benicia southbound 680 before 780, bumper-to-bumper traffic with an accident just clearing. south 680, two cars involved in an accident in the middle lanes and ambulances on the way. we have slow traffic and a bad scene in the sunol area southbound 680 a sig-alert all lanes are blocked and the at that is 84 to 880 and 84 is jammed because you cannot get on to 680 so stay on 580. >> a ceremony scheduled in san francisco this morning to celebrate the demolition of the former cathedral hill hotel to make way for a new medical hospital. construction will begin in june. the cathedral hill medical center will have 300 beds and offer another centrally located emergency center. the deal calls for the remodels of st. luke's in the mission district both to be completed in 2019. >> a north bay community is ready to say goodbye to the 13-year-old boy shot and killed by a deputy. the protests are expected before the memorial. >> snow, ice and cold in october. early winter weather hits the california mountains which is creating a problem. >> two respected companies coming together as one:

they took everything out with the exception of a few small screws. >> benicia police think the vehicles are being targeted because of the large value of the tools they typically carry. they say in the past month, a dozen trucks and vans have been stolen. >>> there are concerns about yellow fever on the peninsula after mosquitoes carrying the disease were caught in menlo park. the san mateo county mosquito and vector control district reports three infected mosquitoes were trapped along with 14 infected larva. the district started trapping mosquitoes back in august after one infected mosquito was found at the holy cross cemetery off santa cruz avenue. so far there are no reports of human cases of yellow fever in the county. >>> there are still unanswered questions about how cooked chicken at a bay area costco store was contaminated with salmonella. at least three people became sick after eating cooked chicken from the costco in south san francisco. the store has since recalled almost 40,000 pounds of the product. salmonella usually affects raw chicken products since cooking kills most of

high winds on the benicia bridge, as well. the bay bridge toll plaza shows traffic is flowing nicely into san francisco with no metering lights. you can see emeryville it is a beautiful picture from the camera of the east were span of the bay bridge toll plaza with high wind advisories in effect and traffic flowing nicely into san francisco. >> what did he know? when did he know it in president obama on the firing line, again, over the n.s.a. scandal. >> a big development on the doctor convicted o everyone deserves a better car. and now, during the "sign then drive" sales event, avo: at volkse you're closer to yours than ever. like the turbocharged tiguan the midsize passat or the 34 highway mpg jetta. and every new 2014 volkswagen comes with no-charge scheduled maintenance... ...all for practically just your signature. the "sign then drive" sales event is back. ...and it's never been easier to get a new volkswagen. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. hur

. >> and a new crime trend in benicia that has police concerned. how businesses and vehicles have become the target. >> good morning. we now have a truck accident on a major freeway in the east bay. we also have a look at highway 4 that's getting a little busier on the way to concord. >> for those of you looking for rain or hoping for rain, go east. there's a lot of it back there. there's nothing here. warmer temps, how much warmer we'll have that forecast coming up. [ male announcer ] the founder of mercedes-benz once wrote something on a sheet of paper ♪ the challenge always accepted. and the calling forever answered. ♪ introducing the all-new 2014 s-class. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >>> good morning everybody. welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. you're taking a live look at the caltrans building in oakland where negotiators burning the midnight oil are getting an early start, whichever way you look at it. they're continuing to negotiate this morning. are they closer to getting a deal done. we hope so. we'll bring you a

. >> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> i worry about this, and look what happened. a dozen people were stuck for two hours on a roller coaster at universal studios in orlando, florida. it stopped near the top on the hollywood riptide rocket. a "glitch" calls the computers to abruptly stop the ride. no one was hurt. >> an unusual case is underway in superior court pitting san francisco firefighters again the department. san francisco firefighters had an opportunity to take a written test in 2008 for lieutenant. that exam is now on trial with 15 current and former firefighters claiming they were denied the promotion because the scores were changed. the plaintiffs allege that the 40 and older were disproportionately flunked. the city attorney is defending the process staying the stores were not changed but "corrected ded." >> the bart strike could derail lands for a trade mission to china by san francisco mayor lee who is scheduled to touch down in beijing on monday but could be delayed if there is a strike with a lot riding on the street

. >> covering benicia, san ramon and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> on this on morning, columbus day, lite traffic approaching the bay bridge toll plaza and maybe that is why it is a holiday. bart trains are running but 24 hours later it could be a different story. >> stock markets open lower as investors are uneasy about the shutdown stalemate. congress met to try to come up with a compromise to end the shut down now starting the third week and still no deal. they will meet this afternoon. on thursday the government could default on paying bills for the first time, ever, unless congress raises the debt ceiling >> new developments in the disappearance of madeleine mccann in portugal six years ago. police released a computer generated image of a suspect that was based on information from separate witnesses who spotted a man in the portugal resort town may 3rd, 2007, the day the six-year-old vanished. our reporter is in the village where madeleine mccann was last seen with a full report on "good morning america" at 7:00. >> more and more teams are falling victim to cyberbullying an

it is really not your >> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> the police are wanting the community about a mountain lion spotted this morning in a residential neighborhood. he was seen after 1:00 o'clock a.m. not far from the big canyon park area known for trails and open space and not too far away from 280. >> crews are preparing to give the new eastern span of the bay bridge another new look. a project to install dozens of palm trees near the bay bridge west of the toll plaza begins today. some of the trees will come from sacramento. they cost $1,500 each. that cost will be higher to remove each of them and bring them to the bridge. >> if you are driving right now you can see this is still fog out there. it is dreamy. >> dreamy is a good way to describe it. mike nicco will tell us if that is a meteorology term? >> today, it works. good morning, everyone. hard to get up this morning. it is damp. it is cool. the sun is struggling to come out. you can see it behind me. this are breaks developing. we have flight arrival delays of an hour and a

south the san jose area, 101 is smooth under the 680 interchange. 680 across benicia bridge, there is a wind advisory issued last night and still in effect but probably might not be such a big deal t winds are changing now. back to you guys. >> something to pay attention to. thank you. still ahead on "today in the bay," apple set to release its earnings later today. >> and speaking of apple the childhood home of steve jobs is up for a special designation. >> plus, a free man, michael jackson's doctor walks out of jail this morning, but does he plan to practice medicine again? the details coming up. >>> welcome back. a good monday morning to you. what a beautiful live look outside. that's the bay bridge there. you know what, it's experiencing high winds. a little moisture as well. we'll check the forecast coming up with meteorologist christina loren. new this morning, three colleges on the peninsula ready to unveil electric vehicle charging stations. ribbon-cutting ceremonies will be held today at skyline college and there is also a charging station at san mateo county community colleg

. >>> three people are under arrest for suspected identity theft ring run out of two hotels in benicia. joe vazquez reports it was a cleaning lady who busted the case wide open. >> reporter: this is what police say the housekeeper found, stacks of stolen credit cards, equipment used to steal people's identities, ranging from laptop computers to a high quality printer, credit card readers, even white-out. >> i don't know how they were using their white-out, but from all the items that i observed, they appeared very sophisticated, high-tech in a manner that they were trying to wash the checks. and obviously, reissue them to fraudulent people. >> reporter: best western management locked the stuff away and for several days police say the criminals kept going back to the front desk trying to retrieve their stuff but each time they didn't have the proper identification so the hotel staff refused to give it to them. >> about a week later so we get a call from the hotel staff saying that one of the involved parties from the previous week had responded back to the hotel in an attempt to collect

. >>> adding to the thick haze in the skies is another fire that's going off in benicia. vegetation fire there has been burning close to highway 780 for about 2 hours now. flames have prompted the chp to shut down the east 5th street off-ramp of eastbound highway 780. some nearby buildings are threatened by the blaze but no evacuations have been ordered yet. we'll continue to monitor that fire and update you throughout our newscast. our meteorologist paul deanno is live up on the kpix 5 roof with more on the high fire danger. paul. >> reporter: and you can smell the smoke. we have been talking about this for the past couple of days. everything coming together, strong winds, low humidity, very warm. we hit a critical mass this afternoon. the biggest problem though by far is the wind. let's go to the weather maps to talk about why we are smelling the smoke in san francisco when all these fires are so far away. we have strong winds. it's an offshore wind coming from the northeast blowing all the smoke from all of these different fires to the southwest. what's to the southwes

. >> benicia police say a dozen commercial truck asks vans have been stolen. they think the vehicles are being targeted because of the large amounts of valuable tools that they typically carry. police are encouraging truck owners to install antitheft devices. >>> some people are ignoring the government shutdown signs posted in national forests. the closed sign at lows pad race national forest near santa barbara is not keeping everyone out. hikers and bicyclists are going around the gate. others who aren't so daring say they're disappointed. >> last time we came here there was a fire so this area was closed. we're 0 for 2. i think we'll never come back here. >> there is a hefty fine for entering a closed area. up to $5000. and the forest service says they have rangers patrolling during the shutdown. >>> richmond's point ma la tee's beach park is open for the first time in more than ten years. in 2001 the site fell into disrepair and had to be closed. help from volunteers and settlement money from the 2007 oil spill, the park has been spruced up. the city run be

benicia 78. a little cooler in the city. 71. that's a significant drop but still pleasant. sausalito also 71. berkeley 74. petaluma 79. st. helena and cloverdale tomorrow sunshine for your thursday, and a high of 80 degrees. it's a very gradual cooling trend. by the weekend, we are in the upper 70s inland, low 70s near the bay. we should have such problems. next week, a couple of degrees cooler but one thing very absent from that, any chance of rain. zero chance of rain for the next seven days. >> not panic time yet? >> no. i'd say mid-november we should start seeing that spigot turn on. nowhere close yet. >>> breaking news in washington. the senate has passed a bill to re-open the government and raise the nation's debt limit. the measure now moves to the house for final approval. that's expected to happen shortly. the bipartisan compromise comes 16 days into a partial government shutdown. and just hours ahead of an unprecedented national default. >>> a new battle over a favorite breakfast cereal. what cheerios is doing in europe it's refusing to do in the u.s. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

benicia bridge. >> this is jim up traffic even in both directions. our accident and some goal is still jammed up. this has backed up all the way to the dublin interchange. there is a multi car crash that was blocking the two left lanes. it is completely in jammed up. >> looking at the commute on 80, westbound. things are still the men and all the lanes. the mean lights have been activated. highway 92 the commute is at about a 30 minute drive time. for the golden gate bridge is still an easy commute with no delays. >> let's go over to the weather center. >> on this tuesday morning we are waking up to temperatures mostly in the 40's and 50's. recently nevada has a drop down and we are waking up to cloudy conditions. that area of low pressure yesterday continues to work its way east. we are seen several remaining showers. there are chain restrictions and here is a look airport--sfo is reporting delays so certainly call ahead. as for the afternoon we will see mostly sunny conditions. the temperatures will be much colder compared to average. it looks like

. >> covering benicia, san ramon and all the bay area, a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where as leyla gulen has been reported it is officially light. look at that much of the metering lights did not go on. minutes ago, some are fearing many there could be a bart strike. but it is looking lite if you are headed that way. the government is allowing the california chicken plant associated with the sam tale outbreak do stay open but "consumer reports" is wanting shoppers of other brands of chicken in their refrigerator. >> we have learned the warning has expanded to other chicken brands produced at three foster farm plants listened to the outbreak many sold at safe way and "consumer reports" advises buying a chicken sold under these labels, safeway farms, simple truth organic, eating right, kirkland signature. the agriculture department says three plants in the central valley can stay open for now because they have made some changes. the inspectors will monitor chickens coming from the plants for the next three months. we have much more information on keeping your family safe and tips of

> today the polero refining company agreed to pay a $300,000 fine for air quality violations in its benicia refinery. violations included data base omissions and not taking samples of unburned gas on schedule. the district says no violation posed a threat to the public. >> interest in california's health insurance marketplace is picking up. 52,000 people called covered california hot line last week. 7 tlou more than previous week the problem has been fixed. so far, 125,000 californians have started april politics for that coverage. >> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is facing heated opposition in efforts to get state money to build a new jail. the board of supervisors is meeting to decide whether to approve the application. $80 million could help demolish the unsafe jail at the hall of justice then build a new plan. plans call for building a smaller jail next door. activists say services are needed but not expensive new lock out. >> sfr san francisco, residents complaining about sunday's nike marathon got a surprise. they were told to call 1-800-run nike if they wanted to complain. tur

. >>> covering benicia, san ramon and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> san francisco police say this has been a dramatic increase in the number of vehicle burglary cases in the city. >> this is a picture of i-80 where traffic is moving this morning. you can see the wins have died down quite a bit. we will check with mike in a little bit and talk to sue about the commute. san francisco police say there is a dramatic increase in burglar vehicle cases in the city. in the mission there are 1,200 smash-and-grab cases through september. 180 of the cases occurred last month, a 28 percent increase from the same period last year, according to police data. city-wide the smash-and-grabs are up 34 percent from over the same time last year. police encouraged residentses to leave cars in well lit areas and not leave items in plain view. >> voters in sunnyvale head to the polls to decide on a gun measure that is drawing the attention of the n.r.a. and the new york city mayor. it would require sunnyvale gun owners to report firearm thefts to police within 48 hours, lockup the guns at home and get ri

benicia. if you do smell the smoke, it's a good idea to stay indoors. if you can avoid that out door activity. the temperatures and the wind driving our temperatures this morning. wide spread 60s around the area. napa in the 40s yesterday morning. 64 outside your door. you will notice that. anywhere from 20-25-degrees warmer at this hour. the last half hour we went east. let's go to the peninsula this time around. 58 in belmont. 56 in foster city. what i am seeing if you do not have that breeze outside your door you will have it. it's a cool start in santa cruz with light winds there. for the afternoon today temperatures will be warmer than yesterday. by several degrees. 83 in sonoma for the afternoon with mostly sunny skies. 82 for san rafael. againth winds lightening up but not going away all together. 82 for pleasanton. upper 70s and low 80s for hayward, san leandro, oakland. into the south bay 85 for los gatos. 82 for santa clara. along the peninsula for the afternoon upper 70s to low 80s. a beautiful day in san francisco. 78 for the afternoon. a be

. >>> benicia police are investigating a rash of recent commercial vehicle thefts. three happened yesterday morning alone. this truck belonging to all- american elevator was among those stolen. it was found a few hours later abandoned in a vallejo neighborhood. the owner says it had been stripped of $30,000 worth of tools and other equipment. >> boxes were open, the containers were open. pretty much nothing in it. there were cleaning supplies they took. they took almost everything out of the truck with the exception of a few small screws. >> benicia police say in the past month a dozen commercial trucks and vans have been stolen. they think they are being targeted because of the tools they typically carry. police are encouraging truck owners to install anti-theft devices. >>> a new survey shows most older americans plan to work even after they hit retirement age. the survey found 82% of people over 50 years old say they plan to have jobs after they retire from their careers. 78% say there because of financial need and -- that's because of finance am need and 68% say

the fine is for air quality violations at its refinery in benicia. the refinery was the target of 33 violation notices issued by the bay area air quality management district between 2011 and 2012. none of those violations was considered a risk to the public. >>> happening today -- san francisco city gardener thomas is scheduled to make his first court appearance in connection with the death of a woman run over and killed at a park last night. prosecutors say the woman was sunbathing on the grass with her dog and 11-month-old daughter. police say thomas did not stopper offer aid but his -- stop or offer aid but his attorneys said his actions were not criminal. >> he tried to avoid hitting the dog and that's why he went to the right off the path and down the grass. >> the parks need to be a safe place, and this was one of those cases where none of this needed to happen. >> thomas is behind bars on $350,000 bail. he faces felony vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run charges. off camera, the woman's husband said he thinks the charges are "just" but also

>> interstate 680 from solano county and the accident has been cleared in benicia and crow canyon road has been impacting traffic all the way to kirke his and walnut creek. and it is still from carquinez anfwalnut creek. there has been an accident that was earlier this morning and it is even jamming up city street traffic through seattle. all through pleasanton. the surface streets are also a mess. first it was the traffic on the 380 it has cleared. however, southbound on the to 80 backing up the drive into an daly city. and also on to defeat-280. and on the embarcadero. it has been bolshut down in both directions. >> this is a live look in our roof cam with blue skies. still 40's and 50's and reaching this afternoon. 50s along the coast. mid-60s for some of the warmer inland areas. i will break down some of those warmer areas and about 15 minutes >> we are learning more about the death of 13-year- old andy lopez. friends and family members are planning a march today to remember the young boy. kron four's will tran is live in santa rosa with more, will? >> reporter: the protests will b

next, we will have a report from oakland's jack london square with a >> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> 6:47. we will give you a look at traffic outside on the corner box we are using. you can see our engineer driving toward the bay bridge area and we will see problem spots all morning with extra ferries that we will show you dealing with the spillover from the bart strike. abc7 news reporter, nick smith, is in oakland at the ferry landing there. nick? >> the spillover is over my shoulder. many of the commuters got out early because they knew with the strike extra people would be taking the ferries. we have seen 200 or so people board each ferry headed over. most of the commuters have a clipper card. others learned they had to blow -- buy a ticket it before boarding. most of the people here have had great attitudes about this. they knew when the strike went into effect they had to make plans to commute to the city in different ways. the extra ferries have come in to good use. usually they have eight a day. today, they have 12 ferrie

and 680 from 580 to the benicia bridge. now bart parking lots will also be open for free for car pool everies. the afternoon pick up spotlight is on spear street in san francisco. now here's some of the other ways cal trans is helping. crews will be conducting extra traffic monitoring on highways and incident response to clear any accidents. as fast as they can. they will be putting traffic updates in the electronic message sign. there will also be extra tow service on the bridges and extra trailer for more bay bridge bike shuttle service. >>> time is 6:15. and a six-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by a car in menlo park. the 90-year-old driver jumped a curb and pinned boy and his twin brother against the wall against a walgreens. he accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake. one of the boys was rushed into surgery with critical injuries. the other boy's injuries are considered not as serious. >>> a worker suffered injuries after trying to move a large rock. a crew in one truck was trying t

. >>> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> welcome back. we have a better ideas of the financial toll the latest bart strike took on san francisco restaurants. they took a $3 million hit during the four-day strike according to restaurant consulting firm. they say the average restaurant lost $5,000. on monday, alone, restaurants saw an average of 16 percent drop in business. >> welcome news for bicycle rider would use bart. a change in the rules will allow bicycles on more trains. the bart board has voted to allow bicycles on all trains at all time but during peak commute hours which begins december 1. you will not be able to bring your motorcycle on the first car. bart says the cars have more space for bicycles and luggage, wheelchairs and strollers. it has launch add new bicycle oat yet campaign. >> and now the most brilliant maker of a halloween costume. that is 22-month-old zoe dressed up as an l.e.d. stick figure generating 8 million hits. her dad came up with the idea for the costume using l.e.d. lights. >> i originally came up with th

. >>> covering benicia, san ramon, and san mateo and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> the traffic is moving fine on the bay bridge toll plaza but a commute problem is developing right now. we were telling you about single tracking at orinda because of a train that caught fire, bart has issued an alert saying this is now a major delay on the pittsburg line and the sfo direction which goes through san francisco so there will be more on this from sue hall and amy hollyfield coming up. >> new details in a deadly accident involving a san francisco muni bus and a bicyclist. the bus was not equipped with the safety feature guard that keeps pedestrians and bicyclists from being crushed by the back tires. muni would not confirm the device was missing. the bus hit and killed a 78-year-old man on friday turning from 11th to bryant. the bus driver is a ten-year veteran. >> a san jose country club has been posting overnight gars to keep wild pigs from causing anymore damage to the golf course. they are making a huge mess routing on the fairways and in the yards. ted lives in the neighborhood a

and 680 between the benicia martinez bridge and 580. that also applies to highway 92 in hayward. , highway 84 in fremont. and major toll plazas. while you won't have bart this morning, there are charter buses. coming up at 5:15 cd justice will be live in fremont to tell us where the charter buss can be found. stay with ktvu and ktvu.com for updates. we will have more information on the strike and the commute. and you can get updates on facebook and twitter. >>> we are also finding out more about the deaths on saturday of to bart employees. tara moriarty is joining us to tell us how those workers are being remembered and the continuing federal investigation. >> reporter: yeah this is really on the minds of a lot of people. how did this accident happen? how is it possible the train operators didn't see a r him on the tracks. now if memoir rite now dozens of people if the two worker were struck and killed by a pour-car nonrevenue train while doing a track inspection. the one was doing the inspection while the other was supposed to be on th

benicia upper 70s as well as mill valley. san francisco 71. 77 lakeport. st. helena wine country gorgeous, what a nice day to head out there, 80 will be your high tomorrow. friday couple of degrees cooler a little cooler over the weekend but still even dislike using the word cooler it's so nice outside. highs around 80s over the weekend, mid-70s near the bay and sunny streak through next week long-range computer forecast models say we may stay like this until trick or treat time on halloween. that is your forecast. time now for sports with dennis right after this commercial break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> there are the. your team the dodgers? >> that's right. >> i got a happy messessage from my dad saying, go dodgers. >> they had to win today. i'm pulling for the dodgers because i think a healthy dodger team keeps a healthy rivalry with the giants. >> that's right. >> i'd like to get to game 7 of the world series and lose on a walkoff walk. last year the st. louis cardinals had a 3-1 series lead over the giants. we know what happened then. once again they have

and 680 from the benicia martinez bridge. the same applies to highway 92 in hayward. highway 84 in fremont. and major toll plazas expect for the golden gate. more chp officers will be on the road today. the bart strike is still on but the transit agency is providing flee charter buses for people heading to san francisco. coming up at 6:15 janine de la vega will be live in fremont with where you can find those free buses. stay with ktvu.com for new divorce agreements. we are following the latest information about the strike as well as this morning's busy commute. >>> investigators today will be trying to answer questions surrounding a deadly accident that killed two bart employees. tara moriarty is live in walnut creek with the focus of the ntsb investigation that is now under way. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. how did the train operator not see the two workers on the track? how did the two work earns not see the train coming? those are questions thatth ntsb is trying to answer right now. behind me you can see the memorial of candles, cards, and flower

our traffic maps show antioch 4, over the benicia bridge. all of that expected back in the phase. things are starting to turn yellow. that's indicating slowing through workly. through the at mat pass. it remain slos past pleasanton as well. show you what it is like through fremont. there we can see southbound traffic is moving smoothly no. major accidents on 880. things are slow coming through the santa clara valley. you can see the lights are on as the cars pile in. the good news, no major accidents to report other than i thought my button about 10 ago. >> have i one. yeah. >> i can't. zh that's okay. you're always looking good. >> just in time for the world series. now it's winner go home time. they hoped to button it up. the red sox beat the cardinals to take a series lead back to boston. game 6 is tomorrow night at fenway park. >> former counties superstar barry bonds is back in the headlines asking a federal appeals court to reconsider. a three-judge panel upheld that conviction last month after a jury found him guilty two years ago. the home run king is asking the court for

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 documents saying it shows the u.s. government was spying on angela merkel since 2002, before she became german chancellor. the head of germany, then continued to do so until the white house learned of it. so, if that's true we learned two things out of that. one, the u.s. has been spying on merkel for a long time and two, the white

upper 70s for benicia, pleasant hill and pleasanton. 78. 70 in the city tomorrow. more sunshine, san leandro 75, sonoma 76, clearlake under mainly sunny skies, your high 74 degrees. warmer on friday even warmer on saturday. close to 80 at the coast. close to 90 inland. we'll cool off next week but look what happens. we keep the sunshine even as temperatures drop. 7 days and 7 sunny days over the next week. that's your forecast. we have sports coming up next. at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. female announcer: the savings really stack up during sleep train's during sleep train's inventory clearance sale. 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. the inventory clearance sale is on now! guaranteed! ♪ sleep train ♪ you ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ whitner... he's b

and now i have a brownie ending all of my strife ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >> covering benicia, san maroney, and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> on this thursday morning a look at traffic scooting right along on the eastern span of bay bridge. we are watching traffic all over the bay area. >> new this morning, a judge will schedule a trial next thursday for a veteran san francisco police officer accused of staying at home rather than walk his beat. the "san francisco chronicle" reports that the police officer faces ten misdemeanor counts of public money theft. he was arrested in december after undercover police saw him park his car at his home for more than three hours during his shift ten times. he has been suspended without pay and is being sentenced to a year in jail if found guilty. >> security is increased at uc berkeley after a series of armed robberies. there have been five on campus or near campus most recently early tuesday morning at university avenue. the police say that the series of crimes is unusual and they will have more officers patrolling early morning

livermore topping out about 77 degrees. 73 in the napa valley and breezy in vallejo, 69 degrees there. 68 benicia. cool into san francisco a lot of clouds lingering around, as well. about 60 degrees. 64 in mill valley and 53 in daly city. next couple of days, we are going to see some minor changes in the weather maybe a little warmer and a few more clouds over the weekend. and then, well, we'll clear out and the temperatures cool down monday and tuesday. >>> students at a san rafael high school are having fun while learning about the environment. it's hands-on experience that keeps these kids engaged and they don't spend a lot of time at their desks. and that's what makes terra linda high school this week's "cool school." it's a science class with real world experience. students are focused. they are studying how temperature, rainfall and nutrients affect the growth of terrestrial plants. >> continuing to look at how the environment conditions affect plant growth because it affects climate change. >> reporter: in the class, science is fused with current social and economic issues. >> it really al

. >>> a cleaning lady given credit for breaking up an identity theft ring in benicia. the suspects were believed to be operating out of two hotels. a worker at one of hotels found stacks of stolen credit cards and equipment used to steal identities. >> from all the items that i observed, they appeared very sophisticated, high-tech, and the man ever -- in how they were trying to wash the checks and reissue them to fraudulent people. >> hotel management locked away the items, called the police when someone came and asked for the items. officers arrested three people. >>> state dmv is cracking down on people using disabled placards illegally. they caught 241 people on the first day alone including 25 right here in the bay area. it is a misdemeanor. fines can be as high as $3,500. >>> what happens in vegas can sometimes haunt you forever. a drunken night in sin city cost a cal law school grad his freedom. justin teixeira was taken to prison boot camp yesterday after being convicted of beheading a bird at the resort last year. he was caught on surveillance with two other st

police say the incident happened in benicia state park about 3:30 yesterday afternoon. the jogger who called police said he asked the man what he was doing, and the man responded by asking him if he wanted to watch. police say a second jogger also saw the man but police were unable to locate him. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> ukiah police are looking for a 36-year-old man who dropped off his five month old son at a hospital last week and then took off. this man brought his son to the emergency room and disappeared after it was confirmed the child was dead. police found his car at his family's ranch near hopland. a three-day search was suspended last night. so far, the coroner has not determined the child's cause of death. >>> two colorado farmers entered guilty pleas today in a lis tier yeah outbreak that killed 33 people. eric and ryan jensen are accused of introducing tainted melons to the market. they pleaded not guilty first saying their operation was safe, but in a deal with prosecutors, they said they fail today protect the public. they also

. >>> benicia police are investigating a rash of recent commercial vehicle thefts. three happened yesterday morning alone. this truck belonging to all american elevator was among those stolen. it was found a few hours later abandoned in vallejo. the owner says it had been stripped of $30,000 worth of tools and equipment. police are encouraging truck owners to install antitheft devices in hopes of reducing the amount of incidents. >>> happening today, the city of oakland will continue its fight to keep the pro sports teams from leaving. the city council set to discuss aproned coliseum -- proposed coliseum city that calls for building a new stadium for the raiders, the a's and the warriors. city officials are hopeful because some investment firms are reportedly interested. >>> the san fransisco 49ers say they're disappointed in their fans after a poorly timed wave during sunday's game. it happened as arizona cardinals defensive end campbell was carried off the field on a stretcher after sustaining a neck injury. several players motioned the crowd to stop. fans finally

. >>> a cleaning lady is given credit for helping break up an identity theft ring in benicia. the suspects were believed to be operating out of two hotels. a worker at one of the hotels found stacks of stolen credit cards and equipment used to steal people's identities. >> from all the items that i observed, they appeared, you know, very sophisticated high- tech in the manner that they are trying to wash the checks. and obviously, reissue them to fraudulent people. >> hotel management locked away the items and called police and when someone came and asked for the items, officers arrested three people. >>> in about an hour, struggling homeowners are expected to line up in oakland to stop the foreclosure of their homes. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is live at the oakland marriott where a huge mortgage relief event kicks off today. cate. >> reporter: michelle, a few people have already started to show up to this event. we were told by organizers that one of the homeowners who attended this event was able to cut her mortgage almost in half and she is one of thousands of people th

that benicia bridge is the top of the screen. that was unusual for 680. you do have higher winds there, possibly over the east bay hills. approaching high street, reports of metal debris. we haven't seen complications there. we look out there we'll see a live look and the headlights moving prom the top of the screen around the bend, down to the bottom of the screen. you got a lot of company for you there. we'll take a look toward fremont, the san mateo bridge across from the east bay. it is trembling, we have the high rise but chp issued the advisory but you can see there is wind there. a quick look at fremont southbound 880, the flag at the bottom whipping around so watch those vans and taller trucks. >> people may be tired this morning. there was a call for help from the san jose police department. it turned into a rude awakening for some people. about 12:30 this morning san jose residents received a call from the police department asking for help finding a missing elderly woman. the call lasted about 30 seconds. the message asked for help finding 83-ye

. >>> adding to the thick haze in the skies is another fire in benicia. this grass fire broke out near 780 around 3:00 this afternoon. for a time flames prompted chp to shut down the east 5th street off-ramp. some nearby buildings were threatened but there were no evacuations. >>> if a disaster like the "rim" fire hits the bay area, f says their response will be crippled because of the government shutdown. that's because the bill to keep our military running doesn't include the national guard. as a result, nearly half the state's 5,000 full time guard workers are furloughed tonight. the hid of the guard sent a stay -- the head of of the guard sent a scathing letter to washington saying lives are at stake. >> the national guard must be ready to respond in emergencies to train our soldiers and must be able to maintaining our equipment and aircraft and the way that law is interpreted now it prevents us from doing that. >> major general david baldwin says members of the department of defense are leaning on congress to re-fund the national guard during the shu

the richmond/san rafael bridge has a wind advisory, watch it across that carquinez and benicia bridge. farther north we have another issue, chase told you about the napa and san francisco with trees. near calistoga a report of branches down on tubbs lane. they are going to leave those until they get a crew during daylight hours. as we look at the speeds, as you travel down, through the south bay no delays, an easy build, a little slowing north of 680. and a look at the peninsula with palo alto, aehot shows you northbound with the taillights past willow up to san mateo a smooth drive at the limit for 101 and 280. watch the winds through the hills. back to you. >> we continue to follow breaking news in south san jose where a family of six escapes an early morning house fire. now they are looking at how much damage the flames did to the newly renovated home. marla tellez is live at the scene and you went in the home and saw the damage first-hand? how does it look? >> reporter: you know what, it doesn't look too bad on the first floor. that just goes to show what a great job firefighters

. >> we have an accident in the east bay to tell you about out in benicia. we'll let you know what that is and right now we're going to take a live look here at 280 and san jose. more traffic just ahead. >> well, good morning. we still have some rain down towards santa cruz and monterey. but for us it's cloudy but are we about done with the clouds and more sun and will temps warm up at all? [uncle]this is hopscotch,okay? uncle go one,two,one,two,one two,one. [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you want to try again? [uncle]yeah? colgate optic white dual action shines and whitens over 2 shades more than a leading whitening toothpaste. and whiten even more, with optic white mouthwash and the whole colgate optic white line. and whiten even more, with optic white mouthwash yeah, i dream about bacon. [sfx] wham! so i'm bringing back the blt cheeseburger combo. a juicy jumbo beef patty loaded with hickory

and about 70 degrees in benicia. we'll find temperatures running up to the 70s in much of the north bay too away from the coastline 73 in santa rosa, 71 in san rafael and 65 degrees in sausalito. next couple of days, we'll heat those temperatures up a little further tomorrow. then a few spooky looking clouds come our way on saturday and sunday. the temperatures beginning to come down just a bit. looks like into monday we'll watch those temperatures dropping off too but right now no rain in the forecast just yet. by the way, i think i'd much rather have a traffic ticket than a traffic tickle. i'm just saying. i'll just take the ticket. >> thank you very much [ laughter ] >>> thanks okay. 5:17 now. a state official is recommending pg&e be fined the maximum amount over its recordkeeping for a gas pipeline in san carlos. records as well as internal memos created concern that the gas line could fail there and cause a repeat of the san bruno disaster. administrative law judge proposed the fine of nearly $6.8 million. the p

interstate 680 of its of the benicia of bridge and also interstate 80 to the bay bridge. 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 we

the carquinez bridge to the bay bridge, 880 between san jose and the bay bridge and 680 between the benicia-martinez bridge and 580. that also applies to highway 92 in hayward. highway 84 in fremont and major toll plazas except for the golden gate bridge. you will also see a lot more chp officers on patrol. >>> happening today -- a public hearing being held over a possible a.c. transit strike. now, management and labor leaders will go before a panel appointed by governor brown. that panel later this week has to recommend to the governor whether he should ask for a cooling-off period. some of the ac union members have twice rejected deals. the hearing is at oakland state's office building on clay sta street. it started in just about two hours. >>> right now, truck drivers are protesting at the port of oakland. last night we talked to one of the protest organizers who said truck drivers are angry with about what they call -- about what they call unsafe working conditions and unfair working practices. he says they will not block the port entrances because of a temporary restraining order. longshoremen

san rafael, petaluma, 67. 62 richmond. 66 vallejo into benicia. some 70s. antioch, brentwood. livermore, 75. oakland, 63. it will be a very cool, gray day. 60s for many, including 70s morgan hill to gilroy. it's cold on parts of the coast. it's going to stay in the 60s for many on the peninsula. not much change for friday. saturday could be a transition day. monday cooler, breezy and colder and windy by tuesday. >>> making things safer for people who ride a bike in san francisco. the extra steps muni is taking now to protect bike riders in case they have a crash. >>> a lawsuit is filed locally and it involves a movie about surfing at mavericks and a portable toilet. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the important part is that you're happy now. and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear.

benicia as well. 74 oakland. 8 pittsburgh -- 80 pittsburg. everyone is close. los gatos, saratoga, 76. 60s on the coast. low to mid-70s. temperatures kind of back off pretty quick once they hit the highs this time of year. breezy and warmer tuesday into wednesday. this looks like things stay oh, so quiet as we go into the weekend. >> thank you, steve. >>> well, here's some not so quiet weather in texas. several days of heavy rain have triggered flash floods and shut down a popular music festival. more than 10 inches of rain fell in just 12 hours in downtown austin. rising floodwaters forced families in almost two dozen homes to evacuate and organizers to cancel the final day of the austin city limits music festival. more than 40 acts were scheduled to perform. as you see, it got flooded out. >>> if your phone keeps dropping calls, your carrier may not be to blame. the out of this world explanation for the frustrating problem. >>> the big surprise for the pro golfers this weekend in the golf tournament. 5Ñ >>> frightening moments for passengers on a catamaran c

. >>> police are warning people out in benicia about a man exposing lige self -- himself. joggers called police. when police got there, no one was there. >>> yesterday in london, the 49ers spent time tossing around an american football and ht the kids a little bit about american football. >> for a lot of these kids, it's the first time picking up a football. to give them that first experience and to try to teach them from the ground up is awesome. the 9ers play jacksonville this sunday. joe fonzi is there. he's filing reports all week and posting updates on twitter. you can follow him at joe fonzi hash tag ktvuinlondon. >>> the spaurt trike is over. but -- b.a.r.t. strike is over. but the commute is not. >> reporter: we're live in walnut creek where the system- wide delays are at about 20 minutes to 30 minutes long. we'll tell you how commuters are reacting this morning after a pretty rough start to the day. >>> good morning. welcome to the second hour of "mornings on 2." as you can see, the gates to b.a.r.t. stations are now open. commuters streaming in and the trains are