traffic seems to be worst this morning as commuters head to work on day two of the b.a.r.t. strike. what's happening in the stalled contract talks to get the

trains moving again. i'm watching your alternate routes and will help you navigate through all of the traffic today. there's big fog bank on the coast. time for "mornings on 2." well, good morning. it's july 2nd. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. we begin with day two of the b.a.r.t. strike and another long morning for frustrated bay area commuters. once again, b.a.r.t. workers are on the picket lines instead of on trains and inside stations. this was the scene outside of lake merritt's and station

a short time ago. the b.a.r.t. trains have stopped moving and so have negotiations. there were no face-to-face contract talks yesterday and no new talks are scheduled today. however, negotiators for both camps are now holed up at an oakland hotel. it's possible talks could resume at any time. we have team coverage. tara moriarty will tell us how b.a.r.t. is trying to help passengers this morning but we begin with sal castanedo and the commute. especially the east bay, right? >> that's right. tori, it seems to be worse as you mentioned today coming in through all of the east bay. i want to show you all of the road sensors. you can see that there's quite a bit of red on the maps, especially if you are driving on 80. i want to push into 80 here. you can see the traffic in richmond is terrible. got a couple of tweets saying 80 is a mess and people are trying to use the richmond bridge to go to the golden gate bridge to avoid the bay bridge which, of course, is going to

be slow. let's go to the live pictures here. newschopper2 is gonna show us that traffic is gonna be busy at the toll plaza this morning backed up for at least a 45- minute delay here at the toll plaza. it's jam packed. you can see from our other view here that the cars are not moving. yesterday we had more movement. cars are kind of creeping along here. it will be quite a delay. it's not caused by a crash. it's caused by the volume of people. the best opinion that i have for you is somehow you can find your way into a casual carpool that you will be able to use the carpool lanes. let's go back to the desk. b.a.r.t. is expanding its effort to help stranded passengers get across the bay. tara moriarty is live at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station right now. what's happening on day two, tara? >> reporter: sleep deprivation. that's the one line i keep hearing from passengers. they are very frustrated with the fact they have to get up so

early and they have to catch two shuttles into san francisco. but overall, people still pretty friendly and in good humor. this is not costing commuters a penny, this extra service.

you have shuttles running into san francisco. the lines were wrapped around. back here live you can see there are some b.a.r.t. protesters out at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. >> the options? the transportation commission is advising people to take advantage of a rather missed opportunity. casual carpooling is a great way to is ckup spot

in oakland that our cameras were at yesterday morning. we found only a small group of people waiting for a ride. there were reportedly long lines in the afternoon for casual carpools to return. the number of people using ride share is expected to soar much higher now that the b.a.r.t. strike is underway. some commuters have no sympathy for striking b.a.r.t. workers or their demand. they haven't had a pay raise in four years. but critics say many b.a.r.t.

riders haven't had a pay raise either in this economy. one san francisco owner says a strike caused many of her staff to come to work late or not show up at all. >> there are a lot of people out there out of work who would be very grateful for a job like that. >> we hate to do this. this is my second one. i didn't like it the second time. >> it's unfortunate that we have to suffer. >> now, striking b.a.r.t. workers say walking off the job was their last resort. 7:07. right now, police are investigating a double shooting in oakland. alex savidge is at the wing stop on lake park avenue where police are hoping surveillance video would lead them to the suspect gunning down two employees. >> reporter: homicide investigators are going over surveillance video, both from this wing stop restaurant where the shooting happened last night and also from some of the businesses nearby that have

surveillance camera us. let me show you the front entrance. you can see a surveillance camera pointed right here. this is where police say at least two men came in last night to the restaurant, run of them was armed and that man shot two employees to death. investigators say the motive for these killings is unclear. police are not sure if this was supposed to be a robbery. about an -- about a couple of hours ago, the coroner removed the bodies of the two victims. the shooting was about 11:00 last night at this restaurant on lake park avenue. police say there were four employees and several customers inside the restaurant at the time. one of the employees did trigger the silent alarm during all of this and shortly after that is when the shooting started. this crime comes as oakland police are trying to handle an increase in robberies in this part of the city near lake merritt. >> our command post was gone out. we've also had officers walk and ride bikes in some of the areas that have been impacted

by the increase in robberies. it's not just crime prevention but also community awareness and education. >> reporter: in response to this crime, a police spokesman told me a department would be holding two meetings with business owners. police have not set the times up yet for those meetings. police are also saying the two victims in this case, both men, both in their 20s and they both lived in richmond. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. let's get you to where -- do our best to get you to where you need to go. sal, you're busy, you and the chopper. >> we have new buses about the buses. temperature those buses are -- those buses are filled to capacity. west oakland buses can still take people. but again, the buses are full. don't bother going to those

buses. you can go to oakland buses. you might want to think about casual carpooling, making other arrangements or going do west oakland where the buses are still available for you. let's take a look at the richmond bridge. a lot of people have been asking about this. can i use the richmond bridge into marin county and avoid the been? well, it doesn't look that bad. as you look at the richmond bridge, it has not been that bad into marin. remember, the golden gate bridge is also $6 heading down to the city. if that's what you want to do, i think it would probably be a decent alternate. there have not been that many people in marin county and the people in marin county have a little bit of room to share with you. i'm sure they will be generous with your freeways. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. this is what people are trying

to avoid. about a 45-minute delay getting into san francisco. and again the carpool lanes, nice and wide open. it should be a pretty good indicator that you stilhave a lot of capacity there if you can get into a casual carpool. i want to show you on the maps here. 680 and highway 4, not all of that bad. but if you look back here. i want to pull back and go over to the east shore freeway here and 80 westbound, solid red line from about pin nome down to berkeley. 7:11. let's go to steve. well, sunrise here. we had a lot of tropical clouds coming in. that doesn't do much on the coast. it did produce a few light showers a couple of hours ago near half moon bay. most of that is gone. but there was a smell of rain in the air for some. and most of that is gone. don't be surprised if these wrap back in. we'll still have mostly sunny skies. a week ago i was talking about the rain falling in mount tam. now we're talking about really

hot for some inland areas. you throw in the higher clouds and that just adds the humidity. it looks like cooler weather will make it inland. by the coast there's a bigger fog bank. after you are away from the coast, there's still a heat warning out. i think about an hour ago, antioch was 78. there's very warm temperatures. look at all of the clouds. just really kind of missed us. santa cruz/san mateo coast, wet right hey long. 72 for -- right along there. 72 for livermore. some airs are really cool with a lot more fog. other areas say it feels like i'm back in the midwest and northeast. 94 in las vegas. and also in palm springs. the showers, they tried. they tried. they just right along the santa cruz/san mateo coast. most of that is,ed out in the pacific. occasionally some of these may wrap back up and drift in.

that's the source of the higher humidity. sun, clouds, partly sunny, mostly cloudy. cool to hot. i mean if you are inland, it's hot. we don't say hot and humid. not that bad not much of a change inland through thursday. it does look cooler starting friday. it looks like the ridge finally breaks down. >> it's been a long time since we've had triple digits. >> yeah. the debate ever -- >> these young man sacrificed everything and gave all. >> overwhelming grief at the memorial for the 19 firefighters killed in arizona. we'll bring you a live report and the ongoing efforts to fight the blaze.

welcome back. we're watching your morning commute. we have live pictures of jack london square. that's where they caught the ferry this morning. a lot of people are doing it. we're watching them. this is day two of the b.a.r.t. strike. bay area drivers and commuters face another rough morning. it's looking like traffic is worse today than yesterday. there's no sign of a b.a.r.t. settlement, at least for now. there were no face-to-face contracts yesterday and none are scheduled for today. it's possible talks could resume at any time. make sure you stay right here with us ktvu channel 2 for complete coverage of day two of the b.a.r.t. strike. this morning, a tribute to the 19 firefighters killed while battling a devastating wildfire in arizona continues to grow. sara gannom is live in

prescott, arizona where the fire, we understand -- we understand, is still burning out of control. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know, for the nation, this was the deadliest loss of firefighters since 911. but for this small town, this was 20% of their fire company. you could really see how hard this loss is just by how touching this memorial is. some of these momentous, the flowers and the balloons are here and the american flags but the cards a true -- a real hero is one i see. i've seen a lot of really touching drawings from little kids. one of the supermen that says this is my true hero, referring to the firefighters. this is kevin wochek. he was just 21 years old. he was lost. on this memorial bosh him, it actually says dash above him -- on this

actually says "way too soon." prescott, arizona is mourning 19 firefighters taken far too soon. julie ann ashcroft's husband, andrew, was part of the elite hot spots unit overtaken by the wildfire on friday. >> they were heroes in our home and community. >> reporter: kevin wocheck, his father, a los angeles county fire captain, said his son was living his dream. the deaths are under investigation but officials believe shifting winds and other factors caused the yarnell fire to become erratic. the 19 were forced to take shelter. >> taking shelter like that is the very, very last risk. >> reporter: prescott has lost a quarter of its fire

department. arizona governor, jan brewer, called the loss of so many young people working to save lives, almost unbearable. >> i know how painful it is for me to think about it. i can't imagine how painful is it for their -- it is for their family and those who knew them. >> reporter: as families try to make sense, they take comfort in, in the fact, that they loved doing it. >> he loved it. >> reporter: these guys were some of the youngest citizens here. they ranged in age from 21 to 43. really young guys. really elite in shape. really proud of the work that they do. it's a small town. all but two of them were born and raised here. another really sad thing, 14 of the 20 are still in their 20s. reporting live in prescott,

arizona, back to you. >> thank you. on our ktvu facebook page you can send your condolences to the families and fellow firefighters in arizona. you can also post your thoughts and share the badge that we've created. 7:19. new this morning, president obama ended his week long trip to africa making an appearance with former president george w. bush in tanzania. together, they paid their respects for those killed in the 1998 bombing in tanzania. former president bush happened to be in tanzania at the same time as president obama. also first lady michelle obama joined former-first lady laura bush at a summit of first ladies. it was sponsored by the george w. bush institute. >> we get to work on what we're passionate about. i think that's something that i would encourage all first ladies to never lose sight of.

you have an opportunity to speak to your passion. >> now, president obama and his family are now flying back to washington, d.c. they left tans nia on air -- tanzania on air force one. besides tanzania, they visited south africa. in other news -- personal information about 2.5 million californians was at risk because of supreme court breaches last year. attorney general kamala harris said there were 131 different data breaches in 2012. she says businesses and the government need to take more steps to protect personal information. she says 60% of all of those cases could have been prevented if companies and agencies use data encryption when they were transferring information. 7:21. india is the latest country to say no to edward snowden's request for political asylum. he remains at a -- at an

airport hotel. he has requested asylum from 21 countries. some said he would have to be on their land to make the request. he changed his mind about seeking asylum in russia after president putin said he would have to agree to stop leaking u.s. government documents. 7:22. i had to cough. we're expecting another sweltering day in parts of the bay area. look at the sky out the window. these are live pictures. steve paulson will tell us if the hot weather will stick around straight through the 4th of july. we're well into the morning commute on this second day of the b.a.r.t. strike. we have a few tips that will make things easier heading to and from san francisco. and you thought taking the ferry would be an original idea. it's not. this is a look at the alameda ferry terminal. look at the line of people there waiting to get on that ferry just across the bay from the oakland ferry. it's pretty long. we'll update you on this --

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some big cities have law that prohibit transit workers like the b.a.r.t. employees from going on strike. los angeles, philadelphia do allow transit strikes but they are illegal in new york city, chicago, boston and washington, d.c. instead, contracts are settled with arbitrators wage wars. there's talk about doing this in san francisco. >> i do think after this negotiation is complete. we need to serious start looking at what other alternatives there might be. >> some of the experts on labor law say union still have a lot of power in california but they also point out 400,000 b.a.r.t. riders represent a lot of votes. 7:25. here are a few tips to help you get through the morning commute -- if possible, ideally, stay

at home and telecommute if you can or leave home or work before or after the rush hour or use casual carpool. carpool hours have been extended. avoid highways that run next to b.a.r.t. especially the bay bridge. a lot of people trying to cross the bay bridge also a lot of people trying to avoid the bay bridge. let's check in with sal castanedo. sal, i saw on the traffic map that san mateo bridge looks pretty heavy. >> it's getting heavier now. that's for sure. the san mateo bridge, i still like it better than the toll plaza at the bay bridge. let's go to the alameda ferry terminal. newschopper2 showing us a live picture here, people waiting in a very long line across the bay from the oakland ferry terminal. the line is stretching out long here and the parking lot is full at the alameda ferly. we'll cover this coming up a little bit more for you. bay bridge toll plaza, obviously, it's backed up for a 45-minute delay before you make it on the bridge. i also want to mention that 80

westbound from pinole to richmond is gonna be very slow. >> let's go to receive. thank you, sal. a lot of clouds came by. it's pushed into the pacific. there's a few left behind. but the damage is done. the humidity is up there. not hazy. maybe a little bit. crockett there's a little bit of haze. antioch, 76. 58 in if. a lot more fog today. that's one positive if you are looking for cooler weather. those little brief showers are gone but we could see higher clouds coming in. they are rotating around the leg dome of high pressure. sun, clouds, cool, mild to hot. it just depends on where you are. highs today, anywhere from the 60s to the 100s, tori. >> wow. >> it's pretty --

>> the good news, though, it does look cooler for inland areas. well, another rough morning for commuters on this day two of the b.a.r.t. strike. pam cook will tell us if there's any hope the trains will get back on track soon. we're live at the oakland ferry landing, long lines of people waiting to get on a ferry into san francisco. we'll tell you how things are faring this morning. >> reporter: we're live in san jose where there's another hot day ahead of us and it's caused the closure of a park here. we'll tell you about the disturbing discovery that has been bothering people who live here. the thing is bee,

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once again, bay area commuters are heading to work without b.a.r.t. on this day two of the strike t appears the traffic is even worse than yesterday -- strike. it appears that traffic is even worse than yesterday. on your right, you see a live look at the toll plaza. actually, right now, it looks like it's a shut b.a.r.t. station with the gate down. both sides are eager to resume talks. however, there were no face-to- face talks yesterday and no new talks are scheduled today. however, that could change at any time. stay can ktvu all day long for

complete coverage of day two of the b.a.r.t. strike. joining me live right now on the phone is jim alison who is with b.a.r.t. can you tell us anything about negotiations happening? all right. i'm not hearing jim alison. okay. jim, can you hear me? >> yes, i can, tori. >> okay. thank you for joining us. any update on negotiations? >> we're hoping that the mediator can work with our labor partners to bring everybody back to the bargaining table. we're ready to bargain today, tonight, as longs as it takes to get people -- as long as it takes to get people on the b.a.r.t. trains. >> any idea how long it will take to get get the trains running? >> we need to reach a fair contract and get it signed. we've been running inspection trains to keep the system in a state of readiness so we're

ready to carry passengers again, we can do so quickly. >> we understand you've been providing free buses at four locations. and those buses as of right now, are no longer available. they've been useled up? >> yes. those buses filled up so quickly that they are no longer able to make runs. however, we do have extra buses that we added at west oakland station and we made that a pickup point today. so those buses for a very short time will be available. we have 74 buses today as opposed to 58 yesterday. but again, this is a very, very small fraction of the number of >> a small percentage. the buses will still be available in the afternoon to bring people back to san francisco? [no audio]

[no audio] we're following a new development. there's only one place to get on board a b.a.r.t. shuttle bus. and ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live from the west oakland station where the seats for the remaining buses, boy, they must be going really fast, tara. >> reporter: that's right. basically, this is gonna be the case for another half-hour and then you will probably be out of luck. you can see people are just crossing the street here. they are getting ready to go on this bus. we have two shuttle buses at the west oakland bus station. they will be jumping on these and heading into san francisco. right now, dublin, pleasanton,

from mann, walnut creek, el cerrito, are full. these buses here are at limited capacity. here are some folks right here. let's try to grab one of them. how long have you guys been waiting? where did you start? started in oakland? >> yes. >> reporter: has it been a long morning? >> yes. >> reporter: what time did you have to get up? >> 5:00. >> reporter: wow. you've been up a while. and where are you headed? where are you headed? >> we're going to alcatraz right now. >> reporter: okay. everybody is headed on the bus right now, as you can see, b.a.r.t. is doubling the number of charter buses that it had here. they will have 36 buses to shuttle people to san francisco. 76 total. yesterday, we know it was costing the agency $70,000 a day to do that. the strike really snarling the commute during peak hours yesterday morning and evening.

people seeing their commute times double, even triple. >> i get up at 4:00, i get to the dublin/pleasanton b.a.r.t. station around 4:45 and take -- both days i've gotten on the first bus at 5:00 and i get to work at 6:15. >> reporter: pretty long day for you? >> yeah. it's pretty long even when b.a.r.t. is running. >> it's miserable. i guess we're managing. most folks seem to be in good humor about it. >> reporter: now, from hayward and fremont, you have ac transit and those shuttles running into san francisco. those go throughout the day but the big crunch is until 9:00 in the morning. if you do need to get into san francisco and you had sort of depended on b.a.r.t., know they are at limited capacity here at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. they still have shuttles left. it's a first come, first served basis until 8:00. live from oakland, tara

moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, tara. if you still plan to ride a ferry, expect a lot of company. brian flores is in jack london square at oakland. i know there are a long lines waiting for a ferry there, brian. >> reporter: expect a lot of company, dave, and bring you a lot of patience as well. chopper 2 is right above the ferry landing in alameda. here in oakland, no different, south of there. long lines here, according to ferry officials, they say they are running on time. they've even added boats to make sure that continues. every time a boat has left the dock they've been packed. some headed to san francisco, the other towards the embarcadero. they say expect lock lines. get -- long lines. get here when you can. sf ferry asked the golden gate agency for another boat.

so another 400 passenger catamaran will arrive at 8:45, 9:15ish from golden gate ferry. it will drop off passengers from oakland to sf. sf ferry is running 11 boats to and from the city. normally, there would be eight. and bay area officials say they transported about 18,000 passengers yesterday when normally there would only be about 6,000. they will be ready again today. we spoke to some of the passengers. it's a mixed reaction. some are frustrated. others are taking it in stride. >> i'm frustrated. i'm waking up way earlier than i need to usually and just not getting -- i'm not productive at work because i'm like leaving early to catch the bus or the ferry and it's just -- it's stressful. >> you know, i think if you leave early enough, i think it's manageable. but i can imagine the folks leaving at 8:00, 9:00 trying to get in the city, i can see how they are getting in to the

bridge. if you leave early enough, i think you should be okay. >> reporter: keep in mind, that another issue is parking. chopper 2 is right above the parking structure at the alameda ferry landing. it's already packed. increased parking also in ferry locations as well. a lot of commuters say finding parking was a bit of an issue yesterday. that continues today which is why officials here with the ferry say if you can be picked up or dropped off at the ferries. there are a couple of parking spaces at 101 washington or 255 2nd street. they appear to be here on time. another just pulled up to pick up passengers heading to south san francisco. long lines here in oakland again. this was about an hour ago. the lines dwindled but picked up again. officials say it will die down roughly around 11:00 and pick up in the afternoon around 3:30. if you are taking the ferry, again, bring your patience as this b.a.r.t. strike continues. we're live in oakland, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we're picking up on what you just said a few moments ago.

let's look at newschopper2. it's over the ferry line in alameda. there was fa long line there in alameda and so if you are planning to catch a ferry at any point, expect a lot of -- there's that picture right there from newschopper2. look at that line there. this is in alameda. get a lot of people thinking the same thing, that they can hop on the ferry to get to where they need to go. look at all of the company as the camera pans -- >> you can't see to the end of the line. >> this is what's happening in male. we'll keep you posted. >> and if there's lines this morning, there will be lines coming back. the other big story, the heat. in alum rock park in san jose will be closed again today because of hot weather and high fire danger. janine de la vega is live in san jose to tell us what people have been finding at the park that's making the fire danger even worse.

good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. the sign here says it's temporarily closed due to the extreme fire danger. something disturbing, one neighbor says he finds fresh cigarette butts in mere all of the time. that's a -- in here all of the time. that's a dangerous combination. it's supposed to be in the mid- 90s at alum rock park. city officials closed it on sunday because of the fire danger. it's normally closed on monday but the city decided they needed to keep people out today. they want to avoid any fire- related emergencies, especially because this park is full of dry brush and trees that didn't receive a lot of rainfall this past winter. we spoke to a garbage collector to visited the park visitors contributing. >> people come in, they are smoking. this is a time bomb ready to go. >> reporter: in parts of san jose, it will reach 95 degrees.

in morgan hill and gilroy, it will hit near 100. santa cruz will be in the low 80s. and excessive heat -- an excessive heat warning is issue. this has prompted san jose to open ten cooling centers around the city. they will open up at 8:00 a.m. and stay open until 10:00 p.m. coming up at 8:30, we're going to visit one of those cooling centers to see if people are already using that. that's coming up in the next hour of "mornings on 2." reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. let's check in again with sal and get an update on what has been honestly a little bit worse than yesterday. >> i want to show you a driver. i think we still have it on highway 24. we have a driver still driving through. normally, when i start picking up this driver and this is a live picture by the way if the fellows in the control room can

help me out. westbound 24 is gonna be slow. normally when i pick this driver up, pick him up in wull, it's taking a lot longer. it looks like he's getting impatient and changing lanes, driving behind the porsche here. traffic is slow. these are live pictures from newschopper2 coming up to the oakland -- i'm sorry, to the alameda ferry terminal. people still waiting to get onto the ferry here. no major problems. but it's going to be a long line. one regular ferry commuter told me he's never seen it like this. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza and the traffic here is backed up for at least a 45- minute delay. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. very good morning. well, mostly humans have posted on the twitter nations. when are you gonna work on this

steve? >> i'm working on it. now some of the animal nation has been tweeted me, the bubba the -- bubba, the tortoise, doesn't mind the heat. but porter, the chocolate lab, it's too hot for him. [laughter] >> we do have high clouds over us. most of them are gone. they did produce some light showers. it's pushed off. still wrapping around the high- pressure system even though we have mostly sunny skies now. it could make a reappearance. it's throwing humidity into the mix. if you are by the coast, it doesn't matter. it's hot and humid. but 55 half moon bay there's a bigger fog bank. looking and richmond, the richmond-san rafael bridge. there are signs of a stronger sea breeze. some fog is also in parts of san francisco that was really not the case yesterday very

long. got chewed up. it won't matter in las vegas and palm springs. 94 already. 73 sacramento, 79 in fresno. you can see the shower, it went through if parts of san francisco. it was -- if we could have sticked instead of zagged, probably would have had more in the way of showers. it's pushing out to sea. however, some of that did leave some of the humidity behind. there's still some downstream. we'll see if some of that moves around. inland, hot and humid. but there's a lot more fog today than yesterday. 60s to 100s. but again, you add that humidity. it's just awful. but there is a little bit more of a delta breeze. so maybe things are starting to change. not enough for some of you. it does look cooler after the 4th and the weekend looks much kieler -- cooler inland. how much this b.a.r.t. strike is costing the bay area in lost productivity. we'll lightning into the nuts

and bolts of negotiations. who is asking for what and why are they so far apart? good morning. bay bridge toll plaza, we see a backup here that's at least 45 minutes. we'll tell you more straight ahead. look at 'em.

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update on the b.a.r.t. strike. i just spoke to jim allison with b.a.r.t. he said both sides are in oakland ready to talk. but right now, the b.a.r.t. strike continues and no one is at the table negotiating. pam cook is in our newsroom this morning with the negotiations to get the commute back on track. pam? >> yeah. both sides are blaming each other for what they call bad

faith bargaining. there seems to be a lot of hostility. >> they basically said they've left. we're ready to meet tomorrow. >> that's not what we said. that's not what we said. >> i said you -- >> you guys haven't even bargained with us. >> no face-to-face contract talks yesterday. no new talks are scheduled for today. negotiators for both sides are staying in an oakland hotel. it does sound like there is a lot of conversation going on behind the scenes trying to reach an agreement. >> salaries, the pensions, the benefits. we've made a new offer. the next step would be to discuss it not just demand more. >> the public should know that both sides are not sitting in a room waiting for the other one for the phone to ring and nothing is going on. >> in terms of gauche sanctions, there's -- negotiations. there's quite a difference. according to b.a.r.t., the

average union maker makes $71,000. the union claims that's inflated by management salaries and the average worker makes $62,000. b.a.r.t. says union employees receive $52,000 worth of benefits and they only pay a flat fee of $82 for healthcare, regardless of the number of benefits. the union says they have to contribute up to $800 a month for health insurance and they say they don't have to contribute to retirement which would pay them foremonle this $52,000 a year when they retire. the union claims after 20 years of service an employee gets $25,200 a year. now, during the b.a.r.t. strike in 1997, san francisco mayor willie brown actually stepped in to pressure both sides to compromise but at this point, san francisco mayor ed lee, oakland mayor jean quan and governor jerry brown are staying on the sidelines. we're watching these

negotiations closely. hopefully, they will get back to the bargaining table. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:50. the b.a.r.t. strike is double trouble for many bay area commuters. they already deal with the horrible traffic on roads and bridges. now many drivers are also forced to pay sky high parking prices when they can find a place to park in san francisco. some parking lot owners are jacking up their prices, cashing in on the b.a.r.t. strike. >> it went up 50%. >> from what? >> from 20 to 30 and i'm here for the early-bird special. >> they jacked it up and put it on an event special. event special rate. >> just finding any place to park in downtown san francisco is a challenge, especially during a b.a.r.t. strike. >> people are using another form of public transit as an alternative to b.a.r.t., you may be paying more for your commute and investing more time as well. here is a comparison. the cost of an adult b.a.r.t.

ticket from downtown oakland to the embarcadero in san francisco, $3.15. one way. the ride normally takes about 11 minutes. the ac transit bus from oakland to san francisco is 4.20 one way. the trip can take 20 minutes or more depeding on traffic. the san francisco bay ferry to the ferry building costs $6.25 one way. it takes about 30 minutes. it's eight minutes before 8:00. many bay area workers are giving up on going into work all together during this strike and are work, at home instead -- are work, at home -- working at home. >> should i just stay home and have a super-productive day? >> sounds like an easy commute. he normally commutes on b.a.r.t.

but he says with today's technology he's age to get plenty of work -- able to get plenty of work done. >> the bay area is taking a big economic hit from the b.a.r.t. strike. the bay area councils estimates $73 million a day has been lost in productivity. the council estimated how many bay area workers cross county lines each day and it determined $970,000 workers lost about two hours of productivity sitting in heavy traffic caused by the b.a.r.t. strike. we're finding out more about how bad the traffic was on day one of the b.a.r.t. strike. the commute from walnut creek to san francisco took almost two hours. around 8:00 yesterday morning. traffic was still backed up at the macarthur maze at 10:00 a.m. a lot of drivers at the bay bridge toll plaza paid the toll in cash. it's an indication they are not regular commuters. many drivers tried to beat the traffic by avoiding the bay

bridge all together. the number of cars crossing the san mateo and dumbarton bridges also went up about 4%. 7:53. we will continue our team coverage of the b.a.r.t. strike. traffic this morning appears even worse than yesterday. the first day of the strike and there are several other new developments. stay with us. at farmers we make you smarter about insurance,

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contract talks yesterday. no new scheduled talks today. tori just talked to b.a.r.t.'s spokesman jim allison. he says both sides are in oakland ready to talk. it's possible talks could resume at any time. make sure you stay right here with ktvu channel 2 for complete team coverage of day two of the b.a.r.t. strike. all right. we want to go back to sal. you have us fully covered with traffic. we have coming up in the sky. >> that's right. you -- we have newschopper2 in the sky. >> that's right. you saw the road sensors. let's go right to newschopper2. the san mateo bridge is busy but i would still say even though you can see for yourself, it's busy getting over to the peninsula. when you get to the peninsula, it's not that bad. there's slow traffic on the bridge. it's certainly no picnic and people who drive this every day are thinking this is terrible. well, i would still use it

instead of the bay bridge at this point. it's backed up listen the bridge itself. it gets better by the time you reach the peninsula. let's go out to the driver on highway 24, coming just -- just about to come out on the oakland side here. highway 24 is busy, although it's improving a little bit as you come out to the sun. oh, there's the bright sun. traffic will be moderately heavy on 24 heading down the hill here. it doesn't look all that bad as he comes around highway 14, you can see traffic is getting thick again. a lot of people are trying to get down to the macarthur maze. here we go. westbound bay bridge, that's backed up for a good, long wait, 45 minutes to an hour. let's go back to the studio. well, sun for some, there's a lot more in the way of fog. some of that fog is making a push over san francisco. so -- i mean there is a west wind southwest near richmond harbor around 25 miles an hour. that was not there yesterday. inland it won't matter.

it will be sunny, warm, hot. hazy, hot, humid. humidity factor through the inland areas. 90s, 100s. 60s, 70s by the coast and bay. it does look cooler. there are some signs that cooler weather is here. i don't think cooling kicks in. >> wow. all right, steve. 7:59. day two of the b.a.r.t. we'll see if there's a chance buses and trains will roll again any time soon. >> we are a live where shut us are -- shuttles are still running into san francisco. some stations are no longer picking up passengers. the update -- next. look at them kids...

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welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. we begin with the b.a.r.t. strike. i want to show you video from alameda. coming up, look at this long -- newschopper2. look at this. the line just stretches and goes on and on. the b.a.r.t. trains and buses have stopped moving. so have the negotiations.

there were no face to face contract talks yesterday. no new scheduled talks today as far as we know. you heard tori campbell speaking to b.a.r.t. spokesman jim allison, he says both sides are in oakland, they are ready to talk. it's possible talks could resume at any time. we'll keep you posted. we have live team coverage for you. we have tara moriarty. you are out there. you've been out there since 4:30 you can tell us how b.a.r.t. is using charter buses. let's start first with sal castanedo, the big picture. how this is affecting our commute, sal. >> i want to show you something here dave and tori. the maps will show us all of the red here as you can see. there's a lot of red all over the place. 24, 580. there's a crash at lakeshore. 80 is slow. and then you see 80 westbound from richmond all the way down to oakland, very, very slow this morning. there have been a couple of crashes on the way. 5le 0 westbound at -- 580

westbound at lakeshore. most of the slow traffic is because people are in their cars. let's take a look at some of these things. san mateo bridge, another slow spot even though i could choose that over the bay bridge. it's no walk in the park as you drive over to the peninsula. but when you get over to 101, it's not all that bad. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, that's backed up beyond the macarthur maze. at least a 45-minute delay for you if you are in the noncarpool lanes. carpool lanes are doing okay. let's go back to the desk. there is a new development in b.a.r.t.'s effort to help stranded passengers get across the bay. three shuttle buss are no longer running. they filled up early. the only place to get a free shuttle is at the west oakland station and that's where tara moriarty is right now. tara, what's it like out there? >> well, it's -- it kind of tapered off a little bit but we

did speak to a b.a.r.t. representative and he tells us that you can catch a shuttle if you take a look behind me, you can see folks loadening on the school bus. they say the have us from dublin, pleasanton and walnut creek are not in operation. they were full capacity this morning. there's still capacity at the fremont and del norte station. they will have 36 buses that leave from here that go to san francisco. 86 buses total. that's slightly more than $1,000 per buss. that's what it is costing b.a.r.t. the strike snarled the commute during peak hours yesterday morning and evening. >> we had too many buses here in west oakland. we'll be prepared for the riders this afternoon but tomorrow, we'll push those buses out into walnut creek so

we can serve more people there. >> i hope the strike is over soon. i hope management and the union is able to sit down today, tomorrow and get this done. >> reporter: you don't want to have to to do this for another -- have to do this for another week. >> no. >> reporter: shuttle buses are running for ac transit and those lines were wrapped around the corner at 20th and broadway. back here live, you can see we have two shuttle buses in line here at the curb and then as we pan over across the parking lot, i've counted probably about eight more shuttle buses. so the b.a.r.t. spokesperson indicating that they sort of overshot it at this location and they will be placing a lot of these buses out at walnut creek tomorrow. live from oakland, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, tara. it's been a rough commute so far in this day two of the b.a.r.t. strike. alex savidge is in oakland where long lines of people are hoping to get on ac transit

buses. good morning, alex? >> reporter: an aggravating commute. some of the ac transit riders i spoke to said today even worse than yesterday. right now, you can see folks are waiting to try and get onto this transbay bus heading over to san francisco. this is the second of two buses that just pulled up here to 20th and broadway in oakland. the transfer point. i'm told on these last two buses, about 60 or so people were able to get on board. that's a trop in the bucket. compared to this line. it stretches down to the end of the corner, around the block, 200 or so people likely here in line trying to get into san francisco this morning. and i'm told that the wait from the end of the line about an hour or so. obviously a lot of commuters very frustrated. >> i'm not -- i didn't get home until 10:00 last night. i'm really tired. these people need to go to work. how dare them.

>> there's some frustration with those striking b.a.r.t. workers who, by the way, have a picket line set up from this ac transit transfer point. a supervisor told me a short time ago that this morning, obviously because of the strike situation, the buses heading over to san francisco are running about 15, 20 minutes behind schedule. a lot of people happy ac transit is running at all. there was a threat of a strike. the 1600 or so bus drivers and mechanics threatened but they signed a temporary contract and are trying to make a dent in what otherwise is a terrible commute. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. obviously, with all of the long lines there will be long lines this evening -- >> coming back. >> trying to get back. and sal you were covering the afternoon traffic as well. >> it was ridiculous on city streets trying to get to the bridge. >> right now, it's ridiculous the other way. to see a

glimpse of the empty rockridge b.a.r.t. station. a lot of stop-and-go traffic. we've been noming this driver for -- following this driver for quite a bit. at least 40 minutes and then you can see traffic -- well, traffic is not completely stop and go. but as soon as he gets going for a little bit. he ends up stopping again. as you can see driving down the macarthur b.a.r.t. station area. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza. the drivers want to get here. so the drive here at the toll plaza, about a 45-minute delay at the toll plaza before you get on the bridge. that's not counting the approaches. that's just the toll plaza itself. and just want to show you the maps here. as you can see, a lot of red on the maps. as we push in more, the maps all red on 80, 24, and 580. let's go to steve. sal, you're doing a great job. >> thank you, steve.

>> you are doing a very good job. >> a lot of fog coming in. there's areas where the fog is in the city, not the case. there's a bigger fog bank. some locations are already 80 degrees inland. it looks cooler to me, today, coast and bay. a lot more fog, especially around richmond. we have a lot of high and mid- level clouds. it also added some humidity to the inland areas which is something you don't need. excessive heat warning through at least wednesday. there are signs cooler weather is on the way. brentwood is already 80 degrees. it's 78 at antioch. it will be toasty. also some 80s -- i know annie in clearlake says we're already 80 as well. look at those higher clouds. kind. brushed us very, very close. we had a few locations, some here half moon bay. 70s already for some. 55 still half moon bay. there's a lot of fog. temperatures on the coast will be much, much cooler.

60s for some up in the mountains. already 80s to almost 100. i mean the front-runners there, 98, las vegas and also palm springs at 98 already. covered it. went by real quick. a lot of this here did not reach the ground. it clips out san francisco. most of this has pushed out in the pacific but it's gone. there's still some downstream if you will. some of that may play back in. we start off sunny and mostly sunny. i think we could get a few -- a few more clouds later on. 60s, 70s, 80s and then 90s to 100. it's just going to be really tough with this humidity for the inland areas. but there are signs it will get cooler. if it doesn't happen thursday, it will happen friday. it looks like a big drop on those inland temperatures -- when those inland temperatures kick in. 8:10. we have more coverage for you of the b.a.r.t. strike. >> it's adding maybe an extra hour, to hour and a half.

>> what some commuters are doing just to get to work and where you can find free parking. plus -- who is to blame for the b.a.r.t. strike? the response from you, the viewers, in our very own ktvu.com survey.

this -- this is video from newschopper2. this is the alameda ferry terminal. you can see a long line of

people snaked around the building. one woman says she takes this service every day. this is the worst she's ever seen it. free shuttles have been set up to transport people to and from the parking lots and the terminal. people who took the ferry from vallejo are being reimbursed for parking fees. a lot of first-time commuters for the ferry did not realize parking is free until the end of the month. city officials say everyone, though, will get a refund. caltrans is extending carpool hours for the busiest parts of the bay area during this strike. the new hours between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. at the bay bridge toll plaza. those hours will be in effect on westbound 80 between the

carquinez bridge and the bay bridge toll plaza. the chp, i have to warn you, will strongly be enforcing those new hours. >> on our ktvu facebook page we asked the viewers who they blame for this strike. the biggest share of blame so far is on the union workers. 58% of ktvu viewers say it's the union's fault. 20% blame b.a.r.t. management and 21% give equal blame to both management and the unions for the b.a.r.t. strike. this is an unscientific poll. it's just a sampling of responses from ktvu viewers. we would like to hear how the b.a.r.t. strike is impacting you. go to ktvu.com, our facebook page and share your story and let us know how you are getting around the bay area. for the latest information on the commute and the b.a.r.t. strike, including what you teed no toe about routes and services, go to our home page and click on the b.a.r.t. strike tab. as more people search for alternatives to get to work,

the transportation commission says you should try casual carpools. this is in oakland yesterday morning. we only found a few people waiting for a ride in san francisco. it was a lot different trying to get out. on beale street, the line stretched around the block. but some commuters say it's worth the wait. >> i was a bit nervous but the person i was with this morning was really friendly. it's actually gotten me to changing my mind on how i'm gonna continue to commute. >> we have much more information on our website about casual carpooling including a link to some of the pickup locations. check it out. look for it under the b.a.r.t. strike tab right there on our home page. the b.a.r.t. strike has created a booming business for ride sharing services in the bay area. companies like side car, uber and lift, they are reporting as much as a 40% jump in rides since the strike started to look like it would happen over

the weekend. the number of people using ride share services expected to go up much higher now that the strike is underway. 8:16. some commuters have no sympathy for striking b.a.r.t. workers or their contract demands. the striking workers say they've not had a pay raise in four years. but critics say many b.a.r.t. riders haven't had a raise either in this economy. one business owner in san francisco says the strike caused many of her staff to either come into work late or not show up at all. there are a lot of people out there out of work right now who would be very grateful for a job like that. >> we hate to do this. this is my second one. i didn't like it the first time. i don't like it now. >> it's unfortunate we have to suffer. >> striking b.a.r.t. workers say walking off the job was their last resort. 8:17. right now, oakland police investigating the deadly shooting early this morning of two restaurant workers. police say it was about midnight. the wing stop restaurant on

lake park avenue was still open. there were four employees and several customers inside. that's when two men wearing orange vests like the ones that look like the construction workers, they walked in and tried to rob the restaurant. one of the employees pushed a silent alarm. shortly after that, one of those suspects started shooting. >> this is an extremely unfortunate crime. this -- these are two people who are at work. they were doing their job and unfortunately, they were killed while they were doing it. >> two employees both men in their 20s from richmond were killed. >> the suspects ran away from the scene. police are checking surveillance video, they are also questioning witnesses. the body of a monterey county soldier killed in afghanistan will be coming back home today. a flight carrying 28-year-old javier sanchez, junior will arrive at the salinas airport this afternoon. sanchez was killed last sunday.

his unit was attacked with an explosive devite out there -- dear vice out there. a service will be held at holy trinity church and will be followed by a funeral mass tomorrow morning. a san francisco firefighter has been arrested for dui after beingic a of leaving the scene of an accident while on duty. sources say michael quinn was responding to an emergency when he hit and injured a motorcyclist with his truck. those sources are saying that quinn left the scene and walked back to the firehouse. he allegedly had a blood alcohol level of .13. >> he's been a firefighter for 23 years. been a very upstanding member of the department. he has no prior disciplinary issues. >> that motorcyclist was treated for non-life- threatening injuries. quinn also recently survived a hang gliding incident, accident, at fort funston. he reportedly fell several hun feet and was rescued by --

hundred feet and was rescues youd by witnesses -- rescued by witnesses. it's our weather. we're looing outside. look at -- we're looking outside. look at that sky. will the heat stick around for the 4th of july. stay tuned. steve has your forecast. golden gate bridge traffic is looking good. some people have been wondering what it is like to go to marin. crystal geyser is always

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los angeles and philadelphia allow strikeouts but strikes are illegal in new york city, chicago, boston and washington, d.c. instead, contracts are settled with arbitrators or wage boards. and there is talk of making san francisco a no-transit strike city as well. >> i think there's no question, no question after this negotiation we need to at least reconsider, is this the best process? >> experts on labor law says union have a lot of power in california. but they note that 400,000 b.a.r.t. riders represent a lot of votes. 8:23. we've learned a few tips about

dealing with the b.a.r.t. tips. here's a tip, stay home, telecommute to work. also, leave your home or work before or after rush hour. use the casual carpool idea, carpool hours have been extended. also avoid those highways that run next to b.a.r.t. lines, especially the bay bridge. just wanted to share that with you. 8:24. let's go back to sal. i don't even know where you are gonna start, man. you have a lot to talk about. on the list, you know what it didn't say? >> what? >> forget it. >> forget about it. >> watch channel 2 and stay home. >> work from home. you know, yesterday, dave, i know you were watching at home. i was here doing the get-out from san francisco to oakland. and it will be a rough one. ite. right now we're still trying to deal with people trying to get into the city. there's still a delay at the bay bridge toll plaza. this will continue until 10:00

a.m. yesterday it continued that long. today is worse. you can see the traffic here will be busy all over the east bay. if i pull even farther back, go back with me here. where is all of the reds? it's on 80. it's on 680, 24 but the peninsula and the south bay, not doing that poorly. let's go to highway 237 westbound. i want to show you here that traffic looks like a normal day getting into the silicon valley. let's go to steve. well, there are some subtle hints that it will be cooler. south wind, napa airport, same for livermore. machines. a bigger fog bank. inland temperatures will be hot. i think after thursday everything starts to fall apart and cooler weather will make it a much bigger fog bank and more of a southwest wind or west wind for some parts of the bay. san pablo bay. inland temperatures will be hot. add a little humidity to the

mix. most lows have cleared the area. they may wrap back around. cool for some, hot for others. there's a bigger fog bank although right now, fog banks sounds pretty good to me. i'll take multiple at this stage. [laughter] >> high cloud, maybe higher humidity. 60s to 100. if you are near cloverfield, 108. clearlake, 105, ukiah, hot. temperatures in the valley continue hot. there are some signs of a cooldown. much more so on friday. and then it looks like the cooler party kicks in on the weekend. >> steve, i'm gonna think about that. 8:24. this is day two of the b.a.r.t. strike. it's been rough for a lot of commuters. we're gonna take you live to oakland where you see people are lined up hoping to get on an ac transit bus. >> reporter: we're live also here in oakland where a lot of people are lining up to get into a ferry in san francisco. we'll tell you how the ferries

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welcome back. you think there's a lot of traffic at the toll plaza right now. look at this. this is -- newschopper2 shot this. look at the line of vehicles heading up to the toll plaza just a little while ago. that's what's waiting. we're continuing our team coverage of day two of the b.a.r.t. strike. highways are packed. lines at the ferries are long.

picket lines are out. it's really hard to get a seat for one of those shuttle rides across the bare. there were no -- bay. there were no contract talks yesterday. as far as we know, no new ones are scheduled today. you heard tori campbell speaking to jim allison, the b.a.r.t. spokesperson, he said both sides are at a hotel in oakland. they appear ready to talk. it's possible negotiations could resume at any time. a lot of people are trying to avoid all of the gridlock by hopping on a ferry. ktvu's brian flores is live at jack london square in oakland. you can tell us -- well, a lot of people are trying to get on the ferry boat but the line, very long. >> reporter: well, you could say there's gridlock for people waiting in line. no question about that. we're live at the oakland landing ferry. take a look here. another boat has been pulled up to the dock. there have been a lot of boats. this line got worse as the

morning got on. i would say 6:00, 7:00, the lines were growing pretty efficiently. this line went around the ferry building. didn't heed the warnings to come earlier, obviously. but a lot of people city trying to get to work in the city. two lines here, one going to south san francisco. the other headed to the embarcadero. the delays we're hearing from the san francisco bay ferry. they are running on time, but there are reports that the ferries are running 15, 20 minutes late. we're trying to confirm that number right now with bay ferry officials. we haven't heard anything. but they are unking extra boats. from what we understand they are running 11 bolts themselves -- boats themselves and they have another boat coming in from golden gate gate ferry. talk about increased ridership. bay area officials say they transported about 18,000

passengers yesterday alone. normally on a typical day, it would be about 6,000 passengers. they say they will be ready again. passengers we spoke with frustrated over the situation. i feel like it's a huge inconvenience, getting up early and leaving early. if anything, it's culting my hours -- cutting my hours short and i'm losing money. >> there were some delays. i think the longest delay was 20 minutes. but overall, systemwide, we did very well. obviously, bring your patience if you are coming to ride the ferries. another issue, the ferry buildings are dealing with, parking. we talked about how parking rates have increased in san francisco. some jacking up prices 50%. keep in mind, parking is limited here at the ferry landings as will. parking lots full at most of the terminals. that's why officials say if you can, be picked up or dropped

off. there are a couple of parking spaces. one off washington street and one on second. from what we understand those parking structures are feel. boats continuing to come here. leaving the dock. they are completely packed. again, bring your patience, if you are riding the patience. they say typically it's gonna die down around 11:00 in terms of the crowds but it will pick up once again around 3:30 this afternoon. this afternoon commute should be interesting today just like it was yesterday. we're live here in oakland. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:33. it's been a busy commute for day two of this b.a.r.t. strike. alex savidge is in oakland talking to people waiting to get on board an ac transit bus. thank goodness they are not on strike as well. >> reporter: yeah, and certainly, that was a threat looming out there. no. ac transit is getting commuters in this morning. although, i have to tell you, it's a very slow process.

it's happening behind us, very slow. you can see a sheriff's deputies standing here as people board the bus. i want to point out this is not a normal transbay bus this is -- this is a normal bus that does not normally go into san francisco. but the driver of the bus i'm told was about to finish up her shift but agreed to stay on longer and drive this bus into san francisco because the need was there. a long line here at this transfer station at 20th and broadway in oakland. people waiting to get into san francisco. let me show you some video, this line wraps and the block, a couple of hundred people waiting here now. riders are telling me it took them about an hour or so to get back from the back of the line to the front of the line and on the bus. at certain points the buses are pulling up and they are already full. only a handful of passengers are getting on. with b.a.r.t. out of service, commuters are glad the buses are running at

all. >> i'm glad ac transit is doing something. i feel bad for b.a.r.t. but thank god they are here. >> reporter: we were close to a strike. the drivers and mechanics are locked into a labor dispute but agreed on a temperature contract. that's why right now the buses are running. people trying to get into san francisco. once you get on the bus, though, i'm told it's not exactly smooth sailing according to. so of the reports we're -- according to some of the reports we're hearing. live this morning in oakland, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> that's a long time, thank you. new this morning, firefighters have knocked down a grass fire in livermore. it started as a car fire on westbound 580 around 5:00 a.m. then it spread to nearby vegetation. about a quarter of an acre burned. these are pictures that newschopper2 shotterrier. the fire is out -- shot earlier. the fire is out.

the car was towed from the scene. firefighters spent the night mopping up hot spots at tilden park in eye rin da. it burned at least five acres on the -- orinda. it burned at least five acres. fireworks were found on the scene but firefighters have not said whether they started the fire. a brush fire burned 274 acres in brentwood. a viewer posted this video of the fire on our facebook page. you can see it burned close to a subdivision near highway 4. helicopters helped to put out the fire before homes were damaged. 8:36. it will be another hot day across most of the bay area. ktvu's janine de la vega live in san jose, janine, several cooling centers will be open to give some relief. >> reporter: that's right. i'm here at the berryessa community center. this is one of two cooling centers here in san jose. let's take a look inside what it looks like inside. here in the lobby people can sit down and stay cool, drink

water or they can do this in the multipurpose room down the lobby. a lot of people taking classes coming here. it's already 75 in some parts of san jose. it will heat up a lot more. in san jose, it will be in the 90s. in east san jose, it will reach around 95 degrees. in morgan hill, gilroy, near 100. an excessive heat warning is in effect until wednesday. city officials in san jose are helping out by keeping the ten cooling centers open until 10:00 tonight. people can stay in the air conditioning and get plenty of water. we spoke to one man who told us how he tries to stay cool. >> do everything early or late. we don't have an air conditioner. so we go out to restaurants and do what we can. it's tough. it's been a brutal few days. >> reporter: the high temperatures have also prompted san jose to close alum rock park today. firefighters are concerned

about extreme fire danger because of all of the dry brush and vegetation along the hiking trail. neighbors told us this morning that they are worried because they often see people smoking there and fresh cigarette butts. now, back out here live, it's supposed to feel a lot more humid today even when i was outside, it felt a lot more muggy than it was yesterday. this is an option at the cooling center. they will bring water out here. yesterday, they said it was hard to measure about three people came in signeds the -- came inside, people are coming in and taking classes. a good option if you do not have air conditioning. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. a new california population report shows a number of whites and latinos in the state are now equal. whites and latinos each make up about 39% of california's population. that's according to the state department of finance and next year, latinos are expected to

become california's largest ethnic group. there's another new report on the problem of homelessness in santa clara county. a two-day census count in january found more than 7300 people were living on the streets. that's 8% more than two yearsertier. officials say -- years earlier. officials say those numbers are not accurate. officials think homelessness went down about 11%. 8:39. and sal, certainly, the king of traffic for us both in the morning and evening. boy, it's really been tough going this morning. >> yes. i have all of my tools here, tori and dave, i'm sitting here and looking at all of the screens that i see. trying to get you the latest and the latest today has definitely been worse than yesterday. this is highway 24 in la fayette. right now, though, traffic is improving quite a it about. we're seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. i think what happened.

one of the directors brought it up. people seem to be on the road earlier. maybe the worst of it is earlier. when we got to the toll plaza, you will probably say, it's not lightening up. it's backing up to the macarthur maze and beyond that. still looking at a lot of slow traffic in the east bay. i notice on the maps, we are seeing some improvement on 80 here as you drive from richmond to berkeley. it was a lot redder earlier as we pull back again. still 580 is backed up from san leandro to oakland. in fact, at this point, i would use 880 instead. it's 8:40. let's go to steve. sal, you haven't had much air time lately. >> i know, steve. i'm gonna talk to somebody about that. >> would you, please? thank you. patrick from redwood shores, fog spilling over towards burlingame and san mateo hills. from the city -- san possible blow bay, 20 -- san pablo bay,

20, 25 miles an hour for the winds. inland, i know some are saying what are you talking about? it's not hot at all. inland there's some really baking numbers. we're going to have another 40- degree spread. if you are away from the coast. away from the coast, it's hot. i think one, two more days at the most. i think friday we'll drop a good 10, 15 degrees. a lot of tropical clouds came in here. they are gone. they may come back later. i think this is the higher elevation. i know it's 80 out towards brentwood. i think that's at a higher elevation. half moon bay is 57. 59 in san francisco. 70 in novato. san jose, 70. san jose state's meteorology department. 75 down there. some of the higher elevations, it's already 80. there is a west wind out toport chicago -- out to port chicago.

we've had tweets from sierra nevada. it's been hot up in truckee and tahoe. 90 degrees. that's really baking when you are up that high. it looks cooler near the end of the week. 70s, 8s for the interior -- 80s for the intear yo. had a few -- interior. had a few light showers earlier this morning. this one went past the san mateo/santa cruz coast. fog, and there's lot more of it. a westerly breeze for some. there are a few hints it will be cooler than that. this is a big, strong area of high pressure. anywhere from the upper 50, 60s to 100s away from the coast. if we don't top out tomorrow, we'll top out thursday forker sure. it looks -- for sure. it looks much cooler on friday and much cooler for the weekend. is there hope for a quick settlement in the b.a.r.t. strike? pam cook will tell us where the negotiations stand.

>> reporter: we're live at the b.a.r.t. station in west oakland. we'll tell you how much longer you have to catch a ride when "mornings on 2" continues.

stokes are higher led by financial companies in a rather

quiet -- on a rather quiet trading day. there will be a shortened trading day tomorrow and the markets in the u.s. will be closed on thursday for july 4th. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is up 62 back above 15,000. the nasdaq is up 14. s&p up 7. 8:45. we've been following a new development in the b.a.r.t. strike for the past hour. those free shuttle buses from four east bay b.a.r.t. stations are no longer running. they filled up early. the last place we checked, you could get a shuttle at the west oakland station. that's where tara moriarty is right now. tara, how have things change the in the past hour -- changed in the past past however. >> reporter: we have about ten shuttles left. speaking about a b.a.r.t. official, he says el cerrito, del norte closed. b.a.r.t. put out a tweet that they were shut down earlier than they were because they didn't want

people to get to the station here and be disappointed. b.a.r.t. doubled the number of charter buses had it here at the west oakland station for a total of 36. overall, the agency, got 36 buses. but officials say they had too many at west oakland. so tomorrow, there will be putting more of those at the walnut creek station. this is costing b.a.r.t. a pretty penny. it's slightly more than $1,000 a bus. it's not costing commuters anything. even though passengers are afriday -- are annoyed by the strike and the fact that they have to get up two hours than earlier. they also say the ride is a lot more plush and comfortable than b.a.r.t. there were some issues with the evening commute when passengers got back here to west oakland, there were some protesters in the middle of the streets blocking their way. b.a.r.t. workers say it wasn't them. but demonstrators. nonetheless, it made for a miserable evening commute. hutch longer the strike goes is anyone's guess. passengers we've been speaking

to say they really hope it doesn't go that long. reporting live from west oakland, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, tara. 8:47. so is there hope for a settlement? pam? >> a b.a.r.t. spokesperson told us a short time ago here this morning that both sides are in oakland and both sides are ready to talk. however, they don't appear to be actually talking, at least not in a formal setting. now, both sides charge each other with bad faith negotiating. they do seem to be pretty far apart on the key issues. topping the list, pay raises. >> we're at 8%. they are at 21%. we need to talk. >> the public should know both sides are not just sitting in a room waiting for the other one -- for the phone to ring and nothing is going on. >> now, besides salary, union workers are upset about b.a.r.t.'s proposal for workers to pay into their retirement plan for the first time and to

pay more for healthcare. here are the details of some of the basic elements that the two sides can't seem to agree on. according to b.a.r.t., the average un young work earthquake makes -- union workers makes $71,000. the union says the average station agent and worker makes $62,000. b.a.r.t. claims that the union receives $62,000 for benefits and i will $92 a month for healthcare regardless of dependents. the finally b.a.r.t. wants workers to start to contribute to their retirement fund and they are far apart on what that fund means. we've also heard b.a.r.t. workers talk about safety concerns. some of the things they want in terms of s. bulletproof glass and lighting in the tunnels. but b.a.r.t.

official says contract talks are not the place to bring those things up. we continue to watch the negotiations. hopefully they get back to a formal setting to get this thing solved. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you right now. a couple of minutes ago, we got new information about a double fatal shooting in oakland last night that left two restaurant workers dead. an arrest has been made. now, just before midnight, two employees of the wing-stop restaurant on lake park avenue in shot and killed. we just found out from police. one person has been arrested in the shooting. police also say investigators have determined that robbery was not a motive. we'll have more details as we get them. in the meantime, temperatures are expected to hit 100 or more in parts of the bay area today again which means a higher risk of fire danger. this fire started started a grass fire about 5:00 this morning in the livermore area. about a quarter of an acre

burned. and india is the latest country to say no to edward snowden's request for asylum. he's asked for asylum from 21 countries. right now here's still in an airport hotel in russia. happening now -- in sanford, florida, george zimmerman's trial is underway. these are live pictures right now of his attorney speaking. today's testimony comes after jurors heard a recorded interview of zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer, describing the night he shot and killed trayvon martin. the jury listened to the police interview where zimmerman seemed surprise to hear that martin had died. he also says the teen jumped out of the bushes and confronted him. at 6:00 tonight, the city of oakland is celebrating the return of same-sex marriage in california with an invitation for couples to get married at

city hall. mayor jean quan, other elected officials and clergy of different faiths will be there to officiate marriage ceremonies but couples who want to get married at city hall tonight have to get their marriage licenses in advance. and the santa clara county clerk's office issued twice as many marriage licenses as usual yesterday. ktvu's robert honda snapped this picture of the line outside of the clerk's recorder's office. ken yeager greeted the peoples in line. trish and eve with the first same-sex couple to be married with yeager performing the ceremony. well, it is ticket tuesday. today, three viewers will win a pair of tickets to the musical "police sillia, queen of the desert." the show is about three friends on a road trip through the australian outback. the tickets are good for thursday, august 22nd at the orpheum theater in san francisco. for your chance to win, go to ktvu.com, do it before midnight and put in the secret word

"sequins." >> that's a good one. >> yes. well, traffic still busy all around the bay area on day two of the b.a.r.t. strike. it was really busy this morning. we'll see if it has lightened up at all. tori, you say busy? and i say some improvement here. don't get too happy because i'm about to show you a place that's very slow still.

this morning's commute seemed worse, at least in the early hours compared with yesterday. highways were packed this morning. as you can see on the left here, the lines for the ferry, very long. on the right side, a look at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station, which is the only place where commuters can board a free shuttle bus right now. there were no face-to-face contract talks yesterday and no new talks are scheduled today. it's almost 9:00. >> the morning commute is still backed up in a lot of parts on of the bay area. >> reporter: it's been a frustrating morning. i can tell you that ac transit made a dent in what was a very long line here at 20th. people smiling this morning, trying to keep a positive

attitude. they are about to get onto -- well, hope flip if there's enough room, onto one of the transbay buses here. let me show you the scene from about an hour ago. it was bad. this line wrapped all the way around the block a couple of hundred people were waiting here. some of the riders were telling me it was taking them about an hour or so to try to get onto a bus. [no aud yee] [no audio] >> it's just my job to help the passengers. just seeing all of them standing there. makes me feel so bad. i don't have anything else to do. i will take them to san francisco. >> reporter: there you go. an ac transit bus driver pitching in during what is a

difficult time. i will tell you, riders out here with b.a.r.t. on strike, they are very appreciative that the ac transit buses are even running at all in san francisco. there was the threat of a strike. but ac transit drivers and mechanics agreed to a temporary contract that has -- thash has them on the job -- that has them on the job. back to you. >> thank you. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. be sure to watch the news at noon for more on the b.a.r.t. strikes and the push to get back to the bargaining table. ♪

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