but no problems so far to speak of here in dublin-pleasanton. sue kwon, kpix 5. >>> bart passengers make up about 5% of the bay area's total commuters but without those trains running, major jams are certain. the last time there was a strike against bart that was back in 1997 and oh, by the way that lasts 6 days. >>> there is one bit of good news on the strike front. ac transit union members are not on strike today, although that was a possibility. but for now the company and the unions are still at the table. union leaders say they will give at least 24 hours' notice before taking actions. we'll be covering the bart strike throughout the day including up-to-the-minute coverage of the evening commute today at 5:00. when you're on the road, check traffic with kcbs radio at 740- am and 106.9 fm. a commuter's survival guide including a list of transportation alternatives is on kpix.com. >>> the other big story, of course, is the weather. coming up, a look at how long the scorching weather will go on and why there are concerns about california's pow

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joining us from the dublin/pleasanton station. >> we are in pleasantonith plenty of shuttles available. look at this bus waiting to fill up. we hear a lot of positive feedback about this service. people said yesterday it was very easy and they are back if more today. this service starts at 5:00 a.m. and here is video of people boarding the first one this morning. we have seen two take off so far. one man took an hour and 15 minutes to get from here to pleasanton in san francisco and is gaining in popularity. >> i want to say it is good, but i wanted to save money and i decided to try the bus. >> more people and bart is adjusting, officials have added a station where this is available and you can now go to the west oakland bart station to pick up a bus with that availability from 5:00 to 9:00 and the other four stations from yesterday are still available today but from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and this is a free round-trip to san francisco and bart folks say although this is an option and it is a good one, it cannot carry the same load as you will of the trains

is the pleasanton marquis. they completely shut down main street right here. they allow vendors to set up. they allow food stands and barbecues. and a live band. in fact this big giant block party the biggest in the bay area kicks off at 6 p.m. until 9:00 tonight. the theme this year is, red, white and blue. why not? it's the day before the 4th of july. and the pleasanton downtown association promises me 5,000 people coming out here to party and to welcome the summer heat. reporting for mobile weather for kpix 5, roberta gonzales, and now, back to the air- conditioned studio and the ever so refreshed paul deanno. >> refreshed but it's always 72 in the studio roberta which is about 35 degrees cooler than what you have out there. it's another toasty day inland. look at the highs as we look at mount diablo in the background. lakeport 111 degrees. vacaville 104. walnut creek, calistoga 102. los gatos 100. i threw in oakland well above normal at 87 degrees in oakland today. san jose, you are in the 90s once again, 5

lafayette and downville and 58 and pleasanton and dublin/pleasanton at 55 and conquer at 56 and livermore is 57 and highway four in the throw mid-60's and mountain view at 60 and everyone else is in the 50's right now and now, what is happening today with the u.v. index it will be high but notice our pollen counts are throw moderate and that is only the trees. as far as temperatures today, as we look at the low clouds they will be gone by 11:00 and replaced with high clouds keeping the temperature from two to ten degrees cooler than yesterday. now an update on traffic. >> we are starting to see a buildup of traffic and accidents. first i get to severe traffic advisory on highway 128 in napa county we have word there is a brushfire burning in this area and c.h.p. is advising motorists to avoid the area. this could be shut down in this

. >> i'm sue kwon at the dublin- pleasanton bart station. i'll tell you why you need one of these for your commute to and from the city today. more on how to catch a shuttle coming up. >> and in addition to really big delays already over at the bay bridge toll plaza, we now have a new accident in the commute direction. it's in crockett. we'll let you know more coming up. >> it could get even a little bit hotter. when will we cool things down? we'll talk about that coming up. >> all right, thank you, lawrence. good morning, everybody. it's monday, july 1. and i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm brian hackney in for michelle. time is straight up 6:00. we hoped for the best but it's good if you are prepared for the worst. bart is on strike this monday morning. bart workers set up picket lines at midnight. the walkout means bart trains are not running today. ac transit is not on strike this morning. its workers continues but there is another strike by oakland city workers. the one-day walkout means most city service shut down today. our team coverage be

and 104 in pleasanton. inside the bay enough of a sea breeze keeps the temperatures down into daly city, talking about 69 there. 75 and pleasant in san francisco. about 98 and hot in santa rosa. and 82 in oakland. over the next couple of days, temperatures actually going to get hotter as that ridge going to strengthen somewhat through tuesday and possibly wednesday. still going to see some of those monsoonal clouds drifting overhead. doesn't look like we'll see heat relief until the next weekend and even then some hot temperatures inland backing off to the 90s. i was looking at the long-range forecast and the ridge over the desert southwest a semi permanent feature through the middle of july. >> hear all the lawns out there saying what? >> bad news for air quality, too. >> that will suffer probably through the middle of the month. >> thank you. >>> this is grim news coming out of arizona this morning. the biggest loss of life for u.s. firefighters since 9/11. 19 hotshot firefighters were killed yesterday ba

the pleasanton downtown association promises 5,000 people will be here tonight.ll you, my photographer branson and myself, we have been going all around the bay area. we have been reporting from the san mateo county fair, we have been at the contra costa county county fire, at the alameda county fair. we have been at waterworld and great america. the number one selling food this year, right there, it's corn! people are gobbling up corn this year and they decorate it with a number of different condiments. my favorite, i have been trying the corn right here. i just throw this all over it and it is yummy. so tonight the same here in downtown pleasanton for a town with 5,000 people strong coming out to the biggest block party in the bay area. it happens to be red, white and blue. come on out and sell bay area the 4th of july. i promise -- come on out and celebrate the 4th of july and i promise you tomorrow will be cooler at 100 degrees. roberta gonzales for kpix 5. ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, last place giants? well, at leas >>> vern has sports the giants need to win. >> hol

there are major delays approach ing from pleasanton hill. you can see all the backup is at a standstill. this is a packed drive. it is never like this. since you are coming down from highway four you can use taylor boulevard which turns into pleasanton hill road connecting you to 24. avoid this area. now the weather shows good news with sun on the horizon waking up to clouds and fog. we do not have any moisture, rain, or drizzle. as we look for the next 12 hours our die planner will show patchy fog inland and temperatures at 58 and 60 around bay and 54 along the coast. we will start to see things burning off sooner than yesterday. for lunch time, 72 degrees inland and 66 around the bay. it will turn into 90-degree temperatures inland by 4:00 p.m. today. you want to make sure you also pack the sun screen with high u.v. index. >> oakland is calm and damage-free this morning after the first peaceful night there since the george zimmerman aquittal in florida. police stepped up their presence in a big way after a flood criticism. abc7 news report

livermore and pleasanton still around 72 and 70, the warm spots.id 60's at the bay shore and slow and los gatos at 66 and the hills, still in the 80's, 59 right now and comfortable in san francisco and 55, cool this in half moon bay, and a beautiful picture showing hazy sunshine and more heat in day five and dangerous heat through thursday and it will become more manageable, but, still, fairly warm this weekend compared to average but nothing like the 100 in los gatos and mid-to-upper 90's for the santa clara valley and up the peninsula, we are stuck in the 80's. low 70's along the coast and 80's in downtown and south san francisco and 85 in sausalito and upper 90's to near 100 throughout the not bay valley with low 70's and we will have mid-to-upper 80's around berkeley and newark and everyone else in the throw hid -- in the low-to-mid 90's. a lost air conditioning are still running because of the extra humidity keeping the heat up in the east bay valley. low clouds are hugging the coast tonight at 58 in san francisco and the rest of us are in the

other stations included fremont, walnut creek, el cerrito and dublin/pleasanton. in pleasanton the boarding process went smoothly and there were plenty of buses. of course, that is just the beginning. then comes the traffic. last night, bus passengers said it was a long ride. >> i work in the financial district and we left at 6:00 and got home after two hours. >> officials are spending $100,000 a day on the buses but with demand going up they are looking into having more buses available tomorrow. speaking of buses, look at this line at the a.c. transit bus in downtown oakland at 20th broadway some waiting two hours to get a ride across the bay. abc7 news reporter tell us that the lines today were longer than yesterday in spite of the added service. a.c. transit is runninghree buses an hour rather than the normal two and that still did not help a lot of people get to work on time. >> how long did you give yourself to get to san francisco? >> about an extra 40 minutes. >> will that be enough today? >> looking at the sign that said 77 minutes? no. but it is all right

this morning in dublin/pleasanton we do not see anyone here early waiting for the 5:00 a.m. bus. yesterday in walnut creek there was a handful of people this at 3:00 a.m. because they were not sure what to expect so this could be an indication people are feeling more confident about the process. >> the most visible trouble spot has been the bay bridge toll plaza and abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is watching traffic there. cornell? >> good morning. monday's commute was a big mess. huge backups lasted into early afternoon. this morning we are waiting to see if day two of the strike brings the same. we are seeing more traffic at 4:00 a.m. compared to yesterday. commuters could be getting a jump on things by getting out early. it is smooth sailing for now. monday we witnessed lots of frustrated drivers who sat in cash-paying lanes for a long-term crawling along. one driver saying it took two hours to get from walnut creek to the toll plaza. carpooling is the best bet. we saw all the lanes free and clear and open until noon yesterday. if you can casual carpool to work that is the

go on this construction project in the east bay and this is as you head out walnut creek toward pleasanton hill northbound 680, we will see a few lanes blocked and in the southbound direction not too bad. in fact, we are look at nine minutes away from highway 4 down to the 24 junction. mass transit showing everything on time, bart, transit and muni, no delays out here and as we look outside this is the drive to the north bay and 101 freeway as you come in the southbound direction to 580, we can see a too lifeguards and not too bad at this hour. kristen? >> developing news this morning, oakland police are searching for clues in the shooting of a 66-year-old woman who was killed while driving in the fairfax district. the 66-year-old judy salamon lived less than a mile from where she was shot yesterday afternoon before 1:30. multiple shots were fired and after judy salamon was shot her car crashed into a parked car. they do not know what led up to the shooting or who fired shots. detectives are looking at surveillance video from the area. >> we are not sure how many suspects, if we are lookin

but veto a project that is causing slowing in dublin/pleasanton and westbound 580. to san ramon it is 47 miles per hour and eight miles per hour behind it and down to the single digits approaching dublin interchange. the rest of the drive to castro valley is locking clear and 680, as well, from walnut creek through danville to dublin, good news, cheer. everything is on time with ace, caltrain, bart, muni, all on track so no problems. eric? >> thank you, leyla gulen at 4:55. sunday is aids walk san francisco and abc7 news is a proud sponsor. if you are there you can see yourself on the ace use jumbo tro on checkpoint they. we will stream it live for you and it is not too late to register. you can call to register. you can text "walk sf" to 292929. >> more trouble if boeing 787 dreamliner, a tokyo bound japan airliner returned for boston because of a possible fuel pump problem after the 787 was grounded from january to april after batteries overheated. a fire broke out aboard an empty ethiopia airlines in london last week. >> the rover is confirming martian atmosphere

for now, live in pleasanton. bay area news. >> breaking news now -- a live look from the nbc chopper. of san francisco. this is the i-80 eastbound approach to the bay bridge. see the cars on the lower half. they're moving. but slowly. typical for this time. we also hear reports that the roads to the freeway are pretty jammed up. talking about the city streets in san francisco. keep an eye on it. this is all because of day two of the b.a.r.t. strike which impacted hundred of thousand of commuters. late this afternoon. both sides announce they'd will return to the bargaining table in less than an hour from now. nbc bay area's cheryl herd live in oakland with details. cheryl? >> you got it right. >> reporter: in about an hour the mediator and chief negoti e negotiator from all sides will come here to caltrans headquarters to negotiate once again. the big question is will anything get done? >> reporter: transit buses heading to san francisco were packed with people, before it arrived at 20th/broadway. >> it is an inc

pleasanton 100, south san jose to 98.s this good enough to get us through some of the hottest july weather ever? you can see not

to walnut creek this crash involves three vehicles blocking two lanes for a time and coming from pleasanton hill it will be jam packed. at the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights are now turned on. the cash-paying lanes are loading up. more traffic moving from emeryville to san francisco. >> following agree news in the south bay an officer shoots and kills a pit bull after it tries to attack him. matt was on the scene in san jose. >> we learned new details and we spoke with the owner of the dog. animal control left the scene after taking the dog's body from the home after an investigation into mailboxes being broken into in san jose. witnesses gave officers a description of the suspects and their vehicle and officers tracked the car to this home. the registered owner of the car was on searchable probation and they went to the house and started talking with a woman at the whom about the mail theft and a large pit bull came from the basement and stated to bite the officer. they feared foe their safety and shot the dog. thing do died at the scene. we caught up with the owner 15 minutes a

a live look from the dublin/pleasanton b.a.r.t. need to go is ending this morning. you know, those b.a.r.t. shuttles, service to and from select b.a.r.t. stations, is set to resume this afternoon but right now it's a ghost town because no more shuttle service. another live look. this one of oakland at 20th and broadway where there are still big lines for people waiting to get on board an a.c. transit bus for the ride across the bay. this wait has been much longer today than yesterday. we're rounding the corner right now, and that line extend perhaps down this block into the next block, so, oh, boy, hopefully these folk have their patience. some of the front of the line had to wait at least an hour and a half this morning. another look for you here at a different location, this also in oakland. this is at jack london square where folks are trying to get on their ferries to san francisco. and new numbers show 18,000 people used the ferry system yesterday. that's triple the usual amount. but despite the additional capacity, certainly

the drive time from dublin/pleasanton is an hour and 680 southbound and pleasanton is 14 minutes to 82, slow because of a grass fire on the freeway. 101 southbound from san francisco to sfo, 12 minutes gets you through. outside to sky 7, this is the bay bridge toll plaza looking busy indeed. you can see all the cars bumping up moving through the tolls and to the bridge but it is at least 15 minutes headed away from the maze and to the toll plaza but it eases up beyond treasure island. we could learn today if the new span of the bay bridge will open labor day weekend or be delayed. the committee is scheduled to brief lawmakers in sacramento this morning about the investigation into why 32 safety bolts cracked after being tightened in march. the committee report will indicate how long officials believe it will take to install a fix for the break be bolts. a contractor working on the bolts can not guarantees the fix will be done in time for september 3 opening. >> bart is running today, the first full weekday since workers ended a 4 1/2 day strategic but the threat that the union could wa

upper 60s out the door in pleasanton. we are talking the same for the afternoon.national weather service center has set a excessive hit by a 3 of 7:00 p.m. on wednesday. evergreen will gain about a hundred degrees. the warm spot will be in the east bay. pittsburg whether a high of zero hundred and five degrees and hundred and two in danville. >> your 7 day around the bay shows three more days of triple digits. after that, the temperatures will cool down. by saturday and sunday it will be in the mid '80s. >> new this morning, police in oakland are searching for at least two people involved in a double homicide inside a we must stop. it happened around 1130 last night, the restaurant is located on the 500 block of lake park avenue. police are not releasing too much information, other than to people did get shot and killed inside the restaurant. we'll bring you more information as soon as it becomes available. >> egypt is on edge after the military issued an ultimatum to president mohammed morsi and the opposition to resolve the crisis in 48 hours or have the army st

el cerrito, walnut creek, west oakland, dublin/pleasanton, and fremont. the shuttles will be direct to san francisco. they will not stop anywhere in between. for the afternoon commute, three buses depart transbay terminal starting at 4:00 a.m. with the last departure at 6:00 p.m. if you are headed into san francisco if fire works or an a's game, those shuttles will not be there from the east bay to those locations. if you are commuting this morning, do not see too many people lined up. in fact, we do not see anyone. this will be shuttles available to get to san francisco this morning. >> we will give it time people are sleeping n because of the bart strike, a.c. transit is adding extra service to get across the bay if san francisco. a.c. transit is increasing the holiday service adding 11 extra buses with twice the frequency all day long. the n.l. line from oakland to the transbay terminal and from berkeley to the transbay terminal each have four extra buses and the two lanes will run every 15 minutes rather than every 30 minutes. we will have complete co

the pleasanton based grocery store chain said it's profits fell partly because of profits of the sales of canadian.

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

pleasanton, 107. san ramon, same for you. almaden valley, 106. felt like palm springs where i grew up. it was really hot. good news, fourth of july can be cold. just depends on what kind of weather pattern we're dealing with. this year a good one for fourth of july celebrations. if you're outdoors even in san francisco, 60 degrees when the sun drops off, mainly clear. mild conditions. and yes we left the embarcadero clear. we don't flow whether or not b.a.r.t.'s running. we'll keep you posted on that as well. hopefully they'll be able to get the situation satisfied so we can all enjoy a beautiful independence day. although as we celebrate freedom we're dealing with oppressive heat. 103 in livermore. it's cooler this morning we have a hot day ahead. a peek at your noon readings. 9 degrees -- 97 in antioch. cooler but we'll turn the heat down as we get into next week. back to you. >>> 4:48. tensions are on the rise in egypt there is morning at president mohamed morsi's political fate is at stake today. live pictures from tahrir square where thousan

. >> reporter: it was 92 in concord. 96 in pleasanton. 91 in san rafael. closer to the coastline not much change. the fog is rolling back in. the fog is set to affect the coastline and bay shores and will be fairly brief into the morning. it leads to warm conditions. cooler weather is ahead. we will look at the extended forecast coming up. >>> it has been called one of spain's worst raicrashes. >>> old messages from anthony weiner. what he plans to do in new york. >>> why the school district is considering legal action to have test scores count. >> watch kron4news at 8:00 a.m. or 8:00 p.m. it is our way for thanking you for watching. register at kron4.com. announcer: through sunday at sleep tr save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic. choose $300 in free gifts with tempur-pedic. even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice. the triple choice sale ends sunday at sleep train. . >> new tonight at 11:00 the scores are invalid. this the decision made about advanced placemented exams. they are considering legal action to have that r

70s inland, 80s in pleasanton, 75 in santa clara. it's going to warm up to 77 in santa clara. you're getting there. you can see what the high clouds are going to do, stop the warming this afternoon. upper 60s to 70s on the peninsula, upper 50s to low 60s along the coast, mid to upper 60s downtown, south san francisco, mid-70s up in the north bay valleys. 60s to 70s along east bayshore, mid-80s, 90s inland. reds in town to take on the giants over at the park. look at the forecast there, 61 dropping down to 58. here is accuweather forecast. temperatures a little below average today and tomorrow with it feeling humid, a chance of a thunderstorm. you can see the flight warming and drier air and more sunshine for wednesday through saturday. keep it here, we'll keep an eye live doppler hd, download the app. we have it all of the app stores, news app and weather app, live doppler hd when we're away. that way we can track those storms when they come to us. not a big deal. unusual this time of year. live abc 7 broadcast roof here. hope you're having a great day.

outside we go and a look at our drive, this is through walnut creek coming down from pleasanton hill away from highway 4 to the 24 junction and you can see conditions are clear, no construction out there to block the lanes and no crashes so the nine minutes gets you from highway 4 to highway 24 >> young baseball players from around the nation are in the bay area today for a big championship, and next the plan to turn livermore into a major little league destination. >> the refreshing change coming to subway area schools when wow. these are really good. you act surprised. aah! aah! practice makes perfect. announcer: you don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent. there are thousands of teens in foster care who don't need perfection, they need you. >> coughing san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> 4:40 a.m. and this is san francisco downtown in the dark. how is the great of the? much like yesterday. mike will fill you in. >> cab drives in san francisco will rally today to protest what they call the illegal taxi services, a ride-sharing progra

temperatures in the low 80s for tomorrow. 80 in danville, 80 in pleasanton, also 83 in livermore.you get close to the bay and you can see that huge contrast, just a slight onshore wind. 76 in castro valley, 68 in alameda and 72 in hayward. 66 in san francisco. also 72 in sonoma and 75 in napa. if you're headed to the coastline, another cool one. bodega bay at 76 degrees. the pattern will stay very stubborn. air quality expected at moderate levels as we head throughout the next 24 hours, so if you do suffer from allergies or respiratory problems, you may want to limit that outdoor exposure, at least for the next 24 hours. then i think by friday, saturday and sunday that air quality will improve and we'll also see much clearer skies as we head into this upcoming weekend. so that's great news for us. i've got to get working on growing the beard. >> it might take you a while. >> yeah, a couple weeks. >> you're up for the challenge. >> well, i don't know if i'm going to commit to that on air, guys. >>> just in, a live look at the bay bridge where some military jets will soon be passing

. >> the stations where you can grab a shuttle: el cerrito, walnut creek, we dublin/pleasanton, and fremont. they will be available from 5:00 to 9:00 this morning and each because holds 56 people but in walnut creek there are several ready to go and empty and ready to take you to the city if you need a ride. they estimate they will be able to shultz 2,000 to 4,000 people and it depends on people and how quickly the buss can get around. >> interestingly our vice president of programming at abc7 news was one of the many people would waited for the shuttle so he will be happy to get in. casual carpooling is an alternative to cross the bay with 20 casual carpool in the east bay. passengers are dropped off in downtown san francisco at fremont with extra stops beginning at 3:30 this afternoon. the bart strike promises to make the bay bridge toll plaze a parking lot. and now from oakland. cornell? >> we are seeing that, the commuter crush is on, bay bridge toll plaza is backing up into the maze mostly in the cash-paying lanes but we have fast track lanes, paing up, too, and folks are angry with al

probably 103 in pleasanton. 103 in brentwood. get the idea, hot in the east bay, especially.es 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 bay. but it will be great viewing inland. temperatures for fireworks time about mid-60s into san francisco, probably still seeing upper 70s into san jose. that's nice. >> i'm excited about the holiday. and i'm sure a lot of commuters are,

>> reporter: yesterday we were at dublin-pleasanton, and what we noticed was that there was a long line around 4:00 and then buses just came up and they filled those buses quickly.three to four of them. then you would have to wait 15 to 20 minutes to fill up. once the 10 buses are gone, that's it. you don't know what time they will fill up. so get there early and bring your pay then. >> thank you. >> stay with kpix 5 for the latest on the strike. tune in for traffic updates on kcbs radio when you're on the road and we have a strike survival guide on kpix.com. >>> some developing news out of afghanistan. suicide attackers killed 6 people this morning at an compound the nato supply company in kabul. officials say the attackers set off a truck bomb there that opened fire on security personnel. the taliban claimed responsibility. >>> a strong earthquake shook part of indonesia 6.1 with an epicenter on the western tip of sumatra island. 10 people were hurt, 17 homes damaged. one witness says at least two homes were flattened. today earthquake struck in the same area where a large earthquake

charter buses pick up at five bart station: el cerrito, walnut creek, west oakland, dublin/pleasanton and fremont. in the afternoon three buts depart starting at 4:00 p.m. and back to the five east bay stations. we talks to a man catching a flight this morning from san francisco international airport. >> i believe in plan "b" and plan "a" doesn't work we should have plan "b" but i grew up knowing to have b.r.c. >> 6:00 a.m. shuttle is taught convenient with his flight much later this morning and he said he has no choice because the bart strike is on. >> stay with abc7 news for complete coverage of bart strike with the latest developments on abc7news.com. we have the latest on negotiations, up-to-the-minute traffic maps commute options and you can download the exclusive waze app to help navigate the freeways. follow us on twitter@abcnewsbayarea for instant updates. >> fours with city college will appeal a decision to take arm the accreditation. angry students protests yesterday afternoon when they learned of the decision. the commission says the college has failed to address problems t

pleasanton and castro valley so watching that carefully.ame for highway 4, where that is an alternate toward bay point. highway 4 moves smoothly westbound. so does 680 through walnut creek. this will not be an option for folks this morning. expect nor cars along this route, as well. we're checking traffic carefully. back to you. >> thanks. 4:40 now. start saving your spare change. california has the highest gas tax in the country. this morning, the statewide excise tax on gas jumped by 3.5 cents. taxes now account for 72 cents of every gallon of gas you pump into your car. by comparison, the average tax on a gallon of gas is 49 cents nationwide. the increase was approved by the state board of equalization back in february. >>> mean time, parking fines and municipally fees just went up in san francisco. starting this morning, the san francisco municipal transportation agency is raising the price of adult muni monthly passes by $2 to $66. most parking violation fines are going up $3. and expired meters will now cost you $75 in downtown san fr

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still slowing as the backup forms out of pleasanton and off 580.30 minutes through the area. we're also looking at 84 building through livermore. pretty mild for the tri-valley because of the flow overall. 880 shows a smooth drive, northbound past the coliseum, we have a slowdown that's just happening. looks like there may have been a crash or some debris. i'll check it and send it out on twitter. one more report before the end of the show. slowing all of a sudden past the coliseum. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza where we have a lighter developing. e we have your fast track and cash lanes blacking up a bit because of the metering lights. the backup doesn't even go back to the end of the parking lot. ending with palo alto, smooth drive for 101 and 280, but the sun is in your eyes. >>> now to a developing story in oakland where there's still unfortunately no sign of 21-month-old daphne webb missing since wednesday morning. investigators have been focusing on three separate locations, 79th and international where she was reportedly kidnapped, he

in dublin/pleasanton we have an accident blocking a lane westbound 580. it is bumper-to-bumper traffic at 30 miles per hour on the accident and still slow approaching the dublin interchange. on the central valley from tracy , 21 miles per hour and it is packed over the altamont pass with a 55-minute drive headed out of tracy. already, folks are getting a very early start. right now in walnut creek you can see plenty of taillights pushing in the southbound direction away from the junction with highway 24 so busy conditions get an early start. drive safe. >> good advise. bart strike, contentious contracts new yorks between bart and the unions break doubt after midnight, then, employees announced they were walking off the job. abc7 news reporter is with us. heather? >> we are at the bart station which it has been quiet. the occasion am motorist honks in solidarity and a bart rider came on the bicycle expecting to fine the trains running and was disappointed. the members apologized and helped him understand the alternatives. the strikers is been here since mi

go pleasanton. >>> a little bit of haze out there. you suffer from allergies or respiratory problems and you're headed to a game tonight or tomorrow you may want to limit that outdoor exposure or be mindful of it because we do have haze in the atmosphere. right now we do have 86 in livermore right now. and so. most extreme heat today was in the santa clara valley. we had 88 in the valley. 86 in santa teresa. otherwise, plenty of 60s and also 70s. the marine layer is still offshore right now, and it's not going to be going smi where. let's get you outside to the live camera network. if you're cooking dinner, take a look at this. you can't even see the hills because the haze is so thick. we have an inversion layer at 2 or 3,000 feet. and it's capping up all the particulars in the atmosphere. not only the haze but also the fog is present at the coastline. and we take you off to the north. and you can also see at the golden gate bridge more of a high fog situation. but we are expecting drizzle for tonight. our first look at the forecast f

i was in pleasanton and it was so hot.t was hard to n joy the fourth just because it was so unbearable to be outside so 60s to 80s real good. the bay bridge approach is wide open too, no major incidents to tell you about. also we are starting to see traffic pick up just a bit. i've been noticing something in san francisco, in fact on our traffic maps you can see we do have a stall on the bridge itself heading over into san francisco but this is what i want to show you. 101 moving through the city, through chinatown, even golden gate park, traffic is a little heavy and even this evening i would suspect with the giants game we'll look at traffic really starting to back up. i would suspect a lot of folks headed up into woin country because traffic is really heavy. we have an accident on 280 between los altos and cupertino at magdelina avenue. >> kind of like the sound of that cupertini. >>> later on this afternoon, b.a.r.t. service back on track across the bay area. striking workers agreeing to temporarily end their strike de

pleasanton in '92 and livermore.own in the south bay so mixed up upper 70's and 80's. only in 60s near the coast line. a live look from our roof can downtown san francisco. low clouds already pushing into oakland. widespreadfog tonight. cooler temperatures but sunny skies. warmer conditions ahead for the weekend box already pushing into our inland valleys and to supply its a little bit by six and by eight clearing the livermore valley. still lee went over the south bay in north bay and in our bay shore spirit of course the calls line into the fog will stay through the afternoon tomorrow. a little bit cooler tomorrow and to the south bank mainly the low 80s and cupertino, sunnyvale 86, 774 mountain view. 80 for concord. 94 in pleasanton. for bay shores '60s and '70s and low 65 in san francisco and mainly low eighties for the north to bay. a look for our extended forecast, tomorrow cooler. the fog will become an little bit more extensive. temperatures warm slightly friday should closer to average sunday and monday. on

the four stations in the east bay where you can catch a bart provider bid, walnut creek, dublin/pleasanton, and fremont, and el cerrito. your fellow passengers are already in line. the mood is pleasant. everyone is acting friendly with the attitude of "we are in this together." we are learning as we go. >> casual car pooling is another at enough. many may want to consider that getting across the bay. pickups are nine 6:00 and 9:30 among the 20 casual car pool stops marked by signs. passengers cross together saving on toll and time. the bay bridge morning toll is $6 for solo drivers and only $2.50 for car pool. passengers are dropped off in downtown san francisco. evening pickup is from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m.. >> now abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is watching the traffic at bay bridge toll plaza. >> bart is on strike. the monday morning commute could be huge. right now at at the bay bridge l plaza, it has picked up in the last 30 minutes with folks normally going to work at this hour or folks would were simply up early, realized there was a bart strike and are trying to get a jump on the com

the primary cooling center at the pleasanton senior center onusuno sunol boulevard.t will be open today and wednesday from noon to 8:00 p.m.. the cooling center has air-conditioning, drinking water, tv and games for people who need an escape from the heat. triple digit temperatures are forecast for inland cities like pleasanton through july 4th. >>anny: we will return in just a minute. >>erica: welcome back to the kron4 morning news. thanks for waking up with us this morning i will break down your full forecast coming up in my next report. >>anny: a live look outside at the approach. the bay bridge toll plaza on your left. the san mateo bridge on your right. expecting more traffic this morning as part trains will not be in service for a second day. >>james: coming up, we will continue to follow the latest with the strike. you will have to find another way around. plus the strike is costing the bay area and millions of dollars. we will tell you just how much the bay area is losing as a result of bart on strike. we'll also hear from stories of commuters on what their c

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and it's backing up now into pleasanton.eople are bailing off the freeway here scene trying to get on to fremont city street. if you are driving in fremont you should give yourself extra time. i would still say 880 is the best bet there. let's move along and take a look at the commute here at the toll plaza. it's not all that bad. as a matter of fact if you are driving through. we're talking about highway 24. westbound 24 after the caldecott tunnel. very slow especially in the right lanes trying to get on to 580 westbound to transition to the bay bridge. so when you get out of the caldecott you will notice the two right lanes begin to slow all the way down to that mccarthur mini maze there. >>> there is a lot more fog. that is for sure. but there is not much of a breeze. at least some of that fog some inland areas last night were a little cooler on the lows pap lot more fog. high and mid level clouds continue to get close off the coast. it looks like they will miss us. big thunderstorms up in the sierra. it has just been bla

run 15 buss from san francisco including for el cerrito, walnut creek, weather oakland, dublin/pleasanton and fremont. buses depart from the terminal in san francisco starting at 4:00 p.m. and will head to the five east bay stations. the last bus leaves at 6:00 tonight. >> with the bart strike on san francisco's muni system will have to pick up the slam as thousands pour into the city for the fourth of july festivities. muni will beef up the schedule for those headed to the fire works. >> we will have 200,000 on the embarcadero if the events we are trying to move people around san francisco to that location and we will have extra sugar lands running from caltrain, well have extra two car trains in the subway in to that location and the e line will run from caltrain into that area is we will have extra service for the evens to get to and if the events. >> muni has seen 10 percent to 15 percent increase in riders the past few days because of bart striking. >> the latest developments are on our website at abc7news.com with the latest on negotiations, up-to-the-minute traffic maps and commute

pleasanton, livermore one o foure 104. i wil show you that seven day coming up in my next report. >> we're trying to help you get to work. will tran is live in oakland with more with ac transit is doing to help commuters this morning. >> ac transit is adding more buses because i think they need animal even more buses now. you can see here at the uptown and broadway, at that line is wrapped around the corner onto broadway. people normally caught on to ac transit. i ask if this was a normal monday morning and they said no way. they are joined in line by bart riders. show of hands everyone who normally catches bart every day? i saw a couple of people down the road raising their hands. lots of people who are not used to hopping on ac transit are getting a crash course on how to get around the bay area from oakland and san francisco by way of bus. there are those that knew about the strike and prepared and came here hours earlier than they normally would. the ones that had no idea showed up this morning and had a rude awakening

how much you will pay for a small bite of the big >> covering daly city, dublin/pleasanton, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> crews will be in south san jose spraying against mosquitoes infected with west nile virus where a dead crow was found. ground fogging will take place until 2:00 a.m. this morning. the fogging kills inspected mosquitoes that could spread the virus to people. >> happening now if you want something for free, head to a 7/11. they are celebrating their 86th birthday with small slurpees, double the size they is given in the past. you can get one from 11 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at participating stores. they do run out, right, mike? >> but they have to waited until after the weather forecast. some areas are remain what, but today is a cooler day in the forecast. good morning, everyone, nice to see everyone. we will show you what is going on with live doppler 7 hd with radar on there. there is no radar return. we have the satellite and the clouds are thick in many areas as in the north bay around marin county headed to petaluma and along the coast and pushing through

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they can be accessed at el cerrito, dublin-pleasanton, fremont and walnut creek.s are hopping on ac transit. some passengers have added hours to their daily commute and it's taking a toll in extra time traveling and less time with the family. one woman said she is simply, haused. this commute remains off the rails with bart workers on strike the second day. back to you. >> thank you. pack your patience and water, too, as it's still hot. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> meantime the housing market is in recovery mode. home prices take a big jump in the month of may and here to chat about it, kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >> reporter: good morning. the spring has been a good time for home sellers. core logic says prices across the u.s. rose 12.2% in may from a year earlier. that's the strongest gain in 7 years. gains in 48 states only alabama and delaware didn't have gains. nevada led the way with a 26% rise in home prices. california in second at 20.2%. continuing to get strong news as far as the housing recovery goes. social gamer zynga famous f

and the delays actually begin in tracy from 205 and continues straight into pleasanton.anker is stalled and they are working to clear it. slow southbound 17 approaching bear creek road. northbound is okay. breaking news in alameda a shooting overnight. high street is shut down both directions between lincoln and central avenue. they are hoping to reopen lanes by noon. use the high street off-ramp in the meantime on 880. >>> san jose state university suspending online classes because too many students were failing. the university debuted a limited number of inexpensive online courses in january. but early results show pass rates as low as 20% in math and algebra. san jose state will pull five courses to make adjustments. >>> "bollywood" and buses is the new gimmick being used by the santa clara valley transportation authority all to get more people on board the bus. kpix 5's ryan takeo shows us how the company is catering to a much younger crowd. ♪[ music ] >> vta ♪ >> reporter: if this earworm has you hooked join the club. >> energetic and visual. >> by using a catchy tu

it's been very hot. 101 degrees in pleasanton today. temperatures inside the bay running in the 70s and also the 80s. and looks like the next couple of days, we are going to start to cool down those temperatures quite a bit. over the weekend probably running below average then slowly warming up through monday and tuesday. but your official fireworks forecast for tonight some coastal fog, some of that sneaking inside the bay. temperatures very mild in the 60s and the 70s. happy 4th. >> we have a birthday shoutout to rose, happy birthday, 90 years young! >> happy birthday, rose. >>> the gold striker is back at great america. just as mean and thrilling as before with a little tweak. the park shut down the newest wooden roller coaster as people in nearby buildings complained about the loud screaming. engineers built a sound suppression tunnel on part of the ride. same amount of fun they say just less noise. >>> when to do it, i think i wanted to do it and i did it. >> gaining confidence 25 feet above ground. how these bay area students are

morning, there were 36 buses servicing four bart stations including el cerrito del norte, dublin- pleasanton, fremont and walnut creek. the buses took riders to west oakland, where a bus bridge to san francisco was set up. the drop-off point, the transbay terminal. that's also the pickup location for the afternoon commute which starts at 3:00. for those who did make it on to a bart shuttle or bus, the commute to san francisco was more than two hours. sue kwon, kpix 5. >> a long morning. bart says 76 buses carried about 4,000 riders today. about 4 times the number that rode on monday. the agency says though the strike is still going on tomorrow, it will try to add more buses. >>> those who didn't want to brave the roads looked to the water. ferries crossing the bay were packed all morning. >> a lot of people are learning about the ferry business now. >> reporter: slowly but surely is the operative phrase. >> i got there at quarter to 7:00 and made the 8:30 ferry. missed the 7:30 by 10 people. >> reporter: ridership is expected to be triple the normal number. >> this is the day for the ferries