in the north bay we are talking about an accident on sir francis drake boulevard.1 there was a car that veered off the road and hit a fence, so crews are trying to clear that away but you'll notice it's not impending traffic too much. as we get into san francisco, one is starting to slow as you get over towards the sunset district but i've highlighted an area on the bay bridge. this is the lower deck. this is actually a stall. it was not slowing traffic. but if you are moving from san francisco over to the east bay, heads up crews are getting that off the bridge and into oakland. really good conditions. lots of green on the map. even the bay bridge approach shows that things are flowing smoothly. this is something we haven't seen all week long. so very nice, 5:38 new york city major traffic accidents approaching the bay bridge. that's really, really good. >> thank you very much, anthony. 5:39 right now. >>> the america's cup officially under way at 11:00 this morning. the parade of boats will take place. more than 40 different vessels will be out there led across t

the golden gate bridge to francis drake. for right now you're good to go across here. like the traffic we typically see coming into san francisco. we'll update you throughout the morning as well. they are offering some extra service as much as they can. they will be prioritizing the bus routes along the line. caltran says they will try to add any extra service they can. ac transit, they are not on strike this morning. they will be offering buses between oakland and san francisco. that's the latest on your time saver traffic. let's get an update on your forecast now. >>> don't let it fool you. we have low clouds and fog along the coastline right now. mostly clear in the valley. temperatures running on the warm side already. here we go again. it is going to get hot in spots. heat advisory up now through wednesday. temperatures running mid-90s to as high as 106 degrees inland. be very very careful day after day. this heat could cause problems. today expecting a high of about 103 degrees. 94 in san jose. if you want to beat the heat still ton coastline. patchy fog giving a

run, a shuttle bus from sir francis drake boulevard corridor and paid parking. a transportation committee will hear the plan tomorrow. the entire golden gate bridge board could approve the plan on friday. >> we have the low clouds out there and we will check with mike on visibility. >> what is going on? >> we are looking from mount tamalpais with more as we look to the east across san pablo than we could yesterday. so where the fog is out there, it is dense but not covering all of our neighborhoods. 24 hour temperature change probably is more responsible because of the sea breeze than the sunshine being filtered by clouds and two degrees cooler in san francisco and oakland and san jose, four degrees cooler. fremont at 78. concord is at 88. the biggest drop is santa rosa down to 83 degrees, ten degrees cooler. we have showers and thunderstorms in southern california. that is where they will stay, in the desert, with high clouds moving through the central valley at 92 in sacramento and 83 in tahoe. leyla gulen? >> we will start with construction right now. if you

the golden gate bridge is likely to see heavier than normal traffic as long as with say francis drakeoulevard. >> some of your alternatives that are available. >> ac transit is probably your best option. there in the midst of contract negotiations as well but they do not have plans to strike today. all of the letter buses are running carry aig. they will get you ino the city and drop you off. remember, that they have to cross the bay bridge and used this freeway so you should give yourself extra time. there are a lot of people lined up tried to get a seat. ac transit is trying to accommodate everyone. most of them run about every 30 minutes. bart also has a contingency plan in place and this means tha will pick up passengers from the bart station. those zero will be free buses to the terminals and they will run from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and then again from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.. and this morning. the same goes for caltran. they do have shuttles that are employed second pick you up from that area and transport you to sfo. the are just some of your options. >> meanwhile, in the weath

we have this accident into greenbrae and san rafael, northbound 101 at sir francis drake off of the freeway. at the golden gate bridge you can see the clearer picture than yesterday with haze but cars are moving fine into san francisco. >> we have a new abc7 news smartphone app to help you keep track of the weather and traffic and you can watch breaking news as it happens at abc7news.com abc7news.com/app for the details. if you have our current app you have to download the new one because the old app will go away. >> a popular children's toy is helping a woman walk again after an accident. a barbie makeover with a different version of the popular >> look, to the east you can see the clouds in the east. it is a cooler day. the forecast is ahead. >> wonder what barbie would look like with a more realistic figure? these photos were taken with the first barbie the classic barbie. the second is barbie looking like with the average 19-year-old american female. critics say the thinner barbie is an you will realistic image and others say it is just a doll. >> i will go with the cooler temperatures.

the golden gate bridge, we were assuming slightly heavier volumes of traffic on sir francis drake and marin county as people seek alternates to the bay bridge. so far this is a great alternate. things moving fine all the way towards the pay gates. on the maps, this is that macarthur maze and that east bay commute. we expected this to be the worst of it a lot of bart lines running parallel to 24, the nimitz and the eastshore freeway and that is in fact where we're seeing a big delay and the most gridlock now. that's the latest "timesaver traffic." >> thank you. >>> 6:32. let's check live pictures out of walnut creek by the bart station there where the lines are starting to get a little bit slower there as people board the bus. commuters who normally take bart into the city are getting on the bus shuttles and trying to get into san francisco. of course, this is just day one of the bart strike. cate caugiran live in oakland at the lake merritt bart station now with where talks go from here. cate, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank. well, they are hoping to go at least -- meet

sir francis drake boulevard is still uneasy connection on 21 01 southbound. talk about some of the alternate modes of transportation that are available to you this morning other than bart or driving. here's erica with the survey. >> it looks like ac transit is your best bet if you must get into the city. it is easier if you can stay home and work from there. ac transit has those letter buses running around the city. any of the letter that buses generally run every 30 minutes. in addition to that on the 20 and broadway bus terminal, every five minutes their scheduling buses out to send folks from that location over to ththe bridge. people are ready lining up at these bus stops and you have that big back up at the bay bridge toll plaza. there's a contingency plan in place whenever bart does go on strike. a couple of stations will have some chartered buses out in front. that includes the el cerrito del norte, fremont, dublin pleasanton, walnut creek station. you take three buses to the trans the terminal and san francisco. they operate between 5 and 9:00 a.m. an