happening now, fireworks extravaganza's all around the bay. we're going to take you live to the bay area's biggest show tonight. good evening everyone andhappy 4th of july. i'm frank somerville. >> good evening everyone, i'm gasia mikaelian. julie haener is off. we learned that many people stayed away because of the b.a.r.t. strike. amber lee live at aquatic park, she tells us those who did attend had a strategy.

>> people are just leaving right now. >> reporter: 4,000 pieces of fireworks were launched. the spectacular show keeps people coming back year after year. >> she's a little freaked out but she likes the lights. >> i've never seen the fireworks that had transitions between the colors it looks really good. especially reflecting off the water. >> reporter: a live band entertained the many that came to the waterfront to get a good viewing spot. >> i left at seven clock in the morning -- at 7:00 in the morning. i took all the side roads to

get around. >> reporter: kia >> reporter: -- tania, who normally had a group of 50 says no one could make it in. >> reporter: this year they drove and brought along their bicycles just in case they have to park far. >> it took us almost an hour and a half to find good parking. >> good thing they had their bikes. good parking was a mile and a half away. >> we're looking forward to seeing the fireworks here. we didn't want to let them down. >> parking is expensive. more than previous years. this lot at girardeli square was full even at a flat rate of $50. >> how much was parking? >> for us it was $40.

but my husband went to get something from the car and it said 50 bucks. so we don't know how much we're going to pay when we leave. >> reporter: 600,000 people attended today's show. we asked people what they thought, it was worth all the headaches they said absolutely it did. folks got to see a fireworks show tonight as well. although this one was not sanctioned. check this out. we took these pictures just about an hour ago. the camera on top of ktvu was pointed directly toward the oakland hills and captured fireworks going off all over the hills. and we should make very clear here these fireworks are illegal. now around the bay, berkeley, redwood city, mountain view, richmond and the san jose giants will all be putting on officially sponsored fireworks, they did so early this evening. this year's largest fire

work show was over the big city, new york. 40,000 fireworks were launched from four barges in the hudson river, macy's sponsored the show for the 37th year. it's estimated millions watched from new york and new jersey and millions more on tv. the fireworks show was just as spectacular in washington, d.c. in the midwest fireworks exploded over the landmark gateway to the west arch in st. louis tonight. city officials wanted people to enjoy these since police were cracking down on illegal fireworks. b.a.r.t. resumed talks at 11:00 and they are still at it tonight. tomorrow is friday and will be the fifth day of a strike. this is a holiday weekend and

the next real commute isn't expected until monday. deborah villalon live in oakland outside the negotiations and for the first time the threat of an impasse is coming up, deborah. >> reporter: frank we're watching the comings and goings as both camps put in another 12 hour day declaring impasse could lead to b.a.r.t. imposing a contract without employee approval. hardball certain to enrage workers even more. >> we're working hard at it to get it done. both sides. >> reporter: talks day three start with smiles. >> maybe something good is going to happen today. we're hoping. >> reporter: but optimism fades with the hours. by dinner time is there progress? >> not really. >> reporter: still hung up on what workers should be paid and what they should pay in to their pensions and health plans. >> tired, frustrated. >> reporter: a gag order keeps both sides from saying much. >> i've never seen it happen like this before. >> i've been with the district 23 years. >> reporter: one new face, the

man in the red shirt, b.a.r.t.'s lead negotiator. b.a.r.t. hired tom hawke for $400,000 to come run its negotiations. hawke's bio says he's hammered out 360 transit agreements in 38 states. >> there's an effort by an outside negotiator to break our unions. >> reporter: hock is a lightning rod. today as negotiators broke for lunch. >> thank you for being here onfourth of july. >> reporter: they broke a picket line and said b.a.r.t. is about to come to a contract. >> they cannot impose on us but they are trying to threaten you, trying to weaken up. are we going to allow them to do this? >> no. >> i'm not ready to talk about that right now. >> tomorrow is a weekend.

>> reporter: away from the labor intrigue, we found residents already mapping alternate routs for the upcoming weekend. >> i still think it's going to be a little while. so we'll see. i could be wrong but it's better to be prepared. >> reporter: back live now as negotiations continue inside guided by two state mediators. by the way, b.a.r.t. spokesman does not answer questions about that outside consultant tom hoch. i'll be live with an update, deborah villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >> i'm going to san francisco. >> how are you going to get there? >> by the bus. by ac transit. it says buses are running every 15 minutes through the evening then all nighter service will switch to 30 minute intervals. many of today's riders are people who would have normally

taken b.a.r.t. >> we're waiting for the bus so it'll probably take a little longer but it should be fine. the b.a.r.t. is definitely more convenient. >> there was traffic along the embarcadero this afternoon with people headed to the fireworks. but muni has been helping out with water service with the ferry that began at noon. return service is now on the way and will continue until 11:30. b.a.r.t. scaled back its charter service due to the holiday. tomorrow four charters will take off. return service from san francisco runs from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. the san francisco bay ferry are on regular weekday service tomorrow. our coverage continues tomorrow. we'll get live updates from the negotiations and one key person who is missing from the talks. in 30 minutes getting out of san francisco. why some say one commute alternative can be dangerous and illegal.

we have new information tonight about wednesday's deadly accident at camp tuanga in the sierra. an 18-year-old girl who was injured when a huge oak tree suddenly fell over says she actually watched that tree coming down and at the last second was able to move just enough to keep from being crush -ld. lindsay moore was still pinned by a branch and suffered five broken ribs and broken elbow and vertibrae. authorities say because the tree was located near power lines, pg & e is responsible for annual inspections. pg & e says the tree showed no obvious signs of rot or disease. in san francisco, police are warning dog owners after three two dogs in twin peaks ate meet balls laced with poison. that includes this datsun named oscar. he ate one of the meat balls

found along the roadside. neighbors have collected dozens of meat balls that have been laced with poison. >> the reason i'm angry is not just for the sake of my dog being poisoned and you know suffering like he is, but i'm thinking of the rest of the dogs that could have -- this could have happened to. >> reporter: oscar survived and is still being cared for at a vet's office. it's believed the poison could be a poison used to kill rats and birds. it was a sizzling hot fourth of july across much of northern california. people in san jose beat the heat by eating water melon and sipping on snow cones. if you've had enough of this heat we do have good news tonight. our meteorologist mark tamayo is here and sounds like relief is right around the corner. >> you will notice a change beginning tomorrow. but today of course we've been

talking a lot about the excessive heat well inland. excessive heat warning that expired since it's been in effect since last weekend. that expired 7:00 this evening. seven days in a row of temperatures either at or above 100 degrees and once again some very hot numbers inland earlier today. you can see the triple digits out toward concord, antioch and livermore. coming up in 10 minutes we'll take a look at mild conditions, the overnight fog forecast and a big temperature drop as we head into your friday. we'll have more on that coming up in 10 minutes. the hot weather didn't stop people from gathering for independent picnics all over the area. as tom vacar find out, there were a lot more people than parking spots. it wasn't even noon in del val regional parking lots were

closed to cars. meaning the only way in, on foot. these people still had three miles to go on foot in brutal heat. >> our family is already down there. it's a really important holiday for us, we all just want to be together and go and swim in the lake. if you ever needed proof about how important parks and open space are, well, this is it. >> i don't agree with this one. because people is hot, it's very hot. someone can pass out here. >> reporter: for many togetherness had a high price because getting there meant a high scorching trek from parking well outside the huge park. >> it's extremely hot. hopefully everybody is hydrating. heat stroke obviously is always a concern. >> reporter: nonetheless, throngs of people eked out space making the park look more like a crowded street fair. people were overcome by the relentless 100-degree plus heat. and the trek back up the hill was still to come.

>> we're more than welcomed to car pool with everybody, and get everybody else out there safe. >> reporter: i'm consumer editor, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. fire fighters in the south bay rushed to the scene of a three alarm fire. the common holiday event possibly being blamed tonight for this fire. and a big watery mess. the cause of this flooding in one east bay city and what residents there are being told tonight. a different way to get out of san francisco. the service offering commuters a way home during the b.a.r.t. strike that some people say is actually against the law.

firefighters scrambled this afternoon as they attempted to battle two fires two blocks apart. it wasn't just fire crews fighting the three alarm fire. as you can see there's some residents that jumped into action as well. we have maureen naylor with what may have started those fires. >> reporter: we just saw firefighters leave. they had to call another engine because the battle was getting

out of control. outside the cambodian family watched their home burn. this homeowner escaped with the clothes on her back and a purse full of medication. >> she says everything is gone. everything is empty now. nothing. even her paycheck that she just got. >> reporter: more than 60 firefighters fought to keep the fire under control. >> it was horrific, just the longer thwere out there the fire kept getting closer and closer to the house. >> reporter: a viewer showed us this look at the flame. investigators are looking into the report that the family was using their propane bbq at the time. our photographer ran around the

corner to find these trees going up in flames off piedmont. >> we have a second fire two blocks away. >> any further response would have required mutual aid. >> reporter: and the cause of that second fire is also under investigation. neighbors do tell us that they've been hearing illegal fireworks here for about the last two weeks or so. we can tell you we've been hearing them nonstop for at least the last hour or two. a san francisco police officer was at the right place at the right time to rescue an elderly woman this afternoon. the fire broke out in the fourth floor apartment of the building on hynes street. neighbors flagged down a police officer who happened to be driving by. he rushed into the home and saved the woman who suffered only minor injuries. the officer suffered from heat

exhaustion. the water started bubbling up about six o -- 6:00 this evening. late tonight they are advising residents to avoid the downtown danville area. initial reports suggest the roots of a fallen tree may have caused that water main break. a vallejo man described by authorities as a dangerous tphroápb is now behind bars. members of a special narcotics investigative team say they recognize brodrick auraro and pursued him to vallejo yesterday. they finally caught up to him at a home in rainbow court. he was wanted on federal drug and weapons charges. police say they recovered two ounces of meth that he allegedly threw out of his car during a per -- pursuit. they also said they found stolen weapons at his home. the heat did not stop the displays of patriotism today. people watched parades and

cheered those marching by. many escape their pride in america and in their towns. >> we do it together as a small community. i think that is -- it really hits my heart. i always cry every year. >> freedom to make choices, you know. to be who you are in america. you can be any ethnic, religion. >> residents of antioch showed their spirit by giving donations to put together the show there. -z america's cup took place in san francisco today. the actual racing is set to begin this weekend. but as david stevenson reports there could be troubled waters ahead. >> reporter: under perfect weather, the america's cup got off to a roaring start. an air show entertained thousands at pier 27 and 29. the sight of a new cruise ship terminal. >> new sight of the city coming

to life so i really like that. >> it's very nice. i'm very excited. >> reporter: the louis vutton charge around begins saturday but there's already challenges under way. they're contesting unfair rule changes. race director anne murray on wednesday said he could cancel the competition if the new rules aren't adopted by us. >> the more the teams are getting nervous and elbowing each other. what we're seeing at the moment is absolutely typical of the america's cup just prior to the racing starting. >> reporter: event organizers today tell us they are sure the races will go on. the city of san francisco has big plans for this park once the competition concludes in september. >> we're going to move right back in and finish building our cruise ship terminal. we hope to welcome our first ship in fall of 2013. >> reporter: an international jury is set to hear the complaints on monday. more set of challenges are set

for this weekend. david stevenson, ktvu channel two news. another round of very hot temperatures today inland. still some very warm numbers right now at this 10:00 hour. it is 83 degrees in santa rosa at 10:00. concord 81. san jose lower 70s. downtown san francisco kind of mild around 60 degrees. right now we are in the clear. as you can see on the satellite. the fog will regroup and be factor first thing tomorrow morning. in fact, here's our forecast model showing us the clouds offshore pushing into the bay. 6:00 friday that will translate to a big drop off in temperatures. once again, look at the triple digits this afternoon from fairfield to concord and livermore. everybody clearing off a good 10 to 15 degrees. coming up we'll break down the time line of more cooling and also the warmest day of the upcoming weekend. flights to mexico city

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the egyptian air force put a show. morsi supporters say they won't

back down. a group of uc students were evacuated from cairo overnight. the 10 students had been in an abroad trip. and jana katsuyama live at the san francisco airport. you talked with the students and their families when they arrive tonight. >> reporter: i did. it was an emotional reunion. it was five students, the instructor and the instructors son. it was a moment of relief and joy. >> knowing that the removal of the president was coming. >> we left so early in the morning, that we didn't really have time to sleep. >> reporter: 10 uc students were evacuated last night from

cairo. they had been there since mid- june with a comparative in literature. instead they saw history in egypt being made. muhammad morsi was overturned. >> it unnerved me a little when the embassy recalled its staff. and i thought that was a sign that things had degraded to the point that we should be concerned. >> reporter: in the last few days it could get stable or it could go crazy. and we just don't know. >> not the summer tree alex shemton of santa cruz had planned. >> i came there to see pyramids and didn't bargain on resolutions. >> reporter: it was a rare chance for students to see a turning point in egypt's history. and i asked them what it was like having two 4th of july one here in the united states and one in cairo. >> there was a lot of fireworks

and a lot of honking. i think there was more fireworks in cairo today. >> you have like different governments being deposed one day. this new government in place you're worried is the military going to take over. that's something you don't have to worry about here. it makes me remember i really can't take my freedom for granted. some flew home to los angeles and sacramento. the instructor decided to remain in egypt tonight. and the students said that they had an incredible time. many of them say they hope to return to the country today. president obama celebrated the july 4th holiday by having families at the white house for a bbq. >> we're incredibly grateful for your service and we're thankful you get to spent the 4th here with us. >> reporter: the president noted today is also his

daughter's malia's 15th birthday. this year they invited 1,200 military folks to the picnic. today everyone watched the fireworks from the white house lawn. >> good morning. >> happy 4th of july. the statute of liberty reopened today for the first time since the hurricane sandy. although the actual statute itself was unscathed. more than 17,000 people visited the statute of liberty today coming from all over the country and from all over the world. one man reflected on the power of the statute that welcomed immigrants to a new life for many years. coming up in three minutes, a live update on b.a.r.t. negotiations. the sounds at a northern california camp left 18 injured during a soap box derby type

race. and fireworks and dry brush make for a dangerous combination. how local communities are trying to reduce that risk.

an update now on the b.a.r.t. strike. it's now 10:30 on this 4th of july. and if there's a good side is that both sides are still talking. >> and deborah villalon joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: they are still at it as you said going on 12 hours now. last night they broke at 11. so of course we're watching to see if there's any movement inside that lobby. this is their fourth straight

day of negotiations. and what's new to the union is who's not inside right now. where's grace was the chant referring to b.a.r.t. general manager grace cronickan hired by b.a.r.t. two years ago and conspicuously absent. seic negotiators spent the lunch hour slamming the b.a.r.t. boss for not taking a leadership role ending the strike. >> we haven't seen her at the table. and i bargained this contract and many other contracts many times before. and never has a general manager failed to come to the bargaining table and negotiate a great deal. so where's grace. >> where's grace. >> general manager has been engaged with both the negotiating team and if

mediators and this is the approach that we're taking. it's not unusual. if and when the time is necessary for her to be here, she will be here. >> croncican came to b.a.r.t. from seattle where she was the transportation chief. >> reporter: that was two years ago when she took the $300,000 a year job, she said her goal was to make b.a.r.t. stronger through partnerships. and b.a.r.t. is stronger today. largely because of an improving economy that put more people back to work and more people riding the trains. but grace cronican in her first labor contract to come up under her tenure is faced with a strike. day five tomorrow. looks to be a lighter friday than normal because of the long 4th of july weekend, deborah villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. and go to ktvu.com to remain current. if we get word of a deal we will break the news on live and

on our facebook and twitter pages. we could hear fireworks going off in the last hour. here's a look from the cameras on our studio. there's no official celebration in this area. cara liu reports on the efforts to stop illegal fireworks displays. >> we're just setting off fireworks, having fun. >> reporter: this family chose to come to dublin where safe and sane fireworks are allowed. designated areas were set aside in three parks with dumpsters half full of water for debris. >> we come out here every year. it gives him the chance to experience fireworks because most of the areas where we live they are illegal. so this gets him a little into the spirit. it's what we used to do when we were kids. >> reporter: fireworks are not allowed at most bay area cities. people could turn in illegal

fireworks were empty as of midday. other agencies have confiscated illegal fireworks this week. >> reporter: we went along with extra firefighters as they concentrated on the oakland hills where there's a lot of dry vegetation. >> they're looking for anyone who may be doing illegal activity such as fireworks. educating people on safety. >> reporter: all 24 of the city's engines hit the streets in hopes of limiting any emergencies. eight teenagers were injured today while riding in a canoe with wheels in a soap derby type of event. it happened in a private camp near nevada city. the eight were going downhill. five of the teens were injured badly enough they had to be taken to the hospital.

two had to be flown by helicopter. the canoe ride was outfitted for the soap box derby. ahead in three minutes, little drivers offering commuters an option during the b.a.r.t. strike. why some say it could be dangerous and illegal. dozens of flights to mexico city cancelled. delaying travel to one of the biggest cities in the world. sleeping apart. things should never come to this.

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out, those rides are not free. >> reporter: we found this limo driver offering weary bus riders free. they say they normally charge 25 but he wouldn't tell us who he was. >> we're not doing it for the fame or the fortune. don't, we're not -- i don't want to be on camera. >> i live in berkeley, so yeah. and i work in haze valley, so that's not fun. >> reporter: after three days of nightmare commutes during the b.a.r.t. strike, oparah was willing to take a chance. >> we're going into random mode. we're capturing fate, mom and dad i love you. >> reporter: she wasn't the only one taking alternatives. we watched two others getting into this dark suv. >> that's totally dangerous. >> they cannot walk to a person

and say i will take you. they have to have a some kind of phone appointment. >> but during a week like this one, don't expect anyonehere to be complaining. >> you guys are always traveling in style like this? >> yeah. >> reporter: cab drivers say they are also not allowed to offer unsolicited rides to people just standing out here. one taxi rider told us his business is 30% this week because people are simply not coming into the city. in san francisco, eric rasmussen, ktvu news. law enforcement agencies plan to be out in force in the bay area over this long holiday weekend looking for drunk drivers. police say they will be conducting saturation patrol. extra patrols starting at 7:00 tomorrow night. they're also planning a dui and drive's license checkpoint on saturday night. the highway patrol says it is also going to be out watching for people who are not wearing their seat belts.

now on this first night of their holiday dui enforcement, the chp says it has arrested 196 people for drunk driving. that's down from 220 arrests during the same time period last year. in the bay area, there were 28 dui arrests between six last night and six this morning. that compares to 40 drivers arrested last year. in news of the world tonight, in south africa, court documents say nelson mandela is being kept alive by a breathing machine and one of his daughters say his condition is parless. the documents come from a legal dispute about the grave sites of three of his children. mandela's wife said today the former president is sometimes uncomfortable in the hospital, but seldom in pain. in afghanistan, does the military men and women became naturalized american citizens this 4th of july during a ceremony. troops marked the holiday and showed off their musical

talents. right now afghan forces are primarily in charge. at least six u.s. airlines are canceling flights in and out. this is night video of popocateptl. carriers including united, u.s. air, delta, american and alaska airlines. it's the most visible icon in san francisco. we're not talking about the golden gate bridge. it's the trump tower. marking a milestone. we'll take you to the very top and see why sutro is vital to the area. >> it's very hard to believe this is actually happening. >> and look at that, swallow bid a sink hole. a woman describes her near death experience after being trapped 15 feet under ground. >> plus our bay area heat wave is coming to an end.

ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo is going to show us how quickly and how low temperatures will drop.

tonight a view of sutro tower that you almost never see. ken wayne was given a rare chance to ride in a very small elevator and get an up close look at the tower and some of the pictures he took are remarkable. >> when you think of the bay area's most imposing landmarks you think of the golden gate bridge or transamerica building. but the manmade structure that rises above all is a spider reu legged sutro tower. we took a ride in the tiny two man elevator to get an up close look at the tower thats celebrating 40 years in san francisco. but we got stuck.

a small hick up. and we resumed our assent. we stepped out on the cat walk to the amazing vista. our guide has been here before but never gets tired of the view. >> on a good day you see the f era lons clearly. >> reporter: the bay area's primary broadcast tower, providing tv and radio signals long before cable and satellite and certainly wireless and digital were common. >> back in the early 70s, just about everybody got their tv signal thanks to the broadcast from sutro tower. 40 years later, even though technology has changed dramatically, even if you have cable or satellite you're still getting your tv picture through sutro tower. >> everyone in the city, everyone in the bay area uses this tower in one way or another to get their television. sutro tower's season now is exactly what it was to begin with plus more. there's still 1 million people

who get their signal in the bay area over the air. >> reporter: what started with a handful of broadcasters including ktvu has grown to dozens of companies and emergency services uses the tower for communications. >> we don't see any decrease in the use. we see matter of fact we're always getting calls from more people. more agencies that want to put an antenna on the tower. >> do you run out of space? >> there's no space limitation for that. >> reporter: in the 1970s there was concern about radiation. >> there were a lot of people that were afraid of it. people didn't know something quite that big what was going to happen. >> reporter: those fears have since subsided and the towers neighbors and the region have seemed to not only accept but honor this spindly tower. >> sutro tower has become the

most seen structure in the city. >> reporter: with so much use, it's sure that sutro tower will see another 40 years of use or more. we'll give you a live look here. we're looking into the building where b.a.r.t. and union managers have been meeting since coming back from a dinner break. this of course is the very end of day four of a b.a.r.t. strike. at this point we haven't been able to talk to anyone. no one has come out yet. but it appears they are breaking for the night. and if that is the case, they're leaving essentially just 10 minutes earlier than they did after negotiations last night. b.a.r.t. last evening left this message, they did not expect this issue to be resolved or the strike to be over by tomorrow. and essentially told commuters to be sure to plan for other alternatives and not plan on taking b.a.r.t. but we're going to hold with this live picture here. let's wait and see if they have anything to say.

>> they're being asked by reporters to step to the waiting microphones. we see one union representative and we also expect to see b.a.r.t. representatives again we're hoping with this live picture. because if there is big news we're going to bring it live to you. we've been monitoring developments throughout the four days of this b.a.r.t. strike. hundreds of thousands of b.a.r.t. riders have been inconvenienced not able to take their typical rout to work. of course the fact that this is a july 4th holiday we've been reporting for you. >> hi everybody, i'm marty morganson i'm the secretary of labor for the state of california. i want to read a brief statement. i'm delighted to report that the parties have agreed to receive the recommendations of the mediators. under the guidance of mediators for the next 30 days, in order to reach an agreement. i'm advised that the trains will begin running as soon as feasible and consistent with the safety of the workers and riding public.

hopefully by 3:00 a.m. tomorrow. i want -- 3:00 p.m. sorry about that. 3:00p.m. i want to make a brief statement, we're very, very pleased that these workers will be back at work and the trains will be running again in the bay area. i want to thank the management team, we spent a lot of hours talking and urged them to come to the table and bargain and put in all the hours and they did. the union did the same thing. and we have to thank them. we have to thank them especially, it's not easy to come off a strike without an agreement. but they're putting their faith in the recommendations that we're making both sides are putting their faith in those recommendations and we appreciate it. the battle is not over. the job snot done and everybody will be working just as hard as they have these last few days

between now and august 4 to see to it that we have a good contract that pay it is workers fairly, keeps the trains running on time and improves the b.a.r.t. system. i want to especially thank also besides the general manager and the members of our management team, union presidents and the leadership of their team. and the, i think we have the two best mediators, anita martinez and maclamore who are the two best mediators of the state of california. we're very please had the you were willing to accept our recommendations and return to service here. the contract will be extended

until august 4th. the parties will continue to negotiate just as hard as they are now. if long hours are necessary. they will reach an agreement on a new contract. the contract will be retroactive to july 4th when the old one runs out. >> so the old contract will be in place. >> the old contract what? >> will be in place. >> until august 4th. >> what issues remain. >> i don't have that much time. >> will they be taken care of how close you are, what you still have to get down in 30 days. how goes? >> we're close enough that we're going to be able to get there. >> how is this different from the 30 day cooling off period. >> the parties agreed to this on their own. and our recommendation. >> can you tell us about where

you are -- >> well, i am grace cronican. i'm the general manager. i wanted to thank our mediators for bringing us together to sign this agreement and this extension. what this means for the riding public is the trains will be open tomorrow afternoon at 3:00. and i would like to thank the unions for being party to this agreement. thank you very much. >> you heard it there live. breaking news here. it appears the b.a.r.t. strike is over and that trains will start running again as of about 3:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. that's how long it will take things to get back up to speed. it sounds like they don't actually have a complete agreement just yet. but they have agreed to extend their contract while they continue negotiations and it sounds judging from what they just said like they are very

confident that they are going to reach a deal. but the bottom line here is that tomorrow b.a.r.t. workers will be back to work and b.a.r.t. trains will be running once again. >> this is the news that thousands of people have been waiting for. this of course is the end of day four of the b.a.r.t. strike. again the breaking news here as we brought it to you live just a few minutes ago. b.a.r.t. trains are expected to be up and running tomorrow at 3:00. negotiations over the contract continue. and a quick check on our weather forecast. we have changes developing here with low clouds and fog. not hear just yet but clouds will be banking up near parts of the shoreline. that will help cool off the entire bay area for your friday. as far as the wind speeds you can see a bit of a breeze out toward sfo sustained winds out of the west at 26 miles per hour. and that is the cooling direction. so as a result fog in the coast near the bay. temperatures to start off your friday morning in the 50s all the way to the mid- to upper 60s. there area of high pressure has been in command of our weather in charge of our weather for

nearly a week. today the first hot day, we're going to cool things off a good five to 15 degrees for your friday. you will notice that change as this cooler weather system moves in to the north. you can see the temperature change for tomorrow and into saturday. saturday will be the coolest day of the weekend. then we bump up those numbers just a little bit by sunday and into monday. here's our fog forecast model shows you the clouds regrouping between now and 7:00 tomorrow morning. coast side and around the bay and still some patchy coastal fog. we can still have clouds. the warmest locations on track to reach the upper 80s to lower 90s for afternoon highs and wind speeds will pick up once again. they are breezy tonight, tomorrow 15 to 20 miles per hour. could be gusting to 30 miles per hour by midday. san jose forecast high of 80 degrees. these temperatures will check in right around 3:00. and san francisco will go with the upper 50s with skies

becoming partly cloudy for the afternoon hours. here is your look ahead, 5:00 forecast. temperatures that heat wave is long gone. the excessive heat warnings have expired. we will continue to cool things off into saturday. and a little bit of a bump sunday and into monday. tuesday a few spots right about 90 degrees. but the cooling relief is just about here. you notice the change. >> not a moment too soon. >> and stay with us, we'll be right back. i'm totally in love with the avocado on this sub.

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fred ingli in tonight for mark ibanez. giants got rained out but a's had a good night. >> good thing for the giants they got rained out, good thing for the a's. they hosted those lovable losers the chicago cubs. and just called up, soriano singles left. and cespedes with the speed to norris north. castro looking a little uninterested as he gets tagged

out. catcher wellington lets it get away. and soriano flies out. one shy dennis eckely. a's win it. the tennis player who upset wimbledon's top seeded sabrina williams is now going where she's never gone before. lisicki took on the visor wearing robonska in today's wimbledon full-times. earns her first ever major finals appearance. she faces mariam bartolo. nba star and center, that be dwight howard saying he wants to decide by tomorrow his team of choice. warriors are said to be still one of the famous landing spots for dwight howard. perhaps we'll learn tomorrow that fate. >> that would be something for the warriors. >> it's going to cost them. >> big time. >> thanks fred. >> thank you for