nightmare after being kidnapped by three suspects. >> the approach to the golden gate bridge is being shut down later tonight. we will have more on the traffic expected >> here comes the sunshine, it will be some kind of weekend and we will tell you about coming up >> we're dealing with when the freeways and i will tell you where in minutes >> good morning everybody is friday, a big day for all of us, good day to have you with us. >> new this morning, a cabbie is recovering from a carjacking and kidnapping in the east bay. >> it ended in the oakland hills this morning when the cabbie flat down an oakland police car. he says he picked up three fingers at the bart station to take them to apartment complex in antioch and that is where they robbed him and threw him into the trunk.

they drove him around until they finally dropped him off in oakland. the license plate is eight z 27362, in california plate. if you see it your urge to give the police to call. a crash this morning involving a transit bus and a car on west grant and telegraph avenue in oakland. 12 people were on board, nobody seriously injured. the driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. >> an autopsy is scheduled today on a body found in the ocean in sonoma county. the remains were recovered on wednesday one day earlier. officials say it is too early to know if the body is one of the missing crew mates from a yacht capsized. four members of that crew had

been missing since april 14th. the coast guard has temporarily suspended boat races in the bay area in the wake of two accidents this month. first, a wave crashed into a yacht injuring two crew members and on april 14th a rogue wave swallowed a boat killing five. even sailing enthusiast admit action by the coast guard makes sense. >> when you have an incident of this magnitude you really need to stop and ask if anything needs to be changed >> the coast guard says the order is a temporary stand down. it will affect two contests, tomorrow and may 12th. >> heading into san francisco on the golden gate bridge this weekend is probably not a great idea unless you enjoy sitting in all lot of traffic. tonight at 8:00 the big shutdown begins on doyle drive.

it is a 1.6 mi. of road there between marina boulevard, richardson and highway one. >> the 1.6 mi. stretch is around the length of 10 football fields so it is your last chance to get out and drive on doyle drive. this is the section that is being torn down after 8:00 p.m. tonight. it is already missing street lights and sidewalks the with the big closure this week and there are several stories to tell. coming up we will have more on that impact. at 530 we will talk to caltrans about what is going in to this weekend's construction and at 6:00, what is next for the future of this artery between marin and san francisco. at 630 we will talk live to a chp officer to see how bad he

thinks the traffic will get this weekend. >> your very busy >> we have been busy preparing for this and it looks like he could be interesting all weekend long until it opens at 5:00 a.m. monday morning. >> for continuing coverage of the closure had to cbssf.com or stay tuned. >> construction is getting under way at a major venue for the america's cup racing in san francisco. there is a ceremony later this morning at pier 27 where they're starting to build a spectator village. it will also serve as the finish line for the regatta next year. the trophy will be on display at this morning's events. >> lawrence is delivering a perfect forecast.

>> yesterday we had some showers but we're clearing things out. today's a transitional day, a little bit breezy but into the weekend we have some great weather ahead. we may see a couple of patches of ground fog showing up mainly in the north bay but through the day we are looking good. 50 degrees in san francisco and it looks like 50 degrees in san jose as well. the storm door is closed for now and it looks like it will be that way for the next five-seven days. 60s towards the coast line and even warmer over the weekend. >> it is not a busy start as far as the accidents go. chp has issued a wind advisory for the bay bridge so be careful as you work your way across the span. elsewhere, metering lights are

off. no delays to report, actually looking pretty good as you work out of marin county but we're gearing up for the doyle drive closure. do plan for alternates such as the richmond san rafael bridge and the ferries are your best bet this weekend. so far so good in the south bay, everything looks good in both corrections. >> for american service members are dead in two incidents in afghanistan. three americans killed in a bombing in afghanistan, a fourth died in southern afghanistan. he and a local interpreter were killed when an afghan soldier turned his gun on coalition forces. terrorism agents are warning americans to be alert next weekend. they say there's no evidence to

suggest paris are planning any attacks for osama bin laden's a death anniversary but they will beef up security at all airports and other transportation hubs. a judge has denied a request to release those photos and any of the video taken after bin laden's was killed. >> a home in the north bay was sprayed with bullets while two women sat inside. more than 10 shots pierced the home wednesday night. a chiropractor who lives there says several of the shot came through the window. his wife and another woman who lives with them were home when the shots burst into the living room >> the young lady who stays with us is often in here doing homework. it was very fortunate that she was not in the room at that time >> police are still looking for suspects and a motive >> a father is suing a peninsula

high school that punished his son for cheating. he admits his son made a terrible mistake when he copied some one's work and turned in for his own. sequoia high school gave him an f, kick him out of the class and banned him from all advanced placement english class is and barred him from receiving a special diploma. the father who is a lawyer says the policy is flawed >> is a kangaroo court were the only issue is to get a confession from you and then issue the death penalty. because being kicked out of the honors program is essentially a death penalty academically. >> the school has told him that there is no appeal and the superintendent says if cheating is tolerated, it the values the diploma. a court appearance is set for may 17th. university faculty members have

been voting at the system's 23 campuses for the last couple of weeks as negotiations failed to produce some contact. we expect some results on that voting some time next week. >> production of new cars for bart could be delayed by a year and a half if the agency ought to keep more manufacturing in the u.s.. art has chosen a canadian group for the contract would 68 percent of the production of domestic but labor groups are backing a french company that is promising 95% domestic participation. there reportedly divided over whether to reopen the bidding process. new yorkers might do a double take when they look up and see the space shuttle. the prototype called the enterprise is riding on top of a modified jumbo jet. this is a live look at dulles international airport. it is expected to make low

altitude flyovers above various areas and landmarks. eventually it will be held at the intrepid museum on the new york west side. >> we just saw that a couple of weeks ago >> the time is 440, it apparently does more than clean your clothing >> the popular detergent that is now linked to cancer causing chemicals >> the twist for george zimmerman, a bombshell discovery that could land him back in jail >> it is the new work out grazed that burns off almost,,

>> the secret service is expanding its investigation into that prostitution scandal. our cbs affiliate in seattle

has been told that secret service agents hired prostitutes at a strip club in el salvador in march of last year. eight officers have been forced out of the secret service because of the scandal involving a prostitute. john edwards criminal conspiracy trial continues today in north carolina. his former aide andrew young says the 2008 presidential candidate used campaign contributions to cover up is a fair but under cross-examination defense attorneys accused yawn of lying and claimed it was young and his wife and collected the money to renovate their home. the wife could take the stand today >> florida man facing murder charges for shooting trayvon martin has a lot of support and a big stash of cash. his attorney says he has raised more than $200,000 that have come from donations. there is a possibility that had the court known about his financial status is bail amount

might have been higher >> no justice >> meanwhile, civil-rights leaders join trayvon martin parents at a rally in l.a. yesterday. the group urged justice and tolerance and called for an end to the violence. martin was shot to death in february in a gated community. >> gov. jerry brown is in washington d.c. for some high- profile meetings today. he will meet with federal officials on issues including funding for the california national guard and the health care policy. he will appear on face the nation on sunday. california's three strikes law might be revised in november. supporters submitted thousands of signatures to officials yesterday to put that initiative on the ballot. the mercury news reports the initiative written by stanford

professors would require a third strike to be more serious than now required to lock up an offender for life >> and injured iranian cat is in san francisco on the road to recovery. a few weeks ago he was found on the streets in der iranian capital. he was suffering from an injured leg and a bullet wound above his nose. he was flown to san francisco >> he doesn't like to be held at this point so much, he is still probably slightly fearful but there is no question he is well socialized and in the right home he will thrive >> applications have been flooding and for people who want to bring him home and it next wednesday he will be officially adopted >> 8 200 lb. bear comes crashing down to the ground >> that is after he caught himself up a 15 ft. tree.

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>> federal officials say that a cow that had mad cow disease has been euthanize. the department of agriculture said last night the cow had become a lame and started lying down. this is the fourth case ever of mad cow disease in the u.s. and the first since 2006. officials say the cowed develop the disease from a random mutation and not from tainted feet. a medical problem led crews to quarantine a delta flight in chicago yesterday. it was thought that woman traveling from gonna have some kind of rash or disease but it was a false alarm. it turns out the woman had a bug bites. passengers were allowed off the plane three hours later >> tide detergent may do a little bit more than clean your clothing. it might expose you to cancer

causing chemical according to the new york times. the detergent contains a trace amount of pyroxene. the epa says that it may cause cancer in lab rats. the say the amount of the chemical is well below the safety risk level. total body workout claims to combine the best of different aspects of exercise >> the rock out work out may help but get rid of 800 cals per hour. >> if you can clap your hands you can do it >> l.a. drummer's discovered the work out. there students used drumsticks to be at the air and the floor. they work their way to a trimmer body. >> we were sitting over a drum set one day without a seat and we felt how the repetition of our arms hitting the drum was

offsetting the entire body and that was kind of a light bulb moment. >> the drummers will have a demonstration at work out in the park on may 5th. >> that is pretty good. if i can work out without realizing i'm working out, it is much better. >> we had a renegade camera almost take me out this morning >> you were close to being taken completely out >> around the bay area we are seeing mostly clear skies with a couple of patches of fog. otherwise we are looking good and we're setting sail on nicer weather. it looks like we had throughout the day we will see more sunshine, a little bit breezy and spots but the temperatures will turn around and start to warm up today. this is really going to amplify

over the weekend which means the storm door is closing. we will see plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures around the bay area. >> 68 degrees in fremont. east bay temperatures mainly in the 60s and low 70's. inside the bay, a bit of a sea breeze. 64 degrees in mill valley. the next couple of days we will cranked those temperatures up. '70s and '80s will start show up around much of the interior valleys. cooler temperatures as we head in towards the middle of next week. >> if you are headed out the door in the next few minutes we have a couple of wind advisories

to report. chp issued this a little while ago so use caution as you work your way across the span eight between foster city and a word but so far no delays. elsewhere we do have a wind advisory for the bay bridge. traffic is still very quiet and if you're headed to the bay bridge, not a bad ride at all. once you hit the eight gates at the bay bridge. the wind advisory is still in effect. no delays out of san francisco into oakland. so far so good at oakland and marin county and of course we will be talking a lot about the closure of doyle drive. keep in mind there are alternates you can use in the meantime when the closure gets under way. the richmond center fell bridge, the bay bridge, or the ferries are your best bets.

everything is moving up to speed as you work your way through their and mass-transit is always a good choice as you work your way out and about. >> it was a foul ball foul up that has made headlines. a couple celebrates catching a foul ball at a ranger's game and the toddler next to them just parts and wailing. the parents of the toddler had no idea his disappointment was playing out on national tv. they say it was not as bad as it looked and he eventually calmed down. >> we actually feel bad for them because of all the bad press. >> i was crying and stuff >> the couple in the stands next to them say they never even saw the pablo crying.

the toddler crying. >> maybe they were too excited to notice. they're also asking for an apology to the announcer in response to the growing backlash before their wedding this weekend. two football now. >> of the 49ers are adding another wide receiver to their team. they selected a j jenkins out of illinois, the 30th pick in the draft. he weighs about 188 lbs. and cost, caught 99 passes for 1,300 yds last season. he played his last college game here in san francisco in december. >> with the first pick in the 2012 nfl draft the indianapolis colts selected andrew lot. quarterback stamford. >> surprise! andrew luck is going from a cardinal to a indianapolis colts. he will try to fill the shoes

of paint and manning who is now in denver. andrew luck jerseys are already on sale in indianapolis. luck will arrive there today for a big draft party at the loop is the oil stadium. before he celebrates their he had to make rounds in new york city >> here he is on the quarterback he is replacing and his eating habits >> a funny story, growing up payton was my football idol and i would sit down on sundays to watch him play and one sunday we were watching the game and my dad came up to us and started talking about archie because he was ever before the oilers, archy was a great guy and patent and his brother had come into houston and it was my dad's job to drive them to mcdonald's. >> he said he was more nervous to come on stage last night then

he is to meet the whole team and the officials and players today in indiana. do you hear all booing? what is that about? >> it was in new york in a little like anything. it is for 57, a centuries-old device stolen from a world war two veteran >> out a complete stranger helped to replace it. >> a new look at a mental illness that inspired reality tv shows. >> this morning police are looking for kidnappers and a stolen cab. we will take you on the wild ride, next. >> the main artery to the golden gate bridge is coming down afte,