complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news 5:00 p.m. live pictures from news chopper 2, there you see the freeway heading towards the bay bridge. people are trying to get home without the bart trains. in san francisco, drivers inch their way towards the bay bridge. ktvu's sal castaneda has beentricking traffic -- been tracking traffic. a look at what is happening in the east bay. >> reporter: a lot of people have been ing abt san

francisco and we saw that picture. the san mateo bridge. eastbound is not all that bad. it is slow getting out to 880. in san francisco the back up has improved. it was backed up to 280. as you saw with our camera on city streets, it has been slow getting to the bridge as we go back to news chopper 2. this is the slow traffic. cars from the financial district trying to get up on the streets. ben, our photographer in the car is taking a long time to get on to the bridge. first street, harrison street. here is ben. i think she coming up on the ferry building all. taking him a while -- ferry building. taking him a while. if you want to make sure you know it will be heavy.

back to you. 100 people are at the plaza in san francisco showing support for striking bart workers. ktvu's david stevenson talked to representatives. she live from -- he is live from san francisco. >> reporter: organizers expected 200 people for this. we are seeing half that number here. the people include bart workers but it is also a number of union members from other industries. this caps the first day of a bart strike that sent 400,000 in search of alternative transportation. they are still far apart on issues. we have seen positive and negative reaction from observers here. here you can see them chanting. bart workers are prepared to be out here for as long as it takes to get what they want. >> i am hoping that we could

get bart management to meet with us and talk and come to negotiate. we have been there several times. nothing has been done today. we will be back here tomorrow. >> reporter: oakland city workers were expected to join bart workers but we are hearing they had a lot of trouble making their way to san francisco from the east bay. people expect to be out here till 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. and continue to march to drum up support. we will be out here to cover it. for now reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. new at 5:00 p.m. a spike in tell commuting today. -- telecommuting today. going to work can mean staying put. ktvu's eric rasmussen has more. >> reporter: instead of hours

in traffic she crawled out of bed and got to work. >> yes, long commute. [ laughter ] >> reporter: a marketing consultant she counts on bart to get to work every day. >> she my home office assistant. >> she decided telecommuting was her best alternative. >> i let my manager know i would be working from home indefinitely. >> reporter: instead of wasting time on the roads technology is lowing people to be in two places at once. >> i think most of our teams are doing what they need to do in the bay area. >> reporter: he is a regular bart rider. like many of his employees he is working out of his home. she worries she will feel the

impact after the strike. >> i hoke it works out -- i hope it works out. my fear is if they give in it will cost me. >> eric rasmussen says people said they will do wherve it takes to -- whatever it takes to stay off the roads. ferry services are adding more boats to help people get around. ktvu's paul chambers jumped on the ferry before his first report at 5:00 p.m. back live to paul. how much progress have you made? >> reporter: we decided to give you a different look. inside the wheelhouse. he let us come along for the ride. we just docked here. you can see there are people getting off of the boat. the commute this morning was commute but there are tons of people. this is because it is day one of the bart strike.

san francisco ferry systems ran three three additional vessels. that is three times more than a normal day and they exsteppedded hours -- extended hours. one passenger road bart last night and staid in san francisco to make his class this morning. he had to take the ferry home because otherwise he would have been stranded. >> the people that come across the bay didn't come to class today. most were kids from the city. >> reporter: as long as the strike lasts they will run the system this way except for 4th of july when they will operate on a holiday schedule. we will bring you the latest. we will take the ferry back across into san francisco. the line is long right now. all those people will get on

the boat with us and take the ferry ride back with you and show you what is going on once we get there. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. it is not just bart workers on the picket line today. thousands of city workers in oakland are holding a one day strike. they blocked a busy intersection in front of city hall. it involves 2500 city workers from six different unis. they are up-- unions. they are upset furloughs cut their pay by 25% over the past 5 years. police, fire and other emergency workers are not taking part in the strike. public works, parks and recb, libraries and parking enforcement are involved. a tragedy on the fire line

in arizona. what officials and the president are saying about the 19 firefighters killed battling a massive wildfire. >> how bad was the morning commute? take a look at how folks got into had city today without bart.

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the 19 firefighters killed yesterday. >> the heat wave is taking a toll on the power grid, what you are asked to do. >> 100 degrees over the bay area. coming up what to expect for tomorrow and how long it heat wave will last. >> continuing to clock the commute across the bay bridge. ben cruz started his commute around 5:00 p.m. tonight and as you can see there, he has a long way before hegrets to the -- he gets to the bay bridge.

traffic is still very slow leaving san francisco, 101 on to 80. slow traffic although it is improving on 101. on city streets taking a long time for you to drive. we had one of our photographs driving along 46 minutes now coming up from the embarcadero. we want to show you traffic is going to be okay on the golden gate bridge. not a bad option. you will be going a long way around. 101 is not too bad. back to the studio. developing news out of arizona. we are learning more about the deaths of 19 elite firefighters

who were all trapped in the flames of a fast moving wildfire. this afternoon people lined roads to pay their respects as the bodies of the firefighters were transported and authorities released the names of those killed. 14 were in their 20s, including one who was the son of a los angeles fire captain. so far the yarnell hill fire burned 8300 acres and forced the evacuation of families, pets and live stock. this is the home base for the hot shot team that lost 19 members. >> reporter: this is station 7 here in prescott. this is where all of the firefighters who were members of the hot shot crew would gather as they fought the toughest fires in the area. they did not come home last night and all afternoon we have ben watching -- been watching

people come here and you get a sense of how much loss there is. 19 red ribbons. just magnifying it. the victims, 19 of them, from 21-43. >> somber mome monday. a procession of -- moment monday, a procession of vans carrying 19 fallen firefighters. >> we are here to honor them and here to honor the families of those 19 individuals. >> the yarnell hill fire killed an entire crew of elite firefighters last night. making it the deadliest day for firefighters since 9/11. >> we will remember the brave

men of the granite mountain hot shots. >> reporter: they were part of the granite mountain hot shots crew. who are often tasked with the more dangerous responsibilities. >> they keep in condition to take 80 pounds 5 miles in and put themselves in between the fire and you. >> reporter: earlier today president obama sent his condolences to the families. >> firefighters, law enforcement officers they run towards had danger. we are heartbroken about what happened. >> authorities believe the fire was caused by lightning on friday afternoon. officials say a shift in winds combined with unusual drought conditions trapped the crew. in normal conditions in the burn across and wouldn't cause as much trouble. it is the winds. the low humidity that is causing problems. >> reporter: weather remain as concern. we had a thunderstorm that flew

through. it has been sprinkling. weather is something they are watching carefully. 8400 acres burned. 200 homes that have been destroyed by the fire and the last we have heard from officials, 0% contained. >> all right. emily smith, thank you. the heat remains over the west. look at the widespread advisories. not just where we are living but across california, nevada and arizona. for us the advisory now the heat warning. lasting through wednesday. right as you get into the east bay, you are include in this. you can see into the central valley. around north bay, widespread. as soon as you get aw from

the water. gilroy, sunnyvale, side of the peninsula. and the mountains. that through wednesday. definitely the possibility of heat exhaustion, heat stroke. just a reminder to take it easy out there. high pressure bringing us hot weather. it is beginning to feed moisture into california. look at that. the possibility of dry lightning and thunderstorms is definitely with us. there today. it will be with us over the next few days. if you are going this direction, that to be aware of. closer here. we are going to see increase in clouds. and we may feel muggy as we get started tomorrow. look at what happens here. into had evening. it could off set our cooling over night, the clouds act as a

blanket. tomorrow morning, we begin to clear out. as we get starting tomorrow morning, warmer than where we have been. 61 in oaklen. 63 -- oakland. 63 napa. 100 santa rosa. 104 for concord. around the bay, temperatures in the mid-80s. 93 redwood city. 103 morgan hill. 104 gilroy. extended forecast, no relief for the next few days. we will continue with mild changes. a scorcher inland through 4th of july thursday. friday a little relief and the weekend looks better. >> thank you. it hasn't been easy for commuters today. how hundreds of thousands of people managed to get themselves to work this morning

without bart. >> back now to julie haener with more for new at 6:00 p.m. >> bart strike coverage continues. chicago, new york and boston don't allow their workers go on strike. >> they should go along with the program. >> why don't we have the same rules in the bay area? leaving you vulnerable to identity thieves. what some companies fail to do. these stories and more coming up on a special extended ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m.

once again, another look from news chopper 2. over the commute heading towards bay bridge. you can -- towards the bay bridge. you can see it is backed up. just talked to sal, he said things are getting better because the commute started so early this afternoon. he says about now it is a 6-10 on a scale on 1-10, a 6. we will continue to track the conditions on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. which is up next. happening right now, a very trying trip to work this morning. >> rubber raft and go across the bay. >> reporter: just lots and lots of cars. stacked up at the bay bridge.

news chopper 2 got these pictures before 6:00 a.m. and the toll plaza was packed. thousands of people got behind the wheels and others jumped into a stranger's car. at times we saw more cars than riders. >> i am hoping to take a different route and the ferry back. >> reporter: on the freeway, the approach to the bay bridge was still stacked up. he didn't want to ride the roads. he was second in line for a fertee san francisco. he -- ferry to san francisco. >> first time taking the ferry. >> reporter: it wasn't long before a line formed that ferries as well and more lines as people waiting for a.c. transit buses. >> text my boss, going to be late. >> 62 minute wait for the next

the commute was okay. on a day that getting there wasn't half the fun getting home is something many people dreadload day. -- dreaded all day. >> i might stay over. now at 6:00 p.m. with no resolution to the bart strike commuters are dealing with a nightmare. >> and a fire gets close to homes in the east bay. fortunately that deer was able tosurvive -- to survive. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. good evening. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> it is round two of the commute without bart. live picture right now from news chopper 2 which is in san

francisco. this is the approach to the bay -- the approach to the bay bridge. traffic is heavy. we talked to sal castaneda, he rates it a 6-10 compared to a normal monday night. another live look. highway 101 at hospital curve in san francisco. commuters heading towards the bay bridge trying to get -- commuters are heading towards the bay bridge trying to get out of the city. this is where things stand with the bart strike. there have been no new negotiations today between the especially the two -- agencies and the two unions that walked out. we have a team of reporters covering the story from the negotiations to the headaches commuters are dealing with. first