it is under continued discussion with caltrans at this point. honestly from the department's perspective, we were given this information kind of after the fact, after the building permit was approved, after construction had begun and well underway before we found out this issue. really there is only one of two alternatives right now to the property owner barring the demolition of this building. one is the major encroachment permit which is in front of you. the alternative is to vacate or purchase that portion of the right of way so that it's part of their building, part of their property now, and then they would be made -- then the applicant and the city would be made whole by them paying a fair market value for this piece of land. i'm not sure whether that answers all your

caltran was able to get in there and clear out the roadways. there is snow in the forecast let me show you how things work this afternoon. this is a caltrans camera along interstate 80 at the donner summit. the road is clear, but look at the piles of fresh snow one the sides of the road here. a couple miles away, same story near the the donner lake exit. now even though the 80 looks good at the moment, caltrans is screening trucks for snow chains eastbound at applegate and westbound in truckee. now let's take a look along highway 50 in south lake tahoe. again lots of fresh new snow, but the roads are clear. maybe a little slick here. now, if you're headed to the mountains to go skiing. it's all good news. to the north, squaw valley and alpine meadows are reporting their second snowiest christmas on-record. in the past week squaw has received 70 inches of new snow. 220 inches in total so far this season. northstar has received 54 inches over the past 48 hours. to the south, heavenly also is reporting 54" of new snow just over the weekend. and fi

. >> reporter: since el camino real is a state highway, only caltrans can make changes to the roadway or the crosswalks. caltrans was sued after the 2006 accident and paid damages to the victim's family but in he remembers it improving in terms of improving safety, they painted marks on the road. this person feels it's not enough. >> it's scary because sometimes you're like right in the middle and like one car stops and there's like the next one just keeps going. >> reporter: now, the city of millbrae does not have the ability to make any kind of changes to this state road but it is the city not caltrans that put up this little flashing sign to at least do something to try to help the pedestrians. we did reach out to the district headquarters of caltrans today with some specific questions about all of this and so far, we have not received a reply. reporting live from millbrae, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> the chp says it's busted three of the carquinez bridge bandits. they are accused in a rash of robberies on the bridge earlier this year. investigators say the men would pull up in stol

again, caltrans expects to only have to deal with this flooding another hour and a half. the king tides will be hitting the bay area today, tomorrow and friday. live in mill valley, heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >>> to the economy now. federal reserve announced this morning it will not raise short term interest rates until the nation's unemployment rate drops below 6.5% that announcement marks the first time in history the fed has established -- the fed will 45 million dollars to keep long term interest rates low. bernanke says the measures won't be enough to keep the economy intact if ongoing fiscal cliff negotiations fail before the deadline. >>> popular hotel is being accused of race 'em. raz entertainment, the company that runs the razz room cabaret at hotel nicco has filed a suit it claim the hotel and its general manager wouldn't extend the club's lease because the spa was bringing too many african-americans into the hotel for their shows. a spokeswoman for the hotel says those claims are not true. >>> is the rain over? meteorologist lisa argen is next with our forec

again, caltrans expects to only have to deal with this flooding another hour and a half. the king tides will be hitting the bay area today, tomorrow and friday. live in mill valley,eather ishimaru, abc7 news. >>> to the economy now. federal reserve announced this morning it will not raise short term interest rates until the nation's unemployment rate drops below 6.5% that announcement marks the first time in history the fed has established -- the fed will 45 million dollars to keep long term interest rates low. bernanke says the measures won't be enough to keep the economy intact if ongoing fiscal cliff negotiations fail before the deadline. >>> popular hotel is being accused of race 'em. raz entertainment, the company that runs the razz room cabaret at hotel nicco has filed a suit it claim the hotel and its general manager wouldn't extend the club's lease because the spa was bringing too many african-americans into the hotel for their shows. a spokeswoman for the hotel says those claims are not true. >>> is the rain over? meteorologist lisa argen is next with our forecas

. >>> caltrans tries to give new bay bridge a pr boost. governor is saying no way. >>> justice department says it has broken up a big international data theft ring accused of infecting 11 million computers, causing more than 800 million dollars in losses fbi says facebook helped the investigation. facebook making it easier for users to access privacy settings, lets users control who has access to their material. next generation blackberry? vietnamese website posted what it says are photos of the smartphone, keyboard replaced by full touch screen expect you disgust me. prove it. enough is enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding. guaranteed. d-con. get out. >>> good morning. 4:45. you are looking at emeryville towards the tall buildings even in the background san francisco, bay bridge. skieser -- skies are clear. [ inaudible ] >>> anti-virus software pioneer john mcafee waking up in the united states after hiding for weeks in central america. police in belize wanted to question him in a neighbor's murder. katie ma

caltrans is busy this morning. northbound 880. is and on the upper deck of the bay bridge, road work there, one lane shut down as you head into the san francisco. on the lower deck no troubles but later on today they have roadwork that should get under way until 8:00. hopefully no delays. should be quiet through the midday. south 101 out of marin county. road work around san rafael. heading towards the golden gate bridge, or or 101 from 580 to the golden gate bridge toll plaza, no clays. and most of the road work not causing too many are problems l. northbound 880 quiet. and caltrans has cones set up in and around the area. be careful there. >>> in your world this morning, a u.s. military member was killed yesterday while rescuing a colorado springs doctor kidnapped by the taliban. insurgents captured dalij joseph outside of coo kabul. president obama is praising the operation and the departed service members for their efforts. >>> protesters continue to demonstrate outside the presidential palace in cairo. opponents are calling f

. >> caltrans crews battle the winds as they work to put down plastic sheeting over a section of the hillside along devil's slide traffic control work on that narrow section of highway no. 1. for much of the day today. maureen kelly has a closer look bypass the most trecherous part of highway one.what these crews are doing in this video you are looking at is trying to prevent any futher saturation of the soil..they secured the tarps.by covering it with wire mesh.

caltrans says the highway 9 is still blocked. it is down there been a moment at blend harbor. a tree fell down over night and is still blocking the roadway. >> developing news out of campbell this morning where there is a fire. firefighters put out and discovered a body. will tran is there live with the details. >> they found the body at 1:00 this morning when someone around here on keen as drive called the fire department after seeing a small fire at the storage ride around the corner. it is next to the carport. when it came under the fire was not that big so only if it took a few minutes to put out. while putting out the fire they discovered the body. the body did did have some injuries but they did not tell us if it was a man or a one. around 5:45 a.m. the coroner's office remove the person and it is up to them to identify the body.

. >> reporter: for the first time in days, caltrans has lifted chain restrictions for drivers along interstate 80 and highway 50 through the sierra, let's take a look at a couple cameras. this is interstate 80 near the donner summit, pretty much smooth sailing here today. the roadway is clear, but lot's of snow off to the the sides. check out this guy, sledding down the hill. now, a few miles away same story at the donner lake interchange. last night traffic was a parking lot here but things are looking good today. this is a view from along highway 267 at the northstar exit. things looking good here as well. in south lake tahoe, same story. the roads are looking. this is a view from highway 50 at meyers. now, as for the skiing. all around the lake tahoe area, the ski resorts are reporting new snow and excellent conditions. this is a view thursday afternoon from squaw valley. squaw says they have recieved 9 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours. 29" inches since monday. to the south, this is a view from kirkwood which has received 6" in the past 24hours. finally, the sierra avalanche center h

in fact, we just checked in with caltrans, pretty much just overnight roadwork out there including from the incline out towards the skyway. you will find various lanes blocked. san mateo bridge actually no roadwork either direction of 92. taillights moving westbound towards the high-rise towards foster city. that drive time out of hayward 14 minutes right now. elsewhere to our other maps and live traffic cameras. there is an accident northbound 880 approaching stevenson. that is in the clearing stages. otherwise if you are heading up towards oakland no delay at all through the macarthur maze. our live drive time sensors still in the clear. you can see it looks like they wrapped up some of those lane changes across the golden gate bridge. the truck has left the scene anyway. now, headlights heading southbound looks good towards doyle drive. that is traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, russian president vladimir putin says changes in syria are needed but he is worried about the fact to

mark from 9:45 this morning it has receded six feet caltrans is here with cones to reroute traffic safely around the flooded areas this is all due to the king tide. it is expected to make some beaches disappear here it is making the road disappear. this low-lying area does flood routinely with high tides this extreme high tide will be the year's biggest. the king tide happens over the course of today, tomorrow and friday when the sun and moon's gravitational pulls are in alignment. that happens once a month. but that king tide is bigger when they coincide with winter storms. that's what is happening here in some areas that means water levels 10 feet above normal in the bay area today the high tide was at 9:45 this morning 7.1 feet. tomorrow is predicted to be 7.2 feet at 10:30. along with the extreme highs comes extreme lows. this afternoon beach combing should be spectacular.

we have been checking in with caltrans seeing where the major problem spots are right now. sounds like the eastbound lanes of 580, they are doing the usual roadwork approaching greenville to north flynn. three of the lanes are blocked. scheduled until with 11:00 this morning. your bridges though look great. if you are crossing the san mateo bridge, this is the commute direction of westbound 92. as you can see, both directions are nice and light so you're moving at the limit. right now the drive time is about 14 minutes to cross that span. elsewhere let's go to our maps, more overnight roadwork that connector ramp northbound 280 to southbound 101 is shut down towards san francisco as well as the eastbound lane highway 4 right there at railroad avenue just the left lane blocked westbound highway 4 still looks good in the commute direction. the nimitz, we also just checked in. both directions of 880 between the embarcadero exit, fruitvale, have various lanes blocked because of overnight roadwork. the drive though not impacted this time of the morning.

caltrans says this part of highway 1 took 17 years to build. so the agency is focused on improving it rather than making costly upgrades to alternate routes. >>> the holiday vacation is over early for members of the united states senate and for president obama, as well. he took the red eye from his vacation in hawaii back to d.c. overnight. senators will be busy work on a plan to hopefully avoid the "fiscal cliff" today. but house gop leaders say they will not return to washington unless the senate passes a bill. with no deal on the horizon a new poll finds the gop gets the biggest share of the blame for the big stalemate. >> both sides have a problem with the american people and it's why congress has 11% job approval rating. >> even starbucks is getting itchy for an agreement. its employees are now writing "come together" on coffee cups sold in its d.c. stores to encourage compromise. hopefully they will get something done. >>> hawaii's lieutenant governor brian maass will brian schotts will take the place of deceased senator daniel inouye. he

caltrans agreed to spend 9.8 million dollars to bring in outside pr people. the chronicle reports the governor's office was embarrassed because the high cost would look improper, given the states -- given the state's financial woes. >>> bad news if you are thinking of drying anywhere this winter season especially if you are renting a car. >> here's jane king. >>> good morning. we may be past the worst of the foreclosure problem but not out of woods yet. forelow sure starts fell 28% in november from a -- years ago. bank repo sessions jumped for the -- time in two years. more --. [ unintelligible ] >>> new pricing plan from american airlines. you still have to pay for checked bags and $150 fee if you change reservation. higher fares and tough economy have more people traveling by car. that means if you are traveling over the holidays, get ready for ugly jams. aaa forecasting record 84 1/2 million people will drive athlete 50 miles this season rising prices for rental cars. >>> definitely want to know whether that lane has reopened on the san mateo bridge follow

the choir belted out standards as build the road, silv@r0Ñ bells and 12 days of caltrans. patterned after the 12 days of christmas. >> that is pretty q g.. >> that feels like the commute 12 days of caltrans. >> 'tis the season for christmas carol autos yes. the president getting into the act on you tube with help with some creative editing. check it out. ♪ [ music ] . >> that was put together by someone named brock made from spliced together clips of speeches and someone with a lot of time on their hands. >> probably in the weather department. >> no, not today. it's busy back there. i know. >> no time. you're probably talking about the sports department,j]rt lar. let me show you live doppler 7. right here, i'm watching a few strikes developing lightning strikes moving on this side so you can see them, there you go. they're not reaching the bay area but we do have a chance of thunder in the forecast going into saturday morning. here is where heavier rain is now. knoxville road, we're seeing moderate to heavy rain now and some rain developing and moving out from the highl

and we anticipate getting an approval from caltrans in early january. the publishing of the final eirs is now slated for february and that should allow us to bring the certification actually into this board on both the federal and the state documents by march 2013. in addition to that, i want to point out that we spent the last month and a half or so negotiating with mta on a transition plan. as you may recall, the plan all along has been for the authority to clear the project environmentally and then turn it over to the mta to finalize design and get it built. and that moment has come and i'm very pleased to report that we have reached agreement. i signed the transition plan document a couple days ago and, so, we are on schedule with that and will be a further action that will take place with an updated memorandum of the agreement between the two agencies which will come to you [speaker not understood] in december and that will memorialize at the policy level what we have already agreed to at the staff level. so, i'm really delighted about that and ver

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caltrans crews spent the last hour before it reopened cleaning it up. you can see what is left over. a lot of mud in the area around those cones. and it is a big improvement though from just 45 minutes ago. when this on-ramp was still completely flooded. this is what it looked like when we arrived with caltrans crews. trudging through knee-deep water. trying to unclog the storm drains here. >> we had a lot of rain. at one time, too much time. and it takes debris to get in these couple of trains that we have in the corner here. >> the bad weather caused a number of accidents on bay hear highways this morning, too. 580 eastbound, east of 150th around 7:00 a.m., a driver lost control of her vehicle and crashed into an embankment. she did have some minor injuries and was taken to the hospital in an ambulance but the rain was still coming down pretty heavy so paramedics put a cover over her to keep her dry. she said she lost control because of low visibility and the heavy rain and wind. now, on southbound 880, in oakland this morning, a driver flipped his tr

here's conditions right now from the caltrans traffic camera in south lake tahoe this is highway 50 within the past hour we've seen several dryers putting chains on they are mandatory fresh snow on the ground forcing drivers to proceed with extreme caution like these folk as long i-80 at kingvale. >> we are learning more about the deaths of two people in avalanche-related accidents near lake tahoe. 53-year-old ski patrol member bill foster was buried while waking on avalanche control monday. the autopsy was intentionally set with explosives -- but it broke. a 49-year-old from truckee also died. >>> a stretch of highway 1 south of big sur remains closed after rock slides from the weekend. these are pictures from caltrans the slide happened sunday afternoon crews are working to clear the debris and repair a 60 foot section of damaged road. here's the specific stretch of road closed no word on when it going to reopen, officials hope to have one lane open later in the week. >>> weather in the midwest and deep south was severe and turned deadly, power outages, flights cancelled, dozens of torna

caltrans with a 30 to 45 minute delays due to a glitch. they had problem problems with the signals we also have accidents to report. we have the shoulder blocked there, doesn't seem to be causing problems, same story, 101 northbound at oregon expressway. 880 near the coliseum. you can see traffic slowing down. finally at the east shore freeway you can see traffic on the left hand side of the screen ask moving well as you make your way toward the bay bridge toll plaza. >> good morning. we have been tracking fast moving downpour across parts of the bay area. here is the live camera be log toward the walnut creek area where we have a lot of cloud cover. a bit of a breeze, wind from ten to 20 miles an hour. as far as -- you can seat coverage scattered about the area. as i said heavier rain that will impact the ride this morning. development with in the past few minutes toward parts of marin across the richmond san rafael bridge. rainfall rates have been picking up toward richmond. move the maps to the south and east. not as much action to repo

here's conditions right now from the caltrans traffic camera in south lake tahoe this is highway 50 within the past hour we've seen several dryers putting chains on they are mandatory fresh snow on the ground forcing drivers to proceed with extreme caution like these folk as long i-80 at kingvale. >> we are learning more about the deaths of two people in avalanche-related accidents near lake tahoe. 53-year-old ski patrol member bill foster was buried while waking on avalanche control monday. the autopsy was intentionally set with explosives -- but it broke. a 49-year-old from truckee also died. >>> a stretch of highway 1 south of big sur remains closed after rock slides from the weekend. these are pictures from caltrans the slide happened sunday afternoon crews are working to clear the debris and repair a 60 foot section of damaged road. here's the specific stretch of road closed no word on when it going to reopen, officials hope to have one lane open later in the week. >>> weather in the midwest and deep south was severe and turned deadly, power outages, flights cancelled, dozens of torna

caltrans says it expects to reopen by 3:00 this afternoon. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. right now along san mateo county coast one-way traffic control in effect at highway 1 devils slide. in the wake of the three storms that hit the bay area this past week, this is live picture. the crews are doing erosion control work. that closure will be in effect until 3:00 this afternoon. >>> some parts of the bay area will see continued wet weather in that shot you are not seeing rain yet. >> our meteorologist mike nicco joins us now. >>> live doppler 7 hd we have a storm north, heading up to u$at is where we are seeing the most amount of rain border with mendocino county, drop a couple hundredths of an inch of rain yellows, moderate rain moving so fast northeast 30 to 35 miles per hour it is not going to drop much rain. north bay most of the rain sea ranch to fort ross not to jenner yet, those areas have seen sporadic light rain during the morning. most rainfall enough to make the ground wet, it hasn't made it as far south

this is a caltrans camera along interstate 80 at the donner summit. the road is clear, but look at the piles of fresh snow one the sides of the road here. a couple miles away, same story near the the donner lake exit. now even though the 80 looks good at the moment, caltrans is screening trucks for snow chains eastbound at applegate and westbound in truckee. now let's take a look along highway 50 in south lake tahoe. again lots of fresh new snow, but the roads are clear. maybe a little slick here. now, if you're headed to the mountains to go skiing. it's all good news. to the north, squaw valley and alpine meadows are reporting their second snowiest christmas on-record. in the past week squaw has received 70 inches of new snow. 220 inches in total so far this season. northstar has received 54 inches over the past 48 hours. to the south, heavenly also is reporting 54" of new snow just over the weekend. and finally this is a webcam view from kirkwood, which says it has received up to 84" of snow in the past week alone. now, the skies were clear monday a

the overseeing of the kind caltrans cancelled the deal. it was the progress of advisor which should not have happened due to the size of the contractor. it is supposed to be approved by high-ranking officials. they canceled the contract and it is unclear at this point what they are going to do going forward. we do plan to reach out to caltrans official out here this morning. all indications are that any new contracts would come in with a cheaper price tag and the san million $1. >> i think kron4 rather than being the bay area's new station would be the bay bridge news station. 10 million bucks? are you kidding me? how do that now, no approval needed. >> investigation underway this morning after a car was struck by an amtrak train and emmitt and rebuild. there are pictures of the accident here. the driver of the car apparently became stuck on the tracks causing the crash. the driver abandoned his vehicle prior to the collision and as i was unable to stop in time before colliding with the occupied vehicle. this all happened around 6:00 yeste

the chp and caltrans say it will take until at least next friday to get the road fixed. there's a six-mile long detour in place. caltrans says drivers should give themselves at least ten extra minutes. >> a shipment of holiday toys won't get into kids' eager hands. the concern that led officials to turn away the toys. >> also, a restaurant bill that had a group of customers in tears. coming up, a look at what was written on the receipt that the women say is just so outrageous. >> leigh: temperatures today in the 50s. warming expected. we'll look at the >> a shipment of christmas toys made in china will not be gifts for any children this holiday season. the shipment worth $18,000 was seize ted ports of los angeles and long beach. california consumer advocates say the toys contain toxic chemicals used to make rubber and plastics. >> is there always the most sunday send -- sunday send table because tad hers put everything in their mouth. >> ama: the toxic chemical has been linked to birth defects, asthma, and adhd. >> in just a few minutes a minimum nora lighting will take

we plan to reach out to caltran officials this morning. all indications are that any new deal or contract would come in at under $10 million back to you. >> thank you for the update. >> the time is 5:19 a.m. here is a story will see only on kron 4. >> are richmond city employe accused a fellow city worker of running a private business or inside city hall. >> the employee filed a complaint with multiple agencies including the contra costa county d.a.'s office several months ago. now the employee is going to was a publicly. >> she speaks on camera about the situation for the first time to kron 4. you will hear her story in our 7:00 hour. >> new details about the mall shooting in the portland area. police said the masked gunmen identified as 22 year old jacob tyler roberts appears to have acted alone in the red the rampage. he had recently quit his job, sold his belongings and told friends he was moving to hawaii. >> here is video from the scene. t >> we also learned that robertson used a semi- automatic rifle that he stole the day before the

caltrans says it expects to reopen by 3:00 this afternoon. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. right now along san mateo county coast one-way traffic control in effect at highway 1 devils slide. in the wake of the three storms that hit the bay area this past week, this is live picture. the crews are doing erosion control work. that closure will be in effect until 3:00 this afternoon. >>> some parts of the bay area will see continued wet weather in that shot you are not seeing rain yet. >> our meteorologist mike nicco joins us now. >>> live doppler 7 hd we have a storm north, heading up to u$at is where we are seeing the most amount of rain border with mendocino county, drop a couple hundredths of an inch of rain yellows, moderate rain moving so fast northeast 30 to 35 miles per hour it is not going to drop much rain. north bay most of the rain sea ranch to fort ross not to jenner yet, those areas have seen sporadic light rain during the morning. most rainfall enough to make the ground wet, it hasn't made it as far south

caltrans closed the northbound 101 connector to highway 1 because of water on the roadway. this week we'll be seeing some of the highest tides of the year. what's called king tides happens on thursday when the gravitation national pull on the moon is greatest. >>> black friday deals are fading from memories but not for consumers' whose orders were canceled. what happens when you don't get your goods. that and more coming up at 5. >>> third time's the charm for the air force's latest experimental space plane. they are sending the x37b orbital test vehicle on its third test flight today. it's being developed as a reuse al unmanned space vehicle. engineers say it can fly 500 miles above earth at speeds over 17,000 miles an hour. the launch from cape canaveral air force base in florida is planned for 10 a.m. >>> finally, it's the season of giving and no one knows better than shaq-a-clause. this year he had help from some men in uniform in times square. he teamed up with toys for tots to distribute the gifts throughout the new york city area. cool shaqa claus. >> he is so big he

caltrans said it hopes to have at least one lane open sometime this week. snoot . >>> retailers are hoping for a boost after some say the season may be the worst since the financial crisis. >> reporter: the mall opened at seven and traffic was light. if you look out here now the parking lot is pretty full. its been filling up and it's getting busier with people looking for bargins. shoppers came early to return gifts this morning at valley fair. >> not a big fan of crowds soy wanted to quiet get in and out. . >> reporter: others relished checking out the deals, it's something they do every year. >> my mom, aunt, sister-in- law, tradition we do. we just spend time together. do a lot of returns. >> reporter: stores throughout the mall displayed sale science, some showing as much as 75%off. >> we want to sell as much, put the spring goods out. we are going to be -- i know we are. >> reporter: november and december count up to 40% of yearly sales, the last two months before christmas were the weakest since 2008. retailers hope to make up by slashing prices, cus

no service this morning, and caltrans just business as usual. so we still have some issues basically up in snow ma county for rain to happen yesterday. flooding by sally ford road and a stretch of 121 shut down between 116 and 37. so they hope to reopen the road in the next 10 minutes. the goal was to get it open by 10:00 this morning. >>> here's a live look outside. the golden gate bridge. we have the rain drops on the lens. be careful. slick in spots across the bay area. westbound 237 holiday lights so for this morning. a quick check of the san ma day yes bridge. westbound 92 moving well at the limit. so far a 14-minute drive headed toward the other side, foster city. >> a good day commute to a better day to stay home. >>> we know lawmakers are staying home, because they've left for the christmas vacation. >> that's right. we have san francisco examiner columnist melissa griffin who joins us from down in the newsroom. good morning, melissa. i guess you have a little holiday story to tell us. >> yes. but i first want to point out that congressw

when i had the pleasure of serving at the caltran board where supervisor cohen is now, you