ood bank. your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. my heart completely sank into my stomach and i thought, oh, crap. >> a muni driver caught texting while driving set to be fired today. she was allowed to get back behind the wheel. >> right now senator john mccain is making a surprise stop in libya. the risky action the u.s. is taking to help anti-government rebels. good morning. it is friday, april 22. i'm elizabeth wenger. sydnie has the morning off. >> it's good friday. hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 4:30. we have the crew all upstairs now. >> i'm thinking it's an exceptional friday today. >> you need to get a handshake

because the weather is fabulous. >> that was nice yesterday. >> male bonding. >> i knew there was something going on. >> give each other hugs. >> it turned out to be nice around the bay area. a little cool in spots. >> cold. >> but we started out with rain yesterday, of course. today we are looking at a lot of clouds making their way in toward the coastline. you have some patchy fog out there now but we have another weak system off the coast so we are going to call it mostly cloudy especially the latter part of the day so maybe nobody will be shaking my hand after this one. chance of light showers mainly to the north. gianna has traffic. >> you can shake my hand. i have nothing but good news for the freeways right now. no fog, no nothing, no accidents, all good conditions. we have some construction on 101. i'll have details coming right up. but right now let's get back to the news. >> thank you. a muni driver caught texting while working may be fired today. >> but surprisingly that driver was back behind the wheel of a

bus as recently as yesterday. anne makovec is in san francisco to tell us what's going on. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are expecting this driver to be officially fired today. but we have heard that from muni before. then yesterday, she is back behind the wheel of a muni bus. this is what happened over the last couple of months. the man who blew the whistle on the texting driver got on the 24 davisidero bus yesterday and says that he saw the same driver that he caught on this video back in february texting and driving. he said she got irate when she noticed him recording her and threatened to kick her off the bus. he gave the video to muni officials who recommended she be fired. then this guy thought he saw her yesterday and cbs 5 confirmed it with muni officials. >> oh, my goodness. are you kidding me? it was her, then. i knew it was her.

you know? and i called them and they said no, she couldn't possibly be driving. i am so upset right now. i can't believe that. >> reporter: muni director of transit operations says that driver will be fired. he is not sure if yesterday was the only time she was driving a bus in recent days and he says he will hold some people in management accountable for all this. this isn't the first time that we have heard of some shady activity behind the wheel for muni drivers. we have heard of a driver sleeping on the train, somebody getting off the bus to get snacks. obviously, some bad apples in the bunch, as there are in every industry. but now we are just waiting for muni to officially take action against this driver. frank and elizabeth. >> so this guy that recorded her a few weeks ago actually got on the same bus and saw her driving again, is that right? >> reporter: yes. can you say awkward, frank? [ laughter ] >> reporter: they had gotten into this altercation a few weeks ago and she threatened to kick him off the bus and she knew he was taping her and

suddenly here they are face to face again. he said it was very awkward. >> i can only imagine. okay, anne makovec live in san francisco, thank you. well, if you thought $5 was bad, get ready for serious sticker shock. 6 bucks for a gallon of gas. some industry analysts say it will happen this summer. by some estimates, the weakness of the dollar overseas already accounts for a third of what we pay at the pump today. >> so as the u.s. dollar continues to slide versus other international currencies, we are going to see the price of crude oil going up. >> and if there is a hurricane or other event which impacts domestic gas production it will make the problem worse. president obama wants to find out if criminal activity could be to blame for the high gas prices. he ordered the justice department to look for any fraud or manipulation in the oil markets. national average for a gallon of regular is $3 .84. that is 30 cents higher than a month ago and almost a dollar

more than a year ago. arizona senator john mccain is now in libya to meet with rebels trying to oust that country's leader moammar qaddafi. mccain arrived a few hours ago in the rebel stronghold of benghazi. referring to the rebels as his heroes, mccain is the top republican on the senate armed services committee and was an early advocate for u.s. military action in libya. u.s. predator drones are now providing 24-hour combat air patrols over libya. the white house said yesterday that president obama has authorized use of the unmanned aircraft. nato is still running the overall operation against forces loyal to qaddafi. but anti-qaddafi rebels say nato air strikes have not been very effective. the bodies of two journalists killed in misrata will be taken out of libya today. tim hetherington and chris hondros were killed yesterday while covering violence in the

city. they were hit by a rocket- propelled grenade. 4:35 now. this morning a big shake-up at pg&e. peter darby, the corporate executive and president will retire on april 30 and announced that pg&e referenced what has been a challenging year. that year of course including the deadly san bruno explosion. darby will get a retirement package worth almost $35 million. gunfire nearly killed a teenager. this morning another teen is in custody accused of pulling the trigger. the shooting erupted in broad daylight yesterday afternoon on 26th and adeline in west oakland. an oakland rapper known as miss sta fab tweeted the 14-year-old cousin. the suspect is a juvenile arrested for firearms possession. she said she was only trying to get home but this morning a mother of five is facing child cruelty and

prostitution charges. 25-year-old jill mcveigh was arrested in a sex sting in oakland this week after police say she solicited an undercover officer. officers later found her one month old twins in a nearby car with a window cracked. it happened on the stretch of international boulevard in oakland where there's been a surge in prostitution. >> you know, you have to ask yourself, how many times has this occurred prior to us intervening? is this going on routinely? is there a culture like this? that's why this is bigger than one particular incident. this is something that we have to really examine. >> mcveigh told officers she left the babies because she was trying to make enough cash to drive to stockton where her three other children live with family. people in san carlos are being warned to lock their doors and windows after recent home burglaries there. the san mateo county sheriff's department says two homes were burglarized early this month in an area west of el camino real.

in each case the burglars broke in through an unlocked window that were not in view of the street. in another case someone removed a screen but appeared to abandon the home after discovering the window was locked. all right. time now is 4:38. time for another quick look at traffic and weather. >> yeah. i guess we'll go men first in this case because lawrence has kind of a shaky forecast for us after delivering in a big way yes. >> it is. this is one of those forecasts that you worry about toward the easter weekend and, of course, some folks worried about sunrise services. and yeah, this weekend there is a chance we could see a couple light showers. out there right now doesn't look too bad, but look what's off the coast. you have clouds making their way toward the bay area. more of that this afternoon throughout the day today. right now a chilly 40 degrees in napa, 47 in pacifica and 45 in redwood city. i think by the afternoon, still going to squeeze in lots of 60s around the bay area so maybe not quite as warm as yesterday

but still nice. 65 in san jose. 64 fairfield. 65 degrees in concord and a cool 59 in pacifica. looking out over the next couple of days through the easter weekend, yup, we have a lot of clouds moving in over the weekend. mostly cloudy skies throughout your weekend. slight chance of showers mainly to the north but that could include sunday morning. then we dry out toward monday. looks like more sunshine returns warmer weather as we look toward the middle of next week. let's check traffic with gianna. it's official friday light out there so hopefully it will stay that way. live at the bay bridge toll plaza, not a lot of cars on the road yet. metering lights are off. clear across the upper deck into san francisco. we have a few roadwork problems to worry about. north 101 between tenet and dunn avenue right lane shut down but that will wrap up by 5:00. northbound 85 ramp to highway 87 also closed. expect it to open within the next 20 minutes and you will see some slightly slower speeds. we have debris southbound 280

at highway 87. someone lost a load of cardboard so sweepers are getting it to the right shoulder. once that clear traffic should be fine. back to you. >> thank you. 4:40. high-rise living on treasure island closer to reality. >> and the cost of the commute going up. >> anything happen, i have seen fights before. not that surprising. teens don't know what to do. >> a teen's murder shining the spotlight on the struggles of immigrant parents and their children. the push to keep kids out of trouble coming up. >> an enter day freebie. how to get your coffee on the house at starbucks today. >> double dipping. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

cloudy skies this afternoon. temperatures in the 60s. we'll check out the weekend forecast coming up.

>> thank you. it is 4:42 now. the father of a teenaged boy shot and killed by a friend struggled through tears to say he wants justice for his son 16- year-old andy zeng found shot to death last week in his san francisco home. his 15-year-old friend now charged with that murder. zeng's grieving father says he doesn't believe a defense attorney's claim that the shooting was accidental. andy zeng and the boy accused of killing him were among children who grew one a lot of parental support. that's because first generation immigrants often work long hours so teens are left unsupervised which can lead to trouble according to a young man who now works at the ymca. >> i have seen the fights before, you know, like really not that surprising teens don't know what to do. >> they need adult supervision. they need someone to help them

navigate through everything. >> the teen director at the y in chinatown says 90% of the kids in her program are from first generation immigrant parents. new information this morning about the planned treasure island transformation. the proposal to build a whole new neighborhood there is moving forward. late last night, san francisco's planning commission advanced the massive $1.5 billion redevelopment. it includes thousands of residential units, a high-rise, transit, even a shopping area. critics worry about extra traffic on the bay bridge. the proposal now heads to the board of supervisors. commuters who use the golden gate transit system will likely have to pay more starting in july. today the board of supervisors is expected to approve a five- year plan. bus fares would increase 5% each year. sausalito ferry service would initially go up by $1 and another 50 cents each year after that. larkspur ferry service would rise by 50 cents at first, then a quarter every year afterwards. today is a double holiday.

today is not only "good friday" but it's also earth day. >> april 22nd set aside each year to inspire awareness of the earth's natural environment and find ways to preserve it. it began in 1970 as a nation wise environmental teach-in and here's a look at some events in the bay area. in oakland, tours of a biodiesel production facility this morning. san jose, the bright green day event features tours of the nation's first clean energy showcase. that will run today and tomorrow at city hall plaza. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and here in san francisco, gordon lau elementary school opens up its new gardens, called a living library, all beginning at 11 a.m. this morning. her favorite story, starbucks is celebrating earth day by giving out free coffee. you can get a free cup of coffee or tea just one, by bringing in your own mug. if you don't have one, you can

request one of the store's [ indiscernible ] mugs. >> i'm usually a traveler in and out. >> they don't usually have seats when i go in one. >> drink will be on the house, as well. >> problem is they are not open at 3:30 a.m. when we get here. >> no. >> so we're kind of off the free coffee routine. >> you were a dunkin' donuts guy when you lived on the east coast. >> medium regular dunkie. >> is that the official term. >> dunkie double d. they are everywhere, two. >> open early? >> right, 24 hours many of them, if you're heading east. but we digress. 4:46. a new health risk linked to a popular form of birth control. >> plus... [ singing ] >> carolling for a change. how far these bay area singers went to get ear of president obama. and a high-tech tool for

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he's set to leave los angeles later this morning. he rallied supporters yesterday at president obama wraps up his three-day swing to the west coast. he will leave los angeles later this morning. he rallied supporters yesterday at sony pictures in culver city. his message, things are starting to pick up. 2 1/2 years later we are creating jobs again. 2.5 years later the financial system works again. 2.5 years later small businesses are opening their doors again. >> president obama also held a fundraising dinner at nearly $36,000 a plate. he is hoping to raise $1 billion for his 2012 re- election campaign. [ singing ] >> ♪ takes a lot of benjamin to run a campaign, we paid our

dues, where's our change ♪ >> singers interrupted president obama before he left san francisco yesterday. as you heard, they broke into song as he spoke inside the saint regis hotel. they called for the release of army private bradley manning, who is in jail accused of turning over classified government data to wikileaks. all the singers were paid guests. one woman said she paid about $77,000 just to be escorted out by secret service. it is 4:50 now. u.s. senator john ensign plans to resign effective early next month. the nevada republican releasing a statement saying he will turn in a letter to the vice president joe biden today making his resignation plans official. ensign is a subject of an investigation by the senate ethics committee. he admitted to having an affair with a former campaign staffer and is accused of helping that woman's husband then line up a lobbying job. he had today is good

friday. considered the holiest day for christians all around the world. earlier today thousands gathered in jerusalem. the old city. the pope will deliver his celebrate good friday mass at the vatican today. stock market is closed today. foggy this morning if you are heading out the door and chilly. you have 30s and 40s around the bay area, 50s, as well. this afternoon an increase of mid to high-level clouds. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. things dry for the most part today. over the week that end could change. starting out nice. clouds gathering off the coast. this will push onshore over a weak ridge that's sitting across california right now we have is clouds on the way for today. here's your system right here. and then for the weekend, we have this one that's going to

dump over the top of that ridge bring clouds and slight chance of showers to the north. we have to watch it closely overnight saturday night into sunday morning of course easter sunrise services could be affected. how about this? you have 65 degrees and a lot of clouds in your skies in san jose today. about 64 in milpitas. you have cool 50s at the coastline in pacifica. and daly city. i think the east bay should see some mild temperatures especially inland. maybe as high as 66 in brentwood, 65 in pittsburg and about 64 in danville. as you get in toward oakland about 62 degrees. north bay temperatures should be up into the 60s. clouds making their way across the skies there today becoming mostly cloudy as we head in toward the afternoon. so looking out over the next few days, yup, a whole lot of clouds in the forecast. not much in the way of rain and i think again, a slight chance of showers here but most of that will be to the north. and we have to watch that overnight especially saturday night into sunday. there is a weak system that moves on through that could bring a couple of sprinkles here to the bay area. after that, looks like things are going to dry outcome monday

and by tuesday, well, we're talking about temperatures running up into the 70s once again so it looks like some nice weather after that. so as we head toward easter sunday, mostly cloudy skies, temperatures running in the 50s. at the coast, toward the valleys, many of those temperatures should be into the 60s. of course the easter bunny loves those temperatures in the 60s. all right. let's get a check of traffic now with gianna. >> thank you. good morning. let's start off with some troubles along 101 in the south bay. not an accident. it's roadwork. north 101 between tenet and dunn avenue right lane closed. hoping to re-open by 5:00 in the next few minutes. overall lots of green on 101. roadwork as well northbound 85 that ramp to 87 also closed until 5 a.m. and we have also got debris on south 280 and highway 87. they just wrapped up with the cardboard over to the right shoals. lots of green so no major delays through the south bay. eastbound 580 at flynn road

delays on the westbound side. the rest of 580 is problem- free. 880 not bad. northbound you're up to speed heading into the maze. southbound clear heading into hayward no delays to report as you approach the san mateo bridge. bay bridge problem-free. metering lights are off. the golden gate bridge only one car so light. back to you. >> thank you. a new health risk linked to a popular form of birth control. researchers at boston university say an oral contraceptive that has a newer type of progesterone -- say that for me? >> progesterone. >> thank you, carries a higher risk of blood clots. doctors say the overall risk is small but the authors of the new study recommend a systemic review. and a nationwide ban on smoking in public places could be in effect by 2020. half of the states in the u.s.

already prohibit smoking at work, bars and restaurants because of the danger of secondhand smoke. now the centers for disease control projects all states will be on board in fewer than just 10 years. if you're counting just one week until the royal wedding and many people out there are to be sure. >> this morning, we know what will not be at the big ceremony though. the word obey. kate middleton is dropping it from her wedding vows like princess diana did. instead, middleton will promise to love, comfort, honor and keep prince william. a friend of the couple says william and kate are equals so for kate to obey doesn't make sense. got royal wedding fever yet? >> there is an app for that to help with your wedding countdown. brush up on royal trivia or to make that early state side

wedding wake-up call, alarm royal wake-up. it lets you take a virtual walk up the aisle. >> this is showing part of the walk that kate will do on the actual day. this is showing it in 3-d. >> google earth has also mapped out the royal route in 3-d giving users a bird's-eye view of the trek through london plus the city's famous landmarks. we'll have to wait to see the dress but you can pick the dress and clothes of the royals. >> are you excited? >> no. to be perfectly honest. i'm kind of over it. aren't you sick of it. >> i think it will be fun. they are kind of like everyone's royals. >> i know. i kind of get the princess thing. it sounds -- every girl wants to be a princess. >> but only one can in this case. >> right. >> okay. >> so she is a little bitter. >> no, i'm not bitter. just a little bored with it.

maybe once the ceremony happens i'll get into it again. >> all righty. 4:56. the fallout from the san bruno explosion, the top dog is out at pg&e. the huge retirement package he is taking home. talk about that. well, we all know you're not supposed to text and drive. but what about if you're driving a muni bus? we are going to find out about what will happen to a muni driver who was caught doing that. >> gas prices could be historic levels by summertime and not $5 a gallon. much higher than that. i'm kiet do with a live report coming up. plus, big developments in libya. president obama makes a risky move to help the rebels. and a surprise visit from a former presidential candidate. that and much more coming up at 5:00. ,, ,,,,,,,,

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