westbound 80, an accident near 580. >>george: this is westbound at carlson boulevard. this is a fatal crash. the corner has been called to the scene. the lanes are not likely to reopen any time soon. drive times are starting to push one hour from hercules to berkeley. we will be right back. >>darya: one of the two called lick the cities with an oral outbreak has reopened. of the stability reported 25 cases of gastrointestinal illness. the other center in corte madera is still close to this morning. they had 62 cases of an oral virus that started generate 18th. 70 cases of the illness were reported at a preschool in marin county. that affected about 16 children. that particular preschool remained closed as of yesterday. >>darya: a homeless man is accused of sexually assaulting a tourist. police say they caught him in the act of the assault they say he is a known homeless man in the area. the girl is described as a juvenile, she was visiting from outside the united states and was found behind the bushes yesterday morning. hi >>james: a live pictures from a hot spot in th

slowing in the westbound 92 direction at 20 miles per hour. be part of the waze community by going to abc7news.com/waze download the free application become a part of the abc7 traffic spotter group. we can mention you on air and you can get street level information for your route to work. >>> 6:19. new stud think morning leaves a sweet taste -- a new study this morning leaves a sweet taste in the mouths of supporters of soda tax one cent tax would prevent 26,000 deaths over 10 years. doctors believe the tax would deter enough people from drinking sodas that 100,000 cases of heart disease would be prevented. the study estimates 17 billion dollars in health care related savings the average american drinks 70,000 calories of sweetened beverages each year. >>> twister gets tebowed. off the field record for denver's curious quarterback. >>> the fireworks flame-out getting worldwide for a record. those are your "techbytes." i'm paula faris. have a good day. hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in yo

once again fatality at carlson westbound 80. it will be sometime before in clears. >> once you get past the accident, live look at berkeley, it is moving well as you head towards macarthur maze that's a shot past university avenue. once again, your alternate, richmond parkway, 580, back to 80 and here is what you will find. >>> beautiful picture of the impending sunrise as we look from mount tamalpais this among. definitely looks different than yesterday low clouds aren't as prevalent mid#?wu and upper level clouds there not as numerous. slightly warmer weather for the afternoon. 50 oakland, also santa rosa, 51 san francisco, the rest of us mid to upper 40s around monterey bay and inland mainly cloudy mid to upper 40s. three things about this forecast, sunny this afternoon, at least more sun than we saw yesterday that will help warm temperatures. mostly cloudy again tonight, just like this morning, it will keep the fog to a minimum we could get near record highs this weekend. today compared to average everybody warmer from two d

westbound 80 is the new location there at university avenue. and all of the activity again is out of lanes off to the right shoulder. there is a look at that drive time down the east shore freeway. up to 44 minutes on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. without any delay, it usually is about 18 minutes. give or take a minute or two. and the good news though, the bay bridge toll plaza is free and clear this morning. into san francisco. and in fact, they have not turned the metering lights on yet. we will let you know when that changes. in the meantime, an update on the forecast with lawrence. >> cold start around the bay. freezing temperatures in the bay, and down in the 20s in the santa rosa area and cold patchy frost this morning and 31 in napa and 31 in fairfield and 34 degrees in livermore. and we are going to see some sunshine and as we do, that is going to warm the temperatures up very nicely. and 67 the expected high this afternoon in san jose and 66 in santa clara, and it looks like the east bay temperatures are warming u

there are three right lanes blocked westbound. there is a big rig, and suv, so far, it has not had that big an impact on the southbound 680 ride but i expect that it likely will. pests things are recovering pretty nicely on highway 92. a quick check on the bay bridge shows an easy ride. the metering lights are just activated. your ride on this and retail bridge is still a good one. the golden gate bridge ride looks good, so does the ride through marin county. it is incident free from the county line headed south to the golden gate bridge. >>james: here is a live look from the roof camera this morning. it relatively clear and cold conditions. the moon is big and bright but haloed by the cloud cover. this afternoon we're looking for partly sunny and mild conditions. very similar to yesterday. this evening, cool and breezy overnight. as for the rain and all of this, we are not looking for too much to. the wide view on the satellite shows how much the system is getting stretched out. the coastal range will keep a small 10 percent chan

that's still reaches to about 70 minutes. 70-is 75 minutes westbound with speed still jammed so is westbound 580 where it merges with 80. this is the 680 ride at westbound 24 ride. if these sensors are accurate means that traffic is still jammed on the alternate routes this morning. this is an hour's worth of delays. at the bay bridge westbound, an easy ride all morning long we will continue with a dry quiet and mild weather pattern for the rest of january. the half moon bay is coming in at 54. a degree of warmer for those in the and livermore. check out mountain view, los gatos and morgan hill furious as we turn our attention to the north bay, lowe's 60s furious satellite and radar does show wet weather in the pacific northwest. thank we have high pressure is situated around the bay area. >>erica: it is time for the snowbomb.com of bombs ski report. qr >>george: some wild weather out of texas, this is what cameras caught in austin, an intense storm. they have lightning and heavy rains. streets were closed this morning because of continued flooding. the fire artist and no reports of damage t

the ride on the immediate westbound is also backed up earlier. on the 80 westbound. now, for the first time it is something a bit closer to normal range which is still a bit high. it is usually 15 minutes-18 minutes. >> looking at the bay bridge drive this is a great commute. earlier, it was only backed up on the east parking lot. 9:46. >>james: good morning. from our roof camera san francisco has clear, blue skies. we started off cold. really cold in the north bay at or below freezing but it is starting to warm up. partly cloudy and nice and warm this afternoon. a bit pleasant and a bit warmer. tonight, the wind could be picking up in addition to the cooler temperatures. that could bring it the wind north bay hill speed up. this is our current temperatures with novato were 37 earlier, now they are 41 degrees. and still chilly and santa rosa. however, everything else is looking at 40's and nearly 39 degrees almost 40 and livermore. i'd is turned and ultimately we could see these for these high with cds4 this afternoon. and to the 60s and a 61 through oakland. 59 degr

notice even westbound 580 moving 38 miles an hour. traffic starting to slow down on westbound 4 in antioch. it was reported that there was a traffic jam in that area. here's a member of the traffic spotter team about five minutes ago reported very heavy through antioch. this is information that can be available to you while you drive. you want to be extra careful when using it when you drive. go to abc7news.com/waze. download the free application. you can learn more on our website. when there's a traffic jam it will help you find routes to get around it. >>> 5:39. >> racing girl, somebody stole your handle. >> i know, chp going after her first. >>> the race is on to grab tickets for 's nfc championship -- for sunday's nfc championship game. what you need to know to get yours and how you might be able if get tickets for free. >> special tickets. going dark on the internet. major website's plan to log-off to protest a controversial bill in congress >>> the world's most popular online encyclopedia plans to shutdown tomorrow in protest. w

again, westbound all your lanes are blocked. just jump on route 450 instead and connect to 3 and you can reconnect to 50 if that's your route this morning. traveling i-95 in virginia, getting a little volume heading northbound out of the occoquan. making your way toward 395. not seeing anything standing in the roadway for you. i'll give you a travel speed if you're connecting to the beltway. i-95 from prince william parkway to the beltway, you're at 61 miles per hour. back to you. >> thanks. >>> 5:12. 43 degrees. fading to black to try and prove a point. the reason you may not be able to access wikipedia for at least a day. >>> help arriving for one snowed in community. ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but your banking is so last season! earn more with high yield free checking at capital one bank. instead of some unfashionable rate, your checking could be earning five times the national average. and free atms anywhere. five times the interest? that's hot. oooooo! let's catwalk! you want more interest? open an account

in those westbound lanes. no issues 880 through oakland, great past the coliseum all the way towards downtown oakland. that is your "timesaver traffic." for an update on your forecast, lawrence is talking high pressure. right? >> hi pressure. >> high pressure. >> we have been saying that all winter long. enjoy the weather while we have it. this is going to be some kind of day. still, it is a chilly start. clear skies all the way to the coastline. the offshore winds have kicked in overnight helping to clear us out but cold temperatures in spots. 31 and freezing in santa rosa. 39 in san jose. 47 in san francisco. and 36 degrees in concord. by this afternoon, though, we are going to warm those temperatures up well above the average as high as 67 degrees in morgan hill, 56 in san jose. as you make your way to the east bay temperatures soaring well into the 60s by the afternoon. inside the bay looking good. hayward 60. about 64 degrees in san francisco. we may not see many more days like that and that's a good thin

not only in the westbound direction but also on interstate 580 westbound. affecting your ride now coming from the richland-san rafael bridge. all lanes are open on 80 nevertheless. >>> at 6:40 new this morning an american is convicted of working for the c.i.a. and now sentenced to death in iran. iran accuses this former u.s. marine of receiving special training and serving at u.s. military bases in iraq and afghanistan before heading to iran where they say he had an intelligence mission. the 28-year-old former military translator was born in arizona and graduated from high school ll1%zmichigan. his father who's a professor at a community college in michigan has said that his son is not a c.i.a. spy and was visiting his grandmother in iran when he was arrested and now convicted and sentenced to death. >>> watching wall street, modest gains right now for the dow, nasdaq and s&p. right now the dow jones industrial average up almost 9 points at 12,368. watching what's happening in europe where the leaders of germany and france are holding their first meeting of

westbound 80 at university, reported eastbound but our live camera shows this crash is westbound and apparently they are saying that right in the scene, there's a jacknifed big rig even a car stuck underneath the big rig. it is hard to see, you can definitely make out at least the cars going around the middle lanes. and you see headlights westbound 80 traffic quickly backing up through berkeley. this is going to be a big mess this morning. we'll keep an eye on this. i'll also track the drive times as well. we've had quite a few problems this morning. i want to take you to another hot spot also in the east bay. southbound 880 approaching alvarado boulevard, earlier injury accident even one southbound at 880 at whipple heading to the scene drive time 17 miles an hour. for the folks heading on westbound 80, here's what you can expect right now this is our waze map, a driver-generated traffic reporting system. it is available to you as well. right there, they are reporting moderate traffic in san pablo this going to get worse as that back-up develops out of berkeley. you can get this inf

no delays or problems for the westbound bay bridge ride. >>darya: out of the east bay a domestic dispute led to a standoff at fruitvale avenue. there was police action, a heavy response. there was a child being held in a house. will tran has been there and he will have details. >>will: afraid to year-old hostage has been the state after being held by her father. there was a dispute the man was inside with the three year old girl and armed with a gun. negotiators were brought out including the swat team. there were finally able to get through to him. there were no shots fired. a swat team member said he had to pull the brought out of the window. she is safe and will be reunited with other family members. >>mark: the giants are headed to the super bowl. this must pond like kyle williams that actually touched his knee, that allowed the giants to gain possession of the ball and score a touchdown. the giants were able to kick a game-winning field goal in overtime. with the 49ers season over, they are headed to the super bowl. the game is tied at

the volume is building for westbound 92. on the golden gate, a smooth ride but the volume is definitely up over the last hour and a half. here is a quick look at the traffic maps. on interstate 80, volume is starting to build. speeds are dropping down to 47 approaching the richmond parkway we have picked up some slowing westbound leading into castro valley. there is nothing to look at in the south bay, conditions look pretty good. the chp with a report of trouble. everyone i spoke to this morning says the team won together and lost together, they do not really blame anyone. >>erica: a lot of people are supportive of the team but are mad at the kyle williams. here is what some of our fans had to say. >>justine: the fbi is sending out a warning that there is a new scam to steal money. they use this >> e-mail's that appeared to be from government agencies. what happens is, when you open the mail you are told that there is a problem with your bank account, the fbi says that only takes you to a phony web site that will download n

slow on westbound 580 in the area. sounds like the main lines of the freeway run affected just the on-ramp at park is blocked. that accident just came into the kpix newsroom. the bay bridge toll plaza where everything looks good heading into san francisco and no metering lights. that's traffic, your time-saver traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> we have some great weather coming our way. no rain but that may change in the next week or so. offshore winds in the bay area clearing out the skies and temperatures dropping off. this afternoon, plenty of sunshine, spring-like conditions as temperatures are 10 degrees above average into the upper 60s in many parts of the bay area. but there's a hint of changes in the works. we have to wait just a little bit. got to get through a couple of nice days here. toward the weekend, temperatures cool off, clouds move in and we could very well see a big change in the pattern maybe finally getting rain coming back in our direction. that's the latest. back to you. >> the "r" w

westbound 205 -- -- towards noel. westbound an 05 still jammed towards tracy you can have this tool available while you drive go to abc7news.com/waze learn more more and join our traffic spotter group. >>> 6:21. >> when with you think of the summer olympics, what comes to mind? probably not this the new push to add a wooly curious event to the time [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. dive into piled-high pastrami, spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. treat your taste buds to a fresh toasted subway big hot pastrami melt. subway. eat fresh. >>> track and field, swimming, gymnastics sports we typically associate with the summer olympics. >> what about sheep shearing? a new zealand group says the time has come to elevate it to the world stage. shearers compete as athletes in new zealand. they are pushing to show their stuff as an olympic demonstration sport. stay tuned. >> can't imagine the workouts for that. >> still ahead, the changes that could

traffic alert in effect for westbound 205 past i-5. this is going to affect travelers into tracy, stockton, lathrop. two big rigs one overturned on the eastbound side, all eastbound lanes blocked so if you are traveling out of the altamont pass towards this way, connecting to 205 to get to i-5 you will see big delays this morning westbound two lanes blocked because of the big rig accident. so westbound commuters also affected but most of the trouble will be for the folks heading out of the altamont pass. we'll continue to keep you updated on that. again, two big rigs involved in the accident. and again, the altamont pass starting to see some delays on the westbound side. looks like slow and go there. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> gianna, high pressure continuing to be the story. no rain in sight. temperatures going to be well above the average for this time of year, as much as 10 degrees to 12 degrees above the average as high pressure continues to compress the area, temperatures on the rise. chilly in some spots to start the day

here's a live look at westbound 580 traffic approaching 680. headlights are westbound 580. it is getting busy out there but overall, as we love to say, just a reminder, it is friday. and it is "friday light" out there. there is no major incident so that's good news. let's check the drive time across this stretch. still light, 15 minutes from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. towards livermore speeds improve. pleasanton traffic is fine. there is one incident already cleared to the right shoulder westbound 4 near willow pass road. there was an accident. one of the cars may be facing the wrong way so it could be a visual distraction in that area. continuing down 680 through walnut creek westbound 24 towards the caldecott tunnel the macarthur maze, everything is moving fine at the limit this morning. and at the bay bridge toll plaza, obviously there's no delay to traffic there yet. they have not turned on the metering lights. give it another half hour or so and it could be a different story. right now heading into san francisco we are delay-free. other bridges the sa

on westbound 24, between 680 and the macarthur maze. elsewhere, just seeing a little bit of slow traffic out of the altamont pass. and everything else is moving up to speed. at the bay bridge toll plaza, so far no metering lights. they're just a slight delay. it looks like. not too bad yet. south track users are still getting by okay. fine up the incline. usually when incline traffic starts to get a little more of a bottleneck, that's when we likely see the metering lights turned on shored-- shortly thereafter. to the south bay, no major incidents, out of south san jose, looking good. 101 to san jose, so far looks good. and one more look at the east bay. we threw up the big warriors sign. warriors take on miami tonight at 7:30. big game. could cause extra traffic this evening. for right now, a little busier in the northbound and southbound lanes. past the coliseum. a little harder to tell with the northbound traffic but only a 15 minute drive between 238 and the macarthur maze headed to downtown oakland. ha is a -- that is a check of th

westbound 50 closed because of a crash. northbound 95 approaching eastern avenue, a vehicle off to the right shoulder. they may have to block a lane. trenton road, we have an accident in upperco at pleasant valley, another crash. this one should be out of there by now. and overturned salt struck. it is slippery out there -- and overturned salt truck. this is davidsonville road. no sign of any delays because of that accident. 95 at eastern avenue, the accident is off to the right shoulder. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. over to you. >> take care. taxr taxes and mitt romney's returns were hot topics at last night's gop debate. kate amara has a wrapup. good morning. >> with jon huntsman out of the race, the five remaining candidates faced off last night. front runner mitt romney was under attack from his rival in the latest gop debate. nuking -- led the charge against romney -- newt gingrich led the charge against romney. >> if i had something that was supporting me, i would say, stop it. >> we're talking about super

you're still jammed westbound on 50. your delays start at i-97 and continue as you make your way toward davidsonville road. but at least you have two lanes open now. follow police direction as you're traveling on the roadway. in maryland also, i-270 seeing some delays as you make your way past shady grove. seeing volume, no accident, and you're not jammed yet. you are slow as you make your way toward the spur. 395 slow at edsall. delays continue across the 14th street bridge. if you're crossing the poplar street bridge pruj, slow making -- crossing the 14th street bridge, cloudy making your way into the city. back to you. >>> 6:43. a live look at the wreckage from the cruise ship disaster off of italy. dive teams are going to unexplored parts of the ship looking for those still unaccounted for. as crews search the "costa concordia" ship, the boat's captain is in court, accused of causing the disaster. news4's angie goff joins us live with the latest from italy. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. at that bail hearin

this will control two on-ramps to westbound 237. they are located in milpitas at calaveras boulevard and mccarthy boulevard. the lights are on green since last tuesday but today just about 15 minutes ago they have added the red lights. the ramps will be metered monday through friday morning between 6 and 10 so plan for that for your morning commute. elsewhere we have some delays to report for mass transit. capitol corridor train 518 is about 22 minutes late because of track work between martinez and suisun. elsewhere on 205 or planning to take it from the altamont pass this morning, we have an injury accident blocking lanes at mountain house parkway so towards tracy this morning, heads up. traffic is slow through there. westbound we are seeing delays through the altamont pass. 18 minutes now to go from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. a little sluggish approaching the dublin interchange. elsewhere we have an accident in concord westbound 4 at willow pass no word if lanes are blocked. chp just arriving on scene. we are st

this is the located westbound 80 near central near carlson. an overturned vehicle stuck on its roof. lots of activity there on scene. there may be other vehicles involved in the accident. you have chp and emergency crews there. we are seeing speeds around 23 miles per hour in the backup so very slow and go. the three right lanes are blocked. they are issued a sig alert of 30 minutes or more until they clear this out of the road. past there traffic okay approaching the bay bridge. we are seeing a bit of a backup typical stuff working your way to the toll plaza. no delays on the upper deck into san francisco. >>> a beautiful picture this morning behind me of the bay bridge, of the embarcadero. dry, no fog. low clouds are keeping temperatures mild. san francisco still 52 degrees. temperatures may drop at sunrise but for right now not too bad. 46 in concord. 51 out in oakland. so definitely a little warmer today than we have seen the past few days. now, high pressure remains the name of the game and it's sticking around through the rest of the wor

westbound highway 4. slow and go. eastbound dealing with flooding, somberville, northbound 101, an accident reported. there and flooding reported northbound 280 at geneva avenue. mostly affecting the off-ramps. slick surfaces this morning. when you get in the car, check in with the radio partners kcbs 740 and 106.9 f.m. that's your time saver traffic. back to you. >>> 5:47 on monday. congress woman gabrielle giffords will be in tucson to finish a meet and greet interrupted by gunfire last year. and the announcement came as she revealed plans to resign from congress. >> i have more work to do on my recovery. so to do what is best for arizona, i will step down this week. >> giffords is on the move though, tonight, and expected to attend the president's state of the union address. she will be there tomorrow for that. the arizona governor will set a special election to fill out the rest of giffords term. >>> sparks are flying as the g.o.p. presidential hopefuls campaign off to florida now and mitt romney lost to newt ging

up a little slowing now on westbound 80. we'll keep you posted on this. still looking good here in contra costa county, southbound 680, fine towards highway 24. now, we know traffic is slow in the usual spots. i want to show you that with the waze traffic map. this is an application you can download to your iphone or smartphone. a lot of slowing westbound 580, we have wazers out there, drivers on the road sharing their real-time traffic speeds with you. westbound 580, a little sluggish, moving at 31 miles an hour through the area. you can even get traffic information for any street where other wazers are driving. you can find out more by going to abc7news.com/waze and join the abc7 traffic spotter group. >>> 6:10. >>> are they ready to say l.a. again? they offer a new hint they could be parting ways with the entire bay area. that story is straight ahead. >>> do you know where your oj came from? chances are it is mixed with imported juice and it could contain a potentially harmful [ female announcer ] back to school means bac

now over to route 50 on the westbound side. we've had this accident at route 424 or just before that point davisonville. i've been on the phone with authorities there. still going to take awhile. in the meantime, you can see all of the red forming with the slow traffic trying to get into that area leaving parole. you'll have to follow police direction to get around it. coming up, another look around the area at 6:00. back to you, andrea. >>> making news at 5:49, police in charlottesville, virginia, have taken a 5-year-old boy into custody. this happened yesterday as their suspect in a triple stabbing. the boy used an edged weapon to stab two juveniles and one adult relative. the attack may have stemmed from an argument over a juice box. >>> maryland state police say officers arrested six occupy baltimore protestors on monday for trespassing at a site of a proposed juvenile detection center. the group had announced plans to have a five-day campout at the site. the maryland department of public safety and correctional services ow

westbound lanes are blocked. it looks like now only one eastbound lane is able to travel at route 424. your right eastbound lane. so for you, i would just avoid route 50 at this time. if you got to get out of the house now, take 450, route 450 highway and connect to route 3. you can reconnect to route 50 at that point. for now, westbound lanes are all blocked. taking the beltway in maryland, no issues. you are running accident free at this time. if you're taking the beltway in virginia, same story. your lanes are open. i'm not seeing any problems for you. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> like almost every other game this season, mike green will not be on the ice when the capitals take the new york islanders tonight. now we've learned that the star defenseman won't suit up for at least another month. green will undergo abdominal surgery today and will be out for four to six weeks. he's played in only ten of the team's more than 40 games this season because of a nagging groin injury. green missed nearly hal

the span will be closed in the westbound direction. the entire upper deck will be closed to traffic for several days over the weekend so crews can install a detour on the oakland side. it is supposed to allow the new eastern span to open early in 2013. >>> san francisco's mayor says the sheriff ross mirkarimi will stay in office now. he has no immediate plans to suspend the sheriff. mirkarimi will be arraigned thursday on domestic violence charges. his wife has used her twitter account to denounce domestic violence before. "the examiner" reports that eliana lopez actually tweeted a message in spanish last month about an increase in violence against women over holidays. another tweet was against spanking children. mirkarimi is accused of violence against lopez allegedly on new year's eve. >>> an honor that's a long time coming. a bay area man's heroic actions during world war ii. he will be honored today. >>> mitt romney feels the fronts runner heat. just how tight the presidential race might be. also ahead. as to. >>> they have a lot o

>>george: off the westbound ride on interstate 80 still looks pretty good. it is a smith commute as you head into the toll plaza. the metering lights have not activated. it is an easy ride from the macarthur maze with no delays fancy work your way across the upper deck. your ride on the san mateo bridge, the westbound commute still looks good. again, the right side of the screen is the westbound commute direction. traffic is moving smoothly. interstate 80 westbound as you work your way from hercules to the lower east shore freeways, as speeds are popping up in the '60s. it is still a pretty good ride for the lower east shore freeway and the upper east shore freeway. this out a freeway's look good with green showing on the roadway sensors. the north bay ride through marin county is still the way free. no problems for your trip down to the golden gate bridge. >>darya: of new this morning, parents are camping out to get their kids into school in santa clara. registration starts this morning. there are only 120 coveted spots available. these parents want to get

westbound 580 from 205 towards the dublin interchange, 26 minute trip. southbound 101 from highway 37 to 580, 16 minute ride. east shore freeway 21 minutes from the carquinez bridge towards the maze. >>> 6:40. >> j new name at the top. we go live to wall street for more on the -- silicon valley veteran who has just been named ceo of yahoo. >> how about a live look at the big board. dow off 18 points. it >> it is dry, is it a drought? dismal results from the season's first snow survey. >>> a weighty proposition, new research that could make your next diet -- make shirt your next diet is a -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ that's why i got them pillsbu

sounds like a bad crash on highway 92 westbound 92, west of 280. apparently, they are saying it is a head-on collision. they are going to be senting emergency crews to the scene. you can see this it looks like we are picking up a little slowing already on westbound 92, this is towards half moon bay but right near that 280 interchange. we'll keep you posted could be a possible hot spot for the morning. although, most commuters on 92 will be heading eastbound. elsewhere, still quiet, live shot of the oakland maze looking good, west y traffic heading to the bay bridge, no delays at the toll. -- 280 and highway 17 in san jose fine, you might find roadwork on highway 17 scheduled in both directions between summit and los gatos until 6:00 this morning. i wanted to show you the waze traffic maps, everything looking good on 880 it was a hot spot yesterday because of several accidents. we have someone there on the abc7 news pick spotter group they are moving well over -- 40 miles an hour. you can be a part of this community. join the abc traffic spotter gro

if you are moving at less than 10 miles an hour on westbound 205 to westbound 280 i would feel angry too. you can get this traffic information available while you drive you just have to turn on the free application. you can get it by going to northbound northbound.com/waze. more and download it to your iphone or smartphone. >>> licensed to make a huge profit. city leaders debate a plan to level playing field in race for san francisco taxi medallion. >> prosecutors get ready to but the plug on millions of online users and all of their content. >>> keeping hope an life. bay area couple's quest to keep the memory of their missing daughter from fading. [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. and these are the ones you'll love on a school night. pillsbury ham and cheese crescents. with just a few ingredients, you have an easy dinner. pillsbury ham and cheese crescents.

things have cleared out nicely for westbound 24 and westbound interstate 80. the south bay freeways, 101 is the last freeway we tracked. conditions are much improved their and here on highway 85. >>darya: their move in the eastern span of the bay bridge. it is going to be a significant challenge and will take five-seven years at the price of about $200 million. we spokes with a caltrans folks person who talked about what the demolition and tails. >> there are two 400 ft tall towers, and the cantilever section, one of largest bridges of its type anywhere in the world. we will be advertising the product over the summer. the first thing we will be doing is taking down the cantilevers stand. it will be taken down piece by piece, very carefully. >>mark: thousands of kaiser permanente workers are on a one day strike. they are fighting over several issues including health care and retirement benefits. >> the she is a ground patient care. if you come to one of our psychiatrist clinics, you'd be seen once, your second visit with the telephone call and your third visit

of note, over to westbound 237, calaveras on the westbound 237, the metering lights that held green, they will alternate green and red. that's going to cause a stir on city streets. we'll see the fete effect. they will meter the traffic heading into mountain view. looking here at the lower bay shore. 101 and 280 move nicely. no problems through palo alto. the dumbarton bridge looks good as well. 92 also moving smoothly through the city. but heading eastbound a new report of some sort of, quote, hazard, maybe debris heading over. the oakland side, 880 past the coliseum. a little bit of slowing. >> thank you very much. the a's caught the attention of a lot of moviegoer. now nominations came out about a half hour ago. and brad pitt and jonah hill dominated for their part in the movie "money ball." the movie also up for best picture. >> it may have been tough for 49er fans but a lot did watch that title game. sunday's game turned out to be the third most watched conference championship game in 30 years. media research says at its peek 69 were watching. the ravens game the second most wat

typical westbound 4 heavy out of antioch. bay bridge toll plaza there is a bit of a wait for the cash paying lanes still looking good for the fast track lanes into san francisco. waze traffic maps, update on the earlier crash reported westbound 84 near the dunbarton bridge toll. cleared, traffic flowing well there we can't find much slowing. drivers on the roads with you moving along nicely. those bubbles there one of them cowboy driver, traffic spotter slowing a bit so far no major trouble on the peninsula. this is information that you can have available while you drive. just download the free traffic app from abc7news.com/waze ilearn more about it, put it on your iphone or smart tone and join the traffic spotter community -- >>> 6:19 now. >> a couple of bay area boys high school basketball teams will forfeit two games each after a bench-clearing brawl friday night. vallejo high was hosting bethel high when an alter -- altercation began. unconference rules the minute they all left the bench they were ejected. both schools wi

we will start with a bridge check westbound. the bunching up at the base of the incline and means we will see the metering lights activated in the next 10 minutes or so. on the san mateo bridge we're watching the volume is still on the right side of the screen but no delays as we head across the stand. if the golden gate bridge is still a problem free commute. in easy ride as you head in from sausalito. we are starting to pick up some slowing here and there but no big delays. the drive is still well below limits, well within limits, so is the 680 ride. if some slowing on 580 westbound as you head through livermore. we will take a closer look at that. if things are still pretty normal with speeds dropping down into the single digits for the drive towards downtown livermore. in the south bay we have already picked up slowly alcohol fuel core >>mark: the livermore teacher charged with sexual assault is scheduled to be arraigned today. she was arrested last wednesday on suspicion of having a relationship with a former student at or

traffic is light and breezy westbound. fax xbox cox >>george: some sluggish spot like here on the eastern shore freeway. the out a traffic is recovering pretty well. 880 is a little heavy through downtown san jose, so is northbound 85. the north bay ride is completely delay free between no lotto and highway 37 into the golden gate bridge. >>darya: 930 days, another developing story of a san francisco, police are hunting for a burglary suspect. we're going to zoom in on the area that they think he is. yoli eceves is there. this is the dead and area of chestnut and montgomery. >>yoli: yesterday, he was caught by the manager of this the harvest. he was spotted by the manager who told him to drop the bags, he then jumped out of a window. calis, up look them right around here. he has instead there since the ground 6:30 p.m.. they have a negotiation team to see if he will come down high remus since how this is quite rugged terrain. >> it is practically a sheer wall. it is very steep. it is probably eight stories down. thoughtful

westbound 237 a few brake lights. also there is an accident reported off to the right shoulder southbound 880 right before the 237 interchange. again it's not blocking lanes. but we are starting to see some definite slow traffic there slower speeds in milpitas towards san jose. so your drive times not too bad getting a little sluggish now down the eastshore freeway on westbound 80 between the carquinez bridge to the maze. westbound 580 the altamont pass pass commute heavy as well but bart -- in fact, all mass transit is on time. so not too bad as far as the start to our morning commute goes. all right. that is traffic. for your forecast, what are you guys talking about? >> about this slam-dunk that's coming up? >> you mean weather? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> it's looking great. low clouds and fog out there right now. we have some of drizzle out there, too. delays at sfo of over an hour for arriving flights there. by the afternoon, clouds will part a bit but hang out at the coastline plan on cloudy skies there only mid-50

no slowing on westbound 580. this is a traffic app that you can have available to you while you drive. you just go to abc7news.com/waze download the flix for free and once you turn it on when you are driving, -- you are sharing your speeds with other drivers. the more members we have if you join the traffic spotter group, the more accurate the information. >>> 4:55. two top ski resort executives joining the reno-tahoe olympic board with the aim at bringing the winter games to the tahoe region in 10 years. the heads of the firms and ceo of the company in charge say they share the 32-member poured's vision of bringing the winter games back to the region in 2022. squaw hosted in 1960. >>> organizers of the mar -- mavericks contest have until the end of march to call the event on the coast. if there isn't a competition they plan a massive outdoor festival. organizers came up with the festival as a substitute for the more informal gatherings on the beach and bluffs. spectators will not be allowed in those areas this y

. -- 80 westbound. at the bay bridge you can see because all the traffic is held up on interstate 80, there's no delay here at the toll plaza. at the san mateo bridge it's been a pretty good ride all morning long. no surprises for you here. the same is true for your commute to the golden gate bridge and the ride through marin county. still an under 25-minute drive time from 37 all the way to the toll plaza. here's james fletcher with that . sunrise will be 7:25. a little more than 20 minutes from now. near freezing in the beast bay and -- in the east bay and north bay. this afternoon a little cooler than yesterday. it will still be above average for this time of year. we're looking for a mild afternoon. then we still expect a ftd-pu֖ chance of maybe a sprinkle or two tomorrow night. we'll explain more about that in your seven-day around the bay. as we put this into motion, we'll talk about the clear cold valleys. cool and clear as we head into the evening hours. now to the maps. this is what i wanted

westbound 50 before 424, all westbound lanes closed with this crash. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> listen up, shoe lovers. if you buy from zappos.com, your personal information could be at risk. the customer database was hacked up to 24 million customers may be affected by this. zappos says no credit card information was stolen. but other information may have been compromised. zappos is urging customers to change their password. >>> if you are looking for a job. the new anne arundel county slots parlor is hiring. the maryland live casino's employment center opened monday and hundreds of people showed up looking for work. melanie alnwick has more. >> reporter: on a cold january day, people crowded outside and inside this temporary office in hanover, maryland hoping to land a permanent job. >> i was laid off in november. my dream was to move to vegas and work in a casino because i love the environment and the actual activity and just the atmosphere of being in a casino and this opened up so hopefully, it's meant to be. >

moderate traffic on westbound 205. as you continue on 580 through the altamont pass someone reported heavy traffic 12 minutes ago. this gives you an idea of the kind of information you can have available to you while you are on the roads and of course drive safely. you can find out more by going to abc7news.com/waze. be a part of the community and join the abc7 traffic spotter group, it is free and available to everyone and helpfully should help you for your commute and we can feature you in our traffic report. >>> 5:21. >>> the doomsday clock moves a minute closer to midnight. why scientists say the world is a more dangerous place. >>> new development into the investigation of the death of natalie wood. the sheriff's department has an update. >>> figuring the odds, new website by researcher at ucsf calculates how long you have to live. (announcer) dry cracked skin? new gold bond anti-itch lotion gives fast, lasting relief. got an itch? gold bond lotion. the quk fix for almost every itch. >>> live look at the golden ga

we have an accident westbound 92 as you get over to 101. mariner's island is where there are reports of that. that will partially block one of your lanes. meanwhile, flow to the south, typical slowdowns slowing 101. >>> 6:49 right now. another gas leak has the community of san bruno flashing back to the deadly nightmare. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san bruno this morning of details of a construction accident that sent fumes through a neighbor. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, to you. talking about a gas line that ruptured underneath that metal plate here on chestnut avenue. that pipeline has since been restored and my understanding is the gas service on the street has been restored as well. but what a scare this was for people who live around here and remember the gas pipeline disaster of a year-and-a-half ago. fortunately, this turned out to be nothing more than an inconvenience. around 2:00 yesterday a contractor accidentally ruptured a two-inch gas line with their backhoe while trying to replace sewer pipes. the ga

it still is. 50 westbound before 42424 looks like this. one lane and getting around. you can get onto 50 west from 424, but a lot of your neighbors have been forced to go all around 301 and take 424 to access 50. eastbound 50 coming from d.c. towards annapolis is open and not affected. virginia, we love you. we will take you to some wet pavement. not quite as complicated across the 14th street bridge. uneventful to the third street tunnel. good on to lower 14th street. >> looking better on the virginia side. 6:12. 42 degrees. cries coming up, -- >> which burger chain is testing out a home delivery. >> why adding headphones to your walk to [ dog barking ] mom! breakfast? in this house? in the morning i can use all the help i can get. that's why i love nutella a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast and even whole-wheat waffles. it's a quick and easy way to give my family a breakfast they'll want to eat. and n nutella is made with simple quality ingredients like hazelnuts, skim milk and a hint ofof cocoa. they love the taste and i feel good that t

westbound 4 looking good. no delays as of yet through there. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. very quiet, dry surfaces this morning. so an easy commute across the upper deck into san francisco. later on though the lower deck is roadwork scheduled from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. around sky went towards treasure island. so you might see some delays this afternoon. that's your "timesaver traffic." here's elizabeth with your forecast. >> thank you, gianna. i love this picture behind me. this is the skyline over san francisco. there is a mix of high and low clouds keeping our temperatures on the more mild side than we have seen the past few days. santa rosa one of the our cooler spots at 39 but concord, san francisco, temperatures all in the 40s. so satellite and radar tells of the weather story. high pressure is building. it is growing and it's bringing us these warmer temperatures for the next several days. this is a flat ridge so this is going to bring us a few high clouds, high and low clouds throughout the day. we did have some fog report

westbound 50, one lane gets by. in westminster, pleasant valley road, another accident location to avoid. the rest of the crashes we have been tracking have been cleared. speeds average on the north and west side. the rest of the major roadways leading up to the beltway looking pretty good. this is the west side at security. volume is starting to build. same situation on 95 out of white marsh down to the beltway northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we will make a trade-off. temperatures in the upper 30's and low 40's. we will throw some rain into the mix. some rain around centreville and rock hall. the rain showers will catch up to everybody eventually. it will be a breezy and mild with high temperatures in the 50's. we'll come back and check if forecast going into the weekend. stay with us. >> suggs in the playoffs once again. the ugs in reference to tom brady. suggs has been relatively quiet. cannot wait for wednesday. looking like it is a tall order to win a shootout with the patrio

westbound 580 through the altamont pass. you can get traffic whenever you need it by going to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> it is now -- 5:54. >> the jobs report just released. burst of hiring last month pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years. >> here's jane king with the bloomberg business report. >>> election year and the jobs report getting a lot of attention even more than norm a we just got the numbers for december labor department coming up with better than expected numbers. 200,000 jobs added in the u.s. economy during the month of december. we expected 155,000. unemployment rate did fall to 8 1/2%. the weekly jobless numbers we got yesterday showing improvement in the labor market helping the s&p a bit. apple opening a store within a store locations at 25 target stores this year. this will enable apple to expand retail reach into locations which can't support stand alone stores. apple has a similar set-up at best buy. [ unintelligible ] kfc kicking off $11 weekend bucket deal with 10 pieces of ch

we'll hold of interstate 80 westbound. looking at the dublin and to change, in a little bit of slowing on west 580. there's no slow traffic, right through marin county. it is still an easy one a one southbound right. cost >>mark: the dow is of 90 points. we will have more economic news coming up after the break. here is a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza as the that that is starting to grow clear it cost hough is tough >>justine: a hopeful sign of the economy after a year of weak wage gains. incomes rose 0.5%, this was the strongest increase since a similar game last march. >>mark: european leaders to be meeting in brussels today hopefully signing off on a bailout fund for brussels. there is a lot of concern as to whether or not a full rescue package will be pushed through. >>mark: facebook, their highly anticipated stock market launch could get underway this week. the wall street journal reports that facebook could file initial paperwork as early as this wednesday with a stock offering in three-four months.

there's an overturn crash in the east bay blocking a lane on northbound 13 heading to westbound 24. crews en route. a little slow 45 miles an hour, we'll keep an eye on that. i want to show you our new social traffic system is called waze. right now we are picking up slowing on highway 92. you can see it take a look at our maps, 34 miles an hour as you head westbound here past memorial park. what you will notice there's a lot of wazers on the road those little pink and white drivers out there, these are current drivers on the freeway now providing real-time traffic information for you. you see a lot of new wazers with a pacifier in their mouth. that means a lot of folks have joined. you can also be a part of the traffic spotter team go to news that toss.com/waze. you can learn more and down -- abc7news.com/waze. you can learn more and download the application. it is free. maybe i can feature you in our traffic segment. >> that is so cool. >> go to abc7news.com. >>> the math problems didn't add up. shocking questions that have some parents crying foul and racial insensitivity. >>> re

new stall reported westbound 80 near ashby this is westbound 80 near university still flowing well this is where it gets crowded no major trouble that stall will probably clear quickly. 101 san rafael good southbound past lucas valley to the golden gate bridge not seeing trouble north bay also fine in the south bay 280 and 17 interchange in san jose headlights northbound making their way towards cupertino. i want to take you to the waze traffic maps, this is where we see slowing. i can show you how slow it is for folks heading out of tracy the bubbles are commuters who have turned on in free traffic app, they are sharing their speeds. 40 miles an hour through tracy then slows to around 34, 40 miles an hour through the altamont pass there's a crash westbound 580 at greenville already in the center divide so it is not slowing things down. here's the cool thing, because we have drivers heading -- it is already slow there and on isabel that is great information. we have now traffic information down to the street level, which is available to you by going to our website, it is free, abc7news.