one of them was doing a beautiful mural of a stake on a caltrans -- it's the year of the snake, isn't it? of course we're going to win. (applause) >> the second is for a pocket park on boers at san bruno. it will be the first to be a pilot pocket park -- could say that several time, a pilot pocket park. [laughter] >> one of at least five improving every little corner of all the dead end streets on san bruno avenue. * boce. we could go on and on, everything from the garden tour to the brand-new library to the new trees that get planted to the folks in mclaren park getting fixed up. we have the most amazing people, volunteers and neighbors. i am so incredibly proud to live in the portola and watch and be part of all the wonderful things we do. so, everybody here, give yourself a big hand. (applause) >> so, in addition to what mindy said, we should start getting a four-barrel that should get construction in february. (applause) >> without further ado, we would love to have everyone come he up here because i think half the people are from the portola. * but we are going to have barbara, l

those dollar amounts still haven't been given but caltrans gave us this information. since 2011, 140 have been sold and all the sales will fund 100 million dollars in local transportation projects. if you missed the story you can find it on www.ktvu.com. click on the 2 investigates section. >>> a sink hole in florida continues to grow after it destroyed two homes. it was noticed earl today. by mid-day 60 feet wide and 50 feet deep. it pulledane boat, a swimming pool and parts of both -- pulled in a boat, a swimming pool and parts of both homes. one in february swallowed a house. >>> commercial crab season is hours away. ed a midnight fisherman can begin pulling in their crab pots. the price is $3 a pound. some can see it by monday. >> never tried crab. >>> let's talk about our weather with our chief meteorologist. over cast today. thought it was going to rain. >> felt like it too. fog and low clouds. temperatures dropped 8, 10 degrees. cooler today. earlier outside, that is the fog. there is the north tower of the bridge. about 700 feet. you see the fog breakaway this

caltrans cleared debris on the freeways to try to prevent flooding. the chp said it was busy, but won't know how many accidents occurred until they are counted tomorrow. if you opted for surface streets to avoid the freeway nightmares. there were rain related challenges, like this flood near candlestick park. pedestria pedestrian did not have it better when it came to dealing with the heavy downpour. >> a little bit. just keeping me dry a little bit. >> you can tell a lot about a person by the umbrella they carry. this guy claims that the lady bug is his granddaughters. >> she nicely let me use it to walk outside. >> you have to be brave to walk out with a umbrella like that. >> i am secure in my braveness. >> you being from seattle, this must be like summer. >> this is like summer and spring and fall and winter. >> san francisco said it's cleared more than two dozen catch basins city wide since the rains began. abc 7 news. >> well, there's a flash flood warning for mud slides and and debris flow near yosemite. all together, that fire burned 402 squar

caltran stated that this will impact the traffic. they will be out here in force and they will obey don't some a realignment work. besides these test that will have a big celebration today with the federal transportation secretary. they will get back to when this all take place. it has been a very long process and they want to start the fourth board as soon as possible but it is a possibility that this may happen with the weekend. maybe saturday or sunday but will let chino. you could always go to our web site and will oppose any developing stories. for you to fall wacan follow us on twit >> >> an intense fight at a school is getting plenty of attention after it was revealed one of the students involved may be transgender. if so, the fight could be considered a hate crime. reports. >> the girl did not want the other girl to sit next to her. she just said that she did not want her to sit there. >> the teacher came, mr. harris stop them. the other girl was sent home. that was two days ago and yesterday i heard about the fight. >> as of

caltran is conducting more finishing touches today on the new caldecott tunnel ahead of the the opening. crews will test the safety systems and conduct a drill. they are warning drivers to expect delays in the existing bores. caltran says drives could see delays of up to 30 minutes starting late tomorrow night so crews can start restriping. the 4th bore opening could happen this weekend or early monday morning. >> that is good news. crab lovers, almost time for the first fresh crab of the season with hauls coming in aserly as tomorrow. owe reporter joins us from fisherman's wharf. no fighting over the price this year, amy? >> no, they have agreed on a rice and they are already hard at work. look at this boat about do go out with the second load of pots. they have put a load of pots out there and they are back for more. restaurants tell us that customers are already calling, locking for crab. >> the pots are going out which means yummy goodness will soon be coming in. they are allowed to pull the crops at midnight so if the weather cooperates we should be unloading crab off the boats. >>

it reminds caltrans how important the new job is. >> now if there is a fire in the future, it will reduce traffic and reduce it by 50%. >> the new one has jet fans installed for state-of-the-art ventilation. there cameras and call boxes between the tunnels so people can escape danger if needed. the $400 million project is ready to go. >> the infrastructure whether tunnels or house, we want the best technology available to us. >> nbc bay area news. >> the chp said a drunk driver hit and killed a caltrans worker. here's the map south of the stock creek road exit. a drunk driver veered into a closed lane and hit two workers who were picking up traffic cones. one worker of dixon was pinned against his work truck and died. the second worker suffered minor injuries. the driver also went to the hospital with serious injuries, but expected to survive. the driver will face charges. breaking news in the east bay. it is finally over. the votes have been counted and late tonight workers have approved the temporary contract that ended last month's strike. a live look at the podium where union leaders

he would like to see changes made at caltrans. >> it is my firm belief. that there are a lot of good people at caltrans but there is a culture that is not performance driven. washington state did the same thing and we will have to work on that. >> they are expected to parteuspate in wednesday's hearing. >>> a satellite -- participate in wednesday's hearing. >>> a satellite set to crash down on the earth. ,,,,,,,,,,,, facility is sending up thic huge plumes of smoke into t night sky. emergency officis are urging people in southe san mateo county.. and nor >>> we take you back to a fire in a metal recycling facility sending in thick smoke. the officials are urging people in the area to stay indoors. close your windows and close off systems that circulate outside air. the fire broke out at an indoor pile of recyclables. the smoke is expected to linger until 10:00 p.m. >>> well, a way area medical facility is offering free check ups for veteran's day tomorrow. staffers at the doctors urgent care will have it offered for free. >> i have a lot of family members

. >> the traffic warning caltran has moving through the caldecott >>> covering benea, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> imagine waking up this morning and seeing this, a sinkhole gobbling up your neighbor's home. this is happening in florida. the sheriff got emergency calls with seven homes evacuated. officials are evaluating the problem. >> grand jury is stepping up charges against a motorcyclist accused in the road rage attack on an s.u.v. driver in new york. christopher cruz faced four felony charges. the prosecution says he slowed down in front of a range rover and caused the accident that injured another motorcyclist and led to the driver being pulled from the s.u.v. and badly beaten. cruz was originally charged with a misdemeanor. >> software pioneer will testify in the murder case of his belize neighbor. he went on the run before sneaking out of belows and returning to the united states. the victim's family has filed a lawsuit against the software tighten. the two, add about mcafee's dog but mcafee says the to barely knew each other. >> there is a

"caltrans workers and construction workers, working on the side of the freeway, they're putting their lives on the line on a daily basis" la patrulla de caminos dice que los trabajadores de caltrans y de autopistas arriesgan sus vidas todos los dias para mejorar las carreteras e indica que este tipo de accidentes se pueden evitar. durante varias horas, dos carriles en la autopista 680 estuvieron cerrados mientras un grupo de investigadore s realizaba sus peritajes. la fiscala del condado de santa clara se encargar de presentar cargos contra el conductor cuando sea dado de alta del hospital. outro ---si usted conduce en una zona de construccion, las autoridades le piden que por favor disminuya su velocidad y nunca maneje cuando haya bebido alcohol. ---es todo de mi parte, regreso contigo. blanca ---una familia de brasil ha blanca ---una familia de brasil ha llegado hasta san francisco para buscar a uno de los suyos. take vo ---paulo netto, de 23 aÑos llamo a su familia el pasado lunes por la noche advirtiendoles que estaba en un lio y que alguien queria hacerle daÑo. ---segun la poli

>> we need to change caltrans. there's a lot of great people that would there, but there's a culture that isn't performance driven. look at washington state, they went through a similar thing. they completely changed their culture in washington state. we need to do the same thing. >> on the bridge appeared we were covering the opening, the projected opening, the final opening, there wasn't even a lot of agreement and clearly tensions between the people at the bridge authority, caltrans, department of transportation, weren't always on the same page. >> here too with the the metropolitan commission, local elected officials i used to be in that position who have the responsibility into have oversight on the toll money so those tolls have gone up from $2 to $6 during the peak trip. we all pay for that and the mistakes. >> is that sort of used a temptation to throw the budget out? >> i think so. i think just sort of lack of respect for where the money comes from. >> what do you hope to get out of these hearings? >> i ho

we have caltran and a.c. transit so you can use that. you can car pool, as well. we still have an accident in the center dividers westbound 580 at livermore avenue but traffic is looking heavy over the altamont pass at 38 miles per hour. when you are beyond this area at highway 84 you will see top speeds in dublin. caltrain is a good bet and act tran it, also, gets you where you need to be. the wind is causing problems with downed trees, branches, lots of debris. we will talk about our weather and see how it is moving in the bay area. looking from the east bay hills camera you can see how bouncy it is. that is because of the heavy winds. we will have a high wind advisory in the north bay mountains until 10:00 p.m. and the rest of the bay area at 10:00 a.m. the wind advisory will expire. when it does, we will expense cooler temperatures, as well. as we look to the bay bridge it is a clear and beautiful morning. the gusts are quite, quite gusty at 30 miles per hour in napa and gusts up to 21 miles per hour in hayward and six in livermore and calmer as you head inlan

how caltrans is now trying to sell the homes. it's all tomorrow night at 5:00. >>> ktvu news has learned that thieves have been busy stealing from trucks belonging to east bay mud. security cameras and a 15-foot tall fence weren't enough to keep the thieves out of this maintenance yard in oakland. east bay mud say it is thieves have stolen tens of thousands of the dollars of equipment from four trucks in just the past week alone. and just last month, pg & e was also hit by thieves who stole tools worth thousands of dollars from three of its trucks in concord. >>> san francisco police are asking for the public for help finding a young man who went missing last week. 20-year-old derek chou was seen last thursday morning in the bay view district. he was heading to catch the muni bus to city college. he never made it to his classes. he was wearing dark rimmed glasses and dark clothes. police say he likes going to the mcdonalds near city college and his family describes him as a home body. >>> two days ago he was on the field at candl

this is video of a caltran sign you will see on the roads. our sister station in san diego say there was a "ping" from the cell phone last night and c.h.p. told kg tv they received several reports from people who saw the vehicle but the people or the suspect or the baby have not been found. here is a description of the 2-week-old baby: henry romero with black hair and brown eyes taken from the apartment complex on helen avenue yesterday afternoon by his father after an argument with his mother and has not been seen. the suspect's the father of the child at 22 years old, 6' tall, 120 pounds with brown hair and eyes. he said he was taking the baby and leaving the state and previously has threatened to harm himself and the baby. here is the description of the vehicle: tan 2004gmc with california listen plate 6hil892 with a large american eagle sticker on the rear window. you can see this information on all the caltran signs on highways and freeways across the state. if you have any information about the suspect or you see his vehicle you are ask

the vertical portion disappears. >> now, cal -- caltrans crews -- now, caltrans crews have been trying to improve the situation but problems still exist. >>> earlier this year, radioactive material was found on treasure island. why there's now concern that children living there could be at risk. >>> here's something you don't want to see when you get on a plane -- a big crack in the cockpit window. what happened when the pilot saw that in midair. >>> good morning. if you are driving out to the bay bridge or to the eastshore freeway, things are improving but we'll let you know how long you will be waiting before you pay the money. >>> a lot of sunshine inland but the fog which was held at bay for a while, if you will, is inching closer to the coast. it's very coast. tike a look at it and see -- take a look at it and see how it impacts the forecasted high. when our little girl was born, we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what

how caltrans is now trying to sell the homes. it's all tomorrow night at 5:00. >>> ktvu news has learned that thieves have been busy stealing from trucks belonging to east bay mud. security cameras and a 15-foot tall fence weren't enough to keep the thieves out of this maintenance yard in oakland. east bay mud say it is thieves have stolen tens of thousands of the dollars of equipment from four trucks in just the past week alone. and just last month, pg & e was also hit by thieves who stole tools worth thousands of dollars from three of its trucks in concord. >>> san francisco police are asking for the public for help finding a young man who went missing last week. 20-year-old derek chou was seen last thursday morning in the bay view district. he was heading to catch the muni bus to city college. he never made it to his classes. he was wearing dark rimmed glasses and dark clothes. police say he likes going to the mcdonalds near city college and his family describes him as a home body. >>> two days ago he was on the field at candl

"caltrans workers and construction workers, working on the side of the freeway, they're putting their lives on the line on a daily basis" la patrulla de caminos dice que los trabajadores de caltrans y de autopistas arriesgan sus vidas todos los dias para mejorar las carreteras e indica que este tipo de accidentes se pueden evitar. durante varias horas, dos carriles en la autopista 680 estuvieron cerrados mientras un grupo de investigadore s realizaba sus peritajes. la fiscala del condado de santa clara se encargar de presentar cargos contra el conductor cuando sea dado de alta del hospital. blanca ---maÑana la celebracion del dia de los muertos estara en todo su esplendor en la ciudad de oakland.. take vo ---la organizacion "the unity council" estara montando el festival decimo octavo y en el que se podr apreciar el colorido de las tradiciones de este dia tan popular de la cultura mexicana. ---en el evento, ademas de altares y ofrendas, habra antojitos, juegos para los niÑos y musica en vivo. take sot 7:02 - 7:19 "vamos a tener una donde varias mesas.. simplemente dando esa informac

we're always a little behind, but it's great to have it open now. >> reporter: caltrans will not give an exact time when the fourth bore will open because they do not want a bunch of people trying to be the first person through for bragging rights. they say doing so will be unsay. >> they're changing -- be unsafe. >> they're changing the direction of the tunnel and somebody tells me you've lived here 18 years and this is your first trip to the called cut, johnny come lately, you have to be there on the last day? >> reporter: you know, i'm not proud to say that i need to get out more. >> head east, young man. kiet do at the soon to open fourth bore, thank you. >>> a mystery in the desert tomorrow the, how did a family of four -- tonight, how did a family of four who disappeared three years ago wind up in shallow graves in the middle of nowhere in san bernardino. the bones of 40-year-old joseph mcstay and his wife summer were found in victorville. two other bodies found in the same area are believed to be their 3 and 4-year-old sons. there are no suspects. >> it gives us courage to know

the freeway sensors send data back to caltrans and then forwards that information to apps and won't like google maps. >> the detection loops are important. >> reporter: lauren wonders of the 27,000 freeway loop sensors in the state, 9,000 of them don't work. there are multiple reasons. also, unfortunately, have theft of copper. it commands a lot of money. people are stealing it. >> reporter: the problem is best illustrated here at the transportation management center. the green means traffic is moving smooth and yellow slowed down and red means it's all but stopped. then look at this. all these gray spots that's where the sensors don't work. the cost to fix them is high. officials estimate it would set the state back $50 million. the irony is that california was the first state in the country to set up the loop sensor system and now more than a third of them are offline. >> it's important to get good data. >> reporter: bobby kapel, kpix 5. >> and in the bay area area and fresno alone caltrans plans to spend $35 million to fix the sensors. >>> a bay area high school student learned a key

caltran said the most dramatic train is likely to be during daytime weekend travel because that's when traffic gets most backed up. >>> we continue to follow developing news, something commuters don't want to hear. the possibility of another bart strike. last night they voted to reneg observate part of their contract with the unions but the unions are balking. we have the details. >> reporter: bart's board of direct torts emerged from their closed-door meeting after three hours. in a 7-1 vote they decided to go back to the bargaining table with the unions. >> it's important to try to find a middle ground, to address this issue. >> they call it a clerical error. the tentative contract said employees can receive six weeks of paid leave under the federal medical leave act. they didn't expect it to be in the package. >> they never discussed it. >> the bart board of directors came up with a chart detailing the cost of the fmla provision. they said it would cost $42.2 million over four years which is more than half the cost of the entire agreement but the union said a deal is a deal. >> i do

caltrans spent about $50 million last year just picking up trashing. it was enough to fill more than 8,000 garbage trucks. >>> san francisco's new weapon against graffiti is also easy on the environment. these backpack blasters can clean up paint on poles, walls and muni buses. the machines use soy-based products, dry ice and crushed recycled glass to remove graffiti. other machines use chemicals that can cause health problems and smog. >>> do you have an old email account you haven't used in years? well, you might want to check it. coming up in tonight's consumerwatch, how someone else could be accessing your email, even your password. >> when you love something, it's not work. >> how this volunteer is helping nearly a million people in the bay area suffering from a chronic disease. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, address -- you may assume 's yours forever. turns out, that's not the case. julie s k >>> when you sign up for an email address you may assume it's yours forever. it turns out that's not the case. julie watts shows us why you should think twice about those o

construction crew working for caltrans, not really caltrans but a contracted crew, they were picking up construction signs after emergency repair along 680. that's when a silver nis

>>ace train, caltran or bart. maligned we are picking up light plane into martinez. what i >> a satellite and radar shows the plane is moving out of the bay area. i will have more on the snow for sierra. we do have wet winter weather advisory in effect. we did see some amounts of rain for areas. keep in mind that we do have more wet weather runway. heavy showers are expected to brawl lunchtime. we may also pick up thunderstorms. here is a look picture highs for today vallejo have a high of 61 and the same for san mateo. we have the winter weather advisory will we may see 4 in. of new snow for tomorrow but pass that and we may dry things up and see plenty of sunshine. if your heading up to tahoe, we do have a chain controls in affect for interstate 80. >> the seven day of around the bay shows high-pressure back in control. take a look at next week, by two state will be back in the '70s. >> new this morning. white supremacists serial killer in joseph paul franklin has been put to death in missouri. franklin targeted blacks and jews and a cross- country killing rampage

this is on to cost about $200 million bid for tanker exxon it is a long-term project and caltran and everyone involved is telling people that you will be able to see some of it. they will have heavy equipment, dust as they start the process. obviously you should keep your eyes on the road because it will be a lot of noise out here. want to large to the different going this way that you was see a lot of construction over the next couple of days. as i stated this on a starting tub, and it is sad that we're and finally see this go down. >> most people, are not sad. most people that i have talked to stated that it just would like to is the scene is blown up. it looks like a heap of metal compared to the new spain. >>span. >> fire safety drills are going to take place this week inside the new sport more of the caldecott tunnel. over the next few days, drivers along highway 24 minutes as the emergency response vehicles moving in and around the tunnel. firefighters from all over the bay area will be participating in the safety drills. maligned this will be able tell us evacuate people when

. >> caltrans bought the homes report a freeway project and we will find out what happened and now caltrans is trying to sell the houses. it is all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> san francisco is shock an attack on a homeless person. he repeatedly just open it and they have relawn. ed that inn investigation and them not clean up the hopeless encampment until thursday. it is located near south boulevard near trader joe's. they have complained about drunkenness and other problems and they are concerned about where these people will go. police are giving them extra time to find shelter. >>> they may expand for people who -- expand for people who live in campers, reportedly oversized vehicles are no longer problems like sunset and pet rear row hill. -- and other areas. they are banned between midnight and 6:00 a.m. >>> the mac book definition of the word gay kicks this whole thing often. >>> they were recently found in video active pieces, next. >> it looks like it is getting busier. >>> parts of the north, it will not play too much into our weather and we will show you how much

caltrans will soon be starting a new fire safety project installing water lines inside the three older bores. this will require them to be taken out of service one at a time. that will take place sometime in 2014. >>anny: bart and its two biggest unions could be heading back to the bargaining table. that is because bart says a provision is included in the contract would cost the district too much money. the issue at hand is the family medical leave act. it would allow union members six weeks of paid family medical leave. both union and district negotiators signed off on its several times during negotiations. but the bart board says they don't like how much the provision would cost the district agreed in a statement released over the weekend, union officials slammed a bart management saying the provision would cost less than what bart officials claim grid all of this leaving bart riders confused for street wondering what's next. >>: hundreds of thousands of people rely on the system every day. this should have read the contract before that everybody agreed on it. if you can go back or r

. >> caltrans crews have been trying to fix the situation but more changes continue and they will have meetings continue. >>> the work began yesterday on the bay bridge and caltrans says the old bridge still poses a safety threat even though it is closed. and it could cause some problems problems. >>> president barack obama wanted to make good on the promise that people can keep their health insurance. >>> the parents of a 7 month old baby are talking about what killed him during his stay at a hospital. >>> and looking in both directions in 280 southbound in san joses, we will tell you how the morning is developing. >>> and we are having patchy fog near the coast, any changes then or will we hold this pattern? ee. >> they are pressureing them about getting behind in legislation and former former president bill clinton is speaking out. joining us now, they will explain all of this and they will give us a sneak peak at what is happening today, kyla? >> reporter: pam in less than 90 minutes the house oversight committee will have top questions for top government officials. they are still

the contract workers for caltrans were doing emergency roadwork when a silver nissan hit the work truck on the side of the road there. the driver of the car was taken to the hospital with life- threatening injuries. elizabeth wenger has more on the closure with "kcbs traffic." >> the accident is right there on the fremont-milpitas before scott creek. they have one right lane blocked off while they continue the investigation. chp at this point is not sure when they are going to be able to re-open that lane. we just got an update. still no official eto. delays continue to grow, right now backing up into milpitas looks like right there for just about one exit approaching jacklin road so if you are looking for an alternate, consider 880 in the meantime. we are also watching this accident southbound 101 approaching petaluma boulevard south. an accident involving a reckless driver. chp is on scene now blocking one lane. may see some delays there. and we still have a full freeway closure in effect in antioch 4 approaching loveridge, use the on-ramp to get back on the freeway. this is your late

caltran says a that will be fully operational by january 8th. caltran spokesperson andrew gordon says a fabrication was very complex and it took longer than they expected. >> the monthly jobs report is coming out this morning. and a new survey finds that economists think employers added only 122-thousand jobs in october. that is significantly lower than the 148-thousand jobs added in september. they say this could be the result of the government shutdown. it is also believed that unemployment will rise to 7- point-3 percent, which could be the first increase in the unemployment rate since may. the report will come out at 5:30 this morning. >> lululemon is dealing with consumer complaints over its yoga pants again, but the company's founder doesn't think the quality concerns are the retailer's fault. dennis "chip" wilson said that quote "some women's bodies just actually don't work" in the pants. he went on to explain that it's about the rubbing through the thighs. and how often they're worn over time. lululemon had to pull its black yoga pants f

but caltrans now says they will be fully operational by january 8th. caltrans spokesperson andrew gordon says fabrication was very complex and took longer than expected. the temporary shims will remain in place until the saddles are installed. the work below the decks should not affect traffic on the bridge. >>james:we see it all the time. people glued to their cell phones, unaware of what's going on around them. now, city leaders in san francisco are asking the public to stay off their cell phones to avoid becoming the next victim of a crime. mayor ed lee along with police chief greg suhr and the s-f-m-t-a have launched the "eyes up, phone down" campaign. a one million dollar federal grant is being invested into putting more police officers on muni buses and light rail vehicles to reduce theft on public transit. city leaders say two-thirds of the robberies in san francisco involve smartphones. airports across the country will hold a moment of silence to honor the t- s-a officer killed at l -a-x one week ago. security checkpoints at hundreds of u -s ai

. >> reporter: ktvu obtained a soon to be released study funded by caltrans it analyzed crashes and used collars on deer to learn where or how wild animals move over and across 280. >> every time there's a collision between a deer there's risk to animal or injury. and that comes with a cost. >> reporter: edgewood road and near wood side, each crash costs the community an average of $5,700, and much more when there's a serious injury or lawsuit. >> sometimes the deer will pop up over the hood and go through the windshield of a vehicle and obviously injure the people inside. >> reporter: he recommends 8- foot tall fencing to encourage animals to cross safely under the freeway. the cost between one and $4 million. is that worth it? >> well if you talk to the people who get injured or die, their family members of people who die in the interstate it's definitely worth it. if we take a dollar value, it's cost effective in five years. it will pay for itself and reduce collisions in five years. >> reporter: caltrans says it will not decide whether to spend money on this until seeing the report w

. >>> commutes in the east bay are about to rejoice, caltrans made the announcement at the rib or cutting ceremony for the 4th bore. the opening is expected to cut five and 10 minutes off the congested commute. the project was funded through federal stimulus money and tax increase passed in 2004. >>> still to come, everybody left their hearts in san francisco after the batkid saved gotham city. >>> coming up later, who's in, who's out, raiders and 49ers looking forward to the weekend. jonathan martin strolls into new york city, we'll show you a guy that can get you out. a fan in the stands who'll pelvic thrust into your face. >>> stay tuned for "inside edition." a disease that turns people into human stad uses and the beach that's the smartest dog. avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive" sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. it gets an impressive 34 highway mpg and comes with no charge scheduled maintenance. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. sign. then drive. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit,

. >> reporter: ktvu obtained a soon to be released study funded by caltrans it analyzed crashes and used collars on deer to learn where or how wild animals move over and across 280. >> every time there's a collision between a deer there's risk to animal or injury. and that comes with a cost. >> reporter: edgewood road and near wood side, each crash costs the community an average of $5,700, and much more when there's a serious injury or lawsuit. >> sometimes the deer will pop up over the hood and go through the windshield of a vehicle and obviously injure the people inside. >> reporter: he recommends 8- foot tall fencing to encourage animals to cross safely under the freeway. the cost between one and $4 million. is that worth it? >> well if you talk to the people who get injured or die, their family members of people who die in the interstate it's definitely worth it. if we take a dollar value, it's cost effective in five years. it will pay for itself and reduce collisions in five years. >> reporter: caltrans says it will not decide whether to spend money on this until seeing the report w

. >> i think it is going to be a lot better now >> according to caltrans estimates going to from work will take about 15 minutes less than it used to. >> the only thing that changes is traffic moving well but there is no signs indicating the fourth floor is opened. >> westbound drivers are treated to wider lanes and new features. >> monday morning on highway 24 is likely to be pleasant as saturday morning t beginning of the workweek will put the work force at the caldecott tunnel test to see it will equal less time waiting in traffic, reporting at the caldecott tunnel, kron 4 news. >>> another brand new road way in the bay area, the east span of the bay bridge on this clear night in most places. we do have some close clouds a fremont and hayward. temperatures are cool tonight. it is getting cooler right now d temperatures close tore the 40s. as we get close to the sunrise look for 30s. san jose tonight 46 and look for readings around 50 close to the bay, for tomorrow we'll have some clouds in the morning and mostly sunny skies for most of the day. there is rain coming up next week, i

caltrans says their workers are gonna closely watch the conditions on the new bridge. they want to see how it performs in winter weather. >>> 8:36. well, expect winter driving conditions if you are heading to lake tahoe. 6 to 12 inches of snow is expected to fall in the mountains over the next few days. this is a live look at interstate 80 on donner summer where you can see -- summit where you can see not too many cars but snow on the side of the road. there are currently no restrictions on 80. on highway 50, chains are required except for vehicles with four-wheel drive and snow tires from twin bridges to meyers. you can find the latest information on road conditions on our twitter and facebook pages at any time. just follow ktvu. >>> new this morning, a suspected burglar was arrested and will face numerous charges including crashing into an emeryville police car. investigators say the suspect broke into the lux appraiser store on park avenue around 6:00 this morning. while trying to drive away, he allegedly slammed into the police car on a routine patrol. officers cha

that's because caltrans is doing some work out here. they are realigning some of the westbound lanes to make it easier for all the traffic to merge together. this fourth bore project costs $417 million. it was paid for with federal stimulus funding and a half cent sales tax increase approved by voters nearly a decade ago. 160,000 drivers pass through the tunnel every day. live in oakland. >> we are following a developing story from santa clara where deputies overnight shot and killed a suspect. it happened a little after midnight at cleveland afternoon near olive. deputies were responding to a report of a residential burglary in progress. when they arrived they say they encountered an armed suspect and a confrontation happened. the person was shot and killed. no deputies were hurt. the da is now investigating that shooting. >>> a san jose officer helped take several in custody in the aftermath of a deadly shooting. the officer was near the parking lot of the west san carlos center strip mall when a man was shot around 7:30 last night. >

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caltrans did a great job. i can't tell you how happy this makes me. >> reporter: no hassle with the merging, no wondering whether or not there will be two tunnels at the end of your journey. that will be huge for a lot of commuters. in terms of the commute, though, a couple of things. the new tunnel probably won't change the traffic back upthat we see, especially in the morning. this time it's westbound on 24. but for the drivers again going in the opposite direction, that's where you will see a major difference. you are taking a look at the offpeak traffic. drivers have a choice to go between either tunnel. norm little, there would be the different -- normally, there would be the dividers. but that's not there any longer. they don't want drivers, if they do go through the fourth bore, talk on your cell phone, take pictures. >> they want you getting -- they want you getting through safely. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning, a report says commercial airline pilots rely too much on automati

caltran said the most dramatic train is likely to be during daytime weekend travel because that's when traffic gets most backed up. >>> we continue to follow developing news, something commuters are not going to want to hear, the possibility of another bart strike. last night they vote today renegate part of their contract with the unions but the unions are baching. we have the details. >> reporter: bart's board of direct torts emerged from their closed-door meeting after three hours. in a 7-1 vote they decided to go back to the bargaining table with the unions. >> it's important to try to find a middle ground, to address this issue. >> they call it a clerical error. the tentative contract said employees can receive six weeks of paid leave under the federal medical leave act. they didn't expect it to be in the package. >> they never discussed it. >> the bart board of directors came up with a chart detailing the cost of the fmla provision. they said it would cost $42.2 million over four years which is more than half the cost of the entire agreement but the ion said a deal is a deal. >>

down to one lane b wcan see int caltrans o thereorking on it. we're hoping and hearingt may ear soon. you can se all of the vehicles still gng very slowly. we are here onhe frontage road. around it because the wait was quite long. we had to get off to get here and make a live shot. this i'll turn i over to mike. >> good morning. i forgoto ask you but we can't talk directl here theay thingsre set uput shes over off embarcadero cove. i don't want to say tha for sure. that's the frontage road. so embarcadero cove on the west side or o the other side. let me show you on the maps. christie'shot there past 14th at the6th avenue overcrossing. it's down to one lane, that' why you have the big backup and it's starting to build heading past the scene. international boevard, that's a big road there so i'moing to e that as a great alternate. take 12th over toward the freeway and tn watch for the signfor the feway on ramp. there's a lot of overcrossings. watch for the signs or eastbound 580 ay fro the maze down through oland and cross over farther down towar

now so they are at convenient locations if you were going from home to work and between hotels and caltrans that makes sense so they can do the errands the grocery shopping and meeting friends. so i wasn't sure if you had maps where you kind of see the usage along these selected stops that were picked for this pilot. >> i'll get to it in the next few slides. but in terms of maps what we see here today is really preliminary data un verified so we are going to be getting a lot of data about the way the system is used and so we will be analyzing that ourselves and very soon we'll put the data out in the public realm and have the private people analyze that so hold onto that question and we'll see more in months to come. >> so i went

that's the company that contracts with caltrans. >> there have been some contractors, friends of the victims that have arrived on scene. they're shook up. every time you have a contractor working on the side of the road, there's danger, and i just, i hope that all the commuters take heed to the road work ahead signs, in construction zones to keep everyone safe. >> reporter: the driver of the silver nissan was trapped and had to be extricated. field sobriety tests were done and officers determined that the driver was intoxicated. he was again, rushed to the hospital and is now suffering from serious injuries. the chp officer mentioned that there was a mask in the of that nissan. you know, it was halloween last night. it's unknown if that gentleman was coming from a party. now, the chp says that the reason that the two construction workers were out here is that they were doing emergency work on a dip in the freeway just north of scott creek road. they were scheduled to be out here until 6:00 a.m., but of course, now all that's changed because of the accident. i just got an update from

. >> long-waited lem dem ligs of the old bay bridge begins tomorrow, caltrans says workers will remove some sections of the bay bridge. crews hope to have almost 1500 feet of the span demolished within six weeks. it will take three years and cost $300 million. a famous good luck charm is now out of hiding the troll. you'll be able to see the troll at oakland museum in california. >> the troll stood watch, protecting the old bridge from quakes for 24 years. now, his old home about to be demolished so he's taking up residence temporarily at oakland museum. commuters have driven over him can take a look today the artist told the story of how he came architect and iron workers repairing this bridge knew roane and his work and asked for a mythical figure to place on the bridge.. >> i told myself that was the soup yidist idea i ever heard. >> he made it anyway. over just three days. and he came up empty >> i remembered a favorite, billy goats gruff. and this troll took good care of the bridge. >> i yorn workers welded him to the side. >> there is no permitting involved. there is no public fu

caltrans says they won't be in place until at least early january. >>> still ahead at 6:00, a sexual assault investigation on a local college campus. the attack that has a lot of students on edge. >>> san jose says it's tackled its gang problem, but is it just a numbers game? we investigate claims from the city's police department. >>> i'm janelle wang. first the nsa, now the cia. new details released about telephone spying. >>> and larger than hurricane katrina and stronger than superstorm sandy. the monster typhoon making landfall in asia. it's all next in "world tonight." >>> less than 24 hours after he exposed san jose playing a numbers game with crime stats, officials admit their stats aren't a completely accurate portrayal of gang-related crime. >> they have boasted that gang crime has increased, considerably. we uncovered that san jose is using misleading numbers. let's bring in our investigative reporter. >> raj and jess, the san jose police department sent us an e-mail tonight saying, "we could have done a better job when it comes to communicating crime stats to the public."

caltrans said someone stole the copper wire that runs under the highway and supplies power to the pump that drains it. temporary pumps and generators are now in place in case of more rain. repairs to the broken pumps will start this weekend. >>> new at 6:00, a sizeable illegal gambling ring has been shut down thanks to a joint effort by the fbi, dea and san jose police department. ten different locations, including san jose, milpitas and castro valley were part of the bust. among places were two coffee shops in central and east san jose as well as several residences. at least nine people have been arrested and face federal charges. this is primarily online gambling. >>> a bombshell tonight, the transit agency's board voted to approve a tentative contract that was painstakingly negotiated with its unions during its second strike but it's not the same contract that b.a.r.t. workers agreed to. instead they removed a controversial clause it insists they never agreed to. that move has infuriated union leaders. so are we headed for strike three? jodi hernandez is live in oakland. you spoke t

not seeing any delays for ac transit caltrans or bart to just yet. for >>anny: and other bay area news. the walnut creek city council is set to discuss a parking proposal. that would increase meter rates and change enforcement hours. the city currently enforces parking meters from nine- in the morning. until six - at night. the proposed change. would change enforcement hours from ten- in the morning, until eight -at night. the proposal is also looking into charging people on sundays. to park at the meters. officials say. the new fees are set to bring in millions of dollars that will be re- if approved, the new parking fees and rules will go into effect in 2014. >>erica: we are continuing to track the rain throughout the bay area person i was to you what to expect how much to expect coming up after the break. >>gabe: good morning i kron4's tech reporter gabe slate. i have something really cool to show you. there are only four of these rights now and the united states and i have my hands on one to give you a sneak peek. this is the world's first flexib

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highway patrol is investigating a fatal accident that killed a man doing overnight contract work for caltran. this happened on interstate 680 at 2:30 this morning. police say a driver went off the road and on to the shoulder killing the worker and injuring another man. the driver is under arrest at the hospital for felony driving under the influence. >> in san francisco a dump truck was partly hanging off a guardrail on highway 101 near paul avenue. these are pictures from sky 7. a scary scene with the investigators saying the truck struck two other cars. there is no word on the cause of the accident. amazingly, no one was hurt. >> concord police are looking for thieves could cause people to go hungry at a local food bank that was targeted before they could expand their service. matt? >> yes, disheartened is how workers describe the impact of the purring later, possibly delaying the scheduled opening of the new center. police say it afternooned on tuesday night. someone broke interest the construction site for the new monument crisis center on market street and stole $18,000 in building supp