live, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in the wake of two rapes at st. mary's college, students and teachers rallied today to raise awareness about sexual assault. >> her being drunk, being your girlfriend is not an excuse. >> police tell us the two rapes occurred in two different dorms with the most recent last sunday and the victims knew their attackers. the two suspects are students. >>> today the san francisco sheriff's office sought a court order to feed a murder suspect who is on a hunger strike. he is accused of killing two in january. he was hospitalized two weeks into a month long fast. >> he is attempting to commit suicide. >> he says san francisco general haven't intervened because they say he has no mental health issues. >>> we have breaking news now happening in san francisco. we have learned about a shooting that happened a half hour ago. here are live pictures from the scene. you are looking at a crime scene area and police are talking to witnesses right now. two people were shot in a car. one was a juvenile. this is taking place at geary

robert handa joins us live to tell us why it could clear the way for the stadium. >> reporter: here at america theme park it was parking or the loss of parking that was hat the heart, last obstacle. as one person put it, the roller coaster ride is almost over. >> reporter: the 49ers teaming up with gma made may be the turning point. the parners are paying $70 million to buy the great america theme park from a company that has been fighting the project over the loss of parking space. the legal hassles had some 49ers fans optimistic about the new deal. >> i think it's great. i will believe it when i see it. >> reporter: the head of the 49er booster club understands. >> has been discussion about is the team committed to moving forward and they said so. but i think the york family has give an clear signal they are committed. >> reporter: the 49ers issued a statement saying it will enhance great america theme park and the stadium. the team declined to discuss details till the sale is final. gma will continue to lease and operate great america theme park. part of the develop plan that could

rob erred handa got to the scene minutes after this happened. robert, what's goes on there now? >> it is a very confused situation as you can imagine. we are here in the willow glen neighborhood of san jose. there are still a lot of police action going on behind me. kind of understandable since, as tori mentioned, this occurred about an hour ago. giving the view from news chopper 2, police here tell me that the incident took place near the gas pumps closest to curtner avenue. this happened around 11:00. a man went up to a man who was still in his vehicle. his mazda vehicle at the pumps. the person came up and shot the man inside the car at basically point blank range and fled. the person who was shot was rushed to the hospital and, at this point, police tell me that they are still waiting for the condition of the person who was shot. the investigation continues here as well as the search for the person, and, again, the person's condition could mean the difference between whether this turns into a homicide case or not. police say, at this point, of course, they are still talking

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> two men entered not guilty pleas in san mateo. bryan hogan and sage wallawer are being charged. their trial is now set for the end of november. they found a prototype of an i phone and told it. >>> governor jerry brown administered the oath of office at the state capital today. lou reflected how his parents took a similar oath to defend the constitution just a few blocks away 30 years ago when they became american citizens. >> the commitment to our constitution is what blinds all of us as americans from one generation to the next. >> reporter: last year liu had been nominated to the appeals court. >>> the military is about to lift its ban on gays serving openly. but the legal battle over don't ask don't tell still rages on. -- the gay rights group log cabin republicans says because the ban could be reinstated the court should go on the record. the justice department argued the court should not make a ruling based on speculation. >>> a special place that offers the comforts of home and helps keep military families together in diffi

new at 6:00, robert handa join us from san jose where she went with whitman into the classrooms she's investing in. >> reporter: we're in san jose where you can see there can be a lot of challenges for children here. it's one reason why parents asked charter schools to set up here. and today the program got a big boost. >> reporter: meg whitman toured two schools today. the students come primarily from an area that historically has a high drop out rate. >> graduating from high school does not equal being ready for college. those are two very different things. >> meg whitman. >> reporter: today whitman made a contribution to help schools over the next 10 years. >> charter schools are showing they can change the trajectory. they can make a difference in the school's scores, in the college readiness. >> reporter: the academic support is huge. >> kids aren't left alone. high school is pretty challenging. >> reporter: summit has been some what reluctantly accepted by the east high union high school district. >> we lose resources to the charter schools that we authorize in our district but

robert handa has just ran out of that meeting, robert how many pot clubs will there be. >> reporter: right now the number set is 10. yet they will change that number if they find they can control that number with policing. they decided to limit the number of clubs in san jose to 10. now the other two major issues they needed to resolve here were the what was going to happen in terms of the permit application process. in terms of how people will apply for their business licenses. now at this point, they have decided to go ahead with the first come first serve basis. which is something that the pot club owners didn't like. they felt that was too archaic. but they will announce next month when they can place their application. and there were questions on whether pot clubs would be able to grow the marijuana plants on- site. and they said they were subject to raids. they can monitor how the marijuana is grown, where it goes and that it's sold legally. so for the three main points, they've decided to keep marijuana clubs in san jose, the number to 10. they will be required to grow their m

ktvu's robert handa is live with a silver lining there. >> reporter: that's right. it's not just solyndra workers reeling but fremont is looking for new companies to fill all this industrial space as the city rides this roller coaster. >> reporter: solyndra's sudden closure took city hall by surprise but officials dealt with this type of crisis before. two years ago the collapse of the a's baseball stadium, followed by the shut down of the auto plant that led to the layoff of 4700 workers. solyndra's closure mean as loss of property tax revenue and jobs. >> thousand employees right now and reaching out to the programs to try to get them resources they will need as well. >>> the city manager would like a program that offers job placement and counseling. >> deal with a client. >> reporter: it's not all bad news. city hall had been celebrating positive news from another company a commercial solar plannal company with orders stacked up. >> provides a nice high brid of talent, where you have manufacturing sal minutes and solar talent. >> recruiter showed up at solyndra t

ktvu's robert handa joins us live from one of the sections of the river. robert? >> reporter: it is a long winding river and there are many sections with trash everywhere. but it's also a hot spot that represents the problem and solution. >> reporter: the river runs from the mountains into neighborhoods through downtown san jose. some people weren't surprised to see it listed in the top five trash hop spots by save the bay. >> covered with plastic bags and papers, toilet paper. mat ruess. >> that put this on the list, long with mission creek. other mater ways are catching up. >> this is one of the creeks that is the trashiest around san francisco bay. >> reporter: during the clean up day, volunteers picked up 172-tons of waste. another source of waste? homeless encampments. he admits the homeless contribute. >> i have seen it get really bad. when the rains come, and this sting starts flooding, all kinds of stuff comes down. >> reporter: many cities now take the problem seriously. >> san jose passed the toughest plastic bag band in the state. goes into effect janua

. >>> ktvu's robert handa is in san jose ant tells us about the several key points that need to be resolve and when we can expect some decisions. robert. >> reporter: today is the day many medical american supporters have been waiting for to get a definite idea of where city hall is headed on this issue. the main reason today's vote is considered so crucial is that right now there are about 130 pot clubs in san jose that are considered legal under state law, illegal under federal law with san jose and other cities trying to figure out how to fit in. at the heart of san jose's debate are key points that need to be resolved. the proposal would limit the number of dispensaries in the city to 10. although 10 limits limits access to too many patients. the mayor and the chief of police want to stick to 10. some council members would like to see no clubs at all. >> if i had to choose i rather not see any. >> reporter: why is that? >> i just think that we're not prepared. i don't think that we're prepared to police it or to control it. >> what is happening is a giant mess. >> reporter: some pot cl

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 newsch. >>> the if aler established a no-fly zone -- the federal aviation administration established a no-fly zone when the president visits. a spokesman said three perils were intercepted during the president's stay. >>> on the ground of the visit, streets in downtown san jose were closed to traffic as president obama left the hotel. we counted 25 vehicles. including police cars and an ambulance heading to the town hall meeting we just showed you. the presidents finished his time boarding air force one. he took a moment to meet a family of a retired air force crew number. we continue our coverage on www.ktvu.com. for the latest on the president's visit, click on the news tab. >>> president obama isn't the only pop politician who tack part in the -- he was at facebook. at 5:30, rita williams was there, she will tell us what the group had to say. >>> gop presidential candidate michele bachmann campaigned in a more traditional format today. >> are you ready to take the country back? i am too. >> michele bachmann held a rally in iowa. she slammed the obama adm

but robert handa tells us why the park might not be popular enough to avoid a wipe out. >> reporter:d skateboard champion murphy loves the course. just one attraction at lake cunningham regional skate park in san jose. at 68,000 square feet the state's largest skate park. gus murphy enjoy what is billed as the world's largest pipe park. >> there's tons of really good people who come here. some people know about it but not a lot. >> reporter: for san jose that's the problem. the park's 40,000 paid admissions during the year isn't enough to pay staff after october 1st. >> everybody here is first aid cpr certified. any time a kid gets hurt we're first on the scene. >> reporter: the city's options shut down or privatize the park and leave it unsupervised. parents say they want supervision and so do their kids. >> we don't have to worry about anything getting stolen from our bag or anyone trying to harm us or anything like that. >> reporter: even though compared to other parks lake cunningham has some of the best features. the park does not sell -- the skate contest will be here september

but robert handa tells us why the park might not be popular enough to avoid a wipe out. >> reporter:skateboard champion murphy loves the course. just one attraction at lake cunningham regional skate park in san jose. at 68,000 square feet the state's largest skate park. gus murphy enjoy what is billed as the world's largest pipe park. >> there's tons of really good people who come here. some people know about it but not a lot. >> reporter: for san jose that's the problem. the park's 40,000 paid admissions during the year isn't enough to pay staff after october 1st. >> everybody here is first aid cpr certified. any time a kid gets hurt we're first on the scene. >> reporter: the city's options shut down or privatize the park and leave it unsupervised. parents say they want supervision and so do their kids. >> we don't have to worry about anything getting stolen from our bag or anyone trying to harm us or anything like that. >> reporter: even though compared to other parks lake cunningham has some of the best features. the park does not sell -- the skate contest will be here september 2

today's gilroy major told robert handa he has not heard yet whether the park's operation contract ist of the great america deal. >>> a former supervisor with the san francisco public utilities commission will be staying in jail. according to the da's office donny allen thomas supervised a group that stole more than $300,000 of taxpayer money. they allegedly wrote false invoices for personal items and ran their own personal business on county time. thomas faces three years in prison and must pay almost $1,770,000 in restitution. >>> tomorrow night the berkeley city council is expected to consider expanding it's opt out program to include at&t's yellow pages. residents have to go through at&t's website to opt out of their phone book. the city will call on at&t to honor opt out requests from their agencies. >>> the google wallet app was released to sprint users today. it lets nexus and android phone users make tap and go credit card purchases. at&t, verizon and team mobile have similar plans in the works which are expected to roll out sometime next year. >>> and what a nice day we had t

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news >>> we continue our coverage of the story for you on our website. log on to ktvu.com to get information on how to donate to a bank account for the funeral expenses. you will find it there on web link. >>> san francisco police today announced the arrest of a 15- year-old boy in connection with the shooting death of a restaurant employee. 22-year-old gaspar bushtak was shot to death behind the hogs restaurant. investigators say it's likely that the shooter mistook him for a rival gang member. the suspect was already in juvenile custody on an unrelated case and has now been booked on charges including homicide. >>> san francisco district attorney george gascon today led a summit on stalking. the event was a training for police officers, child advocates. the summit also focuses on developing threats to children. >> they have been victim of cyber stalking. that's a growing problem and that's a problem that we need to come together as a communities and figure out a better way to deal with. >> reporter: four million americans are the victim of stalking eve

today's gilroy major told robert handa he has not heard yet whether the park's operation contract isreat america deal. >>> a former supervisor with the san francisco public utilities commission will be staying in jail. according to the da's office donny allen thomas supervised a group that stole more than $300,000 of taxpayer money. they allegedly wrote false invoices for personal items and ran their own personal business on county time. thomas faces three years in prison and must pay almost $1,770,000 in restitution. >>> tomorrow night the berkeley city council is expected to consider expanding it's opt out program to include at&t's yellow pages. residents have to go through at&t's website to opt out of their phone book. the city will call on at&t to honor opt out requests from their agencies. >>> the google wallet app was released to sprint users today. it lets nexus and android phone users make tap and go credit card purchases. at&t, verizon and team mobile have similar plans in the works which are expected to roll out sometime next year. >>> and what a nice day we had today. a lo

robert handa is here now with dramatic information about what happened, robert. >> reporter: well, we're at the plant shopping center in south san jose, it was right here where we're standing at this parking lot that police say the suspect in this case carjacked the vehicle after two shooting i incidents and a brazen escape. workers reported a customer at one of the pumps had been shot. this is a picture of the suspect. police say the stocky latino male wearing a white shirt and texas rangers cap sped off. >> that's a shot, it's really surprising, it's scary. my coworkers, i just got done calling them and they're all shaken up. >> reporter: the suspect drove in this this sports nissan. police say at least one shot was fired, and the toyota driver is still missing sense the carjacking. >> we don't know if anybody was hit. if it had been a warning shot, an accidental discharge. at this point we are treating it as the worse possible scenario which is that the victim in this case which is still unaccounted for was taken with the suspect. >> reporter: again police are asking the public to loo

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> our coverage continues on www.ktvu.com. you can learn more, click on the obama visit tab. >>> president obama had republican company today. they were also doing some social networking. >> get all the junk, loopholes out to lower tax rates, stop picking winners and losers and get us to a system -- >> they all took questions at facebook -- headquarters. >>> the majority of californians agree the job situation is bleak. a poll finds 80% of californians say the unemployment situation is serious. 17% say somewhat serious. and most don't expect things to improve during the next 12 months. >>> parents, teachers and students fought to save shannon elementary school but it may not be enough. ktvu's jade hernandez is live at the offices where w why they are future is uncertain. >> reporter: today the state department of education tells us more cuts will hurt the struggling school district. and shannon elementary within that school district can't endure one more blow. >> reporter: shannon elementary school has 300 students. it struggl

robert handa, channel 2 news. >> you can get updates on the closure by looking on the home page at ktvu.com. . >>> we continue to follow developing news. a live look of what's happening on 6th and market. not too far from the pow ell street station. protestors were in the streets briefly but as we can see, it looks like just about everyone is there on the sidewalk. we see a lot of people talking. you hear shouting in the background. this has been going on about 2 hours. they are upset with the agency and keep up these monday evening protests until bart police give in to some of their other demands. the main concern here is traffic. the sidewalk is very busy but the streets appear to be clear. we did see protestors going out a few minutes ago. that still could be the case. we'll stay on top of this with a full update on 10:00 news. . >>> producer is recalling 185,000 pounds of ground turkey because of salmonella concerns. now, a test sample from the same plant where that turkey was processed has tested positive. you can find a link to the products being recalled by going to our web page. . >

live in santa cruz, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the fire broke out at the top of the cajon on i15 just about 1:00 p.m. this afternoon and it is rapidly burning into the san bernardino national forest. the fire has already burned more than 8,000 acres. people who live in the oak hills area are being told to leave. only one northbound lane is shutdown, i15 is a popular route between los angeles and las vegas. >>> and temperatures in southern california have been very warm and adding to this fire difficulty. temperatures down there have been in the upper 90s and low 100s. for us we had near 100s out at the livermore valley. all of our friends here at the avenue are noted here. this is typical of what we've been seeing this summer. 600,000 people live around that area. maybe 500,000 but they are in the fog right now and they're wearing their puffy jackets on a night where people in livermore are wearing flip- flops and t-shirts and people are swimming at the beach. it'll be bits of sunshine at the coast like we saw today. then the fog comes back in. so everybody in the avenues

ktvu's robert handa is live now where the suspect was last scene with the surveillance photo of that man police are looking for, robert. >> reporter: well there is still an all out search for this person going on. police say the man has not been seen since he car carjacked a vehicle here in this parking lot. this afternoon police investigators collected evidence including fingerprints from this stolen black nissan z sports car. the vehicle police say the suspect drove into this chevron gas station at curtner and lincoln avenue and at point- blank range shot a man pumping gas into his mazda video. this surveillance camera shows a stocky latino man wearing a white t-shirt and texas rangers cap. >> it's scary, my coworkers inside i just got done calling them and they are all shaken up. >> reporter: the suspect abandoned the black z and hijacked the camera a mile away. police say a shot was fired and the toyota driver is missing. >> so we're doing everything we possibly can to locate this individual and equally important locate and do a welfare check on the victim. >>> i just got off the

robert handa is in the santa cruz mountains tonight and takes a look at how calfire is preparing.robert-- >> reporter: for calfire the end of summer is one of the most dangerous times of the year. fire conditions are at a peak and it's still getting hotter. for fire crews labor day is the start of a critical phase of fire season. today calfire is clearing out pike road deep in the santa cruz mountains to create better fire evacuation routs. >> there's not a fast we to get down or up. it take as very long time. >> in a case of a fire -- >> it wouldn't be safe, it would be very hazardous with all the cars. >> reporter: we're toward the end of fire season yet everything is reaching it's critical conditions right now. everything is dried out. >> reporter: today firefighters practiced creating vents in roofs to reduce heat in roofs and burning buildings. budget cuts reduced engine crews from four firefighters to three. >> we have to know and be proficient at so many things in our lives that if we let it slide it can cause injury or death. >>> calfire points out september and october ha

new at six, robert handa has more information on the opposition regarding the plan. >> reporter: and many say the pot clubs including the one behind me, they are interested in the study. pot clubs are big business. the city bases regulations on the belief that pot clubs attract crime. this small, clean home on meridian avenue in san jose doesn't attract much attention now. but in december, they raided it. >> there was not a crowd of people here, it was just a car here, a car there. >> reporter: a corporation study of 600 los angeles pot clubs shows the clubs were not crime magnets, and neighborhood crime including breaking and entering, and assaults jumped dramatically after clubs and security measures went away. the study covered crime statistics 10 days before and after closure. some san jose workers say it will affect them. >> i think there is evidence to show that the places don't increase crime, and in fact can be a positive impact on the community. >> reporter: but the study comes as police investigate a shooting outside a vallejo pot club and after san jose police raided the t

robert handa was standing really right here in santa cruz and that's where they're getting hit the hardest. what makes it dangerous is the lows out there, the lows will go 10, 15 minutes and then it'll be flat like a lake. and then you get a big swell. it's coming down but it's still dangerous on south facing beaches. 83 right new in santa rosa. away from the water where there's no fog, nearly 100 in fairfield today. livermore got close to 100. right now it's 86. it's hot in the valley. this heat remains right through the weekend with a little more cooling at the coast and a little more cooling into sunday. for the most part it's going to be a very, very nice weekend. the fog way back up against the coast. that's how it's going to be all weekend. partly cloudy, partly sunny out at the beach. the weekend then looks like it's going to be warm inland, cool at the coast and you'll find plenty of heat if you go well inland. there's the fog right along the coast. some of it dense. if you're going to the beaches tomorrow, be aware. big lows and big sets. i'll see you back here. we're going to tal

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> authorities locked down bishop Ádowd high school and barack obamaacademy late today while they searched for a man believed to be involved in a homicide. the search was around the he can, west of 580. officers found the man hiding. and they took him into custody. he is a suspect in a homicide. >>> the human suspected of killing nursing student michelle le wasn't well enough to apeer in court. medical conditions related to giselle esteban preggency prevented her from leaving her jail cell today. prosecutors believe giselle esteban killed michelle le in a fit of jealousy. she is expected to enter a plea on october 24. >>> ktvu's david stevenson is live at at&t park, the giants had a record breaking year. >> reporter: the game ended an hour ago but you could till see the fans outside the park to say good-bye to the san francisco giants. fans and players told us they are proud of the records the team broke this season. >> reporter: for fans and workers and the giants it was a bittersweet end to the season. >> see you next year. >> go giants. >> evidence

the mother of a 6-year-old girl hit and killed by a car in palo alto talked to robert handa today about seeking relief and justice and why this sunday is going to be especially difficult. >> reporter: family and friends of the zamora family plan to gather to remember the birthday of little ziereli. she was hit in a crosswalk on bay street. her mother guadalupe told me she could not have made it without the all the emotional support. >> i'm very sad, very unhappy. my daughter is not here with us no more. i really appreciate everybody coming out to me to reach me and may god bless everybody. >> reporter: but guadalupe is also angry about what happened. she say it is driver 49-year- old felica parker a local teacher never slowed down. and guadalupe is upset that police released parker so quickly. she says she has hired a lawyer and planning to sue the city if as she puts it there is no justice. >> i want there to be justice because that was my daughter and i don't want this to happen the to any other family. she's in a better place. but i would love to have justice because that was a littl

robert handa was able to hear her first remarks. >> reporter: insider are speculating whether hp would dump hep epitecker and today it happened. after hearing meg whitman, she certainly believes she's the right person for the job. silican valley got a chance to see meg whitman, meet, greet and charm people on tuesday when she came to make a donation to schools. we listened in on the conference call today with creative strategies president as whitman said she was honored to move up from the hp board to the head of the company. one of her first goals is to connect with employees saying we may not keep everyone but i think we will keep the vast majority of people who want to believe we can restore hp to its proper position in silican valley and in technology. >> i think the hp rank in file will actually get behind her. she's a very good communicator. >> reporter: whitman plans to clear up confusion. she says we have to say what we're going to do, we have to mean it and we have to deliver the results. >> it's going to be delivering products that are innovative, that customers want. as a re

so, again the fire danger you saw robert handa's story. it's not a slam dunk. we're going to see thunderstorms. there's a chance. but this time of year any time you have a chance of a lightning strike it is scary. so we'll be watching for that. >>> continuing coverage on that b.a.r.t. protest going on as we speak in san francisco. live pictures, the powell station has been closed. it's a story that continues to develop. more coming up at 6:00. >>> a tv titan joining forces with a huge bay area technology company. >> i don't want to say, gee can i come to facebook. >>> our crews are fanned out to bring you the very latest. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> the faa released new tapes today of the planes hijacked on 9/11. >> reporter: american airlines flight 11 took off from boston under sunny skies bound for los angeles. at first air traffic controllers had no idea of the tragedy to come. >> american 11 boston. >> reporter: but it soon became obvious that something was wrong. >> america 11 if you hear, acknowledge. >> reporter: the tapes then reveal a

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> students on and around uc berkeley campus are being given an extra warning about the police -- from police about crime in the area. there's been a number of sexual assaults and robberies in the campus in the past ten days. the latest was around 9:00 p.m. saturday night. a student was robbed by three men on chanting way. >> it's weird that it was so early in the evening and at 9:00 you think there's tons of people out and you think you're safe because there's so many people but turns out you're not. >> reporter: three men were arrested earlier this week on suspicion of misdemeanor sexual battery after women were groped on or near the campus. >>> some stunning revelations today about a san jose police officer. ktvu's janine de la vega talked to the san jose police chief about the criminal accusations made against the officer and why the officer was rehired after being fired before. janine. >> reporter: well sources here at the gilroy police department said they were kicked off about 44-year-old patrick derigo back in 2009. but it wasn't strong enough f

the mother of a 6-year-old girl hit and killed by a car in palo alto talked to robert handa today about seeking relief and justice and why this sunday is going to be especially difficult. >> reporter: family and friends of the zamora family plan to gather to remember the birthday of little ziereli. she was hit in a crosswalk on bay street. her mother guadalupe told me she could not have made it without the all the emotional support. >> i'm very sad, very unhappy. my daughter is not here with us no more. i really appreciate everybody coming out to me to reach me and may god bless everybody. >> reporter: but guadalupe is also angry about what happened. she say it is driver 49-year- old felica parker a local teacher never slowed down. and guadalupe is upset that police released parker so quickly. she says she has hired a lawyer and planning to sue the city if as she puts it there is no justice. >> i want there to be justice because that was my daughter and i don't want this to happen the to any other family. she's in a better place. but i would love to have justice because that was a littl

. >>> ktvu's robert handa joins us to show us how the 49ers are planning their stadium build. >> reporter: the 49ers are already giving potential luxury suite buyers a look at what's going to take the place of all this empty space. this is a model of the new 49er stadium set up at the tech mart building to show luxury suite patrons what they will get for their money. although the 49ers aren't discussing prices annually, we have learned that each costs up to a million dollars a year. >> it spans the length of the football field. >> reporter: the 49ers and consultants aren't worried about the stadium built although the stadium cost has gone up to $905 million. >> i think it's a done deal, it's happening. we're moving forward. we're going to meet with season ticketholders starting this january. >> reporter: gary robinson owner of magnum dry wall owner of a suite met with the builders. there are many funding sources including the naming of the stadium. >> the naming rights can be anything up to $700 million. so we're waiting for the naming rights to come in. >> reporter: at least robinson has

robert handa is there now. >> reporter: it's easy to see why there's so much congestion, highway 85, shopping centers and housing built around roads not designed for so much traffic. the long-awaited almaden improvement project is up and running. the federal funding in place, crews began the $8 million project that will among other things add exit lanes and turn lanes and widen roadways in an area that includes the almaden shopping center, oakridge mall and in all 185,000 vehicles drive through daily. >> it will take you a good 45 minutes to get through also. >> so is this good news about the construction? >> yes, because it's like a double-edged sword. >> the bad? for nine months on weekdays construction will go from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., resuming from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. then saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and sundays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and construction will now run into the holiday shopping season. >> it's too much, especially at christmastime and holidays. they've got to get traffic cops out to direct traffic and some of the shopping center areas didn't want to close exits which would have

>> i'm having help from ktvu's very own robert handa. >> oh, good. >> who called and said he's the south in fog, and so we're going to explore that. i know fog is not good for driving, especially if it's in an area where you can't -- one of those two-lane highways on the peninsula, so be careful out there. let's go out and look at interstate 880, overcast in oakland as well. you can see traffic it moving along slowly. the raiders play their home game here on sunday afternoon. make plans for that in the back of your head for slow traffic all day long at the coliseum because of that football game. let's move along and look at the commute westbound bay bridge, backed up for about a 15 to 20-minute delay before you make it on to the span. and of course nimitz freeway heading south is slow. very slow from hayward to fremont. look at highway 85. that's just terrible. slow traffic there, coming up from 87 all the way up to saratoga. move the maps up to concord and walnut creek. 680 backed up from 242 all the way down to result gear road. now let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. robert is corre