>> the bay area roadways with leyla gulen so busy. >> it has been extremely busy and we have sky 7 headed toward a couple of crashes on 80. one of which has cleared but we have right now head along westbound 80 a multivehicle lanes with cars across all lanes and lanes are still blocked. westbound 80 at willow avenue this crash is blocking the lanes and it is bumper to bumper traffic. but this traffic eastbound 80 is cleared. the residual backup remains with spectator slowing, as well, in the westbound direction. it appears 24 is showing plenty of backup with busy conditions. it is 6:00, still early, so get an early start or telecommute if you can. back to you, kristen and eric. >> thanks, leyla gulen. >> abc7 news reporters are covering the bart strike. transportation reporter. heather? >> we are outside the bart station with a total of two bart commuter whose have shown up unaware a strike had begun but they figured it out greeted by pickets. a firm supervisor is among the picketers. some started at midnight when the strike was called. negotiations were not looking good last week,

-alert. >> leyla gulen will talk about that. let's talk with mike nicco about the forecast this morning. >> drizzle and mist. >> so we will combine those and called it dristy. >> there is mist and drizzle, the drizzle is along the coast and mist is hanging in the air. visibility is okay. i would not worry about that. clouds and 55 at the bay and mostly sunny and mid-60's by noon and mid-to-upper 60's and cooler than yesterday around the bay but a lot of sunshine this afternoon and grab the coat. we drop to 70 and are in the pickets in the evening hours with all of the activities today. the next 12 hours inland, the day planner is 59 with the clouds in the north bay and a few clouds in the east bay hills and noon is 72 degrees, and 84 inland and below average and not so hot this evening and 75 degrees. at the coast we go from clouds and the fog to sunny for the better part of the afternoon topping out in the low 60's. now, all the accidents with leyla gulen. >> we have a sig-alert on the incline of the bay bridge. we have a look at this drive which is absolutely jam packed and we have em

>> we will check with the traffic with leyla gulen. >> happy fourth of july. we have a car fire in santa rosa if you are traveling along eastbound 12. that is where we do have it. the freeways in the area are cheer. there is a little volume build ing southbound on 101 on 12. this is a crash northbound 280 with lanes blocked but not slowing anything down. we have construction eastbound 580 at western drive and cones will be picked up between 5:00 and 6:00 this morning. all in all a pretty quiet start. >> we have footage we shot overnight and those are lightning strikes. we saw lightning over the pacific ocean. the lightning will move to the neither corner of sonoma county this morning and it should move on and clear out later on today. we will talk about what our weather is looking like today. we are going to be seeing very warm temperatures especially inland. live doppler 7 hd shows we had lightning strikes in the northwest portion of california. be careful. the dry conditions could spark fires. from the kgo roof camera, we have clear conditions. the day planner shows starting off

but, first, leyla gulen. >> thanks, eric and kristen. we are seasoned commuters after yesterday. we hope it doesn't last too much longer. good morning, everyone. we are tracking our traffic. it looks clear. it is very early at 4:00 a.m. but we are not seeing delays yet. caltran is being kind to us the last couple of days and were wrapping up construction projects early but this will last until 6:00 a.m. northbound 880. 580 headed from tracy to dublin is 24 minutes and 38 minutes along highway four and walnut creek to the maze and 80 is 13 minutes headed westbound from highway four. clear conditions. outside we go to the toll plaza and it is wide open right now with construction in the eastbound direction that will last until 6:00 a.m. with the cones picked up and westbound traffic moving smoothly at eight minutes to get you from emeryville to san francisco. >> it is day two of the bart strike which is having a big impact on our economy and our sanity. our transportation reporter continues coverage. >> i spoke with the strike captain at the bart station and he says nothing has change

slow and difficult commute. leyla gulen is keeping an eye on the highways and transit. >> good morning to you at home. right now we are looking at quiet conditions. of course, bart is on strike. no bart service will be available. the good news is a.c. transit not striking as far as we know. you can use that to get around. a lot of people are taking different types of transportation using scar pooling and a few added car pool locations. san francisco ferry is add additional routes and ferries. we are construction westbound side of the bay bridge with lanes blocked and cones are being picked up in anticipation of heavy traffic. along the eastbound, northbound side of 880 at a street and marine that boulevard lanes will be blocked until 5:00 a.m. at san mateo bridge it is looking like a nice wide open drive. pretty clear conditions. we will keep you updated on all the latest. do follow me on twitter with the latest details. if the traffic is not enough to get you hot under the car, the weather will. we will have a forecast from mike nicco but, first, kristen and eric. >> bart work

with leyla gulen for mike this morning with weather and traffic. >> thanks, ladies, we are going to experience a bit of an early fourth of july celebration, certainly santa rosa and sonoma county did, with the thunder and lightning strikes that occurred to our north. they moved inland with live doppler 7 hd picking up quite a bit of fog. so this is heavy fog at this time and that is starting to burn off this afternoon. for the next 12 hours we will experience a cooler start, 70 inland and 68 at the bay and 58 at the coast. the temperatures will climb by 4:00 p.m., 104 degrees is the average high inland and 90 around the bay. only 70 at the coast with a dip by 7:00 p.m. the hot temperatures should cool off by tomorrow. right now as we look at our roads, we have slower conditions and not over the amount pass with top speed from tracy to dublin. on highway there is a tap on the brakes to concord. bart is not serving because they are still striking but a.c. transit is on a holiday schedule with muni and adding a few extra buses to benefit up the service. i can show you the maze or the g

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 bay bridge toll plaza with construction in the each direction but right now the when commute is moving very well. >> leyla gulen, alameda county health officials will warn neighbors after a shocking rabid bat attack at the oakland zoo. a girl was bitten. our reporter is in the newsroom with more. >> the girl had to learn the hard way but we get an important remainder to leave wild animals alone. this is the bat, a mexican bat that bit a teenager on saturday while she was visiting the oakland zoo

to 81 in the bay and low-to-upper 60's from the coast into san francisco. leyla gulen? >> we have lots of construction projects and well start off in the east bay at 5 area eastbound between greenville road to flynn road where we have the drainage work until 9:00 a.m. headed along the westbound direction over the altamont pass from tracy to dublin you are at 24 minutes. the bay bridge toll plaza is looking clear from emeryville into san francisco. eric and kristen? >> this morning, oakland police want you to look at photos to help identify vandals who caused damage after the george zimmerman verdict. first show as man throwing a trash can at a store window on saturday night. in this picture another man scrawls graffiti on the street the same night. watch the man on the bicycle he suddenly kicks and didn'ts a car near lake merritt. not all images show the faces and clothing and other identifiable characteristics may lead them to those involved. police want you to show any pictures you have of other crimes. >> more vandalism could come with protests planned this weekend in oakland.

a check with leyla gulen and the traffic. it is very quiet out there. we were hit hard this week with the bart strike and folks trying to make their way to work. well start out in the altamont pass, so if you are traveling out of tracy to dublin/pleasanton it is a nice drive with top speeds into dublin/pleasanton and a 24-minute commute which is is excellent. there is volume building into in area so watch out for that. it looks like mass transit is running on a holiday schedule and we will see added buses, though, on a.c. transit. you need to help with that. a look at walnut creek shows we are going to talk about weather. we will do that. as you look at the live doppler 7 hd radar we have thunderstorms to the north. it is starting to move in toward the northwest portion of sonoma county. we will see the thunderstorm activity until later this morning and it should start to clear out. from the roof camera, look at that gorgeous view over the embarcadero looking toward the bay bridge. it is clear, there are scattered clouds but we will be seeing a gorgeous day if san francisco. hour

are settling around 80 inland and 70 around the bay and 60 at the coast. enjoy. leyla gulen? >> we have a new accident reported along 101 that is blocking the on-ramp but, first, i will tell you about construction on the lower deck of the bay bridge, the eastbound 80 out to 580 we will have lanes blocked and this will last until later morning hours. as we take you over to this accident, 101 freeway, someone made a sharp turn and they went down an embankment. it is off the freeway but it is there and could cause delays. as far as mass transit is concerned, bart, muni and ace train, all running on time with no delays. we will look outside right now and see what is happening in the world of traffic -- we will get that to you later. eric and kristen? >> a question for are you: which luxury car do thieves like the most? that is ahead the. >> another national monument vandalized in washington and this time the suspect did not get away. a heist of jewels towns out larger than first estimated. but first the tech bytes. >> in the tech bytes apple iphone is going down market with plastic. a

area. leyla gulen has a look at what is going on. >> we have a brand new accident reported in san francisco but before we get to that we will look at the other bridges around the bay area, the cartinez and benicia bridge both at top speed. 67 miles per hour and 70 miles per hour is too fast but it does not appear anything is affected. the richmond and san rafael bridge is clear in both directions at 57 miles per hour getting you define -- define richmond and the north bay. good conditions but for san francisco where we have a new accident at northbound 101, a crash is blocking two lanes with a little bit of slowing southbound. northbound side, though, is still fine. the 280 extension is clear up to 80. not a problem headed into san francisco but 101 is affected. 200,000 riders and not get to work the usual way with bart on strike. heather is at the bart station with how talks crumbleed between bart management and the union. >> there is honking in solidarity. i spoke with the computations -- communications spokesman and are surprised the strike has materialized with picketers here

in san francisco. now, leyla gulen has been tracking the accidents this morning. >> a lost accidents. we have a brand new accident in oakland. slow down, everyone! on the until its at 14th, a car and a big rig blocking a lane. i will show you that in a little bit but i have this updated car fire blocking one lane westbound 580 before you reach 205 and you can see the slowing it is causing. we have this sig-alert in affect until further notice along the southbound sonoma boulevard to eastbound then transition road and you can use redwood to connect but the northbound on-ramp is open an overturned tractor trailer leaking fuel that can cause slowing and delays from american canyon road. we have this overturned vehicle northbound 880 at highway 92 on the shoulder. kristen? >> a 15-year-old girl is safe this morning after surviving a horrific ordeal. authorities say two men held her as a sex slave and forced her to work on a marijuana growing operation. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has news on the charges. >> the men are facing drug charges but one is the use of a minor in

86 in concord. have a good day. leyla gulen? >> we are in pretty for shape and not seeing any crashes but we do have congestion. i will show you a picture of the bay bridge in a moment but as we hook at it on the maps, approaching the bay bridge toll plaza is where with see the red indication as we pass the tolls we are at 38 miles per hour and it stays sluggish to treasure island, and when you pass treasure island, 54 miles per hour is the top speed moving into san francisco, and the drive along westbound 80 through san pablo and richmond is where we are seeing top speeds and a look at the drive along 880 at 680 at top speeds despite the possible drizzle affecting the drive in milpitas and fremont but we are still in go shape and a look at the bay bridge toll plaza so metering lights turned on and that is causing slowing but it will start to pick up west of treasure island. eric and kristen? >> thank you, leyla gulen. >> kids expect a toy when they visit fast food restaurants, right? well, a popular chain is getting rid of them. >> coming up first, a major star power president obama

we will drop down to 62 do 78 with the lat chance of a shower. leyla gulen? >> we still have a sig-alert in the north bay as we travel through american canyon and you find this, the closure is the ramps northbound highway 29 to westbound 37 and that is due to an accident involving a truck carrying gravel and another vehicle and it is going to take some time to clean up the gravel so it could be shut down for another hour. we are seeing areas with green or blue indicating sprinkles or light drizzle and the altamont pass you can see the blue there as you make it out of the pass from tracy into dublin we are seeing slower speeds and 36 miles per hour so bumper to bumper traffic westbound direction but mass transit is running on time all looking good. outside, the camera is the oakland maze and you can see traffic is running well over to 580. >> thank you, leyla gulen. >> something designed for kids is not going to be at taco bell. >> president obama hopes to promote the health care reform with major star >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all bay area this is abc7 news

traffic. leyla gulen? >> thanks, mike, we have a stalled tanker truck in the santa cruz mountains and not where you want to have one those blocking a lane southbound highway 17 near the lexington resolution very. we do not have delays but we have a little bit of slowing the further south you go but it will take time to get out of there so prepare and give yourself a few extra minutes before you head out. this construction project is extended another hour, eastbound 580 between saab ramon road and this area we will have a few lanes locked until 6:00 a.m. this morning. the westbound side of 588, though, that is packed already making the drive from the altamont pass and into livermore and pleasanton looking at 15-minute drive. in san jose, it will be 101 coming away from 880 and the drive to the san jose airport looking heavier at this hour and you are moving along at top speed. >> thank you, at 5:20. seven things to know as you start the day. [ male announcer ] if you had a dollar, for every dollar car insurance companies say they'll save you by switching, you'd have like, a ton of

and traffic with leyla gulen pulling both duties this morning. >> indeed. mike is under the weather this morning so i am filling in for him. what we do have is a warming trend so we will be welcoming in a ridge high pressure coming in from the midwest. right now as we look at live doppler 7 hd we not seeing moisture returns but today we will see the temperatures ramping up certainly by noon and early burn off, as well, at 72 degrees inland and 66 around the bay and 58 along the coast. by 4:00 p.m., 90 degrees inland and it will be hotter as we head to the week. now the traffic where we have a couple accidents, one felt like there was major damage and another, we started off as a stall and town into a three car crash causing delays because it is blocking two lanes. southbound 680 in walnut creek at 24 is where we have the lanes blocked and that is causing delays. now to san jose, 280, away from 17, the drive is looking empty and accident free and a couple of headlights northbound direction. the oakland police department is defending their nonaggressive approach with the protesters in

, dick. when he said "good backup," he means "bad" backup. leyla gulen? >> we have a couple of accidents. we had a rot of a stalled car on the bay bridge and it could have been cleared. it was blocking a lane westbound 80 at treasure island but as you approach treasure island from the maze out of berkeley it is bumper-to-bumper traffic so the pictures do not lie. in fremont we have an accident involving backups from michigan boulevard so heavy conditions there. to the peninsula northbound 101 at broadway the crash is cleared but left us with this traffic at 14 miles per hour approaching the slow down it starts to dissipate. our drive time traffic at 580 from tracy to dublin is 40 minutes and highway 4, walnut creek to the maze at 56 minutes and 17 minutes along 80 headed away from highway four to the maze. the golden gate bridge shows traffic is moving smoothly but filled with fog. from sausalito it is hard to see. use your low beams, not your high beams. mike nicco? >> thank you, leyla gulen. live doppler 7 hd shows it is dry this morning. the excessive heat warning i mentione

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traffic. leyla gulen? >> we hope breaking bread made some progress. we have clear conditions. the bay area right now shows lots of green. it is early. we are not seeing any congestion. we have one construction project, one hold out, that will last until 5:00 a.m., northbound 101 with road construction. that is the only real construction we have at this hour because caltran is trying to make it easy on the commuters. the richmond-san rafael bridge is at top speeds. the bay bridge is locking clear. the toll plaza shows traffic is moving smootly. we had early work wrapped up at 4:00 a.m. that was moments ago. >> expanded a.c. transit service is another service today. get there early and be prepared to wait. matt? >> we learned that lesson, if you want to be first in line to get to san francisco have a seat on the bench. today should be interesting. on monday from 7:00 to 9:00 people waited 45 minutes to get on a bus to san francisco. yesterday, though, the lines were longer taking an hour and a half to to hours to get moving from oakland to san francisco. with the fourth of july tomorrow

. now the only commute. leyla gulen? >> starting busy with an overturned vehicle near the tunnel traveling along old tunnel road we have this. we have a subject possibly trapped in the car. we are looking at slow-and-go speeds from orinda to the tunnel on 580 westbound between tracy and dublin, 24 minutes and along highway 4 from antioch to concord that is 15 minutes and from san rafael to the city you are look at under 20 minutes and as we continue the drive over the golden gate bridge it looks clear and we do not see any delays. eric and kristen? >> time is running out to avoid a bart strike. both sides runs to the bargain ing table. officials say there was progress made on supplemental issues but no progress on the major issues of salary and benefits. they could bargain past the august 4 deadline if headway is being made. bart chief negotiator returned to the bargaining table after taking time off. other transit agencies are meeting today to discuss contingency plans. >> developing news from florida investigators are trying to figure the cause of a disasterous series of explos

-mid 60's at the coast by 4:00. is this affecting your commute? leyla gulen? >> go have a sig-alert in the north bay and that is affecting the transition from northbound 29 to highway 37 and this is all involving a big rig that hit another truck and they are off loading the gravel is we have a transition shut down until further notice. in the east bay southbound 880 from embark day to 23rd avenue we will have a couple of lanes blocked and that is going do last until 6:00 a.m. this morning with volume there as we make the drive through oakland to alameda and the maze. now, we will look that is happening out here, the walnut creek commute as we make the drive in the southbound direction along 680 everyone is moving at top speed and we are not seeing slow downs and no crashes. >> it is 4:40, the study for months to get head in college and now they have to do it over again, the answers dozens of parents and students on the peninsula are demanding. >> the unmistakable message top democrats are sending to president obama over the crackdown on medical marijuana. >> the big challenge in china

in line. the roads will get very busy. and now leyla gulen is at the traffic center. >> it is looking clear but the bay bridge is slowing down a little bit. the cash-paying lanes are filling with a little bit of yellow indicating some volume but silt a short eight-minute delay away from the maze into san francisco. and golden gate bridge is coming up with a couple of insolents first in vallejo eastbound 37 at columbus parkway with a solo vehicle spinout causing spectator slowing in the eastbound direction. on the shoulder, it is not blocking any lanes. in san jose, the expressway at highway 82 has two lanes block due to a street that has fallen. we will go outside and look at the golden gate bridge where it is all clear, four short minutes to get you from sausalito into san francisco. keep it here with the details in a little bit. it does not seem like anyone is too hot under the collar but that could change. the calendar may say july 1 but it is like june 30, june 29, june 28, our fourth day with 100-degree temperatures. visibility is five miles at half moon bay and four mile

on tuesday. that is in the seven-day forecast but first an update on the commute. leyla gulen? >> we have construction in oakland traveling along northbound and southbound 880 starting with northbound 880 traveling between 16th and broadway you will find lanes blocked off until 5:00 a.m. and in the southbound direction, south of here, from 23rd to embarcadero we have another few lanes blocked with cones picked up at 5:00 a.m. and over the altamont pass, we are seeing a little bit of a slow down where 205 and 580 merge. speeds pick up headed into the altamont pass and you are looking clear as you head into livermore and pleasanton with another project right at the dublin interchange causing a delay. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we do not have too many folks so, so far, friday lite drive from emeryville into san francisco. >> thank you at 4:39. a multimillion dollar east bay home is raid by police who they found living inside. >> also, u.c. regents confirm a historic choice for the new president and critics risked going to jail to oppose janet napolitano but first america's money. >>

's. >> leyla gulen? >> we have plenty of traffic out there with no accidents. we are look at congestion headed along the westbound direction along the bay bridge but we have construction that will last until 6:30 this morning, eastbound side with various lanes blocked because of road work. that will continue to the transition to 580 and, also, eastbound 580 between 80 and san pablo road the lanes are blocked eastbound. the bay bridge toll plaza shows the metering lights are on with fog. it is busy moving into san francisco. >> it is 6:02. the parents of the two chinese girl whose died in the asiana crash landed where their daughters died, at the same airport. >>the families arrived last night at crown plaza hotel in burlingame. they were taken from the tarmac and brought here. the hotel shielded them from the media and the parents did not speak with reporters. they are expected to meet with the c.e.o. and president of asian who met with chinese relative in seoul on the stop to san francisco. a news agency reported that a father told him he was dissatisfied with the handling o

a problem. leyla gulen? >> thanks so were. we have plenty of folks on the road getting a nice early start because of the bart strike. it is starting to come to a grinding halt over the altamont pass westbound 580 at not flynn road, we could have done without this, a car fire blocking two lanes and it is catching the hillside on fire. we down to 7 miles per hour out of tracy at 46 minutes, 15 minutes have been tacked on to the ride from tracy to dublin. 37 miles per hour from antioch and picking up in pittsburg and the dumbarton and san mateo bridge, all at to the speed. >> it is day two of the bart strike which is not only trying everyone's patience but it is siphoning millions from the local economy. abc7 news reporter is at lake merritt bart to continue the coverage. >> get ready for more millions coming from the economy. yesterday, bart was saying they would not describe the situation as an impasse but it sure felt like it. 29 hours into this strike and nothing has changed since the strike began. union members picketed and rallied at locations all across the bart system, across t

, and it will be a brisk day at 59 to 64 for you. enjoy it. leyla gulen has the morning commute. >> i do is a couple of accidents to talk about both in the east bay. as we take you over to northbound 880 this is where we have a solo vehicle spinout so in the northbound direction to catch dumbarton you will be met with that accident. we have this off of the dumbarton eastbound 84 at thornton avenue and that is involving a couple of cars blocking one lane there but it looks like everything is moving along just fine. outside right now to our walnut creek drive, 680, away from concord to the 24 junction you can see a few cars but it is still a short nine-minute drive. >> thank you, the bart strike is over and bart workers are getting ready to go back to work, but the unions and management have still not agreed on a new contract. abc7 news reporter is at the lake merritt bart station in oakland. amy? >> good morning, it is over for now. but not for good. for now you will not see picketers at the bart station. the trains will start running again at 3:00 this afternoon. both sides have agree

today at 58 to 60 degrees. how about the first commute or first look at traffic? leyla gulen? >> thanks, mike. all is quiet. we do not see any accidents. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza we have clear conditions and not many making their drive from emeryville to san francisco. in the san mateo bridge it is looking similar, and clear from hayward. it is a hazy picture so you might see maybe a slight visibility hampered but all in all a good drive as you make it in the westbound direction. >> it is 4:30, an update on of thes to on the 4th runway as san francisco international airport after the crash of asiana flight 214. crews are working to remove debris from the crash. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the latest from millbrae. amy? >> the crews were busy over overnight. we saw them taking away key pieces of the wreckage including the engine and the tail. this is the first time we have seen them. doing clean up and the ntsb is hoping it will be able to give the runway back totoday but said it would be a significant salvage operation. this was the focus overnight, yesterday there

that day and the district had to rely on surrounding agencies for help. now leyla gulen is honoring the roads to see when we will see the start wave drivers. >> not yet. we have a way of drivers but not a wave of heavy congestion. i will show you our drive time traffic at 580 from tracy to dublin and the commute along westbound 5ator is 25 minutes and 12 minutes to get through walnut creek and to 580. we are also hearing from sky 7 that there is a lot of fog if you are head through the tunnel, watch out that and use the low beams. 80 eastbound and westbound, it is looking clear between highway four and the maze at 13 minutes. in san jose, this is going to be your northbound 280 ambassador from 17 you can see dark picture out this not seeing any tail light except -- you will see tail lights, not headlights. a quiet commute in the northbound and southbound direction. >> tracking clouds this morning, the marine layer is deeper than yesterday and you can see it is covering the bay and also as you mention all the way up into the east bay hills. now, it will take it fought very long to ge

commute. leyla gulen is keeping an eye on the highways and transit. >> good morning to you at home. right now we are looking at quiet conditions. of course, bart is on strike. no bart service will be available. the good news is a.c. transit not striking as far as we know. you can use that to get around. a lot of people are taking different types of transportation using scar pooling and a few added car pool locations. san francisco ferry is add additional routes and ferries. we are construction westbound side of the bay bridge with lanes blocked and cones are being picked up in anticipation of heavy traffic. along the eastbound, northbound side of 880 at a street and marine that boulevard lanes will be blocked until 5:00 a.m. at san mateo bridge it is looking like a nice wide open drive.

. >> leyla gulen? >> and the pass shows things are heating up at the pass long the westbound direction we are starting to see more cars on the roads and plenty of brake lights. 35 miles per hour is the top speed as you exit the pass, and then at 41 miles per hour and the speeds pick up through livermore and pleasanton. you can see a sea of tail lights out of castro valley. the accident is blocking the first street on-ramp to northbound 880, a car and a bicyclist, so use an alternate. it will be shut down until further notice. the golden gate bridge is moving along at top speed but it is foggy and now, out, the walnut creek drive as you take a look you can see it will be busy. it is now ten minutes away from highway 4 to the junction with 24, so, everyone is getting an early start this morning. you should not be any different. we see how the weather is doing right now. >> no sprinkles to speak of this morning, but the big story is it feels refreshing when you step outside at nine degrees cooler in livermore and four in concord and live more, and seven in santa rosa and one to three degrees

leyla gulen has what is going on. >> we have frustrated people out there in pain. if you are coming from the berkeley area there are not enough alternatives to make the drive into downtown oakland, for instance. we sympathize for the commuters in the bay area. 580 cannot scratch a break this morning. westbound we have a brand new accident involving a motorcycle and that is adding to the pain. we have one lane blocked at flynn road because of an early car fire and the top speed is 13 miles per hour and sometimes in the single digits but look at that from tracy we are over an hour in dublin.and westbound 58d up from the 680 dublin interchange and as we look at the drive coming down from highway four westbound 80 that drive to the hoffman split is very difficult at to hour. now, the weather. mike? >> we will have hot temperatures and sun. we have a few sprinkles at live doppler 7 hd. this is headed to the northwest and away from land. there is more to the south but it will continue push off over the ocean. it added more humidity to the area and kept our temperatures up during the overn

and comfortable at the coast, mid-60's. now the traffic with leyla gulen. >> mike, i was talking about an accident in oakland along 880 at 980 when a car went in the center divider and another hit a tree so it is not on the roadway but it is to start slow if you travel along 880 apporaching 980 so the drive will be on the slower side so give yourself extra time. this report is a stalled truck, a pickup truck, a big one, and northbound along highway 13 at carson street, that does have one lane blocked, we do not have delays. outside, we will look at san jose as we look at 280 ambassador from 17, a few cars but all is clear, and quiet and though accidents. >> robin roberts shines at new awards with a new honor. >> train derailment in texas and this is a live picture. athe world is watching a london hospital this morning but is the >> covering fremont, palo alto, north bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> we have breaking news. this picture is headachy but -- shaky but a union pacific train derailed in texas west of ft. worth and two people have been hurt. a union pacifi

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. at the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights are now turned on. the cash-paying lanes are loa

francisco. just a few lingering clouds. now, the morning commute. leyla gulen? >> we have another hour to 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.

bay. not a "spare the air" day. now leyla gulen has traffic.

their dominance over our morning weather and it is cooler on monday. enjoy. leyla gulen? >> we have on 101 northbound direction we have one lane blocked right now. we are so far seeing green conditions so we are at top speed as you make the drive from santa rosa to petaluma, toward san francisco back to san jose where we have report of debris, a pallet in the lanes at southbound 80 at 897 and another area of lots of green. the bay bridge toll plaza is wide open and quiet so far this morning. as can you see the cars are making their drive from the east bay and into san francisco. all is quiet. >> forget about back to school target is on to the black friday. isn't that thanksgiving? good grief! >> also, the premiere of the oscar movie getting a good review from bart. >> millions of dollars poured in after the sandy hook elementary school shooting and what is being done with the money that is making people >> covering fremont, palo alto, north bay and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> this friday morning, well look at fog the runway where the wreck average flight 214 remains. you do not

dry when we get to the noon hour. leyla gulen has the commute. >> we have a report of spilled fuel on the road if you are traveling through chevron way, that is where we have a report of possible fuel that is spilled on the road and we will get extra details. as we continue into american canyon, vallejo, traveling along highway 37, it is starting to slow down and 45 miles per hour as you head in the westbound direction and 80 and clear and at top speeds eastbound and westbound direction. we will have more on the traffic in a little bit but now we go over to kristen and eric. >> coming up at 6:02 we have breaking news from san francisco where firefighters put out a two alarm house fire home to a pot grow operation in the visitation valley neighborhood. firefighters discovered a small pot "grow" operation with no one home at the time. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has an update at 6:30. >> bart negotiations continue today with a possible second transit strike on monday morning. abc7 news reporter matt keller is at the fremont bart station. matt? >>guest: bart trains are running f

. 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 line road causing slowing and we are seeing a general buildup of value over the altamont pass and into livermore. back out to greenbrae we have this accident northbound 101, a car went off the freeway, through a chain link fence and hit a parked car. that is not causing slowing on the friend because it is not on the freeway. the southbound drive is looking clear coming away from 580 and at the san mateo bridge, this is where we have a high wind advisory so anyone who is driving anything high profile, be careful. >> 6:02. after four days of picketing, bart employees are back at work. abc7 news amy hollyfield tells us, bart and union have to hammer out a deal. amy? >> look what i have to show you: nothing. nothing never looked so good. the strike is over for now. that is a win for the commuters. the trains will start running again at 3:00 this afternoon. this is not over. this is just an extensi

monday morning commute. leyla gulen? >> it is starting to get busy. we have a crash in san francisco that is blocking two lanes still. southbound 101 with you get to 280 causing delays from the city but 280 is in good shape from daly city and westbound 580 the project is going to last until 9:00 a.m. with a few lanes taken away for drainage work. the rest of the driver headed along in the westbound direction is slowing down and it is a crunch at 28 miles per hour from tracy. you are still limping along in the altamont pass and it will losen when you head into live more. this is southbound headlights toward central san rafael are looking good. >> commuters could be stranded by another bart strike in a week from today when the unions could walk off again if there is no contract deal. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at the north berkeley bart station. >> talks are scheduled today between the two sides. though talked over the weekend and they only have a week to go. we are told that over the weekend they discussed side issues such as worker safety, not the big issues but the spokesm

inland. by 7:00, 54 at the coast and 7 inland with below average temperatures. leyla gulen has traffic. >> we do not have crashes. what we do have is construction. in hayward, we do have projects going on on the northbound and southbound side of 880 between a and 238, five lanes will be blocked. if you are traveling in the southbound direction you will be met with cones blocking off four lanes that will last until 5:00 a.m. and southbound side between davis and marina. the drive time traffic 580 in tracy to dublin is 26 minutes and highway 4 between antioch and concord is 15 minutes and 101 from san rafael to san francisco is also under 20 minutes. walnut creek commute shows few tail lights maybe the southbound drive to highway 24 but all in all, accident free and clear. >> a bay area mom is arrested accused of abandoning her child at a gas station with surveillance video obtained by abc7 news. >> mysterious death of "glee" star. >> a bizarre turn at a local bl >> covering benicia, san ramon and san mateo and all the bay area. >> 4:41. a look at the embarcadero with only one car in the

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 direction and toward livermore. the mass transit shows four-hour delay on the starlight amtrak train number 14 because of police activity in martinez. it is on the way but it is delayed. bart, muni, and everything else is on time. the bay bridge toll plaza is wide open and clear from emeryville to san francisco. >> 5:30 1. who are learning more of the pilots of the asiana 777. the man at controls had little experience with the aircraft and never landed the plane at sfo before. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more. amy? >> asiana airlines now is saying that the pilot was in training to fly t

60 after being in the mid-50's this morning. leyla gulen? >> we have an update on the santa rosa big rig crash northbound 101. we have three lanes taken out for an extended period of time moving the big rig out of the lanes carrying 66,000 pounds of cargo that did not spill but jackknifed. it partly turned over. we are going to be monitoring that which will slow the traffic significantly headed into santa rosa at 37, the drive is slowing a little bit from vallejo and 43 miles per hour. outside we go and the bay bridge toll plaza, no word whether the metering lights are on but the cash-paying lanes are loading up at this hour. eric and kristen? >> at 6:02 we are learning more of the pilot of 777 with little experience with the aircraft type and it never landed the many before at sfo. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more at the airport. amy? >> the airlines says the pilot was if training to fly this type of aircraft and it was his nine the time to fly a boeing 777 and the first time to land this type of plane at sfo but the ntsb says the focus is on every bit of evidence right no

morning commute, a fresh check, with legal hail -- leyla gulen. >> the altamont pass is the busy area with traffic building at maze. at the split along westbound 80 law east richmond to el cerrito we have a report of debris blocking the lane. and an early report of a potholes as well. as we lock at the drive time traffic from 101 that is 25 minutes and headed along 680 from concord to 24 that is a short 90-minute commute and continuing along 24 in the westbound direction to the tunnel it is 12 minutes. we have clear conditions in those areas and to san jose, here is a look at 87 past the julian off-ramp with great conditions there, as well. katie and. >> thank you, leyla gulen. all eastbound lanes of i-80 in emeryville have re-opened after a big rig and a van collided. it happened before 1:00 o'clock a.m. at powell street on-ramp causing the van to catch fire. all eastbound lanes were shut down as leyla reports to clean up the oil and grease that spilled. no one was hurt. the signature alert -- the signature alert was canceled. in the last hour you heard from ntsb chairwoman on t

-- temperatures will taper after today and ten degrees cooler by friday. leyla gulen? >> good morning, mike. we have construction and quiet conditions in terms of congestion but as we take you to the east bay to hayward this is where we have closings northbound along 880 you will find construction crews out there. to the north, we have another project out there, with slowing in the southbound direction possibly spectator slowing but northbound at 23rd avenue we will have cones blocking off lanes and connections, as well, so you may want did detour around that. in san jose, everything is moving along at top speed and 85 and 280 and 101, all looking clear. to the toll bay bridge toll plaza it is a breeze and looking clear and accident-free. kristen and eric? >> next, dramatic new images of the asiana flight 214 attendant being called a lifesaver and how she got so many passengers out of the bun plane. >> we hear for the first time from the three women held captive in cleveland for a decade with their words of thanks and courage. here is america's minute report. >> good morning, american

twitter@abcnews for updates. >> it will be another hot one today. >> shaping up that way, leyla gulen is here for meteorologist mike nicco, with a check on the holiday weather. >> i dressed appropriately. did you feel that bit of humidity in the air? it developed into some isolated showers over san mateo and parts of the east bay. as we hook from our camera, south toward san francisco, we still see a bit of the fog and low cloud layer still blanketing much of the region. i will have your seven-day forecast in a little bit with the triple digit numbers coming up inland. >> thank you, laying, the unusual weather could be dampening the fourth of july fest its but it is not dampening the patriotic spirit. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is at the parade in danville where it got unexpectedly wet. >> happy fourth of july. the parade has wrapped up and folks are on way home. people expect to see floats and bands but the rain was a last minute entry and kind of a vice. bagpipes began the salute to the fourth of july with a parade as read, white and blue as they come, the oldest traditions sta

leyla gulen in the traffic center to see where the hotspots are. >> we have a couple of hotspots, and as we take you to highway 17 we have a report of debris this the lane, northbound sired, fought causing slowing to that area as you inch closer to highway nine you will see a tap on the break we are seeing big slow downs over the altamont pass westbound side of 580, this is where we have a car fire reported and that car fire is blocking the two lanes and it is catching the hillside on fire with lots of vegetation in the area. you are looking at half an hour drive to get from tracy to dublin. at walnut creek right now we will look at what is happening on 680, it is looking clear but go see a few extra tail lights away from highway four to the junction with the 24 and that is an eight-minute commute so not too bad. but it will be bad is the heat. mike nicco, what is happening with the forecast? >> good morning, everyone, you can see the mid-level moisture rolling in from the south and we have a few radar returns. it is not raining but the clouds are keeping our temperatures up this morn

east bay valley. leyla gulen? >> we have construction in the east bay if you are traveling northbound 680 you may be impacted with a couple of lanes that will be shut down for construction work. this is between monument boulevard and 242. watch out for that. so far, so good, if you need to make it to walnut creek we are looking at an eight minute commute and 680 is clear. we have construction on the bay bridge that is going to slow down the commute in the afternoon hours until 2:00 p.m. with lane closings that will last until that time. right now, we have more volume-building in the westbound direction. kristen and eric? >> new develops in the asiana flight 214 at sfo, overnight the crews have been working to remove the wreckage of the plane. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in milbrae with the latest on what is happening on the runway and in the investigation. >> they have made significant progress overnight. look at the video, the first job was to move big pieces off the runway and we saw them take the engine away and the plane's tail. they removed the smaller pieces by hand. th

the clouds lingering. >> now, the morning commute. leyla gulen? >> we have construction that will last longer. we did have this project that will last until 6:00 and this is the northbound or, rather, southbound from the tunnel to lake street with work being done and i want to take you over to our drive time traffic where 580 is loading up, 680, southbound, from dublin to mission boulevard is seven minutes and 85 headed northbound from 101 to cupertino is a short five minute commute and to the golden gate bridge, we can see traffic is running smoothly from sausalito into san francisco and it is not seeing any traffic. get out on the roads, now. >> we are following breaking news from san francisco where a man and a woman are in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed this morning in golden gate park 2 fast hours ago just inside the east end of the park. victims were stabbed in the chest and abdomen. we are trying to confirm if it is connected to a fight at a bar. police are in the area looking if two suspects described as black males who drove away in a maroon-co

breeze. leyla gulen? >> good morning, we are looking at clear conditions if you are traveling away from highway four along westbound 80 through hercules. south of the hoffman split from albany and berkeley it is looking good but you slow down at the maze. we have an accident eastbound 580 with a lane blocked but plenty of slowing westbound because of an early accident. the bay bridge toll plaza is loading up with metering lights not on and the cash-paying lanes are goatsing packed. >> right now oakland police remain at the home of the oakland man who reports his daughter missing and amber alert is in affect. katie marzullo joins us with the details on the story. katie? >> at this point police say the father of the little girl is not a suspect but you can see they are here at his home and there is crime seen tape blocking the entrance. officers have been here all night. this is where the little girl lives with her dad and also his mother. as of last night it appears the police were waiting for a search warrant so we do not know if they have been allowed to search the house. the little gi

, tuesday, and wednesday of next week. leyla gulen? >> we have an accident that cleared along southbound 101 headed into the waldo tunnel involving a couple of vehicles blocking one lane. we are down to 47 miles per hour in the area so it is slowing the traffic down approaching sausalito and to the golden gate bridge. i will have your travel times in a moment. westbound highway 4 at summersville this is an accident in the construction zone but right now we are looking at slow traffic from antioch and seven miles per hour not blocking any lanes but traffic is building as we speak. the drive time traffic at 580 from tracy to dublin is 36 minutes and highway four from antioch to concord, 27 minutes gets you through and 101 to san francisco is a better drive than a moment ago so things are slowly improveing. >> reminder that the "watch abc live stream" is available now the first network to bring a life streak of all the favorite abc shows so you do not have to watch a minute the shows and news you love. this is a special new benefit brought do you by abc, comcast and charter communications a