his entire family traveled to livermore. >> it's a big deal for us. we take this seriously. >> reporter: a parade of scenes kicked off the eight-day world series. a total of ten teams from japan, canada, latin america, and six u.s. teams, including a host team in pleasanton. livermore beat out other cities to host the event. >> we have proven our self on the world stage. we did a great job with the angam tour and brought the world to livermore. >> reporter: the coach had to

livermore's mayor says he isn't surprised. >> livermore has proven itself on the world stage. we did a phenomenal job with the amgen tour and brought the world to livermore. >> reporter: but puerto rico's coach admits he had to check out a map to see where his team was headed. >> i looked up on the internet and saw the map and didn't know where it is. >> reporter: what do you think of livermore? >> so far, good. very good. >> reporter: this new world series division plays what is called 50-70 ball. 50-foot pitching distance, 70 feet bases. mitch benton of pleasanton has a pitching strategy. >> throw hard, believe in my pitches, deep breath before every pitch. should be fun. >> reporter: in livermore, juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >> the tournament starts today at max baer park. the championship game on august 5 will be televised nationally on espn 2. >>> 4:40 now. coming up, the feds breaking up a child prostitution ring in san francisco. the unique thing to the bay area that is behind the disturbing trend. >>> a study highlights the hardships hitting families with one thing more

right past livermore on the bend. shoulder is what is causing issues here because there was a car fire earlier. you will note asa lot of emergency crews still on the road. one lane is blocked there and a lot of that traffic trying to squeeze through that specific location. you can see the back up all the way to 205. this is our traffic trouble spot. the metering lights are on at the bay bridge toll plaza. backups continuing to pile up. you will notice there, as well, we are talking about backups. in the meantime -- >>> 5:27. we are following breaking news all morning long. the bart workers are on strike. no trains running this morning. we have live looks at all of the roadways across the bay area. in san jose traffic picking up. folks heading out a little earlier than expected. we will continue to take looks at your morning commute. we will be keeping you informed of commute alternatives, as well. take a look at the ticker on the bottom of your screen. we'll be back in two minutes. >>> nbc bay area news begins with br

-- world series in livermore. we'll have that story when we come back. >> it's not exactly the loch ness monster. still it's hard to explain, though. strange sight in san francisco bay. ,, toward peace tonight. they've accepted secretary state john kerry's invitatio break brea e >>> israeli and palestinian negotiators are taking a step toward peace tonight. they have accepted secretary of state john kerry's invitation to dinner. it's the first face-to-face meeting between israeli and palestinian officials in nearly three years. >> just the fact that the secretary of state can not only resume negotiations but sustain them, i think i might have something. >> the two sides are at odds over four major issues, including the building of israeli settlements and sharing the city of jerusalem. >>> a military judge expects to announce a verdict tomorrow in the trial of bradley manning. the 25-year-old soldier is accused of aiding the enemy by giving a trove of documents to wikileaks. aiding the enemy is the most serious cha

his entire family traveled to livermore. >> it's a big deal for us. we take this seriously. >> reporter: a parade of scenes kicked off the eight-day world series. a total of ten teams from japan, canada, latin america, and six u.s. teams, including a host team in pleasanton. livermore beat out other cities to host the event. >> we have proven our self on the world stage. we did a great job with the angam tour and brought the world to livermore. >> reporter: the coach had to check out a map to see where his team was headed. >> i looked on the internet and it showed the map. they don't know where it is. >> what do you think of livermore? >> so far, great. very great. >> reporter: this new world series decision plays 50/70 ball. patio foot pitching distance, 70-foot bases. >> throw hard, believe in my pitches, deep breaths before every pitch. it's going to be fun. >> reporter: this field of dreams in small town america at max bear field will make history first thing tomorrow when all of the little leathers play ball. in livermore, juliette goodrich, kpix

nine degrees warmer in livermore.you adjust the thermostat by a degree or two it makes a significant difference. we are actually looking just about the same as yesterday. good to moderate air quality. that is good news for today. look at what we are dealing with high pressure, wrap around moisture coming up into the bay area. that is the subtropical flow making things a bit dicier. we could see isolated thunderstorms. we could see clouds over the santa rosa area. also that goes for the east bay hills and western facing slopes we could see some of the clouds bubble up and maybe get an isolated thunderstorm or two. the chance is very slight but we are concerned because we could actually see dry lightning strikes. we are watching for the fire danger today. if you don't have to outdoor burning don't do it. it is too hot for a barbecue. 107 degrees inland today. 76 at the coast. too hot. 4th of july 103 degrees. we will shave off four to five degrees by friday. finally hitting levels that are average for this time of year.

clear into concord and livermore. 56 livermore. 55 san francisco. 57 in san jose. this afternoon, we start cranking up those temperatures. 80s and 90s into morgan hill and gilroy. east bay numbers a lot of 90s beginning to pop up. 959 in antioch. 94 in livermore. and about 91 degrees in walnut creek. much cooler inside the bay and comfortable. 67 degrees in san francisco. and 73 degrees in oakland. more on your weekend forecast coming up. let's check the roads with elizabeth. >>> thanks, lawrence. we'll start off with a look at some of your bridges. we know a lot of folks are going towards the bay bridge toll plaza. so far no big delays. they should have reopened the tollbooth lanes, eastbound lower deck roadwork is still out there. san mateo bridge quiet both directions, no issues in either direction on 92. we are seeing some delays right now on westbound 580 the usual stuff from tracy through livermore valley. but check this out. there is overnight roadwork in lanes on westbound 580 approaching hacienda closer towards the dublin interchange. so unusually heavy tr

by the time you get into livermore, pazing vasco and north livermore here, a smoother drive. still a tiny dip in speeds from time to time down below the speed limit through the stated areas including into livermore whereas you approach vallecitos you get more company. we're looking over here toward the start of the commute for highway 4 westbound through antioch, your traditional slowing spread out all the way over toward about lone tree way, not unusual here. we did have a closure north 242 coming off the 680 heading toward clayton road. that is scheduled to be cleared. i've heard of no delays. if you need to, pass by and take 680 north over to east highway 4 and that will take you out of the area. construction crews should be clear. a look towards emeryville camera. you see the low clouds cutting off the tops of the bridge, not a problem for drivers. an easy flow southbound 101 toward the richmond-san rafael bridge. >>> closing arguments continue in the richmond gang rape trial. yesterday defense attorneys argued that he was not a participant in the 2009 attack of a girl ou

slowing through livermore. we'll get a look over here toward the south bay travel times where the speeds are looking good. a slowdown for 101. we'll check out where that is coming up in san jose and end it with one live shot as well, the westbound commute direction and you can see the high rise, but some haze here. back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> a teenager is recovering this morning after being seriously hurt while riding his skateboard. pleasanton police say a 15-year-old boy crashed while riding his skateboard downhill after 8:30 last night. police say it appears the boy lost control, went off the roadway, hitting a light pole. the skateboarder was rushed to the hospital with serious head injuries. police say it's unclear if he was wearing a helmet or if any cars were involved. >>> a man wanted in connection with a machete attack in arizona has been arrested in the bay air yachl u.s. marshals say luis sanchez was arrested wednesday night in san jose after a standoff with s.w.a.t. officers. he's wanted

livermore, 99. 91 los gatos. here's a look at the forecast highlights. beautiful shot behind me of san jose. it will continue to be hot through wednesday. we'll look for warm evening and then we should start to break out of this hot spell on thursday, which is independence day. the robe -- reason why high pressure is billing in, so this heat stays with us through wind and it's going to sit there, folks. in fact here's the trend. for monday, 105, livermore. tuesday, wednesday, well over 100 degrees as well. and looks like thursday and then friday, saturday, sunday, when you'll start to get some heat relief there. we have the fog, a little near the coast, brought temperatures down a bit. we may see a little bit more, move inland. this is 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, so a little fog near the golden gate bridge, and then it's going to pull back. so don't look for a lot of relief tomorrow. in fact temperatures will actually come up a few more degrees. it will be warm to mild inland. antioch, 74. san francisco 58. and here is a look at my accuweather highs for

it's coming from the altamont pass into livermore.estbound 580 approaching north flynn there was a car fire, started a small grass fire in the area. there is a good

it happened early this morning hear at the jewelry store than the livermore premium outlet. store closed for awhile. and about to see why. >> watch the surveillance video closely. metal security door here smashed early monday morning when crook drive the car right through. 3 thieves wearing hoodie and mask rush in and get to work. sledge ham tore smash display case filling bag with prisony jewels and gold. but police say the bandit were discriminating knowing exactly what they were looking for. >> about somewhat selective on what they d.they passed up display stands and targeted others. so it was it was a group that was looking for specific items. >> praise year the better. thieves were i hope the store 4 minutes and made off with 100,000 dollars in loot. while security on duty, only saw white station wagon and tan sedan speeding away. first major burglary at the outlet mall opened last november. >> i wouldn't have thought would it happen here in livermore. the it's a pretty safe place. >> i'm surprised that at the same time it really could happen any.where so i'm not sure c

one inch for livermore. an inch and a quarter for death valley.how dry we have been around here. this particular pattern is not going to be wet. we are not going to see any rainfall from it but certainly cloudy, cooler with drizzle along the coast. as low pressure system moves out that's what gave us the onshore flow over the weekend a new one is stronger and will keep the onshore flow around until friday, saturday, we won't see a big jump in temperature until sunday until the end of the weekend. so get used to this. not cold but below average. clouds tomorrow in san jose 76. napa 78. san rafael 70. i know it's not cold but it is well below what is average for this time of year. we are going to wrap up july, start august on the same cloudy cooler note. we'll turn the corner on friday turn the corner and gain some speed by sunday and then next week is a different ballgame with highs near 90 away from the water. cool and cloudy pattern will be with us for a few more days. >> a little june gloom. it's almost august naturally. >> of course. >> did i m

it happened early this morning hear at the jewelry store than the livermore premium outlet. store closed for awhile. and about to see why. >> watch the surveillance video closely. metal security door here smashed early monday morning when crook drive the car right through. 3 thieves wearing hoodie and mask rush in and get to work. sledge ham tore smash display case filling bag with prisony jewels and gold. but police say the bandit were discriminating knowing exactly what they were looking for. >> about somewhat selective on what they d.they passed up display stands and targeted others. so it was it was a group that was looking for specific items. >> praise year the better. thieves were i hope the store 4 minutes and made off with 100,000 dollars in loot. while security on duty, only saw white station wagon and tan sedan speeding away. first major burglary at the outlet mall opened last november. >> i wouldn't have thought would it happen here in livermore. the it's a pretty safe place. >> i'm surprised that at the same time it really could happen any.where so i'm not sure c

the championship game is mop. >> six, 82 degrees in livermore so not too bad. big story from emeryville is the clouds giving way to hazy sunshine and temperatures below average and inland 76 to 82, and coolest along the coast into san francisco at 58 to 64. >> seven, the bay bridge toll plaza is looking packed out there and we had an early accident moved to the shoulder east of the tolls with this accident, as well, along a 80 in the westbound direction and that is in the center divider, and very slow, it starts to loosen up headed into castro valley with slow on the nimitz. >> thank you. >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight -- massive explosions at this florida gas plant sends hundreds fleeing. >> did you see that? >> dozens of those propane tanks used on home grills popping like fireworks. all caught on tape. the blast felt miles away. >>> anthony weiner speaks out last night about the new pressure from bill and hillary clinton to drop out of the new york mayor's race. he's still defiant as he slips to the bottom of the polls. >>> real trouble for tw

it happened early this morning hear at the jewelry store than the livermore premium outlet. store closed for awhile. and about to see why. >> watch the surveillance video closely. metal security door here smashed early monday morning when crook drive the car right through. 3 thieves wearing hoodie and mask rush in and get to work. sledge ham tore smash display case filling bag with prisony jewels and gold. but police say the bandit were discriminating knowing exactly what they were looking for. >> about somewhat selective on what they d.they passed up display stands and targeted others. so it was it was a group that was looking for specific items. >> praise year the better. thieves were i hope the store 4 minutes and made off with 100,000 dollars in loot. while security on duty, only saw white station wagon and tan sedan speeding away. first major burglary at the outlet mall opened last november. >> i wouldn't have thought would it happen here in livermore. the it's a pretty safe place. >> i'm surprised that at the same time it really could happen any.where so i'm not sure c

livermore, 95. san jose, blue sky. our forecast highlights, continuing to be hot through mid-week, and experience those warm evening with inland temperatures in 70s overnight. we'll get a weather pattern change on fourth of july, which is thursday, friday, and next weekend things will cool down. until then, high pressure, a bubble of hot air over the bay area. dangerous heat will stay with us, especially inland, through mid-week, and that excessive heat advisory still in effect until 7:00 tuesday evening with highs 98 to 106. the warm inning and the -- warm evening and the recollection of heat-relate evidence illness, might extend through wednesday and thursday. this is what we're talking about. tomorrow, livermore, 105. this is the trend still over 100 for tuesday and wednesday. then it will it. this heat wave will start to ease. overnight temperatures, warm tomorrow, inland. 70s and upper 60s, fogger in the coast, and here's a look at the highs for tomorrow. we won't have as strong of an onshore wind components so te

-- world series in livermore. we'll have that story when we come back. >> it's not exactly the loch ness monster. still it's hard to explain, though. strange sight in san francisco bay. ,,

and yes, baseball is big in livermore this week. they want to make it permanent. >> i can tell you little league officials are pumped about this event. the game will be televised monday at 4:00 p.m. >> the giants visited white house today to celebrate last year's world series win. the president said the team is making a habit of dropping in. the president made an announcement about a new project underway. >> i'm proud to announce they're planning to turn bleachers into awhat is believed to be the first ever edible garden. in a major american sports facility. with rows of kale, strawberries and egg plant. >> here is a look at the design plan in order garden. that garden will be available for demonstration autos i can get a cha cha bowl, right? it doesn't have to be kale. >> yes. anything you want. >> i will admire it. >> i want a platter of kale, brussels sprouts and broccoli rabe. >> there dwou. >> take a look at weather. here is live doppler 7. and this isn't an edible garden here, we've got low clouds and fog. just west of medford

livermore's high yesterday was about 88 degrees.so at this rate upper 70s out there towards tri valley. things have cooled off quite a bit. all of that wind is good news for air quality. in terms of ground air lows, no problem. nice and comfortable. air quality not an issue. at least through tomorrow, the second half of the week things will change up as 90s come on back. right now san francisco down to the coast, you're still socked in by the coast. sunny in san jose. we will see the low clouds spill back in as we head into the evening commute. you can see them here sweeping back across the bay and what's interesting tonight, that marine layer thickçó enough that we cod see some areas of drizzle for tomorrow morning. watch out for that for your tuesday morning commute. our temperatures today, only looking at 70s to near 80 in the warmest place inland. 60s in oakland. the evening will be quite chilly around the bay area. today and tomorrow, breezy at times. cool temperatures for this time of year. summer makes a return thursday into

not to like. >> nothing for the boys of summer. >> the championship game will be televised from livermore on monday at 4:00 on our sister network espn2. >> the boys of summer. we got the boys. where the heck is the summer? >> well...not so humid as williamsport or as hot. >> this week. the summer is again for a while. they have put a lot of money town that park from what i hear and it is different than it used to be. the espn dropped some change in there so they could broadcast the became. go on out there and enjoy. it is fun to watch. flossie is showing we have rain and the doppler is through the hawaiian islands. right now it is only a tropical depression. most of the storm centers are moving away from the center. the temperatures at this time in the morning are mid-to-upper 70 with dew point in the mid-70's and the winds, though, the fastest wind is in honolulu at 22 miles per hour. we knew this would not be a big wind event and would possibly be a flooding rain event but have not heard much about that. as it pulls an, it will continue to hold the 35-mile-per-hour winds so if you are h

livermore, 95. san jose, blue sky.our forecast highlights, continuing to be hot through mid-week, and experience those warm evening with inland temperatures in 70s overnight. we'll get a weather pattern change on fourth of july, which is thursday, friday, and next weekend things will cool down. until then, high pressure, a bubble of hot air over the bay area. dangerous heat will stay with us, especially inland, through mid-week, and that excessive heat advisory still in effect until 7:00 tuesday evening with highs 98 to 106. the warm inning and the -- warm evening and the recollection of heat-relate evidence illness, might extend through wednesday and thursday. this is what we're talking about. tomorrow, livermore, 105. this is the trend still over 100 for tuesday and wednesday. then it will be thursday, friday, and saturday, before temperatures start to come down a bit. this heat wave will start to ease. overnight temperatures, warm tomorrow, inland. 70s and upper 60s, fogger in the coast, and here's a look at the hig

. >> little leaguers from around the world descend on livermore. >> livermore has proven itself on the world stage. >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning, everyone. tuesday is here. it's july 30. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:00. let's get a look at weather with lawrence. hey, lawrence. >> hey, guys. yeah, we're going to see temperatures below average again today. low clouds and fog sweeping onshore so we're starting out mostly cloudy over the bay and the coastline, partly cloudy in some of the valleys. temperature-wise in the 50s right now. not seeing drizzle this morning. but it is going to stay cool especially out toward the beaches today. you're going to see the sea breeze kicking in keeping the fog along the coastline. and it will be a slow burnoff today so these numbers running well below the average for this time of year. in fact, as much as 4 to 13 degrees below the average. going to settle in at about 81 degrees st

some sunshine in livermore. low 60s with another 20 degrees of warming, going for a high in the low 80s today. here is all that cloud cover from our emeryville camera. you can see that it's really hanging pretty low there. so a little bit of drizzle here and there. a cool day today. temperatures will drop a couple degrees inland tomorrow. and some folks will have very little change. then we begin the slow recovery come tuesday and wednesday when the cloud cover begins to peel back a little sooner. but as for today, the southwest winds, 10 to 20 miles an hour, keeping the sea breeze steady. that cooler marine air, thanks to one system that's dissipated, and another one in the pacific northwest will take it's place, and that keeps the cooler marine air on the way. but they are liking it in sacramento with a high of just 89. 96 in yosemite. still triple digit heat toward fresno. upper 70s los angeles and afternoon sun for parts of santa cruz and monterey. temperatures around the bay will range from the upper 50s to

the orange in the 50s as you come toward north livermore.other toward 680 and the dublin interchange. 84 shows slowing as well through that area. now looking at the south bay, north 101 and 87 showing the burst of volume. we see a little slowing. 280 not a major concern. we're going to show you the peninsula quickly and look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no problems with the peninsula. the toll plaza has these cash lanes backed up. >>> 5:49. time is running out on the contract talks between b.a.r.t. and its unions. if there's no deal in placely this time next monday, we could be dealing with a commute nightmare. negotiations continue to be stalled over employee pay raises. the "mercury news" reporting b.a.r.t. workers are the highest paid transit operators in all of california with an average pay of $76,000 last year. b.a.r.t. workers say their wages have been sflat for the past four years. the next talks are scheduled to take place tomorrow. >>> now a little baseball action off the field. the giants will be welcomed at the white house this

and yes, baseball is big in livermore this week. they want to make it permanent. >> i can tell you little league officials are pumped about this event. the game will be televised monday at 4:00 p.m. >> the giants visited white house today to celebrate last year's world series win. the president said the team is making a habit of dropping in. the president made an announcement about a new project underway. >> i'm proud to announce they're planning to turn bleachers into awhat is believed to be the first ever edible garden. in a major american sports facility. with rows of kale, strawberries and egg plant. >> here is a look at the design plan in order garden. that garden will be available for demonstration autos i can get a cha cha bowl, right? it doesn't have to be kale. >> yes. anything you want. >> i will admire it. >> i want a platter of kale, brussels sprouts and broccoli >> there dwo >> take a look at ehere is live doppler 7. and this isn't an edible garden here, we've got low clouds and fog. just west of medford they've been th

livermore's mayor says he isn't surprised. >> livermore has proven it. a phenomenal job and brought the world to liver more. >> but he had to check out a map to see where his team was headed. >> i look on the internet and show the map. they didn't know. >> what do you think? >> so far, very good. >> this new world series would have cost $50, $70. mitch of pleasantton has a pitching strategy. >> throw hard, believe in my pitches. >> this field of dreams will make hisly first cling tomorrow when all these little leaguers play boll. kpix5. >> the championship game will be broadcast on espn2. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, little boy was clinging to : nathan woessner had been following his dad on ad dune >>> hard to believe this little boy was clinging it life. >> nathan was phenomenon lowing his dad on a sand dune climb. rescuers discovered him under 11 feet of sand. four hours later, barely breathing, but conscious. after two weeks in the hospital in critical condition, he made a full recovery and his parents are calling it nothing short of a mira

coming into livermore, speeds coming into the 40s, 50s in livermore.ser to 60 as you approach the dublin interchange. 84 starting to bog down, the volume of traffic here and a smooth drive towards 680 and sunol. we'll give you a live look outside, oakland 880 north past the coliseum. activity on high street but the off-ramp is open. no problems for the flow here or downtown. the bay bridge toll plaza has the backup for all these cash lanes. fast track still a big advantage. the flashing lights are oversized. be careful. they're going to the wider lanes, but no problems. the flashing lights, the crews will clear ak, but a little slower up the upper deck. southbound 101 shows an easy drive. tracking in the north bay lucas valley road. it's a good distance off 101. it has lucas valley closed. back to you. >>> talks between b.a.r.t. and its largest labor unions expected to resume hours from now. they'll be talking about wages, benefits and work rules. it's also possible they'll talk about a work-around to try to keep employees on the job even after the con

each team brought about 50 people for the eight-day event and will boost the livermore economy. >> livermore has proven itself on the world stage. we did a phenomenal job with the amgen tour and brought the world to livermore. >> the field includes a host team from pleasanton. the tournament begins today at max baer park. >>> good morning, everybody. this time last year, the as were clawing their way up the division ladder. last night they had a six-game cushion over the rangers in the american league west. there is no sign of losing it. the as welcomed the blue jays to the coliseum. yoenis cespedes still trying to get that average up and here we go. past third base, two-run score, cespedes digs out his third triple of the season, 3-0 as. josh reddick found it. the gap, rolls to the wall. the as 7-1. they win 9-4. and aj griffin picks up his tenth win of the year. >>> ryan braun susexpended for the rest of the year for using performance-enhancing drugs but the team is also paying the price. milwaukee will offer its fans $10 vouchers for anybody attending a home game in august. >>> and giants

livermore instead of 100 you will have 90. san jose 86. palo alto 80. sunnyvale 84.ttsburgh and antioch low to mid 90s. the city will stay chilly with a lot to have cloud cover. san rafael 80 and still pretty warm in windsor with 86. there is your temperature drop on thursday. mid 80s. we will stay that way through saturday. a lot more widespread cloud cover and fog in the bit. on sunday -- in the bay. then on sunday, we will warm back up and say hello 90s. minor changes, but you will feel the difference. >> that is a nice 7 day. thank you. >> reporter: absolutely. >>> a group of stanford students unvailed a solar powered race car this morning. the team has been preparing to compete in the 2013 solar challenge in australia come october. the car is ant 37 pounds, runs entirely off solar power. students will put it to test in a grueling 2000-mile race across the out back. student team came in 11th place in the 2011 world solar challenge. >>> tesla motor if, the world's best performing automotive stock this year. shares quickly jumped in march when tesla predicted that

one would be the livermore valley where people try to get into livermore will be held up by a crash at grant line road and a couple minor things. and then as we move over to the south bay i want to show you northbound 101 at old oakland road this three-car crash is causing a big trouble spot for san jose commute. northbound 101 getting up to the airport. the alternate route b would be 81 -- let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. if you are driving on 237 by the way, we spoke of the valley. 237 still looks good driving into north san jose. let's go to steve. >> low clouds in place. there is a pretty good breeze for some. 23-37 miles an hour from oakland airport out to the delta. things are picking a little bit more than yesterday. s82 today toad. lots of low clouds in place. they are making a pretty good push. a little bit more today than yesterday. i know is there a lot more toward the south bay. 54, 55. 56 san jose. 53 santa rosa. i did see 46 at fairfax. there is a little morning chill to the air. system up to the north dragging a cool front. really slightly b

we'll be in the 80s at livermore at lunchtime. the 60s, a 20-degree difference at the coast for today. we'll bring in skom thunderstorms and even showers as we head deeper into the day. temperatures work out like this, 88 for livermore, 74 in fremont and 63 in san francisco. i'll show you who has the best chance and when we're expecting the thunderstorms. shower activity kind of wild, mike, like you. >> classic. we're looking toward the classic shot of san jose. let me explain what i've been looking for. southbound, the taillights heading toward the transition of 101 and 680. there was a crash reported there. i don't see any slowing or problems. the northbound side with the good number of headlights, also a crash reported there. the map will show you that's coming up toward tullie road. i saw no interruption to that traffic flow. a steady stream through the area. our speed sensors don't show any problems either. there may be a single car crash in either direction as you head through the corridor as reported to chp. the rest of the

livermore, west 580 also at the limit. pretty much through livermore and pleasanton. choke point over there in danville over by green valley. watch that. we're looking at the north bay with no problems here, guys. >>> a woman shot and killed while driving in her neighborhood. now police in oakland on the hunt for a killer this morning. >> plus scrutiny over the emergency alarm system in one bay area county. we'll tell you about a glitch that sends panic throughout the community. i love the concept of mentoring because you're really able to make a difference in the life of one young person. my mentor is a role model for me. she told me about all the opportunities that there is in life. she has transformed into an amazing young woman, and i feel so fortunate to be a part of that. i think a mentor can really open the eyes of a young person to all the possibilities that are out there for them if they just go after their dreams. so get involved and do your part, invest in the future, mentor a child. >>> new this morning, we have the very latest on the deadly train derailme

begins today with some as far away as japan with a parade last night in downtown livermore.mmediate league is run by the same organization and has the same format as little league but the thin-year-olds lay the game on a bigger diamond. the immediate world series continues through monday. >> the championship game is televised life from live more monday at 4:00 on the sister network, espn2. >> mike, what are the differences between this and little league world series? >> little league is over after they are 12, and this is sightly bigger and you run further so it is for 13-year-old, and the little league is losing kids to other leagues and this is a way to keep kids in little league when they are beyond the 12-year-old status. >> how is the weather for the boys? >> very nice. it will not be 100 or 90 but it will be in the 80's. i hoped we would have pretty air but we still have the haze. they hud be okay. flossie shows radar running through the hawaiian items and there are radar runs but not a tremendous amount. so here is the latest on flossie, 35 miles per hour move acceler

only upper 70's and livermore. 78 in livermore. headed to the north bay also cool conditions as well. floor '70s and napa up. upper 60s and vallejo. 69 in san rafael. 73 in petaluma. your kron 47 day around the bay forecast. it's still cool of the next days. expect the general pattern of morning fog and clot-- afternoon sunshine. tatars closer to the average at the end of your work weekend into the weekend. here's mark with the traffic. >>mark: no major incidents reported. pretty quiet out there. as we take a look at the bay bridge, like traffic coming in this morning with no delays as a mature way into san francisco. the san mateo bridge as light as well. just a few cars on the westbound side right now. take a look at the golden gate. we would get more on traffic as soon as the morning commute stars to keep up. other stores we are following. firefighters are battling a lightning-sparked fire in about 75 miles northeast of fresno. fire crews say the fire has grown to about 14 square miles and is 15 percent contained. the blaze near

excessive heat, concord, antioch, fairfield, livermore. upper 70s to mid-70s for oakland and san francisco and pacifica. the excessive heat warning coming to an end, at 7:00 p.m. this evening. a few more minutes. coming up we will look at the fireworks forecast for this evening, evening, the big temperature change tomorrow and a look at the weekend. >>> after months of preparation today was a big day for san francisco's kurt san san francisco's -- america's cup race. ktvu's david stevenson is there. [ music playing ] >> reporter: under perfect weather the america's cup in san francisco got off to a roaring start. an air show entertained thousands. the site of a new terminal and a park created for the sailing competition. >> new site coming to life. really like that. >> really nice. excited. >> reporter: the round starts sunday but already there are rough waters ahead. they are contesting what they call unfair rule changes in the wake of the may death of a sailor. the director on wednesday said he could cancel the competition if the rules a

the hottest in the east bay where we have 99 in livermore, 99 in concord.a closer look at the east bay where the zone of the hottest weather continues to push in from the desert southwest. we're looking at 101 in walnut creek, 100 in pleasanton. so fire danger is high here. we have the fires we talked about across the bay. the good news is the winds are not gusty at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. primarily coming out of the west at this point. now, we did reach the triple was livermore at 103, walnut creek 101 and south san jose up to 98, but unbelievably even that 103 not good enough for a record. the old record, 110 degrees set back in 1950 so yes, it can get very hot. we do have that excessive heat warning for the next 24 hours. dangerous levelsiód expected fo all of the interior locations from santa rosa to san rafael. also from walnut creek down to pleasanton. and this includes areas in san jose, los gatos and morgan hill with temperatures 90 to 100. take frequent breaks and remember the pets and drink plenty of water. we're back with how long this hot

talking about the 90s already still in morning time out in livermore.enty of water today, feel that heat, we have a higher uv index and higher heat index today as the sun is going to come through the low clouds, midlevel clouds firing in. lightning firing offshore, a little bit of virga, some is pre'tis passion coming down the western facing slopes surrounding san jose, why the showers, why the thunderstorms? show you the wider view. you can actually see this clockwise flow high pressure bringing in that moisture, getting sucked up from just off the coast of baja and pumped into the bay area because that ridge is so strong. 108 in livermore, i'll sticking to it today, looks like we will likely that high you two degrees away from an all time record in the month of july. find out if we hit it check in with my chief meteorologist jeff, 5, 6 and 11. jeff ranieri is is a good man. thunderstorms continue the fourth of july. hey, if you can get to the city, b.a.r.t. is up and running at that point, it's going to be perfect this year as far as temperature-wise,

it's clear but very slow moving through livermore. a couple of pockets slowing down on 580 west bound through dublin. southbound san jose an accident on 880 and 101. that's causing slow spots. in in the peninsula no majoren accident dpfrom redwood city. it's 5:19 and traffic starting to back up, not too bad. day three of b.a.r.t. strikes. >> not too bad. cupcakes, nice. >> 5:20 right now. oakland will pay more than $1 million to settle claims from a dozen occupy protester hurt during demonstrations two years ago. the near 1.2 million settlement announced by city council addresses the first of several police misconduct lawsuits the city faces stemming from occupy protests. the city agreed to reform crowd control policy. all of the plaintiffs were either struck by beanbags or flash bang grenades fired by officers in protests in october and november of 2011. settlements range from $20,000 to 500,000. >>> yao uc berkeley police warning students about a man on campus posing as safety escort. the berkeley patch reporting the man approached

so she felt comfortable when she was shown inside the livermore rental. >> no red flags. he was well mannered and educated. >> reporter: she paid him a $1,300 deposit for the two bethed bed two bath condo. >> everything was legitimate. he had contracts. he showed them the unit to rent. he gave them move-in dates. when it came time to move in he was nowhere to be found. >> he gave us a lease and working keys to the apartment. >> reporter: there were only a couple of things missing. >> he said that he had to order the keys for the outside door and the parking. >> reporter: she started guessing suspicious when he wouldn't return her calls. she was supposed to move in this week. she went to see if he was at the apartment and a neighbor told her the police were looking into potential fraud. police got a break a couple of days ago. buxton said the man emailed her to collect her first month's rent. >> he didn't realize that i knew that it was a scam. and we set up a location and the police when he arrived there arrested him. >> reporter: the suspect faces 18 felonies in all half

san francisco cloudy for much of the day. 66 degrees, but livermore and 66 degrees, but livermore and gil roy over the 100-degree,,,,, enjoy a bit of na we've got a cool down kooming. find out when and how big coming up. . >>> many people have moved to the semirural parts of the bay area to enjoy a bit of nature but kiet do shows us in saratoga at least nature is getting kind of nasty. >> yeah. we're talking about coyotes. in fact, we just heard some howling just a short time ago. the problem has gotten so bad that the people who go walking out here have been told to arm themselves with sticks and stones. >> michael mets says they were once part of the charm of living in the hills of saratoga. now, it's more like a stephen king horror movie. >> they're not just attacking pets. dogs and cats, which they are doing, but they're attacking people. >> santa clara county set out a trap just like this one after neighbors reported several episodes involving packs of coyotes like the time four of them surrounded mike's dog in his backyard. he says the animals roam the area at all times of day.

temperatures very, very warm in spots. 74 degrees in livermore. 71 in concord. and 68 degrees in san jose. a heat advisory continuing until 7:00 this evening, again these temperatures going to soar for the 7th straight day triple digits in some spots inland. as high as 101 degrees today in livermore, 98 in concord, 90 in san jose and 73 degrees in san francisco. coming up, we'll have your official fireworks forecast. right now let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. we're also closely watching mass transit because of course we are waking up once again with no bart service. talks are set to resume though later today. so in the meantime, if you are looking for a way to get around muni and caltrain are offering limited service today on a sunday schedule. ac transit will step up their usual holiday transbay bus service between the east bay and san francisco. bart is continuing to offer those shuttle buses out of several stops in the east bay but they will be on a limited basis for the holiday. let's go outside and show you what it looks like on

right now, very mild to start. 63 degrees in san jose. 66 in livermore.ome fog into san francisco. it looks like by the afternoon, back up into the triple digits inland. 102 degrees in livermore. probably 103 in pleasanton. 103 in brentwood. get the idea, hot in the east bay, especially. you will see 90 degrees in san jose. about 79 and sunny in oakland. but a very comfortable 72 degrees in san francisco. at the coastline, maybe a lingering patch or two of fog and temperature of only 67 degrees in pacifica so a huge difference at the coastline. still we have the holiday coming up and it's going to be hot. the heat warnings extended for one more day through tomorrow evening. and then it looks like the temperatures will start to cool down as we head in toward friday. much cooler it looks like back to normal on saturday and sunday. then slow warming on monday and tuesday. and tomorrow, of course, the 4th of july, a lot of folks want to get out there and check out the fireworks. we may see some more low clouds and fog on the way along the coastline inside the

lower 80s out towards antioch and livermore, 81.at san francisco and oakland, probably keep the jacket on throughout the day with only low to mid-60s throughout the day. by wednesday and thursday, those highs start to warm up. high pressure building in, which means the valley in the mid-90s as we start into next weekend. mike? >> the morning build over here at the toll plaza. we do have all lanes backed up. cpc report no metering lights. they've held off on those but i'm concerned. the backup is still indicating that if there is anyçúqñ proble the kotoll, on the bridge iftts we may have an issue. a big morning commute coming down out of richmond, but out of oakland and the rest of the maze, it's a smoother, easier drive and that's what's motivating some of that at the toll plaza itself. as we look toward the eastern area, we're looking at the 24 interchange, although it sounds like the activity should be out of the lanes and just have crews that have to pick up the ladder and whatever debris might be there. south 680, an unknown obj

highs up to 91 in livermore, 88 concord, 66 spot-on average in san francisco. let's check the roads with elizabeth. >>> thanks, lawrence. and we haven't showed you the bay bridge yesterday so we'll show you this live look at cars approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. so far, it is an easy commute all the way into san francisco. we have some lower deck roadwork, though, on eastbound 80 various lanes blocked. to the golden gate bridge, here's some of that fog once again across the deck and this is traffic coming into san francisco a few headlights heading towards doyle drive and here's a look at the maps. so the westbound 580 commute looks okay. it's eastbound 580 approaching hacienda various lanes blocked and they have been doing that overnight roadwork in the livermore valley so it's farther west. it's been causing a few slowdowns in the meantime out of the altamont pass. so far no big delays. coming up we'll check mass transit. back to you guys. >>> we are learning more about a fire that broke out late yesterday on a blown-out gas rig in the gulf of mexico. t

at noon, 97 in antioch. 95 at lunch time in livermore, you round out the day at 105 degrees. this isn't even the peak of the heatwave. we're going to start tomorrow with temperatures in the 70s and 80s and that means tomorrow's high is closer to 110 degrees right here in the bay. we'll detail that coming up. first a look at your drive. good morning, mike. >> an overview view, bay bridge backup here. we have the cash lane starting to stack up. we typically see a pattern where one of the sides has a heavier backup. a few more cars than we see. a few more meaning a half dozen in each lanes. combined, 100 extra cars we see. that's a lot of cars for this time of morning, folks. so there is the cash lanes backing up. and the volume, heavier coming down the berkeley curve as well as out of oakland. let's take a look past the coliseum and we see the northbound side picking up the volume just a tad bit. the high street high-rise slowing a little bit. speeds coming down to the upper 50s, lower 60s through oakland and toward the maze. so that's again indicating perhaps a heavier volume

highway 84 slows a bit through livermore.u have your buildr coming westbound as you head through livermore through the dublin interchange. no big surprises for folks over here. the peninsula moves smoothly on this side of the bay. north and southbound no major issues. crossing the bay under the bay bridge, the b.a.r.t. system back on time. all trains are running. that means ac transit is back on its normal schedule as well. no delays reported for either of those agencies. should be more parking in san francisco today. >>> 6:19. killed over a cab fair. we have new details in the shocking death of an american tourist in thailand. >>> john kerry's wife remaining in critical condition this morning. we'll let you know what we're learning about the illness that sends her to the hospital. >>> a live look at the wreckage of asiana flight 214. a look at a video taken by an eyewitness moments after the plane went down. we'll be right back. tourist in thailand. plane went down. [ female announcer ] when you asked us to remove high fruct

clear into concord and livermore. 56 livermore. 55 san francisco. 57 in san jose.afternoon, we start cranking up those temperatures. 80s and 90s into morgan hill and gilroy. east bay numbers a lot of