In the next 15 minutes to half an hour you might already want to start taking an alternate route because even if this crash was the clear the chp has issued that this backup is likely to be with us for awhile. As we take a look at the temperatures we are off to a cooler start. Oakland is a waking up to 57 degrees. You can expect cooler weather in fact we will be below the seasonal average. I will have full details of what to expect as 6 15 a. M. Bay area commuters are now just nine days away from the expiration of the bart contract extension. The two sides have not met for the past two days. To get you more news faster, lets go to one of our solo reporters, kron fours mike some of them are already making contingency plans. I spoke with one person and he stated that he will do this just in case the bart workers decide to walk off the job. The first strike came to a. M. On july 4th after four days because the two sides agreed to extend it by 30 days. This is expected to in august afford.
The panel good morning to hear country and not at any not spot right now. Every single the lawn smuggling. Asked mr. To let our bridge check it picked up but he bristled past periods if pump anny bay area commuters are now just nine days away from the expiration of the bart contract extension. And it might surprise you to know that the two sides have not met for the past two days. As you can imagine, barred passengers and other committed to separate the the last four day strike earlier this month are not happy. Heres what some of them had to say. i cant believe it. Anny everyone we spoke with said they are already making plans on how they will manage to get around without arts if another strike happens. In the San Francisco bay service expects full ferries like this one if there is another bart strike. The Ferry Service met yesterday to hammer out its plan. To start, more vessels will be used. 13 of them are available. And we are forecasting a traffic nightmare in the bay area tonight
Public appearances. But the queen has not. At the last olympic ceremonies she made an appearance with james bond as her escort. It was a body double jumping from the chopper, but she still stole the show. She is now a patient at king edward vii private hospital, the hospital of choice for the royals. This same hospital was at the center of a media storm last year when the duchess of cambridge was admitted with severe morning sickness. A nurse committed suicide after answering a hoax phone call. The queen is expected to spend two nights at this hospital. Doctors say if she really just has a stomach virus, she could recover quickly. Lets hope so. Jeffrey kofman, thank you. And to rome this evening where it was the first sunday in nearly eight years without a pope at the head of the catholic church. The cardinals will meet tomorrow to begin the planning for the conclave. Even before their selection begins, a stunning apology from a wellknown cardinal. David wright is at the vatican tonigh
And a call for help ends with a Deadly Police shooting. The stepbrother of the teenage victim talks to cnn. They had the situation completely under control. But the third officer . The third officer is 100 in the wrong. Lets go outfront. Good evening, everyone, im don lemon in for erin. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight. A controversy involving governor Chris Christie is intensifying. Cnn has just obtained a letter that shows what started as a local political fight had real life or death consequences. We are learning that the traffic jam on the George Washington bridge in november which may have been intentionally created by Chris Christies staff as political pay back delayed paramedics responding to a woman suffering from a heart attack. Thats the accusation tonight from a city official in new jersey. Joe johns has the letter just obtained by cnn. What does it say, joe . Its a new headache from the Chris Christie administration. A letter from the Emergency Medical Service