caltrans said it happened saturday night on highway one at mud creek. monterey county sheriff's office plane took this video showing just how much earth slid down the mountain and across highway 1. that's a lot. it's estimated millions of cubic feet of dirt and rock crashed down onto a road that was already closed because of a landslide earlier this year. about one third of a mile of the road is cut off. caltrans said it has to wait for the hillside to settle and stabilize before they can start clearing the highway again. >>> the nonprofit group, visit oakland, is looking for local artists to create murals on the walls and spaces donated by businesses or property owners. >> amber lee has more on visit oakland's public mural grants program. >> reporter: fernando santos grew up in east oakland. the middle school art teacher is a part-time mural artist.

caltrans is exploring options for the multi-million dollar repair. (mark) caltrans says the rain ended up being too much for the area and there is potential for more landslide activity. earlier this week we told you that highway damage from storms has topped one billion dollars for the first time in state history. that does not include this massive landslide. caltrans says it could take a year to reopen this stretch of road. ( darya ) the union city man charged for attempting to set several dennys customers on fire in hayward is back in court. 43-year-old victor rubio was charged with seven counts of assault. last wednesday police say rubio was inside dennys when he poured gasoline on himself and six other customers. according to court documents, rubio told police that voices told him to do it and that people were out to kill him. after not being able start a fire w

caltrans estimates it's 5 football fields wide and just 250 feet into the pacific. and it is yet another setback for big sur, which has struggled ever since this landslide and two others to the north made it impossible for visitors to reach businesses south of pfeiffer canyon bridge. >> living with landslides you don't control them. you kind of respect them and deal with them as you best can. we're thinking, you know, right now it's very preliminary, but approximately a year. >> reporter: caltrans says there is no fixed timetable for work to resume on highway 1 until the slide stabilizers and it's safe for workers to return. devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> breaking news now out of stockton. a large fire triggering evacuations near downtown. it's burning in an industrial section, with shipping pallets burning sending black smoke all over the city. you can see those flames burning near the railroad boxcars, as well. this is a look from a different angle. fire crews are using ladders to try to put some water on the flames. we'll keep an eye on this for you bring you more det

>> reporter: caltrans says it is a mistake and they will fix it. we talked to many drivers who pass by here every day and they say they didn't notice the typo. closer look and it's pretty obvious. >> take the 280 all the time. funny how i never paid attention to it. >> reporter: thousands of drivers speed past every day. the ones heading to saratoga avenue may have noticed the sign didn't match the name in their gps. >> somebody needs to learn how to spell saratoga. >> reporter: the mileage is accurate but the spelling is not. >> no go saratogo. sounds like a sandwich place. >> reporter: caltrans says they mistakenly misspelled it. >> who didn't catch that? it's a city that's not brand-new. it absolutely should be spelled correctly. and taken down and fixed. >> reporter: a fix is coming. caltrans says crews will add a plate to the sign on thursday night and the contractor will foot the bill to fix the mistake. today many drivers shared the same question. >> is that real? is that actually up. >> reporter: yes. >> i would fire the contractor. >> how

caltrans estimates it's 5 football fields wide and just 250 feet into the pacific. and it is yet another setback for big sur, which has struggled ever since this landslide and two others to the north made it impossible for visitors to reach businesses south of pfeiffer canyon bridge. >> living with landslides you don't control them. you kind of respect them and deal with them as you best can. we're thinking, you know, right now it's very preliminary, but approximately a year. >> reporter: caltrans says there is no fixed timetable for work to resu

many more are on caltrans list to be fixed. >> how many structures are we talking about? >> thousands. >> reporter: bob hoss is talking about the states thousands of bridges rated structurally deficient. >> we are putting more and more wear and tear on our highways and bridges. they need more and more work. a lot of them were built 50 or 60 years ago. they are coming to the end of their service like. >> reporter: these bridges are expected to last about six decades but we found bay area bridges that are close to 100 years old. this stone bridge is on highway 12 n. of sonoma in the wine country. the foundations of the hooker creek bridge require a high priority a replacement. the substructure rating is critical. the bridges inventory notes extensive scouring at ridge foundation. caltrans says they will begin to replace this bridge in 2020 and note they must prioritize. >> the backlog will be there. we expect -- inspect the bridges regularly. >> reporter: caltrans would shut down this section of highway 101 in downtown san raphael if the irwin quick bridge is not safe. it w

caltrans shut down the project altogether. these birds are protected and on the threatened list since the '80s. caltrans can't do anything within 600 feet of the protected area. "skydrone5" is also staying clear of the area, as well. >> everybody that builds in california in the central valley knows the rules of the game. >> reporter: this woman is president of friends of the swank ton hawk. >> historically there were about 17,000 swanktons hawks. today there are about 4,000 breeding hawks. >> reporter: for now they will focus on the meridien overpass down the round until the hawk and its future family of hawks relocates to a new home. the midway overpass is on home indefinitely. the meridien overpass works begins friday. in vacaville, juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >>> drivers should expect lane changes in the area around the meridien overpass for the next three to six months. >>> now, the bay area has seen its share of animals interfering with infrastructure projects. caltrans spent more than $30 million to move hundreds of stat

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caltrans says it could take up to one year to clear that massive slide. is the biggest landslide in 25 years. crews are looking for a safe way to clear it. sean larson gives us an up close look at at the slide and shows us that it will cost millions of dollars. >> it is just a beautiful cruise up the close. >> reporter: for bob hillman this stretch of highway one is now almost unrecognizable. >> it looks dicey sometimes. >> reporter: he brought his daughters up to check out the central coast but had to turn around. >> i've done it with this big old beast a couple of times. >> reporter: on thursday afternoon caltrans brought us up to where highway one comes to a screeching halt. >> this really began in january. >> reporter: susanna crews says three weeks ago they closest road to travelers and locals as a precaution. it's a good thing because on saturday night over 1 million tons of dirt and rock came crashing down covering over one quarter of a mile of highway one north of the san luis obispo county line in monterey county. >> mother nature took over.>> re

caltran says the winter storms could be what's causing this dip. caltran is shutting down part of the roadway as we reported until the middle of june to make emergency repairs. >>> happening today, south bay water leaders will hold a special workshop to examine potential impact in the state's ongoing water fix project. if governor brown gets his wish, that project may eventually include twin tunnels sending water from the delta to southern california. >>> up next, we're talking about safety issues at tesla plants, why a new study released by a worker advocacy group has the electric car company defending its recent safety record. >>> and a first for the winchester mystery house. in its 94 year history? ing that's never been revealed before until today. >>> a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, mike in mi millway tracking a crash on the other side of the bridge. it's between 80 westbound and 101. we'll have updates after this break. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous.

the extensive work by caltrans to get it back open. >>> memorial day weekend one of the busiest times on the road as we know. also one of the deadliest. we will talk to the highway patrol about officers are doing to try to keep us safe out there this weekend. a hundred miles? a thousand miles? how about less than a mile and a half? crystal geyser always bottled at the mountain source. the energy conscious whopeople among usle? say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. how fafrom its sourcelpine spring to the bottle?travel ♪ how about less than a mile and a half? crystal geyser is the only major us spring water bottled at the mountain source. ♪[music] >> welcome back, everyone. memorial day weekend knocking on the door. the question of the day, are you planning on traveling this mem

caltrans is considering a >>> let's take you outside a live look right now. 101 in palo alto traffic moving slow headingt( north. but it's not too bad the other way.ok caltrans considering a massive area turning car poolxdt( lanÑ& toll lanes mp michelle roberts is long the road in the city tell us how that would change the dynamic driving through that area michelle. >> reporter: essentially it would create a long stretch for cars heading north to moveé@ ag really well thatxd hopefully wod help east congestion. asjfj8"át population grows in t area that's the best plan as of now to east congestion many of the 2 oh oh thousand driver to kmiet along 101 on every day might describe the traffic a as. >> terrible. >> which is why kal tour de france is considering way to improve the ride. >> the population keeps on growing unfortunately there is not a lot of room we havea5 to; build. >> bob has with caltransé@ say major construction plan is bein] considered that would turn hov p$a(e lanes in express lane that lane would frech from 380 toko international. drivers but other driverslp

. >>> $2 million plan to electrify caltrans cleared another hurdle. the approved spending $600 million in bond funds. that follows a $650 million commitment for the trump administration this week. electrifying caltrans has their opponent including a lawsuit filed yesterday. >>> thousands are gathering this weekend for the annual bottle rock music festival. 85 dance, food, beer, wine are all included. 100,000 people are expected to attend the three-day festival. merwin five, tom petty in the heartbreakers and the foo fighters will be headlining.>> they have some great vans here -- dance here. it is my birthday.>> the event continues to grow each year and in addition to music, it has a wine garden, disco, and culinary . >>> some say the summer of love started on this date 50 years ago. it is the day the beatles was released in england. when the record came out in the u.s., it stayed at number 1 for 15 weeks and inspired many to imitate the sound and style a new edition has just been released.>>> a blue whale at a beach what scientists plan to determine

until now the path was only open on the weekends while the caltrans took down the rest of the bridge. >>> and then a phillips station near highway 50 and it's about 90 miles east of sacramento. ths is the video of the last survey when the snow pack was 183% of normal, and the highest level since 2011, and to put that in perspective, take a look at what the survey looked like just two years ago, no snow at all to measure. >>> the heat wave is expected to start melting the snow at a faster pace this week driving river levels up, and the forecasters say some california rivers will run extra cold and fast as the record snow-melts. >>> if you thought it was warm orr the weekend, wait until wednesday comes and that's expected to be the hottest day of the week. lifeguards had to rescue a 13-year-old girl that got in a rip wave yesterday morning, and during the spring the rip currents are active and defiant. >> the water is cold and we don't let them go in too far, and they are okay, and not going in that far but they play in the surf and you have to be a little careful because i am aware of

caltrans is working with researchers from uc davis to eventually expand this pilot program statewide. >> we have come up with this pilot program that is the next generation of wrong-way driver counter measures. >> it would provide the data in the future to be able to, for example, look at every highway off-ramp in california. >> reporter: now, the sacramento area was selected for the pilot program because the region led the state in the number of deadly wrong-way accidents. hector ramirez lost his sister and two nieces in a crash in 2015. they were heading home to the small town of arbuckle, north of sacramento after a visit to the bay area when a wrong-way driver slammed into their car, triggering that fiery crash. and ramirez and of course many others are hoping that all of this new technology will hopefully save lives down the road. >> thank you, alex. >>> major upgrades are coming to an east bay bart station. more on the changes to the lafayette bart station and how they could affect your commute. also -- >> who is the only current warrior player that used to play for the jazz. >>

aelectriciaelectric >>> a solid line of red between pleasanton and sunol area, and we just confirmed caltrans doing sign installation and they should be wrapping it up. we have two right lanes down along with the right shoulder. we have backup building. you are down to around 16 miles per hour. if you want to take 84, we have slight delays but overall that's a decent alternate. we will check on the drive times in less than ten. >>> the ordeal is finally over for people on a united flight bound for san francisco. >> a fire broke out on that plane in new jersey. abc7 news reporter matt keller is live where they just landed safely a little while ago. matt. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. what a relief to make it to their destination. certainly a frightening night. some of those passengers arrived here at sfo just before 4:00 a.m. after the frightening deal. >> flight attendants were saying, get off the plane, get off the plane, run away from the plane. >> reporter: the plane caught fire while it was taxing on the runway at the newark airport. the passengers were taken back to the

caltrans crews are working to clear it. no word when they will be able to re-open that road. >>> in the monterey bay, more and more whales have been flipped their tails and sending water to the air. kpix 5's betty yu got on a boat to find out why they are flocking to the area in big numbers. >> reporter: they came up close, slashed around and swam within 40 yards of our whale watching tour boat. these remarkable sightings have become a regular occurrence particularly in the last month in monterey bay. our first came within 10 minutes of heading out of the harbor. >> it's really powerful to be so close to such a large animal. >> reporter: this marine biology and owner of sanctuary cruises has been studying whales for more than 20 years. >> things are really increasing as far as whale activity goes here out of moss landing. in the last month we have had a significant increase in number of whale sightings and consistency. >> reporter: here's an example. right now you can see three whales blowing and diving back into the water.

caltrans says its too early to know when the highway will reopen to traffic(susana cruz/caltrans)"a third of the mountain just went down, and its created a new shorline, and its millions of cubic yards, down."(keith carls/reporting)"caltrans plans to break down this temporary closure here on highway 1 at ragged point and establish a hard-closure about ten miles up the highway right before the mud creek slide." (dawn ritz/tourist)"it came as a surprise that this is as far as we can go right now."dawn ritz is among those who came to the big sur coastline as part of her holiday weekend escape from l-a."this is a very pure part of california that is an opportunity to really get in touch with the basics of life."rori cosma wants everyone to know the ragged point inn is open for business."the numbers are going to be down no matter what, people just aren't coming to the area at all knowing that they cannot access this iconic highway." (grant) five smaller landslides combined to make this massive landslide saturday evening. that section of highway-1 is under an estimated one-million tons of rock

caltrans crews are working to clear it. no word when it will be reopened. >>> that story made the front page of the "san francisco chronicle." i picked this up this morning. it's because these poor people in the big sur area, it's one thing after another and it cuts off their supplies and their tourism and, boy, it's not a good thing happening there, although, boy, the weather is nice if you can get there. right now overcast skies the view from our live weather camera. it's poised and positioned at valley christian elementary school in dublin. we're socked in. southwest winds up to 13 there in throughout the dublin- pleasanton, livermore area as well at 53 degrees. san jose you, too are overcast in the mid-50s. it is now thin overcast in redwood city at 57 degrees. 50 in santa rosa with the clouds thickening up, as well. winds increasing. right now still under 10 around the peninsula. 12 now in livermore. 32 in the fairfield area. 12 in antioch through brentwood. it will be a bit breezy later today with the shift in the win

michelle is live tonight. >> reporter: caltrans says it's just a mistake. it's been this way for a few months but most of the drivers haven't even noticed. but you can see something isn't quite right. >> somebody has some explaining to do. >> reporter: thousands of people drive past this traffic sign on 280 north every day but it's unclear how many of them realize the mistake. >> i didn't personally notice it. >> reporter: the mileage is accurate but the spelling is not. >> no, no go. no go saratogo sounds like a san witch play. >> reporter: the contractor mistaken mistakenly spelled it wrong. >> it absolutely should be spelled correctly and taken down and fixed. >> reporter: a fix is coming. the crews will add a plate to the sign to fix the o on sunday night and the contractor will foot the bill to fix the mistake. >> i think that's funny. >> is that real? is that actually up? >> reporter: yes. >> i would fire the contractor. >> reporter: a similar situation made headlines years ago when they misspelled the word milpitas on the sign. reporting live in san

meeting with caltrans district four includes all nine bay area counties. but since it is caltrans, they're only talking state highways not surface streets. caltrans wants to see bicycling triple by 2020 to improve health and decrease traffic congestion. final plan expected next winter. >> on what is nearly the 30th anniversary of her service in congress, house minority leader, nancy pelosi spoke in san francisco today. she took written questions from a soldout crowd at commonwealth club. jonathan bloom has mr. on what she said, and about how things have changed in washington. in the district she representatives, nancy pelosi got a standing ovation. a day after what would have been president kennedy's 100th birthday. >> i was present at his inauguration. >> she witnessed american history. but the crowd wanted to talk about the present. >> how is this president different? >> what's different would be a long list. how is he the same? i can't think of anything. >> she had been hoping for america's first female president. >> not that women are better. that the

are going to pay million dollars to live here, we may be able to ride our bikes over the bridge. >> caltrans blocked this bridge during construction due to the heavy diesel fumes and smoke the demolition crews were causing while dismantling and removing sections of the old bridge but with that work done, the delays that upset so many people in the last part of the bridge are something of the past. i'm sure that we will see thousands of more smiling faces as people run and bike across this path this spring and this summer, especially on days like today and who could beat the views here, right. we're live, tom jenson, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. >> a live look outside from the oakland side of the bay bridge. well, a lot of bikes and a ton of cars out there today. information on the changes to the bike path seeing desirable. go to our website at nbcbayarea.com. >> anything to not be in the hot car there in traffic. >>> and fresh off a rally to mark the first 100 days in office, donald trump spent a day at his virginia golf club and choosing to give a speech last night instead of

.>>> caltrans is looking for volunteers for its citizens advisory committee. san francisco, san mateo and santa clara residents, you are encouraged to apply. the volunteers will give caltrans board of directors input on what el train riders need and want. there is one seat open for each of the three counties and if you are interested in applying, we posted a link on our website, www.ktvu.com. you can go there and click on web lines. >>a homicide investigation is underway on treasure island. the unusual violence rattled the nerves of the people who lived there. >>ranking the top places to work in america. we will take a look at bay area companies that cracked the top of the list.>>good morning. we can see that traffic is moving along pretty well. that is if you are driving on interstate 880 in oakland. >>a breezy to windy day. water temps continue to be cold. the low clouds are maxed out. >>> welcome back. a federal judge approved a $1.2 billion settlement. this will probably wrap up most of the legal battles over the volkswagen admissions cheating scandal. fed

caltrans said it happened saturday night on highway one at mud creek. monterey county sheriff's office plane took this video showing just how much earth slid down the mountain and across highway 1. that's a lot. it's estimated millions of cubic feet of dirt and rock crashed down onto a road that was already closed because of a landslide earlier this year. about one third of a mile of the road is cut off. caltrans said it has to wait for the hillside to settle and stabilize before they can start clearing the highway again. >>> the nonprofit group, visit oakland, is looking for local artists to create murals on the walls and spaces donated by businesses or property owners. >> amber lee has more on visit oakland's public mural grants program. >> reporter: fernando santos grew up in east oakland. the middle school art teacher is a part-time mural artist. oakland made me who i am. oakland made me the artist i am now. >> reporter: this wallace on the side of hfd engineering. >> you come of the bridge from san francisco. you go over the bridge and you see the

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caltrans says winter storms seem to be the cause. engineers will investigate over the coming days to see if it is a construction issue or weather related. cars literally just whoop, some getting airborne. caltrans is shutting down part of the roadway overnight until the middle of juppe to make emergency repairs. >>> armed with a painted beard and a note, a woman tried robbing a bank in danville today. police arrested her this afternoon. they say the 36-year-old mom from danville walked into a bank of the west, handed a teller a note. and then demanded money. she then ran. she did not use a weapon during the robbery. >>> up next, the giants and a's we're also monitoring the latest with president trump. whoa! you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. mom, i'm taking the subaru. don't be late. even when we're not there to keep them safe, our subaru outback will be. (vo) love. it's what makes a

caltrans says the winter storms seem to be the cause. caltrans now shutting down part of the roadway overnight until the middle of june to make some emergency repairs. i passed it on my way to work. >> were you feeling like you were going up and down? >> when you're going southbound, the kids go weee. >> unsettling ground there. all right, what is happening in our skies today? the cooldown continues? >> yes, and a great day to head out to the a's game at 12:35 this afternoon. looking at temperatures rising into the upper 60s in oakland today. we'll take a look at the rest of the microclimates and the cooldown coming up next. >> and a live look here at the east shore freeway. the headlights westbound. low clouds hover around, but we can see this more clearly. no major slowing, but obviously, some cars there. we'll show you the tri-valley coming up. breaking right now.. a deadly police shooting in south san francisco... and a perimeter s >>> breaking right now, a deadly police shooting in south san francisco that we are just learning more

caltrans says they can't even get engineers in to assess the damage. right now no estimated time of reopening. we did hear one report, it could possibly be a year. raj, jessica? >> that's going to be catastrophic for some of those businesses. thank you very much, janelle. >> didn't you say you were going to the post ranchin' this weekend? via helicopter? >> the other resorts actually had to close down. >> that's awful. >> and that's not even taking into account what we could have next winter in terms of rainfall. that's a whole other issue. there's about a 45% chance we could see el niÑo develop. but as for this upcoming weekend, it still looks excellent. but we are tracking some hotter temperatures. >> announcer: now nbc bay area's microclimate weather. >> as we get a look from our camera pointed at san francisco, that fog is going strong tonight. currently cloudy conditions in the city and a little bit of patchy drizzle. 65 degrees and temperatures will be dropping into the 50s here throughout the next several hours. san jose way down today to 70 de

caltrans taking advantage of the nice weather and has one lane closed from the high-rise to foster city. so just a heads up if you are going out now. you may catch that. it is in effect until 5 a.m. traffic lights out at third and king a four-way stop. >>> police in san francisco are looking for a gunman who killed a 15-year-old near golden gate park. yesterday at noon someone opened fire on the teen who was behind the wheel of a car on sunset boulevard between kirkham and lawton streets. investigators say that he didn't have a driver's license and they they believe he was the intended target. now look for surveillance video and talk to witnesses including a 16-year-old passenger in the victims car. >>> president trump will speak by phone today with russian president vladimir putin. the two leaders are expected to discuss the civil war in syria. the announcement came just hours after president trump said he would be honored to neat north korea's dictator under the right circumstances. -- to meet north korea's dictator under the right circumstances. he says it's not the right time. he se

but caltrans says it's unclear why this happened. engineering will investigate over the coming days to see if it's a construction issue or if it's weather related. caltrans is now shutting down this stretch of roadway overnight until the middle of june to make emergency repairs. >> it can be dangerous sometimes when you're going the speed limit and the big dips and you have to stop auchlds. can be dangerous. >> caltrans workers tell me the storms damaged a lot of roadways that has them scrambling to make repairs in santa clair county. the state estimates repairing roads after the winter will cost up to $1.3 billion. and at last count it is estimated roughly 11,000 cars drive on highway 85 every day. live in south san jose. nb bay area news. >> that is oolts of traffic. >>> scarey moments as a tanker truck burst into flames in central valley. ufrlts killing the driver. i want to show you cell phone video shot by employee of nearby panda express. off highway 99 in merced county. you can see the smoke billowing from the site. the truck

excited about it, it gives them more opportunity on the week days to do their biking and exercise. >> caltrans blocked this part of the bridge during construction due to the heavy diesel fumes and smoke demolition crews were causing while removing sections of the old bridge. i'm back live now. a lot of people have been concerned about the narrow roads as they come on to treasure island here. in fact, this couple walking by right now just came across the bridge. they are waiting for a shuttle to come pick them up. that is one of the things that you could do when you come on to the island, treasure island, a shuttle will pick you up on this end if you want and take you down to treasure island so you don't have to navigate these really narrow streets there until they are able to get the bike path built on the streets and those shuttles are running all of the time. we're live on the island, tom jenson, nbc bay area news. >> what a beautiful day to be out there. tom, thank you so much. >>> and looking beyond the first 100 days. how is president trump responding to north korea as a nuclear threat. >

caltrans shut down the project altogether. these birds are protected and on the threatened list since the '80s. caltrans can't do anything within 600 feet of the protected area. "skydrone5" is also staying clear of the area, as well. >> everybody that builds in

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>>reporter: caltrans is testing out brand-new way to warn drivers before they can into a freeway going into the wrong direction. sometimes they do not enter signs at the freeway off ramps are just not enough. drivers can get confused. just last month rose to the crash in this area. a wrong way driver slammed into another car. here on highway 84 and the man ultimately was killed in the accident. in hopes of preventing these kinds of accidents, caltrans has started a pilot program in the sacramento area, flashing led lights have been installed in 17 freeway off ramps along interstate 80 and highway 5. also surveillance cameras have been put up to capture wrong way drivers and the goal is to alert dispatchers sooner so they can send help. had to ramirez lost his sister and two nieces in a crash in 2015. they were heading home to the small town of arbuckle after a visit to the bay area when a wrong way driver slammed into their car. ramirez is hoping the new technology will state -- save lives. >> that is great and wonderful because you don't think about it until you lose a family member.>

and of the 107 pages, there was one page that mentioned caltrans. it was six lines that set a goal for better operations, and that was it. we could have done more. >> that's the bill that was before the legislature. are you saying that doing nothing would have been better than what passed? >> i think doing the right thing, do the reforms with any kind of conversations about revenue. but zero conversations about reform happened. zero parts in the bill. and unfortunately, californians, i think, deserve better. if we're asking for more money, the highest gas tax in california history, a gas tax that continues year after year after year and we do nothing to spend it better, that's the wrong way to go. >> california, of course, has become sort of the center of resistance to the trump agenda. and i'm wondering as a republican, do you -- how do you feel about what the legislature is doing and specifically the sanctuary state bill, s.b. 54 that passed the senate, in your house? >> it's all the way over in the senate. i probably won't get to vote on it until

. >> reporter: it was a day of celebration for caltrans and its riders. >> it's great news, yeah. >> i think it's good and more efficient. >> reporter: the project to electrify the system is back on track. >> it was frustrating and also scary. it can be very disheartening when you've worked on a project for so long and you think you're just right at the finish line and you're being told, not quite sure. >> reporter: all was set to go until trump's new transportation secretary pumped the brakes when she took office in january. thanks to much lobbying on behalf of the project by local leaders and businesses alike, it got the green light today for $647 million. representative anna calls it annaly luia moment. riders are just ready to make the commute easier. >> we're always really packed and even there's times when it's not really as crazy as other times, it's still really packed. >> reporter: cal train has been operating on the diesel system for over 30 years. this new one will be better for the environment, quieter for those that live there and allow cal train to run more trains more

. >>> the caltrans transit appears to still be in limbo. >> more on caltran's money troubles in a moment. let's start with your choices. these are the four designs they want you to vote on, number one like the one, red, white, some or one of these will be chosen as the new electric fleet to replace the current trains. the agency that says new system will increase capacity and offer a smoother ride. we asked riders what they think. >> they've been talking about electrifying it for a while. >> basically, i'm comfortable, faster would be good. >> but the project has hit an obstacle. transportation secretary, elaine chow is holding up a $467 million grant, electrification supporters point out california's republican congressional delegation is opposed to it because it paves the way for the state's high speed rail. i conducted my own poll on facebook and twitter asking you which you prefer. a quick look looks like number one is the clear winner. voting is open until midnight tomorrow. we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. >> thank you, kristen. >>> sir richard branson was in san franci

. >>> the caltrans transit appears to still be in limbo. >> more on caltran's money troubles in a moment. let's start with your choices. these are the four designs they want you to vote on, number one like the one, red, white, grey. some or one of these will be chosen as the new electric fleet to replace the current trains. the agency that says new system will increase capacity and offer a smoother ride. we asked riders what they think. >> they've been talking about electrifying it for a while. >> basically, i'm comfortable, faster would be good. >> but the project has hit an obstacle. transportation secretary, elaine chow is holding up a $467 million grant, electrification supporters point out california's republican congressional delegation is opposed to it because it paves the way for the state's high speed rail. i conducted my own poll on facebook and twitter asking you which you prefer. a quick look looks like number one is the clear winner. voting is open until midnight tomorrow. we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. >> thank you, kristen. >>> sir richard branson was in san

just this week, the trump administration agreed to fund a $650 million project to electrify caltrans. and our reporter has the story. >> governor jerry brown attended a climate conference put on by the netherlands. representatives from the country in san francisco to exchange ideas and seek mutual cooperation. what is real that in future. investing klein mat will bring growth and jobs. the netherlands considers california to be at the forefront of the climate battle against the trump administration. but today the governor said he things president trump will come around. president trump is a realist. nothing more real than atmosphere and the chemistry that determines our, weather and long term climate. the president met with the pope, defender of the environment. >> don't underestimate the power of the holy father. the president said he would decide if the u.s. would support the paris climate change agreement following this current international trip, and after sitting down with the group of seven nations. within his administration, rex tillerson supports the agreement. and proof the g

caltran says the winter storms may be to blame. caltran now shutting down part of the roadway overnight until the middle of june in order to make those emergency repairs. >>> it's a holiday weekend. >> it is. going to feel like a holiday weekend although the unofficial start of summer will not be summer weather. >> no, not for most spots, but i think we'll take it considering we've already had summer, right? we started out this week talking about the inland valleys reaching into 90s and it was so warm for most of the bay area. well now it's starting to come down. looking outside right now in the south bay, san jose is at 65 degrees. in the peninsula looking at palo alto, 67 degrees and you're feeling the breezes as the skies clear. tri-valley 66 degrees and 64 in the east bay. look at the flag in fremont, it's waving. we had high winds. we're feeling that also in san francisco as temperatures are much cooler there and in the north bay we have yet to shake those clouds. high temperatures today, this is where we're head. up to 72 deg

caltran is working to take the debris away but there is no date set when the highway will reopen. >>> the birds have moved into their new homings. hundreds on the bridge, but a half million dollars was spent to put in new p -- new purches, and the birds are moving in now. >>> let's get a check of traffic. >> are you feeling lucky? sure. >> today is national lucky penny day. >> okay. you're giving us pennies. >> yes. >> they're supposed to be heads up. >> that's right. >> and they're not. >> mine is. >> there you go. [ laughter ] >>> we are tracking an accident that is slowing folks down trying to make their way into morgan hill. northbound 101, right at dunn avenue, and a car hit the center divide and we're getting reports of quite a bit of fluid leaking into the roadway causing a hazard for drivers making their way past there. expect delays. traffic is backed up to about this area, northbound 101, and heading north, through san jose, we're spotting the typical slowdowns. 680, north main street, reports of an accident in the southbound direction, that would be in the tail lights on th

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the project will convert the caltrans system from diesel to electric. >>> ford motor company is shifting gears, firing its ceo and abruptly hiring a man to shaek up operations. the new ceo previously led the had ford unit focused on self-driving cars. the move by ford is seen as an effort to counter threats from rivals in silicon valley. he also served as interim athletics director at the university of michigan. he hired jim harbaugh as head coach at michigan and gets credit for turning around the football program. >>> two tech giants are in a legal dispute over the letter p. pay pal is suing pandora over the new logo. you see it here on the right. pay pal claims the similarities are confusing customers with some mistakenly opening the wrong app on their phones. pay pal says could it hurt business. pandora says it does not comment on pending litigation. >>> are you in the market? >>> this is slick. this is slick. bad guys. the new bad guys stunt, this could easily come here to the bay area. this scam has shown up on ebay in europe. it is called car cloning. they challenge out the informa

. >>> the caltrans employee wednesday $3 million lawsuit filed against the state in the jury in nevada county sided with john barry who claims that between 2010 and 2012 his supervisors harassed him and ignored his documented allergies to perfume and certain chemicals like the cleanser and window cleaner. he said that when he filed complaints his supervisors punished him by moving him to different parts of the building. at one point they put his cubicle in the lobby of the office. caltrans said they will appeal the decision. >>> the bay area has withdrawn the bill that would repeal part of the state law to make belonging to the communist party of fireable offense for public him -- employees. he says he wanted to update the cold war era state law that enacted the scare in the 40s and 50s. he said after hearing from the veterans a vietnamese veterans he decided to pull back on the proposal saying it would cause distress and hurt. >>> there is a warning today about the popular fiction spinners. the texas mother said she had to rush her daughter to the hospital after she started choking on

until now the path was only open on the weekends while caltrans took down the rest of the old bay bridge. >>> happening today the final snow pack survey about 90 miles east of sacramento. here's weight looked like on the last snow survey. it's the highest level since 2011. take a look at what this looked like just two years ago. what a stark contrast. absolutely no snow to measure. >>> the heat wave expected to smart melting the snow at a faster pace this week, drying river levels up. rangers are worried the water will go a foot over its banks in a week as the record snow-melts. >>> back here in the bay area, if you thought it was warm over the weekend, wednesday is expected to be the hottest day of the week and that means possibly dangerous conditions if you are headed to the beach. lifeguards had to rescue a 13-year-old girl at ocean beach yesterday morning. during the spring the rip currents are active and defiant so be careful. >>> let's get over to alexis smith with the commute. >> we have another fatfatality. if you have been with us since early this morning, this is the third fata

a lot of debris involved in this, so much they are requiring caltrans to bring a street sweeper out, and it's a minor delay but i am keeping an eye on that as we get further into the commute. >>> we will talk about the heavier traffic in the east bay coming up. >>> that breaking news in oakland where people were trapped in an overturned car, and we just learned they rescued the last person they have been trying to get out, and they worked for two hours. reporter amy hollyfield is live on scene for us. what is the latest there? >> reporter: the man was just taken to the hospital and it looks like he's in very critical condition. it seems like they are concerned he may not make it. officers at the scene telling me they just called their fatal investigative team. the team is on their way here to look into the crash just in case it does turn into a fatal crash. this happened at 3:25 this morning on redwood road in oakland. there were two men and two women in the car, and an officer at the scene tells me they appeared to be young on the younger side and doesn't know their exact ages and t