i-80 shutdown between davis and west sacramento. it is bumper-to-bumper traffic as highway patrol tells people to exit. some are pulled over to the sigh, i imagine with gas prices so high no one wants to needlessly fuel. it is unclear we the highway will be back open. bay area folks will be trying to get to lake tahoe later today. hopefully, it will be open by then. here live just before the yolo causeway, you can see this is where highway patrol, one of the exits highway patrol is trying to tell people to get off. all the police have now pore the us is expense description is that it is a young kay man in his 20s wearing a -- young caucasian man in his 20s wearing a long trench coat. for now it is a massive headache. nanette miranda, abc7 news. >>> amy hollyfield is live where it has been a nightmare for morning computers. >> reporter: downright dreamy out here now compared to what it was -- look at those cars they are finally moving this just happened a few minutes ago they opened all westbound lanes 45 minutes ago the back-up was

i want to move the maps up to sacramento, west sacramento. yolo causeway closed because of police activity here. so you can use alternate routes like highway 113 instead. these are live pictures of the original business that was involved in the shooting. and nearby the freeway is shut down. stay with ktvu. we have continuing coverage on both these things. bay bridge a little slower as you try to make your way across into san francisco because of what is happening on the san mateo bridge. busy morning here! now for the weekend weather, let's go to steve. >> thank you. on this friday warm for most, there's some fog dancing around by the coast and around the golden gate. but for everyone else it's sunny and warm. continue that on saturday. looks look the fog regroups sunday and a big cooling trend next week. but today and tomorrow warmest yet so far this season. >> thank you, steve. back to sacramento for an update on the situation on 80. here are live pictures of once again from newschopper over the business where the initial shots were fired t

i-80 shutdown between davis and west sacramento. it is bumper-to-bumper traffic as highway patrol tells people to exit. some are pulled over to the sigh, i imagine with gas prices so high no one wants to needlessly fuel. it is unclear we the highway will be back open. bay area folks will be trying to get to lake tahoe later today. hopefully, it will be open by then. here live just before the yolo causeway, you can see this is where highway patrol, one of the exits highway patrol is trying to tell people to get off. all the police have now pore the us is expense description is that it is a young kay man in his 20s wearing a -- young caucasian man in his 20s wearing a long trench coat. for now it is a massive headache. nanette miranda, abc7 news. >>> amy hollyfield is live where it has been a nightmare for morning computers. >> reporter: downright dreamy out here now compared to what it was -- look at those cars they are finally moving this just happened a few minutes ago they opened all westbound lanes 45 minutes ago the back-up was

. >> reporter: an all-out manhunt underway for a suspected gunman who shot a repair shop in west sacramento. because of this all-out manhunt look behind me parts of i-80 including the yolo causeway is closed in both directions. at least one inintroducer was in the shop around 6:00 when three workers walked in. the workers called out and asked who's there? the suspect shot at them they were able to take cover and escape the building shortly after a carjacking took place it is possible that the is same person at the shooting police pursued him, he even shot at police the suspect crashed and has fled on foot

it all began around 6 this morning the officers to the shooting of a west sacramento repair shop thepected gunman shot from there the suspect on a rampage officers say that they crashed a stolen truck into a free media he that is gave them a tractor investigators say that he be some of the mentally second struck to the west sacramento apartments and after exchanging gunfire police confirmed that the man had been shot and killed. no word yet on his identity. thought a series of crashes at the same as a bridge in both directions. what a big rig crashed into a pickup truck in the westbound lanes a short time later driving eastbound he smashed into the back of a patrol car passing it into the back of a fire truck nobody was seriously hurt but traffic was a total mess. all lanes on the bridge reopened around 10:00 a.m.. he learned late today that a famous bay area restaurant is getting its second chance. here's a look at sambos and hold the wall in washington street in sentences as chinatown it's been open for more than a hundred years it's usually pretty crowded but not like this. he led

when police responded to reports of a shooting at a west sacramento machine rep repair shop. that is where they say the gunman shot and employees and still a car. they say he later crashed the car into the center divider on a and fled on foot sometime later she found a man birdwatching hit over the head is still his truck. somebody had and had so my track. >>> so we know what he was hit with. >>> we don't know. we know what he was hit with. >>> investigators say they later found a suspect knew historic stolen truck the surprise disclosure of 83 and three parking lot in both directions for hours. >>> today's bay area had line is distracted riding as large lead debate for a series of questions they closed the san mateo bridge in both directions this started as a o'clock this morning in the westbound lanes a big rig crashed into a pickup truck minutes later apparently rubberneckers smashed into the back of a chp, the bridge across a parking lot in the morning commute it was until time clock all lanes finally reopened. >>> today sonoma county sheriff's resume their search for mis

when officers responded to reports of shots being fired at the trucking business in west sacramento. the suspect was reportedly trying to rob the business but was surprised by employees showing up for work. he is described as a white man in his 20s wearing a long trench coat. there is no word yet on when interstate 80 will re-open. right now police are checking out another pickup truck stolen in the sacramento area, they say the suspect hit a man over the head and then took the truck. now these are live pictures right now from sacramento from kcra, our sister station there, there looks like a residential area with police cars there so we are not sure what the activity is but we will continue to follow it and as we get more we will bring it to you. >>> there are alternatives though if you want to try to get around the closure on interstate 80 in yellow county. but they are likely crowded as well. in vacaville take interstate 505 north to i-5 then head south again to sacramento, in davis take highway 113 north to i-5 and in the east bay take 580 east to 205, connect with i- 5 in stockt

. >> alan: the west sacramento police rye leased the name and picture of a carjacking suspect shot to death after a standoff. police believe jimmy lee graves high jeakd three cars yes, fired on police and barricaded himself in his parent. officers watched graves pound a hole in his apartment wall and stick his head out. and then a witness saw him start a fire in his apartment. police officers shot graves to death after he refused to put down his guns guns and surrende. >> ama: a search for a missing morgan hillen has ended without a sign of sierra lamar. today trained k-9s assisted in the search year we want to check here. out. >> ama: specialized search and rescue teams focused on remote areas. the santa clara sheriff's department says they looked there before but the goal today was to be more tour roy. >> alan: in santa cruz the department is using an algorithm to predict crime before it happens. the program generates ten hot spot maps each day, letting officers know when and where a crime is likely to occur. >> people tend to burglarize the same area more than once. even during the

sacramento's shut down on a 80. the best way is sedate way 113 and i west.lot lookit conditions right outside the door is beginning to get warmer. and 69 in napa. upper 60s for most of our north bay location. 62 is that downtown to of the system. the rest of today looks like we will pick up some 80 is. and half looks to be 86 degrees later on. san mt. tam 74. if he think today is a point to be hot just wait until tomorrow. saturday will be the warmest day of the week. the core along the coastline but warmer and land. that afternoon highs some are wealthy in the mid to high eighties. and there's the potential for some nineties. in los like as we check out the around a forecast we can see that the warm weather is was with us for the weekend but there'll be a cool down at the beginning of the next work week. we do have some potential for wet weather as we move into next thursday. >>mark: george zimmerman had bail set for hundred the thousand dollars by the judge. if he doesn't post bail he will have a set of roles. he will not be released today until they work

it started with a shooting at a west sacramento repair shop >> it was certainly a spectacular series of crimes that led us here to this point. it is all ending here at the apartments and it ended on a balcony just about 50 ft. down from the one you're looking at. we will take you to video of what we shot the night around dusk when the sheriff was let out here on a tip that the suspect could be hiding out at the apartment complex. they say they saw him and he saw the cops as well so he ran into the unit and they say at that point he busted a hole through the side and stuck his head out and then went back in and the next thing the share saw was smoke and fire and the apartment engulfed. he had out to the balcony and they say he was barricading himself on the balcony fortifying himself with furniture. they said they feared the fire would spread and they opened fire. >> there were about 15 gunshots within about three seconds or four seconds and helicopters going around >> >> right now the deputies are expected to be out here for several more hours. at this point there are still no more w

when police say the gunman opened fire at commercial trucking business in west sacramento then crashed a stolen car during a police chase. man took off running into a field. reporter barn hard filed this report short time ago. >> suspect believed to have car jacked 2 cars and led police on chase has been shot and killed by sacramento county sheriff's deputies tonight. all happened or all culminated tonight at app complex that you see here in the distance here on ethan way. began washington fire actually here at the apartment complex. unclear how that fire may have started. before or during the fire witnesses report hearing gunshots. apparently those gunshots were fired at the suspect by sheriff s.w.a.t. team members. again suspect believed to have led police on a chase. carjack 2 cars including a tractor near the yellow cause way has been shot and killed tonight by sacramento county authorities. >> that's cornell barn art reporting from west sacramento short time ago. moment of silence tonight for the sailors who died racing near the farallons two weeks ago coincide with the kick off o

police say a man opened fire in west sacramento and police say the man took off after a chase, crashed the truck and then, ran from the crash. police are still searching for the suspect. >> santa clara county sheriff deputies what they are calling a resigned search for sierra lamar. she vanished after leaving home to catch a bus for school. the search will include people from several agencies and there is this area in the past and tomorrow, they will search on foot from 9:00 in the morning until sunset. >> san francisco police hope that a new set of sketches will help them capture a group of conartists targeting older women in the chinese community. and and it came after the women told victims they had bad luck unless valuables were purified. they apreched older women walking alone. others bought a jade bracelet and paid between 2,000s skpdz $15,000 for it. police say it's worth about so. >> and california job recovery suffered a set back. the city economic development department says the rate rose to 11% in march, up a ternth of a percent. and there is 20,000 more people looking for w

. >>> developing news out of west sacramento tonight where authorities skia carjacking suspect has been shot and killed. it begin around 6:00 a.m. when officers were fired at while chasing a white pickup truck. the driver ran away. it's believed to have hot wired a tractor and then drove to it another carjacking. officers spotted the suspect running into an upstairs building. as deputies started to talk to them. officers were able to rescue other residents. they shot the suspect. >> remembering the lives lost in last night's yachting crash. the load speed chase will be retrieved from the farallon islands early next week. they paid tribute before setting out on a race. sergio has the story live. >> reporter: it has been a somber week for the yachting community in the bay area since last week's accident that lost five members of the low speed chase. tonight it was an opportunity for boaters to get back onto the water and pay tribute to those that were lost who were doing what they love. >> the tiburon fire department shot water into the air. this is part of the moment of silence in the fi

. >>> in west sacramento a man wanted in a crime spree is dead after shootout with officers. authorities believe the unidentified man was responsible for a series of carjacks that led to the closure of a stretch of i-80. deputies spotted the suspect running into an upstairs apartment building. authorities say they shot and killed him after he set the apartment on fire and refused to show his hands. >> alan: in santa clara county a day-long search is underway to help find missing teenager sierra lamar. the 15-year-old cheerlead ervanished on he way to catch a school bus. specialized teams are focusing on remote areas between morgan hill and gilroy. the sheriff's department says they have looked there before but the goal of today's search is to be more thorough. meanwhile, sierra lamar posters will be posted on a b.a.r.t. train car. advising riders of the teen's disappearance. >> ama: the weather is making news today. lots of people enjoying the warm temperatures. beaches like this one in santa cruz were definitely crowded. for many, it wasn't just about fun. it was about celeb

. >>> developing news out of west sacramento tonight where authorities skia carjacking suspect has been shot and killed. it begin around 6:00 a.m. when officers were fired at while chasing a white pickup truck. the driver ran away. it's believed to have hot wired a tractor and then drove to it another carjacking. officers spotted the suspect running into an upstairs building. as deputies started to talk to them. officers were able to rescue other residents. they shot the suspect. >> remembering the lives lost in last night's yachting crash. the load speed chase will be retrieved from the farallon islands early next week. they paid tribute before setting out on a race. sergio has the story live. >> reporter: it has been a somber week for the yachting community in the bay area since last week's accident that lost five members of the low speed chase. tonight it was an opportunity for boaters to get back onto the water and pay tribute to those that were lost who were doing what they love. >> the tiburon fire department shot water into the air. this is part of the moment of silence in the fi

there are car jackings and a shooting led police to close the area west of sacramento. and this began when police say the gunman opened fire in a trucking business in west sacramento then crashed a stolen car during a chase. the suspect ran into a field and police closed down the freeway after the suspect began shooting at officers. >> the suspect did fire on officers and there are reports one officer may have returned fire. >> authorities reopened 8-80 but showing you just a moment ago they're searching for the suspect in nearby neighborhoods. you're looking at live pictures. this is as authorities continue to conduct a search. and the person who shot today on the freeway. >> a series of crashes here in the bay area ground traffic to a halt today. abc 7's amy hollyfield shows how a stalled car turned into major pile up autos robert cryinger's 1995 pickup truck caused two accidents and an incredible back up lasting the morning. the truck just quit on him at 6:00 this morning and he was driving westbound on the bridge. he try dried to do everything right. >> i turned on

this is in west sacramento, in between davis and west sacramento. are getting word the suspect may have car jacked a second vehicle and is again on the run. we will have more in 30 minutes during the 11:00 news cast. if you're headed this direction, you can get around it. mike inouye, there's hope if headed to the sierra. >> that's right. a lot of folks take 880 to sacramento. i-5 will take you to sacramento past the closure. now, the update for san mateo, a huge issue for the local commute. westbound moving. lanes reopened, all westbound lanes reopened 15 minutes ago. we're just now seeing this shot at the toll plaza start to move. the map shows you it is slow across the bridge from 880 across the span to foster city. that means a lot of traffic going to 101. watch,t on s on the east bay. >> thanks so much. >>> we will have a look at the forecast after the break. sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how

nick janes is following the story for us in west sacramento. >> police here confirm that the suspect in question hot wired pay tractor from somewhere in the a low causeway, there's a lot of farm land out there so you can imagine that there would be farm equipment out there. he took it and drove along county route 12784 per watcher probably never knew what was coming. all of a sudden he was hit. so part of the recent understand that there was such a delay between the incidents and the recording of it could have been that he may have been knocked unconscious or maybe he did not have cellphone reception. there are a lot of factors at work but we continue to receive updates. it has been wild because we're getting this to right as it is coming out. basically we hear on the scanner and please confirm what we can and then we bring it to you on the air. it is a quick turnaround and as soon as we have more we will bring >> if you are looking to avoid traffic gridlock we have alternate routes on cbssf.com. developing news out of san fransisco. within the hour a judge upheld the suspension of s

in west sacramento. the police say someone fired shots in an attempted robbery at an auto shop. now, the gunman evaded s.w.a.t. teams and carjacked a vehicle a block away. the officers caught up to the stolen vehicle and the man fired at them before crashing on interstate 80. a witness says the man had a gun and was desperately trying to escape. >> he was focusing on a car and then he would switch to the next lane if that car was not stopping and eventually all of the traffic slowed down on that sad to where he was able to run across and jump off to the other side. >> the police say the shooter got away. hot wired a tractor and eventually carjacked yet another vehicle that was later found abandoned in north sacramento. investigators were searching an apartment building in that area. the causeway reopened at 12:30 today. >>> within the next hour, an official search for a missing santa rosa teen is set to come to an end. investigators say at sunset tonight they plan to end their efforts to locate charlotte molinari. the 15-year-old was reportedly last seen on saturday leaving her

. >>> young soldier from west sacramento has been killed in afghanistan. specialist manuel vasquez ever. his death is under investigation. he has been in afghanistan since last august and scheduled to leave in june. >>> the secret service is investigating allegations of an aadvanced team of agent -- of an advanced team of agents. our sister station in seattle talked with people in el salvador that said van loads of secret service agents went to a strip club called lips. >> it's something they do everywhere they go. >> the contractor says some of the agents took women from the strip club back to their hotel rooms. >>> the house of representatives is expected to vote on a measure to prevent the interest rate on federal student loans from doubling on july 1st. president obama has appeared on three college campuses this week to call on congress to extend legislation that freezes the student loan rate at 3.4%. both democrats and republicans say they want to keep the rate where is they are. the two sides are at odds add how to finance the loan relief. >>> 4:49 i

suspected in a violent string of robberies, he stole a truck in morning after an attempted robbery in west sacramento. he was firing at officers chasing him when he crashed on interstate 80 west of sacramento. officers then shut down the yolo causeway for six hours between davis and sacramento but the gunman escaped. the long closure you see there caused a massive back up stranding hundreds of drivers and forcing thousands of others to take long detours. >> tried to wind our way back through the garden highway and got rerouted. took about an hour and 15 minutes. >> authorities say the gunman hot wired a tractor then car jacked another vehicle but in just the past 90 minnesotas it appears deputies may have got him. they say they exchanged gun fire with a man in a north sacramento apartment building that man was killed. however at this point authorities haven't confirmed whether he is in fact the suspect. >> a body found in sonoma late today appears to be that of a missing teen. the son nah county sheriff has been searching for the 15-year- old. a body of a young girl believed to be her was found by a

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my name is elizabeth jones, president of the west sacramento tennis association. i am standing here hoping to receive funding for the summer arts camp. i started the program last year in the summer of 2011, and it turned out to be a huge success. i founded the program, which was an out-of-pocket expense from a part-time job. i have made numerous attempts in try to obtain funding for the west side courts summer camp. it is just unfair that west side courts children are once again being left behind. there is enough funding that can be divided equally where west side courts can receive a portion of the proceeds. why can the children of west side courts receive equal treatment as the other developments? i understand some of the kids wanted to speak, but they are shy. thank you for listening. [applause] >> the residents of district 5 and district 1, this does that make your job any easier. they were eloquent, talked about the problems they see, where we think the minute should go. now it is time for you to answer back, right? you do not have much time, but that is okay

suspected in a violent string of robberies, he stole a truck in morning after an attempted robbery in west sacramento. he was firing at officers chasing him when he crashed on interstate 80 west of sacramento. officers then shut down the yolo causeway for six hours between davis and sacramento but the gunman escaped. the long closure you see there caused a massive back up stranding hundreds of drivers and forcing thousands of others to take long detours. >> tried to wind our way back through the garden highway and got rerouted. took about an hour and 15 minutes. >> authorities say the gunman hot wired a tractor then car jacked another vehicle but in just the past 90 minnesotas it appears deputies may have got him. they say they exchanged gun fire with a man in a north sacramento apartment building that man was killed. however at this point authorities haven't confirmed whether he is in fact the suspect. >> a body found in sonoma late today appears to be that of a missing teen. the son nah county sheriff has been searching for the 15-year- old. a body of a young girl believed to be her was found by a

when officers responded to reports of a shooting at west sacramento machine repair shop.where they say an a man shot at employees and carjacked a car. >> ending a nearly a hour search for a possible second suspect in the attempted robbery and assault crime spree that shut down the yolo causeway for much of the morning and afternoon. >> it

team members are combing a stretch of the interstate between the cities of davis and west sacramento. the man is suspected of opening fire at a commercial trucking business, and then carjacking a vehicle just after 6:00 this morning. he crashed that car on the freeway, while police were in pursuit. officers say he fired shots at them before crashing, and then he ran away on foot from the scene. dozens of law enforcement officers are searching for him at this hour. the freeway has been shut down since that search began earlier this morning. for more on how this is impacting people headed that way from the bay area, we bring in nbc traffic reporter mikie noway. >> folks heading to sacramento, a total of seven separate agencies involved. here you see, as chp shuts down interstate 80, sometimes feels like this, completely is like this, stopped from davis into sacramento, or vice versa. let me show you the maps. folks often take interstate 80 through sacramento to get to tahoe. here closer to the bay interstate 80 is the east shore freeway. instead of going north or east, do this, go out t

this is in the west sacramento area. >>> good morning.trend today inq factç tomorrow we could see azv few records shattered especially in the south bay. >>> the news continues with "good morning america." we'll have lower update for you on the san mateo bridge and on i-80 coming up in [ cheers and applause ] >>> look at the wave and the crowd out there in times square. they're having so much fun this morning. we are having so much fun, because it is friday. that means the hottest deejay couple in the universe. >> it's like a bo-fer. >> dueling deejays. >> they're collaborating, cooperate cooperating, that is all good for us. thank you, guys. >> thank you, director. >> lara, you guys had a lot of fun. >>> let's talk about "murphy brown." >> great assignment. >> it was. you know, they were genuinely happy to be together again. and that's -- you wonder, spending all this time, for so many years, making this tv magic. but they were wonderful. >> i love the stories behind the scenes. how many takes it took to get them through the scenes. >> ye

this started yesterday and west sacramento. carjacking accounts and even a farm equipment was hot wired. >> a city official is stepping down because of personal problems. >>isabel: these sunshine and traffic both increasing >>marty: welcome back. the suspended sure for will remain suspended. heat had filed a motion to have this suspension lifted after his domestic f violence case. mirkarimi . >> this is the series of personal problems on our own chemical dependency. she claimed that she was physically assaulted in a new york hotel room. that catapulted her into the limelight and she said in an e-mail that her husband had given her drugs. she is now on focused on raising her children. >>isabel: ping was a receptionist at the oikos university. 58th the suspected shooter, a former student is still awaiting sentencing. he shooter one goh, >> the latest from the zimmerman trayvon martin case. ♪ >>isabel: 9:13 a beautiful day. looking at the farmers' market. >> what a gorgeous day. here to tell us all about it. >>janu: the next time

has been a crazy day with interstate 80 shut down for more than five hours between davis and west sacramento creating that huge traffic back up. at this hour, authorities still as matt mentioned have not been able to find the gunman and they are actively looking for him. this is a live picture now from news chopper up in sacramento: you can see there's lots of police still searching this area. it is the arden arcade area. this search now has been going on since about 6:00 this morning when all of this first happened. if you want to get the latest information on traffic through that area, and the search for the gunman we are constantly updating our website. go to ktvu.com. >>> back here in the bay area traffic back to normal right now along the san mateo bridge after a pair of accidents there held up drivers on their friday morning commute. as you can see here, all lanes are back open in both directions and traffic is moving smoothly now. this wasn't the case this morning after two chain reaction crashes turned the bridge as you see from these live pictures into more of a parking lot. coming

. >>> a young soldier from west sacramento has been killed in afghanistan. manuel vasquez was 22 years old. his body was found in a guard tower and his death is now under investigation. vasquez had been in afghanistan since last august. >>> friends and neighbors are remembering an oakland had had victim. 42-year-old joselito was shot yesterday. that's near the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station. police say he was on his way home when he was killed. neighbor describe anabel as a family man who never got involved in any activity that went on in the neighborhood. >> i was shocked. i heard somebody had got, whatever happened around the corner but i never would have thaeugt -- thought it would have been him. >> at this point no arrests have been made. >>> dozens of people turned out for a community meeting tonight at st. paul' paul's episcopal church. one item that came up with project seize fire and anti gun violence program. organizers pointed to its success in other cities and they think it could work in oakland. >>> on wall street, stocks moved higher for a third cons

. >>> a young soldier from west sacramento has been killed in afghanistan. manuel vasquez was 22 years old. his body was found in a guard tower and his death is now under investigation. vasquez had been in afghanistan since last august. >>> friends and neighbors are remembering an oakland had had victim. 42-year-old joselito was shot yesterday. that's near the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station. police say he was on his way home when he was killed. neighbor describe anabel as a family man who never got involved in any activity that went on in the neighborhood. >> i was shocked. i heard somebody had got, whatever happened around the corner but i never would have thaeugt -- thought it would have been him. >> at this point no arrests have been made. >>> dozens of people turned out for a community meeting tonight at st. paul' paul's episcopal church. one item that came up with project seize fire and anti gun violence program. organizers pointed to its success in other cities and they think it could work in oakland. >>> on wall street, stocks moved higher for a third cons

believe they have shot and killed the man suspected of carjacking several vehicles and who shot at west sacramentohe suspect barricaded himself inside a sacramento apartment building last night. he busted a hole in the side of his apartment, exchanged gunfire with law enforcement, and then set fire to his own place. that's when authorities say they decided to shoot him, giving firefighters safe access into the building. >> he just looked kind of crazed, like gone. >> flickering and the fire started to ignite i seen him lighting the fire. and then -- >> you watched him light a fire? >> i can see through the apartment. >> the sacramento county coroner is now trying to identify the suspect. authorities launched a massive manhunt for him closing the yolo causeway on interstate 80 yesterday after an attempted robbery. the gunman fled by hot wiring a tractor, carjacking three vehicles, and shooting at officers. that manhunt lasted nearly 14 hours. >>> it's distracted driving awareness month and police say a pair of accidents on the san mateo bridge is a good example of why you should watch the road. yes

grant lodes shows as today's events it started this morning with a botched burglary in west sacramento. employees at an automobile repair shops walked in on the seats at about 6:00 a.m.. the gunmen hijacked a white ford pickup truck. the suspect then fired at least in the pursuit ended with the getaway crashing into the center median just east of davis. bolling that right, just before 6:30 a.m., investigators said down highway 80, searching for the carjacker. while officers scoured the area, that was a major habit for drivers. sacramento air force officials say a lot of people missed their flights because of the traffic mess. just after 10:00 a.m. the the gunman carjack another truck. investigators believe the gunmen got away from a highway in the crash by actually how wiring a tractor. the brown ford pickup was stolen right near the california highway patrol academy, about an hour later at the officers tracked down a second truck to sacramento county. stolen vehicle near morris wrote off of highway 80. police have detained a man in the area with a second truck was found. we will keep

both directions of interstate 80 were shut down between davis and west sacramento as they search forday to stay home and enjoy the sunshine. we do have patchy fog towards the media coastline but that is about it. 62 in concord and 57 in oakland. by the afternoon, '70s and upper 80s in the,,,,,,,, ♪ >>> we are feeling very new york today. welcome back to "cbs this morning." new york city's tribeca film festival is going on right now. it began in 2002 as the defiant response to the 9/11 attacks. over the past ten years it showed more than -- listen to these numbers -- 1200 movies from 0 countries and generated $725 million in economic activity. >>> the festival was the brain child of two-time oscar winner robert de niro and his partner jane rosenthal. pleased to have you both here. welcome. >> good morning. >> has this turned out to be even more than you expected? >> when we first started, we didn't know what to expect. so we're very happy that it's done as well as it has. >> what pleases you most about it? >> the fact that, if it would be a part of the new york tradition and last for

chp stopped traffic on the stretch of i-80 west of sacramento. about 6:00 a.m. while they looked for an armed carjacker. he fired at police before hitting a median and then running off. the freeway closure stranded drivers traveling between sacramento and davis left baking in the stun while tactical squads searched with dogs and helicopter. many bay area residents heading to lake tahoe were stopped in their tracks. many passengers missed their flights at sacramento airport. >> about the same time, a traffic nightmare in the bay area. san mateo bridge was shut down in both directions. multiple problems. the first crash happened in a westbound lane of the bridge, 6:00 a.m. when a big rig hit a stalled pickup truck. that caused a gas leak which brought in the coast guard and the department of fish and game. about 45 minutes later, a driver in the east bound lane, distracted by the crash, ran into the back of a chp patrol car which hit a firetruck. look at the pictures here. a few hours of gridlock. traffic final leap got moving by 10:00 a.m. >>> are you feeling the

the chp stopped traffic on this stretch of i-80 just west of sacramento. if you didn't see this today, take a look at all this backup. this happened about 6:00 a.m. while they looked for an armed carjacker. they say he fired at police before hitting a median and then running off. it stranded drivers who were left baking in the hot sun while tactical squads searched the area with dogs and a helicopter. officials got reports many were stuck in traffic and missed their flights. >>> quite a distinction for one bay area county. we'll tell you the highest life expectancy for men in the entire country. >>> i'm scott budman. good news if you're looking for a job here and it's official. high-tech ipos are back and we haven't even gotten to facebook yet. >>> and you might call him the mosquito man. why this guy is allowing those annoying insects to bite him on purpose. >>> and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area water center. wall-to-wall sunshine today, a preview for saturday. and this warm weather may have you heading out to the beaches. we have a s

and in the west, it will be wet along i-5, from seattle to sacramento.cy in spots along i-80, from san fran to reno. >>> if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in salt lake city and in san francisco. >>> the jurors who will decide the fate of former senator john edwards will be chosen, beginning today. >> edwards is going on trial for allegedly misuses campaign funds to help hide his pregnant mistress during his run for president back in '08. if he's convicted, edwards could spend 30 years behind bars. but the former senator says he did not do anything wrong. >>> and 77-year-old mass murderer charles manson is all-but certain to die in prison. being denied bail for a 12th time. he and his followers were accused of killing nine people. the parole board said he made no effort to rehabilitate himself. he won't be eligible for parole again until he's 92. >>> a suspect wanted for reckless driving took police for a wild ride on the 101 in l.a. last night. police say when he came to a stop, he jumped out of the passenger side and started to shoot.

west-southwest winds 24 into fairfield. clouds will punch into delta, stockton, sacramento into the morning. low clouds will give us drizzle in some spots tomorrow morning. also moisture coming in from the west. this coupled with daytime who itting for some hilltop locations will bring in a slight chance of mountain thunder, certainly in the sierra, likely north of sonoma county as you get into the afternoon. heating around the hilltops. those already the areas we have to watch. you'll see clouds the next few days building over the hilltops around the bay area. san francisco and the coast, you're stuck in fog with drizzle. cooling temperatures as we go through monday and tuesday. that system which is offshore will swing through wednesday and thursday. that's the time we're going to see the widespread rain and temperatures dropping off more. storm morning clouds pushed inland by strong sea breeze with drizzle at times. watching some of these hilltops perhaps to see a stray shower or isolated thundershower along the coastal range next couple of afternoons. temperatures tonight like we'ree eing

out west, we've got a lot of wet weather. monterey, up into sacramento, heavier rain. interior mountain snows, cascades, we're talking about -- i should say the sierra, anywhere from 1 to maybe even 1 1/2 feet of snow before it's all over. >> good morning. we're waking up to plenty of sunshine and maybe just a few clouds. it is pretty breezy with winds 10 >>> and that's your latest weather. savannah? ♪ and i be taking care of business ♪ ♪ every day >>> al, thank you. now to "today's professionals," our panel of power players weighing in on the hot topics of the day. star jones is an attorney and author, donny deutsch is chairman of deutsche incorporated and dr. nancy snyderman is nbc's chief medical editor. good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> boy, we have a lot to talk about. let's start with the george zimmerman case. he's now been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of trayvon martin. star, our lawyer, i'll start with you. do you think the prosecutor got the charge right? was it an overcharge? >> i think that prosecutors like to charge as hi

gong took his idea to sacramento's crocker art museum, the oldest museum in the west, and pitched it to scott shields, chief curator. >> i went over and i saw what he was doing, and i thought, we have to show this piece. the first thing that really interested me in this piece was the sheer scale of it. the ambition behind it. it's a huge undertaking. >> reporter: it took a year to mold the soldiers and have them manufactured, somewhat ironically in china. today, the exhibit is housed in the ballroom of the crocker gallery, and it's a striking image and a bit of a puzzle. 200 warriors from the past and ten modern soldiers hidden among them with dilapidated nuclear missiles cradling new-born babies carried on high by entire troupe. >> i think it's about empire building, and it's about man's inhumanity to man, and i think that's all part of what he's trying to say is that, "look, you know 2,200 years have gone by and we haven't changed all that much, and we need to do better." >> reporter: gong's idea is that 800 years from now, archeologists will unearth his soldiers-- made from clay d