feet of the compound was found solidified. >> severe. >> reporter: they checked out the damage. >> not too much water right now. >> reporter: in a backyard. >> looks messy. >> reporter: they say a woman notified them of the discovery and they admit to over looking the damage yesterday during clean up efforts. >> we are focused on getting that cleaned up because that is where residents were we didn't do a great survey. we will do better next time. >> i can see how it would be easy to over look it. you think somebody would have a map that showed where this was. >> reporter: officials surveyed the entire span effected. they say this is similar to the non-standard one left open. it shuts off turned to the left instead of to the right. >> no one would want to do it.

it must be an accident. but i am surprised they didn't follow up on it to make sure how far it went. >> mistakes happen. whether there is lasting damage remains to be seen. it could be cleaned up. >> reporter: in terms of environmental impacts, two birds died along with dozens of insects. crews will continue cleaning up till sunset. no time line when the clean up will be finished. >> cristina rendon, live, thank you. to developing news that we are following. happening along the richmond san rafael bridge. looking live that situation. that back up at the toll plaza. we learned the two westbound lanes would be closed till 6:30 p.m. tonight. just for a few more minutes. this comes after an accident this morning involving a ups

truck. 5:30 a.m. this morning official say the truck finished crossing the bridge when it hit the center divide and caught fire. it wasn't just people's time but 30,000 pounds of packages, all of it burned. leaving people wondering what to do. ktvu's tom vacar is live near the bridge with the answer. how traffic is looking at this hour. >> reporter: what we see is the traffic continues to move. i reported at 5:00 p.m. all lanes were open. turns out it was only one. cars funneled beyond where we could see. it will be 6:30 p.m. before all lanes are opened unless they run into more delays. the next phase of this is settling up with the customers. many who lost packages in the blaze. >> reporter: best case, a thousand packages were burned

in one trailer with possible more in the second trailer. maximum liability for loss or damage to a package, $100. after that the ups website says you must protect yourself. >> if the value exceeds $100 you can choose it declare a higher value by paying an additional charge. >> reporter: you could buy $50,000 coverage if you ship it from a ups owned customer center. if you go to a ups store or retailer a $1,000 maximum applies. $500 maximum if you dropped your package into a ups drop box. you have to be able to prove the value of what is inside. the recipient can't collect if the package is lost, only the shipper. >> if you are the receiver, the first step is to contact your shipper to open a claim with

ups. >> reporter: other restrictions do apply. especially if you are shipping checks, gift cards, tickets, media, as well as heirlooms or antiques. you better check before you ship. again, one lane open. the right shoulder, heading to the westbound. at 6:30 p.m. all the lanes should be open. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> a lot of people waiting in the long line of traffic. thank you. i want to now show you a look showing the back up along the bridge. you can see all of the red, a lot of red, means it is slow going tonight. it is getting better. stay with ktvu fox 2 news and www.ktvu.com for continuing coverage. we are posting updates on facebook, twitter and our mobile app. getting around san

francisco is harder right now since a stretch of van ness avenue is closed. traffic is being detoured this weekend. that is creating delays in the area. muni and golden gate transit buses are allowed to news van ness. it is allowing work on a pedestrian tunnel. it will connect the california pacific medical center hospital with medical offices across the street. van ness will reopen sunday night. three more weekend closures are planned for this year. san francisco sheriff took on two big issues today. an escaped inmate and allegations of staged fights in jails. the fbi started its own investigation into the fights. and he is waiting for word from the attorney general on whether the state will join in. four deputies are accused of staging fights and they have been put on paid administrative leave. >> early indication it appears

isolated but i am not leaving anything to chance. >> san francisco public defender who was the first person to bring the allegations to light said that he is pleased the sheriff will have the fbi investigate the deputies that force inmates to fight and he said eliminating this conduct starts by leading an investigation that isn't tainted by conflict of interest. five million dollars arrest warrant issued for the inmate who took off when he was allowed to take out the garbage. the deputy involved in that is facing possible termination and they are moving to implement more restrictive guidelines for inmates. san jose police are looking for a man wanted for killing the mother of his daughter and dumping her body on the streets tuesday night. he is a 25-year-old, andrew

butler of sacramento. he should be considered armed and danger. he shot and killed the woman and dragged her body out of the car. he told two other people in the car to take their daughter and he took off. the car was found. anyone with information is asked to call san jose police. vice president joe biden is spending a second day in the bay area. this morning he visited pg&e service center where they train workers. many are veterans. he sat down with veterans in training. he said they already have the special skills the country needs. >> 6-10 jobs in the next decade require something other than high school degrees. >> for lunch he made stop at a grilled cheese shop in san francisco. he talked with the ceo for a half hour about jobs.

what did he order? a grilled cheese, two soups and a chocolate shake. new at 6:00 p.m. another witness come forward following a deadly police shooting involving police. the man who was killed was a suspected armed robber who was armed with a knife. there is no indication the officer used excessive force, recent police shootings have people thinking twice when they see a police confrontation. ktvu's ann rubin has been talking with people and this is a sensitive subject. >> the people say they almost felt an obligation to talk about it because they want to understand why this happened and how. >> he killed that [ bleep ] >> reporter: when the officer reached for his gun, this man reached for his cell phone.

>> so common now you have to be prepared for something like this to happen. if you see something like this, pull out your phone and record. you have to be an eyewitness as well. >> reporter: in this case the minutes after a robber with a knife advanced on an officer. the officer fired his weapon. >> shots fired. suspect is down. >> the suspect has been identified today as a 28-year- old, joseph weber. at knifepoint he stole cigarettes from a liquor store and the officer was faced with a difficult decision. >> an officer facing a weapon like that, it is a deadly weapon. the officer has to protect himself. >> the department has been faced with a difficult decision. in the wake of other officer involved shooting getting national attention whether or

not to release video. they decided against it. >> we investigate the crimes fully. and completely. and with integrity. and we share that information with all the agencies that are involved in the investigation. >> today there is a memorial at the scene of the shooting. >> a different approach on both ends. >> reporter: that is why this man decided to come forward. he says it is the shootings across the nation that have him feeling concerned. >> that is not how i am supposed to feel about somebody that is supposed to protect me. >> reporter: authorities believe the incident was by the book. the investigation is ongoing. >> all right. ann rubin, live. the secret to predicting earthquakes could be in your pockets. >> we could use phones. >> the technology on your smart phone that could help warn you

when the next one hits. >> police reaching out to a community rattled by crime. the event underway right now. >> and sunshine across the bay area right now. coming up, when high clouds move in and the areas that will be in the 70s this weekend.

new at 6:00 p.m. the oakland police department is hosting a block party in west oakland tonight. it gives people a chance to interact with officers and talk about ways to improve safety. this is the same neighborhood where a man was killed last month -- a woman was killed last month. police say block parties are a good way to break down barriers. >> we have a lot of people who don't trust the police. in order for them to trust the police we have to have communication, we have to have a fellowship with each one of them in order a know what is going on with each other. >> the event included music, food and games. the hope is if they get to know each other they can build a better relationship as a community. next week the city counsel

is set to decide on the future of a mobile home park under had threat of being shut down and sold. the mobile home spark one of the few afford -- park is one of the few affordable housing options. the owner has been trying to sell the property and offered residents compensation for relocation. last fall they ruled the compensation amount is reasonable prompting an appeal by resident. on monday they will hold a hearing and issue a decision. >> 1,000 bay area workers will be getting back wagers. they recovered $6.8 million for workers who weren't paid according to labor laws. the violations happened at residential care facilities and nursing homes. they didn't pay the federal minimum wage for over time. 100% of the money will go back to the workers.

new at 6:00 p.m. an early earthquake warning from your smart phone. a few seconds notice that potentially could mean life or death. scientists at the u.s. geological survey are working on the idea. using anyplace and a special -- gps and a special app. ktvu's john fowler has how it works. >> reporter: the gps function that helps us know exactly where we are. the concept is straightforward. scientists say exploiting the one thing that gps does extremely well, which is to know exactly how far it moved. >> we can use phones to detect the ground moved and an earthquake happened, where it is and how big it is and use that information to send a warning. >> reporter: she discovered that in the big japan

earthquake four years ago crowd sourcing 5,000 cell phones would have provided early warning of the shaking and tsunami. >> wouldn't you like it know before you felt shaking that an earthquake was happening and you are about to feel shaking? >> reporter: they are about to try this real time in chile. you need download a app. the road block is inside the phone's operator system that reduces gps rescission. she hopes apple and google executives will see this story and make appropriate updeads to the operating systems -- updates to the operating systems so it could become a reality. john fowler, ktvu fox 2 news. >> something that could be significant -- >> a few seconds could make a big difference. our meteorologist mark

tamayo who is looking that forecast and nice out there. >> nice weekend. a few days ago, tuesday we had the thunderstorms, the hail and snow in the mountains. this is the time of year you could get drastic weather changes. you can see a couple systems. one approaching southern california. high clouds there andmore in the way of cloud cover here approaching the north coast. -- and more in the way of cloud cover here approaching the north coast. the rain line will be to the north. the rain chances way up there in the northern portions of the state. the live doppler sweeps. no luck in finding rainfall out there. dry weather pattern continues beyond the weekend. current numbers, 60s in livermore. 69. napa 64. san francisco downtown 60. and santa rosa 68 degrees. here is our live camera towards san francisco bay. the bay bridge.

a chop on the bay water. winds 10-20 miles per hour. clear tonight. this weekend, fair skies. we will hold on to the dry weather pattern into next week. lows, tomorrow morning, lot of 40s on the maps in the coolest locations. saturday morning in the mid- 30s. napa 36 degrees. here is our temperature time line, south bay, 7:00 upper 40s. reaching lower 70s by 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. a few visiting high clouds saturday morning. and then increasing sunshine into the afternoon hours. the cold front we have traced it out here. over innext few days high pressure -- the next few days high pressure returns. 60s and 70s this weekend. tomorrow morning, a few high clouds approaching the north bay neighborhoods, moving across the bay area.

into the afternoon hours, green links up with the 60s. yellow, 70s. for your saturday afternoon. your highs tomorrow, santa rosa 74. vacaville mid-70s. and wind speeds pick up, 10-20 miles per hour throughout the afternoon hours. san jose, 72. nice in santa cruz, mid-70s. 75. and san francisco 67. lots of 60s near the coast line for pacifica and half moon bay. here is a look ahead, your five- day forecast, not too much change into sunday. we cool off into monday in response to the cold front falling apart over northern california and winds pick up tuesday and wednesday next week. still lots of sunshine across the board. we will see maybe towards the end of the month we could be tracking the rain chances. sometimes we had snow in may and june. >> potential. >> there is always a potential.

always a chance. we will be the first to tell you. >> okay. thank you. abandon and left in the cold for hours. a little dog is getting a second chance. a woman saw this hound dog tied to a rail at the four corners market. she called animal services. officials with animal control found the dog a warm place to stay but they are hoping someone will recognize the dog and they are hoping the person will contact them so they can find the person who left the animal behind. see the drule -- >> yeah. >> they do that. you don't want to leave him like that. >> sad face. maybe if the owner doesn't come forward monday someone else will step in -- maybe someone else will step in. the masters and the 49ers

head coach gets defensive about his quarterback. scott reiss walking into the studios. >> and at 7:00 p.m. continuing coverage of the freeway crash and fire and the traffic nightmare it has been causing all day long. also the biggest fight in years and jay-z announced his plans for a huge post fight party.

today has been the best day i ever had. >> the college baseball player diagnosed with cancer, she died this morning. she got the chance to play one

game last fall. she made a few layups while dealing with a brain chancer that she knew would kill her. hill helped raise $1.5 million for cancer research. lebron james tweeted about hill. it said till we officially meet again, take care and continue to be the leader we all love. ip lauren hill. >> another example on how sports can bring people together. golf world is buzzing right now. we have real big action going on. >> this is really exciting stuff. the masters. it is even more so. jordan speith at 21, speith is looking more and more like golf's next superstar. round two of the masters. on 7. tiger woods was once

golf's next superstar. woods for bird. shoots a 3 under 69. 2 under on the tournament. speith on fire. 15 feet away. drops it in. to the par 58. the approach shot. you can't do it much better than that. within feet of the cup he would birdie there. on 10. another of his six birdies. shoots a 6 under 66. the best 36 hole total every at augusta national. a 5 stroke lead. the 49ers off season has been turbulent. today's work out featured a lot of star power. 60 players, including reggie bush. vernon davis was there as well and colin kaepernick. take h we didn't -- >> we didn't have something that was broke. colin kaepernick was not broke. none of us had a good season

last year. we are not going to talk about last year. okay? but we have one of the most prolific quarterbacks in the national football league sitting next to me. he busted his tail. took good and made it better. that is what he did. >> there you have it. >> there you have it. thank you for watching everybody. see you back here tonight at 10:00 p.m. >> good night.

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