tv KRON 4 Early News KRON April 30, 2012 6:00am-7:00am PDT
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we are now starting to see drivers taking advantage of that. >>mark: 680 in pleasanton was completely shut down in both directions overnight after a big rig accident. lanes are slowly being reopened it this morning. >>will: shut down in both directions until 5:00 a.m.. as you can see, one lane of northbound 680 is moving along as the sunol boulevard exit albeit very slowly. they are ahead of schedule. a rethinking 7:00 a.m. but 15 minutes ago the chp said, let's reopen it. traffic is moving along. they just removed the tractor trailer that was involved in the accident. there is a light dusting on the ground. the crews are still trying to remove the diesel the spilled onto the roadway. once that is done they should be able to reopen all lanes of northbound 680. on the other side, that is
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>>will: about 10 cars were damaged. there were no major injury. he was traveling on 680 southbound curious they are investigating whether it was driver error or mechanical failure. >>darya: it looks like they are cleaning things up at a good pace. this >>george: there ride was affected southbound. it is completely cleared out now.
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since northbound is the non commute direction it appears as though the back of has already cleared out. with all three lanes open and clean off operations nearly wrapped up, conditions are rapidly returning to normal for both westbound 580 and southbound 680. much better news than we might have otherwise expected. a quick reminder of the presidio park with bypassed and the new detour on the golden gate has reopened replacing what was the oil drive. that police vehicle was making a left turn towards marina boulevard. there are only two lanes available and you will not have to stop the signal light. this could take more time to get through this many or used to. you may want to give yourself extra time for the
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marin commute. on the golden gate, no backup or delays. here is a look at the san mateo bridge right. conditions here are good. there are no problems in the westbound new direction. otherwise, the rest of the traffic around the bay area is a pretty quiet. >>darya: doyle drive is open in both directions but there are changes to the way you get on and off the bridge. thwack >>jackie: this intersection is going to be problematic. we almost had an accident about a minute ago.
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they met the criteria in got it up and running. actually open up about 10 minutes early which was good mysterious we are still not in the heart of the commute. we have about half an hour before we see heavy traffic coming of of the golden gate had insisted francisco. traditionally fed is about 60-40. thoughtful beehive and navigate to if >>darya: and it is also adjusting to see how they handle the tunnel. right now, both directions are sharing test once tunnel. the avenue unmovable barrier inside? >> yes. the zipper barrier. it will be interesting to see how that goes. i think that will be less problematic only because that is continuous flow of traffic. traffic is not to stop as you get in and out of that tunnel.
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these lights will be interesting. you have three lanes coming down to this intersection, two of them turn into turning lanes and one continues to go on. right now there are people manually of reading lights at the intersection. obviously they do not know what the flow of traffic looks like and that will be interesting to see how this all works out this morning and this evening. this evening could even be more interesting. if >>darya: we will see if this traffic backs up the lombard street. >>darya: right now, and look at whether if. >>james: it is not what looks like from our roof, cloud cover overhead and a lot of areas seeing exactly that. fit is a mild crew could cooler along the coast. expect the evidence to be mostly sunny.
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cooler today than yesterday curiouser we're looking to get maximum temperatures feet mid-upper 70's. let's take a quick look at how highs will of this afternoon. mid-70s in the south bay warming to the upper seventies as he had to the east. 79 for pleasanton and antioch. widespread mid-70s across the north bay with cooler conditions along the peninsula. warmer weather coming saturday and sunday. that is your weather in we
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>>will: you can see the caltrans truck, he and his buddy will just have to pick up the cones and take them off from the roadway and then, they will be able to reopen all lanes of northbound 680. right now, it is slow and ago. once they pick up the cones, the chp will be out of here. they are not even sleeping at this point. they picked up about 100 gal. of diesel that's built. on the other side, southbound 680, they managed to open to lanes. a couple of minutes after that, all three lanes. it is still slow and go through that area.
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>>george: the southbound backup on 680 is now completely cleared up. there are no longer any delays leading to the scene of the earlier occurring accident. northbound traffic is sluggish past the scene. that is better news. if they're out of there and extend as 15 minutes or so i think we are likely to see no residual a recent accident occurred here on 101 southbound and mountain view, it happened at the moffett exit and backed up traffic be on highway 85. as is all felt the traffic
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in these lanes are headed towards lombard. >>george: when you go home tonight you're born to have to stop here at this signal while this traffic makes a left-hand turn. those safety jackets the ec in the corner, those are the electricians from the department of public works that are manually controlling the signals right now. that is how they will be managing traffic flow until they can figure out the patterns. so far, there are no backups. take a look at the golden gate bridge right.
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there is no backup along doyle himself from the toll plaza. at the bay bridge toll plaza we are near the time when the metering lights should be activated. will check with the chp for our next report. we have been problem free on the upper deck. the san mateo bridge rise has also been a smooth commute. lighter than usual traffic. there is a changeable message signed. let's head over to the weather center james fletcher. jazz them of the faults of the office around 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.. this afternoon, sunny and breezy of. a touch cooler than yesterday.
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temperatures right now are 50 in san francisco, warming as you head to the east bay. tsk here is how temperatures should settle. we're looking for lower this upper 70's. the warmest ever does in the east bay are near antioch. they-upper seventies for a lot of hours 680 communities are this a high valley. for oakland should come in at about 70 degrees. that is the weather for today.
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we will take a longer look at the weather in our next update. >>darya: there are no major traffic delays reported during the closure of the gold and the curious fact if only half as many >>mark: the fifth, the federal coffers as the economies in before and after. >>charles: i am vending on a hill and staff of the deal south of old doyle drive. roadway now looks like the scent of a disaster movie. take a look behind v. for this is.
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>> marshals treated as a block away. here's how it looked before of. here's how it looks now. further down mason st. this: is sitting in a scrap heap. before friday, eight constables year. fox now, the sign is gone into the on laugh has been lee cave. huge piles of rubble and debris. for the crews are working to complete the new fees for the. eventually all of this call greed and metals will be hauled away and recycle. >>mark: the dow futures are down 14 points ahead of the opening bell. the s&p down three after a four day rally last week pushed the index up over the 1400 mark. consumer spending slowed in
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the month of march growing only 23 for san ferry if fouls called in funds climbed 24%. italy is officially back into a recession. this is the seventh lesson to fail in three years. the contraction follows a similar decline from last year. spain will probably have to bail out the banking convicted but cannot afford to do that here are already demanding in debt. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes to get you going on this leaflet -- monday money. this is a live look outside of the virginia area of the bay bridge. we will be right back. her daughter fan did you
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the national average for the price of regular is now $3.82. aaa says the price is about eight of lower than a month ago. here's a look and gas prices around the bay area which normal on around a little bit. the average in san francisco's $4.26. cook the peak driving system is really just cough pfeiffer path >>mark:c1 of. l be right back.
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