bay, partly to mainly sunny skies. to 78 in san jose. mid-70s in redwood city. per 50s to low 60s on the coast. 64 downtown and mid 70s in the north bay. east bay highs 69 in oakland. and here is the accu-weather forecast. we'll have this pattern we have now throughout thursday but will warm up nicely on friday. upper 80s inland. the pattern continues throughout the weekend. so warmer weather coming our way. sunny skies as well. >> thank you. >> up next actor tom cruise gets a ride during a visit to san francisco. >> and unprecedented comments about gays and lesbians. could this be a change in policy? >> hi, everybody. if you have to commute why not be smart and enjoy the drive? check out abc 7 news.com right now and you can drive away with a brand new smart car we'll have nouns the winner friday on abc 7 morning news. be smart, enter now >>> we have video of actor tom cruise sailing on the bay during this weekend's american cup raises that. is cruise and connor boarding team new zealand's catamaran after they beat their competitors yesterday afternoon. the actor

we are live with the major issues still dividing both sides. >> the financial relief a bay area city is offering today to homeowners whose >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news a beautiful morning at 5:00 on tuesday. thanks for joining us. >> beautiful day. >> "o what a beautiful day" and i don't know the rest of that song much isn't that a disney song? ♪ what a beautiful feeling ♪ everything's going my way >> i will stick to the weather. radar and satellite shows clouds in all of our neighbors. haze hanging in the air from yesterday with smoke coming down from oregon. they will p

the north bay we see mainly mid 70's santa rosa to consolidate stowing to napa east bay high 69 at oakland 74 union cityree mochbility inland east bay a little bit warmer than that with upper 70's at concord and mraen pleasanton and low 80's everywhere else. here's accu-weather 7 difficult forecast. we have 2 or 3 more disof this slightly below normal temperature range coming our way. warm-up to upper 80's inland on friday and that warmer pattern last through the weekend into early next week. >> great baseball weather. especially next monday. >> sound terrific. >> bay area pel break through up next. snake bite solution bay area researcher that could save tens of thousands of live lives. >> bottled world trade center >> bottled world trade center >> bay area doctor made discovery that could save tens of thousands of lives. the number of people who die from snake bite comparable to the death rate from aids but as eric reports a ground breaking experiment at uc san francisco could revolutionize snake bite treatment around the world. >> it has been two years since the california academy of sciences launch a

we'll talk about the bay area city that's shut down today as workers walk off the job. the alternatives, if you have city business to take care of, next. >>> plus -- >> tonight we're going to be going on strike. those are the words commuters have dreaded. b.a.r.t. workers just walking off the job. it's a decision that's expected to cripple the morning commute. got a live look outside. this is the east shore freeway. boy, 880 already backing up, like many roads across the bay area. just ahead, the latest on traffic conditions and ways to avoid the mess. you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. or how to keep from driving all over for deals for the 4th. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. throw a holiday cookout! thick, juicy new york strip steaks are just $4.99 a pound. get a great deal on arrowhead water, just $3.33 a case. and pick up cheerios for just a $1.88. real big deals this week and

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 a

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 a

also, chaos as a bay city council meeting. big disruption that caused police to respond. good morning. thank you for joining us. it's wednesday, july 24th. i'm pam cook. >> we're ready. i'm dave clark. let's go over to steve who knows all about the forecast. >> thankfully not as humid. >> very unusual. >> well not have that today. now, by the coast there's thick fog. some of that is working its way around the bay. more sunshine and temperatures will be warming up. 80s, 90s, closer to it. mainly 60s and 70s. >> we're looking at highway 4. it looks good here as you drive up to concord. also, the morning commute looks good on 237 westbound as you drive through. now, let's go back to the desk. >> all right. just about 5:00, sal. police in richmond rushed in to clear out city council chambers last night after loud, angry protests disrupted the meeting. joining us live in richmond to show us what happened and what one city council member is saying about it now. alex? >> reporter: and, you know, dave, lately there have been quite a few richmond city council meetings that have tu

bay people lined up in gilroy to buy fireworks. the safe and sane fireworks are legal there in the city. buyers had to prove they live in gilroy. ou are looking for a place to buy the fireworks, they are sold in 13 bay area cities. we marked them for you here on this map. if you are caught using illegal fireworks or safe and sane where they are not allowed you could face fines and jail time. >>> antioch is celebrating with classic cars and fireworks. they collected $60,000 in donations after the city could pay for the celebrations. this year it includes a car show, a parade at 7 and am a fireworks show at dusk. >> we came together as a committee and decided this had to go on for the people. >>> fireworks return to antioch's 4th of july celebration last year after a three year hiatus. >>> firefighters have been given up home a fire station scheduled to close on monday will be taken off the chopping block. property values are up by 3- 1/2%. the union says this revenue should be used to keep the fire station open. earlier this year they decided to close fire stations after residents voted down a parcel tax. >>> firefighters in san

san francisco south city and north bay 78 first. santa rosa 77. san rafael 79 sonoma head out to the east bay. upper 60's around oakland. barecly -- berkeley. morning overcast and sunshine. 76 in union city. inland spots 85 in san ramone. 88 for livermore. 98 in antioch check out the forecast for the first day of the gilroy garlic festival taking place tomorrow. the only thing cooking will be the garlic. not the techlts you can see not the heat out there. this time around. patchy fog at 10:00 o'clock. mid 60's warming up to the mid 70's. by 4:00 p.m. 86 degrees then still mild at 7:00 p.m. in the low 70's and if heading to the gilroy garlic festival this weekend good news it's going to cool off even more. saturday sunday mid upper 80's inland. upper 50's coast side temperatures reach lowest point

mathematical san francisco has twice as many brakes with hundreds of thousands of brakes issued by other bay city's. they suggest that plagued abuse it common place and they confiscate several brakes every year. enforcement is not enough we need the right rules to stimulate the right behavior. and brakes should help the disabled and that's why we have the number of unmetered blue spots adding many more spots. i want to have enforcement easier with increased oversight by the dmv and making the plagued photos available. another recommendation is out of the advisory committee is disability brakes shouldn't mean parking for unlimited time which is law school san francisco to requirement meter payments. i'm committed to working with the mayor's office and office of disability to push those remedies forward and hope when we consider this in september i will as well. the rest of my items i'll submit >> thank you madam clerk. today optimum introducing an ordinance that is upon the data performance having more strict deadlines creating a strategy for residents of san francisco to gain access to their own da

we are not doing that. >> reluctant to say it's winning the war on violence, police in one bay area city gang crackdown is producing results but not in every category. san jose police's decision to pump more resources and money into fighting gang-related crime is paying off but at what cost? in spite of a drop in gang killings, kpix 5's len ramirez tells us other crimes are skyrocketing and explains why they may be falling by the wayside. >>> reporter: violent crime still very much a part of the picture in san jose with homicides spiking up 33%. but police say the one key area they have focused on more than anything else, gang-related killings, is down. >> the numbers for the most part look good. >> reporter: police say concentrated gang intervention efforts since june 20 are behind a 10% drop in overall violent crime for the year and a 16% drop in gang-related crime including gang-related homicides which are down 30%. >> we had 24 less violent incidents in 2013 that were gang-related than we had in 2012. >> reporter: so far, san jose is up to 28 homicides for 2013, four this month alone

mid-70s in the bay cities. low 90s in the warmest inland cities. this is not a high fire danger five-day forecast. which is good. tracking the chance of a thundershower or shower into the next 36 hours. at 10:00 p.m. we will the latest. >> thank you. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 the bay area restaurant scene. >> restaurant is closed after a fire wipes out the power to the building. the clean up and why it appears arson. >> hard to believe video of a close encounter with two giants of the beach. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. >>> football season is already here. >> we are there as the 49ers open training camp. colin kaepernick had quite the off season. hear jim harbaugh's assessment of the star quarterback. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah i

city. he commutes 60 miles from the south bay. >> longer to get into the city. >> officer sheep plans to signp for a if you program launch today by the city offering home loan down payment assistance up to $100,000 to first responders. firefighters, police and members of the sheriff's department to qualify they must not have owned a home in the city for three years, must have 5% of the down payment and skrnt a household income above 200% of the area median. about $200,000 for a family of four. >> it's a policy priority based on vocation. not just income. >> of course police make more money but is it enough to purchase a nous san francisco? no. >> marcy is an investigator with sheriff's department who says the loan could help her move from san mateo to san francisco. >> the program will be paid for through proposition c. housing advocate says he hasn't seen the final details but he has some concerns. >> there are people that don't have as high an income that are first responders the city relies on to survive. especially during emergencies that is our nurses and 911 operator autos officials hop

i choose to do that when i think of san francisco i think p of the city on the bay where shapes usedo come and still come from all over the world where people sale but it's difficult to do a design for the next generation of a building and that's what i tried to do here because there were some features that made infinity successful the curvature panoramic views along the sweeping kufrz of the neighborhood. that was more romantic picturesque and had formed. in looking at this design we sought to capitalize on those things but still do something that was different. but this building a new one we've designed is instead a series of glass place of residence that are rotating about the building and as they climb to the top they reach the top to create a crown while the base is a creative rectangle. at the same time each time this creates a corner view that looks out to the skyline and bay of the city. it's important to see where those two towers sit. first their shifted so they don't face each other. there are soft shapes that actually avoid each other and create a large distance between t

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and, so, we have a bunch of bay share members that are here and they have ideas for how they want to work with different city departments and want to pitch in to help create a stronger bay area. our next speaker is actually going to give you a concrete example of one of our member really stepping up to the plate and helping to create a stronger bay area. thank you so much. (applause) >> thank you, milicent. next we have nate blajarzek, co-founder of air b & b. >> it was november of this past year when super storm sandy hit new york. it was an unprecedented event for the region. and in the midst of this disaster, we were really inspired by something we saw within our own community on air b & b. users of the air b & b platform were updating their profiles to say if you're a new yorker and you need a place to stay tonight, i'll take you into my home, no money. and we started seeing this, and we were really inspired. and we asked ourselves, what can we do to promote this further? and so over the next couple days we sent e-mails to our community, encouraging others to open up their homes. and we fundamentally cha

pacifica half moon bay or the city you likely will get cloudy and for the first half of tomorrow. in downtown san francisco, the u.s. mint 65. oakland at 68 and contrast with the warmer spots inland. concord 86, livermore 789. -- 89. san jose currently 76 and santa rosa 74 degrees. i like to call it the microclimate max marks high and low half-moon bay 59 for a high today. just 36 miles away, we find walnut creek which was 34 degrees warmer. that's a big temperature spread over 36 miles. 93 for a high in walnut creek. you want something in between, head over to union city. we are looking at high of 08 tomorrow. mostly sunny and mild. and a couple degrees cool owner wednesday but well within the comfort zone with a high of 78 degrees coming up on wednesday.

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rowdy demonstrators cause chaos aa bay area city council meeti. what's behind this disrupti. why. >>> new at 6:00 blaring bull horns and breaking out into song, rowdy demonstrators caused chaos in a bay area city council meeting. what's behind this disruption and why? >> and there's already traffic gridlock on a daily basis. imagine how much worse it could be if the warriors build their waterfront arena in san francisco? so tonight we ask, what's the plan to get the embarcadero moving with even more traffic? those stories and much more tonight at 6:00. >>> and thanks for watching. "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is coming up next. >> and remember the latest news and weather are always on kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, it's still the economy. mye president says the economy is not fixed yet. major gar oat his call to action. and we'll talk to the new treasury secretary. with the recovery now five years old, why aren't more americans feeling it? in the gulf, a natural gas well is on fire after an explosion. mark stras

north bay city of met peta luma is the latest to face a rash of home burglaries. police now have a break in these cases. vick? >> police have confirmed to abc 7 news they have identified some of the suspects. now, they believe that there are different groups out here and tell us most of them are from the east bay. their door knock burglaries similar to what this video shows this. a person knocks on the door in this case a woman with an infant no one answers. her accomplices try to pry open the back door. >> door knock they're portraying themselves as sales persons or repair person just going around to see if anyone is home. >> so far this year, between january 1 and end of june, there have been 28 home burglaries in petaluma this, month, there have been 18 homes hit. >> i have not seern this many property crimes occurring we knew this year has been incredible. >> revelations shocked neighbors who feel petaluma is a save city. >> we've got to be more careful and be on the lookout. i haven't been. >> we keep everything locked up at night and check to make sure door

city until 9:00. live in oakland, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> 5:35. area drivers are feeling that squeeze. more commuters are heading behind the wheel because of this strike. we've seen it all morning long. "today in the bay's" bob redell, he's also live driving along highway 4 near antioch with a look how the morning commute is shaping up there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. our goal to leave antioch, which we're doing now, heading westbound highway 4 see how long it takes to get from here into the city, into sf. a slow start. we're not at lone tree way yet. looks like going around 15 miles an hour. is this typical for a wednesday morning? perhaps. the volume is what is different. i think -- i believe it's earlier in the morning, it's 5:36 right now. typically i don't think we see this back up until closer to the 6:00 hour. so you probably are seeing effects of the b.a.r.t. strike. our splan westbound highway 4, 242, 680 south, 24 do caldecott and on to the maze, the bay bridge into sf. hearing anthony tell us he has seen a backup a

people here in the bay view and all over the city. we work with the one hundred percent of all the community in san francisco. in bay view we're proud of the patience and the com radical and the sacrifices people have made. and when you understand that the bay view planning committee the committee that was formed back when art was a mare. over 25 years ago they've been working for two decades to figure out what to do it the shipyard. everybody needs housing and we're going to get the housing for all classes of people here to create more community at the same time. not just you housing by the way. we're talking about community and housing but they need parks and open space and good transportation. they need the greatest world-class education this city can find. we've got to put all that together to build community. this is what the commission on investment and infrastructure is all about. i'm not afraid to say they've been there all those years. thank you for your sacrifices. (clapping) and even though the state got rid of that developm

we can see the bay bridge as we give you a live look at the city by the bay. your day getting jump-started to get your week rolling on this monday, july 29. this is "today in the bay." >>> here we go, monday morning. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning everybody. i'm jon kelley. breaking news out of mill valley where fire crews are on scene still checking for hot spots at a day spa. now investigators are there searching for a cause. "today in the bay's" christie smith live at the strawberry village shopping center. she's been on scene all morning. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning, jon. the fire is out, but this popular day spa is out of commission at least for the time being. we've been watching firefighters. they were still spraying water on this a couple minutes ago. they say there was so much insulation and things inside this laundry room that they wanted to make sure that everything was out. crews are still there doing overhaul, bringing out the burned items. this started at 3:30 in the morning at

but one bay area city has decided to use an unusual legal tool to help some people keep their homes. kpix 5's john ramos explains. >> reporter: in the city of richmond, there are a lot of places that look like this. houses where the owners just walked away. but that doesn't mean they wanted to. >> i bought a house for $428,000. the house is worth $160,000 now. >> reporter: a lot of people are in the same situation in this city with 46% of homeowners still under water owing more than their houses are worth but lenders having reluctant to modify loans and the city says the abandoned and foreclosed properties are causing blight in neighborhoods. so richmond is taking action. >> the city with its partners is stepping in to buy mortgages. the loans not the homes themselves. and then help homeowners refinance or modify so that they have mortgages that are in line with current home values. >> reporter: they sent this letter to mortgage holders of 624 properties asking them to sell the loans to the city for the current market value which will be significantly lower than what is owed. but if

bay area. it's a national problem and as we are moving back into central cities this is more of a problem. i think the other -- the other thing to say about it there is -- it is pretty clear this growth will happen whether we plan for it or not and the question is how do we make sure it happens in the right way? and this is why it's important for land use and transportation to be linked and not just providing service to those coming but the survey say 30% of the people that live downtown walk to work and if you increase the percentage of people living near work it would reduce what would otherwise be a transit burden and i think it helps us think more holisticically how to solve the problems and provide the transit service. >>i think it's important to keep in mind a lot of this problem in particular as with some other major infrastructure problems results from the complete collapse of the federal government's ability to deal with items that the federal government traditionally dealt with. 20 years ago congress would have passed a major infrastructure funding bill and provide funding all ov

bay. several commuters waited more than an hour to get from the city to the east bay >>> ferry ridership has tripled in the past two days. buses practically bursting. bart, brought 4,000 riders to san francisco after doubling its shuttle bus fleet. that's 4 times as many riders as yesterday. but as you saw it wasn't enough to meet the demand. ac transit buses also packed. ridership about double so far this week. the one place where numbers are down, believe it or not, the bay bridge. it's on pace to carry fewer vehicles into san francisco today than it did last friday. however, it is a holiday week and fewer people are commuting. >>> stay with kpix 5 for the latest on the bart strike. another traffic check in 7 minutes for you. in your car avoid trouble spots with updates on kcbs radio and our strike survival guide is on kpix.com. >>> well, certainly a backup on the golden gate bridge this morning had nothing to do with the bart strike. but it was a mess. this big rig driver from canada didn't see the signs and you see what happened. the truck just couldn't fit through and got stuck in the t

one bay area's city flooded by foreclosures. >>> good evening it is tuesday july 30th, i am gasia mikaelian, this is bay area news at 7:00. there is hope tonight that photos taken by a homicide victim of the night of his death could help solve a case. police say 32-year-old stone of fremont took of these pictures of the four women the night he was shot to death. . those four women may have witness the shooting. >>> hundreds of people attend an emotional gathering today who was shot over a sleep over. in memory of the girl she would have been a third grader this fall. she was killed earlier this month at a sleep over. two other children and their grandmother were injured. investigators are making progress but no arrest so far. >>> a couple of the victim of a scam. they were caught on camera at te shopping center driving a white car. the husband asked them to do the work outside the couple's house where a third scam joins the suspect, they then demanded a cash payment. >> why don't i just pay them cash so the wife went into her bedroom and pulled out $2200 cash. these scam artists awared that

tonight, we examine how big cities can emerge from financial disaster by visiting a bay area city that's actually pulled it off. >> humidity tropical moisture out of here sunshine is back and temperatures pretty darn comfortable outside. find out if we can hang on to this weather winner for the weekend. >> it does make me nervous. >> coming up at 6:30, it's strawberry season. we'll show you what one family did that they say exposes just what a dirty business it can be. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, could go on strike again. if bart workers don't have n >>> the clock is ticking just a week and a half until bart could go on strike again. if bart workers don't have a new contract by august 4, they say they'll go on strike plenty of time for officials to have a backup. phil matier reports they have one but you won't like it. >> reporter: that's right. it wasn't pretty last time and if there's a strike, it's not going to be pretty again. here's the story. leaders from around the bay area converged to hear the plan on how to deal with the possible repeat of the recent four-day bart strike that had hundreds

north bay city of met peta luma is the latest to face a rash of home burglaries. police now have a break in these cases. vick? >> police have confirmed to abc 7 news they have identified some of the suspects. now, they believe that there are different groups out here and tell us most of them are from the east bay. their door knock burglaries similar to what this video shows this. a person knocks on the door in this case a woman with an infant no one answers. her accomplices try to pry open the back door. >> door knock they're portraying themselves as sales persons or repair person just going around to see if anyone is home. >> so far this year, between january 1 and end of june, there have been 28 home burglaries in petaluma this, month, there have been 18 homes hit. >> i have not seern this many property crimes occurring we knew this year has been incredible. >> revelations shocked neighbors who feel petaluma is a save city. >> we've got to be more careful and be on the lookout. i haven't been. >> we keep everything locked up at night and check to make sure door

> with the high temperatures leyla gulen was telling us that the fireworks are banned in many bay area cities but you can catch them around the bay in san francisco at pier 39. in san jose at municipal stadium. at jack london square in oakland and the alameda county fair grounds. in concord at the marina at the pack, and live more at the college. in mosten hill at college park high. in richmond, at crane way pavilion with a list of fourth of july events on the web site at abc7 news cop. >> let's get to that forecast. leyla gulen? >> it will be another hot one today so stay well hydrated with areas of thunderstorms to the north, north of santa rosa in sonoma and we will see possible lightning strikes throughout the morning hours and it will move off as we look at our live doppler 7 hd radar satellite returns and we are showing the cluster of lightning is centered north of santa rosa is we are keeping our eye on that but right now it is calm in san francisco. from the sutro tower camera toward the bay bridge, glowing lights and it is beautiful this morning. we are going to be expensing hot temp

next to you and to clean it up today 'cause there ain't no doubt i love this city land and the city by the bayay-hay and i'm proud to be a city citizen where at least i know where free and i won't forget and i'll clean it up clean it up oh, won't you please and i gladly stand up next to you and to clean it it up today and clean it up, the bay because i love this land god bless the city bay hay clean it up today >> next speaker, please. >>> hello, ron austin local transport [speaker not understood] represent the 2,500 transit operators that drive the trolleys, buses, trains within the city. i find it very interesting it was several months ago where we spoke to the board in a prop k meeting in the concerns for funding for the rest rooms for our members of our local union. and the one thing that i find very disturbing is that the sudden reference to, let's say alleged fiscal responsibility in funding rest rooms for our members. first of all, we refuse to allow to be treated as second class citizens in regards to using a rest room while serving the public in the city and county of san francisco. t

with the high temperature this week, a reminder that fireworks are banned in many bay area cities but you can watch the professional fireworks around the bay if san francisco at pier 39 and at jack london square in oakland, and concord at dave brubeck park, and pleasanton hill, at college park high and at richmond at craneway pavilion. there is a complete list on our website at abc7news.com. >> spectacular kickoff to the fourth of july celebration in the east bay. you can see the fireworks in richmond from across the bay and it was part their independence eve celebration at the craneway pavilion the. >> richmond police will send officers to specific areas of the city tonight so they can respond quickly to people illegally firing guns to celebrate the fourth of july. the city will use the shot spotter audio system to pinpoint the location of any shooting. the audio sensors are calibrated to recognize the difference between gunshots and fireworks. officers say they will arrest anyone caught discharging a firearm in public. >> this morning, the san francisco police department are warning

bay. typically it's the inland city that have the air quality problems this time of year.ot the case. i did some highlighting here to give you a better idea of the areas where, if you do have respiratory issues, you want to limit your outdoor activity if you can. the good news is, it's going to be so comfortable dwrournths need to and you can stay indoors. in napa, 77 for fremont, 70 degrees on the way to santa cruz. as we see high pressure build in towards the end of the week, our flow will switch and that means we're going to see some of the smoke clear out of here. as the caveat goes, you got to give, you got to take. we're going to lose that beautiful, beautiful mild pattern and trade it in for some summer heat, but not too bad, only 89 degrees saturday into sunday. yeah, the good news s mike, averages, statistically we by pass the hottest point of the summertime. >> that's good. i like that. i'm willing to give away a little bit of the cool because we want clearer skies. thank you, christine. we want clearer roads as well. not going to happen. this is traffic tuesday.

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