. >>> trafficwise, a little iffy, no accidents, however the northbound fort mchenry tunnel, the right tube blocked because of emergency roadwork. route 94 woodbine road closed in both directions at annapolis road because of downed poles and wires. no problems southbound on the 95 corridor between the toll plaza. as we look at the cameras, beltway, northwest corner at old court road. traffic moving at a nice pace. back to you. >>> democracy 2010 -- we start with the race for the city state's attorney. a fierce fight. challenger greg bernstein looking to unset seat patricia jessamy. linda so with more. >> reporter: bernstein will be meeting and greeting voters at 7:00 as polls open up at cross country elementary school. jessamy will do the same throughout the day. it's their final push in what turned out to be the city's hottest race. jessamy is fighting to hold on to her 15 years as baltimore's top prosecutor. on monday she was endorsed from a group of baptist ministers. also, billy murphy, a well known attorney and former judge in the city. the race isphoused a lot on -- is focused a

we have winds which mike will talk about but trafficwise all is good on the bay bridge. we'll have your one-week forecast coming up. >> oakland police hope a newly released sketch will lead them to a man who sexually assaulted two women near lake merritt. in his twenties and 6 feet tall, happened near 18th street near the lake. police are urging women who walk or jog in the neighborhood stay in well-lighted areas, keep their volume down on portable music players and be aware of their surroundings. >> a san francisco supervisors wants to crack down on problem club promoters. supervisor david chew wants to make it a law that party promoters that want to host events at clubs register online with the city's entertainment commission. he says the legislation could prevent avoidable tragedies. there was a fatal shooting outside jelly's dance cafe in july and a fatal shooting outside the suede nightclub near fisherman's wharf last february. they would only be allowed to work with promoters who have registered. >> suing an oakland school claiming she was bitten by the college pre

looking great weatherwise and trafficwise. live shot here at the 280 and 17 interchange. everything flowing well. that connector ramp heads to northbound 880 and the stevens creek on-ramp open. it was shut down to clear a am earlier crash. we'll head to 101 and 880 as well. more traffic here. slightly under the speed limit north 101 but so far no major trouble heading up the peninsula to san francisco. checking out the san mateo bridge next. also looking good in both directions. that's eastbound traffic there on the left heading towards hayward. bay bridge toll plaza t. there is a minor backup for cash-paying lanes so metering lights may be turned on shortly. interstate 80 in berkeley, also looking pretty good. the drive times right around 20 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. the golden gate bridge, the drive time only 23 minutes highway 37 in novato. you can get personalized drive times sent to you. just sign up for it on abc7news.com. kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. a new study found routine mammograms might not be as important preventing death as previo

let's find out if there's anything we need to know trafficwise. >> there's emergency road work going on through oakland. southbound 880 approaching 23rd. the three right lanes might be blocked as late as 5:30 this morning. they thought it would be cleared at 5:00 but now they're saying another 30 minutes. our speed sensors still looking good. if you want to take 880, you'll still be okay. 580 is an alternate. if you're heading out of half moon bay and heading up northbound 280, the connection ramp from eastbound 92 to north 280 is closed until 7:00 this morning. so an easy detour would be skyline on to bunk car hill and that will get you to 280. go outside and show you a live shot of the san mateo bridge elsewhere. no accidents to slow you down. eric, kristen. >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 5:09. >> still ahead on the abc 7 morning news, the surprising impact of the healthcare reform law on healthcare costs. >> also speedier searches. google claims you can have results before you even finish typing your search phrase. >> if you checked your pants size lately? up next why men's pants

trafficwise looking good but still road work going on. i'll have those details coming up. >> an a. c. transit is expected to decide today whether to slash night and weekend service. help close a $56 million budget deficit. >> it's 5:30. i'm jenelle wang. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with this story. a san jose police officer is in hot water this morning accused of staging a fake arrest. the reason? apparently to scare his stepdaughter's boyfriend. abc 7's theresa garcia is live in san jose with the story. theresa? >> well, the officer got involved last month when he found out that the 15-year-old boy was having sex with his 14-year-old stepdaughter. now, he says that the parents were okay with him using scare tactics and this was really to help the boy or stop him from actually, quote, heading down the wrong path. now that san jose veteran motorcycle officer is on administrative leave and he's under investigation to see whether he committed criminal false imprisonment. our media partner, the san jose mercury news, feel the boy's parents feel the officer abused his authority. he

a busy morning trafficwise. frances with another update. >> two hot spots i'm watching. one on the peninsula where a new accident is being reported north 101 at roleston. chp on its way right now and apparently it's in the left lane. a look at the traffic maps, it's still moving at 67 mph. we'll keep an eye on this to let you know things slowed down. and the other big trouble spot this morning is one we've been following since about 3:00. it's an overturned big rig blocking the columbus parkway off-ramp from westbound 80 and eastbound 37. that's going to be out there until at least 8:00 this morning. chp is recommending that people continue on westbound 80, turn off at redwood street and get back on eastbound 80 to get around the closure for the morning commute. eric, kristen? >> frances, thank you. it's 5:38. >> still ahead, the rough water that could sink san francisco's chances for hosting the most prestigious boat race in the world. >> also no more nellie. the new leader the golden state war -- warriors are [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this

. >> mike, two hot spots for you as well trafficwise. southbound 101 slow towards highway 116. there was an earlier accident and they had to block a lane for a while to clear it. turns out they're two separate crashes in the area so southbound 101 very heavy as you make your way out of the park. and also the other hot spot is westbound 580. this earlier injury crash was reported on eastbound 580 but it turns out to be in the commute direction. so that's not great for folks heading out of the altamont pass. 26 mph as you approach the scene. here are the drive times for you. almost 30 minutes now from 205 to 680 and the south 101 ride out of santa rosa from highway 12 to novato, highway 37, is now 34 minutes. you can always get the latest traffic information also and get personalized drive times by going our website on abc7news.com. just click on the bay area traffic link. kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 6:20. california now officially has a law eliminating a toxic metal commonly found in children's jewelry but it won't kick in for a while. governor schwarzenegger sign ai

mass transit reporting no delays but overall pretty quiet trafficwise. no big accidents or hot spots. maybe lucky this morning. >> thanks. i think eric should be back tomorrow. thanks for joining us of this edition of abc 7 morning news. another update at 7:22. another update at 7:22. >> stay connected 24/7 at greed. the wealthiest corporations. billions in profits and bonuses. and the sacramento politicians just gave these same corporations a new billion dollar handout... paid for by cuts to education and public safety with no guarantee of creating one new job. but we can change this by voting yes on proposition 24. prop 24 repeals the billion dollar giveaway and protects our schools and communities. yes on prop 24. it's time to give us a break... not the big corporations.