how about you, mike inouye? >>> most definitely. my family had a nursery business, every house plant i managed to kill, so you can protect them by taking them to your house. here we have a surface street accident, the foothill is cleared at belvedere. it is right near the water where alameda and oakland are joined by the bridges and the ferry. we'll zoom out to remind people there's no ferry service because of the presidents' day holiday. other ferry services are running on a holiday schedule. here near the east shore freeway or onto the east shore freeway, ashby avenue we have an accident still there. use university or powell to the north or south of the area. the toll plaza itself is looking really light. we have a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, there you go, hardly any cars on the approach. we expect to see a much lighter volume of traffic because the schools are out this week. >>> if you are out on the streets, be careful, there are kids playing outside. the u.s. government could face a budget showdown for the first tim

let's get you to work on time with mike inouye. >> >> good morning. go slower because it's windy, very wet. we've seen a lot of flooding right now we had an accident at least that has cleared up out of the altamont pass. the winds not so heavy as you come over the grade into livermore so. a smooth flow over to the maze as far as the traffic on the freeway sensors go. we have another accident and flooding for 580, 24, all of the typical suspects. we have a closure as well. westbound 80 on southbound 880, overnight there was an accident. they just closed that freeway about a half hour ago. you'll continue eastbound 580 down toward 980 connecting back over to 880 through the maze. reminder the bay bridge into the city, moving smoothly but wet and windy roads. we're following that sigalert at 280 still closed. continue on 101. >> thank you. watts at any ibm supercomputer, knocked off two former champions. the second game between the three will air tonight on jeopardy, this not the first time a machine has bested a human champion. big blue won in 1997 in c

we'll find out about your drive with mike inouye. happy monday to you, mike. >>> happy monday to you, christina. we are going out to oakland where we have an accident reported on city streets. >>> a major street there, international boulevard at 57th. we have a car into a building. the oakland police will take over the investigation. chp took the report initially. we'll follow it in the newsroom. all i know is it is in the area north of the coliseum. no major injuries reported. 880 is moving smoothly, but the live look is watching headlights straight across. basically one car in each row. it looked like something like a traffic break a few minutes ago, but we have not seen slowing through the area. i'll keep watching it past the coliseum, but 880 is moving slowly. back to you. >>> coming up, the big super bowl fumble before the game started. we'll take a look at some favorite super bowl ads as well. i don't that's super bowl, i think that's a dangerous situation sparking a massive fireball. >>> and this week at&t no longer holds excl

of course, our own mike inouye will be along to let you know how that's impacting your drive. i do want to point something out. we have a strong ridge of high pressure. and it is actually going to amplify heading through the next few days, but it is carrying in very, very cold arctic air. so for us we are going to drop in temperatures under a lot of sunshine and warm up in the 70s for thursday. high pressure is the dominant feature keeping things nice and sunny once the fog burns off. 66 in santa rosa. 60 in almaden valley. for you in the east bay, temperatures will be in the low 60s. they will climb as we get closer and closer to the weekend. your extended forecast is on the way. let's get a check on the commute with mike. >>> good morning, christina. the fog you are talking about is exactly what folks have to watch for on the road this morning. chp issued a dense fog advisory, so i'm going to give it again. for the cartinas bridge heading to vallejo, highway 37 out of this portion of the north bay from the east bay and over towards novato, it will be an issue. the venetian i

mike inouye has arrived. >>> good morning, christina. we'll take a look and there could be a delay for some folks arriving via the east shore freeway. we'll look at the metering lights, that's the first slowing because they have turned on at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is a 24-minute drive down off the cartinas bridge, but the bulk of the slowing near the berkeley curve. we have westbound 580 at san pablo road. we are watching this accident popping up on the chp report. two lanes are blocked heading down to san pablo. plan on that delay heading off the richmond/san rafael bridge for folks heading to 580. 580 here eastbound has a sigalert. all lanes cleared after two non-injury accidents had things tied up. quite a distraction for the westbound direction to add to the slowing now over a half hour out of the altamonte pass over to central livermore to 680. speeds are well below 30. we see all the red there near 680. we have a smooth drive throughcy knoll, but a new accident on the fremont side of the grade. we are watching mission boulev

we'll check your road conditions in the east bay with mike inouye. good morning to you, mike. >>> we'll take you to the maps if we can. so far the overview friday light flow of traffic is expected throughout most of the morning commute. it will build up midday. we have the slow down in antioch at 5:30. we are watching for that. southbound 680 in your construction zone there is an accident in the middle lane, but no major slowing because of the light volume of traffic except for right at the scene. we'll follow this down to the dublin interchange. the highway 24 interchange will get crowded at 7:30 if things go on schedule. >>> oakland police are investigating five separate shootings that injured five men. the injuries of the men are not clear, but they are not life-threatening. the shootings do not appear to be related. >>> meanwhile, a wall net creek man is under arrest in connection with a deadly crash. this is an update to the story we first brought you yesterday. police say 31-year-old frank behavery was speeding and hit a pacifica man who died i

mike inouye, anyone gone with the wind on the roadways this morning? >>> they would be frozen in the north bay, but a reminder that christina didn't choose the word of the day. she's replaying it to you. looking to the east bay we have a lot of space on the road because we have a light volume of traffic. we have the accident near the on-ramp of ashby avenue. it is taking a while to clear. keep that in mind getting onto the east shore freeway westbound. use university or palace to keep clear of that. on the peninsula side, 388 at 101 there could be water, but there was overnight flooding reported. i don't think that's still there, but the rest of the interchange near the san mateo bridge is clear. there's the other side of the water by the coliseum. back over to you. >>> the 49ers face a big battle this morning in their efforts to build a new stadium in the south bay. state budget cuts could mean a major obstacle for the way the team planned to pay for the project. "today in the bay's" marla tellez is live in santa clara this morning with a look at what

let's find out what's happening on the roadways with mike inouye. >> good morning. good note about the shades for later on. right now we'll get a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the only light there for the headlights. you might expect at the toll plaza very early, next half hour things will pick up down the east shore freeway which you can see in this shot. we'll show you on the maps, the travel time off the carquinez bridge is 18 minutes so no problems, and coming off the carquinez brej. both of these reporting no advisories. you might get a gust of wind. it's breezy but not as much as yesterday. the accident reported for eastbound highway 4 is cleared from the road. antioch not showing slowing. 67 on the right, that will be 27 in about a half hour. we'll watch for things to change and they change quickly there. >> mike, thanks. the damage of falling ice and snow caused at the stadium that hosted the super bowl worse than first thought. when chunks started sliding off the stadium they tore holes in the roof. now crews are racing against this next round of

we'll look at your drive with mike inouye. >>> so far the east bay, as you may expect it this hour, a pretty light volume on the freeways. here's the speed indicators. green all over the maze and the wall net creek interchange where the earlier accident approaches 6806789. crossing the cartinas bridge, we have a wind advisory from solano county. not enough for an advisory level, but hold on tight, folks. passing over the bay bridge, a nice drive into the city. no delays out of oakland into san francisco, but i continue to follow the deadly accident on city streets. christie smith is live there as well. we'll continue to give you updates. >>> executives from google and facebook are in talks to buy twitter. the price tag is somewhere near $8 million. for more news before the bell, it's the return of courtney reagan at cnbc. good morning to you, courtney. >> reporter: good morning. futures are lower ahead of the opening bell and it could be due to disappointing earnings we got last night after the bell. the maker of internet equipment like routers and switches have seen tough competition

we'll look at that area this morning with mike inouye. >>> traffic lovers lane. we'll take you to highway 4. we do have slowing in both drengss directions. a nice easy drive coming down past hillcrest in the westbound direction. this is 66 in towards pittsburgh and bay point. there are rainy condition that is will cause slippery conditions as well. this is the first rain in six weeks, and a light rain. it is not enough to wash the grease and oil off the roadways. the venetian and cartinas bridges could get caught with the wind as well. we'll look at 880 where traffic is flowing nicely, but the wind is shaking the camera past high street with construction there on high street itself. >>> mike, thank you. this morning many warriors fans are flying high over a stunning win over oklahoma city. last night the warriors knocked off one of the best teams in the western conference. they had a solid defense, controlled the boards. monte ellis had 32 points, david lee, 23. and a season high of 19 rebound. golden state led throughout the first quarter beating the thunder 100

let's detail your traffic drive now with mike inouye. good morning, mike. >> good morning. we'll detail who has the best chance of seeing slowing. this is antioch highway 4, yesterday we saw a good amount of slowing down to the 20s, likely to see that today. starting in the 30s right about 5:30. folks come across the bridge out of the north bay. to or from the north bay here the bridges are moving smoothly southbound for the benicia, 680 and westbound for 80 the commute directions, north of there talking about the very cold temperatures and watch for black ice, we're watching the cold air and maybe the smaller bridges might be affected. the bigger bridges no big deal. approaching the biggest traffic, this is the bay bridge, smooth through the maze a. live look at oakland, past the coliseum with the taillights, there you go, very smooth drive, 15 minutes off 238. fast coliseum. the warriors played. tonight and the next night since will be there. back to you. >> thank you. we talked about school closures but budget cuts are forcing even tougher decisions at bay area schools.

right now we'll get you to work on time in the east bay with mike inouye. >>> yes, active overnight as well. can't wait to see that video. right now we'll sew you this map and the speeds moving nicely. the overview of the approach to the maze, eastbound 580 at high street, we have a car in the median just before the merge. we have a live shot of oakland where you see water glowing on the roadways as the headlights bounce off of the freeway. if we can get that live shot of oakland and 880, you can see the camera shaking a bit. scott, back to you. we'll talk about that in my next report. >>> the bay area is getting ready for a big visit today. president barack obama will touch down at san francisco international airport this afternoon to talk about strength anything the economy, creating jobs and promoting american invasion. reports say the president will meet with facebook ceo mark zuckerberg, and leaders from cisco, e-bay and twitter. he will also reaffirm his commitment to energy. the president has not been here since last october. >>> good news for the drivers on the bay bridge. cons

we'll find out about the drive now with mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. we are getting a little more crowded out there. we'll let you know about things popping up here. the south bay, we have an accident reported at north 880 at the great mall coming up through milpitas. the concern is at the on-ramp. this is still an issue, but only for folks getting onto the freeway out of milpitas. there you go. we are looking at 87 coming through downtown. starting today through the 13th we have a tennis tournament in downtown. a little slowing approaching the northbound lane. it will sort itself out, but i'll keep my eyes on this for the south bay. then the lower bay shore, no major issues. i was going to call it at that until i saw this slowing show up a couple minutes ago. both directions for 101 as well as 280 right around 92. likely just more folks hitting the interchange, but i'll follow that to let you know if it works out. we have another issue further north on 101. the golden gate bridge has fog creeping in from time to time. you can see the lights glow more.

good morning, mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. right here we are going to follow one of the worst commutes from time to time. right now we are seeing the slowdown here. we are following this suv with a nice flow of traffic. the red car indicates speeds below 20 miles per hour heading westbound out of the altamonte pass. we have an overall drive time creeping up to 20 minutes now. 45 minutes on average. the bulk of the slowing is coming in and through livermore. dublin and pleasanton, look at the difference in time there passing by airway boulevard. up to the speed limit getting closer to the dublin interchange. a new incident here on highway 4 in antioch. we have a slow down because of a disabled beer truck in your second lane. so some of my friends have to say watch out for the slowing. we'll move to the maze ending with a shot of the smooth flow approaching the bay bridge. here's a live look at that coming up. we have a backup flowing but no metering lights yet. back over to you. >>> 6:24 right now. some of the a's report to spr

good morning to you, mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina loren. get to work to get out early this afternoon. we'll take a look at the map. we are looking at san jose with an earlier accident clearing on 101 just north of the 680 interchange. it was in the lane long enough to cause slowing. it has not cleared from our sensors. the volume is just building. that 11 is a little blip there near tulle road. i have not heard of major issues on that chp report. just the building up in san jose and here in antioch. on friday light we have speeds dipping below 40 on highway 4. back to you. >>> a new killer whale is coming to sea world in orlando this spring, but there's going to be a different change this year. no trainers are going to be in the water. since the february 2010 death of a trainer at sea world, sea world has kept its trainer out of the water. they now cue the animals from the edge of the tank. >> last year we took a step back, rightfully so, and we are evaluating everything we do with killer whales. we are still evaluating whether in-water act

here's how your drive looks this morning with mike inouye. >>> your story is my story as well. windy and now rain and thunder and lightning. distractions for the east bay. a live look at the san mateo bridge here. the camera is shaking mounted above the toll plaza. gusty winds at times, keep that in mind crossing over to the peninsula side. livermore has an accident involving two big rigs near the truck scales near vascal road. they should be moving off the shoulder quickly. a crew is there, but so far we are at the speed limit approaching. there are wet roads, use caution. back to the desk. >>> president obama is headed to the bay area this morning. he is going to meet with the chief executive officers of some of the bay area's most innovative companies. and "today in the bay's" bob redell is live now at san francisco international airport where air force one is going to touchdown in just a few hours. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, brent. when the president and his air force one arrives here this evening at sfo, san francisco mayor ed lee will be here to meet him, befo

let's check on the roadways with mike inouye. >>> here's an update. northbound 101 is slow coming from capital to 880. that stretch is near 40. and that fire we told you about south of 87 and south of 85, it is close to santa teresa. far enough not to affect the commute spots, but the smoke can be visible on the freeways as the sun comes up throughout the bay area. meanwhile, an accident southbound on 880 near thorton is out of the lanes. no major slowing because of the light volume of traffic, but we are seeing slowing on southbound 880 approaching 92 and the interchange there. a smooth drive through oakland. a live look out there shows the volume of traffic building as the sun comes up through oakland and the coliseum. the taillights are flowing again with no metering lights at the toll plaza right now. it is almost 7:00. back to you. >>> friday light is right. >> thank you for joining us this morning. enjoy your friday and weekend. the "today" show comes up next. >> it should be gorgeous out there. a local news update for you in a half hour and eve

we'll see how it impacts your drive this morning with mike inouye. >>> i will show you a little bit of fog, but it is not widespread. we have widespread commutes hitting the maze. we'll see what's happening in the east bay. a nice, easy drive so far for the speeds, but we'll look with the chopper over the maze area. we are showing the backup at the toll plaza. the metering lights turned on at 6:15 this morning. there's the buildup making wait way to the 880 overcrossing. everybody funnels over the peninsula side at this time of the morning. travel times throughout the bay, we see a nice flow through 580 to sunol. the low clouds are hovering near the golf course. tough to see through sunol. be prepared if 680 is orron commute. >>> we are following a new development in the bay bridge construction project this morning. crews will be hoisting a huge segment into place. christie smith is live at treasure island this morning. kristy, i understand caltrans says this sight could be so impressive that drivers could be distracted. >> reporter: yes, good morning to you. this is the signature piec

right now we want to get you to work on time with mike inouye. >>> good morning. we'll take you to the nice shot of the golden gate bridge. just in the distance the crew is clearing having removed the copes from the north bay. the rain is also coming through the east bay. the antioch bridge here for folks coming off the brim, a nice, easy drive. the construction is clearing over the next couple of minutes for the westbound direction. no issues near walnut creek. highway 24 is a smooth drive. the maze is looking really good right now as well. the travel times towards the bay bridge toll plaza, a nice easy drive. we had the overnight wind advisory issued there. 880 at the bottom of the screen is moving well at the bottom of the screen. the camera is shaking as well. look at the lights there, the windshield wipers need to get moving so you can see the roads clearly. further south the san mateo bridge just got the wind advisory after 4:00 this morning. the camera is shaking through. you can see the water on the windshields as well. the wet roads are not heavy to wash

but right now we'll get a look at your drive with mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. that's a good note, i have to go out to insulate the pipes in the backyard. i have to make sure we don't burst pipes in the freezing temperatures. right now we have a 37, that's the speed limit, actually, that's as fast as you are allowed to go there. eighth street over to love ridge it is slowing. also through pittsburgh and bay point. a little further south 680 is moving nicely through walnut creek. down to san ramon the construction is approaching alcostra. out of the castro valley we'll take a drive here through downtown oakland passing the split with the warren freeway, the approach and drive through oakland are moving nice approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. there's an easy flow there, but we see more cars than we did 20 minutes ago. the metering lights are turning on at 6:20 today. back to you guys. >>> thank you so much. the south bay leaders are thinking about making it easier for air travelers to find their way to san jose. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san j

here's mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. so far the north bay commute is looking just fine for folks. it was fine getting out of there yesterday because you got here safely this morning. we'll look to the other side of the bay, the east shore freeway is an 18-minute drive from the cart that's bridge. a pretty light volume of traffic right now since it is a tuesday. the maze and an area near the approach are looking good. no major slowing to be sure. livermore is seeing speeds down to 60 miles per hour on average. that's a great flow of traffic. now we'll jump down to the south bay, there's an accident on southbound 680 at mission getting down to san ohio jose. and a new accident in fremont on 880. that's coming up in the next report. now back to the desk. >>> the time is 5:40. teachers all over the country are teaming up to improve america's education system. we will tell you what's happening coming up. >>> man versus machine. round one of the jeopardy showdown in the books. we'll tell you who is on top this morning. >>> and

what is the snow doing for our drive, mike inouye? >>> we are not going to get up to mount hamilton if you are a snowboarder because they do close the road. so far it is still open. the tree is down here at highway 4 down to westbound 880. you can see the slowing approaching the area through san pablo and richmond. we'll look at the travel times. still a smooth flow. 24 minutes, not so bad coming down the east shore freeway. we have a wet commute. a live looked at the bay bridge toll plaza is back past the 880 overcrossing through the freeway here. use caution getting on to city streets. another live look out there showing things near oakland. a heavier volume southbound. all lanes are now clearing. glowing lights with the camera shaking because of the wind. we are watching for that. back to you. >>> we could see it all today, main snow, hail, like lightning. drivers need to plan ahead. >> marla tellez is live with what to expect on your way to work. do we have to ring out the coat today? >> reporter: yeah, it is really a bad hair day

let's follow that now with mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. yeah, i'll give you the update of san francisco. we have the deadly accident investigation. we are also going to call out this because the east bay map has something very disturbing. there's no slowing showing up on highway 4, but now it shows up with speeds catching up. we will see the speeds start to dip. there's a little lag in the build-up of traffic, which is good news. we are getting a break out of antioch and pittsburgh heading over through the maze. a light volume accident here. we have an accident that cleared from the upper deck. the investigation at geary boulevard is still affecting your area. we are looking at delays at least for another hour. this is a major intersection out of the outer richmond heading over to downtown. keep that in mind. we'll bring you updates as the morning goes. >>> meantime, it is 5:39. one bay area city says bring them on. we will tell you where people are keeping an open mind about raising taxes. >>> plus, soon to be on sale, the bible. we'll te

let's check your drive with mike inouye. >> good morning. to sunnyvale, there is an accident that cleared from the road. 280 northbound approaching 85 as you come up through the -- towards that interchange reports of an earlier car that flipped over. folks got out but they were milling around so that was a distraction. sounds like the tow truck is pulling away. all lanes just reported clear. keep in mind traffic all week. we're looking at the travel times for the east bay. no major issues, wind is lighter through the east bay hills. from time to time there is a little tremble so gusty wind as you pass over the east bay hills. we'll send it back over to you. >> 5:10 now. northern california police are called to settle a cyberspace dispute. >> plus, back in court. lindsay lohan goes before a judge again. this time the consequences could be a lot more serious. >> and the price of chocolate is going up. we're going to tell you if you have to pay more for last-minute valentine's day chocolates. >> better buy the big box. february is black history

first, we'll find out about the drive with mike inouye. >>> i want to know about the warm up. okay, to the fog. we know about that. very low visibility. chp issued overnight a warning for the cartinas bridge. we'll extend it to the venetian bridge. it is very close by. we saw slowing earlier. 680 at the bottom of the creep is slowing near highway 4. it is definitely going to affect the north bay. santa rosa, very tough to see there. despite that, travel times are looking good. close to the limit, lower the speeds. look at the live shot of the golden gate bridge. so tough to see coming across there, you can't see the towers. that's an issue for the north bay. lower the speeds because you can't see what's in front of you. increase the stopping time. >>> it is 5:09. saying thanks to the people who keep you safe. the bay area's museum is offering free admission to first responders. >>> and before the super bowl comes the party planning. the 49ers are planning a big one in dallas. we have details coming up. >>> also, february is black history month, and we have a few quick facts ab

here's a check on traffic now with mike inouye. >>> we have finally seen slowing for highway 4. that means my sensors are working. we have speeds down in the 20s. then also in the 40s heading to pittsburgh and bay point, those are the real slowdowns through the east bay. look at this out of the altamonte pass. no major disturbances. but we have wet roads and gusty conditions from time to time. getting out of the area traffic will start at 3:00. a close look at home, the san mateo bridge is seeing sloppy conditions near the peninsula. back to you. >>> stay dry out there this morning as you head out the door. thank you so much for joining us. the "today" show is coming up next. >>> we'll have a live local news update in after how half hour. have a great day and a great weekend. see you back here in a bit. rocket scientists! you gave us the space age... but your savings accounts are stuck in the stone age! earn more commodore with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! [ laughs ] instead of earning zilch, your savings will be earning three times th

you can meet mike inouye out there at union square in san francisco. if you want more information, search facebook bay area proud. it is a great, great fund-raiser for san francisco, the hospital out there. that looks good right now, but we have some fog if you are waking up in san francisco trying to get around this morning, right, mike? >>> that's right. first of all, you can meet me or more desirable christina will be there as well and producer joe as well. we'll change it up because that's later on. right now in the city we have a couple incidents to report. northbound 280 at sea cesar chavez, no major slowing, but the volume of traffic is increasing. you can see 101 heading to the off-ramps. there's a little slowing there. and the deadly accident, the investigation continues on geary boulevard in both directions. three lanes in each direction are still closed. we are looking at a 7:00 a.m. opening. christie smith is bringing us updates as they occur. crews are moving around the area, so there could be progress on the investigation. meanwhile, a ni

right now we'll check the commute with mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. we'll take you to the roadways where things are slowing down. the slowing in antioch, another issue as well, but first we have a disabled vehicle where it says 65. that's for southbound 680 in your commute direction, but northbound 680 at monument boulevard there's a disabled vehicle currently being escorted off the roadway, helped off the roadway. not a major deal because it is opposite the main commute, but we'll follow it anyway. we don't want problems out of walnut creek. the slowing approaching loveridge, we'll keep an eye on that. >>> crews will be hosting a huge segment in place today at the bay bridge. christie smith is live at treasure island this morning. there's word drivers could get a little distracted. >> reporter: yes, it is impressive. with each piece that goes up, this tower is becoming more and more the centerpiece of the new bay bridge. i want to step aside so you can see what's going on this morning. if you look over there near the bottom you can see that a part, a

we want to get you started with a peek at your commute with mike inouye. >>> good morning. we'll take you out to the peninsula. we have an issue for highway 101 in the southbound direction near san carlos. one lane is blocked. word came in of an accident and investigation. but for information came in. this happened last night. so there's a lot of details we still have yet to get. we have the right lane closed southbound just south of the san mateo bridge. that will be a factor if that continues for your morning commute. chp hasn't yet told me when they expect to have the lane opened, but it sounds like it has been closed since 9:30 or 10:00 last night when the deadly accident happened at the scene. we continue to follow that investigation in the newsroom as well. the rest of your commute heading north of there into the city should be light because it is friday. a lot lighter volume. how does the forecast look? >>> it always looks better on friday. 37 degrees in oakland. a chilly start. we'll see another beautiful day. beautiful conditions continue into sunday. then the rain

let's go to mike inouye. >>> we have a lot going on in the studio. i'm calling for the control room to follow along with me. we'll start off with the map to the approach of the bay bridge. things are calm as far as the map looks. speeds are close to the limit, which is largely because it is friday. some folks are still off for the vacation. san jose unified is as well as some other schools in the east bay. although most of the school districts in the east bay are still on schedule. we are looking at a lighter flow approaching the bay bridge. we'll show you where there's an issue approaching the san mateo bridge. here's a live shot crossing over into highway 92. i told you about the windy conditions heading into the peninsula, which is clear aside flooding near 101 coming out of the city. but the headlights are coming towards us and 880 is seeing an issue off the bridge. somewhere between the bridge toll plaza and 880 itself there's a report of flooding. i have marked it as sip slippery or flooding off the map. likely watch that for the dumbarton brid

for more on the road conditions, we'll go over to mike inouye. >>> we'll take you out there. we are talking about the possibility of scraping off your windshield. keep that in mind. to the maps over on the peninsula, one note is weather-related. it is foggy there. but we have an accident following southbound 101 at whipple road. the chopper could be over the accident. there they are. this is looking like it is off 101 on whipple. so we have a lot of flashing lights with chopper giving us a wider shot. just off highway 101. better news for the commute because it was reportedly blocking one lane. but as chopper arrives it is off the main freeway. there's a hit-and-run reported on the freeway. it looks like the truck there on the bottom corner got knocked off the roadway. crews are clearly there. the ambulance is on the scene as well as fire and paramedics. possibly the whipple road there. that's going on near the side of the freeway. meanwhile, in the same area, 101 is clear but 280 has a fog advisory. it could be potentially very low visibilities crossing over crystal springs

we'll check the east bay commute where the rubber meets the road and mike inouye. good morning to you, mike. >>> good morning to you, christina. there's the system you are talking about. we'll take you to the traffic maps. here's a wider shot of the bay area. because the system is clearing through we don't have major issues on the roadway. things are moving smoothly approaching the bay. green all over the place. there's a return for some of the traffic. some schools have all week off like san jose unified and fremont may have another day, but the rest of the bay is returning back from the presidents' day weekend. the east shore freeway an 18-minute drive. a nice flow across the bridge. the san mateo is also showing a nice flow across the bridge. is man they man a they owe bridge is looking good. back to you. >>> we are following several new developments this morning in the deaths of two walnut creek teenagers. you recall they lost their life during a dangerous adventure over the weekend. marla tellez is in the east bay at their high school. this will be the first d

we'll check your drive with mike inouye. >>> we'll take you to my maps here. a wide shot of the maze. nothing major as far as speeds, but on the bottom of the screen we have an accident on the high street on-ramp to northbound 880. a car hit a sweeper truck. the sweeper truck is fine, the car not so much. the people involved are okay. we'll get a live look at the high street on-ramp. we did have flashing lights. looks like they are just around the bend passing the high street off-ramp past the coliseum. a light volume so far. back to you. >>> today you may see an impressive sight on the bay bridge. crews are gearing up for another major operation. christie smith is live on treasure island where another segment of the tower will be moved into place. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. with each segment that goes into this tower it is looking more and more like the centerpiece to the new bay bridge that it is designed to be. the fourth segment will bring the tower up to 480 feet tall. when construction is complete the tower will stan

we'll find out from mike inouye. >>> we'll show you the area of the san mateo bridge of construction. it picked up on 880 approaching the bridge. we also have a stall there along the span. the taillights were slow heading across the bridge. there may have been a burst of traffic because of the two incidents letting up at the same time. the construction crew may be picking up there. we now see a smooth drive across the bay. a look at travel times approaching the bay bridge. an easy drive up 880 with light volume. all the construction picked up approaching the toll plaza. travel times show no problems as far as 880, 24 or the east shore freeway. back to you. >>> tech fans love options. this morning there's some big ones to consider. do you want your iphone from verizon or will you stay with at&t? oh, and there's the iphone5 around the corner. "today in the east bay's" scott budman weighs in on the battle for the iphone. >> reporter: with verizon about to take preorders for its iphone you may be tempted to say they will be better than at&t. we have crunched the numbers for you. here they

good morning to you, mike inouye. >>> and an advantage for folks who get up early like us to get on the roadways. you might beat some of the problems in the evening before the big rain comes in. the cartinas and venetian bridges, no major issues coming to or from the north bay commute heading to fairfield. a nice drive with a gust or two heading over the bridges. overnight we did see gusty winds, but things are now calming down. watch the maze where there's an 18-minute drive smooth down the east shore freeway. 880 is a nice drive through hayward. 880 at 92 is a construction zone. keep in mind just a lane or two are closed, no full closures. there's construction until 5:00 a.m. watch that. a live look at the san mateo bridge itself shows the camera shaking a bit. that means there are gusty winds still but nothing like a couple days ago. at least you can relax a little bit. back to you. >>> how at risk are you of the women in your life getting heart disease? updated guidelines on what will increase a woman's chance of developing the deadly disease. >>> paying with your credit card is fas

let's see what you are facing on the roads with mike inouye. >>> the down-sloping winds through oakland, i'm going to show you the wind. there you go. you can see the camera shaking on the 13th floor of that building. that's right across from the coliseum. keep that in mind for larger vehicles. we'll take a look at the maps to see a smooth drive coming down the east shore freeway and approaching the bay bridge where no official wind advisory is, we are just warning folks crossing the water there. you could get caught with a gust or two. no problem across 680 in either direction or both directions of the antioch bridge. we have traffic control there because of overnight construction. that will pick up in 20 minutes. the slowdowns start in an hour there. back to you. >>> coming up, what is wrong with one of the world's best selling cars. the government releases its report on what it thinks caused all the sticky accelerators and recalls. we'll have a preview of that report. >>> a grocery store moves ahead with a new program meant to help you. find out where the meat you're buying comes fro

we'll see if there are problems out there with mike inouye. >>> the only issue is the fact that the roadways are still wet from the overnight rain. you are still talking about some systems coming through the area. we'll watch for the effect and the snow closures on the mountain peaks. coming over the altamonte pass and heading over the grade, no major issues out of the area. the sierras will see the getaway traffic slow down through livermore. get out sooner heading through sacramento to beat the rush hour there. president's day weekend, we are likely seeing a lighter commute with more folks heading out midday. we are looking to hayward with a smooth drive through the castro valley area to the toll plaza. a live look at 92 and the toll plaza itself, we had an overnight high wind advisory for the richmond/san rafael bridge. things calmed down a bit, so those have been canceled here. look at the times approaching the bay bridge, a nice easy flow. we have the highway advisory continuing here. no major problems. we'll have a later start because it is friday light. >>> the time is 4:38. coming up

let's talk to mike inouye about what's plaguing your drive. anything? >> you know, it's called cars. the commute is on for westbound highway 4, the first to see the slowdown right on time but the speed is higher than predicted. i thought it would be below 30. we have a lighter volume owe veer all. a couple of schools are on vacation. not a big vacation week. we're sorting things out. the altamont pass, 14 minutes, but could get longer approaching because of one accident blocking the fast lanes. as you get on west of there, livermore avenue or airway, over to 880 a live look shows you the northbound traffic approaching the coliseum. lighter volume. at the speed limit up to the toll plaza. there is the golden gay bridge. back to you. >> thanks. >> 5:40. the hero on the hudson is headed to court. >> a dangerous dessert being distributed on some school campuses. we'll tell you who police think are behind the pot brownies. >> the changing work place. the new study that looks at the size of your cubicle. >> a live look outside, beautiful bay bridge this morni

let's go to mike inouye on your drive into work this morning. >>> the cartinas and venetian bridges is seeing slowdowns. 780, the rain plays with the sensors quite a bit, i'll be sorting that out all morning long. a smooth drive into the east bay so far. eastbound 880 is closed heading over to tahoe at applegate because of a spinout and a downed tree. we are looking at the east shore freeway, there's a truckee scale. look at the live conditions, even the scales are snowed. don't plan on getting to tahoe right now. we'll give you updates throughout the morning. >>> stay close, mike. it could be a long day for you. drivers are bracing for a tough day of work this morning. the caltrans crews are working a 12-hour shift to make sure the roads are safe. we were at one of the maintenance yards last night in san jose when the teams of two got their orders. >> we don't expect a lot in the way of snow, it could happen, but it would be a fluke. this is what we take care of any time we have a storm, be prepared to clear the drapes. they are not plugged up so much by mud and leaves as they are lit

let's get you to work on time through all of this rain with mike inouye. good morning to you. >> good morning. yeah, the rain is an issue and the after effects, that's going to be more of a problem. 101 the connector closed to northbound 28 o. i'm getting specific but it's affecting everyone. until possibly 8:00. 7:45 we expect the connector to reopen after a sign got damaged. still the closure, on 101, over to at&t park if that's where you're heading. a flooding typical there, through the maze and highway 13 is where the tree is down off the highway over at park boulevard. >> this morning the surf is up in pacifica as high winds pummel the coastline. marla is live at the pacifica pier with a look at the soggy start to to morning. >> reporter: good morning. right now we're fortunate enjoying a nice break from the rain. the rain did come down about 15 minutes ago. it has since lext we're left with strong winds and active waves behind me. as they roll into the shore and break against the rocks. not up and over but but i'm sure that's going to happen. i've be

but we do want to check the big picture with mike inouye. >> anxious to get on the roadways because i had a good report. sorry about cutting you off. the carquinez bridge, you'll notice two spans, the newer and the older. the new one is the zampa bridge and the other the carquinez bridge. that's the overview. weed that bay bridge as you come into san francisco but i want to let you know it's moving clearly now and no major issues. the travel times off of this bridge down to the bay bridge, you are 19 minutes. close to the limit, about 60 miles per hour. and no major jams through berkeley or emeryville. it's building. 24 out of the caldecott and 880, coming up through oakland. 15 minutes from 230, passing by the coliseum. a live shot, it's the red lights that we're seeing heading north past high street. you'll see slowing at the toll plaza. we'll monitor that for the metering lights any minute and no problems but prince is performing tonight so probably traffic through the area as well. >> san francisco leaders are looking to rein the growing benefit costs. the public defender will mee

i'm sure mike inouye will enjoy that news. thank you, rob. >>> coming up, the blind spot that could blind side you. one woman shares her heartache hoping to prevent yours. >>> st. mary's looking for its first conference title in over 20 years. plus the latest from spring training. the panda has a big day for the giants. >>> the panda express helped the giants steamroll the dodgers in spring training and the gale force blows the wind in its favor for a top spot in next weekend's conference tournament. justin allen has that and more in sports. >>> a big night for st. mary's basketball. a win over portland would mean a share of the west coast conference title the first since 1989. gales had to come from behind in this one. it was the freshman, steven holt, helping the cause. going to sink the three here, had 16 total on the night. st. mary's goes up 43-41. they would cruise from there. rob jones playing tough, gets the lay-in here. had 13 on the night. gales win it 83-69 and will share the wcc tightle with gonzaga but will be the

we'll find out if the fog is hampering your commute this morning with mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. it is. it is playing a huge issue. as the sun comes up the light bouncing off will be a big issue as well. northbound 101 at mckeyworth, patchy fog is rolling in from time to time. we have an accident that just cleared at mckey rod. you saw it from tulle road to 880 because of the accident and the volume incrisising increasing. a smoother flow of traffic near 880, but that will calm down near downtown san jose the next half hour or so. further east,cy know sunol is slowing. 680 and 580 is seeing volume increasing through livermore as well as an accident on the shoulder involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle passing by north livermore. that will increase travel times out of the altamonte pass. fog by throughout the east bay hills. we have a little glow to lights in oakland with headlights past the coliseum. no major delays. a 15-minute drive from here to the toll plaza. that will start to increase as far as the volume because it is 6:20. the meter lights will go on i

so without any fog out there, let's find out if something is happening on 2 the roadways with mike inouye. >>> we'll take you to antioch where what's happening is the morning commute. we have a clear view of the roadway. and the speed sensors are showing speeds dipping down near 30 miles per hour from 880 over to somersville. hillcrest is moving smooth off the antioch bridge, but we do have your typical build before highway 4. the venetian bridge unlike yesterday, no advisory issued by chp, but a gust or two across the bridges. christina told you about that. here's the approach to the bay bridge. a smooth drive there. back to you. >>> thank you, mike. >> meantime, it is 5:40. we continue to follow the fighting that's going on in egypt. we'll have live reports for you throughout the morning from the east bay and from washington coming up. >>> good morning. i'm christie smith. a very visible security change coming to b.a.r.t. train. we'll tell you what it is and how much it costs coming up. >>> plus, another bay area school district is turning to voters to try to get more money for their bu

we'll find out if there's a welcomed drive with mike inouye. >>> it is pretty nice out there. we'll look at the clear view out there. no problems as far as fog or wind right now. we have an 18-minute drive down to the maze where we had earlier debris. that has cleared at the 580 interchange. coming off the cartinas bridge we have a smooth drive. you can see across the bridge it is moving okay. no wind advisories that the fog is creeping through. we'll watch it for you to let you know. the construction cleared in the traffic control across the mdf bridge. you may see a lot of cars heading over from the north bay down across highway 160 to highway 4. that will start slowing in 20 minutes. mark my words, 20 to 25 minutes. >>> thank you, mike. it is 5:10 now. a look at a fan favorite super bowl commercial is coming up. and then a super bowl super flub. even though they had a ticket, some people did not get in to see the game. a look at what happened coming up. >>> but before we leave you, february is black history month. this month the commonwealth club in lafayette will look at o

always a winner in the nbc morning news department is mike inouye with breaking news all the time. >>> i do. we have some more updates through the san francisco area. we'll take you right out there. here's video taken a few minutes ago. the reason why westbound market street is closed is because of an apartment fire. crews are still on the scene. no major injuries reported as a result of this fire, but it is contained. the injuries to your morning commute are significant. there's the video of all the slowing. it is contained at the scene south of market. here are the maps, westbound market is closed right at the intersection where it meets with castro street and 17th. those are major roadways. this is going to be a problem for westbound and eastbound traffic coming through the intersection. if you are using the muni line heading underground, that won't be affected. just surface traffic going on there. we are watching the surface roadways, be sow but so far 101 is not affected. the bay bridge toll plaza is slow as well as the backup slowing because of the metering lights just turned on

somebody has been busy without a lot of rain, and that's mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. we have the accident in san francisco. the approach, the freeways are moving smoothly. on the east bay you see the metering lights marking the map. i want to call out that southbound 19th is closed near holloway. chopper was on the scene, you can see the tow truck hooking up to the pickup turned over. there's the equipment hauler. just off to the right of the screen the ramp is down on the back of the equipment hauler. no official word, but that may have played a part in the turnover. you have seen the ramps in the movies with the cars going up the ramps. that's speculation on my part, but we have the slowdown. we know that for sure. and there's a closure near winston and 19th. you are rerouted there. the bay bridge toll plaza backed up back past the area. there's mist in the area. we'll end with this shot and note there are sprinkles around the area. keep that in mind. >>> thank you so much for joining us this morning. the "today" show is coming up next. >> of course, we'll have a lo

with all of the moisture on the roadways, let's see how the drive is shaping up with mike inouye. >>> we have a slow down, earlier accident around san antonio, took about a half hour to clear. jammed up northbound 101 out of san jose past the earlier scene. still a camper further complicating things and backing things towards sunny veil and mountain dale. the rest of the peninsula is looking all right. you see the toll plaza, big puddles approaching that. full closure for eastbound 80 heading into the sierras. you can't get to tahoe, if you plan t l few in aho few hours, check the website for cal tran. brent has more news after this. [ female announcer ] here are some great reasons to switch to at&t. [ spokesman ] we make it easy for you to compare at&t to cable. so what's the difference? at&t's just a better bundle. see for yourself. [ female announcer ] call to get u-verse tv and internet plus choose home phone or wireless voice service starting at $99 a month. and get a 30-day money-back guarantee -- plus dvr. with u-verse tv, you can record up to four shows at once from any room o

let's see how this moisture is impacting travel with mike inouye. >> good morning. first you show the coast and the tide coming in, the waves, that's the reason highways are closed. the east bay, slow, 680 and 24 off the walnut creek interchange, look at that. down to hayward both directions getting hit by the slowdown. earlier accident cleared from 92. other side of the water around 92 slow through san mateo. that's along the peninsula. >> thanks, mike. marin county father whose son was convicted of being a soldier for the taliban will speak about his legal ordeal. frank lynn will talk about constitutional and human rights law. the event begins at noon today at kendrik hall. his son was 20 when he was captured while fighting for the taliban in 2001. john pleaded guilty to violating u.s. economic sanctions against afghanistan and is serving a 20-year federal sentence. john lynn said he went to help and not to fight. his parents have asked for leniency, trying to reduce their son's sentence. more in a half hour. [ male announcer ] hands free driving. cars that park t

mike inouye will sort that out for us now. mike? >>> the presidential motorcade is not posted where they will be driving but the evening commute through the peninsula will be tied up because folks are anticipating the closures. plan on delays near sfo heading to dinner. then perhaps as he heads into the city or the south bay or somewhere else after the evening commute. this morning's commute is tied up because of the rain. a slow drive past the highway 92 interchange near 101. christina is wet this morning. it will be wet this evening as well. we have an issue weatherwise as well. >>> if you are trying to get out the front door, we have major rain coming down in the east bay. some heavy downpours from oakland to walnut creekment and rain continues to train in from the pacific heading throughout the day today. we could pick up to three inches of rain between this morning and tonight in some cities in the south bay. you want to keep that in mind. some of the heaviest rain comes down near gilroy. we'll get more of a break today along t