it's such a nightmare. >> they've been sitting there some of them for several hours, alexis smith has been following it and you noticed something they may be doing on the bay bridge right now. >> well, hopefully they're getting ready to open up lanes but not for sure yet. we have a better look at things due to sky 7 being in the area for us. i wanted them to show you this. a bunch of motorcyclists who worked their way to the front of the closure and then the rest of these drivers just sitting behind them and, of course, there's a squad car, chp, just in front with the closure. follow sky 7 up, quite a ways up for the investigation and the vehicles involved in the investigation were spread across all five lanes a short time ago. now i'm noticing they are pushed off to the right-hand side. that's giving me a little hope they're getting close to wrapping this up or containing it and they will hopefully be able to open up a couple more lanes. look closely, it's tough, the lower deck, you can see everybody is pushed off to the right-hand side. not sure. chp telling us they still don't have

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alexis smith talked about the dangers of getting a brazilian butt lift.h butt grafting. but in a just released warning, says it is the most dangerous form of plastic surgery. the organization says one in 3,000 patients die, and that's a result of a surgeon injecting too deeply into the glutial muscle. someone's still going to want to get this done. if you absolutely have to do it, what should they know? >> number one, always go to a board certified plastic surgeon. ask them if they have seen this warning and they are aware of the technical kind of tips that have been recommended on the part of the surgeon. and then ask for your options and alternatives. >> those options include a noninvasive procedure called em sculpting. different types of fat drafting procedures that may be safer or good old exercise. accept your yourself and how you look. alexis smith, abc 7 news. >>> on the subject of medicine, te state of california is offering a new way for you to keep tabs on your doctor. >> yeah, "7 on your side's" michael finney is here with that and more consume

alexis smith is here now, she's been following the crash for a few hours and alex sis, sounds like we have progress. >> yeah, we sure do. let's go back to that video from sky 7, boy, we had a big mess, flipping over about 8:00 a.m., those are pool chemicals. look at that, we've got guys in hazmat gear that had to be called to the scene. i don't believe we had any major spills but a lot of caution getting this closed up. we actually had a pool closure south of martinez, for about an hour, a fluid situation there but able to open up a few more lanes, until 10:45, that's when they'll open all lanes this morning. let's head to the traffic map. things are slowly starting to recover. that's where the crash was just before highway 4, 30 miles an hour across the venetia bridge. a little faster once you hit highway 4. up to 30 minutes, reggie and then clear. >>> to another highway issue, this siem in the south bay,time the south bay. abc's matt canner joins us live in san jose. matt. >> reporter: well, reggie about 30 seconds ago i just got an update from a tech from the chp, they tell me ther

alexis smith from abc 7 mornings have some ideas from our partners at hoodline. >> summer may feel like it's quickly slipping away and there is still time to squeeze in festival fun this weekend. there is time to squeeze in the biggest musical festivals of the year. the 11th annual event is friday, saturday and sunday, including the weekend, florence and the machine and miss janet jackson. gourmet food will be offered along with beer and wine and a special area dedicated to cheese. parking is extreit s ation of filipino culture is this weekend. it is now in its 25th year and it begins with a parade down market street and head to yerba cuisine and family fun. admission is free and the festival runs from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. it's a celebration of oakland's diversity at the 19th annual laurel street fair. enjoy several blocks of locally made crafts and visuals and the children's carnival and don't forget the food. a large variety of local chefs and pop-up kitchens will be serving up tasty treats and it's free to attend from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on macarthur boulevard between 25th and

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. >>> alexis smith at hoodline. >> reporter: summer might feel like it's quickly slipping away.is time for one of the biggest music and art festivals of the year. the 11th annual event is friday, saturday and sunday featuring dozen of bands and miss janet jackson. gourmet food will be offered along with beer and wine and there's a special area dedicated to cheese. parking is extremely limited so a shuttle or mass transit is advised. the country's largest celebration of filipino is this weekend. it begins saturday at 11:00 a.m. admission is free and the festival runs saturday and sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. >>> in the east bay it's a celebration of oakland's diversity at the 19th annual laurel street fair. ejoy crafts and accessories, performance artists, a children's carnival and the food. it's free to attend and runs saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on mcarthur boulevard. for details on these events just go to our website, abc7news.com. >>> coming up, helping the community as well as the environment, the effort today to brighten and renovate one of san francisco's

. >>> time now, though, for traffic with alexis smith. >> hi, alexis. >> hi, good morning.e caldecott tunnel where we had a four-car crash that has cleared and so has the backup. westbound 24 approaching that from the orinda area, we had two miles of heavy traffic last time we checked in, that is completely back in the green. so everything's looking great. and take a look at this, as well. happy friday light to you. we still have no metering lights for the bay bridge toll plaza. jessica? jessica? fersery light there. free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit this is long distance with the best wifi experience, long-distance relationship. plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationship with more money to spend on the important things. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome. xfinity delivers the fastest, most reliable internet learn more, or get started for $29.99 a month for 12 months. click, call or vis

let's get right to traffic with alexis smith. we had our eye on 680 all morning long, alexis. >>> everything has cleared. 680 and san jose. a full freeway closure for a shooting investigation for over two hours this morning. that was between capital expressway and from the 280 split there you're slow for about 14-mile-an-hour average and actually the same thing northbound 101 corridor is still struggling through the east san jose area. you're stop and go at 14 miles an hour. jessica? >> that is a little bit of an improvement. about an hour ago you could see a long line of cars waiting all because of a shooting, about 3:00 this morning. a man told police he was driving his black honda accord when someone shot at him. police say the man was hit but was able to make it to a 7-eleven parking lot before being taken to the hospital. the incident remains under investigation. we'll have updates when ♪ ♪ they're the moderne stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, e

alexis smith has been watching this for some time now. >> yeah, all morning.lays. if you are trying to use richard parkway or san pablo after, those surface streets jammed for maybe 20 to 30-minute delays. so i would definitely avoid them. stick to hilltop or interstate 80 for an alternate. other than that, we are fairly friday light. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, the only one in the yellow here at 34 >>> now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> here's the latest on hurricane lane now down to a category 2. 110-mile-per-hour winds. but the winds were never the biggest issue with me. it's going to be the flooding and possible power outages that the winds do cause. as far as our commute, a little mist near the coast, otherwise it's kind of hazy on this spare the air day with temperatures below average. reggie? >> thanks, mike. another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com. [] ♪ [] >>> welcome back to "gma." and welcome to central park where we have a huge crowd here on this friday morning. and they have been

. >>> right now, we check in with traffic and alexis smith. >> good morning, reggie.retty significant crash on southbound 880 before you get to hegenberger. just got the all-clear literally two minutes ago. some major residual delays in either direction, averaging just about 15 miles an hour. so, plan on plenty of backups if you are going to be traveling, 880, 580 okay, except we do have our typical delays on the westbound side. >>> hey, good morning. let's take a look at our temperatures. they haven't budged much. no sunshine out there. we're in the mid-50s, a few low 60s out there in concord, hayward, mountain view, in san jose and brentwood. as far as your commute, the drizzle is becoming less and less likely, away from the coast. it is going to be slightly cooler today. in fact, check out these in fact, check out these temperatur ♪ i can make your hands clap ♪ i can make your hands clap ♪ >>> welcome back to "gma." we have a great audience. thank you guys for coming in. it's tuesday morning. really appreciate you and we've got two incredible guests as well. both f

. >>> but right now, a look at traffic with alexis smith. >> good morning, jessica.e you back to the north bay where things are starting to improve. we had a sig alert for about the last hour northbound 221 at kizer road, was fully blocked. all lanes are back open now. sig alert is canceled. but adds you can see, we've got some pretty lengthy residual delays. and here's a live look outside, 280 and 17 in san jose. we also had a crash on northbound 85. i think 85 has recovered and that's looking a little bit better than this is. jessica. >> okay, a little bit of good news there. alexis, thank you. coming you know when you're at ross and that cute dress gets even cuter? yes. or when you can say yes... to both? sure. or when you find that brand at that price? are you kidding me? yeah. that's yes for less. and that's what ross always has in store. whoa. (sighs) yes... oh, yeah. get your yes for less at the newest ross store in south santa rosa. >>> now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> we need to watch out for more students on the loose this morning. first da

alexa smith, abc 7 news. >> thanks alexis. is minnie stepping out on mickey? the proposal she gets >>> california will celebrates the state's contribution to surfing. it's the result of a bill that became law this week. there's still a debate in sacramento about whether surfing should be california's official sport. maybe this will help. surfing will make its debut in tokyo ip2020. you get a mini cookie ice cream sandwich for just a penny at participating ice cream stores this afternoon. you are limited one per customer while supplies last. >>> and now to a love triangle involving the park's most famous couple mickey and minnie. minnie appears to say yes only who's waiting in the side lines, uh-oh it's mickey ready to jump out jerry springer like watching the whole thing go on, and then she acts like it didn't happen, and mickey look at that, not having it today. she looks embarrassed, humiliated even. i just love this. but you know what, mike nico, i am team minnie mouse on this one, and do you want to know why? because if you looked at minnie's gloved hands

the country exits the biggest international bailout in history alexis tsipras that knowledge the whole chip of recent years he said paul smith stakes would not be repeated greece avoided bankruptcy for the last eight years because of a three hundred billion dollar loan from the i.m.f. and the european union in return it impose punishing measures aimed at rebalancing the budget greece will now have to borrow on the international markets she must above the musk's in medicine again the bailouts that carried with them austerity and recession and turned our country into a social desert are over our country's regaining its right to define its own fortunes and its future like a normal european country without being compelled to do things from abroad with no more blackmail no more sacrifices for our people coming. up with us is our correspondent in athens. the prime minister signal to the beginning of a new age for greece one in which greece will become a normal european country again able to choose its fate to determine its economic policy free from the external coercion of other countries and memorandum of understanding this is ve