leyla gulen? >> 45 bart trains are on time. ace train run and three are on time. good morning, everyone, we are starting off in san francisco where we have a sig-alert starting off as a stall that turned into an citizen, southbound 101 at the 80 split, we have heavy traffic, bumper to bumper on the central freeway and 80 approaching 101. this is going to be if place if a few more minutes. 680 from walnut creek to dublin is 15 minutes and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 52 minutes. highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains is 22 minutes to los gatos. >>> san francisco police are investigating another pedestrian accident. it happened on one of the busiest streets and our reporter is on van ness avenue. >>> it happened in the shadow of city hall where city lowers are very concerned about the issue of pedestrian safety. police say the driver of the car that hit the man did not have time to react and they say she did stop and she cooperated with the police and they do not think she

>> leyla, thank you very much. >>> 6:51.g you back to our breaking news, redwood city. >> yeah, this is burning at what we believe is the fmw machine shop there. a. you can see it is a four-alarmer, huge, completely out of control, blazing, at 894 douglas avenue at bay road. this was first reported just before 6:00 this morning, at this point, they are putting fire on it, but you can see, it looks to be completely burning, the entire roof and people can see it from 101, located not too far away, just south of woodside road. >> this might be unincorps rated redwood city, we are getting information that it could be from the sheriff's department there as you can see, this is a human structure machine shop on fire, a lot of the fuel take answer way already, because the fire was blazing so hot the main part of the building, but we have seep white smoke, more white smoke than black now, so, maybe firefighters making progress here, we have seen from the beginning of this, the priority keep it from spreading to other building >>> as

here's leyla. >> traffic neglible across the bay area. sure you check in with your schedule to get to where you need to be. now, we do have this, a report of a fender-bender over to the shoulder in san jose. the byrd avenue on-ramp to northbound 280, that's where you're going to find it but it's not blocking any lanes so won't hamper your commute. if you continue over towards cuperti cupertino, nothing but top speeds. here's a look at drive time traffic. 680 southbound from walnut creek to dublin, 14 minutes. 101 southbound. let's take a live look outside and it's going to be our drive coming right up to the maze. this is i-80 heading along in the westbound direction, the taillights making it up to 580. just a couple of extra taillights but everyone right now running at top speeds. kristen, eric. >> leyla, thank you. 6:53. >>> ahead, seven things to know before you go. >> the abc 7 morning news re >>> 6:54 as we get ready to hand things off for "good morning america" here are seven things to know. number one, despite yesterday's loss in t

leyla? >>> we are getting some updates on that gravel truck, possibly up to four dump trucks that are traveling on 680. wither still unclear of their exact location at this hour because they have been moving. they have been on the move. and they have been traveling into dublin, pleasanton, sip noel grade. looks like they are all dumping some type of gravel onto the roadways that's causing quite the mess on the freeways and for other drivers and cars. first, let's just talk about some construction this morning, eastbound side of highway 4, con charge loma to hill crest, a lane blocked, last until 6:00 this morning, west bound traffic out of antioch already starting to build, but looks clear through pittsburgh and that bay point. now, this is where we have an accident westbound side 580, south bound 680 connector, where we have that gravel that causes the solo vehicle spinout. more gravel dug out here, sip noel grade, into fremont quite possibly, but still trying to get clarification on this.

. >> leyla gulen? >> we have 48 bart trains on time and as we go back to san hand tremendous we have more chase on the accident involving a big rig which was trying to get on the southbound 880 freeway and it tipped over on the westbound marina boulevard onrank so we have that portion of the on-ramp shut down and we have an eastbound on-ramp to get to southbound 880 and traffic is going to have to be detoured. we still have an accident 580 at air boulevard a high-speed accident and we do not know if lanes are blocked but we have slowing approaching airway, westbound traffic is busy up to this area here. and the bay bridge toll plaza is looking busy and metering lights are not on, but, they could be shortly. eric and kristen? >> developing news: oakley 11-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself. he was pronounced dead at the seen. it is fought cheer how the boy got the gun and who owns it. police are not saying if the parents were home at time. our reporter will have a report in the fiscal

leyla gulen?as we take you to santa clara we have a report of an accident involving a pedestrian. this is at the intersection of the expressway with the fire department headed out there. it sounds like minor injuries are involved and not a major accident. hopefully everyone is okay. westbound 580, we have an accident first reported at vasco but one lane is still mced with delays. it will take 3 minutes from tracy to dublin so traffic is lighter and heavier on 101 season from san rafael to san francisco. eric and kristen? >>> breaking news from vallejo, firefighters are at the scene of a mobile home fire that threatened an apartment complex. amy hollyfield joins us and just arrived at the scene. >> this was a double-wide trailer and now it is gone, the fire will spread to the trees hype it and look next door, the home next to it also has severe damage. it is still standing but just barely. there were three people living inside the next door home and they get out okay with still pictures of the fire

leyla? >> 46 bart trains are on time and ace train 1 is on time. 548 and 551 are canceled today because of track repair that needs to be done so bus service is in play and takes folks between sacramento and jack london square if you take capital corridor the buses are available. today is amber alert aware if day since 2002, 265 children have been safely returned. it could not be done without your help. at the san jose area at alum rum, we have a four car crash. >> three new cars are adding to the urgency of the search of a serial arsonist with ten intentional fires in a few days. it is only a matter of time before someone is hurt. amy hollyfield has the latest in san jose. >>> good morning, i have an update from the last report. a fire truck pulled out of the station and we found out where they went we, the fire was happening at an area outside of a building and it was put out before it spread. too early to tell if it is the work of an arsonist but the firefighters have been busy and think t

leyla gulen? >> we have 47 bart trains on train. ace train number one is to minutes later and ace train three is eight minutes late due to other trains on the tracks. as we look at what is happening across the bay area, we have the altamont pass which is busy and i will tell you how long it take to traverse 580. the crash is cleared at scott creek road. in the east bay you can see how clear it is, from san leandro and to oakland land and the nimitz, not too bad but here is a look at your 580 drive, 45 minutes from tracy to dublin and 20 minutes on highway four from antioch to concord. >> we have developing news from belmont. police are trying to track down a missing autistic teen. the 16-year-old tyler sill -- simmons was last seem yesterday at a middle school campus and described as 6' tall weighing 140 pounds. he was wearing a gray zipup sweatshirt and black jeans and white shoes. police say tyler has the mental development of an eight-year-old and antisocial. amy hollyfield will have a report at 6:30. >> in the south bay police a

leyla?>> mike, following this dump truck that has been losing its gravel load in duplin, pleasanton, sunol. now, we are getting some sketchy details from chp as far as how that is actually affecting your drive as you continue a little bit farther down 680. so, if you are going to be traveling along 580 to 680ing you will find a solo vehicle spinout there, it did cause enough damage. continue through 680, find more travel, caltrans cleaning things up. san jose, 280, a quiet commute there, from highway 17. >> thank you very much. 4:55. >>> smoking may be worse for you than first thought. a study released by the surgeon fen finds half a million americans die each year from diseases, including die beat tease, colorectal canser and liver cancer all linked to smoking and it doesn't stop there. the report blames cigarettes for causing rheumatoid arthritis, vision troubles, even erectile dysfunction. this is the first study to state flat out that smoking causes these illnesses and it comes 50 years

leyla gulen? >> we have more choice on the situation with oil in the road way in berkeley and emeryville toward frontage street on the road on-ramp westbound 80 where we have ten feet of oil in the road. possibly they are going to have to shut down the rank so that you can clean things up. it could take a while. we are looking at a slow down that comes and goes up to the maze so watch out for that. as we look at our drive time traffic, tracy to dublin we are at 30 minutes and 680, southbound from dublin to mission boulevard south 15 minutes and from 101 to cupertino is six minutes. speaking of san jose, a look at 87 over to the tank you can see traffic is light and quiet and a couple minutes from highway 85. >> pizza hut is taking a new approach to get you in their doors. >> a bay area hospital is putting up a "for sale" but add some sauce, pepperoni and cheese and fold up the crescent dough and presto, tuesday night just became crescent pizza pocket-tastic pillsbury crescents. make dinner pop. he

leyla gulen? >> we take you to san bruno and we have report of a soily vehicle spinout on the off-ramp off of eastbound 380 complaining there is rain that could be an exaggeration because it doesn't seem there is any rain but it could be drizzle that caused the slick conditions and with the moisture, now, the oil that accumulated could cause slick conditions. be careful heading out. we have 43' trailer that is traveling along highway toward 17 and we have a possible big rig that is stuck. that could hamper the commute. details ahead. >>> we have breaking news from the south bay, firefighters responding right new to a warehouse fire in san jose. matt keller is on the scene with details. matt? >>> yes, this is the biggest fire i've seen in person that is not a wildfire. the warehouse is burning right now on 28 near julian street in san jose. this is probably two miles away from another second alarm fire burning if downtown san jose and you can see how huge the flames are. we are toll it is 80,000 sq

how are you, leyla? >> good, mike. good morning, everyone. muni will provide supplementary 30 route shuttle service between caltrain and yerba buena gardens due to the freedom ride that's heading from san jose to san francisco this morning. it will arrive in san francisco at 11:00 a.m. also expect to see some muni delays in and around san francisco because of the march that's going to be taking place just after. b.a.r.t. is going to start rolling at 6:00 this morning. muni also on a saturday schedule so check with your local mass transit for that. as we look at our drive-time traffic we're not seeing any accidents out there so pretty clear on 680. walnut creek to dublin, 15 minutes. through the santa cruz mountains, a 23-minute drive. >>> the quest for six will have to wait until next season. the 49ers are back home in the bay area this morning after a pretty sad defeat against the seattle seahawks during last night's nfc championship game. >> despite this tough loss, the niners received an appreciative homecoming from dozens of fans who were

sounds like traffic is hot, too, leyla?nd that is heating things up. ace train number one and throw, running on time, and we have a cancellation of train service on the capital corridor 54 and 551 with traffic repair but there will be a bus bridge. we have a four to five car crash at at the airfield, located at old middlefield road blocking a couple of lanes. to the bay bridge, eastbound side, you can see the traffic is backing up because of the two-car crash at treasure island, and this is a quick look over the altamont pass we have a car fire reported westbound 580 at north anyone road. >> happening now, a rare january redding in warning is in effect for the bay area because of the continuing look of rain creating dry conditions. in berkeley, in the hills, with more on the growing worry. >>> it is still right now which is a relief for the people living in the neighborhood because yesterday it got tense. look what came crashing down. a tree in the neighborhood because it was so windy, and so dry, so, trees blowing down abo

leyla gulen? >> we have areas of construction across the bay area and a couple of problems, the first to get to is in vallejo with a stalled big rig blocking a rigby the golf course and eastbound we highway 4 at kelly road, with one lane blocked between highway 29 over to i-80. keep that in mind. it could slow you down. in san francisco, though, coming off of the bay bridge, westbound 80 at fremont street we have another stalled vehicle blocking a lane and right now it is not causing any delays so hopfully that will be moved to the shoulder. here is walnut creek headed southbound along 680 making that trek through pleasant hill to walnut creek at the 24 junction away from highway four, that is going to be a short 90-minute commute. you are accident-free and no construction projects to get in the way. >> people unemployed in california are still finding it nearly impossible to reach state. lyees for health. the lot lat reports that on any given day up to 90 percent of callers to the employment deve

leyla gulen? bump, extending from trayty -- tracy to livermore and 680 between 280 and hoffstatter, lanes are blocked with southbound traffic fine and the nimitz has slowing at 101 but still clear between the 280/680 split to the san jose airport. drive time traffic 680 southbound from walnut creek to dublin is 13 minute commute and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 49 minutes so it is quiet. through the mountains along highway 17 that is 22-minutes. the san mateo bridge is hooking good but there are a few extra tail lights westbound and headlights moving east but accident free and at top speed. >>> thank, leyla, at 5:40. >> the firestorm involving chris christie is about to take another term and raising new questions about super storm sandy. >> award season is underway in hollywood: the big winners at golden globes. >> the[dad] [lau [dad] [laughs] [boy] mom! [mom] yes? [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom] you've got two left feet,boo. to

leyla gulen?untains at highway 92 and it is about three miles west of skyline boulevard where a crash is reported with an overturned vehicle and c.h.p. is off of the roadway so we do know a last people are making their way to half moon bay and this afternoon. that can cause some have a slowing in your driving. we hope it will be under control. as we take you back into vallejo, this is a crash westbound 80 reported near 780 and we are hearing something near magazine and it sounds like a your accident but not the mobile home fire we thought but amy hollyfield will head out there and bring us moreness on that fire. it is a crash, westbound 80 near magazine we are looking at slowing coming off the bridge approaching the scene of the accident. 680 southbound to highway 24 it is still looking quite light. >>:49. the attorney general has a major shift in united states marijuana policy, coming up, the financial power, legitimate pot grower soon will have. >> great news for a puppy dyed pink and abandoned

leyla gulen? >> 47 bart trains on time and our problem is in san jose. all other mass transit is looking good at this hour. in san jose, this is where we have a four car crash blocking two lanes, northbound 101 and you can see how back up traffic is, seven miles per hour is the top somebody and you are looking at heavy bumper-to-bumper traffic snarled from the 280 to 680 split. it is wide open beyond julian street. traffic is moving smoothly out there and were -- much better. >>> target has announced the data breach from the holiday shipping season is much worse than first thought. the company revealing 70 million customers may have had personal data stolen in addition to credit car information stolen by hackers, target says names, e-mails, phone numbers, and mailing addresses may also have been taken. the company right new is trying to contact the additional victims. fire officials say there could be an arsonist with three suspicious fires in the same area since 3:30 this morning occurring in sou

leyla gulen? >>> we have a two car collision in san jose northbound highway 87 withstand still traffic because one lane is blocked. it is causing quite the backup as you continue, though, toward julian secret you are still looking at slow conditions. at the altamont pass, bumper-to-bumper conditions making the commute through the pass and to livermore and 19 miles per hour is the top speed as you come away from 205 and it eases up choseer to isabel. you can see traffic is looking heavy. >>> develop news in milpitas, a hotel on lockdown after a map was shot and killed in the parking lot at the executive inn hotel on --cy -- on dempsey road. the victim is described as a unanimous in his early to mid-20's and is dead. his are not sure if the victim was a guest or visiting the hotel. matt keller is on the scene talking to investigators and will have a report coming up. >>> developing now in san francisco, the city police bomb squad is taking a fresh look at their procedures after officers detonated a

now the ski report from leyla gulen. >> time for the lake tahoe report. it will be nice to get the traffic out and head to the mountain if you are making it to the slopes at squaw valley we have a base of 19 to 25 inches at alpine meadows and 20 to 25 and up to 42isms at -- 42 inches and it will be easy drive use leave the bay area and it will take you an average of three hours to 3 1/2 hours. you will be there in time for opening. sugar bowl is 16 to 30" and kirkwood is 23 to 35" but you need chains if you do not have four wheel drive. it is a quick three hour commute to get to the slopes. >> the numbers look so much better than early this week, right? >> they sure do. >> 6:20, again a convicted murderer under italian law and she opens up with an exclusive on "good morning america" and her thoughts. >> a bay area company gets a and i know there are many myths out there about a reverse mortgage, so i want you to know the facts. there are currently no credit score or income requirements to qualify. you can get tax-free money from the equity in your home. y

now the traffic with leyla. >> not very good. in san francisco, we have a brand new accident on southbound 280 with two lanes blocked with two novembers. we have slowing coming away from 101 so it is impacting your commute. skyline boulevard is shut down where we have a car down an embankment. crews are there with cable. you could see slow downs on highway 35. at the altamont pass it is looking slow. 25 miles per hour in the westbound direction. 19 miles per hour near vasco road. this the drive cross san mateo bridge center cars are there and it has double since we started at 4:30 but, still, traffic is moving smoothly through the fog. >>> today, thousands are expected to town -- turnout for a bart police officer killed in the line of doubt. amy hollyfield is in castro valley with more on the service if sergeant tom smith. >> they think 3,000 people could be here today to pay their respects to the bart officer. sergeant tom smith was killed last week. the bart officer was shot by another bart officer accidentally during the searc

leyla gulen? how is the morning commute? >> we start off busy again. 37 bart trains are on time with no delays. we have a sig-alert in hayward, a car hit a power pole at mission boulevard and rose street northbound and southbound mission blast should down and will be for an hour and 15 minutes. know you have to get around it. 580, tracy to dublin at 28 minutes, and antioch to concord, 20 minutes. and 101 is moving fine with a little bit of mist and moist roads so be careful for slippery conditions. >> we have new details in the bart shooting tragedy abut the officer involved in the shooting the. >> we have learned the name of the officer who shot the sergeant tom smith accidentally. the officer is michael maes would previously worked for a police department. this is maes in a promotional video hired by former bart chief and we talked with the former chief and asked him about maes and he said he is a dedicated officer. >> he and tom worked together for several years until the time i retired and con

leyla gulen? >> now we have a report of a brushfire that is burning off of southbound 680 at mission boulevard and it is a little bit of an industrial area before you get to mission boulevard and residential south of this, so, six to eight different sections are burning and we don't know if other structures are affected. c.h.p. is there and hopefully the fire department will be there shortly. up to sunol, the drive is looking slow 28 miles per hour south buchanan. and in the clear between pleasanton and the dublin and from dublin to danville up to correct yes, it is beautiful. nice and clear. if you are headed to soak and the caldecott tunnel, it is a great drive. now, the bay bridge toll plaza are i'd open and quiet with only a couple of extra cars but no accidents reported. construction is wrapped up, as well, too. >> ahead, seven things to know as you start director kay. >> incredible video of a ski are caught if an after launch and the warnings he ignored and why he will those who've been deni

leyla gulen? >> if you going into san francisco from the north bay, at lincoln boulevard we have a stalled big rig. it is blocking one lane. back to san jose we have a up cover accidents involving a motorcyclist with one lane blocked northbound 101 at fair oaks avenue and no word as to injuries but there is a slow down as you approach 237. the drive through milpitas southbound 680 at the expressway, another doesn't, involving three vehicles on the shoulder and no slow downs helping as the rare winter wildfire burns out comet. >> the president returns to washington but without first lady the reason she is staying lady the reason she is staying behind in as a kid, i made a list of all the places i wanted to visit. i'm still not going to make it to mars, but thanks to hotwire's incredibly low travel prices, i can afford to cross more things off my list. this year alone, we went to the top of the statue of liberty... and still saved enough to go to texas-- to a real dude ranch! hotwire checks the comp

leyla gulen? >> i'm afraid we are reporting or seeing reports of accidents. the first accident is in san jose a solo vehicle spinout northbound 101 not causing delays because it is on the shoulder. c.h.p. is out there. there is no wore as to injuries. to oak, eastbound 580, this is where we have an accident involving a motorcyclist. that is blocking one lane. we are not seeing delays. westbound 580 up to highway 13 the drive is still looking clear. identified, this is our drive through walnut creek southbound 680 with cars out there and everyone is moving along at top speed. >>> this only we are hearing from an east bay woman whose quick thinking led to the rescue of an abducted girl after another woman came forward last week claiming to be the good samaritan who broke up the kidnapping. we have the story if pittsburg that is taking twists and towns. amy? >> they say they found the real hero at target. police say a worker here helped lead them to the kidnapped girl. roxanna ramirez' job is to prev

leyla gulen?it is not doing so great because we have had more reports of solo spinouts westbound highway four at arnold industrial on-ramp with another spinout. mass transit shows we are looking at 57 bart trains on time and muni shows no delays. we have had our fair share of problems over the altamont pass and the drive into the dublin interchange. can you see the solid red is coming through livermore and bumper to bumper so it will take up to an hour from tracy to castro valley. >>> a puppy rescued off a recycling center conveyor belt is being adopted. 300 wanted to adopt the puppy but an employee won the lottery. the veterinarians who is cared for the pup me say they will be just fine. and very cute. very. >> the smart phone wars heating up with free cash for families. >> and a just released ad going viral over a family contr oversyu [boy] mom!ughs] [mom] yes? [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom] you've got two left feet,boo. >>> covering santa rosa, be

leyla gulen is monitoring traffic. nicco is track our weather forecast. >>> good morning again. we have new information just coming out from the u.s. drought monitor showing what we all know, the drought is getting worse. on the right you see last week's drought monitor 28% of california under extreme drought. on the left the red expanding. 63% of our wonderful state now under an extreme drought. the only category worse would be exceptional. we're not there yet. you can see all the fire dangers out there. all those areas in red, sierra so cal. 80s down south and record highs in the sierra. safe travels. >> outside our window let's take a look at a few of the bridges across the bay area starting with the toll plaza. a busy one out there. it's going to take you right now about 14 minutes from the maze into san francisco. metering lights turned on a little while ago. as we head over to the golden gate traffic much different. quiet. although we're seeing a few extra cars coming out of marin county into san francisco. that

>> leyla, jennie-o w where evea where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos.ght wsurprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you. >>> good morning. we saw that red flag warning for another 32 minutes, high fire danger. up to 40 miles an hour in the east bay hills during the overnight hours. let's talk temperatures. we're all over the scales. 27 in santa rosa to 66 in half moon bay. 64 in oakland. 32 san jose. mid to upper 30s in the san ramon valley. temperatures will be anywhere from 12 to 16 degrees above average, in the low ♪ crazy is what they think about me ♪ ♪ ain't going to tap because they tell me so ♪ >> that is our girl, ellen degeneres, in that knockout oscars promo that makes you want to get up and dance.

leyla gulen? you, on the bay bridge we had an early accident that has cleared off the bridge. this is reported beyond treasure island in the westbound direction but we have 18 miles per hour speed so it is heavy traffic although c.h.p. took three vehicles off. we have 20-minute delay as you make it away from the maze to san francisco. we have this new accident westbound 580 at livermore, blocking the slow lanes there and 23 miles per hour is the top speed and slow generally from the altamont pass to livermore and it opens up as you get closer to dublin and the foggy conditions, southbound, 101, you can barely see the headlights making it in the southbound direction so reduced visibility, use low beams not the high beams and drive carefully. >> new developments in a new year's eve involving a popular wide service in san francisco what killed a six-year-old girl. the victim's family will sue uber today. amy hollyfield is in san francisco with that story. amy? >> the lawsuit asked, who is responsible

leyla. >> let's head back over to the bay bridge where we do have areas of construction there as welltbound side until 5:00. we'll have lanes closed. that is not really slowing traffic down because we're pretty holiday light at this hour. it's still quite early as well. but eastbound traffic looks to be flowing nicely on that lower deck as you approach emeryville as well. drive-time traffic, highway 4 to hercules, that will take you under 30 minutes. westbound 80 down to the maze, 15 minutes will get you there. 87 northbound from highway 85 to the san jose airport, 8 minutes. as we stay in san jose, here's a look at 280 coming away from 17. a bit dark out there. really you don't see too many cars either. >> thanks. >>> kraft is recalling two million pounds of a popular cheese product as part of the kraft velveeta cheese skillets singles line. the ultimate cheeseburger mac has an undeclared soy allergen in it. the ultimate cheeseburger mac contains soy but the ingredient is not included on the label. the problem was discovered during a routine quality check. >>> state health officials

leyla gulen? we have 10-20-minute delays west oakland and on bart because of an equipment malfunction. hopefully it will be wrapped up and moving along. muni and ace train, all run on time. as we take you over to the bay bridge we had an early stall that cleared past treasure island and i-80 from albany to berkeley, westbound at bill man, we have debris and cars are stopping for that debris. >> developing news in the fatal shooting of a bart believe by a fellow officer. the detectives are expected to release more information today about what went down in an apartment when the deadly accident took place. amy hollyfield is in dublin with more on that story. amy? >> we have learned the apartment unit the officers went into here in dublin was empty. we have video of the sergeant who was killed. this is sergeant tom smith at a press conference last year. investigators say smith and three other officers went to the apartment to gather evidence in a robbery case. a spokesman if the sheriff says the door

leyla gulen? >> if you are going to be skipping the slick road this morning and taking to bart or any other mass transit, you are in good shape. everything is running on time. bart has 24 trains running all on track and muni has in delays. it is slick. we have had several accidents. they small solo vehicle spinouts. they have been cleared. we have a couple of areas of construction. the construction is minimized when it is wet. we have a project east bay bridge making the trip across emeryville there are construction crews. that will loosen up around 6:00. we will pick up the cones. the drive through lafayette along 24 to orinda, it is moist. everything is running at top speed. katie marzullo and kristen sze? >> thank you, target answers the big question in a massive security breach. how hackers stole the personal information of many, many millions of customers. >> oscar gold becomes a mellow >> the first rain we have seen in months moving through the bay area uncle go one,two,one,two,one [uncle]th

leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, we have construction in san jose and that could slow the commute if you take 680 in the northbound direction the project will extend from 280 with three left lanes blocked until 6:00 this morning and if you want to get out on the road early you may be able to skip the traffic that help haves. mass transit is running on time and bart and muni and ace train one is rolling as it should as we look outside crossing the wart coming away from hayward to foster city, it is still empty long the san mateo bridge so westbound direction, those are the tail lights and only taking you night minutes to get to foster city in the eastbound direction. >> it is 4:39. the war on sugar-filled drinks take to the streets of san francisco and a plan to use student buses in the fight against soda. >> drivers can soon be paying double to park in san jose. what city leaders want to do with millions in extra dollars. >> you think your commute is tough? [d[boy] mom!ughs] [mom] yes? [boy

here is leyla gulen. >> we will start off with mass transit. starting today, v.t.a. will add trips including 66, 68, 121, and line 181 and other lines will change their time scheduled and other extended routes. bart is adding a 50-cent increase to parking fee at stations. muni, bart, caltrain, all running on time. if lafayette, this is where we have ongoing police activity looking for a couple of suspects would took off to the hillside with a car reportedly seen coming off of mount diabolo and now they are searching for the suspect. it is not affecting traffic on highway 24 and all moving along at top speed into lafayette. >> a small plane goes down in a fireball in colorado and celebrities tweeted minutes after it 457ed. >> the political battle in congress that will dominate the lawmakers' attention in the election year. but add some sauce, pepperoni and cheese and fold up the crescent dough and presto, tuesday night just became crescent pizza pocket-tastic pillsbury crescents. make dinner pop. he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves m

leyla gulen? have a couple of problems including an accident in daly city and we got this on the coast and now we have this in oakland which is southbound along 880 beyond 980 wherewe have a car and a big rig and two lip are blocked and you can see how slow that traffic is. northbound lanes are not affected but as we take you to the coast, south of half moon bay, highway one at martins beach road this is where the fog is affecting the commute and a car is hanging over a ravine. we have emergency crews headed out. this is san jose, 87 beyond the julian street off-ramp. >> a man landed in jail after lake county sheriff deputies claimed he beat his girlfriend's dog to death with his bare hands. 9 detectives say he attacked the ten-year-old labrador mix named franklin because the dog killed his parakeet. he told the deputy he never intended to kill the dog. his bail is $100,000 bond. >>> a grouch silicon valley investors is offering technical companies $1 million to improve gun safety. the smart tech

leyla gulen? >> we have plenty of traffic and it is official, bumper-to-bumper traffic and in san jose, we have an area of construction that is still going to be blocking lanes until 6:00 northbound 680 from 280 to hoffstatter, three lanes blocked and it could slow you down if you need to move northbound and southbound lane are not affected. bart trains are on time and muni is rolling as it should and ace trains 1 and 3 are on time. across the san mateo bridge, traffic has doubled in the last hour at 45 minutes and you can see more tail lights pushing to the west and the peninsula and it will take 12 minutes. kristen and eric? >> seven things to know as you start the day. >> a puppy found at a recycling center amid bottles and cans. what is next? >> a father dying of cancer tries to keep a promise t [uncle]this is hopscotch,okay? uncle go one,two,one,two,one two,one. [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one

leyla gulen?e through the clouds and the caldecott tunnel this could be the reason why this vehicle was traveling look the eastbound direction on highway 24 but it landed in the westbound lanes so we are still trying to filter in the information from c.h.p. to see if that is poll but what we did hear initially is eastbound traffic is slowing down because of the accident and possibly driving too fast and flipped over the center divider and now it is in the westbound lane so you can see the delays toward oakland. in oakland, though, we have an accident blocking two lanes southbound 880 beyond 980 and five miles per hour is the top speed and two miles of heavy bumper-to-bumper traffic. eric? >> it is 5:32 and today police officers from cross the state and across the country will gather in the east bay to pay their respects to a bart officer killed in the line of doubt by a colleague. amy hollyfield is in cation tremendous valley with more on the -- this castro valley with more on the funeral. >> they

leyla gulen is telling us that traffic is moving along swimmingly the -- and speaking of water, therestalled immigration efforts to be revived when house republican leaders meet to outline reform efforts to the rank and file. the focus is on boarder security and a path to legalization. there are 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the united states. the principles are unveiled at the annual retreat in cambridge maryland. house leaders want to see if republican members are will to tackle immigration in midterm election year the. >> syria has shipped out only a fraction of the chemical weapons arsenal and will miss the deadline to send toxic acts abroad for destruction. two deliveries of chemical weapons this month to a northern syrian port amounted to only 4 percent of the 1,400 tons reported by syrian leaders. a watch dog group is working to destroy the entire chemical weapons program. >> another drop for the dow. >> the government will take a cut from christmas tree sales. here is america's money report. >> good morning. topping america's money, stocks sliding. markets suffe

leyla gulen has the traffic. >>> good morning, everyone.c as we head over to the amount pass, we have a car fire in the westbound direction 580. it is blocking one lane. it is causing slowing in the eastbound and westbound direction. into livermore you will be in the cheer. it will take 25 minutes from tracy to dublin. highway four, antioch to concord is 16 minutes. the san mateo bridge is moving noosely across the peninsula. >>> thank you, leyla gulen. >> a deadly spike in flu cases in california including two here in the bay area. doctors say the h1n1 strain is sweeping through half the country. our reporter is in the newsroom with more. katie? >> >> in california we are talking about 12 deaths, the latest, a 48-year-old woman who lived in contra costa county. she had underhighing health officials. in northern california: three people who lived in sacramento county died of the strain and a woman in santa clara. all were under the age of 65. 9 flu has killed 28-year-old orange county woman and three people who died last month. the take hom

a stray shower is possible in the north bay and low-to-upper 60's and tuesday morning commute from leyla29 with clear conditions across the bay area. we have areas of construction. we have a full closing northbound and southbound 84 at livermore until 5:00 this morning. 23 minutes from tracy to down lynn. 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 16-minute compute. outside, a look at the bay bridge tolls from the maze, over to san francisco, you are skipping along. >> thank you, leyla. police are hoping for a tip that will lead to a missing teen who has autism. the boy was last seen at the middle school. >> police searched the school grounds overnight and they still have not found the boy. this is the last place he was spotted. this is a picture of tyler simmons. he is 16. we told he has mental capacity of an eight-year-old and he is antisocial. he has been missing since last night. they have only lived here a year and a half moving here from fremont. the family was searching for him yesterday afternoon. a custodian saw him here on campus at 7:00 last night. the family searched

leyla gulen is out but sue is here.e to see you. >> we have a situation developing right now that affects northbound and southbound 280, northbound 280, an accident and the driver of the vehicle jumped the median and was hit in the lanes so accident in the northbound and emergency crews on the way to check on that pedestrian in the southbound direction so expect delays throughout daly city. we have a power out am in san francisco south of market at 6th the san francisco police department is on the scene and the introduction should be tweeted at a -- treated at a four way stop. if you coming to the south bay and san jose, walnut creek, southbound 680 at limit and few blake lights at the 24 junction, and 24 is looking good to the caldecott tunnel tunnel. matt and kristen? >> it is 5:42. next, a new twist in the frigid rescue operation off anarctica and the ship with the 52 rescued passengers is staying put with new worries. >> going dry in the wine country. will the lack of rain make ♪ i'm on the hunt, i'm after you ♪ ♪ s

leyla gulen? >> we have a big problem in berkeley, everyone, at 5:01.e had a light pole that was hit and went down in the lanes and a bunch of cars ran into it and debris is everywhere. flight tires everywhere. we have two lanes blocked until further notice with electrical crews headed out there to see if there are live wires. the sig-alert will be in effect until further notice. eastbound and westbound highway 12 between highway 29 and red top road is reopened and the san jose bridge is moving fine across the peninsula at 12 minutes from hayward. >>> developing news in milpitas, a motel is on lockdown after a man was shot and killed in the parking lot and it happened at the executive inn hotel on dempsey road. ones heard arguing and the sound of four gunshots at 10:30, and the victim is described as in his early to mid-20's. police are not sure if he was a guest or visiting the hotel. matt keller is on the scene. he will have a report next half hour. >>> the san francisco police bomb squad is looking at roars after officers debt natured -- detonated an

leyla gulen? >>> 33 prosecutor -- 33 bart trains are on time. for bart, no delays. muni has in delays. ace train one is on time. on the maps, in san jose, we have this issue, a car hood is blocking a lane northbound 101 coming up to this area. outside, this is the san mateo bridge traveling across the water to the peninsula it is a quick it will minute commute away from hayward to foster city with the tail lights, and headlights are eastbound and all quiet. >>> a huge chicken processing laboratory in the central valley should be up and running but, first, foster forms has to clean up the cockroach infestation and get the okay to re-open. amy hollyfield is at the office in pleasanton. >> this is a business office for the design department so there are jobs if foster farms even here in the bay area. now the company is dealing with a plant shut down in livingston which is 25 miles outside of modesto. the department of agriculture shut it down because of a cockroach infestation. this is one of three foster farm facilities mentioned in the salmonella outbreak that happen

leyla? >>> sigalert now opened mission boulevard.shut down due to a car that hit a power pole. we also have this accident blocking one lane southbound 101 at shore line boulevard. we are seeing ba check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? give me [slowly, deeply] your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. ♪ how do do like me now >>> good morning, america at 8:00, and the glam van on the move. twin sisters whisked inside this morning now getting made over by our beauty squad on their way right here to times square. ♪ when i need you >>> and the men of "full house" back together again torching the web before they're here live in times square. the "super" reason they're reuniting. ♪ g

. >> we will turn things over to leyla gulen with traffic issues. >> we have been tracking the fire bun at fremont, the fremont fire is handling this with a lane blocked, still, and we have southbound 680 loading up as you approach mission boulevard and the red because of one lane blocked to put out the fire, that is causing the delays. between the parkway and mission boulevard southbound it will be cleared up shortly and northbound 80 at davis street, and a.c. transit bus is blocking one lane with no passengers but just stalled out. back over to san jose southbound 101 atly -- at 237, this is an incident with a motor coach and a big rig. there is a bit of slowing right if that area. now, a look at the weather. mike nicco? >> good morning, everyone. we will show you what is going on since midnight along the ohio river valley now headed through the mid-atlantic, a big time snowstorm and check out the snow totals, 10 itch in washington, n washington, dc and nearly a foot in new york and boston. nelson is there, hope he is having fun and he will send us in snow. look at the beautiful art w

leyla gulen? >>> a whisper of rain. we have a whisper of traffic.e not seeing too much in the way of accidents. as we look at the altamont pass, though, it never disappointed. we have red at 40 miles per hour away from tracy to dublin. you condition to the dublin interchange this is a backup of traffic but in castro valley it is all green so you are at pop speeds. on the nimitz, headed further to the south that is clear and we have this construction project sticking around this will 6:00, northbound side of 680, there are lanes blocked but so far we are not seeing delays, southbound, certainly is wide open with no buildup of traffic. if you are traveling along 880 through san jose, that drive is moving along just swimmingly and 101 headed up to the san jose airport, not a bad drive. a quick look outside, if we can go out there and see what it looks like on the bay bridge, it is a cheer drive. >> thank you, leyla gulen, at 5:20. >> big problems a new solar eruption could cause on earth. the l.p. make as come back -- do you know what that is -- in tho

leyla gulen?he blues if you are traveling through union center to sunol. the good news is this crash is clears, with the two lanes now re-opened after a three car crash. over to fremont, southbound 680, this accident is still in place, one lane is blocked with speeds going lower and lower now at 18 miles per hour where the slow down really starts at highway 84. above to pleasanton, southbound 680 at sunol, another accident is bringing the speaks down to 35 miles per hour. we have this accident, westbound highway four, before 680, a car spun out, want down an embankment and we are left with bumper-to-bumper traffic from 242. >>> new details of a man charged in the killing of a beloved northern california priest. bullock said he didn't do it. the 44-year-old is accused of killing reverend freed on new year's day in the church rectory. the coroner says reverend freed was beaten to death with a wooden stake and a metal pipe and laid to rest yesterday. hundreds of mourners gathered so say goodbye. bull

now, leyla gulen has the commute. >> traffic has been anything but tranquil but we have good news ing 101 the these car crash before 880 has cleared and we have residual delays from before the 280/680 split. the rest of san jose is clear. westbound 580 has a lane blocked but everyone is now pushed to the shoulder or to the center decider. still, very busy over the altamont pass. 41 minutes from tracy to dublin. 101 southbound through marin is looking good, too. >>> this morning, bart's police department is expected to release new details on the friendly fire shooting that took the life of one of its own. sergeant tom smith was killed yesterday afternoon while taking part in a probation search in dublin leaving a wife and young daughter behind. we have coverage for you this morning. matt keller has reaction from miami and neighbors but we begin with amy hollyfield from the scene of the shooting in dublin. amy? >>> this is a quiet apartment complex, eric. residents were very surprised something like this happened here. we have video of the officer would was killed, this is sergeant tom

leyla? >> two accidents linger on 680 and 580 southbound side of 680 manhattan. to the shoulder. right now you're looking at a nine minute commute to head out of concord to walnut creek. as we jump down into dublin, outside of 580 at hacienda drive. now the westbound traffic building especially as you approach the dublin interchange. as we take a peek at the toll plaza on the bay bridge starting to load up. extra cars funneling in from the main. >>> it's just about 5:32. developing news. san jose police say they've arrested an arson suspect who is believed to have been involved in more than a dozen fires that were set within days of each other. officials say the department's covert response unit arrest ad man shortly after 8:00 last night. police are not releasing the suspect's name or any other information. they are holding a news conference this morning at 10:00 to provide details. abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo is in san jose and will have a live report for us at the top of the hour. >>> breaking news overnight, a teen is waking up in the burn unit of a ba

thousand a check of the commute here for leyla gulen and sue. >> always good to be here.so far this thursday morning with a couple of things coming off of the bay bridge, 80 westbound near the fremont street exit a couple of cars were tangled up on the shoulder and you could see slow traffic making your way across the bay bridge westbound into san francisco and from the central valley westbound 205 the sensors show somebodies of 28 and under 30 miles per hour and a car in the center divide and one on the shoulder and it picks up beyond the scene and up and over the altamont pass and walnut creek is looking good, san rafael, and slowing from novato with no fog. kristen and matt? >> san jose police are vetting the -- investigating the first homicide. a man was shot and killed overnight. katie marzullo is on the scene in east san jose. >> i talked with the lieutenant on the scene with no new updates what they found but the investigation, the search for clues continues. you can see the mobile command center behind us. detectives are combing for evidence and taking measurement

leyla gulen? >> we do have bart trains running on time right now and we do have a two-minute delay on ace train one leaving tracy headed over to vasco so two minutes of a delay. muni is on time. the construction project is clearing on the bay bridge in the westbound direction. from oakland to san francisco, not any lane blocked. we have fog in the bay area and i will tell you where those problems are in a little bit. >> san jose state university police are wanting female students to watch out for groping incidents over the weekend. abc7 news reporter is on campus with the details. >> the warning want out over the weekend and we are here on the campus and it is quiet. we have seen the patrols moving through the area on campus. both assaults took place on cam must on saturday night. police say a woman was groped by a man on a bicycle before 7:00 p.m. outside the event and recreation center. the second attack happened at 9:30 on eighth street near the hoover hall dormitory. witnesses say the attacker