san rafael bridge. a quick check of drive times, tracy to castro valley, first

anyone that has to drive on that richmond san rafael bridge would like to find an alternative because that is bad.>> yes, you sound like you have a little bit of experience with that.>> i have a lot. >> you're absolutely right. that would take the pressure off of the road and give you a different way.>>> right now we don't have a lot going on when it comes to the morning commute, just the way we like it. traffic moving well on northbound 101 from gilroy into morgan hill and into san jose, continuing to be a nice drive with no major issues, traffic looking good on 280, 101 and 205. the bay bridge toll plaza is nice and light, no major problems getting into san francisco and the traffic continues to look good on the bridge.>>> it is 4:17 am. >>> we have this unseasonably cool pattern and i don't see this changing for about a week and if anything it could get stronger early next week. it continues to rotate through and it is ramping up the fog bank. we will see local drizzle with lows in the 40s and 50s, breezy. not as windy is yesterday but some locations will get pretty breezy. gusting

but take a look at the toll plaza over at the richmond/san rafael bridge. you can see a backup -- we typically don't see delays at this hour over at the toll plaza. morning commute is over but dealing with slowdowns. once you get past the scene at the bay bridge just past treasure island at center anchorage things pick up. delays no matter which way you go. >> all right, jaclyn, thank you. >>> big news out of washington. white house officials say president trump is expected to pull out of the global climate agreement. kelly o'hara reports the decision is expected to anger allies and big u.s. companies focused on fighting "climate change." >> reporter: president trump is ready to make good on another campaign promise. >> we're going to cancel the paris climate agreement. >> reporter: he tweeted this morning, i'll be announcing my decision on the paris accord over the next few days. he is planning to pull the u.s. out of the landmark global agreement between almost 200 nations. former president obama played a large role in negotiating the2015 pact to voluntar

i was supposed to be looking at walnut creek but that's the richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge. cloudy and 50 to 56 at 7:00 a.m. and 56 to 67 and then a spread at 4:00, 58 at the coast and mid-60s around the bay to lower 70s inland and then by 7:00 partly cloudy and 54 to 63. reggie? >> thanks, mike. >>> san jose police are crediting a man of saving his wife from an attack. police tell our media partner, the "mercury news," the two senio seniors were coming around the corner and a woman hit them with a stick and ran off. the husband chased the woman and held her until police got there. >>> breaking news out of sonoma right now. i want to show you intense video of a house fire there that just came in. this is near chestnut and hillcrest avenue. you see the flames shooting from the two story home. officials say it appears the home is a total loss. as many as six people lived there. they are all now looking for another place to stay this morning, and we are told the red cross is helping them out right now. several vehicles were also burned. >>> police call a man accused of

a quick check of the richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge, we could count the number of vehicles out there so it's friday night. >>> developing news in contra costa county where there is an emergency meeting about potentially replacing the district attorney, and all he would say to our camera is no comment after a civil jury recommended he be removed from office. he spent 6 campaign fund on movie tickets and clothes. >> it's about finding a prosecutor within this office that can galvanize the employees and who can bring integrity back to the office. >> earlier this year peterson was fined for violating california's political reform act. he was sued after his election in 2010 by colleagues that claimed they were punished for supporting his opponent. >>> developing news in palo alto, abc7 news was at the bay lands last night and a man hid in the bushes there naked and exposed himself to a woman hiking with her toddler. it happened at 3:30 on wednesday afternoon. he was unshaven and wearing glasses and had blond hair and a man bun. >>> the department of justice just announced a swee

and san mateo bridge getting pretty crowded as well as the richmond/san rafael bridge. you can see this is backed up over at the toll plaza. headlights on the left side of the screen moving in the westbound direction from the parkway to the west end of the bridge an 8-minute ride. bay bridge toll plaza, 26 minutes in the red just what you expected to see around this time of morning on a tuesday morning commute. that's a check of your traffic. >> thank you. >>> two people are dead and several others are injured after a violent high-speed crash in alameda. from "skydrone5" you can see the silver pickup truck crushed. alameda police say there were 7 people inside when the truck came careening down park street around 8 a.m. yesterday. it clipped a minivan, flipped and continued to tumble. an employee at a nearby restaurant rushed to help the woman in the minivan. >> she was shaking. shaking, crying, really scared. >> authorities haven't released the marches of the names of the victim, a man and woman in the truck. children were also injured. >>> tiger woods is apologizing t

different story over at the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza. right now it's about a 27- minute rideacross the bridge. roberta? >> imagine this running up the stairs on telegraph hill to coit tower. and taking a good view, a good look now. visibility is unlimited. lots of blue skies out there. no rain in the forecast today. a bit of a breeze out of the northwest 10 to 20 later today, right now we have temperatures in the 50s climbing to 50s, 60s and 70s. a few degrees warmer than yesterday. warmer through the weekend. breezy today. ,,,, [ whistles ] internet speeds 20x faster. at&t fiber sounds amazing. wait a sec, i'm not done yet. less than 12% of at&t homes actually qualify. huh... hold on. everyone else gets our other, slower internet speeds. but no one reads this stuff anyway. except for the old guy with the binoculars. huh... we got ourselves a reader. don't be fooled by at&t. xfinity delivers the fastest speeds to the most homes. ♪ >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it's wednesday, may 17, 2017. welcome back to "cbs this morni

here's a look over at the richmond/san rafael bridge. we are in the yellow for drivers making their way across the span westbound 11 minutes. and no accidents, no stalls, it's been quiet out on the roads. it's great in traffic but we are still seeing the usual crowds. 30 minutes on the san mateo bridge. westbound direction out of hayward to foster city. and we'll do a quick check of some of our drive times here. we are in the red for northbound 101 drivers, you will be "slow, stop, go" just a little under 20 minutes. that's a check of traffic. i'm going to send it back over to you now, kenny. >>> jaclyn, thank you. significant clean-up in store for two midwestern states after deadly tornadoes hit the region. on the left you can see the mess the storm made in wisconsin where one man was killed when a tornado hit a mobile home park. more than 2 dozen others were injured. and on the right in kansas, many are still without power after a suspected tornado damaged power lines and several buildings. >>> meanwhile, a woman in iowa just had to sn

he was in a stolen car and was chased across the richmond san rafael bridge. just before 4:00 a.m., he slammed the car into a storage container at the fruitvale exit off 880 and there is no word on the suspects condition. >>> two were taken to the hospital after a fire broke off -- broke out. brighton avenue at 4:00 this morning, the fire was put out but five people are not displaced. displaced. >>> and assistant preschool teacher an assistant preschool teacher is arrested after calling in a bomb threat to a san francisco school. pablo munoz works at leport montessori school and he left a message about a bomb at the school. no devices were found but the voicemails were traced back to him. >>> president donald trump is set to meet with the pope today. the president and first lady arrived in rome a little while ago after wrapping up a two day visit to israel. trump said he is looking forward to speaking with the pope about how christian teachings can, quote, put the world on a path to justice, freedom and peace. in vatican city, 1000 extra officers are on duty t

we were talking about the richmond-san rafael bridge. the crowds. something needs to be done for these people who have to sit and this bumper-to-bumper traffic every day. >> reporter: i'm sure, sal, could be the patron saint for these drivers this morning. you can see how backed up it is a long 37. >> it's bad. thank you for a look at that. >>> a jury in the antolin garcia torres case is deciding the fate of a man accused of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar five years after she disappeared. >> it's been a long trial but it's just a blink of an eye compared to how much time we have not had sierra with us. >> the jury will decide if antolin garcia torres kidnapped and killed sierra lamar. he is also accused of trying to kidnapped three other women outside of the grocery store. yesterday, the prosecution wrapped up its case and closing arguments and did. >> we also continue to build on the cases involving the safeway attacks and say mr. garcia- torres was practicing and those events and he got it right in sierra lamar. he kidnapped her and kil

take a look at the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza there. traffic is light. it's in the green. just about a 15-minute commute across the span connecting with 101. all right. here's your ride along the eastshore freeway. this is in san pablo -- at mcbryde avenue definitely getting busy westbound which is on the right side of your screen. we are tracking delays over at the bay bridge toll plaza in the yellows across the top. about 20 minutes from the maze to downtown. and here's 580 as you approach 680. smooth, looking okay right there. we are dealing with speeds in the yellow just about a 33- minute ride. wind advisory for the altamont pass. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> thank you. new video out of north carolina shows the moment a tornado touched down in davey county. a state of emergency has been declared there after nearly 25 homes were damaged in that storm. at least three people were hurt in davie county. several roofs were also ripped off of buildings and schools. today a damage assessment team will survey the areas impacted by the stor

richmond, san rafael, and up in the north bay from petaluma to santa rosa, that's where we are going to have foggy roads. a little foggy and breezy in spots, especially around the golden gate and angel island around the bay today. 217, a little hazy down in san jose. grass has dropped down to moderate and the uv index will be about 15 minutes for turn time. and 50 or 51 all across san francisco this morning. that's what the cloud cover does. temperature from 60 in walnut creek to daly city at about 49. today's temperatures a. 27 degree spread. a few 90s linger around antioch and livermore tomorrow, and 60s, 70s and 80s on wednesday, and i will let you know if it gets cooler in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >>> we briefly had a problem on the bay bridge here so the southbound side of 80 west of treasure island on the san francisco side we had a disabled vehicle for a short time blocking the slow lane, and sounds like they got it pushed off to the fremont exit. i will prove no delays with drive times here. and southbound 101, san francisco to the airport in the green at just 9 minute

san rafael bridge. a quick check of drive times, tracy to castro valley, first one in the yellow at 44 minutes. and then 101, highway 85 to san jose airport, 12 minutes. and then looking ahead to the weekend, b.a.r.t. riders, check this out. unfortunately if you are going to be in oakland you face another round of service disruptions because of this, and this is video from b.a.r.t.'s last weekend, and no trains will be running between the fruitvale and lake merritt station saturday and sunday, and a free bus bridge will be in place but if there's a warrior's playoff game on sunday the work will be put on hold. we will keep you updated on that. next update coming up just before 5:00. >>> how does a parked car burst into flames? it has happened multiple times even here in the bay area. what the manufacturer says, could you be at risk. 7 on your side joint investigation and that's tonight at 11:00. >>> walt disney's original concept for disneyland is going up for auction, and it can be yours if the price i

. >> right now a backup at the richmond/san rafael bridge. over at the toll plaza there, just a few cars. nothing to write home about. you take that over to the bay bridge, it's a completely different story. we have those metering lights on. 37-minute ride as you make your way from the maze into downtown san francisco. no delays along interstate 80 from the carquinez bridge to the toll plaza although it's starting to back up into livermore from the bay bridge backup there. 580 in the yellow, we have about a 30-minute ride as you make your way from 205 to 680 and highway 4 out of antioch into hercules. it's 42 minutes. >> was it chilly out the door? >> i felt the tug on the wheel. >> i took the dog out to do her business and she said i don't think so. it's cold outside this morning. you need a light jacket. feels colder than it is because the winds have been whipping up to 20 miles per hour! you can see the layer of low clouds lining the rim of the bay. you can see the mid- and high level cloudiness inland. that's our mount vaca cam. 43 degree

it's still causing a big backup on the richmond/san rafael bridge. all westbound lanes have been reopened as you approach sir francis drake. you can see the backup continues to stretch. we have also had another accident in the toll plaza area due to the backup. so do expect delays right now. we are tracking a travel time of about 38 minutes as you make your way from richmond parkway to the west end of the bridge. this is a live look at the toll plaza there. those headlights moving westbound. things still very slow over at the bay bridge toll plaza from the maze into downtown 65 minutes. give yourself some extra time. >>> thank you. good morning. let's head to mount vaca where we have layers of clouds a combination of low clouds and fog that has seeped inland from the marine layer we have a break in the clouds in the distance and a secondary layer. a weak disturbance is passing through the bay area. right now, off to a cool start after dipping to 44 in santa rosa. it's now 48 degrees. the winds have been brisk and continue to blow up to 20 miles per h

and some lanes were closed across the richmond/san rafael bridge. commute was a little longer today. hopefully that has cleared up. >> i can see all the pictures here and it looks like the maze has reopened but you are already at work. >> i'm glad to hear that for everyone else though. >>> good morning. some of the roadwork has been picked up. let's go out and look at the commute and show you from gilroy to san jose, not a bank commute. it looks good driving up to morgan hill. we do not have a lot of roadwork in this area. we are also looking at 280 in san jose. that looks pretty good getting up to highway 17. no major problems getting to the bay bridge toll plaza. the traffic is moving along pretty well. 4:16 am. let's bring steven pitts >>> when my driver picked me up this morning it was smooth sailing. no problems at all. >> it must be nice. >> his name is steve, by the way. today. watch out for fog. especially around the bay. on the oakland/berkeley side it was like, icu. we have low clouds. emphasis again on low. watch how the offshore breeze a

. >> a light ride towards the richmond/san rafael bridge. live look headlights moving westbound. no delays heading to one one. 101. more coming up. >>> contra costa county district attorney is under pressure to resign in an exclusive kpix/surveyusa poll found 70% of county residents say mark peterson should resign. 22% said he should stay. last week it was found he appropriated $66,000 from his campaign spending it on personal items. he called the money a loan that he intended to repay. this week a majority of the prosecutors in his own office issued a vote of no confidence. peterson responded to our poll calling the matter humbling and embarrassing. he said, quote, i have admitted my mistakes, taken responsibility for them and have paid the price for my errors in judgment. >>> the wife of an alameda county deputy is pleading not guilty for a deadly crash that killed a 3-year-old boy. yarenit liliana malihan is facing up to11 years in prison on the accident in september in san ramon. she was on drugs when her suv hit another car the child was in. >> the case is currently still un

as far as the chicklets, the green flowing area, also the richmond san rafael bridge, and the rest of the bay, no delays. let's take you to waze because of the delay at the berkeley curve. i would plot the travel times. waze still reports it's probably the best to take your normal roult and prepare for the small bit of slowing. you can check waze whenever you're going to leave throughout the day, throughout the week. check your phone and make sure you're on the app, you're a member of our team, nbc bay area wazers. you hit the magnifying glass, watch this. boom, your profile. there's your team. there's your team right there, nbc bay area wazers. so you can support the warriors and the wazers. back to you. >> whatever it takes. thanks so much. >> 4:48. incredible video of a massive land slide at big sur that really changed the coastline. the area was also closed off after several rock and landslides over the winter, but things got much worse over the weekend. completely wiping out a huge section of highway 1. the highway is closed from limestone creek bridge to a half mile south of big

we spent $1 billion on the richmond/san rafael bridge to retrofit one structure. >> reporter: the metropolitan transportation commission: >> i think it's fair to say if the state owned that bridge, it would be done. >> reporter: even if the bridge district wanted to start the work tomorrow, it doesn't have the $600 million to do it. the bridge is managed by a stand-alone organization and it can't count on the state or federal government to step in and help. so we decided to come to sacramento to get reaction to our story from state leaders. but like a hot potato, nobody wanted to touch it. instead, the governor's office and the state secretary of transportation issued a joint statement to kpix 5. it reads in part: at this point, it would be inappropriate for us to offer comment on your story. we would defer to the golden gate bridge and highway district." the state may not want to comment, but the work won't get done without their money. >> do you have the money? >> we're working to assemble the funding as we speak. >> reporter: back at the mtc, wrenchler says that could be a "hail mary" pass.

san rafael bridge, but that takes a half hour longer. you make your choice and make your choice to join us on your phone. go to your app before you hit the roadway or tell your friends at work and do it together. you hit your profile and your name and you pick nbc bay area wazers. not a lot of activity locally. one crash. the wazer reports to our system. and we share it. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> today, people in the bay area get a chance to check out how california plans to deal with climate change. the california natural resources agency released a draft of the new plan that builds upon the original plan which was adapted back in 2009. the new plan focuses on water, agriculture and public health. today is the only bay area public meeting, if you want to be there, it's at 1:30 this afternoon at the state of california building on golden gate avenue. >> 4:49 right now. california democratic convention is a sign it's not just the republican party in major upheaval. the convention wrapping up a three-day chaotic series of ev

a quick look at the richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge. one vehicle coming across westbound 580 so you'll have the roadway to yourself. a mass transit note for this weekend. more about that next. >> thanks, alexis. >>> imagine you're out for a hike when suddenly you feel a sharp burst of pain. the encounter that turned a man's hiking trip into a life-or-death struggle. >>> and it's one of san francisco's deadliest intersections. the actions taken today to make octavia and market streets safer. >>> and a warning about your >>> and a warning about your children and those hoverboards. >>> good news for your favorite tv or netflix show. the writers' guild of america reached a tentative three-year deal overnight with the major student studios and networks averting a strike the guild represents 13,000 members and was set to strike at midnight. writers were pushing for higher wages, better residuals and contributions to union health plan. the last writer strike was in 2007 and that lasted 100 days. reggie, back to you. >> tv is safe. thank you, j

san rafael bridge. and we have green all the way around as well. we have a couple overnight construction projects that we still have in the works here and i will talk about those coming up in less than ten. >>> breaking news from the abc7 live desk. >> we want to start with breaking news. a serial arsonist may have struck again, two more car fires in the east bay bay, and this marks seven cars burned in the lat five days. we are working on getting you video and images from the scene. but walnut creek, giant were coming from that car and the second car in lafayette, two miles away on krau sepb tau court. both locations are close to highway 24. those fires follow five others, as i mentioned, in the two cities we had fires as well as inmartinez. we have a reporter on the way to the scene and a live report will be coming up. back to you. >>> progress is coming down the tracks this morning in the north bay. >> for the first time you will >> for the first time you will see and hear testing their passenger rou

the richmond/san rafael bridge maze some flashing lights on the left side of your screen there. that's caltrans doing some roadwork but no lanes blocked and no delays. back to you. >> thank you. >>> new security concerns over whether president trump is making government secrets vulnerable to hacking. according to current and former u.s. officials, the president gave his personal cell phone number to the leaders of canada and mexico and urged them to reach him that way. officials say canadian prime minister justin trudeau has taken him up on his offer and according to a french official, mr. trump also exchanged numbers with french president president emanuel macron. no response from the white house. >>> time now 4:40. a bay area girl is accused of secretly recording a high school classmate inside a bathroom stall. why the alleged victim's parents say the administrators aren't doing enough. >> plus, united airlines is accused of flying an unsafe plane after it was informed of a problem. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to some

. >>> we're taking a live look at the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza. those headlights westbound. if you are planning on exiting at bellham boulevard the traffic lights are stuck on red. treat it as a four-way stop. >>> a new report this morning about a deadly bus crash in texas. authorities say the driver of a pickup truck swerved into oncoming lanes dozens of times before he slammed into a church bus. this happened west of san antonio in march. 13 people died. the 20-year-old driver told police he was texting on his phone and had taken prescription medication before the crash. he is not charged. >>> new trouble for uber. the ridesharing company is now at the center of a federal investigation into secret software program known as gray ball. uber used it to deceive transportation regulators worldwide and specifically in areas where its service is not approved. gray ball identified government officials trying to crack down on uber. then the company canceled the rides that they requested or showed them phantom cars on the app. according to reuters, the u.

richmond/san rafael bridge, a few more cars as you approach the toll plaza there. it's from marina bay parkway to the west end of the bridge about 15 minutes. still looking good over at the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> one hour six-minute delays on some arriving flights at sfo due to the marine layer. good morning, everybody. it is an enhanced marine layer barely any clearing today at the coast. right now, temperatures are in the 50s. we have a bit of a breeze that will increase later today 10 to 20 miles per hour. numbers stacking up in the 50s at the coast to the 60s around the bay. high 60s peninsula. low 70s san jose. 72 degrees towards the delta. tomorrow gradual warmup and earlier oneoff. same on sunday and monday -- earlier burnoff. same on sunday and monday. sunshine for the holiday. ,,,,,,,, >>> donald trump was in brussels for the nato summit. this morning he met with newly elected president of france, emmanuel macron for what -- he had what might turn out to be his most controversial handshake yet this morning. >> thank you very much. >> actually it was ma

side of the richmond/san rafael bridge. you can see we're up to a three-mile backup so expect delays. >>> cal students cramming for finals don't have to worry about taking a break to get food because this team of robots is wheeling around uc berkeley as part of a new delivery service called kiwi. a human will be tagging along after the robots for now for safety and to answer any questions. >> hopefully that human doesn't have any finals to study for. >> when i was in college i used to order bread sticks from papa johns because i couldn't afford a pizza. >> you make it work. >> they deliver? >> no, i had to get it myself. no robots back then. that was in the dinosaur age. >> live look from sky 7, make it a great day. see you in 25 minutes. fortunately there's a bedples dwhere you both get what yous? want every night. enter sleep number and the semi-annual sale going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from go

we will take it over to the richmond, san rafael bridge. not too many cars out on the roadways right now. if you have plans, leave now because the roadways will get much busier throughout the day. golden gate bridge no delays and bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights this morning. no delays. that is a check of your traffic. >>> let's check on the forecast now with roberta. >> thanks, jaclyn. have a great die. hi, everybody. we have the clouds surging inland into the mount vaca area. now a clearing of the skies. good looking day away from the bay. you can see mount diablo in the background there. in mount vaca to discovery bay, brentwood, the warmest temperatures today, right now everybody in the 50s. we haven't been -- we have been picking up winds 10 to 15 around the rim of the bay. 25 in fairfield. winds consistent northwest 10 to 20 later today. numberwise, partial clearing at best at the beaches at the 60s. 50s bay side, 70s peninsula. seasonable day. and 70s to 80s the further out you go. great boating on the delta today. cooler co

richmond/san rafael bridge in the yellow as you make your way across the span from the toll plaza. about 14 minutes. golden gate looking good. in the green. 15 minutes from 580 to the toll plaza. and there is the bay bridge toll plaza. "slow, stop, go" 27-minute ride from the maze into downtown san francisco. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> how about if we do that, we'll take a couple of different views out there this morning because we can't get enough of the views outside the bay area right now let's go ahead and call on this one. this is the view looking out from our kpix 5 studios. broadway and battery street past pier 9 and you look at the flag there flat winds. this is the scene to the golden gate bridge and we have right there, can you see that ship coming you understand the golden gate bridge? a lot of activity on the bay water this morning. so we have near the water temperatures 70 in pacifica, but further south towards santa cruz, that 80 degrees today. we'll have low 70s at the sunset district back through ocean beach. 70s and 80s across the bay today to

no backup over at the richmond/san rafael bridge. speeds are in the green westbound over to san rafael. quick check of the golden gate bridge traffic moving well in both directions. bay bridge toll plaza this is the hot spot this morning. so if you are heading in this direction, give yourself some extra time. you will be in good company. maybe grab that extra cup of coffee. 25-minute ride as you make your way from the maze into downtown san francisco. that's a check of your traffic. let's check the forecast now with roberta. >> jaclyn, i don't know if you realize but one of our favorite things to do is climb the stairs going up to coit tower. all 463 stairs. you will have to go along with us on a day like today at the top of pioneer park telegraph hill you look out the visibility is unlimited. the sky is clear. it's seamless. air quality today pretty good no problems not a "spare the air" day. this is the scene looking out at the golden gate bridge this morning. the sun is beginning to make an appearance. temperature-wise 49 degrees

. >> going 5 miles per hour. [ laughter ] >>> a backup at the richmond/san rafael bridge. if you make your way in a westbound direction, we do have some reports of looks like some metal debris scattered in some of the lanes if you are making so just a heads up heading that way. big delays over at the bay bridge toll plaza. eastshore freeway. that's been a slow ride as you head towards the maze and then it's "slow, stop, go" making your way on into san francisco. we have been tracking a slow ride heading into the downtown area, also along 101 as you approach the lower deck of the bay bridge. >> it looks at this particular time we have the return of the onshore push. >>> with the clouds, we have the cooler air mass and some extremely blustery conditions. we have high, thin cirrus clouds over the mount vaca area. notice this right here. this is now the leading edge of the surge of the low clouds and fog trying to make its tracks inland at least a good 40, 45 miles an hour. that's going to make a big dent. 50s santa rosa to 57 in oakland 50s for the most part but the winds are

. >>> we are tracking a backup over at the richmond/san rafael bridge. headlights west in the red across the span about 12 minutes. he over at the bay bridge toll plaza we continue to see those crowds build. 32 minutes from the maze into downtown san francisco. >> in the weather department, beautiful view of the golden gate bridge on this friday morning. the numbers are heading out with readings mostly in the 50s. cooler in santa rosa. mother's day looks nice. we are continuing with unusually cool air over the west coast and numbers in the 60s today. chance of showers tuesday, more sunshine today and unusually cool. >>> mother's day is this weekend and everyone here on the kpix 5 morning team show wanted to take time out to regular the special mothers in our lives: ♪[ music ] >> roberta and her mother with the cute little dog. happy mother's day. >> happy mother's day! have a great weekend. >> and a great day. ♪[ music ] captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. friday, may 12th, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." presid

heading up to the richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge, you have the place to yourself on westbound 580. >> looks good, and thanks alexis. >>> and then it's being called a textalizer. lawmakers in several states are considering new legislation right now that would allow police to use the device to determine if a driver had been using a phone in the moments before a crash where somebody was hurt. privacy advocates said the police needs consent and a warrant to get cell phone records. >>> sean spicer could be >>> sean spicer could be replaced, and a what twisted ankle?ask what muscle strain? advil makes pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain? advil. fortified.tored. replenished. emerge everyday with emergen-c packed with b vitamins, antioxidants, electrolytes plus more vitamin c than 10 oranges. why not feel this good everyday? emerge and see. that the bay area native may be president trump's next press secretary. the president has floated the idea of replacing sean spicer gill foil, and she was rumored to be a top contender for the press sec

there's the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza. you can see traffic definitely starting to stack up a bit. it's about a 16-minute commute from marin to [ indiscernible ] another 12 to the west side of the span. over at the bay bridge toll plaza, "slow, stop, go"! in the red. a little over 20 minutes out of the maze into downtown san francisco. roberta, how's it going out there? >> it's foggy from the coast to the bay into our inland areas. live weather camera looking out past the embarcadero pier 9 you can see the flag on the fly. bay waters choppy today. small craft advisory in effect there. tip-top of the bay bridge you're barely seeing. delays at sfo on some arriving flights. temperatures in the 50s from santa rosa into san jose. san francisco now 51 degrees. bill moon in orinda, linda fairfield, darryl yee in alameda all sporting overcast skies, temperatures in the 50s, winds pretty much under 10 around the rim of the bay and the coast, inland pleasanton at 11. fairfield at 30. southwest winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. but with

this is richmond/san rafael bridge looking at about 13 minutes already in the yellow from marina bay parkway to the west end of the bridge. golden gate still looking great in both directions. no delays. and here's the san mateo bridge getting a little crowded in the westbound direction out of hayward to foster city in the green 16 minutes. roberta? >> hey, kenny, you were mentioning the potential delays at sfo because of construction this weekend. well, we already have delays at sfo. if you are expecting someone to come into town this weekend for the holiday weekend one hour six-minute delays on some arriving flights due to the low ceiling, that deck of low clouds and fog. 50s out the door this morning it sure is breezy. some of the winds up to 15. litter today up to 20 and stronger gusts. -- later today up to 20 miles per hour winds and stronger gusts. 50s inland right now. clear skies in livermore through fairfield. sunny skies away from the bay today. partial clearing around the bay. no clearing at the coast. maybe a hint of some sunshine late day. coolest day of the week today, w

let's take a live look today, the richmond san rafael toll plaza, no backup, and only one car going through there. >> good morning, frank. hi, stacy. we can just name the people going through. >> so few people on the roads. >>> next on your side, michael finney tackling a medical bill you shouldn't have to pay. >> the pricey ride. the car breaking records all around the world. >>> keep on top of weather and >>> keep on top of weather and traffic throughout the sesame street friends as they discover that everything makes music it's sesame street live elmo makes music playing city national civic san jose june 10th & 11th tickets on sale now through ticketmaster >>> it's 6:24. new video shows what could be the most expensive car ever told. you tell me if it's worth it. a one-of-a-kind royals royce. it cost $12.8 million. the car in the video unveiled by royals royce at a show in italy. it's for a super that collects super yachts and airplanes and they would not say anything else about the owner, but i bet he or she is pretty super, jes. >> it's a beautiful car. i will say that. >>> margaret a

and here's a quick check of the richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge, and everybody else looking good at this point. >>> 5:32 now. lawmakers on both sides of the i will are praising the justice department's decision to appoint mueller to investigate the russian collusion. mueller will have all the authority of a u.s. attorney, including the ability to take the matter before a grand jury and to issue subpoenas. oversight committee says mueller is a great selection but feels the investigation is premature. >> i don't know a special counsel is warranted at this point, and the career officials at the fbi are true professionals and they have done a great job and they should be allowed to do that job. >> trump is calling the russia investigation a total hoax and taxpayer funded charade. >>> and working as a litigator out of law school and then his career took him to various u.s. attorney offices including the one in san francisco where he became chief of the criminal division. he left the bay area in 1982 and came back in '98 as the district attorney for northern california, and he res

. >> right now a backup at the richmond/san rafael bridge. over at the toll plaza there, just a few cars. nothing to write home about. you take that over to the bay bridge, it's a completely different story. we have those metering lights on. 37-minute ride as you make your way from the maze into downtown san francisco. no delays along interstate 80 from the carquinez bridge to the toll plaza although it's starting to back up into livermore from the bay bridge backup there. 580 in the yellow, we have about a 30-minute ride as you make your way from 205 to 680 and highway 4 out of antioch into hercules. it's 42es

the toughest spot is still westbound 580 approaching the richmond-san rafael bridge. we have that three-car crash. they are trying to clear it before you get to the toll plaza. as they zoom out, we are up to a four-mile backup well into the richmond area. 2 miles per hour. 9 miles per hour, down to one lane. that's hefty delay approaching that bridge. back to whatwhat made them believeace carthat a two-ton behemothhop? could compete in a track race? or that they could take on the elite in world motor racing, and win? we may never truly understand what drives mercedes-amg. but here's to another 50 years of it. mercedes-amg. half a century of driving performance. >>> hi there. let's start with live doppler 7. seeing some radar returns, but i just talked with ground observations, that's not reaching the ground. there is a chance of light scattered showers today as a storm approaches us from the northwest. a better chance in the mountains for rain and high elevation snow. 45 in sachnta rosa. everyone else around 50, 55 degrees. our destination, mid 50s to mid 60s. becomes

they chased him across the richmond san rafael bridge until he crashed. no word on how the doing. you saw he had blood on his forehead there. we don't know if he's under arrest or possibly hospitalized. i'll let you know more as we get more information. reggie, natasha, back to you. >>> we are tracking breaking local news in sunnyvale where investigators are fighting a huge fire at a strip mall. >> reporter: good morning reggie and natasha. since i last saw you about an hour ago firefighters have begun cleaning up. they're still on the roof or in the building here putting out hot spots. this was a huge fire. check out this video when we first arrived on the scene at 4:10 this morning. huge flames, firefighters started putting water from their ladder truck and the grwere kno 4:30, 4:35 a.m. several businesses are damaged. they're telling me the most damaged businesses are the computer store which is called l pc care and also teanado, a place that makes bubble tea and serves food here. a couple other businesses in the business park here, a touch of silk hair and nail salon and a cou

but look for about 64 today, richmond, san rafael and oakland. if you are headed to that evening game in oakland, 5:05 w. we start out in the 50, drop to the 50s. >> 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. nosy neighbor with a glad bag, full of trash. what happens next? nothing. only glad has febreze to neutralize odors for 5 days. guaranteed. even the most perceptive noses won't notice the trash. be happy. it's glad. watching this breath savers protect mint neutralize the plaque acids in my mouth. i can't see anything! that's because it's working so hard. hey, what are you guys doing? karen. we're neutralizing. maybe i want to neutralize. you ever think of that? 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. >> welcome back, everyone. we continue to track breaking news out of oak

and a hummingbird egg delayed crews working on the richmond/san rafael bridge construction for a few weeks. >>> officials in moraga are considering a temporary solution for a bridge shutdown because of a landslide. it would cost $2.6 million. the town closed it last month after discovering damage. they are going to destroy it and build a temporary one lane bridge. a permanent bridge would be built to the east of it. >>> the embattled trump administration now facing a new investigation. live look at the white house. an independent special counsel will lead a probe into ties between russia and the trump administration. >> kpix 5's elizabeth cook with the former bay area federal prosecutor picked to oversee the investigation. liz. >> reporter: the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein announced he has chosen former fbi director robert mueller to lead the probe feeling it was necessary to appoint muller in order for the american people to have full confidence in the outcome of this investigation. he added mueller will be authorized to look into any links between the russian government a

over at the richmond/san rafael bridge, we are starting to see a backup over at the toll plaza westbound. and there's a live look at the maze. aren't you glad we don't compute during this hour? we are in the red 42-minute ride into downtown san francisco. brian? >> we are starting out with looking through a glass bleakley at ocean beach. we have overcast skies from san francisco all the way down to jaclyn's hometown of camarillo. >> whoo! >> it's just overcast. the numbers are in the 50s in the bay area to start things out with. 56 at oakland and 54 at livermore. more for livermore and not more in terms of temperatures though as we have a chilly ream breeze today as that low unusually far south allowing cold air to pool into the bay area. and then! by tuesday, that low sinks far enough south and there's enough moisture so again on tuesday, we could pick up a few showers. in the meantime, today's going to be cloudy. a few sprinkles possible in the north bay. it will be sunnier but still chilly for friday and saturday. a chance of showers comes in on tuesday. it's going to be cool for the

but the eastshore freeway completely stacked up and your approach over to the richmond/san rafael bridge is slow. we are tracking a motorcycle crash along westbound 580 past 24. two lanes blocked. and speeds drop below 15 miles per hour. over at the bay bridge toll plaza, in the red, this is typical for this time of the morning, 27 minutes from the maze to downtown san francisco. that earlier crash westbound 92 on the connector ramp to northbound 101 that's cleared. but we are getting reports of a new crash in that same exact location. and so your ride across the san mateo bridge is very slow heading westbound. it is at a standstill. right now 32 minutes i think our sensors need to catch up with that but if you can avoid the san mateo bridge, possibly use the dumbarton bridge, definitely want to avoid that this morning. and we are getting reports of a new crash southbound 880 right at, you guessed it, highway 92 your approach over to the san mateo bridge. please be safe out there. roberta, let's get some good news on the forecast? >> it sounds like you have a lot of slick roads out there

sal, we know the construction on the richmond-san rafael bridge will also include a bike lane to go back and forth. >> i'm looking at the richmond bridge right now and i do not see any traffic. whenever you mention something, i have to chime in and say things look okay. >> that's good. there is a lot of construction there. the cement barriers are in place. it's going to be a long haul. >> you sound like you know a little bit about the area. >> i do. it's a love/hate relationship. >>> good morning. we are watching the trace commute. we had an earlier crash on westbound 205. that did not really do much to the commute. it was already slow there. i want to go back to the spot where i can see more of the slow traffic. if you push and you can see how slow it is. it's slow, 8 miles an hour. that's why people are so frustrated with this commutes. it is very slow. by livermore, it looks good. slow traffic on 680 southbound getting out of pleasanton down toward fremont. northbound 101 has become a mess in gilroy because of a truck accident at the scales. after that in morgan hill, it is also slow.

if you're in berkeley consider going across the richmond to san rafael bridge and down into san francisco. it's a longer route. two tolls, but at least you stay out of that backup. back to you. >> this has been going on for almost an hour at this point. no resolution yet. we certainly do hope that it's peaceful. mike, thank you very much. >>> let's get a look at the forecast. kari, toys feeling a little bit warmer, and you said it was going to be downright toasty by the weekend. >> yeah. it's going to start to warm up, especially inland. the coast really won't see much of a change here as we go into the next several days and then looking farther down the line, it looks like we'll have some warmer weather. maybe you're planning to head somewhere like the mendecino coast. we don't have the marine layer as the fog has rolled away. also looking at the golden gate bridge and also all of the sunshine overhead. some breezy winds as we've seen the tourists standing out there enjoying this cloud-free day, and it didn't start out that way earlier this morning. taking you farther south, all there as

different story over to the richmond/san rafael bridge. you can see those headlights in the westbound direction. no delays across the span. things are starting to get busy though for drivers over at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have the metering lights on. traffic backed up into the maze. and it's about 21 minutes from the maze to downtown san francisco. we'll take it over to interstate 580. this is right near 680 and you can see those headlights and taillights. starting to get slow along 580. we are in the yellow, 25-minute travel time. highway 4 in the green. the eastshore freeway, as well. here's roberta with the forecast. >>> you are so optimistic. i love you. you're saying "diamonds and rubies" and i go no, this looks like traffic. >>> here's the fog at the golden gate bridge. this span is roughly about 220 feet above water so we are socked in at 200 feet. and then we're also socked in at 700 feet. this is a view from sutro tower looking due north towards sausalito and tiburon and look at that fog just surge onshore from the coast tr

quick checkout side at the richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge. very quiet, that's how most of the bay area looks. our only exception westbound 580 tracy to dublin. southbound 680 about 16, and 101 to cupertino looks minutes. >>> in today's gma first look, a surprising revelation from the fiance of former nfl star aaron hernandez. >> she claims his death in a massachusetts correctional facility was not a suicide. here's abc's >> reporter: speaking out for the first time since the death of her fiance aaron hernandez, appearing on dr. phil. >> he informed me that, indeed, aaron was deceased and at first i thought it was a hoax. >>> police ruled hernandez's death a suicide after he was found hanging in his jail cell last month. >> i don't think this was a suicide. he was very positive, so excited to come home. >> reporter: hernandez was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of his friend odin lloyd. that conviction erased by a massachusetts judge following his death but his fiance believes he died an innocent man. >> i had asked him if he was i

much a 15-minute difference if you take the richmond san rafael bridge. you make your choice. check your phone or make sure you check your team as well when you join waze, you have to pick our team by going to your profile, select your name, not mine, of course, and team. select our name, nbc bay area wazers. we can help each other out. it's light traffic today, but not always the case. back to you. >> thanks a lot. >> team player there, mike. >> coming up next, we take a look at the top stories on today in the bay, including the continuing coverage of the attack in manchester. what we're learning about the arrests just overnight. >> first, happening now, an update to breaking news we brought you about a half hour ago. major delays at sacramento's airport. officials say computers have just come back on after a network outage. flights are arriving and departing, but expect residual delays. >> former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick is meeting with the seahawks. he flew in last night. you'll recall last year's poor performance from kaepernick and the rest

okay, so we will take it over to the san mateo -- excuse me, the richmond san rafael bridge and you can see a little bit of a backup at that toll plaza, nothing major so write home about. your ride along 880 heading through oakland getting a little crowded, northbound direction, those tail lights, we are in the green tracking our -- the maze very busy, very crowded. we have the metering lights on, traffic is backed up beyond the foot of the maze there and it's spreading onto the east shore freeway but we are also tracking an earlier accident on the upper deck of the bay bridge, so do expect delays. it doesn't -- it looks like -- it doesn't look like the lanes are blocked anymore but seeing the residual slowdowns so your drive around 30 minutes making your way from the maze into downtown. supercommuters, westbound 580 from the altamont pass towards 680 in the yellow, 30 minute ride. that is a check of your traffic. i will send it over to you, roberta. >> i have a special treat for you today, good morning, everyone, at 5:49, take a look at our live weather camera from treasure island look

we are seeing a few slowdowns approaching the richmond, san rafael bridge. no reports of any accidents. an update for you on that coming up in the next traffic report but first send it over to roberta and get a check on the forecast. >>> our live weather camera from our kpix5 studios, looking out past pier 9 and i just noticed they lowered the flag. you can see it wavering. that must be in recognition of memorial day, an observation. thin overcast through the coast to the bay into our inland areas. this is at mount vaca where the sun is making an appearance. mid and high level cloudiness as well today. also picking up a bit of a breeze. right now sfo at 15, 11 at oakland, 12 at half moon bay. the winds have been increasing, now at 24 in the fairfield area. these winds are all associated with a very robust marine layer that's really between about 1000 and 1500 feet deep. so deep it's going to take a while to see any kind of clearing at the seashore today so temperatures will be adversely affected. 50s beaches, 60s, 70s around the peninsula today, jumping up t