embarcadero promenade. the wharf replaces piers 34 and 36 and a new public space defining the center of the neighborhood. for a bit of history in the year 2000 bcdc working with the port amended the area plan. changes made to this plan and the port's water front use plan removed the long standing 50% fill replacement rule which prevented redevelopment of the historic ports and sheds. with adoption of these projects projects as piers one and one and a half to five and the exploratorium were able to move forward and with that plan the port agreed to construct two public spaces along the waterfront, the plaza which is the new public space which will begin construction in november in front of the cruise terminal at pier 27 and the brannan street wharf and describes the projects in detail by sizes and uses and the port agreed to construct these spaces in a 20 year period. the port began working with bcdc staff and a 23 member citizen advisory committee and had workshops and meetings and concepts reviewed at the

very busy here on the embarcadero. people arriving early because there is no service today driving into the city trying to find a spot there. it's a different story at aquality yisic park no. bart means less people there. this is trim viewing real estate here. it's a great vantage point. a crew has been preparing hundreds of pounds of explosives. we're starting to see some sail boats but this yeerk the coast guard is enforcing a safety zone around the launch site so no boat will be allowed in qautic park. the fire works are still about three hours away. people starting to take their seats in the grandstands already. i was really surprised as you're walking down here i was saying it's more packed. it's crowded. you know, more so than what you see now. it's people to people. on this spread of grass so this is unusual. >> we like it. >> the feeling is that strike scared the crowd from coming across the bay bridge and looks would be that way so far. so far looks like a strong possibility. >> thank you. coming up, new hope

we're going to pilot a temporary bike corridor along the embarcadero and along the northern terminus of van ness through aquatic park and bike parking, so if you bicycle to events you can leave your bikes much like you do at at&t park for a giant's game and have somebody watch it and secure it. on transportation demand management, we're really trying to get the message out early, the best way to get to and from these events prior to people getting there and we have a series of maps and brochures that are actually due to be delivered today and we'll get that out to your staff, which indicates maps for enhanced transit routes, bike lanes, pedestrian paths. there is a dedicated site on 501 whether you are coming from caltrain, bart, muni or other modes how to get to those enhanced services to get to the venues . we have been making some clipper improvements and there is a graphic on your screen of the new clipper card with the america's cup catamaran on it. we have developed parking site with the last-mile transit connections and training mta and america's cup event authorities and amba

caltrain to the wharf, will it go all along the embarcadero to pier 39 or whatever the last one is? >> yes, it will. so currently there are historic streetcars that go from market to the north or from market to the south. so this will be the one that will actually combine the two. we have had calls for this from various constituencies for some time now. and this is our chance to pilot it during the events. so mta has been putting into service some of the double-ended historic streetcars that can operate in both directions without a full-loop turnaround. >> now will those be running just during the event, during the america's cup event or will pilot hours be for other parts of the day or other times? >> it's currently scheduled to be piloted during the events. though, you know, as i mentioned with positive legacy, if there is a demand for that type of service, that can justify the expense of putting it into service, that is what we want to test going forward. so if there is a constituency that would look to use that longer term, we would look to meet that demand. >> my other question

we have improved the crosswalk in front of the exploratorium on the embarcadero on green tv an area that was a very arched turn and speed could provide a dangerous path of travel for those crossing the street the muni erline from the cal train station to fisherman's wharf. this was a pilot project during the event. this is an accessible historic streetcar and the mini platforms, along the embarcadero are often chained off and those chains will come down to access the historic streetcars in the summer and we have changed some of the signal timing and some of the streetcars themselves to make that happen. and also bike sharing, something that we have been talking for a long time. where you can check out a bicycle, like a library book for a half an hour, an hour or a day and return it to a different location and use it to get about town k. we have made some enhancements to the transit system, the e-line, the finish line that we just discussed. and another one from the marina green area to market street and market to pier 27-29 shuttle to follow the f-line tracks, all accessible muni vehicle

sharon is along the embarcadero. they are headed out. >> reporter: absolutely right. it is grid lock. it has been this way since this afternoon. the fireworks drew many in to san francisco before night fall. a sea of people streamed down the embarcadero which was reduced to a crawl. >> it took as long to get to the east bay from here as it did on the em baker embarcadero. >> reporter: plenty of cars still packed the water front. those who drove had a plan. >> we figured if we left we wouldn't make it, so we left at 8:00 last night. >> reporter: they avoided the traffic at the toll plaza. once they got here. how was parking? >> difficult. we spent $50 in parking. >> reporter: $50 or even $60 in parking. >> it is a special day. >> it is ridiculous. >> i parked in the castro district. >> reporter: the lots were full. many were headed home. it will be a long ride home. allen. >> at least if you are stuck in the city, it is a nice night. the weather is great. have fun. >>> other celebrations, those are the illegal kind. we are showing you oakland. joe vasquez is there. >>

>> i am along the embarcadero. and can tell you things are better than they were yesterday this, is a main artery in and out of the city. people are trying to get to the bay bridge and to 280. traffic is often heavy but not usually this heavy, this early. so while that sounds bad, it is improvement from yesterday. yesterday, it took me just about two hours and 20 minutes to make it along the embarcadero to the bay bridge. so immovement from bart gridlock. now back to you. >> looks brutal. >> yes. >> we keep you updated for the evening and you can down load our new smart phone app. it's easy. just go to abc 7 news.com for details. remember, if you have our current app it's terrific but the old one will be going away soon. you'll like this new one a lot. >> well, it's a notch cooler today but hot. throughout the bay area. >> i've noticed on the car... it didn't hit triple digits. >> you know you didn't see the triple digits in your area. the numbers just went up. we have numbers up to 106 degrees in antioch now. you

before noon, they started filling up the parking lots along embarcadero. the $20 sign tucked away, these visitors paying more than twice that. >> much more. >> $45. it was $20 last year with this parking meter situation and fines, it's just awful. >> residents started their holiday knowing they'd have company on the roads. >> oh, just because bart and whatever we decided to drive in and spend the day in the city. to watch all of the america's cup stuff. >> in the past bart was packed, hauling in commuter who's wanted to see fire works. there were 182,000 riders last year with no bart this time, muni is expecting fewer visitors jumping on the system. muni treating this as a normal 4th of july. >> we're going to have shuttles running from cal train, extra trains running into that location. and e line will be running into that area. >> chp also on duty tonight and are expecting more cars on the bridge. they will be on bart because of more people on the road. police just got here they're going to try to find kids who set off that m 80 and will bring them back

taking place along the embarcadero. that is where opening ceremonies whop wraped up a short time ago. racing begins on sunday when the cup gets underway. the winner challenges defending champion oracle for the cup in september. >> still to come don't fire up burgers just yes. a healthier substitute. >> mystery meat balls found in san francisco. >> what looks like a beautiful backyard water fall is far it from. how it disrupted homeowner holidays today. abc 7 news at 5:00 continues in o >>> a warning tonight to dog owners in san francisco. several meat balls believed poisonous have been found along city streets sickening at least one dog. walking a dog supposed to be relaxing but owners facing the possibly poisonous meet balls left along city streets. >> not letting them eat anything. i am just keeping an eye on him. >> this 7-year-old dog was rushed to the vet. the vet says his symptoms are consistent with poisoning. >> this is a very rapidly absorbed toxin that gets in the sits tim within 10, 15 minutes so it's importa

this is the embarcadero this, is the dash cam view. >> yes. our abc 7 news producer has gone nine blocks in an hour and a half and we'll see how far he goes a >>> this is "world news." tonight, bracing to help. firefighters from around america trying to battle those flames. hot ashes four miles into the sky and we see the last image of the 19 brave young men before they were lost. >>> pill peril, staggering medical news, american women overdosing on pills and drugs, dying more from drugs than car accidents. what is happening? >>> and a new idea, a 16-month-old girl can swim like a champion but what about help for other parents and children if this happens and water clouds over a struggling child? something new on the way.

signs are lit up along the embarcadero giving information of available parking garages and the number of open spaces. usually the signs are used to update drives of traffic opposite embarcadero or to post giants game update. leyla gulen is checking the traffic indicators. hopefully not seeing any red just yet. >> we are, kristen. i will show you where. red on a couple of accounts, with lots of brake lights because of a car fire, westbound 580 at not flynn road we are down to 25 miles per hour, and 11 miles per hour in some places. that is taking on a few extra minutes if you are headed out of tracy to dublin and 30 minutes from the westbound direction. the bridges an the bay area show the toll plaza with cash-paying lanes loading up. eight minutes gets you from the maze to san francisco. it is quite good at this hour. the golden gate bridge shows four short minutes to head out of sausalito to san francisco and a little bit of fog blanketing the area there, use the low beams, not the high beams and san mateo is quite clear and wide open, as well. the move from hayward to foster city is

along san francisco's embarcadero. it is the official opening ceremony. with me now is stephen barkley, chief executive. this has to be a huge day for you after everything that has led up to it. >> absolutely. i think i have been here for lee years working on this project. getting to this day really is -- tremendous. >> reporter: we have the ribbon cutting at noontime with yourself and some other dignitaries. at 3:00 that's the official opening ceremony where all four teams will be on the stage right here in the pavilion, introduced, and the 345ir will be here. >> 3:00, we have the grand opening of the 34th america's cup. i think we have about 7,000 people who will be filling this pavilion. so -- it should be a great show. >> reporter: people can come and enjoy themselves and also the amenities of the park. >> absolutely. the park opens and we have great spectator viewing. we have a fantastic interactive show. we have a kids zone. lots of things to agree family friendly. i should also mention that concerts series will be held. you can come out here at som

we look at the embarcadero writ now and still traffic as you can see on the right hand people going back trying to get out of the city. we have team coverage and allen is live at aquatic park with the situation there. allen? >> the strike definitely thinned out the number of east bay people who ventured out here tonight but those who did take a chance to get here say they flew across the bay bridge in record time. there have were two things that were noticeably missing from tonight's fourth of july fireworks. the fog and the crowd from the east basement only met a fight i live in hayward. and we came over about 3:30. i was stunned at how easy it was to get here l. really wide open. >>reporter: there's a feeling east bay crowd was scared from coming over to watch the sky light up. but even with fawr east bay people in the crowd the battle for prime viewing real estate at aquatic park was just as difficult as in past years. >> i think this is largest crowd f.it's interesting. larger but bart strike going on so i think the east bay people didn't come so the san francisco people did come. >>

this is along the embarcadero. you can see the light is green there, but no one is going anywhere. for the last two days it has been slow going during the evening commute on just about every san francisco artery leading to the bay bridge. >> there were long lines and some confusion. many people showed up on beale street only to discover they were in the wrong spot. but most drivers who stopped and pick up -- picked up as many passengers that could fit. >> they waited for hours to board the ferries. those at the san francisco ferry building stood in a line that stretched down the embarcadero tonight. the ferries were packed with people. 400 fewer actually boarded them today compared to yesterday. >> many drove to san francisco this morning. so many in fact that parking lots downtown filled up fast. some lots and garages honored monthly parking passes, but others charged up to $7 an hour or $40 a day. one garage told us it was 75% full before 8:00 a.m. >> you might have spotted a bart train rning. there were no passengers on board though. just maintenance workers. bart plans a few em

this is along the embarcadero. you can see the light is green there, but no one is going anywhere. for the last two days it has been slow going during the evening commute on just about every san francisco artery leading to the bay bridge. >> there were long lines and some confusion. many people showed up on beale street only to discover they were in the wrong spot. but most drivers who stopped and pick up -- picked up as many passengers that could fit. >> they waited for hours to board the ferries. those at the san francisco ferry building stood in a line that stretched down the embarcadero tonight. the ferries were packed with people. 400 fewer actually boarded them today compared to yesterday. >> many drove to san francisco this morning. so many in fact that parking lots downtown filled up fast. some lots and garages honored monthly parking passes, but others charged up to $7 an hour or $40 a day. one garage told us it was 75% full befe 8:00 a.m. >> you might have spotted a bart train running. there were no passengers on board though. just maintenance workers. bart plans a few em

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behalf of the san francisco water alliance and we're concerned about the whole corridor and from the embarcadero station to pier 70. as we have heard today the funding problems with muni already exist and in the arena is built on piers 30-32 transit problems on the water corridor will increase. in order to provide services for the estimated 2 million extra people coming into the south beach area and 250 new events a year in addition to the already 80 plus giant games the city will have to add additional vehicles and expand the over capacity platforms at the embarcadero station, brannan, and king street. it's already inadequate to cover existing service needs and the capital and incremental costs in provides service for the warrior's arena will literally crimel muni. the owners should be made to pay for the cost caused by the developments and the demand to service. these funds should be front ended and not paid over time and the board of supervisors should seek guarantee of payments in the upcoming term sheet. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> my name is john parish and the vice

we look at the embarcadero writ nowill traffic as you can see on the right hand people going back trying to get out of the city. we have team coverage and allen is live at aquatic park with the situation there. allen? >> the strike definitely thinned out the number of east bay people who ventured out here tonight but those who did take a chance to get here say they flew across the bay bridge in record time. there have were two things that were noticeably missing from tonight's fourth of july fireworks. the fog and the crowd from the east basement only met a fight i live in hayward. and we came over about 3:30. i was stunned at how easy it was to get here l. really wide open. >>reporter: s a feelin there's g east bay crowd was scared from coming over to watch the sky light up. but even with fawr east bay people in the crowd the battle for prime viewing real estate at aquatic park was just as difficult as in past years. >> i think this is largest crowd f.it's interesting. larger but bart strike going on so i think the east bay people didn't come so the san francisco people did come. >> i d

it appears the lesson here is, avoid the embarcadero during rush hour. a group estimates the strike is costing $73 million a day in lost productivity. it determined there are 970,000 workers who lost about 2 hours of productivity sitting in heavy traffic. more b.a.r.t. coverage throughout this newscast. in 6 minutes, the rally staged by b.a.r.t. workers this evening. and why some in the public are blaming the unions for disrupting the lives of commuters. >>> we are in the midst of an excessive heat warning tonight. take a look now at mount diablo. a little hazy in the setting sun there after another day of triple digit temperatures, and it's not over yet. there is more hot weather in the forecast tomorrow. ken wayne is live now in walnut creek and tells us, demand for power is at near record levels, asking people to reduce electricity during the evening peak hours. >> reporter: the temperature has fallen to a much more tolerable 84 degrees in walnut creek. we have gotten through this heat wave, up to this point without any big power issues, but that coul

this is along the embarcadero. you can see the light is green there, but no one is going anywhere. for the last two days it has been slow going during the evening commute on just about every san francisco artery leading to the bay bridge. >> there were long lines and some confusion. many people showed up on beale street only to discover they were in the wrong spot. but most drivers who stopped and pick up -- picked up as many passengers that could fit. >> they waited for hours to board the ferries. those at the san francisco ferry building stood in a line that stretched down the embarcadero tonight. the ferries were packed with people. 400 fewer actually boarded them today compared to yesterday. >> many drove to san francisco this morning. so many in fact that parking lots downtown filled up fast. some lots and garages honored monthly parking passes, but others charged up to $7 an hour or day. one garage told us it was 75% full before 8:00 a.m. >> you might have spotted a bart train running. there were no passengers on board though. just maintenance workers. bart plans a few empty

northbound 880 between 23rd and embarcadero and southbound between embarcadero and fruitvale you may still see some roadwork. also overnight roadwork for another hour or so northbound 680 from ygnacio towards treat boulevard in walnut creek. mass transit transit continues to run with no delays right now. bart has 31 trains reporting everything on time. that's traffic. back to you guys. >>> new this morning, crews are on the scene of a house fire in vacaville. the flames started just before 3:00 in the morning on millbrook court. five people and two dogs were able to escape the burning home after neighbors knocked on the door telling them to get out. the flames started outside the house. firefighters are cleaning up the scene now and are investigating. >>> friends and neighbors say 66-year-old judy salomon was in the wrong place at the wrong time when she was shot just a few blocks from home. she was killed while driving her car on fern street in oakland's fairfax district yesterday. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is at the oakland police department getting the latest on the investigat

the embarcadero southbound looks pretty similar at this hour. all right. let's go out now towards chopper because we do have a live look at traffic on 101 and the embarcadero actually. this is a live look at the embarcadero. folks heading home here, as well. you can see all the heavy traffic. the good news is once you get on the lower deck of the bay bridge, while it's busy, it's pretty typical for an evening commute. and even though mike sugerman didn't have any good news, i do. we have actually seen some improvement here in the last hour. and at 24/880 and interstate 80, all our worst commutes this morning, more than an hour delays, so far in the green right now. that's a check of your latest "timesaver traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> bart workers are taking advantage of all that extra traffic. >> whoo! >> they have been out on the streets all day picketing and so far, there are no plans to go back to the bargaining table. so what's the holdup? we sent ann notarangelo to find out. >> reporter: with all the extra time commuters were forced t

it appears the lesson here is, avoid the embarcadero during rush hour. a group estimates the strike is costing $73 million a day in lost productivity. it determined there are 970,000 workers who lost about 2 hours of productivity sitting in heavy traffic. more b.a.r.t. coverage throughout this newscast. in 6 minutes, the rally staged by b.a.r.t. workers this evening. and why some in the public are blaming the unions for disrupting the lives of commuters. >>> we are in the midst of an excessive heat warning tonight. take a look now at mount diablo. a little hazy in the setting sun there after another day of triple digit temperatures, and it's not over yet. there is more hot weather in the forecast tomorrow. ken wayne is live now in walnut creek and tells us, demand for power is at near record levels, asking people to reduce electricity during the evening peak hours. >> reporter: the temperature has fallen to a much more tolerable 84 degrees in walnut creek. we have gotten through this heat wave, up to this point without any big power issues, but that coul

mobile5 still crawling along the embarcadero. it has cleared about four traffic lights since we first check in at the top of the hour. >>> the bart strike cost commuters chunks of precious time. >> it's just challenging to squeeze everything you have to do in the day with those compressed commute times. >> definitely missing some family time when i get home because, you know, i'm getting home a lot later. >> new at 6:00 a power outage in the south bay is blamed on our extreme heat. 9500 pg&e customers around san jose and campbell -- excuse me -- lost power about an hour ago. the utility says most of the outages can be traced to air- conditioning units being cranked up as people come home from work. >>> and it's the 6th day in a row of dangerous heat in the bay area and the length of the heat wave brings new issues. kpix 5's mark sayre on the problems of a prolong heat spell. mark. >> reporter: well, elizabeth, as usual there are two sides to every coin. there are some people who are having a good time in the heat wave. if you are

and that is starting off at the embarcadero. very now passed green street. so it's slow out here. the thing is striking is that i'm seeing a lot of cars with just one person in them. so carpool may have been a better option but not if you're stuck on the embark dareo that is the latest from here. >> traffic back up caused some cars to overheat and breakdown once they made it on to the bridge. and that made morning traffic worse, one driver told us it took her two hours to travel just 15 miles from walnut creek to the toll plaza. tonight will be the a's first game since this strike began. the team encouraging fans to carpool to the games. officials say they believe they have enough parking to accommodate everyone. you should leave early if planning to head out to the coliseum. we'll take you live to the bus hu go. see how commuters are doing there. >> heat wave continue autos it sure does. pg&e issued a flex alert that lasts until 7:00 tonight. >> yes it's a good day, suddenly to be at the beach in santa cruz. doesn't that look nice? >> spencer christian is off. sandhya patel is he

vez alli, esperan largas filas para abordar otro autobus que finalmente los llevara a la estacion "embarcadero" de san francisco y despues tendran que buscar la forma en que llegaran a su destino final. ---esta jornada puede durar varias horas. topvo cesar ---y para los que deciden manejar su auto para llegar a san francisco, tendran que librar otra batalla... encontrar estacionamiento... ---muchos propietarios, al ver la demanda generada por la huelga, han aumentado drasticamente el precio por estacionamien to... ---algunos sitios estan cobrando hasta 50 dolares al dia, cuando apenas la semana pasada cobraban 20... cesar ---tal como habian pronosticado varias agencias de transporte de la bahia, take vo ---miles de autos adicionales han saturado el puente bay bridge desde que los empleados del bart se declararon en huelga el lunes pasado... take half slab ---de acuerdo a la agencia metropolitana de transporte, el lunes 128 mil 65 conductores cruzaron la estructura... ---el martes, la cifra subio a 132 mil 295... ---el puente san mateo registro 55 mil 14 autos ayer martes, comparados con 52 mil

officers spent the morning directing traffic while pg&e fixed the problem with the embarcadero and harrisons and spear streets and lights initially went out in all directions at 6:45 and one resident says he was watching tv when all of a sudden he saw a bright flash. >> i was watching the tour de france and i saw a green flashlight a lightning bolt and we heard a loud "boom" and all the power was out and no more tv, no more refrigerator or lights. >> right now, pg&e says just three customers don't have power, crews are working to get their lights back on right now. >> new this morning the controversial drakes bay oyster company will be allowed to stay home for now with marin county superior court allowing the oyster farm to remain open while the permit is under review but it must clean up the operation. the california coastal commission sued to drakes claiming they were not following environmental regulations. >> developing news, oakland police want the public to help identify vandals photographed in the protests after the george zimmerman verdict. they have released these images to abc7 new

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i can tell you nearby embarcadero heading east took me about ampb hour, 20 minutes to gets from the embarcadero up to the bay bridge this is a slow ride but i can tell you that it's moving very, very slow f you're expecting a loved one home, it's going to be a while. so hang in there. that is the live with the latest from cell 7 view, back to you. >> we're in the just dealing with congestion. the traffic is also compounded by the holiday get away. folks heading away for the long weekend for independence day you have to feel for drivers that are just sitting in cars, your back hurts, you've been sitting. it is a miserable drive. now, let's go through all of our by bridges taking you to dunbarton now. 18 minute as head to the east bay f we jump up to the san may dayo. once getting on to the bridge you're moving along heading east of tre shufr island. that drive from 101 through marin county is going to be at least a 70 minute drive f you're using that you don't want to. this time it's looking better. you're going out to for the cubs. here is a look at the drive time traffic. other areas along 80

to michael bloomberg and president barack obama. >>> and and now take a look, a masked man targeted embarcadero road and he demand cashing and drove away in a newer model mdx. if you have any information call palo alto police. >>> it is being called suspicious. they are being called to the fruit veil district and the building sprinklers have been turned off and they see squatters inside using candles and luckily nobody was hurt. they claimed their first victim. the body of a 77-year-old man was found tuesday night. investigators found a broken air conditioning unit that was blasting hot air over 100 degrees. they determined his death was because of the heat and other related conditions. >>> the search for conditions continues. a magnitude 6.1 earthquake rocked the area on tuesday. 30 people are now nfird dead. people are searching for a dozen people still believed missing. more than 4,000 homes are missing or damaged. >>> major league baseball has hired a legal heavy hitter in the case of san francisco bay. they will lead the defense in the antitrust case. now if he looks familiar he prosecuted

it's not the costs that has some worried, it's the added traffic on the already congestion embarcadero. there is a massive development at mission rock and high-rise buildings and city leaders are looking into the issue. >> it could be a series of events that happen at the same time 50 times, 100 times a year. what we're doing now is we're actually looking 25 years out in the future. >> stadium park something another big concern. the team is trying to get access to the downtown parking garages so if you buy a ticket and you plan to drive, the added cost of parking would include an assigned spot in a downtown garage. >>> facebook stock is getting closer to its ipo price from last year. >> and there's a good reason for that. explaining it all is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, brian. good morning, michelle. lots of likes for facebook on wall street today. the company finally showing that it can make a lot of money. it turned a loss from a year earlier into a profit of $333 million. revenue up more than 50%. and over $1.8 billion. easi

the embarcadero sidewalk and the surface parking lot across from piers here and the exploratorium and the ferry plaza, the gap plaza which is across from rincon park and bordered by steward and howard streets, the embarcadero sidewalk across from brannan street and pier 30/32 and the entry to pier 40. these locations were selected because they're near job centers or a transportation hub and areas in the dedicated . for this program the port has a operator with bike share operator-- the next part may have a fee based on the bike share program. pricing. because there are concerns raised on the impact of bike share and the impact on rentals the port included a non compete clause in the agreement which prohibits alta bike share from doing this. as you can see the pricing structure is two tiered. it includes a membership fee and usage fee. the first half-hour is free and the then the rest has a fee and maximum up to $250. in comparison an all day bike rental age is 14 to $32 a day and a bike share bike would cost $55 for four hours so there is a clear price difference and the pricing is in

located on the embarcadero. the sailors of the four teams will be introduced the racing fans of the new pavilion. the boats will go out in a the water in a parade led by the san francisco fire department boats. racing officially starts on sunday. >>> p you are planning on i am bibing tonight, taking in a few adult beverages, never drink and drive. aaa out there to help you out if you happen to. they offer a free tow for anybody that had too much to drink and you don't have to be a aaa member for the service. that's great. 800-aaa-hdlt and that will get you a pretow and up to ten miles going one way. free tow. available from 6:00 this evening to 6:00 tomorrow morning. 12 hours of great help there. while you are out celebrating today, we would like to see what you are getting into. shoot us your pictures. e-mail them to isee@nbcbayarea.com. be sure to keep a very close eye on the ticker at the bottom of your screen. rolling your fourth of july and transit options. >> as well as some of the temperatures now. i like

kron-4's justine waldman is live at the embarcadero bart station. and justine -- for commuters, a sigh of relief. >> reporter: many commuters are relieved. we have video of the new trains just as the break from the strike subsided. you can see that the commuters are happy. they did not have to sit in traffic or wait for a crowded bus or deal with a crowded ferry. the passengers are happy that bart is running but this is a cautiously optimistic situation. they are worried that another strike could be right around the corner. >> as far as being so dependent for my job? that has caused me to pause and think that it is a good idea to be so dependent on the situation that could beat non existent in just the blank of an ally. >> reporter: that is what passengers are telling me, in just a blanket of night -- to be sole dependent to be in the blink of an eye-- just how dependent are torn apart and did not realize is it. and just how dependent they are on bart. and how much they did not realize it. overall, pam. they are relieved. >> after four days off line

you surely cannot park on embarcadero to deliver. you need a place to do it. when i tried to drive back here, they will not let me. >> there are a number of public and private parking garages within walking distance. people who visit the farmers market or ferry building can find those. some of those are on the website. >> we just heard three blasts of the ferry horn. that means? backing up, and 5 means watch out, imminent danger. look at the ferry building, it was built in 2003, just after returned 100 years old. that is the first major piece of this area. the next piece will be the continuing expansion of the downtown ferry terminal, keeping the transportation function of the ferry building authentic. it is the ferry building, outgoing on ferries. that is the primary use. also, looking at renovating the other historic structures. pier 1 has been renovated, one- and-a-half to 5 are on the historic register. to continue to take care of these historic resources, and then improve the facilities for passengers, more covered waiting areas, and also looking at the p

you can see the embarcadero and bay bridge in the background. it's turning gray out there but that >>> you may not know this but retired n.b.a. star yao ming has start-up in the bay area. it's a small winery but it has a good return on investment. vic lee talked to yao as he visited yesterday. >> for yao ming it's another slam-dunk. this name the napa valley vineyards. he was touring the vis vineyards that grow his grapes. he started a couple years ago. he leases vineyards and production space at a facility in st. helena. they are sold almost exclusively in china. they pay a whopping $650 for his reserve cabernet and $150 for the flagship cab. >> people want to experience something different. its business dinner like a social stuff. >> chinese do consume a lot of wine it's the home-grown rice wines that is stronger. he likes western wines because its more relaxed drinking culture. >> it brings a different feeling to slow down, peaceful and enjoy the wine with family, friends. >> there were long hours of photo shoots each was followed by photogra

taking a look at the embarcadero. temperatures will be in the mid '60s and the clouds will be patchy fog after a 11:00 p.m. most of you will be home by then or going towards that direction. your kron 4 7 day around the bay you can say goodbye to that warm weather. that area is going to start to move its way out. it is going to be taking its temperatures with it. all the inland areas are going to be cooler than what we have seen. and george? >> we are monitoring light conditions. not even any backups. the negotiations are continuing. here at the san mateo bridge, at the '92 a bit more volume but no problems in either direction. the golden gate, just some of fog and more traffic into the commute direction but it is just practically like a sunday out there. if you plan on coming to san francisco or into the city, here are the public transportation options. listed on your screen. caltran is offering a service to fisherman's wharf. >> an interim leader has takenforces staged a coup overthrowing the nation's first democrati

on 4th of july itself and on both sides of the embarcadero which is a unique event. we saw in the morning families around and teenager kids in the afternoons. our restaurants are full and in fact we're getting a lot of help from the chronicle who just this sunday in their food and wine section launched a series of profiles on port restaurants which they are doing to help us celebrate our 150th anniversary so it's very bright outside this room and we're very excited and i just want to take this opportunity to say a tremendous thank you to the port commissioners for all that you have done, the difficult decisions you made over the many years to get us to here today, the difficult decisions of course ahead of us and we're no longer talking about bringing people to the water. they have arrived. they want to be here. if you didn't see my new quote from pat coletta that said "it's not about not being at the waterfront. it's the only place to be." it's my favorite quote and if you're living under a rock and we have been striving for this and there are many people in the roo