benicia and carquinez bridge smooth approach. of course, 80 its coming off the carquinez. 18 minute drive to the bay bridge. it's clear and smooth flowing right there. no wind advisories. over on the right, you can see the flashing lights, the arrow is pointing folks over. a couple lanes are blocked near the coliseum. >> thank you, mike. >>> coming up, payingt forward. how an east bay seventh grader is inspiring others. >>> good morning. welcome back. it is 4:43. you are looking at a live look inside the production booth. there's gabrielle. she makes all the magic happen. thanks, guys. >>> oakland international airport is cleared for departure to cuba. they will start offering weekly charter flights to havana in december oakland is the only to fly to cuba and one of eight u.s. airports to offer service to the communist country. u.s. tourism and trade is banned in cuba. it's for religious and academic groups. tickets are going to be $816. no word on which carriers will offer those flights. >>> time to get you caught up on the busi

from the carquinez to the maze, just about 20 minutes on westbound 80.ther slow spots, westbound 580 through altamont pass, half an hour from 205 to 680 and westbound 4 slow out of antioch, lone tree way,. >> no delays and good ride across the san mateo bridge, westbound looking good past the toll plaza. get the latest drive times for your ride to work by going to our website at abc7news.com. >> hey, mike -- it is 6:00 19 from picasso art to county fairs just in time for father's day. here is don sanchez with what's hot. ♪ >> nostalgia, the butch whacks and the glass packs,. >> and 36 annual film festival streams from 30 countries at berkeley theaters. >> and sonic dance theater debuts a new work about immigrants becoming self sufficient. >> he was the most visible artist. picasso now showing de young museum. >> and music at the san mateo county fair. >> and international star performs with the san francisco symphony at davies symphony hall. >> a celebration of art and style. also the weekend for danville's fine arts fair. >> and it will help more than 1

right here, the carquinez bridge from the north bay, come down closer to the water if you are north of here. fairfield, 103 today, so watch for that number. i have much lower numbers but very good coming down to the east shore freeway, 18 minutes off of the carquinez bridge. you are about the speed limit coming down the east shore freeway. we have taillights past the coliseum. moving to sunol, those taillights moving south. we see that for the summer, a little later commute around the 7:30, 8:00 hour for much of the bunching up. >> contra costa county holding off on plans to build a new fire station in alamo. they want to give neighbors time to weigh in. many neighbors call on the city to drop the plans because they think a fire station will cause a drop in property values. the new fire station would sit on stone valley road. it would replace an older station. the county will make its decision july 11. >> b.a.r.t. asking for help to make your ride kushi. you'll be able to find out the new seats. the lab, the seat lab starts at 2:30 until 6:30. the process should take you about 15 minut

commute likely, that area, here the eastshore freeway, 18-minute drive off the carquinez bridge from richmond to san raffaele and the bay bridge toll plaza. get a look at bay bridge. wide shot from the san francisco side, no shake to the camera. the bottom, flashing lights, typically construction, from the san francisco side, a couple of lanes blocked, typically block those overnight blocking. >>> a union city man says he is flat-out broke after falling for a lot toe scam in a local dmv. gian sing says he withthrough $9,000 from his checking account that gave the cash to two men who promised to share their lottery winnings, when they got the cash, con artists took off. scammers approached sing near the fremont dmv, claimed they were illegal immigrants could not cash their winnings for fear of being deported. sing bought their story, now only has $49 in his account. >> i feel bad. so bad. >> investigators warn if the crooks got away with it once, they will likely strike another victim soon. >>> an update to a story we first brought you yesterday morning, you heard about the oakland ma

we'll follow that and the traffic follows the flow of the commute across the carquinez bridge and approach to the bay bridge is looking really nice. 880, no problems for the times or for the view. a very clear view with the flow past the coliseum. we have the a's game as well as a concert. so two events but the a's play midday. watch that noontime traffic. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up, the good news/bad news of the state budget. how you'll save money in one way but possibly spend more in another. >>> change comes to your restaura. the new law that goes into effect tomorrow and how it will impact you. [ male announcer ] bring home a complete meal for your family. 10 pieces of the world's best chicken, 3 large sides and 6 biscuits. enough real food to feed a family of 4 or more for just 20 bucks. today is a kfc day. today tastes so good. >>> this is "today in the bay." >> welcome back. 4:43. california's new budget is good news/bad news when it comes to your household budget. the good news, starting friday, state sales tax will drop by 1%. the amount you pay to license your vehicle

80 heading through the berkeley area, it is starting to get a little bit crowded westbound from carquinezze, about a 22-minute drive time. bay bridge toll plaza, find metering lights have been turned on, we have slight delay around the west grand overcrossing. and westbound 4 making your way out of antioch toward concord, drive time to 242 is about half an hour and speeds low 20 miles an hour and 40 miles an hour through most of the commute. debris reported in the record near chicago highway. >> eric: it's 6:38. >> kristen: trading is under way on wall street. a live report from the new york stock exchange. live look at the big board, the dow is down about 70 points. >> palin's e-mails, the correspondence being released today and one big catch for anyone wanting to get their hands on them. >> and the huge blow to republican newt gingrich's campaign for president and what he says comes next. ♪ [ male announcer ] spare toothbrush, just in case: $4. ♪ home cooked meal: $28. ♪ first date finest: $33. ♪ having time on your side: priceless. mastercard paypass. bringing you the most convenient w

a 23 minute ride down the freeway off the carquinez bridge. richmond, an earlier accident.ive look at the toll plaza shows the back up steady. there's movement there. traffic is not completely slammed. we'll show you the maps toward antioch where there's quite a bit of slowing. it's slower than 10 miles per hour. pittsburgh and bay point, 60s in that area. focus of the traffic is bogging down around north livermore avenue. typical there. 580 is smooth. coming through castro valley and a look at the san mateo bridge. haze in the air. fog along the coast in an hour or so. the drive along the peninsula is smooth. back to you, laura. >> thank you very much. people are already lining up this morning for a huge concert and a newly renamed venue in the east bay. bob redell is live at o.co this morning. lots of folks out there. >> reporter: we have over 100 people. they are the people that are going to get in for general admission. they want to get to the front of the stage where it's standing room only. you have the first shot of seeing bono and the other guys perform. this is the

the drive-time from carquinez bridge to maze is 21 minutes.riving through the north bay, look in san rafael at 101. headlights move southbound. moving at the limit. the drive time from 37 to 580 is step minutes. if you are commuting through south bay, check out san jose. this is 101. at the 880 overcrossing. nice and light. making your way out of morgan hill and heading up the peninsula. check out sluggish spots. 25 minutes, not bad making your way through the altamont pass. 14 minutes op westbound 4. out of antioch toward concord. for the latest traffic updates and drive-time, go to our website abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. terry, kristen? >> thanks a lot. >>> 6:18. >> well, from the fillmore jazz festival to the marrin county fair, a lot going on this hot fourth of july weekend. >> arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez has "what's hot." ♪ ♪ >> the tony award winning broadway smash billy elliott. with the music of elton john in orpheum theater. kim nelly is filled with style and sass. now in hotel nico with a tribute to ni

no major delays coming through here. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge across the span. over from san francisco, lower deck still has one lane blocked. we're looking at a couple of issues for the city. giants game, congestion around at&t park, you can watch it here, but also in the city this is the final friday of the month, critical mass goes on at herman plaza. we don't know the route so watch for congestion on the streets. the golden gate bridge, no problems and a beautiful view. we might have fog later on. >> thank you, mike a. so called ipad hacker pled guilty to his crime. that had one benefit. >> did it. it showed how insecure the early ipads were. to understand what daniel sitler did you have to go back to the early days of the ipad. seen here he was able to fool at&t servers in a simple way. and discovered the e-mail accounts of washington politicians, even military officers high up in the pentagon, all of whom were using the ipad on official business, just days after it came to market. so you got a security breach on both ends. spitler's hack was a crime but th

a 19-minute ride from the east shore freeway to carquinez bridge to the maze.ou want to avoid roadways check in with mass transit. bart, ace, muni, caltrain all checking in problem-free. eric, kristen? >> danielle, thank you very much. >>> the time is 6:37. >> that means trading is underway on wall street. we have a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. >> here is a live look at the big board right now. the dow is up about 47 points. >> bay area congresswoman says she won't run again next year. next, how that is going to impact the left side of the aisle in the house of representatives. >> iran shows off new mid-range missiles making new claims about how far they can reach. >>> walnut creek police are working a triple stabbing. i'm amy hollyfield. residents and business owners are stunned. we'll have the story coming up. i have fallen in love with making bird houses. caw caw! [ director ]what is that? that's a horrible crow. here are some things that i'll make as little portals. honestly, i'd love to do this for the rest of my life so i'v

carquinez bridge, benicia, both look fabulous. 52 miles per hour along the benicia, carquinez. to the bay bridge, metering lights have not been turned on. traffic is flowing nicely across the upper deck and san francisco, christina says it's going to be picture perfect. a look at the golden gate bridge. a little foggy. i'm no weather forecaster, i have a feeling that's going to purn off. >> sounds good. thank you. 6:10. still to come on today in the bay, joe montana recovering from an accident. find out what happened. >> i'm bob redell. we are on the bay for what is going to be the ride of a lifetime. a preview of the world cup sailing competition coming right here to san francisco in 2013. we'll have that coming up. >> how can we top that? things are going to warm up finally. a little taste of summer. >> welcome back everyone. what a beautiful live look outside this morning. court tower, alcatraz island in the distance. going to be a beautiful day by the bay. 6:13 now. amazing video of a boat crash on the san francisco bay. the oracle racing team was actually racing across the

drive-time from the carquinez bridge to maze is 19 minutes.r our north bay commuters, get a live look at 101 through the san rafael area. making your way out of novato toward the golden gate bridge. the traffic is moving nicely here. drive-time from 37 to 580 is nine minutes. checking other drive-times this morning, westbound 4 out of antioch toward concord. only 13 minutes. you are looking at 20 minutes to make your way through the altamont pass op westbound 580. >> 5:38 is the time. on thursday morning. more news ahead. up with minute he was playing, the next he was comatose. still ahead, the still un-explained injury to an international football star in a bay area match. >> the new charge a bay area map could face today in dog mauling death of his 2-year-old grandson. lililililili she notices when my skin's rough. (announcer) gold bond ultimate softening lotion. with shea butter for soft healthy skin. gold bond ultimate softening. this stuff really works. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> what a picture. we have

it's 18 minutes drive time right now from the carquinez bridge to the maze.s live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights off, delay-free heading into san francisco. most of our overnight roadwork has now been picked up including some along the nimitz, 880 through oakland passing high street so, yeah, nice smooth ride from hayward toward downtown oakland. more traffic in a bit. in the meantime, back to you. >> thank you. >>> this morning, a new alibi for bryan stow's alleged attacker. lawyers for giovanni ramirez filed a motion yesterday to get surveillance video from a hollywood motel. now, they say it shows ramirez checking into the comfort inn that day after the attack at dodger stadium in march and at the time, he had longer hair. witnesses to the attack say the suspect had shaved heads. ramirez remains in jail on a parole violation but he has not been charged with the beating. >>> in the east bay several violent attacks on a popular walking and jogging trail. now police pittsburg need your help. the latest incident on the de anza trail happene

carquinez bridge clear and down the east shore an 18-minute drive. heading to the toll plaza, a live look at oak lands on the right, the blinking lights have a lane blocked heading into downtown. >> thank you. 4:39. governor brown vetoes the state budget. why some say it was the right move. plus t plan in the works to cut down in the stench of an east bay park. >> it's 4:42. welcome back. jerry brown has done something no other governor has ever, ever done. he has vetoed the budget. created by members of his own party. brown vetoed the budget plan saying it didn't go far enough and included questionable maneuvers. the budget may have been rushed through, this is the first time in years a balanced budget has been passed on time. also the first time that lawmakers would have forfeited pay if the budget were late. some experts say the veto could end up being a good thing. >> if the budget gets done in a way that doesn't cut services, the way that most californians don't want it to cut services, don't raise taxes too much the way most want, and if we hav

we're looking at the carquinez and benicia bridges. a lighter flow right now. but then we move to the accident i told you about, clarification from the chp. port chicago highway on ramp to eastbound highway 4, that's about as opposite your commute as you can get. a car spun out. waiting for a tow truck. over to the maze, the rest of the commute, we saw this earlier. one of our photographers is live at the toll plaza, watching for anything weird going on. nothing weird except for the fact i'm taking this cool shot of the bay bridge. back to you. >> thank you. wikipedia one upping facebook with a feature designed to spread the love. on wednesday the website will launch love buttons so readers can flag articles they like. the button is all about bosstive reinforcement. they say people are more likely to post when they get positive feedback instead of criticism and warnings. you'll be able to choose what icon to use to show your love. anything from a star to a beer. coming up, fired for wearing a head scarf, the lawsuit against amber krbercrombie & fitch. check it

carquinez bridge, venecia bridge, great. i checked with chp, no fog advisories and the bay area bridges that's good news. taking a look at the drive through the tri-valley, westbound 580 is smooth sailing, at top speeds there, a 15-minute ride. and the same news in hayward, looks good, wrapping up construction, southbound 880 to the east bound 92 ramp. and as we head out live, look at that shot of oakland. nimitz freeway looks beautiful. a little bit of construction there. they should wrap that up any moment now. scott. >> thank you much. after months of bad injuries bad reviews and the firing of its creative director the curtain is going to rise again on the production of super man turn off the dark. the producers say the $75 million show has been completely owe over hauled. that doesn't mean jokes about the production are coming to an end. >> i am spider monster. watch me fly. through the sky. >> that's not flying. you just fell on me. >> you know it's going to be a bad day. the premier of spider man turn off the dark toni

interstate 80 across the carquinez bridge, a nice drive into the east bay. an earlier sigalert has cleared about a half hour ago. down the east shore freeway an 18-minute drive to the bay bridge toll plaza and a look at oakland. at the coliseum that's o.co, folks wondserring i think there is a song how you get there. >> you know what letter it's brought to you by. the letter o. >> o.co. >> a lot of batchlers in the bay area. do they have game when it comes to meeting women? we'll take you through so much boot camp. the car at the top of the list may surprise you. and the warriors make their pick. you're looking at a live picture of the bay bridge. >> 4:43. we take a live look at interstate 880. mike will be with us in a minute. speaking of the warriors picked up new members at last night's nba draft. they took klay thompson. a shooting guard from washington state university. in the second round they got rights to power forward jeremy tyler as well. and charles jenkins, a guard from hofstra university. here is a quiz for you. what's the most popular cereal in

it burned about 4 acres near the carquinez strait regional shoreline before firefighters were able to contain it. and as you see here from chopper 5 video, helicopters were called in at one point for water drops. a viewer sent us some pictures, as well. ray was fishing when he saw the smoke and said he left when the wind started picking up. >>> coming up, they say their kids were exposed to a violent environment for years. the major settlement involving a bay area school district. >>> fireworks over no fireworks in vallejo. how come? i'm mike sugerman, i'll tell you coming up. >>> the unprecedented acts that will affect what you pay at the pump. how soon gas prices are expected to go down. ,,,,,,,, settled a lawsuit stemming from a settled a lawsuit stemming ear-old >>> a major victory for some families in the east bay. the new haven unified school district has settled a lawsuit stemming from a murder of a 14- year-old boy back in 2007. the suit claims school administrators weren't doing enough to prevent racial harassment. christin ayers was changes being made to -- christin ayers wi

approaches nice and quiet, as well. 18 minutes, that means everything is moving at top speeds from the carquinez bridge to the maze. if you are coming down the eastshore freeway, no delay at all through berkeley. marin county, roadwork from novato wrapped up ahead of schedule on both sides of 101 and quick ride across the span of the golden gate bridge so no issues there. likely around 5:00 they should do the lane change. as play kansas city tonight at 7:05 but now you are good to go in either direction. so if you have a flight at oakland airport the headlights are heading southbound towards hegenberger so it's a nice good ride towards there. and bart systemwide everything on time. ace train number one got a great start. bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain all on time. of course if any changes, remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. that's your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, pakistan's intelligence service has arrested cia informants who aided the mission to take down osama bin laden. the "new york times" report cia director panetta raised this last

if you are headed on the east shore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze, you are looking at a 20-minute ride. we had an earlier crash in berkeley. 80 at university. emergency crews just cleared the roadway there. so traffic moves well. as you make your way to the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights are off. you're in for a nice ride to the city. for the latest traffic go to abc7news.com. click on the bay area traffic link. >> thank you. 4:5 4:54. >>> $1,000 reward is offered for two wounded peregrine falcons. someone in the oakland hills opened fire on them with a shotgun. abc7's dan ashley has more. >> reporter: veterinarians at the lindsay wildfire museum hospital in walnut creek are giving a peregrine falcon care after being shot. her daughter was also shot. she's treated there as well. >> both of them were badly hurt. the wings have been broken by the shot. serious enough they needed surgical fixization of the fractured wing. >> reporter: both falcons were found on the ground ten days apart in oakland's lincoln heights neighborhood. neighbors found out about what

drive time 20 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. as you can see a little drizzly out there as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza. so windshield wiper day so far no metering lights so relatively easy ride into san francisco. we'll keep you updated throughout the morning. in the meantime, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a scare for homeowners in the east bay. >> in a big way. a wind driven grassfire threatens several homes there. it started about 11:00 last night at a property behind discovery way. that's near the contra costa campus of cal state hayward. there were no mandatory evacuations but some people left their homes as a precaution. the flames were put out about a half hour -- in about a half hour but extra crews were called in because of the wind. we'll have a live report at 5:00. >>> a new piece of evidence for l.a. police in the bryan stow beating case. anser hassan is in san francisco with video that apparently shows stow inside dodger stadium before the attack. good morning. >>> reporter: good morning. bryan stow curren

east shore freeway drive times 18 minutes westbound from the carquinez bridge down to the maze. could put san francisco's bus and light rail operate others a contract collision course with muni. >> oakland businesses are prepared for chaos. johannes mehserle is now out of jail and update from downtown oakland coming up next. >> and a demonstration from alameda neighbors to prove that police and firefighters did not have to let a man drown.

the drive time from carquinez bridge to the maze is about 20 minutes. live look at 680. taillights are moving southbound no southbound delays into the san ramon valley. northbound you will find road work between walnut creek and danville. couple lanes blocked until 6:00 this morning. you are taking mass transit no delays everything is reported on schedule so far. for the latest go to abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. >>> newt gingrich senior staff has quit his campaign his spokesman, his campaign manager and senior strategist. he learned about the mass resignations at a meeting campaign headquarters in washington yesterday. they cited differences over the direction of the campaign including the lack of campaigning and his wife's lead role in decisions. he says he will start his campaign on sunday during a campaign appearance in los angeles. >> eric: felipe calderon will make a commencement speech at stanford. they say they nominated to send message about the lead of leadership and international cooperation and social justice. he was elected to a six-year term i

westbound around berkeley from carquinez bridge, no problems out of fairfield.orth bay, 101 in sergeant, still lighted. southbound as you make war way down to golden gate bridge where it's just a beautiful you drive into san francisco. on the peninsula, really no problems to slow you down. northbound traffic flowing well towards sfo and san francisco. southbound delay free all wait down to mountain view and even to the south bay. we have a live thotd shot for you in san jose at the 280 interchange, northbound 280 still moving bo of the speed limit towards cupertino. let get the latest traffic conditions by going to our website. >> carolyn: looking good, frances. >> eric: defying the odds, amazing coincidences shared between a two-year-old boy and newborn sister. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> good morning. amtrak is beefing up train security. they told a congressional

the bay area, starting off with interstate 80 in berkeley, westbound traffic, 18 minute ride from carquinezdelay free right now. south south bay, 280 and 18 iwtd change, traffic on highway 17 should be recovering very quickly. all lanes will be reopening on highway 17 at the summit. that is northbound 280 coming out of the downtown area. "h" train number one, running two minutes late. the latest by going to our website at abc7news.com. >>> hackers are widening their scope of their attack. >> here is jane king. >> companies and the government dealing with another round of hacking, they broke into c.i.a.'s website last night. they are saying it doesn't like the u.s. government very much. private company, adp is investigating in a intrusion and citibank got credit card numbers hacked. and plunging in may but the report says banks are facing weak demand from buyers and the inventory of unsold homes is increasing. new study facebook users gain more than friends, people are more trusting of other people, a larger number of close friends a higher sense of civic duty. if you wonder how popular you

so we'll start off live shot interstate 80, drive time is 23 minutes from the carquinez bridge, contraa county, 680 through highway 24 and the san ramon valley. also we have really light conditions everywhere else. here is a live shot of 280 and highway 17. that is northbound 280 coming out of downtown san jose area and highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. road work at the summit on highway 17 until 6:00. find out if there is road work by going to our website at any time by going to foxnews.com. >> 5:21 is our time. >> and parents will want to pay close attention to this one. coming up next, a frightening site in new york state. a house slides away with children inside. >> and multimillion dollar who found it? one of the most valuable gold nuggets anyone has ever discovered. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> welcome back. we have frightening picture from new york's long island. it sent an inflatable house with children still inside. 13 people were taken to t

the maze moving smoothly up and down through the carquinez bridge. it's looking really nice. we'll show you up here in napa. reports confusing. one person involved in an accident. they might have serious injuries. that person they are talking about started wondering away from the car. chp and the police headed up to see what was going on. it shouldn't be a major commute issue. we are tracking that carefully. the visibility at the golden gate bridge improving. the clouds and silhouettesilhou. we end with a live shot at the bay bridge. the low clouds are still hovering. >> yeah, they are. >>> the u.s. secretary of transportation wants more information on distracted driving before talking legislation. ray lahood spoke in illinois last night. he says america faces an epidemic of people sending e-mails, texting and making phone calls while driving. he won't say whether the government should step in to stop it. he wants to wait for the results of a federal study comes out later this year. 5:24 now. >>> bay area company aimed at helping you save money, getting money of its own. scot

heading westbound on interstate 80, drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze still a lighted 20 minutes. today's funeral procession for the two fallen firefighters will cause heavy traffic and delays, several areas be on the lookout starting around st. mary's cathedral. several road closures will be in effect, geary, webster and market. the funeral procession will be from colma and interstate 280 south will be closed from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. to the serramonte exit and several muni lines will be affected, as well. for a complete listing to abc7news.com. >>> and the clothing line that brought together a world series champ and a top model in a famous lingerie shop. >> and change for the oakland a's that has cost a few head coaches job. >> and vandalism that is keeping a congregation busy. >> and coverage of service for the fallen san francisco firefighters will preempt the soap operas this afternoon. we will broadcast all my children and general hospital early tomorrow morning from 2:05 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> eric: just abou

overall, no problems from the carquinez bridge. also we'll head to north bay to show a nice ride on 101 through san rafael. that's lucas valley exit. it still looks good to the golden gate bridge. where you will find a lot of thick fog this morning. keep in mind, southbound, the highway is closed for sand removal this week. you will encounter thick fog on highway 1 from san francisco. san mateo bridge is fog-free and delay free. looking at the westbound traffic there on the right. past the toll plaza. and you can always get the latest on our website. abc7news.com. karina? >> okay. thank you, frances. >>> 6:19. >> with the warm temperatures, many families are heading to the local watering park. but how safe is the water? this video is provided by researchers at the university of michigan that found one-fourth of parents shower children before allowing the kids in the pool. that means the remaining three-quarter could be and often are releasing germs in the water. >> one of the things that is most common at water parks today is getti

we are looking through carquinez and the benicia bridge. that looked lame.own to the bay bridge, without delays. the traffic is not a factor. not so densely populated. we get a live look and you can see there are double the amount of cars we saw 45 minutes ago. a nice flow throughout the maze. a nice look outside of oakland. this is starting to thin out. the construction cleared out. southbound side down toward san mateo bridge is smooth. the golden gate bridge shows a nice drive as well. we don't see anything beyond the towers. there are high clouds throughout the area. we were on fog watch. we'll let you know if there are problems. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> authorities in northern arizona say someone intentionally set several fires yesterday. 50 homes near flagstaff had to be evacuated. a combination of nine fires burned 100 acres. there's no word on a motive for starting the fires. no one was hurt or injured. it's tough to hear that news after they are trying to battle the eastern battle fire. it continues across arizona burning more than 6

and across the vallejo area from the carquinez bridge it's a nice drive.n county between nevada and san rafael that traffic still at the speed limit. 5:38 let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. well, mostly cloudy. a couple breaks in the clouds. the system responsible the incredible system may not see another one like that this time of year for a long, long time is moving out. watch in the last few frames. accelerating right there. a lot of low clouds still linger. most of the rain has ended although it's not out of the realm of possibility that a few showers could pop up until we can get this thing all the way into nevada. the wrap around might do that. i think you are near the coast. live storm tracker two shows most everything winding down. i don't see anything here. nobody is reporting anything. there is a lot of cloud cover though. 50s on the temps so they are mild. you are already 57. santa rosa the coolest at 50. one system moves out. that was the big one right there. a little guy. just coming down right there will keep us from warming up too much,

especially out toward the carquinez strait. a little bit more of a sea breeze today. temperatures coming down slightly. now back to pam and dave. >>> ting our news -- topping our news an estimated 5,000 people will attend the funeral of twoen firefighters. last night hundreds fill the that same cathedral for the wake. it was an emotional ceremony filled with prayers and sadness but there was also laughter along with the tears. the mourners learned that anthony valerio's first rescue may have come as a kid when his brother got stuck in the mud. >> he tried to pull me out. i said the fire station is right there. i'm sinking and sinking. that is our first encounter with firemen. the only thing i lost was a shoe. >> tara moriarty is outside st. mary's cathedral this morning. she will update us on the final preparations for the public funeral. today's funeral will have a huge impact on traffic. we want to go over to sal castaneda who joins us with some of the planned closures. sal. >> the biggest closure will be geary boulevard. that is rather long closure. vidaro street a

an easy flow of traffic toward the carquinez bridge heading out of the north bay and the east bay. a live look at the san mateo bridge, it's going to show the camera shaking a tad bit from the hayward side across the bay. the camera trembles from time to time. chp has not called in an advisory yet. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> the mayor of east palo alto is promising the shooter over the weekend will be caught. we are live in east palo alto this morning for the latest on the search for the gunman. >> reporter: good morning, authorities are hoping to do everything they can to find whoever is responsible for this shooting that killed an infant boy and seriously injured that child's parents. i want to show you sketches of who authorities believe is responsible. the first is a hispanic male in mid teens to early 20s, weighing 120 to 130 pounds. he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt at the time of the shooting. the second is a hispanic male in his early 20s. 5'9" to 5' 10." authorities say the two men fired multiple shots leaving a baby shower on wisteria drive here in ea

the drive time though it's crowded at university, only 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and at the bay bridge toll plaza, friday light traffic. no delays right now. it's been a good ride across the golden gate bridge. the roadwork was cleared. head to peninsula where we had earlier problems reported. right now, you won't find delays northbound op 101 from millbrae up to san francisco. southbound is great to mountain view. we have a live shot as well in san jose showing delay-free ride on northbound 280 from the downtown area. 17 fine out of the santa cruz mountains. you can always get traffic conditions for your route to work whenever you want going to the website abc7news.com. >> thank you very much. >>> it's just about 6:19. >> giants first baseman aubrey huff gave his wife quite a birthday gift last night. huff hit three home runs in the team's 12-7 victory over the st. louis cardinals. the first time in his career that he accomplished the feat. huff says his wife asked for a home run for her as a gift, so he called the extra two brownie points. the win puts them in

also on interstate 80 from the carquinez bridge always way down to the mccarthur maze that looks good. let's go back to the desk. >>> we are just now hours away from the official start of the pride celebration in san francisco. ktvu jade hernandez is in the castro this morning where more than a million people are expected this weekend. jade. >> reporter: that is right. later today thousands alone are expected to attend a transgender march the transmarch. it's the eighth annual march. right here in the castro this morning there are already signs. signs up to make sure that crowds will be controlled then they will be able to handle all of the congestion in the area. take a look at this. the kick off to the san francisco pride celebration began here at this expo on thursday. ktvu was there where 72 businesses enjoyed selling their goods to a group of buyers often ignored. despite on how some businesses continue to cater to the gay community but was recognized this year is the growing number of mainstream and national companies at the expo. >> businesses have realized that there is a prof

carquinez bridge down to the bay bridge toll plaza where it's delay free.g good. westbound traffic on the right and in the south bay problem free ride on northbound 101 here right underneath 880. in oakland hyde street on-ramp is blocked due to spilled slurry and you may want to core other routes. other ferries not reporting any problems. get the latest at abc7news.com. did sue they. first time in franchise history the dallas mavericks are n.b.a. champs. >> 105-95 was the final. team was considered to be the underdog after miami in the off-season brought in lebron james to complement dwyane wade and chris bosh. >> this is sweet revenge for the mavs who lost the title to miami back in 2006, >>> celebrating in dallas. cleveland cavaliers had nothing do with the n.b.a. finals but that didn't stop their fans from sell braigs briat go their win. they are cheering for sweet pay back when lebron james decided to leave the is cavs. >> he took his talent. >> and fighting in the cloud. what is happening with apple. >> and the incredible story being written by the cal

we'll see as things start to build but so far no major slowing off of the carquinez bridge. 680 and interstate 80, very smooth right now. >> thank you. we mentioned earlier that california lawmakers passed a budget. they did so by estimating the state will collect hundreds of millions in online sales tax. scott mcgrew says don't be so sure. >> that's right. states as a rule can't tax items that come from other states, amazon based in washington, so several states, texas, connecticut and now california, have tried to claim that because sites like amazon have affiliates in state, that's enough to trigger the tax. have you noticed when sometimes when you buy something from amazon it doesn't come from amazon. that's an affiliate. as you mentioned california hopes to collect $200 million in new taxes that way. not just from amazon. amazon happens to be the biggest. but, amazon has bailed out of its affiliate agreement with small stores in the past. if you are a small toy company in california and sell through amazon what state lawmaker did is one of the worst things that happened to you if amazon b

westbound drive-time, 18 minutes right now from the carquinez bridge. eric, karina? >> thank you. >>> 5:10. >> still ahead, the decision federal reserve regulators are expected to make today that could impact the cost of borrowing money. >> unexpected request prosecutors are making in the barry bonds perjury case. >> san jose city leaders approve a budget. why few people are happy with it. >> the amazing cal bears keep hope alive at the college world series. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcome back. 5:13. the federal reserve has a lot to consider as it wraps up a two-day policy setting meeting today but it is expected to take no new steps to aid the u.s. recovery. the fed is likely to leave a key interest rate at record low near 0. the regulators are also expected to confirm plans to end a $600 million treasury bond buying program. the purchases were intended to lower rates on l

carquinez bridge, benicia bridge, moving nicely. a little fog on the golden gate but no fog advisories to report as of yet keeping my eye on that. taking a look at your westbound 580 through the altamont pass. starting to pick up. you can see the ride is about 16 minutes. the ride through hayward looks nice. we know in about an hour it's going to be messy through hayward. it usually gets very, very busy starting around 7:30, 8:00 in the morning. that's not the case right now. top speed through hayward, top speed across the san mateo bridge. looks very nice along the peninsula as well. a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. yeah, the sun is shining. metering lights are not turned on. traffic is flowing across the span of the bridge. we've been talking all morning about michelle obama coming to town. well, if we don't have exact streets that could possibly be blocked but we know expect delays around ashby avenue. they don't give out the exact closures but expect around ashby avenue in berkeley. >> a lot of parking signs up near the clai

get sluggish out there from lone tree to 242, a 27-minute ride on the east shore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze, 18 minutes. the ride along westbound 580 from 205 to the dublin interchange, 29 minutes. >> thanks a lot. >>> 6:08. >> just ahead. the government new push to force car-makers to make big improvements in gas mileage. >> the busy summer driving season this year. why are the gas prices suddenly plunging? >> flying on something but a ray of sunshine. this strange flying contraption makes flying milestone. xo >>> 6:12 on the abc7 morning news. a live look from the rooftop high definition camera, past the embarcadero to the bay. the bay bridge. danielle will tell you how traffic is moving there. but mike has been telling us about the clouds this morning. and the possibility of rain. in late june. in the bay area. believe it or believe it. we'll check the forecast coming up. >> i'll believe it. >> okay. >> the obama administration is considering requiring u.s. auto makers to nearly double the average fuel economy of the cars they make. the "wall street journal" reports th

westbound 80 from berkeley to the carquinez bridge to the maze. hoping to get a live shot for you. the traffic is flowing well westbound. go to south bay. headlights are northbound there. accident free. roadwork is cleared. spare the air day, if you want to take mass transit, ace, muni, bart, caltrain report nothing delays. but they are not free. you can always get the latest on our website, abc7news.com. eric, karina? >> thank you. 5:20. next, the thousands kicked off a website because of their looks. >> the danger you could be putting your health in by sitting at your job all day. >> plus, the summer meals. hundreds of east bay youngsters will be able to enjoy this summer. >> colorful support google is giving to gays and lesbians as they celebrate pride. ♪ [ male announcer ] spare toothbrush, just in case: $4. ♪ home cooked meal: $28. ♪ first date finest: $33. ♪ having time on your side: priceless. mastercard paypass. bringing you the most convenient ways to pay. learn more at mastercard.com/paypass. . welcome back. 5:23. it is a beautiful morning. soak in this shot. looking at m

light volume through the maze and on the east shore freeway. 18 minutes to the carquinez bridge. we don't expect the metering lights until later on. over to the city. but in the city as laura told you, some delays for the muni lines. the n and j, specifically. the underground lines because of power problems yesterday, they continue today. there will be an over the road bus bridge between embarcadero and church that could cause delays as the commute builds on surface streets. a lighter volume in the city so things are moving relatively close to the normal schedule. check. they tell you about what happened yesterday and we're talking about updates as the morning progresses for the delays. looking through the peninsula, 101 and 280 no problem, down through 92 and the san mateo bridge and over the water on the bridge, an easy drive, the headlights come from the peninsula side. the taillights from 880 on that westbound direction. no delays, good steady flow of traffic off of 880. here 880 past the coliseum, the northbound side with the taillights, the construction cleared at the colum

as you make your way toward vallejo from highway 37 to the carquinez bridge is six minutes. you can always get more drive-times by going to our website abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. eric, karina? >> all right. 5:20. >> it is indeed. next, a japanese naval ship makes a good will stop in san francisco. why it's here to say thanks. >>> a giant surprise. how the world series champs pull out a win and put a huge smile on the face of a boy who lost his most prized possession. introducing honey bunches of oats, raisin medley. there's nothing like it! the only cereal with 1, 2, 3 kinds of raisins and crunchy multigrain flakes. you gotta try new honey bunches of oats raisin medley. the midwestern meat and potato sandwich. where french fries and meat, meet come try the midwestern meat and potato sandwich from our new tour of america menu. only at denny's >>> good thursday morning. 5:23 on the morning news. live look at san francisco international airport. you see low ceilings there. don't know if that is having any effect on arrivals or departures. mike nicco wil

ride along the east shore freeway to carquinez bridge to the maze, 18-minute trip. >> thank you. >>>still ahead. caught on camera. the i-team with evidence of shocking abuse in america's pig farms. pork. that ends up on your dinner plate. the story you will see only on 7 this morning. >>> do you recognize this man? why san jose police want to take him off the street before he strikes again. i'm laura, and this is my cvs. i just transferred a prescription to cvs because they have care 1on1. it's where the pharmacist stops and talks to me about safety and saving money with generic prescriptions. laura, let's talk about possible side effects. it's all about me. love that. get care 1on1 and talk savings, safety, and side effects when you transfer or fill a new, ongoing prescription. i'm laura, and this is my cvs. it's all mine. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> welcome back. 5:41. police in san jose are releasing a photo of suspect in kidnapping and robbery. they say this is one of the two men responsible for kidnapping an elderly female in the wal-mart parki

off the eastshore freeway, only about 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze.still very light through there. golden gate bridge not a problem. eight-minute ride from south 101, 37 to 580 but they still have roadwork south of the waldo tunnel. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >>> 5:20. a last-minute reprevious for an elementary school in pinole that -- reprieve for an elementary school in pinole that was set to close last week. the school board just voted to keep shannon elementary school open for another year. the decision to close the school was made two years ago but then the board decided to reverse it. the "contra costa times" says there were concerns about the costs of moving students to other campuses and adding portable classrooms to those schools. >>> so how do you spell pressure? a south bay spelling star gets a chance at a national title. we'll tell you how she did. >>> the surprising item from the unabomber getting the most bids. coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, we spend a lot of time together. well mainly in traffic. i'm serious. we've been together,

your drive time still looks good 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. no metering lights yet at the bay bridge but it is a "spare the air" day so you're encouraged to ditch the roads and use mass transit. this is the commute direction westbound 92 looks great. eastbound 92 looks great off the high-rise. they wrapped up that earlier roadwork and again the "spare the air" day, mass transit remains on time. let's go to lawrence to talk about sizzle before the fizzle? >> that's right! we are enjoying the summertime outside. today's the first official day of summer. temperatures warm already. i'll tell you what under high pressure, those offshore winds, clear skies and already 66 degrees in san jose, 63 degrees in livermore and concord. by the afternoon, here comes the sizzle, 90s and triple digits in many of the interior valleys even inside the bay. you have about 95 degrees in fremont, 98 degrees in san jose. and out at the coastline, what a gorgeous beach day it will be, temperatures there in the 70s. we expect cooling, first along the coach patchy fog to

looking at 20 minutes now west 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze.acking 880 northbound to the maze and towards the bay bridge toll plaza, we are seeing extra volume here. but still okay speeds, southbound cruising not a bad ride at all. you are going to see some slightly slower speeds as you hit hayward, but overall not too bad. still a good drive. and the golden gate bridge looking good, as well. both directions clear, not a bad right, as well. live look at 101 in san jose and so far traffic actually looking good in the south bay just extra volume. that's traffic, back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> wall street coming off one of its worst days in nearly a year and new unemployment numbers are coming out this morning. >> here now is jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. jason, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, sydnie. good morning, frank. we can only hope for a better day today on wall street. the latest economic signals ensure the economy is hitting a soft patch. really did some damage to the numbers yesterday. the dow loss ov

about 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and they did turn on the metering lights around 6:10. we are starting to see slight delays nothing too bad, just to the end of the parking lot. but you can see our sensors are changing color all the way across the upper deck so a slow ride into san francisco. and we have anaphase game tonight, as take on florida -- we have an as game tonight, as take on florida at 7:05. right now, traffic sensors top speeds from hayward towards oakland. looks great past the coliseum. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. that's your traffic and weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> well, are you ready for the big 4th of july? do you have any plans yet? well, today the natural resources defense council is releasing its annual beach report. it will rank the best and the worst sandy spots across the u.s. the data is based on more than 3,000 beaches. hopefully california will head the top of the class -- won't head the top of the class. >>> free speech or traffic violation? a judge

about an 18-minute ride from the carquinez bridge to the maze so no major problems. we all know it can get very bumpy later on. here's a look at 101 and 280, top speeds there as well. let's head out live to the san mateo bridge where it's a nice ride across the span of the bridge. it's about a 13-minute ride from hayward to foster city. those taillight there is on the way to foster city. that's a check of traffic. >> sounds good. we'll check back with you in a bit. more than $6 billion which was destined to help rebuild iraq cannot be accounted for. federal auditors say some or all of the cash may have been stolen and it's not just an accounting error. the money was part of a $12 billion cash air lift to iraq back in 2004, a year after the u.s.-led invasion of the country. it was used to help restore government services and jump start the shattered economy. congressional oversight committees argued over the years that u.s. officials had no financial controls once the money arrived. it found evidence of waste, fraud and abuse in the distribution and spending of that m

on the east shore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze, 18 minutes. eric? >> all right. thank you very much, danielle. >>> 5:31 now. walnut creek police arrested two suspects who they say stabbed three people last night. it all started with an argument outside a car wash on north main street. abc7's amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with more on the story. amy, that is not an area where they are used to violence. >> reporter: not at all. this is a surprise to people in the area. the two men who are in jail have the same last name. possibly brothers. they're from here in walnut creek. two men are in the hospital this morning. it all started right here in the parking lot of this car wash. the walnut creek car wash. it was 8:45 last night here on busy north main street. two victims were taken to the hospital with stab wounds. a third person was stabbed. but he refused medical treatment. police say a fight broke out here at the walnut creek car wash. people in the apartment right next door say they heard arguing right before the stabbing happened. this is not what peopl