at the coliseum people will be driving to the game. we will have another update in a few moments but now back to you in the studio. we do finally have hopeful news about the bart strike. contract talks will resume in less than an hour from now. ken is in oakland tonight with what they are saying and the surprise guest who showed up this afternoon. >> let me first set the stage. we are at the caltrans building here -- in oakland -- it is a state building. in less than an hour bart will be here at the table to talk for the first time since this strike began. for the unions they said they will be returning to the table and they have a surprise guest on the picket line. >> joining the mix of union

workers was bart board director james. >> management has to show respect for the things labor has done and they do need to get a working fair wage. >> he is an elected official who doesn't negotiate for bart but his appearance was a coup for the union -- he came just after the union said they will return to the bargaining table. >> we are relieved that we get to go back and bargaining -- we hope we will see a substantial higher offer than the last offer we seen. >> she says the previous offer didn't satisfy their pay or safety concerns. this may foretell a difficult night at the bargaining table. >> we will discuss the proposals on the table.

>> the same proposals on the table sunday. >> they haven't put anything new out. >> there is no indication or talk of a significant break through tonight -- talks should begin again at 6:00. to facilitate discussion between bart and its union, the state is sending in the chair of the public employment relations board and the chief of the mediation service. people are having a tougher time getting around today than yesterday. live now in the terminal where just getting on the bus is a chore. >> that's right. we have been monitoring the long line behind me at the transbay terminal. it is about 50 minutes from

theen ed of that line to board a bus. riders say it is a sign of things getting worse. >> it is getting pretty rough. >> rough is how commuters describe day two of the strike that is forcing them to find anyway possible to get across the bay. >> yesterday we were more able to get the bus -- very easy. >> bart and other agencies have beefed up bus service, ac transit carried twice the usual number -- grid lock makes the ride slow and painful. >> it is a parking lot. it is normally like a 30 minute ride we left at 7:40 and didn't get home until after 9:00. >> trying to get from one bus line to the other bus line -- i'm not used to having to

travel this way. >> casual carpoolers are also struggling with the strike. >> i think more people notice carpool -- i see a lot of faces i never seen before. >> people are taking casual carpool into the city but it is harder to get a ride back to the east bay. >> again we are told about 40 to 50 minutes to get on a ac transit bus. at 6 we will show you the car sharing company that's are doing well. reporting live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. let's give you a live look at what is happening at the san francisco ferry terminal. you see people gathering hoping to board the ferry. if you have ever been, this is quite a ways back from the water but it doesn't look like some of the really long lines -- oh, proved wrong, i am

wrong, dozens and dozens of people are waiting in line for the ferry. how soon will they get to where they are going? they are departing every 45 minutes. the last ferry departs san francisco at about 8:15 tonight. see this line loud and clear on your screen, hundreds of people lined up to catch a ride into the city. they have an expanded schedule beginning at 6:00. bart says if the strike continues tomorrow it may have to increase the number of charter buss it is using to give free rides into theciy. more buss were added today, but the ones leaving from walnut creek, and fremont stations have been filling up fast. free bus rides reach full capacity by 7:00 in the morning and can't take more riders into the hub and eventually into san

francisco. >> we have too many buss in west oakland, tomorrow we will push the buss out into walnut creek to serve more people there. >> so far bart has hired 86 shuttle buss. happening now bart has heavy traffic heading to tonight's game at the coliseum. this is a live look at 880 north and southbound lanes. it is not that creeping transferric that -- traffic that we see in other parts of the bay. we are live near the coliseum to -- eric. >> tuesday night is usually the promotion for free parking at the coliseum but the match up tonight is considered a premium game so they are going for $17

for parking spots. they have 12,000 spots -- they are projecting 15,000 or so -- that is little consullati lehouses bart to get to the game. you can't use the tunnel to -g get to the pedestrian walk way that leads right to the coliseum. >> i had to cancel an appointment today with a client because i knew i couldn't get from there to here in time for game time. >> now the bart station parking lot is still open and free to anyone who wants to use it. we imagine we will see fans arriving on ac transit buss this afternoon. the real hassle could come tomorrow. there is a fire work show after the game, day before the 4th of july, a big crowd is expected, the a's are urging people to

carpool and get here early. live stay with us for continuing coverage on the bart strike and we will check the roads for you every 15 minutes, we will look at how the chaotic commute could effect your well beings and we will look at people who are trying to make the best out of the situation. tomorrow morning our team will give you everything you need to know about getting around the bay area. coverage begins at 4:30 a.m. an excessive heat warning and flux alert remain in effect. you can see it is still hot and dry out there. the hot weather is putting a train on the power grid which is why cal iso is asking people to con serve energy for a second day in a row. meteorologist is going to share with us the heat

advisory. >> it extends one more day -- just in time for the fireworks thursday evening. take a look how widespread it is, it is over parts the morning bay, if we shift to the east -- just east of richmond you will find us there, just east of the east bay shoreline, just east of castro valley you will find in the morning and into thursday as well. all the way to gilroy and parts of sunnyvale. some of us a tad hotter this afternoon, some of us noteablely cooler, i will explain why and talk about how much longer this heat will last. continued high temperatures and extreme freudians -e danger

will close a popular park tomorrow -- the park has been closed since sunday -- the emergency closure was triggered by temperatures near 100 degrees. more than 8,000 customers are without customers pg&e says because so many people are cranking up air conditioners power is at a premium and they hope to restore service as soon as possible. tonight we know the names of two victims shot and killed -- in oakland this evening. do police think these two workers were targeted. >> that's the question we asked the police chief, he says it is an open and active investigation so he wouldn't say -- but he did say this was

not a robbery. he says crime scene surveillance video and customers inside have prove that statement. the store behind me is still closed at this hour and there is a crime scene unit there for at least the last three hour. >> flowers and crime scene tape still around the wing stop -- last night around 11:45 two gunman fired several shots killing two employee. >> it was very upsetting for me to see that people that i work near by were murdered in cold blood when business was open. >> there were original workers and customers. the victims were 26 jose' maria and 22 ye old bradley both from richmond. >> we need these criminals off the street and foremost we need the guns off the streets of

oakland. >> police were able to make an arrest of one suspect this morning. surveillance video proved this wasn't a robbery. >> part of the suckes of -- success is because the community was involved and this business had good video surveillance. >> plooking for a suspect in is caplanning to m residents and busine community but it is no word when that will happen. last night's shooting was not the only crime related issue in the area -- increased police patrols -- i will tell you why they plan to do that and what will happen next. coming up at 6:00. late today perez -- president obama delayed implementing part of the affordable care act.

business groups ask for more times to comply with the provision. today the white house extend the deadline to 2015. >> some people are not letting the bart strike get them down. new at 530 how to deal with chaotic commute. take a look at this, afternoon tea and a glorious indoor pool. federal judges are spending time at this expensive spot and tax payers are picking up the tab. we will tell you about the psychological effect this bart strike may be having on commuters save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen.

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traffic happening around the bay area, there's a good look at 101 through san francisco, they are coming toward us on the left-hand side of the screen. that is the get away from the city tonight. this is one of the major crunch spots. this is just one of the many ways people are trying to get home. it is taking extra time tonight. it is situations such as these that keep people up at night wondering how they will get around during the bart strike. now the psychological effect the strike is having on people. >> these are the lines for the ferries to the east bay. people told me today that they have been standing in these lines achingly long or in their cars for hours, making some commutes 3 hours longer. all that time basically wasted

away from work and family. >> it takes a lot more time and adjusting your work schedule, it changes your every day life. >> call it commute uncertainty, today part time worker donna -- >> i don't get paid so i have to try to find a way in. >> bart commuters also discovering that financial district parking goes to the early. >> get up at 6:00 in the morning and find the parking. >> stressful. >> very stressful, yes. >> after that morning agony tens of thousands have to endure getting home. many have kids at daycare. >> i have to sit in the clock to try to get him before 6:00 so it doesn't cost extra money when he stays late. >> the finally tuned schedule is out of whack. it is really hard.

>> he predicts the symptoms will cause sudden change. >> our heart rate would -- would go up. >> i was cold and freezing this morning waiting for an hour and a half. >> former bart commuters should expect more headaches and chest pains -- the good news the longer the strike goes on, the more we should get used to it. negotiations for ac transit workers appear to be hitting a rough patch today.

mechanics continue to work as talks go on but today -- positive statements by the ac transit board were not reflected in negotiations today. the union plans to give a 24 hour notice if a strike is called. new developments out of the east bay, parks will stay open through the 4th of july holiday. union workers had planned to walk off the job over the busy 4th of july holiday thursday and friday if an agreement is not reached -- regarding pay increases, retirement and health care contributions. thousands of inmates set to be transferred after an air born fungus triggers a widespread illness. they are moving 2600 lynn mates

out of two prisons. last week a district judge ordered a transport of medically at risk inmate vulnerle to the fungus that causes valley fever. the big question everyone wants to know, how much longer will the heat last. >> tomorrow, perhaps 4th of july for some folks. today we saw a bit of a break. let's take a look at what is going on outside -- triple digit heat especially for inland each bay communities. look at santa rosa and napa, low to mid 70s -- day after day we have watched as the onshore flow and marine layer creeps into the bay keeping the coast cool to mild then it moves in

and cools off oakland but it didn't go much farther than that for the inland east bay but it really came through the delta. really areas like napa and santa rosa saw the biggest difference from yesterday still remains the same the ridge of high pressure still over the west. look the -- at these winds, in fairfield winds at 28-miles an hour. napa 20-miles an hour, oakland 20-miles an hour as well. ridge of high pressure remains over the west and just east of us. the clock wise flow around it is dragging in moisture and areas over tahoe advisory for

flash and possible flash floods, take at this lit up through susanville into tahoe. be aware of this through the holiday as we get closer. as we start tomorrow morning, 60 degrees in oakland. 57 in san francisco, fog on the coast line, mostly clear overhead. just a few high clouds remaining in the forecast as the pattern changes very little in the next couple days. 92 for napa. 90 for san jose. 101 for livermore, temperatures are coming down for each passing day. there is an extended heat warning into 4th of july. the extended forecast showing temperatures begin to taper off but still warm all the way through thursday, the noteable

drop will be on friday. 80s in the inland communities, 70s for the bay and 60s at the coast. >> thanks. honey birds zip by us but now we can see them at the speed of human site. using a special high speed camera, this video studies flight behavior of the humming birds. new information on the way these tiny birds fly will help humans build flying robots. you can't blame this one on the bart strike. now to the news room with what we're working on for 6:00. bart workers walked off the job so who can walk in and replace them. we are looking at what it takes to be a bart employee. plus this new roller coaster is safe but the reason

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>> hayward police are looking for a driver involved in a case of car road at 10:30 this morning on whitman avenue, the victim says the other driver followed him and pulled him out of his car injuring his arm then the man jumped on the hood of the car and smashed the

windshield and smashed the victims tablet and drove off. a big rig driver found out his truck was too big for the toll booth on the bridge. the side of the big rig hit the concrete curb that broke the front ample, three lanes were blocked. this kind of accident is happening more often now that all tolls are paid electroniccally meaning driver's no longer have to stop. >> we have had car mirrors coming off. almost every day we have crews that have to go out and do what they have been doing, clean up the toll lanes from the damage. >> this case the driver may have been unfamiliar with the lane configuration. it caused minor back ups until

about 11:30. this 4th of july, some bay area police department are trying to use a high tech tool to crack down on gunfire. that was the sound of a gunfire -- it sends an alert to police and officers can be deployed to the scene. it should help them track down people who are firing weapons in the air to celebrate. >> individuals don't think about it -- it is dangerous going up as well as down. >> police in oakland and other cities will have extra officers on duty. police say the system will help them track down every site where a gun is fired even if it takes days to catch up with the

shooters. >> we will let people know we know you fired your gun, it is unacceptable, doesn't do it again. >> it can make a difference between shotguns and gunfire. continuing coverage on day two of the bart strike. we will check in as bart and its workers are now just 30 minutes from resuming their negotiations. >> we are in the middle of a bart free commute mess, despite the mess stories of people helping each other out look at them kids...

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>> complete bay area news coverage continues. bay area traffic still in a crunch on the second day of the bart strike. in just about half hour bart workers are back at the table for the first time since sunday. >> monitoring the roads for us -- what are the worse spot. >> i would say san francisco and north bound 101 trying to get on the lower deck of the bridge. day two of the strike and day

two of the very heavy traffic. last night it didn't clear out until after 6:00 -- it doesn't look that way. can you look to the left and see what it looks like -- it is still very, very slow heading east bound -- he is also showing us knob -- north bound 101 near cesar chavez. see all the road sensors, pretty slow there -- same as yesterday give yourself plenty of time. back to you. some words spray painted -- "ridiculous" they are

investigating this incident and clean up crews will remove it. >> businesses that rely on commuting customers are hurting -- more than a dozen charter buss are blocking the street blocking theen thences of -- blocking the entrances. >> we barely get the business because of the strike. we get a lot of bart customer. >> adding insult to injury, employees tell us most of the buss sit idle for hours with no passengers on board. >> the bart strike has caused a commute nightmare for a lot of the bay area. we found some people who are lending a helping hand to some of those caught in the commute. >> this is the crush of commuters hoping to get all the way home via the casual carpool

678 it -- we never know how long it will be. but hopefully i can get home early. >> management is helping with options of reduced rate parking and flex time and workers who get off late can stay overnight instead of heading back to the eabay. >> how do you work with your staff so they can adjust to this challenge and so we came up with some ideas. >> it helps because of the bridge toll and gas, it is adding up. >> this is all about making a very stressful meof

commuting more pal atable for everyone. >> i might transition to carpooling, it is a lot cheaperen add it didn't take as long as i thought it would. i like it. >> we met a ac bus driver who is going above and beyond working on her off time. >> it is just my job to help the passengers. to see all of them standing there makes me feel so bad. i don't have anything else to do so i will take them to san francisco. >> a radio dj took some men to the city yesterday and back to berkeley later in the day. a lot of people helping each other out here in san francisco and the bay area. if the traffic wasn't enough now we are learning that highways in california are ranked among the worse in the country according to the annual report from the reasonen

foundation, california highways ranked an -- 47th -- they have been in the bottom since 2000. the number of women dying from pain medication over doses -- the rate quadrupled among men and doubled among men. 42 women die every day from prescription pain killer over doses. continuing coverage on this day two of the bart strike. we will give you another look at the conditions on the road right now. also they are saying i do in oakland tonight for free. in 20 minutes we will take you to the celebration of love as

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president morsey is refusing to step down. huge crowds gathered demanding his resignation -- if it doesn't happen, they are be threatening to dissolve the parliament. the late pope john paul the second is on the brink of saint hood -- he met the requirements by performing two miracles. one he cured a nun and today he -r helped a man recover. san francisco has been named the second best city in the united states -- what city came ahead of san francisco --

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>> it is day two of the bart strike and once again there are big time back ups especially for folks trying to get from san francisco over to the east bay. >> things are getting bottled up once again. >> that's right. good evening once again. let's look at 101 northbound from news chapper two, there's hospital curve, there's the hospital, there's the curve, northbound 101 coming up to the split. it is moving along and getting better but getting up to the bridge, still very thick out of san francisco. tonight the a's play the cubs at the coliseum. moderately heavy on 880 -- a

little slow approaching 238 but plenty of room in the parking lot. a lot of heavy traffic on 24 and 680 -- back to you in the studio. new information tonight on the arizona wildfire that killed 19 elite firefighters in the mountain town of yarnell. they are looking into whether the firefighters took precautions. people brought flowers and teddy bears to the fire station. two communities have been evacuated. your tax money spent at an elegant resort. federal judges recently convened at a conference that was held in america's most lux curious spots and you're paying for it. >> in one of the most glorious

indoor pools éluéyou will ever see -- federal judges in the north circuit stations a conference in the resort. rather than using a government building in dc -- and tax payers paid for the rooms $270 a night for judges and federal court staff. >> all kind of posh amenities -- everything someone wants to be am perked with -- pampered. >> about 150 federal judges attended. courthouses last week had very light dockets, many of the courtrooms were empty. >> there was business done including a saturday speak from the chief justice from the us

supreme court and many federal conferences -- including one in maui, we found access to the college basketball experience including a slam dunk competition and tax pay ors funded the travel. judges who went to the greenbrier they said this made a change to every two years to save money. new numbers show that in may home prices took their biggest jump in 7 years road 12.2%, in california they went up by more than 20%. even though interest rates are ticking up slowly the bay area is still a good deal for both sellers and buyers. >> prices are going up significantly in san francisco somewhere around 30% give or

take year over year. so i think where there are jobs we will continue to see california recover. >> he expects the housing market to the recover over the next couple years. dow closed down 42 points. power grid operators are noticing that as the economy improves energy grows -- during the heat wave they have working harder than ever to make sure there is adequate electricity. but we are nowhere near rolling blackouts. several cities topping 100 degrees tonight -- a heat warning in sneak the national weather service decided to extend the heat warning for one more day. it will expire in the evening

hours of 4th of july. the valleys -- or if you work outdoors -- we with -- aware of the heat in the afternoon. know the signs of heat exhavings and stroke. be careful out there. around the bay another mild to warm day, 80 in oakland, 70 degrees in san francisco. some areas really enjoying great weather. as we get into the north bay low 90s. the gradient about -e -- between the coast and inland prop pelled the sea breeze. look at fairfield -- 28-miles an hour. this is the type of breeze that will bring us a cool down which is what is going on in fairfield -- napa and santa rosa 10 to 15 degrees cooler than yesterday. the weather pattern hasn't made

a change but the sea breeze has made a change for some of us. in fairfield still 94 degrees, but again santa rosa you are feeling the difference from yesterday. as we get into the evening hours we begin to see the heat peel back and away. we wake up tomorrow morning widespread 60s in the forecast. upper 60s to low 70s inland. another warm day tomorrow but we are tapering off the heat bit by heat. low 90s for tomorrow. into the east bay it will be another hot one, perhaps not as hot as recent days. 98 walnut creek as well as concord. down into the south bay -- 90 degrees san jose. in the afternoon 87 -- low 70s

in san francisco -- mid-to- upper 60s at the coast. again, the trend will be a downward one but it will be a gradual one. we finally get into more comfortable weather into the weekend. >> in the meantime with temperatures over 100 degrees this is the kind of weather that can be dangerous. be careful. >> right. take it easy and watch the little one. >> and you're pets. >> you -- thanks marry -- mary. >> thanks. bart negotiations are expected to resume within the hour. we will have the latest developments as they head back to the bargaining table. plus we will tell you what brought this roller coaster to a halt. coming up at 6:00

mind more and more airline passengers are trying to walk through airline screening with weapons. they found a 30% increase over the same period last year. in may screeners seized a record 65 guns in just one week. nearly two thirds of those

weapons were loaded. the increase comes nearly 12 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. happening in just minutes the city is organizing a community celebration of love. couples are gathering and about to get married for free. >> there is a lot of excitement out here. those couples are set to get ready right here at city hall. organizers are welcoming everyone regardless of their sexual identity -- they are here to celebrate love and justice. we have seen a steady stream of couples all coming in to get their marriage certificates. they are waving the customariy $75 fee. we caught up with one couple -- who is preparing to get married

right now. >> we are going to get married. we already changed our last name. we are trying to be a family. >> it feels like the last piece to pull our family together. it feelings monumental. >> counties are reporting double, even triple the amount of marriages. channel 2 news at 6:00 starts right now. now at 6:00 back to the table they go -- contract talk between bart and its two unions in an effort to get the trains rolling again. >> just how much do employees get paid. >> it all comes down for me to being grateful for what you have. >> we have asked and what we

discovered. what caused the bay area amusement part to shut down a roller coaster. >> complete bay area coverage starts now. good evening. the big head line tonight, negotiations are back on for the bart strike. it is day two for the strike and it has been another tough one for commuters. news chopper 2 went up before 5:00 this evening. the goal for these drivers is to get on to the bay bridge. first street is completely jammed up and traffic on the approach to the bridge is crawling as well. a lot of people say today is worse than yesterday. we are also keeping a close eye on interstate 880 by the oakland col seem where the a's will play the chicago cubs in

about an hour. fans might wait longer to get to the ball park. traffic has been slow going through that corridor since this afternoon. we have team coverage tonight. we start with ken who has late developments on those contract talks, ken. >> well, frank, i think it is safe to say these contract talks will begin shortly, but they have not yet begun because we are still seeing the negotiators walk in to this state building that is used as a neutral ground. we saw some bart people walk in. we have video of some of the union workers walking in. one of them expressed some optimism. >> we are hopeful. we hope we go back to work. >> both sides say they were asked backed to the bargaining bl