the tribe's attorney says caltrans is destroying historic and sacred sites. >> this is as if caltrans decided to bull doze your church. >> reporter: caltrans claims it followed all legal requirements, searching for archaeological sites. but the tribes say caltrans failed. >> once caltrans started construction it found over 30 sites and is clear caltrans did not do a proper investigation because there is no way caltrans should have missed these 30 sites. >> reporter: a year ago, caltrans admitted impacting one site but blamed it on a mapping error. the attorney says it was no accident. >> caltrans had trucks come in in the dead of night, and destroy that site without alerting the tribes in advance. >> reporter: the tribes say crews are still finding more artifacts. >> we understand caltrans is finding areas that suggest not only human remains but grave sites. >> reporter: caltrans spokesman told us by phone they work with the agency in good faith. >> we work with federal agencies throughout this project and have not destroyed any villages or cultural areas. on this project, and we have

the tribe's attorney says caltrans is destroying historic and sacred sites. >> this is as if caltrans decided to bull doze your church. >> reporter: caltrans claims it followed all legal requirements, searching for archaeological sites. but the tribes say caltrans failed. >> once caltrans started construction it found over 30 sites and is clear caltrans did not do a proper investigation because there is no way caltrans should have missed these 30 sites. >> reporter: a year ago, caltrans admitted impacting one site but blamed it on a mapping error. the attorney says it was no accident. >> caltrans had trucks come in in the dead of night, and destroy that site without alerting the tribes in advance. >> reporter: the tribes say crews are still finding more artifacts. >> we understand caltrans is finding areas that suggest not only human remains but grave sites. >> reporter: caltrans spokesman told us by phone they work with the agency in good faith. >> we work with federal agencies throughout this project and have not destroyed any villages or cultural areas. on this project, and we have

caltrans got the green light, but environmentalists are red hot. jane, how will it all work? >> reporter: raj, the work site is out there in the water. caltrans says they planned it, tonight scientists say they hope -- sea birds float on the bay near the area where caltrans now has permission to implode one of the old bay bridge's concrete piers on november 7th. it's a massive underwater job. >> the pier is comparable to a five-story building and weighs approximately 20 million pounds. >> reporter: this is what caltrans hopes happens when the blast happens. a shock wave is expected to protect wildlife. and there is a structure already in place under the floor. scientists like ian wren hope it works but he is concerned about concrete dust spreading into the bay. >> so we're concerned about possibly contamination of the sedime sediments, perhaps making a toxic hot spot. >> reporter: caltrans says that massive blast paths will cover the area to protect them with birds finish and marine life living in the work zone, caltrans says protecting the animals are part of the planning. >

but the tribes say caltrans failed. >> once caltrans started construction, it found over 30 sites. and it's clear caltrans did not do a proper investigation because there's no way caltrans should have missed these 30 sites. >> caltrans has admitted to at least impacting one known site, but blames it on a mapping area. the tribe's attorney claims it was no accident. >> caltrans had trucks come in in the dead of night and destroy that site without alerting the tribes in advance. >> the tribes say as construction and environmental work continues, crews are still finding more artifacts. >> we understand caltrans is finding areas that suggest not only human remains, but grave sites. >> caltrans denies any findings that indicate possible human remains. a spokesman told us by phone the agency has worked with the tribes in good faith. >> we have been working closely with state and federal agencies throughout this project. we have not destroyed any villages or cultural areas on this project. and we have been working diligently for the last almost two years with all three local tribes. >> an

but the tribes say caltrans failed. >> once caltrans started construction, it found over 30 sites. and it's clear caltrans did not do a proper investigation because there's no way caltrans should have missed these 30 sites. >> caltrans has admitted to at least impacting one known site, but blames it on a mapping area. the tribe's attorney claims it was no accident. >> caltrans had trucks come in in the dead of night and destroy that site without alerting the tribes in advance. >> the tribes say as construction and environmental work continues, crews are still finding more artifacts. >> we understand caltrans is finding areas that suggest not only human remains, but grave sites. >> caltrans denies any findings that indicate possible human remains. a spokesman told us by phone the agency has worked with the tribes in good faith. >> we have been working closely with state and federal agencies throughout this project. we have not destroyed any villages or cultural areas on this project. and we have been working diligently for the last almost two years with all three local tribes. >> an

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caltrans said it should never have happened. it's not just the major problems, they know every pothole on the way to and from work. >> if you don't fill the potholes you have to do minor repairs. if you don't do minor repairs you have to do full recon instruction. >> officials say the likely solution will involve drivers digging deeper in their pokers. will that be taxes or user fees. this may be the time to go. it looks like it's moving very good. you can see the beginning of brake lights. this is one of the hot spots this morning. we'll check in with commuters and find out their pet peeves and bring you that later this morning. >>> in less than three weeks what's left of the under water peer that held up the eastern span of the bay bridge will be imploded. tom has a look at the finishing touches and the reason the public is urged to stay away. >> caltrans contractors are almost done with the preparations of the old span support. that's before other crews takeover. >> the massive structure, the implosion of the pier will be tot

but my question is why can't caltrans just start the work after a game ends? >> reporter: well, heather, i asked them that. here is one of the things they said. they can delay it up to half an hour after a game ends. but as it gets further into the night, then it decreases that four-hour window of work and makes it not cost effective. they are investigating whether that was considered this past week. >> all right. boy, that is something. bumper to bumper. thank you very much jana katsuyama. >>> now, to richmond where police have made an arrest in the case of a body found earlier this week on tuesday in oakland. wrapped in plastic. 36-year-old seth sears was taken into custody. the body of 24-year-old neil aikin was discovered on union street tuesday. family members gave us this picture of him taken a week before he died. the two of them had known each other a number of years but had gotten into an argument. investigators say he was killed inside sears home in richmond and was then dumped in oakland. sears is now facing murder charges. >>> new at 10:00, protest

we have caltrans engineer resetting those lights so they work properly. go from red to green to red and back and so forth, but yellow means there is a problem and, mike inouye saw that on his map. the censosensors were registeri slow down. now, drivers have been getting ready for this for quite some time. the big orange signs announcing this would be the day the lights flick on and up for some time. caltrans when everything is working correctly and the kinks are out, should have a commute 2:30 to seven minutes quicker. cycling on 101 northbound and southbound on up to 101 and the interchange with hew highway 81 in san jose. caltrans they expect the biggest pinch at the monterey street onramp with a three-minute wait for drivers there because of the volume in traffic. and those metering will be flickering on from 5:00 in the morning to 9:00 in the morning in the northbound direction from 3:00 in the afternoon to 7:00 in the evening and the southbound direction except for friday when they will slip about a half hour earlier. friday light no more, right? cal

one of those are the caltrans permits. caltrans is holding us to the highest standard of our work. we're working on that now. the other is coming to an agreement on that guaranteed maximum price and baseline schedule with the consultant. all evidence i've seen the contractor is very collaborative participant and is willing to do what it takes to get that agreement done. i think those are probably the major hurdles that we have in front of us. part of the delay of the start-up construction is working with that contractor to help try and minimize the impact. i have some hope we'll be able to shorten the field time even if we're starting later than we originally thought. your second question was, just about that construction duration and how challenging that's going to be. this is a complete street project. it has a lot of utility work now associated with it. we're trying to rip up the road only once and put it all together. doing that while keeping traffic throwing -- flowing on the road is part of what's taking that time out of there. there's minimum requirements for how many lanes

caltrans held a forum to hear about it. live in richmond with a peek at the peeves and what caltrans says it will take to fick them. >> that's right. every one of us that drives to work has their own set of challenges to face. we are here live in richmond at the on-ramp, you can see at this hour things are moving well as far as getting off and on interstate 80. things looking good, last night caltrans held a forum aimed at tackling the biggest issues facing commuters. one was deferred maintenance. that came to a head with the collapse of the bridge monday night. that caused a multicar pile up and it never should have happened. the most common issue is congestion. >> we have the biggest, the greatest congestion in the country. this is not something we want. >> maintenance and congestion relief will be asking drivers to dig into their pockets. will it and user fees or taxes. we're on the central avenue on- ramp, looking to talk the computers and find out their beefs. we'll check social media throughout the morning. i'm sure y

let's take a look at the animation of caltrans plan. implode the pier, which is essentially a five-story building weighing 20 million pounds. shockwaves set to absorb, be absorbed by a bubble curtain. the concrete debris to fall down into a hollow structure already in place under the bay floor. caltran, says it shows the november blast date, november 7th the least amount of wildlife in the bay. environmentalists say they're giving the produject the benefi of the doubt but will continue to keep an eye on the impact studies. >> look at the data produced in the late winter, early spring. they'll release that and then we'll reconsider our stance because they're going to seek permits for another 20 piles that they'd like to do this for. >> a lot of eyeballs on this. now, caltrans says dismantling the pier manually would cost $254 million and take many, many months. the implosion is expected to last just six seconds. the chp is set to stop traffic in both directions. this is happening under water with big blast mats over to help contain the d

this is an animation of caltrans plan. shockwaves absorbed by a bubble curtain. the structure that is already in place under the bay floor. protecting nearby wildlife was top of mind. the massive blast mats will cover the pier to help contain the dust and the november blast date was key because that's when caltrans says the least amount of wildlife in the bay. although they're giving the project the benefit of the doubt, they're keep a close eye on impact studies to come. >> we'll look at the data that is produced. probably in the late winter, early spring. they'll release that and they'll reconsider our stance because they're going to see permits for another 20 piles that they'd like to do this for. >> dismantling the concrete pier manually and take over a year. meantime, the $160 million implosion is expected to take just six seconds. the chp is set to temporarily shut down traffic in both directions and, of course, caltrans, chp, they don't want drivers on here. they're not going to want pedestrians or cyclists around here. live here, stephanie chuang, "today

. >> it's as if that caltrans was going to bull doze your church. >> caltrans has environmental experts and archeological experts. and they are doing, you know, truly, they are doing what they feel is best. >> caltrans says it's questioning the timing of the lawsuit. the agency sent out a final draft agreement to all the parties involved in the negotiations. >>> he's fed up and creating his own parking. a san francisco homeowner is doing something radical about the city's lack of parking. it could end up costing him. the owner of this home in the sunnyside neighborhood bought the home for $700,000. it had no garage or parking spot. he met with the city about digging out a space. he was told it posed challenges, but he went ahead anyway. he did it. city inspectors found out about it. he now has two weeks to get a permit or he may have to put all the dirt back and go back to looking for parking. >>> we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the mets face a must win against the royals in the fall classic. the warriors and rockets square off in the western conference final.

one of those are the caltrans permits. caltrans is holding us to the highest standard of our work. we're working on that now. the other is coming to an agreement on that guaranteed maximum price and baseline schedule with the consultant. all evidence i've seen the contractor is very collaborative participant and is willing to do what it takes to get that agreement done. i think those are probably the major hurdles that we have in front of us. part of the delay of the start-up construction is working with that contractor to help try and minimize the impact. i have some hope we'll be able to shorten the field time even if we're starting later than we originally thought. your second question was, just about that construction duration and how challenging that's going to be. this is a complete street project. it has a lot of utility work now associated with it. we're trying to rip up the road only once and put it all together. doing that while keeping traffic throwing -- flowing on the road is part of what's taking that time out of there. there's minimum requirements for how many lanes

they want the project stopped to protect burlington sites. >> caltran continues to bulldoze and refuses to let up and refuses to give the tribes access to the sites, refuses to give the tribes information about what it is doing. >> in one case, the tribes say caltran bulldozed areas in the dead of night. we reached out to get its reaction to the lawsuit. we're waiting to hear back. >>> a hospital is back open today with a new name after it closed last year. state regulators have given the okay for sonoma west medical care to receive patients. a ribbon cutting was held this morning and doors opened at 10:00. the hospital closed in april of last year because of financial problems. the new hospital will be more cost effective. >>> happy friday, everybody. a little chill this morning. let's get the baseball forecast out of the way. we don't have to worry about anything for game three. back in new york looks good for the royals visiting the mets. maybe partly cloudy skies but temperatures in the 50s. the only issue might be sunday but today looks just fine. a little chill this morning. it wi

we'll tell you what caltrans is saying they will do about it. >>> 7:00 on this friday morning good morning, i'm gasia mikaelian. >> good morning, i'm brian flores in for dave clark. the weather story for today is. >> and the the weekend. it will be awful. how can you avoid that? category five if there was a category six it's being discussed, it would qualify. right front quadrant there about a 30-40-mile wide area. that moves on shore that will give a 25-30-foot waves, a couple feet of rain to some of the mountain areas. it will be total devastation. 200 miles an hour moving northwest. although it's looking like it's taking a jog off to the east. but tonight 205 miles an hour. once it moves over land it will take the energy out of it but not before causing some damage. fog around here some higher clouds. nice sunrise. we will have a mostly sunny, partly cloudy day. 40s and 50s on your is temps. 49 windsor. 49 sebastopol. closed for sonoma and mill valley. we are waiting for a system to move in over the the weekend. if there is any rain it would be sunday morning. we'll have more of that co

caltrans has already begun preparation work for the implosion, scheduled for november 7. on treasure island andria borba, kpix 5. >>> all right. hi. [ laughter ] >> hi! [ laughter ] >> i'm frank. how are you? it's good to see you. >> you didn't get the memo? >> i went with blue. >> i'm the only guy on the set. i should be able to wear what i want, right? >> no. we run things. >> thank you, liza. [ laughter ] >> pull me out of this one. >> we are going to talk about this morning's commute. >>> we start off on this wonderful friday morning over at the bay bridge toll plaza where caltrans is busy. since overnight they have had a few lanes shut down eastbound 80 near treasure island closed until 6:00 this morning. so we just have a couple of lanes open. traffic is going to be slow for the noncommute direction eastbound 80. the commute though westbound at the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights are on and traffic is going to be sluggish from the 880 drive no longer light oakland into san francisco. once you pass this, traffic is okay across the bridge into san francisco

a newly released caltrans report says caltrans knew about the aging bridge rail. the rail was checked in february and it had visible rust but no immediate action was taken because caltrans believed there was no immediate threat to public safety. the rail has been removed. the pedestrian walkway is closed and a fence is going up to keep pedestrians off that overpass. a spokesman for caltrans did not want to comment on that report. a source is telling ktvu caltrans plans to replace the rail and will start taking bids next week. >>> now to the shigella outbreak linked to a restaurant in san jose that has grown to 182 cases. the outbreak started at mariscos restaurant in downtown san jose. the restaurant is still shut down this morning. 144 of the shigella cases are in santa clara county but others have been reported in san mateo. >>> jahi mcmath who is on life support she turned 15 years old over the weekend. and her birthday comes as her family is still in a legal fight with an oakland hospital. her parents posted this birthday message to jahi on the family's facebo

those barriers might work. >> a caltrans spokesperson declined to comment about the report. the agency is planning to replace the rail and start taking bids next week. this is just a temporary fix as the 23rd avenue bridge is set to be replaced over the next five years. >>> governor jerry brown is talking about climate change at uc san diego. it's the second and third day on climate change. uc's top researchers have a blueprint that outlines concrete action the state and world should take top tackle climate change. the wealthiest nations need to reduce their carbon footprint dramatically. >>> here in the bay area it's gray, it's cool, it's misty but when is it going to rain? >> well on monday and tuesday it looks solid. we will get light rain today and tomorrow but a cold front looks on the way. we have a lot of clouds out there. there has been a few light showers up around marin county and a few sprinkles and light showers up to lake county. but for the most it's a lot of cloud cover. cloudy, cooler, light rain to the north. cloudy tonight light rain wednesday morning is ou

that is still the focus of a caltrans investigation that is under way. i reached out to caltrans headquarters to get more answers about that but still no word as to why the fence fell. in the meantime though cars and trucks can drive over this over crossing but pedestrians can't walk on it because again that fence that used to be there to protect the pedestrians is now gone. in oakland allie rasmus ktvu fox 2 news. >>> time is 8:33. a institute teacher up in santa rosa is facing child pornography charges today. ethan monroe was arrested last week. investigators say he texted photos of young girls to a woman. the photos weren't inappropriate but the woman became concerned and decided to report morris because he said he made sexual comments about them. investigators say they found child pornography on their cell phone during a search. he has worked in six santa rosa schools in the past two months. he's due in court tomorrow. >>> a part of san jose known for desirable schools is dealing with a growing homeless issue. camp cambrian is an area where the homel

caltrans just posted this photo of the grapevine. you can see the road is a lot clearer then it was over night when tons of mud covered that road. now the grapevine as you know is the main road between northern and southern california. caltrans says the southbound lanes are clearing but there is still a lot, a lot of work to do. we have no word on when this road will really reopen but we do have our reporter give dwi joining us. >> reporter: good morning, dave, good morning, everyone. take a look at the bad commute that folks had here. this was a mini cooper. we say was because we are certain it will go straight to the salvage yard after it got caught in flash floods driver and all. you can see a womans flip-flop next to the door. the car filled with mud up to the drivers seat. flash floods moving into the area yesterday. drivers telling us that one moment the skies were blue as they are now. the sun was shining and all of a sudden they opened up and gap to rain. we are talking about golf ball size hail, thunder, lightning and all of

that is is still the focus of a caltrans investigation that is under way. i reached out to headquarters to get more answers about that but still no word as to why the fence fell and why this started in the first place. in the meantime cars and trucks can drive over this over crossing but pedestrians can't walk on it because the fence that used to be there is now gone. in oakland allie rasmus ktvu fox 2 news. >>> san leandro police have made an arrest in the tire slashing incident we told you about that happened at an east bay apartment complex. brandy hayward was taken into custody. he is responsible for slashing the tires of at least 15 cars at the park side commons apartment. thompson is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow. they do say thompson has family living at that apartment complex. >>> the results of a new study was released today. it finds that restaurant workers who are minorities experience poverty at nearly twice the rate of white restaurant workers. we spoke to libby schaaf about the story today. those workers immediate to be given better op

caltrans says once they determine a cause they will determine the best shorterm fix. that's because construction on a new overpass is slated to begin in 2017 >> grant:a burglar.who brings a guitar to the scene of the crime. police say this woman in san jose walks up.knocks on the front door of a house on casey way.in the south-eastern part fo they say the guitar is there just to be a distraction or prop in case someone answers the door. no one does. and her accomplice.a guy.goes into the back-yard.breaks into the house through a sliding glass door.and burglarizes the place. both are described as hispanic.in their mid-20's. they tood off in newer model red camaro. this was august 13th around 2:00 in the afternoon. police.just now releasing this surveillance video. a cash reward may be given if a tip leads to arrests. >> pam:the san francisco board of supervisors. reaffirms the city's status as a 'sanctuary city'. four- months after 32-year-old undocumented mexican immigrant. who was known to federal authorities. the board of resolution that encourages cooperation with

the caltrans officials say they are trying to locate the report. and their structural engineers are reviewing the overpass now to determine what caused the fencing failure. >> once we find out from them what caused it, we are in a better position to talk about the repairs. >> reporter: our cameras got video of the fallen fence that shows rust at the base where it is attached. inspectors closed the pedestrian sidewalk. >> it was just a matter of time before the bridge fell. >> reporter: one neighbor who didn't want his face on camera called the caltrans contractor two months ago because the fence seemed unstable. >> i called rtw construction and told them the fence was falling. no calls back. no response. >> reporter: regular commuters tell us they had concerns as well. saying the fence had appeared bowed. the fence on the north side of the overpass is also bent after a car hit it last july. many people now are nervous that the infrastructure they depend on might not be so dependable. >> it was a scary thing to know that it is possible out there tha

caltrans says you'll see growing pains. highway 101 in north and south directions at monterey road in gilroy. that may be the biggest bottleneck on to the 101, highway 85 interchange in south san jose. 17 metering lights in between. caltrans tells us that they expect eventually as people get used to this, that their commutes could be cut anywhere from 2.5 to 7 minutes but a bit of a bottleneck in the beginning down south county and ilgoy where folks might wait about three minutes. take a look at the graphic here. where you can expect for them to be on northbound from 5:00 in the morning to:00 in the morning. southbound from 3:00 in the afternoon to 7:00 and monday through thursday, all know get away friday on friday. so, the metering lights will turn on about a half hour early and get started at 2:30. caltrans is counting on this $18 million project to try to eleaveiate soalleviate some of e conch conches we'll have to see if colleagues get to work a little earlier today. >> we are creatures of habit, kris, some adjustment

that will reduce the shock on nearby wildlife. >>> caltrans is offering to provide a live feed. we will be streaming it online. >>> there is new information on the drifters behind bars after bay area killings. and officers are remembering that two of the three were involved in a brawl outside of the ball - - a bar last summer. morrison and his girlfriend got into a fight outside of hobson's choice bar. someone tried to break it up and they punched him in the face and beat him until someone else broke it up. they have all been charged with murder. neighbors say fights and drifters are nothing new there. >> they come in busloads and they park their and go to the park. and they stay on the street, it is tiring. >> reporter: san francisco police say since they were arrested, they have increased presence. >> 12 tons of marijuana - - marijuana has been seized between san diego and marijuana - - they conducted checks on the border. six people were arrested in san diego. 16 more were arrested in mexico. >>> heavy rains have triggered floods in athens. a motorbike was swept away. one man

caltran tells us that it was trying to locate the report. also said that structural engineers are now reviewing the overpass to determine the problem, and the overpass was scheduled to be completely replaced in 2018. >>> well, car burglaries are nothing new in san francisco. but in a recent break-in, a thief got away with an expensive classical instrument. someone stole a base from a car last thursday parked near the san francisco conservatory of music at oak. it was made in germany in the 1920s. it is valued at $20,000. it belongs to elizabeth blair of fairfield and was restored for her 15 years ago. and she says that instrument is her livelihood. >>> and i have no idea what i would do next or how i would keep doing the things that i have been doing without my instrument. >> beyond the money is really, really rare instrument. it's not just a financial hardship. >> part of three music groups and teaches music. anyone with information about that stolen base is asked to contact the san francisco police department. >>> well, san jose state will

no one was hurt, this is the 6th crash between caltran and a train since august. a campaign to educate the opinion and -- public. it could cost more to ride cal train. they want to raise fairs by 50 cents a trip. and the parking pass would increase by $5. cal train says it is facing a deficit approaching $30 million. >>> time is 4:17. a sacramento mom is accusing play mobile of being racist because of a figurine that resembles a slave. she tells a sacramento news station the figurine came with a silver band around the neck. play mobile tells the "washington post" is meant to represent a pirate who was a former slave and did not mean to offend anyone. the naacp is calling the company to pull the toy from store shelves. >>> good morning, highway 24 we're going to start there, traffic looks good on 24, as you drive from the interchange to oakland. no major problems on 680. san mateo bridge traffic looks good. it's nice looking drive there. we don't have a lot going on. it's light at the bay bridge. if you need to get into san francisco without delays now is the time

, you know, truly, they're doing what they feel is best. >> caltrans also questions the timing of this lawsuit since just yesterday, it sent out a final draft agreement to all parties. >>> well, on this halloween eve, a sight that is out of this world. you see this arrow pointing to that tiny dot? that's an asteroid named the giant pumpkin. nasa says it's actually the size of a football stadium. >> tonight, we're going to geek out to that giant pumpkin will be whizzing by earth. michelle roberts joins us from the chabot space center in oakland. halloween, clear skies, and a streaking asteroid. >> yeah, absolutely. i'm told i'll have the best seat in the house. take a look underneath me. you can see how tall i am at this point, to give you perspective of how big this telescope, how it works is how people will stand in this spot on top of the stairs, the view finder will swivel around so people can get the incredible view of this asteroid. it's supposed to whiz by at about 10:45 tonight. the show will be in the sky tonight at chabot space and science center. >> clearly exciting. >> it ma

. >> calran thes -- caltrans questions the pass of a bridge. >>> we walk you through some things back to the future predicted and some of them are pretty accurate. >>> crews are reviewing safety procedures on how they plan to respond to surfers in distress. >>> more now on that developing news from san francisco. you're looking at live pictures from sky fox 2. we have learned police have just arrested more people. a total of four suspects have now been arrested. all four people in connection with this search have been arrested. police right now are getting ready to open all streets in that area. >> there are new developments concerning the 100 yards of steel fencing that fell onto interstate 280 yesterday. it passed an inpartly cloudy with c-- inspection. >> it is past time to fix it. >> underneath san lorenzo a couple of restraint captain american cables came lose, something the contractor told me he reported a year ago. on the 880 pass, there are patched up fences just like that -- those that had failed on the 280 yesterday. >> now, whether or not all of this corrosion mean anything

tonight the designer is warning caltrans that the cable that holds up the new bridge's eastern span. is vulnerable to corrosion. that's because of rainwater leaking into its anchorages. bridge officials are already preoccupied with the possibility that rods at the base of the span's tower could be corroded by water. caltrans officials have acknowledged that rainwater has been flowing into the two anchorages because of design problems with the guardrail system. but they have yet to say how they plan to deal with the leaks. >> vicki : the state ended in june with an estimate 40-- dollars left for prevention victims of a home in station want to know if you recognize this guy. all caught on home video. and some news on the pumpkin contest >> brian :behind the storm a warm-up for this week out talk about that coming out ♪ ♪ ♪ the beautiful sound of customers making the most of their united flight. power, wi-fi, and streaming entertainment. that's... seize the journey friendly. ♪ >> vicki : san francisco police are looking for a suspect wanted in a violent home invasion robbery. yo

the pier collapsed a five story structure into a pile of underwater rebel white sound dramatic but caltrans says there will not be much to see the also want to keep the area clear before the implosion chp will close all lanes 15 minutes like pat shutdown all on authorized both escorted to a safe distance during the implosion teams of engineers and lemon twist conference experts observing the work collecting data caltrans says they will live stream the implosion if people watch on the internet. >> pam: comes, for hair raising funds whorehouses of thing off right now the show people from the title of * the following if you are looking for a good scare tully were defined when scott rates to joins us live where told that he's alive at the home house for its freeze carry their. >> reporter: is try something i used to be a chain saw hollowing more nights guy universal studios film festival got if i got my chainsaw hear some people behind and manchester enough to really has it like a tree in the firehouse here at this through to take a look at what was like inside. "you think it's cool the vatican

caltrans will be holding a public discussion at caltrans here in oakland on how to advocate its funding. we're joined by the chief california commission, i put up on my twitter feed, do you have any suggestions for improving traffic, and that's the most response i've ever gotten for 28er question before this show. people -- twitter question before this show. people have all kinds of ideas. what are you looking to hear from people tonight? >> okay. tonight at 4:00 we're hearing a public forum and we have a panel of experts that will be from the state and we are hoping to -- this panel will share the needs at the state and the bay area region, the levels they need to be the best, how we're 45th in the nation for state highway performance, which is not good, and how we have a funding shortfall. there are options currently being explored in the legislature and as well as the transportation commission and the state right now looking at alternatives to how can we fund our streets, roads and highways. >> suzanne, you said 45th in the nation. that's not good at all. >> it is not. why is the pri

caltrans is busy this morning. they have lots of roadwork out there and we are going to start off at the bay bridge where caltrans has set up shop in the eastbound direction. so this is between san francisco and the island three lanes shut down until 6:00 this morning. this is all part of ongoing construction in the westbound direction. the roadwork is expected to be picked up that way in about 10 minutes or so but still traffic doing fine at the toll plaza. no delays heading through that construction zone. at the very dark san mateo bridge westbound traffic doing okay approaching the span, no delays as of yet close by for 880 rolling through the hayward area. the golden gate commute is very quiet. we'll call it "friday light" for the southbound drive leaving southern marin. now, 880 through oakland, you're in good shape just do keep in mind there is that same roadwork for 580 approaching fruitvale. it will be out there in the westbound direction until 6:00 this morning. peninsula commuting big shape no big delays

caltran hopes to get closer to solving traffic problems. >>> it was a marathon investigation. but did hillary clinton keep her cool? >>> it was a long night for hillary clinton and the members of congress investigating benghazi. there were heated exchanges. a recap of a all of this. >> no real bombshells. hillary clinton maintains her composure throughout the lengthy hearing. republicans say they were able to point out inconsistencies. >> are you tired? >> hillary clinton left after a long, long day in a crowded hearing room. >> so congressman. >> her voice gave out. she did defend her actions surrounding the ben gassy attacks -- benghazi attacks and she bore the weight of the loss of four americans. >> i've lost more sleep than all of you put together. >> her tone was even but she ran into problems, she ands. >> the obama administration said that the attacks were spurred by an anti-islamic video, a e-mail showed she knew the true nature of the incident. you can tell the truth like you did with your family, it was a terrorist attack. >> there had been requests for additional m

that's the way these tribes have been treated by caltrans. >> the coyote valerie band of pomo indians and round valley indiana tribes say construction has destroyed an end as central village site and blocked a salmon passage used by their tribes for century. the tribes want a judge to stop the project and award them damages. caltrans is denying any wrongdoing. >>> help is coming tonight for the victims of two california wildfires. $20million in fema money has been approved to help residents rebuild. the "valley fire" in lake county killed 6 people and destroyed 1300 homes. the "butte fire" in calaveras county destroyed another 500 homes. ten million dollars has been set aside for housing and another $10 million is for low interest business loans. >>> a live look outside tonight in san francisco. clear and dry throughout the bay area right now. but you may want to dust off that umbrella. paul deanno is live in vallejo with the chance of rain for part of the weekend. paul. >> reporter: ken, what umbrella? we threw them out. we have to go buy a new one. i'll tell you what, it's going to

one of the reason it took a while to come back to you after going to review we needed caltrans approval and what is on the screen is the railing that will occur at every station platform. originally we had a vertical design for the railings and that was determined by caltrans to be a possibility of obstructing views of drivers as driving north, south on van ness and parallel to the railing so this design is one that we came up with and eventually approved by caltrans and it provides horizontal once so the drivers can see through it as they approach the intersection and the light and dark movement for the design of the railing. it is a very simple railing. the intent was to do something that is simple and elegant and this is a detail close up elevation and now we just have a pull back elevation of a typical platform so you see the panels as we go along the platform. a birds eye view indicates that currently the design is intending on using concrete pavers, precast concrete pavers that are 4 feet by 6 inches high and stacked on, and on each platform we also have a cast aluminum plaque tha

caltrans crews are here fixing the k-rail. they are doing a temporary patchup. they are working to clean up the estimated 100 gallons of diesel fuel. so they are pouring some absorbent on there as well. the truck did catch on fire as a result of that contra costa county crews. fire crews responded on the scene. as we take it back out here live, northbound lanes at least according to chp going to remain closed. at least all the lanes will remain closed for the next two or three hours. that is the estimate right now. there is really no traffic moving northbound from south main all the way to the highway 24 connector. e.g. face owe valley all the way up. >> cleanup continues along interstate 5. caltrans hoping to reopen the grapevine later on today. alex savidge is joining us. you have been following this story all morning. maybe 101 is an option but definitely not 5. >> you cannot take i-5. the latest estimate from the chp is they may get the northbound lanes of i-5 open by noon today. but the southbound lanes they don't think they will get those back open until a

one of those are the caltrans permits. caltrans is holding us to the highest standard of our work. we're working on that now. the other is coming to an agreement on that guaranteed maximum price and baseline schedule with the consultant. all evidence i've seen the contractor is very collaborative participant and is willing to do what it takes to get that agreement done. i think those are probably the major hurdles that we have in front of us. part of the delay of the start-up construction is working with that contractor to help try and minimize the impact. i have some hope we'll be able to shorten the field time even if we're starting later than we originally thought. your second question was, just about that construction duration and how challenging that's going to be. this is a complete street project. it has a lot of utility work now associated with it. we're trying to rip up the road only once and put it all together. doing that while keeping traffic throwing -- flowing on the road is part of what's taking that time out of there. there's minimum requirements for how many lanes

caltran continues to investigate. coming up. work crews make a solemn discovery during that mudslide clean-up in southern california. astronomers excited about a space discovery, which they are still trying to figure out. we'll fill you in. >> gary :and a little bit later in this broadcast we'll have the highlights with the cubs and mets and some bad news for johnny mandel--manzel a little bit later in the broadcast >> diane : and had a clear sky and some warm temperatures but i will have your extended forecast coming up next ♪ ♪ ♪ the beautiful sound of customers making the most of their united flight. power, wi-fi, and streaming entertainment. that's... seize the journey friendly. ♪ >> pam :as one hopeful drops out of the democratic bid for president. another may be getting ready to step up and run. c-n-n's andy rose has the latest. > >andy: one fewer democratic candidate vying for the white house. >> : i am withdrawing from any consideration of being the democratic party's nominee for the presidency. > > andy:former v

caltrans said it was inspected and deemed to be safe. it was inspected again after the collapse on monday. >> as a result of the inspection that was done on october 20th. the recommendation was to remove the railing and replace it with concrete barriers. caltrans has not said what caused the collapse. witnesses say it was leans for weeks. and there were signs of corrosion. >>> with the third debate as the polls go through changes. ben carson is on the up swing and donald trump may be playing defense. doug is joining us live in washington. >> good morning, we kind of look at the shifting landscape heading into the debate tonight. this is the most recent national poll that's out showing that ben carson is number 1, donald trump is number 2. they are win the margin of error. for donald trump this is the first time he's seen himself in second place. >> how much fight does carson have in him. enough to climb to the top of a national poll. building his lead. he did something last night. he took voters to task. >> in most polls i'm number 1. un

caltrans said it was inspected and deemed to be safe. it was checked again after the collapse on monday. >> as a result of the inspection on october 20th, the recommendation was to remove the railing from both bridges and replace it with concrete barriers. caltrans has not said why the fencing collapsed but witnesses said it was leaning for weeks and evidence of corrosion. the republican presidential candidates face-off in the 3rd debate as a new front runner emerges. a preview of the debate. >> for the first time donald trump will enter a debate without the title of frontrunner. a poll shows ben carson leads trump 26 to 22% nationally. that's within the margin of error. as with the other debates it will be a crowded stage. 10 candidates for the main event. this may be a make or break debate for the candidates whose campaigns are struggling. we'll look for moments that will be replayed. >> donald trump and carson are expected to attract the most attention. carson says he doesn't plan on changing his strategy. >> i'm going to do what i've

. >>> the lead designer of the bay area project has told caltrans eastern span is vulnerable to corrosion because of water leaking into its anchorages. if nothing is done it could corrode the cables at the bridge's base. berkeley engineer says photos of the anchorage clearly show white rust indications of protective coating appears to be wearing off. >> the problem is when you have corrosion you have loss of metal an evently it could collapse. >> caltrans released a statement saying corrosion, protection is an issue on every steel bridge of it is not at all unique to the bay bridge. all cables that hold up all bridges are vulnerable. >>> the blue angels touched down safely in oakland tonight. joe vazquez was there and shows us a sneak peek of what's to come. >>reporter: they landed at sunset tonight. the arrival of the world famous blue angels marks the beginning of the 35th annual san francisco fleet week a tradition where the bay area shows its appreciation to the military. these highly skilled navy marine fighter pilots are the best of the best. the bay area's most famous pilot sully s

caltrans will have to do a fix that is very quick in that dividing wall. we are hoping to get all of the resolved by noontime. we just want to restore the freeway and a safe manner. >> george: is there a possibility to damage to the road bed because of the fire? >> caltrans well take a look at that. they are phenomenal making the roadway as safe as possible. we're very thankful that there are only minor pain injuries. the big rig driver was transported to a local hospital . think to be much worse from injuries employee--standpoint. >> james: the cap was engulfed in flames, how did he manage to get out of their? >> i do not know. he might have smelled smoke and luckily he was able to get that get out of the cab. it could have been so much worse. >> darya: the sic a closer look to act the crash of highway 37 in vallejo. this one was carrying a a bunch of pay at bales--hay bales. we will be back with more weather and traffic. we'll be back in just a few minutes (nature sounds) she can rage, and roar, and crack, and storm. but mother nature can't stop us. the

caltran is hoping it will help drivers cut time. the hours are 5-9:00 p.m. in the morning and 3-7 p.m. in the afternoon. >> a massive sinkhole opened up in union city and could re-open. can you see crews have filled the hole at new hair veteran after the sinkhole grew to 35 feet to 40'. when it started to open up last week, crews had to replace utility lines before they could fill the hole and officials do not know what caused it but they hope to have the street opened by tomorrow. >> the highway patrol is investigating a late night crash along highway 101 that killed one person and left another seriously hurt. the crash forced the c.h.p. to shut down all lanes of southbound 101 near 3rd street before 11 o'clock p.m. with officers responding after a 9-1-1 caller reported an object blocking the lanes. investigator say the person who survived was taken to the hospital with major injuries. >> residents are out of their home after escape an early morning flier with flames before 5:00 at a him on north 14th street between washington and empire. firefighters conta

one of those are the caltrans permits. caltrans is holding us to the highest standard of our work. we're working on that now. the other is coming to an agreement on that guaranteed maximum price and baseline schedule with the consultant. all evidence i've seen the contractor is very collaborative participant and is willing to do what it takes to get that agreement done. i think those are probably the major hurdles that we have in front of us. part of the delay of the start-up construction is working with that contractor to help try and minimize the impact. i have some hope we'll be able to shorten the field time even if we're starting later than we originally thought. your second question was, just about that construction duration and how challenging that's going to be. this is a complete street project. it has a lot of utility work now associated with it. we're trying to rip up the road only once and put it all together. doing that while keeping traffic throwing -- flowing on the road is part of what's taking that time out of there. there's minimum requirements for how many lanes

from this caltrans animation, you can see they'll be placed around the underwater pier shortly before the implosion, crews will turn on compressors which will turn on bubbles from the base, which will lessen the shock of the implosion on sealife. the implosion will in seconds remove the equivalent of a 5- story underwater building instead of months of mechanical pounding and dismantling. time, tides, and bay silt will eventually cover the debris. despite the use of explosives, the permitting agencies see this as the least harmful to aquatic life in the bay. caltrans says it'll have a live feed that you can watch online right here on ktvu. >>> a man comes home and catches burglars in the act. >> i started just leg kicking the crap out of him. >> how this man was able to fight off his intruders despite being shot. >> and a solar debate in california. the fight that could end the incentive to go green. >> and the bay area in the clear for today. a few changes for friday. we could be tracking a few high clouds. and next week, get ready! talking about rainfall! >>> signs of violence inside