check out these alameda county fair. we have the corn dogs, and the not shows and all of those things that you may not one to indulgent. we have a couple clouds out there this morning. we may have some patchy drizzle approaching the coast line. by the afternoon we are talking about some sunshine and the temperatures should be comfortable in those spots, mainly in the end. the trough is swinging around in the west coast. and then we will begin to warm up the temperatures just a little bit. you'll probably see the at the alameda county fair as you get inside the bay. as we get toward the holiday, things should warm-up probably into the '90s next weekend. i'm guard to do something i've never done before, board to have breakfast with cotton candy. it is delicious. >>> we have a couple things turn out there according to chp. we are getting word of a small brush fire your. it's not much of an issue according toward chp. things are good on our sensors spread no delays right now if you're coming off the 580 toward the seashore f

and i love alameda but hate long cutes.when i found out the ferry was coming in i said alameda. >> given the opportunity to take a ferry to work or sit in stressful highway is an easy answer. >> reporter: representative spears one of several dignataries at the ribbon cutting ceremony also here for the groundbreaking ceremony in 2009. they were hoping this terminal and the service would be opening a couple of years earlier than now. but, they are excited it is here and that was the focus today. this ferry will pick people up at the alameda terminal and jack london square and bring them to south san francisco if you want to try it this is the week. all of the rides will be free. after that a round trip ticket will cost $14. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> right now two of san francisco's busiest muni lines are back on track. the n judah and j church rolled out for full service, acidded at 5:00 this morning. bus shuttles replaced part of those routes for the past 10 days while crews made street and track improvements. >> the bu

and i love alameda but hate long cutes.when i found out the ferry was coming in i said alameda. >> given the opportunity to take a ferry to work or sit in stressful highway is an easy answer. >> reporter: representative spears one of several dignataries at the ribbon cutting ceremony also here for the groundbreaking ceremony in 2009. they were hoping this terminal and the service would be opening a couple of years earlier than now. but, they are excited it is here and that was the focus today. this ferry will pick people up at the alameda terminal and jack london square and bring them to south san francisco if you want to try it this is the week. all of the rides will be free. after that a round trip ticket will cost $14. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> right now two of san francisco's busiest muni lines are back on track. the n judah and j church rolled out for full service, acidded at 5:00 this morning. bus shuttles replaced part of those routes for the past 10 days while crews made street and track improvements. >> the bu

the alameda county fair is celebrating 100 years this year. even that cool weather we had today, not stopping a lot of people from coming out. there's a ton of people back behind the camera. how are you all doing out there? you might be able to hear them. there's a lot of other stuff besides the midway rides and the fair food. until i came out here today i didn't know there were so many different kinds of goats. this sa goat here. i didn't know what exactly this was. it's also a goat. another goat back here. a dairy goat, right? and then a talkative goat over there. who knew there were that many kinds of goats. these are probably goats, too, right? what kind of goat is that? >> a meat goat. >> they're having a hard time and they're in 4-h. we have tiffany here with us. the fair is a lot more than just the food and rides. we've got this huge cow, tell us a little bit about 4-h and the alameda county fair. >> it's a great program that helps teach the kids about leadership and responsibility. and there's lots of different areas they can enter her

departed from alameda.tarts today and includes new service between the east bay and peninsula from here in alameda and oakland to oyster point in south san francisco. the ride will take about 50 minutes from alameda and 40 minutes from oakland. and already being billed as a far less stressful alternative than the standard drive across the bay bridge. the ferries include free wi-fi, food, and beverages and a bar. and it will dock at the new $26 million ferry terminal in south san francisco if this morning a few minutes ago we talked with commuters that say again that main benefit is the less stressful commute. there will also be shuttle service in south san francisco including a shuttle that will pick up employees and take them to work. standard fare on the ferry is $7 each way. for the first week you can ride for free as the authority promotes the service and works out any kings. we will bring you some pictures from inside that new ferry coming up in a little bit and we'll also let you know what commuters h

alameda county fair 680 and burnell expect delays during the fair hours. that will kickoff later today. also, giant-dodgers this afternoon at at&t in san francisco expect delays game time 7:15. >>> 4:38. >>> still ahead, george lucas donating one of his marin county properties for a good cause. >>> two students are severely burned during a school trip. why the law prevented their mother from doing anything about it. >>> colorful crowds filled the streets this past weekend for the largest pride event in the nation. os >>> good morning. 4:40 on this monday. hope you had a great weekend. looking at bay bridge you can see it is mostly clear maybe just a little a few clouds around cool once again today meteorologist lisa argen has a possible warm-up for us she will check out temperatures coming up. >>> right now this story in tacoma, washington two kids were severely sunburned during a school field trip because the teachers were not allowed to put sunscreen on them. the 11-year-old and 9-year-old were so badly burned their mother rushed help to the hospital. th

the alameda county fair should see plenty of sunshine. it looks like temperatures are going to be a little bit cooler air outside the bay area today. as we have throughout the day today we will see some sunshine in the afternoon, low 80s showing up and land. pettifog out toward the coast line. the weekend should be cooler to, we will talk about that more in a moment. let's cut over to traffic with gianna. >>> there's a lot of ladies in what some of those bear so give busy derrick lawrence. here's a live look at the bay bridge. so far so good. we have a broken big rig off the off ramp of treasure island. we will jump over to the altamont pass, we see a few yellow on the answers right now. on the double and interchange things are getting a little bit busy as well. no delays to report throughout most of the south, we have speed squawking and at 63 mi. per hour. no delays in downtown san as a. that's too bad as you get the east shore freeway. >>> the u.s. supreme court has announced their decision but the fight to of health care reform is far

we live in alameda, we understood that part was down so he drove me to the alameda ferry and here i am. >> san francisco bay ferry service typically runs one vote per hour but because of the commute chaos they increased that to four or five per hour. unfortunately for normal part riders they had to pay a little more than just extra time. ferries did not accept bart tickets, with all the stress on commuters, they say they would rather take a smoother ride and i know that lines were busy this morning. for a check on the situation we have more live. ... >> hello. good afternoon everyone. your joining us right now on the ferry that connects san fransisco to alameda and oakland. and, the people that you're looking at, they're either trying to make their way, probably into the city. we had a lot of people disembark here because the connected to the east bay. i'm joined by hannah. she has a typical story for a lot people that found themselves trying to get east this morning. what happened to you? >> it took me an hour because i do not have an iphone, to figure out how to get to the east bay.

>>> new at 10:00, we've learned special understood cover deputies are keeping an extra eye on the alameda county fair. so far more than 150,000 visitors have already walked through the gates there and they're joined by deputies who are on the look out to protect kids. eric rasmussen live at the fair tonight to explain why authorities say all of this is paying off. eric-- >> reporter: frank you know since the fair opened last wednesday they say there have only been five arrests, most of those we're told were alcohol related. the large police presence out here also includes undercover officers who are looking for a number of things including sex offenders. >> reporter: we mounted a camera on this deputy's bike to show you what he sees as a weaves through a big tuesday crowd at the alameda fair. among the thousands of people -- >> how about two guys. >> reporter: law enforcement in uniform also has help from undercover officers including the safe task force. >> we absolutely have people that are outlooking for people that target kids. >> reporter: tim godfrey has her hands full and is gratef

the result of buses coming up from alameda. the rest of these people are going to be left here until the next bus. again, the next bus is supposed to be getting here in 10 minutes according to the "schedule." we have see how that pants out, people getting frustrated with ac transit trying to adopt a story that just happened a few hours ago. people waking up this morning just realizing, just finding out -- people are very confused and so far, fairly calm, another bus pulling up that is the 72 not going to san francisco. we'll keep you posted on what happens here as the information comes in. >>> may be hoof ac transit to get -- it may be ac transit to get somebody out there. thank you are for the info. >> it would be great if they could get extra buses. we had the ac spokesman on earlier they were saying it is hard get the drivers, vehicles, so they are trying to do the best they can. you can see obviously, still lots of crowds. one shuttle bus can't accommodate everybody. in the meantime, we want to take you back out to amy holl

amy hollyfield is live at the alameda ferry terminal. there is a great incentive to try it. >> reporter: that's right. usually it is going to cost $7 for a one-way ticket. it is going to be free all this week. their way of trying to entice you to come and try this and see if you like it. here's a look at the new the first new ferry added to the bay area since 1992. it will be a 40 minute trip connecting the east bay to the peninsula. officials hope 375 people will use this ferry everyday. >> we've been working closely with genentech and commute.org and they will meet with the shuttles and bring them back in the afternoon. >> reporter: today is the first day of service this ferry will be running from alameda and oakland's jack london square to the new terminal in south san francisco in the morning you can enjoy coffee and muffins on sale on the the afternoon, they will be offering beer and wine this is opening two years later than officials had hoped. how, they are celebrating today. there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony later this morn

paul seeman is used to back door access at the alameda county courthouse. but today he had to pass past a media and face a judge for arraignment on 12 felony charges including one count of elder financial abuse. seeman was silent as his attorney spoke for him asking for continuation on the hearing. >> i have no comments to make, i haven't seen any of the discovery. we haven't had a chance to read the complaint or amendment complaint that we just received. >> reporter: our cameras captured investigators from the district attorney's office removing computers and files from seeman's home last night. court documents say seeman acquired power of attorney back in 1999 for an elderly couple. the district attorney's office says seeman had taken over almost all of anne nuttings final affairs by 2004. including the woman's banking and financial accounts worth more than $2 million and sold other valuable properties. he's charged with 11 counts of perjury for not disclosing this during his time as a county commissioner in 2004 and when he was appointed alameda judge in

>>> new at 10:00, we've learned special understood cover deputies are keeping an extra eye on the alameda county fair. so far more than 150,000 visitors have already walked through the gates there and they're joined by deputies who are on the look out to protect kids. eric rasmussen live at the fair tonight to explain why authorities say all of this is paying off. eric-- >> reporter: frank you know since the fair opened last wednesday they say there have only been five arrests, most of those we're told were alcohol related. the large police presence out here also includes undercover officers who are looking for a number of things including sex offenders. >> reporter: we mounted a camera on this deputy's bike to show you what he sees as a weaves through a big tuesday crowd at the alameda fair. among the thousands of people -- >> how about two guys. >> reporter: law enforcement in uniform also has help from undercover officers including the safe task force. >> we absolutely have people that are outlooking for people that target kids. >> reporter: tim godfrey has her hands full and is gratef

alameda 64. hayward, 66. low 70s. him pete tis, 67.s in there and also in the peninsula, a lot of upper 60s. 50s, 60s. as go for another win tonight. mostly clear but breezy and cool against the rangers tonight. cold on wednesday morning and then cool. sunny, warm he. a little system to the north on thursday. we clear it out on friday. with your weekend in view, it looks much, much better. temperatures are warming up. >>> 8:10. well, that scandal at the general services administration just won't go away. how much bonus money gsa workers received including some under investigation for misconduct. >>> the sentencing of a man convicted of a man killing a bay area father and his sons has been delayed but the defendant did hear what the victims' family had to say. >>> more outrage in congress this morning, all about the huge amount of money being spent by the general services administration. ktvu's alison burns reporting that federal employees under investigation have still been collecting some big bonuses. alison? >> reporter: dave, a sena

we're celebrating 100 years at the alameda county fair. new stuff at the fair. and look at that, cloud cover and temperatures in the #60s. full details on.n n just a few. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> investigators are back at the scene of yesterday's fire at pier 29 in san francisco. they say they've pinpointed the origin of the fire to an electrical box. they say welders were working in that area yesterday, but they still have not determined exactly what started the fire. crews were also inspecting the pier's badly damaged facade. the city isn't yet sure if it can be saved. >> you can see, you know, where the collapse occurred. once th

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. >> y hoy un juez superior del condado de alameda recibe cargos por robar millones de dólares a un vecinodan sin servicio de energía eléctrica después de que el apagon en el club deo se queden trabajando en la zona. >> en la ciudad rodeo al menos 10 personas presentaron síntomas de la garganta,m el residente sufrió después de que se liberara sulfuro de hidrogeno en el aire, pero dicen que están 1000 veces por debajo de lo que es peligroso. >> y los bomberos combaten un incendio de matorrtales que consumio al menos 1000 acres en el condado de alameda, combaten con la ayuda de helicopteros que tiran agua., >> y vamos con el tiempo. >> gracias que tal buenas tardes es viernes, fin de semana dedicado a los papas, es una montaña de aire, tenga cuidado el calor se va a quedar con nosotros, no hay posibilidades de lluvia para nosotros pero el pronóstico esta en estos días. >> en seguida en noticias univisionl una agencia federal con incendios masivos. >y> se envía al gobernador jerry brown el plan de presupuesto. >> y mniles comparten el tema de trata de personas. >> ya volvemos. >> (música) >>

amy hollyfield is live at the alameda ferry terminal.or a ferry ride but great incentive to try it. >> reporter: that's right, free all weeklong. not a lot of people are taking advantage of it this morning. the first ferry just pushed off a moment ago. there were plenty of seats left. i don't know if word has spread yet or people are uncertain about whether this is how they want to get to work. if you want to try it there is plenty of room. this is the first ferry to connect the east bay to the peninsula. some of the people we've talked to do work in south san francisco one woman works at sfo the people who were here were excited. the new -- this is the first new ferry service added to the bay area since 1992, a 40 to 50 minute trip. they are leaving from alameda and jack london square and taking people to south san francisco. the rides are free all weeklong. expensive for the ferry service, but officials believe it is worth it. >> well, the importance of getting people excited about ourselves, getting them to sample the service, getting

ferry terminal you see boats stacked up in the estuary waiting for dock space in alameda where they are supposed to stop before they go to the san francisco ferry terminal. we talked with one of the skipper. then you will hear from passengers. >> just really crowded, it has taken longer to unload people and led 'em up than we normally do lots of traffic in the estuary today, shipping traffic slows us down we have to slow down when there's a ship or tugboats. >> i parked, took bart in tried to get a bus couldn't. then just walked here. >> taken me an hour and may have to get here. it has been very rough. >> reporter: where are you headed? >> vancouver, british columbia. >> reporter: what time is your plane? >> not for a couple of horse, i'm hoping to make it. >> reporter: how has it been so far? >> challenging. >> reporter: putting it politely the boats are making their way as quickly as they can given the bottlenecks of the dock some of the people in line were headed to the giants game most still commuters trying to get to their jobs in san francisco, challenging is the best thing y

and 64 expected in alameda. and walnut creek. pleasant ton. and san jose.nd mid to upper 60s around the peninsula. >> and san bruno. 62 in the city. and a cool day by the coast and cool wind picking up by the afternoon. extended forecast notice. continues wednesday, thursday. slight dip on friday. then as we get into the weekend. low 80s in the forecast by sunday. >> so, yesterday, little rainy. >> little unusual. >> it is june. how does it look long term. >> we are looking pretty good. we see temperatures a little cool this time of year and no rain in the forecast for the next seven to 10 days. >> got to love it. >> rosemary. thank you very much. >> it is time to ride for free on the new ferry route and from alameda to south san francisco. it is free and all next week, regular ferries will cost you $7 each way. will take 15 minutes to and from alameda and to and from oakland. >> government officials are calling this a major blow to al-qaida. they confirmed the death of number 2. there was a drone strike that killed. abu yahya al-libi. >> al-libi was up to

in the east bay, parcel tax in alameda failed.sure c in that city barely got over 50% of the vote. it needed a 2/3 majority to pass. >>> alameda county board of supervisors deadlocked on who will replace nadia lock year she resigned april 20 inn -- the board narrowed down lockyer's replacement yesterday. board members couldn't choose between the two. the board has until june 19th to appoint someone. >>> in a closely watched contest with national implications wisconsin's republican governor has decisive won a bitterly contested recall election. governor scott walker defeated a challenge by milwaukee's democratic mayor bar . -- mayor barrett. walker's campaign received 63 million dollars in out of state super pac money allowing him to out-spend barrett. walker is the first governor in u.s. history to survive a recall. >>> investigators checking into allegations that mitt romney's personal e-mail has been hacked. a spokeswoman confirms that an investigation is underway but won't say which federal agencies may be involved. hacking all

. >> here is a live look from alameda county. the alameda county fair is underway right now. here is a live look. it is a pretty warm and alameda county. and your 80s in pleasanton. it is starting to cool a degree or two. low-and 70's in this update. overnight expect a patchy fog. we will weaken tomorrow morning with widespread clouds. >>pam: is taking affect a new law that tightened controls on tattoo parlors and require them to undergo annual health and safety training. going to the dmv will be even more painful. and is a good day for gis. aha >>pam: federal investigators released in information about this big fire that shut down the trans date to ban the commute a couple of woods ago. plus, a bay area past accused of molestation over at least two decades. xi [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. this week, the farm comes to you. fresh sweet corn is an amazing 6 for a buck. arrowhead water is just $3.33 a ca

ferry terminal you see boats stacked up in the estuary waiting for dock space in alameda where they are supposed to stop before they go to the san francisco ferry terminal. we talked with one of the skipper. then you will hear from passengers. >> just really crowded, it has taken longer to unload people and led 'em up than we normally do lots of traffic in the estuary today, shipping traffic slows us down we have to slow down when there's a ship or tugboats. >> i parked, took bart in tried to get a bus couldn't. then just walked here. >> taken me an hour and may have to get here. it has been very rough. >> reporter: where are you headed? >> vancouver, british columbia. >> reporter: what time is your plane? >> not for a couple of horse, i'm hoping to make it. >> reporter: how has it been so far? >> challenging. >> reporter: putting it politely the boats are making their way as quickly as they can given the bottlenecks of the dock some of the people in line were headed to the giants game most still commuters trying to get to their jobs in san francisco, challenging is the best thing y

>>reporter: kevin of alameda was concerned about his office but had a giants game to get to. first time in 12 years have lived here that i rode the ferry from there. i got on line to find out how to do it but the cell fence weren't working because they were using them. >>reporter: water emergency transportation authority added large capacity boat to help with all the extra people. >> we have been really thrilled to step up an operate extra service today and help get people into the city this morning and during the midday to the giants game and back home tonight. >>reporter: ferry service estimates 12 to 13,000 people crossed the bay. >> it was surprisingly quick and cheap and friendly. there's a bar. there's not a bar on bart. >>reporter: some people were bussed into the city and tried to start early to head back. >> bosses are sympathetic going on and chaos trying to get out of the city later tonight so figure i would get out early. >>reporter: ac transit rearranged the service to get 20 buses going back and forth between the temporary transbay terminal and the mcarthur bart

she was rushed to alameda county hospital where she was pronounced dead. if you have any questions, you are asked to call police. >>> they are searching for a place to live this morning. it happened in a large building in farrell street. it may have been -- putting out the fire was hard. >> the fire was going through the floor so we are fighting the fire on the second, third, 4th, 5th and 6th floors. >> a lot of apartments were badly damaged and are not livable right now. the red cross is helping them find a new place to live. >>> it happened on had dean street. it appears the fire broke out in the kitchen area but the cause of it is still under investigation. >>> there is still time to ride for free on the ferry's oldest root in south san francisco. the commute is free all this week but next week regular fairs will cost $7 each way. the ride will take 50 minutes 2:00 too and from alameda. we were saying we would love that. i am not saying one would get us to the tunnel. >> but you will be happy when they finish that 4th floor. dave even started clapping.

advirten sobre estafa telefonica que se hace pasar por compañía de luz de alameda, les pide la tyarjetato para no cortar el servicio, hombre y mujjerhacen fraude a mujer hispanas porque se había ganado la lotería, le quitaron el billete y se quedaron con 25 mil dólares >> temblor de 3,0 , a 23 millas de santa rosa, no hay daños >> king el hombre cuya paliza a manos de la policía dejo problemas raciales fue hallado muerto en su piscina >> cuando fue golpeado en el 91 por la policía , vemos el vide. muere esta mañana , fue encontrado nen la alberca de su casa, lo declararon muerto en el hospital, vecino están tristed >> cuando llelgo la policía lo metieron a la mabulancia y como estamos esperando >> nos sorprendió, llego la ambulancia y policía a las 5 de la mañana y sacan a alguien de la piscina, no nos imaginabamos >> en el 91 fue golpeado tras persecución bajo el alcohol , golpiza provoco protestas pero que quedaran libres los policías dejaron lucha racial con 53 muertos, muchos años sufrio drogadiccion >> activistas latinos le pide al presidente barack obama que expanda beneficios a t

>>reporter: kevin of alameda was concerned about his office but had a giants game to get to. first time in 12 years i have lived here that i rode the ferry from there. i got on line to find out how to do it but the cell fence weren't working because they were using them. >>reporter: water emergency transportation authority added large capacity boat to help with all the extra people. >> we have been really thrilled to step up an operate extra service today and help get people into the city this morning and during the midday to the giants game and back home tonight. >>reporter: ferry service estimates 12 to 13,000 people crossed the bay. >> it was surprisingly quick and cheap and friendly. there's a bar. there's not a bar on bart. >>reporter: some people were bussed into the city and tried to start early to head back. >> bosses are sympathetic going on and chaos trying to get out of the city later tonight so figure i would get out early. >>reporter: ac transit rearranged the service to get 20 buses going back and forth between the temporary transbay terminal and the mcarthur ba

. >>> at the alameda county fair its opening day of my stories coming up. >>> forget the little the other disney character that has been spotted in space. >>> getting caught in the bay area today enjoyed with major changes ju,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a big saving message to probe found it looks like to be a big making us imprint on the planet closest to the sun. at least three craters that for the iconic years and face a largest crater 65 mi. across. it they snapped when 1000 voters of molecular mercury's surface. >>> disney is everywhere. >>> a un bay area today we are getting hot outside summer begins. and a few hours away if you're headed to the beach was not here were looking good with clear skies in ocean beach enjoy some nice temperatures even allow the coast line. hot and parts of the bay. inland the temperatures will be soaring likely well into the '90s in some of the interior spots. it looks like rocklin have another hot day to day the solstice 409 summer begins officially this afternoon and then drastic changes to that as the cloud cover in the fog surge back on so short. looks lik

this one running between alameda and oakland square.nother alternative to riding b.a.r.t., muni, caltrain, or driving across the bay bridge. rides to and from alameda are expected to take about 50 minutes. about 40 minutes each morning. now the ferry service, the terminal in south san francisco cost about $26 million to build and some major employers over there will offer shuttles. in fact, nine companies will offer shuttles for riders who get off there. there are three morning departures from the east bay and two return trips back to the east bay in the evening. one-way trip will cost you about $7. they take cash, credit, or clipper cards all okay. first boat leaves alameda at 6:25 this morning, here in oakland at 6:40. live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> this morning, still no charges, but plenty of questions directed at pablo sandoval. a woman claims he sexually assaulted her at a beach resort friday morning. he's been questioned by investigators, but has not been arrested. this weekend, he told us he's not worri

low 80's at the fair here in alameda. right now all i will continue with the cotton candy >> we are out and about checking in with mobile 5 and it looks like they're just about to get on to interstate 580. not a bad ride at all as you work your way through an 580. it looks like traffic is not bad at all as you work your way across the upper deck into san francisco. we do have reports of one accident southbound 101 in oakland. we see some slower speeds as you work your way through there. >> the battle over health-care reform is not going away anytime soon. by a 5-4 vote the high court upheld almost all of president obama's affordable care act. opened in rome and is set to begin in 16 months starting in 2014 insurance companies will longer be able to turn away people pre-existing conditions or charge them more. perhaps the biggest surprise had to do with the individual mandate. it will require americans to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty. the court found that is constitutional. the court also ruled that states ough

he is paroled despite the objections of the alameda county da. the department announced that he was released to an undisclosed location. in 1976, he kidnapped 26 school children and their bus driver and buried them alive in a rock kwary in livermore. he tried to get a $5 million ransom. luckily the victims escaped. they spoke exclusively with his older brother who said his brother poses no threat to society and he is remorseful about what he did. >> more than two weeks after the election and it's still too close to call. prop 29, the cigarette tax is in lim limbo. they are tallying thousands of ballots to decide whether it becomes law. if voters approve, it will generate an estimated $735 million a year for research and tobacco prevention programs. prop 29 would add an additional $1 to every pack of cigarettes and increase the price of other tobacco products. here's where we stand. the latest numbers. 49.7% of voters say yes and 50.3% say no. in terms of location, voters in san francisco, alameda and santa clara counties voteds in on prop 29, but

new diversion dam road bridge of great with jones and stokes in order to add the completion of the alameda watershed habitat conservation plan to provide coverage for water supply system and land management operations and maintenance, and authorize the general manager to execute this amendment increasing the agreement by $584,000 for a total not to exceed agreement amount of $1,034,000 and with a time extension of two years. >> this is a contract amendment to allow us to seek the alameda watershed habitat conservation plan, which is necessary as part of the permitting process for maintenance of our bridge and other facilities in the alameda watershed. this is a critical environmental step to make sure we can operate the facilities we develop there. happy to answer any questions. commissioner moran: commissioners, questions? is there any public comment? seeing none, can i have a motion? moved and i will take that as a second. all those in favor? opposed? the motion carries. >> item 13, authorized the general manager to execute grant agreements with applicants for the non-potable water progr

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crowds turned out for the opening of the alameda county fair.ring heat, people lined up to fly through the air, and take a splash in the carnival rides. new attractions, mixed with more traditional fair, such as pony rides. >> now, kids who you know western part of that generation to see the farming, they're able to come out and see, you know, what used to be. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: then there's the racetrack. not just horses now, but all alaskan racing pigs, with names such as natalie porkman and strawberry. >> strawberry is my favorite. >> reporter: today's heat had people looking for icy treats to go with the monster corn dogs and barbeque. >> it smells really good, that's how i get my extra pounds. >> reporter: expecting more than 450,000 people this year, breaking last year's record. a community event that's become a family tradition for many people. >> the first time i remember coming to the fair was 1954, my father brought us down here firearm for -- >> reporter: for the real old timers. >> anybody 100 plus starts getting into the fair

then you go to the alameda valley. 85 in livermore and 87 up into napa. the winds switching to an onshore, not as aggressive as it was two days ago. and that is cooling numbers here across the bay with plenty of low 60s. right now 73 in san jose. holding on to numbers close to 80 back in the east bay. we'll take you to that live hd sky camera network tonight and here is the bay bridge fog free, cars moving across without a problem. waters relatively calm. even the seas get stirred up this upcoming weekend. back to our weather boards. what we are noticed a major thing to this point a lot of the fog over the past 4 hours is getting scoured out as the winds are starting to shift and all of that fog is into central and southern california. that's the biggest thing, fog will begin to fade as the winds move more offshore. as far as our temperatures go, a real nice day here. we'll have some cloud cover to start at the coastline and numbers in the 50s. by the noon hour the mid-60s, even 70s expected at the coast with sunny skies. our bay side numbers warming up t

crowds turned out for the opening of the alameda county fair.n sweltering heat, people lined up to fly through the air, and take a splash in the carnival rides. new attractions, mixed with more traditional fair, such as pony rides. >> now, kids who you know western part of that generation to see the farming, they're able to come out and see, you know, what used to be. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: then there's the racetrack. not just horses now, but all alaskan racing pigs, with names such as natalie porkman and strawberry. >> strawberry is my favorite. >> reporter: today's heat had people looking for icy treats to go with the monster corn dogs and barbeque. >> it smells really good, that's how i get my extra pounds. >> reporter: expecting more than 450,000 people this year, breaking last year's record. a community event that's become a family tradition for many people. >> the first time i remember coming to the fair was 1954, my father brought us down here firearm for -- >> reporter: for the real old timers. >> anybody 100 plus starts getting into t

. >> people cast their ballot today at the alameda county courthouse. there was a steady stream of voters, but no crowds. one reason may be that 52% of registered voters in alameda county now vote by mail. be sure to stay with abc7 news for continuous up to the minute returns on tuesday night. >> san francisco's muni said its busiest lines will be back in service tomorrow morning. both will start running tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. they are running test trains along the rouse. the current bus route will end at midnight when regular owl service begins. the lines were closed may 25th for construction work. they replaced rail and made other road improvements along church, debost and carl streets. >>> also tomorrow morning the san francisco bay ferry launches new service. ferries will begin running from the new oyster point terminal in south fran to oakland and alameda. it's expected to draw 100,000 passengers each year. the first week is free, but passengers have to sign up on the company's he website to get a free ticket. for more information go to abc7

i will just read the schedule for you, from oakland and alameda.en 05 a.m., 8:10 a.m., from oakland. you can also take the harbor bay isle ferry. the first row at 730 am, the vallejo ferry is an option for people coming from the north bay, bc transit indicates that they are diverting their trans- bay buses to stop at the macarthur bart station and the 19th street bart station, which is good. if you want to get information. the most comprehensive way is to go to 511.org and it will give you alternatives and times and schedules. >> excellent advice. thank you. of course the bay bridge will be a big alternate for people hitting the road instead, this is a live look at conditions at the bay bridge. i think we can show you the toll plaza, it is jammed up solid through the macarthur made so we are already looking at a half an hour wait just to get you onto the stand. we had a small center bender and a stall on the upper deck which did not help but they turn on the metering lights and a half an hour ahead of schedule so things are definitely more busy tha

it would have crossed the bay from highway 380 to alameda. he think that is deserves another look but transportation institute executive director thinks anything involving more cars on our already congested roads is a waste of tame. >> we need at least one more bore or tunnel under the bay for bart. >>reporter: he says we have to plan for population growth high capacity bart trains are the solution. >> we are talking about mainly increase in california population. doubling in population by the 2050 and 2 2060. although that's 40 years away it takes 20 years to build another tunnel for the bart system. >>reporter: cost estimate for another tube from 3 to continue billion dollars. would you be willing to help pay for it? >> yes. definitely. i love taking bart actually. >>reporter: there were people backed up on ferry and everything was a mess yesterday. and i definitely think we need some alternate means of a second tube. >>reporter: however how it should be funded is the beyond me. >> that is heather reporting. for how bay area resident might

we throw about hundred million dollars per year of recyclable material in alameda county. if we capture all of that. we're talking about 800 jobs through different franchise provider in alameda county could hire people to do. >> cheryl: san francisco did well on the ratings. how about the area? >> the bay area is a great place for sustainability. we're proud of accomplishments in san francisco. we have many accomplish nysd east bay. we have largest food scrap program in the country. if you add up the consolidated food strap skrap in the total program it's the largest food scrap program in the country. >> tell me aboutwaste.org? >> we are charged management of solid away and we have recycling board. we have the mandate of going beyond 75% diversion that was created by the voters 20 years ago. we operate programs that help the public to figure out how to recycle more and reduce the waste. >> cheryl: you are doing great? >> many successes. >> how about recycling electronics? >> it's an open market situation if you will. the state has a fee reimburse to companies that collect

about 50 minutes from alameda. passengers say it beats between sitting behind the wheel -- it beats sitting behind the wheel. >> this is very competitive. >> reporter: once on board, passengers can get something to eat or drink or use wi-fi to get some work done before they get to work. the ferry is free this week as part of an incentive to get parks -- get passengers on board. once passengers arrive in san francisco. there are shuttle buses including one for genentic workers. workers -- workers say that's a strong enough incentive to get them out of their cars and on board the ferry. >> i'm gonna try to make this part of my regular commute. >> reporter: the ferry plans on 100,000 passengers for the first year and is ready to expand service if needed. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a porn actor accused of murder was arrested in jame. he's also suspected of videotaping the homicide and posting it online. he was taken in custody in berlin. he's wanted in canada on first- degree murder and other charges. p

, oakland and san francisco between alameda oakland and south san francisco and from are where bay alameda to san francisco. also the surface between vallejo and san francisco. we are going to operate our four routes and working on increasing capacity on those routes. as of now we are going to run our regular schedule with enhanced service. people are invited to go to san franciscobayferry.com for the schedule. >> when you say increasing capacity how might you be going about doing it? >> we are trying to get additional vessels. the problem is this time of the morning is getting the crews into place. the customer service reps where we need them. we will run our regular boats and add additional boats as soon as we can. >> typical weekday morning ernest, how many passengers will you have? >> we would be running approximately seven vessels. and we would be caring around 3,000 passengers. >> ac transit is honoring bart tickets, they will not to pay on ac transit are they doing the same on the ferries? >> no, i'm afraid we cannot do that. we are going to be accepting ferry tickets. >> $7 each wa

there is ferry service available from vallejo and alameda.here are two boards stations served by ec transit. 19th street in macarthur states since the ads we are still hopeful that the bart may be able to find some additional buses to supplement their service serious >>james: we saw an official sweet from far as they said train services field the likely restored by the afternoon and were -- by the afternoon commute. you spoke with the spokesperson who would not commit to any type of time frame. he is still not committing. right now they do not know the extent of damage. they do not have full access as far as ground level is concerned. the rails that the trains said on our fine. west oakland is not available to the thousands of bart commuters. look at the back of on a 80 northbound. it is already slow and go. 6:50 a.m., bumper to bumper traffic. >> i have not heard any direct information, i do know that our crews are assessing damage, still. there was an electrical issued looking at. we want to make sure that when we turn the electricity back

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alameda 66. berkeley 67 degrees. san jose 74. cupertino all in the same ballpark. 73 menlo park. 61 pacifica. half-moon bay 63. san mateo upper 60s and low, low 70s. clouds roll in late thursday into friday. and rebound on the weekend. >> thank you, steve. >>> 5:20. european markets open with gains after finance ministers from the g-7 agreed to work together to deal with problems in greece and spain. investors in asia were also encouraged because all the markets finished higher. japan closed up nearly 2%. taking a look at where the numbers closed yesterday. the numbers were all upturning around. dow up 26. nasdaq up 18. s & p up 7. nasdaq is reaching out to at least one brokerage that lost money because of problems on the day of facebook ipo. today those dak is expected to release details of a plan to make up some bank and trading firms losses that could top $100 million. nasdaq is not commenting. >>> 5:20. the high school seniors suspended for vandalizing their school find out their punishment. >> 237 off to a good start on this

. >> in the east bay though, measure c, a parcel tax in alameda is failing. it has barely over 50% at this point, but needs a two-thirds majority to pass. >> right now one of the closest races may be in alameda county's 15th congressional district. that's where the 80-year-old incul bent is facing the county prosecutor eric swalwell. while stark is winning it is likely those two will compete in november. >> in the 9th con greeningsal -- congressional district mcnerny is trying to febd off two g -- fend off two gop challengers there. >> in a contest wisconsin's republican governor won a bitterly contested recall election. >> scott walker defeated a challenge by tom barrett by a 54-45% margin. walker's recall followed his efforts to bust wisconsin's state labor unions. >> walker's campaign received $63 million from out of state super pack money allowing him to out spends barrett. he is the first to survive a recall. >>> we will continue to bring you results tonight as well as tomorrow on abc7 morning news and on our website abc7news.com. stay here with us. >> c

did shoot at the alameda county deputies this evening. he is in the home with another adult. we're having communication and dialogue with the suspect. >> reporter: now, this is a very fluid situation. police are telling us they established communication with that suspect by phone. one person is inside, a male. it was a dramatic release of the mother and child. they are apparently okay. still, we know one person is being held hostage inside that house. that's all we know right now. police tell us, jessica, that the suspect may have some type of knowledge about this family. he may know this family. that information is forth coming. we will stay here and bring you more information as it becomes available. >>> a significant development in the sierra lamar case. the search for the missing teenager has been unsuccessful thus far, despite a key piece of information from the suspect's mother. soon after antolin garcia-torres, accused of murdering and kidnapping sierra lamar, her mother provided a golden clue. he says her son was fishing on the same day lamar disappeared. it was a gli