a look at the carquinez and benicia bridge, no wind advisories for the area. we have construction also from westbound highway 4 onto eastbound 80. if you're headed towards the carquinez bridge, take the skyway until 6:00 a.m. with the connector ramp reopening. there's some moisture in the air but christina is following the storm coming into the bay area. we'll see what's going on a little later in the commute. right now it's an easy drive past o.co. >>> well, the secret is out. turn down your volume if you don't want to hear what happens on today's final episode of oprah. today's final guest is -- no one. insiders say there were no celebrities or news makers on stage with the talk show queen. instead the show only features oprah sharing her life lessons and revisiting clips from the last quarter century. several friends were in the audience including maria shriver, tyler perry, trainer, best friend gayle king and long-time partner steadman graham. >>> well, soccer superstar david beckham might want to trade in his cleats for a badge. have you seen this? he doe

first of all, a 19 minute drive westbound off the carquinez bridge. at the toll plaza, the sun is an issue getting into your eyes. the back up toward the grand avenue off the curve as well. that's the typical back up. our chopper is heading up further north from there east off interstate 80. it's off the commute. closer to highway 4, reports of a big back up there. the overnight construction around willow that's been extended until 7:00 a.m. approaching the carquinez bridge. we'll give the chopper a chance to get there. we send it back to you live in the east bay. >> thank you very much. no matter where you are, a lot of people are celebrating cinco de mayo on this thursday. before you pour that second margarita, make sure you have a safe way to make it home. i want to check in with damian trujillo. he's live at the county jail, a place where you do not want to end up. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. three hots and a cot. that's what they will give you hear at the county jail if you decide to drink and drive this cinco de mayo weekend.

it's the issue for folks for that commute heading toward the carquinez bridge. we look back at the live shot. we have a live shot with the bay bridge as well. down the freeway, an 18 minute drive in the commute direction from the carquinez bridge. the tunnel is looking smoothly now. we move further south and look at 880. the smooth traffic and it is very light as we expect on a friday. northbound with taillights and southbound with the headlights. not a major issue. we head over the san mateo bridge. it's looking smoothly as well. not a problem. we end with this shot. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> how about good news when it comes to education? the top three elementary schools in california are here in the bay area. according to the standardized test scores released by the state department of education. milliken, murdock-portal and cooper tee know are at the top. among middle schools, ten of the top 25 are in the south bay. congrats to both areas. >>> e-mail is circulating among marijuana users and has them smoking mad. according to the e-mail, american e

the carquinez bridge moving smoothly. 55 on the carquinez bridge. moving nigsly through that area. crossing the water, the j-mac ferry is out of service. an issue driving through the antioch bridge, smooth. over sow summersville goes to 5:30. more construction at bailey. tell you about that later. and a live look at the san mateo bridge crossing the water there, moving smoothly for 92 and eastbound not an issue. bikers, not taking the bridges. back to you. >> thank you much. >>> this might make your skin crawl. new research suggests bedbugs could contrary drufg-resistant bacteria. the so-called superbugs resistant to several antibiotics did be deadly if they get into the skin. bedbug infestation could hit a high in the next couple of months. to protect yourself, clutter the bags off the floor, watch your clothes and put them in a very, very hot dryer. >>> the drug lattese approved by the fda in december to make eyelashes grow thicker and longer. a hair restoration specialist in florida decided to test lattese on some patients to regrow their thinning scalp hair. >> that the hairs o

we are looking at the carquinez bridge through hercules. we'll follow that and i'll let you know the latest. just an 18 minute drive off the bridge, across the bay to the bay bridge. a look at the toll plaza. clear view, you can see the east shore freeway with clouds hanging out. fog not an issue. clearly, heat is going to be a factor. coming up northbound with the headlights, this the 880, the nimitz freeway. no slowing around the san mateo bridge. the volume is light in the south bay. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> the trial of the berkeley hikers held captive in iran is on the way. josh fatale and shane bower are set to be back in an iranian courtroom. they hiked over the country's line. she was released on humanitarian grounds after concerns for her health. >>> you can watch the candidates running to be san francisco's next mayor battle it out in a debate. the university of san francisco is hosting the mayoral forum. restoring trust with the government is the theme. it's held at the universities conference center. it begins at 6:00 a

a live look at the maps to show you the travel time off the carquinez bridge. the travel time is an 18 minute drive down the east shore freeway. 4:00 p.m., there you go for your drive off the carquinez bridge and benitia bridge as well. i have been to the winchester house, but never on a friday the 13th. i'm going to send it to you, if you are still there. >> i know. i think the executive producer is trying to scare me. more is coming up in a bit. we are talking about the gas and oil tax breaks affecting consumers. we are happy about it. it is fueling a budget battle. i want to check in with christen, live with the details. good morning. >> good morning, laura. a lot of fireworks on capitol hill in which the five biggest oil companies had executives there. it may have been about a tongue lashing for the oil companies even the committee chairman admitted it's unlikely to do anything about the prices we are paying at the pump. they tackled the issues including the tax breaks the oil companies are getting. they get billions of dollars in tax breaks. democrats, inc

over the benicia and carquinez bridge a smooth drive as well. highway 37, the westbound direction reports of a truck dropping rebar off the back. they are metal bars. we are letting you know if chp is going to track it. the feeder roads to the bay bridge showing you a nice smooth, drive. close to the speed limit. the low clouds are hovering around. you can see the hills behind the east shore freeway. the volume is kicking up here as well as 880 and the san mateo toll plaza. you are heading over to the peninsula side. the low clouds blocking your view. much better than yesterday. we don't have the haze in the lens, either. >> spring cleaning is what we call it. thank you very much. it's 5:41 right now. we are in spring, heading into june now, the sierra is looking like february. we are going to show you, coming up next. 20 reporter: 20 cities in days. m relldedeb ll as may around the bay journey continues, this morning, we are taking you to berkeley. we'll have that, coming up. >>> 20 cities in 20 days. we are stopping in berkeley this morning. g

a nice ride, 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze to the maze. if you are taking 880, northbound starting to see some extra volume through oakland into the maze. southbound though not bad at all. golden gate bridge problem- free, no major delays. 8 minutes south 101 from 37 to 580. in the south bay we have been monitoring this accident 101 and 680 over to the shoulder, causing slight delays. >> thank you. >>> buyer beware. the robbery thieves are pulling off by using craigslist coming up. >> plus, sidewalk sharing on the golden gate bridge. why bicyclists and pedestrians will be forced to use this same path for the next few months. >>> and call it the royal itinerary. the newly released details about william and kate's visit to the united states. will they be coming to the bay area? we shall see. stick around. [ yawns ] [ magical chime ] ♪ [ people cheering ] [ girl ] whoo hoo! man: everybody knows you should save for retirement, but what happens when you're about to retire? woman: how do you go from saving to spending? fidelity helped us get t

easy 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. so really no big delays all the way down the eastshore freeway. even through berkeley we're not seeing any brake lights as you make your way toward emeryville. mass transit i just checked with bart, and 29 trains are all running on time. train number one with ace also off to a great start. muni metro and caltrain, mass transit doing well this friday morning. did i say friday enough? remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. that's your traffic and weather. back to you. >> i think i counted six times there. >> really, okay. i'll do 7 next. >>> marin county could soon home to a new pro baseball team. the minor league team in the independent north america league wants to play at albert park in san rafael. under the proposal the team will pay to double the size of the current 750-seat grandstand and include a mobile concession stand and barbecue stands swell. that has some saying play ball but others in the city crying foul. >> it would attract a lot of people from outsi

benicia bridge and carquinez bridge moving smoothly. a lot of folks may be coming back from tahoe later today. back into the east bay a little later on starting probably early afternoon for this. we'll get a look at the east shore freeway. travel time 18 minutes off the carquinez bridge past the richmond san rafael bridge and bay bridge toll plaza. if you are crossing the bay via b.a.r.t., you will have some delays because of emergency repair work for the transbay tube. this is a live look. almost 6:00. hardly anybody on the roadway. the nimitz obviously incident free. use extra caution because chp maximum enforcement period. don't even go a little over the speed limit because they are watching for everything for our safety. >> you still have to play it safe out there. >>> 5:54. american academy of pediatrics taking a firm stand against energy drinks for kids saying high amounts caffeine could actually be harmful to young bodies. when athletes sweat, they need to replenish water and electrolytes lost during intense workouts. a new repor

we are looking at the east shore, 18 minutes off the carquinez bridge. very light volume of traffic. friday starts a later back up. it's lighter in the morning commute and they see the build up around the city. it's a great city to go to around the weekend. >> thank you much. 4:38, the price of beauty. how young is too young for botox? we'll hear from a mom injecting her 8-year-old daughter with the drug. plus, keeping safe on facebook. the security changes you'll see when you log on. live pictures of 880 this morning. we'll check back with mike in a bit. - working out can be totally cool. - that's right, so we've got a list of things you can do to get active. - like jumping jacks. - or how 'bout push-ups? - sit-ups? - uh, maybe jumping rope? - yeah. or jogging. - uh, how about like a wheelbarrow race? - oh, yeah, that's a great idea. - but imagine actually trying to use him as a wheelbarrow, like stacking bricks on him and doing, like, doo-doo-doo. you know what i mean? - or yoga. - which is actually peaceful and quiet and not a lot of talking, so... -

westbound traffic looks great. 19 minutes the drive time from the carquinez bridge. it's also smooth ride in the north bay for drivers heading through san rafael. southbound traffic out of novato is crowded but light enough to go the speed limit. and 101 and 880 headlights on north 101 and that is north 880 moving across your screen. get traffic when you want. go to abc7news.com. >>> next, the disturbing discovery some grieving families made on a mother's day visit to a cemetery. and the eye-opening exhibit today that will change the way you think about the earth's rip tiles is opening today. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> good monday morning, 5:24. a look at the airport. a little breezy out there today. whether there is delays we'll check later on. major story from sfo the airlines flight when an unruly passenger approached the cockpit and other passengers had to subdue him. we'll have live from terry mcsweeney. >> a new research that put

a smooth drive off the carquinez bridge. the golden gate field an 18 minute drive to the toll plaza itself. moving nicely through oakland. we look at the freeway with the headlights north. a steady shot here. the camera is holding nicely. a look further south on the san mateo bridge. the camera is shaking a bit there. watch the winds from time to time. >> sounds good. thank you very much. it's 5:40. we have a look at top stories coming up including a historic end with the tour of california. >> our tour of 20 cities in 20 daysonng as ti morning as may around the bay takes us to santa clara. that's coming up in a live report. [ asst mgr ] what are you doing? fixing the name. it's fiber none. looks like one. well, i know. i put an "n" there. ah! fiber one honey clusters cereal! that's really good! it tastes good, so there can't be fiber in it! it's actually got about half a day's worth of fiber. [ asst mgr ] it says so right on the box. [ fiber seeker ] really? try it. [ mr. mehta ] honey, touch of brown sugar, crunchy cluster

the volume of traffic is relatively light off the carquinez bridge. not a lot of slowing. we'll track that and meanwhile, antioch, 72 is unusual. that's westbound, the commute direction. we'll see the dip at 5:30 where it kicks off. eastbound is still closed. the chicklets heading eastbound. the closure is five or ten more minutes. use somersville as an option. the light traffic in oakland. whatever the case is, the coliseum and the arena are right there. it's moving nicely. back to you. >> thank you, much. >>> san francisco lawmakers approved the proposed redevelopment of treasure island. 140,000 square feet of retail space, parks and open space, a police station, a fire station, a school and hotel. 2,000 of the homes offered below market rates. the final proposal is tentatively set for may 17th for the final vote. >>> great news for cal gymnastics fans. the mens team has been reinstated. they cut rugby, mens and women's gymnastics. they met the goal of $500,000 by getting funding. they must development permanent endowments. supporters raised $2.5 million, enough to convi

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no problems across the carquinez bridge, it's raining everywhere, both hands on the wheel. live shot for you this morning, it's off to a fairly good start and traffic is light as you make your way south bound and toward highway 24. >> newspapers are carrying a special mcdonald's ad that the fans of ronald mcdonald won't like what it has to say. amy hollyfield is live in the newsroom. >> ronald mcdonald has enemies. they posted a letter in the san francisco examiner and five other newspapers blaming marketing as part of the problem of child obesity. it's asking that mcdonald's stop marketing junk food to kids and retire ronald mcdonald. it was organized by watchdog group corporate accountability international but mcdonald's is fighting back. they released a statement to the wall street journal saying the company is committed to responsible advertising. the happy meals offer choice and variety and portions just for kids. in fact the strir is fighting back at the political level. l.a. times is reporting that restaurants are successfully keeping happy meals but here in san fran

carquinez is moving smoothly. no warnings as far as the wind goes. east bay over to the peninsula is looking nice now. a lot of folks getting offspring break this week. >> thank you. highway 4 in pittsburg this morning, you may want to plan ahead. cal trans will close all lanes of highway 4 from midnight to 5:30 in the morning, starting today. a detour will direct traffic to enter and exit the highway from loveridge road. cal trans is refitting the bridge. it says the closures will happen on weekdays until may 20th. >>> shopping for a new car or truck just got more expensive. gm leaders say prices increase $123 a vehicle because of higher metal prices. it affects all buick, chevrolet, gmc and cadillac models. >>> it's a go for hbo go. it's available. download an app. it will work on iphones, ipad touches and google android systems as well. >>> jerry brown following nose surgery had a procedure done to remove a cancerous growth on friday. he says he will not take time off. he's working on extending the tax increase proposal to close the state's budget

the carquinez and benicia bridge is running smoothly. this route or 580, keep that in mind, highway 50 reopened at the summit. a live look at the bay bridge. the traffic is moving smoothly. the lower deck flashing lights may be a bridge approaching the s curve. there's weekend construction, keep that in mind. the oakland side, a couple lanes open overnight. the bridge will remain open. >> thank you much. this morning, secretary of state, hillary clinton making a visit to pakistan. clinton says the u.s. is committed to working with and supporting pakistan but she makes it clear pakistan must get rid of safe havens for militants else risk losing billions of dollars in aid. >>> meantime, the president approved a four-year extension of the patriot act overnight. they approved the measure late last night with minutes to spare before the deadline. three terror fighting tools are extended for four years including roving wiretaps of suspected foreign agents. business records that could be linked to terrorist threats and surveillance of nonameric

they are going to shoot through the carquinez strait right up through 80 in fairfield. southwest wind gusting to 30. strong onshore flow that is going to keep the clouds around and drop our temperatures below average. mid 40s around los gatos and upper 40s in santa rosa. rest of us in the low 50s. off to a mild start but because of the sunshine, temperatures are ten degrees cooler than yesterday. low to mid 50s around the bay shore. mid to upper 60s as you head inland. we'll see quite a bit of cooling monterey, 58. low to mid-50s elsewhere. more sunshine inland and low 70s. accu-weather seven-day forecast, temperatures hold steady the next couple of days within a couple of degrees. another cold front cools us saturday, saturday night into sunday, let the showers begin with chances of rain monday and tuesday. how often do we get three to four days of rain in may. there it is. >>> hopefully not. here is a live shot of san mateo bridge. you can see that traffic is flowing well. there is a high wind advisory. mike was talking about the onshore flow and breezy conditions out

road work scheduled on interstate 80 between carquinez and highway 4. left lane may be blocked up to 6:00 in both directions as you make your way towards hercules. also if you are heading up to the sierra again, we've been talking about this for a couple of days. highway 50 is closed heading out of south so you may want to consider highway 88 or heading up there this weekend, interstate 80 a possible alternate and may want to consider mass transit. so far everything is looking good. no major delays reported. always can get traffic when you want it by going to our website at abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. >>> new york city police have two men in custody this morning accused of plotting terror attacks involving synagogues. they were trying to buy weapons in a plan to stage attacks in manhattan. they are expected to be charged under the terrorism law. the city has been on high alert since navy seals kid osama bin laden a week and a half ago. >> eric: information from the raid shows that bin laden urged his followers to find new targets

there is a ribbon-cutting ceremony between highway 4 and the carquinez bridge. caps says this will make it much easier and faster to get from emmy -- emeryville. >>> mayor of knew ark has decided to -- new ark has decided to end -- newark has decided to end his long haul in politics. he has decided he will not second another mayoral term. he helped shift the city's focus away from the aging industrial base. smith plans to go fishing and play some golf after his terms in january. >>> after putting the issue off last month, the san francisco board of supervisors today is taking up at&t's proposed installation of new street boxes to expand the new service. the debate is about to whether require anvillal impact on the boxes. the -- an -- require an environmental impact on the boxes. at&t plans to install more than 700 of the boxes on streets around the city. >>> ahead -- the latest efforts to bring a new area code to the south bay. and a jolt for coffee lovers. why prices are going up. >>> stocks are mixed right now. investors are still uncertain about the worries o

eastshore freeway commute 20 minutes from the carquinez bridge car. different story very sluggish on highway 4 from hillcrest towards bailey. unfortunately, just your usual line of slow traffic here. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. >>> south korea police going after google. jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com has more. >> reporter: authorities in seoul raiding google offices as well as another company saying google may have been illegally collecting and storing data from user smart phones, the same story here in the u.s. users have to opt in for the information and it makes it anonymous after it's collected. apple under fire for this but defending itself saying users have to opt in, that makes the data anonymous. they say they will have a software fix for a bug that also includes data for users who haven't opted in. >>> apple unveiling the also imac computer says they will be 70% faster than the prior line. it also says the graphics will be 3 times as fast as the prior versions. the main chips will be made by intel

no problems off the carquinez bridge. we had an earlier wind advisory 680 into the east bay. it's cleared from the system. chp says not a problem anymore. we'll get a live look at the san mateo bridge. from time to time, the camera is going to shake a bit from side to side. you can see the lights on the high-rise. a clear view. the wind might catch you as well. use caution over the next few hours. we're going to look at 880 past oakland and the overstock.com coliseum. heading up into closures. 880 is smooth. we send it back to you with that beautiful view. >> 4:38 now. this morning the mississippi river continues to rise in memphis creeping toward a record breaking crest today. jay gray reports thousands have been evacuated as neighborhoods are swallowed by water. >> reporter: across memphis, the water continues to rise, pushing up against sidewalks more than 20 years from the normal shoreline. >> this is all astounding. it's overwhelming to see it so high. >> reporter: getting even higher. emergency teams are helping dozens move to higher ground. some loaded into city buses

so if you are heading towards the carquinez bridge, watch out for delays there. the only bright spot i can say about this is it looks like westbound 80 in the commute direction where people are heading that appears to be moving okay as you head through richmond down berkeley. to our maps again this is where we are talking about that extended roadwork eastbound 80 between 4 and crockett until about 7:00 this morning. at the bay bridge the metering lights were turned on right on schedule just before 6:30. so the backup extends before the 880 overcrossing and you can see the drive time 20 minutes in westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. hey, 880 the nimitz this looks great as you pass the coliseum all the way into downtown oakland. and remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. get the latest hotspot and traffic information. that's your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> big jump in the number of americans joining the unemployment lines last week and rumors about two popular clothing thanks. >> let's go to cbsmoneywatch.com -- and

i just checked and your drive time is still 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze if you are traveling in westbound 80. the metering lights are off. approaching the pay gates it's still moving fine so again until they turn those metering lights on typically things look great until about 6:20. so if you want to beat the rush heading into san francisco go now. you can see just slight delays in some of the cash lanes. thank you, chopper 5. let's go towards the peninsula now. we are still deal with this accident southbound 101 approaching south airport boulevard right before you get towards sfo. it sounds like it's a pickup truck flipped over several times landed up right but we know an ambulance is heading to the scene. so far no delay on our sensors. we'll continue to watch it though. in the meantime back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> not taking any risks. the controversial law congress will extend for several more years. >> plus, won't be back in hollywood anytime soon. the new twists and turns for arnold schwarzenegger and his wife, maria shriver. >> and have you noticed any

yes, i guessed correctly. 20 minutes down the eastshore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze. so overall not too bad. just your usual stuff there heading into san francisco. westbound highway 4 pretty sluggish once you make your way past hillcrest. you can see some speeds under 20 miles an hour now. same thing coming out of the altamont pass. westbound 580 starting to turn yellow now. 21 minutes from 205 out towards 680 and the dublin interchange. and our big story for at least the last half hour or so has been this late running roadwork heading towards the golden gate bridge. they have all lanes re-opened now but it's still sluggish coming out of the waldo tunnel all the way towards the north tower. for a while they had to hold all southbound traffic so it was pretty backed up for a good while. mass transit, bart systemwide everything is on time. but for a third straight morning, no service for alameda harbor bay ferry due to damage to the docks. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> elizabeth, you're a big facebook expert

let me show you the travel time off the carquinez bridge. 18 minutes coming off that merge. both bridges moving smoothly but the construction from westbound highway 4 to eastbound 80 heading up toward the carquinez is still in effect until 6:00 a.m. use the skyway as your alternate. most folks cut that corner anyway so not a major impact to the commute. eastbound highway 4 is opposite your main commute. the main commute westbound is showing 71 right there at l street. we'll have the eastbound construction picked up in 20 minutes right when the westbound side starts to slow down. your travel times looking really good off 2242. 580 down off the dublin interchange as well as 680 coming through the same area. >> thank you very much. >>> your top stories coming up next, including the latest on a deadly weather to sweep through the midwest. >> reporter: 20 cities in 20 days. our may around the bay tour continues this morning taking us to redwood city, home to dreamworks and of course this guy, the kung fu lng takeou yve we'll tak he you here live comi up. >>> not just dreamworks,

sensors showing no delay down the eastshore freeway through richmond into berkeley. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. the bay bridge toll plaza traffic nice and light and it looks great across the upper deck if you are heading into san francisco. eastbound highway 4 in pittsburg shut down between loveridge towards somersville road until 5:30 this morning. westbound 4 looks like it's getting by fine. other roadwork picked up near the 880/92 interchange in hayward. what else -- as take on cleveland tonight at 7:05 so extra traffic later on tonight but for right now past the coliseum good to go in all lanes. you can see one of our live traffic sensors picking up speeds at 56 miles per hour. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. that's your traffic and weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> years after a deadly tiger ata, the san francisco zoo getting a new tiger. martha is a 10-year-old siberian from nebraska. she is expected to arrive here in june, although she will have to go through a health screening before she makes her public debut. in 2007 on christmas d

construction on interstate 80 north of hercules will affect you going to or from the carquinez bridge. >>> california's fiscal crisis has come to this. kids may not be able to go to school for the whole year. christie smith is live in oakland with more on how governor brown is planning to send kids home early for the summer to help balance the budget. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you. well, i'm sure that students might like this but i bet their parents won't. in the past two years california has already reduced its school year, but what they're talking about now is really drastic. basically shutting down a month early or losing 20 instructional days of public school. now, school's chief tom torlakson says it would put us behind global competitors like japan and china where the school year is 200 days or 220 days in some cases, but this is what governor brown and districts are warning could happen without the extension of higher taxes. now, in the last decade the norm was about 180 days of school, but many districts in california are way below that now. so far distr

again, here's a wider view of the bay bridge toll plaza. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze down the eastshore freeway. milpitas 880/237, so far this is a good ride for your silicon valley commute. mass transit, bart has 24 trains now all on time. ace train number one got a great start. bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain all on time. overall not too bad for a thursday morning. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. that's your traffic and weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the long wait for new driver's licenses in california is over. the "sacramento bee" report, the dmv is now sending out new licenses within three or four weeks of people sending in their renewals. there had been a four-month wait blamed on the company that makes the new version of the licenses. one bay area lawmaker wants the contract with that company to be renegotiated to avoid problems in the future. >>> sharing the same name as the founder of facebook could get you knocked right off the site. it happened to attorney mark zuckerberg. the company disabled his account saying

bay bridge off to a good start. 18 minutes westbound eastshore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and, of course, once you hit the toll plaza, no problems. back to you. >> thank you. >>> today the president of afghanistan demanded that nato end any air strikes on houses because there have been many civilian casualties. hamid karzai pointed to a weekend strike in the hellman province that killed a group of women and children. a u.s. marine command later apologized for those civilian deaths saying the air strike was aimed at insurgents who had attacked an american patrol. nato hasn't released an official response to karzai's statement. >>> in libya anti-government rebels have rejected a truce offer from libyan leader moammar qaddafi according to the south african president who met with qaddafi yesterday. he says qaddafi is ready to accept an african initiative for a cease-fire but with conditions that have ended previous cease-fire efforts. a rebel leader says an offensive against qaddafi will be launched soon. this comes after eight top army officers have defected from qaddaf

westbound 80, 18 minutes is your drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze. no wind advisories, traffic still light and dry which is a big deal for us in our traffic circles. benicia bridge looks great. couple cars there heading across the spano issues heading towards martinez. in fact, most of the east bay looks pretty good. we still have ongoing roadwork through pittsburg eastbound highway 4 as you approach loveridge. we'll get a check of the south bay and, yeah, all green so not much to talk about in the south bay. we can just talk about how good traffic is moving. a couple of headlights there on northbound 280 approaching the 880 interchange. and for mass transit riders for the second straight day now, we're dealing with these issues for alameda harbor bay ferry. no service -- actually all the strong winds yesterday they actually damaged the ramp leading to the ferry and so, yeah, for a second straight day we have no alameda harbor bay ferry service. no bus substitute, either. bart, muni, caltrain, everything else reporting everything on time. remember kc

metering lights are off. 18 minutes along the eastshore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze. no delays there. pretty nice across the upper deck into san francisco, as well. golden gate bridge also problem- free no snags right now out of marin county. 8 minutes from 37 to 580. san mateo bridge looking good. we are off to a good start clear between hayward and foster city. 880 this morning everything looks good as well an easy drive northbound 880 into oakland. southbound 880 nice towards hayward and checking travel times it will take you about looks like 13 minutes if you are heading west 580 from the altamont pass to 680. and back to 880/237 to the maze only 15 minutes on the northbound side of 880. and the south bay one of our bright spots this morning no accidents, no stalls. that's the good news. live look at 280. you can see a few headlights so traffic quiet through that portion. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a big car recall this morning because of a steering problem. gm recalling 150

if the election were held today, carquinez would lose to -- sarkozy would lose to lapen who says she will break the alliance with nato. with friends like france, who needs are russia? they are in the question mark category. germany congratulated us on ubl. but they are also looking for new friends. russia. construction on an underwater oil pipeline between russia and germany. underway. england, things have been trained. you know, since we sent the bust of churchill back and gave the queen an ipod of his best speeches but they are basically toast they are still our ally. but anybody who watched the royal wedding of kate and leopold, they were, they were walking down and somebody on tv said that could be the next king. i have thought yes, if there is another king. canada, you probably missed this piece of news. this is good. stephen harper and his conservatives won yesterday. i may just chug, knock back maple leaf syrup and i don't know break out in "o, canada." please, let us across the border. please, please. no offense, canada, be you're not known for your fighting prowess, but you

it is a nice drive all the way from the carquinez bridge to the toll plaza. we are also looking at westbound bay bridge toll plaza it is light. no problems coming into san francisco. and the morning commute on northbound 280 is also at the speed limit here. you can see the on the right that is northbound 280 it moves well all the way into the valley. let's go to steve. >>> thank you. high pressure came in yesterday. warmed inland areas up. the fog it started about this time yesterday and didn't let up along the coast. so it was a mostly cloudy cooler day over there. well guess what that fog is racing inland. morning low clouds. not only coast but also bay and inland. it will be cooler with 50s, 60s, and low 70s. there will be some locations that don't see any in the way of sun today. weak front moving in. for may this is a strong front as far as the sun is concerned. it picks it up. flies over the coastal hills. 50s for the temps. i imagine san rafael has gone up to 50. everyone is really close within three degrees of each other. i think san rafael is 50 to 5

headlights moving westbound, the drive time is still 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge. get personalized drive times by going to our website at abc7news.com. find it out the bay area traffic link. >> eric: thank you. 5:20. >> kristen: a british company, it claims it can tell how long you'll live. why critics say it may not be such a good thing. >> eric: and dianne feinstein sees the osama bin laden death photos. >>> and vandals hit a community radio station in the east bay. why they are investigating it as a hate crime. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> good morning, it is now 5:24 on this monday morning. look at san jose, live on 101 the roads are a little wet. as mike has been reporting it was wet this morning but big round coming later today. as for the timing, check that out for us and frances is keeping your eye on your commute. >> eric: after african-american owned radio station need your help to find the vandals. taggers struck at the radi

looking good from the carquinez bridge, bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is backed up to the west grand overcrossing. 680 in walnut creek, so far as you move southbound on the right coming off benicia bridges heading down into the valley and through the sunol grade. san mateo bridge has been fine all morning with the drive time 14 minutes westbound from 880 to 101. it's also light in the eastbound direction. in the south bay, you have no trouble for most commuters heading northbound out of morgan hill. southbound at capital expressway clearing a much earlier accident. and if you want to take mass transit, systems are reporting no major delays. >> eric: time is 6:39. >> kristen: trading is under way on wall street. here is a live look at the big board. dow is down 30 points. >> eric: one of the most powerful men in the world facing criminal charges. the head of the international monetary fund responds to accusations of sexual assault. >> and turning paper into real help for tens of thousands of help for tens of thousands of japan's earthquake survivors. ÑÑ ♪ ♪ free access to chase

the east bay and interstate 80 in berkeley moving at the limit as you make your way westbound off the carquinez bridge. there are a lot of events this weekend. there is one at infineon raceway so plan on extra traffic through sunday on highway 37 out of novato and out of vallejo and even on 121. get traffic conditions when you want by going to our website, abc7news.com. click on bay area traffic link. >> eric: it's 5:53. >> disney which owns abc7 is hiring mode, in paradise no less. >> here is jane king. >> walt disney has agreed to pay $3 million fine to settle charges it collected children's personal information without parents consent if you are shop at michaels store check bank statements. fees in 20 states have been skimming debit card data and then used that data to loot customer bank accounts. watching rising commodity prices and we did have a higher close on can commodities day. if you looking for a job, disney is hiring 800 workers for a new resort in hawaii. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. >> department of fish and game is recruiting 3

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drive times is 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge. get more drive times on our website at abc7news.com. >>> 6:19. tomorrow bart's board of directors will vote on a proposal to add 75 television at bart stations. the screens would show a arriving and departing trains as well as weather forecasts and connecting to local bus lines. the screens would be paid by ad agency that would have advertising slogans. >> kristen: bart board member says it would be too costly to do the oakland airport project. the new interim general manager says pulling the plans would cost bart $125 million to $235 million. board member robert rayburn would like to see the project stopped agrees next step is to try to contain the costs. >> eric: coming up, they go gaga. >> they [ male announcer ] using frontline plus shows your pet you care... by unleashing a complete killing force against fleas and ticks. and not just adult fleas. what makes frontline plus complete the flea life cycle -- is that it breaks killing adults, eggs, and larvae. and it keeps killing flea

east shore freeway from the carquinez bridge. the benicia bridge is lice nice look out of the bay bridge. not a problem. in fact, a lighter problem than we saw 15 to 20 minutes ago. we are going to get a burst of traffic in 45 minutes as more folks head into the area and across the bay. back to you. >> thank you. more trouble at napa state hospital after a violent attack on an employee. there was an assault and it is under vegsz. officials aren't saying what happened. in the past year, there have been three separate attacks on staff members by patients at the hospital. in one instance, a staff member was killed. she was strangled by a patient last october. just last month, california regulators fined the hospital more than $100,000 for safety failure that is came to light after that incident. >>> san mateo wants to crack down on prostitutes posing asthma sanlg therapists. right now, they need a state license. they want to ban them from wearing provocative clothing and limit business hours from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. higher licens

drive time on the eastshore freeway is growing to 35 minutes in the carquinez bridge to the maze. also that traffic heading toward the bay bridge toll plaza, it is backed up well into the macarthur maze about a 20-minute wait to get on the bridge. approaching the castro centrally y, westbound 580 around strobridge, watch out for some slower speeds there approaching the 238 interchange. 880 through oakland, actually not as bad as usual. right now it looks okay in those northbound lanes as you pass the coliseum. that's your traffic. for your weather, here's kristy. >> thanks a lot, elizabeth. beautiful day today. plenty of sunshine and blue skies. couldn't ask for better weather. here's live shot outside from our roof looking at the bay bridge. you can actually see the sun shining down. it's going to be a gorgeous day. widespread 80s throughout the bay area, even low 90s in those inland spots and actually we'll maintain similar temperatures for thursday. friday the sea breezes kick in dropping us down in temperature. and then saturday and sunday, cooling a little bit more. by monday

notice on the freeway, it's green on 80, on the carquinez bridge and benicia bridge and highway 4 through martinez. also the cable car powell mason line is out of service but there will be muni buses in its place and consider bart for bay to breakers. >> check out bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on but no delays. show you the 101-880 interchange. you will find a light commute everywhere. if out of morgan hill, all the way up the peninsula where we have another live shot of 101 in millbrae, moving northbound, no problems into san francisco. >> kristen: trading is under way on wall street. a live report. here is a live look. dow is down just slight but four points. >> what a bay area legislator is now saying after seeing the photos of the killing of osama bin laden. >> and berkeley by on ix, how a senior is preparing to walk across the stage and receive his diploma. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in millbrae where bart passengers may soon be able to use their cellphones to text management about any problems they have. about any problems they have. i guess you can call it, please go!

a nice drive from the carquinez bridge to the toll plaza. more coming up. >>> good morning and welcome back. at 5:21, a live look at the golden gate bridge. no problems there. we have an update on the power outage in san francisco along vaness. just about all of the 4100 people affected have their power back on. only 100 people are affected at this point. pg&e expects to have it fully restored by 6:00. the cause of the outage is still under investigation. >>> mayor ed lee says if you own an electric vehicle, you'll get a free charge in the city. they will house the charging stations. mayor lee says the first charging station will be installed in june with more than 80 others in place by year's end. lee hopes to reduce greenhouse gases to 20% below 1990 levels. they will be free until 2013. >>> meantime, palo alto's shopping center is getting in the act, too. shoppers with electric vehicles can charge up while they shop. this is the first regional shopping center to offer charging stations. it's located between bloomingdales and macy's. how a

coming down the east shore freeway, we have a nice drive coming off the carquinez bridge. easy drive-through berkeley now. we often see those as problems when the fog rolls in through the bay area. slowing is typical. at 6:00 in the morning, 5:55. we have the typical for highway 4. a calm view from the hayward side. back to you. >> thanks, mike. it is rise and shine time for the crew of space shuttle "endeavour" this morning. nasa is looking at damage to the black heat tiles on the belly of "endeavour." it was spotted before the "endeavour" docked yesterday. there's no cause for concern. the space agency checked for damage to the heat shield since the 2003 "columbia" disaster. >>> scott mcgrew says they should have sent "endeavour" to amazon.com. >> yeah, you might have a decent ipod you don't use much anymore after you upgraded to the new version. they are going to give you up to $114 for the old school ipod. more than $400 if you send them a brand-new ipad. why you would, i don't know. you get the money in the form of amazon gift certificates. >>> the silicon valley is t

a 20 minute drive off carquinez bridge. further slowing north. the metering lights are on. they were turned on about 6:15 this morning. it's five tor ten minutes earlier than we normally see. we'll give you a live look at oakland, 880. now, through this portion of the east bay commute, you are fine past the coliseum. northbound on the right, southbound on the left. folks heading south through the area have the sun in their eyes south and to the east. keep that in mind. south from there, toward the san mateo bridge, speeds in the 40s as you are heading in toward hayward and the transition to the bay bridge. it moves smoothly. the caster valley is holding up nicely. following the accident on northbound 680. the off ramp might be closed. san ramon, take canyon as your alternate. heavier than we typically see on a monday. more folks on the road this morning. laura, back to you. >> thank you very much. we are going to talk to the as be lvedere and how the area is so unique. we are going to talk to the owners of the restaurant that's hosting us this morning. sams, can't beat it.

the carquinez bridge is moving smoothly. highway 50 is closed at the summit. it remains the case for another week. we'll see if the snow caused a delay. go to facebook and i'll post the detour. east shore freeway is fine. coming over the water from the east bay to the san mateo drive, i'll hand it over to you. it's conveniently accessing you. >> what a nice transition. we are live in san mateo as the tour across the bay area continues. we are celebrating makers fair. the wildly creative inventive minds. we are going to show it all to you, coming up. mary! hey! wo you look great! thanks! it's this new wish yourself thin pgram. i just wish it and it happens. it's probably those fiber one bars you're eating. i know they help me stick to my diet. the bars are 90 calories and the fiber helps you feel full. 90 calories and high fiber. so that's why this diet thing is working. but it's weird because my wish for lorenzo came true. [ male announcer ] fiber one 90 calorie bars. hungry no. results yes. that was quick. no envelopes to lick. no deposit slips to fill out. a

it's a nice drive all the way from the carquinez bridge and pinole and richmond. a lot of people then get on to the bay bridge which is light. let's move along to the southeast bay 237 traffic continues to move along nicely all the way out to 101. yesterday we had ha bad day there. we are watching it closely. let's move along and take a look. we are look at livermore to traffic from livermore to castro valley looks good. san ramon also good on 680. hayward looks good. across the bay 101 and 280 still very nice in both directions. 5:49 let's go to steve. >>> sal, anything going on in san jose last night? >> i don't know. but look behind you. >> i see it. yes all quiet now but man that town was rocking. and we have very quiet conditions here weather wise but they will really change as we go into the weekend. but you can see the system it's moving to the north and its will stay to the north. any time you see these lining themselves north to south that miens that there is not much to them. eventually this will swing in. today is all right. for those of you that have p

right now, a quick 18-minute ride from carquinez to the maze. where there are no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. the peninsula commute, no trouble on 101 for headlights moving northbound past s.f.o. to san francisco. also, a good ride along 280 as well. check out san mateo bridge. this was a mess because of yesterday's commute because of an accident. but it's flowing well out of hayward to foster city. and now head to south bay. you can see it looks great here for the northbound 280 and highway 17 coming out of the santa cruz mountains. eric, kristen? >> thank you. >>> 5:12 now. >> it's happened again. the new security breach sony is warning some of the customers about this morning. >> professional dog-walkers face a crackdown in san francisco. next, why some people say it's about time. >> plus, the bay area game maker ready to be the next social networking darling on wall street. >> hunk on a mission. bay area firefighter strikes a pose for a good cause. eñeñeñeñ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> 5:15. welc