caltrans says some cracks were inches long, others feet long. and there could be more. so today crews are using three types of special devices to find out, sound echoing technology, ground-penetrating radar, and this one that looks like a camera is infrared radar. >> gives you a real good idea of what's going on about a foot into the concrete. so that way you can tell if the the concrete -- it may look sound on the outside but you can tell about problems ahead of time. >> reporter: caltrans says there is no one cause. engineers believe it could be a combination of rainwater from the upper deck and vibrations from cars traveling on and over it. >> it's an 80-year-old structure. you're going to have some cracks and chipped concrete. there's never one single bullet. >> reporter: caltrans saysed last time they did a visual inspection was last july and they say engineers haven't done a test involving tapping the concrete with a hammer since 2004. once one issue is dealt with on the bay bridge another one comes up. how do you assure drivers that the bridge is safe? >> well, i

bonner reinhardt, kelly and caltrans dir. kempton [inaudible] generations of leadership at the state level have all been great partners in support to our project as well. of course, radical california division administrative [inaudible] who cannot be here again but we do have mr. cole who will be speaking. going back to the beginning of our partnership with oewd that is the office of economic and workforce development the mayor's office and tida that was in 2008. we appreciate the leadership of then mayor newsom and his key staff which is continued with mayor lee and his administration. item object-and there he is. we work so closely together. josÉ luis and speaking of josÉ luis we must recognize our great former executive drucker here at 58 who he had another operative produced so he senses congratulations to all of you, all of us. josÉ luis demonstrate a great commitment to this project as well. also great wisdom in taking eric cordova are amazing project manager and now deputy for capital projects the quarterback this afte

and we started evaluation with caltrans and the cost estimate with caltrans. for our archaeology work, we drafted the first volume of the archaeological resource reports. for the transit center. this report documents investigations we did and the findings, and this is a three set volume. volume 1 is completed. we hope to complete the other two volumes this year. the bus ramp we completed the report and we continue to work with our neighbors regarding the redevelopment parcels. we are obligated in our agreement with the state historical officer to be able to courtney that work for the wii development parcels and were doing that the block five, seven, and eight. for phase 2, we release the supplemental environmental document in december. we had a public hearing last night and respect receive the comments february 29. we also work closely with caltrans on coming to an agreement with the platform height between caltrans high-speed rail. i do it imagine the board was instrumental in getting the partners agreed on common heights. it was tough to make it happen. we a

when caltrans applied for approval from the federal fish and wildlife service caltrans gave them bad information. caltrans promised to offset that loss of seven acres of habitat by preserving five acres of habitat. the problem is, that land is already preserved by the city of pacifica. or as peter put it. >> they were taking credit for something they couldn't take credit for. >> reporter: that's right. caltrans was promising to offset the loss of habitat with already preserved habitat. >> they said we are going to use this to help save the snake. but it had already been done. >> reporter: if you think that sounds fishy, you're not alone. the judge agreed. >> he questioned them -- the caltrans attorney very closely and very aggressively, i guess, i would say, and was trying to get the caltrans attorney to acknowledge that they had done wrong and that caltrans' attorney wouldn't do that. and that i think just made the judge madder so his opinion is -- comes down hard on them. >> reporter: the judge ordered caltrans to change their application to the fish and wildlife service and it has

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

caltrans applied for approval from the federal fish and wildlife service caltrans gave them bad information. caltrans promised to offset the loss of seven acres of habitat by preserving five a burgers of habitat. the problem is the land is already preserved by the city of pacifica. >> they were taking credit for something they could not take credit for. >> reporter: caltrans was promising to offset the loss of habitat with already preserved habitat. >> they said we will use this to help save the snake. it had already been done. >> reporter: if that sounds fishy you are not alone. the judge agreed. >> and was trying to get the caltrans attorney to admit they had done wrong. he would not do that. >> reporter: they ordered caltrans to change their application to the fish and wildlife service. this time it has to be accurate. this afternoon tell trend issued a statement saying they are reviewing the ruling and working with their project partners to determine where to go from here. >>> a dogs on the loose. this dog is missing. someone snatched her from in front of the whole foods on fourth and h

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

when caltrans applied for approval from the federal fish and wildlife service caltrans gave them badon. caltrans promised to offset that loss of seven acres of habitat by preserving five acres of habitat. the problem is, that land is already preserved by the city of pacifica. or as peter put it. >> they were taking credit for something they couldn't take credit for. >> reporter: that's right. caltrans was promising to offset the loss of habitat with already preserved habitat. >> they said we are going to use this to help save the snake. but it had already been done. >> reporter: if you think that sounds fishy, you're not alone. the judge agreed.

caltrans offered its deepest condolences to shaeffer and his family. these kinds of accidents involving highway debris are not uncommon. according to aaa between 2011 and 2014, there have been more than 200,000 crashes nationwide involving objects in the road or flying off other vehicles. 500 people have been killed as a result. >> thank you very much. >>> we thought it was going to be a nice day today. turns out it's going to be really hot once again. >> let's talk about the weather. hot weather across the bay area. 86 degrees in san francisco. fire danger is high right now. there were several fires yesterday. there's this one in the dublin hills where drivers could see all that smoke from 680. no structures were burned. firefighters are watching the area to make sure it doesn't flare up. there were a pair of grass fires in san jose. the other burning along the san jose creek. both were in homeless encampments. all fires are out. >>> the hot weather drew a lot of homes to the beach. one got himself into trouble. >> a technical rescue at a san francisc

four bridges are in place for the delays because of caltrans. elsewhere, 880 pretty busy. 19-minute drive time and give yourself a few extra minutes across the bridge, 22 minutes between 101. >>> we have a couple of coastal clouds developing, for the most part, we're mostly sunny and clear. temperatures around the 60-degree mark. we will warm up. slightly above average, around average for this time of the year. slightly above later this in the week. mid-70s by the bay, plenty of sunshine, sunny and warm and topping out in the 80s inland. the forecast shows that warming trend, again, upper 80s today and tomorrow, low to mid-90s by midweek inland and we'll see cloud cover by the bay, along the coast, likely going to see off and on marine layer and coastal clouds throughout the week and cool into the weekend. >>> sounds good. microsoft made promises to interns and today it delivers. after some backlash, microsoft admitted it was poorly worded. >> that's a lot of snacks >> thank you for joining us. remember your next update is at 7:26. have a great

caltrans offers its deepest condolences to mr. schaefer's family and friends. >> chp says they received phone calls from witnesses and are hoping for more. they also say they want dash cam video hoping somebody driving by has dash cam video to see the moments right before the impact. reporting live in palo alto, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> demolition work on a popular country store destroyed by fire in san mateo county. you are looking at the flames that gutted the store early yesterday morning. no one got hurt here. firefighters are still looking for what caused that fire. >> and we are heating up quickly on this monday morning. a live look outside from the mt. tam cam. you'll notice we have a haze in the atmosphere and have a spare the air day officially in effect on our monday, especially inland where we will have poor air quality. numbers right now are soaring quickly. we're at 75 in san francisco. 77 in oakland. 82 in san jose and 88 in san ramon before the lunchtime hours. a mild to hot day out there, nothing but sunshine t

>> 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

in july for the caltrans board meeting. that's why your vote today is critical for making sure we have the local funds in place to be able to move forward with this project quickly. we really appreciate the support we got from staff from all the agencies we work closely with. with this schedule will be issuing a limited notice to proceed in making sure with all have those funds in place. several years of design build and testing and have the system in service by 2020. that's when will first get our vehicles in the last and by 2021. my last slide here is just that we know the explosive growth to the bay area really means we need to look for father had hit it's not just about this article what else can we do on the corridor to make sure we have as much capacity as can. so, for the bottom slide there's been a be a lot of activity the downtown extension from high-speed rail coming, the specific to caltrans, we do want it fully converted fleet. we went longer trains in the future. so we can get the capacity that weight since wer

and fulton says caltrans needs to take action immediately. the caltrans spokesperson said that tomorrow they're meeting with representatives from the national highway traffic safety administration to discuss possible options. >>> the new westbound 580 express lane is open in the tri-valley area. a live look from our camera in dublin. you can see traffic moving smoothly right now. the two eastbound lanes through livermore, dublin opened on friday. the lanes are free to use for car poolers, clean air vehicles, buses and motorcycles. but solo drivers can pay to use the lanes during the work week. >>> people in san francisco are turning to us for help. e.p.a. workers help protect human health and the environment, but they say they work in a sick building. senior investigative reporter vicky nguyen is with us. these are serious claims. >> reporter: it's ironic, too. the epa headquarters in fran is not a safe place to work after two years of renovations, a hundred employees have complained about the air quality. they say the e.p.a. is to blame. tha

cal tra caltrans is saying that it likely belongs to a caltrans walter truck. michelle roberts joins us from least palo 6 alto for the tragic events for the poor driver. >> absolutely. chp official believe caltrans truck was heading on the southbound side when it blew a tire. somehow during that process that bolt flew off. hitting oncoming traffic. hitting that driver heading north. >> very unusual. never seen it before. >> friday, chp investigators found the brass bolt under the passenger seat of a white minivan. the driver who has been identified as 82-year-old lewis schaefer of mountain view was killed when the 2 pound metal object hit him in the neck heading north on 101. >> the bolt came off the truck and went on to the minivan. so we don't know if it just happened simultaneously. or how it happened. >> chp officer, art mont tichies the caltrans truck blew a tire. investigators believe the cap flew off the truck over the center divide into schaefer's windshield. >> condolences to the family and friend of the vick tip tim. >> caltrans wouldn't comment if th

and they tell us from caltrans of those are the best hours to find work with by 5:00 a.m. because of the want to interrupt the morning commute for people crossing the bay bridge. >> pam: fire season as are keeping fire crews busy here in the bay area >> vicki: felipe was with the firefighters as they tackle the flames. neighbors living on foster streets reached another homes because of flames were feet away. visibility was a challenge the firestorm around 4:00 in the afternoon but the help of cal fire in my hand crews 5 a. blaze was contained about an hour later. the dutch >> reporter: in the success of the reason excessive he has brought the vegetation which contributed did the quick spread of fire. no structures were damaged. fire investigators looking in the official cause of this mess thankfully no one was injured. evacuation orders for people in potbelly only one way and and only one way out of that particular neighborhood. thinking here to the company state building to submit more signatures to push for judge sharon percy to be removed from the bench thursday is a sa

worker. >> salt and pepper beard and hair, usually wearing his caltrans vest. >> reporter: caltrans denies he works with them and says workers are always with a chp officer when they clear freeway campsites. caltrans says its workers follow procedures and post notices like this one giving 72 hours warning. whoever this man is, he is taking what little the homeless have left. >> they have already lost their dignity and now you're just making it worse. >> reporter: now, could this be homeless on homeless vandalism? that is a possibility but homeless advocates say while there's stealing that goes on between people at different camps there's a rule of the streets that's not to damage or take anyone's shelter. reporting live in and a, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> new at 5:00 if you are passing through sunnyvale on the way home, you could be in for a pretty rough commute tonight. this massive sinkhole opened up on the lawrence expressway. you can see the sinkhole carved out a huge chunk of the middle lane there. drivers are being asked to avoid that area as crews work on some emergency repair

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

the planning department dream is frankly the caltrans site to create a very large park experience at the caltrans site other opportunities to partner with development for just by way of example the tension center project ended up with storefront tennis center and there are other opportunities for building in open space and recreational amenity in central soma part of that is using the acquisition funds we're at a frank disadvantage if we had our desires we'll do - we're competing in the market we were committed to this and made promises to do this not getting the same value in the baseline we know that we turned down another property that is was so small it might have been the most expensive dog park in america it is in the an easy thing to solve and not the leverage we need in other neighborhoods in san francisco dawn i don't know if you want to comment on other central soma. >> is this the last one we hope not aggressively moving forward and working with city planning to try to be strategic and identify options but in terms of organization that have land i think one of the challeng

from there they'll pass on those findings to caltrans and caltrans will have to make a decision based on those findings. live in treasure island, pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >>> take a look at this. a lost sea lion stalled traffic today in the north bay. drivers just had to slow down to take a look. it was climbing dak russly close to highway 37. here he is now near skaggs island around 10:00 a.m. a cruiser circled the little guy. he was named school days. finally rescuers arrived. the falses previously treated the same sea lion for malnutrition and neurological damage. today's rescue happened in the same spot with a 900-pound pregnant elephant seal blocked lanes back in december. that's an active area. that seal had to be tranquilized when it refused to move. >>> a popular talk show host. angry public outcry has forced kgo radio to back down. ronn owens will stay put rather than going to another channel. they announced that owens would transfer as part of the nation's new format which started this morning. he'll go on air at 10:00 a.m., an hour later than before. the changeover

water truck that had blown a tire. >> the -- belonged to the caltrans truck. >>reporter: it's normally attached by a train and caltrans said they are cooperating trying to figure out what happened.>> it's a preliminary investigation, we are trying to determine how this piece may have come from the couch and vehicle. the investigation is ongoing, we offer our deepest condolences to the family. >>reporter: louis schaefer was described as a warm and wonderful father. his children released a statement saying, we are grateful to the drivers who pulled over to help our father. we are grateful to the corners office in the chp for their compassion and professionalism. while investigators are still trying to make sense of this, experts say caltrans may be legally responsible. >> even though this was a freak accident, caltrans still finds itself liable, if this item became dislodged from one of their trucks and fell onto the freeway, striking the man's wind chill. >>reporter: authorities want to know how this cap ended up loose and if it could've been prevented.>> now w

caltrans' fault. they made decisions in this project that put this project at risk. they decided to use material that didn't meet specifications and they fell through on caltrans' orders essentially. >> what kind of cash are we talking here and how does it get resolved? >> this is going to the arbitration board. this is the complaint. we're talking $50 million on a project that is, you know, worth billions, but on the other hand they're run 1g $00 million in debt. so this is a pretty good chunk of that. >> and a big chunk as well. thank you, jackson. >>> cooler temperatures are expected to help firefighters to contain that wildfire in monterey county. this started sunday afternoon near the city of soledad. this is south of salinas and 101. thankfully no homes or buildings have been damaged but a total of 6 square miles have burned. like we said, the cool temperatures are expected to help the fire fights. >> the pictures don't look when you see how yellow and smoky that fire is. >> we've had the hills

caltrans still insists drivers aren't in any danger.ren't in any danger. >>> number 3, the big story weather-wise, temperaturesers 7o 73. >>> number 4, an autopsy is expected today for 22-year-old stacey aguilar of san jose. her body was found saturday in hayward, more than a week after she was last seen leaving a party with her boyfriend. >>> number 5, apple supporters are taking part in a series of worldwide rallies as the accupunctur accupuncture cupertino company judge's order to break into an iphone. >>> number 6, bill cosby's wife is being deposed in massachusetts. a group of women said cosby labeled them as liars after they went public with sexual assault allegations. >>> a billionaire who closed off access to half moon bay says he'll open it for $30 million. >>> we'll be back in 25 minutes. >> see you in a few minutes. "good morning america" is coming up. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number, and the ultimate sleep number event, going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how well you

caltrans is chopping the tree up. they still have more work to do. this could take some time. 92 is used for the morning commute from half moon bay trying to get in, and they are trying to were quickly to clear the roadway as soon as possible. this is the second tree that has fallen overnight, and the person was of the road on 92, but that has been cleared. heavy equipment blocking the lanes, and we will give you an update when the road is clear. >> is it still raining out there right now?>> reporter: it is misting, and you probably cannot see it. it's a light mist falling. the roadways are wet, and there is a gutter next to me, and the water is flowing down highway 92 right now, but not heavy rain. back in half moon bay, thank you. >>> your time is 5:09 am. >>> the police are searching for someone that was robbed at the lafayette station at knife point. the victim said that an african- american woman in her late teens or early 20s pulled out a knife and demanded money. the second suspect is described as early 20s, baseball cap and they escaped with

. >> what caltrans has to say about a piece of road debris that killed a man here on highway 101 in palo alto. we'll have that story as "today in the bay" starts now. >> a very good morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. it is hot. congratulations to your uncle. >> outstanding support offing actor role, sterling brown. my uncle is like a big brother. chris darden with marcia clark. >> you stayed up past your bed time? >> yes. proud nephew. let's talk weather. temperatures will be back to the 90s for inland valleys. we don't have major concerns out there. doing double duty. so mania we have clear skies. no fog. we'll continue to see if any develop. offshore winds will lead to another warm day. even in san francisco. already at 60. 6 concord. look at our highs today. another warm one. 90s widespread for our inland valleys. 90 for santa rosa. 70 for san francisco. we've got lots of green on the map. there is a new incident 580 westbound before livermore there is an accident involving a big rig and three cars. you can see the

ready to on the bike facilities on the bridge that is through the orange color on the slides and caltrans is instructing that area and work with the partners on this project we have in addition looking at installing improvements at the visa to points that's the area we'll see in the yellow green orange and blue those we'll be putting amenity on ports 9 working with the coast guard and partnership in that effort the vista point has restrooms and bicycle racks and beverages and in addition a parking area to allow folks to park and gain access to the vista points with the bike pedestrian facilities on the bridge we think this is important to get something in place there is sill additional development and construction going on the island this will be an excellent point for folks users the facility will actually enjoy the island the current funding those for those improvements $2 million for the funding that will be completed with data and authority funds the portion from the authority will be from a construction change over to the ramps project and look at the vista point opening in the fall

caltrans says they have been testing out these smart signs for the last several weeks. they are really excited. and again, they go active today on i-80 between the carquinez bridge and bay bridge. maria medina, kpix 5. >>> east bay commute. altamont pass has been the hot spot all morning cars out of the tracy area at 8 miles per hour only. but as you continue on to that altamont pass, speeds are picking up cars driving at 40 miles an hour. southbound 880 at hegenberger. the right lane is blocked. there's some debris left on the road from that earlier crash. here's a live look right now. southbound headed very slowly that commute will take you about 22 to 30 minutes so very slow and also slow traffic on your san mateo bridge from hayward into the peninsula. 880 to 101 westbound will take but 20 minutes and this slow traffic is due to a stalled car at the toll plaza so hopefully that will clear up. let's check the bay bridge toll plaza backing up through the maze and beyond. the maze to downtown westbound will take you about 15 minutes slowly on to the bay bridge. roberta

caltrans will start lowering one of five trusses. the horizontal supports of the span -- caltrans released animation. with the trusses lowered on barges and transported to the port of oakland to be taken apart. >>> a top administrator at a san jose high school has been arrested accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old student. janine de la vega joins us with more on the investigation. >> reporter: this has got to be shocking for students at james lick high school in san jose. the man arrested was the acting vice principal. and staff learned about a relationship between him and a girl and alerted police. here's what we know. a special task force that handles internet crime against children took 35-year-old jose gonzalez into custody. he was arrested for annoying or molesting a child under 18 years old. the 17-year-old claims she had an inappropriate relationship with him last summer in july or august. they investigated and found enough evidence for an arrest warned. and the district hired him in 2008. he was

tomorrow though caltrans will reveal how it plans to deal with that problem. tells us the fix could add tens of millions to the project that is already running $90 million in the red. >> the tower foundation behind me is water logged. cracked during construction. posing the risk of corrosion over the long-term. our investigation shows that fixing this problem won't be easy and could cost millions of dollars in years to come. >> three years after the bridge opened caltrans is still dealing with water trouble on the $6.5 billion span. >> it's been a lot of work. a long hard road. but everyone has a good sense of this is important to do. >> water first became an issue when metal rods left standing in rain water failed in 2013. a year later caltrans learned that water invaded the steal and concrete foundation of the 525-foot tall tower. the problem was blamed on cracks in the foundation. meanwhile, caltrans blamed the contractor for not properly grouting to protect anchor rods that became flooded. >> we started laying, pulling back layers of the onion and we found

caltrans has removed any loose pieces. a spokesman still insists there is no immediate danger. >>> the transbay transit center in san francisco needs cash and is reaching out to goldman sachs for a loan. according to the "chronicle," officials have been forced to take out a short term loan. it puts the public on the hook for $37 million in fees. the "chronicle" also reports the transit authority is struggling to come up with at least $250 million to complete the first phase of construction. >>> police are trying to find a man who exposed himself inside a business near mission and wilson streets. this is surveillance photos, which are quite clear. police say he had distinctive shoulder-length black hair with light brown tips. >>> san francisco police are still searching for the person who shot and killed a man in the mcdonald's drive-through yesterday right across the street from a police station. abc 7 news reporter lilian kim spoke to a man who says the shooting happened right in front of him. >> reporter: san francisco p

ready to on the bike facilities on the bridge that is through the orange color on the slides and caltrans is instructing that area and work with the partners on this project we have in addition looking at installing improvements at the visa to points that's the area we'll see in the yellow green orange and blue those we'll be putting amenity on ports 9 working with the coast guard and partnership in that effort the vista point has restrooms and bicycle racks and beverages and in addition a parking area to allow folks to park and gain access to the vista points with the bike pedestrian facilities on the bridge we think this is important to get something in place there is sill additional development and construction going on the island this will be an excellent point for folks users the facility will actually enjoy the island the current funding those for those improvements $2 million for the funding that will be completed with data and authority funds the portion from the authority will be from a construction change over to the ramps project and look at the vista point opening in the fall

caltrans said it wasn't their only trouble spot. drivers are being warned to be extra cautious this winter. >> reporter: janelle, people driving along 242 in concord this morning hit more than just a bump in the road. about a dozen or so driver hs blowouts right on the freeway. and caltrans says it's likely just the start of a rattling storm season. >> i hit something. >> reporter: he describes the bumpy ride he and other drivers on highway 242 in concord had to deal with this morning. montano was among a half dozen commuters who got flat tires after driving over a big pothole on the freeway. >> five or ten minutes, boom another car, almost like seven, eight cars at the same time. >> we were just driving on the freeway, and then we saw a big hole on the freeway. then we hit it. >> reporter: miguel guzman and his buddy hit it, too, ruining not one but two tires. >> other cars having the same problem at the same time. >> reporter: caltrans said they have to do emergency pothole repairs on four bay area freeways this morning. they say

abc 7 news reporter amy just spoke with caltrans officials. she joins us live from their oakland office, amy? >> they tell me that right after that incident they went ahead and started looking into the walls of the tunnel and they found corrosion which they say is an huge surprise given the fact that this tunnel is 80 years old. >> driving eastbound you may sea spots where concrete is removed. that's because cal tran says worried it would break loose and fall on you. >> we moved the unfounded concrete and it is now exposed and now we have to rewire what's in there and discovered there is light corrosion on the rebar. >> caltrans tested the tunnel walls after a chunk fell on a car last month. the driver was okay but the car was not. the block doing been 3,000 worth of damage. the official decided to examine the entire 80-year-old tunnel. >> they hammered against the concrete wall and it becomes very apparent when it is hollow and vulnerable it breaking loose. we've done that test and we also are looking at x-rays of the tunnel. >> officials say

and caltrans says it takes four incidents to make some sort of change. the family is hoping it doesn't take a fourth incident to make safety changes. we did reach out to caltrans to get a comment about the jury's verdict and about crosswalk safety. we have yet to hear back. in atherton, i'm juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >>> the family attorney also says caltrans promised to install pedestrian activated stop lights in the crosswalk after two women were seriously injured in that same area back in 2012. those lights have not yet been installed. >>> today new fallout after a stunning decision in the criminal case involving the san bruno pipeline blast. prosecutors cut nearly all of the potential $562 million fine against pg&e. now the maximum penalty would be $6 million. kpix 5 reporter phil matier in san bruno where a lot of people are asking, why? >> this is an absolutely stunning development. >> we have had no explanation from the prosecutors. >> reporter: for blast survivor carolyn gray it's another stab in the heart. >> right across the street there where

holding caltrans 90% responsible for the death.d him held 10% responsible. the family says they want more. not more money. but more down to protect the public along the road so it never happens again. >> already happening since chris. >> we asked why is it that you have all these crosswalks when you know they are dangerous. >> reporter: he was handling the lawsuit against caltrans. >> what they told us was we know they are dangerous but we can't do anything unless there is an accident history. we need 4 injuries or fatalities. >> reporter: you can see how busy it is where the crosswalk is. we reached out to caltrans about this case and about the safety of crosswalks and are waiting to get a response. juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >>> this airliner exploded and caught fire and tonight first clues as to what may have gone wrong. >> dog drama at university of california at berkeley. and how this bay area dajay blasted beats so loud people thought they were having an earthquake. ,,,,,,%,, jetliner fire shut down traffic for hours. veronic

. >>> caltrans says a stretch of broken and bumpy freeways set for major retrofit, unfortunately not soon enough for drivers. we found out commuters on that stretch of 580 say it's one of the worst roadways in the entire bay area. >> reporter: starts with a and another. joe williams says it all adds up to an uncomfortable and potentially dangerous drive. >> i'm surprised somebody hasn't been killed yet. >> williams is worried about this 5.5 mile stretch of interstate 580. near the ultimate pass. riddled with potholes. >> in the mornings, you can't see the holes. people will slam on their brakes or swerve. or move in and out of the lane. to avoid a pothole. >> reporter: the highway patrol says a number of accidents jumped between 2014 and 2015. with one deadly accident in 2014 and four failed crashes last year. chp says it can't directly titles accidents to potholes. for most, the cause is listed as unsafe speed or conditions. but everyone agrees the road is getting rougher. >> there's times where you hit it so hard, hugo oh, god cope -- hope i didn't blow a tire. >> david pabst says

one engineer actually is calling out caltrans inspectors. let's bring in peggy bunker who joins us from the bridge and a lot of finger pointing here. who is to blame? >> that is the question, of course. caltrans inspected the tunnel about twice a year still that did not prevent that huge chunk of cement from pfalling on one woman's car. documents are revealing even more corrosion. >> it would be unethical for me to not stand up and point this out. >> reporter: it time for caltrans to take action after a chunk of concrete fell off and hit a motorist car on the bay bridge. fulton a metal engineer and material scientist says there is obvious corrosion in the tunnel that is at a minute yum years old. >> this is long term. this is not super official corrosion. the rebarb with the concrete is as corroded. >> this should be caught by inspections. >> reporter: she's studying pictures from an internal report dated february 11th, 2016 recently obtained by nbc bay area news. it shows detailed photographs of cracks, corrosion and crumbling concrete insi

caltrans says damage to the yerba buena tunnel is worse than thought. bob redell is live in oakland. bob, the big concern is falling concrete as we've seen in weeks past. >> reporter: correct. caltrans just confirmed to us within the past 30 minutes that its agency did find 13 more problem spots on both sides of the walls in the yerba buena tunnel. these are concrete spots that indicated corrosion and needed to be replaced. now, this comes after a large 13 x 12 inch chunk of concrete fell from the wall and hit liz g gusten's car. the collision popped her tire and caused more than $3,000 worth of damage to her car. february 1st, caltran workers tapped the walls of the tunnel with a hammer to see if any more spots rang hollow. workers found 13 locations i mentioned that had been loosened from the rebar by moisture and rainwater and they range in size from a few inches to a few feet. all of those pieces have been removed. tomorrow caltrans will meet with the federal highway administration to seek additional expertise. caltrans wants to make sure this probl

. >>> caltrans says a stretch of broken and bumpy freeways set for major retrofit, unfortunately not soon enough for drivers. we found out commuters on that stretch of 580 say it's one of the worst roadways in the entire bay area. >> reporter: starts with a bump, then another and another and another. joe williams says it all adds up to an uncomfortable and potentially dangerous drive. >> i'm surprised somebody hasn't been killed yet. >> williams is worried about this 5.5 mile stretch of interstate 580. near the ultimate pass. riddled with potholes. >> in the mornings, you can't see the holes. people will slam on their brakes or swerve. or move in and out of the lane. to avoid a pothole. >> reporter: the highway patrol says a number of accidents jumped between 2014 and 2015. with one deadly accident in 2014 and four failed crashes last year. chp says it can't directly titles accidents to potholes. for most, the cause is listed as unsafe speed or conditions. but everyone agrees the road is getting rougher. >> there's times where you hit it so hard, hugo oh, god cope -- hope i didn't bl

. >>> a caltrans truck is in an investigation of a freak deadly accident. >> the caltrans water truck may be linked to a crash that killed a mountain view man. >> caltrans believes a metal cap the size of a baseball shot through his window last week on highway 101 year palo alt yes. >> melanie woodrow is live with the latest on this. >> this was a bizarre and tragic accident. the 82-year-old's family tells me he was an electrical engineer who spent his career at sri international in menlo park. friends say the 82-year-old wasn't one to sit around. >> he was on the move. and always tending to his garden. >> this end cap pierced his windshield, hitting him in the neck and killing him. investigators say a preliminary investigation reveals the end cap is from a caltrans water truck. it is the size of a baseball, 2 to 3 pounds. >> came as a surprise and shock to everybody. >> kathy says she was married to him seven years and remained friends after they were divorced. >> he had many, many friends and he was very deeply he spiritual. >> a wonderful father and family man. >> it's very unusual

. >> reporter: sandy applauds the efforts to combat homelessness, but says they with caltrans and other big businesses need to do more. >> i think it's a disgrace. we're the richest city in the richest valley in the rich country in the world at the richest time of our history and if this is the best they can do for homeless people, then we have a serious problem. >> reporter: i reached out to caltrans for a comment and no one has gotten back to me. reporting live from san jose, laura malpert, nbc bay area news. >>> new details tonight. the family of a 19-year-old san jose man shot and killed by a police officer filed a federal lawsuit against that department today. police say john deming, jr. broke into a classic car dealership, started jumping on cars and attacked the officer. a seven-month investigation found the officer was acting in self-defense. the lawsuit claims the unarmed man was shot multiple times and murdered by an unstable officer and states the officer was going through preexisting emotional stress and should not have been on patrol. that officer has since been relieved of

now local mayor is going after caltrans saying... u safe . drivers targeted on bay area freeways, shootings becoming more frequent and now a mayor is going after caltrans thing it is failing to keep you safe. >> state lawmaker is bringing the bathroom battle to the south bay today. this after a historic suite -- and the transgender community. >> race for the white house donald trump are responding to mysterious audiotapes surfacing that his rival remains focused in the golden state. >>> 7:00 on this saturday morning may 14 i'm mark kelly. >> julie watts. >> let's get started with your weekend forecast. heading outside, a little gray, damp and high def doppler shows to the north over the northern portion of the state and we will say mainly dry. we could see drizzle along the coast and maybe a couple scattered showers but overall we are dry now been temperatures out the door this morning in the mid-to upper 50s depending on where you are, plenty of cloud cover and gray skies livermore 56, concorde 50, 56 currently in san jose. >>> futurecast sh

[inaudible] caltrans informed on the current fair market value the cost of the lease will increase to $1.4 million per year after twnt percent discount. through the collaborative effort of golden gate district and ac translt and help with caltrans approved a lease term with 85 percent discount of fair market value reducing the lease to more than $85 percent discount of fair market value reducing the lease to more than a million to $25 thousand a year which is half of what golden gate is paying now. like to thank director harper who was at the meeting and thank director sartipi caltrans staff for helping come to this. that was a great result for us. our next steps would be enter into agreement with caltrans and ac transit and take back to ctc and bring back to board for approval. [inaudible] been a strong supporter of veterans throughout the history the project. tomorrows is veterans day and felt it was important to honor the veterans working hard to development the translt center. from the trades in the field to professional staff 30 veterans are invited to sit torenl for exclusive lu