this is a photo of the sunol temple, one of the major features of their in sunol. we had the 100th anniversary not long ago. this is looking down the temple access road, which runs straight down for about a mile, back to calaveras road. we are talking about here putting the watershed center off to the left side of this photo, which purchased -- pe rches on top. this is a simple line drawing encasing all the guard in a modernized cents,

this is a photo of the sunol temple, one of the major features of their in sunol. we had the 100th anniversary not long ago. this is looking down the temple access road, which runs straight down for about a mile, back to calaveras road. we are talking about here putting the watershed center off to the left side of this photo, which purchased -- pe rches on top. this is a simple line drawing encasing all the guard in a modernized cents, providing for shop buildings along the lower line. to the right is the main administration building. there are warehouse facilities to the north of this. this is consolidating and paving this whole area. it is partly unpaved and full of potholes. it is dusty in summer and muddy in winter. this is a challenge in place to work. this is a shot of what we actually displayed at the sunol even

through the sunol grade. through sunol in this area, so far you can see traffic is actually slightly under the limit. then there is stall reported and andrati. this could be the same thing. you see there are areas it's slowing down a little bit. check out 80 in berkeley, westbound things look good. past the bridge has been cleared. at the bay bridge toll plaza, no delays and no metering lights at this point. >>> just ahead, making the grade the bay area school now being added as one of best in the nation. >> and old-fashioned police work that appeared to have tracked down a jewelry theft ring. >> eric: good morning. 6:14. live outlook at san francisco. there what you see is some clouds. scattered showers around the bay area. >>> good police work and a little good luck have resulted the arrest of burglars. a burglary ring stole about two dozen pieces of luxury, mostly expensive heirlooms. san francisco police issued a nationwide alert after a neighbor wrote down the license plate of the car. they were arrested

it's already backing up traffic through the sunol grade. we'll have all the details after the break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, month after the devastating quake and tsunami... things are slowly getting back to >>> a chance of showers throughout the day in the bay area. cloudy and cool this morning. looking at temperatures that are running in the high 40s and low 50s, and a few sprinkles depending where you are. in the afternoon the chance of showers increases for all of the bay area, best chance of seeing some of those around noontime today. and the temperatures for our highs are going to be cooler than we saw yesterday. breezy conditions as well, particularly at the coastline. here's a look at satellite showing us that cloud cover, that system that's pushing into the north of us bringing the majority of showers to the north. but we will get those showers here in the bay area, as well. that area of low pressure bringing us breezy conditions, cool conditions. you will want to have your umbrella with you throughout the commute this morning and act

a live look at the -- sunol first. southbound side is moving smoothly.n earlier disabled vehicle had things tied up but 680 looking nice into san jose would w no major delays. a lot of schools have spring break in the south bay. now a live look at the toll plaza where i saw the backup forming on the 880 overcrossing. we don't have the mering lights yet. i'm checking chp and they say no metering lights -- there you go, they just turned them on. there's an issue on the upper deck. there's a rug reported in lanes as you're getting into the the city so now the metering lights are on maybe because of this debris on the upper deck. >> we know you'll keep tabs on it. thank you very much, mike. >>> later today president obama will lay out his plan for reducing the nation's debt. it's being widely reported that his plan will include raising taxes. tracie potts is live in washington where republicans are already pouncing on that idea. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. yeah, republicans say it is unacceptable to raise taxes until we cut more out of

you should be okay sunol past the accident. you may want to consider valacetas to bypass the slow stretch. drive time is 32 minutes. it is adding a few extra minutes for that ride as you make your way through the sunol grade. of course get the latest drive times and stay updated on the crash by going to our website at abc7news.com. >> kristen: toyota is warning u.s. dealers to get ready for summer shortages. >> eric: here is jane king with the money scope report. >> good morning. if you are hoping to buy a new toyota you may run into a road block. new vehicles could be in short supply production slowed down in japan following last month's earthquake and tsunami. toyota probably has enough to last until mid may. problems at alcoa setting the tone lower than expected first quarter sales because of a weakening dollar and not helping the owners of the nuclear power plant that the reactor may eventually release more radiation than chernobyl. most stocks were lower after the imf cut forecasts. if you are looking for cool and free ben

quickly now let's go to the sunol grade or go to -- sunol grade. if you are driving there. it's smooth and we'll have the complete traffic update in minutes. now let's go back to dave and claudine. >>> waking up with no electricity this morning. new details just in on the process they are making. >>> i'm tara moriarty live in concord. we will tell you how paying this could turn into paying this. >>> good morning, we have higher clouds over us today. will that make an impact on the very warm temperatures? we'll have that in two minutes. i never wear the same thing twice. not together, anyway. i'm in t.j.maxx every week. i get this season's designer clothes and i still get to eat. fashion direct from designers.

a little sluggish through the sunol grade right now from sunol all the way down towards androtti., live look at conditions out of downtown san jose, and it's just starting to get busy there right by the 880 interchange. that's your traffic. here's lawrence with a check of your forecast. >> all right. weather outside today looking better as we are not going to see tha rainfall. clouds out there at this hour, looking good as we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures a little chilly in spots. we have 30s and 40s out there right now. this afternoon, though, here come the 60s around most of the bay area. maybe some 70s in toward the next couple days with some partly cloudy skies. >>> welcome back to "the early show." you can just see the leaves are starting to pop. there's a little bit of green on those trees. oh, spring's around the corner. >> outside. >> i feel it. >> no more branches in central park. >> no, no very nice. just ahead this morning, we've been talking a lot about the search for the serial killer on new york's long island. well, now, authorities are getting some he

this is a shot of what we actually displayed at the sunol event in september of some visions for the alameda creek watershed center. we envision the three buildings that would be off to the left of the temple. there would include a classroom, meeting room, and interpretive facility. this should be something people could use for educational purposes, for making purposes for us, for other public agencies, and for folks in the local area, learning about our facilities and using them as community access. we are working on trying to define those interested needs out there in the area. lastly, the moccasin compound. this is a view over moccasin reservoir. the dominant feature there is the old power house, the brick- colored building to the center right of the photograph. to the left is the current administration building. to the far left is the old power -- is the new powerhouse. these are vintage facilities. the old power house was built in the 30's. the new power house was built in the '60s. this is a quick over head of the existing moccasin facilities. this was the original company town

sunol grade, 680 to 880. out of the east bay shore. wet to 17 out of los gatos. this is area most likely to see the rain as it's sweeping south and east. we have temperature nsz the low to mid-50s. san jose at 58. upper 40s in half moon bay and santa rosa. look this afternoon, upper 50s. half moon bay, clear lake. sunshine will develop. low to mid-60s. we are still about three to five, maybe six degrees cooler than average. head to monterey bay. 60 at monterey and mid-to-upper 60s for the rest of the bay and inland. dry tomorrow and pockets of light rain still possible over the weekend. most likely saturday. monday. lingering flight chance. tuesday and wednesday. drying and warming. turn it over to megan to find out if the slick streets are causing problems. >> good morning. i'm happy to report right now we are accident-free throughout the bay area. hopefully it will stay that way as more commuters leave their house and head to morning commute. live look at 880. berkeley area and the headlines are moving westbound. drive-time from the carquinez bridge to maze is

sunol is not that interesting. we wait for it. we see the glowing lights on the hill as headlights. i'm hoping they will make the shot more interesting. there's the glow of the lights. >> we want to see nothing. >> that's true. i wanted to show the effects of the water on the windshield but i think you know that. >>> did police overreact when they tased a 15-year-old boy. >>> kindle users are about to have their virtual library expanded. a way women can increase their chances of giving birth to a >>> it's 4:41. you are looking at a shot of the san mateo bridge with a little bit of bounce in it. we'll check weather in a bit. if you live near a gas pipeline, pg&e is going to let you know. they will send brochures out. it's part of an effort by pg&e to better educate the public following the catastrophe in san bruno. >>> a report for a company hiring employees using social security numbers assigned to dead people. they hired workers without doing enough to make sure they were cleared to work in the united states. inspectors say 32 subcontractors dids not have the required paper work li

neighborhood says tree removal will have a big impact on the environment, especially in the steelhead and sunol creek. >>> still to come at 6:00 -- admit it. you've gone costco just to grab those free samples. how the big box store uses those treats as some of its business model. >> yes, i have done that. >>> right now, 50s and d 60s outside around the bay area. it's a little breezy, but you don't need the umbrella for this evening. what about for the rest of your weekend plans and the allergy report. oak pollen still running very high. your sunday forecast coming right up. you want to get a great looking lawn like this, but trying to grow grass from seed in tough areas like deep shade, along the driveway, and where the kids play can be a little intimidating... until now. with scotts ez seed. it's scotts best grass seed, starter fertilizer and a growing material that absorbs water and expands to surround and protect the seeds, you'll get a thick, green scotts lawn even if you've never been successful with other seed before. the revolutionary scotts ez seed. grow grass anywhere. hey marcel, watc

a new accident in the sunol grade, that's coming up.ack to you. >> thank you. >>> baseball commissioner bud selig says he is waiting for the facts before responding to accusations against a coach visiting at&t park over the weekend. a family from fresno says atlanta pitching coach roger mcdowell made homophobic comments and sexual gestures to the three men next to then prior to a game saturday. the father says when he complained, mcdowell told him kids don't belong in a baseball park and threatened him allegedly with a baseball bat. mcdowell has since apologized. >>> the giants fan attacked outside dodger stadium could be out of a coma by the weekend. bryan stow's family says doctors started lowering his sedation some two days ago. stow was beaten into a coma nearly a month ago. >>> the 49ers hope to score a naming rights deal for a stadium in santa clara. caa sports negotiates big contracts for prominent athletes and also brokers corporate partners for stadiums and now the 49ers and the city of santa clara want to find a sponsor to hel

through contra costa county and things look great southbound here down through the san ramon valley and sunol grade to the south bay we go, 280 and 17 interchange you won't find any problems as continuing 280 all the way up into peninsula into san francisco. >> kristen: friday light again. 4:39 is our time. >> state lawmakers lose a precious perk. why they will be driving their own cars to work. >> kristen: cell phone video rprú >>> 4:42 on this friday morning. this is abc7 morning news, live to sutro cam to san francisco, what a gorgeous shot. bay bridge. no traffic troubles to speak of and frances it's friday light as every day this week. >> kristen: stay lawmakers are losing one of their most cherished perks. they are taking away the taxpayer financed vehicles. instead they will be given $300 a month to offset the costs of gas and insurance for their own personal cars i think everybody has to share in the pain and these are cuts that have to take place. >> the change which will take effect in december will save california more than $2 million over five years. lawmakers in rural districts s

if they hear about a couple of accidents, they might head through sunol. the volume holding steady with taillights away from us, a lighter volume but we'll watch and see if that changes over the next 20 minutes. back to you. >>> it is 6:11 right now. still to come on "today in the bay" barbara eden, former genie and former miss san francisco about to join us live to talk about her new book. >>> and the deal is done. what san francisco is doing trying to get more business into the city and how another bay area city is responding. >>> and a live look outside, the golden gate bridge. traffic picking up justitt b t bu boo tad. 6:11 right now. [ male announcer ] yiayia may not approve of an unmarried couple living together. you are going to hell. [ male announcer ] but yiayia approves of them eating athenos greek yogurt. mmmmmm! because athenos is made the greek way, never using preservatives or artificial flavors. athenos. maybe the only thing approved by yiayia. >>> good morning, everybody. a live look outside from san jose, the south bay this morning. nice-l

check out the drive time, causing a few minutes of delay as you make your way southbound toward the sunolhe heavy traffic out of antioch, mass transit is still reporting no delays. that is good way to go and get the latest on abc7news.com. >> eric: recapping our top stories, san jose city council could take a big step toward slashing a number of medical marijuana clubs in the city. >> kristen: amy hollyfield is live. >> reporter: san jose city council have decided 110 pot clubs is hundred too many. number has grown tremendously. they plan to take a vote tonight on whether to set up a regulatory program and start regulating all these clubs. guess who is paying attention? the unions, they decided they want a piece of the action and they are going to jump in in an effort to unionize the jobs formed a new group, silicon valley coalition for sense built and dignity. tonight could be a real turning point for an issue that has been rather stagnant for a while. other top story is in san rafael and let's check in terry mcsweeney. you have an amazing story this morning. it's just incredible. >> a m

debris is still causing a slowdown toward the sunol bridge. we have a 24 minute drive now.0 through the east bay. oakland looks nice in the coliseum. light in the area. haze in the air. across the bay, we look at the san mateo. there's the haze. we can't see the hills. 101 and 280, no problems between san francisco and the south bay. a nice drive there. we look at the bridge as well. the back ups started. metering lights on now. emeryville past the cinemas and across toward the bay on the s curve. back to you. >>> our ability to multitask drops as we get older according to a study. people over the age of 60 have a harder time finishing a task while being distracted. it's relevant because today more people are staying in the work force longer. >>> olympic gold medalist carl lewis is running for office. the nine-time olympic gold medalist is running for new jersey state senate seat. he lives in willing borrow. it's his hometown. he hopes his political career will be like his sprinting career, not his musical career. ♪ oh say can you see ♪ and the rockets red glare u-oh, i'll

meanwhile, get a live look out there and see how sunol is shaping up. 101 crosses 680. the photographer is showing increased volume. 101 all the way to the peninsula, a nice drive across the golden gate bridge. a burst of traffic as folks head into the city. a note for the weekend, i'll be in tomorrow hosting two benefit concerts. the proceeds go to the damage caused by the earthquake. northern japan earthquake fund is going to benefit. blues legend el vin bishop is a big blues mix. there's a lot happening saturday. that's of course in the cherry blossom festival. a lot going on for me and my family. >> thanks. >>> we are talking act the disaster in japan. the owner of the leaking nuclear power plants is paying the people forced to leave the area. japan's trade ministry ordered the operator of the tsunami power plant to pay $12,000 to each household forced to evacuate because of the radiation leaks. more than 50,000 people are eligible but many say the compensation is not enough. >>> hundreds of thousands of students are going to take a vow of silence today. the nationa

off the benicia bridge, things are moving well down through the san ramon valley and all through the sunole. no delays at all. it's been quiet in the north bay with dry southbound on the right looking good out of novato down to golden gate bridge. check out san jose, traffic at 280 and 17 interchange, very light. headlights are northbound 280 and that is highway 17 coming out of the santa cruz mountains. mass transit systems all checking in okay. its, muni, bart reporting no delays. get a personal traffic report any time you want by going to abc7news.com. >> eric: thank you very much. >> kristen: a new home in a california museum. >> and president obama agrees for one more favor for oprah. >> and the dry mouth is uncomfortable. it can also lead to serious dental problems. [ male announcer ] new act total care dry mouth is alcohol-free and has fluoride to strengthen teeth. stronger teeth and dry mouth relief. >> eric: tomorrow oprah winfrey begins her final 30 shows on network tv. she snagged major guests. among them will be president obama and first lady michelle obama who have agreed to a

we'll look at 680 out of sunol into fremont. over the hill and the headlights from fremont to surnol. you shouldn't be walking alongside the freeway. eastbound 580, off the shoulder, down the embankment. a single car went off the road. chp is on scene. a toe truck has been called. westbound just a 13 minute drive toward the dublin interchange. construction heading north. watch for the zone. the freeway is open. oakland, 880, light volume. friday light and friday late because of the back ups. stuff should be slowing down around 830. now, obviously, very light. back to you guys. >> thank you. it is 5:11 now. we are one week away. one of the world's most eligible bachelors is going to be off the market. your royal wedding preview, next. >>> ceos weighing in on if they are hiring or not. >>> you are looking at a live ct oth gn gne e bridge. we'll be back in a minute. >>> welcome back on this friday morning, it is 5:14 now. a live look at san jose where sharks fans are celebrating this morning. >>> you could say they are cautiously o

itis a distraction as you pass the sunol bridge. we have reports of debris. we got that update as well. it's tumbling. no problems crossing the bay bridge. >> do you have sniffles and sneezes? a lot of people do. it's allergy season. every part of the u.s. has allergies. how the bay area is stacking up. >>> why slashing the national budget could slice the bart extension in the south bay. >> it's a good day for ice cream. whert teeo fropa coge s. >>rain, allergies can be worse than ever. tracie potts is live in washington to see how the bay area stacks up. i don't know how they looked in the past, but the past few days, my car hood is green. >> reporter: you know what, brent? everyone i talked to said we have to be near the top of that list. there's pollen everywhere. they looked at more than that. they looked at how many people are taking prescriptions for allergies and how many specialists in the area dealing with that. when they added the pollen counts, they came up with a number. you are number 60 on the list. there are 59 other big cities in america with

also on the sunol grade leaving pleasanton for fremont and san jose that drive is off to a good start. it's 5:57 let's go back to claudine and dave. >>> all right it is 5:57 as sal said. still to come we will talk more about the san pablo situation with that landslide effecting six homes throughout. there are new developments. we'll have the live report coming up. >>> good morning, skies are clear. it's cold. what about the wind and the weekend in we'll have that coming up shortly. >>> there it is the doors swing open at birmingham palace and the new husband and wife walk out. william and kate walking out on the balcony this morning. waving to the crowd which is cheering a huge crowd. took their first public kiss in front of them as well. we will show you that coming up.

out of sunol the taillights to fremont and the south bay. no slowing up to 580. no issues coming. friday light there. we get another light shot and show what things are like. the cash lanes at the bottom of your screen showing back up there. we should see those in a few minutes. the freeway is holding up. back to you. >> thanks, mike. kristi yamaguchi is going to be presented with a legacy award for creating an innovative kids playground in her hometown of fremont. it's designed to allow kids with disabilities to be able to play alongside everybody else. they give the award to a person whose work significantly benefited the lives of children. >>> the hero of the hudson is get an honorary dock trait from purdue university. as you know, he landed a commercial airliner on the hudson a couple years ago saving the lives of everybody on board that plain. >>> google is hiring and offering good paying jobs. it's not always good news. sco scott is here to explain why. investors look at the revenue and the amount of money is company spends. google said thursday afternoon revenue was up but

also sunol grade traffic is light. and if we look at the bay bridge toll plaza it remains light. this first hour i would say has been very nice. let's go back to dave and pam. >>> starting this day knowing target is coming. the late night decision to allow target to open in the new bay area store and why critics are furious. >>> vacancy at the top of pg&e. >>> partly cloudy, cool start to your friday morning. giving you a live look at oakland there. still waiting for the sun to rise. how much sunshine we expect for today? our temperatures and what to expect for your easter weekend.

in the east bay, sbds 680 slowing down as folks move through sunol. a smooth drive. it's where the interchange sees the heavy volume of traffic. 87 coming into downtown. downtown san jose where they take the victory. back to you. >> very nice. 6:54 now. governor jerry brown shifted responsibility to local governments. brown signed the bill late last night. he says the measure helps cut the $27 billion deficit as well as prison crowding. california state sheriff's association says without the funding, the shift could be a public safety disaster. >>> this morning, dozens of proposals vetoed by former governor arnold schwarzenegger are now making their way to governor jerry brown's desk for his signature. plans to boost the renewable energy makes it easier for them to unionize and give access to college aid and protecting tenants in properties facing foreclosure just among the more than 60 bills rejected by arnold schwarzenegger. a spokesperson says the administration will not comment until the governor acts on it. >>> former governor arnold schwarzenegg

let's get a live look at the sunol camera. no major issues. that looks so much better now.th bay, a smooth flow of trarveg. a little slowing coming to downtown 280. tonight, the sharks go to the kings tonight. there's going to be a lot of excited fans on surface streets. the maze, a smooth drive. here at the toll plaza, the back up is past the 880. just under a half hour to build now heading to west end grand avenue. it will continue. >> 6:54 now. a former general manager and player will be enducted into the basketball hall of fame. chris mullen is likely to be on the list. he's a two-time olympic gold medalist and five-time nba ball star. he's currently an analyst on espn. >>> a miracle in australia. a woman is alive after surviving a six-story plunge in her car. she drove off the sixth floor of the parking garage, suffered head injuries. police are trying to figure out how the crash happened and why a safety railing didn't stop the car from going over the edge. the car landed on the side. the roof was still smashed in. the paramedic said she was probably alive because she

i found some of that driving over the sunol grade this morning. so mostly 50s through breakfast time, lunch time. by mid afternoon, i do think we'll see a few extra sunny breaks. highs today running fairly cool. mid to upper 60s today. tomorrow, a little more rain. but the seven-day forecast looks pretty nice. we'll see 70s coming back. so real taste of spring headed our way for tuesday and wednesday. for today, for your morning plans, you'll have to deal with a little bit of drizzle and mist with some clearing as we head towards the afternoon. >>> terrific, rob, thank you very much. >>> san francisco's city attorney is joining the ranks of city leaders speaking out against a new alcohol drink that appears to target teens. the drink is called blast by colt 45. and comes in several fruit flairs. the alcohol content is 12%, that's about the same as wine, and twice that of beer. each can is 23 ounces, almost four times the amount of a an average glass of wine. the city attorney says the high alcohol content, combined with the sugary taste and combine

got our blanket this morning, the low clouds have swept in and a little bit of mist come over the sunol grade, looking out at the temperatures, we in the mid 50s for most of the bay area right no. we'll see a little mist with some of the low clouds, a bit of a sea breeze, pretty strong one at that. reachi into the fairfield this morning. you can see 56 in san jose, not much in the way of any storm clouds just yet. but you can see there, we've got the system lurking offshore. that will start to bring some showers for areas around ukiah, northward late towards the afternoon. so today, highs running a little cooler than yesterday, but i sill think we'll hit 70s around gilroy, morgan hill, san jose. mid to upper 60s into the north bay. so today is actually trending a little bit drier. we'll get more clouds coming inc for the afternoon. but monday looks like the raindrops will try to linger even into the afternoon. so cooler day for tomorrow and then temperatures rebounding for midweek. one more chance of showers wednesday on into thursday morning. >>> all right. thank you very much, rob. ne

a smooth drive through sunol. a nice easy drive through the altamont pass. a 14-minute drive for 580 westbound. slowing starting riot on cue westbound on highway 4 right towards g street. a live look at highway 24 out of the caldecott tunnel, a steady flow but not so heavy and no problems at the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> it's 5:41 right now. the higher cost of higher education. stunning new numbers that show many people are spending more on school than anything else. >>> and lucky to be aliv the story behind these amazing pictures coming up next. >>> we have new and revealing numbers to report this morning about the price of higher education. for the first time ever, college student loan debt is outpacing credit card debt. tracie potts is doing the math and she joins us live from washington, d.c., with a look at the funding crisis and how much students in california owe. >> reporter: brent, it's the math that a lot of families have already done. we are closing in on a trillion dollars worth of student loan debt in this country. about two-thirds of students

further north through sunol and slow through livermore.ds up to 20s and 30s in pittsburg and bay point. danville to the bay bridge where we have a slow drive. speeds holding steady and getting into the city for the evening game. parking is going to be at a premium. >> thanks. more local news in a half hour. have a great morning. see you in a bit. >>> the person who leaves us tonight after the nationwide vote is -- pia. >> 8:00 on this tuesday morning, april 12, 2011. a real shocker on "american idol" last week as one of the front runners pia toscano was voted off early in the competition. fans and judges equally stunned but the queens, new york, native is feeling the love in rockefeller plaza. we'll talk to her about her surprise elimination and where she goes from here just ahead. i'm meredith vieira along with carl quintanilla and al roker. matt is on assignment today. >> even the other contestant was surprised. >> he looked stunned. >> he felt bad, guilty, i think. >> also ahead this morning a problem you may have faced at work called t

let's go over to 680 and the sunol grade. everyone's moving at a pretty good clip. no major traffic problems to report for you this morning. >>> help continues to pour in for giants fan brian stow. the fresno grizzlies will be selling brian stow bracelets. the grizzlies are donating some of their ticket sales to stow's fund. fresno is the san francisco giants aaa team. he's still in a coma suffering from a severe skull fracture. san jose giants will be holding their own fundraiser for stow. on monday the team will collect donations for the medical fund during their game dependence modesto. san jose municipal stadium. >>> time now, 8:41. does a bay area company have dirty data? apple is being criticized by an environmental group. >>> good morning to you. partly sunny skies out there. giving you a live look at alcatraz. mostly cloudy today, perhaps a few light showers in your forecast. >>> people in texas are getting a firsthand look at the damage caused by massive wildfires. dozens of residents were allowed to return home for an eight-hour block yesterday. more than

things are moving nicely heading up through sunol. 680 a little slow heading through sunol.e keeps things moving nicely through the maze. eastbound 24 into the caldecott it boggs down but there's only one bore open. westbound 80 coming down richmond, speeds in the 30s so a 22-minute drive from the carquinez bridge to the toll plaza. a live look past the coliseum where we have the warriors playing tonight but suddenly in the last 15 minutes a slowdown at high street. no incidents but there's an issue getting past the coliseum now and tonight after work because the warriors are playing their final game of the season. >>> thank you for joining us. i'll have another local news update for you in about half an hour. the "today" show returns in less than a minute. ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on >>> 8:00 now on > 8:00 now on a morning, the 13th of april

look out for an accident southbound right at sunol. couple of cars tangled up blocking lanes.ht around 26 miles per hour through that area. so give yourself some extra time. also as you work along westbound 580 towards the dublin, we have reports of some sluggish conditions west of there, an accident in castro valley at strobridge blocking the left lane, as well. backed up here at the bay bridge toll plaza. some slick surfaces to contend with. that earlier treasure island accident is cleared but you can see traffic still slow through there. that's your morning drive. let's check the sloppy forecast with kristy. >> thanks a lot, gianna. a little wet out there out the door. already seeing some showers throughout the bay area. hi-def doppler showing us those showers right here you can see some up into the north bay parts of san rafael into the east bay. light showers. the rest of the workweek put away the umbrella. extended forecast showing sunshine, a little cloud cover for tuesday and wednesday with highs in the low 70s. thursday another weak system moves through dipping down t

nice easy drive. 16-minute drive to 680 there. 680 itself, we have an accident just before you get to sunolvehicle in your fast lane, and it sounds like it's leaking fuel there. not as heavy as we typically see on a thursday, still there heading up to the bay bridge toll plaza. nice flow, though, fastrack lanes moving better than we often see. >> thanks a lot, mike. >>> more local news in a half an hour. morning. it's the 14th day of april, 2011. a couple of days of rain here in new york city have given way to beautiful sunshine as you can see from that shot from the top. i'm matt lauer along with meredith vieira and tamron hall who's here while ann is taking some time off. >> you know that's not flat stanley. >> who is that? >> it's a woman. >> flat stacy. >>> coming up, tax deadline. monday, right? have you done yours? >> yes. >> if you're watching from home and considering fudging the facts, i think again. we're going to meet won women who lost nearly everything after falling for a tax scheme. we're going to give you words of advice. >> let's feel you have to pay a lot of taxes and you c

southbound 680 at sunol. another one, westbound 580 blocking the left.u with a look at the bay bridge. we are backed up to the foot of the maze. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you so much. the "today" show returns in less than a minute. i am a sneeze whisperer. i am an allergy analyst. bermuda grass. ragweed. willow. i am a dander decoder. chihuahua. i am a target pharmacist. ask me about allergy relief. paul ? oh, hey, charlene. what are you doing ? this is to help me with my online investing. i'm so overwhelmed by jargon and trading tools and data that i need to get as much blood to my brain as possible, just to make sense of it all. touch the ball. whoa ! get sharebuilder from ing direct. hey, my headache's gone. >>> we're back at 8:00 on a monday morning, the 25th day of april, 2011. big crowd on this day after easter here in new york city checking out the sites and hopefully dodging the rain drops in the forecast. it's warm here though. 59 degrees. not bad. i'm matt lauer on the plaza. meredith is in london, live at buckingham palac

get a live look coming down southbound through sunol. a fuel drive past the express lanes.ound side is jamming up. it will get slower in the next half hour. >> we are just a minute and a half from 8:00. you nailed it there. see you in >>> 8:00 on a monday morning. it's the 11th day of april 2011. we have nothing to complain about in terms of the temperature. it's 53 degrees now. however, we've got drizzle and mist in the area. we've also got a great crowd outside on the plaza and it's nice to see everyone. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie. savannah is here while meredith is off today. al roker is joining us as well. what's coming up? >> we'll hear about "the voice," some of the biggest names in music, cee lo green, christina aguilera, blake shelton and marine 5 front man adam le vine. we'll hear about the show and jenna bush hager is talking to christina ago ago about what's been a tough year for her. >> also ahead, remember when abby sunderland, then 16, tried to be the youngest person to sail around the world alone? her sailboat was destroyed and she was finally

coming over the sunol grade, it's smooth. south bay, confirming northbound directions are looking good. the peninsula drive is no problem. up to san mateo and north to the city, a smooth flow of traffic. the president is there for breakfast, so we call it pres-fast. that will be congested for the morning, likely with security. a live look shows you it's a wet roadway. no major puddling. misty conditions. you have to use the windshield wipers. back to you. >> thank you. it is 5:12. >>> a new service allows you to watch a movie two days after it debuts in the theaters. >>> there are a lot of royal collectibles out there but probably very few like these. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me. i walk with my sister. our relationship has gone to a whole new level because of training together. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. when you accompli