lane. also, hov lane. conversion and here is how it works, a half mile before each entrance you will find a toll pricing sign and tolls will vary depending on congestion at that exact moment, they range from 30-cents to $6 if you choose to enter the lane your fast track trance ponder will be read by automatic sensors. once you are in the toll lane you can't exit until you get to mission or the end of the road at 237. as for entrances there are three of those first is just south of 84, then 8 miles later between washington and auto mall then south of mission. they expect a little bit of a learning curve so could be slow going at first. >>> this is not new to california. we have these down in southern california. it is new here to the people that will be navigating through these lanes i just want to say we will have patience with you we know things will take time and this will become a learning curve. >> chopper 5 live above 680 as the express lanes makes its debut the first in the bay area.

the normal hov lane violation unless you qualify for the hov lane. those rules are still in effect. 3 or more people in the vehicle, motorcyclehybrids with stickers, those vehicles can use express lane for free if you do qualify, you are going to want to hide your transponder so you don't get charged. as for entrances there are three of those the first south of 84 then 8 miles later between washington and auto mall just south of mission we have all the information for you on cbs 5.com also if you lost the mylar bag that came with your fast track transponder you can get another one of those at bay area fast tracks.org you will want to use that bag so you don't get charged if you would otherwise qualify for the car pool lane. cbs5.com. >> very good advice ann thank you, ann on 680 fremont. >>> and checking the roadways we will show you a map of 680 the bad news we are starting to see delays, southbound castle wood to 84. where the express lanes begin traffic moving up to speed. that will relieve congestion. making your way east 80 or near 880 we have r

nobody really needs to use the expressway lane right now. carpoolers can use the lane for free. they will need to remove the fas trak pass from their windshield and put it in that mylar bag that fas trak gave you so they won't be charged going through these expressway lanes. they've been operational for years now and very successful. more expressway lanes are planned for the bay area. the next one highway 580 in both directions and the one after that will be highway 237. reporting live along southbound 680, i'm jenelle wang. for more on the traffic situation let's go to megan marlena. >> as jenelle said, traffic nice and light. not showing delays on southbound 680 through the sunol grade. speeds are moving at the limit but we will be keeping an eye on this as the morning continues and more commuters hit the road. it will be interesting to see how this new expressway lane does affect that commute. southbound 680 now your drive time from 580 to 101 only 30 minutes. everything looking good. also westbound 237 from 880 to 101. that's a six-minute drive time. eric, kristen. >> megan,

it shows you holding up and the lanes off of the car tool lanes. it's a big advantage for everybody. fast track you need that as well as 680. if you want to take advantage of the express lane. you are not in that, the slow down heading southbound south of highway 84. it's crowded over there. i'm not going to hang out here and you are following this with no accidents. you might have to read the signs overhead. that's a bit of a distraction. i will be over here because it's crowded. i will find out on this side. you will find out why. >> mike, get out of the way. you got that music you can recognize from the background and you will probably recognize these guys. they are the cheerleaders for football time. the gold rush is in studio with this talk about the 49ers's big game. they are at the team hotel in preparation for the monday night football game. today in the bay, raj mathai has a preview, but first he talks to the raiders about their win. >> good morning and thank you. alongside raiders star who wears silver and black after a team victory. >> h

that's blocking the lane. and 50 westbound, there's another one and flooding reported in that area as well. one more accident at glenn arm and there's a look at the westside of the beltway. seeing early delays because of the rain and partially because of early accidents that we had and there's another look at the delay. toyota, moving forward. marty and don, back to you guys. ♪ just another manic monday. >>> we have a rowdy crowd this morning. it's pouring down rain and we're inside the legendary jimmy's. >> well, we love it. i bet the smell is great. >> oh, man, i'm going to have like steak and eggs and hash browns, a fries and any kind of potatoes. >>> okay. thank you, that's nick right there. >> we have a great group this morning. were we're excited. manic monday in fell's point with the orthodox church of st. matthews. and by the way, you know, the weather is really rough outside this morning. get an early start if you're going out. folks came from columbia. we appreciate it so much >> when's the big fes

purpose lanes by a double white lane. -- line. so you can't cut in and out like current carpool lanes. once in, you stay in until the designated exit points. and if you're not in, you can only get in at the designated entry points. >> we watched as last-minute computer tests were being done. the sensors over the toll lane will charge the driver's fastrak device. and that's another thing carpoolers would need to keep in mind. when they use the lane, it's free. but they have to make sure they put this transponder in its mylar bag or pull it down. otherwise they'll get charged. we're being told that it won't be picked up until 7:00 or sep:30. but-- 7:30. but that's not the case. sal, how does the rest of the bay area look? >> looks pretty good. as a matter of fact, we're going to take a look at some of these live pictures to show you that traffic on highway 4 still looks okay. although it is definitely getting more crowded all over the place, as we get into the 6:00 hour. bay bridge is beginning to develop a small backup here at the

you are taking that express lane. opening up today and you are a carpooler and a fast track tag in your car. if you hop in, how are you going to make sure that the free ride which is intended to be free for you, how do you keep from getting dinged? he is showing you the mylar bag we got. we got it when we bought it. you are supposed to put the fast track in there to shield it from getting the debit charge. if you are like me, you lost it. you can probably go to a store and get one of the mylar balloons and wrap it around as well or shield it with a passenger. it depends on the size of your passenger too. for those of you who neat to pay, you have to remember this fact. >> cash is not an option. the whole point is to keep people moving faster than they otherwise would be. fast track is the way to go. >> it is the way to go. there is no cash option for you. you will have to take advantage of that fast track and not technology. coming up in a report, i will tell you how that technology might be taking advantage of you. r

the new expressway lane replaces the carpool lane on southbound 680 between pleasanton and milpitas. a 14-mile stretch. it operates between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. monday through friday. carpoolers will be able to use the lane for free as well as motorcycles, transit buses and highway vehicles with valid stickers but solo drivers can use the lane with fair fas trak pass. only three entry and exit points and illegal to get out anywhere but those designated spots. >> there's certain spots you're not going to be able to exit those lanes to get to a particular exit. you're going to have to exit out of the expressway lane a little sooner prior to the exit you wanna take. >> there are signs about a half mile prior to these access points that will alert drivers to the coming entries and exits and how much it will cost for each segment. the price will rise and fall depending on congestion, from 30 to 50 cents when there's no traffic and up to $6 for the entire 14 mile stretch at peak times. fully electronic. no toll booths or gates. highway 84, washington boulevard, mission boulevard and the only

here runs alongside a carpool lane. the lane will allow solo drivers to use a carpool lane by paying the toll electronically with their fast track. this is what you will need. the new flowers 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. you must have a fast track and the cost on getting an as a solo driver depends on construction. it starts as low as 37 but if it's bumper to bumper it could be $6. carpoolers if you use that 680 union that static shield bank. that egg that came with a fast track. put your fast track in that beg so you're transponder does not get charged. you can get in you beg by going too fast tracks web site. if you violate this your ticket will be $381. >> utilities: pass the seen the right remains tied up speed from about 15-30 mi. an hour to you reached pittsburgh. bay bridge plaza is the back up as well into the maze even 880 approach so galling thing looking at 6 minute delays for your is downright. if you're thinking about the san mateo bridge this taillights making their way into the canoe direction headed in foster

lane and we caught one vehicle entering the lane illegally just past the sensor. >> we anticipate there might be slight confusion initially but there will be extra officers to be out and be a visible presence and conduct enforcement. >> that means the chp to have a hand-held reader to determine if you have fast track and if you don't, making sure you qualify for the hov lane, for car pools and motorcycles and qualified hybrids, use of the lane is still free. >> people will get it pretty fast. mostly it is the same people driving. they will learn it and a great thing for bay area commuters. >> reporter: this is the key though. if you follow the hov lane, you don't want to end up paying a toll for it. so you are supposed to use your mylar bag. apparently everybody got one with the transponders when they got it. and a lot of people are thinking where the heck of it is or i threw it away and you can get a replacement mylar bag for free, and we have a link on cbs5.com. >> that will be a popular item. i know i threw it away. >> i know. who wouldn't? it doesn't say save me. >> why would i keep

install the bike lanes to complete the connections. and i observed, one small block, the block where i live, rather than to put the bike down the middle, and rather remove the automobile lane, the easier thing was to instead remove parking. and actually part of my block has no curb side parking ever. and i don't think if anyone figured there is a negative pedestrian component. and curb side parking provides a buffer for pedestrians and you can step off the curb without getting hit by automobile. and the dynamics and it's easier to impact pedestrians than to impact an automotive lane. and the curb side parking is not existence and it's a narrow sidewalk, and it's used as a loading dock, and the postal carrier parks in the middle and no one can get by and when groceries are delivered they park there and taxis and construction, the sidewalk is impassable, and is there a regulation not to remove sidewalk and that's the only way to use that street? >> do you want to see that block? >> this is on scott, between oak and feld, and it used to b

high adequate doughnut occupancy toll lanes or hot lane allows people to pay a total and there has been about 1500 told pairs per day along the 14-mile stretch of interstate 680 down to 237. the complaints have come in about traffic jams and can be shared. >> there were backups. people were surprised and curious about the new science, striping, praising. >> also the hot lane only has three extra points and some drivers say they do not correspond to where they need to go. >> i think our money could be spent a lot better. >> officials say they are reviewing the routes that changes may be difficult in places with curves or overpasses that are too narrow to add exit lane suggested washington street intersection. >> the exit and entry point have an 1804 merge lane next to them. we do not escape in and out immediately -- not just getting in and out immediately. >> reporter: officials met with caltrans to review traffic data in and ac delays on i-680 have resumes to normal levels of. >> it probably saved me about 15 minutes to get to where he needed to go so that is a fair assessment for me th

now, it's still being treated as a carpool-only lane. the express lanes are not in effect. no tolls will be taken, not to be used for solo drivers. that will start next monday. eight-mile stretch now done there are new double solid white lines and two exit and on and entry points. the express lanes are not in effect until next monday. bart delays, as well. 20- to 30-minute delays at sfo in millbrae in the eastbound direction for trains. use the freeway if you can or expect to give yourself extra time. on the eastshore freeway no troubles reported on the westbound side. clear on the carquinez bridge. no accidents on the eastshore freeway towards the bay bridge. traffic moving quite well through there. and you are clear this morning on the golden gate bridge. no troubles to report. hopefully no troubles in your forecast. here's tracy. >> so far, so good, no troubles in the forecast. here's a look at what you can expect today. temperatures trending slightly cooler than average. concord normal daytime high typically this time of the year 83 degrees. 83 in santa rosa, 81 san jos

right now only one lane getting by. a hefty westbound lane. eastbound headed from frederick toward howard county, baltimore, you will find your lanes open. east bound there's a good rubber necking delay. westbound only one lane is getti by. very hefty backup on i-70. looking prty good. travel lanes open there. o to the rails we go. metro and vre having a good morning. >> thank you, jerry. >> 67 degrees. there's the ipad. there's the blackberry. now there's a plan to combine the two ideas. we'll tell you about the black pad. >> the corruption scandal that rocked a small town and has the whole nation talking this morning. >>> how you can get your hands on free beer. right here in this neighborhood, i grew ulearning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition fofour years in a row. and it's work

lane it will allow solo drivers use the carpool lane by paying a electronics roll. it runs along innsbruck the existing percolation between presence in the milpitas it will produce a richer and 30¢ and $6 depending on the time the drive. kirkwall's will still be able to use that lane for free. if you're driving on highway 80 this week he may run into some delays, the far right lane is going to be closed from 9:00 a.m. till 230 in the afternoon if that will be in place between today, thursday. all of that select cruz to repair damage pavement. we will have westbound on the ramps to will be closed. more headlines, but 60 man is recovering from severe beating he was attacked, rob near fisherman's wharf. kron4 is dahlin talked to him about this attack which he fears may be part recurring problem. >> this man hopes rest from workers will learn some lessons from his attack he worries that robbers are targeting a food- service workers after they get off work. they're funnier of restaurants here and those workers typically carry cash from the tips they burned. >> my face.

it allows you to use the lane for a price. that starts out at just 30 cents when there's no traffic but as the freeway gets more congested, the price goes up to as much as $6. drivers need a fas trak transponder and signs alert the drivers to the designated entry and exit points. we'll have a live report from jenelle wang in the next half hour and megan will have traffic updates throughout the morning. >> traffic use has grown since 2006 when officials set a goal of 70% usage. the latest survey shows that goal has almost been reached with 68.6% of bridge users now having fas trak. the number of morning drivers on the bay bridge using fas trak has nearly doubled to nearly 77%. >> pg&e could release a list of its 100 riskiest pipeline locations as soon as today. this comes after pressure from federal and state leaders including governor schwarzenegger. the utility isn't saying exactly what it plans to do but it could release the list along with maps. pg&e opposed revealing the location of the pipeline citing national security co

lane, or high occupancy toll lane. it opened yesterday on 680 southbound. but as with a lot of first day jitters, some confusion as people try to merge into the new lane. drivers have mile to do so but many moved over too quickly yesterday leading to traffic jams. officials say though things will get better. >> ing apeople get used to the fact that they are driving in a h.o.t. lane or have the ability to get to the lane things of will settle down. >> tolls are collected from fastrak transponders. the price will fluctuate. carpools are free. there are plans for more h.o.t. lanes on the 580 in alameda county and 237 in santa clara county. >>> another highway improvement project finished in the east bay. a celebration yesterday marked the completion of work to improve traffic flow in the castro valley area. the upgrade includes the revamp of the redwood road interchange with the new eastbound on-ramp and westbound off-ramp. the 580 interchange project cost $30 million. 80% was paid for by alameda county's half cent sales tax. the rest by state and federal fund

it will allow drivers to use the car pool lane for a fee. about $4 to $6 during the peak commute. >> other parts in the state in southern california do have these hov lanes and they've been very successful, very well accepted by the public and lead to less congestion and hopefully that's what will happen here. >> i think people understand that this gives them a choice to make their lives easier. >> reporter: tolls will be collected electronically using fast track. car poolers will fast track will have to disable their transponders to avoid being charged. caltrans says special sensors will keep people on other lanes with transponders from being charged. workers will increase enforcement as needed. >> we'll be doing a lot of training with our officers over the next couple of weeks. just where the entry points. >> reporter: not everyone likes the new lanes. >> it sucks for the people who go on craigslist to have that privilege bought out by people who can afford it. >> reporter: the lanes are open to all drivers on nights and weekend. that myla

that one at mountain road in the southbound lanes blocking the right lane with the backup to ebenezer road. flooding at ebb ben kneeser road. we're told that is having about two feet of water in the road. flooding reported at martin boulevard. rising water and an underpass that has all lanes blocked. in the meantime there's a lock at your drive times, some slow delays on the top side as well. there sha live look outside at the west side at old port road. there's a look at the backup because of the truck fire in the southbound lanes at mountain road. this traffic report is brought to you by hh greg. browse through the section of over 100 digital tv's in stock every day. >> stay with wjz, maryland's news station. complete news, weather and complete news, weather and twitheehr flyreshed bak ge bal tw fistsnlor o,y $3 ke li d ouricelioewus n ma totoil bas weor shoet ctecolahi cp, g sothrab ree 3 for y.toda [ ding! ] bob ehrlich's real record on energy. lobbyists helped write utility regulations. we got stuck with a 72% rate hike. but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcing them to pay b

the lanes open up officially at 5:00 a.m. extra chp officers will be here to monitor transitions, where drivers will be here to use new toll lanes. they'll be here for visible enforcement. we watched as last-minute tasks were done on the southbound 680 in fremont yesterday. this new system gives solo drivers the option to pay with carpoolers in an express lane. the southbound 680 toll lane begins at highway 84 near sunol and stretches stretches stretches to milipitas. drivers' costs will range between -- 30 cents and $6. >> i think i'd be willing to pay money as a single driver to drive in the express lane. >> why? >> because it will get me where i need to go faster. >> i think it's stupid. why make us pay more to drive on it? >>> now, something to keep in mind, carpoolers use the lane for free. but if you have a fast track responder, you need to put it in its mylar case or take it down we'll show you the new rules of the road and how to best navigate theseney new toll lanes. we'll be here all morning. reporting live, jade he

to try to get into the express lane. there was a backup at highway 84 and 680. alteration officials and chp were very happy with the first day. solo driverss? you can now buy your way into a faster commute by using your fas trakpass. all you have to do is pay an electronic toll and you can zip down a 14-mile stretc at 680 between sunol and milpitas. >> i would where using the express lane >> once i got to 84 it was wide open so why get on? >> if you do get on, you only have three chances. the locations are marked in green, highw 84, washington boulevard and mission boulevard. and you can only exit in three spots. those are marked in red, auto mall parkway, jacklynn road. >> spend a little extra time figuring out those routes so you don't find urself in a situation where you're taking chances and crossing over double white lines or findin yourself in a situation where you're crossing all lanes to take an exit which can be extremely dangerous. >> th toll amount depends on congestion. 30 cents when there's no traffic, up to

you can tuesday the lane. if you have a transponder you have to put it in the case or away or you will be charged. back to you. >> thank you. you can find the latest traffic information by going to our website, ktvu.com. >>> a parolee from danville is back behind bars this morning. he's accused of making pipe bombs and bomb-making material inside his home on amigo road. the incident began yesterday morninging when officers responded to a domestic violence call. they say they found three pipe bombs inside the man's home and materials to make a lot more. police called in the bomb squad and evacuated the usually quiet neighborhood. >> that's not the kind of thick we want. we want -- thing we want we want this -- we want this neighborhood to be safe. >> 36-year-old eric dennis faces charges of bomb possession and other serious charges. at this poin investigators will only say the pipe bombs appear to be linked to some type of family argument. >>> 7:07. investigators in santa cruz county want you to take a close lo

driving in a hot lane or have the ability to get to a lane things will settle done. >> reporter: now driving that 14-mile stretch this morning caused drivers who use the lane about 1 to $1.25 fluctuating of course on the amount of traffic, the bigger the traffic jam the more you have to pay. this is the first of what they say will be many hot lanes in the bay area over the coming years. next will be highway 580 in alameda county and after that will be highway 237 in tan santa clara county. eventually they say the area will be blanketed with about 800 miles of hot lanes but who knows how long that will take. these lanes are very expensive and there's not a lot of money in the state budget. i don't need to tell you that of course. >> it doesn't mean we'll have a steep learning curve, when the lane is in use, if you don't want your fasttrack trans ponder red you got to put it in a mylar bag and -- >> reporter: there is a lot going on. one of the major things, people were excited to come out and use this lane, they didn't want to miss it, they weren't sure where the entrance was so they

you enter the express lane at certain points. on weekdays between 5:00 in the morning and 8:00 at night, these sensors will detect the flow of traffic. this electronic sign which tonight read "test" come tomorrow will let drivers know what the current toll is. transportation officials say the cost will range between 30 cents and $6 depending on how congested the traffic is. then, sensors over the toll lane will charge the drivers fast-track device. >> i will debate whether or not it's the length that i need to travel is worth the amount that i'm being asked to pay. but i knew i would need to get a fast-track. >> i do think that's a good way of making revenue, given where we are right now. >> how much revenue is yet to be seen. along with how many other areas might adopt a similar structure. now, the lane is free for carpoolers, motorcyclists and hybrid owners who have their stickers. but one word of caution, carpoolers must take down their fast-track device or else they will be charged. and as a note, the entire cost for the impr

the existing carpool lane is now being converted. it will be separated from the rest of the interstate with a double yellow line plus a single white line. there will be three entry and exit points along the way. electronic signs will display the price which depends on the traffic. it could be anywhere from 30 cents during noncommute hours to over $10 when it's congested. the average, they say, though, will be between $4 and $6. and there are no tollbooths involved. you have to have a fastrak transponder, which will be read then by an overhead antenna. if you are a single drive using the express lane without fastrak, you are subject to a ticket from the chp. >> we are currently drafting a management plan in regards to these lanes so that our officers have a full understanding as to what their purpose is out there and as to how we are going to conduct our enforcement. >> now, things get a little more complicated when it comes to fast track, though. since carpoolers, motorcycles, qualified low emission vehicles are still allowed to use

to try to get into the express lane. there was a backup at highway 84 and 680. alteration officials and chp were very happy with the first day. solo driverss? you can now buy your way into a faster commute by using your fas trak pass. all you have to do is pay an electronic toll and you can zip down a 14-mile stretch at 680 between sunol and milpitas. >> i would where using the express lane. >> once i got to 84 it was wide open so why get on? >> if you do get on, you only have three chances. the locations are marked in green, highway 84, washington boulevard and mission boulevard. and you can only exit in three spots. those are marked in red, auto mall parkway, jacklynn road. >> spend a little extra time figuring out those routes so you don't find yourself in a situation where you're taking chances and crossing over double white lines or finding yourself in a situation where you're crossing all lanes to take an exit which can be extremely dangerous. >> the toll amount depends on congestion. 30 cents when there's no traff

that is blocking the two left lanes, only one lane gets by now on the bw parkway. leaving baltimore city. expect it to be slow there. an earlier accident in howard county, 95 southbound on the ramp to eastbound route 32. in the process of being cleared. out in western howard county, marriottsville, old frederick road closed in both directions between cove wood lane and marriottsville road because of down power lines. expect delays as you head out the door. back to you. >>> southwest is about to get bigger. a lot bigger. the discount carrier will buy another discount carrier so what does this mean for you? will it be cheaper when you fly? sherrie johnson is live at bwi marshall with more. >> reporter: good morning. a merger between two major airline carriers known for deep discounts has some passengers a little worried about increased fares. southwest airlines plans to buy airtran for a reported $1.4 billion. bwi marshall is the airline's largest east coast hub and the two carriers serve 70% of the passengers flying in and out of bwi marshall. the deal will move sou

westbound lanes also are finding their lanes pretty much open. please, if you're going out this way, you're going to want to follow police direction still and use a lot of caution. just to reiterate it, lindsay said eight of those students were taken to the hospital following that crash involving two metro buses. looking at your outer loop right now in maryland, we are just stacked from 95 over to georgia avenue. on the interloop going the other way, you're going to find yourself in a pretty hefty delay from the american legion bridge to the 270 spur. the bright spot, if there is one, is the accident at georgetown road. you have all your lanes back. 270 headed southbound, no incidents or accidents to report on this roadway. we are looking at an overall a 20-25 minute drive down towards the split. virginia, you're dragging on 66 headed eastbound from 28 to the beltway. that's plus 20 minutes. hour major delay in virginia comes from 95 heading northbound. you're going to find yourself bumper-to-bumper making your way towards the mixing bowl. it loo

, blocking the fast lane. crews are on scene. word from chp is that someone left the scene, jumped off the roadway, jumped back on and jumped off again. so you may see extra crews on the scene. the volume of traffic is so light there are no major slowdowns. if you are heading to monterey, caramel, big sur, three of your top five driving destinations, will you have to probably use highway 17 or 101. right now very smooth. yesterday problems near the summit, that was because of an accident. right now we expect volume to increase around 11:00. the bay bridge, folks coming into the city for their workday, moving steadily now. no major delays no metering lights yet. probably 15 or 20 minutes for those to turn on. heavy volume around 10:30 as well. we will follow this for now and send it back to you. >> checking in with rob. the labor day weekend is here. we have been having those hot temperatures, he has a look at what's in store for the next couple of days. >> besides the culling out there, 61 degrees, san jose. s

. >> so snow 680 congestion pricing is open if you got paid to get into the express lane. it is a long and carpool lane where if as you see here on google or the will of drivers to use car cloth if they pay with a fast track. here's why you need to know. the new hours 5 i a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. must have a valid fast-track costing between 30¢ and said that to $6 depending on how heavy the traffic consisted clark pulled drivers if you don't want a get charged. when you got this static shield beg you need to beg to hide your fast track so does not beat when you're in that lane. violators the ticket $381. to get you more newscasters jackie's this'll watching the new plane this morning chris >> and could morning mark it's been open for on that was your kid to see traffic coming down in fremont it's the far right hand lane. that is the tolling we are talking about. we haven't seen a lot of people in it yet. there are signs an entry points at all the on ramp to the freeway. it will tell you how much it will cost you to get into that polling. right now is $1. as congestion picks up

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these 35 bike lane projects are all planned. they are funded. they are ready to go thanks to the amazing work of the mta. i want to particularly thank bridget smith and her team for all their amazing work in making sure that we are ready to go when this day comes, and they are ready. after a decision that just came at 5:00 on friday afternoon. i applaud them for being ready. you are going to see amazing things on the streets here in san francisco. we really learned a lot, even in the last few months, we saw the improvements on market street. people have just loved the green separated by planes on market street, and now that the injunction has been lifted, we are ready to move forward and have those separated green by plans on market street go the whole length. they are all projects in the by plan, but you are going to see more than that. san francisco is to be going to be transformed, and the streets are going to be just a wonderful place for everyone to travel. i wanted to also thank the city attorney's -- attorneys, dennis herrera and his staf

northbound lanes opened on saturday. but now all lanes are open. rolling roadwill now be closed from richfield chancellor way for one year while crews build an overpass over the parkway. >>> a crime alert this morning after a very violent weekend in the district. eight people shot in ward four. the violence started just after midnight friday with one person shot in the 600 block of longfellow. less than five hours later a woman was caught in gunfir four people were shot saturday night in the 700 block of shepherd a block away from a police substation. two people shot in the 100 block of kennedy street north. all are expected to survive. we checked with d.c. police this morning and they say they do not know of any arrests. >>> and the violence continued sunday with the murder of a 21 jooerld woman. this morning police are trying to track down her kilr. it happened 3:0 along bruce place southeast. ashley is the young woman on the far right of this picture. this photo was taken at the georgetown store where s worked. police found the 21-year-old insid

they'll get familiar with the configuration of the new lanes. we'll work with them. >> there's certain spots where you won't be able to exit those lanes to get to a particular exit. you will have to exit out of the sprays lane sooner prior to the exit that you want to take. >> the chp will soon be using these readers to spot violators without fastrak using the express lanes beginning september 20. >>> the international controversy heats up over a minister's plan to burn korans. we have a federal court decision from late this morning in the debate over federal funding for stem cell research. >>> mark has the forecast coming up. he'll tell us if the cooler temperatures will keep going in that direction. >>> that's i didn't immediately came over to see if i could rescue anything that's left. >> a man who already knew that had been a fear in his apartment was surprised over the loss of property. our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. her

>> other parts of the state in southern california do have the hov lanes. they've been very successful, very well accepted by the public, and, you know, lead to less congestion, and hopefully that's what will happen here. >> i think people understand that this gives them a choice to make their life easier. >> tolds will be collected electronically using fast track. carpoolers with fast track will have to disable their transponders by using the myelar bag to avoid being charged. caltrans also says special sensors will keep drivers in other lanes with transponders from being charged. chp chief teresa becker says officers will check for proper payment using a variety of electronic devices and will increase enforcement as needed. >> beats doing a lot of training with our officers over the next couple of weeks, just in terms of what the lanes look like, what the entry points are, what the exit points are. >> reporter: not everyone likes the new lanes. >> sucks for the people who go through the extra effort to pick people up or find the stuff on craig's list to h

drivers get another six months in the carpool lane. drivers of the still rare electric cars will get another four years in the lanes. but because the bill will allow up to 40,000 more california motorists to drive the lanes solo, not everyone is on board. >> eventually we'll have a lot more cars with hybrids and then we'll need two-car pools, three- car pools. >> reporter: this person believes carpool lanes should be reserved only for cars with at least one passenger. >> i drive my kids and i go in the carpool. i enjoy it. and when i'm by myself, i know it's not going to happen in the carpool. >> reporter: the debate is far from over. those behind the new law plan to reassess carpool lane congestion and permits for ecofriendly cars when the newest permits expire in three years. olson plans to buy a new car before letting hers run out. >> i will buy a natural gas vehicle. yes. i will. six days a year! half hour a day! that's so much to me. >> kara finnstrom in southern california. >>> cyclists have a new set of bike lanes in san francis

that's blocking the right lane. and everything's looking good on 95 south of mountain road and there's 95 south of the beltway. and there's wjz mountain road. donning back to you. don, back to you. >>> state regular laters are in fact -- regulators are investigating another hospital performing unnecessary procedures. >> reporter: there's a second unnamed hospital that's being investigated to determine if unnecessary procedures were performed on patients. >> we've asked the office to do a review of the utilization of another hospital. if i wanted to name the hospital, i would have named it in the report. at this pointing we're maintaining that confidentiality. >> reporter: st. joseph's came under review after 600 patients may have had unnecessary stints in their body. stints are small devices that open blocked arteries. this baltimore woman may have received unnecessary stints. >> i don't feel comfortable with two stints that shouldn't have been there. and this is my life. >> reporter: the current report doesn't iden

near for lanes available subbed bounce so lanes three and four walks by this accident now that they have managed to get the emergency vehicles on scene as you can see groping at least one possibly to lanes of traffic southbound pass the accident. again it is likely or certainly possible if not likely that this accident may be fairly quickly cleared if the injuries reported to the driver did not appear to be so serious because the driver was actually observed to be up and around. so the good news is that they may be able to clear this crash early quickly. the southbound ride is backed up across the span, an hour up onto the waldegrave for southbound highway 101 if you can delay your trip during townie you probably smart to do so and give this a while to clear. this tricky to traffic tracker as we look at a hot spot 680 in the southbound direction it is in the area well below the new expressway and because of the new express lanes. traffic through the area from 237 back towards calaveras. this is the area where the new express lane is active it starts here red 84 and lasts all the way

the left lane is closed for more than three hours. an accident involving the big rig near airway boulevard. the big rig is gone but the fuel spill resulted from the crash and caltrans is taking a while to clean it up. they have been saying 7:00 they hope to get left lane re- opened. takes a while for things like this to recover. drive time almost an hour to take you from 205 out towards the dublin interchange. traffic is jammed solid. consider 8th instead. as far as the nimitz commute goes, it's okay even though there is an accident by downtown oakland. northbound 880 just before 980, two lanes are blocked now. possible injury crash. they are waiting for a tow truck. we have had a lot of incidents, several spinouts earlier this morning. silicon valley ride looks okay and mass transit is on time. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. well, this morning, we start things off with our mount vaca cam. take a look. looks nice. sunrise at 6:45. got some mid-level clouds in there and plenty of high

it's blocking the lane, the right lane is closed. and now, a second overturned vehicle. this is to the west of the beltway on 70. it's approaching wood vine and that's blocking one lane again. and watch for debris on 50 westbound, that's blocking the right lane and in the westbound span and we have the police activity on the westside inner loop of the beltway between frederick and edmondson. that's the closest camera we have to the wreck. you can see, it's not effecting traffic at this hour. the westside of the beltway still running without delays. remember, wjz-13 is always on, for traffic information any time, go to wjz.com. back to you, don. >> here's what people are talking about newswise. a grand jury charging a man with prostituting a 12-year- old. >> reporter: good morning, once again don and everyone. a 42-year-old is accused of selling the 12-year-old little girl. already in jail, he had a federal prosecutor throw the book at him. the charge, sex trafficking of a minor. >> when you have the case, she was enticed by a 42-year-old man. >> reporter: according to th

that is taking away the right lane for drivers. back outside 270 southbound a good amount of volume building between germantown to montrose. virginia your big alert chain bridge. it's closed until 8:00 a.m. for bridge repair. you will want to use the 14th street bridge, key bridge or roosevelt as your way into the district as an alternate. back to you. >> thank you, angie. >>> we should know this week if d.c. school chancellor michelle rhee is staying on the job. her future in the district has been in question ever since vince gray won last week's mayoral primary. kristin fisher is live outside headquarters with the latest. >> reporter: michelle rhee will be returning from vacation at some point in week. when she does, she will meet with vince gray about her future or lack there of as d.c. public school chancellor. michelle rhee's controversial reform style was a big issue. supporters of rhee and her boss credit the two with making tough decisions to improve d.c. schools. opponents have accused her of alienating teachers and parent

we have an expansion on the bridge locking the -- blocking the rate -- left lanes. only one lane is open at this time. baltimore city, there is a crash with an overturned vehicle. we have a crash security boulevard at woodlawn avenue, and 895 southbound, the left lane is blocked as you are making your way past the toll plaza. >> the owners of two egg farms, at the center of the recall, they are going to be grilled today. or friday -- fried today, or poached. >> [ laughter ]. >> hassleoff and johnson got the boot last night with dancing with the stars. they are going to be able to speak tonight. >> the first ones off? the phones were not working in germ any, that's why. >> we will see you at 9:00. >> >> all right. >> old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve

facing the wrong way in the fast lane. the fast lane is blocked off there. this means speeds are still moving at the limit so not causing delays on 280 through the san jose area. elsewhere a live look at the compute on walnut creek 680. it's a nice ride through the valley. bay bridge plaza no problems heading into san francisco. >> megan, thank you. just about 60:7. caltrain officials are warning the current fix for their budget problems won't help for long. already projecting a $30,000 deficit in the upcoming fiscal year. yesterday they held a public hearing for fare increases and service cuts as the agency tries to solve its current $3.2 million deficit this year. decided not to eliminate weekend service and trains to gilroy at least not this year. the board is expected to approve a final budget plan in october. just ahead, a family pet lost for seven years then found by a vet. but now a finders keepers rule is interfering with a reunion. the san jose statue that's now disappeared for a second time. and it was the viral video that sparked outrage worldwide

all lanes are blocked. that's at 270 at bethesda right there at the spur, this ramp -- bus went over the side. we don't know what kind of bus again, and how many people may have been aboard that bus or if there are any injuries. this is very early. these are live pictures. again, chopper 4 is en route, and we'll have the latest from ashley linder coming up in just a bit. >> this would normally be a very, very busy time on that routes the rush hour is just beginning, rush hours in that area. i-270 at that spur in bethesda. i've traveled it many times. i know it's pretty high up. i can't see where it went off. it's hard to tell exactly where it happened, but we're waiting for more information. >> again, it's 4:15. so rush hour is starting to get into high gear. we'll stay on top of this story for you and bring you the latest as it comes in to "news 4." >>> well, you now how reality television shows drag out the final moments before they announce the winner. >>> last nighton the finale of australia's show, nin

they are driving in the hot lane, or have the ability to get to the lane, things will settle down. >> reporter: driving that 14 high pressuren mile stretch cost anyone from $1 to $1.25. the amount fluctuates, the bigger the traffic jam the more people will have to pay. cal tran says this is the very first of these toll lanes that will be hitting the bay area. eventually there will be 800 miles of toll lanes like this throughout the bay area, next on the list is 580 and highway 237. reporting live in fremont, len ramirez, cbs5. a ribbon cut marked the co >>> and another highway improvement project in the east bay wrapped up today. ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of a highway project that is going to improve traffic flow in the cats ontario valley area. it includes a revamp of the redwood river interchange. the 580 interchange project costs about $30 million, mostly paid for by the county tax and sales tax along with state and federal money. >>> it's been nearly 3 months since the clipper car got it's makeover but we continue to get emails from users who say the clipper c

on its first day the chp says some cars cut across all lanes trying to get to the express lane but over all the highway patrol is happy with the first day. more now from miss lang. >> solo drivers you can now buy your way into a faster commute. just by using your fast track pass. all you have to do is pay electronic toll and zip down 14 million stretch of south bound 6 80 between pinole and milpitas. >> i would definitely consider using the express lane. do anything to get to work faster. more conveniently with less traffic. >> this morning i saw a lot of people using them but for me it was once i got to the 84 it was wide open so why get on. >>reporter: if you do get on, on, you only have 3 chances. the locations are marked in green. highway 84. washington boulevard. and mission boulevard. you can only exit in 3 spots. those are marked in red. auto mall parkway, jacqueline road and calvert road. >> we strongly recommend you go on lean. spend a little extra time figuring out what the routes are for you so you don't $15 your snevl a situation where you are taking chances and crossing ove

on route 97 southbound, only one lane gets by because of an accident blocking the left lane and shoulder here. northbound on the bw parkway left lane and shoulder continue to be blocked at arundel mills circle. west side of the beltway, traffic is going to be greatly -- the speed is reduced as you make your way around the outer loop at liberty road. we had an earlier accident on the inner loop top side at the jfx, cleared to the shoulder. earlier accidents on the 95 corridor at keith avenue and caton avenue have been cleared but expects to it be fairly slow so far. >>> 6:47. atlantic city, vegas, perryville, a brand new casino ready to shine in cecil county. linda so with the first day of action. >> reporter: all that action is set to begin at 8:00 this morning. that is when the hollywood casino in perryville will officially open its doors. the 35,000 square foot slots parlor in cecil county has 1,500 slot machines, two restaurants, all set in a hollywood movie backdrop. the casino got its license over the weekend after a successful trial run on saturday. that paves the way for maryland'

sensors over the toll lanes will charge the drivers' fastrack device. drivers are using fastrack to pay the toll or a carpooler with their transponder is still up. a that's -- that's a green signal. a yellow shows they are using this illegally. this is the first ever toll lane in northern california but it won't be the last. drivers can expect to see these expression lanes pop up all over first on 580 eastbound and then on 580 westbound the following year. in fremont, jade hernandez. >>> 41,000 people are attending the oracle convention in san francisco this week. organizers have built a temporary mini stadium on treasure island and the black- eyed peas will perform this week. most of san francisco is packed with events, including all of the moscone center. >>> after the scandal at the southern california city of bell, state attorney general jerry brown is reviewing all local government salaries of more than $00,000. some of those -- $300,000. some of those are in the bay area, including san ramon city manager who nation nearly $360,000 a year while in