san mateo bridge good westbound past the toll flowing at the limit towards foster city and san mateo no major trouble this bridge will be popular this weekend with the dumbarton bridge closure for labor day weekend from friday 10:00 until tuesday 5 a.m.. your alternates are the san mateo bridge, 237, a little slower than normal on 880 through fremont in both directions 101 from mountain rue to san mateo, keep that in mind as you -- as you head out for the weekend. >>> still ahead we go live to tampa for the latest on tonight's big night for mitt romney. >>> people in one city are going to get fogged in as vector control takes aim on mosquitoes, we'll tell you where >> reporter: a scam detector that has your bañ!ñcús >>> our breaking news from the gulf coast reports now the first death that can be attributed to tropical storm isaac a tow truck driver was killed early this morning in pearl river county, when a tree fell on his truck. that was in picayune, mississippi during heavy rain and wind from isaac. more on the effect of the storm coming up in just a couple minutes. >>> econom

>>george: the san mateo bridge is jammed up westbound. even of the accident caused the backup is clear, the backup will be with us for a while. do not had to the san mateo bridge for the west out to be. the dumbarton is your only option. ha hikes [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. call at&t now to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's the fastest internet for the price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hot spot that connects your wi-fi devices and can even save on your smart phone data usage at home. so call now to get at&t u-verse high speed internet for just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. that inc

and san mateo. the state you can see live doppler picking up showers in nevada utah and arizona moving from the state looks like it is going to be dry today no more thunderstorms over 100 fresno, palm springs warm san diego and l.a. low to upper 80s there. mid 90s chico and sacramento, 81 sun in tahoe. >>> right now on twitter in the bay area: tony scott and top gun we told you earlier police say the well-known director died after jumping off a bridge yesterday in los angeles. also trending, akin for missouri congressman after his controversial comments. starbucks on that list, just dropped off so i guess people wand their coffee now they've gotten their coffee. please follow us on twitter. >>> right now let's check in with josh elliot for a preview what is coming up on "good morning america" in 15 minutes. >>> good monday morning. coming up congressional skinny-dip, literally. wild night israel for a group of gop lawmakers one even skin think dipping in the sea of galilee. we'll have the latest the

for the san mateo bridge. that act as it was cleared in is an hour later and we are still in a recovery mode. this back up will continue to on line for a little longer. we will continue to track hot spots around the bay area. we look at the cupertino ride on 85 north. we had earlier problems the candlestick. there is word of a possible major injury accident on the nimitz freeway. you saw that sensors just update indicating that the backup is growing. it has injuries involved in a vehicle overturned. >>erica: for taking a live look at conditions from our roof him. we do have some puffy white clouds but blue skies and sunshine prevail. there will be hot conditions for some of your inland areas. the fog will return later on this evening. darya >>brian: we're falling and invested >>darya: fear falling investigation after a house fire. >>jackie: that houses the the top of the hill. the firefighters are wedding down the rest of the hot spots. when they got here the house was fully in golf with flame. the two people

between alameda and san mateo counties. runs 1.6 mi., it will be very lonely stretch until 5:00 on tuesday morning. as we have historically seen with these projects, they sometimes wrapped up early. right now, live in a new work >> how about the rest of the bay area traffic? >> traffic is actually fairly light but we do have one accident along 101. let me show you the san mateo bridge where traffic is flowing in both directions. this is none of the best alternates for the closure of the dumbarton bridge. use the san mateo bridge and also 237 is also a good alternate. both directions are very light with no delays to report. sometimes these closures typically end early so hopefully that will be the case. northbound 101, as you exit sfo, we have reports of an accident of the vehicle stopped on its roof. no reports of any injuries yet but we will keep you updated. if you're headed to sfo, >> a firefighters remains in a san jose hospital after he suffered a heart attack during a church fire downtown. he was rushed to regional me

>> look at the san mateo bridge. it's at a standstill heading out to the high rise because of an -- because of an earlier crash. even if it were to -- to magically just disappear into the nin air -- to the thin air, the traffic is gonna take a while to unwind. so don't use the san mateo bridge. in fact, i'm gonna put it on a map for you. westbound 92. if we can read it out the maps. the if data is correct showing westbound 9 heading out to 101. 101 itself is vo when you get there. you will see slow traffic into 101 from palo alto. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's improving a little bit. >>> let's go to steve. >> well, plenty of low clouds there. parts of inland areas. you can see it kind of working in. still running into a lot of resistance. for some it will still be a very close, though, they inch closer to thelele -- they are staying south. known but for most locations, they are dealing with low crowds -- with low temperatures. 62 seems possible. 55 san francisco n 3 oakland at 57 degrees. he's tro

. >>> san mateo police said they are looking for a man who robbed a mother and her children at gunpoint, here is more on the person they are looking for. >> reporter: yes, it happened here on hum boat avenue. this is a school on one side, residential on the other. this mother was walking down the street with her 13-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son when a man walked up, showed them a gun and demanded property. fortunately they are not hurt but they are searching for the gunman. let me tell you what we know, he is a white latino male, with a stocky build. police tell us they had a handgun and they don't want anything to concern them. >> it is concerning for a mother to be approached by a gunman when she is walking with two children. we have officers coming up on leads right now. >> back out here on indian avenue, again a mother and her children were not hurt, they gave the suspect what he wanted and they took off. but certainly police are looking for the public's health asking everyone to stay on alert as they try to track this gunman down. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 morning news.

no problems either across the san mateo bridge just slowing in san jose north 101 because of an accident at mckey in the center divide. >>> 6:20. >>> a swimming pool shocker at the summer games. the cal bear who is bringing home the gold for team u.s.a.. >>> he's giants' new you can seeÑ/&Ñfñ!ñx1q1q >>> this afternoon the giants will try to gain a split in their four game series again the mets. last night the fans welcomed hunter with a standing ovation cain struggled but kept the giants in the game. giants deficit 2-opposey stacked 14th homer of the season to make it 2-1. giants couldn't get closer they lost. zito will start the finale first pitch 12:45. >>> this morning uc berkeley celebrating one of the most dramatic races in olympic history. he shocked himself and the favorite australian by winning the 100 meter freestyle. pause for drama, by 1/100 of a second. it is adrian's first individual gold. he joins former cal star who was the last american to win the event at south korea olympics in 1988. >> if you win by 1/100 of a second you have to wonder if you know you won at that p

a little bit of fog on the san mateo coast. we'll see if that moves in stronger or up the coast and down the coast. inland temps will still be warm to hot. >>> continuing coverage now of hurricane isaac. rescue effort are under way in a louisiana parish that is at risk of serious flooding. emergency crews say storm surge is spilling over the top of a levy south of new orleans. most people in that area were told to evacuate but deputies are now going door to door looking for anyone that stayed behind. isaac is also causing flooding in low lying areas of mississippi this morning. >>> 61 bay area volunteers with the american red cross have been sent to the gulf coast. they will be stationed in five states to assist those effected by hurricane isaac. volunteers from florida and texas will provide shelter and help. >>> united planes are flying again this morning. that is after computer problems delayed 200 flights. yesterday some of united's major computers stopped working. that means passengers had to be checked in manually. one pa

san jose a forecast high of 82 and san mateo around 74. here is a look ahead -- your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. there is your holiday weekend. not too much of a change for saturday. but then we had a few high clouds for the mix. so the high -- so the high clouds could be associated with a tropical storm -- we'll have to keep an eye on this because there's a hint of showers. still a long ways out. i don't think it will happen but it's something we'll be watching the next few days. >>> a woman was struck and injured by a muni bus. muni says the woman was conscious and breathing when paramedics arrived. but her condition was not released. muni did not say whether anyone was injured. >>> when we get back, a live update on new orleans. have you heard of the new dialing procedure for the 408 and 669 area codes? no, what is it? starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calling a 40

got off the san mateo bridge. >>

in san mateo, cbs 5. >> we want to update you on breaking news that we're following in san jose were one firefighter has been injured in that fire fight at st. patrick's church and we do have len ramirez on the phone, right now, you are right outside of the church, what can you tell us? >> that firefighter that was injured during the fire response was very seriously injured, according to the fire department spokesperson capt.. at that firefighter was treated here at the scene for several minutes, and then loaded onto a gurney and transport department, probably headed to the regional medical center which is a few miles away from their location at santa clara and no. 8 street. we don't have much on how the fire started but it appears that the fire did an aggressive attack, you can see some damage to the former cathedral here, st. patrick's church, there is a ventilating hole that was carved into the very steep sloping roof here, if you can kind of picture almost like an upside- down letter why. that is the architecture of this church. and it appears that firefighters were on that roof,

looking at highway 92 the san mateo bridge also decent in both directions. the golden gate is also light. wheat will be back with more weather, traffic. >> what is coming up on kron 4 news the republican national convention continues. what this guy had to say. decision 2012. republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan is telling republicans that he and mitt romney will put the government on the side of people who create jobs through tax fairness and regulatory reform. he used the are ineceip-- republican national convention attacking obama care. >> rules, mandates, fees, fines, and no place in a free country. wild selling voters. >> after four years of getting the run are rd we need a turn are round and we demand met rummy. in speaking wednesday night to the republican national four years would look like without a change in leadership. >> everybody says they still have faith in america about what they want to know is weather we still have faith in ourselves. >> i trust that mid probably has it that faith and i trust him to lead us. >> earlier,, lis, l-- c

no problems across the san mateo bridge. the view from foster city, down the decline, easy. back to you. >> 5:12. coming up, plastic problems. we'll tell you why a south bay city wants you to keep the foam in your lat ta, not in your cup. >> we'll look coming up. >> i'm raj mathai. we're in london, talking kids and bed time. no kidding. back in a moment. >> good tuesday morning to you. just in time for back to school, scott mcgrew tells us a new way to get text books for less. >> amazon is moving into the text book rental business. buying a text book can cost hundreds of dollars. amazon has been offering digital. but now we're talking about the old-fashioned book. they will even ship fort free and you can use a highlighter. though amazon says try to keep it to a minimum. it's a direct challenge for chegg doing the same thinking for years. >> apple says iphones and ipads will soon lose the popular youtube app. lots of blogs blaming apple but it's not clear who pulled out of the deal first. only that the agreement between youtube owned by google and apple has expired. when iph

a lot of traffic there as well as across the bay on the san mateo bridge. back to you. >>> thank you so much, mike. >> breaking news right now. we're following near the uc berkeley campus. a car has gone off the road and into a dormitory. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. several streets blocked off here around uc berkeley. we're standing on college right near channing way. we're about a block away from the scene. a driver lost control and even slammed into the building and hit a gas meter around 2:56 this morning according to one dispatcher i spoke with. the building there that's being impacted is putnam hall. this is a dormitory and all of the students have been evacuated and now at another building. everyone okay. we did see pg and e coming on scene as well as a tow truck out here this morning. we don't smell gas. in fact, the gas may have already been shut off. i've spoken with a couple of students who say they weren't being allowed back into their building. i'm also told the driver did survive this. so, it looks like the scene pretty much under

starting off with a live shot of san mateo bridge traffic starting to pick up. all the usual slow spots in the east bay this is westbound on the right out of hayward into foster city. there is some slowing on highway 92 as you leave half moon bay and head towards san mateo highway 92, both directions, one-way traffic control scheduled until 6:00 this morning from half moon bay towards sky lawn memorial park. with the waze traffic app you can see the slowing through the area i've seen itself event miles an hour up to 35 as cars take turns to go in each direction. that's just scheduled until 6:00, should be cleared by then. westbound 80 in berkeley, headlights moving well towards the bay bridge toll. drive time still 19 minutes. some of those low clouds and fog moving in from across the golden gate bridge where the fog is thick. traffic still light now out of marin county. >>> right now we want to thank the time to thank some of the people who have contributed to the sleep train foster kids dream campaign. susan f of petaluma, barbara m of san jose and laura j of

pockets of sun along the coast 50s to low 60s mid to upper 60s san francisco, san mateo richmond 70s rest of the bay shore 70s and 80s inland doppler quiet across the state all those thunderstorms we had last week are moving east sun and mid 90s through the central valley 101 fresno, 81 tahoe, 96 yosemite, palm springs 108 and warm around san diego 80, los angeles 87. here's kristen. >>> 5:47, nasa's rover on mars has zapped its first martian rock. the rover has been checking out instruments, including a laser. during target practice yesterday, curiosity fired 30 lasers over 10 seconds at a nearby rock and bunked a small hole in the rock. flight controllers will command curiosity -- in the days to come to take its first short drive the two year mission is aimed at determining whether the martian environment as habitable. >>> bay area produce supplier recalling bagged romaine over fears about possible e. coli contamination. it shipped the questionable lettuce to 19 states the recall is limited to a single lot of field fresh wrapped single head romaine in a plastic bag with upc number

pockets of sun along the coast 60s to san mateo, richmond san francisco 70s bay 80s inland especially east bay valleys. the rest of the country looking different than a couple weeks ago, 70s and 80s dominant, great falls, salt lake 90s phoenix 105. rain exiting east coast good news if you are heading that wait rain will be gone by the time you get there all major airports and local california airports on time, i think sfo going to have flight arrival degrees. >>> 4:47. -- if -- if you bought romaine lettuce recently there's a recall over possible e. coli. the lettuce was shipped to 19 states limited to a single lot of field fresh wrapped single head packed in a plastic bag with the upc number on the screen best buy date of august 19th. so far no reports of illnesses. >>> mitt romney is distancing himself from a missouri congressman who says a woman's body has ways to prevent pregnancy after rape. kong todd akin is a conservative republican candidate for the u.s. senate he was asked in an interview whether abortion should be allowed in the case of rape. >> if it is a legitimate rape th

. >>> los casos reportados estÁn un poco lejos como en los condados de san mateo. a nivel nacional hay un brote rÉcord de casos. >>> en la salida a un dÍa de campo tendrÁn que tomar medidas extremas. cerca de 700 casos de personas picadas fueron reportadas a nivel nacional. afortunadamente en el Área de la bahÍa no se reportan casos. >>> el virus del nilo fue identificado en el condado de santa clara y san mateo. >>> esa intranquilidad puede aquietar los Ánimos siguiendo una serie de recomendaciones. >>> lo mÁs importante es que se use repelente con el quÍmico det. >>> tambiÉn tienen que estar al tanto que no hay acumulaciÓn de agua. reportar si hay albercas descuidadas. mantener la casa protegida para que no entren mosquitos, y si sale a caminar o pasear al perro utilice repelente. >>> especialmente si tiene que salir durante la noche, muy de maÑana. >>> este lugar de internet usted puede reportar algÚn caso y obtener informaciÓn siguiendo las precauciones pueden evitar un caso del brote en su colalidad. regreso contigo. gracias. y der mucho cuidado c

mainly there is fog on the san mateo coast and it regroups around 10:00. santa rosa 50 and they will come in at 48. west southwest at 14 and there is still a sea breeze, and that high pressure has been working out, yet a weak system rotates and we will not get the offshore breeze and even though the fog gets chewed up it is not that warm for some but patchy fog temperatures 60s and 70s coast and bay and then you will get it and that downtown santa rosa looks to be about 86. it does look hotter friday into saturday, pamela? >>> thank you steven. >>> last night anaheim canceled their night out ever since a series. they plan to disrupt a block party at an anaheim city park. they tried to find a different location but could not on such short notice. >>> it would allow police on racial profiling. instead he wants to focus on traditional strategies and use crime tracking software to stop gun violence. >>> he is wanted in connection with the killing of a high school football player. he was shot and killed sunday night. this is the man police are looking for. 26-y

. >>> san mateo bridge not a bad looking drive out to the high- rise, also this morning we are looking at interstate 880 in oakland, traffic is moving well from san leandro to downtown, let's go back to the desk. >>> we have continuing coverage out of clear lake where two wildfires are still burning. right now six are burning on the southeast side of clear lake. they have it 2 5% contained and last night people in the springville valley were allowed to return home. there is still a lot of few for the flames although they are making some progress. >> things are so dry, the grass the brush is able to quickly burn and that's what we have seen here with this fire. >> two buildings have been destroyed, one of those buildings we understand was a home. the cause of the fire is still being investigated. alex will have a live update coming up. >>> and the evacuation area has been listed and people are allowed and 400 people were told to get out of the area and they spent the time at an evacuation center waiting for word on their homes. one man was coming home from san rafael when he heard the f

it isn't easy ride to the bay bridge pin your san mateo bridge looks good as well. it is definitely heavier west bound and east bound. the golden gate bridge looks good. they're not are no delays across the span. the east shore freeway is 19 to 20 minutes from hercules to berkeley. the walnut creek to dublin is without delay. 101 is slowing more than any of the other freeways and the north bound direction. in the north bay we are still tracking hundred 30 minute drive * from novato to the golden gate bridge. >>mark: let's check in with our solo reporter jackie sizzle in berkeley. >>jackie: and rte. 13 from claremont is expected to experience delays in about 50 minutes. there have been signs posted telling drivers that they were going to start the resurfacing work. it is a basically a two lane road. there are warning people about that. if you would normally drive 13 be aware of pin there is also in the parking of course. it is just a start ride about 7:30 a.m.. a >>darya: will be back with more in just a couple of minutes. were looking at the james lick. it has slowe

we'll show you the san mateo bridge westbound on the right out of hayward into foster city and san mateo, no delays now, drive time around 13, 14 minutes from 880 to 101, also light eastbound. checking out the south bay problem-free and here's a live shot of 280 for headlights moving northbound still at or above the limit through downtown san jose up towards cupertino, 17 out of the santa cruz. >>>:19. >>> the new health setback for prince philip. >>> remembering the king, 35 years after his death the tribute to elvis outside graceland and what happened >>> good thursday morning. no mist and drizzle. cloudy out there you can see that. that is going to leave us with a cooler day later mike checks weather. frances talks about the traffic. >>> today is the 35th anniversary of elvis presley's ing -- passing. last night 75,000 of his fans flocked to graceland. they received a surprise greeting from his former wife and his daughter. they thanked supporters. this is the first time priscilla and lisa marie appeared together at this annual gathering. elvis died in 1977 from a heart attack after b

your san mateo bridge move is moves. we are problem free over at the golden gate bridge in the southbound direction. there are no delays. checking the traffic maps and updating driving times and up to 18 minutes. this is from hercules down to berkeley. there is some slowing at the 580 merge. your ride coming out of the altamont pass shows 29 minutes. >> george: there are no delays for 280. this ride is that 15 to 16 minutes now north bound from the coyote valley up to santa clara. there are no delays for marin county. >> mark: starting next week and document used in san francisco that came to the united states before the age of 16 can apply for a deferral of deportation. if you do not meet that requirement, applicants under 31 that are currently in school or have a high school diploma and not have a significant criminal record can also apply. people interested in applying should consult with a nonprofit immigration agency like a san francisco immigrant legal network or with an experienced immigration attorney. >> mark: a

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for the san mateo bridge, it's a good trip as actual. the volume a little more than usual at this early hour, but no delays. for the golden gate bridge ride, still an easy commute here. here is your ride on interstate 80 westbound. still to no increase in the drive time. highway 4 getting a little heavier through antioch, and 580 heavier now through the altamonte pass. and an accident here at lincoln in maroin, but it is on the shoulders. the drive time still 23 to 25 minutes. >> thanks a lot, george. the state assembly is trying to give california bicyclists a little space, approving a new bill that would allow drivers to -- would require drivers to stay three feet away from cyclists. fines of at least $35 for drivers who violate that buffer zone. opponents argue it would give bicyclists a false sense of security. the bill still has to pass through the senate. governor jerry brown vetoed a similar bill last year. >>> misbehave at los angeles area stadiums, and you'll be expelled. it's a list of activity that fans must refrain from, incl

researchers counted 2800 from san mateo county to ventura in the past year, a few dozen more than two years ago. scientists blame part of the pattie on rise of great white shark attacks on otters. >>> walnut creek officials turning to plastic bottles to help ailing fish population. 7,000 recycled bottles were used to make these 10 x 10 squares, they are floating islands kids placed hundreds of plants they were launched into a pond where they will be anchored in place the islands will provide refuge and nutrition for local fish. >> the plans are water-borne roots go down to the water and the plants will as they grow will take nitrates out of water and cleanup the water quality. >> walnut creek the first bay areay to use these floating gardens if all goes well they plan to order more. >>> popular san francisco restaurant that serves up variations after american classic is one of 12 businesses nationwide to win a $250,000 grant because of its impact on the community. the american grill cheese kitchen got the check from chase. a panel of judges was impressed by the owner's commitment to t

caster valley slow from redwood valley south 880 to san mateo bridge. typical pattern. no major accidents or on the maze. focusing around the bay bridge toll plaza. >> the "today" show stars at 7:00. >> an interview with embattled todd akin, why he says fellow republicans are overreacting to his comments about women and rape. >> then diana nya speaks out for the first time after stopping her swim from cuba to florida and it's her 63rd birthday today. so hope she's doing okay. >> hopefully she's doing well. quite the warrior in the water. i've worked with her and i wanted to see her make it. >> we hope you're doing well today. thanks so much for waking up with us. we're back at 7:25 with local news update. >> see you every half hour after that. see you tomorrow.

san mateo bridge fine roadwork across the dumbarton bridge clear. good to go there as well. >>> thank you frances. >>> next, why facebook may have fewer friends than it thinks. >>> the deal that end s kids will be going back to -- that ensures kids will be going back-to-school on time that san francisco >>> vanna white comes to town. how wheel of fortune's bonus round is being spun into a big win for a local charity. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcome back. three weeks before classes resume san francisco's public school teachers have a tentative contract. it does not include a raise but adds back days to the school year teachers were forced to take as unpaid furlough days. if approved the teachers will spend 179 1/2 days in the classroom short of the standard 18 odeh year. -- standard 180 day school year. >>> 24 hour fitness is going on the auction block expected to go for two billion dollars. the founder sold the company in 2005 to a new york equity firm for more than 1.6 billion that firm is putting the fitness

mateo bridge also expect traffic on 101 to be a little more crowded than usual between san mateo towards mountain view. bay bridge toll luckily everywhere else a little bit of a reprieve from the traffic this week, right now at the bay bridge toll it is light. >>> 6:41. >>> possible setback for apple which could delay production of the next iphone. trading underway on wall street. we'll have a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. rally right now. dow up 114 points. >>> first, sad news for robin roberts the latest challenge facing one of the nation's most loved tv hosts. >>> mitt romney makes the case for why he should be elected president using star power and he's changing his campaign plans today in the wake of or >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> 6:45 on a friday much cooler today breezy and 50s at the coast in the clouds for the better part of today 60s around the bay also clouds hang around for the better par of the day 70s, 80s inland thunderstorms now moving away from us in nevada, some could redevelop around yosemite and palm sp

nice ride across the san francisco bridge now the -- across the san mateo bridge right now, delay-free, very light eastbound out of foster city, we'll check out the golden gate bridge, in my last report you saw caltrans crews clerking -- clearing roadwork, quiet ride out of marin into san francisco. no problems on the peninsula either. >>> 5:10. >>> samsung and sony are unveiling new products. >> a dollar here, a dollar there, the fees a lot of hotels are beginning to tack on to your bill. >>> joey chestnut does it again. the new crown our local have you heard of the new dialing procedure for the 408 and 669 area codes? no, what is it? starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calling a 408 number? you'll still need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out! >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a deal on e-books attorney generals are agreeing to a 69 million dollar settlement on a

the next strongest areas were the san francisco, san mateo/marin area with a 3.6% rise. the houston sugarland area a 3.3% increase. >> up next, facebook investors are not happy about their share prices. they aren't the only ones losing money. why the stock prices could end up costing every taxpayer in the state. >> an olympic apology. >> for all of your news, weather, traffic, check us out on facebook. we have clouds there. sparkling lights, a nice way to start your morning. stay with us. >> welcome back everybody on a thursday morning. how about that. a nice shot there live over san francisco. the sun still waiting to come up. christina loren tells us it's going to be the warmest day of the week. it's 4:43. >> facebook stock continues toed slide. it could cost you even if you didn't invest in the company. the state of california predicted facebook stock could be worth $35 to $45 a share by november. they predicted that and based on estimates but the stock closed yesterday under $21 a share. if those numbers don't pick up the state winds up with a bigger hole than what l

a few clouds along the coast especially san francisco -- especially san mateo county coast. they may sis pate a little into the afternoon leading -- they may dissipate a little in the afternoon. 90s still holding east bay valleys in maybe the last day for those. 80 milpitas, to 86 los gatos south bay peninsula 81 redwood city 72 millbrae low to mid 60s coast this afternoon to near 70 downtown south san francisco and over towards sausalito low to mid 80s most of the north bay valleys low to mid 60s sun at beaches mid 70s to low 80s east bay shore. mid 80s to 90s around antioch, brentwood, livermore and fairfield, monterey bay, monterey, carmel more sunshine today mid 60s for you, low to mid 60s the rest of the bay mid to upper 80s inland. 50s tonight, more clouds along the coast than is the sea breeze that is going to kick in tomorrow and start dropping temperatures two to four degrees, more significant cooling friday into saturday two to six degrees temperatures barely making it to 80 inland, 70 around the bay and upper 50s at the coast. have a great one. here's frances.vz3o

into foster city and san mateo. no major accidents now. you will encounter fog this morning across the golden gate bridge. i had to use my wipers driving over pacific heights through san francisco. >>> 4:55. playgrounds at fast food restaurants in california may have to meet higher cleaning standards. the state senate approved a bill tcome up with policies to keep play areas as germ-free as eating areas and inform parents how often they clean the structures, like they do with the bathrooms. bacteria levels at the playgrounds are currently unregulated. the bill now moves to the assembly for a vote. >>> can you an moved to -- can you afford to throw out half the food you buy at the supermarker. a study shows that's what americans do. 40% of the food purchased gets tossed out each year 165 billion dollar withs worth of food ending up in the garbage. for a family of four that works out to be more than $2200. fruits and vegetables tossed the most followed by seafood, breads, meat and milk. >>> a critter who found itself

live in san mateo, nbc news. >>> breaking news this evening. the fight over smartphones. a verdict is in and the billion dollar patent trial based in san jose but around the world. apple versus samsung, both accusing each other of stealing their ideas. scott butt mdman is on the phon. scott, a billion dollars was awarded and this local jury worked quickly, didn't they? >> they did, raj. >> okay. we seem to have -- scott, i think we're losing you here. we seem to have audio difficulties. if we can re-establish the line with you. samsung has essentially found that apple won this case, more than $1 billion in path tent co copyright cases here? a series of suspicious devices forced residents to evacuate today in the tenderloin on jones street. they found several pipes cut down and sealed in the basement. the bomb squad was called in after officers determined that those items may be hazardous. 75 people were forced out onto the street for several hours while the package was being checked. ultimately, investigators determined that they were not hazardous. >>> state lawmakers ar

the san mateo bridge is also moving well. that taillights are your commute direction and looked pretty good. the golden gate bridge looks great. there are no issues through marin county. >>justine: fire crews are on the scene of a commercial nursery pit. because of the amount of pesticides for sale at the nursery the firefighters are allowing them to burn off pin there have been no interest in the cause of the fire is still under investigation. it should have a live report coming about 5:00 pin >>mark: there is a crackdown on christie graffiti. there will be some charges if they are convicted of graffiti in san. -- san jose. >> this is the wall of fame. this is near railroad trestle over highway 82nd. in this is a communications help. >> we are quite tricky on the lookout for the other graffiti artists. >> the district attorney offices bringing charges against a group. >> i think the increasing the punishment is great because if they're just offering a find that is not enough incentive to make him stop. >> says the critics sa

mutt strut will take place at coyote point park in san mateo. you can drop by and register for the event beginning at 9:00 this morning. the 3 k walk starts at 11 a.m. >>> the police department wants to help students in need and today, they are holding their annual stuff the cruiser event. organizeders are asking the local community donate school supplies. specially marked cruise letters be in front of livermore's walmart and office max location. on sunday, you can also drop off supplies at the cvs store. the event runs through sunday. >>> san jose's gay pride celebration also rolls into town this weekend. it kicks off today at noon at discovery meadow at west san carlos street and was way. the day opens with a traditional as tech ceremony. there will be vendors, food and lots of fun. tomorrow, there will be a more traditional celebration. the gates will open at 11:15 in the morning for a prayer service. >>> much more ahead on today in the bay coming up. want to play with cats in the comfort of your own home without being a pet owner or pet sitt

and at the san mateo bridge, we have a pretty good conditions. both over at caltrain have changed up the camera. we will try to get them to change this back. in the meantime, you see the traffic heading from the toll plaza out towards the span. from the golden gate bridge 101 south bound is a little heavier but no problems getting to this or across this. as we look at the traffic maps, we see the conditions are pretty light for most of the bay area. >> george: westbound traffic on 580 looks good. now through the south bay we have an easy trip for 85. we are picking up some slowing for 280 and 101 north bound. your ride through marin county is still very light. >> justine: breaking news has happened which is, and alert from the contra costa county health services about a shelter and place in martinez. what we are hearing is that there is some sort of the emergency at the shell refinery. this is just in to the kron4 newsroom, we are not sure what is happening at the shell refinery the people are being advised to shelter in place. that means to go a

ama dates is live at the san mateo county sheriff's office. ama? >> authorities are not quite sure when sanders escaped, but once out of the facility it is easy to go unnoticed because the facility is in a heavily wooded area. derrick sanders is a wanted man after escaping from the health facility in redwood city. >> he left last night or early this morning through an elevator shaft. >> the staff noticed he was missing during early morning rounds. the sheriff's office is concerned because sanders is a high risk sex offender. >> he is a parolee. he has violence in his history. he has prior sex offense. he also has sex offense with minors. >> he was placed by parole officers. it is aing lod facility, but it is a treatment center. the company that provides the care describes it as a rehabilitation center. there is a way of leaving without going to the elevator shaft. >> have i never seen anything weird. >> she likes to bring her one and two-year-old daughters to her childhood home so they can see their grandparents. the house is down the street. >> i

santa cruz reported 90 degrees. 78 san mateo. 68 in the city. 82 redwood city. cooler thursday, friday into saturday after today's warmup and sunday looks a little warmer. >> thank you, steve. >>> european markets are down this morning after the region of spain asked its national government for a financial lifeline. that has led to speculation that spain could ask for financial aid of its own from its euro zone neighbors. steel and aluminum makers prove to be drags on china and hong kong markets. investors are waiting to make big news after ben bernanke speaks on friday. that could be a very big day this friday. checking in on our numbers this morning. right now -- here's where we start the day. a little bit of a mixed market as we expected yesterday. the futures do indicate a slightly lower opening. we will get that opening bell in about an hour. >>> time now 5:20. more big computer problems for united airlines. the latest outage that left passengers stranded for hours. what is getting the blame? >>> a scare inside a north bay 7-eleven. a pickup truck rammed ri

on the foster city side of the san mateo bridge. we're losing the east bay w low clouds creeping in but the travel moving smoothly. there are more cars now, the volume picking up. a live shot from 101 under the interchange northbound, your commute direction starting to pick up but in the 50s and 60s even north, 680 we see the volume with that burst. >> thanks so much. 5:22. the sailing competition with no competitors. we'll tell you why lackluster interest could sink the america's cup race. >> welcome back. it's 5:25 on the nose. looks like the oracle racing team is not going to have a lot of competition defending the america's cup trophy next summer. four challengers meeting the deadline to enter the yacht race in san francisco next year. as many as 14 sailing teams had expressed interest but apparently the sluggish world economy is partly to blame for the low turnout. organizers insisting that san francisco can expect a big time economic boost of about $1 billion and 8,000 new jobs. >> a piece of military history that's been a lon

also, this is a look at the san mateo bridge. 550, let's go to mark. >>> hey, sal, good morning to you. >> for friday, we do warmup numbers over the holiday weekend. as far as current numbers you can see 50s and 60s and in santa rosa 50 and san jose 62 degrees at last check. high pressure has been in command and it begins to relax so on average we will cool things off from had to 8 -- 4 to 8 degrees from yesterday's highs. by friday, warmest locations only in the upper 70s to lower 80s and here is our forecast model, fog regrouping, maybe a few patches are sneaking into the bay and the clock moves into 1:00 2:00 and 3:00. warmest locations inland, a few upper 80s in inland areas. >>> around the bay, increase in sunshine, 73 to 78, a nice warmup, at least for the anterior, you can see antioch tops out, oakland 83 degrees, no longer in the 70s and we have 68 degrees. we gradually warmup with those numbers by sunday and monday. >>> number of people filing for jobless benefits held steady. 350,000 filed for insurance for the first time and that's no change from the week before and the econ

getting off of the san mateo bridge in toward san mateo and 101. easy drive here as well. no delays for the peninsula. 101 up in the north bay we have a nice flow of traffic heading toward us with the headlights, easy drive here as well but in the same area we're scanning reports of a tire in lanes, i haven't seen anybody swerving, i haven't seen flashing lights. keep that in mind heading south to san pedro. they may have had something that slowed them down north because they are coming all together there. fremont, southbound here with the headlights fast truck scales, down toward mission boulevard. the nimitz is incident-free. good stuff for this morning commute but it's only 4:40. >> it's only 4:40. perfect time to grab a bagel. hot again today as christina loren mentioned, there is also a state issued flex alert for the second time in less than a week everybody being asked to conserve power to try to avoid outages. the alert is today starting at 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. >> cal state cools turning away california students. what is behind the move and how school staff i

four animals have tested positive for west nile in san mateo. but the west nile problem in the bay area, more prevalent in the bar east bay. a bird in antioch, and in brent wood, three chickens, and one mosquito. >> two bay area communities will spray tomorrow, palo alto, and brentwood. >>> cooler tomorrows dropping from 2-5 degrees for the most part. 89 in antioch, 86 in concord, we -- 83 in livermore. dense fog overnight, you can ski it here on the golden gate. tomorrow slightly cooler again. we'll take a look at the weekend coming up. >> a new poll finds nearly 2/3 of san francisco residents think that ross mirkarimi should be removed from office. but the sheriff's attorney says that poll is biassed. the survey has 500 people and found that 61% of that survey think that he should be removed. the mayor suspended him without pay on official misconduct charges following an incident in which he grabbed his wife's arm causing a bruise. >> hewlett-packard says it suffered a $9 billion loss during its most recent quarter as it accounted for an acqui

so far no delays into downtown san francisco. for san mateo and palo alto, no major delays. some overnight roadwork has just picked up in the last few minutes in san jose. stretches of 85 approaching 280, roadwork is all gone. no major problems right now up and down the guadalupe parkway. >> a bay area lawmaker once busted for shoplifting is in the news again. assemblywoman mary how she and her husband paid just under $700,000.80 years ago for a town house in castro valley. after the couple bought a new home in 2010 they rented it to work legislative aide just weeks after she gave him a $7,500 raise. she is now running for a supervisor's seat in alameda county. >> i think most people will look at this and say it is inappropriate to have given someone raise and then print your property to them because it creates the appearance of that taxpayers are subsidizing the rays which is going to pay rent which keeps that house in the assembly person's name. >> assemblywoman did not respond to requests for a comment. >> california's fish and game commission president expected to lose h

. >>> san mateo's 133 city employees have agreed to give-backs. san mateo faces 4.3 million dollar deficit the pact reached last night saves 2.8 million. employees will pay for more -- more for retirement benefits. employees have agreed to give up pay hikes next year. they will end up with a 4% raise over the course of this new four year contract. >> the state republican party must file finance report by midnight tonight they have big time money problems the party could be in the red by 750,000. that is a big change from 2009 according to the former chief operating officer they a $250 surplus. now it plans to close the sacramento office and lay-off staff. there are questions about how effective the party can be in winning elections. >> it is going to be tough. the state needs a viable republican party right now we don't have a republican party that can raise money or help candidates win elections. >> some of the high level staff workers who have been laid off are being asked to continue to work without pay through the elections. >>> coming up, the

>>george: this is a san mateo bridge. it is an easy ride. the rise for the san mateo bridge shows that is a little heavier but is still running smoothly print highway 101 over the golden gate bridge is foggy but running smoothly. >> there may become a spot hot spot in berkeley. looking good eye on it. it is still lighter than usual in the south bay. the drive time from novato to the golden gate bridge is below normal. >>darya: been looking for a driver the crash the vehicle into a building in oakland. the tiles and knocked out of place. a jeep ran into the building. they think the driver was drunk and took off. this happened at you 30 a.m.. it has to get dark before you see the stars. >> the person that left the scene left the license plate behind. >>darya: let's take a live look at san jose did we will be back in a minute. >>mark: welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. tropical storm hector is moving out to the west. you can see the baja peninsula. it is expected to weaken. the windsor at 40 mi. per hour. the only problem would be for mex

looking at the commute on the san mateo bridge westbound 92 traffic looks good. all the way over to 101 and speaking of san mateo and redwood city and highway 101 we will talk about that. traffic is moving along very nicely on highway 101. and there it is. highway 101 looks good. so does highway 280 northbound getting up and down the peninsula. at 4:55 let's go to rosemary. >>> good morning, to you. waking up with gray skies. for most of us a little bit of patchy fog and drizzle. upper 40s to upper 50s is the temperature range with the coolest spots being areas near santa rosa and petaluma for the morning hours. giving you a look here the last and final week of august may actually run a little cool for august. we have a trough that is approaching the coast. that is going to bring us cooler weather for your weekend and it looks like one to follow soot for next week as well. forecasted highs for today 77 for novato. 75 in vallejo. 68 expected in berkeley. upper 80s for antioch. even though most of us running a little cool, we will be quite warm in some spots. 88 fo

slowing for the san mateo bridge. a live look out there will show you what it's like through palo alto as the volume picks up a tad bit. also southbound a smoother drive and light flow into the south bay. i want to take to you the north bay for construction which remains north of petaluma. we have one lane out as you pass by petalum boulevard. you heard us talk about the closure for highway 20 at 53 where the closure starts all the way over to williams where i-5 is. this is not a commute issue but if you have folks heading to the area around clear lake that's it. highway 20 from 53 to i-5 is closed because of the fire activity. just a note. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >> 5:50. coming up a bay area little league team heading for the national spotlight thanks in part to a controversial play. we'll show you the unexpected call that caps off the victory. >> sometimes a bug on a computer is not a bad thing. we'll take a look. it's summer, and time for ocean spray cranberry juice cocktail. it tastes real good, and it's

. >>> realignment has created overcrowding at san mateo county jails. it says the number of inmates transfered from state prisons to the county jails 15% higher than what state corrections officials projected. 170 inmates who would have served time in state prison have been sentenced to county jail. >>> later this morning, a flex alert will take effect. managers have declared the alert to stay ahead of a heatwave forecast for central valley and southern california. the alert will be in effect between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.. we are going asked to conserve energy in the usual ways, keeping air conditioner above 78° and only using heavy appliances before and after that alert. >>> interesting when you look at the big picture the demand is going to be high there's that concern. locally, -- [ talking over each other ] >> hard to imagine a heatwave when i was swimming through the fog on the way to work this morning. >>> that's the microclimates. a lot of thick fog along the coast visibility now half moon bay about a mile some spilling across san francisco, golden