he's fed up and frustrated and he wants caltrans to pay. ktvu azenith smith is in san jose city hall where he would propose to finding the contracts tonight. azenith? >> reporter: within the last hour the san jose city council voted unanimously to refer this issue to the city manager to negotiate with caltrans. many residents say the freeways in san jose are a mess. the mayor even remarking that people have seen tidier war zones. driving along interstate 280 or any of the other freeways in san jose that it is a part of this litter and graffiti. ralph roberts drives a semitruck for a living seeing it all the time. >> i see debris all over. i see tire casings all over the place. people feel it's taking us down. it's just dirty, filthy, blighted with no improvement. >> reporter: after competing for years, city council members want to hold caltrans accountable, saying the freeways are so filthy he's now proposing potential litigations, climbing or building the state agency to clean up san jose. >> the city of oakland and their litigation of cal

after complaining for years they want to hold caltrans accountable. of potential output is proposed that will force the state agency to clean up san jose. the mayor agrees the highways are in horrible shape but says a lawsuit is not the way to go. >> filing lawsuits awaiting 4 years for legal process isn't the answer for me. i want to get caltrans out there today cleaning it up. >> he says one option is a $3 million contract with caltrans in the county of santa clara that would have san jose conservation groups and other alternative work programs help with the cleanup. >>> caltrans has been hit with another lawsuit demanding the agency stopped taking homeless people's property when cleaning up camps. they say the supporters accuse caltrans of illegally taking their belongings during raids. a caltrans spokesman says he could not comment on the specifics of the lawsuit. >>> electrifying the caltrain tracks is one of 2 high-speed projects that now has funded -- funding. a approved funding for the electrification project along with the building of the cen

>> for caltrans to make an effort like now.reporter: no more than one year after the original story. more than two years after residents first reported the problem. caltrans finally put the fence up and residents are no longer feeling burned. >> i am pretty darn happy with it. >>reporter: back at your life i want you to take a look -- live, there is still evidence of the homeless are timbering here and caltrans say that the 12 foot high wrought iron fence is working but they know it's not perfect and said they continue to patrol to make sure there are no problems and since the fence has gone up there have been no more fires.>>reporter: live in betrayal hills, ktvu fox 2 new at 6 pm, wells fargo next -- makes changes at the executive level involving millions of fake bank accounts, they said that two different people will not fill the jobs of ceo and chairman of the board to help make the bank more accountable. the chairman and the vice chairman will also have to be independent directors who do not own shares. tim sloan is the cu

caltrans tonight says they do believe that this 12 foot high wrought iron fence is working well.ts say they believe it is working well as well but caltrans says they will continue to patrol the area to make sure that there are no homeless camping here and no new fires sprang up. i am ross palombo, ktvu fox 2 if you have a tip for our 2 investigates teen, we want to hear from you. just email 2 investigates at -- 2 investigates@tran01♪. >>> a $2 million project to retrofit the trans bay to could disrupt service but not anytime soon. part says the tube is structurally sound but in a catastrophic earthquake, it could fill up with water and overwhelm the water pumps, potentially trapping passengers. the retrofit project will include installing whiners to keep water out and improve the pumping system. >> we're trying to allow enough for evacuation. we would have to abandon the train but we would get the people out before the water got too high. >> bart is considering a plan to delay the start of trans bay service on weekdays from 3:45 am to 4:45 am to speed up construction but again th

>>reporter: caltrans finally put a fence up. tonight, residents are finally no longer feeling burned. >> i am pretty darn happy with its. >>reporter: homeowners tomato is that they are extremely happy that the enormous fence and this costly $500,000 fence is finally up, take a look at this, there still evidence that the homeless are once again camping there, caltrans tonight says it cannot solve every problem and they cannot permanently keep the homeless out of every single area. tonight they said they will continue patrolling the area to make sure there is no problem and homeowners say they are very happy with the fence in the patrols. >>> ktvu ktvu.com news. >>> it is nice to see the fence and i'm curious if there have been any fire since the fence has been on? >>reporter: know the fence has only been up and completed for one week and we have not heard of a single fire. we will keep you up dated. >>> residence there are happy and thank you.>>> more people are following thanksgiving meal and they fall sick in the east bay. the

property. >> my sense the ramp is caltrans property and public works helps to maintain it the it is certainly on caltrans property one scenario to modify the ram to have both the - >> we don't need to get into that. >> how about access to the ram is that city or state property. >> i believe access is it would be shared but seems like mostly on caltrans property inside caltrans property when i look at the configuration let's see if i have a side angle my sense is that the public right-of-way if you go to the image to the right the image to the right there is a perpendicular fence an access point i don't know in the property line of the ramp is the state or set in other 6 feet my sense this is a caltrans property. >> but the tree was that planted by the city and the tree volunteered and kind of - >> in. >> those other trees were planted most likely by the city caltrans or refer to undocumented trees. >> i thought the small one was volunteer. >> and it was. >> okay. >> so since you're up there can you give me a sense of the chronology that might occur in the process of removing the tre

they want to hold caltrans accountable.w they're proposing a potential lawsuit that would force the state agency to clean up san jose. the mayor agrees the highways are horrible shape but says a lawsuit is not the way to go. >> filing lawsuits and waiting 4 years for legal process isn't the answer for me. i want to get caltrans out there today cleaning it up. >> he says one option is a $3 million contract with caltrans in the city of santa clara that would have conservation groups and other alternative work programs help with the cleanup. >> they have also been hit with another lawsuit demanding the agency stopped taking homeless people's property when cleaning up encampments. a coalition of homeless people in their supporters accuse caltrans of illegally taking property during sweeps. they want them to be required to give notice in advance of rates to prohibit them from confiscating people's purple -- personal property . >>> electrifying the caltrain tracks on the peninsula is one of 2 high-speed rail projects that now has

caused flooding in the usual areas of marin county and cars tried to navigate through the waters and caltrans closed the exit towards highway 101 near mill vale and conditions made it dangerous for some drivers and despite the roadblocks some decided to take their chances. even bicyclists had a rough time when riding through the flood zone. those along the green break know that the tides can change the area here. >> we don't usually have a problem unless there's a lot of rain first and then the tides and then we're like knee deep rather than ankle deep. >> reporter: in san rafael this

oakland police are working with chp and caltrans studying traffic cameras and also working with witnesses to get more information about the suspect keshequa vehicle. will try to talk to open police chp to try to get more details to find out what they are doing to track down the suspects in the vehicle involved. we will bring you updates throughout the morning. >> very scary to see that car. >>> a new survey finds that

. >> reporter: snow is expected to stop tomorrow but caltrans officials say drivers need to be aware of the dangerous conditions that won't go away when the snow does. snow began falling this morning up 80 just before nyack. this tesla driver isn't worrying about chaining up, front-wheel drive, but it means having to help your friends driving behind. a busy morning as travelers headed up to the snow in the sierra and beyond. looks like this woman knows what she is doing. her travel mates watched, impressed and embarrassed. >> she has more experience in the snow. >> reporter: a trip from berkeley to boise the trip began with a difference of opinion over trains. >> i said we didn't need chains. >> i said we need them. >> here we are. but good thing we picked them up because they are cheaper. up here they charge you $100 or something. >> reporter: caltrans says to plan ahead, have chains ready or you will have to pay more once you get up here. crews are on hand helping drivers and making sure driving conditions are clear as the snows picks up. >> people need to know what they are gettin

this death is caltrans 11th of the year. in palo alto, betty yu, kpix5. >>> rogelio chavez and laron campbell busted out of the santa clara main jail the night before thanksgiving. now they used hacksaws to cut through the bars and then tied sheets together to rappel down the side of the building. tonight a source close to the investigation tells us an inmate in a nearby cell heard suspicious noises. they heard clanging and sawing and alerted the guards, but when the guards listened, they claim they didn't hear anything, in part because the medium security jail is so noisy, also because the gate the guards open to enter the cell area let's inmates know they're coming. well, the tip, by the way, came from a former san mateo police officer who was in jail facing sex charges. both escapees were recaptured after about a week. >>> three weeks ago tonight the ghost ship warehouse in oakland burned trapping 36 people inside. tonight the first wrongful lawsuits have been filed of 20- year-old michela gregory and 20- year-old griffin

caltrans so far has not commented but san jose's mayor points out that caltrans has recently stepped up its cleanup efforts. >>> showily but surely, crews are getting work done on a sinkhole that opened up in pacifica. it damaged a cliffside trail and is blocking access to a public beach. now we're learning that it will take a couple of weeks to repair. the sinkhole is near the site of an pareapartment complex that w demolished because of cliffside erosion. >>> we'll be watching for more cliffside erosion as this next storm moves in. good morning. it's 5:38. here's a live look. as drivers make it across, you can tell the roads are wed and it's misting. you may have to turn on the windshield wipers. also we have king titan at golden gate. we'll see the tides coming up at the highest level over 7 feet and for tomorrow, high king tides shortly before noon. we'll be watching this. also some gusty winds and rain in the forecast. that's coming up in about ten minutes. heading over to mike, you have a new crash in pinot. over here, recovering through here, there was a crash over there but i

ceremony is set for january eighth. >>> caltrans said the amount is spends clearing homeless encampments has doubled this year. they said that the biggest concern is flooding. >> you will find them everywhere, homeless campers sleeping under bridges. the crews have been busy cleaning up needles and human waste at a cost to taxpayers of $7.5 million, double last year. >> we have a lot more reports coming in from the public. >> reporter: they said that the cleanups are to protect the highways and to keep the storm drains unclogged. so the homeless are constantly on the move, trying to stay a step ahead of the cops and the cleanup crews. >> they usually give you a ticket. sometimes they take your stuff. >> reporter: the campers are given 72 hours notice to leave. any property left behind is stored by caltrans. >>> ktvu fox news at 6:00 starts now. >>> tonight, honoring the victims of the deadly oakland warehouse fire, specifically the first responders. the fire took a big toll on the crews involved in the recovery effort. at this hour the first responders are taking part in a vigil to honor

caltrans is asking drivers to keep your distance. even though you may be experience, there are many drivers experiencing these conditions for the first time. >> has it just been coming down all afternoon? >>reporter: it has been steady the entire afternoon. we have been here since the morning. some periods it picked up quite a bit. the consistency is expected to continue into the evening and morning our. caltrans expecting chains and snow to continue into tomorrow. there are multiple stations along i 80. that is really contributing to the backup. a lot of drivers are bringing their trains, which is great. we spoke with a driver earlier today who was rear ended by another driver not using chains . bad driver spun out and ripped off his bumper. these acumen -- act since -- accidents are happening. >>> speaking of the snow, i know rosemary has been talking about the snow, you set 1 in./h? >> yes. >> it didn't look quite as bad where she was. i imagine as you go up a little higher it is.>> if you notice in the video the snow was coming d

caltran has been clearing the storm drains that areas that are often flooding. >> new, can you pull up live doppler hd right on your phone and wax out for friend. when you download the p.c. say yes to push alerts and you get winter weather advisories. >> 5.0 magnitude earthquake nuclear lake county north of san francisco at 72 miles. the map from the u.s. geological survey shows the earthquake hit at 8:41, the big red dot. the epicenter was fur miles wet of the guysers and 15 miles north of healdsburg. a viewer described what he felt. we were standing around talking in the kitchen. it was a shake, the floor was test, the christmas 23 was swaying back and forth so it was one of the biggest. >> there have been two dozen after shocks since the earthquake and the biggest measured 3.. there are in reports of damage or injuries. >> investigators are at a burned out home in castro valley. a woman was found dead yesterday but not killed by the fire. matt is in the newsroom with the update. >>> this investigation is in the 32nd hour. police do not want do miss any evidence. the fire was reporte

. >> and caltrans taking special precautions for the holiday with more snow expected in the sierra.rk. good morning. thanks. cbs this >>> time for what's coming up on "cbs this morning" with norah o'donnell. >> reporter: we are in berlin with the latest on the manhunt for a christmas market suspect as we learn about americans injured in the attack. plus there are new concerns that some medical community members are pushing the use of addictive painkillers for profit! also, the last-minute rush to get presents to you on time at amazon center. >> the florida everglades the project that almost destroyed it and the threats now facing the park. the news is back in the morning. we'll see you at 7:00. >> thank you. >>> plenty of big economic reports this morning. >> joining us live now kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne. good morning, kenny. a lot of traders have already taken off for the holidays so it's going to be quiet for the next several days [chuckling] for the stock market but today, a lot of news on the u.s. economy. and it'

thank you. >>> a group of homeless people have sued caltrans alleging that caltrans doesn't provide enoughts and doesn't always give people a chance to move their property before workers destroy it. it allegedly happened at a camp on caltrans property in oakland and under a 580 overpass in berkeley. >>> new information about a deadly shooting in bakersfield. we now know that a 73-year-old man was holding a wooden crucifix when police shot him. authorities say the object was in his pocket when he started walking towards officers on monday. the officers thought it was a gun! the shooting happened early monday morning in his neighbors' driveway and the victim's family says he had early signs of dementia. >>> last night more than 100 people gathered in the neighborhood to remember him. a spokesman for the family released a statement during the vigil. >> our dad was stolen from up as eight time that our family should be celebrating the holidays, birthdays and making happy family memories. >> the family is asking the bakersfield police department to remove themselves from the investigation. they

caltrans has so far not commented. they have recently stepped up its cleanup efforts. >> also some san francisco college students could have something to look forward to. the board of supervisors just approved $9 million for free college tuition following a public campaign to do that at the city college of san francisco. families shouldn't bank on the free tuition next. a spokesman said he's going to spend the money over a longer period. >>> coming up, one of america's favorite dads passes away. alan thicke, the beloved father of "growing pains" is gone. how he spent his final moments active with his real life family. >>> san francisco tucked underneath that cloak of clouds and fog somewhere. kari is talking about the fact we're seeing light rain and fog but significant changes are in store for tomorrow. we'll have much more after this. >>> dodge the rain. that's what we have to do. it's certainly coming. >> we've been talking about this all week. finally we're starting to see the approach of this weather system. it st

let's continue our storm watch coverage with lisa ga lesion with how paeg and caltrans are getting ready for the return of heavy rain. lisa. >> reporter: dan, the light rain has created an slick sheen behind me. we're not far from a trouble spot that chp is worried about over 280 and cesar chavez. it is prone to flooding and major problems. with the rains come preparation. >> it is one of the bigger storms this season. >> reporter: crews are already gearing up for what's to come. all hands on deck, workers from as far away as bakersfield are on alert to come to the bay area to help this week. >> once we know the area that we see that could be impacted heavily by the storm, we stage crews in those areas and respond as quickly as we can. >> reporter: the chp is gearing up along with caltrans. several spots this san francisco are froen prone to flooding at the 2 0 south extension near 18th, 101 central freeway north and southbound near south van ness, eastbound 80 near 7th and 101 south near paul avenue. just about any officer available will be asked to hit the roads. >> they'll come out an

it's part of caltrans's mandatory emergencies response drill. you won't be able to go through the tunnel again until 4 a.m. tomorrow. >>> new this morning, south korea's president is out. lawmakers just impeached him. it was a swift fall for the country's first female leader who got entangled in a national corruption scandal. lawmakers just impeached her. millions took to the streets to celebrate. >>> defense secretary ash carter made a surprise visit to afghanistan. carter seen here at techcrunch back in september is scheduled to meet with afghan president later today. this is carter's last trip before leaving washington. he also plans to give troops a so-called preholiday pep talk. >>> back in san francisco, a bill that would have capped short term airbnb rentals at just 60 days was just vetoed. in a letter mayor lee said limiting the number of rental days would just lead to owners skirting the law in various ways. but he still thinks that airbnb needs to be regulated. he plans to work with city supervisors to come up with an alternative plan.

the roads are too snowy and caltran can got get plows out right now. your best option is to fly or you can take highway 101. no word when they will reopen. >> we had that big rain storm on friday and now it has cleared out. that is a beautiful sunrise. >> behind the rain very cold weather and that is why we are seeing snow levels low this morning. merry christmas to you. we are looking at dry conditions as we get into the holiday weekend. here is a look at the golden gate bridge where the roads are dry. we will have partly cloudy skies today, still tracking a little bit of rain. you can see how those showers are skirting the coast and they will remain in this direction as we get into your afternoon before we finally see this all move out. let's get to the grapevine area. southern california looking good but i have a 12 hour time lapse and you can see when the snow moved through in the overnight hours and that is why there continues to be advisories in place. for interstate 5 it goes all the way until tomorrow morning. expect winter travel at least thro

is finding caltrans more in the realm of possibilities. caltrans has recently stepped up its cleanup efforts. >>> jeff ranieri is back with us as we prep for this rain. >> i think in terms of commutes it will be north for the north bay, and those of you in the south bay, it will be by tomorrow evening. let's get a live look outside right now, in the north bay, we've had intermittent areas of rainfall so far with 59 degrees. and we'll see that continue for tonight, but again thursday is the storm day, we're tracking river levels, one of the highest rises on the russian river, 28.6 feet, expected at flood stage, i'm tracking the heavy rain and wind. i'll have the time line in less than 10 minutes. >>> thousands of dollars for brand new windows that leak. nbc bay area responds next. >>> nbc bay area responds to a man in san jose who had some problems with his new home windows that cost him big bucks. >> chris kamora is here with the complaint. >> thousands of dollars. included in the renovation, new windows, danny sent us pictures, he took wh

we report, police are working with chp and caltrans to obtain video from traffic cameras that might help in the investigation. >> reporter: the driver side of the white nissan was riddled with bullet holes one bullet appeared to have gone right through the front windshield. one man was walking along the avenue when he heard gunfire and then saw the car. >> i heard about 8 or 9 shots go off almost in one cluster and in about 2 seconds all the shots were done. >> reporter: oakland police say a man and a woman were inside the car when the shooting happened. police got the call it 3:17. they blocked off the fruitvale exit ramp where the car had come to a stop and also shut down eastbound 580 putting down evidence markers where they found shell casings. traffic came to a sudden stop causing along backup and a long wait for commuters. >> we couldn't move any further and were stuck there for about an hour before they went ahead and had as do you turns. oakland police allow drivers to use interest ramps -- allowed drivers to use entrance ramps. >> were following up with leads from witnesses that

let's continue our storm watch coverage with lisa ga lesion with how paeg and caltrans are getting ready for the return of heavy rain. lisa. >> reporter: dan, the light rain has created an slick sheen behind me. we're not far from a trouble spot that chp is worried about over 280 and cesar chavez. it is prone to flooding and major problems. with the rains come preparation. >> it is one of the bigger storms this season. >> reporter: crews are already gearing up for what's to come. all hands on deck, workers from as far away as bakersfield are on alert to come to the bay area to help this week. >> once we know the area that we see that could be impacted heavily by the storm, we stage crews in those areas and respond as quickly as we can. >> reporter: the chp is gearing up along with caltrans. several spots this san francisco are froen prone to flooding at the 2 0 south extension near 18th, 101 central freeway north and southbound near south van ness, eastbound 80 near 7th and 101 south near paul avenue. just about any officer available will be asked to hit the roads. >> they'll come out an

. >> reporter: after being hit by caltrans a hadron to 37 of the burlingame station person as trespassing on the tracks while they were shut down how trained its provides shuttles for the next stop trains running on just one track imbibe 0415 all trains are packed full operation. in checking a chance of curing for your new year. >> britteny: sunshine wednesday thursday retract into existence as we get a friday and saturday here's the first one to the self here's what happened you notice then slowly works its way up and mansell probably stays to the south of our area and the possibility of august could shift a little closer to us and restraint evident friday another system drops down on saturday and this is what looks like right now could stay to the east and again watching both of these systems closely has to go into friday saturday and on sunday more unsettled weather r.i. temperatures are going to drop as well as we get close to the week and changes next few days i smiled lots of sunshine six is a maxwell subsidiaries half moon bay's 61 in non view 63 in san jose tomorrow 56 and seven s

caltrans says it does when it can to clean up, but garbage pops up as soon as it's picked up. the mayor also pushed the agency to make clean-up of 10 freeway hotspots a priority. the memo will go before the city council at its next meeting tuesday. the city attorney will look into potential legal options the city of san jose can take. in san jose betty yu, kpix5. eals with the city >>> berkeley's new mayor gave his inaugural address to city council tonight pushing an overhaul of how the city deals with the homeless population. jesse aruguin wants to set aside public land where homeless people can legally camp and he wants to create navigation centers, places that have fewer restrictions than traditional shelters. >> part of what we'll be looking at it how we can expand shelter and warming centers and we particularly want to look at how we can create navigation centers, similar to what san francisco did, to not only provide shelter but services and then get people housed. >> the mayor says he believes the issue is particularly urgent now that it's getting cold and wet outside.

caltrans had cleared the road by seven. the stormy weather causing massive power outages. that's where 41,000 customers were in the dark for a couple hours starting around 1:40 this afternoon. some businesses decided to close due to the outages and stop lights weren't working for several hours. by 4:00 power was restored. perkily police responded to a -- berkeley police responded to elevator rescues because the loss of power. >>> what a storm it was as it moved through. gusty winds and a lot of rain. coming down for quite a while. it looks like the system is winding down. the clouds breaking up on the backside. things will be settling down. we have more rain to come. this monster is starting to develop. when will it hit? we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >> make sure you have to flee cron -- kron 4 weather app. the search for a skier who went missing after an avalanche in nevada will resume tomorrow. the man was caught in the avalanche today. rescue teams started looking for him in the afternoon. they called off the search because of weather conditions. they will be

after complaining for years, he wants to hold caltrans accountable. proposing a lawsuit that would force the state agency to clean up san jose. the mayor agrees that the highways are in terrible shape but says a lawsuit isn't the way to go. >>> the city of sausalito will buy three license surveillance systems and place them around the city. they report that the city will spend $107,000 on cameras to take pictures of the license plates entering and leaving sausalito. when a crime is committed they can check information from the cameras to create a list of cars possibly linked to the crime. the cameras will be able to notify police if a vehicle on a wanted list come into town. >>> the warriors ended their five-game road trip on a winning note thanks to a big name from green. >> steph throwing it backwards. now he does. green. perfect. what a nifty play there. >> first triple double for green of the season. the pelicans put up a fight. thanks to good defensive plays down the stretch from green and durant, the warriors won. they are back home tomorrow to

in the transbay corridor we move forward with the mtc and bart with the planning department and caltrans and meeting to on the study so again, our emphasis is as agencies to really spearhead and coordinate that to the east bay transbay corridor moving on existing plans as well as creating new ones regarding the long term and finally in this category of regional planning we're excited to launch our initiative program you as other methods and marketing strategies to engagement bart rider and encourage them to shift their travel in non-peak travel hours in the inn bound in the morning and out bound in the afternoon bart has the second part of program funded in part by bart and the better highways administration and in the sector their effected by the pro tem results moving to the project delivery west side ramp project was a tremendous milestone for the agency led by our capital project and the entire agency helped to prepare that over many, many years and generations dating back to 2007 with the newsom's administration with the support of the leadership owing that and very much appreciate

this is between highway 92 and stevenson boulevard and caltrans says it will be picked up around 5 a.m. or so. and then in san mateo we have the san mateo bridge from hayward to foster city, that will take you 14 minutes between 880 and 101. now let's move over to milpitas. roadwork on northbound 880 between 237 and dixon landing road we have three lanes closed due to this roadwork. we'll let you know when it's picked up but caltrans said it will be around 5 a.m. >>> a high school football player is facing charges for allegedly sexual assaulting a classmate. only on "5," we're hearing the victim's side of the story. the alleged victim. we want you to know that we are shielding her identity. kpix 5's andria borba reports. >> reporter: i spoke exclusively to the girl. she has a message to her alleged attacker. >> no means no. >> reporter: it was the night of november 18 when this 15- year-old carondelet high school student alleges she was sexually assaulted on the campus of de la salle high school during a varsity football game. after the attack, allegedly at the hands of a 15-year-old f

in the transbay corridor we move forward with the mtc and bart with the planning department and caltrans and meeting to on the study so again, our emphasis is as agencies to really spearhead and coordinate that to the east bay transbay corridor moving on existing plans as well as creating new ones regarding the long term and finally in this category of regional planning we're excited to launch our initiative program you as other methods and marketing strategies to engagement bart rider and encourage them to shift their travel in non-peak travel hours in the inn bound in the morning and out bound in the afternoon bart has the second part of program funded in part by bart and the better highways administration and in the sector their effected by the pro tem results moving to the project delivery west side ramp project was a tremendous milestone for the agency led by our capital project and the entire agency helped to prepare that over many, many years and generations dating back to 2007 with the newsom's administration with the support of the leadership owing that and very much appreciate

in the transbay corridor we move forward with the mtc and bart with the planning department and caltrans and meeting to on the study so again, our emphasis is as agencies to really spearhead and coordinate that to the east bay transbay corridor moving on existing plans as well as creating new ones regarding the long term and finally in this category of regional planning we're excited to launch our initiative program you as other methods and marketing strategies to engagement bart rider and encourage them to shift their travel in non-peak travel hours in the inn bound in the morning and out bound in the afternoon bart has the second part of program funded in part by bart and the better highways administration and in the sector their effected by the pro tem results moving to the project delivery west side ramp project was a tremendous milestone for the agency led by our capital project and the entire agency helped to prepare that over many, many years and generations dating back to 2007 with the newsom's administration with the support of the leadership owing that and very much appreciate

unfortunately this is caltrans 11th fatality of this year. trying to figure out what exactly happened here. >> reporter:it's a common problem in the city. kron4's maureen kelly explains what's being done to fix it. gallons of water shoots out of pumps.in order to clear the massive 20 foot by 20 foot wide, and six foot deep hole that crews had to make in order to find the break in the 12 inch water main. the sf puc say it's a tranmission line.meaning it moves water from one area to the other.and so no water service was cut off for any residential customers.but some of the surrounding business were without water. but while there was no water coming out of the pipes at king's transportation there was plenty in the yard of the charter bus company. talks about how much water there was. but the water only got up halfway up the tires.and not inside the buses themselves. those who were here when the break was first noticed around 945 this morning say evans avenue looked like a lake. just waves of water.i was wondering when it was going to stop. the c

caltrans has says it does what it can to clean up but garbage pops up as soon as it's picked up. the san jose mayor has also pushed the agency to make clean- up of 10 freeway hot spots a priority. the memo goes before the city council for discussion at its meeting tuesday. the city attorney will look into potential legal options the city of san jose can take. in san jose, betty yu, kpix 5. ♪[ music ] >>> time now 4:42. a new conflict of interest for president-elect donald trump as he decides to stay on as executive producer of his reality show. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,p&-ppresident-eleb >>> a new conflict of interest for president-elect donald trump. we're learning he will still be part of his reality show, even after taking the oath of office. as rachel kim explains, some say the move could raise ethics concerns. >> reporter: it's a move that's raising eyebrows and concerns. president-elect donald trump will remain an executive producer on the reality show that made him a household name while he serves as the nation's commander-in-chief. >> i can't think of a situation where a sitting pre

these are the sierras and we get a lot of snow and traffic. >> reporter: caltrans stopped someone going over 75 miles an hour in a chain area recently which leads to impound, fine and time in jail. in miac, kelly ryan, kpix 5. >>> with the cold weather, there is a bigger need for homeless shelters. you can imagine san jose shelters are offering more beds this week after temperatures dropped. that as the santa clara county medical examiner says the number of homeless deaths has doubled from just last year. >> when people are chronically homeless they generally have compromised health and they are certainly not taking care of themselves so when you add on that extra trauma of weather, often times their systems are just not built up enough to resist and so people will die because of exposure. >> well, starting tonight, san jose's overnight warming centers will be open from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. through monday. >>> two men suspected in a shooting death of a vallejo pawn shop owner are still on the loose. kpix 5's emily turner has more from fairfax where the victim was an active member of the com

the mercury news reports they're deciding whether to fine caltrans.if fining caltrans is even in the realm of legal possibility. the state agency didn't comment on it but it's pointed to the fact that caltrans has recently stepped up cleanup efforts. >> slowly but shoely crews are getting to work on sinkholes that opened up in pacifica. it's blocking access to a public pitch. now we're learning it will take a couple of weeks to repair. there was an area demolished because of cliffside erosion. >>> good morning. the time is 6:40 as we get a look at our storm ranger. this is our mobile doppler radar and it's scanning around the bay area picking up on some very high definition -- gives us a very high-definition view of the rain and n the area. tracking light spotty showers around campbell and elsewhere across the bay area. the bulk of the storm system well to the north. a lot of the moisture streaming in and that will be moving in to the bay area by tomorrow. so we'll be keeping a close eye on that, talking about some high winds and some heavy rain comin

caltrans and chp were trying to help that driver. caltrans and chp are here. they've already shutdown eastbound shoreline. right now people are still able to get through here, but the water is clearly going straight across shoreline highway. some people excited to see all this rain. other people having a big headache with their cars broken down. reporting live, i am sharon katsuda. back to you. >> we heard a bit of a scream there behind you. not so thrilling. thank you very much, sharon katsuda reporting from mill valley. >>> now, people in the santa cruz mountains are doing all they can to prepare for this storm. a wall of sand bags could be the last line of defense for many of the homes there. that's why a lot of people were getting free ones last night. scott green has lived in the santa cruz mountains for more than 40 years. he says at this point he is used to this process. >> it can flood quite a bit. highland way floods and culverts plug up, ditches overflow. we can see probably upwards to a foot or foot and a half of water. >> as kari has been talking a

caltrans will be using pusher trucks to keep vehicles moving. >> all of the power of the semi tractorthe weight so this is a tugboat with chains. >> sometimes when we have a light load if we get slowed down on the grades, we might spin out even with chains on. >> when trucks get stuck, an average of 5 to $7 million an hour is lost. >>> well, they will certainly have an opportunity to test all of these things this weekend because as we head into friday we have winter storm warnings posted in the sierra for as much as 2 feet of snow coming in. we have rain of our own to contend with not tomorrow. off to we have a break before the next rain. 53 at concord now. oakland 59. by 10 a.m. this morning, livermore was 12 degrees warmer at 56 degrees than the previous morning on tuesday so things warmed up in the bay area today. san francisco mid-50s. overnight lows tonight we are going to see 30s. 35 degrees in santa rosa. 38 at livermore. 42 at oakland. so a chilly night. a little cooler than last night but there are no frost or freeze advisories posted. sun-up tomorrow at 7:22 a.m. we have ano

. >> the same pay structure in an expensive city has forced many caltrans workers to move so now sansolution to speed up cleanup efforts. >> today we'll see a contract approved for $3 million approximately with the san jose conservation core. >> cleanup is a good step and senator jim bell says it's not a long-term solution. >> just putting it into a law enforcement mode and a constant cleanup and cleanup and cleanup mode doesn't solve the problem. the real answer is to provide some of housing for the homeless. >> he says much of the litter is left from abandoned homeless encampments. >> we can't keep pushing the homeless from one place to another. >> caltrans is having a hard time staying on top of these trash highways and just in the 2015-2016 the south bay regional office took more than 7,000 calls for maintenance service requests. the city's proposal also includes public input on different ways to clean up graffiti. city solutions backed by state dollars in an effort to make these highways cleaner and safer. in san jose, lonni rivera, aches 7 news. >> pop quiz. what's wrong with t

we are checking in with caltrans. there is no snow requirements yet but you may want to bring your chains. skiers and snow borders are enjoying fresh snow at m mammoth resort. >> that's a cool place to ski. >>> a san jose high school teacher was arrested, accused of having sex with a student. we will tell you where the teacher was working coming up. >>> president-elect donald trump has almost finished filling up his cabinet. how much of a battle will he have with democrats over these picks. we have more on that coming up. >> we look at a commute that is wet. all of the bridges are slower than usual, we let you know more about that straight ahead. >> we have more coming up on ktvu news after the break ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ how else do you think he gets around so fast? take the reins this holiday and get the mercedes-benz you've always wanted during the winter event. now lease the 2017 gle350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. taste the many sides of brookside. smooth dark chocolate outside. exotic fruit flavor insi

caltrans says the pedestrian was struck at the chestnut crossing at redwood city.this time the tracks have been cleared but the trains are restricted to a 10 mile-an-hour speed limit. passengers on the train involved in the accident are still waiting to be released and go home. >>> the police arrested a man in connection to a weekend shooting death of a woman inside of a home. the police found the victim, 35- year-old owens dead from an apparent gunshot wound last night. officers soon identified the suspect in the case. he was arrested by the police this morning. >>> as we told you this is the third deadly domestic dispute case this week. just yesterday. the police say a 23-year-old woman was killed by her boyfriend in daly city. officers responded to a domestic disput on fairview avenue early on saturday morning. they found the woman suffering from severe injuries to her head. she was taken to sf general hospital where she died of her injuries. the police arrested her boyfriend 23-year-old frederick tran. >>> a woman accused of killing her boyfriend. she ran her b

caltrans will also be using pusher trucks to keep trucks moving. >> it's got all the power of the semi with none of the weight so this is a tugboat with chains. >> sometimes if we have a light load we get slowed down on the grades we might spin out even with chains on. >> caltrans says load up with supplies before you leave home just in case you get stuck. >>> all right. as christmas nears some cops in southern california have decided to play secret santa. >> the plan is simple. brighten up the days of unsuspecting drivers. >> officers from the el segundo police department have been pulling over safe drivers for no reason. but instead of presenting them a ticket, they give the gift of a crisp $100 bill. one man got a little extra once police officers learned that he lost his wife to cancer a few months ago and is raising three children on his own. >> a little bit of money for some christmas presents for your kids. >> thank you. thank you. >> people in the community raised about $6,000 to fund this program. >> that is cool. i must be running late and then you get pulled over for no reas

we did contact caltrans and the mayor of san jose. neither of them were available to speak with us. we're still waiting for their response. reporting in san jose, lydia pantazes kron4 news the city of oakland may have something to be happy about this holiday season. despite a year of scandals and revolving police chiefs.. the city has seen a decrease in violent crime compared to last year. so far... violent crime is down in oakland comparing this year to last through christmas day. some of those crimes include homicides, violent assaults and shootings. and even more impressive numbers compared to 2012... homicides have dropped 36-percent. robberies down 28-percent...and burglaries dropped 19-percent. police say it's ceasefire program is clearly helping. trt:14/ "with their lives" some say that greater community involvement is even helping out. neighbors are reporting crime when they see it and coming forward to help. new details in the case of a pawn shop owner who was fatally shot... vallejo police released detailed descriptions today... of the two suspects sought in the investigat

the number 3 the eastbound on and off approaches that are currently infrastructure construction by caltrans and the fourth location is currently existing and continues to exist in the future in the westbound as a transit original lane going on island will continue to be served for mixed transportation. >> the funding for this comes from a combine of the tida treasure island and the federal grant we're awarding this past month that supports the incremental take a look at and tida provides significant amount of funds every year and support of the treasure island mobility management not just the engineering but the planning and outreach and the federal grant is being awarded specifically for the design and installation of the toll system itself we are also currently in discussions with tida about roles and responsibility. >> please explain bay area toll agency they operate the bay bridge we will make contracts with bad a prapts a conferring center we'll operate through the regional customer service the way the golden gate bridge does depending on the roles and responsibilities with bad a some

caltrans conducted this week at high when a woman saying it has doubled its budget for such sweeps in this woman says the only number in a matter of time before someone gets hurt. first two lawsuits in connection with the ghost ship warehouse has been filed. should never happened and those responsible should be held accountable. including the property owner party promoters the two of alleged provided restrooms. as well as property manager hit all claims against tell me that county and city of oakland. march and >> reporter: see personal responded to what was a fire in official station. next 54 years old was flawed marston medical currently and i see a continued fisher, known for her role as princess leia in the original star wars trilogy, reportedly had a cardiac episode while on a flight from london to los angeles. the 60-year-old actress was rushed to the hospital shortly after landing at l-a-x. united airlines said in a statement that the unnamed passenger was unresponsive. fisher's brother, say's she's currently in the intensive care unit. we will continue to follow this story and