here is a live look outside from the san mateo bridge. here is a live look outside from the san mateo bridge. the time is up for to those who've waited... worried... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com. >> welcome back. we will go to our team coverage as it continues. the charter bus lines that a bart's is providing from the east bay into san francisco. kron4 mike pelton is live at the walnut creek bart station. >> you can see several people are lined up here waiting for the first bus. this line started as early as 3:30 a.m.. a lot of people did not want to miss this bus. they also wanted to let miss most of the traffic. they run from 5:00 a.m.--they are free but you need to get a ticket. this is the only way you are able to get back to the east bay letter on. you c

. >> here is a look at the san mateo bridge was traffic is building minute by minute. >> will have a full update on traffic we come back from the brake on kron4 morning news. >> [father]c'mon,buddy,you can do it.c'mon,reel it up, you gotta reel it up now,buddy. reel it up. [father] reel it up,you got him on there.bring him in. is that a bass? [boy] yeah,i got a big bass. [father]bring it up.keep reeling.keep reeling.c'mon, where is he? whoa! you caught that all by yourself? [boy] yeah! [father]how old are you to catch that? [boy]three! [father]you're three years old? show me how many fingers that is. " i think they should consider the writerwriters this strike should be banned in " >> " we're not sure if we are one to get to work and " >> " this is the first day of a new job for me to this is a little bit more complex a " >> " i'll do what i have to do to get to school and " >> " that is the way life is you just have to adopt a " >> " i think everyone needs more money but i don't think this news to affect thousands of people in ". >> there ryder ship or on the san francisco bay area

matt keller is at the elementary in san mateo. matt? >> police say this alleged incident took place at the elementary school during an after school program two weeks ago but the investigation is not over. police say it happened october 18, a friday, and child care aide was sitting with the elementary school age girl in the afternoon and he kissed her and touched her. the district upon lending this removed him with contact with children and provided information to the san mateo police. police and the school district are trying to determine if he has had other inappropriate contact. he was arrested october 25 at his home. he faces charges of lewd acts with a minor under age 14. anyone with information is asked to call the san mateo police department. >> thank you. it is 6:04. developing news from antioch, four people are recovering this morning after being attacked by two dogs. police say a man was walking his two dogs before 10:00 last night when two other dogs challenged them. three neighbors heard the screams but they, too, were attack

mateo bridge appeared >> getting to the san mateo bridge is nearly a impossibility right now. >> there was a crash here at thornton in the northbound direction that is still slowing the traffic appeared >> to take a look at the san mateo bridge right now all the traffic is held up on the approach even with 30 to 45 minute delays your best bet from the east bay is to take bart at this morning perry it >> bart has only been running for about one hour and a half because they reach a deal last night. and now that the trains are running will trances live to let us know when he flies from passengers appeared >> bart riders to mr. for four days they're coming back this morning they are very tired. allied bart trains are running here at the west oakland station. >> we were here and we saw that the gates were closed early this morning and people looking at the ticket agent saying what are you want to wii ( >> the first train rolled out at 5:47 a.m. this morning from west oakland. >> how was it for you the past four days? >> " it was an inconvenience but i support the bart workers in " >> have b

back to the san mateo bridge, take a look. they are looking as slow and dull conditions. this is for westbound ride and this may be due to reports of debris on a high-rise. we're just looking at an early rush to the san mateo bridge. >> again, if you thought you were getting a drop on the commute you are too late. the golden gate bridge is not a problem and the traffic is still light. >> we would take a quick break. we will be right back. female announcer: sleep train's sleep train's inventory clearance sale, ends sunday. save 10, 20, even 35% on a huge selection of simmons and sealy clearance mattresses. get two years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. even get free delivery! sleep train stacks the savings high to keep the prices low. but hurry, sleep train's inventory clearance sale ends sunday. guaranteed! ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ align welcome back. we cover all angles of the bart strike. we have been covering the buses. >> we will not check-in with haaziq madyun. >> how are the lines and there? >> it is pretty bad. it is ful

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san jose at 71 . 73. 71 santa clara. same for san mateo. low 70s for some . and in san francisco, clear skies. take us through halloween. gets chilly once the sunsets down. warmer into friday, saturday. still pretty good and cooler. clocks set back one hour on sunday. cooler breezy pattern on monday. >> all right. time is 8:52. if you like to cook with spices, there's an important warning. the very latest on what health inspectors say they've discovered. [ male announcer ] it is more than just a new car... more than a new interior lighting system. ♪ it is more than a hot stone massage. and more than your favorite scent infused into the cabin. it is a completely new era of innovation. and the highest expression of mercedes-benz. introducing the 2014 s-class. the best or nothing. >>> it's 8:55. the food and drug administration says 7% of imported spices were contaminated with salmonella. more than 80 different types of salmonella were detected during a three year period. adds imported spices were twice as likely as other inspected foods to be contaminated. >>

he befriended the victim in san mateo two weeks ago. abc7 news reporter, matt keller, has a report next half hour. >> san rafael police need your help searching for a serial bank robber. the latest happened yesterday morning at the wells fargo. this is southfield of the suspect. he demand cash from a teller and got away before the police arrived, the ninth bank robbery since last december. some robberies, the suspect wore a knit cap. >> surveillance videos are going up at all entrances to the city of piedmont to capture all license plates of anyone entering the city. the plan was approved if june to fight crime. >> california could lose $3.5 billion in federal funding over standardized tests. they will dump the current tests they been taking for 14 years and will be given a computerized test which is not ready if a few years. the educational committee has been working about reconciling the dispute and are surprised by this threat. >> there a high police sophisticated secret actual -- tunnel under the mexican and san diego border buts wi

the san mateo bridge has improved. the drive time has dropped to about 15 minutes but it is still much smolder with less congestion heading to foster city. a quick check for the rest of the bay, 680 and ceremony are looking okay. the ride from alta mott is problem free. 1 01 is heavy through the south bay is about 40 minutes. the north bay ride is almost completely down. >> when you've stayed nasa, you think our spacter space. but some of their latest projects efforts are a bit more down-to-earth. rich demuro explains in today's tech report. >> it has been two years since the day scrap of the shuttle program. they have a new set of plans. they want to mainstream some things. >> most people associate nasa with space. >> recently they showed off of various models from the droid to the largest. today, they use is for research to fly into places that are too dangerous for pilots. >> we can track the hot spots. we can transmit is down to the fire commanders and they can better deploy their firefighters creek >> we are all l

this is heavy traffic on the san mateo bridge. we will keep you informed and give you a look of the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see how backed up it is. the extra cars or were the road because of bart strike. commuters are welcomed at nine bart stations to board a bus. abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield is at walnut creek, where traffic has been heavy. >> for the first time we actually had a line at walnut creek waiting for a bus. they waited for a good 10 or 15 minutes. it just pulled up. it is getting busy. they have five more buses scheduled for this location. the buses are making round trips into the city. when they get back, it all depends on the traffic. the people that are waiting for the buses are not too pleased. >> disappointing and sad the negotiators could not come to a distinction. i do not like being imposed. there has to be a better solution. i think they are well paid. >> here are the stations, the bart staigs where the buses are provided: el cerrito, west oakland, concord, walnut creek, lafayette who just sent

c. 78 san mateo and 82 in palo alto. it will be a warm day today. warm on wednesday, and then lots of sunshine. we hold it. i just don't see anything breaking down, even as we head to the weekend. >>> thank you steve. it will create more than 200 new bio tech jobs in the bay area. the south san fransisco company plans to expand its manufacturing in vacaville as well as southern california. it's part of a larger plan by generallen tech's swiss parent roach. gentlemen tech says the expansion of its facility will create the largest bio tech manufacturing facility in the world. >>> california home prices continue to climb with silicon valley leading the pack. santa clara county saw property values jump 8.3% in the current tax year. that's according to a state report. that includes both residential and commercial property. santa clara county tax assessor says one big reason is more people are getting jobs and that's driving up home prices. >>> other bay area counties are reporting higher property values san mateo napa and alameda reporting increases of 5

. >> reporter: good afternoon, well detectives were here at bar russford elementary school in san mateo earlier talking to the staff and parents here. they know the suspect worked here for about a year and now they want to know if he inappropriately touched any of the students here. last friday san mateo police arrested 20-year-old eric michael rinse at his home for allegedly kissing an inproperty operation touching a girl that attends the after school program at carol elementary school, the school district says an employee witnessed him alone with the girl and that is against the policy and when the incident was investigated further police found probable cause for an arrest, parents have been informed about that inspect. >> i am really worried and really i am scared you know to send my kids to school because i am feeling it is the second house for my kids. >> rines was booked for lewd and lascivious behavior with a child under 14, he only worked at carol as an aid for 30 days prior to that he was an aide at bar riseford elementary, police reached out to them there to let them know abou

an accident on the san mateo bridge. westbound 92 at midspan blocking at least one lane of traffic and you can see it is starting to back up some of the traffic in the westbound direction. no delays so far at the san mateo bridge toll plaza. southbound traffic good across the golden gate bridge no big delays into the city yet. aside from the problems at the san mateo bridge, we are in good shape in terms of accidents. it's been very quiet for the silicon valley commute with no delays for 880 and 237. back to you. >> thank you. >>> one of the most expensive public infrastructure projects in america is now under way in the central valley. engineering for the first segment of california's $68 billion high-speed rail system has begun near fresno. the voter-approved system will eventually span the state but not until at least 2029. >>> california seems to be lagging when it comes to drawing up earthquake fault maps. the "los angeles times" reports only 23 maps have been drawn since 1991. by comparison, 534 maps were published

it is quiet on the san mateo bridge and across san mateo to the festival but that sounds like so much fun, they are gorgeous. it must have been a good water year for the pumpkins. this is the commute through berkeley, where we are going to be seeing the construction crews. it will wrap up momentarily. the ferry is offering free ferry rides in one direction weekdays from 8:30 to 3:00 p.m. on the weekends 12:40 p.m. from the ferry building to larkspur and you will go over to the marin county so take advantage of that. our weather shows in larkspur with mike nicco. >> temperatures in the mid-to-upper 70's and a lot of sunshine. in san jose, the average high is 76 degrees. all the way through saturday, we are above average and sunday a slight cooling trend but unfortunately there is no rain on the horizon. look how dry it is up and down the entire state. temperatures are going to run from the 50's, 58 in tahoe and 70 in tahoe and 88 through the central valleys and all the sun vine in monterey, and 70 and 75 in san diego and low-to-mid 80's los angeles and palm springs. >> thank you, mike.

i wanted to show folks, this is our typical view from the san mateo bridge. with he see lights coming off of the high-rise and all the way down. we can't make them out. a very short difference between this middle portion and the top of height-rise as far as distance from our camera. that's how tough it is to see at times. be very careful. a smooth drive approaching that peninsula with no delays specially for 280. we'll get another live look outside and see how things shape up. this is oakland, northbound 880 as you travel up past the coliseum and over towards high street. we can't make out the view there as well. for drivers, you are probably okay through most of the spot. watch it as you arrive through the spot. the low clouds become fog. overall, the bay area looking really nice. the south bay, no major problems. we talked about the speed along the peninsula. we do have this fog coming in from the north bay as well. the earlier crash has cleared. dense fog throughout areas north. as the eastshore freeway is starting to build or slow. there is the fog painte

. >> a like look at the san mateo bridge. it's a smooth drive across 92 but with the wind in place i'll tell you what is unusual about this drive, plus crashes in oakland and livermore. i'm tracking those coming up. >> >> breaking news as a fast-moving wild fire ripping through terrain in napa county, fueled by windy weather. right now about 375 acres are burning near lake berryessa. it's about 15 miles east of santa rosa. crews battled the flames all night long. the fire is 75% contained. it's a remote area so right now no structures are threatened and no evacuations have been ordered. strong wind though bringing the smell of smoke south all the way to san francisco and even san mateo county. >> that's not all it's bringing with it, the wind giving multiple problems to a lot of people out there. christina loren is checking out the windy conditions for the forecast. but we start things off in san francisco with chase cain and chase, we're told a lot of people in san francisco now they can smell smoke in the area. >> reporter:

highway 92 between hayward and san mateo bridge. highway 84 between fremont and the dumbarton bridge. >> with these extended hours when you have the mandate and if they require three people or will they be satisfied with too. >> i believe in these lanes stay required to. >> house soon will you be able to put this into effect? >> we have not heard anything from the transit union about what their intentions are if they do not have a deal. are we ready to go on a moment's notice? >> we will be ready to go as soon as we get the word. >> they were just talking about their contingency plan if they do go on strike. >> here is a live look outside from mount tam cam and you can see the blanket of cult cover. we do have cool temperatures and here's a look at what is in store. it is 58 degrees currently in concord miso a blanket of low 40's along the peninsula. 54 degrees red none in sunnyvale. you can see these calls raised through and a lot of them will work their way south. we had a winter weather advisory for the sierra but that has since

also, we do have stops outside of san mateo county to help you out. as we take you over to highway 4 in the eastbound direction, we have a report of a stalled vehicle blocking one lane at hillcrest avenue. westbound traffic is building as you make it from antioch to pittsburg and the drive time traffic along 580 is building and 33 minutes to get you from tracy over the altamont pass to dublin and antioch to concord is 22 minutes. and 101, san rafael to san francisco is 16 minutes. at the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights have been turned on and you can see how packed it is. we have 14 to 15 minutes away from the maze to san francisco. the san mateo bridge looks like it is building so folks are skipping the bay bridge and taking other bridges. it is looking heavier, as well. now our forecast of the mike? >> good morning, leyla gulen. it is going to be an interesting day traffic-wise and weather-wise at the coat. the clouds came back and are hugging the coast. they are having a hard time pushing to the east. most of us are weighing to clear cond

the wind advisory for the san mateo bridge, 92, highway 84. we don't usually get that for the dumbarton. oakland, a smooth drive. you might find crews still there approaching 980 but no major slowing and we're watching the bay bridge and the approach. the toll plaza, it's a light volume. the bay bridge another one of those with the wind advisory and the benicia bridge which is unusual. so far it's light volume of traffic. >> thanks so much, mike. it is 5:11. in the city of berkeley talking about the future of the family camp destroyed by the rim fire. >> one killed, six others injured after a drive-by shooting outside a halloween party in sacramento. why the people who threw the party could be held responsible. >> the growing controversy over spying on germany. we'll have that ahead. >>. >> the white house this morning says president obama had no idea the u.s. was listening in to the personal phone calls of the head of germany. scott mcgrew, new claims over the weekend the president put a stop to it. >> the german magazine der spiegel has docu

francisco and san mateo and everyone else in the low-to-mid 60's. tonight, the temperatures are cooler than this morning but probably not so cool as wednesday morning. we will have low-to-mid 40's inland, and mid-to-upper 40's the rest of us and still a stray shower is possible tonight. it is the higher old vacation, some of the northwest slopes with the winds from the northwest and east bay hills and santa cruz mountains all have the best chance of scattered showers this morning, at noon, into the afternoon and evening and overnight the lows are almost directly on top of us or to the east so we will keep a scattered shower going. the color coating shows enough to make the ground wet. in the higher elevations, we can get possibly up to .1". temperatures tomorrow are just as cool as today, by halloween, though, we are 5- to 10-degrees warmer and say that way through friday and another cool system rolls in for saturday and sunday. >> good morning, high winds are a factor for the drive. san mateo and dumbarton bridges the high warning is lifted and oth

francisco. >> the san mateo bridge is still a quick 12 minute drive between hayward and foster said peak periods >> the bar strike is not affecting traffic heading into the north bay. >> it is fighting which me shoot you will need your head like in your windshield wipers on. >> no major problems are hot spots anywhere right now. >> both sides of the caldecott tunnel looking good. >> if you're heading towards san leandro things are looking good with no traffic on spots. >> police have arrested a second suspect in a string of dry ice explosions at the el a at exit airport. >> the men that were talking to is the supervisor of the first man arrested. he is 41 year old mcgill iniguez earlier this week dry ice in a plastic bottle exploded in two separate incidents, causing a brief airport shut down. >> no one was hurt. >> the first suspect is a baggage handler. he was pleaded not guilty to various charges. >> we're getting new information in the investigation of the body of a georgia teenager found in a rolled up jim matt at school. >> police previously released surveillance video showing

he is also facing similar charges in san mateo county. >>> san francisco police chief grigg sur says even he is not immune from crime, a few weeks ago someone broke into his car outside his home in the golden gate heights neighborhood and made off with a jacket. >> a body found end nevada county is believed to be that of a missing gold miner, it was found year the yuba river not far from the car of where walter steve was found, he was reported missing, his family said he went mining for gold but didn't return home as planned, an autopsy will be done to identify the body and determine the cause of death. >> the mystery surrounding the treasure island continues to grow, they coast guard visited it yesterday, while google is staying tight-lipped but it they have been linked to the project. the coast guard refused to comment but one did acknowledge google is involved with that barge but that there is a non- disclosure agreement in effect. >>> two tech giants insist they do not give the u.s. government to their system, the comments come after they reported they broke into datacenters for

smith said the westbound san mateo bridge ride. the golden gate bridge right continues to be a problem free print one on one southbound. >>erica: temperatures will be very similar to yesterday so if you liked it yesterday you will enjoy today. it is a cold start to your wednesday morning 57th mild weather in san francisco and 60 degrees in daly city. those temperatures have nowhere to go but up as we head into the afternoon in a system 70's. 78 degrees but it is for pleasanton and livermore. by letter on to that were talking calm conditions. definitely not strong of towards any red flags worn desperate you and others temperatures on the mild side as we run into the '60s. high pressure is still in control of the area which means high pressure can be equated to warmer weather dry conditions as the storm tracker is guided well to our north. not a raindrop in sight for the next several days. we do have a system approaching us and tomorrow could start to put temperatures down. cost one die hard raiders fansot that is why i am soand mayo

so that's a good alternate as with the san mateo bridge. now, the toll plaza was jammed up for a little while because of some debris on the bridge. looks like some of that westbound traffic is moving once again. a "update on some of the lines and buses -- a quick update on some of the lines and buses at the bart station. the walnut creek buses, the tickets have run out and we are hearing, i just got a tweet from someone, they are saying that the fourth bus out of seven has just been filled up at west oakland. head for lafayette or concord if you are looking to take a bus out of the east bay towards san francisco. so far no delays reported for caltrain or ace. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> some low clouds and fog have moved onshore. the sea breeze kicking in today so a change in the weather pattern as we get ready for the weekend. you have those clouds thickening up toward the coastline. some dense fog out toward the beaches early on. i think by the afternoon, though, just some patchy fog continuing coastside. otherwise, we are going t

and also the san mateo coast. but by 7:00 we are looking at mostly sunny conditions, 40s and 50s around the bay. noontime numbers climb into the 50s at the coast with 60s around the bay. but this afternoon looks to be very pleasant with about 70 in oakland, 80 out toward the

south of san mateo bridge you're okay. we'll give you a live look through palo alto, 101, no problem for the flow here into san jose and mountain view. another shot this is san jose into mountain u. we're picking up the volume but nothing unusual. smith flow for traffic at the limit. low clouds you see making it murky at the top of the screen. so far drivers okay except in the far north bay and the coast. >> we don't want you on edge, mike. got to find your zen. >> you said smooth flow, going to saver that while we have it. coming up the 49ers aldon smith still in rehab. now a new idea when he may be back out on the field. >> quieting kree taf during the b.a.r.t. strike. what some are doing to get to where they need go. >> a lot more tablets. a look in business and tech. [son] all right,she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams] >>> we welcome you back with this live look at 880 in oakland. if you are driving in to work today be sure to allow extra time. the roads expected to be packed as we enter

no traffic delays for the san mateo bridge. so once you past that overturn on south 880, you're in good shape for that curve over to westbound 92 no problems there. and the golden gate commute, the crews are setting up for the morning commute. in a few moments we should have four southbound lanes available for you. right now traffic is okay for all of marin county. the silicon valley is also looking good. no major roadwork overnight so both 880 and 237 are in great shape. that's your friday drive. >>> it's a startling statistic. 25% of kids in california live in poverty. that's what a stanford study says. and kpix 5's sharon chin discovered there is help out there for them but it's hard to get. >> it's going to get better. >> reporter: this single mother in san mateo got laid off a few times in the last several years. even with new jobs, she has had to rely on food stamps. >> it wasn't easy but i had to do what i needed to do to feed my son. >> reporter: but applying for california's food stamp program, cal fresh, was not easy.

it's going to stay heavy across the san mateo bridge. eastbound traffic on the san mateo bridge has been sluggish from about midspan. so that's a look at "kcbs traffic." >> thank you. >>> as bart shuttle stops right now a lot of long lines and short fuses. been that way all day. this morning it was a classic case of hurry up and wait in walnut creek. a lot of commuters got up early. they got there early, tried to jump on a bus only to be turned away. >> the hardest part is that we knew that this was coming and here we are standing in a bart parking lot waiting for a bus that's not going to come. >> it's frustrating. i feel like they know how many people ride the bus. they know how many people ride bart. prepare for that. >> and we want to welcome andrea borvat to the kpix news team. how is it looking at the ferry terminal? >> reporter: well, allen, i wish i could say it was looking better. take a look behind me. you can see the line of people waiting for the ferry stretching to the embarcadero almost all the way to the bay bridge. >>> re

the 92, san mateo bridge is problem free. the golden gate bridge is just fine with no delays or issues. as we look first at the east shore freeway, we added a couple of minutes which is now 13 minutes from hercules to berkeley. west 580 continues to slow in the drive time is not bed. it is 28 from alta mott pass way. here in the south, it is a 14 minute commute time from 85 a to the montesquieu expressway. the marin ride is still under 25 minutes down to the golden gate bridge. >> an update on the work at the of caldecott tunnel. there is something new that is being tested in the third a bore. it is related to the new fourth bore which is just months away from being completed. new traffic lights are being tested in the third of bore of the tunnel. these new traffic lights are part of the fourth more project. also be tested inside the tunnels are these variable message signs that will read drive safely during the testing. the new safety system should include red and white crossing guards. the barriers will be used to stop the

by the way, since i'm looking at this, it reminds me planes usually come in over the san mateo bridge. low ceilings are causing flight delays of about an hour at sfo. 48 minutes. we'll call it an hour. as you come into the city, you might want to check with your carrier. every delay is different. quickly, we go to the bay bridge. not all that bad. it's about a five-minute wait. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> topping our news -- a tragic accident in menlo park. a driver hit and killed two people out for a walk with their dog last night. ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega is live with what family members of the victims are saying about this crash. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. yes. such a tragedy and the family of the victims just came out here in the last half-hour. they wanted to see how this accident happened here and look at the broken branches. you see one of the family members there here. she wanted to take a look here at the scene. the couple lives in menlo park. we're told that they have three children under the age of 18 who are grievin

on the san mateo bridge, we have another stalled vehicle. watch out for those vehicles. in the east bay, if you are traveling along highway 80 coming from four to 580, you will find some construction crews. all the orange is an indication fog in the area that could affect the commute. drive with low beams. it is extending into american canyon. on highway 29 or 37, be careful. as we take a look at walnut creek, you can see traffic is moving smoothly coming away from highway 4 to the 24 junction. >> leyla gulen, thank you. a trial begins in michigan to determine if the largest public bankruptcy in united states history can move forward. the case pits detroit's emergency manager against union and pension funds that claim that the city is not qualified to wipe its books clean because it failed to hold good-faith negotiations where them this year. the city is at least $18 billion in debt. it filed for chapter nine protection in july. the trial is expected to last several days. >> hashtags score: twitter has a credit agreement worth up to $1 billion head of the initial public

san mateo bridge is always a good option. you can see the tail lights had of torts foster city. >> >> city officials in san carlos are calling out those with p-g and e. saying that a major pipeline running through a community there. may be putting thousands of people in danger. a judge has already ordered the pipeline's shutdown, but city officials say, the court battle over the case will continue tuesday. >> until they go and look at this blind, i will not be have bay until i see what the information shows may. >> the judge will continue to hear this case today. >> a six year veteran of the department is not accused of extortion while on duty. and tonight, and hayward's police chief has taken action. she told our justine waldman , she has zero tolerance policy for misconduct. the latest officer was arrested. he is 30 years old. he allegedly told the woman that if she gave him $500 cash he will make her criminal case go away. instead he is charged with extortion. he is out on a $500,000 bail. he also sent in his letter of res

mateo county to take riders into san francisco. caltrains will operate on regular service, but all trains including the baby bullet express will stop at the millbrea stations. if the trains are packed, it may add extra service. >>> the transit will have extra seating on their buses. the transit agency is planning to add extra service depending on bus and operator availability. keep in mind, this situation could be a lot worse for those trying to get to and from work this week as governor brown stepped in to issue that seven-day cooling off period this week. that prevented a.c. transit workers from carrying a strike of their own. that would have been rough hand-in-hand with the bart situation. >> if you have questions before you head out the door, go to nbcbayarea.com. there's a place on the top that says bart resources. it will help you request your commute options and real-time tweets from across the bay area. we also have transit alternatives running at the bottom of the scream all morning long. >>> 6:34 right now. very thick out

some are using that san mateo bridge. at the bay bridge i turned our camera over to look at -- not sure you can check it but there it is t snow around the berkeley choyv. those are both moving. all out of the maze so these three major roadways all funneling down here toward the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights are on and the backup, you heard him say it took 20 minutes to go 3 miles. if you can avoid the way bridge i suggest you explore that. >> speaking of that our own bob redell is out battling this snarled up on the bay bridge toll plaza working slowly to get through. there you see a lot of red lights, guessing maybe doing about six miles per hour. at tops. we'll take it from bob. we'll continue covering this on the slow go all over the bay area. on line and on air. for online check it out on nbcbayarea.com, check that upper left hand box and you'll see what you need to know about getting around. >> how a routine maintenance run on b.a.r.t. tracks turned deadly. damian trujillo joins us live near the tracks w

the san mateo bridge also carrying a fair amount of traffic as well. as we are already full and all of the lanes westbound. we haven't yet seen stop and go conditions but could very shortly. i would say within the next 45 minutes the golden gate bridge ride still a problem for a commute. >>james: kron4's mike pelton is live at walnut creek bart station with buses there were bosses have been few. never seems to be enough. >>: exactly three that were from the manager is this the second to last a bus that means that there are fewer than 100 spots left here in one of creek before they totally run out. this if you cannot keep your by 715 don't even bother. there will not to be a bust before you print which seem long lines. hundreds of people right now there isn't much of a line. but fewer than 100 spots available. commuter's tell me they are tired. countless stories of people getting three or four hours less sleep than normal. combustibles bay area ferry terminals already have lines as well. kron4's haazig madyun as at the alameda main street terminal with

very quiet on the san mateo bridge, only 12 minutes. also no fault of the golden gate bridge and no accidents no fog..good morning and top stories we are folling this monday morning-- strike deadline by 24 hours tonight, granting bay area commuters a day's grace, but blasted bart leadership for what they called a refusal to negotiate. bart leaders "unceremoniously yanked their offer and gave us a last, best and final offer, which is a indication of an impasse and that they are no longer willing to local 1555. the union would not go on strike tonight because "the public deserves better" but warned that time was limited. lt. gov. gavin newson was there and expressed optimism. >> we want the begins to not strike and, out and say that they will not strike. it is getting beyond ridiculous. we do not think that 1400 members should hold 400,000 daily commuters hostage. we are talking about millions of commuters per week millions of dollars in revenue. district one more day, one the dishonesty and the riding public." two sides had come close to

the san mateo da says the case will proceed. prosecutors plan to use a description provided by the ex-boyfriend during a preliminary hearing. jury selection is underway. opening arguments could begin next week. >>> president obama is hitting the road to defend his healthcare program in the wake of a series of web site issues for healthcare do the goff -- healthcare.gov. michelle macaluso on the growing criticism. >> despite its rocky roll out, these marketplaces will work laws massachusetts has shown that the model works. >> the affordable care act or obamacare was based on the former governor mitt romney. >> all the parade of horribles, the worst predictions about healthcare reform in massachusetts never came true. >> the obama administration has come under fire in recent days after hundreds of thousands of americans received cancelation notices from insurance companies because their individual health plans don't meet minimum standards set by the law. >> people like choices, and as i said, some people want to have chardonnay ou

the dog is being treated at a clinic in san mateo and could return home this week. matt will have much more on the story at 5:00. >> jury deliberations begin today in the trial of a teen charged in stealing a celebrity chef's lamborghini and shooting at a romantic rival and his girlfriend. max wade is charged with attempted murder. the prosecution says he still the chef's lamb before gain from a san francisco dealership in 2011 and shot a romantic rival a year later. the chef testified yesterday saying he did not know the teen and did not give him permission to take the car. >> former giants slugger barry bonds is asking the court if san francisco to reconsider the ruling that made him a felon. last month, the court upheld the 2011 on obstruction charges. they are asking the court to overturn the decision. bonds was convicted for obstructing the federal grand jury investigating the scandal over a laboratory that supplied performance-enhancing drugs to athletes. >> if you are around santa cruz and gilroy you will see the rain otherwise it is hit and miss. you could s

across the san mateo bridge you're all right. a little slower, the dumbarton is slowing but again, both of those earlier wind advisories lifted. watch for the gusts over the high rise. the peninsula moves smoothly now on 101 and 280. a smooth drive throughout the south bay. we'll show you this down the freeway where traffic is building out of san pablo. a lot of company. 24, that's all right. a couple issues, a stall and a crash so two things as you head to the walnut creek interchange causing a backup into this area. we'll show you a live shot if we can as we see 101 northbound through palo alto, we're picking up the volume, no problems, a lighter flow. in the south bay a smooth flow. i think this is the last shot, the south bay with the sensors and no major problems northÑt@ñ, 87, 85 and 280 picking up the orange and that's where the symptoms are starting to pick up. back to you. >> thank you. it's 6:51. an update to breaking news. one person is dead after a crash involving a suspected drunk driver. it happened on weibel way

as >>erica: you definitely can see that for the san mateo bridge. visibility down to half a mile for half moon bay. we are san delays on arriving flights at sfo. here's a your fault this is from mario m. belmont street you're supposed to see mountains. this is highway 101. if you have any weather photos you would like to send just we to meet our facebook may or in number again as a kron4 dot com. sunshine into the afternoon for the temperatures manley and the '60s and '70s. i will walk into your 7 day around the bay forecast coming up and about 10 minutes. >>darya: following the latest with the situation and bart as we just got off a terrible day yesterday. kron4's mike pelton is looking at how things are looking at the walnut creek bart station this morning for it but also far i see people running through the airport and others running through the bart station. is fills like a normal day. something we have an experience for nearly a week. many of the same commuters were stranded after they showed up to find there was not enough staff so trains did

san mateo bridge still holding steady. there was an earlier accident that's just been cleared from lanes. westbound traffic still a little sluggish approaching midspan and no delays reported for caltrain, the ferries, ac transit. do remember, bart will be offering very limited free shuttle service from nine of their east bay stations. last friday, they ran out of room quickly on the shuttle buses leaving walnut creek. that's a look at the monday commute. now to lawrence. >> all right. looking pretty good weather- wise. starting out with some low clouds and some thick fog in spots even some drizzle toward the coastline this morning but i think by the afternoon most areas away from the coastline enjoying lots of sunshine and some very nice temperatures. out the door we go. we have some thick fog into santa rosa, 45 degrees there. 48 in napa. 51 and clear in livermore. 47 in concord and clear and 53 degrees cloudy in san jose. i think as we head toward the afternoon, with these temperatures going to stay mild in the bay and i

what pg&e inspectors were doing in a helicopter this morning along the san mateo bridge. [father]c'mon,buddy,you can do it.c'mon,reel it up, you gotta reel it up now,buddy. reel it up. [father] reel it up,you got him on there.bring him in. is that a bass? [boy] yeah,i got a big bass. [father]bring it up.keep reeling.keep reeling.c'mon, where is he? whoa! you caught that all by yourself? [boy] yeah! [father]how old are you to catch that? [boy]three! [father]you're three years old? show me how many fingers that is. >>> another demonstration is planned for tonight to protest the police shooting of a 13- year-old santa rosa. hundreds of people attended the funeral for andy lopez last night. the young teen was shot to death by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy last week. the boy was holding a bb gun that looked like an ak-47 assault rifle. and the deputy thought it was real. county leaders say more needs to be done to improve the relationship between the community and law enforcement. >> we have to do what key can to pre -- we can to prevent this from occurring again and creati

the >> let's talk about the san mateo bridge. we have been tracking this hot spot for about the last hour. these are trying to clear up. there has actually been an accident that backs and things up. the crash is long gone. danes are getting back to normal. for your ride in the north i am still waiting for confirmation that pg&e crews have open up the lanes on lake still kiowa which was shutdown.lake of deal whicht down. >> and the bay bridge has completely cleared of the golden gate looks like there is trouble and we would check this out and get back with you. you concede the traffic is stopping at the toll plaza. this is likely an incident around mid span but as soon as we have details we will have more. >> happy halloween. take a look at your temperatures. there are no longer in the upper '30's. the sunshine-- san francisco was at 54 degrees of 49 in concord. 50 degrees in san jose and satellite and radar shows clear conditions and high pressure is building in. this high pressure right now is going to allow for us to warm thing

mateo is 48 and we have 51 in san bruno. antioch is 59. napa is 41 and 39, now, in half moon bay. if you are going for the weigh in at 7:00, dress warmly. here is the day planner, temperatures are going to be in the 40's and low 50's except for 39 at half moon bay. total sunshine and temperatures 59 noon, 68 at coast, the bay is 70, 68 at coast and 72 around the bay at 4:00. dress for temperatures six to eight degreer cooler at 7:00. above average on tuesday, wednesday, and slight cooling at the coast open thursday and we will see if that affects the rest of us. >> next, battle of the pumpkins. we are at what half with a preview of the great pumpkin way off. so you can get cash back on all your purchases. so you can use your cash back... to follow your dream. so you... can save the day. chase freedom. so you can. people go to a mattress store, and essentially they just get sold something. we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. before you invest in a mattress, discover the bed clinically proven to improv

areas of fog on the san mateo coast and san mateo bridge. partly cloudy, breezy to windy. not nearly the intensity that we on sunday. that was a cold front coming through. that's scoured out some of the cloud deck. sierra gets much needed snow. very very cool. up in the sierra, we have winter weather advisory until 4:00. and there's been a foot at norton, around a 5000 feet. that's good. we'll take all we can get on a long, dry stretch here. 40s for some. 30s for others. if it wasn't for the breeze or even partly cloudy skies, we'd be much colder. we will be tonight and tomorrow. lake county, napa county. later today, some wrap around showers, i have seen these. right along the 680 corridor. and it would not surprise me until that low. the moisture off the pacific is ramping up around santa cruz toward morgan hill, gilroy and monterey, salinas, 10th of an inch. and to the north things starting to calm down. this will drift further to the south. 40s or 30s on the temp. there's our low as it moves out of the area, then things will calm down. kind of an active pattern here. l

southbound 101 in marin county an earlier crash off the san mateo bridge the traffic looks good to the peninsula. now back to the desk. >> happening today a state agency will vote on a plan to overhaul safety rules for california rail workers. the move is in response to the deaths of two bart track inspectors earlier this month. ktvu's claudine wong has been looking over the puc records in this case and joins us from san francisco good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, yeah this sack of papers is called general order 175 and deals with that safety and talked about at this meeting here at 9:30. the purpose of this general order 175 is to," significantly enhance and promote safe rail transit systems and provide effective protection for california rail transit workers. this does come as the ntsb continues its investigation into the deaths of two bart workers on the tragedies, and while that is considered by the puc the bulk of the work has actually be in the works for a while. it started in 2009, they started to look into the safety rules after the worker fatalities there. the com

. >> the san mateo bridge and how we 92 our problem free across the span. >> from hayward to foster city the drive time is 13 minutes appeared >> the golden gate bridge is free no problems here appeared >> at one of the accidents that we have been tracking at stevenson on 880 southbound has attracted a little sluggish out of hayward into union city appeared >> was also experiencing problems on 680 south. >> i knew ever made about the government shut down and in today's the there were what run out of money as we hit the debt limit in two days. allied the house of representatives was an able to come out with any deal appeared >> the house is saying that they want to work on their own plan and come up with a deal appeared >> they are now saying they are coming together on their own plan. >> they need to reconcile those bills and get them passed in the house. >> secretary jack lewis has been moving money around. >> as the u.s. could default on its debt debt california officials knew a computer upgrade for the state unemployment insurance program was vulnerable to problems before it was insta

. >> developments in the limousine fire on the san mateo bridge. the families of the five women who died and four who survived have filed lawsuits seeking damages for wrong will death and personal injury from six companies including ford more company that manufactured the car, bay limousine repair and the company that operated the lip seen. a company lawyer says there was in way to know that friction in the driver shaft would cash the carpeting on fire. that is what the c.h.p. determined was the cause. >> golden gate bridge directors meet to discuss ways to raise cash to balance a five year $142 million deficit and a to increase is the way they will likely go. the boards is expected to discuss whether one dollar toll hike is needed to close large deficit. fast track drivers pay $5 to cross the golden gate bridge and $6 those who do not have fast track. there will be several toll options with a public hearing in february and a vote later that month. a toll hike could take effect by early april. >> there could be another strike looming in the bay are

the san mateo bridge, picking up volume. same for the dumbarton bridge toward the peninsula and the south bay moves smoothly. first, let's check the north bay. there you go. no problems from san rafael. easing into your monday morning commute. >> for you as well. thank you. still to come, lawmakers make progress on the shutdown but there is plenty of work to be done. >> also, a 9-year-old sneaks through airport security and onto a plane. the tsa is reviewing security tape. >> and a live look outside. we've had beautiful vista this is morning. this one of the bay bridge, off in the distance, pretty clear. another nice day ahead. a great week as well. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed much is the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sur

your bay bridge ride, excuse me your san mateo bridge is still a problem free. the drive time is still or around 11 to 12 minutes. the golden gate bridge is problem free for 1 01 southbound. so far so is the commute. >> an upbeat report on the manufacturing sector and the expectation a more positive economic data are currently outweighing any worries about the effects of the government shut down among investors on wall street. the dow, the s&p 500 and the nasdaq all posted gains in trading yesterday. the government's monthly jobs report is scheduled to release friday, though the shutdown could affect that. >> hyundai is offering to defer new car payments for 800,000 workers who have been furloughed due to the partial government shutdown. the company says that workers who buy or lease cars this month when i have to make a payment until january. those already own a hyundai financed through a company will not have to make any payments until they go back to work. >> after handling down a murder conviction, a judge oversees a killers waiting in san diego. the judge i