eastbound on 70. watch for those delays to grow quickly. another spot is the inner loop on the northwest corner prior to the j.f.x., an accident reported. the j.f.x. looking pretty good at this hour. no delays down to the fort mchenry. this portion of the beltway is not showing any delays. 50 miles per hour on 895 at the harbor tunnel. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check on your forecast. >> it is a breezy and chilly start on this friday. there could be a few snow flurries. 35 in edgewood. temperatures in the 30's but the wind chills are in the 20's. a mixture of sun and clouds. maybe a snow flurry. we'll come back and check the seven-day forecast and the game day forecast. >> thank you. good morning. the headline in this morning's "boston herald." do you think? joe getting ready for his third title game. tom brady getting ready for his seventh. the patriots are the number 1 offense in the nfl averaging 34 points a game. they are running their own version of the hurry up offense , which dean pees says can be a nightmare

on the eastbound ramp and one lane closed. we'll check on driver options coming up. ♪ 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 this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >> katie: we're following breaking news. live at a water main break at jackson and santa clara streets and light now the right lane of eastbound 92 as you transition on to jackson, that lane is closed. a lot of police out there. you can see crews to cap that water main. traffic is flowing slow out there this morning. amy hollyfield is live. >> kristen: authorities are warning beachgoers to object alert for large waves following the drowning of a man. they we

eastbound 580 first report of an accident. we will get do that in livermore in a second. the toll plaza first, for metering lights are on with traffic stacked to the overcrossing. then sluggish on the incline into san francisco. eastbound 580, this is the accident i was talking about with scars cleared to the shoulder and fortunately it is the reverse commute but slow track is heavy out of the central valley and over the altamont pass into dublin interchange and the debris has been cleared at san jose after cars have been getting flat tires from the debris. >> new video in the abc7 showing the inside of the brazilian nightclub where 230 people died over the weekend. people released this video shot inside the charred ruins of the nightclub. above you can see what appears to be insulation hanging from the ceiling. that insulation likely caught fire and spread the flames sparked by pyrotechnics. the cluck had no springers and no emergency exits. >> in degree needed? which college graduates are landing degrees that make their -- landing jobs that make their degrees worthness.

new accident on the shoulder, eastbound 580 at san ramon. westbound is slowing through livermore and into the dublin pleasanton area. quick look at camera at bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights. very light traffic at this hour. >>> coming up next, an unlikely match up between the top two teams, warriors and other team from l.a. >> and different episode on katie. she takes us inside her home with the donald, that is right >>> coming up on 6:25 on a frosty wednesday morning, second day of 2013, second spare-the-air day. don't forget about that in ways to heat the house and possibly tomorrow. by the afternoon hours, sunshine will do a little heating for you. mid 50s in most neighborhoods. doppler radar, if you are traveling around california, nevada even oregon it is quiet right now. temperature is 38 at tahoe. 42 at yosemite. mid 50s around the coast and low to mid-60s down to southern california. >>> new this morning, the new year will bring new light go to a town in marin county. marin wood is getting energy efficient street lights. 24

the eastbound commute from antioch is looking good and still under 20 minutes. we have road work at dumbarton bridge eastbound until 6:00 this morning. kristen and eric? >> coming up, a snake on a plane. you may remember the movie but it actually happened during a flight. >> hours after the oscar nominations remain announced the critics choice movie awards are handed out. we will tell you who the big winners are. >> woman would went without doing hair and makeup for a year. could you do it? what she says about going natural. >> that is 3:00that's "america'" i'm rob nelson. >> good morning, welcome back. we are getting word of a power outage, two of them, in pleasanton, affecting 2,040 customers who are in the dark. no word on restoring the power. >> they are work on it now. you will want the heat are going this morning. hopefully we will get the power back on soon. >> in pleasanton it is 32 so you need to be warm. the radar shows wet weather to the forth that is falling apart. and wet weather around santa barbara and snow showers possible along the sierra and te

eastbound headed into hayward, that jackson street off-ramp coming off eastbound 92 is blocked because of the water main break. other than that traffic is okay on the westbound side as you work your way into foster city. now, jumping over to the bay bridge, the rest of the roads are quiet this morning. in fact, live look at the bay bridge we are seeing a lot more volume than yesterday because of the holiday. so folks are getting back to work. but traffic still is expected to be light today. metering lights are still off. no delays as you work your way into san francisco. a stall though at howe street off the eastshore freeway towards the bay bridge may be blocking a lane. we have one trouble spot to road northbound 680 at mission, some sort of debris vehicle hit, blocking a lane. so a little busy on 680 because of that. you might see brake lights approaching the scene. let's check the cold forecast with lawrence. >>> chilly around the bay area, gianna. out the door, grab jacket, temperatures in the 20s in some parts of the bay area. let's check the numbers right now. further south into

eastbound dumbarton bridge, two right lanes there in the reverse side. shoreline highway to oregon expressway, road work for the next ten minutes. kristen and eric? >> thank you very much. new this morning in the last ten minutes, san jose police found a missing at risk 96-year-old man who disappeared yesterday. investigators say they found him last night alive and well at the caltrain station in sunnyvale. he was disoriented and wandered there. the missing man, a 96-year-old, was found in the caltrain station in sunnyvale and appears okay. >> competitors who lost out to patrick dempsey in a bidding war over a coffee chain hope to resuccess state their chance. a company that teamed up with star backs to buy actually's is challenging the winning offer made by dempsey saying they bid more than $10 million compared to dempsey's $9 million. another claimed the rules changed. ought best gadgets from the consumer electronics show in las vegas are aimed at you. lg has a refrigerator with several doors for easy access and extra energy saving features. they have

eastbound highway 4 at loveridge they still have one left lane blocked until 6 a.m. elsewhere dumbarton bridge roadwork continues. it's actually in the eastbound lanes of highway 84. caltrans says again until 6:00 this morning. more roadwork this time up and down the nimitz where you usually see it between the macarthur maze and about embarcadero. so just a heads up southbound 880. bart all trains off to a great start including all the downtown san francisco stops. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." >>> the colorado movie theater where 12 people were killed last year is re-opening for business today. the renamed and remodeled century aurora will hold a ceremony described as an evening of remembrance for victims and officials. police say james holmes opened fire on a crowd watching the latest batman movie in july of last year. >>> it is 4:49 now. a bay area woman took it upon herself to catch a thief. her computer was taken during a break-in at the san francisco art exchange. melissa buckner then launched a program that allows her access no matter where her c

right now on eastbound freeways we will start there. traffic looks pretty good on interstate 880 as you drive past the coliseum. both direction there is. no major problems heading north or south. bay bridge toll plaza that traffic is looking good westbound as you come up to the bay bridge. no problems getting into san francisco. we've been looking at road work on the dumbarton bridge. eastbound. that is not causing a big delay. 4:56 let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you. frost advisory freeze warning even though overnight lows are not held up. friend of mine observer kent is in west santa rosa. 30 and 40s. the temperatures are not critical yet. it's cold. believe me that wind stops temperatures will take a plunge here. very similar pattern than we had yesterday. coming straight down the favorable areas. along the coast. although today i think inland will get a little bit more in the way of buildups. 30s and 40s. the breeze is really keeping things a lot warmer than it could be. there is a little system clipping to the north. that will m

this will be eastbound along 66. traveling inbound as you work your way in from manassas towards centreville, the lanes are open. no problems to report leaving fair oaks headed eastbound towards 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. >>> new this morning, police are investigating after a stabbing near a gas station along the 3500 block of 14th street in northwest. it happened just before 3:00 a.m. they say a woman was stabbed in the neck and taken to the hospital. no word on any suspects or motive. >>> a former d.c. police officer is found guilty of murder. the jury delivered the verdict that richmond phillips shot and killed wynetta wright and left their 11-month-old dot enter a -- daughter in a hot car to die. >>> lance armstrong's confession after years. he comes clean. >> yes or no, in all seven of your tour de france victories, did you ever take banned substances or blood dope? >> yes. >> in your opinion, was it humanly possible to win the tour de france without doping seven times in a row?

we have road work out there eastbound four at a street which is late being picked up. that is a full closure at a street to summersville with the detail in place. >> an unusual dust storm down under on the coast of australia. a red cloud of dust swept across the area making the sky look almost like the apocalypse. dry conditions and heavy winds combine to make the perfect mix coming as the northwest coast braces not arrival of a reason california cyclone. >> if you want to send a message to zuckerberg and make sure he reads it it will cost you, they are letting users send zuckerberg a message on the web site if you pay $100. if you don't pay, the message will end up in his "other" inbox where the jumping mail goes. you can get around the $100, if you subscribe to his facebook page or message it will go straight to the regular inbox. >> international controversy "uncorked" for the inauguration celebration and a sonoma county winery is caught in the middle. >> the oakland zoo has three new [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out

eastbound and westbound dumbarton bridge, road work eastbound until 6:00 this morning and westbound will be picked up in a few minutes. there is not much slowing either direction on the dumbarton bridge and no reports of fog. north 880 for oakland from the colisieum down to one lane because of road work that is picked up at 6:00 a.m. >> more problems for the boeing 78 dream liner, 787 operated by japan was taxiing yesterday in boston and a pilot in another plane noticed fuel coming from a wing and the control tower immediately averted the flight and the plane was towed to a gate and another dream liner had a fire on monday at the same airport. the incident comes as all airways will start nonstop service from san jose to tokyo, on friday. >> a pair of turkeys, rather risk? >> the turkeys are running lose in san jose neighborhood and officials worry they could be in danger. they have been spotted nearst and 880. emergency services took this video after neighbors complains. they will not remove the turkeys but and oppose taking the birds away. the group says that if the birds remain they co

eastbound 580 at north greenville. you can see the car bassly damaged, fully engulfed in flames -- was fully damaged, fully engulfed in flames. this is blocking the two left lanes eastbound. however, westbound traffic is slow past the scene. we've had a huge backup coming out of the tracy area to livermore and to make things worse just down the road we're getting word of another crash on 580 westbound at hacienda involving a motorcycle. but you can clearly see this is a tragic incident. it may be that one person was trapped inside the car while it was on fire. these are the reports we're getting. the chp is telling us this is going to be out there for a few hours as they investigate this collision. i want to put the map up of another crash in san mateo. 92 westbound at el camino real, this possibly involves a wrong- way driver, got into a wreck. there's an injury crash. avoid the area. back to the desk. >>> we have continuing coverage now of a new search in a mysterious cold case dating back nearly 30 years. police wen

you may see delays on the eastbound side. westbound 580 lots of brake lights, business as usual from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange towards 680 taking you 23 minutes this morning. 880 and the eastshore freeway still in the green so we're not seeing too many delays there in fact here's a live look at conditions along 880 northbound not bad as you work your way towards oakland, southbound clear through hayward and clear into the south bay. that's a look at your morning drive. >>> we have been coming live to you from jackson square the last couple days. it's raining so we we located. coming up i'll tell you how southern hospitality got us to this spot on bourbon street. >>> i'm dennis o'donnell at super bowl xlvii. colin kaepernick has been getting all the ink and joe flacco needs a little bit of respect. here's what 49ers head coach jim harbaugh said about the ravens quarterback. >> a winning quarterback, i mean, he's a football player. don't know if you can give a guy a higher compliment than that. >> joe flacco s

that will not affect the commute too badly eastbound. we have good traffic flow up and over the altamont pass and livermore area under 20 minutes moving into dublin/pleasanton and a like look at the macarthur maze 580 and 880 moving nicely. kristen and eric? >> 4:56. amazon has a new music store to lets users bypass itunes giving iphone and i touch access to safari browser, so amazon does not have to give apple 30 percent cut the developers usually give. >> if you wonder what point you can stop worrying about your diet and everything you put in your mouth, this morning we may have the answer, the golden age of...75! researchers at penn state say people over 75 do not have to worry about fast food or dessert, because if you eat high fat or high sugar diet were no more likely to suffer from conditions such as heart disease and type two diabetes than those on a healthy diet. >> only 25 years to go. next at 5:00 a.m., the extra measures officials are taking to stop the spread of flu in the wake of the first flu death. >> and an attempt to fr

one lane is still open on that eastbound side. now let's jump to the bay bridge where the metering lights are now on. haven't seen that in a while and traffic is backing up through there, slow up the incline, as well. westbound 580 slow-and-go through 680. >> thank you. >>> two people are dead in san francisco after a driver crashed a car while all trying to avoid police. officers tried to pull over the chevrolet impala because it matched the description of a car connected to shots fired at a san francisco housing project. >> as officers approached the vehicle, the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed and ran through the next two intersections colliding with the white vehicle that is now come to rest at the portal of the store. >> the crash killed the driver of the other car and a pedestrian at 21st and south van ness avenue. officers arrested the suspect who was injured at the crash. police say at the did find a gun inside his car. >>> other bay area headlines we're following now. san jose police say they may have prevented a

road work eastbound 4, good speeds from antioch moving to pittsburg and eastbound the lane is closed until 6:00 this morning in the left lane. kristen and eric? >> researchers have found that the flu shot is safe for mothers-to-be with no evidence that the vaccine increases the risk of losing a fetus and it can prevent some deaths. it confirms what the united states health officials have been urging for five years that the pregnant women get the shots. >> you may have seen gloves or socks designed to make your skin soft. now, wrangler introduces moisturizing jeans which will make your legs feel softer for 15 days after wearing them if the first time. they run $140 each and will be available online at the end of the month. >> maybe if they could shave your legs for you, as well. >> i was thinking the same thing. >> following breaking news from overseas with a major development in a hostage crisis. some of the people held captive may have escaped. we will go like to washington, dc. >> the new tactic unveiled in san francisco to >> live from the cog broadcast center, this is abc7 news.

here we are at glebe road on the eastbound 66. it's about a nine-minute ride from the beltway to glebe at 51 miles an hour. good news if you're taking mass transit. the problem on the blue line or the addison road station has been cleared. might notice a slight delay towards franconia-springfield for a few more minutes. >>> new security measures had place for students heading back to school at two virginia school districts. spotsylvania sheriffs deputies will add patrols at the elementary schools. resource officers are already staffing the mide and high schools and in stafford county, the sheriff's office plans to add daily checks at all public schools in the wake of the newtown, connecticut, school shooting. this is the first time the county has ever called for a daily police patrol at schools. both district say this is a precautionary measure. it is not in response to any specific threat. >>> today the survivors of the school shooting in newtown, connecticut, will attend an orientation at their new school. the classrooms at the

this is eastbound 267/dulles toll road prior to route 7. there is a bit of a line up from reston and herndon. no problem but 66 is starting to bunch up approaching the beltway. better news for metro rail commuters. we are no longer dealing with a broken down train at addison road but the blue line is a little bit behind schedule. >> thanks so much. 6:21 -- investors and not so thrilled about the fiscal cliff voting. >> they are tentative. we will have to deal with it again in the next couple of months. >> good morning wall street reacts to the fiscal cliff, a big rally is expected this morning. the joint may be short-lived because other issues are still not resolved. chief among those issues is the debt ceiling. the government has set the limit on borrowing. energy drinks promise to give a mental and physical edge but the proof is lacking. there is little scientific evidence to back up the claim. a spanish retailer is now the third richest billionaire. the second richest is bill gates and number one is the mexican telecommunications magnate

a bump up for the eastbound direction of traffic flow. the build is on southbound through pal all the. a lot more company here. past willow back into san mateo. the south bay shows a bump in volume. 101 northbound showing slowing up past the 680. 280 interchange. there is volume. you will see slowing up to 880. 87 and 85. back to you. >> thanks so much. 621. a new twist on an old tradition. why the gallons of gatorade that will drench the super bowl winners will be different this time around. >> right now a live look outside in san francisco. we are back in minutes. first another 49ers flashback. >> into the end zone for the touchdown. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] over a third of a day's fiber. fiber one. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie ch

across the dumbarton bridge, just a heads up eastbound into newark. we have reports of construction there. should be wrapped up by 5:30. eight a looking good no delays in both directions, traffic very quiet. earlier roadwork not too much of a factor. also marin county looking good 101 in both directions not showing any trouble spots. if you are commuting across the richmond/san rafael bridge over to 101 traffic is light this morning. we have reports of a wrong-way driver near the toll plaza at the golden gate bridge. but looks like it didn't turn out to be much. we'll keep an eye on that in case it is. eastbound 4 at love rim full freeway closure for at least another hour. we are seeing some yellow there on our sensors eastbound 4 at loveridge. they have detours in place to get around there. slight delays westbound but good off the antioch bridge this morning. mass transit right on time, bart, ace, muni, caltrain and ferries. no delays to report this morning. south bay checking in problem- free. let's get a live look at conditions near 101 and tully.

the eastbound direction is moving nicely toward hayward from foster city. highway nine, pg&e has a crew there, and that is a power pole that is down and they hope to have that at least in progress by 7:00. in word on when they will actually have that cleared out. a new stall northbound 880, in oakland area at the 5th street off-ramp. kristen and katie? >> five things to know before you go. morn >> good morning, a live look outside shows a beautiful shot from east bay hills, with the sun rising. it will be a gorgeous but cold morning. then we will have warmer temperatures that mike will discuss in a moment. >> as we get ready to hand it off, here are five things to know before you go. number one, five armed men broke into a residence in san francisco's outer richmond district. between five and ten people were inside the residence when the invasion happened before 3:00 this morning. money and electronics were stolen. there were no injuries. >> family and friends are searching for a missing petaluma teen who disappeared on new year's eve after leaving a music

clearing soon as you continue eastbound. let's head over to the interchange as you make your way from the interchange passing robinson terminal heading towards the dulles toll road. that drive will take you 14 minutes. no incidents on the beltway, inner loop or outer loop. your travel lanes are open. over to you. >> danella, 6:32. reaction to lance armstrong's interview is pouring in from around the world. armstrong's claim that he doped to create "a level playing field is a convenient excuse." armstrong told oprah in an exclusive interview that he used performance-enhancing drugs in not just one but all seven of the victories. for the first time he described the mounting pressure that prop up a lie protecting his reputation. >> all the fault and all the blame falls on me. behind that picture and behind that story there's momentum. whether it's fans or whether it's the media, it just gets going. i lost myself in all that. i'm sure there would be other people that can handle it, i certainly couldn't handle t i was used to con

that is eastbound. chp and fire department are on the scene. avoid 92 right now between 280 and 101. you might want to use side roads. if you are far up enough on the peninsula, instead of using 92 you might want to use 380 instead. let's go to the 880 freeway right now traffic there looks good. at the toll plaza we have a delay. 6:49 let's go to mark. >>> hi there, sal. we do have this. a lot of clear skies out there. a bit of haze. still lots of sunshine. the sun is still coming up. off to a cold start this morning. take a look at the current numbers. still in the upper 30s. santa rosa 38-degree. downtown san francisco 47. and oakland checking in 43. we're all cold this morning. at 7:00 30s and 40s. nice recovery with those readings back up in the upper 50s. lots of 60s across the bay area. high pressure continues to strengthen offshore. that insures the dry weather pattern and a little bit of a bump in the numbers for today and also right on into thursday and basically the warming trend will continue as we approach the weekend as well. here'

eastbound 50 at 97, one more accident. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have mostly cloudy skies. 35 degrees at the airport. the barometer has fallen off a bit. clouds and rain shower activity for this afternoon. temperatures near 50 for the high. sports is coming up next. >> good morning. the ravens head to denver later today. they go to the frozen tundra of sports authority field at mile high. game time is 4:30. the ravens ran for only 56 yards the last time the teams met back in week 15. the ravens will try to run tomorrow to move the ball and to control the clock and keep peyton manning off the field. ray rice well aware how a important is to run it. >> we have to go out there and execute. once we get in the red zone, we like to score touchdowns. you have to sustain drives. >> ray rice fumbled twice last week but did total more than 110 yards of total offense. joe flacco set his contribution has been huge. >> i think he is playing well all year. guys miss.yes m he has good balance. i have seen them from da

southbound 238 before eastbound 580, a big rig on the shoulder leaking a fluid. katie? >> federal investigators try to determine where a small plane had to make a hard landing in las vegas. investigators say the plane slammed on the runway and skid 50 of it and burst into films. crews put out the fire but the plane was destroyed. two on board escaped. >> 2012 was moving time for many people. it may surprise you where they decided to go: washington, dc was number one for the 5th year in a row. a united van lines survey listed better climate and growing economy as the reason people moved during the year. below washington, dc, oregon, nevada, north carolina and south carolina. and where people moved away from the most, new jersey, illinois, west virginia, new york, and new mexico were in the top five. >> an incredible photo of a baby making the entrance into the world, a picture of nevia reaching out of her mother's womb and holing the finger of her daughter performing a c-section. it is the first viral facebook photos of the year. >> you look for the perfect cover of the

from 880 and 580 and from 80 eastbound direction it is clear with in problems. just road work eastbound dumbarton bridge until 6:00 this morning. kristen and eric? >> thank you, sue at 5:03. sue will be able to use the online review site yelp to find out more than whether the food is good, you will find out if it is hazardous to your health. our reporter has more on the problem to be announced by the mayor today. >> good morning, eric. there are 3,500 restaurants in san francisco, believe it or not, and many like sparky here in castro on church street is a favorite but finding a restaurant can be a challenge, a good restaurant. many log on to sites like yelp to make it easier and you can tell how clean and safe a restaurant is. yelp is partnering with san francisco's health department to provide inspection information for the public. it is all in the name of transparency and food safety. many customers love it. >> we want to know it is place has a bad health rating. >> if you go somewhere and it is gross...you don't go there. there are enough places to go you ca

and the san mateo condition, tail lights headed to the peninsula and foster city area eastbound driving into haywood and the plaza is looking good. katie? >> thank you. flooding put a peninsula community in danger. the city leaders are looking for emergency help. >> back from the brink of the fiscal cliff and hidden benefits that the bill could bring if commuters but first, tech bytes. >> new laws make it illegal for some to request facebook passwords. california and illinois have banned companies from asking employees for their social networking log in. michigan, new jersey, maryland and delaware have similar laws. apple has a "fix" for devices, the do not disturb feature which resumes normal operation on january 7 so you can turn it on or off manually. and there will be an end to spy cam photos that will have to be held still before they can snap a picture. >> and there is buzz on a new line of tv's from samsung with unprecedented shape and design leading to speculation it could be vertical and alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus

there is still road work and a minor slowing in the eastbound direction with one lane affected as you move toward antioch and elsewhere, we have slow traffic and just right around mission at northbound 880 in the fremont area and an accident on the shoulder. you can check out the abc7 act, 582 or 5 to 580 commute from the central valley, there is heavy traffic moving westbound and it is sluggish toward the altamont pass and free app at apple app and google play. >> and now a look at jimmy kimmel live night. he had social commentary this time on bay area social media. >> google announced that zuckerberg held a press conference to announce if you post one more picture of your cat sleeping they will delete your account. he introduce add feature called graph search which delivers search results more customized by incorporating information from your network of facebook friends so you ask questions like, who are my friends that live in san francisco and if you have to ask that you don't have any friends in san francisco. >> you have a lot of friends in san francisco. jimmy kimmel airs weekn

by in eastbound fatal car fire. they have lanes closed in the eastbound direction as the corner ner continues his investigation. >> things are actually almost back to normal for this westbound highway 580 ride. >> a typical drive time would be 32 minutes. as we say the impact is less and less because of these earlier occuring problems. >> a reject. the bay bridge in the westbound ride things are pretty steady here. 14- 18 minutes depending on the approach to the bridge. >> the lowest number is if you are coming from the nimitz freeway. >> heading to the san mateo bridge, highway 92 the drive times are running about 13- 14 minutes no stop and go conditions in quite a while unless there is been an incident on the bridge. >> the golden gate bridge ride the volume is building south bound but we are without the lay across the span. the drive times through marin county are normal. 34-to 36 minutes from navato to the golden gate bridge. >> here is a check of the weather with erica. >> clear conditions for your shot from th

that's where three people died in a crash along eastbound highway 92. sergio just spoke to the highway patrol. sergio, what did the investigators have to say? >> well, right now, ama, they are still putting together some of the details as to exactly how this happened. the county coroner is also here on scene. there were five people inside that car. as you mentioned three people inside tonight. unfortunately they are dead. this is a crash that happened just before 10:00 p.m. this evening. it is a single vehicle crash and it happened on the eastbound lane of highway 92 just before the san mateo bridge. there were reports that this was a crash that may have involved a hit and run situation. but the california highway patrol tells me it is a single vehicle accident. a spokesperson describes how it happened as they understand it so far. >> for unknown reasons the vehicle lost control. it went off the roadway and struck the guardrail on the side of the freeway. it overturned and struck a metal light utility pole and it came to rest on its roof. >> the califor

also on eastbound 84 and the dumbarton bridge approaching university, paseo padre parkway roadwork until 6:00 this morning. and mass transit no delays for bart, ace, muni, caltrain and ferries. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> today we'll find out just how bad the flu virus has been in california. a report is expected from state health officials. cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington joins us now with more on the first flu-related death in the bay area. elissa. >> reporter: hi, michelle. that's right. an elderly woman died from the flu. she lives in santa clara county and the flu season -- excuse me, the flu is now widespread throughout california. so the demand for a vaccine is up. 200,000 doses of the vaccine have been shipped to safeway pharmacies all over the united states. the vaccine is the best prevention against the flu and has a 62% level of effectiveness. there have been five deaths from the flu in the state so far. the latest a 98-year-old woman from santa clara county. she marks the first bay area death. a health official said the woman died from the flu and pne

same goes for eastbound 237 connector to 880. if you are work your way through that area, just a heads up that connector road is closed until 5:00 this morning but so far no delays through there. south 101 not a bad ride. southbound 101 at third, roadwork blocking various lanes will be there until 6 a.m. you can see lane changes are happening right now at the golden gate bridge but not causing any major delays. traffic is clear as you work your way southbound 101 out of marin coin, north 101 if you are heading toward marin coin, san rafael no delays to report. easy ride into san francisco. and the altamont pass checking in problem-free. some slight delays in that eastbound side but overall no major delays to report and, of course, if you want to use mass transit this morning, everything is right on time, bart, muni, caltrain, ace no delays to report right now, things are looking good for mass transit. frank, back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:49. the golden gate bridge will begin testing its all- electronic tolling system today. du

you see eastbound 580 slow out of castro valley through livermore. speeds are down to 60 miles per hour. a lighter flow of traffic. that skews the data. no incidents for 580 right now in that direction. we're looking at the south bay with just some construction around 880 coming through the area right around alameda and onramp to southbound side is closed until 7:00 a.m. use various onramps through the area. that should be cleared before 7:00 again. no problems as far as freeway speeds here. along the peninsula, 101 looks nice through palo alto here. there's very bright sign past the university shopping center. ikea also there. folks are just waking up. the sign is up but not a lot of cars. back to you. >> maybe that sign will wake them up. thanks. >> did you watch it last night? >> a little bit. hi forgotten it was on. >> good party. really great hosts. good events. golden globes creating be inings morning. >> an exchange between jay leno and jimmy fallon. >> winning a golden globe is propel an at artist's career forward. >> or it could convince the

take 70 as your alternate. 70 is moving well, 63 eastbound into the beltway. 795, so far so good from franklin boulevard as you make your way down to the beltway. we have an accident in anne arundel county. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> for the fifth year, maryland has been named the number 1 school system in the nation. >> tim tooten has reaction.

eastbound dumbarton bridge, lane closures, two right lanes until 6:00 this morning with road work and reports of a lake pickup, the southbound 680 ramp to eastbound 580 is shut down because of road work. we will follow that for you. >> the san jose sharks return to the ice, next we will show you who is more excited than the fans. >> the 49er fan whose collection is so big even the niners want part of it. >> but, first the tech bytes. >> video in your tweets, twitter's new app allows users to share second 6-second video clips, available only now on apple. >> a new mobile device is available on droid that was down loaded 20 million times in four days. the next iphone will likely have a fingerprint sensor for security. you sweep your finger to unlock it rather than a pin, which can be hacked. >> if you are tired of fumbling in your pocket to use your phone there is a transparency pocket which are a cross between jeans and leggings with no word on price but men's jeans with a similar pocket are >> cupertino, concord, wine country and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> good friday morning.

eastbound dumbarton bridge, road work until 6:00 a.m. and westbound is wide open. the peninsula, southbound 101 to 92 only one lane until 6:00 this morning. kristen? >> the u.s. supreme court has set the schedule for arguments on the legality of same-sex marriage and will hear arguments on march 26 open proposition 6, an amendment that bans gay marriage in california which was overturned by a federal judge. then there will be a related case challenging the defense of marriage act which makes gay marriage illegal on the federal level. the justices are not expected to rule on either case until late june but whatever they decide will establish a new legal landmark. >> the san francisco zoo lost the mother of the chimpanzee group. she was in her late to mid-50's and many zoo visitors will remember her as the children with -- chimp with the blanket. her face served as the inspiration to yoda of star wars. >> little bit. >> environmentalists are expected it show up if huge numbers at a hearing in san francisco to demand clean safe energy. groups urge the california publi

also an accident eastbound 780 at 80. more on that coming up in just a few minutes. >>> welcome back. i'm elizabeth wenger. michelle is off this morning. time now 5:54. >>> you need some heavy equipment to steal an atm, something big like a van. surveillance video shows a white van crashing through the front doors of a gas station in tennessee. the two men from the van went right through the atm. they loaded it up and took off. there wasn't anybody in the store at the time. so no one was hurt. >>> nasa is hoping to sell or lease facilities at florida's kennedy space center that are not being used right now, now that the space shuttle program is history. anything to make a buck, i guess. those facilities include a 15,000-foot landing strip, a launch pad if you need one, a rocket assembly building and a parachute packing plant, liz. the orlando sentinel says nasa wants to find a buyer or renter by the end of the year when federal money to maintain those facilities runs out. >>> lucky dog lost in a new york snowstorm. took a

a crash eastbound 50 at sandy point. i'm debris blocking the right lane in that direction. 65 heading south towards the beltway on the harrisburg expressway. north and southbound are moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> hotels are adding more fees to their services. hotels are expected to implement new charges to make up for lower than normal occupancies. is a mini bar restocking fee. there could be a fee if you cancel your reservation. there is a new perfume for babies. it can be dabbed on a baby's skin and will sell for $45 a bottle. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you consider buying a perfume specifically for your baby? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. the odds of finding a fraudulent charge -- >> facebook is facing a tough day on wall street today. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. more help may be on the way for an underwater homeowners. getting ready to i

. >> major injury accident reported in berkeley eastbound 80. these flares are all that remain because as opening tipping roll happened for our newscast, reports from chp said they just reopened all lanes. those flares until they burn out will be quite a bit of distraction. this is heading away from the toll plaza and the maze. on the map you see this is opposite your main commute but this morning that's the only slowing heading away from the bay bridge. commute direction toward the bay bridge is light and clear as you just saw. this activity should start to clear up as the flares start to burn out. we'll track this and an incident for san jose coming up. back to you. >> thank you very much. sheriff's deputies in marin are on the scene of a deadly shooting overnight. the body of a teenage boy was discovered just after midnight at a home on cole court not far from the golden gate recreation area. investigators are still on the scene gathering evidence. right now we know it is the body of a 17-year-old boy that has been found and it appears he was

eastbound on 66, traffic volume increasing but again at speed traveling eastbound towards vienna. i remind you about the fluid and gas but because we are not expecting a lot of snow, when the roads do get wet, we do a number of accidents out there. 359 in the express lanes and main line, traffic running smoothly continuing out to the 14th street bridge. no trouble spots to report at the wilson bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. >> thank you. >>> the caps were back on the ice last night. >> they were greeted with cheers during tuesday's home opener but yesterday it was boos. they played montreal, a team they swept and never trailed in four meetings last year. the caps fall to 0-3 for the first time since the 1993-94 season. they are now the only team in the eastern conference without a point. afterwards, the head coach called his team fragile. >> things haven't gone our way so far. we haven't really had a lead. it is an uphill battle. i'm not a believer in that speech. we're pros. you got to do your job. you got to show up for work. >> still early. plent

we are checking on reports of an accident eastbound 70 at the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. kurt kronke has a look at the buses and trains. >> we have the delay on the light rail, running about 10 minutes late. the five plus operating with a delay. a diversion at pulaski and windsor. on monday, no mta commuter bus. the will be special morning and afternoon service on the penn and brunswick lines. regular weekday schedules on monday for the mobility line. >> good morning. i heard there is a game this weekend. make sure you take the heavy winter gear. it will be a cold day on sunday. i think the wind will be a factor. 35 or 40 miles per hour. game time temperatures will be in the upper 20's and the low 30's. a breezy and chilly day hearing home. home.re at maybe a snow showers or flurries passing by. nothing of any consequence. 33 in jarrettsville. the wind will start to pick up over the next couple of hours. the wind chills will be in the 20's. the coldest air mass of the season will hold off until next week. the purple shading represen

westbound wrapping up in the next 20 minutes, eastbound extends until 6 a.m. and up and down the nimitz southbound 880 between fruitvale and 66 various lanes blocked. again, that is supposed to wrap up here by 5 a.m. that is traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> a dozen luxury cars nabbed during a daring east bay heist. police say the suspects drove off with the vehicles from this used car lot in hayward on monday. they included mercedes, jaguars and bmws. officers found one of the cars nearby. the suspects apparently ditched it when it ran out of gas. some of the surveillance cameras were working and caught the suspects in the act. >> seen about four or five young guys, saw them kicking the doors. it shows them running on my lot with random keys checking which cars. >> the owner estimates the damage of at least $200,000. the thieves also took all the keys so now he can't move or sell the cars he has. >>> a woman is accusing michael crabtree of assaulting her at the "w" hotel the night after the 9ers defeated the packers in the first play-off game. acco

road work eastbound four leveraged until 6:00 this morning, and westbound, the commute direction is still looking like a nice drive to pittsburg and concord. all mass transit is on time. eric? >> federal investigators have a new lead to follow in the crash of an oil tanker into a bay bridge tower. they will check reports of a glitch in a radar system that shifts maneuvers in the bay. >> the coast guard is looking into whether the radar equipment was working on the bay on monday when the ship out there, the "overseas raymar" ship the tower of the bay bridge on monday morning. this are still pictures of the damage done to the fenders of the business of the tower west of yerba buena island. the coast guard bulletin sent on tuesday says this could have been a radar malfunction in the beacons that guide the ships between the towers and the coast guard says it is not certain which beacons were on the blink and cal tran which oversees the radar says the main beacon was working fine. they are also saying that the fenders of the base of the tower were working fine. >> no structural damage to the b

an incident on the eastbound side of 50. richie highway, the eastbound side during the morning rush hour. no serious backups there. westbound 50 in maryland looking good as you head towards the beltway. let's take a live loob at the scene of the accident where no serious backups at ritchey road heading west. the approach to the beltway, a seven-minute ride from 301 to 495 at 64 miles an hour. you're also looking great on the metro, the marc trains and the virginia railway express. eun? >>> mike, thank you. 5:23 now. good news for cats fans. the nhl could move closer today to ending their month long lockout. the league and players association have exchanged several new collective bargaining proposals and both sides are said to have made concessio concessions. they're scheduled to meet again to go over the latest counteroffer. the nhl commissioner gary bettman is entering the talks with guarded optimism. >> the fact that we're involved in a continuous process is something that i'm glad to see. but we're clearly not done yet. >

it's probably shut down eastbound jackson between 880 and santa clara. the rest of the freeways looking good. 880 itself not bad. if you are connecting over to 92, san mateo bridge looking good. 238 over to 580 no delays to report right now. golden gate bridge nice ride out of marin county, southbound 101 they delays only 14 minutes from 580 to the golden gate bridge toll plaza. again, not a lot of caltrans to report this morning, most of those projects get under way tonight at 10 p.m. elsewhere 880 northbound through oakland a nice ride towards the maze. no delays to report through the maze looking good towards the bay bridge. south 880 a nice ride past the coliseum towards hayward into fremont, all the way in the south bay looks good. mass transit no delays for bart, ace train back in service after yesterday's holiday, muni, caltrain and ferries all on a regular schedule. so that's good news as you work your way on mass transit to avoid the freeways. good on the altamont pass, westbound 580 good toward 680. no delays out of tracy towards the livermore

dumbarton bridge has areas of overnight roadwork eastbound 84. no roadwork we're told in the westbound lanes just eastbound until 6:00 this morning. and bart so far off to a great start. no delay on any of the bart lines including all those stops heading towards downtown san francisco. that's a check of traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> bay area music legend rick stevens is doing what he does best singing. it's a rare sight considering the singer spent the last 36 years behind bars. 72-year-old stevens performed at bimbo's in san francisco last night. the late '60s and '70s he was the leader of tower of power then he got involved in drugs and murdered three men. he said music helped him get around the dangerous world of drugs. >> music is what enabled me to just safely walk the line with the mexican mafia, norteno,crips, bloods, bikers, skinheads, anybody that was everybody in a gang showed me respect because of the music. >> stevens was sentenced to death but released on parole last year after the death penalty was suspended here in t

eastbound 4 delays of late running roadwork, still clearing stages. stop and go westbound 4 through antioch. brake lights out of tracy into the livermore valley westbound 580 through the altamont pass. so traffic might be tough as you work your way through there. so far so good 101 not showing any delays. but we have this game happening this weekend you might have heard? the 49ers and packers. so saturday is going to be a bet of a doozy on 101 especially after the game. so plan for that. muni offering express shuttle services to candlestick park. >> i think i have heard of that game. thank you. >>> another cold front is causing some problems on a southern california freeway. this is a live look right now where the freeway shut down, it's the grapevine section connecting los angeles to the central valley. you can see the semi on the side of the road there. live picture once again. the area saw several accidents and spinouts in the mountain pass yesterday. >> always a tough spot there. >>> and new this morning, following some recent problems, federal re

road work on the dumbarton bridge should be picked up any time westbound with slowing eastbound direction. we have debris in lanes two and three southbound 87. cars are swerving there to avoid that. >> crews have been installing on the bay bridge the largest light sculpture. our reporter is live in san francisco with a look at the first segment of the project. >> a lot of you watching this are just starting the day. they are up there wrapping their day up working all night, installing the first of 25,000 l.e.d. lights with upclose access to their work overnight. look at this. the team on the project says it will be the largest light sculpture. it will be almost two miles wide and 500' high honoring the 75th anniversary of the bridge. a lot of thought has gone into the details. >> intelligent lighting. each can be controlled individually with a lost accuracy. that is what is unique. that involves a big network and data and things that most people do not want to be aware of. >> the land is to finish the construction in february and you will see the finished product on the western span of th

eastbound, that is road work, until 6:00 a.m. this morning. and the westbound commute is still under 20 minutes moving from antioch to concord at 242. we have a car in a ditch southbound 101 the ramp to the expressway, so the car is off the roadway and they could get a tow truck to get the car out of there. if you are traveling this morning, commuting is a great way to go with all mass transit on time, no delays at this time. kristen and eric? >> good advise because it is "spare the air" day. >> and jimmy kimmel's big move as he prepares to take on a knew time slot. >> scientists get the first look at a monster from the deep what they thought was a legend is >> good tuesday morning at 5:24. a live look at the san mateo bridge, tail lights headed west to foster city and traffic moving fine. you do not see the dense fog from yesterday morning. remember, it was a blur? >> i do remember. >> less foggy and the temperatures and the cold blast coming our way in the not so distant future, leigh glaser will have that and we have traffic. speaking of tr