eastbound i-80 eastbound there is lots of activity with c.h.p. on the scene because of a fatal accident, a pedestrian was hit on the freeway and eastbound i-80 at 7th all lanes have been blocked off so if you are making the drive to the san francisco skyway we will have alternates. southbound 101 to eastbound i-80 is shut down until further notice. the traffic is snarled coming up 101 to i-80 if you are headed away from 280 we will have stopped traffic. take 280, it lieds you to king street. this crash in san jose is affecting traffic northbound 85. one lane is blocked. today, this is san rafael, chilly out this. santa rosa has 40 degrees. 38 in napa. los gatos is lower to mid-40's and 38 in gilroy. no cloud cover is what is making the temperatures cooler. cooler, still, neck -- next week. twinkling lights, clear, and poor air quality with a "spare the air" alert, and poor air quality expected for the north bay and the santa clara valley. keep that in mind, though burning of wood otherwise you will be fined. the fiscal year three days, high cloud

the transition from southbound 101 to eastbound 80 is closed. coming from the peninsula or daly city to the city use 280 to king street. an accident at eastbound 580 at center street involving a vehicle that almost flipped. cy blocking one lane. we have top speeds out of tracy into dublin. we have a beautiful day ahead of us, mild and dry. that is the story for the weekend before it changes. no returns out here because there is no moisture. a few scattered high clouds

south bond 101 to eastbound a. some of this traffic is being released but clearly, these are freeways as she should avoid. >> you should divert to the 280 extension and you can use brandon street to get back on the freeway. for those of you who are stuck on the inbound lanes already, some of this traffic will be squeezing by. it is possible that we may see some of the lanes open back up in a moment or two or even right now. for the present, this is a major snag in san francisco. >> a quick check from the bay bridge shows light traffic and this is really what is going on or around the rest of the bay even with a few accidents that are reported. there are no major traffic tieups on any of the for widesprea freeways. >> it is a colored start as we head into the afternoon mild temperatures. it is pretty pleasant conditions. we do have big changes in the forecast starting off into the next work week. the temperatures, right now aren't 38 degrees. 42 degrees out the door in oakland. as we head into the afternoon it will

use 280 around this but all lanes have been blocked eastbound 80 at 7th street. i will keep you updated move along this morning. traffic across the bay area headed westbound along 580, tracy to dublin is quiet at 24 minutes and highway 4 westbound, 14 minutes and through marin and headed down to san francisco that is the quick 17-minute delay. i will have the full bay area look at traffic in a little bit. it is looking decent for a few events we have taking place today and i let you know from fresno state bulldogs will visit the san jose spartans at 12:30 and we have great weather. the radar satellite runs shows no moisture in the forecast today or over the weekend and this is good news if you are headed out for black friday shopping and moreshipping over the weekend. from our sutro tower to the financial district nothing but twinkling lights and clear conditions. it is a "spare the air" alert day and no booed burning because that is going to bring more poor quality air to the area. the storm system off the pacific coast moved southeast so it is affecting souther

this is on eastbound interstate 80 at the seventh street off ramp, southbound 101 to eastbound 80 is actually closed. the chp is urging drivers to avoid the area. the investigation is continuing this morning on the death of that pedestrian hit by a truck. look at the backup already. it's 6:24. at least 85 people now injured in a very high speed ferry crash near hong kong. the ferry was heading for makal when it hit something in the water. authorities aren't sure what that object was. three of the injured are now in serious condition. at least three considered in stable condition. the ferry was carrying 105 passengers and 10 crew members at the time of the crash. >> a 9-story garment factory in bangladesh now destroyed after a massive fire. so far no deaths have been reported at the factory but investigators say they believe the flames were intentionally set. 200 firefighters worked to bring the fire under control a. government official says many of the crews couldn't reach the scene immediately because angry factory workers were blocking them. protesters in thailand stay put after st

fully engulfed vehicle on fire eastbound highway 12 and that could be sparking a bit of a brushfire so we have crews headed out there. to the south along eastbound 80 another accident out there and it does not appear to be slowing traffic making the commute to the south over to highway 4 you are still in the clear. the accident involving a motorcycle northbound blocking two lanes at this time so east palo alto commute could slow down significantly and a look outside here is walnut creek making the drive in the southbound direction it is backing up as you make the commute to highway 24. >> we are a day away from the most anticipated i.p.o. of the year, and what twitter has to do today before it starts to trade on correct tomorrow -- on wall street tomorrow morning. we will preview tonight's cma and i know there are many myths out there

southbound 101 transition to eastbound 80 has been re-opened. from sky 7 the pictures of i-80 eastbound show the flares put out bit c.h.p. and that is blocking off we all lanes so traffic is diverted off the freeway at 7th street and they are allowed to get back on at 7th but it is causing heavy backup. you can see the traffic is stopped and this is due to a truck that fatally struck the pedestrian as they were on the freeway. we are getting more information right now and we do not know when all lands will be re-opened or when one lane will be re-opened. on the maps, you can see where the backup is coming from. we see the delays headed away from 280. they have dissipate add little bit headed through the portrero district but when you come up to 101 and toward the drive headed to the bay bridge we will see most of the delays. now the weather. we do have a warm-up in the forecast. dry conditions for today. into the weekend, as well. live doppler 7 hd shows no runs because we do not have miles an hour, just a few high clouds. look at how beautiful

this is going to be traveling along eastbound 580 between high street and seminary. we have another report of an accident at edwards all in the same area. we are not sure if they are one and the same but a semi is involved blocking one lane. we have lanes blocked. so far, check out the green, green on the map means we are at top speed making the drive both in the eastbound and westbound direction. 880 is showing slowing northbound coming into oakland because of construction in the area. 580, tracy from dublin is 4 minutes, and highway 4 antioch to concord is seven minutes and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 16 minutes. walnut creek, southbound 680, is empty so friday light so far as you make your drive to the 24 junction with plenty of fog at the bay bridge. be careful. katie and eric? >> you have to lob like this to wear a popular yoga brand of clothing that has customs fuming. >> more trouble for healthcare.gov with new glitches. >> the nerd nation rules, a big slow down but, first, the tech bytes. >> it can be easier to get the iphone fix with a

says it will be open in the bore, eastbound. >> we will follow this for you on twitter. >> the highway patrol is investigating a fatal accident that killed a man doing overnight contract work for caltran. this happened on interstate 680 at 2:30 this morning. police say a driver went off the road and on to the shoulder killing the worker and injuring another man. the driver is under arrest at the hospital for felony driving under the influence. >> in san francisco a dump truck was partly hanging off a guardrail on highway 101 near paul avenue. these are pictures from sky 7. a scary scene with the investigators saying the truck struck two other cars. there is no word on the cause of the accident. amazingly, no one was hurt. >> concord police are looking for thieves could cause people to go hungry at a local food bank that was targeted before they could expand their service. matt? >> yes, disheartened is how workers describe the impact of the purring later, possibly delaying the scheduled opening of the new center. police say it afternooned on tuesday night. someone broke interest the con

now, your alternate is 24 eastbound. then take highway 13 down to 580. look at the big reroute you'll have to take because the caldecot is currently closed for the eastbound trfk. 680 and back up into walnut creek, that's a lot of mileage, folks. a lot of city streets totally flooded as well, but, again, we're following this, and we'll send updates from the news desk ó"(rt)áq that hasn't been put k out in the eastbound bore of the caldecot continual. >> i know you are very active on twitter, and people can follow you there to get the latest. today. thank you so much. >>> now to another developing story in the east bay. a woman is fighting for her life this morning after an overnight shooting near a popular apartment complex in hayward. right now police say they have very little information to go on because the woman, who has been in surgery all this time since this happenedáj last night, is believed to be the only witness. ju us live in hayward now with the very latest developments. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. that is t

this is eastbound 80 approaching 7th street. looks like they do still have a flare pattern set up there. they have said they do plan, again, on reopening all those lanes in just a few moments. again, this is eastbound 80 approaching 7th street in the city. traffic backed up for about half mile approaching the lower deck of the bay bridge. as we move on to the rest of the commute if you're heading for the san mateo bridge, that has been fine. all of our bridge commutes really easy. a quiet drive as you expect on this black friday. all the traffic delays we expect to see today would be around all of the shopping centers. bay bridge toll plaza is wide open getting into san francisco. we haven't had any back ups there. now b.a.r.t. is offers full service today. no delays on the b.a.r.t. system. no problems reported for our local ferries or caltrains. but there won't be any ace train service today. they plan on resuming regular service on monday morning. that's a look at kcbs traffic. guys, back to you. >>> new this morning, a suspec

there is slow traffic eastbound direction. we have construction westbound side with traffic building. we are under half an hour from tracy to dublin highway 4 and 101 which is clear. this is a look at the golden gate bridge from marin county to san francisco, not a problem. >> leyla gulen, thank you. election 2013 is over and bay area voters have spoken on gun restriction, new development and sale taxes. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with results from key local issues. katie? >> we start in sunnyvale. a lawsuit could be brewing with the toughest gun laws in the country will become law january 1. measure c passed with more than 66 percent of the vote. it only needed a simple majority. the mayor of sunnyvale is pleased. he says this sends a message the gun owners can not own magazines more than ten rounds. they is to lock arm firearms in their home. they have to report thefts. gun dealers have to keep a log all ammunition sales. the n.r.a. and others who oppose the law have threatened to sue. there are two big measures in th

a distraction eastbound. it is not quite in the camera shot. you can see things are starting to pick up a little bit volume wise, but as you continue to make that treatment plant on eastbound 66 before route 29 centreville, there is some police activity along both shoulders so travel lanes are open. it is passible but there is a distraction on either side of the roadway so be mindful of that. otherwise, moving beyond falls church and points to the east, 395 headed into town towards the 14th street bridge, should find all the travel lanes open and moving to speed. 270, looking good to the lawn divide. northbound lanes checking in without any major problems. here is a look at i-270 as you travel. we expect to see lighter than normal conditions in the commute this morning. go back to the desk with autria and jummy. >> thank you very much. it is 5:41. you know her and love her and we can't get enough of her but we don't know what to call her yet that the all changes this weekend. we will tell you what is in store for d.c.'s favorite furry okay, i n

again headed eastbound. the car caught fire about 3- quarters of the way through. >> reporter:kron4's mike pelton talked to a man who was in the tunnel when it happened. and recorded it all. >> reporter:i was telling people we need to start moving.i was concerned >> reporter:captured all on his cell phone, kevin watkins recounts the nerve- racking moments, escaping a dimly-lit, smoke-filled caldecott tunnel - caused by a car fire (cheers & applause) >>you could smell something burning tie i then grabbed myself and started following the crowd out >> reporter:kevin tells me he was about 15 cars behind the one that caught fire.ditching his newly- purchased nissan after smoke.lots of it.filled the tunnel >>i was putting my shirt over my face and i didn't have a scarf, other people had a scarf >> reporter:kevin estimates he literally walked toward the light.about a mile.out of the tunnel.and away from the smoke >>differen't walking through it then driving through it he tells me he's uninjured, his car, not damage

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and no delays eastbound across the bay bridge. san mateoa bridge in great shape with no delays approaching the tolls coming into hayward or moving towards the peninsula. golden gate bridge, no fog and a great commute. >>> yesterday, the 9ers were winning up to the end of the game and letting the panthers walk away with a 10-9 victory. we spoke to fans about the loss. >> it was a tough game with low scores on both sides. it was a fight all the way through the 4th quarter. >> the game was amazing. tough today. we are trying to do what we can. >> he this played hard but it was a rough loss. >> there was solid defense and stopped the 49ers defense or the offense from getting into a good flow. >> a great game, a lot of good defense and low scores and we won. >> we knew it was going to be a good defensive game. if williams had a great running game we would won. >> davis, i wanted to see him do more but the game is awesome. i loved it. >> i was surprised to see people walking out, two minutes and something left, this he blew my mind but

headed in the eastbound direction we have one lane taken away until 2:00. >> new this morning, the pg&e chairman launches an investigation of its own chairman questioning the accuracy of pipeline documents. >> more trouble for president obama from the democrats. >> huge light show people along the west [s[man] no one told her,right?a. [son]hi! [mom screams] >>> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> good morning. at 4:40 on thursday. from the embarcadero in san francisco, a gorgeous bay light installlation lighting up the bay bridge. not so chilly. we will have a fairly warm day for the big oregon at stand -- stanford game. >> new this morning people along the west coast are buzzing over the light show last night of the look at it: a fireball streaked across the night sky. a guy if southern california caught the meteor on the dash camera of the car. people in los angeles, santa barbara, all reported seeing the meteor light up the southwest skies along with sightings up own portland and as far as away mexico. if you have video, we want to

eastbound direction, though, we have a report of a stalled vehicle blocking one lane. as we look at the san mateo bridge, 13 minutes to head when from hayward to foster city and behind me plenty of green and a few crashes pop up but mostly it is cleared. eastbound side of highway 24 we have a pickup truck that went and the hillside and the westbound side is building coming away from 680. this is the drive headed south along 680 away from highway 4 and more traffic out there taking you nine minutes to get to the 24 junction. >> samsung is ready to give you more power to thwart smartphone thieves with a big thing that is standing in the way. >> a new title for heart throb singer, one honor he never to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor, a feeding frenzy to say the least. a turkey from safeway is just what they crave. a hero of the table, "so delicious" they'll rave. fresh, natural, frozen. it's the best selection around. spend $30 and a frozen safeway turkey is just 59 cents a pound. so raise your glass, pull up a chair, grab a plate. this tastier thanksgi

work is being done taking away self lanes eastbound 580 from greenville to not flynn road. we are seeing some of the heavy congestion bleeding into livermore and toward pleasanton. here is where the sheriff department is at the 11th street on-ramp. this is in word whether there are injuries but the traffic is slowed making the commute from tracy to the altamont pass. >> thank you at 5:40. the miami dolphins player at the center of the bullying controversy speaks out for the very first time. >> friends honor an 86-year-old bay area woman who died after running her latest marathon. her tremendous spirit touched many lives. >> the football season is not over but the sale has begun. how much would you pay prove it. enough is enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding. guaranteed. d-con. get out. step two, baconated cheese for awesome. step three, get ready to wow. step four... mmmmm. ♪ [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents. make the holidays pop. he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm a

eastbound 80 at 7th street, around 5:30 this morning, chp checked on reports of a garbage truck hitting a pedestrian. they went on scene. they have determined this is a fatal accident. the coroner is also on scene now. all lanes of east 80 at 7th street shut down. both directions of 101 near i- 80, those transition ramps are also closed as crews work to investigate and clear up this accident. void 101 and i-80. take the northbound 280 extension to get yourself to and through san francisco and on to the lower deck of the bay bridge. it will be quite some time until they clear up this accident. we will move on and talk about the rest of the commute where 580 so far is looking okay despite an accident in the clearing stages just beyond this picture. west 580 at brent line, a car facing the wrong way in the left hand lane. the solo spinout causing backups leaving the alta mont pass. the bay bridge commute is okay this morning. south bay freeways expect delays later this morning. there is big college football

chp has again shut down all lanes of eastbound eat. they have also shout down the north 101 connector ramp to east 80. they are cutting off all traffic at vermont street as they work to clear up this accident. i will have details on this and give you alternates in just a few minutes. >>> all right. this weekend if you want to head out and do something fun how about the holiday ice rink in san francisco in union square. >>> a car dealership is offering a black friday deal that is hard to pass up. a houston dealership is marking three used cars down to 1 dollar each. but there is no way to know ahead of time which three cars will go for dollar. this morning, consumers can lay claim to any car by sitting in the driver's seat. the manager will walk around and mark down the price on the windshield. >> i better read the fine print. >> a lost nifty new cars are far, far more expensive than dollar on display in the bay area this weekend. here is don knapp with a look at the san francisco auto show. >> reporter: forget about the turkey. this is

and also eastbound 580 year the dublin interchange. 6:00 a.m. that's when they're expected to wrap that up. in the meantime though things look pretty good so far for the commute out of the altamonte pass on the westbound lanes of 580. bay bridge there's road work on the upper and lower decks coming in and out of san francisco. and b.a.r.t. so far looks pretty good. eing is on time -- everything is on time. that's your kcbs traffic. back to you guys. >>> california's bullet train apparently going nowhere fast. the sacramento county judge is blocking the sale of bonds needed to build the high speed rail system and also rejected the funding plan putting the project in limbo now. and some ferry passengers suffered minor bumps and bruises after an accident at fishermen's wharf in san francisco. the harbor princess had a breakdown and crashed into pier 43 a little after noon yesterday. witnesses actually saw passengers putting on the emergency vests just in case. but everyone is fine. >>> well, it's the youtube video that millions have watched and jus

a car crashed in the eastbound bore this morning filling that tunnel with smoke. kpix 5's anne makovec tells us, a key upgrade in the tunnel is likely the reason everyone got out safely. >>> reporter: all bores of the caldecott tunnel were reopened before noon but it was a traffic mess out here. traffic backed up past the junction of 24 and 13 going eastbound and westbound all the way through orinda. a car caught fire in the eastbound bore of the caldecott tunnel just before 10 a.m. the tunnel started filling with smoke and people just got out of their cars and walked out of the tunnel. >> people were able to evacuate safely. the ventilation system turned on and everybody was out without any significant injury. >> reporter: the ventilation system did kick in but it was still a very scary situation for some drivers caught inside. here's how one described it. >> i just was two cars behind the fire. the car was burning. a chp officer told us to stay in the car, close the windows. and then explosions started. the car exploded. big bangs. so i got out and walked all th

eastbound traffic looks good. bay bridge, there is still that deck roadwork from the incline out towards treasure island. but behind the pay gates no longer seeing that slowing in the far right cash lane. like i said, no big accidents out there right now. still some overnight roadwork eastbound 580. this is counter-commute approaching north greenville we have been seeing that for a while, many months in fact. westbound 580 looks good all the way out through tracy coming from 205. and bart also on this friday morning commute so far they have all their trains about 20 or so all on time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> earlier we told you about a massive recall of prepackaged salads and sandwiches because of e. coli. now the first lawsuit. a sonoma county woman is suing richmond-based glass onion catering after she says she got sick and had to go to the hospital. she was only there for a day, but she says she is still feeling symptoms of the infection. >>> crab season officially kicks off this morning. things will be

it is blocking a couple of lanes eastbound highway 4 at san marco boulevard. we have a little bit of volume westbound but the crash is in the eastbound direction so expect delays. i will have more on the commute but for now we head over to matt and kristen. >> san jose police investigate an early morning issue with shooting two people shot and abc7 news reports two being shot. >> review of the annual international auto show that starts ♪ ♪ ♪ i ♪ know i can't deny... ♪ that i got a new feeling ♪ deep inside... ♪ [ female announcer ] with five perfectly sweetened whole grains... you can't help but see the good. >> this holiday season we are teaming up with our local feeding america food bank. you can help by going to abc7 news facebook and take the pledge to "give where you live." we will donate a dollar in your honor for each pledge to the bay area feeding america food banks up to $75,000. the if deed to be rewards because everyone who takes the pledge, and i took a pledge but i am not eligible, but you will be entered to win $7,000 and the winner

so international blevard or eastbound 580. it look likesrom what christie sa on scene all lanes are starting to reopen but expect slowin down toward the coliseum. thank you for that. it's 5:33 now. this morning san jose police now searching for suspects in the city's3rd homicide of the ar. this follows a violent weekend acro the city. there were two homicides and a deadly shootg involving deties. bob redell is live in san jos th more on these deadly shootings. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. yes, law enforcement haset to idtify any suspes in either of the two homices that took placehisweekend. here in the south bay. that include this is one a ts strip mall west san carlos. the most recent homicide this happen 24 urs ago o the 100 block of golden rain. this was early sunday morning when police fou a manhot in a home athat address. he died on the scen becoming the 43rd person to be murdered in san jose this year. as i menon in order arrests yet. turn the clock back and you have another pers shot and killed. this was after

they were detouring you at pennsylvania avenue eastbound. that should no longer be an issue. we have things moving along quite nicely on all fronts. the beltway looks good in from oxen hill on the wilson bridge. route 5 from brandywine nice, no problems on the beltway. a live shot along 95 in virginia near dumfries rose and you can see smooth sailing as the hov lanes are now open northbound. back to you. >> thank you, amanda. >> it was one of the biggest nights in music. >> the american music awaca >> we're back at 4:56. 17 7 is on your side with a consumer alert. the national average price for a gallon of very 3.28, that is seven cents more than just a week ago. in d.c., it is 3:50. in virginia it is 3.21. >> the bug winners at the american music awards. >> both were tied for through wins each last night. ♪ >> oh, yeah. i think our executive producer sara picked that video. fans voted for artist of the year for the third time, tyler swift. favorite soul r&b artist went te pop album. and mack economy -- macklemore and ryan lewis with the favorite rap album. >> and, one of p

on the connection between eastbound 84 to southbound 880 we have a car that is blocking one lane. this is the drive through walnut creek southbound 680 to the 24 junction and still moving at top speeds. if you are flying out of town for the holiday be prepared, with holiday travel a mess for millions. 2.4 million people are expected tofully in the country today, the second busiest day of the year and sfo expects 63,000 to arrive and the same departing. oakland international and san jose international are also expecting larger than usual crowds today. officials advise arriving 90 minutes early for domestic and two hours early for international nights. matt keller will have a report in the next half hour. the weather will worsen as the day wears on in the mid-atlantic regions with 20 states are in the storm's path and millions are dealing with snow and sleet. the good news is the heaviest part of the system will clear before the turkey comes out of the. oven. >> popular areas will be closed around sausalito because of a raw sewage spill. we are in the newsroom. how is the cleanup. >

first it was reported eastbound now its westbound. and you can see the fire department is just showing up. so this crash at the bottom of your screen is pleasant hill onramp to westbound 24 is an injury crash. let's move along and take a look at westbound bay bridge. that is backed up for a small delay. san francisco they got rid of the crash east 80 right at the 101 split but there is still standing water there. be careful as you drive through. 880 southbound has been good. now let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. >>> good morning, everybody. its about time we got rain. decent totals. not bad. not bad. we are kind of between. mill valley picked up over an inch of rain. haven't gotten reporting of kentfield yet. i bet they have a little bit more. san francisco 58. oakland 46. and san jose picked up a third of an inch. napa three quarters. i'm really having a hard time finding rain totals from the peninsula. if you have one or take one, you can always tweet me. three quarters to 2.5 inches of rain. quarter of an inch to a half inch so

. >> coming up next, an alum is making the day special for eastbound families. >> all the fixings for a turkey feast. >> and traveling this thanksgiving may be a little easier. why there may be fewer cars on the road this holiday. >> what deal are these folks hoping to land? we'll show you. >>> we have an update now. firefighters say they now have a fire about 65% contained. that's up from 25% last night. it started friday morning and burned about 3300 achers. >> a new protest means that it will not be business as usual on wednesday. drivers have approved a work stoppage. they say there's no other way to get the attention of managers. ept to negotiate compensation just waying to unload the port. members feel like they play with them. >> they also want help paying for a new emissions standards on the truck. so far no comment from the port of oakland. >> fewer caliifornians will be traveling this thanksgiving. at least that's according to aaa. about 5 million people plan to hit the road this holiday weekend in california. meantime, more than 500,000 caliifornians will reportedly fly to

all lanes blocked out near truckee eastbound 80 slow-and- go from 89. and over to the bay bridge, not too bad, not too long to get on the bay bridge span this morning. the metering lights are on but cycling quickly so no big issues for friday morning. san mateo bridge also moving at the speed limit this morning out of hayward and foster city. bart right now 55 trains all on time. ace train one, three and five also reporting no delays. that is your latest kcbs traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> time now is 6:40. a newly completed drug tunnel between the u.s. and mexico is shut down by authorities. the high-tech system in place to move the illegal goods. >>> how about the market just opened up a few minutes ago? it's a friday last day of the workweek and it is looking mighty good. everything is up. all things financial with jason brooks when we come back. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd chan

the caldecott tunnel just reopened after a fire ee crash filled the eastbound bore with smoke forcing dozens to run out to safety. anne makovec is live at the scene with the very latest. ann. >> reporter: all bores are re- open. this was a traffic mess a half hour ago. we are at the 13 interchange at highway 24. look at the people who got out of this tunnel as it was filling with smoke this morning after a car caught fire in the eastbound bore of the caldecott tunnel just before 10 a.m. smoke started taking over. so people just left their cars and walked out of the tunneling. the tunnel's ventilation system kicked in but it was a very scary situation for drivers inside. here's how one describes it. >> i just was two cars behind the fire. the chp says to stay in the car and close the windows. but cars exploded so i walked out. it was smoky in there. it was terrible. really. >> reporter: eight people were taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation. they will be okay. that was done out of an abundance of caution. all bores are open. the number one bore has one closed out because a burne

the biggest was eastbound at the ge plant. that had cleared before the 4:30 start of this show. a smooth flow of traffic from that time on. the green highlighted, wet conditions all over the oakland area. we're watching for trees reported down. so far, as anthony said, lighter winds. san mateo bridge, still a blurry lens. we have the smooth try with the taillights away from the hayward side over to the peninsula. and emeryville, looking at our map, our camera facing the bay bridge. low clouds hovering around, slick conditions and that mist on the windshield that could be an issue this morning. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay" we're keeping a close eye on all that wet weather out there this morning. >>> and could weather keep the bulldozers sidelined one more day at newly approved apple headquarters in cupertino? details coming up. >>> and a decades long debate taking center stage in vallejo. why a high school's mascot is once again under fire. to those who've waited... worried... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new stat

eastbound and westbound, some reported between bailey. they have a couple lanes blocked to about 1:00 this afternoon. here is a live look at a very quiet commute across the golden gate bridge. i did see a crew just drive past headed toward knorr end. a live look out on the east bay. the nimitz almost paralyzed. that is north carolina traffic. almost 16 minutes between 238 and the maze. westbound 580 looks good. with it one earlier accident. i just checked reports. cleared right-hand shoulder. everything moving at the speed limit. coming up a fuller check of the south bay. meantime back to you, guys. >> thank you. >>> tonight the miami dolphins will try to concentrate on football when they play the buccaneers in tampa bay. but they will take the field without two players at the center of a bullying scandal. as reporter marly hall tells us, a suspended player now admits sending offensive text messages. reggie incognito said he's embarrassed by the language he used with his teammate. the offensive lineman admits to using the n word. >> i'm n

eastbound 80 from powell street to willow avenue is a long stretch from emeryville beyond highway fur to hercules with lanes blocked for construction crews. we have 10 or 12 minutes weapon the cones are picked up. westbound 580 the sig-alert is causing a backup at 50 minutes from tracy to dublin. two lanes are blocked. two are open. the big rig was packed behind the accident to block traffic from running into that. the traffic is not too nice bumper-to-bumper traffic for pleasanton. this is going to be the drive across the golden gate bridge with construction crews picking up cones. the trucks are there and are making their way in the northbound direction. slow for the cope zone. >> the senate will begin debate on the first major bill barring workplace discrimination against gays in two decades. gays, lesbians and transgender workers face script nation on -- face discrimination on the job. it opens small businesses opponents say, to frivolous lawsuits. if the bill passes in the senate, the prospects in the house of representatives are not certain. president obama is meeting with busin

now through the eastbound and trivalley, napa, 64. we'll get some partly cloudy skies here for santa rosa. across the northbound, that really is where you' been hit the hardest with the poor air quality in the forecast. but it looks like at least as we head throughout tomorrow, some of these areas will be improving. you'll see going to the mod a the levels. i do think as we head throughout friday's forecast it's going to get a lot better for everyone. now for the rest of the bay, 64 in hayward. possibly the warmest temperature right on down here towards livermore. a lot more sunshine. temperatures warming up a little by more. possibly 69. and then for saturday, we'll hold pretty stable in those temperatures. cooling with the john shore. then by sunday's forecast, this looks like the best of that holiday week. sunny skies from san francisco, all the way down to san jose. livermore could hit an expected 74 degrees in the forecast. so again, sunday, the best day in the forecast. that leaves three days to continue to eat the leftovers and

a stalled bus blocking a lane eastbound 880 before 1st so there is a volume over to treasure island. now now we have a classic of a problem at stanford university at main entrance with a car and a bicycle it, possibly a broken back. >> today, a when day strike will be held across u.c. campuses by 22,000 medical workers and student tutors. pickets take place at the medical center from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with the union accusing the administration of unfair labor practices and dangerously low staffing levels. officials say they have hired replacement workers and elective treatments are postponed. >> who is the hottest star in hollywood? "people" magazine's pick for sexiest man alive. >> he is just getting into hollywood. >> an air ambulance crashes into the ocean overnight and the desperate search now underway. >> and how much it costs san francisco to let batkid fight criminals around the city and where the money is ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ fema [ female announcer ] get your taste of the season, at raley's, bel air and nob hill. >>> covering novato, outbound, sunny

eastbound 580 looks good. now let's go to steve. >>> sal, its dark. we have a full tank of gas. >> i know that. blues brothers. >> yes, thank you. let's say hello or whatever. the strongest tropical storm ever. 195 miles an hour sustained winds. gusts to 235. eastern central philippines but still it is a monster. we have lost a lot of communication. that is half the problem here. i'm sure everything will start to filter in here later today. it will start to head out now and head toward vietnam. it will decrease in intensity once it goes over land. but still it is still a very, very strong super typhoon or hurricane. for us we have fog back. that is about it. high clouds will continue to stream in to the north but not here. everything is driving upwards. it looks like a bad sign for us if you are looking for rain. we won't see any. we will see a cooler pattern. more 40s this morning than 50s we had yesterday. napa did get 39. now they are 43. reno is cooler than tahoe. 45 ukiah. 44 sacramento. for us we'll have the low cloud deck. for us we will look f

a solo crash on the on-ramp is causing a delay on eastbound and westbound i-80. if you are headed in and out of the fairfield, watch out. our mass transit shows no service for ace train. bart is on time. we have a couple of extra cars on bart to carry extra passengers. that is good news. this is a picture of the bay bridge toll plaza with traffic flowing nicely away from the maze into san francisco with no delays, no accidents, either. >> black friday shopping deals are here. which stores are dominating the sole media word of mouth. bloomberg business report is next. >> the bay area's largest and most prestigious auto show is underway. >> a treat for whale watchers. there are still hundreds of humpbacks off monterey bay. >> we kickoff the holiday exist guide with the hottest competitions offering completely redesigned gaming consoles. each sold a million units. which do you pick? our technology editor weighs in. >> the war is on between the xbox and the play station. my winner? the xbox. it has a lot of family friendly games, a lost internet streaming services an

this is interstate 80 eastbound heading towards the lower deck. there is word that there may be a pedestrian that has been struck by a bill " and possibly a big rig. at present all the lanes of interstate 80 are shut down. that is the word from the california highway patrol. this does not sound good. the combination of a pedestrian in a big rig does not look good. initially they indicated that there may not keep all the lanes blocked but that is just a hunch. >> however, right now there is a problem getting to the lower deck of the bay bridge from the sky way. to get around this problem you can use to 80 into san francisco and then get off at fort st.. and that will get your rumpus problem so if you are headed to the east bay to catch it fly at oakland international did not get on the skywest common interstate 80 eastbound. you should exit the freeway and take city street and get on the approach to the bay bridge past the seven street exit. >> a quick look at the bay bridge was the bomb is problem free as well as the san mateo bridge, highway 92 w

eastbound 580 into the tri-lley, we have a crash at san la rita road. there islowing below 6 miles per hour enough to trigger from green to yellow. we're tracking this. it's counter commute but it's in back toyou.and dublin ea. >> a 4:, breaking overnight explosns near the iranian embassy killed at least 23 including an irani dlomat. the cause is not immediately clear. 150 people wer injured. it also unclear if anyo was insidehe emssy, if they were hurt. the main gate of the embass was blown out and there was damage to the three-story building. the neighborhood is a stnghold of the militant group hezbollah. it has been th target of car bombings and rockets. retaliation for hezbollah's ee involvement helping troops fight in t country's civil war. we have new details on the deatof former raiders playe thomas howard, this morning his family releasing a stament anking people for their prayers and suort saying in pa, quote, during ts fficult time we ask that you respect the privacy of our family as wel as the privacy of the famil of z long liu. please contin

eastbound 580 it does sound like all lanes are clear. going over toward the north livermore exit but we see that starting to shift as far as the speeds so we'll track the tri-valley. so far no major issues westbound 580. there is the south bay, no problem heading up into mountain view for 101. and at the peninsula through foster city an easy drive. the approach off of the san mateo bridge. easy drive, winds are at bay but a beautiful drive over the 92 span. >> easy not so breezy. >> 4:40. coming up even though twitter has a few hours until it officially opens, you mentioned this earlier, co-founder jack dorsey has plans to move on. we'll tell you about that next. >> interesting to hear what they are working on. employees could get a better idea how safe their company is. the new labor rules, the labor department is getting ready to implement. >> we'll tell you about how san jose international helping to help a local teen with his eagle scout project. >>> welcome back everyone. taking a buv live look outside. christina tells us we're goin

. >> eastbound trains were stopped in the tube and rolled back to san francisco on the same track. we were above the train which caused the trouble. a worker with a flashlight is searching the track. after leaving the tube and headed to west oakland at 70 miles per hour bart says part of the train's undercarriage fell off and touched the third rail which caused arcing and sparks according to a passenger. >> between the loud noise, the feeling of hitting manage and everyone's gasped and went silent and we all knew something happened. >> so many filled the platform many passengers were held behind the upstairs gate. this is the 4th recent hassle for bart passengers including two strikes and last friday's computer glitch. >> this is irritate because bart always has issues. a couple of weeks ago we had the bart strike. now this. all trains were running again after 7:00. >> of course, we will check with leyla gulen to see how bart is doing this morning. if you were stranded on bart and took pictures or video we would like to see them. you can post them at abc7news.com or send them to ur

not far away winds blue -- blew the phone lines into each other swaying above the eastbound lane of the freeway and they were quickly cleared away. >> the winds brought down the tree in oakland, a photo sent to us at piedmont avenue a viewer tweeting that several blocks were without power. san us your pictures at ureport@kgo-tv.com. you can keep tabs on the rain with the weather app which is free. >> breaking news from napa where dozens are being chased from their homes by an out of criminal grass fire with an evacuation center sent up and hundreds of firefighters or on the scene. katie marzullo is in the newsroom. >> i just talked to the command center and firefighters have their hands full, it is not just grass. you have grass, brush, and oakland trees, a real rural area plus they tell me lots of canyons making for teach access in many areas. right now, the fire has burned 350 acres with firefighters have it only 25 percent contained with no estimate if full containment and petroleum have been forced their rural homes and authorities have evacuated four areas, including chimney rock a

out at the san mateo bridge looking good eastbound and westbound. eastbound back towards hayward, you are in good shape and golden gate bridge in good shape and moving well northbound and southbound. mark. >>> thank you, dan. government officials now warning that the sequester cuts where congress couldn't agree. the warning that the sequester will get worse as we go in the next year with steeper cuts already expected to kick in january. this year's cuts weren't as bad because government agencies had extra money in rainy day funds. the pentagon used more than five billion dollars in unspent money they had from previous years to ease their 39 billion in sequester cuts. furloughs originally scheduled for 11 days were scaled back to six. the justice department found more than five hundred million in similar money. that allowed agencies like the f.b.i. to avoid furloughs together this year. but come in january with the rainy day money gone and those steeper cuts that kick in on january first, they are warning that government services and the furloughs wi

on the san mateo bridge good traffic eastbound and westbound on highway 92 and a smooth ride. at the golden gate bridge, not too much fog. it has been clear on the roadway and the skies. let's check the skies with erica kato. >>> we are waking up to overcast conditions and we have patchy fog and delays at sfo, as for temperatures take a look. vallejo in the upper 30s and grab a jacket. we have been in the 40s. 53 in downtown san francisco and mid-50s in oakland. in terms of visibility worse in arvarda and fog around half- moon bay. in the afternoon the fog will lift, expect high clouds later today. by lunchtime temperatures in the 60s but we will see 70s fill in approaching 3:00 this afternoon. so with that expect slightly warmer conditions for livermore and along the delta and by 8:00, temperatures for the most part are in the upper 50s. bringing down your afternoon highs for today. expect slightly cooler conditions than what we experienced yesterday. you can thank the clouds with campbell, 68 degrees in mountain view and 66 in fremont. low 70s throughout the east bay and ric

eastbound and westbound are affected because of a car fire and an accident. over to you. seven things to know before you go. the only news returns in 60 seconds. stay >>> good morning at 6:54. look at the picture of san francisco seen from the sutro tower camera, a warm pop before the weather towns more like november. the forecast is coming up. >> seven things to know before you go. breaking news an amber alert issued over two week old baby taken by his 22-year-old father yesterday and police are looking for a tan 2004 with sightings this morning. breaking news in san francisco where investigators are trying to determine the cause of an early morning fire in the richmond district with eight people displaced from the build ing damaged the internet archives, a company that arrest -- archives everything on the interpret. >> the university is ordering department heads to reduce the number of classes to balance a budget and a university spokesman says that school was on track to overspend by $3.8 million this year. >> four, a new snag while demolishing the old bay bridge with

here is our richmond-san rafael bridge eastbound there is construction from the tolls to canal boulevard. we will have a couple of lanes taken away lasting until 6:00. the drive time traffic headed on 680 southbound from walnut creek to dublin is 14 minutes and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 51 minutes and through the santa cruz mountains is 65 minute -- 25 minutes. this is the picture from walnut creek, you can see the traffic is moving nicely as you make it down to the 24 junction. >> abc7 news has obtained copies of internal administration memos that reveal for the first time how the malfunctioning healthcare.gov website has adversely affected the entire sign up. glitches did not only affect those who tried to log on but it impacted those who called the government hotline to sign up and those who submitted paper applications. processors used the same portal no matter how many people apply and how they applied. tekkies are taking down the website for maintenance each night from 10:00 10:00 p.m. to . our type. >> a child will have a surgery, 149-month-old was to have

. >> yeah, that is is a crash on eastbound 80 near seventh. san francisco 101 is being held upright now. let's go to the live picture. we can see that 101 is being taken off the freeway now. they set up a flair pattern and everyone is being taken off the freeway. the cars are getting off on vermont street. the crash is east 80 at seventh. involving a car badge truck and -- garbage truck. you can see 101 and on to eastbound 80 is completely shut down for this crash here. and we'll let you know more about what is going on. right now 101 is closed. by alternate for you is to use 280. use 280 all the way down to sixth or king. and then it will bypass all of this trouble. in fact, 101 is beginning to quickly back up as far as 280. if you are trying to get to the city to do shopping, don't even bother with 101 northbound. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is light. no major problems. and we've been checking out the sun valley mall here. southbound 680 looks good as you approach the mall. you can see traffic -- some parking lot actio