contributed to the crash. >> john, eric thomas is with us, he's the local morning anchor and quite the aviation expert as well. >> hello, eric. >> hi, john. i'm still baffled by the extreme nose-up angle of this aircraft as it was coming in for the landing. do you have any explanation for that? >> yeah, let's stick to what we know. we know it was too low, obviously. we know it was too slow, and the combination of that with the nose-up angle is what also told me at the very first that there was a major problem in trying to make the runway, and the missing element here is power. now, did they push the power up at 500 feet or 600 feet and the engines did not come up? or was it a situation that for some reason they didn't get to the throttles in time and trying to do a go-around. i find that highly unlikely with a professional crew, but we won't know. if they fit in the data recorder that the throttle came um and engines didn't, then we have a smoking gun. >> john, the ntsb has obviously doing some enormous things over the year to make air travel safer. is this the finest organization

here. eric thomas. when you look at the impact. that the fuselage really held up remarkably well. >> 777. is a very durable airplane. it's a favorite of passengers. a favorite of pilots. it's one of boeing's statute of the art aircraft and is very strong for the eight it carries. they work hard to minimize the weight. you can see the technology is coming together. the fire retardant, the fire resistance, the fact that the fuel doesn't burst into flames the wayed use -- the way it useo and all of that helps people get off the plane okay. we two fatilities, very sorry and very sad news. only one other person unkent for, and as you look at this you see obviously this could have been a lot worse. >> in question. it's amazing the plane didn't break apart. >> we have been talking to a lot of reporters in the field all day long talking to witnesses. we want to hear the response from asiana airlines. reacting to the crash on twitter saying: >> those. >> john alston is with a couple of witnesses all day long. john? >> san francisco airport have planes taking off and landing on the runway

tomorrow morning at 4:00 for a special edition of the abc7 morning news. anchors eric thomas and kristen sze and leila will bring us the latest on negotiations and a look at how all of this is affecting your weekday commute. >>> east bay commuters may need another way to get around if ac transit workers go out on strike. contracts expire tonight. officials and union leaders have negotiated all evening long. if the two sides fail to reach a deal by midnight they could agree to extend it and that would avert a strike for tomorrow. there would be one more work stopage. they will strike. many were making picket signs today. the union representatives claim the city is attempting to cut pay by 10%. earlier this week the mayor said the city has the funds for needed compensation and promise to work through the weekend to get an agreement. >>> breaking news tonight out of arizona, and the news is tragic. 19 firefighters have been killed battling a fire. they were part of the granite mountain hotshots, an elite crew that fights fires by hand. the firefighters were forced to deploy their fire shelt

. anchors eric thomas and kristen sze and leila will bring us the latest on negotiations and a look at how r weekday commute. >>> east bay commuters may need another way to get around if ac transit workers go out on strike. contracts expire tonight. officials and union leaders have negotiated all evening long. if the two sides fail to reach a deal by midnight they could agree to extend it and that would a strike avert a strike fr tomorrow. there would be one more work stopage. they will strike. many were making picket signs today. the union representatives claim the city is attempting to cut pay by 10%. earlier this week the mayor said the city has the funds for needed compensation and promise to work through the weekend to get an agreement. >>> breaking news tonight out of arizona, and the news is tragic. 19 firefighters have been killed battling a fire. they were part of the granite mountain hotshots, an eliteew ty hand. the firefighters were forced to deploy their fire shelters that are tent-like structures meant to shield them from the flames and heat. the flames fuelled by gusty w

morning, everyone, it is friday. i am katie marzullo. >> i am eric thomas. other good news, the triple digits are gone. for now. >> do words: it's over. the heat wave is gone. the breezes are back. if you have had the windows open, it is cooler in all areas. live doppler 7 hd showing no wet weather. next 12 hours the clouds are arriving late at 58 degrees by 7:00. mostly sunny at noon and 68. sunshine and mild at 74. check it out, you may need a jacket in the evening in the upper 60's. inland neighbors the next 24 hours it is cooler by up to ten degrees and 60 degrees. a warm 78 at noon, better than mid-90's we have had lately. 84 and not excessively warm at 4:00 at 76 and comfortable conditions. if you looked for sunshine, mild conditions and a light breeze, that was yesterday and the day before. it will be cloudy, mostly cloudy, cool temperatures around 60 and breezy the entire day. leyla gulen? >> folks are taking a long weekend because it is looking everyonely on the roads. we have a report of a brushfire over the altamont pass in the eastbound direction along 580 at grant l

strike coverage. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. we can show you how bad is traffic is with leyla gulen. >> especially in the east bay. good morning, everyone at home. 7:01. we are tracking a sigalert, not what we need, out of vallejo and into crockett. this is blocking one lane and it was blocking several earlier, but it has left us with this tremendous backup almost from 37. as you make the drive the westbound direction along 80, you will be bet meth with bumper to bumper traffic. you are about one hour and 15 minutes away from the maze if you are traveling out of vallejo to the maze. another accident westbound 80 at cutting boulevard. lanes are reopening but it's packed. farther to the south towards fremont, southbound 808 at thornton avenue, 9 miles per hour. an accident blocking the car pool lane, not the kind of lane we want blocked on a day like today. a lot of people are car pooling today. as we look at your san mateo bridge, though, that is a bright spot moving along pretty well to make it out of hayward into foster city. we'll have our eye on all th

. i'm eric thomas. federal officials are on the scene for their first full day in the investigation of asiana airlines flight 214. new video shows up-close footage of the mangled wreckage inside the boeing 777. investigators are focusing on the pilot's experience and the last few seconds before his plane crashed. one of the four runways at sfo remains closed for that investigation. with only three runways in service, more delays and cancellations and more passenger frustration may be likely today. but the situation appears to be improving. many flights that were delayed over the weekend have been postponed until late they are week. >>> monday morning traffic with leyla gulen. >> thanks so much. we have that sigalert in effect in santa rosa northbound along 101. sape is telling everyone to use the car pool lane. it is bumper-to-bumper traffic right now. no word yet as to when that will clear. it was involving a big rig. as we take you over the altamont pass, also bumper to bumper, 25 miles per hour your top speed over the pass and still slow into livermore. about an hour into dublin.

. i'm eric thomas. in santa clara, three gun store burglary suspects are in custody. they broke in to reed's indoor range on duane avenue this morning. they took two rifles and five handg handguns. range owner jim tells abc7 news his alarm system alerted police who arrived as suspects were getting into their car. there was a short chase before police made the arrests. some of the weapons were thrown out of the car during the pursuit but all the weapons taken from the store have been recovered. leyla has the wednesday morning commute. >>> in san jose, we have this accident along northbound 85 coming up to camden avenue. it's involving three vehicles blocking one lane. we have bumper-to-bumper traffic there making your drive over to highway 17. quick look at our drive time traffic, 580, 41 minutes out of tracy to dublin, 42 minutes on highway 4 from antioch to concord. eric? >> when we come >>> good morning. i want's a little cooler outside, not quite as much humidity out there as there was yesterday. temperatures running in the 50s to low 60s in most areas, a little warmer around antio

find new roads. >>> good morning. i'm eric thomas. in the wake of the asiana airlines crash, the faa is changing the way some pilots fly into san francisco international airport. federal aviation officials are advising all foreign airlines this morning to start using a gps system when landing at sfo. the concern over pilots relying on what is known as visual approaches, that's caused the change. the asiana pilots were doing that july 26th when flight 214 crashed, killing three people and injuring 180. the faa says it's noticed a recent increase in aborted landings in some carriers that were flying visual approaches into the airport. >>> a look at traffic with leyla gulen. >> all right, eric. good news. this crash finally cleared in berkeley about 20 minutes ago westbound along 80, university avenue, still tough to recover, though. delays from highway 4 about 50 minutes will get you from highway 4 right to the maze. we have this delay due to some power issues on the richmond line. heading into san francisco about 10 to 15 minutes on b.a.r.t., muni, everything else running on time.

stevia leaf. from nature, for sweetness. >>> good morning. i'm eric thomas. the b.a.r.t. strike is over for now. they're planning to restore train service by 3:00 this afternoon. state leaders, b.a.r.t. officials and union leaders announced b.a.r.t. trains will be running while they continue negotiations over the next 30 days. b.a.r.t. employmenteys are now working to get service back on track by 3:00 this afternoon. the union contracts that expired july 1st will be extended to august 4th. both sides say they have many issues to resolve over the coming months. talks resume on monday. >>> much lighter commute this morning, la. >> possibly an extended weekend, eric. quiet and calm on the home front taking your drive into san jose, clear conditions, top speeds on 101 and 280. as we look at your richmond san rafael bridge that is moving at top speeds. let's go to the golden gate out of sausalito into san francisco, hardly any cars north or southbound. eric? >> thank you. >>> good morning. starting with the current conditions, mainly in the mid to upper 50s, fairfield, 63, antioch, abou

, i am eric thomas. >> we are here for kristen and cheryl this morning. the strike is only over for now. the unions and bart have not agreed on a new contract. >> we have abc7 news reporter cornell bernard at walnut creek with the last morning commute without bart. we start with abc7 news reporter in oakland with the temporary deal. laura? >> the deal, really, is to go back to work. last night negotiators and state mediators and the state secretary of labor walked out after a marathon session. they announced the workers would go back to work while the talks continue for the next 30 days. i was clear that something was up at the caltran building at 11:00 last night after 12 hours of negotiations. as all the negotiators came out together, this came after contentious day yesterday where the union leaders told their members they were not even close to an agreement. though were concerned bart leadership was going to impose the contract on them. that did not happen. as announced last night by the secretary of labor --. >> the battle is not done, everyone will be working just as hard as th

for joining us. i am kristen z. >> i am eric thomas. we have scattered fog this morning. >> less pervasive. what is going on in your neighborhood. mike? >> partly cloudy to cloudy conditions in the eat bay and south bay with clear conditions. with the cloud cover, even, it is dry this morning. visibility is running fine. go not have patchy fog but we will watch sfo to see if there are delays. >> warm inland from 78 in the north bay to 90 in the east bay. it will be mild around the bay from 67 in san francisco to 74 in oakland. in the south bay we will be around 80 in

abc7 news. good morning on this wednesday. it is 4:28. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. how different from yesterday is the weather, mike? >> a little. there is no threat of a shower. there are no radar returns showing sprinkles for the commute. live doppler 7 hd is dry. the clouds are limited this morning. let's talk temperatures. our inland east bay neighborhoods are the warmest at 87 to 93 around the bay and 72 to 82 and from the coast to san francisco there will be lingering clouds but brighter than yesterday at 63 to seven. and the only commute. leyla gulen? >> as we take to you santa rosa we have a car that went over the freeway and we have the fire department coming up on the scene northbound we but we do not have delays in the southbound direction. southbound 880 from embarcadero to 23rd we have construction with a few lanes blocked until 5:00 a.m. and slow-and-go traffic northbound. outside, the bay bridge toll plaza shows traffic smooth and not many folk on the road. >> today, drivers on interstate 80 should on their best behavior for the month with highway patrols

alert is still on. >> good morning, i am eric thomas. >> the father said he left his daughter in the vehicle and she was gone when he returned. the arrest comes after a door do door search for daphne viola webb. katie marzullo has the latest from oakland. >> police just gave us new information on this case. one, they have arrested the girl's father, john webb. two, the active search for the girl continues. this is still a missing person kidnapping case. look at this video just from this morning. you can see the police k-9 unit at the family home. it is one of three search locations. there is the waterfront near the airport, that is duelittle and 79 usual and international boulevard where he says his daughter was snatched from a car yesterday around 11:00 arm which led to his arrest last night. police took him in on child endangerment charges. >> investigators became concerned yesterday during the investigation when we learned that he drove to the 1400 block of 79th avenue, he left a 21-month-old child, his little girl, daphne viola webb, in the car with his mother who is 87 years old

. on monday guiding you through the commute. abc7 morning news anchor eric thomas and kristen sze and leyla gulan will be back as we return to a regular commute after these days of striking. >>> developing news in san francisco where police want to find a man involved in a robbery and brutal attack of a woman this past weekend. the assault was captured on surveillance video. before we show it to you, we warn you that the images are disturbing. the video shows the victim already on the ground. one of the attackers walks back to her and kicks her in the face with such force that she drops unconscious. three robbers have been arrested. police are still searching for the man who kicked the victim. >> extremely lucky to have that video. it is very rare to see crimes actually occur in the video scope as well as the clear suspect description and image captured. >> the attack took place on market and do dolores right after the pink saturday event. police are not calling it a hate crime. they are also looking for more possible victims of the robbers. >>> an autopsy is scheduled to determine ho

guiding you through the commute. abc7 morning news anchor eric thomas and kristen sze and leyla gulan will be back as we return to a regular commute after these days of striking. >>> developing news in san francisco where police want to find a man involved in a robbery and brutal attack of a woman this past weekend. the assault was captured on surveillance video. before we show it to you, we warn you that the images are disturbing. the video shows the victim already on the ground. one of the attackers walks back to her and kicks her in the face with such force that she drops unconscious. three robbers have been arrested. police are still searching for the man who kicked the victim. >> extremely lucky to have that video. it is very rare to see crimes actually occur in the video scope as well as the clear suspect description and image captured. >> the attack took place on market and do dolores right after the pink saturday event. police are not calling it a hate crime. they are also looking for more possible victims of the robbers. >>> an autopsy is scheduled to determine how a campbell

, this is abc7 news. >> morning, on wednesday morning at 5:00. >> i am eric thomas and that is mike nicco with the forecast. >> i have my friend live doppler 7 hd and your friend, too, on a morning like this where if you travel along the coast we have a cop pressed marine layer with fog. you can see half moon bay visibility is less than quarter of a mile and the rest of us are getting low clouds do roll in but the visibility is doing okay .

forgiveness. >>> good morning. i'm eric thomas. today, investigators continue to question the passengers, crew, and pilots of asiana airlines flight 214. the head of the ntsb told thus morning they hope to clear away the crash debris and reopen the fourth runway at sfo within a week if possible. the families of the two teenage girls killed in the crash are in the bay area this morning expected to go to the coroner's office to identify their daughters today and meet with the ceo of asiana airlines. >>> let's check on the traffic with leyla gulen. >> as soon as we saw this, we reported it. it's now a sigalert. northbound along 280, geneva avenue, a five-car pileup with possibly two vehicles overturned. heavy backups out of daly city into outer mission. down the peninsula, heading into palo alto you'll be met with this heavy backup northbound 101, a crash at san antonio road has lanes blocked also causing southbound slowing as well. eric? >> leyla, thank you very much. >>> good morning. temperatures, whether or not, will be warmer today by 1 to 6 degrees. i know you're seeing a l

kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. a look at traffic. we're on path 7 as you see, the time that's usually "good morning america." that's how serious the b.a.r.t. strike has been. leyla, what do you have? >> that's to say the very least, eric. we have tons of traffic in the east bay, making it over our bridges, but the worst of all is the bay bridge as we look in the westbound direction. to add to the pain, another stalled car. this is inevitable because a lot of cars have been overheating simply because they've had to be sitting in three-hour traffic. so a mess right now. westbound 80, treasure island, your commute coming away from the maze into san francisco. you're looking at top 40 minutes in some pars. if you want to take this one instead, the richmond/san rafael, that's looking better. once past the tolls you're at top speeds. the golden gate bridge is looking fantastic at this hour. let's go outside right now and take a peek at this. walnut creek drive 680 southbound side, you can see how traffic is building up out there. it's at least a 15-minute commute. kristen, eric? >>

! >>> good morning. i'm eric thomas. we're following developing news out of san francisco where firefighters put out a two-alarm house fire this morning in a home that was debt kadicated to pot-growing operation. it broke out just before 1:00 this morning on tucker street. once inside rg firefighters discovered pot plants, growing equipment in five rooms and faulty wiring that bypassed the meters to get electricity. nobody was home testimony. investigators are now looking for the people who were using that building. >>> a check on tuesday morning traffic. here's leyla gulen. >> we do have some debris in lanes along 101 southbound. holly street, and that is blocking a couple of lanes. so far so good. however, we're looking at top speeds in both directions as we take a look at this, your drive into hayward, that is slow on the nimitz both in the north and southbound direction. our drive time traffic, 680, 101, 17 looking a little slow, half an hour to get you across pacific highway to los gatos. >> w >>> we're back and we're hazy this morning, flight delays of nearly an hour at sf

down load the exclusive abc 7 news waze traffic app. >> and eric thomas and kristin zee on from 4:00 a.m. until 7:00, or longer if needed. >> heat wave, spencer has the forecast. >> it looks like the heat wave going to be with us for a while. several more days of triple digit heat. when we can expect relief in the accu-weather forecast in just a moment. >> thank you, spencer, vic lee reports on an accident involving a fire truck zpruk a firefighter facing criminal charge autos tonight abc 7 news follows up from the scene of the fire tragedy in arizona where 19 firefighters died. >>> welcome back here is a look at san francisco skyway. looks like traffic is packed like sardines but moving like a shrug. it's jammed making it into san francisco. along 101 if you're heading into san bruno. taillights moving faster but there is a slight improvement. sheer look at our producer driving on the lower deck of the bay bridge heading along eastbound. this is a 13 minute commute towards the maze. and once get together maze if travels take you towards highway 4, or opposite direction from highway

morning, i am here for eric thomas, i am matt keller. >> interesting weather today? >> actually, i was driving here and i saw the moon. usually i see fog in the morning but not this morning. >> different from yesterday. our meteorologist, mike nicco? >> good morning. live doppler 7 hd showing it is dry again. in could be drizzle along the coast because the clouds are low. the embarcadero center from the roof camera, we are talking about warm to hot weather inland from the mid-80's in the north bay to near 100 in the east bay valley. it will be mild to warm around the bay from 70 at south san francisco to 86 in san jose. the coast into san francisco would be around 62 to 68. cool to very comfortable. how comfortable is the commute? leyla gulen? "quite." we have areas of construction in the east bay into oakland. along northbound 880 between 23rd to embarcadero we will see three lanes blocked. that will last until 5:00 a.m. slow for the cone zone. the bay bridge toll plaza shows not much is happening. we have clear conditions. from oakland and emeryville to san francisco there are ju

. eric thomas is with us and is also an aviation expert, both professionally and personally. you have been watching this very closely today, and we continue to wait for more information as to why this happened. >> indeed we do. but as you mentioned, good news that there's only one person unaccounted for. but it shows you how confusion can reign, trying to get a count of people, trying to get them to the hospital. those who are in immediate need of medical care. nose who are in shock and don't realize they're in need of medical care. we take a look at the asiana 777 and the hulk of it. we see deployed the emergency slide that people were getting off the plane. that plane is so low to the ground because the landing gear was sheered off in that collision with the ground, and as we see back there, still some debris on the runway. a lot of it will be left there for the ntsb to take a close look at when their teams of people get here and begin trying to sift through things and figure out what happened. they'll zero in first on the black box recorders, the flight data recorder, which records

lost a loved one. the president will continue to be updated. >> abc7 news morning anchor eric thomas is here and not here because he is morning anchor. he is both professionally and personally, a real airline expert and buff. you have been watching this closely. >> i have. a lot of fascinating and interesting and frightening detail. one, the attitude of the plane. we heard the tail may have struck, and the airline spinning around. some people called that cartwheeling. we also saw fascinating emergency response from the people onboard. getting folks off the aircraft. the firefighters responding very quickly. there have been at least 17 air accidents near sfo with the flight safety foundation which records aviation statistics them worst accident claimed the lives of 11 people when the united airlines dc3 from burbank crashed into san francisco bay where the copilot dropped his microphone and jammed the controls. a hijacking in 1972 led to the death of two hijackers and a passenger. the hijackers wanted to be taken to the then soviet union, and a pacific southwest airline had 82 people on

4:30 a.m. on monday guiding you through the commute. abc7 morning news anchor eric thomas and kristen sze and leyla gulan will be back as we return to a regular commute after these days of striking. >>> developing news in san francisco where police want to find a man involved in a robbery and brutal attack of a woman this past weekend. the assault was captured on surveillance video. before we show it to you, we warn you that the images are disturbing. the video shows the victim already on the ground. one of the attackers walks back to her and kicks her in the face with such force that she drops unconscious. three robbers have been arrested. police are still searching for the man who kicked the victim. >> extremely lucky to have that video. it is very rare to see crimes actually occur in the video scope as well as the clear suspect description and image captured. >> the attack took place on market and do dolores right after the pink saturday event. police are not calling it a hate crime. they are also looking for more possible victims of the robbers. >>> an autopsy is scheduled

. at petsmart®. >>> 4:28 this monday morning. i'm eric thomas. >> breaking news. kate middleton is in labor. we have the latest out of london. >> reporter: buckingham palace confirm it is dutch cess in labor in the lindo wing. same private wing where princess diana gave birth to both princes william and harry. just before ten cloak our time last might prince william and duchess kate alerted media and went lou a back entrance at the hospital. kate has reportedly been hoping for a natural childbirth. she's under the care of a top notch medical team. prince william is expected to stay by her side throughout the labor and take two weeks pate o paternity leave. this is the first time since queen victoria's reign there have been three. >> whether this baby is a boy or girl we know it is destined because of a recent change in the law to be the future king or queen, monarch of great britain and canada, as you rail, new zealand. >> reporter: as soon as the baby is born, a paper confirming the gendering and weight of the heir to the throne will be taken by page from the hospital to buckingham p

eric thomas this morning. traffic looks good. leyla gulen has weather. >> thank you. what a difference a holiday makes. as we look at our live doppler 7 hd radar satellite we can see how the thunderstorms to the north have been continuously moving to the northeast. we are starting to see dry conditions that brought in the drizzle and a beautiful light show. as you look from the mount tamalpais camera, look at that breath taking view, the sunshine rays are showing through the clouds and it is a gorgeous start to what will be the hot day. it will be the last of the triple digit days because of the areas of low pressure off the coast bringing in the marine layer of cooler air. behind it we will have another area of low pressure that could bring potential showers monday or tuesday. as we lock right now this is from our roof camera the bay bridge and higher clouds and current temperatures are 61 in san francisco and oakland is at 66 and 68 in mountain view and 60 along the coast and santa cruz. a comfortable start but it will ramp up. the full seven-day forecast is ahead. now the

. >> also at the time return along with eric thomas and morning news half hour early tomorrow at 4 a.m. instead of the usual 4:30. a little early to make sure we keep you up to date on the bart strike situation before you head out the door. >> let's move on. it is warm out there. hard to believe it is actually going to get even hotter tomorrow. experience is here. spencer. >> unbelievable dan. hot day today. tomorrow will be the hottest day in the fork period. we have a few high cloud moving through the bay area right now. patches of coastal fog sky are generally clear. let's look back on today high. 107 at clover dale numerous readings over 100 degrees up in the north bay. inland east bay fairfield livermore 103104 antioch. morgan hill and bayshore line hot. red wad city high of 97 and state wide anbeyond today it was also very hot. high of 106 at sacramento 110 redding and 127 at death valley. soith more triple digit heat coming our way tomorrow and next day we have excessive heat warning in effect until wednesday evening at 7:00 o'clock. almost all the bay area accept the coast line

for eric thomas. we will check with mike nicco who is always here. mike? >> try to be here for the ladies. well, for everyone! i will get in trouble to that. 2 1/2 miles visibility. don't look at me like that! next 12 hours for the bay you can see it is foggy with clouds and temperatures in the mid-50's and mostly sunny by noon with high clouds and sunshine and low 70's at 4:00 and in the mid-60's and jacket weather in the evening. inland, most of the clouds are in the north bay and mid-50's, we will be sunny but cooler at noon and mid-70's and hang out in the mid-80's so close to average with high clouds and sunshine. by 7:00, we are in the mid-70's and will not need the coat. coat weather at the coast today with clouds and 54 and now partly sunny and upper 50's in the afternoon and mid-50's in evening. leyla gulen? >> in santa rosa we have a crash that has cleared involving a big rig, southbound 101, and everything is pushed to the shoulder and we are looking at normal speeds. to the south, through petaluma, we have a heavy backup approaching 116, and easing up south of there to

waze traffic app. >> and eric thomas and kristin zee on from 4:00 a.m. until 7:00, or longer if needed. >> heat wave, spencer has the forecast. >> it looks likeee wave going to be with us for a while. several more days of triple digit heat. when we can expect relief in the accu-weather forecast in just a moment. >> thank you, spencer, vic lee reports on an accident involving a fire truck zpruk a firefighter facing criminal charge autos tonight abc 7 news follows up from the scene of the fire tragedy in arizona where 19 firefighters died. for over 60,000 california foster children, having necessary school supplies can mean the difference between success and failure. the day i start, i'm already behind. i never know what i'm gonna need. new school, new classes, new kids. it's hard starting over. to help, sleep train is collecting school supplies for local foster children. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help a foster child start the school year right. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. >>> welcome back here is a look at san francisco skyway.

sze. >> i'm eric thomas. a look at traffic. we're on path 7 as you see, the time that's usually "good morning america." that's how serious the b.a.r.t. strike has been. leyla, what do you have? >> that's to say the very least, eric. we have tons of traffic in the east bay, making it over our bridges, but the worst of all is the bay bridge as we look in the westbound direction. to addo

friday. i am katie marzullo. >> i am eric thomas. other good news, the triple digits are gone. for now. >> do words: it's over. the heat wave is gone. the breezes are back. if you have had the windows open, it is cooler in all areas. live doppler 7 hd showing no wet weather. next 12 hours the clouds are arriving late at

. i am katie marzullo here for eric thomas. >> i am katie marzullo. we have to watch out for the heat on this fourth of july and for fireworks and people coming to the city, bart, so for both of those we have leyla gulen. >> traffic and weather. leyla gulen? >> that is right. in fact, what i have, though; good news, because despite the bart strategic, it is a holiday. we are not seeing a lot of traffic on the roads but just a few souls moving across the freeways. our drive time traffic at 101 moving smoothly with top speeds and 18 minutes to get you from san francisco to san francisco and only 12 minutes to get to sfo. and westbound to half moon bay and belmont it is 16 minutes. slower this remain on because of coastalling for. you could be slowed down because of the fog. it is easy breezy this morning. now what is happening on the roads as we look at the caltran camera, san mateo is at top speeds. now we will talk about the weather with beautiful shots taken early this morning and last night. they are lightning strikes off the coast looking to the west across the pacific ocean.

am eric thomas and that is mike nicco with the forecast. >> i have my friend live doppler 7 hd and your friend, too, on a morning like this where if you travel along the coast we have a cop pressed marine layer with fog. you can see half moon bay visibility is less than quarter of a mile and the rest of us are getting low clouds do roll in but the visibility is doing okay . we will have a lot of sunshine in the east bay, 87 to 93, close to air conditioning weather and sunny at the bay at 72 to 82 and the coast into san francisco is mostly sunny and 63 to 70. and the commute? leyla gulen? >> so far, we have a stalled vehicle along the nimitz in the southbound direction under the jackson street overcrossing and it is blocking a lane with crews trying to clear it to the shoulder. we are at top speeds at 55 miles per hour. as we head over to the peninsula, if you have a flight to catch you will run into some construction out here and one lane is blocked until 6:00 a.m. between grand avenue and san bruno in the northbound direction everything is moving along fine and we will look at the

. >> i'm eric thomas. you saw how filled to the brim that ferry was. cars and the bay bridge toll plaza as well filled to the brim. here's leyla gulen with traffic. >> absolutely right. the east bay, some accidents as well adding pressure to all

create and her own employees are weighing in on her job performance. >> good morning, i am eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. we start out gray but there is a difference with the weather. leyla gulen is here for meteorologist mike nicco. >> the warming trend begins today, and as we look from our some are storm camera we are going to be waking up to gray skies and patchy fog. 50 great shot of the bay bridge with cargo ship moving down to oakland. it will be warmer today. we will see the clouds burning off earlier than

:00. thanks for joining us. i am kristen z. >> i am eric thomas. we have scattered fog this morning. >> less pervasive. what is going on in your neighborhood. mike? >> partly cloudy to cloudy conditions in the eat bay and south bay with clear conditions. with the cloud cover, even, it is dry this morning. visibility is running fine. go not have patchy fog but we will watch sfo to see if there are delays. >> warm inland from 78 in the north bay to 90 in the east bay. it will be mild around the bay from 67 in san francisco to 74 in oakland. in the south bay we will be around 80 in sunnyvale and at the coast the clouds will linger >> have a great day. leyla gulen? >> we are tracking an accident involving a big rig northbound 101 in san jose. we will get to that in a minute but right now we are looking at heavy traffic over the altamont pass. look at this: plenty of red at 34 miles per hour in the last half hour. you can see the traffic is building incredibly as we make it in the westbound distribution. through the pass you are at 36 miles per hour and then top speed in the westbound di

job performance. >> good morning, i am eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. we start out gray but there is a difference with the weather. leyla gulen is here for meteorologist mike nicco. >> the warming trend begins today, and as we look from our some are storm camera we are going to be waking up to gray skies and patchy fog. 50 great shot of the bay bridge with cargo ship moving down to oakland. it will be warmer today. we will see the clouds burning off earlier than we are used to lately. we wake up to 58 degrees inland and 60 around the bay and 54 along the coast as we start making it to noon, lunch time, the clouds will thin out and temperatures will ramp up to 90 degree by 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon and 76 around the bay and 62 along the coast. the sig-alert is still canceled if you are traveling through walnut creek loan -- along 680. we did have bumper-to-bumper traffic at 21 miles per hour for a continue speed and slow headed into livermore. over to walnut creek this crash involves three vehicles blocking two lanes for a time and coming from pleasanton hill it will be jam packed

eric thomas and of course that breaking news is the b.a.r.t. strike. live pictures of the bay bridge toll plaza which has been like this pretty much all morning. the cash-paying lanes stop-and-go. more op traffic from leyla gulen. >> more stop than go, eric, as we take a look right now at our maps. i can show you where we're seeing most of the red. of course that's in the east bay all along the east bay right there. as you head through hayward into oakland, you are going to be seeing those brake lights. certainly we are going to be seeing delays as we come out towards el cerrito. take a peek at this. we are only looking at 21 miles per hour as you make that drive in the westbound direction along the richmond san rafael bridge. farther to the south, take a look at 24, that is jam-packed, 50 minutes to get out of walnut creek to 580. your top speed 19 miles per hour. we also have this brand-new consistent involving a motorcycle, westbound side of 580 at lake shore avenue blocking a lane and bumper to bumper traffic. let's look at our weather. good morning, mike. >> good morning.

deliver craving relief that lasts. double your chances of quitting. >>> good morning. i'm eric thomas. breaking news. the university of california has named is next president. it's homeland security secretary janet thnapolitano. more information on this breaking story as we get it here on abc7 news and at abc7news.com. >>> an amber alert remains in effect for a missing oakland toddler while her father is in jail and set to be arraigned today for possible child endangerment. 21-month-old daphney viola webb was reported missing wednesday morning. her father, john webb, says it happened after he left her in the car while he went into a store. authorities meantime plan to expand their search this morning near the oakland estuary and other areas where daphney's father says they had frequented. >>> new developments in the story we brought you first on abc7 news this morning. what appeared to be a fire at the site of the asiana wreckage at sfo. firefighters arriving on the scene. thick smoke could be seen. abc7 news is told it was not a heavy, just heavy smoke caused by metal friction

and save on refills at advaircopd.com. >>> good morning, i'm eric thomas. two different juries will reveal their verdicts in the trial of two men accused of a gang rape of a richmond prosecutor. prosecutors say both men beat and raped the girl outside the home coming dance in 2009. yesterday the jury reached a decision against jose montanao. tuesday they had a verdict against peter. two men tried together but with separate juries. the judge ordered the verdicts sealed until both could be read today. >>> eric, a sig alert has just been issued due to this crash involving an overturned truck. take a look at this red out here. it's causing a major jam as you make that drive along 280, north and southbound direction. we have this accident involving a motorcycle that cleared southbound 880 at tennyson road. plenty of s >>> good morning, temperatures in the 50s everywhere except walnut creek and concord. you can see clouds thick in san francisco. i do believe they will dissipate an hour quicker. that's why we'll be 3 to 10 degrees warmer today compared to yesterday. our temperatures will r

] ♪ >>> good morning. i'm eric thomas. police can detain a person who brings a tool on violence, eve an hammer to a protest if aimed at preventing damages and injuries like happened over the demonstrations in the george zimmerman verdict. the other expands surveillance system ka cameras. the city council met until after 1:00 this morning. >>> leyla gulen as your traffic. >> light in the accident department but plenty of congestion. we have this ongoing problem, however. pg&e is shutting down charleston road due to an earlier gas leak. they've capped it off but have roadwork to do 101 in the northbound direction. that is busy. 508 is loosening >>> good morning. 7:28 on this wednesday and off to a cloudy start most areas, a little sunshine in the east bay and south bay. 60 in montague for the warm spot. 55 in san francisco. you can see from our roof cam it's pretty cloudy right now. temperatures again today about 3 to 8 degrees below average. most of us in the 60s and 70s. a few 80s are possible in our inland east bay neighborhoods. temperatures drop a little >>> boy, it sure looks lik

. i'm eric thomas. developing news in san mateo where firefighters put out a three-alarm fire at a major apartment complex. crews were called to that complex on bridge point parkway across from the bridgepoint shopping center shortly after 1:00 this morning. more than 100 residents who were evacuated are now allowed to return home except for those in about six units damaged by smoke and water. investigators say the fire started inside a trier vent and spread between the walls. nobody was hurt. >>> let's get a check on the morning commute. a couple trouble spots this morning, leyla. >> indeed. there's a brand new one into vallejo, southbound 680, a multiple vehicle accident being pushed off at parrish. 24 miles per hour your top speed. the muni line, 71 being rerouted due to a fire. >>> when we come >>> good morning. temperatures in the 50s just about everywhere except for montague at 61. delays 1 hour and 11 minutes into sfo. strong sea breeze keeps us about 4 to 8 degrees cooler than average. some 80s into the east bay valleys. let's look at your accuweather seven-day forecast. ev

conditioner yet. new dove daily moisture. ♪ >>> good morning. i'm eric thomas. authorities are investigating the death of a 7-month-old boy. an emergency call was made after 1:00 this morning. they found the child unresponsive. police say it's too early to tell if foul play is involved but the homicide unit is investigating. >>> the faa is investigating a plane crash that killed a bay area pilot near lake tahoe. steven livkin and his wife were returning home to palo alto yesterday when the plane crashed shortly after takeoff. his wife survived and is recovering in a hospital. >>> leyla gulen has the tuesday commute. >> a couple cars tangled up on highway 4 around bailey road leaving one lane blocked as well as the center divider. slow conditions through bay point heading into concord. 30 miles per hour is going to be your top speed out there. we look at san jose also slowing down making the drive along 85. eric? >> when we come back, >>> good morning. here's live doppler 7-hd. most of our returns have moved offshore in the last hour or so but a juicy air mass, temperatures in the 60s about e

morning. i'm eric thomas. a police officer shot and killed a pit bull after the dog attacked him this morning. it started from mailbox thefts in a neighborhood. witnesses led the police to this home in east empire. they conducted a probation search at the house when a large pit bull came up from the basement and charged and started to bite an officer monopoly he was in the hospital with minor leg injuries. the man on probation was taken in custody. >>> leyla gulen has the morning commute. >>> traveling along northbound 101 might be on the slower side coming up to 280 extension. 280, however, looks pretty clear as we make it a little farther towards cane street. the east bay southbound 880, this crash also in the clearing stages, however it has left us with tremendous backup away from 92. eric? >> leyla, thank you very much. after this >>> a warming trebd begins today. taking a look at our live doppler 7-hd radar satellite, some low clouds and patchy fog that will burn off later today. our highs for today around the bay, 72 degrees in oakland, 78 degrees in san jose, 75 degrees in sant

really in your dog's bowl at iams.com. >>> hi. i'm eric thomas. police say two men and a woman dressed in black, forced their way into the home. neighbors heard the struggle and called police. one of the suspects jumped out of a window trying to get away and broke his leg. police say they found a handgun on him. the other two suspects got away. the victim suffered a stab wound but is expected to recover. >>> the monday morning traffic look from leyla gulen. >> all right. we have a couple of serious accidents both involving overturned vehicles. this one's involving an overturned big rig southbound 101 at university avenue in east palo alto, 7 miles per hour your top speed. use el camino instead. as we look at solano county westbound along at i-80, two lanes slow coming into vak aville. eric? >> leyla, thank you. >>> i want to show you the storms to the south because those have been bringing flash tlooding to parts of arizona. we won't see flashflooding here but we have an isolated thunderstorm possible in the next 12 to 48 hours. temperatures will be below average the next two d

! [ splash! ] ocean spray cran-lemonade. a bold twist on an old favorite. >>> good morning. i'm eric thomas. an off duty officer shot a suspect in alameda near santa clara avenue. investigators say two men tried to rob a store just before 11:00 night. an off duty deputy who was in the store shot and killed one of them. is second suspect got away. >>> in oakland, a $25,000 reward is offered to catch the person who shot an 8-year-old girl. she was killed by one of several bullets fired into a diamond district home wednesday night. two other children and their grandmother are recovering from their wounds. >>> leyla gulen has the commute this morning. >> that's right, eric. good news. in vacaville, the sigalert is canceled eastbound i-80. ba into alameda with that ongoing police investigation, high street shut down between lincoln and central avenue. >>> good morning. antioch and mown stain view, 60, the rest of us in the mid to upper 50s this morning. for the afternoon hour, temperatures will be at 2 to 5 degrees warmer than they were yesterday. guess who's back in town, the boys of sum

analyst juan williams and fox news contributor rick grenell. i'm eric shawn. fox news watch is on right now. >> thomas jefferson said those investigations that attack a free press first. so free press as a journalist tell my fellow citizens that the government is collecting all their phone records and email and tapping into their facebook conversations and skype telephone calls. this is about journalism is about shining a light on what powerful people in the country are doing and we are going to continue doing that. >> eric: that is glen greenwald. his actions causing a debate over activism and journalism. they quote, a real journalist is one who understands at a certain level and doesn't shy away from the relationship between government and press. very tension that american founders had in mind. with the f amendment. those who fully meet the description deserve to be >> eric: "new york times" columnist warns i do think activism which is the determination that can prompt discovery can also impair vision. if an agenda is in play and momentum at work, cracks may be unexplored. judy

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