>> alan: a piece of san francisco history is becoming history. >> ama: this is a live look at demolition work on doyle drive. good evening, i'm ama daetz. >> alan: i'm alan wang. it is a pretty smooth drive across the bay bring but the toll plaza is getting backed up as drivers fine alternate routes to the golden gate brim. -- bridge. we have live team coverage;

let's begin with lisa amin gulezian lease. she has been watching drivers navigate the detours and the business impact. >> lisa: you know, we are at the recommended detour near park pre seedow where traffic is not that bad. there's a little backup, but southbound traffic can make a left turn on to geary. these signs are up all over the city this weekend. warning drivers that doyle drive is closed. if you have to cross the golden gate bridge, caltrans recommends taking park press presidio boulevard. but some south alternate detours. this one is popular but slow slow-moving. >> i'm trying to get to the golden gate bridge. >> how is it going? >> slow. hopefully cutting through the

presidio to get up to the golden gate, but we're at a stop. >> been sitting here ten minutes. looks like another 10-15 minutes to get a block. >> even though caltrans and the city have been planning this closure for some time, it still caught people offguard. >> we're actually tourists. we know nothing. >> on the news. >> but we forgot. >> many are heeding the warning and avoiding the situation all together. caltrans reported a 50% drop in traffic coming into and out of the city after doyle drive shut down. the restaurante marina says business was slower than usual, and this patio is full but inside it's anything but. >> people avoiding the area because -- so much has been said

that it's not going to be good here for this weekend. >> reporter: and these signs behind me will finally come down monday when doyle drive will re-open at 5:00 a.m. live in san francisco, lisa amin gulezian, abc-7 news. >> ama: golden gate ferry is doubling its service over the weekend. ferries between los larkspur see and ben sausolito and san francisco. there's normal service to at&t park, skull a direct ferries are sold out. so for a look at traffic and how things are moving, let's go over to sue. >> i just came from the ferry. that's an excellent alternate. they have plenty of parking and they're running a 10:30 service after the giants game. so you do have that alternate if you can't get on the giants

ferry. if one or your blackup prance is the toll peninsulas sacks it's jammed. but i'm guessing that giants game is a problem, leading into the maze. look at the golden gate, people are heeding this but look at the exclusive traffic spotter, park pre seedow boulevard and 19th 19th avenue, bumper-to-bumper from lincoln and the exit off the toll plaza. at the jamup starts at the plaza and you'll be bumper to bumper from golden gate park and san francisco state on 19th. >> alan: crews are racing to open the new bridge, tunnel and roadway before the monday morning commute. here's the demolition zone. a little more than a mile of doyle drive is closed. work started on friday night and crews have been working around the clock. you can see from sky 7, john

alston has a look at what commuters can expect when the work is finished. are they going to finish by monday morning? >> reporter: right now they say they're on track to do that. workers are more than halfway through the major demolition and say they will have the temporary bypass ready to go at 5:00 a.m. on monday. that constant rumble behind me, workers have been at it nonstop in 12-hour shifts since 8:00 p.m. last night. >> what took nearly two years to build back in 1936 started crumbling to the ground in a matter of hours. demolition of doyle drive, spectators lined the pre seedow. some put up the the noise all night long. >> i think it's amazing. first, they're able to do this in such a short period of time, and, two, it's going to change the way the waterfront looks and feels. we're excited. >> the teardown is taking place

simultaneously at six different locations on doyle drive, covering 3,000 feet of roadway. a 1pin billion project. >> it's amazing. what is happening right here. is a lot of deconstruction. >> a few pieces of heavy kim were used to clear debris at the world trade center after 9/11. here the job is to take down the elevated rammed one section at a time which takes a half hour. machines blast a constant stream of mist and workers hose down the site to prevent a cloud of dust. >> dust levels are fine, closely monitoring, so we've seen one-ten inch and that's for the workers. >> and near marina boulevard paving has started on the temporary road. this animation shows what it will look leak for triefers. they pass near a tunnel and then

on the paved roadway where doyle drive stood for 75 years. he's here to report a piece of san francisco. >> put them up around my house, frame them, just sort of document that part of san francisco is passing. that's all. >> reporter: in the coming months 65,000 tons of debris will be hauled away and then recycled, but the most important thing for now, workers will have the temporary fix done in time for monday morning rush hour. >> alan: and remember, abc-7 news is your sores source -- source for the doyle drive project. you can download our exclusive app to help you and a half date around the close sures. all of this is available at abc7news.com. >> ama: an attempt to drive a stabbing extreme the hospital ended with six people injured in

brentwood. the vehicle collided with another car. it happened shortly after midnight. a 14-year-old girl died in this crash. a witness says she saw a car, quote, flying through the air before it landed on its side. >> it was crazy. hopefully no one i know. i don't think it is. but if it is nip -- anyone i know -- >> pd are requesting extra ambulances. we had two cars major damage. one on its side. one damaged in the front, and basically requested a couple of medical helicopters. am at. >> ama: it all began win three people were stabbed in a fight. it's unclear if the stabbing victim is the person who died in the accident. the reward has more than doubled for the safe return of 15-year-old sierra lamar, last

seen leaving for school on mar 16th. the reward increased to $25,000. investigators believe sierra was abducted. volunteers took partner search for her today and will wrap up in an hour and another volunteer search will be held wednesday. >> alan: oikos university held the lost of weekend memorial concerts for seven people gunned down the school almost a month ago. members of the university community organized the concert. meanwhile, pictures of the victims are on display as part of the campus memorial in front of the school. a former student, one goh, has been charged with the fatal shooting and a wake is underway for one of the victims. onlily from nigeria, she leaves behind her husband and three young daughters. >> ama: a fixture on the san francisco waterfront is closing and it's a favorite spot for giants fans. why it's the last call for this

brewery. >> alan: an amazing story of survival. a quick-thinking little girl barely escapes a fast-moving truck. >> leigh: today temperatures warmed as much as eight degrees in many locations. we have blue sky, and going to cool down next week. we'll look at the forecast.

>> ama: an earthquake had buildings swaying in downtown los angeles. the quake was centered about two miles northwest of devore in san bernardino county and was downgraded from 4.1. the quake was located in a spot where three faults come together. no reports of injuries. >> alan: last call for golden biersch brewery. the doors close for good at midnight after 20 years in that same location. the lease is up and the

building's owner is going to raise the rent from $65,000 a month to $80,000. the brewer says it's too expensive to stay. >> just got to the fact -- we're born here in the bay area, so just us. >> they claim the toe be the largest brewer bottling plant in the world and is looking for another spot in the same area. >> ama: firefighters in east bay credit a neighbor's quick thinking for helping save a woman's life. >> alan: hit by a fast-moving truck and she has barely a scratch. why she was able to walk away from the accident. >> ama: a gorgeous, sunny saturday, with warmer temperatures ahead as we take a live look on the water, and the beach. folks enjoying is. leigh glaser has the forecast after thec

>> alan: hayward firefighters saved a woman and her two dogs from a burning home. neighbors called firefighters after smelling smoke. investigators think the fire start after the woman fell asleep with food cooking on the stove. she was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation and is expected to be okay. her two chihuahuas are also doing fine. >> ama: a quick-thinking girl in china made a decisive move that saved her life. she was one of several students rung across the street when a truck just drove through. authorities say the girl escaped serious injury by ducking under the truck. it veered to one side and crashed into a light pole. the driver was injured and is expected to be okay. the girl crawled out with a few bumps bumps and scratches. >> alan: let's check in on this fabulous weather we're having. leigh glaser is back.

>> leigh: amazing today. this is a live shot from santa cruz. you can see folks out there. we had a little patchy low cloudiness early in the day but the north winds moved itself well off the coast so plenty of sunshine here. and here's current readings. 74 in los gatos, 72 in san jose. 62 in san francisco. north bay, san rafael, 70. 74 in napa, and 79 right now in antioch. temperatures came up. in san francisco, half moon bay, yesterday, you were in the 50s, so up a few degrees this afternoon, up by eight in antioch, and livermore, up five degrees, and agent more warming sunday afternoon. we will keep it clear overnight. just a little bit of patchy cloudiness mary -- near the

coach and then temperatures slowly come down, especially wednesday, thursday, and friday next week. here's a look at the satellite. clear skies for the most part. thanks to the north winds. so we'll keep it clear overnight. added a few little patchy clouds. they may redevelop near the companies. otherwise, get ready for temperatures a little warmer because of the heat of today. antioch 53. 50 in livermore, san francisco, 52. up per 40s north bay. 47 half moon bay, and morgan hill overnight, 49. this is the setup. it will stay with us through tomorrow. high pressure is in command. and it brought us those strong winds today. they'll start to die down overnight tonight, and tomorrow the storm track will stay will to the north of the bay area so look for less winds tomorrow and that will also mean some warmer temperatures. in fact, numerous 80s expected tomorrow, and the north and east

bay locations. 80 for napa. accept rosa, 8 1. a little cloudiness near the coast. half moon bay, warm to 62. 65 for palo alto. east bay, 80s. san jose, 78. 81 for morganil. watsonville, 76. and monterey, a little gray tomorrow morning, then finish if with a little snipe. 64 degrees. the accuweather seven-day forecast. enjoy it tomorrow. 80s inland. 70s near the bay. 60s at the coast and then we slowly start to cool things up to. monday, tuesday, wednesday, back into the 70s, and those in the north bay, next thursday and friday, slight chance of sprinkles. >> ama: we have the nfl draft. shu is here so you didn't get the call. >> mike: 30 years ago and i'm still waiting. the nfl draft has finally ended and it was a day for several

local players to fulfill their dreams. and we'll update on who went

>> mike: their entire start defense returning and only one spot to fill on offense at guard, the 49ers in a great position to add depth to their roster. they had five picks today, add something bodies to the offensive line and three on the defensive side of the ball. what a draft this team had. the most surprising pick was yesterday when they selected la michael james. the former oregon running back

tormented jim harbaugh and david shaw in college and today both coaches discussed his potential in the nfl. >> talked to us about this guy who has been a pain in my neck and your neck, your second-round draft pick, la michael james. >> love his toughness. love his all-out style. and i think his -- the volume of work he has done on the field speaks for itself, and impeccable guy on the field and off as well. >> mike: coach shaw working on the nfl network. the mat line inert scheduled to visit the team, trying to fill the void at backup quarterback. he is familiar with oakland's system as greg knapp was his coach in houston. raiders took a lineback in the first, and a receiver in the fifth, and a defensive end, the first player ever taken out of

georgia state. >> the bengals got calvin johnson. he will contribute immediately. he might be the surprise of the draft this year at wide receiver. nine players from cal and stanford drafted. cal had three players go. including jones, campbell, to the panthers and vikings took guiden post in the seventh right. >> the giants back home for a stand, losing ugly last night in game one the padres. a lot of extraction with the team. aubrey huff's anxiety disorder, tim lincecum struggles, brim wilson's injuries but there are positives, the sandoval hitting streak, and pagano's theme home runs in his last three games. >> the clubhouse atmosphere is great, great chemistry, and just got to live with what we have, and we believe we have enough and just got to believe we have what it takes. >> mike: the nba playoffs could not have gotten off to a worse start for' the bulls, losing

derek rose for the rest of the season. he knocked down the threes, pulls up 11. fourth quarter, game out of reach. rose land awkwardly on the left foot and tears his acl. out for the rest of the playoffs. the bulls win game one, 103-91. in the east, heat and knicks, this was not close. 32 points on 10-14 shooting for james. the heat walk all over the knicks, 100-67. >> good luck to the local governs who had their dreams come true but you have to play now. >> ama: a sheriffs deputy trying to shoo some birds to safety ends up

>> coming up at 6:00. >> he came in and yanked on it, and i yanked back, and he yanked harder, and he ran out the door. >> alan: how an eight-year-old boy helped stop a thief who tried to steal his mom's purse and the dog who helped safe a salinas' girl's life. >> ama: a sheriff's deputy trying to help ends up ruffling the feathers of some geese.

>> alan: try to shoo them to safety but when they wandered back toward the road she got a little too close. >> ama: she wasn't hurt. oh, man. and was following standard operating procedure for birds on the highway. >> alan: actually in the manual for deputies. that's it for us at 5:00. >> ama: upload videos to ureport@abc7news.com or e-mail your photos. captioned by closed captioning services inc.