>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. this is a live look at the eastern span with no commuters as we enter the first full day of the bridge closuring. good morning at 4:00, we are coming on early to keep you what is happening with the traffic. thanks for joining us. >> we are about to begin the first rush hour commute without the bay bridge shut down last night to make way for the new eastern span. that means a morning of detours and big traffic headaches with live team coverage going with matt keller. matt? >> we have several trucks picking up loads and of course they will deliver those to the bay bridge as they continue their work this morning. after the bridge was closed last night a heavy stream of equipment moved in moments after. crews will tear up the old approach to the bridge and grinding away the old pavement to make way if a new path for the toll paths. on opening day this will be two miles worth of rail to guide you while the old bridge is standing. >> they will put up 10,000' of rail to help control the flow

that is the question. >> why is it significant that the "new york times" publisher felt the need to announce that "new york times" is not for sale? >> i have been wondering about that all day long. i have taken it at face value. there has been so much speculation based on nothing other than the sale of "the post " to make people wonder about whether the family could stay the course. i tend to believe that the "new york times" is not for sale because the company has worked to get rid of all the other assets. it had small, regional newspapers in florida and even one in california. now gotten rid of "the boston globe." the whole company is focused on publishing the "new york times." i tend to believe that it is not for sale, but the speculation that it could or should be is logical in light of what we have seen in the last few weeks. i guess he thought that the statement would silence speculation. but being an old-time journalist , we could rip off that and turn it into a bunch of new speculations. question.r last does this portend anything for the future of journalism, and the news industry in

the 22nd. autumnal equinox. >> 4:47. a new report out claims african-american boys are racially profiled by police in oakland. the oakland-based nonprofit the black organizing project analyzed police reports from 2006 to 2012. black boys made up 3/4 of all juvenile arrests in oakland though they make up less than a third of the city's under 18 population. the group will present its finding in a news conference with the aclu. also present the property tonight at 6:00 with the oakland unified school board. >>> closing arguments in the dirty dui trial of a former sheriff's deputy. on trial for conspiracy, wire fraud, extortion. he's accused of helping private investigator christopher butler arrange dirty dui arrests for the husbands of butler's clients. those arrests were intended for leverage in divorce cases. butler's already serving it's a-year prison sentence. >>> a controversial, new planned parenthood location up for debate in south san francisco tonight. city council will hear an appeal from the anti-abortion group. the co

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, a historic morning is underway. we will transition from the old bay bridge on the right in the dark to the long-awaited new eastern span lit up on the left of the screen. this shot is from the camera and you can see no commuters as we enter the first full day of the bridge closure. thanks positive joining us. >> we are keeping a close eye on the commute, the first since the bay bridge shut down. crews are working to get the new eastern span of the bridge ready. >> are you ready with an alternative means of getting to work? we have coverage at the tom toll. -- at the toll plaza. matt? >> the work is intense on the bay bridge. a steady stream of heavy equipment moved in moments after the bridge was closed. it is still here. crews are tearing up the old approach to the bridge and grinding away the old pavement to make way if a new path from the toll plaza. the new span will be connected to the oakland side and the island tunnel on the west side. on opening day there will be

>> here's the news. the ag, the attorney general of new york state, eric sneiderman, asked for a $5 million settlement over six months, but the organization refused saying we have a 98% approval rating from the students, not settling for $5 million. they said ag told the trump organization that, quote, the case -- his case was weak, and he's also, essentially, the trump organization is also saying that the attorney general told the trump team that trump, quote, is 5 billionaire, he's a rich man. he's a wealthy man, what is $5 million to him? he'll write the check because he doesn't want bad press, and the trump team says, quote, we don't respond to extortion or threats and this suit is a big mistake by the new york attorney general. what the suit says is as the housing market near the peak in 2005, he opened a for-profit school to teach students how to make money in real estate. ag is saying it was an unlicensed school, didn't provide mentorship as it advertised, african-american essentially, trump did n

it is been three years in the making of the new lighting for the bay bridge, the new span will be by 48, 000 led. you can see the road way will be bright and evenly lit for drivers. the lights are pointed in the direction of travel. it better i illuminates of the object in front of them and of act like the second head line lights and helping them see things better. >> what's not large is the power used to light up the road ways. the new system consumes 60% less energy than the old lights of the span of the bridge. >> this is a new technology, and that type of thing, these are actually led lighting and produce a whiter colored light as well as a much longer and have a much longer light of itself. >> cheaper and brighter and safer. that was the goal. >> one of the things we designed of the fixtures each led individually so we can sharply control the glare and particularly the glare for oncoming drivers that's looking from the lights that's pointing back at them from the opposite lane of traffic. >> reporter: when the bridge is open, going to be a nice experience for people crossing the

new information. he'll have his story live tonight on the 10:00 news. back out live here, you can see some of the grinding going on out there. again, they are grinding the old roadway. then they're gonna bring in the news new asphalt and put it down. that is the latest here. live in oakland, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and ktvu has continuing coverage of the bay bridge closure and its impact on traffic. sal will be back with another check on road conditions. plus, we'll tell you about the work going on right now to demolish the old span. and we're always here for you on ktvu.com. just look for our special section under hot topics. >>> we have some breaking news right now. a suspicious package found at san jose state. maureen, what can you tell us about what happened? >> reporter: i'm on the campus at san jose state university. shortly before 6, we heard a boom. we need to tell you that san jose's police bomb squad have responded here to the campus to investigate this suspicious package near tower hall and moore's auditorium. tower hall was evac

work continuing around the clock there. abc7 news reporter allen wong reports on the impact the bridge construction is having -- or bridge closure, i should say, is having on san francisco. >> usually friday night you can't get in anywhere. >> this couple said they live overlook the bridge and for the past two days the drone sign of traffic has been missing. >> you are used to it. but wake up this morning and felt we maybe lived out in napa or somewhere. >> yeah, so quiet. it was like the country. >> you heard the birds singing. >> but that silence is also the sound of money not making its way into the city. >> we usually stay business is he until 9:00. sometimes we have to tell people that we are closed because they keep coming in. as you see tonight, by 8:00 it's a crawl. >> the crawl won't last long. caltrans is expecting the bridge, with all it's noise, to reopen on time. >> there's a tremendous amount of excitement. everyone is feeling very confident, and we are on track. >> the new surface at the toll plaza is nearly finished a

is the time. new this morning there could be more violence today in egypt. the supporters are promising marchs nationwide. defieing the government's month long state of emergency. the government has authorized a use of deadly force targeting police and government constitutions. institutions. >>> in santa clara last night some egyptian americans held a candle lite vigil. one man said his brother-in-law is one of the hundreds killed. >> we were told he was shot yesterday by someone within the field hospital. we couldn't get ahold of him this morning when his id sr -- and people start to think this is an unclaimed body. >> many gathered at the vigil say they don't necessarily support the political position, but they do support their right of freedom of speech. >>> the sentencing hearing for army private bradley manning continues today. coming up at 4:43 the prestigious honor one marin county man says manning deserves for releasing documents to wikileaks. >>> accused serial killer joseph naso is scheduled

just click on "see it on tv." >> next on the abc7 saturday morning news, the opening of the new bay bridge span is on the horizon. we will look back at the colorful past of the old bay bridge where trains once ran on the lower deck. and the called cut tunnel, it's >> welcome back. the clock just struck 6:30 and we starting this half-hour with a quick look at the weather. here's meet he's large. >> good morning, katie. 56 degrees downtown san francisco with a bit of an airport delay around 50 minutes. here's a look at mt. tam right now. see the marine layer. it is over 1,000 feet deep. about 1200, 1400 feet deep. mainly cloudy skies around the bay with temperatures coolest in the north bay but as we head over toward peninsula, mid-50s there. 57 san jose. 53 in los gatos, the camera is shaking just a little bit. on shore flow is going to pick up throughout the afternoon today. that will allow for a bit of a stronger sea breeze and temperatures cooler. mid-and upper 60s around oakland and berkeley today, as well as castro valley. maybe a few degrees warmer there. along the coast half moon bay

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enwe want to start you off with the new bay bridge. crews have removed the old surface and repaved it. workers began painting new stripes on yesterday. the bridge is scheduled to reopen by 5:00. but it could be sooner if the work is done sooner. looking live, a beautiful view. a little fog over the top there. work continuing around the clock. ali long reports on the impact this closure is having on business in san francisco. >> reporter: this couple lives on top of the hill overlooking the bridge. >> you're used to it. woke up and thought we lived in napa or somewhere. >> it was so quiet. >> we heard a bird singing. >> reporter: that's also the sound of money not making its way into the city. >> we usually stay busy until 9:00. sometimes we have to tell people that we're closed. >> folks, sorry to have to scoot out of that story. we want to bring you live. the construction update from caltran. >> here's the construction update. construction continues on schedule. the progress has been good at the tunnel. all pave iing into and out of t

the good news. ional park famous for breathtaking scenery that attracted more than 4 million visitors last year remains untouched by the fire. >>: the park is safe. it isn't 800,000 a. so we're about and to 24,000 a.. there is a large part of the park that is still accessible. >>erica: does a good morning. as of right now the rim fire is at about 23 percent containment however we are expecting from cooler conditions today so hopefully that will help firefighters with their effort. because it is so complex, the fire is still massif. we will continue to monitor. as for our local weather we have a little bit of coastal fog right now. temperatures a little bit warmer to what we saw yesterday. if it's 63 degrees out the door in fairfield. as we follow these numbers into the afternoon, you will notice it will only be a touch cooler the getting close to the 90 degree mark. expect mild conditions and a range of '70s down the east bay shoreline. downtown's san francisco checking and 67 degrees in my later on

h the new law aimed at givingm a do- over. right back. "dancing" "dancing" you can call him a super fa, cameron hughes busted out h year of their own money for classroom supplies. that's according to this week' s jefferson award winner.. a n sharon chin reports is suppg teachers with some relief. kathleen montgomery offers county online at kpix dot- com. clk the logo at the top of the page, then "jefferson awardo find the email nomination f we'll be right back. here's a look at this mornis top stories:,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, construction on the new bay bridge is on schedule and 's expected to open on time. 'e looking at live pictures of work being done. roads are d but there's plenty of work e done over this labor day weekend. president obama continues to weigh a possible strike aga syria over a chemical weapo attack outside damascus. toy u-n inspectors left syria... carrying samples. those samples will soon be testedn europe. tomorrow on a special editif k-p-i-x 5 this morning. whae some of the lessons learnedm the new bay brid

the city has a new emergency ordinance. response to years of complaints about sonoma state university students, hold >>> a college party crackdown in rohnert park. the city has an orderrians in response to years of complaints about sonoma state university students holding loud parties. the complaints include noise, beer bottles, litter and vomit in yards and on cars. now any house that violates the ordinance will be banned from holding another party for 120 days. >> i just think it's a little overboard. actually a lot overboard. >> reporter: you like to party? >> uhm -- i like to have a good time. >> houses in violation also have to display a public nuisance notice or get a $100 fine. >>> high school students in solano county will be able to take free college courses. solano community college will open up classes to high school freshmen. they get both high school and college credit. these are hypotension students who may not have a family history of going to college. the program also covers the cost of books. >> that saves m

on monday to celebrate the new bridge. just go to ktvu.com for everything you need to know about the the bay bridge closure. we do have a special section dedicated to the project. just look under hot topics. >>> today as u.c. berkley students start the first day of the new exphesser, they're -- semester, they're being warned about a robbery on campus. a 20-year-old student was robbed monday night about 10:00 near the unit 2 housing complex on hey street. someone grabbed her from behind and snatched her phone as she was walking. the suspect is described as an african-american or latino teenager about 5'7", thin build and short mustache. >>> happening today, some bay area fast food workers are planning to walk off the job. at least three protests are planned in oakland this morning, part of a nationwide strike to form a union for fast food workers and to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. according to the bureau of labor and statistics, the average fast food worker makes about $8.68 an hour. many of them are working part-

, the long- awaited transition to the new bay bridge. ctions for the long holiday weekend. they intend to have the new eastern span ready to open no latter than tuesday morning. we have team coverage for you. tara moriarty is standing by watching the first phase of this giant project. christien kafton is showing us how b.a.r.t. is helping you get across the bay. sal, this is a busy commute. you've been busy all morning. >> it sure has been busy all morning, dave. i've been, too. we do have a look at some of the busy commutes. people now getting on the road, more people on the richmond bridge but when you drive through marin, the golden gate bige traffic is doing pretty well. as we move down the san mateo bridge has been the busiest commute of all heading down to it from hayward and then driving all the way across to foster city. we have slow traffic there as you drive through. it's been very slow. as you are driving to the san mateo bridge traffic is going to be busy as well from all of the other roads. b.a.r.t. has no delays and neither

if you can see the big tower supporting the new span. y different from driving on the lower deck. this offers a virtually all hon obstructed views. on the bay, oakland, and east bay hills. you can see the bike and the pedestrian lane to the right. >> this is the westbound driving. heading from the toll plaza in oakland towards san francisco. the current western span will take years to bring down, you do not see it here, but it will soon be there by september 3rd. the other big changes when you are approaching yerba buena island. there you will not have the s curve any more. it is a much smoother ride. with great views and heading in both directions. >> stay up-to-date on the very latest with the upcoming bay bridge closure with kron 4 news app. is new and improved. you can keep track of current traffic conditions and check out live shots. >> an alert from police this morning about imposters making their way into your home. oakland police say that the burglars are posing as a pg&e workers. the most recent victim was only 90 years old. he w

the other, born in 2005, survived. >>> a new south korean car is taken the term sub-cop tact to a newevel. it is called the arm dill a and looks like a high-tech golf cart. when you are ready to park the armadillo folds itself in half. the korea advanced institute of science and technology says the car is a potential solution for crowded cities. sounds good in san francisco. it is all sxlek can charge in ten minutes and has a range of about 60 miles. one drawback, top speed is just 37 miles an hour. >>> next on the abc 7 saturday morning news, the opening of the new bay bridge span is on the horizon. we are going to look back at the colorful past of the old bay bridge where trains once ran on the lower deck. >>> fresh peek inside the new tunnel. it is the bay area's other big >>> welcome back. we are just seconds away from 8:30. we are starting this half hour with a quick look at the weather. >> it is 59 degrees in san jose with clear conditions and airport delays have been listed at sfo. looking at low 60s, san ramon valley. a bit after bridge as you held out tortds the delta. cooler

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the maui bo watch the news. david price didn't know the bay bridge was closed so he was in for quite the ride when he left the team hotel in san francisco. he was head together oakland coliseum. he had a $202 cab ride that took an eternity before price arrived ready to take on the a's. he was not happy. parker hasn't walked since may 22nd. 16 straight starts and went seven innings. escobar with a single in the second. jennings makes it 1-0 rays. in the fifth and suzuki and welcome back to the maui boy. aloha. his first start at the coliseum and it gave him a 3-1 lead. the ray s who tie it at 3. cocoa crisp scores from second. texas loses to the a's. now two back of texas in the west. half a game up on the rays for the top wild card spot. the giants and d-backs and angel pagan. the giants needed him. scored the only run of the game. a sack fly and pagan deep to throw and 1-0 giants. tim lincecum on the mound and sandoval and that would have been a sure double. timmy goes six score less for his eighth victory. the

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. >> and so far, it's been smooth sailing for crews putting the finishing touches on the new span as we look live. caltrans says it's still on track to make that deadline come tuesday. good afternoon, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. we'll have more on the bay bridge progress in just a bit. but first, we're following developing news. >>> within the past few minutes, president obama called syria's use of chemical weapons, quote, a challenge to the world and a threat to national security. >> we cannot accept a world where women and children and innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale. this kind of attack threatens our national security interests by violating well-established international norms against the use of chemical weapons by further threatening friends and allies of ours in the region like israel and turkey and jordan, and it increases the risk that chemical weapons will be used in the future and fall into the hands of terrorist who is might use them against us. >> the president said he made no decision yet but he is considering limited and narrow action ag

you can always traffic your own traffic with the abc7 news exclusive app at google play or the app storend become an abc7 news wazer to navigate the roads. we have walnut creek available for you if we can look at that. we will have it coming up soon -- no, this you go, traffic is stacked up away from highway four. >> more on breaking news from a few minutes ago, a burglary attempt at tiffany store in walnut creek. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has arrived. amy, tell us the latest. >> check out this aggressive break why. they backed their truck into the front door. we are at tiffany's in walnut creek the broadway plaza shopping center, the officers just stepped in front of the jewelry case and you can see where the jewelry cases have been busted. police will not say whether the suspects got away with anything. we can see from here that it looks like they were able to get inside. i see some jewelry in the case but it looks like there is a necklace display that is empty but they have not said if anything is stolen. police will not say if they have made any arrests but we know that the c

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>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> developing news, firefighters battling the rim fire near yosemite national park make a little progress but it is still burning out of control. >> good morning, the fire has burned 150,000 acres since it began last week the right new it is only 15 percent contained. that is up from 7 percent. the fire is threatening 4,500 homes. there are evacuation orders in effect. berkeley beloveed tuolumne camp is destroyed. this is video only on abc7 news. the catch is destroyed by films. the tuolumne camp has existed for 90 years. >> in is what the camp looked like on friday before the fire swept through. guests evacuated before the fire hit. investigators say flammable materials helped feed the fire including tents. >> we are receiving reports of campers who have visited over the years. this was taken at berkeley tuolumne camp in 28 state. >> another picture from her, from 2007, showing a young child at the camp. >> if you have pictures or stories from previous trips to tuolumne camp send them to us. >> happening now the governor is

of the city of new york, the hispanic federation, citizens for new york city, transportation , and timees, wnyc warner cable. let's introduce the seven candidates. deldable all seo -- bill --sio, christine quinn [cheers and applause] john liu. sal. and anthony weiner. the candidates we each have one minute to respond to questions asked by the panel and they will be given the ability to respond if asked directly by an opponent. we will have cross examination where they will be able to ask one opponent a question. they whirl -- they will have a lightning round with brief questions and answers. they will also make closing statements of one minute each. with that in mind, let's begin. we start with one man well been manuel benitez. >> is a hospital nobody wants to own. they could take down the system .f hostels how are you planning on keeping it open? how will you pay for it? do you think it is a fiscally responsible position to have? >> they need long island college hospital. that is the closest emergency room by far for 75,000 people. we fought successfully to keep it open. in the last year

this is what the quake looked like on the kron 4 news graph. here is no reports of significant damage or injuries. you can see what it looked like when the quake shook. the earthquake was followed by several after shocks and new zealand is part of what's called the specific ring of fire. >>> two men sentenced today of the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl outside of richmond high school back in 2009. they're victim convicted of sexual charges. a statement from a victim's faty . >> justice has been served. the crime were committed were inhumane and should not have been alawed to happen. >> two other men have been convicted of the same attack and two other trial rs pending. the attack happened outside richmond high school during a homecoming dance. text message was robbed and sexually abused. >>> kron 4 news rob explains the concept which are known as common core. >> reporter: san jose's you know fie in hundreds more districts across california this year have joins 44 other states of the so-called common core standards. >> these are standards that a

he will drive across the new span when it opens. kpix 5 christin ayers is at the toll plaza side of the bridge tonight sw what is happening there. >> i was here about three hours ago when the bridge officially shut down. now, if you look other my shoulder, you can see this is a full-blown construction site and see the number of work trucks that has zoomed into this area the second the bridge cloedz. they are hard at work on a massive paving job. so far, bridge officials are saying so far so good. >> for only the fifth time in its history, the bay bridge shut down entirely. it took only minutes for a parade of construction crews and highway patrol, lights flashing, to take over the approach to the toll plaza. their first task, a massive paving project from the mcarthur to the bridge. >> they're going to move into position and start grinding up soum asphalt. >> crews will bring in 1,000 truckloads of new asphalt to create a whole new roadway. that will have to set for days before they can start striping, and while that's happening, a m

the report will be released at a news conference at one in the afternoon. you can watch that announcement live on our 24-7 bay area news channel on comcast 1-93. >> the opening of the new span of the bay bridge is a couple of weeks away. officials will close the bridge the night of august 28th. to transition the old span to the new one. the new span is set to open september third, the day after labor day. officials say the broken bolt problem will be fixed and the new bridge is safe for the public. the majority of the work is already done and what remains are the finishing touches. workers will be hanging some lights, do some painting and apply striping to the roadway. the biggest task for workers is tearing down the old connecting ramps and put the new ones put into place. >> a favorite family fun park is set to close down today. malibu grand prix in redwood city will close its doors permanently tonight at 8. after 35 years here in the bay area. that's where we find kron 4s mike pelton. a bit of nostalgia? >> reporter: absolutely, marty. and they have me ch

we are 18 days away from the 07ing of the new bay bridge. we will have continuing coverage and the big opening on september 3. >> new details this. on on the fire extinguisher problem discovered on boeing 787 jets. we told you on wednesday three jets were found with improperly wired fire extinguishers. today, being announced they determined one of the supplyers improperly wired the extinguishers and boeing added it is making sure that the problem doesn't happen again. >> in marin county the man accused of murdering four women decades ago will deliver closing arguments today, the 79-year-old joseph naso is representing himself and listened without expression on wednesday as the prosecution began the closing arguments. he is charged with murders of four prostitutes starting in the 19 70's. >> in egypt supporters of ousted president morsi are calling for a "friday anger" after clashes with the military that left hundreds dead. they started marching in the streets of cairo again and katie marzullo is in the newsroom. >> thousands of professors ar

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live in the news room, kpix five. >> the feds said it would not block the new state laws in colorado shington that let people smoke pot for whatever reason they want to. >>> and, we have the latest update on the big rim fire. last count, more than 199,000 acres have gone up in flames since the fire started august 17th. the fire is growing much slower than before. the rim fire is now the 6th largest fire in california's history. crews have it 32% contained. >>> one of the u.s. biggest allies will not be part of any military action in syria. the british parliament voted no to any british involvement. a big pr blow to president barack obama and highlights growing concern that the u.s. is rushing to judgment. the white house says there is evidence that the syrian government was behind last week's chemical attack against civilians but so far we have not seen any of that evidence. in san francisco tonight, dozens of protesters held yellow signs saying more u.s. military action in the arab world would be a mistake. >> i am devastating. i hate what is happening there. but i also hate what we

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what the governor is blaming on his wife, this news they broke late friday night, is the first news wece the scandal broke months ago that governor mcdonnell and his family had a personal financial stake in this company from which they took all those gifts. more than $140,000 in cash and a rolex watch and a bergdorf goodman shopping spree and lake side vacation home and the loan of a white ferrari and all the rest of it. potential prosecution of the governor hinges on whether those gifts and that cash he took from the company were essentially bribes, payment for official actions that bob mcdonnell then took as governor to benefit the company that was giving him all the lute. his wife traveled around the state and country touting the company's products. the governor and the first lady hosted a product launch event for the company at the virginia governor's mansion. the governor and the first lady arranged meetings for the company's ceo with top state health officials so he could lobby the state on how great his company's products are and how great they should be for the state and they s

can you download the abc7 news trab app to navigate the freeway. follow us on twitter for breaking news updates. >> from hayward, several people will get a rude awakening after a fire at their permit complex. our news reporter is on the scene with the damage. matt? >> firefighters put out the lat of the hotspots in the past 15 minutes but you can see the damage done by the flames, the carport melted, six cars were destroyed. this call came in at 3:15 with firefighters arriving and seeing flames 20' to 30' in the air and concerns it spread to the nearby homes. no homes were damaged. neighbors described to me what woke them up. >> people were pounding on the doors and as they pounded on the doors you do hear the tires exploding and that woke us up and popped out and you can see the major glow. it was scary. >> firefighters say they are investigating what caused this fire but you can see back out here the big mess it left behind and firefighters are still here and they are making sure they will have to clean up everything that is on the ground, the gro

roads are paveed, but the new bay bridge is far from finished. the work still ahead on this holiday weekend. and undoing the damage from an online photo or post. the move to let teens take back what they put on the internet. good evening, i'm juliette goodrich. >> and i'm ken bastida live. if you listen carefully, you can hear the jackhammers and m compressors. they are working to get this bridge open by tuesday morning. we got out here last night and saw something really, really interesting to us. something that we don't think has been photographed before. we shot it tonight. our photographer, brian, captured this photo of the tower. if you look closely, you can see a v that comes off of the lighting off the top of that tower. we call it the tower beams. as far as we know, the first time it has been photographed. we are learning all kinds of new things about this bridge every day we come out here. kristen ayers right now is at the toll plaza with a look ahead at knew things that will be happening in the next 24 hours. kristen. >> yeah, ken, just

new bike share program. en >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. time now 4:54. two suspected gang members are facing murder charges in union city. erika strouter and aaron redding were arrested. the shooting happened early sunday morning near the corner of 11th and d streets. 21-year-old daniel garcia sanchez and carlosst track da were both killed. police say more arrests could be made. >>> a new crime fighting plan for san jose police is causing controversy this morning. mayor chuck reid and councilman sam lacardo announced a plan to expand the police force by 200 officers. it would fill current vacancies and restore wages by at least 10%. the offer comes in the midst of a bitter standoff. >>> that new bike sharing program is available in five bay area cities. the program launched yesterday in san francisco, redwood city, palo alto, mountain view, and san jose. it allows people to buy a membership to use 700 bikes that are parked at 75 different stations. membership rates range from $88 to a daily pass. >> instead of having to do maintenance getting it stolen. >

coming up on the kron 4 morning news. s are posing as construction workers burglarizing homes in one bay area city we will there you where and how you can protect yourself. and the number of child refugees from war in syria have have hit record number. details coming up. and san diego mayor bob filner is expected to make an announcement this afternoon. we will tell you what it could possibly be. in syria, the number of children made refugees by the war is now past the 1- million mark. according to two u.n. refugee and children's agencies, some 740-thousand of those children are under the age of 11. the office for the u.n. high commissioner for refugees says even after the children escape syria, they're traumatized, depressed and are in need of a reason for hope. it could happen to almost anyone. thieves posing as construction workers, and in one case tree trimmers. in hayward, burglars managed to get inside an elderly woman's home. a story you'll only see on kron four. kron 4's philippe djegal reports. 89-year-old esther m

the new "dark knight" is revealed. too stoked about who is jumping into the batmobile. that man right there berkeley- born ben affleck will be "the dark knight" in the next superman sequel. it will pc d.c. comics most iconic characters together. it will open july 2015. superman will join batman. >>> j. crew is now selling this top for nearly $1,000. the blouse features more than 35,000 crystal sequins and beads and it's made by hand and takes three days to complete. >>> a new plastic surgery trend in south korea is creating a smile the joker could love. a photo of the smile lift procedure ended up on the reddit social network. it curls lips upwards leaving a permanent smile on the woman's face. >> wow. >> i don't know about that. >>> time now 6:39. a herd of mini horses arrives in the east bay. why they need new homes and how you get one. >> and it's an everyday struggle in every household, what to pack for lunch. the app that will make sure everyone is getting a well balanced diet coming up. >> and the market just open

crews are working to quickly to get the new span ready for drivers. this is look at the toll plaza where we would normally see commuter traffic but right now, no vehicles. >> the cars that would have been on the bay bridge use other briggs and traffic backed up on the san mateo bridge. >> good morning, we have team coverage of the bay bridge closures and, first, traffic reporter leyla gulen has the conditions on bay area roadways. >> as we look right now a picture of the san mateo bridge is very different from early this morning and now we are starting to see space between the cars in the westbound direction from hayward to foster city. it is going to take approximately 20 minutes or throws get the westbound direction toward the peninsula. we will go to our next live shot across the macarthur maze so if you are headed along i 80 westbound you can see the tail lights pushing to 580 busier than normal. another shot shows the golden gate bridge where we have folks making it in the other direction across the richmond-san rafael bridge and through marin cou

the data on new home sales is interesting. t certainly having an effect on the home builders all in the red. i want to end here on the itb. if you look at a two year chart it bottoms in 2011 and hits it's peak in may. 19, 20% since then. the impact it will have on the industry. >> let's head over to the nasdaq and check in with bertha. i assume you are still trading. it is technology. it is all systems go. >> and the nasdaq bouncing back today. but the real issue is microsoft. the surge on the back of that news. up nearly 7% for the week it is up 8.5%. look at the impact it has had on the nasdaq 100. up for the week. half of that point gain is coming to the outside. having that big of an impact. it is one of those things that investors will look at. that will be very important for the qqq's. the ndx index. >> thank you very much. the view there from the nasdaq. to end on this is probably the most important thing happening today. and this is niss major rally you have had in parts of the market. that pushed the yields on the 10 y

the 24 hour cable news battlefield. >> what's must al-jazeera do to win the fighting? we us and it with 10 ra potter, 5 former reporter for cbs news and cnn and now is head of a resource center foretelevision and news organizations and phillip seed, director of the center for public diplomacy and professor the is the international relations at the university of southern california. he is less author of a number of books including "al-jazeera english." welcome to both of you. debra potter, let me start with you, so what does al-jazeera america bring to the news landscape in this crip that is knot already here. >> they're aproamed mg to bring 14 sprmts, fresh news through the day and the evening that is sort of straight feared and hard hitting. they promise depth and they promise not the kind of thing that you see on some of the cable networks, lots of opinion and shout fests and so forth. that's what they say they will be delivering. >> and is that different from what exists in the land escape right now? we could argue about somewhat out there but how do you say what the

alliant >> >> coming up on the kron4 news at six! conclusions from a 3 month investigation on the tragic san mateo limo fire are out. one citation being given to the company that operated that limo. kron 4's j.r. stone is live in redwood city with the all new details. jr? >> that citation state's failure to operate safely and it's a $750 fine to the owners of the limousine service appeared >> the fire was an accident in nature and no one is to blame including the limousine driver and the limousine company. >> chp and the fire department says that a failure in the rear suspension since system caused a fire in the limousine appeared >> chp says that the limousine was working in proper condition throughout the day and this fire was an accident. >> the limousine driver was not on his cell falphone and did not cause the accident as it was reported earlier appeared >> michael keefe :13-:20 chp 1:03-1:10 kron 4 sits down with the man behind the wheel at the time of limousine fire. coming up new tonight on kron4 news at 8:00. we'll get his ta

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