closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> a massive pile-up in heavy fog. dozens of vehicles play bumper cars shutting down traffic for three hours. >> this is where it happened eastbound highway 37 at skaggs island road near the sonoma solano county border. i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. >> and i'm kristen sze. chp has been at the scene since 8:00 this morning. that's where we find terry mcsweeney. >> reporter: three minutes ago they reopened eastbound 37 this is the eastbound lanes coming towards us from sonoma county from 101 in marin

county. it had been closes more than three hours. terrible day for drivers unless you happened to be a tow truck driver. it was one vehicle after another. all smashed all lining highway 37. was chain reaction of approximately 10 different vehicle collisions from a motorcyclist to several cars. >> reporter: drivers tell me it was the fog that led to the pile-ups. >> i was able to stop six feet from the guy in front of me. the woman in front of me, behind me was able to stop, the woman behind her she came smashing in that bumped her up into me i was able to liftoff my foot abú8j- little and it ket going back and forward there must have been 100 cars out here. >> reporter: fog was a contributing factor drivers following too close was the

real problem. >> rule of them i remember is three second intervals, 1,000 one, 1,000 two, 1,000 three to leave that space cushion. >> reporter: chp stopped by to say there were 11 separate accidents. 31 cars total, 37 open in both directions now there's going to be a time lag before everything gets back to normal. let's check in with frances. >> i was surprised when it first came in this crash reported up to 30 vehicles. 31 the official number, 11 separate accidents. i'm going to leave terry's shot. we are going to try to show new live shot of highway 37. go to our waze traffic app it shows you conditions right now by commuters who turned on this free traffic app. check out the we have bound direction starting to improve, 22 miles per hour eastbound

now finally open. i want to show you also highway 121 and highway 12, traffic was detoured on to 121 which is still jammed there, 22 miles an hour on fremont drive this is what it looked like at 9:30. we had a 10 mile back-up on westbound 37 because they were using the westbound 37 lanes to get some of the eastbound traffic that had been stuck since 8:00 this morning. to an individual getting stuck in a back-up like this -- to avoid getting stuck in a back-up like this you can have the waze app available while you drive go to abc7news.com/ waze and join the spotter community. it is like a free gps with traffic information on your iphone or smartphone. other news, at this hour sheriff's officials are vet gating how a body ended up

under bart tracks outside of hayward somebody discover thed the body this morning. the -- the man was not mit by a train because the tracks were inactive -- were inactive. hampton road is closed for an indefinite period. san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is in family court how hoping to win permission to see his son something he hasn't been able to do since he was charged with domestic abuse. amy, has the judge made a decision? >> reporter: the decision just came down that ross mirkarimi will be allowed to see his son. with we don't know whether it will be supervised visits or how often we are waiting for the sheriff to come out to tell us what happen. before the decision i spoke with his wife eliana lopez she said her fingers were crossed the judge was going to allow mirkarimi to see their son. they are both here. they arrived separately the stay away order says he can't see his son or his wife who he

is accused of bruising during an argument on new year's eve. in cord today the couple was ordered to go to -- in court today the couple was ordered to go to a mediation session that was closed door. it does appear they both wanted the stay away order lifted. they even submitted a statement from theo's daycare provide said theo is struggling and he has been withdrawn since the order has been in place and he cries for his dad. the judge made it clear to the courtroom about the importance of his decision. and how seriously he takes them, telling everyone that was appearing in family court today not just ross mirkarimi that it is important to have a safe environment for children even infants can be traumatized by violence. he wanted the couple to go into mediation and come up with a solution that they both agreed with and he would decide whether he would enforce it, whether he liked

the idea. it sounds like they all reached an agreement and little theo is going to see his father. we are waiting for ross mirkarimi to tell us what the agreement is and his reaction. you can imagine it going to be an emotional one. last friday when mirkarimi was in court he got very choked up, very emotional about hurtful this has been not being able to see his son. how much he missed him. and how much theo missed his dad. you can see there are several photographers here and reporters waiting to talk to ross mirkarimi. of course we have our carolyn tyler here covering the story as well for our later broadcast. as soon as he comes out she will get that reaction. stay with abc7 news throughout the day and abc7news.com for reaction to this story which is obviously, still developing. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. i think we are all looking forward to hearing what he has to say, thank you. this morning pg&e is promising to investigate charges the utility's pipes

are peppered with weak welds. two weldersade the accusations this week. both said the tests and repairs conducted last year by pg&e were flawed citing shoddy work manship. the utility is testing hundreds of miles of pipeline in response to the explosion in san bruno. one welder said the quality of welds from pipes installed 60 years ago were truly terrible. another accusation of teacher misconduct at the los angeles elementary school rocked by two other sex abuse claims in the last two weeks. the mother of a fourth grader at miramonte elementary says a female teachers aide sent three letters to her 11-year-old son in 2009 in one it said the boy gave her chills. the mother met with school officials and the aide acknowledged writing the letters. the aide no longer works for

the school. this claim after the arrest of two veteran teachers last week. mark berndt is charged with committing lewd acts on 23 children. and martin springer faces charges of fondling two girls in his classroom. oakland mayor quan is expected to address some of the city's problems during her state of the stay dress tonight. oakland is dealing with increasingly volatile occupy protests and reason spike in shootings. the mayor is facing a recall effort. the annual address will be televised inside hearing rooms on the first floor of city hall the doors open at 6:entirety. uc and california state college students who struggle to pay for tuition may get financial relief. speaker perez is scheduled to introduce a bill today that would do that the middle class scholarship is for students whose families make less than $150,000 a year. students would see fees cut by

2/3. perez's funding for the plan will be raised by eliminating a corporate tax break. hundreds of new jobs coming to downtown sunnyvale when apple moves into a new office building. apple will move 400 jobs into the new office building at matilda and mckinley avenues. that area already picked up 500 high-tech jobs when nokia moved in at matilda and washington avenues next door, last year. apple is expected to open in the third quarter of this year. we'll show you the big spelling whoops that has left caltrans a bit red in the face. plus keep your belt and shoes on. security screening will be

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rick santorum is in texas fresh off his clean sweep in primaries yesterday. katie marzullo is here with the details. >> reporter: his three-state victory is not only a morale boost it brings a boost in campaign funding he raised a quarter million dollars overnight. rick santorum is cashing in on minnesota, missouri and colorado overnight online donations to his campaign totalled $250,000.

right now back to the live news conference that sheriff ross mirkarimi is holding. i can't tell you how excited and grateful i am. this has been a torturous process. i am thankful on a daily basis i will be reunited with my son. in the time that we've been separated so i could get through this, i've been buying little books and toys like this little fire engine. i couldn't find a sheriff's car, wind up car. but i you know i'm so hungry to see my son that i'm going to gobble him up that's all i can tell you that's all i can say. [ inaudible ] >> later. >> reporter: this is amy hollyfield reporting live at the scene. just want to wrap up what has happened. the judge has agreed to allow sheriff ross mirkarimi to have

supervised visits with his son. he can see him for two hours each day. then on saturdays and sundays he can see him for six hours. those are supervised. it is with his wife's agreement. she signed the order. she was in mediation today also asking that ross mirkarimi be allowed to see the couple's 2-year-old son hot daycare provider even testified as saying is struggling and has been crying for his dad and having a hard time not being able to see his father. back to you. we'll have much more later as i'm going to send it toj÷?÷ katie marzullo whose story we interrupted. >> reporter: thank you. we are talking politics. rick santorum won three states with yesterday that has put a lot of new money in his bank account. santorum is cashing in on minnesota, missouri and colorado overnight online donations to his campaign

totalled 250,000. >> it is not just those three states which we are most pressureive of, i believe conservatives are beginning to get it -- that we provide the best opportunity to beat president obama. >> reporter: first he has to beat romney. he has more money and 107 delegates between voting and endorsements byron national committee members compared to santorum's 69 delegates. >> i'm the only person in this race, republican or democrat who has never served a day in washington. >> reporter: san for result is claiming to have taken newt gingrich's place as the conservative alternative to romney. >> the gift of being underestimated is a wonderful give. i think we might have seen a little of that last night. >> reporter: he's claiming to have taken newt gingrich's place as the conservative alternative to romney. he delivered a sermon-like message at a church in texas this morning. >> i can't and i won't check

my faith at the door because it motivates me to do things that i believe are best for our country. >> reporter: when he was done members of the audience gathered around him to pray. >> newt gingrich did not campaign in any of yesterday's contest his name was not on the ballot in missouri. candidates compete in arizona and michigan february 28th, super tuesday is march 6th. new airport security program designed to make it easier for passengers to get through screening is coming to is -- to san francisco international. the program has been testified in seven airports and will expand to 28 others. passengers would no longer have to remove shoes and belts before going through screening. to qualify eligible travelers would volunteer more personal information ahead of time so the government can vet them for security purposes. the it is open to select passengers in frequent flyer

programs. >> we have delays from the fog. >> fog is spotty in the bay area those delays will hang around for a while longer. the fog is slowly lifting we still have the waves high surf advisory continues and warmer weather before another chance of rain this weekend. forget the coffee and the red bull now getting your caffeine fix is as easy as inhaling. what some -- some say the product is risky. lol, gky. do you know what these phrases mean? the slang that parents should be looking out for and the resource to help you. >> download our oscar app for. phones and ipads it will give you live video from the red carpet and backstage.

. welcome back. caltrans may want to use spellcheck the next time it puts a up because of an embarrassing misspelling on a highway sign. the sign miss s the name of the county's third largest city. the correct pelling puts the h before the n. the sign puts the in first. -- county officials say the contractor will have to pick up the cost to fixing it.

>> an >> we are seeing a lot of fgo -- make that fog. >> fog no matter how you spell it. >> visibilities were low. remember the high surf advisory, the waves we showed you crashing on ocean beach this is the way it looked at pacifica earlier this morning when we had bigger waves they were up to 15 16 feet at that time. definitely erosion going on and dangerous rip currents. this will hang around until 3:00 if you are thinking about going out maybe tomorrow. quarter mile visibility at sfo still have flight arrival delays use our flight tracker abc7news.com at the bottom. >> let's take a look from the top down you can see fog fading over the last few frames of this visible satellite once it is gone sunshine throughout the afternoon hours.

everybody else doing well oakland still has 2 1/2 mile visibility, sfo quarter mile. temperatures responding very well to the sunshine mainly in the mid 50s to near 60 that's an old frame the same around the monterey bay. after that foggy start sunshine dry and mile not only now but into the weekend there's a chance of showers sunday night into monday. today low to mid 60s low 60s around richmond, san francisco, half moon bay and clear lake at 60° everybody else in the mid 60s. mid 60s monterey bay mid to upper 60s inland. pebble beach the next couple of days mid to upper 50s with sunshine and fairly light breeze which is a little unusual for this time of the year. low to mid 60s through the central valley upper 60s to low 70s from big sur to san diego. they were making snow last night in tahoe mother nature not providing any. thickest fog north bay and

east bay valleys some may spill into the bay like it did this morning for the most part the same as far as temperatures low to mid 40s. area split by high pressure the next system heading north but we are getting large swells that could be up to 18 foot right now mainly 13 to 14 feet everybody along the coast under that high surf advisory until 3:00. today and tomorrow some of the warmer days we could touch 70 in a few areas away from the coast mid 60s low to mid 60s friday through tuesday. last models putting sprinkles into the forecast friday evening with that better chance of measurable rain sunday night into monday. we'll keep an eye out on friday for you. parents we have new help if you are feeling like you can't keep up with the acronyms your kids use.

san bruno's monitoring service social shield has come pilled a list of common acronyms especially ones that could raise red flags if, you see gky, go kill yourself or gnoc get naked on cam or lma leave mae len to access the list go to abc7news.com. -- are you looking for that quick caffeine fix? no need to stop by starbucks or pick up a red bull. now all you have to do is inhale. a harvard professor has created a new product that offers people a caffeine fix by inhaling from a lipstick-sized tube on sale in new york, boston, and online for $3 a shot, one shot equaling 100 milligrams of caffeine roughly a large cup of coffee. w york's senator schumer is raising red flags he says it is becoming a risky club drug. >> you enjoy the slowness of

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