that is your latest "kcbs traffic." for more on your forecast, here's lawrence. >> all right. if you are stepping outside right now, a lot of clouds moving overhead but that's actually making for mild conditions out the door right now. but what a change just from yesterday as high pressure is sliding eastward meaning cooler temperatures on the way. out the door we go, looking toward the bridge, low clouds over the bridge and some high clouds above, as well. with that in mind it looks like the temperatures staying mild early on this morning. 40s even some upper 50s into san francisco but by the afternoon, these temperatures slightly cooler than yesterday. still, low to mid-70s in much of the east bay a lot of 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 70s towards the coastline. >>> developing news now. the deaths of two transit men on bart tracks are putting the spotlight on employee safety issues at bart. today a state assembly committee will look into that accident. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec joins us with more. >> repor

that's your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, tesla's model s cars are now officially under a federal investigation. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran with the new information coming into the newsroom this morning. the feds are looking into the battery fires. >> reporter: two incidents that happened last month and this new investigation could lead to a recall but the company's ceo says not so fast. tesla's model s a plug-in electric sedan was once marketed as the safest car in america. now it's the subject of a u.s. safety investigation. this comes after two cars in washington state and tennessee caught fire after they ran over debris piercing the battery compartment igniting the flames. the national highway traffic safety administration says it wants to examine risks from the undercarriage getting hit. >> i do think it's does seem to be i think honestly just a bit too much attention paid to tesla good or bad. >> reporter: hours before the investigation announcement, ceo elon musk

tune to our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. that is your "kcbs traffic." here's lawrence with the forecast. >> a great day ahead a few clouds and a lot of sunshine and some warmer temperatures outside for the day. let's take you to the beach right now looking nice at ocean beach early on although we have seen a couple of patches of fog near the coastline as well but that's looking clear there. throughout the day very nice weather ahead. in fact, temperatures today will likely be on the warm side especially inland. you will see some mid- to upper 70s there. you will see plenty of 70s inside the bay and some 60s toward the coastline but big changes ahead after that as it looks like temperatures will cool down and maybe we start to shift toward a wetter weather pattern. this ridge going to start to flatten out. you can see high clouds over the top of the ridge from time to time. otherwise, going to be a very mild day ahead. and if you are planning to travel out of sfo, not a big deal as far as weather is concerned. just partly cloudy skies, should be able to

that's a check of your "kcbs traffic." for your important weather forecast, here's lawrence. >> here we go straight to the holiday a lot of folks traveling around here in the bay area and, of course, across the country. i think locally we're okay just some partly cloudy skies if you are stepping outside right now. and it looks like it's going to stay that way on and off throughout the day today. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds with mild temperatures, maybe slightly above average and then changes for the thanksgiving forecast. i think the kind you're going to like. we have been watching for the potential of some rain but now it looks like this cutoff low is going to dig almost directly south and that means it will keep most of the rain away from the coast and keep passing clouds. otherwise, it should stay dry for thanksgiving. so with that in mind, got great weather ahead today around the state. 60 monterey bay, 62 sacramento. around the bay temperatures generally in the 60s. looks like mid-60s into morgan hill. 66 in san

that's "kcbs traffic." back to you. >>> nurses say they will not be going on strike against the university of california and medical center and student health facilities this week. they have a tentative contract calling for a 4% pay increase -year-old through 2017 and prevents staffers from going on strike. the "l.a. times" reports the nurses agreed not to join a one-day strike wednesday by other uc workers. >>> tonight palo alto is expected to consider expanding its outdoor smoking ban. earlier this year, smoking was banned in parks and within 25 feet of building entrances. now some city council members want to include the downtown area and california avenue. a memo says extending the ban would reduce secondhand smoke and litter. >> it's safer for me and people with kids to hang out in a public area without knowing that they could easily get affected by smokers around them. >> if the city decides to move forward, the next step would be to send the proposal to a committee. >>> vallejo high school may soon h

that is kcbs traffic. here is larry. >>> and starting out with a little color in your sky this morning. going to see a whole lot of sunshine as high pressure begins to build in overhead. still a little chilly in spots. 30s and 40s around the bay area now. but by the afternoon, mild sunshine and hazy conditions. 60s and some 70s, maybe as high as 70 in livermore. 69 in san jose, about 68 in oakland and 65 in san francisco. so some beautiful weather today. and i think that holds to for weekend. plenty of sunshine, maybe slightly just warmer into sunday. but then after that, things really begin to change. the clouds start to roll into the bay area and a chance of showers and much colder conditions on tuesday and wednesday. >>> all right, larry, thanks. >>> thank you, lar! >> i love that name. i like it. >>> it will be a few more days before they try to launch a private rocket at cape canaveral. they abothered yesterday because of technical issues with the rocket. the goal is to put a 7,000- pound communicatio

that is your latest "kcbs traffic." is it a bird, a plane? lawrence said something in the sky last night some cool video to show us. >> yes. in southern california, there were reports coming in from all over southern california. they thought a fireball could have fallen from eye meteor shower. the torrid meteor shower north of los angeles in the san fernando valley you can see the bright glowing ball appear. it broke up into three parts and had a grown glow to it. it's believed to be part of the torrid meteor shower. there could be more to come. so keep your eyes to the skies. cloudy now with 40s and 50s at this hour. by the afternoon, we'll see a mix of sun and clouds again. temperatures mid-70s inland. much cooler temperatures toward the coastline into the 50s. cloudy skiesants ridge weakens a bit. temperatures coming down a few degrees today. you're going to see more clouds and looks like a cooling trend through the weekend. traveling out of sfo today, some partly cloudy skies no delays expected there just yet. looks like by the afternoon

that is "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >>> happening today, the city of oakland is opening temporary winter shelters. facilities can only accommodate single adults without children. four locations are opening. they are on san pablo, 16th, franklin and fruitvale avenue. >>> tonight in richmond chevron is holding a series of meetings of what it calls a communities revitalization initiative. it says it's investing more than $50 million in a long-term plan to create jobs, help local students and stimulate richmond's economy. >>> and tonight's meeting by the way at 5:30 at the community heritage senior apartments on fred jackson way. >>> some other bay area news on this wednesday. two men have pleaded not guilty in the murder of an 8-year-old girl at a sleepover in oakland. alaysha carradine was shot when she answered the door to' friends's apartment back in july. 22-year-old darnell williams and 27-year-old dzhokhar rolle charged with her murder. police think someone else was the intended target of a gang ret

that's a look at "kcbs traffic." guys? >>> the bay area teenager who was burned on a bus is back home this morning just in time for thanksgiving. kpix 5's da lin with more on luke "sasha" fleischman's road to recovery. >> reporter: sasha fleischman sits in the front passenger seat as the family car pulls into the garage home after three weeks at the if burn center. >> he is really excited to be at home. just walked up the stairs. >> reporter: his father took this photo of him smiling in his bedroom. you can see both of his legs are wrapped with bandages. sasha is tired in general physically and emotionally. >> reporter: earlier this month 16-year-old richmond thomas set the agender teen's skirts on fire aboard a bus. police say the suspect did it because he is homophobic. but sasha's family says the attack won't stop him from wearing skirts. in fact he won a black one yesterday. >> people realize that you can wear whatever you want and it doesn't mean that you have a right to attack them. >> reporter: what will change is s

that's the latest "kcbs traffic report." back to you guys. >>> imagine losing control of your car, you can't stop or do anything. tonight allen martin shows us how easy it would be for someone to hack your car. >> it's quite terrifying when you don't have brakes, right? >> reporter: a month after chris demonstrated for forbes magazine how he could hack in and take control of a car, he and his partner released details of their research at def con, one of the longest running and largest hacker conventions in the world. their findings are now plastered across the internet. kpix 5 first warned of the possibility of car hacking nearly two years ago. security expert brian con tow says it's a real threat. >> i would say you're actually driving your smartphones down the road. >> reporter: he says he released the information to hackers to help solve the vulnerable issue. >> you're going 199 miles per hour now even though that's apparently not the case. >> reporter: some cars have more than 30 of these small computers. valasek used a

here now is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason br. let's lead with the new ipar going on sale..and how apple needs it to be a big sellero stave off growing ion. then will hit >>> apple as new ipad is for sale. here to chat is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >> reporter: the new ipad air on sale in 42 countries including the united states. the base model starts at $499 for the wi-fi-only version. it is thinner and lighter than the prior ipad. also, the new processor a whole lot faster and it's getting really good reviews from a number of tech sites. it is a key launch for apple. it has dominated the tablet market since launching the first ipad in 2010 but in the 3rd quarter of this year, idc says apple shares have fallen to less than 30% of the market while samsung has climbed up to 20% and you have a host of other companies also getting in on the action. the new ipad mini will reportedly go on sale on november 21. chevron out with its earnings report for the 3rd quarter and the san ramon based company missed on both prof

more "kcbs traffic" coming up. back to you. >>> second rail leg may be in the works for the controversial california high-speed rail project. the state's high-speed rail authority board gave approval to proceed with a route during its meeting yesterday. 114-mile route for the second segment of the bullet train would go from fresno to bakersfield. it requires a host of federal and environmental approvals before it's finalized. >>> happening today, those living on san francisco's treasure island will have expanded postal options. a new village post offices at the island cove market there. it will be the first vpo in san francisco's postal district. it will offer stamps, po boxes, prepaid packages and priority mailboxes and envelopes for those on the island. >>> new details this morning in the billion-dollar black market drug website. we have just learned silk road 2.0 has launched. and the site claims new security measures will ensure no member will lose credit in the event of another closure. this comes as a second

that's "kcbs traffic." back to you. >>> new this morning a drive of a utility truck led rohnert park police and chp on a high- speed chase on the southbound highway 101. here it is. it began about 1:30 this morning on golf course drive when officers tried to pull over u utility truck because the headlights were off but the driver sped off. chp then set spike strips in the street causing a truck to hit an suv. the driver fled on foot. he was caught later and arrested. >>> happening today, bart board members will vote on a contract offer that ended last month's strike. it appears they are ready to reject the deal. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is in oakland with what the two sides are saying. anne? >> reporter: we have heard from a couple of bart board members who are not happy with this multi-million dollar mistake. they say it was entered into the final contract in the last moments. the contract that has their signature by the way. the meeting begins at 9:00. they say there's no way to pay for the six weeks

that is your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >>> tributes are pouring in for coach john webb, a long-time athletic director, coach and teacher at john f. kennedy high school in fremont. he died in a car crash over the weekend. as kpix 5's betty yu reports, loved ones gathered to honor him last night. >>> reporter: their faces alone could tell the story better than most words. at a memorial to remember coach john webb. >> he was just a father. that's it. [ crying ] >> reporter: hundred dollars of players and students from john f. kennedy high school made signs, lit candles and brought flowers to honor a man they called a father and mentor both on and off the field. >> he always just told me that i could do something with myself and that i could go somewhere, and to me, that was a big deal. >> reporter: the 76-year-old was struck by a car on 680 last week. he had gotten out to direct other drivers around an accident he was involved in. the pain has been felt as far away as south korea. a man serving overseas watc

that is your kcbs traffic report. here is more with your forecast. >>> quiet start to the day around the bay area. we've got patchy frost developing in some of the interior valleys over at sfo right now looks like a quiet start there as well. mostly clear skies, temperatures a little chilly in spots this morning, as we head throughout the day though becoming a mild day with plenty of sunshine and looks like it will stay dry now through mid week, now that may change as we get into thanksgiving. high pressure holding on though right now, but you can see a couple of systems off the coastline, one here, another weak one right here bringing us a few more clouds as we head toward the next couple days but for today, dry, mild weather continues and then things change with the cutoff low as we head toward thanksgiving. around the state you'll see 60s into the central valley, sunshine there, 63 inment the monterey bay as we look toward the next couple days things will start to shift gears, a few more clouds coming our direction

that is your latest "kcbs traffic" report. back to you guys. >>> the market opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's check the early numbers. a bit of a mixed bag. a little up and down. we'll crunch the numbers and more with kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. coming up next. >> reporter: volunteers are busy this morning taking your phone calls, taking your donations to help the victims of typhoon haiyan. remember, the number: 1-888-5-helps-u. we have volunteers. any amount counts. if you are sitting at home and watching and you want to give and you can only give $10, please, give us a call, 1-888-5- helps-u. we'll be right back. ,, encouraging words about job unemployment benefits. here now is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. i'll start with weekly jobless >>> fewer people are in line for unemployment benefits for the fifth week in a row. here's kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >> reporter: decent news an wall street. first time weekly unemployment claims fell by 2,000 to 339,000. the prior we

that is your latest "kcbs traffic." over to lawrence now for the forecast. >>> going to be the nicest day of the week at least the warmest outside as high pressure strengthens somewhat but we have some changes coming our way for the weekend. headed out the door a little chilly in spots. we have some 40s and 50s in most areas although down to the tupper 30s in some of the north bay valleys again. toward this afternoon, enjoying sunshine all the way to the beaches. mid-60s at the coastline 70s inside the bay today and even some mid- to upper 70s in some of the valleys. so that ridge of high pressure kind of maxing out today. looks like things are going to be changing. ridge breaks down on saturday and here comes a cold front sliding out of the gulf of alaska. not strong enough to bring rain but will bring some clouds and cooler temperatures and the winds will be kicking up by saturday afternoon. warm temperatures around the state, lots of 70s, 77 degrees in fresno, 75 in sacramento. the high country looking very nice but

tune to our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. that is traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> 4:47. the man who oversaw the launch of the healthcare.gov has resigned. tony triningle was chief information officer at cms. critics on capitol hill are calling for another resignation from health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius. she was grilled again yesterday at a senate committee hearing. some lawmakers said some government contractors should be punished as well that plagued the healthcare website. >> i want you to burn their fingers and make them pay. >> we know that lying to congress is a crime but unfortunately lying to the american people is not. >> president obama anticipates the website will be working the way it's supposed to by the end of the month. >>> well, we haven't heard about the high-speed rail project in a while that's supposed to connect the bay area to l.a. >> we are talking about it this morning because sharon chin discovered the rail project is running right over some little known tunnels that a long time ago w

we'll have your latest "kcbs traffic" in 10 minutes. >>> 4:54. shares of tesla motors dropped 12% in after-hours trading following a disainter30ing earnings report. the palo alto based company says it lost 38.5 million dollars at 32 cents per share in the 3rd quarter despite a revenue jump. it sold more than 5500 model s sedans a quarterly record. it weighed down the move to open new stores and invest heavily in the charging network in the united states and europe. >>> stars from "two broke girls" and "mom" helped announce the nominees for the people choice awards. >> the nominees for favorite country artists are, allison janney -- oh, no -- [ laughter ] >> "glee" led the pack with 8 nominations. katy perry and sandra bullock each got five nominations. and michelle spoke to the stars of the cbs show "two broke girls," talked about how much she missed the north bay where she grew up. >> i miss hiking up in mill valley. the tennessee valley trail to goes to the beach, i miss that. uhm, i miss the people, everybody is great. i miss my friends from h

that is "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> san francisco's chinatown is the oldest chinatown in the country and home to one of the largest asian communities outside of china but the chinese population is shrinking. only on kpix 5, linda yee found out why that threatens chinatown's future. >>> reporter: chinatown has been a gateway for immigrants since the gold rush. a community where they live together, shop for familiar foods, and socialize. >> hi. >> reporter: but something is happening that threatens the survival of this asian community. the 2010 census found on average, a 17% drop in the chinese population in the neighborhoods in and around chinatown in the past 10 years. >> the main reason we're seeing people leave is because they are being forced out. >> reporter: san francisco property values have shot up because of the tech boom. so landlords are getting out of the rental business using the ellis act provision to evict tenants so they can sell their apartment units. on this street in

that is your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you. >> all right, elizabeth. thank you. >>> you think a 23-year-old would be happy to get $3 billion for a company he started. but in the tech world these days, that's apparently not enough. facebook wanted to buy the popular app snapchat for $3 billion but snapchat said no. the "wall street journal" says the company's 23-year-old ceo is holding out for more money. >> 23? wow. >>> asian stocks are higher today on president obama's comments on who will take over the fed. alexis christoforous reports. >> reporter: janet yellen will be on capitol hill today for her confirmation hearing to become the next head of the federal reserve. in prepared testimony, she says the economy is recovering from the recent great recession but that unemployment remains too high and that the fed is working to quick the recovery. analysts say yellen's comments suggest she will likely extend the fed's economic stimulus program if confirmed. >>> it's a big day for retailers. walmart, kohl's and nordstrom's all report earnings this morning

find kcbs at kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. >> too easy for you? no bent metal anywhere? [ laughter ] >>> folks around the bay area today a lot of sunshine coming our way starting out with mostly clear skies although we have had patchy fog show up in some of the valleys and it looks like we are in for a nice day ahead as high pressure builds in. plenty of sunshine and these temperatures very mild well above the average and then weak areas of low pressure over the top of the ridge so we'll see winds picking up from time to time especially over the mountaintops. today high pressure in control bringing lots of sunshine. the jet stream returning north so no threat of rain. it will be dry and sunny for now and above average temperatures probably today then starting to see some changes as early as tomorrow but around the state it will be dry 70 in redding, 76 in sacramento, 76 and sunny into monterey bay. temperatures outside today this afternoon in the south bay 71 in milpitas, 70 in union city and about 72 in san jose. 66 in half moon bay and sunny. 77 pleasanton. 75 fairfiel

that is your latest "kcbs traffic." for more on your wet forecast, here's lawrence. >> finally a wet forecast for the bay area. we have already seen showers early on in the north bay and looks like more to come. in fact, our hi-def doppler radar is tracking showers. let's take a closer look. toward napa, we have some rain that's making its way in that direction. nothing too heavy just yet about .10" of rain in some of the wettest north bay location. there's plenty more to come. there's more off the coastline. out the door, grab that umbrella. you're going to need it. temperatures now mainly in the 50s. most of those showers to the north but by the afternoon, i think that rain picks up further south. in fact, the evening commute could be very wet all around the bay area. highs only in the 50s and mid- 60s well inland. finally this cold front and the jet stream supporting it rolling right into the bay area now. looks like as we head in toward the afternoon that rain will be picking up especially about the middle of the da

that's a look at "kcbs traffic." now to frank. >>> 5:01. shopping on thanksgiving it's the new way apparently to spend the holiday and it's starting in just an hour from now. right now kpix 5's mark kelly at redwood city store that's getting ready to open its doors. i bet you have company. >> reporter: it's quiet. doors open in an hour at the kmart in redwood city at 6 a.m. still no one out here. the manager and some of the employees are starting to go inside. now, kmart isn't the only store opening on thanksgiving day. here's a full list. kmart at 6 a.m. best buy at 6 p.m. walmart at 6 p.m. macy's at 8 p.m. target at 8 p.m. so a good amount of stores trying to beat black friday. now, here's video from the best buy in pleasant hill last night. many there eager to be the first ones to snatch up an ipad before the shopping season gets going. last night shoppers were setting up tents there and those best buy doors won't even open until this evening. >> then they turn and go, hey, can you buy me something? so they all wa

this is "kcbs traffic," kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. here's lawrence with the forecast. >> back to sunshine and above average temperatures in the afternoon. yesterday we snuck in a couple of quick light showers. it's back to sun today. out the door, mostly clear skies. we are seeping patchy, dense fog beginning to develop -- we're seeing patchy, dense fog beginning to develop in the valleys. by the afternoon nothing but sunshine all the way to the coastline. low 60s toward the beaches. you will find 60s and 70s and sunny skies inside the bay. and very mild moving well into the 70s in the valleys. high pressure now building back in. that is second the jet stream well to the north. so that's shutting down the rain heading well north of the bay area for now at least for a few days here so more sunshine and above average temperatures expected then things begin to change over the weekend. sfo we have clear skies no delays are expected there. if you are traveling around the country 45 and sunny in chicago partly cloudy 68 in denver, 55 in hou

more kcbs traffic for you in just a few minutes. >>> good morning, everyone. the raiders have not finished with a winning season since 2002. unfortunately, that streak will continue for at least another year. matt mcgloin and the raiders had plenty to cheer about in the first half. oakland had a 21-7 lead. but dallas would score right before -- before the half and take control in the second half. demarko murray scored three touchdown. the cowboys win 34-24. >>> the packers remain winless since aaron rodgers broke his collar bone. matt flynn was sacked seven times. >>> the annual turkey game for the city championship could not stop gallileo's offense. tyler nelson to dontell jackson for the touchdown. thely ons win 34-30 for the first city title since 2009. >>> and jason kidd still has a few things to learn as a head coach. he was fined $50,000 for intentionally spilling his soda on the side line so the nets could get an extra timeout while they cleaned the floor. >>> and that's a look at sports. have a great day. >>> a big college football game today in san jo

that's a look at "kcbs traffic." guys? >> thank you, liza. >>> happening today glide memorial in san francisco one of many bay area organizations getting ready to serving people a full thanksgiving dinner. kpix 5's ryan takeo is there as the final preparations are taking place. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: hi, frank. good morning. happy thanksgiving, and happy thanksgiving to you at home. here at the glide foundation they have been around for 50 years. this is the golden anniversary. today it plans to feed 5,000 homeless in the city. and it takes a big shopping list. 950 pounds of fresh vegetables, ham, turkey, and plenty of the fixings are also on today's menu. we are going to show you some video from last night. we were here as about 50 volunteers prepped for today's meal. but it takes a lot more people to make this happen. later on, 500 volunteers will be here. that's in about the next hour or so. glide leaders say that there is a waiting list to volunteer on thanksgiving day. and if you have not signed up to

that's your latest "kcbs traffic." for your warm forecast, gosh, it was gorgeous yesterday, here's lawrence. >> yes, today going to be warmer. a few more clouds likely to cruise across our skies. we are seeing that right now outside. some patchy fog out toward the coastline. a few clouds otherwise. the temperatures a little warmer. 40s and some 50s now. as we head toward the afternoon, we'll find a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures still moving in the upper 70s inland. low 70s inside the bay. and upper 60s out toward the coastline. here it is. high pressure still holding on for one last day. but flattening out a little bit, you can see a couple of weak weather systems off the coastline that are starting flatten that ridge somewhat so we'll see a few more clouds but the temperatures are going to stay mild. these numbers going to be the warmest of the week after that. maybe the jet stream begins to dip further south. and we talk about the possibility of some rain. temperatures in the 70s in the central valley. 67 yosem

back to you. >> thank you, jason brooks from kcbs news. >>> time for traffic now. liz, what's going on? >> it is friday! and we're hopping for good traffic conditions. so far that appears to be the case up and down the nimitz freeway. we had an earlier accident northbound 880 by 29th. it is cleared to gore point so everything looks good past the coliseum. san mateo bridge at the limit this morning. all bridges except for maybe the bay bridge where there's a backup behind the pay gates look good. south bay guadalupe parkway northbound 87 at curtner an accident there, also out of lanes. but it's still backing up. looks like towards highway 85. and mass transit muni once again no delay any longer. but vta still having some problems due to overhead wire issues on the santa teresa to alum rock line. all right. we have been getting a big response over email and twitter. what drives you crazy on your commute? well, this is what phil says makes him crazy: we hear you, phil. we often see folks texting behind the wheel even though it was banned in 2009. the law says doesn't

that is your "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> elizabeth, thank you. >>> animal dna is being used to help solve brutal crimes in northern california. our allen martin shows us how pets have helped track down murder suspects. >> this crime scene had blood everywhere. >> reporter: the crime was a double murder. steven and linda riley were about to leave their northern california home and go to work when they were stabbed 19 times each in early december 2008. >> very, very friendly, they come out pretty much every night, walk the dogs and stop to talk to all the neighbors. >> reporter: all that blood was from steven and linda riley, none from a suspect. nevertheless, investigators focused on the couple's son matthew. >> we believe there's no evidence that points to him and can't understand why he he was arrest. >> reporter: with no evidence prosecutors let him go free until two years later when they discovered a silent witness. the riley's dog winston the tan one on the left. the evidence? a single dog hair found

that's kcbs traffic. >>> 4:37 now. nearly seven weeks after a body was found in a hospital stairwell her family is waiting to find out the cause of her death. the 57 year old discovered in a remote stairwell at san francisco general on october 8, more than two weeks after she was reported missing from her hospital room. spaldings family just one of hundreds waiting for information now on loved one whose have passed away. the chronicle discovered more than 600 cases have been waiting more than three months for a cause of death. there are 80 that have been open for more than a year now. spokesman for the spalding family is holding the head of the medical examine turpitudes office responsible for that backlog. >> dr. heart needs to work faster not only on behalf of lynn spalding but frankly the citizens of san francisco who are demanding better and faster help than that. it's outrageous >> medical examiner dr. ann heartell says her department is dealing with staffing issues right now and that the the reason for the delay.

we'll have more kcbs traffic updates in just a few minutes. >>> good morning everyone. tuesday, november the 12th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:01. developing news u in -- news in hayward. a two alarm fire forced more than a dozen people out of an apartment complex. it started shortly before 3:00 a.m. 15 people had to evacuate. a few people suffered minor injuries and a dog was killed. firefighters believe the fire started in a downstairs kitchen and spread upstairs. >>> and i'm cate cauguiran live in the studio, millions of filipinos struggling to find food and water. others trying to escape the areas hardest hit. we have video of the after math of super typhoon haiyan, and more details on how you can help. >>> well, to fight crime, oakland city council is talking about instituting a curfew. i'm mark kelly, coming up, it's very controversial. we'll have both sides weigh in. >>> and let's check in with elizabeth again for a look at our morning commute. >>> and back to b.a.r.t. these are major delays on the richmond line. when b.a.r.t. s

that is your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you, liz. >>> a loud crowd showed up to shout out opposition to a proposed teen curfew in the city of oakland. >> i'm going to remove you from the chamber. >> oakland's public safety committee decided against sending the curfew plan to the full city council. even the interim police chief sean whent isn't on board. he has been interim chief for several months. christin ayers reports on the search for a permanent chief. >>> reporter: >> you've talked about what a chief needs to do. >> reporter: the meeting at oakland city hall is unlike any this person has ever seen. >> the city administrator wanted a public input process for what people want to see in the chief of police. >> reporter: eight meetings in a month asking oaklanders what them in their next chief. >> charisma. >> okay. >> i think oakland needs a police chief it can like. >> reporter: their feedback will go to recruiters. at this meeting, only three people showed although the administrator's office

that is your latest "kcbs traffic" update. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> chp trying to determine why the bmw was going about 100 miles an hour on 880 and kpix 5's kiet do is live at the scene of that deadly crash now with the very latest. kiet, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, frank. check it out. the lanes on 880 southbound here at oak street have just opened up within the past couple of minutes. so traffic is recovering at this hour. now, as you mentioned, the bmw just before 1:00 this morning was going in excess of 100 miles an hour when it clipped a semi. it went flying into the air flipped over a couple of times and smashed into a crv heading in the other direction. there was a male driver in each car. both were killed. the chp has not released details on motive or whether or not the driver who caused this was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. but traffic is back to normal out here. it took them about five hours to clean out this wide debris field that scattered glass and metal across the freewa

that is your "kcbs traffic." lawrence has the friday forecast. >> a little dense fog out there this morning and around the bay along the coastline. watch out for that. very thick in spots. but i think that will lift quickly. it's only a thin layer of fog and that means we'll clear out nicely into the afternoon. and the temperatures going to stay on the mild side especially in land. we are planning mid-70s there. 60s and 70s around the bay cool at the coastline highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. a mild start to the weekend and things begin to change. we have this area of low pressure in the gulf of alaska that will slowly develop bringing more clouds and gradual cooling into the latter part of the weekend and holiday and chance of showers by tuesday. sfo we are looking at some possible delays due to clouds this morning. by the afternoon, that should give way to some sunshine and about 65 degrees. around the country 48 partly cloudy in chicago. 68 degrees and mild in denver. 70 in houston and 50 and dry in new yor

that's your latest "kcbs traffic report." >> thank you. >>> new this morning, rohnert park police tackled a driver of a utility truck who led them on quite a chase. it began around 1:30 in the morning on golf course drive when officers tried to pull over a truck because of the headlights were off. the driver sped off on to southbound highway 101. chp finally set up spike strips causing the truck to hit an suv. the driver got off the highway and fled on foot. he was then caught. >>> a bay area war veteran is pulled from a plane in north korea minutes before set to take off and then detained. now three weeks later, family and friends had no contact with the 85-year-old from palo alto. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran joins us from the newsroom with more on this developing story. cate. >> reporter: frank, experts say north korea hasn't acknowledged it's holding him and the state department isn't confirming he is the american detained. 85-year-old korean war veteran merrill newman was on his way back home to palo alto but he was det

jason brooks from kcbs news. thanks. time is 6-- let's get a of traffic. >>> how are we doing jason? >>> no major earnings reports coming out. the focus will be on speculation what the federal reserve is going to do. eighty thousands more than expected. good economic news is good news all the way around. could likely push the fed a little closer. next meeting is in december. after we got through the shutdown with a better than expected again, a gain of 200,000 jobs this month. if we get that, the likelihood of a bond move in december is very high, according to analysts on wall street. >>> got the 5s and 5c selling for apple now. they've only been on the market for a month and a half. looking at the indication iphones to come out second half of next year as they tend to do. our report apple is working on larger display screens, something a lot of users, analysts have been calling for. expectations we would see this in the latest it ration of the iphone. looking at screens of 4.7, 5.5 inches. heard a lot of other companies

that is kcbs traffic. >>> 5:38. the cash strapped postal service trying out a new partnership with staples. certain locations like this one. customers will be able to find stamps and mail packages like they typically do. service includes mailing items out of the country as well. staples the first retailor to take part in the program. >>> amazon is trying out a delivery. will be delivering packages on sundays in new york and l.a. next weekend. will begin in new orleans next year. postal service calling the deal a win-win for all. officials are now exploring similar agreements with other retailers. >>> gas prices are down 15 cents nationwide. average far gallon of regular is $3.19. wow. drivers in oklahoma are paying under 3 bucks. san francisco still the highest all the way around at 3.74. statewide average in california, 3.62 >> always higher here. >>> the dow is on a roll starting the week after reaching a high on friday. >> this week about the future of the federal reserve. what the fed is hoping to hear. good mor

that's "kcbs traffic." back to you. >> thank you. >>> some breaking news right now. kpix 5's anne makovec is in hayward, where a van crashed into a power pole and knocked out power to a neighborhood there. anne. >> reporter: you can see lanes blocked at "a" street on hathaway avenue behind me as pg&e tries to restore power to hundreds of people who are still without it this morning. there was a vehicle accident at about 1:40 this morning when a man driving a work van hit a power pole so hard that it sheared the pole which damaged another one two blocks away. 5700 homes and businesses immediately lost power. >> yeah, i mean, i was just sitting in the house and next thing i know i hear like this loud boom and, you know, i come outside and see it's a van out here and i ain't got no power. >> reporter: now, police think the man was driving drunk. they also say he tried to run away from the crash but they ended up catching him. back out here live now on hathaway avenue, you can see the street is dark behind me.

let's check on your kcbs traffic report. >>> good morning everybody. chp still working on this accident. it happened in the milpitas area involving a car going down an embankment. this is southbound 880 just beyond the 237 interchange. you will find chp on scene but still lots of room on the freeways. very light drive approaching and passing the accident scene. the bridge commutes are still holding steady and we are expecting holiday light traffic today with this friday after thanksgiving. we aren't expecting too much action on the roadways except just outside of the shopping areas. we are expecting some days for i- 80 and 580 in livermore outside the new outlets. no problems for . b.a.r.t. remember, no ace train service today. they will resume on monday morning. back outside to check on the san mateo bridge. westbound traffic looking good. that is a good option. if you plan on making the drive approaching the altamont pass, no delays approaching 680. the nimitz also a good option with no problems just outside of hagenburger road. >>> some folks who ar

that is your latest "kcbs traffic." with more on your forecast here's lawrence. >> a great day ahead lots of sunshine and the temperatures going to be heating up a few more degrees. it looks like we have some great weather at least the next couple of days. then the whole pattern shifts outside now mostly clear skies looks like got some variety of temperatures out there. a little bit of an offshore wind so 40s and 50s in most spots now. sunny and warmer this afternoon and then changes after tomorrow. that's when we are going to start to see the jet stream dip toward the bay area but right now high pressure remains in control. the jet stream well to the north. we are going to keep things very mild outside and warming through wednesday. and then things begin to change as we get into thursday and the latter part of the weekend maybe a return of rain. 60s and 70s today into the central valley. 50% chance of showers into eureka at 57 degrees. sunny in monterey bay. around our bay today we'll see a lot of sunshine and 70 in sa

tune to our partners, kcbs 740- am and 106.9-fm. back to you >> thank you. >>> twitter is feeling confident about taking its stock public. on thursday this week, the new price range of 23 to $25 a share increasing twitter's potential market value by billion dollars. originally twitter planned to sell shares between $17 to $20. >>> wall street is looking for more gains today. cbs moneywatch reporter alexis christoforous says the major indices are trading near record highs. >>> reporter: stock futures are pointing to a slightly lower open this morning. another round of solid earnings yesterday cents the dow up 23 -- sent the dow up 23, the nasdaq up 14. johnson & johnson will pay more than $2 billion to settle fraud charges. the government says the drug company used illegal marketing tactics and gave kickbacks to persuade doctors and pharmacists to prescribe specific drugs. authorities say j & j promoted powerful psychiatric drugs for unapproved uses in children, seniors and the disabled. blackberry is hoping for a better day after it

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 just a week. >> now the oakland bay start-up that created it is dealing with more than just internet fame and may be headed to court. kpix 5's betty yu report it's a battle between bay area girls and the beastie boys. ♪ >> reporter: it's the charming youtube video that sells girl power and toys for future engineers. the viral video takes on gender stereotypes. a company is

that is "kcbs traffic." here's lawrence with your forecast. >> i don't know, iowa, the bay area -- boy, tough choice. [ laughter ] >> tough choice. [ laughter ] >> hey, folks, and the bay area today, we are going to see some changes mostly clear to start the day. couple of patches of fog in some of the interior valleys and the temperatures a little more chilly and the breezy wind starting to kick up outside. 40s and 50s in most spots now. by the afternoon we'll see sunshine and the winds kicking up especially coastside. 50s there. you will see 60s and sunny skies inside the bay and upper 60s near seasonal temperatures in the valleys. high pressure kind of breaking down a little bit. we have low pressure kicking to the east helping to bring us some of the wind and another one over the weekend will bring us a few clouds, some cooler temperatures and it will be breezy at times especially the first part of the weekend. sfo looking good though today clear start no delays are expected there sunshine in the afterno

that is your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> liz, thanks. 4:39 now. >>> effective today millions of americans will have even more trouble getting enough food to eat. kpix 5's brian webb shows us for many it all comes down to $432 a year in groceries. >>> reporter: >> i already know what i'm going to eat tonight. >> reporter: brenda white started using food stamps five months ago. it helps a little. tonight it's a small salad and soda. >> i go grocery shopping, that's $23 in cash that i can have i might want to pay it on a bill or something. >> reporter: for 47 million americans on the food stamp program called snap a big chunk of benefits will disappear for a family of four on the maximum benefits that's $432 a year gone or $36 a month. 36 may not sound like much but it's the equivalent of 21 individual meals a month off the table for things like beans, bread, fruits and vegetables. bay area food banks are bracing for the fallout at a time they are already stretched thin handing out food to 147,000 people in

that is your latest "kcbs traffic" update. back to you guys. >>> thank you. three people are being treated for injuries after a traffic accident that caused a chemical spill in concord around 8:00 last night at concord avenue and john glenn drive near buchanan field. the chp says a ford taurus collided with a pickup causing both vehicles to overturn and hit light poles. >> pickup truck involved today full maintenance vehicle so there's a small quantity of basic chemicals that spilled out, some of the containers broke open. >> a hazmat crew was called to clean up the mess. two adults and an 8-year-old girl in the taurus were brought to nearby hospitals. the chp says the male driver of the taurus was also arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. >>> a former member of the oakland raiders was among two men killed in a crash on interstate 80 in oakland. a mangled mess was all that was left near 5th street early yesterday morning. the chp says 30-year-old thomas howard was driving more than 100 miles an hour when he lost control. he hit a big rig and

that is your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >>> the bart board is expected to vote this week to ratify the tentative contract that ended that strike last month. bart union members accepted the deal last week. bart workers will get a 15% pay raise over the next four years. they will get 12 sick days a year and employees who get their health coverage from their spouse's plan get an extra $350 a month. >> i will not vote for it. >> we could have maintained the strike and provided hardship for many people. the tragedy of the workers, the two strikes, there were so many dynamics that went into the need to settle. >> the unions have also agreed to allow bart to start using new technology to bring the system up to date. >>> people living in a public housing skyscraper in san francisco say the elevators don't work. residents at the clementina towers say the elevators are slow, skip floors or acompletely out of order -- or are completely out of order. some people were unable to leave their apartments recently when both

here now is kcbs radio's brooks. wi >>> the stock market opened higher this morning than it's ever opened before. >> uncharted turf as kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks on this friday. >> good morning. the dow industrial closed about 16,000 for the first time yesterday. it pushed past that benchmark several times earlier this week unable to hold on. yesterday it managed to. a lot of that coming after the senate banking committee approved the confirmation of janet yellen to be the next federal reserve chairperson. now that vote goes before the full senate floor. it's expected to pass. yellen expected to maintain the accommodative policies set forth by current chairperson ben bernanke. lots of earnings out from the retail sector. san fransisco based gap reported earnings that fell in line with expectations in the third quarter. revenue was up about 3% to $3.9 billion, also looking at profit up by over 9% at $337 million. same store sales across its three major chains including old navy and banana republic up

let's check your "kcbs traffic" with elizabeth. >> thanks, lawrence. it has been causing problems overnight and into this morning. there's a solo spinout probably our biggest issue right now if you're heading towards the bay bridge. it's on the skyway. two lanes are blocked, one open but again it was a driver probably going too fast for the conditions. this is usually the problem when it gets wet. these solo spinouts hit a guardrail and again lanes are blocked. there are some slight delays. there were flooding reports of standing water on the connector from northbound 101 to eastbound 80. other flooding reports, chp says this is the worst of it as far as standing water goes. it's out in marin county often floods here northbound 101 at lucky drive. the cms warning signs run and it sounds like it is blocking the fast lanes. if you are heading towards the bay bridge, ponding in the middle lanes towards the toll plaza. if you take it slow everything should be fine coming into san francisco. typically we see a lot of overnight roadwork on northbound 880 clo

that's your "kcbs traffic." back to you. >> thank you. >>> bart is going back to the bargaining table today again with unions that represent the transit agency workers. the two sides will try to work out a problem with the contract deals that were already agreed upon by negotiators on both sides. bart's board won't sign off on it. they say a clause that would allow workers six weeks of paid family leave mistakenly made it into those new contracts. they say the clause will cost bart an extra $44 million over four years. the unions say it's closer to 5 million an insist it was no mistake. >>> also today state lawmakers will try to figure out how to better regulate and enforce policies on pg&e and other utilities. senate subcommittees on gas and electric infrastructure safety will hold a hearing today at 10:00 at the milton marks conference center in san francisco. >>> a man was shot and killed overnight in san jose. officers say it happened around 3:00 this morning on golden rain drive near monterey road. the vict