in the usa since 1947. strike" rideshare drivers across the bay area and the nation hit the biggest thing is pay. it continues to go down, down, down. going on strike. rideshare drivers across the bay area and the nation hit the brakes on picking up customers, trying to push for better pay. live at uber headquarters with the impact on your commute today. house democrats decide whether to hold attorney general barr in contempt of congress. overnight negotiations appear to have fallen apart. and -- >> swing and a miss. >> swing and a miss. what a night in baseball. a's late night finish is the talk of the town. will it affect today's playoff

game next door at oracle? i love how they turn into little boys jumping all over. how exciting. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. first, we want to get you out the door with some nice weather. >> sunshine breaking out late morning. we start out with clouds and a bit of a breeze. fremont, 55 at 7:00. 68 at noon. we will get a look at high temperatures coming up. mike, you have a crash out of the altamonte. >> it is not interrupting the traffic flow from what we can tell. a light volume of traffic right now just starting with the build. a lot of traffic sourced out of the altamonte at north flynn road. the crash is still blocking part of your slow lane. a lot more folks heading toward the bay bridge. back to you. thanks, mike. if you rely on uber or lyft, have plan b ready today.

rideshare drivers are set to strike in the bay area, along with other cities in the country. pete suratos is live for us in san francisco. pete, what are they asking for? >> reporter: yeah, marcus, on that growing list of demands, probably the top demand is calling for better wages. you will see drivers taking part in the strike. the rally will begin in front of uber headquarters where we are standing. i will get into details how the strike will affect drivers. they will log off for 12 hours starting at 12:00 p.m. that's around the time of the rally taking place here. it will end at 12:00 a.m. other drivers with raideshare apps such as list will join in. it could happen at different times lawsuit tthroughout the d. more than 10 cities are taking part, including l.a., which is

holding a 24-hour strike. and new york, drivers are actually striking probably right now. we know those hours will be between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. during the morning commute hours on the east coast. now, the strike is being planned today for a purpose in the lead-up to uber's initial public offering on friday. it is set for friday. the company is expected to raise $9 billion from investors and to be valued just above $90 billion. here's what i want to show you what drivers are saying. we have a few posts from facebook. calling on drivers to join today's strike. here's what other drivers we spoke to are saying about the current conditions driving for uber. >> they're going to make millions. trillions, even. and here we are, we're trying to survive. that's it. so what better time to go on strike than a time when they are going public. >> well, it's in solidarity for the rest of the drivers in the country. i have enjoyed it. but the rates have constantly

gone down over that period of time. sometimes unexplained, unannounced. and unanticipated. >> i don't like the way they keep on reducing the rates. it makes it harder for everybody to kind of like try to break even or survive. >> reporter: a couple of statements from uber and lyft. uber says, whether it's more consistent earnings, stror stro insurance and four-year degrees for the family. and drivers' hourly earnings have increased over the last two years. we'll have more on that impact in the next half hour. we're live here in san francisco. pete suratos for "today in the bay". pete, thank you. a new announcement from lyft. they are partnering with google

self-driving service way mow. they consider self-driving cars to be one of the keys to turning a profit, which neither has done. >> a developing story that's being watched by leaders around the world. iran says it is partially withdrawing from the nuclear deal it signed back in 2015. the u.s. withdrew from that same deal a year ago today. the white house is putting immense pressure on the country, including sending an aircraft carrier strike group to the persian gulf. iran's leader said the country will resume high-level enrichment of uranium. the 2015 deal lifted sanctions on iran in exchange for limiting its nuclear program. >> turning now to the late night drama in washington. negotiations over access to the mueller report falling apart. tracie potts joins us live in washington where lawmakers will vote this morning whether to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress. good morning, tracie.

>> reporter: hi there, laura. good morning. good morning, everyone. there were discussions going back and forth overnight between the justice department and the lawmakers, the democrats in charge of this vote today. the trump administration was trying the get them to call it off. this letter hit capitol hill overnight. the justice department threatening to claim executive privilege over the entire mueller report, much of it already public. and the underlying evidence, unless democrats cancel today's contempt vote against attorney general william barr for not implying with a subpoena to provide the full report. this kind of obstruction is dangerous, democrat jerry nadler, said overnight. 6th confirms today's vote will happen. >> what is the president afraid of? >> reporter: they are telling

don mcgahn not to share documents. and saying robert mueller should not testify. >> there is no reason to testify for someone who has already issued a 448 report -- 448-page report. >> case closed. >> the case is not closed. >> it's far from over. >> reporter: democrats plan to keep digging. and they want to keep digging not just into the president and obstruction but the big issue that really started this whole thing was russia interfering in our elections. and lawmakers, democrats specifically, say they need to stay on top of this report, find out more, get more testimony to see if there were any lessons learned for the next election coming up next year. >> and here we go. thanks so much, tracie. 5:07 this morning. president trump's tax documents also making headlines in the "new york times", a report indicates his businesses lost a billion dollars. coming up at 5:45, scott mcgrew

will break down the financial losses for the years for trump-owned businesses. >> new details on what appears to be a big legal victory for the trump administration and the battle over immigration. a federal appears court has temporarily blocked a white house policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in mexico for their court hearings. many can come from central america. a judge previously ordered the policy change to be halted until it plays out in the courts. now, this ruling comes as the white house finalizes its plan to establish a new merit-based immigration system which could roll out in a matter of days. >> it is 5:08. a few hours from now, a well-known filmmaker expected to appear before a judge over a deadly shooting. even epps was first arrested in the killing of marcus polk in glen park district.

the next day the district attorney decided not to press charges. several people, including then supervisor london breed prb, wondered if his arrest was a rush to judgment. following news of his re-arrest they will only say it has strong new evidence against epps. >> new details this morning on the death of a firefighter killed during last year's wildfire near yosemite national park. the national park service said a tree-cutting error may have contributed to hughes's death. he was a park service tree cutter. they followed safety procedures in determining how much u to cut down the tree. but the tree fell the wrong way, killing hughes. the fire burned 100,000 acres in the sierra. >> okay. 5:09 for you right now. you may want to change your pat list in your remote right about now. it could be getting a lot of use tonight. >> a look at the sap center and oracle arena. sharks will play game seven in

san jose. warriors could play their final game at oracle if things happen to go the wrong way. bob redell joins us. a huge day for bay area sports fans, bob. >> reporter: well, yes. behind me at the oakland colise coliseum, witnesses witnessed a blackout from the lights and shutout from the mound. they will take on arch rival houston rockets in game five of the nba playoffs. the best of seven series is tied 2-2 after rockets beat the warriors monday night in houston. tonight could be the last time they play at oracle. if the warriors lose tonight and friday in houston. however, if there is a game seven, it would be back here sunday. the team is dealing with a number of injuries. steph curry with a dislocated finger. kevin durant, with an achy elbow. and iguodala with a slightly

sore knee. you take a look at this video. the game was delayed over an hour and a half because the lights wouldn't turn on. boy, when they did, oakland a's pitcher pitched his second no-hitter with a 2-0 win over the reds. they tweeted the guy was lights out. no-hitter. but the real mvp, craig hornbeck, chief electrician got the lights on so we could play the game. it's do or die for the san jose sharks taking on the colorado avalanche game seven of the second round of the stanley cup playoffs. as "usa today" points out, one of the sharks' greatest problems in the postseason, keeping that darn puck out of the net. they get scored on average 3.15 per game, that's worst goals against average in teams still in the playoffs. reporting live in oakland, bob redell, "today in the bay". hoping for big victories

tonight. >> big time. thanks a lot, bob. >> and so if you're going to head out to the sharks game tonight, great weather in san jose. nice weather. we will take all that energy inside the shark tank. tonight it cools off. fruitvale bart station, we will have clouds. upper 50s to the upper 60s today. another sunny day. we get clouds, possibly rain in the forecast. mike, now you're tracking the slow spots. >> and the trouble spots. a few of each showing up. bay bridge toll plaza slowing down, filling up right on schedule. we should see the metering lights in the next five to seven minutes. this looks great as far as speed sensors go. out the phones to fu

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out the door in the 50s in palo alto. that's a live look outside with a mostly cloudy start. the clouds will again clear out and we will have a beautiful afternoon with temperatures in the low 70s. that will be a little bit warmer yesterday. we will look at our microclimates and talk about our chance of rain in the forecast within the next five minutes. we're looking at a popular but clear drive here. west 580, tail lights heading up to the dublin grade at the top of the screen. we'll give you the latest update coming up. >> and very good morning. happy weapons as well. cnbc said oracle will cut hundreds of jobs in china. lyft and uber drivers refusing to work today. he would increase tariffs on china. but the markets recovered and

yesterday fell really hard. why? because u.s. trade representative robert light highser said the tariffs were coming for real. the president doesn't always follow-up on his threats. but light highser made it real. also in washington today, members of the ftc will go before the house energy and commerce committee ahead of the big fines headed facebook's concerns. there is concern $5 billion is too small and doesn't sanction zuckerberg personally. and the median pay for all the major tech companies in silicon valley. you would think apple would be up there. $55,426. keep in mind apple is a huge company and employs a lot of people at apple stores. electronic arts, for instance, has a median pay of 96,000.

cisco, $132,000. salesforce, $155. netflix, $202,000. $256,000 for splunk. i believe we had one of the heads of this telecast go off to splunk. >> i was thinking of the same thing. one of our producers left us for splunk. and i always wondered why? hmm. >> the smaller the company, the more engineers, the less consumer facing it is, where you have less marketing, advertising, the money goes up. engineers get paid a lot of money. >> always keeping us up to date. i remember when you told us about the galaxy fold phone. if you're waiting to get your hands on that one, you will be on hold. they are unable to finalize the

shipping date. they were supposed to release it last month. but postponed it for some of the test versions, including cracked displays. >> laura tries to fold her phone. >> it has nothing to do with you. >> we have another sunny day headed our way. let's get a look at our cupertino forecast. at 9:00, 59 degrees. sunshine, low 70s. does it get any better than that? as you get out the door in brentwood, hopefully the commute is good. we will have clear skies there. 54, holding steady until 7:00.

after that, it starts to warm up quickly at noon, 70 degrees. it looks beautiful outside. we have the blooming trees and the grass, creating a moderate pollen count right now on the scale. looking at our high temperatures today, heading up to 76 degrees. it will be a little bit warmer than it was yesterday. but i still think we can leave the air-conditioning off. antioch today reaching 78 degrees. 69 will be the high in oakland. 77 today in napa with half moon bay staying cool and 58. we have seen a lot of coastal clouds and the marine layer hanging tough, keeping it cool along the coast. tomorrow showers developing over the sierra pushing some of that energy, possibly rain. maybe even a few thunderstorms late thursday night, early friday morning. there still may be lingering showers as we wake up on friday. but then clearing out for the

afternoon. models show rain chances mainly in the tri-valley, the east bay and the south bay. elsewhere, not expecting much of this rain to move in. it may be a little bit of something on the lawn before we go into a dry mother's day weekend. it will be beautiful. highs in the mid to upper 70s inland. staying in the 70s for the middle of next week. with san francisco keeping it cool. low 60s throughout the forecast. mike, you're still seeing slowing on the peninsula. >> yeah. i think this might be the last a little bit you see. i saw flashing lights clear from the northbound side. southbound, intermittent brakes. again, looking at the construction side of university and willow. we now see slowing north 239 off the castro valley y. we see more traffic building. the crash may be affecting the

flow. the bay bridge, metering lights should be turned on right now. >> thanks, mike. new overnight, why american amanda knox is heading back to italy. floodwaters causing major damage in houston. several schools remain closed.

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yesterday's vote. and a criminal trial is under way in new york. "the new york post" reports that a one time nxivm slave case. according to the guardian, hopes of a brexit before the eu election are fading. if britain take place in the eu elections it would come at a cost of $150 million. people who live in and around houston, texas are bracing for another day of heavy rain. >> in some cases inches of rain fell in less than an hour's time. a massive sinkhole formed in kingwood, north of houston. students at a nearby school had to sleep on campus overnight due to the conditions. a lot of schools in the area will be closed today. >> it's 5:25. new this morning, amanda knox is returning to italy for the first time since being convicted and later acquitted in the murder of her roommate.

she will attend a june conference organized by the italy innocence project. she and her boyfriend were initially convicted of the murder of meredith kirchner. both were acquitted after a series of higher court decisions. >> coming up, top stories we're following on this wednesday morning, including commuter chaos ahead. rideshare drivers preparing to strike to demand better pay. a live look at what it means for your commute today. >> a live look outside. oh. am i guessing the metering lights are on? >> ding, ding, ding. >> mike inouye has his eye on that.

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america and a good wednesday morning to you. san francisco, good morning. thanks so much for starting your morning right here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. it looks like a great day ahead for us. let's look at the forecast with kari. >> a great stretch of weather, and it continues today. this is a look at our temperature trend for martinez. as you head out the door, mid-50s, a few clouds. then it becomes all sunny as we go into late morning, early afternoon. low 70s today. and then we see our high temperature slightly warmer than yesterday. concord reaching 78 degrees. 77 in napa. and in palo alto, 74 degrees. while san francisco reaches 63. a breeze where but sunny afternoon ahead. and we'll talk about the weekend in about six minutes. mike, the metering lights, they are definitely on. >> definitely. laura called it correctly. they are on.

we even see flashing lights heading past the toll plaza. that was just because the light was interrupted by the rigs. the approach to the maze, no slowing and no problems reported. i'll follow-up with any other reports from chp. mild slowing in through pittsburg and bay point. also it looks like recovery. 238 northbound, approaching 880, we saw a good amount of slowing. the crash off on the right shoulder. so it looks like initial activity has calmed down. be careful. that is a distraction at a critical time. heading into hayward. it is counter commute north 680 approaching the cut to livermore, highway 84. i'll again check the area. sometimes we have crews that cleared south of there that may be a bigger issue. unexpectedly slow. a little bit of a counter commute. crews did all clear from palo alto. things moving nicely. we can continue on. the peninsula without any problems.

no delays reported for the systems. note with all the activity at the oakland coliseum and the arena tonight, a's and warriors take bart as an option. in the south bay, remember the sharks are playing, too. so much activity. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. it is 5:31 right now. this is so sad. another attack at another school. this time outside of denver. just moments ago we found out more about yesterday's mass shooting. a news conference just wrapped up with investigators. we know that one of the suspected shooters is a female student. originally they believed both shooters were male. the two suspects were not taken into custody together. pistols were used. gunfire was not exchanged with the suspects. police are not releasing a motive behind the attack in which one student was killed. we know three of the injured victims still remain in intensive care this morning. the other five victims are out of the hospital.

in the meantime, classes at that school remain canceled this morning. police say 18-year-old devon ericsson and a female student walked into the school and shot their classmates in two separate locations. also new this morning, we are hearing from a witness who is inside one of those classrooms. the family members identify the student at kendrick castillo. >> the next thing i know he's pulling a gun and telling nobody to move. and that's when kendrick lunged at him, and he shot kendrick, giving all of us enough time to get underneath our desks to get ourselves safe and to run across the room to escape. >> imagine their horror. deputies arrived, managed to stop the shooting within minutes.

you can watch the interview on the "today" show after "today in the bay". such a sad story. 5:32. this is a warning if you're planning to pick up an uber or lift you might be waiting to catch that ride. >> pete suratos live at uber headquarters in san francisco. so talk a little bit about what these drivers are demanding, pete. >> reporter: well, laura, at the top of the list for their demands will be better wages. they want higher wages when it comes to driving for uber. primarily uber. we know some lyft drivers may join on the strike. it is set to kick off 12:00 p.m. a rally starting at uber headquarters. it will last 12 hours. they will log off 12:00 p.m., ending at 12:00 a.m.

other drivers with other ride share companies may join in on this strike as well. it comes to the commuter impact is unknown. muni isn't adding extra. l.a. is holding a 24-hour strike. new york, drivers are currently under strike right now between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. during their commute hours. the strike is being planned for today in the lead-up to uber's initial public offering on friday. the company is expected to raise $9 billion from investors. it will be valued at more than $90 billion. >> they're going to make millions. here we are trying to survive. that's it.

>> i have especially skwroeud it but the rates have gone down. sometimes unexplained, unannounced, unanticipated. >> i don't like the way they keep on reducing the rates pp it makes it hard for everyone to break even or survive. >> reporter: i want to read off statements from uber and lift. th whether it's more consistent earnings, stronger insurance protections or fully-funded four-year degrees for drivers or their families pp we'll have more details at 6:00 a.m. >> thank you, pete. a live look at oakland where it looks like the road is literally about to get a bit smoother.

city leaders have approved a massive pothole repair plan. while two self-pro claimed pothole vigilantes may not get the attention pp stkpwhrr oakland is known to have some of the worst roads in the country. now there is a three-year plan to fix a lot of roadways and perhaps cost drivers a lot less mon money. they can be expensive when you hit them with their car. it will be fixes by the so-called pothole vigilantes who have been filling gaping roadways. mayor libby shafchaff's budget. 75% of funds 20 repairs.

25% to preemptive maintenance. oakland city grews will do some of the work. a bulk will be contracted out. they will prioritize the roads they think need fixing the fastest. they are not going to happen overnight. the city has to go through a bid process process. so question for you. what streets do you think should get fixed first? join the conversation on tpaeufbg aface book and new details .. on this week )s release of police body camera video .. showing the deadly shooting of a man in vallejo last year.

that video shows the shooting of ronell foster 15 months ago by a vallejo police officer. police say the confrontation started when the officer tried to stop foster on his bike .. and quickly escalated. the officer only activated his body-camera after shooting tried to stop foster on his bike and quickly escalated. he only activated body or camera video after foster was shot and claimed foster grabbed his flashlight. that's just one of the issues leaving foster's family outraged. they as well as their attorney plan to talk about that video later this morning. they also plan to talk about the officer who shot foster who they believe was also involved in the controversial deadly police shooting of a man earlier this year at a fast food drive-through. 5:38. one city taking a big step to recognize the lgbtq community. walnut creek voted unanimously to raise the rainbow flag for

gay pride book. council members decided to make an exception for this particular request. >> perhaps in june we may see looks such as this. the volume of traffic holding steady. no problems, no delays. although a good amount of traffic off highway 4. just slowing into pay point out of pittsburg. slowing of course at the bay bridge toll plaza for westbound 80. 238 holding steady. crash off the roadways as you approach 880, northbound direction, commute direction, coming off the castro valley y. and a gentle build. anything with traffic flow we want to hear is gentle out there. polite.

>> a sweet start to our weekend. i wanted to tell but fremont street eats. treat yourself to free ice cream. mike will be out there at 5:00. and our weather will be beautiful. sunshine. and this is happening at the town fair plaza in fremont. our treat truck will be there. we will be 69 and sunny. and temperatures cooling off. you may need a jacket on as you are eating your ice cream. let's go to saturday's forecast with sunshine across the bay area. the coast in the mid-60s. on mother's day, we have some beautiful weather. whether you're going to a park and enjoying some time outside. maybe going to some of the vineyards. upper 70s inland. bay will be at 70 degrees. and the coast, cool and breezy 61 degrees. on saturday, a spring festival happening in downtown alameda. we are helping you make weekend

plans. it will be in the low six to start the morning. low 70s throughout the afternoon. if you're going to the sierras, still looking nice. snow on the ground. scattered showers popping up on saturday and sunday. now, we'll talk about today as we enjoy our sunshine and mild weather. more on that coming up in three minutes. thanks, kari. >> coming up, all new, a fire at a north bay apartment building. the person who was hurt and those forced it of their homes. "new york times" does analysis of donald trump's taxes and found he did a decade in the red. while you were sleeping, this happened. the new royal baby. or at least a really pretty cream blanket. a little bit of skin. all right. more of a peek coming up. you're watching "today in the bay". you know when you're at ross

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fremont area. we'll let you know about that coming up. >> thanks so much, kari and mike. quarter to 6:00 right now. new, firefighters battling a sixth floor apartment fire. one person is in the hospital. a dozen people out of their homes. santa rosa fire posted this on twitter. the department said it started before 1:00 a.m. on mendocino and fourth, about a block from the russian river brewery. the cause is under investigation. investigators are planning to make their voices heard on the day of the teacher. in just a few hours, teachers will picket in pittsburg. pittsburg teachers are asking for a 4% raise.

the president of the teachers union said that is not enough. she has this message for the district. >> come to the table and be open to a different resolution. we want to work with you. we want to make everything equal between us. but we need some things for our students that impact them greatly each day. >> pittsburg unified school district shares the frustration at the inadequate funding for public education from the state. mediation talks are set to get under way next tuesday. new details renters might be disappointed to hear. milpitas city council in a split vote. it came after a heated two-hour discussion. the city council will instead form a housing subcommittee to explore other ways to protect tenants in the city. firefighters are in the midst of a fierce battle

fighting a massive fire in chino. the flames are three stories high and cover the size of a football field. they are trying to protect livestock and surrounding buildings. the fire is so big, crews plan to let it burn out. that could take several days. "new york times" said this morning donald trump was not a very good businessman. >> losing hundreds of millions over the course of 10 years. >> the "times" got tax returns from 1985 and 1994. he may have lost more money than any other taxpayer in america. "new york times" reports in 1985 mr. trump reported loss of 46 million from his core businesses, casinos, hotels and retail space and apartment buildings and continued to lose money every year, totaling $1.17 billion for the decade, which he

wrote you off, meaning he paid no taxes in 8 of the 10 years. he reacted on twitter. his first tweet in more than a day calling this report fake news and said claiming losses for tax purposes was a sport. a decade in the red is embarrassing for trump. it doesn't tell us what we want to know about his taxes. we knew he was not a very good businessman. filing for bankruptcy, failing to pay off debts. when is the last time you flew on trump airlines. it is not the outgo it's the income they are suspicious of. it is a distraction from the real drama today. the house will vote whether to find the top law enforcement officer in the united states in contempt for not turning over the unredacted mueller report. as we talked about in the past,

they have a strong case here. but they have instructed don mcgahn not to testify. stopping short of claiming executive privilege but subgt centering him not to participate. this itself could be an impeachable offense, similar to the ones in the counts against nixon. we'll be watching everything that happens today. follow me on twitter. i'm@scottmcgrew. >> thanks so much, scott. 5:49. we're getting the first look at the newest royal baby. an hour ago prince harry and meghan markle delivered the little baby boy to the world. they didn't tell us the name of the baby, though. so it's just baby sussex. they say everything has been just a dream. >> it is great. we're just so thrilled to have

our own little bundle of joy. >> the 2-day-old baby is seventh in line to the throne. a good day at the palace. >> certainly indeed. weather and traffic. we are ready to start this wednesday. it is wednesday. >> making it closer to the weekend. we will go over the hump with great, beautiful weather today. that's a live look outside at oakland. we will start out with clouds as we normally do, especially as the temperatures stay down on the mild side. mid-50s as you head out the door. walking the kids to school. it will be in the upper 50s. partly to mostly cloudy skies. in oakland, as the day goes on, we go from 57 to about 66 degrees at 1:00 today. eventually high temperature in the south bay reaches 77 degrees. in gilroy, expect a high of 75. it will be a little bit warmer than yesterday. pittsburg reaching 79. vallejo, 73. also 73 in hayward today.

and daly city, a cool 62. palo alto, 74. low six in san francisco with the embarcadero up to 62 degrees. and gusty southwesterly winds coming up to 18 miles per hour. and breezy westerly wind. point reyes in upper 70s. maybe grab long sleeves for the day. but something still kind of light. it will be a cool and comfortable day. grab the sneakers to enjoy a nice, long walk outside. tune up the bike and get ready for bike to workday. we will start out tomorrow morning at 55 degrees. a little bit later in the morning, in the 60s. overall a nice day. then comes the changes. we will see clouds late thursday afternoon. some of that energy pushing into the tri-valley as well as the

east bay. that could bring us a slight chance of thunderstorms. look at the timeline on thursday. 8:30 p.m. then early friday morning. a couple of showers pushing into the south bay. i'll be watching fourth that keeping you updated. everything clears out. sunshine back in the forecast. mother's day is looking perfect. inland valleys in the upper 70s and sunshine. san francisco, expect low 60s through the the weekend with breezy winds. >> this is early for most students. parents, if you're listening, i'll give you a heads-up. freeways moving slowly. this is thornton off 84 fremont off the nimitz. we have fremont boulevard reportedly closed the next three to four hours. we got this from fremont p.d. this is a main roadway heading

towards the nimitz farther north. right by american high school just off thornton, a main road to and from 880 from this portion as well. right now traffic is light. we will watch for that as well. meanwhile, the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. heading towards the bay bridge, the metering lights are on. that is not a surprise. looking great. 24 minutes from highway 4 to the berkeley curve. back to you. thanks, mike. happening now, the family of mollie tibbetts hoping people remember their daughter. today would have been the bay area native's 21st birthday. she her family is asking people to donate $21 for brick and psychiatric unit at iowa children's hospital. her suspected killer is expected to go to trial in september.

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>> reporter: well, after a fatal string of car accidents here in san francisco, the mayor ordered police to increase enforcement against what she described as dangerous traffic behavior. but our investigative unit has discovered the city's own fleet of vehicles has been violating safety laws for years. our recent reporting exposed serious safety violations in the public works department. employees with the city street cleaning division haul away trash in overloaded and unsecured trucks. after our report, state investigators cited the city. supervisors are launching their own probe. a government hearing is scheduled for next week. >> anything falling off the truck could be a disaster for the driver behind it. >> reporter: does this concern you this may have been going on for years? >> it does concern me. that's why i'm asking for a hearing. >> reporter: in the wake of all the criticism and

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i'm laura garcia. >> mike will have a look in a bit. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking it all for us. >> sunshine throughout the day. let's get you ready and out the door in san jose. if you're heading out to diridon station, it will be 56 degrees. >> freeways showing a typical pattern on surface streets. reports of a crash approaching 84 toward the dumbarton bridge. this is affecting your drive. thornton a major roadway, major intersecti