the investigation goes on. >>> once again a federal judge is issuing an important warning to oakland city hall. the judge is accusing city leaders of not cooperating with the man he hired to clean up oakland's troubled police department. this is the second time the judge has complained about thomas frazier. >>> time now 5:17. the golden gate district will spend $20 million to improve one of its ferry boats. the district operates seven boats and the mb san francisco is one of the oldest. it will be stripped down to the basic haul. it will be like a new boat once that work is finished in the fall of next year. two other boats will take over its usual workload while it's being worked on. >>> taking the ferry might be something more people try out next week, sal, if we have a bart strike. >> you know what, i think what is going to eventually happen if there is a prolonged bart strike is that people will figure it out. when the earthquake happened in '89 and the bridge was loaded, you thought there was going to be -- and the bridge was closed you thought there was going to be a huge traffic jam. bu

just four blocks from oakland city hall.sses say the shots were fired after a ion inside the club. the victims were rushed to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >> i was having a conversation with you know a good friend of mine. and i just all of a sudden saw chaos and people running. at that point i ran too. >> police are reviewing surveillance video to try to identify the suspects. oakland police are also investigating at least seven other shootings over the weekend that killed a 17-year- old boy and left 11 injured. three of the shootings happened saturday night within the space of an hour. police have not made any arrests. >>> oakland police are scheduled to announce a new strategy to deal with dangerous side shows today. the announcement comes after gunfire during a side show early saturday morning that left a woman in critical condition and wounded two men. people who live near 106th avenue and mccarthur say side shows are a problem almost every weekend. police believe the victims of saturdays shootings we

and the city of oakland and east bay regional park employees are also going on strike monday for one day. they held a rally in front of oakland city hall. oakland employee are unhappy with the way the budget is being handled and east bay park workers plan to strike on july 3 and 4th. police and fire will not be affected. it has been 67 years since there was a general strike in oakland. >>> and now, the other story everyone is talking about today. the heat. people in tank tops, sipping on cold drinks under a blistering sun. that's what many were seen doing today and there's pho relief from this heat just yet. how long is it going to stick around? we'll check in with roberto gonzalez. >> i wish i had a dollar for everyone said, how hot was it? we all need to join in on that, right? plus, 106 degrees, san ramon, 105. across the south bay, gilroy checked in at 103. to the north, sai sanoma at 103 degrees. santa rosa 102 degrees. and 85 degrees in oakland. otherwise hottest locations generally inland east of the bay. 77 degrees in san francisco. still 10 degrees above normal. excessive heat warnings in effect for all these red highlighted a

. >> people who want justice for trevon martin held a protest in front of oakland city hall. he died with a confrontation with community watch volunteer george zimmerman. george zimmerman is charged with second degree murder for shooting trevon martin. lawyers for both sides tried to capture the jury's attention. >> good morning. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: harsh words from the prosecution to start off the trial of george zimmerman. >> these [ bleep ] always get away. >> a knock knock joke from the defense. >> knock knock, who is there? george zimmerman. george zimmerman who? all right. good. you are on the jury. >> reporter: george zimmerman a former community watch volunteer is accused of killing trevon martin. george zimmerman claims the shooting was in self-defense. the prosecutor pointed a different picture -- painted a different picture. >> he pressed that gun into trevon martin's chest. and you will see with your own eyes the burn marks on each of his sweat shirts. where the hot led went through. he shot him because he wanted to. >> reporter: at one point his father began

they held a rally in front of oakland city hall yet. the head of the labor union says oakland employees are unhappy with the way the budget is being handled. >>> it's what everyone around the bay area was talking about today. the heat. kpix 5 roberta gonzalez with the record breaking temperatures. >> we had two record high temperatures. 85 in oakland. shattering the record in 1991. and 92 in mountain view that. breaks the record established in 1950. but it was still very hot. especially fairfield. livermore, 105. 96 in san jose. they're not records but any where from 102 in sonoma and morgan hill. to 106 degrees in pleasanton. look at the red highlighted areas. with eleven counties in the bay area. only three did not see temperatures over 100 degrees. san francisco, and san mateo. everybody else in the red area you have an excessive heat warning in effect until tuesday night that shows you how long it will remain hot and it will get hotter. right now it's a very slow cool down but coming up we'll talk about the hottest day to come and th

this morning outside the shadow ultralounge on 13th and webster street, just four blocks from oakland city hall. witnesses say the shots were fired after a confrontation inside the club. the victims were rushed to the hospital with non-life- threatening injuries. >> i was having a conversation with, you know, a good friend of mine and i just all of a sudden just saw chaos and people running. of course, at that point, you know, i ran, too. >> police are reviewing surveillance video to try to identify the suspects. >>> this morning's latest shootings are in addition to seven others over the weekend. those shootings left a 17-year- old boy dead and 11 others injured. three of the shootings happened saturday night within the space of an hour. police have not made any arrests. >>> new at noon -- san jose assemblywoman nora campos sent a letter to san jose's acting police chief calling on him to ask the chp for help curbing that city's crime rate. in her letter, campos pointed to san jose's five homicides last week and expressed concern the city could be headed into one of the deadliest summers on re

city works in oakland is demanding an end to employee concessions. officials with local 1021 say they will ask members to authorize a strike. union members rallied outside oakland city hall before a city council budget meeting. the union represents 2,500 city workers whose contract expires at the end the positive. the union claims oakland has at least $57 million surplus but is still demanding concessions from employees. officials have previously said oakland faces a multipresident dollar different. >> the bay area now has the first case of west nile virus this year, two dead births in san mateo bridge county have tested positive. the health folks say the cases have come early and west nile virus activity will increase. eight counties across the state have reported cases of west nile. >> the federal government says it is time to do something about huge amount of food members throw away n2010 americans threw out a third of the food they bought a total of $400 per person per year. the epa and agriculture department say they will work together with the food industry to make it easier for companies to donate misbranded meat and poultry toed for banks and test out a meat comp

in the city council chambers at oakland city hall. >>> new this morning, fire investigators trying to figure out what sparked a brushfire in antioch overnight. fire broke out before 11:00 last night near wilbur avenue and minaker drive. took crews an hour to knock down the flames. in all, 15 acres burned. no reports of injuries. no buildings were damaged. >>> people in the south bay may notice smoke in the air near milpitas. it's all part of a firefighting exercise. crews from several agencies including the santa clara county fire department taking part in a live fire exercise at ed levin county park. the exercise a culmination of a four-day training event. crews practice using fire as defensive tool in fighting much larger, more dangerous wildfires. >>> let's see if we'll have winds today if it will carry the smoke out there as well. >> good wednesday to you. want to help you get started. help you get your day going right. calm winds continue right now up in santa rosa. we have winds picking up down in the south bay and antioch it's going to be hot and winds will be blowing. but we'l

. >> union workers protest outside oakland city hall.why they say they're preparing for a strike vote. >>> bone up on your math. the answer to one question that could net you $1 million. join us at 7 on tv 36. >>> as we told you at the top of this newscast. major problems in baseball. mark ibanez will have more about possible suspensions and other punishments facing some of the biggest names in major league baseball. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> mark is here now with more on the trouble shaking the sports world. baseball, big names on a big list. >> if you're a baseb

and there'll be a news conference at 10:00 this morning on the steps of oakland city hall about 2 mi. will be held by the union members and we will be there and carry that news conference the live as it happens on our comcast channel 193. >> continuing our team coverage of the potential bart strike mike pelton is live at the walnut creek bart station. >> angry and frustrated, that sums up how commuters are feeling this morning. they have 72 hours to plan for a potential strike. some people tell me time is not the problem, bart is their only option to get to and from work. if there is a strike, other transit agencies will try to pick up the streslack. officials say it is ultimately up to use to prepare for the strike. they recommend working from home or using cattle car pools where strangers meet up to commute over the bay bridge. commuters are concerned. >> it will have an effect driving additional people with no customers. it's bad for business. >> what are you glad to do? >> move somewhere else. or it's just not going to happen. >> if there is a strike on monday and the other transi

police are searching for suspects in a triple shooting outside of a club just four blocks from oakland city halln and a security forward were hurt. they are all expected to survive. intellect a new report says the irs spent more than $50 million on conferences between 2010 and 2012. that included more than $50,000 spent on videos of employees playing characters of tv shows. drivers could be delayed around 5-8 minutes. >>> a downed tree is causing problems this morning. blocking a street in the san francisco neighborhood. janine de la vega is live on lombard street to tell us about this. janine. >> well yeah a public works crew arrived. just one man here. he has a little saw in his hands. we are not sure how much this is going to do it. this tree is blocking all westbound lanes of lombard street. you can see where it came down and trapped the back of this gold lexus. we are told the triphone down around 4:00 this morning. a police officer who talked to a public works person was told it was likely old and rotted and winds may have contributed. fort nayly no one was injured. a lot of people in the

in front of oakland city hall. the union filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the city yesterday for failing to seriously negotiate. >>> as transit riders brace for commuter chaos, tips to get around the gridlock and how some startups see a golden opportunity. >> and i'm mark sayre in the east bay where people are doing everything they can to beat the heat and there's more of that to come this weekend. i'll have the story ahead. >> i have some tips, too. head to the beach because it will be cool even as we are under an excessive heat advisory in the bay area. heat's on big time. we'll have the forecast after a break. for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. of the state to the other. kpix 5's >>> it felt like a furnace across california today as temperatures were above 100 from one end of the day to the other. kpix 5's mark sayre is live in downtown livermore, where people were looking for any way to stay cool in that 100- degree-plus temperature mark. mark. >> reporter: ken, the operative w

this one starts at 7:00 in the city council chambers at oakland city hall. >>> the baseball brawl thatormer oakland athletic toss off the field, next. >>> a look at true cost of driving and electric car ahead. >> some potential lil tough news for the giants' marco scutero could be out for a considerable amount of time but fans hoping it's not too serious. he'll see a specialist after hit by a pitch in the seventh inning last night's ball game. comcast sportsnet bay area andrew baggaley says x-rays are negative, no fracture. there are worries scutero could have damaged a tendon because he cannot straighten out one of his fingers. the giants, we can tell you, lose the game. 8-2. bruce bochie and george kontos both ejected in the eighth after kontos hit a batter with a pitch. the league right now reviewing those ejections and suspensions could be handed down as early as today. have you seen this one? former oakland a's slugger mark mcgwire ejected from a game last night. now a batting coach for the l.a. dodgers, right in the middle with the benches cleared in the game between the dodgers

that would be a oakland city hall to talk about their fight for a better contract and will see what willout the weekend. both sides stated the they do not want a strike to happen. just because they declared a strike does not mean that it will happen. we have seen this before and that they may extend this period. >> regional transit officials are warning people of major of gridlock on bay area rose if the strike does happen. the metropolitan transportation commission was talking about the possible fallout. bart has about 400,000 riders a day, including 96,000 will travel across the bay in the trans bay to during peak commute hours. that is 50% more commuters than in 1997. the mtc is hoping that a lot of people can work from home. if not, officials are encouraging carpooling and other regional transportation agencies. >> and the one alternative bart riders can use to get around is casual carpooling. that is where people live up to get into strangers' cars to get across the bay. the program runs between the east bay in downtown san francisco. casual car pulling teens to get more popular dur

the scene is just a few miles from oakland city hall. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. police are looking for someone suspect who they say sprayed bullets all over the sidewalk. there are two cameras up in the corners of the bar. police will be looking at that video to see if they can get a suspect description. around 12:45 this morning, a male security guard and two women were shot outside the shadow ultrasound off 13th and webster. they were taken by ambulance to the hospital with non-life- threatening injuries. there were hundreds of people outside the bar. it had been packed to capacity. there was some type of argument so security lead the folks outside. about 300 people were having a private 18 and over party. >> i was having a conversation with, you know, a good friend of mine and i just all of a sudden, just saw chaos and people running, of course, at that point, i ran, too. you know, i wanted to get out, of course, it just seemed like it was dangerous. >> reporter: this woman stumbled upon one of the victims in the doorway as she was leaving the bar. she said sh

oakland, city parks, libraries and other services will be affected by the strike. city workers are upset about what they say are dishonest budget numbers from city hall. morethan in just a moment. but first, our ryan takeo is in oakland with what's keeping bart unions and management from reaching that agreement. >> reporter: there's been public talk but no movement. earlier this morning at about 11:00, both sides were scheduled to meet but so far they have not. >> reporter: they are not messing around. last night the unions gave bart and riders 72 hours' notice of a potential strike just in time

there's also a rally at san jose city hall. oakland's rally starts in 30 minutes and there's one in concord as well. we'll have those reports throughout the evening. you'll find a list of other events by going to ktvu.com. click on the prop 8 tab on the home page. >>> the question is what's next? for those wondering when they can get married, it will likely be at least a month from now. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: it was a nerve- racking morning waiting for the decision from tv and online. >> unconstitutional deprivation of persons protected by the 5th amendment. >> reporter: it will be about a month before the wedings will take place. >> it will take about 25 days for a petition for re-hearing and then a couple days after that for the final mandate decision, order to issue so it will be about 30 days. >> reporter: he wants the 9th circuit court to lift its stay so the marriages can take place sooner. and she reminded county officials they must not stand in the way of the court's ruleings. >> each of the 58 counties have to follow the rulin

at 10:00 this morning some bart leaders will be here at city hall in oakland to try to give us more details about why they voted exactly the way they did. remember just because bart unions gave 72 hour notice of a strike doesn't niecely mean it will happen. they can still try to hammer out a deal a contract with bart before the midnight sunday deadline. workers say they wanted to give a heads up to passengers so they can make alternate plans come monday. many remember the gridlock created on bay area roadways the last time they went on strike in 1997. >> it didn't feel like a long day. it's something that needed to be done. we did what we needed to do. nobody wants to go on strike. >> reporter: during the last strike 16 years ago, bart was carrying 275,000 passengers a day. now that number is 4 million. you -- 400,000. they broke off negotiations at 10:40 last night. there have been signs of progress. talks resume at 11:00 this morning at bart headquarters and continue throughout the weekend if necessary. city workers will be here to make a major announcement in the wake of all of this. liv

oakland and came here. >> san francisco city hall will weekend from 9 a-m to 5 p-m.s any indication, there will be a the dome today and tomorrow. san francisco. steer were waiting for the county clerk's office. later. harris was on the phone. marriage licenses. this was a call she made to los angeles. immediately.. after filling out the honors.. attending other weddings like theirs. morning. walked off the job was 1997. days. kron fours charles clifford that bart shutdown. after months of negotiations, 2,600 bart workers from 3 unions walked september 7th 1997. the main sticking point was money. with its' employees on ground to a halt. on monday morning, bay area traffic and transit nightmare. tens of thousands of commuters were forced to find other ways to get around. busses and ferries snarled roadways for hours. on average, commute times three hours. by monday evening, bart and returned to the negotiating table, but a deal was still days away. by tuesday morning, transit times had improved as commuters began adjusting to the situation by carpooling busses and ferr

very much and i also want to welcome, the students from bella vista school in oakland and welcome to san francisco city hall and thank you for being well behaved and it is very impressive and i hope that you are enjoying your visit. >> next speaker. >> my name is mia (inaudible) and i am the chair woman of the san francisco youth commission and i am used to being one of the youngest person in the room clearly not at the minute. >> we just want to start out and the youth commission is excited to hear about it and the fact that there are these departments that are creating these different trainings and listening to their remarks and one of the things is to keep them from the need of the centralized authority responsible for compliance and we do not feel that should be the authority and we would love to be a youth consultant on people creating their trainings we serve one year term we don't have enough capacity to be the one telling the program. why aren't you doing the training. >> and that set and we also want to say that the dph, 30-minute video is great but clearly if there are these other departments that

oakland. city officials joined mayor jean quan to celebrate today's supreme court rulings. >> pam: speaking on the steps of city hall. the mayor recounted the excitement the moment the ruling came down. >>"you could hear the screaming in our neighborhood when the decision was read. this is truly a joyful day in the nation and in this city./i think of all the things that we've done in recent years, this is one of the most moving days for me." the mayor says, she is >> pam: making arrangements for a large number of weddings to be performed at city hall. >> pam: grant lodes joins us now with a breakdown of

toward san francisco and we have readings at 55 degrees in san francisco and 56 in oakland and another live view of our city hall here in san francisco from our sutro tower camera. we have 61 right now in santa rosa and napa and livermore. 56 in fairfield and 58 in los gatos. as we look from the rooftop camera across the embarcadero we are seeing a little of the center there. sunny and warm tomorrow and even warmer than today in many spots. cooler on sunday and a lot cooler with a chance of rain late sunday and rain is likely on monday. our pattern is going to change dramatically. as we look at the satellite image, you can see the high pressure holding on for one more sunny and warm day tomorrow. but we do have an active storm track with lots of disturbances riding the storm track and moving generally in our direction. starting the forecast animation and 11:00 on sunday morning at which point it will be cloudy. later in the day and into the evening there will be rain in the north bay first and then spreading southward during the overnight hours sunday night into monday morning. spreading of the rainfall to other

oakland, city parks, libraries and other services will be affected by the strike. city workers are upset about what they say are dishonest budget numbers from city hall. morethan in just a moment. but first, our ryan takeo is in oakland with what's keeping bart unions and management from reaching that agreement. >> reporter: there's been public talk but no movement. earlier this morning at about 11:00, both sides were scheduled to meet but so far they have not. >> reporter: they are not messing around. last night the unions gave bart and riders 72 hours' notice of a potential strike just in time for monday morning's commute. but a strike isn't a sure thing. >> management's position is we are going to continue to negotiate to keep the trains rolling. >> reporter: both sides say an agreement is possible this weekend but so far today there has not been any talks. unions complain bart management was not there. >> we want to know, district, where are you? >> we need to get some momentum going. >> reporter: bart leadership said they are waiting for the unions to counter yesterday's proposal. >> we're obviously very concerned. >> reporter: the negotiation sti

toward san francisco and we have readings at 55 degrees in san francisco and 56 in oakland and another live view of our city hall here in san francisco from our sutro tower camera. we have 61 right now in santa rosa and napa and livermore. 56 in fairfield and 58 in los gatos. as we look from the rooftop camera across the embarcadero we are seeing a little of the center there. sunny and warm tomorrow and even warmer than today in many spots. cooler on sunday and a lot cooler with a chance of rain late sunday and rain is likely on monday. our pattern is going to change dramatically. as we look at the satellite image, you can see the high pressure holding on for one more sunny and warm day tomorrow. but we do have an active storm track with lots of disturbances riding the storm track and moving generally in our direction. starting the forecast animation and 11:00 on sunday morning at which point it will be cloudy. later in the day and into the evening there will be rain in the north bay first and then spreading southward during the overnight hours sunday night into monday morning. spreading of the rainfall to other

toward san francisco and we have readings at 55 degrees in san francisco and 56 in oakland and another live view of our city hall here in san francisco from our sutro tower camera. we have 61 right now in santa rosa and napa and livermore. 56 in fairfield and 58 in los gatos. as we look from the rooftop camera across the embarcadero we are seeing a little of the center there. sunny and warm tomorrow and even warmer than today in many spots. cooler on sunday and a lot cooler with a chance of rain late sunday and rain is likely on monday. our p our pattern is going to change dramatically. as we look at the satellite image, you can see the high pressure holding on for one more sunny and warm day tomorrow. but we do have an active storm track with lots of disturbances riding the storm track and moving generally in our direction. starting the forecast animation and 11:00 on sunday morning at which point it will be cloudy. later in the day and into the evening there will be rain in the north bay first and then spreading southward during the overnight hours sunday night into monday morning. spreading of the rainfall to

. >> reporter: 6 p.m., others will gather at san jose city hall at the same time. in oakland at 19th telegraph at 5:30 p.m. and concord at the rainbow center. the question is will those events be a celebration, so it will be an important day in the supreme court history, we don't know why just yet. david says he believes that the supreme court will take a middle approach rather than rule for against the proposition 8. >> my guess is that we'll get an opinion saying that the appeal should never been brought. >> potentially a messy one and less of a clear cut victory of this community hoping for. in san francisco chris pritchett channel 2 news. >>> the justices voted 5 -4 to no longer mandate of all parts of 15 states with a history of voters discrimination. the ruling aif he cans mostly state in the south but also three counties in california. moneterey and king. president obama issued a statems disappointed with the ruling and is calling congress to update the law. >>> a family killed after a fender bender and asking witnesses to call to step forward. >> i am begging people w

. >> they're a hall of fame institution in oakland. >> the city says conagra is a model for energy and climate plans reducing waste, pollution, and keeping money in the local economy. >> last month's powerful tornado in oklahoma injured 70 children. now a brai area group wants to help those young victims. volunteers turning pieces of fabric into super hero capes. their zbol to make 250 of the creations tomorrow they'll hand them out to students who survived the deadly tornado. the organization started making the kaips four years ago for children with autism ask cancer patient autos the person who may have made it possible fr a florida woman to win a $590 million power ball jackpot has come forward. >> she says she gave up her spot for the 84-year-old gloria mckenzie. she says she is happy mckenzie won and her 10-year-old daugtder learned a valuable lesson. >> she's like yeah. sometimes it's better to be patient than rich. i knew we were teaching our daughter the right thing. >> no word on if mckenzie will offer crandall a cut of the winnings. the grandmother decided to take a cash payo

francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi says "who cares" with supporters in oakland recruiting volunteers to perform marriages at city hall when the same-sex marriages resume. governor brown has ordered all county clerk offices in california to begin issuing marriage licenses the moment the 9th circuit confirms the stay has been lifted. in the bay area clerk will add staff and extend hour to accommodate the flood of couples when the state gives the green light. in alameda county the marriage license forms have been updated to be gender neutral. we reported the rulings when they came down if you were with us yesterday you know that. you can stay open top of breaking news by downloading our smartphone app which is free at abc7news.com/app. >> other news this morning, bart riders will want to work on a backup plan just in case there is a strike. workers voted to authorize a work stoppage over pay and benefits. it could disaster monday. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more from walnut creek. >> we hear a lot of optimism with hope. we do not hear a lot of backup plan. we hope this will not happen. we have video of the vo

union for city workers in oakland is demanding an end to employee concessions and officials with the union say they will ask members to authorize a strike. union members rallied outside city hallresenting more than 2,500 city workers whose contract expires end of the month claiming oakland has a $57 million surplus but is still demanding concessions. folks have said that oakland faces a multimillion dollar deficit. >> the bay area now has the first case of west nile virus this year, two dead birds in san mateo county have tested positive. officials say the cases have come early in the season and west nile virus activity is expected to increase this summer. eight counties have reported cases of west nile. >> next at 6:00, a deadly shooting at a bay area marina led believes to open fire and kill a man living on a boat. >> ahead, traffic trouble spots, where you are more likely to spend time behind a wheel in the bay area and the reason delays are getting worse. >> later, a credit score secret, 7 on your side and "consumer reports" reveal hidden truth >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> developing now at 6:00, a call about a loud argument on a boat lead

we're following breaking news in oakland where three people have been shot four blocks from city hall. tara moriarty is live with what we are learning about the club. >> reporter: we know a security forward and two women were shot just outside this bar called the shadow ultra lounge. and we noticed at a nearby furniture store there is a bullet where it chipped the tile and went through the window. and right now police will bees using surveillance video to try to figure out how this unfolded. around 1:00 this morning the security guard and the women were take ton the hospital with nonlife threatening yours.packe about 300 people were having a private 18 scene over par -- 18 scene over party. >> at this point we know there was some sort of verbal argument outside. don't know at this time if the shots are related to that, but it appears it may possibly be related. >> reporter: police scoured the scene for evidence hours later and they are now reviewing that surveillance. coming up you will hear from a woman inside the bar when the chaos broke out and how she helped one of the gunshot vic

other part which is the city government the state government which people will go down to city hall in oaklandcivil ceremony some people may just do that and some others will do both. ceremony is more symbolic than anything but it will meet a lot to the people who are taking part in this today current. this is a new beginning for marriage equality. live in oakland felipe kron 4 news >> catherine: of the some good music. >> reporter: they're manning same sec same-sex couples who have been waiting to hear the news occurred today. there is a waiting period of 25 days and during that time the supreme court can it could be about a month. >> it all means that france are going to have about 30 days to make their wedding plans. still to come. >> catherine: area. there are only four days until the contract expires between bart and its biggest union. the strike vote is in. we'll have the latest. and this is live from oakland. more bay area reaction on the prop 8 ruling.. >> catherine: stay with us. you kids should count yourselves lucky. we didn't have u-verse back in my day. you couldn't just... guys..

in oakland a celebration is planned for 5:30, and at 19th and telegraph. in san jose a rally is planned at city hall at 6:00. in concord, a celebration is held at the rainbow community center at 6:30. other events are planned to mountain view, redwood city, santa cruz, vallejo, fairfield. >> proposition 8 supporters are on pins and needles of the supreme court decision expecting the unexpected. >> in the event it is struck down which we help it will not be, our mission will turn toward ensuring the rights of con session for victims who object to gay marriage will be respected and gay rights will not displace free speech and freedom of religion. >> the pacific justice institute has been defending traditional marriage for 10 years saying the issue should not be considered by the courts in a way that radically reinterpreted the constitution. president obama has been clear believing same-sex couples should be treated like straight couples under the law. abc7 news reporter news anchor spoke to president obama during a one on one interview at the white house back in february. >> i have to make sure i'm no

silicone valley will have speakers and live music at san jose city hall and events are also planned for telegraph avenue and in oakland at the rainbow community center. >>> supporters on same-sex marriage say it would overturn the state's wishes on voters. >> laws written down are not respected and do we have a democracy when the people's votes are rejected. >> 52 percent voted for same- sex marriage but supporters of same-sex marriage have had reports of votes which have shifted dramatically over the last five years. we will bring you the outcome as soon as it comes down because it comes in at 7:00 this morning. we have legal analysts who will help and tonight we will go in depths for a special at 6:30. >>> bart will announce the results of their strike vote this morning. some 2300 have cast a strike and that could start as early as monday morning. so far bart workers have not been able to reach an understanding over salary contracts and pension and they say there is still time before sunday night's deadline. >>> meanwhile it is a perfect storm an ac transit workers are reminding workers they have authorized they are

in san jose lgbt activists are planning to meet at city hall at 6:00 p.m. in oakland the gathering is planned for 6:30 p.m. on telegraph avenue. and in concord the rainbow community center on willow pass road is holding a gathering. >>> those who support proposition eight say there's more at stake than who is allowed to get married. if the supreme court bans same- sex marriage that will affect the process. >> do we have a democracy when the people's vote is rejected. >> proposition eight passed from 52% to 48% back in 2008. supporters of the amendment argued that heterosexual marriage is the key to existence. >>> and stay with ktvu for tomorrow's prop eight decisions. mornings on two will bring you the outcome as soon as it comes down as soon as 7:00 tomorrow morning. tomorrow night we will go in depth with the ktvu news special at 6:30. >>> happening now b.a.r.t. union workers just finished voting on a strike authorization. we want to show you live picture from seic offices in oakland. union leaders are now beginning the process of counting those votes. david stevens

in san jose lgbt activists are planning to meet at city hall at 6:00 p.m. in oakland the gathering is planned for 6:30 p.m. on telegraph avenue. and in concord the rainbow community center on willow pass road is holding a gathering. >>> those who support proposition eight say there's more at stake than who is allowed to get married. if the supreme court bans same- sex marriage that will affect the process. >> do we have a democracy when the people's vote is rejected. >> proposition eight passed from 52% to 48% back in 2008. supporters of the amendment argued that heterosexual marriage is the key to existence. >>> and stay with ktvu for tomorrow's prop eight decisions. mornings on two will bring you the outcome as soon as it comes down as soon as 7:00 tomorrow morning. tomorrow night we will go in depth with the ktvu news special at 6:30. >>> happening now b.a.r.t. union workers just finished voting on a strike authorization. we want to show you live picture from seic offices in oakland. union leaders are now beginning the process of counting those votes. david stevens

through tuesday before we start to see some improvements. 67 degrees. 74 ocean city, 59 in oakland. 70 westminster, 72 in rock hallwinds across the airport and up toward elkton, but a light breeze around the rest of the state. a bit of a southerly component around most of the area. that will help temperatures climb up here over the next few days. yesterday got to 83 degrees. today we call it 86. here's the low pressure system driving away. warm front leading the way. cold front is following. it's a combination of those two that will stir things up enough. cold front brings the lift and the spin in the atmosphere as it starts to turn things up. that will bring the thunderstorm potential for tonight, tomorrow, and tuesday. behind it things are to clear out. next chance of rain will be until next saturday. our sunset today at 8:35. small craft advisory with winds gusting up to about 20 knots. 86 degrees today, 67 tonight. chance of thunderstorms in spots through the evening. partly sunny and humid with thunderstorms through tomorrow. 80101 say, 84 and 86 on thursday and friday with overnight lows in the low 60s and u

in oakland, a celebration is planned for 5:30 at 19th and telegraph. in san jose a rally is scheduled at 6:00 at city hallconquer, a champagne celebration is held at the rainbow community center on willow pass road at 6:30. other evens are planned for redwood city and santa cruz and vallejo and fairfield. abc7 news will have coverage on the air and online as the supreme court rulings are announced with extended coverage at 7:00 a.m. so we will not go off the air when we usually do and look for breaking news for an instant alert. >> develop news the unions representing thousands of bart workers will announce the results of a strike authorization vote this morning. members of five unions including train operators and maintenance workers are considering the first step in calling a strike after failing to roach an agreement in negotiations over pay and benefits. union members cast votes until last night and the union contracts with bart will expire on sunday and union leaders say they will give the public 72 hours to prepare if they decide to call a strike. the transit information website has a page lifting t

growing to more than 250 people in front of san jose's city hall organized by the bay area municipality elections committee and a party took place in oakland where people danced in the streets. this gathering planned regardless of the court decision. organizers called this "decision day for better other worse." the rainbow flags are flying on the peninsula outside the san mateo county clerk drawing gay and straight couples saying the issue is about love and equality. >> gay marriage has strengthened our straight marriage. let liberty be the true defense of marriage. >> activists, clergy and local officials took part. >> senator feinstein has reintroduce add measure to repeal the defense of marriage act although the supreme court struck down a key part of the act as unconstitutional. the high court ruled legally married gay couples must receive the same federal tax, social security, and health and other benefits as heterosexual couples. she says more than a thousand federal laws affected by the defense of marriage act need to be fixed and repealing it makes sure there are no inequities. spouses of gay and lesbian marries will receive benefi

in oakland, the celebration planned for 5:30 at 19th and telegraph. in san jose, a rally is planned at city hall at 6:00. in concord, a champagne celebration at the rainbow community center. other events are planned throughout the bay area. >> after the ruling two of the plaintiffs in the prop 8 case got engaged on the steps of the supreme court. >> we want to join the institution of marriage not to take anything away but to strengthen it and to live up to its ideals. today is a good day. i finally get to look at the man that i love and finally say "will you please marry me." >> this couple was joined by fellow prop 8 plaintiffs great berkeley. they say today's court ruling is also a victory for their children. >> today we can go back to california and say to our own children, all four of our boys, your family is just as good as everyone else's family. we love you as much as anyone else's parents love their kids and we are going to be equal. now we will be married. >> the couples received a personal phone call from president obama congratulating them on the victory. >> president obama says the s

oakland as try to sweep dusty baker and the reds. >>> and happening now, a live look at san jose city hall where a celebration is just getting started. we'll be right back. >>> happening now, we want to show you another live look at the castro district in san francisco where people are gathering for tonight's rally. it will be a celebration in the prop 8 case. same-sex couples have been celebrating throughout the city all day following today's decision. it is a day that many people say they have been waiting a long time for now and now many are planning wedings. this rally is set to begin in just minutes. we've been following the developments in the castro talking with people, getting reaction following today's supreme court decision. >>> we want to go to our sports director where the as were trying to get the one-two punch against the reds. >> thank you for coming, now get out of here. as definitely bringing their a- game this afternoon start to finish. josh reddick, the reigning gold glove winner helping out a.j . griffin. as break it open with a four- run fourth one, two, three. josh donaldson cranked to left center, three-run sh

oakland from spilling over the border. >> and a developer wants to give the city a free neighborhood park. why city hall is saying no thanks. >> our end of the week warm up begins tomorrow, the spots will sizzle in the accu-weather forecast in just a moment. >> and the annual bocci tournament after 15 years beginning to develop into a habit. >>> there are pictures taken bit lake county news of a wildfire burning in lake county right now. burning at least 25 acres if clear lake park area. people say they can see the smoke for miles. the fire started this afternoon and threatened homes for a time. piedmont is investing money into a new program designed to protect people who live there from a growing crime threat. as abc news explains some want to know who is driving in and out of the city. >> i was ambivalent first. >> but not anymore n 13 years he's seen the community change. >> and he says most of it seems to target certain areas. >> if you happen to live on the area you're, you are a good target and that has been the experience. >> but now, there will be more iz watching. the city council approved a pl

oakland. city officials joined mayor jean quan to celebrate today's supreme court rulings. >> pam: speaking on the steps of city hall. the mayor recounted the excitement the moment the ruling came down. >>"you could hear the screaming in our neighborhood when the decision was read. this is truly a joyful day in the nation and in this city./i think of all the things that we've done in recent years, this is one of the most moving days for me." the mayor says, she is >> pam: making arrangements for a large number of weddings to be performed at city hall. >> pam: grant lodes joins us now with a breakdown of what proposition 8 means. and reaction from plaintiffs in the case.grant? >> reporter:now we get to hear from the people behind the case and this landmark decision. two couples who were plaintiffs in the case were overjoyed with the supreme court's decision. >>we believe from the very beginning that the importance of this case was to send a message to the children of this country, that you are just as good as everybody else no matter who you love, no matter who your parents love. and today we can go back to californi

ocean city now 72, near deep creek lake in the upper 50s, 61 degrees oakland, rock hall 70, 72 annapolis and kent island, almost 70 columbia, 67 westminster, 64 degrees in bel air. easy weather today, tomorrow and wednesday. we're just talking about variably cloudy skies, more sun than yesterday with a chance of a passing shower or thundershower. not unlike yesterday. really over the next 3 days the computer is not printing a lot of moisture at all. weather calms down on thursday and friday, hopefully stays calm on saturday. any thunderstorm around should not be severe at all. mostly cloudy, 66. tomorrow 86, again, the same for forecast. same deal as we move into wednesday. we will get clearing skies. thursday and friday calm, 84 and 86. saturday we hope to stay calm 86. >>> straight to sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. a new problem to report. this one a utility problem. it's blocking all westbound lanes at liberty road. that's route 26. that's between milford mill and ellen road. keep that in mind. also we have that debris on 279 at appleton road. no real delays or