september 3rd. the bay bridge is open this morning after being closed for nearly a week, while caltran made the transition from old span, to the new peace and span. >> we continue to follow the latest out of yosemite or the whim wild fire continues to burn. why cruzes say that containment is expected to take weeks. >> we have high cults outside with patchy fog. as we head into afternoon you can expect mid 60's. i will be tracking the extended forecast and we are talking triple digits coming up as 6:15 a.m.. >> we have a lot of traffic than expected in the westbound direction. here, we are already backed up to the berkeley curved. the metering lights have been

activated. a quick check or around the bay shows the heaviest traffic is still in the east bay on 580 westbound highway 4. >> after five days of the enclosed the new eastern span has reopened. the chp open the bridge or mountain 30 p.m. last mind. it also gave caltran the decision to make the transition to the new span. kron4 will tran is live with more on today's commute. >> it is a beautiful! the good news is that the chp wants the traffic on the bridge because they expect people to go faster than normal because s curve is gone and the speed limit is 50 mi. per hour. you can say

that it is running smoothly and look how beautiful the bridges with the sun coming up. the chp officers are everywhere and before you hop on the bridge and while you were all on the bridge, these and tell lies that you see are the cars that are heading to oakland. it is not as busy because people coming here want a shot of this. joining me now is bob with on a motorcycle club. >> you stopped by and took pictures what do you think? >> i am impressed! i know we all put in money to get this bill and i am pretty happy with the results. the lighting is fantastic. this is fun and it is nice to be

able to see over the bridge. >> it was the ride smoltz? >oth? >> i think that will have less accidents and it will be a good ride for everyone. >> he stated that he already contributed to the $6.4 billion. there are people right behind me and i tried to get interviews with them and they stated that they did not speak english. they're here all the way from thailand to capture this moment. >> i like the way they he put it that we all put than money for the $6.4 billion. >> kron4 jackie s sissel is

also alive on the fremont and awesome streetside. >>folsom st. in san francisco. i had a chance to talk to some of the drivers. everybody had great reviews. the >> it is beautiful, it is different. >> was it worth the wait? >> yes. >> it is beautiful, it is fantastic. >> close to say, what a $6.2 billion right.

>> we're trying to get commuters reactions and as i drove across this about 4:00 a.m. for the first time the thing that i noticed was how wide open it is and that you do not have all this that she did on the other one. the lanes are wider and the bridge itself seemed wider. it was a great ride and i'm assured thousands of others will say the same. >> across the board people are same positive things about the bridge. he can get the latest on the opening of the bay bridge on our web site kron4.com and also on our kron4 mobile nils app. we can also share your experience on the bay bridge. you can go on our facebook page to share your

photos. >> firefighters are getting a better handle on a wild fire in and around december 8th. here are the latest numbers. more than 235,000 a. have burned. the wild fire is 70 percent contained, that is up from 60% earlier. full containment is not expected for 2 1/2 weeks, that is around september 20th it. this is not the fourth largest fire in california history. more than 5000 buildings are still threatened. 111 buildings including 11 homes have been destroyed. >> keep it here on kron4 and we will keep you updated on a whim wild fire burning and

disseminate. you can also visit kron4.com we will have a slide show the most impressive pictures. you can also sign up for breaking news alerts, on our kron4 mobile have. >> still have a kron4 morning newest. if you'll are friends with your kids on facebook you will want to listen to this story. we will tell you how they manage to keep things from you you. >> plus, foformer nba player dennis rodman is headed back to north korea what he plans to do when he's there. >> we are following the latest development out of syria as u.s. ships move closer to the embattled

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>> welcome back. the time is 6:09 a.m.. all lanes of southbound 680 and so i'm a county have reopened this morning. they were closed after a deadly crash near benicia. it happened around 12:30 p.m. this morning near march the road. no word yet on how many people were injured in the crash. >> in new work, two elderly people escape their burning home. the fire happened just after 12:30 p.m. on a rock rose to drive near murray ave. the two residents woke up to the sound of their smoke detector going off. fire crews said that when they arrive there was heavy smoke coming from added. the fire was under control within 20 minutes and was knocked down just after 1:00

a.m.. the house was destroyed. >> president obama and his administration was spent much of today trying to get lawmakers on capitol hill to support the u.s. military action against syria. the president will meet with leaders of the house and senate armed services committees, foreign relations committees and intelligence committees. this afternoon, secretary of state, defense secretary and chairman of joint chiefs of staff will testify publicly before the senate foreign relations committee. the president is trying to gain support for a limited strike again syria for august 21st chemical weapons attack by the syrian government. it killed over 1400 people, including 400 children. >> a u.s. official confirmed that uss nimitz and four

other ships moved into the red sea. on saturday, president obama announced that he washas decided on military action against syria, but that he will first seek authorization from congress. >> ththe marine corp. say that it's a recruiting whipsawed was tampered with sending out a plea for americans to fight alongside the syrian army. officials will not say who was responsible for the hacking, but that the website was redirected to a message from the syrian electronic army. a hacker group that said it was behind the disrupting the new york times website, torture and other media sides last week. >> coming up on the kron4

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>> the time is 6:14 a.m.. here is a live look at the bay bridge this morning, back open with the new eastern span. caltran and the chp open the bridge ahead of schedule last month. >> kron4 crews on their when the chp reopened at eastbound ramp in san francisco. this is on the on ramp on sixth and bryant streets. it was reopened at 10:40 p.m. last month. caltran says the all of

these bond gramps opened aroun 1038 caltran caltran sayl other eastbound rams opened around 10:30 p.m.. >> the 880 approach is not backed up this morning so this is your best route to get to the bay bridge this morning. from here and let's head over to the san mateo bridge, the 92 ride. the conditions here are normal and the volume is up a bit. for the golden gate bridge, 1 01 in the southbound

direction, the traffic is moving smoothly with no delays. there is no fault can you can see the entire length of the span. we are watching an accident on the nimitz freeway 880 southbound. there was also a report of the problem on the connecting ramp. there is some congestion that also may be a stalled car. things could get tied up. >> i will keep you updated on this in the meantime the skin and update with the weather. >> it is a much brighter start for your morning. it does today, we have cloud cover. we are seen some breaks over san francisco. it is a monday start and we have temperatures in the 60s and low 70's. as we follow these numbers into afternoon

future cast 4 is highlighting that 8:00 a.m. hour. by noon time we're looking pretty good under mostly sunny skies. it will bear little when the as we head into the afternoon. as we focus on the temperatures it can expect '70s and '80s. campbell was hired 83 degrees. i think we will see mid '80s for danville in concord. the temperatures will be cooler than where we should be. it is still pretty mild with napa have a high of 83 degrees. >> your 7 day around the bay highlights perhaps cooler weather forced to mark the past that you can expect a warm-up in to the weekend. saturday slated to be the warmest day of the week. the temperatures will climb into the upper 90s is not triple digits.

>> former nba player and dennis rodman is headed back to north korea. there were reports that he might try to negotiate the release of u.s. citizen can as bae. rodmans reactions have been mixed and he has denied the rumors. he did say last week that the subject may come up. rodman also said that if he did help with the release, he would be the most popular guy in the world. bae was sentenced to 15 years hard labor in february for allegedly helping with hostile acts against the country. this is rodman seconds and visits to north korea this year. >> the japanese government

will spend approximately $470 million trying to get rid of contaminated water at the crippled nuclear power plant. and the power company has had huge problems since an earthquake back in 2011. those a set of meltdowns at three different reactor plants. the japanese government announced it was stepping in to help run the plant. >> it has just become easier to get a concealed permit in texas. new laws mean fewer classroom hours. gun owners used to have to take a 10 to 15 hours, now it's down to four to six hours. they can also renew their registration on line instead of taking more classes'. supporters said that the extra classes' did not make the difference. critics are

worried that it will make for less safe for gun owners. >> are you friends with your kids on facebook? a study shows only 5% of teenagers reported that they are setting up filters for their parents on social media. about friends with their fear parents on facebook. researchers also found a majority of teenagers still try to keep certain parts of their social lives private. 58 percent of them say that they post updates and that more inside jokes or coded messages that only certain france could understand. the study also found that many kids are not using facebook as much as before. >> james dimaggio is the man police say killed a mother and her son in san diego before kidnapping the 16

year-old daughter. he was killed last month during a shootout with police. his sister and stated that she is defending her brother because there must be more to the story. last week in and see an interview, she said that she told her brother that hanna anderson was trouble. she cited that the girl wore heavy makeup during a visit to her house. last night, she explained what she meant. >> the family spokesman, sitting next to lora dimaggio went on to say that there are still so many questions that are left unanswered. >> coming up on kron4 morning news. mark will have a preview of the markets.

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bell on wall street. dow futures are up 101 points. will have more with a rob black coming up 6:45 a.m.. >> the new is to expand, along with the rest of the bay bridge is open this morning after five days of closing. it's also the caltran could make the transition to the new eastern span. kron4 will tran is live with more on the opening. >> i can tell you that it went to a different personality to minutes ago because the lights were turned off. you can see that behind me is just as beautiful. they turned off the alley delights. you concede the cars are moving okayled lights. you can see that the traffic is moving okay. just a few minutes ago

someone was pulled over. you concede that things are going smoothly. it is a straight shot because it is no longer in s curve. you have to slow down but you do not have to do that anymore. you can see how street is as you head into the tunnel. the chp is out there to monitor the situation to make sure that people are not taking pictures as they are driving force there to pull over. they want also keep the speed limit down. a lot of people are coming through here to get a shot of this including bob that we talked to about 30 minutes ago. he just will not leave. >> this changes character he immediately when the sun comes up. the lights, as the sun comes up, i like it and it is interesting. it is just of the sun is coming of minutes changing the character.

>> the drive across was terrific and i enjoyed it. it will be much more say for because the s curve is gone. it is nice to see over the railing. this is another nice feature. >> we will get more reaction from people coming here. i have to tell you that if you compare i will talk to you to get your reaction. this is the safest place and i did put a phone call and to chp and to hear from them later run. >> it is a beautiful drive

but the same time it is slow. i can tell you that people are looking around taking end what they are looking at. they can all look over and see the water. again, what this man was just came to will is that it is just beautiful. it is a much different experience. it has a bigger expense, it is awesome. >> so it is not just of the traffic that is causing you to slow down but it's just if you want to look at it? >> i think it is a combination of their one and going back to work at the same time. everyone is looking to the right, looking to the left, looking up to the sky. everyone is taking the stand at the same time. >> here is a live look from

fremont and folsom in san francisco. some of the first commuters into the new on ramp to the bay bridge this morning. >> you can get the latest some opening of the bay bridge on our websites kron4.com and also our new kron4 mobile news app. >> i think everyone in the bay area is trying to get to the bay bridge this morning. we have an enormous back up through the east bay try to get to the bay bridge. it is a hot spot at least approach is. the cycling of the

metering lights is very good as you can see. the backup is reaching all the way to the east shore freeway passed the splits. it slow from coulson and friday. while liberal bay and easy ride, you will still have to wait about half an hour to 45 minutes to get to it. >> a quick check for your ride to the hayward air, is another hot spot. there is incident that is backing up the ride and affecting the five they ride. >> we are waking up to patchy clouds. the temperatures some on-site. it is a little mud gets to head out to work or school. and we will be following the

weekend numbers with the 7 day around the bay coming up. >> firefighters are getting a better handle on a wild fire end and around yosemite. here are the latest numbers. more than 235,000 a. have burned. the wildfire is 75 percent contained, that is up from 60% earlier. full containment is not expected for two and a half weeks, that is around september 20th it. this is not the fourth largest fire in california history. more than 5000 buildings are still threatened. 111 buildings, including 11 homes have been destroyed. >> the time is 6:36 a.m.. coming up on the kron4 morning news. there is violence erupted in egypt. we're also following an incident for the person who

is responsible for daily hit-and-run accident. >> she made it successfully and to have this more on her successful swim to the shores, she makes her way onto dry land. >> we will be right back. unbelievable.

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>> welcome back. new this morning, ousted president mohamed morsi will be brought up on murder charges. dozens of casualties have been reported in the middle east today. according to egyptian security officials egyptian helicopter gunships fired rockets and militants in the northern sinai peninsula. forces have stepped up counter insurgency operations and the sinai

since overthrow of islamic president mohammed morsi in early july. >> a degree from an elite public university doesn't necessarily guarantee a higher-paying job then one from a lesser-known school. some two year technical degree is produce higher starting salaries than 4 year bachelor's degrees. there a are among the findings a resource of this link to college majors and the job market. the report includes the data only about recent graduates who are employed in the same state. it examines a the average per-share earnings of students who graduated from 2006 through 2010. >> coming up on the kron4 morning newest. will talk to our financial expert rob

black about the latest on wall street. >> we continue to monitor the first full day of driving on the new span of the bay bridge.

>> the bay bridge as them. it quickly became a hot spot. >> most likely, most people wanted to be here on the first day. we have been incident free, the toll plaza is cycling in the metering lights. there is just a lot of cars backing of to get to the bay bridge. the westbound 80 ride is backed up into san tableau. highway 24 is also backed up to the macarthur mayes. excuse me, 580 is backed up to 24. your best bet to the bridge is to go the 880 approach. you concede that there is a lot of room for cash customers on left hand side. this is not, again, there's a lot of movement. this is just clearly a large number cars all tried to get across to the bridge to this morning.

>> we are tracking the of the bridges, here's a look at the san mateo bridge, it is problem fray and you may want to take this in lieu of the bay bridge if you do not want to deal with the back up. the golden gate bridge is easy with no problems or delays. in addition to the bay bridge, we are tracking a another hot spot that is slowing down for the ride through a san leandro. it is backed up as well as westbound interstate 580. there is a stall on the connecting ramp. it has backed up arrive on 580 back toward the beginning of the first castro valley exit. >> it is really not that fog the outside we are starting off with patchy fog. i think

it will be more of a factor as we head into wednesday and thursday. pass that we will have a warming trend. in terms of your temperatures we're off to a mild start we have plenty of 60's out the door. it's 60 degrees currently in richmond. low 60's in fremont and san jose. sunnyvale has dropped down to 57 degrees. as with all these numbers into afternoon you will see that it will be pretty similar to yesterday. it will be a dry day and we have no rain drops to track. will see 70's and upper 60s for downtown san francisco. >> the cult was startup move ben and they will be mild. by 8:00 p.m., " some of the 62 degrees. we will hold on to the '60s to the south. your 7 day or around the bay

is highlighting cooler weather for tomorrow and acting was a dress all along the coast. we are talking down right hot weather with upper 90s are on the bay. we will continue with this more straight even as we start next work week. >> we're watching wall street. the dow lost over 4%. the dow was now up 103 points. >> we're now joined by our financial expert rob black. >> the big deal is now microsoft buying nokia. >> you might recall that he stated that he will leave the company in about a year. seven to $8 billion deal. is this a place to stay relevant?

>> all of these are in play and a long story short does this tell you that apple and will will is going to something very well. >> we know that google was mine motorola. the that apple will try to do something? >> i think there might be something to look said. the united states does not allow the-yes this is a way of them and using that session is a big deal and wireless and i guess microsoft is trying to stay current. black bear was just a road kilberry was just a road >> motorola dominated in the

'80s and nokia dominated in the '90s. then you had apple. >> we did have a good start for trading. >> there is a big budget deal and the budget deficit still needs to get lifted. you also have the federal reserve that will meet this month. we will get a manufacturing no. come out and about 10 minutes and it will show what jobs are created. there may be another big deal and telecom today. they may take that a buyout with the horizoverizon.

>> is a scorn to be an issu withouta rise and say the they will raise their dividends. but this is more of a comcast cable player. they will be focusing on cable assets that are built. >> we would check back with rob at 915 with winners and losers. >> this morning, san jose police looking for a hit- and-run driver after two women were killed. it happened yesterday morning at the corner of sky poured a drive and north first street. police say a silver mercedes hit a toyota head on, telling both occupants. they are looking for the driver of this mercedes and say that this person apparently ran a red light. >> the driver of the toyota

has been identified as 62 year-old carmen zavala. she and her friend, 62 year of cristina castro were headed to san jose's airport where they both worked for a food service contractor. her family and friends made an emotional visit to the crash scene and talk about what happened. >> police of looking for anyone who might have seen in the crash. the driver faces felony hit-and-run charges. >> coming up on the kron4 morning news. will take a look at bay area baseball. >> here is a live look from above the new eastern span of the bay bridge.

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by beating the rangers 4-2. crisp set a new career high with his 17th homer. he homered for the third straight game to help a's moved to a season best 21 games over 0.500. >> barry zito is back on the mound for the giants in san diego. was this his last start as a giant? he lost his eighth straight decision. he has won only once in his last 20 starts. the padres past the giants a 4-1. the giants now tied with the padres for last place in the nl west. 21 games behind the dodgers. >> still ahead on the kron4 morning news. the bay bridge is taking its first full day of commuters on the new eastern span. we will have a

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