluggish across the upper deck into san francisco. the golden gate bridge that's pretty empty at this point. and the san mateo bridge also looks pretty good. it's getting a little busier, but through drive time still pretty much the same. it's just about 15 minutes from 88 and hayward -- 880 & high

ward. it's 39 minutes coming out of tracy heading through i livermore valley the dublin interchange. i'll check your commutes when i return. funerals will be be held for are two of the victims in last week's deadly shooting at a charleston, south carolina church. services for state senator and reverend clementa pinckney will be held tomorrow at the embarcadero church where the

shooting occur -- emanuel ame church where the shooting occurred last week. president obama will deliver the eulogy.

today marks the 65th anniversary of the begin offering the korean war. the war started when about 75,000 soldiers from the north korean people's army crossed the boundary to the north. and the pro person western

republic of korea to the south. it was the first military action of the cold war. the u.s. troops entered that war by july, and the war lasted a little over three years. more than 5 million soldiers and civil yarns ever killed. and here in the bay area, a korean flag raising ceremony at san jose city hall to commemorate the wall, and recognize the 67th anniversary of the establishment of the republic of korea. that is happening this morning at 10:00. >> happening today, we are waiting to hear a decision from the supreme court on the future of same-sex marriage. that decision could come down sometime this morning. now, the courts will decide if same sex couples have the constitutional right to marry, or whether state bans on same- sex marriage can remain in place. we'll bring the decision to you as soon as it comes down right here on kron 4 if it comes down today. and the state assembly is taking up a controversial bill

that would require sir yale all public school students to be vaccinated. governor brown has not said if he will sign the bill. the bill aims to increase emmanuel rates in the wake of a measles outbreak that was linked to disneyland in stem. under the proposal, only children with serious health issues would be able to opt out of school-mandated vaccines. >> the state stream court is set to determine today whether if v some video games are acting as gambling bans, but some say the sweepstakes have similar outcomes to lottery vending machines. ♪ ♪

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november. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, a second person has been arrested in connection with the escape of two convicted killers in new york. what police say the prison employee did to help the men get away. >> and we're tracking hot weather around the bay. live in wall nut creek where the water and the sun is out. the littest on the hot temperatures we can expect this afternoon coming up.

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big losses for the dow jones average yesterday. trying to rebound today. the dow falling back below the 18,000 mark with a loss of over 100 points, but today the dow

is at 17,936. we'll be following the markets here throughout the morning. >> and we've got live team coverage this in the morning as the bay area gets ready for some hot weather today. >> it's hot out there. michelle is in the weather center right now tracking the forecast. james fletcher with more on the hot weather from one of the hotter spots expected today in wall nut creek.

as you can see here by noon, we're the 90s, and we're looking at maximum temperature around 96 to 97. so we're going to get real close to that 100 mark here in walnut creek. as we look at our zone forecast for the inland east bay, you will see exactly what i'm talking about. san ramon down through the san ramon valley. just a quick look at some of

the symptoms for heat exhaustion. if you have cold clammy skin, if you're sweating a lot, can't seem to stop, that's a sign that you might be suffering from heat exhaustion. also, too, if you're experiencing nausea or dizziness, that's also another sign. you want to drink plenty of water, and get indoors, try to loosen any of that clothing that you have, and take off any clothing you can, and use a damp cloth to bring down your skin temperature. if you begin to vomit, or pass out, or notice somebody who is experiencing these symptoms, you want to call 911. because at that point, you're on the verge of heatstroke. and that's a whole different matter. a lot of folks will be looking for that this afternoon, as we're expecting hot democrats all around. we have michelle breaking the forecast. >> good morning, james, waking up to mild temperaturation cross much of the bay, looking at inland spots, where james

said they're dealing with some low-to-mid 60s across the bay, and along the coast, waking up to mid-50s this morning. if you like the heat, head inland, because temperatures will easily warm up to 90, and that's just during the lunch hour, and like james mentioned, upper 90s to triple digit heat this afternoon. and then by 3:00, 85 will be the daytime high, and across the coast, it will be some nice beach weather. temperatures will continue to warm up into the mid-to-upper 60s with a nice sea breeze. here is rebecca with traffic. >> well, the sun is shining at the bay bridge tomorrow plaza. this is going to be a bit of a weight if you are making your way to the tolls. the traffic is backed up into the mcarthur maze. once you get past the meeting lights that were turned on about an hour ago. it's going to be bumper to bumper. you're looking at about a 20- minute drive time into the city. the san mateo bridge getting

easier on the span. it will be about 18 minutes now, going westbound on 92. reporting of a stall in the eastbound direction, right at the toll plaza blocking the right lane. it will be 10 minutes from end to in the end both directions. and your drive time in san jose because of a crash at saratoga avenue blocking the lane, looks like 15 minutes from 101 to 85 in the northbound direction. firefighters are keeping an eye out for hot spots after a grass fire broke out in the regional park area yesterday. we carried this for you live on the kron 4 morning news. containment is now sat a hundred percent. it burned 533 acres, took three fire agencies involved to get the fires out.

homes were threatened, but no buildings were damaged, and no one was injured. meantime, evacuation orders have been lifted for people living near this 350-acre brush fire in santa clarita in southern california. look at how close it came to homes there. fire crews are still dealing with hot spots that started after 1 in the afternoon. about 450 firefighters were battling it for the ground. one firefighters was injured. containment at 50%. new this morning, the national guard is investigating a crash involving an f-16 fighting falcon. the military plane crashed last night in southern arizona near douglas. the pilot with the arizona air national guard was the only person on board the jet during the night training mission. the pilots condition and identity are not known at this time. and a maximum security prison guard now the second person arrested in connection with those two escaped inmates

in new york who are still on the loose. the guard is believed to have delivered frozen meat with tools hidden inside to the two inmates before they escaped. gene palmer will be arraigned today any charges of promoting prison contraband and other sources. his attorney said he'll plead not guilty. inmates david sweat and richard matt were reported missing on june 6th, and the certain for them continues. and the defense in the james holmes trial will begin today. holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. the defense will argue that he has a classic case of schizophrenia. the prosecutors have already called their own doctors and points to detailed plans within holmes's notebook, which they will use again during cross- examination. and one man learns the hard way you don't mess with the president. what president obama did when he was heckled at the white house.

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no. no, be no, no. hey! yeah, listen, you're in my house. (audience cheering) >> and i'm the box of this house. the heckling persisted, and obama went on to call the act disrespectful. the man was protesting deportations under the obama administration. eventually the president had the man removed from the room, and an immigration group later said the pro tester is a transgender undocumented immigrant, be who found an ad invoicecacy group for lbgt immigrants. we're talking abite triple digit heat for some areas. i'll have the details coming up after the break.

if you're just thinking about lunch, trying to get through your day. 00ful time will be comfortable for the coast and the bay, but

inland areas, quickly heighting up, into the lower 9s, and temperatures will continue to rise into the triple digit range by this afternoon for inland spots. plenty of sunshine right now, looking at walnut creek, be a very beautiful start to today, and waking up to the some mid- 60s across the east bay valley. we have some upper 50 those lower 60s. east bay shoreline, waking up to mid-to-upper 50s, and looking at the peninsula, 55 right now for san francisco. half moon about by at 54. as you make your way out the door, and get ready for the afternoon, if you are going to be in the south bay for today, upper 80s to lower 90s, but mid- 90s will be possible for

evergreen. looking that's peninsula, if you goring to tv across the city this afternoon, five degrees warmer, 76 will be the daytime high, and for other areas, talking about mid-to- upper areas to around 90. the beaches, say again, comfortable with a nice sea breeze from the west and southwest. looking at the rest of your high temperatures around the region. talking about upper 70s for oakland this afternoon, along with upper 80s for are hayward. the rest of your storm tracker 4 seven-day forecast, the heat cools down just a little bit for friday. so your friday is going to be on the warm side, not hot side, and then the weekend, much cooler and more comfortable, and those temperatures will continue to warm up into early next week. here is rebecca with a look at the morning drive. >> we are free with hot spots this morning, but too have your typical slow spots. and the bay bridge toll plaza, back it up intony mcarthur

mazi. le to abe bout a 20-minute commute time for you. the san mateo bridge is starting to get a little packed, but it is moving. 18 minutes from 880 over to foster city for are the webb side, the golden great bridge, be still pretty light this morning. richmond-san rafael bridge a little busier than what we have seen this morning, 10 to 12 mitches to get across the bridge into the north bay. here are some drive times for you, from hercules to berkeley, 15 minutes, and the live valley, you're looking at about a 42-minute commute time going if the westbound direction to

the dublin interchange. when i come back, we'll take a look at your south bay and your peninsula drive times. >> a survivor of a deadly balcony collapse in berkly is taking to facebook to talk about her situation and her very tough recovery. the irish student quoted that posted that she suffered five broken ribs, and a broken spinal cord, and said the chances that she ever walk again are slim. the post indicates that she'll be in rehab in san francisco for are the next two months. despite all of that, she said she will work hard to recover, ask & said life is too short, and she intends to honor her friends are who died by living the happiest and most fulfilling life possible. and boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev has finally shown some remorse for his

actions. in moments before the judge officially sentenced to him death yesterday, tsarnaev addressed families of victims and survivers, saying: tsarnaev is the first person to be handed a death sentence in a federal terrorism case since the september 11th attacks. happening now, ford motor are company is recalling more than 200,000 vans and suvs because of an issue with the instrument panel and seat belts. the rail involving transit, connect, and escape vehicles in north america with model years 2014 and 2015. the warning time lights might not work properly when the car is started. also some transit vehicles are being recall for seat belt issue. a historic milestone for bay area based tesla.

tesla model s owners have now driven more than one billion miles, preventing 570,000 tons of carbon die i don't care i'd from being released in the year, and saved 10 years worth of time by not having to pump gas. there are about 76,000 model s cars currently on the road around the world. and the house ask senate are set to finally wrap up president obama's trade agenda after passing a bill yesterday that gives him fast track negotiating authority. also on tap, measures to renew the african growth and opportunity act. passage of these bills will let the president focus on proposed trade agreements that have been under negotiations for years. also today, the irs inspector general value expected to test testify about his investigation into lost e- mails related to the irs tea party scandal.

in prepared testimony, he said that the irs erased backup computer tapes that may have contained as many as 24,000 e- mails to a former irs official. he says workers are erased the tapes after the irs realized some e-mails had been lost, but that he found no evidence that workers were trying to destroy any evidence. >> well, the actor best known adam screech as saved from the bell is set to be be sentenced on two misdemeanor charges stemming from a stabbing a at bar in wisconsin. the 38-year-old is facing charges of carrying a concealed weapon and disorderly conduct. the first charge carries a maximum sentence of 9 months, and the second a maximum sentence of 90 days. during this trial, diamond said he accidentally stabbed a man at a christmas day fight in a bar. he said he was trying to scare people away after his girlfriend was punched in the face.

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break. a live look from the golden gate right now. you can tell it's going to be a hot one. light winds at the gate, and a very calm day. the sun now coming over the east bay hills, but temperatures starting to warm up.

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thanks for joining us here on the kron 4 morning news. >> today could be be the day that the supreme court issues it's ruling on same-sex marriage. the case in question could decide whether the constitution permits states to prohibit same- sex marriages. >> that could usher in marriage equallety to all 50 states. support is at a record high. and for many, it is hoped that the courting ruling could be a victory for a generation.