live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. at 6:00, a day into the new year, san jose police are already investigating the city's first homicide of 2014, we have what we have learned. >> >> developing in san francisco, a late night fire at the chinese consulate called "arson." the detail we are lending of the flames. a new winter storm moving to the east coast and threatening to snarl commuters and air travel. thanks for skinning us on thursday. we helping there are delays and cancellations at sfo, with 11 chance lakes leaving the airport, so, obviously, the weather is causing trouble. >> no cancellation in san jose. >> that is right. we will check with mike nicco and see what the conditions folk are facing. >> ought storm is ramping up in the ohio river valley and in the big weather i will give you an idea and show you with live doppler 7 hd focusing on what will happen: 41 star filled

skies around the bay at 7:00 and our day planner for the next 12 hours we are looking at mid-50's and low 60's poor air quality again and dress for 53 headed out this evening. inland we have forecast developing this morning and temperature in the upper 50's with a if you high clouds and poor air quality through the day and low-to-mid 60's at 4:00, 7:00 grab a heavier coat 51 and at the coast we have a few clouds lingering and they will stay as we start out clear and mid-40's and high clouds and sunshine and low 60's. sue? >> we have word muni is experiencing system-wide delays on most muni routes. call ahead and give yourself extra time we do not have any reason for that but we will check back. accident in livermore near first street with slow traffic approaching the scene and it picks up toward the dublin/pleasanton area. the accident in san francisco coming off of the bay bridge is cleared from the lanes with no delays but it is congested on

the upper deck into san francisco. 80, emeryville toward the macarthur maze westbound is moving at the limit as you can see, the bay bridge toll plaza is light as well. matt? >> >> breaking news, hose place are investigating the first homicide the new year a man was shot and killed a few hours ago and our reporter, katie marzullo is in east san jose with the details. katie? >> police have a murder mystery on their hands. the street here east san antonio crawling with police and investigators as you can see. the command unit is on the scene and everyone is trying to figure out what, exactly, happened. san jose police got the call before 1:30 this morning, a passerby saw a man down on a driveway off the sidewalk and was identified only as being in his late 20's. police say he was shot once and did not survivor. no one called in having heard shots fired so that is part of the mystery here, and so far, no

one has admitted witnessing anything. >> we have talked to a few people and knocked on a lot of information but there is not much information. we are asking the we public to they know anything to call our investigators or tip lines. the lieutenant says the neighborhood is surrounded by gang hotspots but it is way too early to know the motive. they do not have any suspects. they will be here for a few hours. as long as they are, east san antonio street around the area of 33rd street, will be closed to traffic. residents in san jose are hoping the year's first homicide is not a sign of things to come. in 2013, 40 murders occurred in san jose, something that has not happened in 20 years. there were 44 homicides last

year all from january to november, two fewer than in 2012. good news on property crime, though, which include burglary and car thefts, they dropped 9 percent, and the numbers come during a time when fewer officers are on the force, sworn staff now is over 1,000, which is 300 fewer than in 2011. >> federal agents are collecting evidence after a suspicious fire last night at the chinese consulate in san francisco. it happened after 9:30 the at corner of geary and laguna. flames charred the front of the building but firefighterred has it out. the chinese consulate called it a "fire bomb" attack asked demanding authorities provide better security and apprehend those responsible. federal investigators are at the scene investigating it as an arson attack. we will have the latest from the scene coming up in 30 minutes.

a man accidentally shot himself in the head while intoxicated we on tuesday three hours before mid-neat. he was consuming alcohol while handling the loaded gun and taken to the hospital. in word on his condition. happening now in san francisco, the state supreme court is set to decide whether to grant a law license to a man living illegally in the united states. we sergio garcia came to the united states from mexico at 17 months. he went to college. graduated from law school and passed the bar the first time. he is challenging a 96 next law that bars people entering illegal from receiving professional licenses from government agencies. >> former israeli prime minister sharon is in critical condition and the doctors say his life is in danger. the director of the israeli hospital where the 85-year-old is being treated says the agoen gas are failing. he is one of the most

controversial figures in a coma for eight years after a devastate stroke in 2006. at the time, he was prime minister and at the height of his political power. doctors say sharon's condition deteriorated a couple of days ago. cities are bracing for up to a foot of edward snowden paralyzing commuters and air travel and this is video from the newsroom showing the storm almost hammering the midwest and in st. louis you can see the slick roads are icy and dangerous driving conditions. >> video from boston, you can see the snow is starting to come down and parts of new england could get up to 12". in new york city, manhattan and surrounding areas are expecting 7" of snow. >> the storm is creating travel headaches in chicago up to 8" of edward snowden yesterday forcing hundreds flights to be delayed or canceled at o'hare.

sfo is reporting a dozen chance lakes for outbound flights. >> snow in indiana played a role in a crash involving a casino bus. a pickup driver lost control and slid into the bus, the truck driver was killed, 12 bus passengers were injured but they are expected to be okay the. >> samples from the safer why snow pack are taken tomorrow and the results will be better news for the central valley. here is how bad the water situation is, this mount is usually submerged but the reservoir is only at 43 percent of capacity. >> the water allocation comes from here so if it is not coming down the mountain...you have to get it from the ground. farming is a livelihood of a lot of people here and it affect as lot of people downstream. we need our water.

>> such dry conditions have nut been seen in the area since the 1940's, with the lack of water making it interesting for families exploring what is usually underwater. >> another round of flooding is expected today for people living near the bay. residents at a marina put on rain boots just to go for a walk. king tides have flooded the roads since monday because the extreme tides can be 2 feet feet higher than regular high tide. more king titteds forecast later this month. mike nicco, when are the king tides at the peak? >> 11:30 at the golden gate bridge. it will be an interesting later part of the morning hours. good morning, and our snow pack, this is electronic measurement when they go out, to and do it by hand they will be pretty close. the worst is to the north,

central including talk show 23 percent of today's average, and the south is 32 percent so it averages to 22 percent. the water equivalent is only 2". as we look from mount tamalpais we will be from seven to 11 degrees remainder than average in the mid-to-upper 60's. tomorrow we could have poor air again and near record highs in the low-to-upper 60's and high clouds and sunshine this weekend. >> we have a new problem westbound 580 in livermore area, the accident is still there and it is in the clearing stageses. the new problem is southbound 680 at sunol a car accident in the fast lane so you want to move over to the right-side. southbound 680 at sunol. bart is on time. we have caltran running on time but muni is experiencing system-wide delays and we have a call to muni to get a reason

although they are not saying exactly what. give yourself extra time if you normally take muni this morning. coming up on the morning news, a big three detroit automaker to become fully owned by a foreign competitor. >> first day of pot sales in colorado is in the history books with the issue facing people traveling to the state to buy marijuana. >> the bay area county reporting

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colorado's first ever day legal recreational marijuana sales call a success. hundreds of people lined up outside the dispensaries to be among the first to buy legal marijuana. this is how a line looked in denver, no problems reported, security guards were stationed outside dispensaries with sales drawing people from all over the country, many driver really far to get this because they want add local way to buy not. taking marijuana bought in colorado across state lines remains illegal. >> >> one of the big three automakers of detroit is starting the new year facing a new future under foreign ownership, fiat is asuing control of chrysler paying $3.5 billion to buy the 41 percent of chrysler it doesn't own. the u.s. government brought if fiat to keep chrysler afloat five years ago when they were facing bankruptcy. chrysler has returned to profitability. sales and market share are also up.

marin county health officials are urging those who have not gotten the swine flu vaccine to get one because it is back. the county was hit hard by the global pandemic in 2009 with five dying and hundreds more sick. that strain of flu was new at time and not included in the available vaccine. it is now. it should make the effects of the flu less severe. the elderly and young are acceptly vulnerable to the flu. washington, dc couple is celebrating the birth of their twins born minutes apart but in different years. the little girl was born at 11:58 p.m., and her twin brother was born in 2014. their oldest brother is 18. there were two fraternal twin sisters born in 2013 and 2014 in canada. >> dillon will be changing the

diapers this time. >> we know who gave the most to chair any in 2013, the largest donation coming from facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg and his wife roading to a report. they donated 18 million shares of facebook stock to the silicon valley community foundation worth $998 million. the money went to health and education projects. >> what a game, stanford versus michigan state in the 100th rose bowl if pasadena. tyler went for 16 yards in the cardinal lead but it tied in the 4th and a touchdown put the spar tons ahead at 24-17. this is the last play for stanford on fourth and one, michigan state has the biggest defense and that was a ballgame, final 24-20 michigan state. >> should have seen the bad omen

when the marching band forms a logo with their human bodies during half time and snapchat is hacked. coincidence? >> interesting. bad sign. >> bad all the way around. so close. too bad. >> mid-70's. warm here again, near record highs. good morning, everyone, day two of 2014, a lot like day one, a little bit warmer and without the fog this morning up in the north bay, following novato and it has been doing well with most of us unlimited visibility and the clouds are starting to move away from the coast as the offshore breeze is starting to develop. the big storm moves from the east coast and it is snowing. >> over indiana and all over ohio and most of new york and vermont and new hampshire right now and this is just the beginning. this is a two day event and you can see the snow will go from

baltimore to boston. cancellations, delays -- absolutely. seattle and port land are in the upper 40's with wet weather. in the south bay we have 39 in san jose and santa clara and saratoga and sunnyvale and 44 in alum rock and los altos hills are 50, so warm weather is lurking in the hills. san pablo is the warm spot and san francisco is 51 and lafayette is 37 and danville is 33 and 46 in alameda and sap carlos is 42 and novato at 40 degrees. from the exploritorium, we have wonderful art work on the bay bridge this early in the morning and we will have near record highs and poor air quality number 25, 12 times competing the healthy legals. poor air lingering into the weekend with cooler air next week and cleaner air. today, the air quality is worse in the north bay and right in the heart of the bay and the

santa clara valley. the record high temperatures are possible: 67 in san far rose. most of us around 64 do 67 degrees. frost is possible tonight. upper 30'sette to low 40's around the bay and the coast in san francisco is mildest in the mid-40's. a couple areas of high pressure and notice where the jet stream is, well to the north and grabbing all the cold air and dumping it to the east starting today. we have low-to-mid 60's and high clouds and sunshine and cooler tuesday and wednesday and maybe rain in the north by on wednesday but it is remote. upper 50'sette to low [sic]. better news from livermore, an early accident near first happen cleared from the lanes with residual slow traffic off the altamont pass but it is improving. on the sunol grade we have an accident southbound 680 with a car in the fast lane so you will find slow traffic moving from

pleasanton southbound and we have system-wide muni delays this morning with no reasons given by muni but give yourself extra time with buses and rails, all major lines experiencing longer waits than normal. we will look at the holiday relatively smooth sailing into the city. bart had two strikes and thousands of angry passengers but it could end today for a few years. the final steps scheduled to put to rest the bitter bart contract dispute. >> coming up first, for the new year: "7 on your side" teams up with "consumer reports" to reveal the best home exercise ♪

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on this thursday, thanking for joining us. we will look outside if you driving through walnut creek, how does it look? you will be joining a bunch of cars, but, still, fairly light for this time of the morning. some folks may still have the day off. enjoy that. we will have a look at roads coming up. >> getting fit is always popular in the new year but that accident mean you have to gin --

join a gym. home exercise equipment is a popular alternative. we have partnered with "7 on your side" to reveal the top machines. good morning, you have made the resolution to get in shape but not sure you want to drag yourself to the gym each day. well, having an exercise machine at home can make it easier. the latest "consumer reports" tests of exercise machines help you choose just the right machine. gyms are a great way to get in shape but when the new year's resolutions wear off, attendance drops off. >> people stop working out for many reasons but lack of time and inconvenience are the most common. when you have an exercise machine at home you eliminate both of those factors. >> consumer reports says treadmills are a great choice to help with weight loss but if you are looking for something

different, we tested spin bicycles, and rowing machines. >> if you are starting out or have back, hip or knee problems, this is a great alternative to a treadmill. it creates less impact on the joints and can still give you a great cardio workout. >> after testing dozens, "consumer reports" says one from afg, the 3.1ae for $1,100 is a great choice. spin bicycles are good interval work out. many want a bicycle at home, and the diamondback is recommended for $800. it has a built in work out program that keeps you moving. another option is a rowing machine. >> they provide full body work out upper and lower, non-weight bearing but strenuous and can burn a lot of calories. >> make sure it fits. the $900 concept two model d proves comfortable for short and

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the consulting firm is ringing will bell and celebrating 100 years in business. last year was banner year for stocks but what does the new year bring? day with us because at 6:30 we will look at how the dow is doing this morning. thanks for joining us. i am kristen sze. >> i am matt keller here for eric thomas. another thing rising for the last month or so are the temperatures. we have seen record-breaking heat when we are supposed to be cold and rainy. >> but the morning is very cold. we will check with mike nicco and find out what is going on. >> impressive when you set record lows in the morning and possibly record highs in the afternoon you can see how dry the ground and air are. now, live doppler 7 hd shows we were tracking thick fog in novato and you still have the lowest visibility today but it is eight miles with no fog forming and it is clear every wear and the clouds already

starting to move to the west away from the coast, and that will be it case as we head into the afternoon hours. momently cheer, starting off in the low-to-mid 30's inland with frost and upper 30's to 40's around the bay and mid-40's at coast by noon we have the offshore breeze developing and poor air quality all day, and near record high at 4:00 and grab a coat this evening, low-to-mid 50's. outside, right now, it will be cool but i see a lost cars more than the rest of the week so we will turn it over to sue. >> we have a upswing with traffic with folks become to work after the holidays but not too bad from the central valley with speeds about at the limit. with an accident southbound 680 with the red sensors, and slowing approaching the scene. we have an accident, also, in the vallejo area west 37th and

a car in the ditch off the road waiting for a tow truck. muni is still reporting significant delays system-wide and we are police activity on the t third line is give yourself extra time on muni. no other mass transit delays. new information just in on breaking news we brought you at 4:30 this morning, san jose is investigating the city's first homicide of 2014. katie marzullo is on scene after talking with someone connected to the discovery. katie? >> >> kristen, i talked with the mother and young brother of the woman who found the victim. they say she was coming home from work about 1:30 this morning and she found the man shot on her driveway. she called police. inside the home she lives there with her sister, a boyfriend and they young children and her mother says she is here to collect the children but they are still inside and have fought been released yet because the investigation is still happening on their driveway and on the

street. the woman's brother said before this the sister was looking to move because there are gang hotspots in the area. >> >> she has complained about the area she doesn't like it and so much stuff has happened over here sheen whats it get out. police say the man was shot at least once and he is in his late 20's. police very much looking for ones in the case, with no one calling in having heard shots fired. so far of the people they have talked to no one has admitted seeing or hearing anything. if you have any information on kay, call the san jose police department and investigators are expected to be out here for hours. east san antonio street and couples blocks of 33rd street are closed to traffic. developing news from san francisco, federal agents are now joining the investigation

into a suspicious late night fire at the chinese consulate. we are joined with what we are lending about the fire and how they are going to respond today. amy? >> they have had to board up the consulate, the door is out here on the curb, a terrible site of the attack that happened. today the council general will meet with united states officials to talk about tighter security. here is what the response looked like last night: local and federal officials now investigating the crime that happened at 9:25 last night, police say someone poured two buck coats of gasoline on the front door of the chinese consulate and set it on fire. it is located here in san francisco. no one was hurt. a spokesman for the we embassy called it a sabotage of vile nature and said it is a violent kill targeted at chinese counselor institution in the united states and they have expressed strong condemnation. the consulate will be open today

despite the damage. no one was hurt in the attack. in arrests have been made. a sheriff deputy is in the hospital after crashing his patrol car at the end of a high speed chase. new video shows the seen, at 7:30 last night when a deputy was pursuing a stolen car on eastbound highway 12. the driver failed to make a sharp turn at pennsylvania avenue and the car wound up going into a field. patrol car crashed interest a pole seriously injuring the deputy. the statement says the deputy's injuries are serious but not life threatening. >> this was the scene of an accident as the driver led police around and around the neighborhood after officers tried to stop a car that matched

the description of a vehicle involved in an armed robbery. a gun was stolen in the car during pursuit. the vehicle crashed interest a poll near 22nd and connecticut and one person was arrested and taken to the hospital with minor injuries from the crash. a second suspect got away. >> happening today, bart's board is expected to vote again to finalize the contract settlement reached after two unions went on strike. this morning at 9:00, the directors will meet in oakland to vote an modified contract northboundeds withly regarding paid family leave. the bart board approved a deal minus the family leave clause which bart said was included by mistake. that touched off a round of back and forth and worries of another strike, a settlement was finally reached just a short while ago. an accident leaves a mother dead and her baby son critically injured with emotional outpouring of support in the east bay. a turning discovery at a bay area park and the investigation

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we are enjoying the view with not so much haze. but we have cold temperatures comparing us to the frozen tundra, the six degrees falling down to zero with wind chills in the minus category for the big game and the high on monday. the 15 degrees below zero. what is the high. back home, you can see we will have temperatures warmer than that with upper 60's throughout the central valley into monterey and 81 if los angeles, and the seven-day forecast for lake tahoe a chance of flurries on monday and wednesday and snow showers tuesday but not much accumulation. hopefully that will change. now leyla gulen. >> it is busy this morning more than most of the woke but still light. we have a couple of problem spots. the sunol grade southbound 680, a stalled car blocking the fast

lane there and in has been a fender bender there with slow traffic approaching that. beyond it to san jose it is looking good. early accident westbound 37 a car was in a ditch and the tow truck has come and gone and that is clearing. still experiencing muni system-wide delays with police activity on the t third line with shuttle buses. no other delays. bay bridge is looking good this morning. no metering lights yet all the way into san francisco looking good. kristen and matt? >> police are investigating a bizarre discovery near an east bay park after a tip. officers found a human skull on a paper plate surrounded by beads. the coroner says it could be old, possible native american remains. officers took pictures after finding the skull in the open along grizzly peak boulevard. new this morning, smartphone savings bring down the cost of one of the most popular models.

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covering los altos, petaluma and all the bay area this is abc7 news. happening now all passenger of a russian ship have been evacuated safely by helicopter a week after getting stuck in anarctica sea ice. this video was post bid passenger showing the airlift at 1:00 o'clock this only our time when the first of 52 scientists and tourists were air lifted to the chinese ice breaker. they are all on board the australian ice breaker that gets them home by mid-john. all 22 crew members were. on the ship. they have endured bleeding snow, strong wind and fog since becoming stranded. >> family is praying for a new born baby whose mother was killed in a new year's eve tragedy. relatives say the 19-year-old ashley capuchin was the proud mother of three-month-old salvador and at a prayer vigil they mourned the young mother and prayed for the recovery of

her son and teen sister. after a family argument on tuesday my, she get out of her car stopped at the intersection of paseo padre parkway in fremont, and she and her sistered tried to park the roadway and they were hit by a passing pickup truck she died on site, her sister has minor injuries but her baby is facing life threatening injudgment. >> ray if my great grand son. he is in critical condition. >> the victims were not in a crosswalk and the driver of the pickup truck will not be charged. >> >> the family a 13-year-old girl declared brain dead hopes to be able to move her to a new facility soon. jahi mcmath has been on a haven't late at children's hospital oakland oakland since complications from a tonsillectomy. the family hopes to first up plans to move her sold. they have a doctor and a way to

move jahi mcmath. >> we have ground transportation and a plane that is ready and when our facility is ready to receive her we will move jahi mcmath. >> the facility could be the new beginnings community center in new york's long island. it was founded after the case of terry schiavo, the woman the at center of a nationwide wide debate over life support. children's hospital oakland is ordered to keep jahi mcmath on a ventilator until tuesday. >> police have launch add murder investigation after church staff found a northern california priest dead inside the church. the reverend's body was found yesterday in st. bernard church after he failed to show up for morning mass. he was a popular priest who taught religious studies. police say a violent crime took place but will not saw how he died there is a suspect vehicle, dark gray nissan with california license plate 6ndw400.

>> another high-tech security breach on snapchat with user names and phone numbers of file memorial people posted making the breach worse because many users have the same user names on other website. snapchat was fond by two stanford university graduates. >> trading is underway for the very first time on wall street for 2014. the dow is down 85 points to 15,489. 2013 was a banner year but not starting out on a good note today. >> more money news, gas prices are up five cents a gallon in the past week but that will not last. gasoline prices have declined over the past year and that trend is expected to continue. aaa says the average price during 2013 was $3.49 a gallon. it is predicted gas will cost an

average of $3.43 a gallon. motorola is slashing prices of the smartphone now costing $399 without a contract. normally it sells for $550. last month, it was discounted to $349. the company says in a blog it is not a temporary price tag. making it significantly less expensive than samsung's galaxy or apple's iphone. >> mike nicco has the weather forecast, the first snow survey. >> not impressive. about 20 percent of average for today and only 2" water equivalent so that is not good. it is miserable up there as it is here. the winter rain and snow. we are seeing signs of the offshore flow developing as the clouds along the north bay coast are slowing moving off to the

southwest. that is a good sign we will have another warm one today and we will have another one with poor air quality. right now the temperatures are running freezing in novato and santa rosa and live in concord and 38 in napa and san ramon and livermore and los gatos and 39 in san jose and fremont and antioch and 33 in fairfield and we have 39 in oakland and low-to-mid 40's around mountain view and hayward and 37 in half moon bay and san francisco is the mild spot at 49 degrees. this is how it looks from the exploritorium, you can see the rainbow of colors as the sun is coming up on the 2nd day of 2014 with record highs but poor air quality. poor air could linger into the weekend and we have had 12 daze of the 25 "spare the air" days that have exceeded healthy levels with changes possible next week bringing clean are air and a very small chance of rain. from mount tamalpais to the east bay hill the big story is 7 to

11 degreer warmer-than-average. >> record highs show richmond and san rafael at 65 and santa rosa is 67. a last mid-to-upper 60's today even to the coast and near 70 in santa cruz. 68 in morgan hill and cloverdale. an increase in the high clouds in afternoon and you can see they are lingering tonight with temperatures this morning a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday morning and we could get the same effect tonight but, still, a last 30's inland and 40's around the bay shore. two areas of high pressure are still dominating our weather pattern so the seven-day forecast is near record highs and poor air quality tomorrow with a slow venting of the warmth and the upper 50's to low 60's next tuesday and wednesday with possible slight chance of shower in the north bay.

areas, with slow downs southbound 680 with a stalled car blocking the fast lane there. in oakland, getting reports of a market street off-ramp northbound 880, a big rig with a full load blocking the fast lane of the off-ramp. if vallejo, the car is still in a ditch getting conflicting reports westbound 37, when the tow gets there expect delays with blocking of the lanes. that is where the two lanes go down to one lane. >> we have break news in beirut. a strong explosion has been heard in a southern suburb of the lebanese capital. you can see the aftermath here. smoke was seen rising from the area. we do not see the smoke but the suburb is a strong hold for the shi'a militant group hezbollah and their tv station it occurred in a densely pop limited area. the city has been recently hit by a wave of attacks linked to

the heightened tensions of the syrian war. we will keep you updated here and on the web. ahead, seven things to know before you go. the morning news returns in 60

as we hand things off to "good morning america" here are seven things to know. the police are investigating the city's first murder of 2014, a male in his late 20's was found early this morning in front of a resident on east san antonio street suffering from one gun shot wound and died at the hospital. police are interviewing neighbors. arson and suspected in the torching of the chinese consulate in san francisco. the fire was doused quickly at 7:30 with no one injured. the chinese have released a statement saying a consulate worker witnessed someone pouring gasoline and setting the doorway

on fire. >> bart's board votes this morning on the modified labor contract with young leaders urging members to ratify it. their vote will come after bart approves the deal. >> christmas tree recycling is underway in most bay area cities with crews collecting trees in san mateo county on yard waste pickup days. >> this morning, expect cancellations and delays at san francisco international airport because of east coast snow, not a lot, but 13 flights in sfo have been canceled and nine flights to the east coast are delayed because of the bad weather. >> at home the air is significantly cleaner this morning and the poorest air quality is in san jose. we do have a "spare the air" day, so, no wood burning ban. it is band through midnight, again, look at the near record high temperatures with the high clouds coming in this afternoon, low-to-mid 60's at the coast and mid-to-upper 60's for the rest

of us. energy. >> seven, it is pretty light at the bay bridge toll plaza and you can see no metering lights with smooth traffic. some congestion but with the stall on the sunol grade, however, the southbound 680 near sunol we have seen a backup behind-the-scene and it is being cleared. an accident or, rather action big rig blocking the off-ramp, northbound 880 at market in oakland muni is still experiencing major delays this morning so give yourself plenty of human as you head out if you take muni. we will see new 25 minutes.

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