. it is a busy monday morning. thank you for joining us i'm eric thomas. and i'm kristen sze. commuters facing a major headache. 680 shutdown.

amy hollyfield is live on the freeway. what is the timeline now? >> reporter: right now they are hoping to open a couple of southbound lanes where i'm standing, hoping to open those two over there within the next few minutes. we'll see if that is going to happen. looks like they have a lot of work to do. it is right here in the middle where the problem exists. here's video with a closer look at the truck. it went over the wall. it is impacting traffic in both directions. they think that northbound is going to be closed longer than the southbound side. this happened 10:00 last night and they are still here because of several obstacles. the truck spilled 100 to 150 gallons of diesel. they've gotten that cleaned up. they were concerned about the chemicals hauled by the truck and the threat they created.

>> they also have two barrels of haz-mat material in the back of that rig. one is lithium, and another barrel of -- both are reactionary with air and water they cause fires. that's why we are staying on the scene. >> reporter: haz-mat team was here the went signed the trailer and determined everything was okay. now they've resolved those two issues they think things should start speeding up. take a look at this live picture of the detour. it is not that bad in the sense that you get off at sunol then get back on. we are watching the cars and trucks do a little merry-go-round. look at the back-up. the problem is there are so many trucks and cars that use 680. in the last few minutes that back-up has gotten worse. we didn't see much of one until the last few minutes.

you can only imagine what that will look like when it is extremely busy. chp officers are aware of that. they have hope that they will get lanes open here in a few minutes. maybe northbound will be open or least have some lanes open by 6:00. you never know when those estimates are going to turn into reality. we'll keep you posted, stay with us. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. we gotta get you off that freeway, thank. 4:33. meantime, caltrans says the new doyle drive detour is on track to open in less than a half hour. katie marzullo is there and she will be bringing you a live report in a couple of minutes. >> meantime, let's check in with sue hall for a look at the traffic on 680 and doyle drive. messy morning already. this is a live shot of the golden gate bridge. it is quiet now in

anticipation of the opening of doyle drive in a few minutes. no problems as you come off the waldo grade. as you approach the maze your alternate all weekend was heavy on the 80 from richmond san rafael bridge 80 westbound on the east shore freeway right now moving nicely. let's take a look at that situation here at doyle drive opening in just a few minutes. we have the problem in pleasanton with the "sig alert" there and in south san francisco another "sig alert". we'll get to that. we'll be checking back on other news. today the man accused of killing seven and wounding three in a shooting rampage at oikos university is scheduled to be in court. 43-year-old one goh has been charged with killing six former classmates and a receptionist a month ago. police say he was angry at school officials for refusing to refund his tuition. he has been on a hunger strike since arrested. officials are monitoring his

condition. this morning, classes for oikos university nursing students are set to resume for the first time at a nearby school. oikos reopened last monday. nursing students say it is too painful to return. six of the seven killed in the april 2nd, shooting were nursing students. unitech in fremont has agreed to allow nursing classes to be held on their campus. grief counselors will be on campus this morning at newark memorial high to help students cope with the death of a star football player. police say the 18-year-old was stabbed at a house party saturday night. witnesses say the water was -- the party was wrapping up when a fight broke out. he was stabbed and died sunday morning. one man is under arrest. police say three juveniles were also taken into custody as accessories. san jose police on the hunt for suspects in the fatal

shooting of a teenager. officers found the 18-year-old victim shot and dying on the campus of lowell elementary late saturday night. earlies to revive the teen failed he died at -- efforts to revive the teen failed and he died at the scene. this was san jose's 12th homicide of the year. family, friends and the san francisco giants will hold a public memorial today for one of the sailors killed in a racing accident near the farallon islands. alexis busch was a former batgirl for the team the first in major legal baseball. she was killed on the yacht. today's memorial begins at 1 p.m.. anyone who wants to attend is asked to enter through the willie mays gate. the coast guard has suspended its search for a missing boater after a yacht race collision off the california/mexico border. three other -- it was taking

part in a race state. it collided with a larger ship. officials say it is possible that the larger ship never saw the yacht. newt gingrich meets behind closed doors today with mitt romney to discuss a possible future role. sources say gingrich will end his bid for the nomination wednesday, not tomorrow as initially expected. the change was made for logistical reasons. abc news has learned gingrich plans to actively support romney and may tend campaign vents. details will be worked out in an undiscloses location. -- did you enjoy the warm weekend? >> beautiful, sunny, blue skies. >> priceless. at the giants' game couldn't ask for anything better. >> i think we should tip mike.

buy wheat. >> we'll do that. we'll check on the market. our temperatures are going down, cooler everyday this week up until thursday. doppler quiet. thursday a chance of showers. 49 in santa rosa, everybody else in the low to mid 50s antioch 59°. good news, clouds along the coast half moon bay visibility at five, some of those are spilling into santa rosa at eight everybody else quiet as far as cloud cover. mostly sunny start to the morning upper 40s to low 50s. partly cloudy with mid to upper 50s along the coast into san francisco, low 60s around oakland mid to upper 60s around bait shore, low 70s at -- around the bay shore, low 70s at noon.

we lose about four degrees today, couple degrees tomorrow, wednesday and culmination of that chance of showers thursday slight warming trend over the weekend not as warm as it was this weekend. good morning. busy morning so far already in is a live shot golden gate bridge quiet now anticipating that will pick up once the doyle drive opens. we are waiting for katie with a live report on that. once again heading towards the macarthur maze alternate still a good bet across the richmond san rafael to the bay bridge. off the golden gate bridge down towards park presidio and 16th, 19th, you can go left on california and geary to get downtown.

"sig alert" 680 closed both directions until further notice. amy is reporting for us between burnell ansa noel. alternates would be highway 84 to get around or foothill boulevard. that "sig alert" 680 big rig crash at sunol is tying things up. hopefully they will get a couple of those southbound lanes open shortly we go to katie now with a live report on the doyle drive. >> let's do right that the new doyle drive detour on track to reopen in less than a half hour. >> details now from katie marzullo at the scene. >> reporter: good morning. we'll walk you through the details to let you know what you need to know to have a safe commute. behind us at the construction we've been here about 45 minutes. when we go on scene there was still construction going on trucks were making noise makes you think, are they really

going to be open at 5? it is quiet out here. that does lend itself to the notion which the spokesperson told me they are on schedule to open at 5 a.m.. take a look at this video from sky 7 hd if your commute involves this, here's what need to know. coming from marin, wider lanes coming into the city. also instead of as many pylons there's movable median under the tunnel which authorities say will prevent head-on accidents and they can move it to adjust for traffic. on the other side of the tunnel on the city side, again depending on which way you are coming or going there are going to be new curves in the road. watch those curves and because of those curves the speed limit reduced, 35 miles an hour on the new connector. do know that and everyone just be reminded to slow down and

be careful this morning. >> there's going to be a wow factor we want people to pay attention, be cautious, be patient. there's an adjustment period. >> reporter: to help everyone get through that adjustment period there will be extra chp officers out here. as you can see in some of the animation the traffic will be moving northbound and southbound through the tunnel that's temporary. only for the next three years until the entire project is complete then there will be a separate northbound tunnel and the tunnel that exists as of this morning that drivers will be using will only be southbound. both directions slow down and be careful. katie marzullo, abc7 news. our time is 4:42. battle brewing over a college aid bill. next, the thousands that could be at stake for middle class families struggling to pay tuition at state schools. to opt-out or not?

the self-imposed pg&e smart meter deadline causing confusion. big change coming to next month's gay pride celebration.

pg&e is telling customers they have until tomorrow to decide if they want to opt-out of having a smart meter that has created confusion among several who can't afford to do so. pg&e is charging a $75 up-front fee plus $10 per month. after several complaints the utility says may 1st, is not a firm deadline saying customers can opt-out any time. critics have questioned the accuracy and safety of smart meters. the street party that kicks off the pride parade will look different this year.

organizers of pink saturday in the castro say they are replacing the normal dance party with food trucks, celebrating the lgbt community is scheduled for june 23rd. organizers have scaled back after several vents turned violent in -- events have turned violent. in 2010 -- this week lawmakers will hold a hearing that can help students struggling to pay for college. the act will eliminate a billion dollar tax break given to businesses in 2009. the money raised would be used to help subsidize tuition for middle income families whose income exceeds the current cap. supporters say the bill is critical because tuition at cal-state and uc schools three times what it was a decade ago. republicans call it another tax increase and are vowing to block the bill. 4:46. we said caltrans was on track

to reopen the doyle drive detour at 5 a.m., that wasn't true, they've opened it now, 13 minutes ahead of schedule. you see the the traffic there moving through the detour. >> beating the 5:00 deadline is going to mean good news. your first look now the doyle drive replacement, the temporary one anyhow, the roadway that will be the new approach to the golden gate bridge, now open after the weekend crews worked hard after the demolition of the old doyle drive which was seismically unsafe. new phase begins you are looking at the first wave of drivers. of course, while things are looking smooth here, not the case on 680 through pleasanton this morning where there's a "sig alert." >> aim h will bring you the -- amy hollyfield will buy you the latest on that china and u.s. bell to

avert diplomatic crisis. dispute over a blind chinese activist that threatens to derail a visit to china by secretary of state clinton. symbol of america's comeback from the nine len attacks about to reach new heights. disturbing results of a major new health study that could prompt overweight teens to begin shedding pounds. h@h@h@u

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the bottom. coming up on 4:51. tensions between u.s. and china on the rise over an escaped chinese activist who is now believed to be hiding inside the u.s. embassy in beijing. tahman bradley reports the situation is developing as secretary of state clinton is set to arrive for talks. >> reporter: on the eve of important talks between the two nations blind chinese activist is believed to be under the protection of american officials. demonstrators in hong kong gathered over his fate as the u.s. s the difficult diplomatic dance. chen was forced to live under house arrest because he's a campaigner for disabled rights and exposed forced abortions in the nation. last week in what seemed like a hollywood thriller he scaled a wall and escaped driven to beijing by a supporter after a car chase activists say he was taken in by u.s.. a u.s. rights campaigner say

the deal could come in the next day or so. >> if the chinese want to play it down we may reach agreement for him to leave the country. if not this could be a big issue. >> reporter: secretary of state clinton leaves for china tonight what would have been a challenging trip before the chen crisis. milestone in new york the structure being built to replace the world trade center towers is set to become new york's tallest skyscraper. if winds cooperate, you are looking at a live picture columns atop 1 world trade center that will bring it -- will sur fast the empire state building which is new york city's tallest building. when it is finished it will stand 1,776 feet tall. the new structure replaces the twin towers. >> it will be just taller than the empire state building.

>> 1776 symbolism in that. >> indeed. >> we are going to cool down, right? >> a notch, through thursday. >> possibility of rain? >> possibly thursday. chance we are looking at may is tomorrow, the rain season is over. looking down from sutro tower, clouds at the coast some will move inland over the next couple of hours. changing conditions around the golden gate bridge possibly around the bay bridge. we'll keep an eye on it for you. 49 santa rosa, low to mid 50s everywhere else until you get to antioch 59, san jose 57. low to mid 50s monterey bay. 49 in gilroy. cooling trend begins today. clouds will be most prevalent

at the close coast. patchy clouds and fog more tonight than this morning. coolest in the afternoon thursday our best chance of having measurable rain. today we drop four degrees in hayward to 73, same in santa rosa 76. santa rosa we drop seven degrees before the sunset today. mid to upper 50s along the coast. low 60s around san francisco, mid to upper 60s richmond and oakland. everybody else in the low to mid 70s. monterey bay, stubborn clouds mid 60s monterey upper 60s santa cruz and salinas. mid to upper 70s inland. showers possible around eureka 54 sun tahoe low to mid 80s chico. morning clouds, afternoon sun 65 san diego, 71 in l.a.. back home patchy clouds along the coast spilling into the

bay, coolest weather cloverdale and santa rosa, low to mid 40s with clear lake everybody else upper 40s to 50°. high pressure that brought offshore breeze and warm temperatures moving away, cold front coming down that will steer the winds onshore, tomorrow the cold front drops our temperatures. another system comes in that's the one that could bring a chance of rain thursday in the 50s and 60s. have a great day. good morning this is a live shot sky 7 hd opening of doyle drive, monumental in the traffic world, we are excited about it. the chp is making way. it going to take getting used to. speeds slower while you get through that tunnel and through the curve. neat deal. a few minutes early he which is always nice. golden gate bridge very light they just reconfigured southbound lanes you have four lanes headed south into san francisco as per usual. bay bridge toll light, no

problems incline still no problems either as you get through the treasure island tunnel into san francisco. couple areas of concern "sig alert" southbound 680 still, amy hollyfield is there. northbound lanes getting off at sunol and right back on the freeway. so far, so good there. no significant slowing because it is early. the northbound lanes remain closed southbound as well for just a few more minutes as they get that -- until 7:00 is the eta. they are trying to get southbound lanes, a couple open in the next few minutes. southbound 101 south san francisco "sig alert", slow traffic past candlestick with an accident in two lanes. if you have overweight teenagers researchers have a new warning. major study finds if teens develop diabetes they will have a tough time keeping it control. the study followed 700 overweight teens. nearly half failed to keep

blood sugar under control within a few years of being diagnosed. one in five suffered serious complications. researchers say getting weight under control is critical in young people. 4:57. the new doyle drive detour just opened to traffic after a weekend closure. sky 7 showed the first wave of traffic 15 minutes ago. another update coming. breaking news in the east bay, accident involving an overturned big rig has shutdown a stretch of i-680. we are live with the latest on the cleanup. family and friends gather in a moving tribute to the latest victim of violent crime in oakland. suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi premise to head back to court. what he -- prepares to head back to court what he wants the judge to do this time 6ñ60