>> alan: this is a live look at breaking news. stuck on a saturday evening. a long line of vehicles attempting to get on the bay bridge. they're backed up on i-80 westbound in berkeley. a police incident on the bridge is causing a bottle neck that stretches for several miles. rescue crews are responding to a man on the bridge. tomas, we understand that this gentleman, who was trying to commit suicide, has now come down off the brim. are you off the bridge. are you seeing a difference? >> reporter: not seeing much of a difference in traffic, and we don't know why they man was on the brim, -- bridge, but he was

talked down 20 minutes ago by chp and san francisco police, and has been taken either to san francisco general or san francisco city jail, depending on his situation. but just take a look now. look at the bay bridge. this is westbound on the bay bridge, and this is one of the most massive traffic jams that has occurred here in a long time. traffic is tied up past the island, a quarter mile to where the scene is, and the two right lanes were closed. now -- i don't think we have a view right now or any video. we have chp officer tony tam, who can tell us what went on. how was this resolved? >> 2:40 this afternoon. the chp revved received a call of a possible jumper on the bridge. we got a spanish speaking officer to talk to the

gentleman. approximately 4:40 p.m.le he came back over the bridge rail, and we took him into custody without incident. he was not injured. officers were not injured. at 4:50 all lanes were open, but the traffic backup is still there, and the subject was taken into san francisco general hospital for interview. >> reporter: thank you very much. and again, traffic was backed up into berkeley, about university avenue, and down to broadway on 880, as well as, since the game is being let out, traffic is also backed up to the 280 split. but the situation has been resolved, and the individual has been taken to san francisco general hospital for observation. reporting live in oakland, abc-7 news. >> alan: could take a while. in the wake of his twitter scandal, congressman anthony weiner is now requesting a temporary life of absence from

the house while he seeks professional treatment. his decision comes after top democrats put the sweez on him to outright quit. >> the fallout over graphic photos sent to women online followed anthony weiner home this weekend, where democratic leaders hopes he says. >> i don't have anything to say. >> reporter: nancy pelosi and the chairman of the national committee now urge weiner to resign in a statement, pelosi says peopler acknowledged he needs help, and he should get that help without the pressure of being in congress. the calls for weeper -- weiner came after he told the media he planned to return to work on monday. >> i made mistakes, as i said on monday, and now i'm just going to try to get back to work. >> reporter: the tipping point for the democratic leaders may have been news of weiner's contact with a 17-year-old delware girl on twitter.

the police say the communications with the high schooler were not inappropriate. >> nothing explicit, nothing indecent, absolutely nothing inappropriate. >> reporter: there's no evidence that weiner sent lewd photos to underage girls but he did send photos to a number of women. sources tell abc news when weiner learned democratic leaders wanted him gone, he was very emotional but not ready to resign congressman weiner is seeking professional hope. his constituents want him to stay in office but the sentiment is not shared by senior democrats. >> alan: back home, graduation ceremonies are being held at colleges around the bay area, including some at cal state east bay today. we're there live where more grads are entering a rescission-plagued job market. not much to celebrate after the graduation parties tonight. >> reporter: still going on right now, the celebration and ceremony here at the school of

business administration, just ended. people milling with their fall lid. one of four graduation ceremonies this weekend that will unleash more than 5,000 grad walts into -- graduates into rough water. >> you want to make some money. >> for now, she's making money as a receptionist, but eager to put her speech pathology degree to use. >> have you got a job yet? >> not yet. >> how has the search been? >> it's tough. >> she has company among physicalow graduates who are matching into one of the worst job markets in years. nationwide, 90% of students who graduated in 2006 and 2007 had found a job by this spring, according to a rutgers rutgers university survey.

but last year only 56% found word, she just received her degree in criminal joyce and is trying be on the positive side of the stats. >> is the search promising? >> i was on craigslist yesterday. slim pickings, but i'm optimistic. >> andians aren't what they used to be the median veil for grads was $27,000 a year, down from $30,000 between 2006 and 2008. the issues facing college graduates became the topic of president obama's weekly address, and called for a partner ship between the government private sector prepare people for the work force. >> we didn't get into this mess overnight, and we won't get out of it overnight. >> reporter: the tough times facing graduates included a double-illinoised -- double-edged sword. >> this year is also more difficult, but there are new companies being formed every

day, and in my case, i am always looking for smart people. >> reporter: also depends on the major. students studying things like public relations, computer technology, seem to be having better luck landing their first job. >> alan: thank you very much. the family of b.a.r.t. shooting victim oscar grant is in los angeles tonight, attending a town hall meeting against violence and abuse by police. tomorrow, a rally is planned in oakland to protest monday's release of johannes mehserle, the bart police officer convicted of killing grant in 2009. mehserle will be released after serving one 'er of his two year sentence. he received credit for time served and time off for good behavior. tomorrow's protest is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. in front of the fruit vail station. the oakland tribune is reporting there will be at least 100 extra police officers on the streets beginning sunday.

>> we're not expecting the kinds of crowd we had in the past, but should there be -- in the past it was people from out of town who used this as a case for vandalism. we're not expecting that, but we are prepared. we have police oncall and overnight. >> alan: looting and vandalism eruptes during a rally in downtown oakland following the verdict in the trial last july. hayward police are searching for the driver who ran done a teenager and then drove off. the victim was crossing the road at 9:15 last night when she was hit by a white car. the girl was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. today she is in stable condition. the car is possibly a toyota crow la or -- corolla or a volkswagen jetta. some shocked cable car passengers say they watched a woman dart in front of the moving car before it could stop. it struck the woman around 10:30

this morning on broadway and mason in san francisco. muni is now investigating, but at this point it does not believe driver error or equipment problems were involved. witnesses say they tried to warn the woman. >> saw the brakeman hit the brake and everybody yelled out, look out! and that was it. >> alan: the extent of the woman's injuries is unknown. the gripman was put on nondriving status and is being tested for drugs and alcohol, which is standard procedure. those peg peg -- pg&e pipeline tests continue tomorrow. what residents can expect. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser, a sea breeze kept temperatures cooler today. also we saw the low clouds and fogs. things start to heat up in the next couple of

>> alan: people in newark may smell natural gas because pg&e will be testing a pipeline. the company has to bleed out natural gas from a section of pipeline. pg&e says the natural gas will quickly dissipate and will not be harmful. customers with concerns can contact pg&e at 1-800-743-5000. and service to customers well not be interrupted during the work tomorrow. in northern california, firefighters are bracing for the start of wildfire season. starting monday, cal fire will be opening up many of its seasonal fire stations, and is

asking homeowners to take extra precautions in preparation for the season. cal fire recommends homeowners maintain a defensible space of 100 feet around your homes. trim your tree branches six feet from the ground. clear needles from gutters and roofs, and landscape with fire resistant plants. our above-average rainfall has led to a lower fire risk, but fire officials warn it also led to an abundance of grass and brush. a little boy with big amibitions. >> somebody came up and gave me a $50 donation. >> alan: his personal fight has led to a crusade to cure the world of cancer. how he hopes to achieve his goal one cup of lemonade as a time. >> a mix of clouds and sun today. leigh glaser coming up with your forecast. x

>> alan: it's national lemonade stand day today. and a nine-year-old boy from mountain view marked the day by trying to find a cure for cancer. jacob has acute leukemia and is in treatment to fight it. today he set up on alex's lemonade stand at the stanford shopping center. every penny me he makes goes to childhood cancer research. >> i have leukemia. that's why i have a lemonade

stand. i'm raising money to help find a cure for cancer. >> alan: to make a donation, dial star star lemonade from your cell phone, jacob will send you a text with his location. jacob estimates he raised $500 today. he is going high-tech. we're going to start off with mining -- mike shumann in sports. >> mike: the local nine played like little leaguers. legends in orange and black showed up. it was fun for the fans to see them in the old uniforms, all thigh they were a little tighter. the last thing you want to do is get hurt in a legends game, but everybody had a ball. >> when you retire, you get a chance to not be around the guys anymore, and so legends game like this is getting a chance to be around guys that preceded you

and yuck it up and have fun. >> i hope i'm not considered a legend. i don't want to be that old. it's neat to see the giants are recognizing guys that helped solidify a franchise that is a champion. >> mike: i'd doyle be a ledgeend timmy lincecum got hammeredded by the reds today. also gave up two rbi doubles, notching a career wots seven runs credited to lincecum. left in the fourth. ugly stat line. the g-men go down fighting. 10-0 reds. see ya. giants go down swinging to the tune of 10-2 reds. >> north carolina hosting stanford, super-regionals, elimination game for the cardinals. the single to left, two runs score, 6-1unc. stanford rallies. a wicked hop.

62-tar heels. later, bases loaded for wilson. doubles into the gap. all returners score. cardinal are now down 65. we're currently in a rain delay. we'll hopefully have complete highlights at 6:00. >> the 143rd running of the belmont stakes. animal kingdom. wanted bragging rights. start of the race. check out the back of the pack. jockey on animal kingdom almost fell off. and shackleford took the lead until the final turn. here's the call. >> brilliant speed. animal kingdom went get there. shackleford. on ice, on the inside. roller on ice. at 24-0. wins the belmont stakes.

>> mike: ruler on ice, huge upset winner. stay thirsty was second. shackleford was fifth and animal kingdom sixth. >> the st. jude classic in memphis. the final tuneup for the u.s. open. tim tebow playing in the pro a.m., getting ready for the nfl lockout. fraser, a 6-under 64, 10-under. robert karlsson had a five-strike lead. never won a pga tournament but has 11 wins worldwide. two bogeys on 17 and 18. lead is down to one going into sunday. >> we'll hear from the giants on getting spanked by the reds, and all that coming up at 6:00. see you then.

>> alan: a popular kids' kink -- drink is being sold in a new way -- i guess we're doing the weather. we missed you the first time around. >> leigh: going to get that going right now. in the interim, we'll give you an abbreviate it photograph. you can see from the live shot, it's not been the sea breeze or what? temperatures dropping as much as eight degrees in some locations. the strong sea breeze pushing the low clouds and fog further inland. right now the sfo reporting

westerly gusts up to 25-miles-an-hour so it's going to take time for the winds to die down. overnight, temperatures tonight will be in the 50s across much of the bay area, and then sunday, another beautiful shot there over the bay from our high definition east bay cam. tomorrow, wake up to the morning low clouds and fog, afternoon sunshine and sea breeze will die down, and warmer temperatures in the east bay, antioch, 77. look for 62 for san francisco tomorrow. folks, as we trend into monday, tuesday, wednesday, temperatures start to warm up. by tuesday, we're looking at temperatures in the east bay in the upper 80s, close to 90 degrees. so, a real stretch of warm weather heeded our way. monday, tuesday, and wednesday, and then the fog moves back in. >> alan: roadwork will disrupt traffic for two weeks on san francisco's west portal avenue. the westbound lanes of west

portal well be closed from 8:00 in the morning until 4:30 in the afternoon starting on monday as crews improve drainage in the area. drivers will follow a detour in order to reach the boulevard. they will not effect muni's line. several local companies are showing off products that are here in the bay area, and elsewhere in the united states. this year's -- the products here in the bay area -- this year's san mateo county fair features an exhibit called -- let's go to the sound. >> if we just spent 64 tuesday -- $64 a year purchasing something that is made in america verse somewhere else, we would employ 200,000 people.

>> alan: even though you midnight see many made in china labels when you shop, the u.s. happens -- the manufacturer $21% of the world's goods, compared to 15% for china. all right. coming up, a popular kids' drink is being served in a whole new way. >> i thought, why not buy it? see what happens. >> alan: the latest creation that's pushing the limit office

>> alan: coming up at 6:00, we'll continue to update you on the backup along the bay bridge after the man threatened to jump there. and police are asking for help investigating a deadly shooting in san jose this morning. join us for abc-7 news at 6:00. every year you hear bat -- about a new fried food at county fairs. this one may have gone too far. fried kool-aid is now available at the san diego county fair. how is it done? kool-aid is mixed with sweet batter and fried and topped with cherry flavored powdered sugar. oh, yeah. don't eat the cool -- kool-aid. >> leigh: i don't know about that. >> alan: hope to see you tonight captioned by closed captioning services inc.