reporting live from a toll plaza, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and some members of the anaheim angels were affected by this afternoon's bridge shut down. the angels are playing the a's in oakland. the team's hotel is in san francisco. angels beat writer tweeted that josh hamilton and other players had to take bart to the coliseum because they didn't get on the team's early bus to the ballpark. warning of the situation on the bridge. if you want to get those alerts, download the ktvu app for your phone and tablet. get updates by liking the ktvu page on facebook and following us on twitter. >>> continuing coverage tonight of the violence plaguing oakland. this is surveillance video giventous by a father who says his son and grandson were in a car when it was shot up by strangers. luckily nobody was hit by the gunfire. the father says the violence needs to stop. and calls for private security after a woman was shot and killed in broad daylight just driving her car in her own neighborhood. before judy was gunned down she was pushing for the extra protection. it's not just that neig

tom vacar tell us now, the question is when. >> reporter: the broken bolt problem withstanding all the other finish finishing work of the bridge. the last big job goes on. >> all work is continuing on schedule. >> reporter: that's important because the as sfault is being laid over steel, not concrete like the rest of the bridge. >> and then the binder mixed in with the as fault. >> fully loaded semi trailly trucks or. >> reporter: this high-tech asphalt is thick. >> this is a highly dur rabble sub í resistance í substance that's put on the deck. bridge officials are asking the federal highway add mid strags to review the proposals making them the primary ones. that would by pass the broken bolt in the hope that the bridge could be open by labor day. i am tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. >>> at&tsays it is spending $1 billion -- prepaid cell phone carriers carriers. and operates under the brand name cricket. at&t 5 million customers. shares jumped to $15. >>> news with mix wells fargo and jp morgan reported profits. >>> the owner of the online streamer hulu is taking that company off the

tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. >>> scott calls for a hearing. he says just one double park vehicle can disrupt the entire transit line. last year the city issued 22000 ticks for double parking. [ indiscernible audio ] >>> it was a bittersweet homecoming for today of a bay area's family of a soldier who died of the korean war more than 60 years ago. these photographs provided by the army here shows the ceremony,. on thursday, stein burt will be laid to rest atnags cemetery in san bruno. >>> power waves in the hawaii coast. the storm prompted roads and school's closures. >>> state firefighters reporting a sharp spike of the number of fires this year. 50% above normal. john takes us to one neighbor tt is among considered the high risk. >> we have done a lot to take steps to try to prevent our house, you know, being a target but you know, all you have to do is remember the oakland fire. >> reporter: 22 years ago the most costly fire in the u.s. history. many people displayed from that fire and moved to lafayette. >> each time it steps up the ladder

ktvu's tom vacar joins us live from one of the parks to show us how crowded it was. tom? >> reporter: these cars are almost 6 miles away from the park. these people walked to get into that park because the parking lot was jammed. today and tonight people will gather and it is for more than just fun. >> reporter: the park in pleasanton was maxed out. parking lot full, heat unbearable. at this park the heat caused many calls to 911. as many people walked 6-miles to get into the park whose parking lot was full and yet they kept coming. >> any park is parked. everything is packed. >> reporter: america is known as the great melting pot and here for people of every background this is the shared experience of independence day. >> 4th of july, fireworks, show with the family. >> reporter: we really are united. >> we don't see race, color. everybody is celebrating today, 4th of july. >> everybody here is happy because today everybody have plans today. that is great. never see that before. >> reporter: do you like the idea your children can meet other children? >> yes. yes. i like

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us live from negotiation headquarters with the reason for the hold up. tom? >> the progress report, no progress. zip. nodda. zero. >> reporter: the union called a news conference today to bash bart's hired chief negotiator who went on vacation. today the union issued their version of his record. >> 47 national labor relations board complaints. 7 strikes since 2005. 450,000-dollar settlement. >> reporter: with no one else authorized to make a deal none of the issues can be discussed for another week. >> creating of a crisis for the intend of taking leverage at the bargaining table. unfair labor practice and is illegal. >> the general manager said the vacation was planned and approved by the mediators. >> the schedule was set up by the mediators. >> reporter: negotiations are on going. >> we have negotiators at the table today and we will be here all next week. we are activelyning day in and -- negotiating day in and day out. >> the negotiators were gone 40% of the time from april to now as far as i know and same with the negotiators. >> reporter:

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar takes a look at how those violent protest are affecting businesses. >> reporter: more than a few business people are wondering what is going to be the incident that provides the last straw that breaks the camel's back. >> as replacement crews install glass today in downtown oakland, other businesses were leaving their board up waiting to see what happens this weekend. >> when these protest events that include violence and destruction of property is happening, it scares potential customers away. >> the owners say they belief in their broke clientele. >> we believe in the oakland police dent their efforts to control and make sure people are protesting peacefully. >> the police department worries oakland resident jim hines. >> having a small bus department, we can only do so much. we're not big like san francisco, la or new york. >> a lot of people that are doing the construction are people coming into oakland from outside territories. those outside territories aren't getting the privilege of the credit further. >> fearful of big insurance rate increases

. >>> our team coverage continues now with tom vacar who just got off a bart train. tom is here to explain what it took to get the system back up and running after five days. >> reporter: it's a fair question. the question is this, if it the deal was struck last night, why did it take until late today to get the trains rolling? bart's highly complex, automated system, it relies on human employees to make it work. that work began many hours ago. with every day checks as well as special situations. >> they went on strike after the pride parade. we broke records that night. who knows what the trains are looking like this morning. >> reporter: the most critical factors come from the fact that rarely are bart cars idle and unattended. >> they're starting safety checks. some are manual. some are powering up. >> reporter: so now that the technical side is caught up, the more delicate issue of public and rider relations must take its course. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on how much the five strike days cost bart. according to the transi

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar has been monitoring the talks and he is live from headquarters at the caltrans building in oakland. tom? >> reporter: the chief negotiator came down and said there was no progress. she indicated that whatever progress was made in 2-1/2 months produced only minor results at best. >> reporter: it takes hundreds and hundreds of specific negotiated clauses to make up a bart contract and so far few minor issues have been agreed upon. >> we have dozens of agreements that have been reached with the unions. >> all of the tentative agreements we had we had for three weeks. >> reporter: these minor agreements have nothing to do with wage, pension and healthcare issues that remain far apart. >> we think the work we will do this week on the major issues could be fruitful. >> we should have spent the past 12 days trying to revolve them. >> the union says bart's negotiator remains on vacation till tomorrow. >> we thought he would be back today but we haven't seen anyone today. >> the rest of the issues are raised so they avoid talking about the important issues. >> s

mark tamayo is tracking the heat but first to ktvu's tom vacar. >> reporter: look at this.are 6 miles away from the park's entrance gate. this is how far some people were willing to walk to get to the lake, family and friends. >> reporter: wasn't even noon and the parking lots were fulled and closed to more cars. the only way in, on foot. they still had three miles to go on foot in brutal heat. >> our family is down there. it is a important holiday. we want to be together and go and swim in the lake. >> reporter: if you needed proof on how important parks are, this is it. >> i don't agree with this one. people is hot -- it is very hot. somebody can pass out. >> reporter: togetherness had a high price because getting there meant from road side parking outside the park. >> extremely hot. hydrating. heat stroke is a concern. >> reporter: people made the park look like a crowded street fair. paramedics were summoned as people were over come by the heat. and the trip back up the hill was still to come. >> we are more than welcome to carpool and get everybody else out safe. >> re

i'm tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the ceo of asiana airline arrived today. he was greeted by a throng of reporters before being whisked away by security. >> reporter: we've never seen anything quite like it. a crush of local, national and international journalists. it speaks to how much interest there is in getting answers. it was a frenzy more than 50 journalists swarming around asiana's ceo as he emerged from customs trying to get answers about saturday's deadly crash landing. >> i need you guys to make room. get back. get back. >> reporter: police yelled for everyone to get back. >> get back. >> reporter: yun said only a few words including that he was sorry for the accident, according to korean journalists who trancelated for us. he was in the lobby for only 60 second before police ushered him back into customs apparently worried for his safety. passenger anthony lovedo an american who worked as a teacher in south korea was on the same flight as yun. >> your presence seemed to be reassuring but you could see from the look of their faces they were deeply

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live at the ferry building. some are wondering if it would be handled better if it was private. >> reporter: generations ago most public transit was publicly owned. >> reporter: the east bay ferries are publicly owned, a private company operates them. >> the answer is to let the ferry service run bart. >> reporter: some say -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: new york's ferries, denver and atlantic city and allowing private competition in miami and atlanta. what do passengers think about privatizing bart? >> i should be considered. i can't fathom the difficulties and benefits on that. it should be considered. >> reporter: the anger does not support privatization. >> i think keeping it public is fine. >> this is a public services and it should be for better or worse. >> reporter: he says if the strike were to drag out riders might prefer a lesser evil. >> not taking a lot of the important public good of -- into consideration. >> reporter: every rider agreed on this -- >> they had more than enough time to come to a agre

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the latest round in the court fight over lethal injection is aimed at the food and drug administration. a federal appeals court found the fda was wrong to allow one of the drugs to be imported from overseas. it's an anesthetic used to put inmates to sleep before executions. the lawsuit was filed by inmates in california, arizona and tennessee. executions by legal injection have been on hold in california since 2006 due 2006 -- due to a separate lawsuit. >>> a commission is looking into why so many schools are in trouble. the accrediting commission says 19% of the state's 112 community colleges are on some sort of a sanction. a task force will come up with recommendations that they hope will result in fewer schools being placed on sanctions. >> the bigger issue for our system is that we've been cut by 1 $1.5 billion because of the budget cut. we've been forced to reduce courses and turn away about half a million students. >>> the most severe sanction has been given to city college of san francisco which will lose it accreditation next year if it doesn

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> so how are all the bart workers being received?ebora villalon live with what passengers are saying. >> reporter: this station is a hub for all the lines. we've been watching the rails up there, watching the trains run in and out. the four days of turmoil,

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> milder temperatures today, but the coolest day of the week is still ahead. when we will break that trend and start to warm up, where you live. >>> plus, breaking ground on a new headquarters. when samsung will move into the ten-story building and why it will benefit more than just the people working there. >>> the santa clara county sheriff's department descended on an illegal marijuana field today. >>> up to the minute, the minute you're up, ktvu channel 2 news and mornings on 2, complete bay area news coverage. weekdays at 4:30. >>> new at 6, drug enforcement officers from the santa clara county sheriff's department and other agencies raided an illegal marijuana field today, cutting down thousands of plants from public property. the large operation is just wrapping up, deep within henry state park in santa clara county. that's where robert joins us. >> reporter: we are near the state park entrance. we have been with drug enforcement teams all day as they broke up that illegal marijuana grow operation that had been here for months, deep in the heart

the penalty is less than some had demanded but our consumer editor reports, tom vacar reports, the new fine in increased rates was killed. >> reporter: the proposal reverses a proposal that essentially said. >> pg & e would pay the fines and penalties to itself. using that money to cover shareholder costs. so in effect, holding pg & e unaccountable. pg & e revenue requirement will be reduced in that they will be authorized to collect 1 billion less. >> reporter: on top of pg & e absorbing the 1 billion in cost, the utility will pay a $5 million fine to the state. but that's far less of what was recommended earlier but numerous parties. >> the puc is still too cozy with pg & e. >> reporter: pg & e just released a statement saying staff's failure to account for cost would force pg & e to pay 4 billion, about 40 times more than it has ever been forced to pay. i'm consumer editor, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now, the city of san bruno weighed in saying we commend the san bruno is still pushing for more safeguards. >>> concord police are asking for the public's help. an

consumer editor tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now at 6:00 p.m.ommunity jumps into action as police search for clues in the shooting of an 8-year-old girl killed at a sleep over. >> chaos at the board of regents meeting in san francisco, the decision that had protesters clashing with police. >> and a submarine dives for a closer look. the danger not often associated with the lake that has scientists interested. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening. i am frank somerville. >> i am gasia mikaelian. julie haener is off tonight. bullet holds riddled an apartment as an 8-year-old girl opens the door and shot and killed. ktvu's eric rasmussen looks at the community response but we begin with ktvu's rob roth where police are preparing to talk to witnesses. rob? >> reporter: within the past 10 minutes the police mobile unit arrived here. you can see the rear of it. they are expected to become -- begin looking for people who saw what happened last night. >> reporter: a young man who wa

the penalty is less than some had demanded but our consumer editor reports, tom vacar reports, the newin increased rates was killed. >> reporter: the proposal reverses a proposal that essentially said. >> pg & e would pay the fines and penalties to itself. using that money to cover shareholder costs. so in effect, holding pg & e unaccountable. pg & e revenue requirement will be reduced in that they will be authorized to collect 1 billion less. >> reporter: on top of pg & e absorbing the 1 billion in cost, the utility will pay a $5 million fine to the state. but that's far less of what was recommended earlier but numerous parties. >> the puc is still too cozy with pg & e. >> reporter: pg & e just released a statement saying staff's failure to account for cost would force pg & e to pay 4 billion, about 40 times more than it has ever been forced to pay. i'm consumer editor, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now, the city of san bruno weighed in saying we commend the san bruno is still pushing for more safeguards. >>> concord police are asking for the public's help. an arres

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us now. tom? >> reporter: we continue to await word of any kind of progress. the fact is we may be waiting in vein. >> reporter: as bart general manager presided over a convention negotiations with bart's unions appear to be sustained. >> i think unions raised issues in orderer to not address the issues of the 23% they are asking for. the fact they don't pay for pension right now and little for medical. >> they are spending more time putting language up on their website and passing out false information to the press and going to conferences and going on vacation than they are on focusing on the real issue at hand. >> reporter: progress is elusive. >> we are negotiating today, last week and this week with all unions. >> i think she hasn't spent a lot of time in negotiations if that is how she would define what is happening. >> reporter: the inability to disagree on issues. >> we are committed to reach an agreement. on the other side the district is committed to try to bust the unions. >> i am new t

i'm tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and more details now on the path of the plane crash. point of impact to the last piece of debris is about 2,000 feet. feet. it appears that the plane hit the seawall as it was approaching the runway. the latest estimate is that it was traveling too slow, only about 100 miles per hour, when it crashes. >> more on your breaking news from sfo is coming up. the latest on the investigation and the injured passengers. ktvu's ken wayne and heather holmes are at the airport with more on situation there right now. farmers presents: 15 seconds of smart. so you're worried about house fires? stop smoking. manage your wires. watch out for space heaters. clean the chimney. get one of these. cool the romance. and of course, talk to farmers. hi. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum - bum♪ faso you want to save on autoof insurance?. drive a hybrid. get good grades. lose the bling. go paperless. combine policies. make automatic payments. and of course, talk to farmers. hi ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum - bum♪ more now with o

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us live with a look at what you could be riding in in 4 years from now. tom? >> reporter: according this. labor problems, bart has one of the oldest fleets of transportation systems in the nation. >> reporter: on the outside they will look like this. on the inside they will look something like what bart is showing off this week. 400 fennel cars are onorder with -- 410 cars are onorder with 360 -- are on order with 360 more. the cars will have the latest audio and visual signage and three doors on each side, the stead of two. the first production car comes in january of 2017. >> we ramp up to full production rate. you will see trains mid-2017. >> reporter: this is not the final design. this is a work in progress. and the most important information will come from bart customers. >> we have a frame work. certain areas where we could get the input, do changes and put those suggestions or ideas into our design. >> reporter: a new control system means more trains or often. coming up at 6:00 p.m. the status of what seems to be dead in the water talks ov

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> right now we have breaking news. live pictures from a helicopter over the sacramento state fair. you can see the monorail ride right there, for some reason it stopped in its tracks and what they are doing is evacuating people from the cars. we counted 20 people who have been removed from the cars. no injuries that we are aware of and we don't know what the problem is with the ride. you can see the rescue operations going on there. the mont rail stuck in its tracks right now at at the fair. >>> the port remains closed after a death of a working yesterday. they stopped work for 24 hours after a show of soldarely. truck drivers weren't told about the shut down and showed up ready to work. >> i have sympathy for the family, you know? still if they meant to do something, have a benefit, do whatever they want, don't kill everybody in the port. >> they have not yet released the cause of the death but it doesn't appear to be a industrial accident. officials expect work to resume tonight. >>> what do you want? when do we want

tom vacar is live with more. tom?eporter: well, after today's meeting, some people were wondering, who is really in charge? >> good morning. >> reporter: the bay area toll authority learns of the financial responsibility rests with the private bridge designers, the private contractor, taxpayer-owned caltrans, or a combination of all. >> all three, we believe, being jointly responsible for the issue mentioned in the findings. >> reporter: those findings include specifying and ordering bolts that were not adequately protected from water and weather. caltrans and the designer jointly failed to differentiate between the uses and tensions of various bolts, picking a single-source supplier, instead of shopping around. failure to consider other kinds of anti-corrosion treatments and relying too much on industry standards as opposed to the bridge's special design needs. and caltrans and the contractors failed to better coordinate design and construction. despite all that, authorities say the new bay bridge will be just as adv

i'm tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and more details now on the path of the plane crash. point of impact to the last piece of debris is about 2,000 feet. feet. it appears that the plane hit the seawall as it was approaching the runway. the latest estimate is that it was traveling too slow, only about 100 miles per hour, when it crashes. >> more on your breaking news from sfo is coming up. the latest on the investigation and the injured passengers. ktvu's ken wayne and heather holmes are at the airport with good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. more now with our breaking news news chopper 2 is still overhead and you can see is the wreckage of asiana airlines flight 214 still on the runway this evening. a very somber sight following today's deadly

as tom vacar find out, there were a lot more people than parking spots. >>> it wasn't even noon in del val regional parking lots were closed to cars. meaning the only way in, on foot. these people still had three miles to go on foot in brutal heat. >> our family is already down there. it's a really important holiday for us, we all just want to be together and go and swim in the lake. >>> if you ever needed proof about how important parks and open space are, well, this is it. >> i don't agree with this one. because people is hot, it's very hot. someone can pass out here. >> reporter: for many togetherness had a high price because getting there meant a high scorching trek from parking well outside the huge park. >> it's extremely hot. hopefully everybody is hydrating. heat stroke obviously is always a concern. >> reporter: nonetheless, throngs of people eked out space making the park look more like a crowded street fair. people were overcome by the relentless 100-degree plus heat. and the trek back up the hill was still to come. >> we're more than welcomed to car pool with everybody, and

ktvu's tom vacar talked with a few experts who described what needs to take place and who will and won'tr: aviation expert mike mccarren says the independent national transportation safety board is not beholden to the interest of the airlines, pilots, controllers or even the federal aviation administration. >> they don't want any political issues or financial, commercial. they want to find out the basic facts. >> reporter: dave miller was ceo when an air california jet crashed in an orange county airport. he has deep respect for the ntsb. >> here's professionals, their job and livelihood and more importantly their focus for their career is on finding solutions to problem. >> reporter: air crashes are rarely the result of 1 thing going wrong. almost always it's an unfortunate chain of events for which there can be no rush to judgment. >> a lot of times it's a series of events that if any one of these chains were broken, it probably wouldn't have occurred. >> they can't afford a mistake. they will be slow, methodical and interview everybody. >> reporter: because the work is meticulous that

as tom vacar find out, there were a lot more people than parking spots. >>> it wasn't even noon in del val regional parking lots were closed to cars. meaning the only way in, on foot. these people still had three miles to go on foot in brutal heat. >> our family is already down there. it's a really important holiday for us, we all just want to be together and go and swim in the lake. >>> if you ever needed proof about how important parks and open space are, well, this is it. >> i don't agree with this one. because people is hot, it's very hot. someone can pass out here. >> reporter: for many togetherness had a high price because getting there meant a high scorching trek from parking well outside the huge park. >> it's extremely hot. hopefully everybody is hydrating. heat stroke obviously is always a concern. >> reporter: nonetheless, throngs of people eked out space making the park look more like a crowded street fair. people were overcome by the relentless 100-degree plus heat. and the trek back up the hill was still to come. >> we're more than welcomed to car pool with everybody, and

tom vacar has been cover this since it started.s us once again with the latest on how things are looking right now. >> reporter: let's go right to the toll plaza and have a look. it's moving along rather well. the fast track lanes are moving quite well. but earlier it was a scene from a post apocalyptic movie. early mid afternoon a major metropolitan bridge carless all traffic on both decks, both directions. it's because of the suspicious package someone saw hanging from the rail of the treasure island offramp. a package the sfpd bomb squad was called in to deal with. such a major closure raised questions with those stranded and they wanted answers. >> some time officers will get out and make contact with the first vehicles in the stack to let them know what's going on and only to move on our order. >> reporter: but for those in the streets on both sides of the bridge, sank into building gridlock, rid owe reports put out news of a traffic upset. >> takes us like

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> commuters usually taking bart paying up to $3 more each way to ride the bus or the ferry. othere toing san francisco found parkings are higher than usual. one great option today is telecommuting, that's if you -- look at the trade some workers made to esther commute. >>> this morning a crowd of union workers held the rally and blocked the intersection of 14 and broad way. other measures have cut their pay by 25% over the past 5 years. the city workers are represented by fdiu and one other union. and now firefighters say they have 100% containment on a grass fire that's burned 492 acres since it started just about 1:00 this afternoon. john tells us the terrains and triple digits heat causing us the problem. >> reporter: cal fire helicopters and air tankers attacked from above. firefighters protected homes in the flames. >> the flames were covering that side, i have never been so scared in my life. >> and crews bring the hill tops and smokes and forcing animals to flee. firefighters struggled here in y winds and brutal hills. >> there are some canyons t

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> developing news here.at we just learned moments ago about the one runway at sfo still closed because of the crash of flight 214. also we're going to take you behind closed doors with the tsa and show you what happens to all those things that people lose at airports. >>> reporter: blood donations are the gift of life. we investigate a new controversy that some say is discriminatory. preventing some folks from donating. >>> after the break we'll be looking at the bay area weekend forecast. things are going to warm up. i'll show you how hot it could get in inland neighborhoods. ♪ [ male announcer ] when the a.c. goes out in a heat wave, it's nuccio heating and air conditioning that comes to the rescue. at&t helped nuccio put a complete mobile solution to work. mobile routing to send the closest technician and mobile payments to invoice on the spot. where do you want to take your business? call us. we can show you how at&t solutions can help you do what you do... even better. ♪ >>> some breaking news, we just

we'll have much more on this on the ktvu news at 5:00 and 6:00 with tom vacar. live in toekd, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> it started today. law enforcement officers from coast to coast taking part in a highway safety campaign on 880. the chp and ten other agencies will tighten enforcement on interstate 80 from the bay area to new jersey. the goal, to prevent fatalities on the almost 3,000-mile freeway. >>> you are looking at live pictures right now. this is interstate 880 in berkeley. the research shows a rise in deadly crashes along interstate 880 during the summer vacation time. police officers lsh out here watching -- police officers will be out here watching for drunk drivers, speeders and making sure everyone driving is wearing seat belts. >>> only on 2, a business in concord that appeared to provide internet gambling suddenly shut down when people showed up. people living near the dana point shopping center say the neighborhood has gone down hill since this internet cafe moved in under a sign that his "the hill." they are bl

tom vacar live now at the bay bridge toll plaza with the lingering impact of the emergency closure. >> reporter: well, the story is right here. if you look off to my right you will see the traffic going into san francisco is pretty much backed up except for the folks who have fast track who are getting through more quickly. still quite a backup as we take a look. it is very different from the scene earlier, which was surreal. very bad things can come in small packages. cal trans was not taking a chance. it was an eerie sight. a carless bay bridge. just before 1:00 they got a report of a suspicious looking package hanging on a rail of the exit ramp. fearing potential injuries or loss of life, cal trans asked the chp to close the bridge. quickly causing a monumental back up on both sides of the bridge and all the surrounding streets. >> any time if we have a suspicious debris or something that looks suspicious to one of our officers, we want to make sure it is safe for the public. we need time to evaluate that. we're going to direct people around that and keep people from accessing it.

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live at the ferry building.f it was private. >> reporter: generations

. >> reporter: tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> meantime b.a.r.t. riders are getting an opportunity to check out the transit agency's so called fleet of the future. today b.a.r.t. put on a display of a full scale mock up of a train interior in oakland. b.a.r.t. says the wooden model will give riders a look at what the trains will look like. riders will then be able to give their feed back to the transit agency. >> we are the ones that are riding the trains. and you know we know what's comfortable for us and we kind of know what kind of improvements we want to be able to have a comfortable ride, so i like that we're able to give our input. >> b.a.r.t. plans to roll out its new fleet in 2016. >>> the transit board said today it could be a year before the agency makes its final conclusion in the crash of asiana flight 214. three people died, debra herzman says her leti much of the work at the scene. they are now comparing notes behind closed doors. >> we have told people that this is a high priority investigation for us and our goals in those high prio

. >> tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> b.a.r.t. says its train operators make $30.22. in new york city, subway subway operators make an average of 21.87. and in chicago operators make $31. >>> the bay area's main route to reno along interstate 80 was completely shutdown. a flash flood sent water over the road. the landslide is the size of a football field and as much as 8- inches deep and we're told that clearing the slide has been more difficult than expected. the highway patrol tells us one eastbound lane did reopen at about 9:20 tonight and they hope to have the westbound lanes open by 11:30. >>> the bay area is a weather in contrast. fog nearly blanketed san francisco. elsewhere the sun was shining and it was hot with temperatures inland topping 100 degrees. and our meteorologist rosemary orozco has been monitoring the excessive heat warning for tomorrow. >> we have the extended heat advisory all the way until thursday. so4th of july at 10:30 when it's expectedtoexpire. the national weather service has decided to extend the heat warning for parts of the north bay.

. >> tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> b.a.r.t. says its train operators make $30.22. in new york city, subway subway operators make an average of 21.87. and in chicago operators make $31. >>> the bay area's main route to reno along interstate 80 was completely shutdown. a flash flood sent water over the road. the landslide is the size of a - inches deep and we're told that clearing the slide has been more difficult than expected. the highway patrol tells us one eastbound lane did reopen at about 9:20 tonight and they hope to have the westbound lanes open by 11:30. >>> the bay area is a weather in contrast. fog nearly blanketed san francisco. elsewhere the sun was shining and it was hot with temperatures inland topping 100 degrees. and our meteorologist rosemary orozco has been monitoring the excessive heat warning for tomorrow. >> we have the extended heat advisory all the way until thursday. so4th of july at 10:30 when it's expected to expire. the national weather service has decided to extend the heat warning for parts of the north bay. our valleys as well as our hi

reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. >>> livermore, some of the heat in the inland areas have been oppressive. this heat wave is about to break. ktvu's mark tamayo is here with a look at the temperatures. >> finally changes around the corner. day 7 of temperatures at or above 100 degrees. we have been talking about this since saturday morning. remains in place for a few more hours, till 7:00 p.m. tonight for the valleys, the south bay and the mountains. the temperatures above 100 degrees. livermore from last week, 28 through today, high of 102 degrees this afternoon in livermore. as far as current temperatures right now. it is still hot. watt mull creek -- walnut creak 100. oakland 78. cooler near the shoreline and san francisco. coming up, we will look at the fireworks forecast for this evening. the big change you can expect for friday temperatures and a quick peak at your weekend. >>> getting into san francisco may be difficult due to the bart strike. a live picture of the toll plaza. it is backed up already. although the lanes in the middle are fast track.

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> so how are all the bart workers being received? debora villalon live with what passengers are saying. >> reporter: this station is a hub for all the lines. we've been watching the rails up there, watching the trains run in and out. the four days of turmoil, not the focus now. it's what bart customers have been waiting for. the sounds of normalcy. the chance to step on to a train once again. >> happy fourth of july. i was really happy. >> are you worried it might happen again? >> no, i think it's going to be good now. >> the battle is not over. the job is not done. >> reporter: with a truce, both sides admit they weren't anywhere near negotiating their way out of picket lines and gridlock. how close is a contract? >> close enough we'll be able to get there. >> we have withstood the assault and attack by bart on our members. >> reporter: the new clock is already ticking. you could strike again? >> we could. this is not a cooling off period. this is a a period to let bart know they have 30 days. >> reporter: passengers would rather sa