the suspects, the three men, are responsible for 3-10 robberies here at the carquinez bridge toll plaza. and more arrests may be coming. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fire investigators say it appears a deadly fire in san francisco was accidentally sparked. the fire started before 8:30 p.m. last night in the kitchen of a house and spread to other areas of the house. the body of the woman who lived there was found on the second floor. firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading to neighboring homes. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the fire. >>> a traffic stop caused a water show this morning in san francisco. police say it started around 3:30 a.m. when an officer attempted to pull over a driver. the driver crashed into the fire hydrant, you can see it created a mess. the driver was injured in the crash. >>> authorities say a retired bart police officer and a resident shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself. it was a murder-suicide. the bodies were found by her mother in their north carolina home. both were 38 years old. he work

carquinez bridge into the macarthur maze over 55 minutes now. definitely one of your tougher commutes. you can download this free app at the apple app store or google play. >>> 6:20 within. >>> our storm watch coverage continues -- to make sure the city ready for this latest wet weather. >>> [ inaudible ] >>> another look at live doppler, heaviest of the rain moving into the bay area now good news it is starting to sink a little down to the south, highway 4 corridor still getting wet around antioch and oakley heading towards walnut creek, san ramon towards millbrae, san mateo, south san francisco, pacifica, half moon bay will continue to sink south, south bay you are going to get rain just a matter of time before it get there is. by the afternoon, scattered showers. hardest, heaviest rain is falling right now through about 8:00. >>> a fun clip of 49ers ahead coach harbaugh is making the rounds on the internet from 1996 with him appearing at screech'scus continue on an episode of saved by the bell -- >> people think i'm a hero because i can throw

high winds also reported across the carquinez bridge. chp issued a high wind advisory just there for interstate 80 crossing the carquinez bridge to crockett. flooding from yesterday's rain continues to close highway 121 shut down by highway 12. and mass transit everything is on a regular schedule. caltrains some slight delays for southbound train 102. everything else good to go. high-def doppler radar continues to track the rain showers. heavy to moderate at times still unsettled. i want to zoom in towards san jose. heavier cell over 280 and the guadalupe parkway. the rain is really starting to come down. we had a cell move over san francisco a little while ago. you can see temperatures on the chilly side. you will want to bundle up if you are doing any holiday shopping today. 39 right now in santa rosa. these temperatures are not going to bump up a whole lot mainly in the low to mid-50s. when do we dry out? we'll let you know coming up. traffic and weather in 10 minutes. back to you guys. >> thank you. >> i prayed to god -- [overlapping

at the carquinez bridge toll plaza. now three men are under arrest. ktvu's ken pritchett is live with the slow steady case that came together for investigators. ken? >> reporter: the chp says it happened this way, a car pulls up, it would stop, someone would get out and threaten the toll both worker. that happened 10 times at this toll lawser in the last -- plaza in the last year. at the carquinez bridge toll plaza with armed robbers hit the location repeatedly. >> they were hard to identify. >> reporter: he says three men have now been identified and arrested. robert larry white, christopher lee miller, david joseph morales. the chp believes they are responsible for 3-10 robberies here at the carquinez bridge toll plaza. the investigation was difficult because they used stolen cars. investigators had help from the police department in finding suspects through the use of record checks on traffic stops. and a series of car burglaries led the sherriff's department to issue search warrants on suspects. evidence found in th

. >>> nine months after a rash of robberies on the carquinez bridge miss have three suspects in -- police have three suspects in custody. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is in vallejo where officials just announced the results of a long investigation. >> reporter: these arrests were part of an effort by chp, transportation agencies and local law enforcement. >> in case was an excellent example of law enforcement working together for our common goal of public safety. >> reporter: chp investigators through surveillance video and evidence were able to tie at least three of the ten robberies to three vallejo men. >> in the past 7 days, two of the suspects were arrested and a third is also in custody. he was already in custody on an unrelated matter. >> reporter: the suspects would wear masks making it difficult to identify them through video. one big clue in the case the cars used in the robberies were stolen and the three suspects were known car thieves. >> we knew who from past experience people stealing cars or problems in the past and surveillance was leading to names of people that were inv

three lanes blocked eastbound 80 approaching the carquinez bridge scheduled to wrap up around 8 a.m. the golden gate one lonely headlight heading towards doyle drive coming into san francisco. we'll have much more traffic and weather coming up. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> a man and his girlfriend are under arrest after a gruesome discovery in the north bay. cbs 5 reporter christin ayers explains the two are accused of hiding a body for years and using it to make money. >>> reporter: people this is vallejo neighborhood first noticed it coming from the backyard of this home on warren avenue. >> my sister it walked over there and got about to where the red car is and she is like, wow! i mean, she could smell it from that far off. >> reporter: a smell so gruesome, it could have only been one thing. >> a body. >> reporter: the badly decomposed body of 56-year-old richard romeer. >> well, that's something that i have never come across in 22 years. >> reporter: romer, a drifter, had been dead for two years. authorities say his son, 22- year-old joseph romer, never told a soul. inste

between hillcrest at 242 there's your east shore freeway less than 20 minutes between the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. >>> 5:33. developing news out of brentwood, pg&e says they've tracked the found the source of a natural gas leak that forced evacuation of several homes, gas is still leaking now officials don't want to shut off gas to 40 other customers they say this does r danger to homes. workers are digging in another location to shut off the leak. a resident reported an overpowering smell of gas around 7:00 last night. strong reading was picked up near a transformer box. crews will be at the scene all morning to repair the damage. >>> a boy from daly city dead in a grisly traffic accident that also took the life of a woman from southern california the two died christmas night in pasadena after an suv running from police blew through a red light and smashed into their van, all four people in the suv were arrested and charged with murder. >>> this morning, former president george h.w. bush houston hospital, the 80 year -- 88-year-old is in intensive care with a high fe

accused of robbing toll takers on the carquinez bridge. terry mcsweeney joins us live. >> reporter: they just announced three suspects are in custody for the crime spree that began in the fall last year to the spring of this year all suspects from vallejo. this happened carquinez bridge toll chp says the three in custody would drive up to the booths, usually show weapons, demand money and off they would go. complicating the investigation they wore ski masks and driving stolen cars. i asked how they found the suspects? >> it has been a year and a half long investigation. i work with vallejo police and figured out who were the car thiefs in vallejo and figured out who was who and we had evidence and the evidence was submitted and went from there. >> reporter: the three men are 30-year-old chris miller, 43-year-old robert white, 47-year-old david morales, tied to three of the 10 robberies that occurred. the entire 10 robberies netted $ ,000. according -- netted $6,000. according to the investigators, more arrests are expected. terry mcsweeney

and east bay we are getting reports of high wind advisory for the carquinez bridge extra care there. petaluma south 101 at washington this accident is in the median, just gettingqq heavy rain through that area too water may have been a fact for san ramon valley from highway 24 dublin pleasanton, 15 minutes,]e san rafael 101 towards golden gate plaza, not bad dry east shore commute from the carquinez bridge high winds into the macarthur maze under 20 minutes. >>> 5:10. >> next, dramatic images of a ten touching down as a number of twisters hit part of the deep south. >>> now that christmas is over, we'll tell you when you can put your tree on the curb to make sure it stays -- >>> "wall street journal"Ñe:c2 reports obama administration is thinking of expanding refinancing programs. borrowers whose mortgages are not backed by the government andover more than the homes are worth may be eligible soon. tom economist believes housing will be one of the bright spots of the economy next year he says housing will improve over the next three to four years, better sales, more construction and h

in each cascameras takinf license plates on the carquinez bridge that ultimately led to the suspects says the chp's lead investigator on the case >> "for me it's been a year and a half long investigation, i worked with vallejo police, figured out who were the car thieves in vallejo, figured out where they were at, put surveillance on them, evidence was submitted and we went from there" >> three paroleesall vallejo residents arrested in conection to the robberies are43-year-old robbert white, 30-year old david morales, and 30-year- old christoper miller, whom already has a felony strike on his recordis facing a pontential 31-years if convictedthere could be more charges if investigators link the suspects to all the robberies in the series. >> "we know of about 10, and we've linked these people to 3 of those robberies" >> in vallejo, haaziq madyun kron4news >> a man is behind bars tonight after he took san francisco police on a chase. which ended with him crashing into a constuction site and fire hydrant. thousands of gallons of water gushed into the city's south of market neighborhood

highway patrol announced suspects are in custody accused of robbing toll takers on the carquinez bridge. terry mcsweeney joins us live. >> reporter: they just announced three suspects are in custody for the crime spree that began in the fall last year to the spring of this year all suspects from vallejo. this happened carquinez bridge toll chp says the three in custody would drive up to the booths, usually show weapons, demand money and off they would go. complicating the investigation they wore ski masks and driving stolen cars. i asked how they found the suspects? >> it has been a year and a half long investigation. i work with vallejo police and figured out who were the car thiefs in vallejo and figured out who was who and we had evidence and the evidence was submitted and went from there. >> reporter: the three men are 30-year-old chris miller, 43-year-old robert white, 47-year-old david morales, tied to three of the 10 robberies that occurred. the entire 10 robberies netted $ ,000. according -- netted $6,000. according to the investigators, more arrests are expected. terry mcsweene

east shore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze just under 20 minutes. >>> 4:39 many storms that slammed through the south and killed three are moving towards the northeast this morning. check out this video of a tornado touching down in mobile, alabama. blew out transformers leaving thousands without power. several injuries were reported. people in parts of florida and georgia also sleeping uneasyly with tornado watches in effect there as well. >>> next, manhole cover explodes in downtown san francisco. what officials say cause the fire. >>> president obama cuts his holiday vacation short. why he's leaving hawaii tonight. >>> first, here's this morning's tech bites. >>> less than a merry christmas for netflix the service went dark for many customers christmas eve for more than 10 hours,. for the first time sales are falling for e-readers like kindle and nook. replaced by tablets which are cheaper and lighter with longer lasting batteries. >>> you may be thinking this morning about returning a gift bought online. if you are mailing it back make sure you have packaging retail

>>pam: a ring of car theives are now in custody for a series of toll booth robberies on the carquinez bridge here are the suspects arrested for 3 of 10 robberies that occurred at the end of last yearup until may of 2012.chp investigators say bridge surveillance cameras revealed the stolen vehicles used in the crimes. >> i think the vallejo police, we kind of knew from past experience people stealing cars during with that type of victim in the past, and a surveillance led to the names involved. >> if you were called in each case these were done with the use of force, fear of the threat of violence. >> the c h p say that the police are still investigating the 70 cases. c-h-p officials say although these 3 suspects are in custody for 3 of the toll booth robberies.the investigation continues into >> employees at an east bay auto parts store got quite a jolt this morning. this is video from the san leandro autozone. a customer drove through a plate glass window right into the parts storage section this morning. they had the good fortune not to be in that part of the good news is that no on

we have a high wind advisory for the carquinez bridge. chp just issued that so a heads up and the roads are obviously going to be slick this morning. flooding a concern still in sonoma county in fact since last night, highway 121 has been shut downright there by highway 12. similar story on sunday after sunday's storms. they had flooding in the same area and one more live look outside milpitas, 880/237 moving at the limit. that's traffic and weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> there's more urgency in washington to get a deal done before the so-called "fiscal cliff" deadline less than a week from now. senate majority leader harry reid was reportedly at the capital on christmas working on a scaled-down plan to avoid tax hikes for all about the wealthiest americans. his plan would include short term spending cuts instead of long-term deals that had been sought. >>> from hawaii. comes word that president obama will cut short vacation and return to washington later today to take part in "fiscal cliff" negotiations. christmas day the presid

. >>> the chp has busted a trio of armed robbers who have been targeting tolltakers on the carquinez bridge. they wore masks during the heists but cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran explains, they still managed to give themselves away. >> this case was an excellent example of law enforcement working together for a common goal of public safety. >> reporter: chp investigators through surveillance video and evidence were able to tie at least three of the ten robberies to three vallejo men. >> in the past 7 days, two of the suspects were arrested and a third is also in custody. he was already in custody on an unrelated matter. >> reporter: the suspects would wear masks making it difficult to id them through video. one big clue in the case, the cars used in the robberies were stolen and the three suspects were known car thieves. >> we knew from past experience car thieves and surveillance led to names of people that were involved. >> reporter: the robberies went from last year to may of this year. they used a variety of weapons and threatening toll plaza employees. in total almost $6,000 was st

we'll take a look at the forecast. >> a wind advisory was in effect for the bay bridge, the carquinez bridge. if you didn't think the storm had a kick, take a look. this is our camera on mt. tamalpais in mill valley, pounded by rain and serious wind gusts. this storm drenched parts of the north bay. the national weather service issued a floor nod -- flashflood warning. and stoney point road is closed. sergio quintana is live at the scene. reporter: leigh mentioned the problem of the flash-flood warnings, and the other problem is the runoff. that's what happened here, this drainage culvert was overwhelmed, and the water just basically dug up the earth under the cult vert and created this sink hole. you can see the crews just managed to install these steel plates to allow cars to drive over the road. the rushing water is causing plenty of problems for road crews. the big worry here on stoney point road is more of the pavement could collapse so traffic will be diverted. >> trying to avert any accidents or hazard from somebody falling into a hole. reporter: the wind and rain made for trea

and your eastshore freeway commute from the carquinez bridge to the maze only about 19 minutes right now. now, here's a look at conditions through milpitas. so far, so good no delays along 237 westbound if you are connecting between 880 and 101. northbound 280 through downtown san jose also clear as well as guadalupe parkway. and again we just checked in with chp a few minutes ago and so far not seeing a lot of accidents just yet but again with slick surfaces as folks enter and exit the freeway things get hairy on the on- and off-ramps. if you have a flight to catch, taking 101 this morning so far clear 92 to the 80 split in san francisco. no delays. two two looks good as well as 92. and we'll check the bay bridge in a few minutes. right now, not too bad. >> still a little wet. >> thank you. >>> a close call for santa cruz fishermen. their boat started sinking. six men set sail yesterday. they called for help after their 18-foot boat started taking in water. it took an hour for rescuers to find them. everyone got out safely unharmed. >>> the san francisco deputy accused of robbing a

some of the busier drive times highway 4 out of antioch, east shore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze 20 minutes and highway 87 north towards 101 good drive under 10 minutes. >>> 6:12. a just released study says one in six people worldwide now have no religious affiliation. the study from the pew research center says 16% of the world's population has no religious affiliation, christians remain the largest group worldwide with 32%. followed by muslims 23%. hindus 15%. buddhists at 7%. >>> 6:12. the new trouble facing facebook and remember it is may ipo? new information on that. >>> the sporting goods store taking new action in response to the tragedy in >>> good morning. 6:15. i just updated temperatures, 33 fairfield, napa 34, santa rosa 36, concord 37 livermore, san jose los gatos 41, 42 fremont, 44 oakland, 45 san francisco, san rafael. 48 half moon bay. eight to 21° cooler than yesterday definitely bundle up as you step out. sunshine today, low to mid 50s showers over the ocean frosty just about everywhere tomorrow morning, high clouds and sun low to mid 50s, get ready

carquinez bridge, seven minutes, 80 few between 101 andrlé5 highway 17, 18 minutes. live pictures outside golden gate bridge no problems, deck is dry, smooth sailing. let's look at our next location, i-80 through berkeley headlights heading into san francisco what you might expect on a day when some work a lot of folks have off. get out there and enjoy your drive. >>> starting this coming weekend you have to pay for metered parking on sundays in san francisco. until now it was free. the transportation agency says the move will bring in two million dollars a year the mta says it is not about the money they say it is an effort to keep traveling moving. metered parking enforced from noon to 6 p.m. at fisherman's wharf from noon to 7 p.m. in an appeal to religious leaders the city has set up prepaid options. >>> comedian katt williams has bailed out of jail after his latest run-in with the law, arrested on child endangerment and possession of a stolen gun. the arrest came after child welfare officials checked his home friday. he was arrested earlier this related to a pol

. >>> 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 stolen cars wearing masks and then demand cash from the tolltakers. >> they would approach the toll plaza and either demand money, show a weapon, sometimes not and then just flee on interstate 80. >> surveillance video and other evidence ties the trio to at least three heists according to police. but they think there could be more bridge bandits out there. >>> other bay area headlines. traffic on the san mateo bridge just reopened after a crash in just the last hour. live pictures now of eastbound traffic. the accident itself not so bad but traffic backed up for miles as crews cleaned up the mess. >>> a hit-and-run driver who struck an oakland police officer last night is still on the loose. it happened around 11:00 last night near 6th and washington. police tell us the officer wasn't seriously hurt but the driver could face charges. >>> a geyser of water shooting out of

4 -- [ unintelligible ] westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze 19 minutes, we have a problem on 80 onqzht the bay bridge just come in, accident the first of the morning as we look at the bay bridge toll getting there no problem, still light on the bridge on the cantilever section westbound there is a new accident and two lanes are blocked, this accident is blocking two right lanes try to stay to the left that may cause minor delays. golden gate bridge no problems, smooth and light. >>> 5:40. bus ride ta7 next, a tour bus crash in oregon so devastating the injured are being treated in three states. >>> the deep freeze gripping a huge stretch of the country. look at the coldest winter ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope thi

look out for high winds on the carquinez bridge. >>> breaking news from the south bay right now firefighters are battling a three alarm warehouse fire in campbell. firefighters are responding to the scene it is burning on dell avenue near winchester boulevard. stay with the abc7 morning news we have a crew on the way. we'll bring you an update as soon as we get it. >>> right now christmas day tradition underway in san francisco. volunteers are hard at work to make sure the less fortunate have a warm meal today. kira klapper joins us live from glide memorial church. good morning, merry christmas. >> reporter: good morning, merry christmas to you eric. the annual glide christmas meal is less than an hour away. it will be served 7 a.m., 5,000 meals will be served. volunteers are already here to prepare, listen to this savory mouth-watering selection, ham and eggs, biscuits, oranges, grits and coffee. at 9:00, turkey, ham, sweet potatoes and mixed vegetables. 5,000 meals, 650 volunteers will be here throughout the day. we spoke to one volunteer, one man who used to be on the receiving end of the

carquinez bridge to the maze. also very heavy traffic now on northbound 880 from the coliseum to downtown. that's a check of traffic. lawrence, looks like the sun is coming out a little bit. >> getting behind this cold front a bit now. still some scattered showers around the bay area, our mount vaca cam you see the clouds parting a bit but a lot of cold air left behind. high-def doppler radar still pick up raindrops. you can see scattered showers especially toward the south bay. we are seeing some rain making its way toward san jose. pockets of some moderate amounts of rainfall. by the afternoon, the rain will have ended. highs only in the 50s. a better chance of more rain into sunday. >>> good morning, everyone. it is 8:00 a.m. and welcome back to "cbs this morning" on capitol hill where there is still no deal on the fiscal cliff. author bob woodward will tell us what the president needs to say and do to come to a compromise. and music fans have been counting down to 121212. now today is here. we'll preview remov

heading out now, 580 up and over the altamont highway 4 out of antioch east shore freeway from the carquinez to the maze less than 20 minutes. >>> new details just in i-5 closed to all northbound traffic north of reading, we have learned that as as 75 vehicles were involved in that massive pile-up that closed i-5 more than 10 hours, it started when a big rig slammed into the median near hornbrook north of yreka, 6:30 last night that triggered a chain reaction pile-up that stretched more than two miles, 16 injured, seven taken to the hospital. people stuck are being bused to shelters an hour and a half south of the crash tow trucks lined the freeway to haul away cars the area remains a winter advisory. >>> oakland firefighters investigating early morning blaze nascent a security guard to the hospital the fire started around midnight in a pick-up truck near railroad and clara street, the flames spread to nearby commercial building the security guard was at the scene during the fire and taken to the hospital. investigators state truck was reported stolen from hayward last week. >>> dozens of ba

east shore freeway 20 minutes into the carquinez bridge. >> next, the cyber crooks preparing to funnel money out of your bank account. >> and a new twist in alameda's supervisor nadia lock year sex and drug scandal. >>> one of bay area's biggest political scandals of 2012 has taken a major turn. we have learned that former supervisor nadia lock year has allowed a restraining order against her boyfriend expire. lock year resigned from the board after he talked about the drug use and sex tape. she remained in drug rehab so an attorney appeared in court yesterday. >> this may be a good chance this may die here. she will reconsider her options and one of them is continue to pursue this or let matters lie the way they are and move on with their life. >> the i-team also learned the pending divorce between her and her husband appears to be on hold. he is footing the bill for her rehab. >> wells fargo, citibank, or chase, major banks are planning for a possible cyber attack and it could affect your accounts. santa clara based mcafee is investigating the attack. the plan is funneling money out

east shore freeway from the carquinez bridge into the macarthur maze less than 20 minutes, nice so far light friday morning commute. >>> the white house says president obama has called egyptian president morsi to express deep concern about the deaths and injuries of protesters in egypt this week. new video in overnight you can see large crowds of protesters in cairo expressing ager after a nationally tell advised speech by morsi they say he offered nothing concrete to defuse the country's worst political crisis in two years. opposition says would it not enter into dialogue with morsi unless he rescinds decrees giving him unrestricted powers. >>> in a few hours, pearl harbor survivors will place an a wreath to mark the 71st anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor followed by a 21 gun salute more than 2400 americans died when the japanese bombed pearl harbor in a surprise attack before 10:00 our time december 7th, 1941. the attack helped usher the u.s. into world war ii. this afternoon sons and daughters of survivors will attend the 48th annual beacon in honor of pearl harbor

macarthur maze is about 30 minutes from the carquinez bridge. much better than yesterday. >>> thank you for joining us for the abc7 morning news which continues in 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic duringk sickness. but is the duchess really better right now? what does her long road ahead look like? and decisions looming for prince william. does he return to the army? or stay by her side? >>> also, millionaire software titan arrested after three weeks on the run from police. his

area highway 4 westbound east shore commute if the carquinez bridge to the maze. >>> people in sausalito are bracing for what is expected to be the highest tide of the year over the next couple of days. they are called king tides they only happen once a year. rain from the storm moving through could make the situation worse. high water flooded the streets yesterday forcing closure of the highway 1 off-ramp northbound 101 high tides flooded a parking lot above richardson bay. the king tide is expected to reach 7.1 feet at the golden gate bridge by 9:00 this morning. tomorrow it could be higher. >>> today's storm could slow work to repair damage done by giant sinkhole in the east bay we've been reporting on. neighbors in lafayette have something to look forward to. injuries engineers say repairs could be done by christmas the city hired an outside construction firm after finding out it would take public works crews months to finish. the company will work around the clock until the road is fixed. the hole was formed after a storm on december 2nd eroded a large portion of the road. >>> track

suspects under arrest with the string of armed robberies at the carquinez toll booth. in february, we first report the at least two toll workers had been robbed on the bridge. >>> protesters set fire to the house of the muslim brotherhood. this follows violent clashes that left at least three people dead. the fighting has no escalated to a point that hasn't been seen before in this latest battle. >>> in syria, the military is reportedly readying chemical weapons for use against its own peep. fox news is reporting that deadly sarin gas is locked and ready inside bombs. president obama warned syria not to use chemical weapons. >>> in the southern philippines, the death toll from yesterday's powerful typhoon stands at 325. entire families were swept away from the flooding, and tens of thousands of acres of farmland has been turned into a muddy swamp. officials say the storm is one of the strongest this year. >>> here is a view now of the earth that you've likely never seen before. composite images of the earth were made at night and with no clouds. hundreds of images were

caldecott tunnel less than 10 minutes 80 westbound less than 20 minutes from to the maze from the carquinez bridge. >>> another person dies after apparently being pushed in front of an oncoming train. >>> no deal in sight yet to avoid the fiscal cliff. we'll tell you how the president is pushing forward as the clock ticks. >>> new york city police this morning are looking for the woman who pushed a man into the path of an oncoming train. police released this footage of the woman who they think did it. video shows her moments after the man was killed by a train in queens. witnesses told detectives the woman followed the man closely and mumbled to herself before shoving him. this is the second time in a month someone has been killed after getting pushed into the path of a new york train. >>> hero of the first gulf war has passed away in florida. retired general norman schwarzkopf died of complications from pneumonia he was 78. he was a highly decoratedgé6m vietnam combat veteran. >>> former president george h.w. bush likely to remain in the hospital through the weekend. his longtime chief o

suspects under arrest with the string of armed robberies at the carquinez toll booth. in february, we first report the at least two toll workers had been robbed on the bridge. >>> protesters set fire to the house of the muslim brotherhood. this follows violent clashes that left at least three people dead. the fighting has no escalated to a point that hasn't been seen before in this latest battle. >>> in syria, the military is reportedly readying chemical weapons for use against its own peep. fox news is reporting that deadly sarin gas is locked and ready inside bombs. president obama warned syria not to use chemical weapons. >>> in the southern philippines, the death toll from yesterday's powerful typhoon stands at 325. entire families were swept away from the flooding, and tens of thousands of acres of farmland has been turned into a muddy swamp. officials say the storm is one of the strongest this year. >>> here is a view now of the earth that you've likely never seen before. composite images of the earth were made at night and with no clouds. hundreds of images were

westbound 80 that eastshore freeway commute from the carquinez bridge to the maze clocking in at 19 minutes right now. it is slow and go through livermore. that's why you see the yellow drive time from the altamont pass towards 680 but the nimitz and westbound 24 both fine. bart on time and a quick check. bay bridge. it looks like the fastrak lanes, the middle lanes are still getting by okay but check out the cash lanes. we are seeing delays beyond the first overcrossing >>> they are not done yet. the highest tides of the year are washing over california coastlines today. the so-called king tides submerged beaches all along the shoreline yesterday. in some spots, the water rushed right into town. the tides hit their peak yesterday around mid-morning. some areas the water rose by just a couple of inches but others it was up by several feet. we found a business this mill valley scrambling to stack sandbags around their building. >> it's been coming in incredibly fast. it looked like it was filling up a bathtub. >> it's amazing and coming up really high. >> bill hudson sent us this video from

carquinez bridge. no delay westbound by the way. and they just wrapped up some roadwork on the dumbarton bridge. so now all lanes are open westbound and eastbound 84. the golden gate bridge so far moving at the limit. no delay. milpitas drive moving fine. no major traffic hot spots out there right now. so we'll show you one more live look the nimitz 880 in oakland past the coliseum. headlights moving southbound and it's dry. so yeah, this is our quick dry break. let's talk about this weather forecast. we have some weathe headlines. not bad, no need for an umbrella, temperatures in the 40s for the most part. we have cloud cover some areas of patchy fog reported inland. for the most part, the afternoon is going to be similar to what we saw yesterday cooler temperatures in the low to mid-50s and then the showers return as soon as tomorrow. so this dry break is brief. a low pressure system off the coast is quickly heading towards the bay area and we're thinking friday afternoon. that's when we'll see our f

a series of robberies at the carquinez bridge toll plaza has been solved. the california highway patrol plans a news conference this morning to announce the arrests of suspects in the case. the robberies happened earlier this year. >>> the city of richmond wants to hear from the public before it allows chevron to rebuild a unit at its refinery. that refinery was damaged in an august 6 fire that cut gasoline production and sent thousands to the hospital. the city council said tuesday that the city manager needs to hold a public meeting on this complicated issue. >>> well, if you haven't had fresh crab this season, it might be too late. cbs 5 reporter anne makovec is at san francisco's fisherman's wharf with more. >> reporter: we were here when the season started in mid- november and this place was alive with enthusiasm for fresh crab and the boats right now are idle. this is all because they're on strike. it's a dispute over price. before the season started fishermen and wholesalers had agreed it a price of $3 a pound. a little higher than normal. last year

we have a camera on the carquinez bridge and it looks not too bad. 80 flows okay from crockett to pinole. usual brake lights towards berkeley. elsewhere westbound 580, 22 minutes the drive time through the altamont pass and livermore so again just your usual stop and go conditions towards the dublin interchange. coming up, a check of the bay bridge. meantime, back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> we are showing some of the best bay area holiday displays. candy cane, and lots of ligs and holiday cheer. unfortunately they had a few things stolen including a by jesus a few years ago, but y decided to continue this ye. >> a lot of holiday cheer. >> they did have a few things stolen including a baby jesus. just a couple of years ago. but they decided to give it another go this year and it looks great. >> yeah. so we're glad he decided to go around again. share your photos with us at mornings@cbs5.com, post them to our facebook page or tweet them. we want to show them off to everyone in the bay area. >>> 6:54 now. coming up, we'll have a final check of your top stories. >> including a possible a

. >>> and a series of robberies at the carquinez bridge toll plaza is apparently solved. california highway patrol planning a news conference this morning to announce the arrest of suspects in the case. the robberies happened earlier this year. >>> if you haven't had fresh crab this season, it might be too late. cbs 5 reporter anne makovec is at san francisco's fisherman's wharf where the crab boats are idle. good morning, anne. >> reporter: these things have a way of working themselves out. it is an issue of economics, the law of supply and demand. but boy, i was back here in mid- november, when the season started. this place was alive with enthusiasm and now this strike has all boats docked. no crab are being caught in the san francisco bay as we speak. before the season started, fishermen and wholesalers had agreed to a price of $3 a pound for fresh dungeness crab, a little higher than normal. last year it was $2.25. fishermen said they needed more money because there were fewer crabs in the bay and the higher price of fuel. fish brokers say demand is down so they only

today about the suspects arrested in connection with carquinez bridge tollbooth robberies. ktvu news broke the story back in february. at least two toll takers had been robbed on the bridge. the armed robbers have been on the loose for months. >>> 8:36. tara is back. we have some traffic hazard out here in the east bay. >> as you get onto 880 from west winton avenue, the lights are all green. so it's causing near collisions. be careful. it looks like we are having a lot of traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. right now let's take a live look at the bay bridge. you can see both directions are looking good at this hour. we had some problems with the fog. but it seems like it's lifted. at the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see the problems that i'm talking about here, congestion all the way to the macarthur maze. give yourself extra time in the city. and highway 4 through bay point. this has cleared up a lot. we usually see sluggish traffic there toward the bottom of your screen. right now, things seem to be moving along nicely. >> let's check in with steve. look how green th

. 80 from 37 to the carquinez bridge seven minutes. bay bridge toll light, no metering lights today, not needed. you can see it is sunny out there mike will talk >>> welcome back. beautiful picture from mount tamalpais, calm conditions outside that's what led to these types of temperatures this morning, frosty concord 32, that 30, 32 redwood city, san francisco 42 and 43 at half moon bay. by the afternoon, a lot of sun, high clouds, temperatures maybe shy of average low to mid 50s tonight 32 inland, [ cheers and applause ] >>> all right. we have great crowd outside counting down to the new year. the party is already starting in here. >> a little bit. >> ron claiborne, dan abrams, rachel shut. this is the best part. getting to don all this stuff. 13. my new -- the 2013 glasses. >> the better way is to look at your paper as if you're using them. >> nice. top hats and everything going. all afternoon -- it feels like afternoon, right? all morning, jirng zginger zee' up 22 stories tall. i'll never be able to interview again. >> it's like a

pass, highway 4 westbound east shore freeway from the car seen -- carquinez bridge into the macarthur maze under 20 minutes.$+k patience and persistence that's what you will need flying out of the bay area today rain here could cause delays at sfo bad weathergpá back east will make thingszíñ z worse. amy hollyfield is live at sfo with more. >> reporter: i just spoke with the duty manager here and i've got surprisingly good news no cancellations here at sfo as of yet there are a couple of delays no cancellations. here's what is causing//>ó concern and has people wondering if the day could get rock check out the weather in chicago there are delays and cancellations at o'hare. this weather is causing problems throughout the midwest l there are delays out of sfo to newark and philadelphia those delays are weather-related. the duty manager said67;s@ no cancellations he did say as of yet leaving open the possibility that could change i asked him about that and he emphasized keep checking back with us. this situation is definitely a fluid one. here in sfo not experiencing weather at this

has issued dense fog advisories for the benicia bridge and the carquinez bridge. that's a check of traffic. for more on your foggy conditions, here's lawrence. >> we have patchy fog around the bay area, managed to find some sunshine on you, our mount vaca cam looking good. down below there is fog in the central valleys and north bay valleys, too, and out over the bay. 30s and 40s in most spots. by the afternoon, we're talking 50s and 60s, clouds likely to be on the increase, especially in the north bay. rain developing tonight and then sliding across the rest of the bay area into tomorrow morning. ,, ,,,,,, >>> here to present the top ten leader, heisman trophy winner, freshman quarterback johnny manziel, ladies and gentlemen. [ applause ] >> okay, ladies and gentlemen, top ten perks. these are extra benefit of winning the heisman trophy. >> i'll probably be the only heisman winner at my high school reunion. >> i think there's a pretty good chance of that. number two -- >> get to appear on "letterman" in the same city as my favorite show, "late night with jimmy fa

fog will chicken and spread through the central valley then spill in through the delta carquinez strait into pockets in our interior valley and east bay north bay so that's why we see some patchy fog over night. but again not wide sprae. tomorrow afternoon mainly sunny skies. a little milder. high pressure in the south bay. in the low 60's up to 62 at santa clara. cupertino and san jose. peninsula. low 60's as well. 60's millbrae. redwood city 59 in the coast and pacifica and 60 at half man bay. downtown san francisco 61 degrees tomorrow. 59 the high in the sun set district up in the north bay we see mainly low 60's as well up to 63 at santa rosa and calistoga. 62 at sonoma at napa east bay we sea high around 63 at oakland and fremont 62 union city. san leandro 61 in hayward. inland east bay same range up to 62 at antioch. livermore and danville. 61 at walnut creek and dublin and nont ray baylow to mid 60's up to about 65 and is a leap as 64 and holster and watsonville. accu-weather 7 day forecast. milder weather still on sunday and monday. mid 60's on the coast. mid 60's inland and upp

out of santa rosa into novato getting rain about 35 minute drive, east shore freeway carquinez into the maze not bad drive, 20 minutes. north 101 san jose from 280 up to 237, 20 minute drive. >>> 6:22. >>> today marks one week since the school tragedy in connecticut. ahead, abc news special report as sandy hook and the nation mark a moment of silence. vu#o track the rain now falling across parts of bay area a (l$o will go to street level to show the areas getting hit the heartesque. -- the hardest. >>> you can see rain to the west moving to the northeast you will have sprinkles now steadier rain by 7:00. looking at. 80 north rain and snow fresno and yosemite by the afternoon, 4,000 western slope, east of chico and reading 1500 to 2,000 around i-5. be careful today. >>> 6:26. the warriors are proving they are successful off the court head coach mark jackson was at pay 30 for the firefighters annual holiday toy -- at pier 34 the firefighters annual holiday toy -- the warriors are back home tonight against the$a2 bobcats. >>> police out enforce looking for drunk drivers during the holidays

roadwork eastbound 80 carquinez bridge until 8:00 hope to get that cleared up earlier we'll follow that. >>> 4:34. san francisco police and arson investigators trying to figure out cause of deadly house fire it started 8:40 last night on st. charles avenue in the ingleside area. an off-duty firefighter smelled smoke and alerted the department, 40 firefighters arrived to fight the blaze and discovered the body on the second floor of the building. they had the fire contained a half hour later. the flames burned through the garage up to the second floor. >>> major development, oakland the first city in the nation to willfully surrender control of its police department to a court appointed director. the city reached a deal yesterday to an individual federal takeover. a 2003 lawsuit required them to make more than 50 reforms that still haven't happened. the compliance director will oversee the department. that person will have power to demote staff or fire the chief. u.s. district court judge will rule whether to approve the deal at a hearing next thursday. >>> in san francisco public safety

. >> carquinez bridge to the maze 19 minutes good time any day of the year. >> just christmas gifts he have which where we look today. >>> an afghan policewoman is in custody after officials say she shot and killed an american adviser outside police headquarters in afghan's capital. the governor said she entered a highly secure compound and shot the adviser. the police official says the woman was able to enter armed because she's a police officer. the adviser who was killed was a contractor his identity has not been released. >>> widespread flooding across parts of the u.k. have left many facing a damp christmas hardest hit areas northeast scotland, southwest england and wales. cornwall, england has 200 flood warnings in place with more rain forecast today, the main rail line is impassable. crews are working to fix the damage it won't be done in time for christmas travelers. >>> ongoing labor dispute threatens to make this a sour holiday for hundreds of bay area patients. the action thousands of nurses are taking today. >>> the seahawks romp, unfortunately against the 9ers, it wasn't a

slow, carquinez bridge partial into the macarthur maze, 25 minute drive there westbound on 80. >>> a little more on that story you were reports. -- you were reporting. we have a crew heading to that story in daly city where the car went over the cliff. right now highway 30 few southbound close between john daly and muir. we are hearing two people have been rescued from that car which is pretty amazing that cliff we understand is 400 to 600 feet, that car went over that cliff. one of the people rescued in critical right now. as soon as our crew arrives we'll bring you more information. >>> uc berkeley announcing today new fund for undocumented students, largest of its kind at any university in the u.s., the fund will begin with a one million dollar gift from the evelyn and walter haas, jr. foundation that gift will help 200 undock ed cal saw dents from 20 countries -- undocumented cal students from 20 countries. the chancellor has been a big supporter of the plan. >> i thought this isn't fair. furthermore, these are extraordinarily talented people in the current era with all of the ch

roadwork eastbound carquinez bridge three lanes affected until 8:00. >>> can i talk about my cal bears now? >> go ahead. >> this afternoon cal is holding a news conference to introduce the new coach. sonny dykes was hired yesterday to rebuild the program. he leaves louisiana tech after three seasons. this year his bulldogs posted a 9 and 3 record. he runs offense and is expected to bring exciting football to berkeley, we need it. he has previous experience. [ inaudible ] >>> news off the earth, the moon probably in planet were more fiercely bombarded by space debris in their infancy than previously believed. using mapping data nasa says the moon is badly pockmarked below the surface. nasa presented the findings at a san francisco meeting of the -- >> when you are hungry the smell of a fresh baked pizza can be intoxicating that's why pizza has made purr fume. the company boasts -- perfume. the company boasts -- a little touch behind the area and anchovies maybe, the company passed out 110 bottles of the concoction to fans on its canadian facebook page it is not the first to try a perfum

roadwork eastbound carquinez bridge three left lanes until 8 this morning in the between high and1uÑku 23rd roadk for another 20 minutes picked up at 5:00. >>> 4:38. >> [ inaudible ] >>> is lance armstrong giving up the fight? the deadline he faces today.jt÷ >> monitoring breaking news from walnut creek police opened fire and shot a man this morning. amy hollyfield is at the scene and will bring an update. c>> first, this morning's teczb bites. >>> new social features headed to netflix next year. congress passed netflix amendment to privacy protection act allowing customers to share viewing habits on facebook and other socialmbi!÷ networks. privacy provision dropped by the senate, the bill headed to the president keeps language that allows law enforcement to that allows law enforcement  a warrant. zuckerberg got a privay lesson tripped up by the site's privacy policy and a family photo she posted for friendsv:whap sharedx