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this congestion westbound side of 580 at 14th avenue. a brand-new accident involving a motorcycle. take a look at the red that just awaits it. that's where we're seeing the bottleneck where all the freeways converge together as they meet the maze. that is where we're seeing most of the traffic. we're also looking at heavy delays here, as well, northbound 880 at winton avenue causing slowing in the northbound direction. southbound also seeing its fair share of delays as folks try to make it over to the san mateo bridge. that's also looking quite a bit slower as well. northbound along 238 out of castro valley, you can see bumper to bumper traffic as well. 580 no exception, several accidents on 580 this morning coming out of tracy into dublin, more than an hour's drive there. if we can go live outside, i want to show you the walnut creek commute, 680 down highway 4 to the junction a 20-minute commute. very busy conditions. we'll keep an eye on it. day two of the b.a.r.t. strike brings longer drive times especially at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's turning into a parking lot again. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard continues our live team coverage from the oakland side. how is it looking? >> reporter: not so good, kristen. after yesterday i thought a lot of drivers would be avoiding the bay bridge. not so. the commute is on. so is the traffic. folks, it's a mess out here. definitely worse than yesterday. cash paying lanes are backed up well into the maze, stop and go and only getting worse. this commute started early, traffic snarling about 4:30. chances are many just got stuck in monday's terrible traffic and decided they didn't want to deal with it so they jumped in their car extra early. fastrak is still your best bet. those lanes are open. they're moving slow, but they are moving. the metering lights are on. caltrans just told me over the phone a few minutes ago extra toll takers are on the job, as many as they could get to work today. but they're not even sure it's going to help because there are so many people converging on the toll plaza. if you have to get into the city, car pool if you can, no waiting in car pool lanes right now. but save out in force looking for car pool violators. the frustration is rampant here. motorists have been yelling their frustrations all morning. some of it we can't repeat. others are telling us how long it took to get here. one driver says it took 2 1/2 hours from pittsburgh, but she was smiling and said, you know what, what can i do. live at the toll plaza, cornell barnard, abc7 news. >> thanks, cornell. this morning sbart expanding bus service across the bay as an alternative to its trains. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in pleasanton with more. amy? >> while we are working on getting amy's technical issue, want to pass along she's talking about the b.a.r.t. shuttle service. our vp of programming, david salinger, finally made it into san francisco, started at walnut creek and then to west oakland. took a total of 70 minutes for the trip and yesterday it took 50. it is anecdotal but, you know, adding everything else that we're seeing certainly more people are back on the roads. >> let's continue our live team coverage. abc7 news reporter katie marrzullo is live at jack london square to tell us what the ferry service looks like. >> reporter: looks pretty good out here, eric. what a difference a couple of boats and a few minutes makes. if you take a look, you can see there are no lines right now at jack london square. unbelievable. just a few seconds ago seemed like there were hundreds in line. that large ferry to the right can hold 700 people. it's the third ferry that's leaving for san francisco's embarcardero to the ferry building this morning and they've been kind of waiting and letting everyone run. we've seen a lot of people running and on their bikes to be the last few to fill that up, all the while the first ferry leaving for oyster point for south san francisco has come and gone. so all these hundreds of people that were waiting here have been able to leave for their destinations and we're actually seeing a ferry arrive and people get off here at jack london square. we have pictures from live sky 7-hd. not live. sky 7 hd this morning that shows you how packed the ferries are as they are leaving but they seem to be doing their job.-hd s you how packed the ferries are as they are leaving but they seem to be doing their job. new numbers this morning 18,000 people rode the ferry yesterday system-wide for san francisco, bay ferry. that number would normally be 6,000. what would be 6,000 on a monday, 18,000 yesterday to and from the east bay and san francisco, all the locations, actually. live in oakland, katie marrzullo, abc7 news. >> katie, thanks. so folkse had to of this sos g it's not clear when both sides will get back to the bargaining table. let's begin our live team coverage with abc7 news reporter, transportation reporter heather ishimaru live at lake mira bastation. heather, where is the union and management at right now? >> reporter: well, far apart still, and no talks are scheduled for today, kristen, but that could change. it is early, after all. and also more importantly, perhaps, the atu local 1555 president tells us that the state mediator did call the union last night and just has to follow up and find out what that call was about. while workers are out here on the picket line, these in particular right now taking a little bit of a break, but while the picketers are out, the union's lawyers and negotiating teams have been meeting and working behind the scenes. it's just they're not necessarily working together with the other side since the strike began yesterday morning. atu's negotiating team does have a meeting planned for 11:00 this morning. just to be clear, that is just the atu team meeting alone, not with the district. both sides say they are eager and waiting to get back to the table. it's just a question of what it will take to make that happen. >> we're waiting for the mediator to hopefully reach out to the unions and bring them to the bargaining table. we're ready to negotiate whenever. and as long as necessary. we want to get this started again and get back to service. >> i do know that the mediator called last night. i don't know what the gist of the conversation was. we'll find that out today. i am hope that feel b.a.r.t. will come back to the table. the unions have done everything they can to get a good and fair contract. >> reporter: from the get-go the unions have been saying their top priority, their number-one issue is improved security and safety on the system for both workers and passengers. b.a.r.t. is saying that it has a lot of big financial challenges in the coming years to upgrade and maintain the aging b.a.r.t. system. it's now 40 years old. live at the lake merritt b.a.r.t. station in oakland, heather ishimaru, abc7 news. now to sky 7-hd over oakland this morning. take a look at this. that's a b.a.r.t. train moving, but don't get your hopes up. this is an inspection train, part to of routine maintenance. according to transit agency, b.a.r.t. is running trains to keep tracks from rursing and to make sure the system is ready to go when the strike does come to an end. and this morning, b.a.r.t. is expanding bus service across the bay. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in pleasantson. amy? >> reporter: good morning, eric. i am on board one of your options. this is a bus here in the pleasanton dublin b.a.r.t. station and it's empty. it's waiting for people, waiting to take commuters to the city, if that's where they need to get to. and there are few buses here waiting to take off. i think -- were you going to pull off? don't wait on me. i need to scoot up. i have to be behind the white line. excuse us. we're going to move up in case more people want to ride. this option, though, the window on it is closing. you can only grab one of these buses until 8:00 this morning at the four suburban b.a.r.t. stations here in the east bay where they're available. that's walnut creek, fremont, el cerrito, delnor tay and here in the pleasantson dublin bart station. they did add more buses going into the city, a good thing. it seems to be gaining in popularity. we've met a lot of people today who said they worked from home yesterday but they need to get to the city today. or they drove yesterday and decided they wanted to try the bus today. it is an option. you can grab it at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. that is new today. that's available from 9:00 this morning. if you want to catch it up here in the suburbs, get cracking. you've only got until 8:00 until these buses will be done for the morning. reporting live in pleasanton, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy of course those tickets, some of the b.a.r.t. workers on strike. that's what we saw in the shot. leyla gulen is monitoring the road drive time. >> right now we'll be heading into the east bay. we did a bit of a calculation to see what would be best if you are coming down from highway 4. would it be best if you took the richmond san rafael bridge and brought that through marin county into san francisco in actually, that would take you almost 70 minutes as opposed to just heading from highway 4 all the way down through berkeley to the bay bridge. so even though we are seeing lots of red on this map, we are seeing a quicker drive, about five minutes quicker. so not by much. but if you feel like sitting in traffic while the richmond san rafael bridge is moving along pretty much at top speeds. let's look at the bay bridge toll plaza so we can see what we are dealing with. packed conditions out of emeryville. you'll need your sunglasses if you're heading eastbound. busy out there all across the bay area. now with a look at our weather, sun was wuz shining, ikme. going to be hotter today? >> i think so. good morning. still following scattered sprinkles on live doppler 7-hd. may come out of your car on the bay shore, even towards 37, sears point, over towards say novato, a few sprinkles, maybe a few drops still on the car from the earlier morning midlevel showers that moved through. they're gone now. you can see low clouds moving in as we look from future tower off to the east. the big story today, temperatures once again about 12 to 19 degrees above average. so our excessive heat will continue for day five in the north bay. the east bay hills and valleys, the santa clara valley, hills and mountains please be careful. day five means your body is starting to wear down. kristen, eric? >> thank you very much. one of the important services we've been giving you this morning is a traffic eye view of just how bad the delays are this morning without cell 7 technology, engineer dick eppinger driving in it. westbound 80 in the berkeley area. dick, what do you see right now? >> reporter: well, eric, the westbound 80 traffic going past university avenue and berkeley here is moving at about 40 miles an hour, although it is slowing up ahead here. so folks that are moving along here at 40 miles an hour that might think that they've kind of conquered the morning commute are about to slam sloo into a literal traffic wall up here as soon as they get to that final right-hand bend in the road as you approach the san francisco bay bridge toll plaza. the other thing i might add here is the west lanes, which split off and connect to southbound 880 and other routes south are backed up as well. so, you know, b.a.r.t. serves the entire east bay and there are some commuters here that do try to get to points south here in oakland, san leandro, fremont, et cetera. but i am moving along. i'm down to about 30, 35 miles an hour now. traffic is starting to build. but like i said, as soon as i passed emeryville, which is what i'm going to be coming up to here in the next few minutes, well, the traffic is already starting to slow. so i think we're kind of safe to say here as soon as you hit ashby avenue between ashby and powell street it's going to slow down and ultimately you're going to hit that wall as you get on that final curve to the bay bridge toll plaza. >> all right. dick, thanks so much. we'll check back with you in a little bit. abc morning news continues with complete coverage of the bath strike. sky 7-hd showing folks waiting for the ferries there at the ferry terminal. folks getting on and heading out this morning. we've seen the ferries leave like this one and coming in and that he ear frilled to the brim. we'll be 7:16. you'd normally be watching "good morning america," but the b.a.r.t. strike is on and we're covering it for you. the traffic is backed up and cell 7 keeps showing us just how slow things are out there. and as we take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza on one side and on the other side, one of the ferries leaving jack london square in the bay heading into the city, it is filled to the brim with people, as the ferries have been all morning. extra ferries and lots of people. >> it is sardine-like. look at that. westbound commute on cell 7 once again trying to get to the bay bridge toll plaza, going through the emeryville area on 80, and it is very slow. going about 35 miles per hour, looks to be more now more like 20. if you're car pool lanes, you're doing better. the bay bridge toll plaza on the right, the lanes on the left where the cars are moving swiftly, those are the car pool lanes. you need three people. if you don't have three, you will get a ticket and that's about $400 or so. the lines have been periodic at a.c. transit bus hubs in downtown oakland. abc7 news reporter matt keller is live with now a.c. transit officials are responding today. >> reporter: discouraging news. a bus just pulled up. people were excited to get on it and get to san francisco. but then the bus was full. you can see how far the line extend. all the way down 20th street here, all the way down to broadway, around the corner. this is a line as long as any line we saw yesterday. so, yes, it's busier earlier here this morning. many people i spoke with earlier told me that they were here yesterday and their experience was somewhat positive. the commute took a long time, less time than they expected, and so they came back. an a.c. transit worker said there were three buses an hour here instead of the normal two. we saw a vip shuttle bus come here as well, picked up a whole bunch of people and bring them about a half hour ago to san francisco. this last bus, disappointing, only a few people able to get on. many were giving themselveses two hours to get into work this morning bug as we've been hearing from the roads this morning, things are not going well out there and people will be less optimistic getting into work. they may be giving themselves a little extra time. matt keller, abc7 news. >> thanks a lot. this morning the city of san francisco is using city signs to help drivers find a place to park if they drove in. right now the signs are lit up along the embarcardero. each gives you information about the location of available parking garages in the city and the number of open spaces. normally the city uses the signs to update drivers about traffic on the embarcardero or to give giants games updates. 7:19. time for a check on traffic. leyla gulen has been monitoring the entire bay area. what do you have for us? >> first of all, shuttle buses at four b.a.r.t. stations are no longer able to transport passengers this morning. that would be el se reto, del nortee, fremont, because they were supposed to run until 8:00 this morning, but those are no longer available. west oakland will run until 8:00 a.m. hopefully they'll still be able to take some passengers. we have some accidents causing some insult to injury. as we take you into oakland, west bound 508 at 14th avenue, an accident involvinging a motorcycle. 12 miles per hour making that merge at the maze. here's mike nicco with the weather. good morning. >> good morning to you, leyla. all the work you've been putting in this morning. i'm going to do the same weather-wise. visibilities still a half-mile, half moon bay, a lot of cloud cover along the coast and low levels. the rest are mid and upper levels. a hazy di dey but not a spare the air day. the air conditioners ran all night in some areas. low 70s except for san ramon at 69, concord at 64. so you go up in elevation, we have temperatures hanging out in the 70s. it's even in the 80s in the higher elevations of los gatos right now. low to mid-60s along the bay shore. cool 59, san francisco, 55 at half moon bay. you can see from our east bay hills cam the sun is out and it's going to be hazy sunshine with more heat today. dangerous heat through at least thursday. i think we'll have a couple more days of triple digits in our east bay valleys, probably seven in a row. but it will become more manageable, the warmth, this weekend. temperatures in the south bay over 100 morgan hill, 102, 102 los gatos, mid to upper 90s elsewhere like 96 in san jose. all these 90s on the peninsula today. 85 in millbrae, low 70s along the coast, a little more cloud cover than yesterday. near 80 in downtown and south san francisco. sausalito, 85. you head up to your beaches, low 70s. head inland, almost 30 degrees warmer, upper 90s to near 100 degrees. quite a spread on the east bay shore from 85 at berkeley to about 93 in fremont, castro valley, 96 in hercules. check out all the 100-degree temperatures in the east bay valley. tonight we'll be in the 60s again and some 70s hanging on in the east bay valleys. 50s along the coast in san francisco with low clouds again. your accuweather seven-day forecast, thur, independence day, day seven of 100 degrees, final day. we'll be in the 80s that day, 60s at the coast. look at the temperatures finally taper back to normal for saturday and sunday. here's kristen and eric. >> thanks, mike. 7:21. >> continuing coverage as the b.a.r.t. strike here. but first as we go to break, live pictures of folks lining up for the ferry on the alameda side. look at this. it is incredible. look how farther backed up. >> oh, my gosh. they're trying to avoid having to drive cross the bay. that is a long line. the reason they're trying to avoid is it is look at this, the bay bridge toll plaza is so backed up today, even worse than yesterday. on the left, a shot of the cash-paying lanes and on the right our cell 7 dick epstein, our engineer who's been bringing you these traveling live reports trying to make his way to the bay br good morning. it's. :24. you are looking at a live picture of the huge line waiting to get on a ferry. this is in alameda. okay. we're going to pull out just so you can see that snake of people winding it way to the dock to where that ssa ferry is going to take some of the lucky people over to san francisco. but, yeah, even though they tripled the capacity, 18,000 passengers they plan to carry today, you can see those spots may be precious and hard to get because of what's happening with the b.a.r.t. strike. >> and the reason people are lined up at the ferry is because of the backup on the roads. let's go right now to cell 7, our engineer dick epstein in the bay bridge toll plaza traffic, which is stop and go, especially in the cash-paying lanes. dick, you must be the most patient man behind the wheel because you've been in this several times this morning. >> yes. i'm getting used it to now, eric. i can tell you one thing, i just came in on highway 80 from the berkeley area, and that wasn't too bad of a ride. we were doing about 30 miles an hour, until we get to that last curve just before you come onto the approach going to the toll plaza here, that last three quarters of a mile to a mile which is what i'm in right now, probably about 1,000 feet or so prior to the toll plaza. it looks like it could be moving a little better than it was a half hour or 45 minutes ago, but it's still bumper to bumper. the other thing i can tell you is all the other feeders, the highway 880, the highway 24, that all merge in here going to the toll plaza, i'm looking up at those ramps, the overpasses. they're just a parking lot. the traffic is barely moving if it's moving at all. the other thing interesting i'm seeing here, it's kind of a spin-off of people being stuck in traffic. a lot of people are using their cell phones, texting and maybe sending emails to work, letting them know they're going to be late, that type of thing. but save is out here in force with motorcycle officers going between the cars. it's still a mess here at the toll plaza. eric? >> all right, dick. thank you very much. 7:27. >> in addition to the car pool violations we might see some cell phone tickets as well. right? let's check things out with leyla gulen. you're looking at that backup and the drive time extending farther and farther. >> unless of course they're hands free. we want to make sure they're hands free. we are seeing lots of backup and a few accidents that really don't make things any better. if you look at our drive time traffic right now, westbound 580 out of tracy to dublin, 73 minutes will get you there, 24 is a parking lot, as well, 50 minutes out of walnut creek to 580. 80 to the maze, a 36-minute drive. we have mass transit delays. b.a.r.t.'s not working but the train 527 from sacramento to san jose about a 30-minute delay there. >> thank you. >> and abc morning news will be right back with our breaking news coverage of b.a.r.t.'s strike, day two. of course that breaking news revolves around the b.a.r.t. strike. you're looking live in the east bay. this incredible line of people waiting to catch a ferry because, well, the roads are just so backed up. i believe wayne freedman said yesterday he saw a quarter mile backup of people waiting for the ferry. this could be bad today. >> all right. well, it is getting worse as folks decide they can't stay home a second day. right now we want to check in with leyla gulen, who's monitoring stall road conditions. there's some bad news coming from b.a.r.t., too, for passengers hoping to use their shuttles. >> absolutely right, kristen. in fact, let me tell you exactly what's going on with that. shuttle buses at four b.a.r.t. stations no longer able to transport passengers. that would include el cerrito, walnut creek, dublin, and fremont. they were filled to capacity before 7:00. supposed to run until 8:00 a.m. this morning. that is not going to be an option for a lot of people who are depending on a way to get to work this morning. besides that, we're seeing lots of traffic, so if you're heading along 80, anything along the east bay is absolutely packed out there. kristen, eric? >> thank you very much, leyla. a live look from the bay bridge toll plaza. actually, it's not. >> it looks like picketers are out there this morning all over the place, including on oakland on this day two of the strike. with no new talks scheduled at this point. that is bad news for commuters who are hoping there will be a quick resolution to this. that is not the case right now. you'll see live pictures of the bay bridge toll plaza, cash-paying lanes very slow, just a crawl. closer to us, on the lower side of the screen, that's the car pool, and those lanes are still zipping by. you do need three people for that. >> even the fastrak lanes are slow right now. right now, cell 7, abc7 news engineer dick ep speen has been on the road all morning long, been in this traffic jam several times this morning and it is stop-and-go traffic there. this is cell 7 technology showing you live with's going on. a few minutes ago he said he might be a thousand feet from the toll plaza. he might have inched a few feet closer. >> right now a live look from the dublin pleasanton b.a.r.t. station where many people boarded shuttle because busts this morning to try to take that. the west oakland station and from there to san francisco. due to overwhelming demand, the shuttle stopped carrying passengers. we were hearing that from leyla gulen a few minutes ago. now you see a bus pulling away. dublin pleasanton is one of the place where is they're just at capacity. service was scheduled to continue until 8:00. and this is a live look at 28th and broadway in oakland where people are waiting to get onto a.c. transit buses for the ride into san francisco. abc7 news reporter matt keller tells us lines are longer today than yesterday, but there is more frequent service. however, last time we heard from matt, a bus had pulled up and it was near capacity. they only took a couple more riders on before leaving. they put on extra buses, three an hour instead of the normal two. unlike b.a.r.t., a.c. transit buss are still running even though no new contract was forged. >> a bit of a wait for the ferries. that would be an understatement. take a look at the picture from the lake merit area. actually, this is jack london square, where we have that sfa terminal. another long line forming there. people saying it takes about 30 minutes to get onto a ferry. no free parking for the ferries during the duration of the b.a.r.t. strike. be sure to buy your ticket before you get in line to board the ferry. >> 6,000 passengers today, 18,000. live at lake merit b.a.r.t. station. you see some workers picket eing there. no negotiations scheduled at this time between the union and b.a.r.t. the union rep says they are waiting for to present a better offer before they return to the table. >> we'll have updates on the strike throughout the morning for you. you can also find all of this the information you need on strike on our website, abc7news.com. >> and be sure to follow us on twitter @abc7newsbayarea to get the latest on the b.a.r.t. talks. >> also follow the breaking news on our abc7 news app and the latest traffic information with our exclusive waze traffic app to help you navigate the freeways during this difficult time. >> we'll be back here in about 20 minutes with news, weather, and traffic during "good morning america." >> b.a.r.t. strike. >> a wit of a wait getting on. been on the bus since 6:30. it's 8 croc right now. >> plan ahead with abc7 news. service update, commuter tips and and the day after. >> i want to ask you about chris serino, again, the lead investigator. back on the stand today. could he still help the prosecution's case? >> well, this is now the cross-examination of serino. it's hard to figure out exactly how he is suddenly going to change and help the prosecution's case. i mean, look. parts of what he says are helpful. the problem is, when you look at the big picture and you look at him in conjunction with the other witnesses who have testified, he does seem to help the defense more than he does the prosecution. >> the day to watch. dan abrams, in sanford, as well. thank you, dan. >> he'll be there anchoring for "nightline," as well. now, to the brazen heist straight out of a hollywood blockbuster. this one, armed bandits, hijacking a boat, making off with $1.5 million. nick watt has more on this made for the movies caper. >> reporter: the 1,600-year-old city of venice has never seen anything like it. apart from "the italian job." but that was a movie. this brazen heist played out on those same, beautiful canals. 7:00 a.m. monday morning, armed men on a vessel pulled up to a small boat just loaded with three boxes of money. one robber pulls out a rifle, telling a security guard that a robbery is under way. a masked accomplice who was hiding under a tarp, jumps onboard the money boat and opens all three cases. grabs the two cases of the bank notes and puts them on the speedboat. leaving behind one case full of coins. the men disappeared with $1.7 million in cash that was supposed to pay the pensions of elderly venetians. >> robbers do watch movies. and they do get ideas about how to do things. >> reporter: just last week, in a "goodfellas"-esque, escapade, money disappeared from a cargo container. and one that will inspire a movie, this high-stakes smash and grab in a london mall last november. motorcycle bandits disappeared with 3 million bucks worth of rolex and cartier watches. they're still on the run. and late last night, smash and grab thieves stole $500,000 worth of jewelry from the borgata hotel and casino in new jersey. >> a lot of times they spend the money in a fashion to get caught. >> reporter: back in venice, the cops are still scratching their heads. those robbers left no trace, or a tire mark. and they're not robbers, they're pirates. for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> are they pirates? they must be. we're going to go back to the east coast. this has been a season of stuck weather patterns. when you get into the east coast of wet and flooding, it doesn't seem to want to go away. other pictures came out of the carolinas, showing how much rain had fallen there. 14 states, from florida to new hampshire. it's really a problem. it continues again today. the idea that we'll back drier air in for the end of the week and hopefully start to get a drier pattern for the coastline. it's an idea right now. look at boston friday. we're taking you up to the 90s. philly, as well. that's a good sign we're getting sunshine in here. new york city, into the 90s. washington, d.c., as well. in the four-day plan, trying to break up that rainy pattern on the eastern seaboard, not much is going to happen with the dry block on the west, until we get moisture moving from the east texas area to new mexico and back into the desert. hopefully we'll good morning. i'm mike nicco. we'll hazy sunshine once again but not a spare-the-air day. temperatures stretch from 72 at half moon bay, 86 in san francisco, 86 in oakland, 96 in san jose, near 100 >> all that weather was brought to you by target. i like sea-tac, at about 80 degrees. a little cooler in seattle, though. 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>> thank you very much. take you outside right no 8:00 a.m. on july 2nd, the second day of the b.a.r.t. strike. cell 7, abc7 news engineer dick epstein has been on the road all morning using cell 7 technology. he is on the upper deck of the bridge heading westbound. you see a lot of volume and pretty slow speeds up there right now, eve an little bit of stop-and-go traffic. more troubles around the bay area because of the strike. let's take you now to dublin/pleasanton b.a.r.t. station, a live look where -- no, let's do the toll plaza first. excuse me. here's the toll plaza yo where you see the backup. it looks like in addition to the car pool lanes getting through okay, the fastrak lanes are moving a little better than they were earlier this morning. but for the folk who is pay cash to get through, you see the backup there is still stop-and-go. all right. a live look dublin/pleasanton b.a.r.t. station, back on the bay bridge again. now we're looking at dublin/pleasanton b.a.r.t. station.again. now we're looking at dublin/pleasanton b.a.r.t.. the picketers are out in force. there had been buses taking people from oakland to san francisco but they're apparently at capacity and can't take any more people. a live look at 28th and broadway in oakland where people are waiting for a.c. transit buses and one just showed up. this is articulated bus, a.c. transit has been saying they've been running buses together as they are doing right there. double the size of the normal one. the lake merritt b.a.r.t. station where we see more picket signs. they've been at this more than a day now. interviews going on with some of the striking workers. no new negotiations are set, although the mediator is trying to get both sides back together. we will have updates throughout the morning. you can find all the information you need on our website, abc7news.com. and follow us on twitter @abc7newsbayarea to get the latest on the b.a.r.t. talks. follow thing news on our abc7 news app and the latest traffic information with our exclusive abc7 news waze traffic app to navigate the freeways. we'll be back in 20 minutes with news, weather, and traffic during "good morning america." morning. more than 1,000 people gathered at a memorial last night, to honor those brave men that were overtaken when heavy winds turned the flames into a death trap the. 500 of their fellow firefighters battling that fire northeast of phoenix, which has destroyed 200 homes. and the e-mail you have at work may soon have an expiration date. at&t is filing a patent for a new kind of e-mail software will that allow you to set a self-destruct timer on the messages. and keeps recipients from forwarding them. if you wondered what happened if you poured body soap down the train, you get this. someone in an office in tokyo was apparently trying to get rid of 11 gallons of soap. needless to say, the pipes overflowed with suds. i don't see anyone frolicking there. >> wow. >> the company, by the way, produces commercials. some people are wondering whether or not this is a stunt. firefighters had to shovel up the foam. >> we'll be re-creating that on "gma" next week. >> i know. >> it is a big image in the '90s. >> i'm staying out of it. how about news that goes pop, lara? >> indeed. good morning to you all. and to you. and in the world of pop, we have two, big stories. names you know. first, pearl jam, gave us some of the greatest rock anthems of our generation. josh and my generation. now, fans hoping a cryptic tweet means new music is coming. and amy. it depends on if you like them. i love them. and robin. robin, you're too young. and sam. you love them or you don't. but fans who love them -- i simply know because josh and i love them. and he plays them a lot. yesterday -- yesterday my time is blown already. yesterday, they tweeted -- yesterday, they tweeted, something is coming on july 8th at 1:00 p.m. is it a new album? is it a world tour? could it be both? we'll find out july 8th, 1:00 p.m. something great for all of you pearl jam purests at the desk and out there. and we have news on "the fifty shades of grey" movie. the cast will be announced at comicon on july 18th. and robert pattinson and emma watson among those being reportedly considered for the role. and that guy and that guy. and the ladies of "90210" staged a minireunion over the weekend. shannen doherty and jennie garth flew in to l.a., to catch ian ziering, for his month-long run as a chippendales dancer. he says the experience is a dream come true. looking quite happy in that picture. jennie garth tweeted and wrote, i don't know what to say. jennie, i do. a night at the peach pit never looked like that. finally in "pop news." you know what they say about the honeybadger, right? the honeybadger don't give a hoot about anything. there's a new badger on the scene. this one does care. enough to share his every move with us. b.g. is his name. he's the first live, tweeting badger. coming to you from the johannesburg zoo in south africa. since he doesn't have thumbs, he's been given a special cage, with motion sensors, linked to his twitter account. a badgers has a twitter account. when he drinks water or climbs a tree, the sensors trigger a data base of tweets. and you can follow him at @zootweetslive. just in case you needed to know. it's kind of fun. >> it will be good for kids. >> and big kids. >> kids at heart. sammy, i know it's soupy out there. what do you have? >> it's soupy. but look at the crowd in times square, who came to hang out in our backyard. they put in a pool. i don't know if it can hold everybody. but let's try. it might be fun. can you see over the fence? can you just -- >> can you see? >> here we go. not everybody can reach over the fence here. let's get to the boards. we'll show you one or two things this morning. how about a live shot out of chicagoland. a little bit of chill in the air, believe it or not, in the 60s today. but watch what happens over the next couple days. this is the wind direction over the lakes. and watch when we get to the 90s. so, don't worry, chicago. as you step out the door, you're like what ino hesummertime in just a couple of days. here's the monsoon flow that's been causing a lot of rain in the eastern areas of where we need this crowd cover to be to break that heat and the fires that are just slightly out of reach of this moisture. we're working on that. we're getting the moisture flowing today. look at the thunderstorms that are moving up from texas north. that's the weather around the nation. how are you, sir? are you going all right? you're 12 today? hello, mississippi. happy birthd good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco with your bay area microclimate forecast. dangerous heat continues today through at least thursday in our inland valleys. we'll have hazy sunshine and more heat today. i think it will probably be a little warmer than yesterday. it will be manageable, the warmth, by the weekend. check out these temperatures today, 80s to near 90 around the bay shore, near 100 in the north bay and definitely in theest east. 80 in san francisco, 72 in half moon >> it's difficult to pick a favorite sign. hunter, where are you from? north carolina. hunter, you may have my favorite sign. i'm just saying. i don't know why. it just speaks to me. lara? >> thank you so much, sam. and everyone out there. here's a look at what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." alicia silverstone's shocking now parenting project. what she's encouraging moms to do. also coming up, the supermodel who says a top fashion house rejected her from the runway. was she too busty for the catwalk? 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[ cheers and applause ] great day here at "good morning america." we continue, now, with our "gma heat index," the hottest stories trending. and we begin with actress alicia silverstone. the actress made headlines with her parents style. now, she wants to start a breast milk bank for vegan moms. abc's abbie boudreau has the story. >> reporter: if there's one thing actress alicia silverstone isn't clueless about -- >> as if. >> reporter: it's promoting her ideas about healthy living. she has been an advocate for the raw food diet, prechewing her infant son's food, mouth-to-mouth. now, she is helping a special group of mothers who can't breast-feed. she's launching a breast milk sharing project for vegans only. women who can't breast-feed who would love their babies to get breast milk from moms who eat zero animal products. she writes on her blog, the kind life, because we're a community of beautiful souls who recognize the importance of food as health, i say we help support those mommas and babies who need a hand during one of the most important times in their lives. >> you're in this incredibly vulnerable place. >> reporter: alicia says her breast milk brainchild was the inspiration of this woman, rachel holtzman, a vegan friend who had breast reduction surgery a few years before her pregnancy and was having trouble making milk for her newborn son. >> i sought out vegan breast milk because i come to this as a food is medicine standpoint. >> reporter: so, she reached out to her famous friend, alicia, for help. and donations have poured in. >> women have been incredibly generous. i'm hoping with their help we can keep levi exclusively breast fed for as long as possible. >> reporter: some say that while silverstone's heart is in the same place, her initiative should include screening the milk for diseases. >> breast-feeding is fantastic. it promotes excellent health for a newborn. but unscreened breast milk has a lot of concerns, such as transmission of viruses such as hiv, hepatitis, bacteria, such as syphilis. >> reporter: rachel feels taking into account the breast milk donor's lifestyle is key. >> instead of having to ask really probing, personal questions, going to a place like the kind life took that out of the equation. and we could make the safe assumption that the person on the donating end valued those things as much as we did. >> reporter: for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> this one's a talker. joined by abc news senior medical contributor, dr. jen ashton. >> what's going on here? >> there's a lot going on. the biggest question that people have is it safe? are there risked associated feeding your child a stranger's breast milk? >> it is a bodily fluid. when you do this kind of public human milk banking. the mother has to go through a screening process. and of course, the milk is tested for communicable diseases. hiv, hepatitis, among others. and then, it's pasturized. there's five squeamish anchors at this table. people get very uneasy about this topic. we shouldn't. this is a natural process. to be clear, it is best for baby to get fed with breast milk. but that's not a reality. but that's not possible for all mothers. so, this is a great option. and we need to bust the uneasiness. >> what do you think about the service alicia is saying? >> i think it's fantastic. anytime we have a dialogue in this country about breast-feeding and are able to offer support, not just babies, but moms who want to breast-feed who might not be able to or might choose not to, that's a good thing. we need to get over the emotional aspects that it's not for all women. if it's not for you, fine. this is a great option. sam is sweating less opinion. >> i mean -- >> someone else's bodily fluid -- >> that's right. >> you would recommend as a doctor, someone else's breast milk for a patient's child? >> if it's screened and tested and there's no other option, absolutely. >> over formula? >> absolutely. if women are okay with that and it's tested. it's absolutely appropriate. a modern-day wet nurse. >> pushing the envelope. >> why am i looking at seven glasses of milk here? >> this is the amount. this is not a little amount. to donate, you need 100 ounces minimum. that's why we're sitting here with these. someone will bring me a cookie at the end. we're talking about a considerable volume here. >> when you see it like that. >> thank you so much for clearing that up. also in the "gma heat index," a controversy on the catwalk. one of the world's elite models accusing a top designer of dropping her from their paris runway because she's too curvy to wear their clothes. abc's linsey davis along here with more on this. >> reporter: from one breast story to another. dior has been criticized before for its lack of diversity. now, the designer is getting a bum rap for reportedly discriminating based on chest size. jordan dunn, who was once bullied as a young girl for her skinny chicken legs, is now getting bullied for her breasts. tall, check. skinny, check. legs for days, yep. jordan dunn's got it all, including what the modeling industry considers a larger than average bust size, reportedly coming in at a size 32a. now, the 22-year-old british model who has done work for michael kors and jason wu, has taken to twitter, claiming her bra says kept her from walking the runway for christian dior. tweeting, canceled from dior because of my boobs. dunn laughed off the dis. i'm normally told i'm canceled because i'm colored. so, being canceled because of my boobs is a minor. >> they're selling clothes. and they're projecting an image. it's their prerogative. it's their right to say no, she's not right for us. >> reporter: the dior show carried on as planned. but with size zeros per raiding down the runways and extra smalls filling magazine spreads, it's just one more way the fashion industry has yet to come to terms with a woman's real shape. >> we all shop. and it's great when we can see pictures or someone with our body type or our color or our size being represented at a runway show. >> reporter: this isn't the first time a model's been criticized for the size of her chest. just last month, kate upton told "vogue" she had to learn to accept herself when others won't. saying, the things they are rejecting are things i can't change. i can't change my bra size. a lesson for dunn that beauty and success comes in all shapes and sizes. we reached out to dior for comment and did not hear back. note to self for the fashion industry, women's chests are getting larger, not smaller. in the last 15 years, they've gone from an average of 34b, to 36c. >> time for the fashion industry to catch up. >> we've seen this, now. we're starting to see it. catch up to the average. >> the interesting thing on the catwalks of dior, they did have very sheer clothing that you really did need to have a smaller chest size. but just a point to -- >> noted. >> she's beautiful. >> a problem a lot of young women would like to have. >> she's gorgeous. >> this young lady's going to be a success. up next in "the heat index." the royal baby watch. so much speculation of what will and kate's little one might look like. >> it's science. >> it's all science. abc's bianna golodryga takes a look with the help of science. >> reporter: soon the world will meet will and kate's baby. while the couple has been mum about the gender, the royal baby guessing game is on. >> royal baby fever is at an all-time high. >> it could be literally be absolutely any time now. >> reporter: in fact, excited royal watchers have started generating images of the future monarch. >> if it's a boy, they're going to have the fair british skin. larger ears, which is very traditional in the royal family. a little sticking out. >> reporter: we created images from these photos of will and kate, using morphing software on makemebabies.com. love the spikes on this guy. >> some of them look bizarre, definitely. >> reporter: these cuties are renderings by a forensic artist, who morphed the features of will and kate into this little girl and boy. experts say, the child is unlikely to have the blonde hair of princess diana. because light hair is a recessive, not a dominant strait. but the child could still inherit some of her features. >> sadly, prince william is very tall and very slender. and kate, as well. >> reporter: this artist and researcher took the rendering a little further and used a geneticist to help him render the royal couple offspring in the future, using will and kate's dominant traits. he says the child's likely to have kate's eyes, dark hair and darker skin. and will's full lips and royal nose, also seen on prince philip, charles and harry. and if we're lucky, we may see kate's cute dimples, too. for "good morning america," bianna golodryga, abc news, new york. >> thank goodness for science. >> just let nature take its course. >> we're going to know in days. >> i don't think it will look anything like any of them. >> is there not an opening for a "gma" geneticist? finally on our "heat index," it's time to take the monthly mashup for july 4th. "gma" has mashed up all of the best moments of the last month by deejay steve porter who is making a cameo appearance in this month's masterpiece. roll it. >> i just want to dance. >> dance. >> dance. >> dance. >> in the sunshine. >> and have a good time. >> we're having fun. >> outside. >> on that note. >> let's go. >> get down. >> right now. >> right now. >> wow. >> get down. >> right now. >> a new ranger in town. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> you hear the sound. >> good morning, america. >> breaking new ground. >> dance in the sunshine. >> and have a good time. >> come on. >> it's beautiful outside. >> and let's dance. >> and have a good time. >> with that. >> let's switch gears. >> at the crack of dawn. >> we're going to eat. >> chunky monkey. >> chunky monkey. >> hot pastrami. >> that's just the gin talking. >> work it, girl. >> going for gold. >> it's hot. >> it's hot. >> it's hot. >> something's going on. >> oh, my god. >> the face says it all. >> dance break. dance break. >> mr. postman. >> dance break. dance break. >> give your heart a break. >> one, two, three. >> you look great. >> two. >> we love you. >> one. >> good morning, america. >> let's go. >> let's dance in the sunshine. and have a good time. >> free your mind. >> have a good time. >> just going to go. >> the wave. >> beautiful day. >> a. >> i'm out. >> that's a wrap. >> that's it. what did i do? >> great. steve porter does it again. >> that was a good month. coming up here, the one, the only, cicely tyson. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] good morning. at 8:27, another hoshably slow day at the bay bridge toll plaza on this day two of the b.a.r.t. strike. you are looking at a live picture. boy, those cash lanes are moving very slowly. let's get an update with gholey gul gulen. >> thanks, kristen. we can show you the hotspots. it's about a 42-minute ride heading away from highway 4 along westbound 80 right past along the bay bridge and into san francisco. as we look at that backup, you can see your top speeds 31 miles per hour gets a bit slower if you head just west of treasure island. as we take it farther to the east, to rinn da, 24, still slammed out there, about a 30-minute drive out of walnut creek. your 580, also extremely sluggish at 42 minutes out of tracy and into dublin. a quick live look outside at walnut creek, a quick nine-minute drive, a big improvement away from highway 4 out of concord towards the junction with the 24. with a look at weather, here's mike nicco. good morning, mike. >> good morning, leyla. thank you very much. our extensive heat warning that continues for the same areas through 7:00 tomorrow evening. i still think the east bay interior could hit 100 again thursday, but that would be the last day. so if you're going to be out and about for independence day, danville's got a big parade thursday, 40,000 people show up for that. be careful with that. let's talk about what's going to happen with your accuweather seven-day forecast. we will finally see temperatures get back to where they should be this time of the year, but it will take till saturday and sunday. kristen? mike thanks a lot. stay with abc morning news. much good morning. at 8:30, another live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where traffic is backed up even farther today compared to yesterday. look at those cash-paying drivers. those are the people who are hardly moving with the longest wait. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. let's give you another perspective of how bad the delays are this morning on this day two of the b.a.r.t. strike with our cell 7 technology. let's take a live look here. you can see our dick epstein, who's been driving around, bringing the books for us all morning. dick, this appears to be slower than ever and it's 8:30 already. >> kristen, something has definitely changed on the bridge in the last half hour. i just drove over the bridge westbound into san francisco and it was virtually at the speed limit with the exception of the last leg at the fremont street off ramp. i'm looking up at the causeway right now, and the westbound traffic, all five lanes are v virtually almost stopped, all backing up past the metering lights, past the toll plaza. i'm trying to merge onto highway 80 now at the last leg of highway 880, the connector of 808 to 80, and it is a parking lot out here. so in the last half hour, things have gone from bad to worse out here, and i'm not quite sure why. >> certainly looks that way. dick, can you tell us if the car pool lane are getting a more use today? you've made this trip back and forth several times today. it would be nice if folks were starting to get used to the idea of car pool lane. >> well, i can try to show you the car pool lane. if you look to the left of that pickup truck that's in front of me, you might see some cars going through on the far right side way down there. those are car poolers that are coming in from highway 80 westbound. and they are making it through at the speed limit, but something is going to change for them very quickly as soon as they get further up that bridge. >> dick, thank you so much. appreciate that perspective and appreciate you driving all day around for us. a live look from the dublin/pleasanton b.a.r.t. station where shuttle service to take people where they need to go is ending this morning. you know, those b.a.r.t. shuttles, service to and from select b.a.r.t. stations, is set to resume this afternoon but right now it's a ghost town because no more shuttle service. another live look. this one of oakland at 20th and broadway where there are still big lines for people waiting to get on board an a.c. transit bus for the ride across the bay. this wait has been much longer today than yesterday. we're rounding the corner right now, and that line extend perhaps down this block into the next block, so, oh, boy, hopefully these folk have their patience. some of the front of the line had to wait at least an hour and a half this morning. another look for you here at a different location, this also in oakland. this is at jack london square where folks are trying to get on their ferries to san francisco. and new numbers show 18,000 people used the ferry system yesterday. that's triple the usual amount. but despite the additional capacity, certainly it's been busy today although it looks okay right now. parking is limited. your best bet is to car pool or get dropped off. you also need to get tickets before hand or use your card to board. now we take you live to the lake merritt b.a.r.t. station where you see picketing, you see those striking union workers walking around. there are no negotiations scheduled at this time between the union and b.a.r.t. the mediator in the dispute is trying hard right no to get both sides back together. more updates on the b.a.r.t. strike throughout the morning for you. you can also find all of the information you need on the b.a.r.t. strike on our website, abc7news.com. and be sure to follow us on twitter @abc7newsbayarea to get the latest on the b.a.r.t. talks. you can also follow all the breaking news on our new abc7 news app. get the latest traffic information with our exclusive abc7 news waze traffic app to help you navigate the freeways. we'll be back here in about 20 minutes with more news, weather, and traffic during "good morning america." >> b.a.r.t. strike. >> it was a bit of a wait going on. >> we've been on the bus since 6:30. it's 8:00 right now. >> plan ahead with abc7 news wherever you are. service updates, commuter ti tha time it had to happen. they need to know about the pioneers and the people who broke sarina. >> thank you to you. thank you to everybody because sarina's going to grow up in a world of equality. it's great. >> you can see all of the ground-breaking series, "nine for ix" on our sister network, espn. >> stories that need to be told and remembered. chris powell is always in and out of the show. he's working with his first married couple on "extreme weight loss." he's working with jason and rachel, who happened to gain 350 pounds together over weight. after their first workout together as a couple, chris realized that jason had a different reason for wanting to commit to dropping the pounds. be sure to tune in tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central on abc. and chris will join us tomorrow to bring us more on the story. and other stories on extreme weight loss. >> i love having him here. i don't want to sweat with him tomorrow. if it is like this, i do not want to workout. these ladies seem like they're cool and comfortable. did someone take the pool away? how could you do that? >> it was too big. it was too big. let's get to the boards. one or two things happening this morning we want to share with you. you might be in the heat today. or you might be here, in wyoming, where there's a little snowcap to enjoy. also, elephant butte, new mexico, a gorgeous shot before the storms. after the storms, we had damage there. strong, gusty winds moving through. we have another area that's likely to see more heavy rain. you've seen it over the past couple days, weeks, really. it will continue on the eastern seaboard. the southeast doesn't get a break in this. however, the northeast may begin to slightly after today, towards thursday into friday. there's a quick look at the big good morning. i'm mike nicco. we'll hazy sunshine once again but not a spare-the-air day. temperatures stretch from 72 at half moon bay, 86 in san francisco, 86 in oakland, 96 in san jose, near >> all that weather was brought to you by university of phoenix. we do want to thank lowe's for making our beautiful backyard for this. out of the middle of times square, they created all of this. >> everything you need for your backyard barbecue. sam, thank you so much. "gma's" backyard grillout brings you beach chic on a budget. we have four looks for you from the boardwalk to the catwalk. all under $100. joseph katz is with us. joe. he's the in-house fashion stylist for the beverly hills hotel. and he's here to show us how to get more beach bang for your buck. >> i love it. it's the beach look for your buck. really stretching that dollar. you really get that great look. let's start with elizabeth. >> why do you love this? >> let me just tell you why i love this. this is so great, lara. look at this bat wing we did. this is a michael kors. it's on sale from macy's. $68 just for this. this hat is from marshal's. and the shoes are forever 21. and it's really forgiving. you can feel comfortable going to the beach. very loose. it's got a spandex, can breathe. >> and you can wear a bathing suit. and i love the hat. >> it's very chic. >> moment of tooth. can we see how much your entire outfit costs? just under $100. we promised you. and it's true. terrific. >> thank you. >> our next look is lovely in lavender. >> this is enya. and she is wearing a color block echo print cover-up. it's so easy to wear. and i just love it. we did a forever 21 necklace. the bathing suit, everything. and just has a great look. >> the necklace, bathing suit, cover up, shoes. the price is -- oh, my. $96.39. you look like a million bucks. >> see? >> a little more easy. >> yeah. this is a great one. this is macy's. and this is actually a great empire waist. i love this because it covers. it covers the arms. it covers the body, with a tank built in. i love this look. let's look at the price. >> yeah. $94.49. and we'll give you the details online. and our last look, we thank you so much. and the blues. great for the beach. >> i love this. >> the hat. the dress. and this is a cover-up. i think you need a slip if you want to wear that. >> i love woven. woven is very much a trend now. and it has a pop of color. joe fresh cover-up and the bathing suit. these little flip-flops, $4. >> i love it. your total is -- there you go. lots of great trends. great looks and great bargains. joe, we thank you so much. >> thank you, lara. >> we thank our models for showing us how to put the looks together. check out goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! for all of the details. and coming up, cicely tyson is with us live. the legend here on "good morning america." ladies, you look gorgeous. i cannot stop smiling. audiences are taking a fantastic trip with the legendary cicely tyson on broadway, in "the trip to bountiful." she has taken on the role of a feisty widow that has decided to leave the city and returns to her hometown of bountiful. the three-time tony winner and oscar nominee, joins us now. please, give a hand for a legend, cicely tyson. everyone has been excited to see you. we haven't stopped talking since your acceptance speech at the tonys. it's been 30 years since you were back on broadway. and they were wrapping you up, saying you have wrapped me up. >> i didn't hear the music. i was supposed to hear the music, which is your cue to stop. i didn't hear it. and suddenly, i look up and i see this light. oh, i said. there's something that says wrap it up. i guess that's me. >> it was your moment. >> that's exactly what happened. the entire universe sort of enfolded me. and it was one of the most exciting experiences i ever had. >> it was well-deserved and too long getting there. i want to show people some of your iconic, iconic roles. beginning with "sounder." and you received an oscar nomination for this. and remember you in "roots." and my all-time favorite, winning an emmy for this. oh, the auto biography. >> two. >> two emmys for this. "the auto biography of jean pitman. and recently in "the help." and this time, on broadway. you're funny. you have a sense of human we're that character. >> that's what my family always told me. they always told me i was funny. i didn't think i was funny because it was when i was most serious that they found it amusing. >> right. >> all of a sudden, the first time i heard someone laugh at a line in "trip," i thought, what are they laughing at? that's not funny. >> it's very humorous. >> he wrote humor into that piece. few people realize it is there. and so, when you speak it, if one is aware of the content and the core of what this man is saying, they will get the humor. and that's why they laugh. >> and you wanted this role. you remember seeing this film. >> yes. >> and you said you wanted your trip. >> it wasn't the role. i went to see geraldine page in the movie. i was a big fan of hers. i knew nothing about the piece. i went to the theater and i said to my agent, i said to him, you get me my "trip to bountiful" and i will retire. well, that was 26 years ago. and it came out of nowhere. he didn't get it. but someone, parry, the daughter, who produced the piece, met a mutual friend of mine and said, i want to do this with a black cast. i want cicely tyson, do you know her? then, a costume designer for the show, and whom i had worked with a number of times in film, said, i'll call her. we met. and that's how it happened. >> that's how it happened. and then the tony recognition after -- >> there was three of them. i received three out of four. circle -- i'm sorry. all right. >> the point is -- >> and the tony. >> right. >> i did -- i actually didn't expect any of it. i do not anticipate that when i work. my mother always taught me that if you don't expect anything, you won't be disappointed. and you won't be crushed. >> you talked about your mother. >> yes. >> full disclosure. i had tickets to see "a trip bountiful." i couldn't do it yet. my mother, a very part of the play -- i mother completed her autobiography shortly before he died. "my story, my song." was the name of her autobiography. and i cannot wait to be there in some ways. tell us how the audience comes alive and how that hymn is the favorite of so many. >> the audience coming alive was quite a surprise to everyone, actually. i did not expect them to join me in applauding and singing. and it was -- it was is a if i was put on a huge balloon and buoyed into the sky. it was -- it is because it goes on at every performance. it is the most thrilling -- >> i can see it. >> yes, yes, yes. and i mean, i get excited again. >> i am looking forward to it. when i'm strong enough and i'm getting there, i'm getting there, i'm going to be there. and you got it going on. i love this outfit. you're all that and a bag of chips. miss tyson, thank you. >> thank you for having me in your presence once again. i am so grateful to see you again. and looking so well. >> thank you. >> god bless you. >> not your time. >> it's not my time. she says it. "trip to bountiful" is running on broadway, now through september. coming up, the man behind jerry bruckheimer. a name synonymous with big hltd hits. "top gun." "pirates of the caribbean." his latest is sure to be huge, as well. as he brings back the masked man "the lone ranger" with a little help from johnny depp and armie hammer. let's look at our heroes in action. >> going somewhere? >> yes. >> no. >> yes. >> no. >> yes. >> no. >> yes. >> that's terrific. a train ride not to be forgotten. one can argue, jerry, that's perhaps as good a way as any to describe your life. a singular hollywood life, that has finally ended, i might add, with a star on the walk of the hollywood walk of fame. >> i hope it's not ended. >> how was it? >> johnny depp showed up, and bob iger from disney. and tom cruise came by and a bunch of our television stars. it was a thrill. it was like a reunion of some of the stars i've worked with. >> you mention johnny depp. you have worked with him. is there a kindred spirit between producer and actor there? >> it's like going back to camp. you see your friends. and you go and do another movie. and johnny, when he comes back to us and we're lucky enough to get him. he's the biggest star in hollywood and an amazing man. >> and disappears in the role of tonto. one-half of this tandem. and armie, as well. >> what was it like shooting? >> we're all veterans. and he's a newbie. it's 120 degrees. we're at day 150. he's so happy out there. the crew's hanging in rags. everybody's having a terrible time. but not armie. isn't this great? we're out in the elements. armie, it's over 100 degrees. what are you talking about? >> the great jerry bruckheimer. "the lone ranger" opens in theaters nationwid thanks for watching. have a good day. and our breaking news is more pad news on this day two of the b.a.r.t. strike. this is the cantilever section towards almost at the s-curve right there where we have a stall. you can see that, and the tow truck is there, but, boy, this is just adding to the maddening delays that we have seen already today. good morning. i'm kristen sze. let's get an update. what's the story where leyla gulen? >> we've been hearing a lot of those stalls happening, kristen, right at the bay bridge if not on the bay bridge. that's all because folks have had to travel three hours, two hours, just to go a very short distance, which overheated their cars. so you can imagine it is a bit of a headache out there. let's look at how things are moving along. heading out of tracy into dub n dublin, still a slow drive. 580 coming from tracy to dublin, 39 minutes. looks like things have calmed down a little bit. your 4 westbound out of antioch to the maze, 45 minutes, 40 minutes along 80 away from highway 4 into san francisco. it is starting to ease up a little bit but a headache nonetheless. now let's take a look with kristen. >> thank you, leyla. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where frustration is still there intensifying for those cash-paying drivers. they are hardly moving. those are the people who have the longest wait. one driver told us it took her three hours to get to the toll plaza from pittsburgh. all of that waiting means more cars than usual and as leyla mentioned they're overheating, some breaking down near the bridge, on the bridge, making the commute even worse. right now, we want to take you live back to cell 7 now. our dick epstein, our engineer, just crossed the tunnel now heading towards the western portion of the

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