it has shut down the carlson ramp leading to and from i-80. now, we have the accident, the big problem is a propane leak. crews are on scene right now working to contain this leak. in the meantime, ramps will be shut down indefinitely. the freeway is open. but there is roadwork going on in the area westbound 80. various lanes blocked as you leave highway 4 heading towards the richmond area. we'll let you know once they give us an estimated time when they may re-open the ramps but certainly they have lots of clean-up to do in richmond. bay bridge westbound fine. very light traffic leaving oakland heading into san francisco. aside from the problems in richmond, a quiet start to the commute in the south bay. no traffic delays as of yet for 101 as it rolls to and through san jose into santa clara. right here moving at the speed limit approaching trimble. that's a look at traffic. michelle? >> thank you. >>> pg&e has shut down a gas pipeline in san carlos. a court ordered the shutdown after city officials received internal pg&e emails questioning t

you can see it is still sitting right over there, right at carlson boulevard, on ramp here, interstate 80. so, they are waiting for the tow truck to get here. they have made the phone call. that tank is still leaking. firefighters say its' a small leak but they have evacuated the section of the hotel sitting here, the rooms that face the tank here in america's best value inn. they tell me there's about ten people. one officer told me we are talking about 500 gallons worth of propane inside that tank. >> we have a very small leak. when i say small, talking about something the size of your home barbecue propane tank at this point. we are mitigating this and will have details soon. >> it happened at carlson boulevard, ramps in both directions are closed now. no word when they will get this cleared out of here. wait willing for the tow truck to get here. they don't know why the truck lost part of its load but the driver is okay. >> see how this is affecting traffic at all, here is leyla gulen. >> operations to upgrade that truck for sure. good news you can not affecting traffic whatsoever,

right now, we know that the westbound carlson off-ramp is also closed. we do have a nearby hotel that has been evacuated because this tanker truck is leaking propane. we have amy hollyfield on the scene, reporting all morning long. we will have more details coming up in a little bit. we head so southbound 880 at davis street off-ramp, we have a stalled vehicle. looks like traffic moving smoothly exoutside we go, click live look and here is going to be a picture of, look right now, there we go emeryville commute, push towards 580, moving along at top speeds. >>> 4:55 now. some of the nation's largest youth sports organizations are forming an alliance to address concussions. pop warner south football, usa hockey, usa basketball and other groups are part energy with concussion experts and sports medicine professionals to put together the best practices for dying notion and treating young athletes. according to the centers for disease control and prevention, nearly 250,000 kids and teens went to emergency rooms in 2009 for traumatic brain injuries, including

carlson boulevard closed because of a propane leak. i'll have details in a few minutes. >>> good morning. monday, october 7, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now 5:30. >>> live pictures from capitol hill where the stalemate continues with congress. we are in the 7th day of that government shutdown. if the shutdown continues, we could be in trouble. susan mcginnis on what happens when the government runs out of money to pay our bills. >> reporter: defense secretary chuck hagel is ordering 300,000 department of defense employees back to work today even though the government is still shut down. republicans and democrats are not negotiating. >> there may be a back room somewhere, but it's empty. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner says republicans will only approve bills to re-open the government and raise the country's debt limit if democrats agree to change it in the affordable care act. >> we are not going to pass a clean debt limit increase under any circumstances. i told the president there is no way -- the votes

through richmond, see carlson boulevard, on and raoff ramp sh. debris in lanes on the expressway, two feet wide, not sure what it is we will watch out for that head into the east bay, a high look at highway 4 through antioch. top speed, 16 miles per hour, does jump up as you get closer to bay point and concord and outside we to go. 280 away from 17, headlights are making in the northbound direction, clear around top speeds. kristen? >> leyla, thank you so much. >>> a second motorcyclist faces charges in connection with that beating of a new york driver pulled from his suv. 37-year-old reginald chance is charged with assault. he appeared before a judge yesterday. police say chance was the man seen using his helmet to bash in the window of the suv. police say the incident a week ago sunday started when the vehicle bumped a biker who had slowed down. police identified that as christopher cruz. cruz spoke exclusively with abc's dan harris. >> what should we know about you? >> that i'm family man of two kids. i have a 2-year-old and a 6-year-old. i tr

we have an issue as far as the off ramp at carlson. is there a tanker, the tank on the right is on its side, they don't know how long it's goi in to take. there has been a leak as well. there has been a local evacuation for part of a hotel. christie smith contií on the scene. we're tracking this. the impact on the commute, how this plays out. here is the north bay. then off the carquinez bridge down toward richmond you have slowing and distraction. at carlson before the racetrack you have the off ramp closed so there is an extra slowdown in the westbound direction. east the ramp is closed. you can use central farther south and get there so before you get if you're heading away from the bay bridge. we're showing the tri-valley, west 580 a build in toward castro valley and south 680 through sunol for slower speeds and northbound, no big surprises, 101 the brunt of it north of 680 building for 87 and 85, and we have the peninsula as well. more coming up. >> we look forward to. investigators are looking into the cause of a wild fire on t

it is stacked up for westbound 80 from carlson approaching the carlson exit backed up from cummings all because of an earlier accident and propane leak. it's still being cleaned up. it has shut down the carlson exit from eastbound 80. 880 as it rolls through oakland that's moving at the speed limit. kcbs sky 3 just flew over the stretch of the nimitz and says it's at the speed limit between oakland and fremont. >>> 6:38. bart is now prepping to strike. we talk to "san francisco examiner" columnist melissa griffin caen about what happens next. >> i can't understand why it would be a deal breaker. >> looking for love? now there's one more thing to consider. how finances factor into matters of the heart. >> the market opened 10 minutes ago. we are still in the government shutdown and it's not a good day this monday. everything is down. we'll crunch the numbers though with kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. ,, look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. be

it will put your right back on carlson boulevard. it is still back in upper right beyond cousin of boulevard which is the proceeding exit. centro, makes more sense. the east shore freeway is slower than usual. >> we're waking up to temperatures in the upper 40's. all the time we reach the afternoon will climb to the low 80s. the temperatures will continue to up climb. we do have the possibility of raindrops. i want you to your 7 day forecast coming up. >> firefighters battled a fire that broke out on a yerba buena island. here is video of that fire that started just before 8:00 p.m. last month. the chp says that the on ramp westbound and off the ramp eastbound are both still close as fire crews continue to do a mock up. residents on treasure island said that the fire moved fast. >> are all around 8:15 p.m. i looked out the window and i could see the flames coming up the side of the hill. i went to get my roommate and we called our neighbors and we had only one way out. >> the fire sent up a large sum of smoke and flames visible from

a once in a lifetime tragedy that had actually happened to carl carlson before. back in 1991, carl's first wife, christina, levi's mother also died in a tragic accident. a house fire. karl and christina were living here in california with their three young children. >> she was the consummate mom. her goal in life was to be a mother. >> carlson told police that christina was in the bathroom when some kerosene that had spilled suddenly erupted in flames. >> when you get a call like that you're in shock. >> her sister tried to move forward but there were two things that gave her pause. he had taken out a $200,000 life insurance policy on his wife. >> that doesn't sound like a lot by today's standards but then it was a lot of money. >> and the windows to the bathroom had been boarded up with 17 nails. >> when i found it was boarded, i was in shock. >> he told investigators that the pain wne was proeken. for the good of the children, they put the best face on things as karl quickly moved across the country to new york state and remarried. >> i had to set aside all of

this is a little farther east approaching carlson boulevard. we are starting now to see a little slowdown approaching the accident scene. so we'll let you know what's going on. in the meantime, westbound 80 may be sluggish through richmond heading towards el cerrito. you can use eastbound 580 by the way to access the freeway in that area. checking other roadways here's a live look at our acceptsers. westbound 580 through the altamont pass, pretty typical stuff just now beginning to see some yellow on those sensors as you head out towards the dublin interchange. the drive time still looks good. still in the green in the clear and it looks that way all the way out towards the castro valley y. and checking in with mass transit, so far looking great. bart has 38 trains all on time. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." with more on your cool forecast, here's roberta. >> and what is your handle on twitter? >> that is a very good question. what is it? wenger elizabeth. >> don't you follow yourself? >> not really. gets a little confusing because usually

others are rallies around carlson saying he's no vigilante. he had previously taken this man into his home, shared food with him and had him do odd jobs in exchange. he turned to police when he discovered the man was, indeed, a fugitive but police reportedly missed apprehending him. was this self defense? did he take justice into his own hands? let's bring in our legal panel. great to have you guys back. the charges here are quite extensive. let me just read a few. murder in the second degree, manslaughter, first degree, manslaughter in second degree, misdemeanor on a weapons charge. what do you think about the charges? >> this tells me that the prosecution is literally throwing everything up to see what sticks. they don't know exactly what went down that day with the killings but it's smart frer a prosecution standpoint to overcharge than to undercharge. if you undercharge, you risk never actually getting a conviction on anything because of due process concerns down the road. so overcharge but a regular jury, even if it gets that far. i suspe

carlson will be sentenced february 4th. back to you, vic? >> carlson faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. >>> another computer glitch crashes the obama care website overnight. it was only partially resolved, as health secretary kathleen sebelius is grilled about healthcare.gov. derek valcourt has more on how the site is updating marylanders. but first, danielle nottingham reports on the face-off between sebelius and frustrated people. >> health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius says they are working 24/7 to get health care.gov working properly. >> you deserve better. i apologize. >> she blamed the problems with a problem with the verizon server but said she is ultimately responsible. >> i am as frustrated and angry as anyone. >> reporter: cbs obtained this memo from september 27th. it discusses incomplete security testing on the website, but still recommends an october 1st launch. >> you have exposed millions of americans because you all, according to your memo, believed it was an acceptable risk. >> reporter: s

dani carlson "he has got injuries to his feet at the moment, his claws are quite worn." the active kangaroo was named "cyrus" after the duty manager who helped carry him out. "cyrus" was sedated and then taken to the gisborned veterinary clinic. he's now recovering at the hospital.we wish him all the best. >> catherine: the special lights on the bay bridge will have extended hours starting in november. right now - they typically shut off at 2-am. but they'll be glimmering from dusk to dawn. the longer hours were paid for by the non-profit group "illuminate the arts." and the artist who created this has created new light sequences. there will be a celebration for what's being called the "all-night lights' - november 2nd. >> catherine: stanley roberts has some people coming details coming up in delores parka. >> jacqueline: the details with your forecast, coming up look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves

plan on something other than carlson. still have the closure on the westbound side. south 880 here as you approach davis, got to fix at least one tire. youy is a little slowdown toward 238. watch as the volume starts to build. it is counter commute this morning, right now at least. over here, south 880 at 237. there was an earlier tire. they usually do that quickly but i warn you as you head in. the northbound routes are moving nicely. we have early morning closures. also a concert continue, there may be more coming in as you try to leave work. the peninsula with no problems, this is northbound past willow and up to san mateo and the city 101 and 280 both at the limit. >> now to a preview of an exclusive investigative unit report three years after voters approacheded it. the san jose college district. they are questioning how the money is being spent. they call at bait and switch. this is what taxpayers we're told would get replaced a. run down building, wilt in 1952 filled with exposed wiring, significant water damage and broken windows. the bond says the money wo g

it happened at about 3:00 this morning on the carlson boulevard on-ramp to eastbound 80. firefighters say there is a small leak. right now both the on and off- ramps have been closed but the freeway is open and no one was hurt. >>> let's move along to another live picture, bay bridge, westbound, you can see traffic is light into san francisco. this morning's commute looks good on the peninsula, 101 and 280 perhaps trying to get down there looks good. 5:01, back to the desk. >> following developing news now in palo alto firefighters are on the scene of a house fire, janine de la vega just arrived there on scene. >> reporter: yes, we are on the avenue off el camino, the fire is out but you can see there is still smoke rising here from the roof. this was an abandoned house. we were told by police it has been abandoned for the last year, they have had to evacuate surrounding homes in the area just for safety reasons of course you can see still a lot of fire response here because you know it is still smoking and they still want to make sure that all the hot spots are out. let'

both the on and offramps to carlson have been closed. the freeway is still open. >>> tax payers in santa clara county will help pay the rent of convicted felons. starting january 1st, the county will give $1,000 a month in rent money to former inmants who were sentenced under the three strikes law. the payments will go on for a year. the county supervisor says the money will help former lifers get back on their feet and they say it will keep the public safer at a fraction of the cost of keeping those inmates in prison. >>> next month, joseph naso may be formally sentenced to death. naso, who is 79, would probably die of natural causes before executed. however, california's district attorneys and peace officers, they are trying to change that. they are hoping to find a way to expedite executions next year once the state lifts the moratorium on lethal injection drugs. >>> 200 bottles -- 200,000 bottles of pain medication for babies are being recalled. motrin says there's a risk of tiny pieces of plastic in its concentrated infant drops. re

this is central avenue which is he immediately after carlson ave. your best bet is to use the proceeding exit. sadly, this is having an impact on the commute westbound. we are backed up into san tableau for westbound eight right. there is no indication as to when that will result in this way. >> we are waking up to a chilly morning. it is clear skies as the take a look outside from the golden gate bridge. here is what is on tap for today. it is a mostly cleared morning and you can expect partly cloudy conditions. i do not think that will happen is not too likely we have breezy weather for the evening. we do have a slight warming for the weekend and i will bring down the seven day forecast coming up. >> developing story we are falling into a possible barge strike. we're now down to less than 48 hours before the cooling off period will expire. there is still no deal between bart and its workers. now there is an added twist, as many bart workers seem to be unhappy with their union leaders. kron4 will tran is live at the west oakland bart station. >> th

. >> reporter: it doesn't hurt that louis's father is clinch carlson of carlson capital and a member of the investment committee. >> that's one thing i've been impressed with, how much the students care about performance. >> reporter: and students involved have taken interest in subjects that they never thought they would. >> some might not think reading about coal plants is an interesting thing but it appeals to me. i don't know why but it does. >> reporter: the club is tracking the s&p in terms of performance so far but that isn't good enough for louis carlson who has his sights set on a different index, that of his father. >> i want to outperform the endowment that he manages. that's just like a goal i have, just, you know, to prove i can do what he can do, but better. >> reporter: in adson, texas, jackie deangelis, cnbc. >> it has been five years since bernie madoff's ponzi scheme revealed and now some of his former employees are on trial. we'll bring you the latest right after the break. ♪ evto earn degrees in mathan stand science.ut but more than half leave their programs. so

we have a live look in r where you can see delays by carlson boulevard. it's a good alternate as an off- ramp, by the way. central is shut down. we are seeing an unusual amount of brake lights starting about pinole valley road at that exit. towards the bay bridge, let's see if we can still see the flashing lights. they were trying to clear that accident westbound 80 before the pay gates. looks like they have so now the delays are stacked up towards the overcrossing. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." with more on your forecast, roberta is here and tracking raindrops. >> one of the many reasons why i love elizabeth, this is a woman who listens to her weather report and she is wearing a sweater today. it is sweater weather. it is the coolest day of the week. so as you plan your wardrobe out the door, you can anticipate some partly cloudy skies, also we have a little smattering of some coastal stratus. by this afternoon more sunshine in the offing. it will be on the mild side. then we have a warming trend in the seven-day forecast and that will be featured

christopher carlson mailed dozens letters last year. the package forced 10 staffers into isolation for a while and tied up the city's police and fire department for a time. carlson faces up to 5 years in prison when he's sentenced to february. >>> olympic scar oscar pistorius will face two more gun-related charges at his murder trial he's accused of two instances of firing a gun in a public space, incidents that occurred before the death of his girlfriend steenkemp. they said it's to characterize him as an irresponsible gun owner. he have claims he shot her but mistook her for an intruder. >>> a dutch cyclist is lucky to be alive. the camera is rolling as a storm uproots the tree sending it crashing down on to the road. the cyclist seeing the danger and misses it by a few inches. he's shaken up but okay. >>> turning to baseball, the celebrations are still going on up in boston as the red sox fans celebrate. fans watched the final out at fenway park. the report for wjz. >> it hasn't happened at fenway park for 95 years. >> for the first

see the entire story of what happened to carl carlson, airing tonight's on 2020 at 10:00, leave it here to catch us at 11:00. >>> i know you are too young, but in my they wees youd to have a library. place where they have books. coming up, here on abc2 news at 5:00, why even in the digital age, you should still get them. weekly trips used to be a must for leaders. now you can download a book and read the first chapter in less than a time to go for a library visit. why you should still hit the stacks. >> i know a way to get unlimited movies, e books, i'm only whispering because it's the whri library. >> physical copies of books can seem outdated. public libraries remain the best deal in town, modsernizing the offerings -- modernizing the offering to stay relevant. several are trying out hoopla, a service allowing patrons to stream movies, tv shows and audio books from home. all you need is a library card. unlike checking oh out a physical disk, you don't have to wait for a rental to become available. stream it on demand immediately just like netflix. there is an app for ios and android d

tucker carlson, host of "fox & friends weekend." julie pace, white house correspondent for the "associated press." and syndicated columnist george will. >> they're echoing what the president said with his body language and his action when he said the employer mandate is going to be delayed. from then on, we're all operating on the same premise, which is that the affordable care act cannot be implemented as written. so now we're just arguing about the details. there's no great principle involved here. so far as i can tell, what the administration is trying to do is sell something online and it can't do it. get jeff bezos. he knows how to do this. the difference is that people go to amazon.com voluntarily and because they know what they want to buy. people go to healthcare.gov because they're under government coercion and they're confronted with something that poll after poll indicates they don't want to buy. so the bezos model, i'm afraid, won't work. >> back to the democrats who are coming out after this delay. this is what republic

carlson explains until the temperatures of the road surface drops below freezing. it will melt much faster than normal. >> so until we get consistent -- >>> mike reporting there, go to www.ktvu.com ski section under the weather tab and you will find a link to the sierra conditions. >>> supper visor scott wiener is pushing for a valid -- the money would go to health program for city youth. if it is approved the measure would then go on next year's november ballot. >>> yup, no, see you later. >> >>> celebrity guy fieri talks about his incident with his stolen sports car. >>> >> and how doctors say parents can take action. >>> our shellie over night lows are about to get colder and i will have a look at how low temperatures would go tonight and what you can expect for tomorrow and who will be dealing with a frost advisory. >>> in china five people were killed and dozens injured when a car plowed in the square area. the driefr and two passengers and two tourists were killed. officials have not said whether the crash was an accident or some sort of terror attack. hundre

carlson was caught after his wife reported to police that he had laced envelopes with a mixture of corn starch and celery salt. mary? >> denise, thank you. of about 100 letters sent out, most went to u.s. senators and members of congress. wjz is following a developing story. an employee at a city school, under investigation for lacing cookies with marijuana, is arrested on gun charges. a teacher, as i should say. several students at the reach partnership school got sick last week, after eating cookies, made with marijuana. according to our media partner, the baltimore sun, while police were investigating that incident, they searched the home of 40-year-old clyde tatum, a convicted felon. according to charging documents, a handgun was found in his home, within reach of children. tatum is being held on $350,000 bond for being a felon in possession of a handgun. he has not been charged in the cookie incident. >>> an investigation is under way tonight, after a man runs into traffic and is killed, following a traffic stop. this happened on i-95 north, near exit 74 in joppa. mdta police pulle

we continue with james carville and tucker carlson. i see you smiling, james. it came up today about the four pinocchios. >> fox has gone to fact checkers. great. did mitt romney say we are not running a campaign by fact checkers? >> james, the election is over. >> i can't wait for jon stewart and colbert to do a fact check segment. i disagree with glen. he calls a bicycle a car. i think a bicycle is a bicycle. i don't think this is a health care plan these people have. on top of that only 17% were renewed before the affordable care act. >> you can rationalize all you want but you can't keep your plan. remember, the president said you will save $2500 per family per year. that's not true either. >> a lot of families will save money. >> no, they are not. >> it will save the country money, too. >> b nobody thinks the country will save makeup. this isn't going to work. we'll expand medicare and medicaid. do you know who's hurt? the 12 to 14 million people in the middle who don't have health care. they are small business owners, not obama voters. people who voted fo

. >> that dog is named carlson and that is an angry bird and let's just see it's getting in his face. >> what's the bird's deal? why is it so bad? >> they say it's a willy wag tag and got a little close to the nest. and you can see the dog is just passing through. >> maybe if i ignore it, it will just fly away. >> birds can get territorial. >> and that cat is playing with the tarantula like it's a cat toy. >> he's like, bam, right on that thing. >> if the cat only knew it was a tarantula and not a cat toy. >> this could be deadly. >> it is not deadly. >> ah! >> he does pick it up. >> and at one point -- >> oh, he eats it. he eats it. >> he starts with the body. >> should the cat eat a tarantula? >> i think the cat would be okay. >> you would want to keep this cat around. if it can do that with a tarantula, it can do anything. >> especially since it could become the very first spider cat. >> ooh. >> riding a motorcycle you have to be very aware of everything around you. how much safer would it be if you could have eyes on the back of your helmet? that's what the new scully t-1 helmet i

the carlson off and on ramps are closed. >> pg&e crews sale the gas pressure in a pipeline in san carlos should be turned off by the end of business today. the pipeline runs under the city and is being shut down following a judge's order. pg&e insists the pipeline is safe but intern e-mails from an employee questioned the integrity of an 83-year-old seam weld on the pipeline. >> b.a.r.t. and union negotiators are trying to work out a contract right now and avoid another bay area commute night maersk only four days to go before another possible b.a.r.t. strike. we're live in oakland with the latest. reporter: talks were scheduled to begin at 10:30 this morning but that seems to be a soft start with negotiators trickling in over the last half hour. they have been coming here to this neutral ground caltrans building for months, now with just days to go until the cooling-off period deadline comes thursday night, with no deal by then, that means they could strike friday morning, but understand, that does not mean they will, and talks could continue past the deadline, with no strike. when aske

as the driver turned on the carlson boulevard onramp of highway 80 in richmond. the taker had just -- tanker had just been filled. the fire department says there was a small leak so a nearby hotel was evacuated as a caution. >> we've evacuated the best value inn, essentially. that's what we felt was the most important evacuation for the present. >> the hole in the tanker will be patched after the rig is uprighted. the chp is investigating the cause of the crash. >>> pg&e expects to have a natural gas pipeline in san carlos shutdown after city officials believe it could be unsafe. the line runs between interstate 280 and highway 101. the shutdown is in response to a court order on friday. it was issued after internal pg&e e-mails cast doubts allegedly about the condition of welds on the 84-year-old line. pg&e says the line was tested and repaired last year and insists it's safe. the shutdown should be completed by 5:00. no word on how long it will be out of service. >>> a uc berkeley professor is one of three to win the nobel prize in medicine today. tara moriarty

take central over there and you can merge back on to west 80 or you can use the carlson boulevard on ramp to get through the area without any problems. you do see that activity there. that may be a distraction coming up later on. bob redell will give us a live report coming up. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," a crazy story here. drugs and a wad of cash at a preschool. >> in a preschool classroom. the latest on the investigation on how a 4-year-old ends up with drugs and all that money in his pocket . they say no good deed goes unpunished. and some days it seems true. but we keep on doing the things that matter& like buying new raspberry 5 hour energy. from now to the end of the year, a portion of each sale... benefits living beyond breast cancer, to empower women affected by breast cancer. new raspberry 5 hour energy. it's one good deed that will go just right. >> good morning. i'm bob redell. live to el cerrito where a suspected drunk driver is dead after a short pursuit with chp. that story coming up >>> family and friends of a woman missing out of sf general hospital late l

i don't know if you can see there on the interstate 80, on the at the on ramp of carlson boulevard, next to a hotel, america's best value inn. i just called the hotel. the person who answered the phone told me they have evacuated the rooms that are facing the freeway, right alongside the freeway, closest to where this tanker has overturned. they tell me there's about ten people. one officer told me we are talking about 500 gallons worth of propane inside that tank. firefighters tell any is leaking, it is a small leak, they are concerned and why they have closed off the ramp here on the interstate and why the hotel says they have evacuated those room rooms closest to the tank. the tank on the trailer part, you can see the tax at this cab of the truck and the tank right behind it is upright. the tank that was on the traihe tractor trailer has overturned. the driver is okay. looking at him. stand hearing talking to investigators, but appears he is okay. trying to figure out why it happened and how to get it to quit leaking. in richmond, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks. >>> now more on

it's eastbound 80 at carlson boulevard, the on and off ramps are closed because of an overturned sounds like a tanker, not necessarily a fuel tanker. some sort of liquid leak. the on and off ramps are closed. we're not sure when they will reopen. there is a fuel leak. the freeway is open. we're tracking this for the morning commute. >> we'll check back with you. san francisco firefighters say initial reports indicate fireworks are to blame for a brush fire on yerba buena island. it was reported last night in a very remote area on the western side of the island south of the bay bridge. a large plume of smoke and flames could be seen by drivers. it shut down eastbound lanes on the lower deck causing major delays. the westbound treasure island on ramp also closed while crews put out the fire. they were hard at work as you can see in this video. the good news is this morning all lanes have been reopened. >> former president jimmy carter is in oakland this morning for habitat for humanity. every year for the last 30 years he and his wife have been building homes in different cities. this mor

we are going to talk about this problem at the carlson ramp at i-80. a propane leak. we'll have details and let you know if it's affecting traffic on the freeway with traffic in a few minutes. >> very good, thanks. >>> crew contains a vegetation fire forcing a shutdown of eastbound lanes on the bay bridge. th

reporter: just outside the burn zone, the storm surge destroyed hundreds more homes, including the carlsons. their new house is nearly finished. >> we all did christmas dinner, if we could have it here, it would be amazing. >> yeah, it might be a pizza on the floor. but hopefully it'll be here. >> reporter: when sandy hit, michael jr. was just 6 months old. all of a sudden you guys are homeless. >> yes. >> reporter: what was that like? >> scary at first. >> reporter: but like many who live in this beachside working class community, leaving was never an option. >> it was my grandmother's and mother's dream to live here, our dream to always have a house here. >> reporter: everyone here has faced a mountain of obstacles, what's impressive, brian, is how little they dwell on it. >> and other suffer with earthquakes and tornadoes. life goes on. >>> and that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams reporting tonight from breezy point in new york. we hope to see you back tomorrow night in the studio. good night. >>> good evening, thanks for joining

it crashed this morning on the carlson boulevard onramp to interstate 80. at this hour that road remains closed -- crews remaining on scene. kron4's haaziq madyun has more. >> reporter: you can see heredangerous fumes escaping from this overturned allied propane tanker here on the carlson blvd on-ramp on i-80 in richmonda major hazmat incident that occurred after the truck driver lost control of the trailer portion of the rig while making a left turn onto the on-ramp around 3-am monday morning.chp officer sam morgan >>"during the turning movement there was a pop or some type of mechanical failure that caused one of the tankers to overturn" >> reporter: rupturing the tank, causing a highly explosive propane leak right next to this best value inn motelneeding to be immediately evacuated >>"everybody is not safe over here" >> reporter:from there richmond fire, el cerrito fire, and the contra costa county hazmat unit went to workrichmond fire chief michael banks on the first major challenge >>"our first phase was to get some air bags under the overturned tank,

the interstate both the on and off-ramps at carlson boulevard have been closed but the freeway is still open, a tow truck is on its way, again the freeway still open right through there. let's move along and take a look at a live picture of san francisco, northbound 101 this looks good approaching the 80 split, if you are driving in the bay area we don't have a lot going on as we look at west 80 traffic is moving along well, westbound 580 looks good to castro valley. 4:30, let's go back to the desk. >> this morning fire crews are still on the scene on yerba buena island watching for hot spots after two small fires created a huge traffic back up on the bay bridge. alex savidge joins us now with what led up to the fire on the island. >> reporter: investigators still trying to pinpoint the exact cause here but this caused a distraction for people driving in this area. in fact what firefighters say is that people driving along the western span of the bay bridge first noticed this fire on yerba buena island and called it in last night. to make sure it doesn't flare- up they have stayed out h

you can see this is a live look at carlson. traffic gets by okay. the on-ramp is shut down. you can use eastbound 580 in the meantime to access the

. >>> welcome, everyone, to "the real story," i'm grechen carlson. we're going to grade obama's speech and hear from real doctors. are they worried sick or feeling just fine about obama care? plus, former vice president dick cheney said the in fighting sparked by senator ted cruz is good for the gop? and that was so scared terrorists would hack his pacemaker he had a certain part of it changed. remember, this happened on the show "homeland"

still, just under 16 minutes with the delay at carlson boulevard where there is a stalled motorcycle. highway 92 is smooth conditions from the nimitz. looking pretty good round hayward. even the 101 is looking good and from marin county, should not be that impacted. looking good southbound. towards the toll plaza. >> george, we are waking up to clear skies but we are in the 40's. grab your jacket you'll probably need it for this afternoon. however, low 80s for the inland areas. the offshore breezes will continue to increase but the fire danger could also increase on tuesday and wednesday. a warm-up for the midweek. >> 6:35 the and you will pumpkin festival happens today in half moon bay no injuries were reported --its definitely a sign that fall has arrived. the annual art and pumpkin festival kicks off today in half moon bay. dozens of growers from across the country are rolling in their massive pumpkins for the big weigh- off. that starts this morning at 7. last year, a man from pleasant hill, oregon took first prize with a pumpkin that weighed 1,775 pounds. he took home more than 1

i'm gretchen carlson, shepard schmidt reporting now live from the fox news desk. >> thank you so much, gretchen. good to see you today. they say we have a deal. nothing signed it hasn't made it through the house and no one has even voted but we will get into the details which is usually where the devil lies. isn't it? >>> plus mark could you began the billionaire millionaire is he an insider trader? jury is deciding today. plus, do you need a new diet? i have a new diet for you. today, you will meet the man who says it works. he has lost weight every single year did it under doctor's orders. the oktoberfest diet and the food? beer and sausages. let's get to it. >> now, shepard smith reporting live from the fox news deck. >>> first from

i'm gretchen carlson. so after america got close to the brink of going close, we may have to go through all of this again in just 100 days from now. mr. obama and the white house using charged language to blame republicans. >> you don't get to extract a ransom for doing your job. what the president made clear is that he would not allow a situation to develop where he paid ransom to any party. >> but all my friends in congress, understand that how business is done in this town has to change. >> so our next guest among the so called gain of this deal, y senator. >> thank you it is good to be on. >> good you agree with these words does that get anything done? >> i use different words. there are ea lot of memetaphors washington. i think the president got together with a group in washington and i can understand why they were getting angry. that being said, i think where we are right now is we have gotten ourself out of this mess. as you note, for the next three months, it is critical. and my hope is that we are

hi everyone, i'm gretchen carlson welcome. lawmakers grilling her on the problems with the health care exchanges and in the meantime, president obama is going to be heading to boston to defend his controversial law. and the debacle she just took responsibility for. >> michelle snyder is the one responsible for this debacle? >> well, excuse me congresswoman, she is not responsible for it hold me accountable for it. i'm responsible. >> republican senator rand paul from kentucky is going to react moment as way. but fifth, we are first we are go to brett bayer. the president is going to promote the success of the massachusetts program on which the act was based. no hard numbers have been released. >> i'm not asking whether they came in and said they were 65 and were quoting something and said they were 27 years old. that should be a pretty reliable number. >> the system isn't functioning so we are not getting that reliable data. >> i don't know it is kind of convenient that the system not functioning is that the administration doe

. >> hi, everyone i'm gretchen carlson welcome to "the real story" today. the shut down starting to spread far beyond our borders. the state department warning that our embassies are at risk and the possible economic impact with the debt limitless than two week as way. the global economy could plunge into chaos if the u.s. defaults on the debt. officials there concerned that the shut down in washington could slow the response to that storm. we may not know that there is one. there is nobody on the other end of the line. >> despite the shut down, the national hurricane center is still up online during the storm. fema is recalling furloughed workers just in case. tons of frustration on both sides of the aisle. >> this morning i get the wall street journal out and it says we don't care how long this lasts because we are winning. >> this isn't some damn game. the american people don't want their government shut down and neither do i. >> we have lost the respect of the american peoplech mr. speaker this body, congress has lost the respect of the american people

i'm gretchen carlson. shepard smith reporting live from the fox news deck is coming up straight ahead right now. have a great day. >> shepard: gretchen, great to see you, how are you? >> greta: fantastic, shep. >> shepard: welcome to the afternoon. great too you have. >> greta: i like your new set. >> shepard: thank you. they did a great job. you remember the 9-year-old boy who flew across the country without a boarding pass or anything else. turns out the 9-year-old has a rap -- wrap sheet. death benefits for servicemen and women who have been killed overseas. change for those. what's up with americans scoring so bad against european competition and test scores? let's get to it. >> now, shepard smith reporting live from the fox news desk. >> aaron hernandez taking the stand in court just moments ago. his first time back in the couroo

the real story with gretchen carlson starts right now. >> today the shut down is still stormy on capitol hill. while our troops are getting paychecks for now, their medical benefits could be on the line. and a woman stripped in a jail cell finally telling her side of the story she joins us exclusively today. it is time to get real. >> and welcome everyone to

also columnist for bloomberg, margaret carlson for the must read opinion pages. i'm going to start with the national journal, jim. there's a piece there saying this, obama won. big whoop. can he lead? faced now with a choice between partisan politics and a risky high ground the president has an opportunity to leverage this victory for long term budget deal that raises taxes and games entitlements. obama won. now can he lead? does he have the guts to anger liberal backers with a budget deal on social security and medicare? is he willing to engage sincerely with republicans? does he want a legacy beyond winning two elections and enacting a health care law that judging by it's horrendous launch may never live up to its promise. if the answer to those questions is yes obama has hidden his intentions well. for the sake of argument, jim, take i want away. >> what's changed after the shutdown? ultimately same players in washington. it's not like there are that many republicans that are chastened by what happened. they feel obama care is a disaster. they want to stop it

. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ story with gretchen carlson. what is she think ?g and a new "red eye" airs on saturday. we have michael moynahan and jesse joyce. that's 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. pacific. >> e block. the last story. that's the last story. >> a montana man got a $500 check from the u.s. treasury after sending them five $100 bills he reassembled after his muttate them. the guy picked through the poop to pick up the bills and he actually had to wait until the snow melted in april to get access. he put the bills back together and he cleaned them and then sent them to the treasury along with a note explaining what happened. six months later the check arrived and he said it is great to get the check after all of the crap i went through. ha, ha. i love this story and we only have two minutes. eric, what would you have sifted through? >> i would have moved on with my life. i would have written it off and moved on with my life. the fact that he did that, i don't know, i have no point in life where i would do that for $5,000. >> that's basically saying you ar