way it's not a redesign but we're limiting our scope of work to the embarcadero. we're just looking within the right-of-way that currently exists and looking to protect the facilities not only a minor improvement to the lanes out there today, the wire b will remain fixed the muni tracks will stay in place and, of course, balance mobility and educates needs to make sure that the embarcadero works efficiently for everyone not only for the recreation trail but for the businesses that line that location too >> this provides a board scope of a scheduled project that is anticipated to be close to a 2 year project to the selection of a preferred option. we about to launch our stakeholder we'll start conversation with them and this is to introduce the cyclists to the project and to travel along the embarcadero and start to work towards designing some of the initial treatment and move into a design alternative phase as well our technical team will that get involved with working with the stakeholders towards devising technical feature and finally working toward achieving a

to get around the city you would take embarcadero and it's a different word and a better world. there are i don't think anyone has talked about the tourists but a maintain bike lanes in san francisco largely out of the union square and fisherman's wharf. so on commissioner jomgz thoughts on bike lanes we need to keep the bike lanes consistent i get existed about the situations. but this is great i think it's a long time coming i spent a number of years with the port commission and let's get this done >> thank you. >> commissioners that place you on item 8. on the 325 fremont street request for a downtown authorization and variance >> good afternoon rich department staff this is a downtown authorization on fremont street f that includes new construction of 0 residential tower up to one hundred and 18 dwelling unit and parking garages. under the downtown authorization it is seeking the planning project authorization and the proposed project is seeking variances to address the requirement for open space and permit obstructs from the street and overall the proposed project will cons

freeway which fortunately is no longer around i remember traffic being stopped open the embarcadero freeway because everyone want to use that rather than other modes of transportation there's heavy traffic but not completely stopped as was the case with the embarcadero we want to take into consideration the traffic flow because the "x" to your memory relies upon people that want to drive because of the educational issues have to drive and other businesses along the embarcadero depends on parking we have a balance things carefully and the use of the western side makes sense because it is underutilized we can use some of the pedestrian traffic and although this is water under the bridge the traffic open pacific and jackson didn't happen decided by the voters but would have opened up a couple of streets to embarcadero you can't now. >> commissioner johnson. >> i look at this with my shining hat on but as a mission bay resident and i'm wearing my first day of clothing the embarcadero is how i usually get from the south side of the city to the north side i have a few comments i want to e

. >> embarcadero could have a makeover.he three mile stretch of sidewalk and bicycle lanes is too crowded and unsafe and it will only get worse. the municipal transportation agency hopes to separate motorcycles and pedestrians to give everyone more space. there is no specific plan in place but the first of many community meetings was held yesterday. >> the embarcadero could be the cooler place to exercise today. mike? >> but it will still be warm pushing the low-to-mid 80's across the embarcadero. if you are headed to the benches, temperatures are still warmer than they should be. 60 at bodega bay. san francisco is 62. 61 at half moon bay and 62 at monterey bay. not warm but five degrees higher than we should be to nearly eight degrees. we will talk about what will happen as we head throughout the morning hours, we are in the upper 50's to low 60's in most areas in san francisco through the ferry building at 60 degrees and same thing in the financial district. 59 right new in palo alto and 54 in american canyon and petaluma

it's clear and then embarcadero to shoreline we have road work. we'll talk about the sensors in the area. slowing at the end by shoreline itself, that may be where the crew's starting to clear. should clear over the next half hour. not much farther south, reports of wood debris 101 at ellis. no traffic work scheduled but i'll track that until it's clear from the reports. rest of the bay smooth drive. no crashes reported on freeways but we'll look at 580, slowing already as is predictable. back to you guys. >>> developing right now, in the middle east, israel is intensifying air attacks in the gaza strip, following yesterday's failed egyptian cease-fire proposal. after nine days of fighting, the number of dead in the region is up to 200 with more than 1400 wounded. leaders in gaza say warplanes have been targeting homes of hamas officials, turning neighborhoods into rubble. after rejecting the plea deal yesterday, hamas ramped up rocket launches, some got past israel's missile defense system, killing at least one man. >>> new this morning, pricey c

here's a beautiful shot of the sun coming up over the embarcadero.ou see some of the runners for the marathon and half-marathon today in san francisco. make their way along the road, below, past the ferry building. a beautiful morning for the marathon. lisa argen will let you know about the showers we could see, as well. caltrain riders could soon get some welcome relieve from the garbled, muffled messages that often play inside the stations. as jonathan bloom found out, a new sound system is in the works. [clanging bells] >> from the clanging bells to the roar of the locomotive, and the screeching of brakes, there's one sound you might have missed. what was that? >> kind of like dit, dit, and it's broken up. can't really hear it. >> you don't know what they are saying? >> not really. i don't even know what time the trains are coming sometimes. >> with trains coming in both directions, commuters shuffling to and fro, the sound from the single loudspeaker is easily drowned out, sometimes by a jet overhead and sometimes by caltrans conducttors. a caltr

the two things you are being asked to do. >> how busy is too busy for the embarcadero? plan to make the popular spot for san francisco tourists and locals alike, safer for everyone. >>> five people were injured in a home up the street and today san jose police are looking for information about that act of violence. >> if you are looking for a way to stay cool, it is a "spare the air" day with poor air quality possible. i will show you where the wreckers are possible and the return of humidity in the seven-day forecast. >>> in the traffic center, that is a look at the san mateo bridge where traffic is loosening and ahead we have police activity at the shopping center with all the details on that and the events taking place across the bay area this weekend. >>> abc7 news begins with breaking news. >>> welcome back. the news involves the san mateo bridge, you can see the west side is heavy. that is because there was a hit-and-run accident on the bridge that led to a seven for four suspects on the west side of the san mateo bridge. we are talking about a senator for suspect

tonight catching fireworks along the embarcadero in san francisco. they will be offering longer trains for that. golden gate ferries and caltrain also on a holiday schedule and 4th of july no ace train service at all. so plan ahead. also plan ahead if you are trying to get into san francisco from the peninsula. that northbound 280 closure remains in effect all weekend long from the 101 split to king street. the best bet is to use highway 101 right now it is looking good. gosh this time yesterday around noontime actually it really got crowded. still looking okay though as you can tell in our sensors all green all the way through hospital curve. of course that could change at any time as people search for alternates. bay bridge no metering lights and no delay into san francisco from the east bay. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." yes, the all-important 4th of july forecast. will the fog go away? here's lawrence. >> we are seeing some of that fog this morning. patchy fog out there. but looks like that's going to break up and leave behind a very nice 4t

and the embarcadero, the side street that runs from powell to taylor to the wharf is closed until at least 1:00 this afternoon. this is the first of several movies that are set for production in san francisco. get ready to see more of this around the city. trailers started arriving after 4:00 this morning, ahead of the filming that had extras around 6:45 in the morning practicing a scene, where they were running away from, presumably, a tsunami in the movie, "san andreas" about an earthquake hitting california. most of the film they shot in australia, but a crew member telling me there will be several days of shooting here in san francisco, the last one set for sunday, july 27th. another location here would be russian hill, where hundreds of people, extras, are supposed to run down hide street in a panic. these shoots involve the cast, so we may get a glimpse of dwayne johnson or the rock, but he has been on a press tour for a "hercules" movie. the crew member telling me this arch you're seeing here at embarcadero and powell is part of this scene as san andreas. they'll be laooking a

you are heading into downtown oakland, this is a live look at southbound 880 between jackson and embarcadero, various lanes blocked until 5:00. so we'll let you know as soon as they clear them coming up. >> we need a new clicker. >> and a new map. >> and a new map. [ laughter ] >> we'll take care of that in a few minutes. >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. >>> robbers stormed this stockton bank armed with ak- 47s and now we're hearing from someone who was right there when that heist happened. the robbers took a woman hostage and used her as a human shield. steve large with what she said as the robbers dragged her outside. >> you feel like you have a connection with misty now? >> yes. >> tell me about that. >> uhm, i saw in her eyes, you know, that she was scared. and that, uhm, this was going to be it. >> reporter: janie martinez is one of the last people to see misty holt singh alive. >> she didn't want to go. misty was crying because she was saying, her daughter was alone in the car. she says, i don't want my daughter to see me coming out with you. and they said, don't worry, nothing is g

it's coming into downtown southbound 880 jackson to embarcadero. three left lanes closed again until 5:00. your east bay drive times still look good including through the livermore valley westbound 580 only 14 minutes so far through the altamont pass. of course, it's usually one of our slowest drive times for this time of the morning and it backs up the quickest, as well. and one more live look. the san mateo bridge westbound 92 and the dumbarton also still clear clocking in at the speed limit and we have been checking in with mass transit just to make sure everything is on track. and bart is systemwide no delay. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> 4:36. in eastern ukraine more investigators are now arriving to examine the crash site of that malaysia airlines flight 17. the plane was carrying 298 people when u.s. officials say it was shot down by a surface- to-air missile over the area controlled by the pro-russian separatists. human remains do continue to be found there more than a week after the plane crashed. m

. >>> we're live along the embarcadero as the san francisco marathon is underway. will bring you out to the party with a live report. >> and a car drives through a crowd of people at san diego's coc con. it's all caught on camera. a look at the video next. >> and we're watching the weather this morning as we're waking up to partly cloudy skies and patchy fog this morning. we will have the sunday morning forecast in seconds. >>> good morning, and thank you for joining us. i'm marty gone swral -- gonzales. >> and i'm marti hahn. >>> we do have high clouds and we could see a sliver of sunshine and the humidity is up. take a look at the satellite and radar and we have a strong ridge of high pressure parked over the southwest and then a weak low off the central california coastline, and it will draw up tropical moisture. you could encounter strirchgles for the south bay and the livermore valley and the delta with a layer of dry air beneath the showers. and we have light sprinkles hitting the ground as we look at the day planner, scattered clouds and maybe a few sprinkle

it has bought a building on the embarcadero and is leasing 250,000 square feet of a tower, a cluster of offices within blocks of each other. the lead story of the day. it will be a little longer before lyft cars with pink mustaches hit the streets of new york city. they said they will launch when the eyes are dotted with the limousine commission. new york state did not issue an injunction for violating state and local laws. they are trying to reach an agreement. here is cory johnson. in new york, matt miller. i know you have been following this all day long. what is the status quo now? >> i have been following the story for weeks. i spent time with the cofounder last week and have been talking to the company today as they have been going through this hearing. what they told me is, they are working with the taxi and limousine commission to try to reach some agreement as to how their fleets and base stations are going to work. it is interesting because it is territory we have not explored before. the tlc and even uber have a base station for their fleets, from which their fleets will d

opinion imi will want to talk about the technical presentations i can the t line from mariposa to embarcadero and this proposed line you've brought up are disconcerting i appreciate the intent to increase ridership i go from 10 authorize in the morning i board at mariposa so ridership coming from south of mariposa is dramatically increased in the last 3 years and similarly on the return trip it intermitted out for riders and now it's full to mariposa and south beyond that i know the proposed will increase the number of the railcars that will accommodate the growing ridership south of the given turn around. secondly, since 2002 there are 0 over one hundred and thirty residents directly from where it is proposed and none were there so those are developments off illinois that's been referred to and a new project with over one hundred units this will inject the egress from the garages one is on 18 street effecting over one hundred and 20 unit and this is all right. difficult finally, the noise and vibration as it crows over 18 is important it's life in a growing city but the trade off is one of p

from the embarcadero, check out the bay bridge and the flags whipping about, light breezes, we do haveore fog drizzle out there and leyla gulen has the weather and commute. >> israel's military claims three mortar shells have been fired from gaza halfway into a five hour humanitarian cease-fire went shoe affect. now the latest from washington. >>> today in gaza a temporary cease-fire the u.n. got both israel and hamas to agree to end the fighting for five hours and the palestinians stocked up on food and water and supplies but israel wants if hamas fires rockets they will respond. >> israel has to defend its citizens as any normal country would against terrorists. >> when was another bloody day. after israeli airstrikes on a beach. four boys were killed, two brothers and two cousins between 9 and 11. the boys deaths were called "a tragic outcome." 222 palestinians have been killed and many wounded. hamas is fighting back, firing rockets at israel and vows to continue until a cease-fire includes release of hamas prisoners. in tel aviv israelis gather for the first citizen killed a map d

location based on decisions in 1998 shouldn't guide our decisions otherwise we'll be looking at the embarcadero freeway it's imincumbent upon the staff to acknowledge the correct environmental analysis ideally this would be been done green before 2012 they didn't update the environmental impact again, it's cart about the horse i appreciate you giving us a chance to raise those issue >> thank you for your thoughtful comments. >> i'm joel dean a resident of the dog patch area and a rider of the t line. i think it's an effort that are occurring throughout the system most of us understand as well as the sdiesh ability of the turn around loop the issue is the location of that loop. the reaction of the eastern neighborhoods most effected by this current proposal is universally negative for well over a year there are numerous arguments against the proposal individual residents, businesses owns and the dog patch association and homeowners association have provided comments in opposition. those organizations and individual have put forth when i think is a logical argument for using metro east facility a

the cables would connect to a new 230 kv bus station right jace enter to the embarcadero substation and in the portrero area, to a new 230 kv gis enclosed substation. as part of this agreement, we've been talking a lot with pg & e about their properties at the foot of portrero. there are a lot of uses that got a switch yard that aligns in red with an open switch yard and they have an industrial use for dirt recycling near the ports property. we have done something about those uses that would house mixed use development on the east shoreline. this is an open to the east bay station is what you have in the industrial areas. you will note in mixed use neighborhoods these types of facilities are enclosed. in terms of the license terms between the port and pg & e they will be licensing for submerging property for a 26 -year option. they will be paying the port $23 million between now and january 2015 the system would have the right to relocate the line subject to certain conditions. i showed you that switch yard, the open air switch yard, the city would have the right to prefer to be screene

county is sfo and partially in the embarcadero but not completely. i consider this trans bay project equivalent to the embarcadero center, one, two, three and basically where you have no taxi plan whatsoever. two, is briefly i make this statement because i have applied for the taxi director position four times in 10 years and -- [inaudible] to this commission but you're talking about kronism is taking over the sfmta. mr. reiskin can ask you about cost over returns as he triples the prices for taxi drivers in this city and we don't have a level playing field. i come also as a veteran and not hard hat vets or working with the commission or sftta or city and county of san francisco and caltrans and i don't see evidence of that. there are veterans with administrative background, mbas in finance and real estate, et cetera but just to give you a quick bounce off this. i have two things before you. i have a foi to find out all of the businesses related that were handed out the feinstein [inaudible] over the last 10 years and two the sfmta published this fou

the cables would connect to a new 230 kv bus station right jace enter to the embarcadero substation and in the portrero area, to a new 23

the route kicks off and finishes along embarcadero. with stops at the marina, golden gate bridge, the park and presidio tracing the northern parts of the city. there will be temporary closures and transit changes as more than 25,000 people lace up for the race. >> it does get very crowded. sometimes it's crowd with ball games. >> i did not know there was a lot of stuff going on. but i'm used to it being from l.a. and there's always stuff going on. you just figure out ways around it. >>> the marathon's conclusion will be around 1:00 this afternoon but just a few hours later more sports fans will file into the city as the giants try and avoid a sweep against their division rivals, the dodgers. caltran is adding more cajon pass for riders coming to the game or folks attending a late soccer match with san jose earthquakes. they are playing at candlestick park. >>> fire crews bank on calmer winds and lower temperatures investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked several fires in the south bay. one of those flare ups a school f

the first racers took off at 5:30 at embarcadero and mission streets. after the first three waves got underway, more than 25,000 runners from around the country are taking part in the sold-out event. it goes past the ferry building, the embarcadero, across the bridge, back to golden gate park and back to the turning to the crisis in the middle east. hamas said they agreed to a 12-hour truce. it's just the day after rejecting a similar offer from israel. israel had offered to extend its initial twelve-hour truce abc david right is in gaza with the very latest. >> it ended this morning with a bang. in fact, a series of bangs. israel had offered to extend the cease-fire 24 hours, bahamas initially rejected any offer with israeli troops still on the ground. but now they appear to have changed their minds. >> during the brief lull in the driving we drove to some of the hardest hit areas. including an area near the school she would last week. the damage is extensive. >> look around you here. 365 degrees of destruction. >> for israeli soldiers, saturday's ceas

they take off at 5:30 from the embarcadero and mission street, same place they will finish. the race runs past the ferry build, along the embarcadero, across the golden gate bridge, through golden gate park and back to the starting point. >>> the final sporting event at candlestick park will be played late this afternoon. madrid will face the san jose earthquakes at 4:00 p.m. challenger arrived in the bay area last night for the international soccer showdown. spain is sponsoring the game to promote the country. paul mccartney close down the park with a concert on august 14th: it will be a hot day for any sporting event today, right? >> yeah. although there are clouds all over the bay. that's a change and that will lead to slightly cooler temperatures and most parts of the bay plenty of 90s inland. here's from the roof camera. it's 60 degrees and we are looking at a partly cloudy sky. still 70s downtown. we will talk about it when we return. >> and this intense reaction after a s.w.a.t. team emerges on a plane. and the environmental >> a state senator is calling for a crimina

i consider this trans bay project equivalent to the embarcadero center, one, two, three and basically where you have no taxi plan whatsoever. two, is briefly i make this statement because i have applied for the taxi director position four times in 10 years and -- [inaudible] to this commission but you're talking about kronism is taking over the sfmta. mr. reiskin can ask you about cost over returns as he triples the prices for taxi drivers in this city and we don't have a level playing field. i come also as a veteran and not hard hat vets or working with

. >>> how busy is too busy for the embarcadero?an to make the popular san francisco tourist spot >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good friday morning at 5:29. you can tell it will be a hot day. >> yes. >> kind of orange. makes me think sun. makes me think hot. >> all linked. we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. >> all right there. the warm sunshine. even to the coast. we have a little bit of a breeze showing up in oakland at 12 miles per hour and eight at sfo and three in san carlos. otherwise calm conditions. high pressure is dominating our weather. a few high clouds in the distance and otherwise we have a sunny start from sutro tower and 94 to 102 in the coast and san francisco and 72 to 82 and around bay 86 to 95 so near record highs and poor air quality. >> we had a mudslide along highway 17 mostly from the southbound lane and so far just away from the lexington rest advisor, northbound traffic is not affected if you are in friend watch out, san francisco marathon with major street closing

it's going to bounce around a little bit here from the embarcadero, 62, to the hayes valley, 65. and probably close to 70 expected around the mission. one of the hottest spots of san francisco. and you can see here throughout the north bay, east bay and tri-valley. another round of mid-80s throughout livermore. 70 in oakland. head back towards walnut creek, another day with 84 degrees. and up into the north bay, napa 85. you head more to the north and pope valley where the fire. winds will likely be near 20 miles per hour. and a little bit hotter with temperatures expected again at 90 degrees. all right. let's fast forward. things get right into the fourth of july. forecast here. independence day around the bay. you can see pretty good forecast here. temperatures in the 80s for san jose. san francisco cooling and 67. pleasanton 88. mainly clear for the fireworks. i even think in san francisco with some of the cloud cover, you should be able to see things pretty good. and in san jose, it looks like an incredible fourth of july forecast. take the jacket, you guys, because you can s

this morning the overnight roadwork is southbound on 880 by jackson and embarcadero. if you're traveling westbound 580 you may hit that usual overnight roadwork in dublin pleasanton, the drive times still looking clear though. 14 minutes out of the pass and b.a.r.t. also on time. in fact all mass transit off to a nice start at 4:36. back to you guys. >>> all right thank you. new this morning, south korean police say they have identified the body of a businessman linked to a deadly ferry disaster. more than 300 people died most of them teenagers when the ferry capsized in april. now dna and fingerprint tests have provided positive identification of that body found in a field. authorities believe the dead man owned the ferry. he was wanted on charges related to the disaster and it's unclear how he died. >>> european union foreign ministers are meeting to consider sanctions against russia because of the downing of malaysia airlines flight 17. >> susan mcginnis reports the remains of the victims of last week's crash are finally underway to the netherlands now for identifi

signs warning the embarcadero is going to be closed. those are up now.encing to keep spectators back is also in place. the race from the embarcadero through golden gate park is back is a qualifier for the boston marathon. a record 25,000 runners are expected to beat the heat in the city and run this year. >> crowded on the street. >> a little different. >>> well, it's going to be a hot day for those marathon runners. paul deanno, triple digits in antioc paul, staying cool? >> trying to stay cool. the mobile weather has a very nice air-conditioning unit and i thank our engineers for that. air-conditioning in full effect, or head to the lagoon where a -- [ signal breakup ] came here for two reasons. one antioch is a hot spot. two, they have a great way to cool off here and the 15-minute get out of the pool period is over and the kids are back in having a good time for good reason. it's 104 for a high today in antioch. but the kids are cooling off in the water which i have to admit looks very inviting outside. we are still 100 degrees in concord and livermo

but embarcadero, a side street between powell and taylor shut down as you can see the signs.an see the extras, i don't know if this is a run-through but started coming out. they are taking position, waiting for cues. this is why this stretch has been closed down, this stretch that goes straight to the wharf. i want to show you a crew member told me the scene that will be shot here, the arch there will be part of the movie, as well as extras, and apparently cruise ship set to be washed away by a tsunami and hit the golden gate bridge. that's a lot of activity. the movie is "san andreas," starring dwayne johnson, the rock, about an earthquake hitting california. he plays a pilot trying to search for his daughter here in san francisco. the trailers started coming after 4:00. most of the film shot in australia but there are several days of shooting here, last one sunday july 27th. one other location besides this one, russian hill, hundreds of extras supposed to run down hyde street in a panic. shoots that do involve cast members. we may get a rock sighting. >> we'll finish her se

the embarcadero at mission street. more than 2,500 run letters take part. the race runs past the building, along the embarcadero, across the golden state bridge, then back to golden gate park and the starting point. >>> still to come on abc news at 11:00. a swat team. what caused this intense reaction? >>> plus, thrill seekers out in force. not everyone was into the running of the bulls in the east bay. >>> and later, does the ban on cell phones behind the wheel >>> we're learning more about a terrifying flight. a jet escorted back to the airport by fighter jets because of a passenger's strange behavior. >> heads up! >> a canadian s.w.a.t. team stormed the flight in toronto. terrified passengers obeyed orders as the armed officers zeroed in on the man suspected of making a bomb threat. less than an hour earlier, they escorted the flight back to canada. the may not was 181 passengers on board was on its way to panama when it turned around over west virginia after police say 25-year-old started making direct threats to the aircraft. >> they have a bomb threat

like awe ignoring ignore here in san francisco but with an open light and beautiful face to the embarcadero which will invite the community in for talks and event often when the leadership of on organization changes it's priorities change. a home of its own has been a goal of the commonwealth leaders, in fact, mentioned in an editorial in the san francisco chronicle that called for the founding of the commonwealth club shirley will i temple established the club in the 18980s and others have served on other committees over the 40 years the contingent has brought us here today and it is racket few other organizations would be cpa capable of much is sustained effort there are most people to thank the schultz and mayor ed lee our john farmer and mary the board of governors the done nefarious and architects and establishing architects and steve tipping our structural engineering and other contractor and bank of america and charles our acoustic and tom our broker who helped us buy this place the san francisco planning department and the club staff especially nick our cfo who said look at that lar

to join with the mayor and supervisor mar to receive the ferry building we began a tour of the embarcadero freeway roadway with its trolley service along the sidewalk and we toured the transit center that will provide transit access to replace the access from the last facility and we've going to move forward. the group continued along market street to learn will the car sharing and bike sharing as well as the van ness bus rapid transit they finished the site of the two freeway parcels that will provide one thousand units of housing 50 percent affordable housing. looking this is transforming the city to be more liveable and sustainable there are addresses to our landscape thank you to all the leaders for participating in this productive day we'll not be meeting in august due to the next recess and the next is the 23rd my public comment on item 3 >> you can just come in up you don't need to raise your hand. >> spirituality transit in the upper level. chief content sky after lower level two levels >> is there any additional public comment on item 3 seeing none, public comment is closed. madam

happening now ktvu's p atti lee live at the embarcadero. even with all the fireworks it doesn't affect the fog too much. >> reporter: look at the size of this crowd, you don't want to disappoint these many thousands of people and they've had about eight minutes to scatter. after the first set of explosions the fireworks explosions went off you could hear a sigh of relief then explosions and cheers. >> reporter: fog could not block the brilliance of these pyrotechnics. which wowed an appreciative crowd of about 200,000 people. the crew working on a barge off pier 39 started the show around 9:30. but spectators started staking out their spots much earlier. janetta barber and her children claimed a bench about 6:30 this evening so they wouldn't have to jockey for space. >> because it gets too crowded. and there's so many people you can't walk. you come out here, get a spot. and fight to get back to the park. >> reporter: more than 2,000 people skipped the scene on the sidewalk for a view on the water. >> it's the absolute busiest day of the ye

from our camera looking to the embarcadero and the bay bridge, the traffic is light. as far as the both, leyla gulen will fill you in on that. a school is up for sale, according to our media partner, corinthian college has put a college on market. corinthian operates two other colleges and has been sued by california attorney general harris who has accused it of deceptive marketing. >> kaiser permanente hospital in oakland will open, 349-bed facility is located at the corner of broadway and mcarthur boulevard across the street from the medical center it is replacing. the one million square foot building has private rooms for every patient. the rooms come with wi-fi and room service. >> millions more g.m. cars are added to a growing recall list. here is america's money report. >> good morning, topping america's money, g.m.'s growing recall crisis ating 7.6 million vehicles to the lit of recalls bringing the total recall in north america to 29 million this year. and a cosmetic company settled a deal over products. >> and there is a new flight from london to los angeles

traverse a wide area of the bay area in terms of san francisco and the golden gate bridge and the embarcadero and fisherman's wharf and into sunset and upper and lower height it will impact traffic on market and throughout friend. they are trying to minimize the traffic impact by starting so early at midnight on sunday. keep that in mind. you may want to stay home if you live in the city. the richmond and san rafael toll plaza is quiet. over the bridge into the north bay traffic conditions are quiet >>> who do you think secretly spends more? men? or women? find out in america's money. >> a's and the giants put in overtime and tim lincecum saved the day. >> target is making things [ female announcer ] the internet gets more exciting the faster it goes. that's why, coming soon, xfinity will double the internet speed on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet, period. [ heart beating ] xfinity internet from comcast. double the speed. [ heart beats ] >>> covering santa close berkeley, san jose and all the bay area, this is abc

. >> i may have to head down to the embarcadero and smell what the rock may be cooking. >> she's been aching to say that. >>> take a live look across the radar. we heard sam's story about the lightning. we're getting some unusual lightning strikes here across the higher elevations. it's being fro deuproduced by t monsoonal moisture. few stray showers offshore, not going to impact us this evening. and for the most part we're done with any rainfall activity across the bay. but again, the risk remains slight as we head throughout the next 24 hours. we'll take you to the sky camera network. and the biggest thing most of us endured today was the fact that the 100 degree heat across the tri valley has ended. right now a hot more comfortable across the bay. 79 in the south bay. a great night ahead of us. still some blue sky poking on in there. fog rolling in in san francisco. and after the 101 in livermore yesterday, right now we're currently tracking 80 degrees across the tri valley. you can see the fog and cloud layer we expect for tomorrow morning is going to be extensive, stretching from

we can expect that more and more people are going to start to make their way here to the embarcadero because those fireworks are going to go off around 9:30. there is a pretty good perspective to cast them at the end of pier 39. we have, however, begun watching the fog roll in, so we'll see how that affects tonight's show. >> sergio, thank you very much. what are your chances of seeing the fireworks through the fog tonight? >> we're live in mountain view for your first forecast. i'm guessing a sound check. >> reporter: you're right. i'm competing with the music right now. big sound check for the program here tonight which is san francisco's symphony fourth of july spectacular. the music you hear here will be spectacular. let's talk about that fog. let's get right down to it. we're looking live at doppler 7 hd with satellite imagery imposed. you can see a patch of fog on the coast. you can see san francisco fog from the golden gate to pacifica and we're concerned how far that fog will reach. let me give you a live view from the east bay hills. you can see the fog there on the coastlin

. >> i want to thank you, harvey, thanks pat for  >> here we are at the embarcadero. we are standing at one of locations for the street artists. can you tell me about this particular location, the program? >> this location is very significant. this was the very first and only location granted by the board of supervisors for the street artist when the program began in 1972. how does a person become a street artist? there are two major tenants. you must make the work yourself and you must sell the work yourself. a street artist, the license, then submitting the work to a committee of artists. this committee actually watches them make the work in front of them so that we can verify that it is all their own work. >> what happened during the holiday to make this an exciting location? >> this would be a magic time of year. you would probably see this place is jammed with street artists. as the no, there is a lottery held at 6 in the morning. that is how sought after the spaces are. you might get as many as 150 street artists to show up for 50 spaces. >> what other areas can

i do want to mention that we have a problem on northbound 101 reported at embarcadero road. it's a motorcycle crash in the lanes and traffic is beginning to get slow in this area in palo alto. you might want to think about using 280 as an alternate route. northbound 101 near embarcadero. this could affect the sunnyvale and mountain view commute as well. traffic is still slow on northbound 880 near 98th avenue in oakland following the death of a woman on the freeway. the 911 call came in around 4:20 this morning. witnesses spotted the body in the lanes on northbound 880 near the 98th avenue offramp. a coca-cola rig big was pulled over to the side. investigators are not sure if the truck killed the woman hitting her or if the woman jumped. back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. developing news in san jose, where police are investigating two different crime scenes. earlier this morning, janine de la vega was at singleton and center roads where a stolen car crashed into a vacant hole. now she's a few miles away where there's a connection. good morning. >> reporter: it's still an