>> alan: around-the-clock work is showing progress. right now crews are paving the lanes. >> ama: construction crews reached a milestone this morning, knocking down the last of the elevated take and columns, reducing doyle drive to large chunks of concrete. >> alan: we're 12 hours away from the deadline, and tonight they're racing to open the new tunnel and roadway to for tomorrow's commuters heading to and from the golden gate bridge. sky 7 is live over the site, and john al stan -- alston has been there all day. are they going to make it? >> reporter: they're saying they are. this construction ballet is

coming to an end. you canning see the mounds of debris of what was doyle drive and what will become the new roadway in matter of hours. this afternoon we got a preview of what it will look like to drive on the new roadway tomorrow. construction workers will be clear of the traffic lanes but the mounds of rubble will linger for months. marin resident, who got a test run,s excited to see the change. >> when i come into the city at it going to feel like a celebration of the city. >> the bulk of the work involves paving the new road from the tunnel down toward the palace of fine arts. nearly 400 truckloads or asphalt, and then the lane mashings. it was only yesterday demolition crews were tearing down the seismically unsafe ramp that was built in 1936.

>> heavy steel. it's a well-constructed bridge. it was difficult to take down. >> in its place will be a redesigned road that drivers will use for the next the years while the billion dollar project is finished. tomorrow drivers pass through a dispunl then the road curves before heading into the marina. >> it's a curve but nothing too dramatic. >> a moveable barrier between each direction of traffic, and there will be plenty of electronic warning signs so go with the new 35 miles-per-hour speed limit. >> please bay attention to the signs on the road. even though we're posting 35-miles-an-hour, people get distracted and get into accidents. >> caltrans predicts an adjustment period of a few weeks. >> i can't wait to see what it's like when it done. i can put up with a little discomfort or curves.

>> reporter: there will be some safety tests tonight before the roadway is finally open at 5:00 this morning. if you're here, you can expect to see extra caltrans workers and chp officers to make sure the drivers stay in line with the lower speed limit and the curve there. >> alan: the pre press -- presidio parkway is expected to open in three years. you can see the dramatic difference. the parkway will have wider lanes, separated by a median. the design will serve the same traffic capacity as doyle drive. on the average weekday 120,000 vehicles use doyle drive. >> ama: for the latest on the roadways, let's get to sue. >> good afternoon, good evening, thank you so much. very exciting. this is going to be neat tomorrow.

you can see the golden gate is flowing smoothly off the waldo grade. cars are coming into and leaving san francisco. no problems through the toll plaza, you'll have backups through golden gate. the toll plaza on the bay bridge, no problem here. let's look at the abc-7 downloadable app. is want to show you, we have been getting live shots from a traffic spotter. this is what doyle drive looked like a few minutes ago. a bit bumper-to-bumper off the bridge. once you get on to 19th, another shot. and it's flowing smoothly out of the tunnel heading down towards 19th and golden gate park, and you can see that traffic is bumper to bumper there. you can download this for free

and get alerts and updates. >> ama: people have been trying to get around the construction all day. many decided the ferry was the best way to get to at&t park for the giants game. >> reporter: well, it's pretty clear that today a lot of people decided not drive and instead decided to take the ferry. i want to show you now, as people try to make their way back to marin county, right in there are hundreds of people waiting for the 5:45 ferry, which, as i understand, is actually sold out. i've been taking notes this afternoon. the 5:45 has sold out, the 4:40 has sold out. the 3:30 sold out. clearly taking the ferry was a very popular option today. >> next in line, please. >> lines of fans made for a busy day at the ferry terminal use, why did you take the ferry. >> because of doyle park closure. >> for those hoping to get a direct route to at&t park, the

special round-trip service sold out earlier this weekend. >> which one are you taking? >> the 11:30 hopefully. still make it if we get to 12. >> the rest of the giants faithful and other san francisco bound travelers leaded on to the late morning ferries in droves. and where ferries're full, many streets and highways were not. for the second day in a row, traffic leading to and from the golden gate bridge did snarl up a bit through the presidio, but traffic on almost bard was light to say the least, and the detour recommended by caltrans, it was bustling but not too busy. for those who chose the bay bridge, traffic backed up sunday heading into the toll plaza, just like saturday. >> bay bridge driving. >> how was the backup? >> bumper to bumper all the way. real slow. >> he avoided the traffic headache he got yesterday by ferrying into an francisco now.

so as crews continue on the doyle drive demolition and its replacement, it seems travelers did their best to help by avoiding the area all together. >> and golden gate bridge toll officials tell us they saw a # 50% drop in drivers over the golden gate bridge, and tell us they saw a 50% jump in people riding the ferry from marin county. >> ama: abc-7 news is your source for the doyle drive closure. we'll have instant updates on twitter and facebook and text alerts and as abc7news.com you can download the waves app. lang. >> alan: in san jose police find an 18 year shot and dying. he was shot at least once around 9:30 last night. he died at the scene. the circumstances and motive of the shooting are under investigation, and police have

made no arrests. san jose's 12th homicide in the year. and in fremont, a house party where most of the guests appeared to be teenagers, in a house on hyde park drive. police say it got out of control because word of the party spread on facebook. >> san francisco police hope witnesses come forward after a man was short in north beach this morning. someone opened fire on the richmond resident just after 2:00 this morning. the victim was hit in the leg and is expected to survive. the gunshots woke at least one neighbor. >> so it sounded like nine or 12 times, bang, bang, bang, bang, and then it was over, and then within seconds i heard sirenses because there's usually cops on the streets. >> evidence markers covered parts of two blocks. >> alan: ross marry kim my has anothercourt battle in front of him.

in addition to fighting for his job, he is fighting for his family. >> ama: we you now when gingrich will give up his run for president. >> leigh: after a very warm to mild weekend, get ready for a cooldown in the work week. take a look at the

>> ama: classes for nursing students at oikos university are set to be held at a nearby school. oikos re-opened after the shooting rampage inside the school that left seven people dead. some say it is just too painful to return to oikos, a form are

nursing student faces charges in the shooting. >> alan: ross america marry keep -- marikami hopes to restore contact with his wife. he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment charges. he said he wants to get the court order modified so he can at least talk to his wife on the phone. he took questions and addressed his critics, including domestic violence groups. >> i feel that sense of shame i betrayed friends of mine and people i work closely with, but in return i feel betrayed in the sense there was never a conversation when there some have been one. >> alan: he is also fighting his suspension on official misconduct charges and says he feels the situation has gotten out of hand. >> ama: newt gingrich will end his bid for the republican

presidential nomination on wednesday instead of tuesday. cnn reports gingrich will use the announcement to express his support for the likely nominee, mitt romney. gingrich's campaign is deep in debt. he said he would remain in the race until the convention in tampa. >> alan: many of us are in a higher tax bracket than the world's largest company. how apple keeps is tax rate under 10%.

>> alan: sky 7 is live over doyle drive construction zone. they tore down the span and are working on a temporary stretch on track to open monday morning at 5:00 a.m. you dock to our web site for updates and download our traffic app. seven people died when their van plunged off a highway overpass and on to the ground of new york city's bronx zoo. the van was traveling at a high speed and bounced off a median, crossed all three southbound lanes and into an area of the zoo. >> ama: a new report says apple uses an accounting strategy that cuts its tax bill by billions. "the new york times" reports that subsidiaries in ireland and other low-tax countries in order

to avoid paying federal taxes. the study estimates apple's federal tax bill would have been $2.4 billion higher last year. the newspaper says apple paid 3.3 billion in cash taxes locally on 34 billion in profits. a tax rate of 9.8%. apple says it complies with all laws and rules. >> alan: leigh glaser is here to show us all the people soaking up the sun. >> leigh: a terrific day. a great day for opening day on the bay. you can see a live look from the sutro eye hi -- high definition camera. you'll notice this very thin veil of fog. so extra careful tomorrow. not only with the lane changes and also reduced visibility tomorrow morning for the

commute. check out these highs today. concord right now. 83. 58 in ant county. livermore, 84. 62 in san francisco. half moon bay, where the fog is, 55 degrees. los gatos, 84. tonight, low clouds. patchy fog moving inland. a cooler week ahead and introduce a chance of showers wednesday night and thursday. this morning, the clouds that were sitting right near the coast have moved on out but we're getting into more of a stronger onshore wind component. and that's going to mean the low clouds and fog will move further enlean tonight and that will keep temperatures on the mild side than last night. 56 expected tonight in antioch. 52 in concord and san francisco. and sonoma, mid-to-upper 40s overnight. this weekend, high pressure

brought us some delightful weather. kept that storm track to the north of us. it's going to start to relax tomorrow. push back. that's going to allow the track to slide to the south and increase our onshore winds, bring us a cooler week ahead, and the tail end of this cold front, could possibly bring us a chance of showers as we head into wednesday night and thursday. and that chance is mainly north of the golden gate bridge. so, tomorrow, you'll notice the low clouds and fog further inland, and cooler temperatures for your monday. 73 for san rafael. 76, santa rosa, san francisco, 64. antioch, 77. still a nice day. 76, livermore, san jose. 77 morgan hill. watsonville, over cast to start, maybe a little afternoon clearing, 70 the high. here's the seven-day forecast. cooling begins monday, tuesday.

by wednesday the front gets close, thickening clouds and showers a possibility and then next weekend looks dry and warmer. >> ama: another good day for baseball. >> mike: beautiful day. a's giants going in different directions. and jason dufner, going to ed

>> mike: the giants and padres squared off for bragging rights.

trying to take the family to at&t. sandoval goes right to work in the first. crushing a solo shot. now 2-1 in the sixth. the big knock. a two-out, two-run triple. first rbi as a. >> 4-1-ball game. now madison bumgarner, giants take the series with the victory. >> in baltimore, the orioles stole one late from the a's. coe lon looking to close it out. adam jones, dribbler, puts run ners on second and third, then matt weeder two run double. then betemit wins it. a's lose a heartbreaker and the series, 5-2 the final. >> the report that brandon inge is signing with the a's after

being released from detroit. the 34-year-old was an all-star in 2009. a combined .127 average, two homers, and six rbis. >> the first weekend of the nba playoffs continue with four games on tap. we tip off with the lakers and nuggets. jack nicholson in the front row. bynum to gasol. easy money. to the fourth, lakers coasting. former warrior matt barnes to bryant for the flush. the story of the game, andrew bynum. tying an nba playoff record with ten blocks, ten points, 13 boards, the first triple-double since magic johnson 28 years ago. >> tony parker tuning up the jazz. spurs by seven at the half. duncan shaking out jefferson for

the throwdown. spurs win big, 106-91. >> let's tee it up in new orleans. where third-round leader jason dufner has to make a choice. play his ball with a gator lurking or take a stroke. he takes a stroke. then has this 43-footer for par the hard way. are you kidding me? then sudden death. dufner misses the six-footer, ernie's first win possible since 2005. oh, my. ending 163-event drought for his first victory or tour, and is getting married next saturday. >> coming up at 6:00. a couple of free agents and collegiate athletes. >> ama: when was the last time you did anything just for the fun of it. that's the point of this event. we're going to take you abab

>> ama: coming up at cf 6:00. the fight over foie gras. and online apps get ugly. the new app stirring up controversy. join it as 6:00. >> alan: finally, kid got in on a flash mob today, a bubble flash mob. >> ama: people gather at the children's playground area and started blowing bubbles.

>> alan: including baby bubbles and supersizers. >> ama: organizers say the opinion is to add a little magic to the dayment having so much fun. >> alan: the bubble flash mob. need more of those. >> ama: that does it for this edition of abc-7 news. >> alan: thanks for watching. captioned by closed captioning services inc.