good morning. 5 a.m., thank you for joining us i'm eric thomas. and i'm kristen sze. let's begin with the impending tropical storm raging within

striking distance of gulf coast we are talking isaac, already caused flooding in florida. we have the latest from new orleans >> reporter: winds starting to pick up in new orleans you can see the clouds in the distance still tropical storm isaac is just shy of becoming a hurricane. it is expected to hit new orleans tonight. the gulf coast is bracing for isaac. >> it brings great danger with it from flood waters. >> reporter: the storm is gaining strength as it moves across the gulf, heading straight for louisiana. >> everybody leaves, no staying. >> reporter: families in the lower 9th ward are boarding up and moving out with potential for flooding. >> 6 to 12 inches of rain potentially 18 inches. >> reporter: a state of emergency has been declared in four states with 5,000 national guard troops on standby. >> starting to open shelters in the panhandle area. >> reporter: isaac has made its mark on parts of florida

strong winds toppled trees and the heavy rain is flooding schools. >> sandbag the doors but the water came over. >> reporter: this is what families throughout the gulf are planning for. >> this is grocery store for four station. >> reporter: in louisiana many have hurricane katrina on their minds with the seven year anniversary tomorrow almost every levee has been reabout it and reinforced. we feel confident about the system. >> reporter: many families don't want to be here when those levees are tested by isaac. there are some mandatory evacuations louisiana also mississippi. the airport in new orleans is also now closed. brandy hicks, abc news. we are going to meteorologist mike nicco tracking the storm and when it might become a hurricane. >> reporter: over the next 12

hours as it still continues to be disorganized a little more convection northeast side this continues to wrap around it will increase and tighten the wall lower pressure which will increase wind speed heaviest of the rain has fallen offshore that's been good news the flooding i'm worried about right now tropical storm isaac winds 70 miles per hour, moving northwest at 12, i think it is on top of new orleans by midnight. look at this 10 to 18 inches of rain in southern mississippi that going to be more of a problem than the storm surge. right now the next archbishop of san francisco is apologizing after being arrested forever drunk driving over the weekend. bishop cordileone was in san diego at the time and was driving with his mother. terry mcsweeney is live in san francisco to tell us more. >> reporter: bishop cordileone

is scheduled to become the archbishop of the san francisco diocese here at st. mary's on october 4th, five days later he's scheduled to be in court for that dui received in san francisco, over the weekend. take a look at the man currently the bishop of the oakland diocese, cordileone the 56-year-old arrested in san diego early saturday morning at a d ui checkpoint. he spent 10 hours in jail posted $2500 bail and released. his was in the car at the time of the arrest she said they had been at a party the wine was flowing and the people at the party kept filling the bishop's glass with wine. she said she didn't want to seem like a pushy mom. now she says she wished she had said something. >> he was diving good, we went through the check point, -- he was driving good, we went through the checkpoint, he was driving and walking fine his

alcohol level was higher than it should have been. >> reporter: cordileone is a conservative on social issues supported prop 8 the measure that bans same-sex marriage he contributed $6,000 to the effort. the bishop released a written saying i apologize for my error in judgment and feel shame for the disgrace i've brought upon the church and myself. this does not mean there is going to be a delay in the ceremony scheduled for october 4th. the final decision does rest with the vatican. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. oakland's explicit academy just graduated the largest class ever. the police chief believes the training they've received will have a major impact on the city's crime rate. the 45 spent 14 weeks learning police work from the scene of the crime to the crime lab. oakland's chinatown is

considered a model of how the program's graduates have helped reduce crime significantly they patrol in yellow shirts and call a beat officer if they see something suspicious. merchants have put up cameras. some of graduates say attitudes are changing within the oakland police department. >> they are really focusing on making sure they have the right type of officers here that can interact with all races and creeds and colors of people. >> police chief looks forward to having an extra 45 sets of eyes and ears to help his officers. community pressure mountinging this morning on city leaders and police in san jose to stop the recent rash of deadly gang violence. community members joined with members of the san jose city council for a prayer vigil last night. the crowd included family of recent murder victims the vigil follows recent surge of

gang violence. police made three arrests over the weekend they point out, no deaths dubrovnik to street crime. two bank robbery suspects in custody thanks to quick action by san jose police. officers searched a car one of the armed suspects at i-880 and brokaw road yesterday. the manhunt began after the wells fargo branch was robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash. schools with were temporarily locked down. no one was hurt. speed frequent killer wesley shermantine has been transported to help locate the graves of victims. they took a -- it took a passage of a special late law to do it, authorities confirm he was brought to several remote places to point out places to dig. investigators are trying to narrow down the exact locations so remains can be found and returned to their

families. not everybody in state corrections like the idea of taking a convicted killer off death row. shermantine maintains he only helped dispose of a dozen victims. the santa clara valley water district plan to discuss a propose -- a proposal to give pensions for life. the item was pulled yesterday after a reporter asked about it. the district provides drinking water to nearly two million the plan would have allowed the district's seven board members who serve part-time to receive the same benefits as fulltime employees. the district will ask voters to approve a 548 million dollar parcel tax. time to check the weather. >> i'm driving in didn't see too many clouds, any fog, drizzle, anything like that >> visibility unlimited

because of a lack of clouds at the coast few clouds. good morning. let's take a look at the low pressure to our north, minimal effect on us now it will come back into play starting tomorrow. right now high pressure on top of us squashed the marine layer that's request the only clouds we are seeing are going to develop -- that's why the only clouds we are seeing are going to develop at the coast, limited once again. temperatures hang around the 80s throughout the next three days. we drop a couple degrees tomorrow and make another surge upper 80s inland thursday, mid 70s, possibly upper 70s thursday, low to mid 60s coast by friday cooling more significant, four to six degrees, cooler for saturday and sunday. the next couple of days will be the warmest in the forecast. time for traffic. here's frances. good morning. if you are heading through calistoga highway 29 closed in the middle of calistoga

between myrtle and washington to an earlier fire at the calistoga inn the fire has been knocked down no injuries reported this will be going on until 6:00, 6:30 once they reopen highway 29, they will still have traffic control. also, roadwork going on eastbound 4 towards loveridge, -- as you head towards antioch all lanes detour off of loveridge until 5:30 short detour back on the on-ramp. no major accidents. looking good in contra costa county this is southbound 680 past north main and highway 24 at the top of your screen right now fine through the san ramon valley and sunol grade. north 101 delay-free out of morgan hill through san jose that's 880 near the montague expressway big rig heading

northbound 101 dropping -- dropping gravel, look out for that. next, new details merging about a to kill president obama. also, the pentagon releases a report on a qur'an-burning incident involving service members in afghanistan contradicts some of what they said. symbol of the nation's government in danger of falling to pieces. the bill taxpayers may end up footing to fix the home of congress.or

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good morning. isaac threatening to send gas prices higher almost 80% of oil producing has been shutdown in the gulf of mexico, cutting a million barrels a day could add another dime gallon or more. general motors putting brakes on production of the chevy volt electric car the plant will be closed for a month starting in mid september because there are too many volts on lots. taxes and the economy front and center the selection season new pew poll finds 58% of americans say the wealthy should pay more in taxes. 63% say the republican party favors the rich. oprah tops forbes' list of highest paid for fourth straight year 165 million dollars. michael bey and steven spielberg, bruckheimer and dr. d e round out top five

that's america's money. -- good morning. burgling game company issued voluntary recall for mangos imported from mexico. splendid products says the brand could be contaminated with salmonella. an outbreak of the disease has been linked to the fruit the mangos are grown in mexico imported for distribution by splendid. dozens have been sickened the mangos were disputed in -- distributed in canada where 22 people have fallen ill. burning of qur'ans in afghanistan, soldiers ignored warnings from an afghan officer and interpreter before hand. investigators criticized u.s. military officers at prison and outlined how distrust between american and afghan soldiers lead to what they call a tragic mistake. the incident sparked days of deadly riots and attacks on u.s. troops, more than 30

killed, including six americans. the pentagon report confirms 474 qur'ans were burned more than previously known. u.s. soldiers, including four officers have received administrative punishment. four u.s. soldiers members of militia groups expense close to $90,000 on assault weapons and bomb components for a series of attacks that reportedly included a plot to assassinate president obama, according to prosecutors in georgia. the group planned to take over george's fort stewart and bomb a fountain and bomb a dam and poison apple crop in washington state. the plot was uncovered during an investigation into the death of a former soldier and his girlfriend. authorities say they were killed after learning of the group's plans. latest political battle over the u.s. capital democrats pressing for immediate money to repair the dome of the capitol building, it has 1300 cracks in it.

new york senator schumer wants 61 million dollars added to a temporary spending bill he warns without fixes passers-by could be hit by ornamental fixtures and the fresco could be destroyed. >> maybe they should have a fundraiser? [ laughing ] >> that's what the rest of us do, have a bake sale. welcome back, nice see you. rested? >> yeah, eight hours a sleep will do it. >> wow! >> it takes day to get back into the old routine. how are things looking? a lot sun, warm away from the coast, sunshine and mild temperatures. good morning. coming up on 5:18 sausalito from mount tamalpais san francisco down to about hayward on the upper parts of your screen looking southeast. lack of clouds lack of

moisture reinforcing how dry it is. lack of radar returns, even lack of cloud cover. let's talk about the temperatures, 70 antioch right now, still in the 60s around san rafael, oakland, fremont, mountain view, san jose, livermore, fairfield everybody else in the 50s monterey bane land salinas low to mid 50s gilroy 59°. tons of sun today, a few coastal clouds compared to yesterday, partly cloudy, mild tonight, significantly cooler pattern starts friday and deepens saturday that sunday. here's a look at a few of the clouds that will try to develop along the coast going to be clear for most of the morning by noon fog tries to develop at the coast rest rest of us sunny coast 60s, 70s,

80s most of us even 90s starting to show up east bay valleys. south bay from 77 in sunnyvale milpitas to 84 last go -- los gatos. half moon bay 64, warm spots upper 60s downtown south san francisco. mid 80s to upper 80s north bay valleys o', low to mid 60s at your beaches. berkeley 72 -- 78 fremont. mid 80s to 90 in brentwood and live more. mid 60s monterey and carmel, mid 70s the rest of the bay, mid 80s inland. 50s and a few 60s tonight any clouds will be along the coast. two to four degrees cooler tomorrow, two to four degrees warmer thursday and 5 to 10° cooler by saturday. good morning. earlier fire at the calistoga inn, the fire has been knocked

down, no injuries. due to that fire, highway 29 closed in both directions in calistoga between myrtle and washington until 6:30, berry an alternate. the traffic one-way control will continue after that. expect it to be busy during the morning commute. highway 29 itself is fine in napa. 101 through san rafael from santa rosa southbound fine through the cotati grade towards 580, golden gate bridge, no other trouble spots, no other accidents. pretty easy ride across the san mateo bridge now westbound past the toll moving along at the speed limit. drive time from 880 to 101 is 14 minutes. where it is slow is westbound 205 out of tracy. with the waze traffic app, you can find out the exact speeds, 36 miles an hour as you head past 11th street and under 40

miles an hour now around 36, as you make your way on 580 into the altamont pass. 5:20 one. who needs bartolo colon when you have brett anderson? sports, next. climbing up the social networking charts. how the bay area is home to two of the fastest gr

at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. good morning. live look from our east bay camera towards the bay bridge, you don't see much fog or mist or anything like that.

kristen is back and she has sports. >> i am back! giants will be back today opening a three game series against the astros in houston tonight. a's will try to make it two in a row in cleveland. anderson looking superb since coming back from surgery he got help from the offense. ' loud just two hits over seven things a's over cleveland, 3-otayed with the orioles in the wild card race. bay area has been king in the world of social networking. pin tryst is the third most visited -- pinterest is the third most visited social network. we wanted to put numbers in perspective. a year ago pinterest was 188, google 56, instagram was 609. when you look at it in

percentages growth for pinterest grew more than 5,000 percent, instagram more than 17,000 percent between july 11th and july 12th, big growth there. today is only day two of the burning man festival under way in nevada, already off to a rocky start. festivalgoers are warned to prepare for dust storms that can last three hours per day this video shows how dry that area is, 55,000 tickets sold this year which could cause another problem, organizers are suing local officials for hiking permit fees to $400,000. officials say it is to pay for increases of law enforcement to handle the crowd. police chase leads to deadly confrontation in the east bay. next, we are live in antioch with what investigators are saying led officers to open fire on a suspect. two more confirmed cases of the hantavirus.

fighting back, california drivers are a step closer to winning a small victory against unjustified red light camera tickets. we'll be right back. temperatures today 60s along the coast, 80s to near 90 inland, a lot of 70s in the bay, a few clouds along the coast after a clear start. coolest seattle and portland 73, 80s, 90s most of the u.s., 108 in phoenix. right now flight departure delays out of laguardia. all major airports are on time. time. 4 heading towards the gulf coast around new orleans, there's going to be issues there use our flight tracker at abc7news.com a

5:29. good morning i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. a suspect is dead and antioch police still on the scene following a chase and armed confrontation that led to the suspect's death. amy hollyfield is live in antioch with more on what took place. >> reporter: the chase started a few blocks from here. the suspect ran through several backyards trying to get away from police. officers say he then khraoeuplted on top of a random roof. that is where they say they shot and killed him. officers say once he was on that roof, that he pointed a gun at police. that's when at least one officer, maybe more, fired at him and he was shot and killed. he not only ran from police, but investigators say he also tried to escape by car. police say he a child in the car and that he did ram into several police cars before he

crashed. police say the child is fine, that he left the kid behind when he took off running. he was definitely ter -- it was definitely terrifying for the neighborhood. >> sounded like firecrackers, but i knew it wasn't. i seen him running didn't street with the gun. >> reporter: police were originally called for a domestic violence dispute involving a again 11:15 last night. they -- a gun, 11:15 last night. they haven't said who the man is. they expect to be here throughout the day. they did evacuate the family who was living inside that home where he was -- the home where he was standing up on the roof where he was shot and kill. the family has been cleared out of there. their home is surrounded by police. officers think they will be here investigating this scene throughout the day. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. tropical storm isaac is

getting stronger this morning on the verge of becoming a full blown hurricane headed across the gulf of mexico, with a bull's-eye near new orleans. katie marzullo is live in the breaking news center with the latest. >> reporter: state of emergency has been declared in four states, louisiana, mississippi, alabama and florida. 5,000 national guard troops on standby. this is the scene lake pontchartrain in new orleans we have been watching all morning it has changed so much all that water in the parking lot was not there before, rough surf you can see how severely the camera is shaking because of the wind out there. the latest information tropical storm isaac making landfall southeastern louisiana tomorrow morning it is gaining and could hit as a category 1 hurricane. officials in new orleans have not ordered evacuations in st. charles parish more than 50,000 have been told to leave. hurricane warnings in effect

from louisiana to the florida/ alabama state line. tomorrow marks the 7th anniversary of the deadly hurricane katrina. the mayor of in says 10 billion dollars in improvements are been made to the levee system since then. >> we feel confident about the system, almost noncomparable to what was in place when hurricane katrina hit. >> reporter: the new orleans airport closed, business owners closing and boarding up windows. then there are those stocking up on emergency supplies, choosing to ride out the storm. not always recommended but a choice we see year after year. for the late he -- latest on facts and figures we check with mike. you were looking at lake front new orleans winds near 40 miles an hour they have reached tropical storm gusts not sustained winds yet of tropical storm nature that would be 39 miles per hour. tropical storm isaac now, winds 70 miles per hour,

sustained getting close to becoming minimal hurricane 1, moving to the northwest at about seven miles per hour. i still believe it will hit new orleans about midnight, with a storm surge of four to five feet, there will be flooding around, but i believe the levees will hold all the new levees they've developed many the rain i'm concerned with especially in mississippi could have 10 to 18 inches of freshwater flooding that means not the storm surge that cause the flooding, all the the rain that they can't get rid of in such a short amount of time. 5:34. mitt romney due to arrive the republican national convention today which gets underway after a one day delay caused by sick -- by sick. his wife is set to speak tonight. his big address is thursday night after he is formally nominated.

mark matthews live in tampa and will bring reports from the convention throughout the week you can also follow him on twitter and facebook. 5:35 the man tapped by the vatican to be the next archbishop of san francisco apologized for his drunk driving arrest over the weekend. bishop cordileone spent a night in jail after he failed a breath test and now out on $2500 bail. he was pulled over in san diego where he was visiting family and friends. the car he was driving is registered to the roman catholic diocese now parked at his mother's house in san diego. he's scheduled to appear in court on october 29th. more from terry mcsweeney coming up in our next half hour. the fire damaged chevron refinery in richmond still leaking smog producing hydrocarbons at illegal levels authorities hope to have it stopped today the chemicals caught fire august 6th sending a plume of toxic smoke over

the bay area. yesterday an official say the hydrocarbon leak has been isolated and will stop as soon as today. some 18,000 residents filed health claims with chevron and another 3,000 have reportedly signed up to file legal claims. chevron faces daily fines of up to $25,000 for violating air quality standards. this morning park rangers at yosemite trying to track down visitors who may have been exposed to the rare hantavirus, a second person has now died. two other people have become sick. all four stayed in except rent tent cap bins at curry village in mid june the cabins have been sanitized the virus can remain in the air even after a cabin cleaned. symptoms mirror the flu and can take weeks to develop after exposure to rodent droppings or waste. the -- a bill giving drivers

greater pro tension against sigh taeulgss for red light cameras -- protection against citations for red light cameras, the bill would make it easier for drivers to fight the tickets. many drivers have questioned accuracy some cities have been accused of using cameras to boost revenue. the new law prohibits them from doing that the governor vetoed the same measure last year. the author hopes he will sign think time. ponderosa fire is 89% contained this morning staggering new numbers show the devastation is much worse than first thought. calfire says 52 homes and 90 out-buildings destroyed, 300 still listed as threatened. the fire scorched 28,000 acres along the board of shasta and tehama since lightning started it august 18th. time for a check on the forecast, don't have any of

that lightning-type weather now in fact it is kind of nice. >> yeah, calm, great for kids going back-to-school today. absolutely, we'll have some of those forecasts coming up for the kids. wind is fairly calm, fastest around the bay sfo out of the west at five miles per hour, northeast hayward five, drop to just a breath in oakland three same in napa southwest wind 12 fairfield there's not a strong if any onshore wind now. most of that is north that's why 70s up in portland and seattle today, we'll be a little warmer in some areas let's look at temperatures 50s at 7:00, a lot of sun. a few clouds develop along the coast by the lunch hour keeping temperatures in the 50s to near 60. mid 60s around san francisco, upper 60s oakland, 70s everywhere else, 80s starting to show up in the east bay valleys. by 4:00 clouds that do develop

will be few and far between along the coast, 80s inland by 7:00 70s inland 60s around the bay a few 50s at the coast. the next couple of days small rollercoaster of temperatures. i'll have that forecast in a few minutes. couple new accidents reported one on 101, reported northbound at lincoln in san rafael. i'm looking at this live shot, lincoln at the top of your screen i've seen lights southbound on the shoulder doesn't seem to be causing delays for folks heading out of novato towards 580 and the golden gate bridge. also, major problems in calistoga highway 29 closed due to earlier fire, shutdown both directions between myrtle and washington, berry

alternate until:30 then they might reopen it and have one-way traffic control the area. south bay no problems, northbound 280, highway 17 out of santa cruz mountains. i want to show you waze traffic map 101 peninsula new crash palo alto area at embarcadero right now not picking up slowing, we'll buy more information as we get it. -- we'll bring more information as we get it. 5:40. safety zone you may have to give bicyclists on the road or pay up. shaking continues in southern california latest aftershocks after hundreds of quakes over the weekend. former oakland police chief anthony battsor

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. good morning. former oakland police chief anthony batts has a new job he's expected to be named as the police commissioner baltimore. he resigned last year. he complained he was given full responsibility but limited control of the department. batts has been lecturing at harvard since his resignation. new bill approved would

give bicyclists a three foot buffer zone from cars and trucks. governor vetoed a similar bill last year this would allow fines of $35 for drivers who impinge on the buffer zones. divers would be allowed to cross double -- drivers would be allowed to cross solid yellow lines to provide room. now back to the senate for approval of minor changes. seismologists say a swarm of small earthquakes rattling imperial county could continue for days if you are looking at an earthquake being recorded now on a seismograph at our affiliate in los angeles, kabc the quake happened near the up county town of brawley on the receiving end of nearly 400 quakes that hit the area since sunday this is one. that's the strongest swarm to hit that area in three decades. seismologists have no idea why. 5:44.

the chevy volt may be running out of power. bloomberg business report next. inside the high-tech security system at the republican national convention. major progress in the fight against hiv, the once daily pill developed in the bay area that has a big okay. welcoming back petaluma's hometown heroes. the big celebration for the little league team.

a few clouds along the coast otherwise clear start a lot of sunshine mid 60s along the coast into san francisco upper 60s mid to upper 70s bay, 80s, a few 90s east bay valleys this afternoon. doppler other the last three hours showing just how dry it is across the state. today 110 palm springs, 92 l.a., 82 san diego, 90s central valley yo y mid to upper 70s sunshine from big sur to tahoe. 5:48. we are just getting this word in president obama expected to speak in morning about tropical storm isaac, which mike has been keeping an eye on. the president will deliver a statement on isaac giving us an update 7:00 our time. you can see a live on

"good morning america." . >> security very tight at the republican national convention in tampa florida this week. new high-tech security system is being used in addition to national armed guards patrolling the perimeter outside. the fbi, secret service and tampa police will all watch video screens inside beaming back real-time pictures from cameras around the city. the technology will be enhanced by artificial intelligence software designed to pick up abnormal movements. an official with the company spoke to mark matthews. >> if somebody falls at the bottom of an escalator we are going to alert on that. if there is a crowd and everybody is moving in a direction that is uncommon or fast or from a central spot, moving away, we are going to alert on those kinds of things. >> that same computer software set to be installed in san francisco later this year linked to cameras at muni stations. >> mark will be live in tampa with reports all this week.

you can follow him on facebook and twitter. abc news is providing live coverage of the convention streaming it at abc7news.com from 4 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. today through thursday. this story is going to put a smile on your face of the petaluma little leaguers back in their own beds after coming home to a heroes' welcome. -- to a hero's welcome. yep, that's fans cheering the team that placed third in the little league world series as they got back to san francisco international. the team hit the road in style in a stretch limo with a police escort leading the way. crowds lined streets, ing them on as the motorcade passed through petaluma. the city plans a parade sunday afternoon. congratulations guys you fought with heart and great and we're proud. after all that you think they could settle into school

now? >> sure, no problem. >> heroes, a few girls maybe calling. >> exciting time for them. >> once in a lifetime. i'm not going to ask you for the parade weather it is a little early. >> cooler, in the 70s, low 70s. a little breezy, sunny. >> a little warm for the next few days? >> i think so. we'll talk about many so of the warmer weather on the way. 5:51, beautiful picture from mount sutro to mount diablo. doppler showing how die it is, not picking -- how dry is it, not picking up cloud cover, off to a good start hopefully we won't have delays at any of our airports, 70 antioch, everybody else in the 50s to near 60, temperatures from 50 monterey to 59 inland to gilroy clear sky there. lots of sun even at the coast

today, we may have a few clouds during the afternoon, definitely a great day, cloudy mild tonight, 50s, few 60s cooler pattern friday through day looks to be one of the cooler taste. -- the cooler days. 62 in pacifica, 74 oakland, 90 east bay valley brentwood, livermore should reap 90 today everybody else in the mid to upper 80s not air conditioning weather yet. berkeley 72, mid to upper 70s, upper 70s south bay through the 80s in san jose mid 80s los gatos low to mid 70s peninsula millbrae short at 69

low to mid 60s coast daly city 62, downtown south san francisco upper 60s. 82 san rafael, mid to upper 80s most of the north bay valleys. mid 60s monterey, carmel, mid 70s more sun for the rest of the monterey bay mid 80s inland. tonight most clouds at the coast sporadic comfortable temperatures in the 50s to low 60s. two to four degrees cooler tomorrow, two to four degrees warmer thursday, bottom falls out of the forecast, to 10° cooler by saturday. -- 6 to 10° cooler by saturday. dry all seven days of the forecast. back to calistoga area highway 29 closed myrtle and washington because of an earlier fire. with that in place until 6:30, berry street an alternate. once they get highway 29

reopened there may be one-way traffic control, 29 fine through napa. north 101 at lincoln accident blocks right lane minor slowing, southbound traffic still unaffected. eastbound loveridge lanes open, westbound 4, slow 12 miles per hour lone tree towards loveridge, no accident, normal delays through antioch. southbound 101 in palo alto and embarcadero an accident blocking right lane traffic still moving close to 70 miles an hour, still pretty light through the area, no need to take alternates. 680 walnut creek no problems, southbound towards highway 24 as you move towards the san ramon valley, traffic is fine. 5:54. electric vehicle with a lot of buzz may be in trouble. >> here's jane king. good morning. chevy volt may be running out

of power general motors lance to halt production for four weeks starting next month after weaker than expected sales of the electric car. general motors says it is temporarily closing the plant as it gears up for production of the impala. how likely are you to get into a car crash? pretty likely if you live in washington, d.c., drivers in the nation's capital are the most accident prone in the nation. collision once every 4 1/2 years among residents large cities phoenix drivers have the best record. new york's attorney general looking at whether the fast growing industry is deceiving customers with misstatements about ingredients and health value. subpoenas have been issued for amp and monster energy. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. former senator arlen

specter if the hospital -- in the hospital said to be battling for his life. the 28-year-old was diagnosed with a new form of cancer six weeks ago. the former pennsylvania senator was hospitalized yesterday after apparent flare-up. he made national headlines in 2009 after leaving the republican party to become a department kraplt he retired from the senate after losing the 2010 primary he served in the nat for 30 years. -- gilead has won federal approval for a new hiv pill, gilead calls the once a day pill combine two existing drugs with two new medications. 88 to 90% of patients have under tech able levels of hiv in their blood after taking the drug for 48 weeks. two developing stories,

tropical storm isaac on the verge of becoming a hurricane and striking the gulf coast. here at home, deadly rooftop shooting in the east bay and the young child mixed up in the violence. later michael finney will show new technology promising to make driving safer for teenagers.