he was westbound. he was passing a construction site and chp officers who were at the site saw him passing and noticed that his front tire was so flat he was driving on the rim. they were going to pursue him, see if he needed help, see if he was drunk, trying to figure out what the story was. but they say they don't even know if they had time to get their lights and sirens on. this all happened so fast. >> they put out a little information over the radio. all of a sudden it was like, oh, hit the center divide, oh, went off the shoulder. >> reporter: this westbound central off ramp closed. and i just checked in with the chp to see

he was westbound. he was passing a construction site and chp officers who were at the site saw him passing and noticed that his front tire was so flat he was driving on the rim. they were going to pursue him, see if he needed help, see if he was drunk, trying to figure out what the story was. but they say they don't even know if they had time to get their lights and sirens on. this all happened so fast. >> they put out a little information over the radio. all of a sudden it was like, oh, hit the center divide, oh, went off the shoulder. >> reporter: this westbound central off ramp closed. and i just checked in with the chp to see if they had an idea of how long it would be closed. all they'll say right now is it's going to be a while. they haven't released any details yet on the driver. their investigation is still under way. live in richmond, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. >>> a check on the morning commute. >> it's definitely affecting you if you are going to be traveling through rich

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 was one exit back on westbound 80. they were about to pull him over because his right front tire was flat. they were going to try to render assistance. it is not clear. they may not be able to tell us this yet, if the lights and sirens were on. it might not have actually been a pursuit. about a mile and a half mile later, this driver lost control of his mini-van. he hit the center divider on westbound 80 and rolled off the freeway down this embankment here landing on the off ramp to central avenue. he was pronounced dead at the scene. a toxicology test still needs to be completed. chp, as i mentioned, they suspect that he had been drinking, have not released his identification nor have they told us ruffle how old he was, just that he was the only person in the mini-van. so initially, our e.t.a. for the reopening of westbound 80 off ramp on so central avenue was going to be about 6:30. it is looking like that could be pushed back. as far as westbound 80, which is above there where you can see the man in the yellow vest,

out to berkeley to take a look at westbound 80. berkeley out of albany, looking at clear conditions there despite the sig alert as you head through richmond and towards the hoffman split. see a slight buildup of headlights as you make it towards the maze. all in all top speed, accident free in this particular vicinity. >> leyla, thank you. >>> next, a special tribute cal trans will allow families who've lost loved ones on the old eastern span of the bay bridge to pay before it's demolished. >>> breaking new ground. the milestone just reached to ensure the safety of our drinking water. >>> and new details in the motorcycle road rage case. why an undercover police officer is now under arrest. >>> first, this morning's america's money report. >> topping america's money, the red ink continues to spill all over wall street as the u.s. approaches another debt default deadline. the dow has fallen 11 of the past 14 trading days since hitting its all time high last month. a drop of 6%. 900 points. be prepared to pay more to heat your home t

westbound 80 right now. you cannot see this accident scene from the freeway. if you are heading into work, you shouldn't have the problem. the westbound ramp is shut down. estimated time of reopening, about an hour and a half from now. reporting live, bob cerrito. "today in the bay." >>> it has been weeks since anybody has seen a 57-year-old woman being treated at a san francisco general hospital. this morning, a bay area family now wondering if a body found at that hospital is the woman they have been looking for. her name is lynn spaulding. the medical examiner says it will be taking some time to identify the remains of spaulding's family, now fearing for the worst. "today in the bay's" christie smith live in san francisco where a lot of questions are still surrounding this entire case. most of them remain unanswered. >> good morning. >> reporter: we are hoping to hear from the hospital a little later this morning. there are so many questions this morning about how in the world something like this could ha

the westbound 80 central avenue on-ramp remains shut down. still no estimated time when they are going to be able to open the on-ramp. in the meantime, this is not impacting freeway traffic much on westbound 80. 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 area. it is on the el cerrito- richmond border. here's a live look at our sensors on westbound 580 through the altamont pass. typical stuff. usually in the next half hour we'll see slowdowns on our sensors but for now it's a free and clear ride through the altamont pass, the livermore valley and dublin interchange. also, a mass transit check, nothing of note, right now. no delays. bart, muni, caltrain and ace all on time. that is the latest from here in the "kcbs traffic" center. here's roberta with the forecast. >> this is the most active weather day this workweek. i'll explain. but right now, temperatures not as cold as yesterday at this hour except in napa at 42 degrees. otherwise partl

there are pockets of fog coming from the tunnel and heading westbound on 24. when you come out of the tunnel you will be greeted with the brake lights. i drove this stretch going eastbound in the other direction which is moving just fine. it is stop-and-go traffic all the way to the toll plaza. this is going to be a slow go for folks coming from contra costa county and walnut creek and concord and points east on highway four. this is a bad one. >> thank you, dick. we have resources you need to get around at abc7news.com including alternate transit options. you can download the abc7 news traffic app to navigate the freeway or follow us on twitter. >> a hearing is schedule in the bay area's other transit dispute which will look at the impact of a strike of act tran it on the community. they threatened to strike on thursday but the governor stepped in and the panel is considering a 60-day cooling-off period. >> work stoppage is underway at the port of oakland. dozens of truckers rallied outside city hall to voice their complaints claiming to is gone 10 years with

>> well, eric, i am westbound on highway 580. i got on to 580 at harrison street in downtown oakland. when i hit the freeway the traffic was bumper to bumper. all feeders are bumper to bumper and coming up to emeryville curve, the traffic is moving at most at five miles per hour. >> thank you very much, dick. now over to leyla gulen in the traffic center. how does it look? >> we are seeing more traffic along the nimitz southbound away from castro valley through hayward. we have a report of an accident at the san mateo bridge toll plaza and it has been moved to the shoulder. it was blocking a lane but you can see the red indicating traffic that is bunching up and beyond the tolls you are at top speeds and it will take only 13 minutes to head into foster city. also, the richmond and senator ralph bridge we had sky seven over that and wide open there and another sovereign minute commute. if you want to avoid the bay bridge and the maze area where it is packed, take the richmond-san rafael. 13 minutes gets you across to the north bay

here is a look at what is the one on 80 westbound. it is already passed a richmond parkway offering.off ramp. >> we have accident on 1 01. it occurred at a location which is where we normally see the traffic began to slow for the north bound right. this is not helping days this morning. >> looking at the bay bridge, the west's worst commute--the meter and light is have been activated. the san mateo bridge has not yet back the but the volume is building. it is an 11 minutes in route time. the golden gate bridge is still smolts. it is an easy ride in both directions. >> let's head over to the weather center. >> here is a live look outside this is overlooking the san francisco skyline. the temperatures are on the chilean side. napa is s 42 and 51 degrees for fairfield. low 50's down in fremont. it is clear as we head into afternoon you can expect partly cloudy skies. sunbelt will have a high of 72, 73 for santa clara and a little bit warmer in the east. danville will have a high of 73 degrees and upper 70's for walnut creek. downtown san

i'm westbound just rolling up to the toll plaza, as you can see. here's maybe two or three, four-car backup in the cash lanes, but the fast-track lanes are moving through at the speed limit. you know, as leyla mentioned earlier, it's still very early. and if the traffic pattern holds true to form, what we saw friday morning, you know, you get closer to that 5:30, 5:45 hour, and things build very quickly and the picture changes very quickly. traffic gets very heavy as we get closer to the 6:00 hour. we'll see how things unfold this morning. guys, back to you. >> all right, thank you so much, dick. >>> something we can take joy in, panda lovers, you have a few hours left to vote to name the two giant panda cubs at zoo atlanta. the team has teamed up with "good morning america" to put five names up for a vote. the voting period ends 9:00 this morning our time. and the pandas will turn 100 days old on wednesday, the milestone when pandas are named following chinese tradition. the leading names right now -- mae loon and mae jong. one lucky fan will win

this is westbound 80 at central avenue. that off-ramp is shut down until at least 7:30 this morning while they continue to clean up and investigate the scene. that is the latest from here in the "kcbs traffic center." back to you. >>> the pilots of the asiana airs flight that crashed at sfo are telling a different story than the ntsb. they say part of the plane's automated flight control system failed. this is the scene at sfo on july 6 of this year after flight 214 crash-landed injuring hundreds and killing 3. the ntsb found no mechanical or electrical problems with the boeing 777. kpix 5's allen martin reports, pilots are saying the automatic speed control system didn't work correctly. >> reporter: immediately after asiana flight 214 crash, aviation experts believe the plane was coming in too low and too slow. now a source close to the investigation tells the "wall street journal" the pilots claim the automated speed control system the autopilot disconnected without warning and was a major factor in the deadly accident. b

also westbound 580 very heavy for the optima past and the san mateo bridge westbound already very heavy traffic here and were starting to get reports of congestion around the toll plaza for the westbound 92 ride to the other does there's been an accident on the bridge that has not contributed to an extra delays. >>james: kron4's will tran is showing us the lines of people try to get on the ac transit shuttle buses across the bridge. 20 of the broadway is the location and as expected the winds are beginning to grow. >>will: forget about it today is much worse the what we saw friday. police on friday there were buses coming quicker because we did not see this line have been as 6:00 in the morning because there wasn't a chance. as you can see it's a very long cannot print probably about 5060 people would come up and talk to some of the bart riders who can give their experience. memo what is your name. >>: mora. >>: were you here on friday ? for >>: ps. the lines are already longer. on friday i was runner-up at the same time. >>will: how is your experience of riding the buses on friday? und

we went on from westbound 24 to here. and if you starting probably back in clairemont, 24, where you really see the back up and we're in it now so. heading north. trark was at the limit. a lot of concession and i would in my opinion say this is unusual. you are seeing the effects of the part strike. 400,000 people usually rely on take those trains so you have potentially a good chuck of people crowding at the roads now. as you're seeing the brake lights, try to get across the bay bridge i know you can't see this but i'm looking a good mile away from me and i see a lot of break lights not moving. i'm looking at the flat section approaching the toll plaza. once we get through-this mess here we'll probably be in traffic longer. my guess from our position we're as thing the home depot and ikea to my right on westbound 580, it leels like i don't know maybe a good 20 minutes if you are in a pool. mike inouye, you might have a better idea based on the data. >> bob, your assessment of the backup and the time pretty accurate. we'r

once on the bridge, more slow traffic on westbound 80. and the treasure island exit from west 80 is now open just off of the island. i also want to talk about the richmond drive. 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 thoug

this one westbound just beyond the toll plaza. four cars off to the right-hand shoulder and it's been a tough commute for morgan hill drivers where we are getting reports of very thick fog affecting visibility. four separate accidents but the newest one north 101 approach tennant. more coming up. >>> good morning, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now 6:30. and developing news right now, ntsb investigators will return to the tracks where two men were killed on saturday. a bart worker and a contractor were hit by a computer- controlled train in walnut creek. investigators will look at everything from signals and cameras to records and also the rails. the ongoing strike will not impact the investigation. >> i'm aware that there's a strike going on and i don't know if that has any impact on anything i'll be doing at this time. >> is that something that would be of interest to you? >> everything here is of interest to me. >> six people were on the bart train that struck the employees. they were unhurt. the workers who

one lane is belonged westbound and three lanes eastbound. fire crews working to put out the fire but the driver of the truck that's where we're seeing slowdowns right now. one lane is blocked in the commute direction but eastbound that's the where they got three lanes blocked off. let's go outside show you a live look over at the bay bridge toll plaza. busy morning here and down the eastshore freeway all because of earlier accidents and stalls. at the bay bridge, we had one earlier stall nearby treasure island that's gone. but they turned on the metering lights ahead of it and down the eastshore freeway there was a bad wreck in berkeley approaching ashby. so both of those are slow now from richmond all the way down into emeryville. altamont pass through 680 drive time about 27 minutes coming through the livermore valley heading towards 680. and here's a live look at the nimitz. looks like it's getting crowded north of the oakland coliseum. on the northbound lanes of 880 approaching high street. but not enough to impact your drive time yester

it is nothing but headlights westbound. this ride only takes 12 minutes and now it is taking 20 minutes, so nearly twice as long. mike nicco will keep us updated on the chilly morning forecast. >> no matter where you are standing, all upper 40's and low 50's. it is cool. maybe not as cool as last week with clear conditions when we had 30's inland. you can see it is dry this morning. you are not having to wait in wet weather. if you are headed to san francisco, forest hill is 74 and downtown is 49, and everyone else is 50. portrero hill is 54. richmond is 50 and san lenadro, at 51 and waiting for the bus in pleasanton it is 44 degrees and 46 in american canyons and 52 in bemont and palo alto and santa clara. as we look from our roof cameras over the bay, we will have the clouds peel back to the coast at noon and they will stay stubborn. slow cooling trend all week but the wet weather will stay over the ocean. the cloud cover shows it is increasing and never makes a push into the east bay valley but covering everyone else dug

at the 24 junction, no problems at 24 westbound to the tunnel all looking good. in san jose, a light commute with headlights headed northbound on 280 beyond the 17 overcrossing and it is light moving to the cupertino area. >> 5:21. seven things to know as you start your day. a new plastic could be the next big thing according to the scientists. >> a family is putting a new spin on family it's so much more than coffee. brew the love. keurig. that hasn't been cleared yet. ♪ uh! i just want to celebrate [ male announcer ] every time you say no to a cigarette you celebrate a little win. nicorette gum helps calm your cravings and makes you less irritable. double your chances of quitting. so before the first sneezeable. help protect with a spray before the first tissue help defend with a wipe. and help prevent with lysol to get 10x more protection with each hand wash and kill 99.9% of germs around the house. this season, go beyond cleaning to help protect your family with lysol. start healthing. to those who've encountered welcome to covered california. new, affordab

westbound 50 just prior to the severn river bridge. traffic is backed up as the right lane is squeezing by. that is a westbound accident right near the severn river bridge. an eastbound away on 70 towards the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. 54 degrees at the airport. >> we have several accidents at this early hour. two left lanes are closed. only the right lane is squeezing by. westbound on 50 in the annapolis region. we have a crash that could impact your southbound ride. a crash in aberdeen. another at 152 and philadelphia road. another at washington boulevard and desoto road. the north side looks pretty good. a little bit of a delay forming at harford. delays stretching back to 795. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. i showed you the storm developing yesterday and it is in the same place this morning. it is shifting to the north. we will extend the chance for rain into the weekend. the rain goes up into southern pennsylvania and back into western maryland. that will be the case du

on ramp at westbound 80 at central avenue is closed. otherwise the roads are quiet heading into san francisco. over at the bay bridge no delays across the span. san mateo bridge light traffic only 13 minutes out of hayward between 880 and 101. and we're checking in with mass transit and so far bart is on time with more than 25 trains all good to go. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." >>> a petaluma man is in custody on a million dollars bail after sheriff's depth test found live pipe bombs inside his home. 911 was called. family told the 30-year-old man was suicidal. sheriff's deputies convinced him to come out and found the explosives when they searched the house. two were detonated, two others taken away for examination. >>> a san francisco law student is in legal trouble accused of hit-and-run and assault with a deadly weapon. megan zado and her friend left a club on lakeshore in oakland saturday night when they tried to stop a group of people spraying graffiti. the taggers began spraying her car. police say she took off and returned

westbound traffic very slow getting through there. the altamont pass, the scene of lot of hents overnight. this morning slow traffic from the 205 interchange. westbound 580 approaching grant line. if you plan on making the peninsula commute, give extra time. southbound 101 is going to be very slow for you. an accident on the transition ramp to east 92. have another update on all three of these accidents with a complete look at kcbs traffic still ahead. ,, ,,,,,,,, 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. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. coldbefore the first sneeze help prevent with

flares westbound 80 at ashby a five-car accident blocking the number lane. drive time about a half hour, usually 15 to 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze but looks pretty good once you reach the bay bridge toll plaza. fastrak lanes great all the way into san francisco. dublin interchange headlines towards the dublin interchange and 680, 21 minutes coming up over the altamont pass and through the livermore valley. there is an accident in tracy near 205 and 580. a motorcycle accident is blocking one lane. that's a little farther east obviously. here's a live look at our milpitas cam. westbound 237 in the clear between 880 all the way towards zanker road and continues to move well towards sunnyvale. and a little farther north in oakland 880 the nimitz this is near the oakland coliseum, oakland airport, taillights northbound and it's a smooth ride towards your downtown oakland exit. 16 minutes or so between 238 and the maze. there's still this accident it's there i just put it up because it is causing some slowdowns even though it is out of lanes.

in the westbound direction the headlights coming westbound are busy. >> happening now the coverage california website is up and moneying after being shut down to fix glitches. five million people visited the website yesterday, the first day to sign up for health care under the affordable health care act. new call centers throughout the state fielded 17,000 calls from people with questions or would wanted to sign up. some people ran interest busy signals or long waits. we posted a link on our website at abc7news.com. >> coming up, the help now coming to furloughed government workers who have mortgaged. >> here is a look at the big board, the dow is off 100 points and ahead well check with bloomberg business report and jane king at the new york. >> first, though, a light at the end of the transbay tube. a possible breakthrough a week before a cooling-off period expires. 8t Ñes0p0p >> covering novato, oakland and all the bay area. >> negotiations between bart and the unions resume this morning with a glimmer of hope for passengers. >> abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins to explain from cali

this is the commute direction westbound 92. no problems this morning out of hayward and bart systemwide on time. that is a check of your "kcbs traffic." back to you. >>> about 20 congressional republicans will meet with president obama at the white house today in an effort to make some progress toward ending the partial government shutdown. yesterday the president met with how the democrats. he continues to push for a funding bill to re-open the government and increase the debt ceiling before the deadline one week from today. but the president won't accept a budget plan that changes his healthcare reform program, something house republicans want. >>> in silicon valley, frustrated from furloughed government employees, they may have reached a boiling point. >> we need to let them know argue your politics in d.c. but open the government now. >> we want to work! we want to work!! >> nasa ames employees showed up at moffett field yesterday to protest. more than 1100 workers were sent home last week. >>> 6500 contract employees at th

three lanes blocked westbound 80. heading away from 4 to richmond you're going to see three lanes blocked construction crews out there until 5:00. 580 nice and kweet. 24 minutes from tracy to dublin. from antioch to concord 14 minutes. 101 you're in the clear. let's go outside and take a look what's happening in walnut creek. in the southbound direction hardly any cars out there. it's wide-open and quick eight minute commute heading away from highway 4 to the 24 junction. >> let's talk about visibility. dry air is yielding unlimited visibility. no fog. no worries as you travel around. you can see the sparkling lights from san francisco all the way over to emeriville and oakland. it's chilly inland once again about 39 in the north bay. that's our microclimate spread at 7:00. we'll have a few high clouds around noon through 4:00. the storm sliding over the sierra will drop our temperatures a little bit. low 70s at 12:00. 4:0072 to about 80. clouds will clear out and temperatures drop into the mid-to-upper 60s by 7:00. a

folks traveling on i-66 heading westbound. at fairfax county there's an accident with the tractor-trailer. >> danella, thank you. 4:28. dueling immigration rallies. tens of thousands of faith and immigration rights are joining for the march for immigration reform. several popular latino artists and members of congress will be there to pass reform. a group of local residents will hold a counter rally. that group wants jobs for american citizens, not amnesty. >>> this morning investigators are looking into an apartment fire. you can see the flames shooting out of that window. this broke out at midnight. no one was hurt. the red cross is helping people affected by the fire. >>> new details on the crash on the beltway. police identified the victim as marvin totterson of silver springs. investigators are still looking into what caused that crash. >>> it is now 4:29 this morning. we now know the identity of the man who set himself on fire on the national mall and died. he was 64-year-old john constantino from new jersey. witnesses t

the bay bridge accident has finally been cleared from the left lane on the westbound spanned. in mind this is part of the new east span but the damage has been done. >> the east shore freeway is stopping the traffic. >> viewers were sounding off this morning that news that bart trains were not running and then they were running. >> a lot of people are still upset including all bircher that says " are you serious i canceled my car pool just to hear this what did they say they were able to staff the trains when they cannot in " >> this is hilarious bart workers that within one but will be shut down to mark. >> michelle says it is time that the public go on strike and let bart feel what we did. >> most people are really and i had about this morning's confusing. >> we are expecting bart service to be fully was stored by this afternoon we will let you know if and when that action happens you can go to our facebook page and twitter and also our web site at kron4.com. whatoes at first spooul tte le? ok. hoy bunches oats. ching! mmmm! mmmm! mm! it's thoats. honey. yeah. hoy bunches oa

westbound 580 still in the clear, still in the green. it is only 16 minutes right now between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. and once you get closer towards 680, everything is moving at the speed limit all the way towards 238. no problems through the dublin grade. we'll take you outside for a live look at the san mateo bridge. right side of your screen is the commute direction but headlights are moving towards hayward and traffic moves well off of the high-rise towards the flat section of the span. your other east bay drive times still in the clear including up and down the nimitz through oakland and the eastshore right now 19 minutes -- 18 minutes on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you. >>> a major airline lost a dog and apparently it's not very concerned about it. the last time anyone from air canada saw larry the dog alive was at sfo. his flight to british columbia on monday was delayed so an air canada employee took the tan and white greyhound out of his k

live traffic cameras, this is near the dublin interchange, westbound 580. stagging up a bit, especially past the altemonte pass. out to the bay bridge, friday light. no metering lites, no delays, except maybe the far right cash lanes. that is your traffic. back to you guys. >>> one minute they were walking their dog, the next they were run down and killed. the deadly collision happened in menlo park as it was getting dark last night. anne is there with details. >> reporter: this is a quiet area. light industrial neighborhood. you can see some of the damage left behind. this is where the car finally ended up last night around 7:00. the driver facing two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter and two counts of felony dui. >> will take several weeks before we get a return on the blood alcohol. >> reporter: but police are sure the driver of the car was inintoxicated when she hit a man and woman in their 50s who were taking their dog for a walk before 7:00 last night. >> the suspect vehicle came up behind them, eastbound, struck them both, launching them into th

but for now central avenue on westbound 80 is closed. it will remain that way for several more hours >>james: thank you jacki. we will keep tabs with him as this thing develops. meanwhile, kron4's mike pelton is at s.f. general with more. but a hospital employees as the body looked like a patient when spalding but they are not confirming the identity of the body. here's the scene from yesterday. you could see it guards guarding three hospital spokesperson says they've rarely use the stairway and the body was discovered yesterday morning around 10:00. a witness tells us the body appeared to have been there for some time and authorities are not confirming much at this point as a day and the hospital investigate what happened. >>: it is a not very used stairway to read it is a fire stair wiper it is very concerned that this body was found where it was distressed. we do not know what happened. that is our top priority to find that out. >>: so i authorities at this point are not confirming the identity of the body but when spalding a 57 year-

looks like some of that westbound traffic is moving once again. a "update on some of the lines and buses -- a quick update on some of the lines and buses at the bart station. the walnut creek buses, the tickets have run out and we are hearing, i just got a tweet from someone, they are saying that the fourth bus out of seven has just been filled up at west oakland. head for lafayette or concord if you are looking to take a bus out of the east bay towards san francisco. so far no delays reported for caltrain or ace. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> some low clouds and fog have moved onshore. the sea breeze kicking in today so a change in the weather pattern as we get ready for the weekend. you have those clouds thickening up toward the coastline. some dense fog out toward the beaches early on. i think by the afternoon, though, just some patchy fog continuing coastside. otherwise, we are going to watch sunshine developing in the valleys and inside the bay. looking good as we look toward the bay bridge right now. got some partly cloudy skies into s

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that is not including the drive through berkeley on i-80 westbound. there are packed conditions. 880 has been plagued with be brothers. this accident is involving a big rig and several vehicles. into hayward, southbound 880, very heavy backup, as well. >> three, extra ferries and buses are running. san francisco bay ferry is operating on the bart strike schedule for another day. >> four, federal investigators will interview bart managers today about the deadly train accident that killed two workers. the ntsb confirmed the trainee was operating the train that struck two men on saturday. the ntsb is staging a reenactment of the accident today. >> a man is dead following a police shooting in union city. a domestic dispute suspect threatened officers with a pipe. one officer opened fire. the officer is on leave. >> apple is expected to roll out a new ipad this morning at a 10:00 a.m. announcement in san francisco and the new version is reported to be thinner with a faster processor. >> seven, the most dangerous fog is in the north bay through 9:00 this mo

not too bad, along westbound side of 80 from highway 4 down to the maze. a buildup of traffic there we do have a problem eastbound side of 80 into richmond, carlson boulevard, an overturned tanker truck, amy hol lyfield has been telling us about. >> 6:10. >>> making easier to buy a car. ahead, the detroit automaker that want to you spend less time at the dealership. >>> and elizabeth smart's tell-all, the details the former kidnapping victim is revealing about her ordeal in a page-turning book coming out today. >>> coming up first, two bay area men score the nobel prize. to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> 6:14678 the >>> 6:14. the view from mount tamalpais. the >>> the bay area can claim two more nobel prize winners. two stanford professors won the nobel prize last year, besides the prestige that comes with the win, three professor will fit the $1.2 million prize. >> has today decided to r

this is westbound at night street. this is also known as the sky way. it is not however backing of traffic or affecting the ride at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights have not been activated. >> in the north, there is a problem ease the petaluma. the roadway has been shut down because the power lines. >> following a developing story out of antioch where four people were injured after they were attacked by loose dogs. kron four's mike pelton is live in antioch with more on the attack, mike? >> the antioch boy had sustained injuries from a pit bull attack a few months ago. one witness stated that he believes that it was spitballs who were involved. police stated that a man was walking when he was approached by these the dogs. they came out and bit him and his dog. police stated that neighbors heard the commotion and came outside to see what was going on. the dogs then bit 3 of the other neighbors. antioch police from the blocks and a charged at them and they ended up shooting one of the dogs. >> i heard everything and i went outside to check i

traffic continues to back up on the 80 westbound. take a look and you will see its solemn from highway 4 as you head down into berkeley. other slow spots that we are watching. of the 680 ride southbound backed up through martinez now. southdown one must note jammed up with a 39 minute drive time. our accident in palo alto continues to tie up the traffic coming up from mountain view. >>erica: it's cold out there. temperatures in the forties in spots. where track in the slight possibility for some showers. not very likely in the south and east bay. expect just a partly. as we head into tomorrow is going to be sunday slightly warmer with the warming trend continuing into the weekend. hybrid tiger 7 day around the bay forecast coming up. >>james: we are now down to less than 48 hours before the cooling off period expires and fifth there's still no deal between bart and its workers now there's an added twist. as many bart workers seem to be unhappy with their union leaders. tuesday evening nearly 200 bart employees and those sympathetic t

westbound traffic heavy from 8th street approaching loveridge. it picks up through pittsburg into concord. a backup at the toll plaza in just a few of the toll lanes. the metering lights are still sof. san mateo bridge looking good as with 880. leaving oakland bound for hayward. nothing but light traffic that awaits you for both directions of the highway 892. that's a look at thursday's traffic. now to lawrence. got a lot of sunshine coming our way. the temperatures going to be cooling down just slightly around the bay area the sea breeze likely to kick in a little bit early. mostly clear skies but a weak system east of the bay area overnight. a lot of sunshine. sunshine warming things up the next couple of days but today the temperature will be down. high pressure weakening just a little bit. flying out of the sfo should be a good day to do it mostly clear no delays expected there. around the country got a couple of spots to watch out for slight chance of showers in denver especially into the evening. chicago also a slight chance of showers. we

if you are in the westbound direction you are stuck in this because of an early five-car crash. the crash now is cleared and all lanes have re-opened and traffic in the thick of the commute is going to be a long time before we recover. the traffic at 580 from tracy to dublin has more traffic over the altamont pass and 41 minutes gets you this and under 30 minutes along highway 4 from antioch to concord and clear from san rafael to san francisco. the metering lights were turned on a few minutes ago and it is exploding up. traffic is moving fairly well headed into san francisco. >> thank you, laying. >> racial profiling at macy's as they face new criticism. >> a state senator would support slavery. he is trying to make a clarification. ♪ i got some safety tips ♪ something you want to hear >> airline safety tips go funky and viral. the dance will get your attention. hose who've been denid ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and

westbound, we're not seen any backups. over at the golden gate bridge is an easy ride 41 01 southbound with no delays or problems. as we check the maps, you will see we're starting to pick up slowing on interstate 80 in the westbound direction. we have added three minutes to the drive time. >> highway 580, west bound is starting to back up. also i want to show you the ride on the pittsburg. it is also starting to slow. the south bay freeway is not affected and there are no problems for the 11280 right. the ride through marin is still easy for 11 with no delays. >> taking a look at other ways to get around during the bart strike. bart is running free, limited first- come first-served charter bus from bart stations. ac transit will increase bus service as needed. if you are driving, carpool lanes will be extended on interstates 80, 880, and 680. if plus all bay area toll bridges will run from 5:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.. casual car pools will offer several east bay pick up locations. that afternoon pick up spot will be on spea

westbound traffic unaffected. what you can do, if you need to make your drive into richmond, you can always use petrero avenue as your alternate instead. looks like the rest of your commute, you head westbound toward the hoffman split, yash in the clear. san jose, north and southbound side of the 880 freeway, we do have some construction projects out there here's a look from the san mateo bridge, make that push towards the high rise, nice and clear into foster city. eric, kristen? >> thank you, leyla. 4:40. >>> the silver and black may soon be on the move. next, the new bay area site the radars are eyeing for a new stadium. >>> the attention-getting ads showing up on south bay buses. the message san jose is sending about its police. next, the new bay area site the >>> good morning it is 4:43. the san francisco board of supervisors will begin debated today on whether to close the city's parks at night because of vandalism and homelessness. supervisor scott weeper has proposed a measure that would make city parks of

the bay bridge has backed up to the westbound commute. there is a small problem because of the closure of the island of flack. you will have to head into san francisco and turn around. the same is true from the island will have to drive into san francisco and then turn and run if you want to get on the westbound side. >> your ride to the san mateo bridges problem free and we have seen a slight increase in volume but no increase in drive time. >> take a look at the temperatures right now we are in the mid 40's currently in santa rosa. upper 40's throughout the north. this morning is cool compared to the past couple of days. satellite radar shows high clouds streaming and. the ridge of high pressure that was bringing warmer weather continues to work this way east. if we are no longer dealing with northerly winds. today is pretty much on top with the seasonal average. the south bay will be a gorgeous day and the temperatures will be in the '70s. san jose will have a high of 77 degrees. as we had to the east, you will notice 80s. 75 degrees f

the caldecott stunl one concern westbound. westbound 580 here. the tri-valley and no problems for highway 84 or out of livermore. the typical build out of the alta mont pass. a mild slowdown for 101 northbound, pretty typical. also a good volume into downtown, speeds in the upper 50s. a smooth drive from kertner into downtown. it is tuesday, we expect a heavier flow. let's look at 101 through palo alto. it's a nice easy drive. no problems for speed from palo alto into or out of san francisco. back to you. >> thank you very much. coming up tensions will be high as the a's look to advance in the playoffs. the heated exchange that left both benches clearing. >> wall street falls again over worries about the default. has it fallen enough? maybe it should fall further. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. this week, folgers is $6.88 for the large size. that's a lot of coffee.

westbound traffic is moving well leaving hayward bound for foster city. and remember, as a courtesy, san francisco bay ferry will continue their strike service. they will add extra runs to their ferry service today. no delays reported for caltrain or the altamont commuter express. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." now to lawrence. >> all right. we have a lot of fog around the bay area, liza, if you are headed out the door. get ready for thick fog even a dense fog advisory in the north bay valleys. cool temperatures in the 40s out there. by the afternoon, though, again going to stay cool out toward the coastline. but as you get inside the bay you'll see some hazy sunshine with 60s and a few 70s and then lots of 80s and mild conditions in many of the valleys this afternoon. so here's how it breaks down. we have a ridge remaining in place. a couple of areas of low pressure, though, undercutting that ridge. one of those will move in from southern california over the weekend bringing clouds and cooling us down. today afternoon sunshine for most of us. and reall

here's a live look at the westbound 580 commute. we are starting to see a few brake lights through the altamont pass. but chp tried to locate a small grass fire that was reported on westbound 580 on the shoulder approaching north flynn. they weren't able to spot anything so all lanes are clear. but obviously there are a few yellow sensors out there now not enough to impact the drive time though. that's still about 16 minutes between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. we'll show you a look at the road sensors if you are coming down highway 4, looking good past "a" street. usually slowing from "a" street towards somersville. past there everything is better towards pittsburg-bay point and concord. bart has more than 30 trains on time. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." with more on your forecast, we have roberta this morning. >> i don't know. i think you have a little scarlet new. what do you guys think, frank, michelle, doesn't she? >> flattery will get you everywhere this morning. >> great traffic reports! >>> as you step

now the waze app, we have a problem in the westbound direction and you can see the incident was reported at the parkway blocking at least one lane with heavy backup bumper to bumper and when you get beyond that, it is at top speed. you can go to apple app and google play and join our group and you can get around the slowing easier with that help. the drive across the bridge from hayward to foster city, a few extra tail lights but quiet and we are accident free across to the peninsula, so no problems out there. we will look at the forecast. mike? >> thank you very much, leyla gulen, with the traffic. seven miles is our low of the visibility and that is at santa rosa and everyone is unlimited on live doppler 7 hd, with the dry air and lack of clouds and breezy above 2,500' with gusts up to 20 miles per hour. but it is still below critical fire threshold. as we head to the afternoon hours, the winds will calm, and look at the warmth, we have upper 70's along the coast, san francisco, san mateo, richmond, everyone else in the low-to-mid 80's. we will see how long this will last in the seven-

richmond-san rafael project, westbound, headed to marin county is going to be quite a while until that is wrapped up so expect that delay there for quite some time. outside, san jose is looking good and very light with just a few headlights northbound 280 beyond the 17 junction on the way to cupertino and we will take a look at the san mateo bridge at it will minutes between hayward and foster city and the tail lights are headed in the foster city direction looking if so far with the fingers crossed. >> developing news from the peninsula where menlo park police are holding a woman on manslaughter charges for running a couple walking their dog. our reporter is at the sheriff department scene. matt? >> the driver in this crash has yet to be booked in jail. she was taken to stanford medical center for treatment after the crash. police say the 54-year-old woman was driving east in menlo park before 6:55 and she hit a couple from behind while they were walking theiring do. her car then went over the center median into the westbound lane before crashing into a vehicle and hitting another sho

this is the new normal westbound. over the bay bridge we're still recovering from very slow conditions from earlier. the drive time has dropped from 18 to 16 minutes. >> the temperatures are on the climb and last report to santa rosa was at 48 degrees. milder conditions in oakland. currently is going to be at 61. the temperatures will be cooler along the coast as we head into afternoon. looking ahead it is pretty consistent weather but we have the return of morning fog. i will walk you through the seven day of around the bay coming up. >> now to our other top story. bart trains are running as talks continue this morning. the two sides met throughout the night in a marathon bargaining session. kron four's will tran is live at caltrans headquarters with more, will? >> they are back end right now and we are at the beginning of our--the mediator yesterday's stated that he asked them not to leave here and usually that is a a good sign that a deal is coming. this is the second time this with the they have done this. we are

westbound 4 very busy approaching "a" street. under 25 miles per hour and then once again that westbound 580 drive gets very stacked up out of tracy beginning at 205 and then continuing all the way towards about north flynn. and then we see some improvement. we'll have more traffic coming up. in the meantime, back to you. >>> the shutdown could hurt california's economy if it puts a dent in tourism which brings about $300 million to the state every day. that's $12.1 million every hour and $202,000 a minute. with the shutdown of yosemite national park and other national attractions, surrounding businesses won't be getting that crucial tourist money. at yosemite, more than 600 employees will be furloughed and campers are forced to leave the park. visitors can enter but all restrooms and visitor centers are closed. more than 10,000 people from around the world typically visit yosemite in october. but now travelers have to change their plans. >> i heard the park ranger tell us that they are not allowed to get out of their cars and st

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