that marathon of trucks coming and going, it's all over. the grinding, the tearing up of the road is all complete. and now it's the paving part of the project that is full steam ahead. 50% complete the paving part here at the toll plaza is now done. news chopper 2 flying over. the contractors were out on the bridge doing some touch ups and sandblasting as well as paving to a small section of roadway. the striping, the signage all out there on the span. we drove the new span. officer daniel hill saying the new spanize wide direct connection is made by mpt to serve all of our diverse communities and is made possible by the generous support of our members. thank you. feel and because of it, chp will be looking for speeders. >> we expect drivers to kind of get the feel, the need to speed so to speak. you might feel that you're on an open roadway. you might let the accelerator go and you might get sucked into a dangerous situation.

>> reporter: crewing are taking out all the lights and replacing the lights with led lights. at this hour, one huge section of the old span is being demolished. we'll talk about where and why so fast for you coming up tonight at 6:00 o'clock. reporting live here at the toll plaza for ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you for that update. >> i know the commute wasn't that bad this morning. what about this evening? >> reporter: you were here with us. some people may have been lulled into a false sense of security since this morning's commute was much better than yesterday's. this afternoon, not quite. let's look at what we have. first of all, with all the road sensors showing up with a lot of red, right now from san francisco kind of a ridiculous commute. backed up into san francisco's marine district. we're also looking at san francisco, northbound 101 is not bad, but east 80 is a

little slow. eastbound 92 is slow. we have a look from news chopper 2 at this same area. showing us live pictures of what's going on there. this is a look at the 101/92 interchange. a lot of people are trying to get out for the weekend. about the only good news is we don't have any major obstructions on these major passes. >> thank you. more details, bart continues to run around the clock to continue to accommodate owl of you commuters. yesterday was its third busiest day ever behind both of the giants world series victory parades. bart says it doesn't expect as many people today because friday commutes are typically lighter arnold it'll also a holiday weekend. the golden gate ferry saw more passengers yesterday too.

golden gate ferry reported more than 2000 riders. lighter than yesterday when ferries carried more than 2500 people, up more than 400 from thursday of last week. at 5:30 we'll check back in for an update on traffic on bay area commuters. in san jose, two shootings involving police officer ins a matter of hours. robert honda tells us what led to both shootings and why officers say they had no choice but to open fire. >> reporter: investigators here at san jose police headquarters are looking into both cases involving its officers, incidents that shook up people in two neighborhoods. the first officer involved shooting ended a wild series of

events that police say when two men robbed a woman at gunpoint shortly before 1:00 a.m. this morning. according to investigators, the men fled in a vehicle but were spotted by police in a parking lot. the driver crashed into a fence and in the trying to get away pinned the officer with the car. the officer shot the suspect multiple times and he was taken to the hospital. >> i heard the shots and i heard screeching and somebody hitting another car of some sort and then i came out and noticed the guy was across the street and he was screaming help me, help me, i've been shot. he says i'm dying, i'm dying: >> reporter: police arrested this man, raymond anthony cardenes after he robbed a safeway store. he brandished air soft pistols identical to real black revolvers. >> none of the rounds struck the suspect, but it did

convince him, fortunately, to surrender to the officers. >> reporter: for some people who live near the first incident, the two shootings scared them. >> i think i would just hide somewhere. i wouldn't even open the door anymore. >> reporter: police say the suspect who was shot is still being treated at the hospital. both officers are on standard paid administrative leave while the cases are being examined by the police and the district attorney's office. >> a san francisco police officer is out on bail tonight after being arrested on suspicion of child molestation. told ktvu by phone his client believed the alleged victim in the case was not a minor. >> mr. hastings was explicitly told, reasonably believed, had

some other cooblating information to conclude the person he was having consensual contact with was of legal age. >> police say they arrested hastings yesterday morning following an investigation of his alleged relationship with a 15-year-old boy. the district attorney is now reviewing the case but has not filed any charges. police say the alleged conduct did not happen while hastings was on duty. the sfpd has suspended him without pay. fire investigators are looking into what sparked a house fire that critically injured a grandmother. firefighters say when they arrived, there were heavy flames and columns of spoke coming from the roof there. the family that lives there was awakened by the smoke detector and immediately called 911. a woman in her 70s was trapped

inside. >> their mother and grandmother is in the hospital. she wasn't breathing when they got there. they had taken her from the shower, i suppose. i just hope to god everything turns out okay for them. a bill to improve safety after that deadly limb know fire was the subject of an assembly appropriations committee hearing. introduced by jerry hill. it would require limos to have two fire extinguishers and yearly inspections by the highway patrol. police are searching for a 14-year-old girl who they say could be in danger. investigators think she may be with a family friend who they are now calling a suspect. he has been identified as jose

coreo. his license plate is 77106-hl. police have issued a statewide alert and say he could be headed for the mexican border. gulf high school canceled classes before noon today after seven students sudden look up got sick. the students reported fevers and vomiting. police and school officials scoured the school looking for any possible environmental cause for the illness, but they didn't find anything. >> we could not determine a specific pattern. maybe it's different than a food or a stomach illness. we started looking at bigger picture. >> four of the students were sent to hospitals. no word tonight on their conditions. the other three were released

to their parents. a limited narrow strike, that's what president obama said today, he is considering against syria. that came as the president and secretary of state laid out the administration's case that syria used chemical weapons against its own people. they say the price of not doing anything is too high. >> we cannot accept a world where women and children and innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale. >> reporter: the u.s. says the evidence is as clear as it is compelling. an intelligence report released by the administration today shows weapons personnel were on the ground making preparations. the regime elements were told to prepare for an attack with gas mask. and rockets launched at the time of the attack came from government-controlled areas. 1400 people killed including 420 children.

>> the american intelligence community has high confidence, high confidence. this is common sense. this is evidence. these are facts. >> reporter: all eyes are now on president obama. >> i have not made a final decision about various actions that might be taken. >> reporter: a key question -- will he go into a military strike alone? the white house is scrambling to assemble additional international support, but the president says that support is a goal, not a necessity. >> we're not considering any open-ended commitment. we're not considering any boots on the ground approach. >> reporter: in washington, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and the remarks by the president and secretary of state faces rising resistance to a military strike.

we spoke to a local syrian about the talk. >> reporter: anxiety among people who oppose any such military action. this afternoon i met with an east bay physician who is half syrian. the prospect of missile strikes and retaliation for the chemical weapons attacks does not sit well. he says it's a wonderful company that's caught under the iron fist of a dictator. any attack would be a lose, lose situation there and here in the united states. >> i've been in syria and i've been a repressed christian in syria, part of the minority. i think the better answer is let the united nations handle this. let a force much larger than the united states, a broader thinking, broader perspective than just the united states. >> reporter: california senator

feinstein said new evidence of those attacks should stir the conscience of the world and that she hopes the international community will take appropriate action. coming up at 7:00, you'll hear from a middle east expert about the likelihood that an attack will happen. >> talk of action against syria sent stocks lower today. the dow and s and p 500 recorded their worst months since may of last year. the bay bridge closure affecting commuters this holiday weekend. >> i avoided bart or the train at all because i knew that would be packed. >> the routes they're taking to get around during the closure. and an east bay teenager almost blind gets a second chance to see clearly. the procedure she received today and the letter her mom wrote that made it all possible. up next, new information on the double homicide in the east

bay. what we're learning about the victims and the relationship to the man police say killed them. we'll talk about the holiday weekend. it's going to get cooler and in some parts of the area, there is a chance for a pinnacle. sprinkle. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. load up the cooler.

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the deaths are the first homicides this year. we have been talking with police and neighbors about past problems at this hour where the victims were found. >> reporter: it happened inside this home where the trailers is in the driveway. police have been searching for evidence all day. investigators say a relative of

the two victims is under arrest. police received a 911 call at 2:30 this morning and would soon arrest the man who made the call. >> the officers met with a 25- year-old male who met them at the front door and advised there were possible injuries to some of if residents inside. >> reporter: they found the bodies of two relatives who lived at the home for more than 40 years. a relative confirmed they are 76-year-old nona and her 54- year-old son tony. >> he was just, he's a real good guy, wouldn't hurt a flea. >> we took the 25-year-old male into custody. >> reporter: a relative says the 25-year-old is jeffrey thomas flores and that he'd been living with them for years. police say they've been called to the house before. the young man had psychological problems. >> it's been kind of falling apart over there.

people parking on lawns and whatnot and just doesn't quite fit this kind of a peaceful neighborhood. >> reporter: police wouldn't say how the two relatives died, but they don't believe the killer used a gun. >> there are no other parties we're looking for. we believe this is an isolated incident. >> reporter: we checked and these are the first homicides here in almost two years. six dead birds infected with the west nile virus have turned up. four found in brentwood, one in oakley. urging people to wear mosquito repellant. humans can be infected with the virus by mosquitoes who have already bitten infected birds. since 2005, 40 people have been diagnosed with west nile and

two ended up being fatal. an environmental group called heal the bay puts out the end of summer beach report card every year and this year, most of the bay area's most popular beaches all received a grade of a plus including ocean beach and baker beach in san francisco. stinson beach and crown beach in alameda. a strong earthquake rocked alaska. it struck just before 8:30 a.m. according to the u.s. geological survey, it measured a magnitude of 7.0. it hit with a jet-like rumble that shook homes and sent some residents scrambling for cover. no injuries or serious damage have been reported. let's talk about our weather now. what can you say? doesn't get much better than this. i noticed the heat up today. >> especially inland. numbers came up quite a bit. you'll see that the marine layer is really compressed.

that means inland temperatures have an opportunity to warm as much as 5-6 degrees. fog is just getting up over the twin peaks area. the fog is going to make a play for some of the inland valleys tonight. the marine layer stays relatively shower. this is impressive looks, right? when this low pressure, see the rotation kind of going this way? when this whole area pops along the coast as we go into the next 36 hours, it will cool things off. it stretches out the marine layer and it actually brings some more clouds. those clouds will bring a chance of a sprinkle perhaps as we get into sunday night and monday. current numbers, 95 in fairfield. 88 in napa. like frank says, it was warmer today and you noticed it. we had low 80s, right now 82 in redwood city. 85 in san jose. that's hot in san jose.

marine layer is compressed for now. as we go into the next few days, low pressure, that diagram gets closer to us and the marine layer stretches out. more fog pushes inland and temperatures cool down. right through the bay area holiday weekend and in that we'll see an increase of clouds on sunday and monday that could lead -- don't change your plans for this slight chance of a sprinkle. there is a slight chance of a sprinkle. so here we are saturday afternoon. tomorrow afternoon you see the clouds starting to move in. as we get into sunday, they see the greens. there's a sprinkle or a chance of a sprinkle and thundershowers. tropical moisture will merge with this low and that will give us a chance for a thundershower. on monday, as this low kicks in, there's some moisture to work with.

just know there's a good chance that we could see a sprinkle. the main impact, the thing you'll remember is monday was not that warm. monday's daytime highs as you'll see toward the end of the weekend, the hot spots are in the low to mid-80s. temperatures trending down for your bay area five-day forecast. when i come back, we'll have the latest update on your holiday weekend take a look at specific temperatures for your city. approved a new contract. this comes after 911 dispatchers threatened to walk off the job. service employees international union represents 9000 could wanty workers including dispatchers and health care workers. it will give them a 5% raise over two years while requiring them to pay higher health care premiums. the board of supervisors is set to vote on september 10th. allegations of drug addiction, now a dui for an nba star. plus an east bay teenager gets a sight-saving procedure.

how it works and the group that made it all possible. also, the relaxation of a vacation without fighting the bay bridge closure traffic. how some people are spending their staycations. what's happening on the old western span while all eyes are on the new section. these stories and more coming up at 6:00.

no more double vision. an oakland teenager can see

clearly now thanks to this procedure done just this morning by a doctor in beverly hills. she suffered from a progressive and degenerative disorder. basically it causes double vision. >> it's essentially like the windshield of a car. the problem with it is that the cornea is weak so it can no longer hold its shape. it starts to bulge out uncontrollably. >> her mother drove her to california to have the procedure done. he specializes in the procedure that takes 7 minutes per eye. c shaped segment under the surface of her cornea and it improved her vision almost instantly. >> everybody's one. [ laughter ] >> i can do so many things that i couldn't do and i can see a

lot of things now and i can't even feel nothing. >> isn't that something? it affects one in five people and untreated it can eventually cause blindness. natasha had it for about 6 months and she was on the verge of never being able to read or write again. the procedure was paid for by make a wish foundation. her mother wrote the letter to the foundation asking for help for her daughter. young women who drink alcohol daily are increasing their risk of breast cancer. according to a new study, women who average one drink a day between their first pregnancy and first pregnancy increase their risk of breast cancer by 11%. the highway patrol says

veteran nba player lamar odom will have his driver's license suspended after suspicion of driving under influence. a highway patrol officer saw him driving erratically on highway 101. the year-long suspension of odom's license is automatic because he refused to take a sobriety test at the police station. our coverage of the bay bridge continues next. >> holiday travelers hit the road without the bay bridge to help them on their way. the strategy they're using to help them from getting into tie ups. facebookmaking some changes in its advertising. how it could affect users.

work is progressing on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. a live look now at the toll plaza where other work is under way as our count down clock ticks away. a little less than three hours until the bridge is set to open. with the bridge set down for

the holiday weekend, evening commuters are having to rely on alternatives. >> last time we talked to you, there was a lot of red on that traffic map. >> and there still is, unfortunately. there is a lot of red. people are going around because the bridge is closed, but it's also the run up to labor day weekend and some people are on the roads. these are live pictures from news chopper 2. there is doyle drive. from the marina district on to the golden bridge you're going to be in stop and go traffic the whole way. and then it gets better on the way to nevada. let's look at the east shore freeway. 80 westbound has been slow all week long as you come down to the hard closure. all the cars are funneling down to 880 and 580. we're not going to forget about

the san mateo bridge. the traffic here is going to be slow. if you're driving all the way to hayward. no major obstructions. >> the bay bridge being closed is going to have an impact. the question is how much will that impact be? david continues our coverage from san francisco on what it's like out there. david? >> reporter: frank, take a look behind me on 280 from the view here, normally very crowded on a friday. tonight, there's not a lot of people on this highway. some folks may have hit the road early on this labor day weekend. labor day weekend kicked off with a trickle of traffic in san francisco. drivers were surprised by the fast pace of the friday afternoon commute. >> excellent. yeah. it's pretty good considering the bridge is closed and look

at the street, cxsgsufitis all empty. >> reporter: a 6% jump in californians traveling more than 50 miles for the holiday. >> we expect traffic will be routed to other routes they wouldn't normally use to get into or out of the city. >> reporter: air travelers said the bridge shut down forced them to find alternate routes or means to make their flights. >> we basically went to bart extra early. >> i avoided bart or the train at all. i took the 101 so i knew there was a chance. >> reporter: aaa is concerned about arrivalling international travelers who may not know they can't take the bridge to the east bay. >> we try not to go out to the east bay at this point. we head over to 92. >> hopefully the bridges will open when we get back home so we don't have to take the

detour. >> reporter: the bridge closure is prompting them to adjust their holiday dui patrols placing the officers on the 101 and 280 this holiday weekend. >> so is the bay bridge closure affecting your plans this holiday weekend? that is the question we are asking tonight on facebook. police officers and sheriff's deputies plan to be looking for people driving under the influence. last year, 35 people were killed on california roads during the labor day weekend. the chp says half of those people were not wearing their seat belts. there were also more than 1300 dui arrests statewide. this law enforcement crack down is set to begin at 6:00 o'clock tonight. if you're hitting the road this weekend, you'll probably

be paying more for gas. it's still lower than it was a year ago when it was $4.15. here in the bay area, drivers paying an average of $3.90. in oakland, the average price is $3.78. the judge seemed to side with the airline's wish for iquique trial with arguments set to begin on november 25th. the government was pushing for a march trial date. prosecutors claim the merger would reduce competition and raise fares. facebook is making changes to the way it collects and uses data from its users. facebook says the changes will make it clearer to users how names, profile pictures, and content may be used in connection with commercial ads.

it also says that users will be granting permission to share the information when they use facebook services. apple officially launched its first ever trade-in program for i-phones. the old one must be in working order and not have any water damage. the trade ins range from $120 to $250. the customer receives store credit in those amounts toward the purchase of a new i-phone. a two-year contract is also required. the program is seen in response to the lucrative online market for used i-phones. and our back to school coverage continues with supplies for some students. what they found inside their new backpacks. plus, never again. why nancy pilosi says she's not interested in being house speaker anymore.

a small private plane crashed on a southern california beach today. the pilot walked away with minor injuries after the plane went down in los angeles county and no one on the ground was hurt either. there is no word tonight on the cause of that crash. labor and political leaders came together for the san

francisco labor council's annual prelabor day breakfast. there celebrating what he called the investment the men and women of labor have made to make san francisco the innovation capital of the world. >> your talent is always about innovating the way forward through solutions and when we as local government work with labor and with business, we can accomplish a lot. >> the breakfast was attended by several labor leaders and state and local officials. bob filner went from mayor of san diego to private citizen today. this was the 70-year-old mayor's last day on the job after he resigned. five candidates have announced they plan to run for the job.

and nancy pilosi says she does not want to be speaker of the house again. when asked if she wanted to return to the job she held for four years, she said that's not my thing. i did that. s woman to ever serve as speak you speaker of the house. a surprise appearance by the dutchess of cambridge. >> he's very well. thank you. >> this was kate's first official public appearance since the birth of prince george last month. she was at the event with prince wall yam as he fired the starter's gun at the marathon. the view of this fire from a drone. >> we're looking at different technologies. >> the new perspective and the

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fire crews are making slow and steady progress against the

rim fire burning in and around yosemite national park. the latest figures show that the blaze is now 32% contained. 315 square miles have burned. no damage to buildings in two days. meantime, evacuation orders were lifted. fire crews hope to reach full containment within 3 weeks. over the last two weeks, they have used images from a military drone flying over the fire. today we can show you some of  that amazing video. we are joined with what firefighters are learning from their eye in the sky. >> reporter: they're learning quite a lot. the drone flights is still a test. these are real-time images from 19,000 feet over the sierra, so detailed you can see the bark on the trees as the flames engulf them. this california national guard predator drone flying from this base in victorville, east of

los angeles beaming real-time fire video instantly to the rim fire incident commander. >> much like a news camera or a helicopter sending a live feed. it also has the ability to pick up athermal image. >> reporter: it can see hot spots. firefighters and national guard controllers direct the surveillance. >> i can't wait to see what the lines are going to look like. >> reporter: covering more than 300 square miles of fire. flying it 19,000 feet in positive control air space. the military grade optics give firefighters realtime awareness from big picture to fine details telling them what's happening on the lines. firefighters will tell you nothing beats actually seeing fire behavior. the drone is on loan but could become a regular tool. >> we're constantly looking at

different technologies. >> reporter: firefighters are using the aerial images and coordinates to help create digital maps. drones were briefly used on california fires in 2008 and 2009, but this is by far is biggest test. >> drones may soon be flying over some state parks as well. the california department of parks and recreation and the university of california recently applied for a drone license from the faa. in december, the parks department hopes to begin using a drone in a pilot program they'll be surveying and helping to protect endangered species and identify invasive plant species. privacy advocates oppose using those drones. >> there could be something above the skies looking at me and the sort of concerns that you wouldn't be able to do

things in your backyard. >> they could be flying commercially by 2015. i heeded the warning. i didn't get on the freeway today. when i was walking in the cityifuls the warm. it felt warmer today than yesterday. >> it was noticeable, not just in the city be in the inland valleys as well. temperatures came up 5 degrees. inland valleys, plenty of 90s. today the warm air stayed. here's the system that will change everything. you can see it out there spinning. this does look like something you might see in the early fall. there's a low pressure center that will work its way off the coast. it will create a situation where we got more clouds and a cooler weather pattern. it takes that inversion or the fog bank and stretches it out. right now the fog bank is shallow. temperatures inland are so warm. see where these greens are? that's where the fog is stuck.

so fog right along the coast, but if we go to the weekend, these greens and yellows will push inland. inland valleys upper 80s and low 80s as we head into monday. tonight, mostly clear inland. nice, mild. coastal fog as you would expect. tomorrow morning when the fog returns, right along the coast and maybe a little bit more of a push in the morning hours, computer models shows fog out at golden gate park. so tomorrow slightly cooler than today. whenjust by virtue of being close, it will suck up clouds from the south and that will set us up for a chance of a shower.

there's that chance of a sprinkle and here we move on to sunday about 8:00 a.m. maybe even a thunderstorm with this, believe it or not. don't change your plans, but you see what's happeng here. more clouds. the main low kicks in sunday night. monday i think there's a chance for more sprinkles. right now, monday's the coolest day. it will be cooler saturday, sunday, monday. 93 in clear lake tomorrow. it will be cooler tomorrow. low 90s in the antioch area. along the coast, there you have it. temperatures in temperatures in the 60s. slightly cooler into sunday and monday. minnesota of this the ground breaking, earth shattering

stuff. the jury investigating the scandal in the americas cut yacht race isn't expected to make its decision until sometime next week. today the international panel heard the allegations against defending champ accused of illegally modifying two boats. the jury has several options including them to forfeit races in the finals against team new zealand. an east bay city celebrating its pride. >> getting stocked and ready for the event. why they say the bay bridge -- [ no audio ] are you thinking of getting out of town for the holiday weekend? you still need to fight the bay bridge closure traffic. the spots providing a quick escape. plus, making the best of the bay bridge closure.

these stories and more coming up in less than 10 minutes at 6:00 p.m.

a group of refinery workers gathered today upset about a bill that she authored in response to last year's fire in the richmond. >> strongly oppose sb-54 due to the fact that it has great

potential in displacing current workers that are working at the refineries. it's going to affect their livelihoods. >> she says her bill would improve safety by providing employees to graduate from state-approved apprenticeship programs. the workers say it would take jobs from more than half the workers. senator hancock said this is a safety issue, pure and simple. more than 95% of day-to-day union workers will not be affected by this bill. celebrating pride in the east bay as oakland gears up for its 4th annual pride event. the event has grown over the years, but there are concerns the closure of the bay bridge might keep people away. paul reports now from oakland

where organizers are still predicting big crowds. >> reporter: oakland is pride, pride is oakland. that's the theme for this year's event. >> we're not hiding in the shadows. we're not afraid of getting shot. we're proud to be here. we're not in fear of our streets. >> reporter: some say oakland often gets a bad rap. they're coming out in full force for this year's event. the pride flag flies high on top of oakland's city hall. it's also on top of the oakland tribune building. >> oakland really is an up and coming, really diverse community. >> people are going to want to come out and party all night long. >> for the festival, you'll be able to exit at 19th street. if you come after the festival for the block party, you exit at 12th street. >> reporter: pride organizer where is projecting that 30,000 people will attend this year's

event. organizers believe this year will be the biggest year ever. >> it came back in 2010 with a bang and ice been growing every year. we're the second largest pride in northern california. >> when i say oakland pride, i mean oakland pride. >> reporter: now pride is this sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. franklin street will be closed between 17th and 22nd street while the pride party goes on. there is a party tonight at the den that starts at 9:00 o'clock right next to grand lake theater. headliners this year, en vogue. dozens of oakland students are heading back to school with a much-needed gift. today a non-profit called capture the dream gave backpacks full of school supply toss the entire third grade class at the achieve academy where budget cuts and poverty have left a lot of students without the supplies they need.

each backpack contained pencils, note pads, markers, a ruler, erasers, glue, and art supplies. and each student also gets a book appropriate for their grade level. >> in order to do well and perform well academically, you need the correct school supplies. we provide a backpack full of 50 items for them to perform well in school. >> the nonprofit is also giving backpacks to students at james lick middle school. the program has benefited almost 900 students since it started and 200 students so far this year. complete coverage of the bay bridge closure. the old eastern span is coming down bit by bit and today's work could be seen from shorelines miles away. >> for every day the bridge is closed, an entire month's work of work is getting done on the western span. >> this is a luxury they don't

often get. >> the intense road repairs under way there. >> the new meaning the bridge closure is giving to the word staycation this holiday weekend. a bird's eye view of the old eastern span getting torn down section by section. the work is on schedule tonight. >> we are counting down the days until the new eastern span of the bay bridge opens. we're now three days, 11 hours away from the scheduled opening. it is possible that crews could finish their work erely and possibly open up that bridge on monday. >> we have live team coverage tonight. tom got a look today at the key work being done on the western span. and tracking traffic conditions

on this friday. mike got an update just 90 minutes ago on the progress made today. >> reporter: 50% of the paving is done, 50% of the westbound lanes. 20% coming back the other way has been completely paveed. behind me, the striping already getting under way here as you make your approach to the toll plaza. a man over there in a cart is mixing some paint. going back and forth dropping these lines. we were out here this morning and talk about a different scene just 9-10 hours ago. it shows you just how fast these crews are working to get the bridge open on time and maybe even early. grinders and pavers left and right, up and down. >> on the westbound side, all grinding is compete. >> reporter: the star of the show standing tall looking down from above. >> it's exciting. >> reporter: an