. >> those are the most dangerous turbines in the altamont pass on record. there's one 120 kilowatt turbine down there, now removed, but it's on record as having killed one eagle per year for ten years. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the week's news. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a storm for the ages is blasting ashore on mexico's west coast tonight. hurricane "patricia" has the strongest sustained winds ever recorded in this part of the world, and it spent in the day

>>> let's get details on the delays through the altamont pass.or your morning commute but extra busy for caltrans. construction still in effect. as you work your way around the westbound side, and again at hacienda, expect some good delays through there. 27 minutes now westbound 580 altamont pass to 680, also slow and go coming away from 205. give yourself a few extra minutes. i do not ace is right on time this morning. >>> another fare hike is in the work at caltrains. officials want to raise the price for an adult ticket as well as parking by $.50. the increase would help cover the cost of switching to electric tracks by passengers say it's simply not fair. >> the economy, the way that it is now, i think it affects a lot of the middle income families. >> i think they are getting pretty good amount of money as it is now. >> the caltrains board is expected to vote on the increases in early december and will hold a public meeting tonight at mountain view city hall to get rider input. >>> if you are a drone operator, today you will have a new role

pass westbound 580 toward 680, 15 minute ride from the top of the altamont pass. we will look at the south bay in a minute. >>> several people are recovering in the north bay this morning, police say two men intentionally drove their cars into a crowd of birthday party. it happened last night near downtown santa rosa. one person was run over, two others were hit. all are expected to be okay. police say the men were angry at the group of partygoers. investigators are trying to determine what led to the violence. >>> today, the uc board of regents goes back to the drawing board on fighting and tolerance. an earlier policy was rejected by jewish organizations says enough is not being done to address anti-semitism. this act of vandalism, including one were swastikas were sprayed on a jewish fraternity house at uc davis. a forum is being held on balancing safety with free speech. >>> a park project happens this afternoon at 4:00, engineers and transportation officials turnover the first heard for the project at the entrance on parker street and the event is open to the

now, the altamont pass busy as well 30 minutes westbound 580. altamont pass to 680. that accident at greenville still stuck in lanes. looks like delays are all the way back to 205. busy there past the accident doesn't improve. a separate wreck near 680. that's gone. the damage is done. things look good. northbound 101 in san jose starting to see a few brake lights. >> it is so mild. you have to remember hit 101 degrees yesterday in livermore just crazy hot yesterday. now the temperatures are slow to come down. at this hour, it is 68 degrees in livermore and concord. mid-60s in san francisco. cool spot in santa rosa at54. here's what we have going on. a little bit of light fog along the immediate seashore. trying to work its way into the golden gate bridge. otherwise, we have increasing clouds from the south lifting north. we'll call it partly cloudy throughout the day today and there is a slight chance of a sprinkle or two. temperatures coming down, muggy so still going to feel very warm outside. 70s beaches, 70s, 80s around the bay. 89 degrees throughout the tri- va

out the door, it's rough especially for the altamont pass.unch of accidents through here this morning. the latest is reported near vasco. the one plus is once you get past the wreck it eases up at the dublin interchange. but before that, man, you're in for some slow-and-go conditions westbound at vasco injury accident left lane blocked chp on scene as well as emergency crews so expect some decent delays there. slow out of tracy, as well. your drive times are sluggish 30 minutes altamont pass to 680. so heavy slow-and-go conditions there. westbound 84 at vallecitos that accident clearing. seeing some delays southbound side of 680. you will see delays at sunol grade. northbound 101 through the south bay looks like a 15- minute ride now 280/680 to 237. no accidents but starting to see some delays there. also sluggish northbound guadalupe parkway. had some troubles on 17 as well so keep that in mind. westbound bay bridge sluggish. metering lights are on. you're backed up into the maze. delays 880 both directions through the coliseum area. looks g

>> i am watching the altamont pass.race: is 31 minutes because of an accident southbound i-5 merging with westbound 205 holding a significant amount of morning traffic back. no word when all of the lanes will re-open on southbound 5 but it was an overturn blocking several lanes. possible injuries are involved. for folks heading out the door over the pass, not going to be an issue. highway 4 is busy and antioch to concord is 22 minutes, 101 southbound to san francisco is 15 minutes. in the east bay, 680, northbound and southbound posted speeds. a nice drive through danville up to highway 24 southbound. no problems. sliding to the west, 580, a job. 580 to the macarthur maze the construction is being cleared. 238 fine rally out of the castro valley merging with 880 and the usually construction has cleared but backups slow to dissipate. >> fans of monster brand energy drinks could be able to get favorite beverage at the golden arches. mcdonald's is testing the drinks at 20 strengths in florida georgia, illinois, michigan an

>> good morning, we have a look at the altamont pass and how traffic is moving along with a couple of spots where it is red at 32 miles per hour where the traffic now is starting to build. i can tell you tracy to dublin is going to take you june minutes. when you are through the altamont pass you will see speeds slowly starting to creep up and we have the area of fog shaded in orange is an indication where the fog could affect the commute out of livermore into pleasanton and looking clear to the dublin interchange southbound 680 a great drive to the sunol grade and northbound into to san ramon valley no problems. through castro valley and along the film it, between hayward and fremont, it is not going to be a problem. the san mateo bridge shows traffic nice and light over to the golden gate bridge with some fog. >> apple music has a debut open droid devices in tech bytes report. >> the ranks of apple music users will be bigger with 15 million using the service. an droid version of the app is ready for release. >> it would include the apple cat leg and beats radio. >> as far as happine

southbound, southbound looking good as you work all the way toward haworth, a first look at the altamont pass, some yellow on the sensors, slower speeds as we work out of tracy but overall picks up just a bit at the top of the altamont pass and your clear to the 680 interchange. same with antioch, no delays toward the east shore freeway. >>> a couple had quite the close call. >> when the plane came crashing down right outside their door. kpix 5's maria medina spoke with a couple who narrowly missed being hit at the house they were renting in south lake tahoe. >> and then all of a sudden the whole house shook and there was a bang and it felt like an earthquake. >> reporter: their images rod mcfadden and his wife will never forget. >> it was scary. it was obviously very scary. >> reporter: rod says around saturday night he heard a crash, looked outside and saw branches falling and then the flames. >> that's when we decided let's get out of the house. i thought maybe a powerline fell down. >> reporter: when they walked outside the quickly realized it was a plane. neighbors tried everything

just 580 at the altamont and speeds around 60. mik back to you. >>> another embattled move which is putting the sheriff further under the microscope this morning. a man walked into the jail saying he knows where they could find a body and was turned away by officials. >> bob, has the sheriff provided any sort of explanation for why this happened? >> laura and sam, santa clara county sheriff lory smith issued a statement if what happened here on monday morning then he failed to meet the expectations of the department. hugo castro handed a custody deputy a note saying he knew the location of a dead body. he referred castro to san jose police who detained him while officers went to a complex in san jose and discovered the waddy of a woman castro had dated. they arrested castro who admitted to stabbing her to death. here is a retired judge who is heading up a blue ribbon panel to look into problems inside this jail. >> the first thing you do is call someone who has the authority to ask that person questions, sit them down in an interv

your sluggish out of the altamont pass out of tracy pretty much this morning. stop and go towards the top of the altamont pass. things starting to build through there. drive times around 18 minutes now from the altamont pass to 680. no accidents. that's the good news through there. eastbound we have some roadwork that should be cleared out of lanes. westbound 80 at 680 we are seeing delays on our sensors. some yellow indicating speeds under 45 miles per hour in both directions. an earlier accident involved a couple of vehicles. it was over to the center divide. it's cleared off the freeway. they took it off at red top road but we are still seeing slow conditions in the area so give yourself some extra time as you work your way westbound out of fairfield eastbound, as well. we'll have to look that up and see why it's slow on the eastbound side. westbound bay bridge about 10 cars deep in the cash lanes. looks like traffic is building a bit. but no metering lights just yet. westbound highway 4 stop-and-go conditions coming away from 160 as you work your way toward

. >>> and we have better news for the altamont pass. there was an earlier accident overnight at the 205/580 interchange. lanes are open. there's a brief delay leaving 205 approaching the altamont. i'll have more on your friday drive into work. >> hopefully "friday light." >> yes. >>> the palo alto fire department was unable to find the source of a strong odor that sickened a dozen people at the westin hotel. hazmat crews were called to the hotel in el camino real just after 9:00 last night. people who complained about respiratory irritation were decontaminated and sent to nearby hospitals for treatment. part of 1)" the hotel was evacu for some time. >> we did evacuate the garage and the first floor. we told everyone in the second floor and above to stay in place. we turned off the air system so that any chemical wouldn't be circulating through the hotel. >> investigators believe the odor originated in the underground garage but has since dissipated. the "all clear" was given after midnight. >>> santa clara county health experts confirm

checking the altamont pass, things are starting to slow down, 17 minutes westbound 580, altamont pass to 680. east of their we are seeing those delays, brake lights coming out of tracy but that's typical for a monday morning. give your self with you extra minutes of you typically take that. here's roberto. >>> i was curious to see if any of my weather watchers would be awake on this holiday to check in so let's take a look. we have lots of people. i want to take a look at this one, 56 degrees so says george, i really appreciate you checking in with us this morning because i wanted to see if there are any stratis out there and you are reporting areas of fog on the coast but in the inland areas, how about this one? 58 degrees so says steve in los altos and he has clear skies. thank you, gentlemen, for checking in and make it a great columbus day. out-of-doors right now, clear skies over the bay, come wind, flat conditions. over the bay waters right now. temperatures in the 50s and 60s, wind will blow out of the west, a seabreeze of 5 to 10 miles per hour, hint of those coastal clouds in

altamont pass 680 e. of there is really where those break let's begin as you work your way out of tracy headed toward the top of the pass and went to get toward the dublin interchange, expect delays, elsewhere, as you work your way 580, grand to broadly, both directions, that roadwork still there and expected to clear at least around 5:30. another 15 minutes but is causing a bit of a backup. once you get past that, you are clear, no metering lights. we are seeing okay speed as you head across the upper deck near san francisco. if you are headed toward the east shore freeway, westbound, that'll take 18 minutes for that drive time. taking a look at conditions on the richmond san rafael bridge, so far traffic is very light, no delays, stop when one out of marin, also a nice ride, and if you are making their way toward the golden gate bridge you are in luck, traffic clear into san francisco, 14 minutes from 582 the golden gate bridge deposit. take a look at drive times, if you caught en route flight to catch

westbound 580 altamont pass to 680, 21-minute ride.at accident in san ramon has now been cleared. 880 also seeing sluggish conditions northbound as you work your way into oakland. you will see delays southbound as well headed into hayward. and looking at conditions in the south bay, southbound 280 that ramp to 101 reports of an accident there. not too far from there northbound 101 at story another wreck just reported in that same area. that one is blocking lanes. we are seeing that yellow there. so we are seeing some delays around the area. but we'll see if that rain is stickin around. >>> probably for a little of the morning commute we'll see scattered showers. it's not widespread rain no significant downpours but you can see here on hi-def doppler, this is wraparound moisture coming in from the central valley and coming from the east heading west so east bay south bay you're seeing some showers moving towards san francisco this morning. we can see this cell here heading west this one moving into concord and another one moving out of

still slow though 20 minutes altamont pass to 680. got some yellow on our sensors so indicating slower speeds out of tracy but not too bad through that portion, you're going to see delays on 680 this morning. another accident northbound 280 ranch to sixth street. two lanes blocked on the off- ramp not the main lines of the freeway. a couple of cars are blocking two lanes. south 880, right at 98th avenue, you might have some slick surfaces here as julie said but we have an accident south carolina on the shoulder. looks like -- southbound side on the shoulder. looks like delays there. plan for that. the bay bridge, no delays out of oakland into san francisco. that's a look at your "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> speaking of traffic, people in los gatos are apparently willing to lie to keep traffic out of their town. kpix 5's emily turner shows us how they are using the popular navigation app wave to make phony reports. >>> reporter: the app is meant to make life easier help you get from point a to point b quicker but

a lot of slow traffic on the altamont pass. once you make it into the main part of livermore it's okay. 6:02. let's go back to the case:00. we're learning more about the death of an inmate on m -- monday. >> the santa clara coroner determined more testing needs to be done to determine how the inmate died on monday. there were no signs of foul play. 33-year-old walter roesch was in custody on the 8th floor where inmates with mental health issues are held when he died. laurie smith said there's 100 complaints from inmates since tyree's death. they are for use of force or otherwise. some retired internal death officers have been brought in. in a youtube video the president of the peace officers union. >> this hearkens back from the salem witch trials. it has a 46 and unequals adverse act a affect. >> the paper identified the association president as one of the officers placed on leave. the sheriff has called for mandatory mental health training. county supervisors approved a panel to examine the operations at the jail and offer re

the altamont pass but looking good. we southbound from san francisco to sfo is still unten minutes and 880 is lacking clear up to the maze from 238. 101 in the south bay, no delays. a new crash if antioch. that is coming up in a few minutes. >> 5:10. do you still need to stock up for halloween trick-or-treaters? you are in for a scare. >> a feud between two neighbors gets really nasty. >> is it the run of lin-sanity social media is buzzing social media is buzzing stay tuned. social media is buzzing stay tuned. whatever life throws your way, you've got it in the bag. you've got t.j. maxx! keep your standards high, and your spending low. maxx life! >>> the abc7 news app on the go on your schedule. >> santa rosa, berkeley, san jose and all bay area, this is abc7. >> safety is now a big concern at a sacramento high school where three school officials were injured during a fight. this is what brock out on monday involving 8-ten students. the principal was thrown to the floor. parents talked about fight and other safety conce

altamont pass though stacked up this morning westbound 580. 30 minutes from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. a lot of brake lights out of tracy from 20 5. you will see slow-and-go conditions. marin county is decent southbound 101 outside of a few pockets of slowing along 101 near petaluma. everything else looks good into san francisco. and taking a look at highway 4 westbound through antioch a lot of brake lights coming off the answers bridge. you will stay slow-and-go through antioch evens up just a bit into pittsburg and brake lights on the eastshore freeway. south bay no accidents. northbound 101 to san jose slow conditions. >>> good morning. time check for you 3 minutes after the hour of 6:00. and at this hour, we're not seeing any airport delays from mineta international, oakland international or sfo where currently we have clear skies there. we do have an air temperature of 60 degrees. light winds out of the west at 3. temperatures in and around our microclimates in the mid- 50s in concord. upper 50s in san jose and santa rosa. it's in the low 60s in san francisco.

westbound 580, altamont pass to 80, 26 minutes for the drivetime. we have a report of an accident off of vasco, causing spectator sloan, southbound 80 into pleasanton, brake lights, traffic sluggish through here, delays along 680 through the -- grade, and alive look at the golden gate bridge, no delays from 582 the golden gate bridge toll plaza, 14 minutes for the drivetime but traffic looking good heading into san francisco. you might want to use bart, everything right on time, golden gate fares, cal trains and ace looking good. >>> good morning, everyone, we get to monday. this is the live weather camera looking toward the bay bridge, no issues but visibility down to about a half-mile, porter of a mile in the santa rosa area where it 49 degrees. otherwise pretty much in the 50s, the thermometer has not moved that much in the past 60 minutes. here's what we need to know heading out the door, areas of patchy, dense fog, then sunshine and mild temperatures. rain is likely on wednesday, albeit just a little bit of rain, less than a quarter of an inch.

west 580 slow going for the altamont pass. it is crowded now from beyond the 205 interchange approaching vasco. and over at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is still "friday light." i'll have more "kcbs traffic" for you in a few minutes. >>> valero will pay $196,000 in civil penalties to settle air quality violations at its benicia refinery. they got notice of the violations in 2012. money will be used to fund air district activities like inspections and enforcement. >>> san jose restaurant worker has tested positive for shigella but santa clara county health experts say that employee wasn't the cause of the bacterial outbreak. kpix 5's keit do joins us live from san jose with more on that story. good morning. >>> reporter: good morning. we're live here at marisco's san juan number 3 in downtown san jose. this place has been shut down for nearly two weeks now. it looks like the big question of what caused this outbreak may never be known. test results are in for all the employees and it looks like just one of them came back as po

busy through the altamont pass but this makes it even worse now.we have a new wreck westbound 580 at greenville. reports of a vehicle that may have overturned and landed on its wheels blocking the left lane so stop and go conditions. 20 minutes from the altamont pass to 680 for the westbound commute. brake lights into pittsburg. no accidents things get better on the eastshore freeway. northbound 238 to the maze that's an easy 15 minutes. here's a look at the bay bridge. metering lights are on. you're backed up to the maze at this point. slow-and-go conditions there but again, that 80 commute not too bad. a look at the san mateo bridge still quiet. that wreck right before the toll plaza has been long gone. 13 minutes between 880 and 101. here's roberta. >>> i'm so excited! we have some changes in the forecast. good morning, everyone. 5:47. most notably, that hot weather 101 degrees yesterday officially in livermore. it is out of here. right now you can't see. but we have some clear skies to partly cloudy conditions. chance of showers on thursday and

it is an indication that there is possibly moist conditions through the altamont pass.ooking slow through livermore. in and out of sanville and san ramon, nothing but top speeds. >> retailers expect to sell a million drones this holiday season and that is drawing concern from the federal government. the f.a.a. said that though will send a representative to wal-mart to teach sales people about drones and how to pass the information to customers. wal-mart sells 19 drones. pilots have claimed that the drones flying too close to the aircraft risk a collision and they have interfered with air drops during wildfires. >> now taking a bite out of fraud. a new era in credit card use begins today with america's money. >> topping america's money, new credit card rules today. you may have receive add new credit card with the high together chip. starting today, stores must be able to read them or be responsible for any fraud. the new card readers will still work with the old magnet ice strip car. however you pay for the purchase, today, target is expanding the price matching policy

coming up there were six lead changes in the altamont pass changes in the altamont pass but who had the lead last? ,, >>> good morning, the raiders were favored to win in chicago yesterday, looking for their third win of the year matching their total of all of last season, jay cutler returned after being sidelined last week with a hamstring injury, less than a minute to go, bears down one, jay cutler hits along the sidelines to get chicago into field-goal range, and two plays later, robbie gould from 49 yards out, it is good, the bears beat the raiders, 22-20, oakland drops to 2-2. aaron rodgers and the packers have had their own version of magic showtime lately, green bay had a six minute opening drive and half of it seemed to come on this play, rodgers to the fellow cal alum richard rogers, his only touchdown no pass, as for colin kaepernick, another rough day at the office, touchdowns, interceptions, sacked six times, the 49ers have lost three straight. >>> the rockies scored seven runs in the ninth to come back and beat the giants 7-3. san francisco finishes the season 84-78 and the

pass approaching the accident and from the central valley, slow up the altamont pass, and you are looka 30-minute drive from the 205 and tracy, out to the dublin interchange this morning. matt and kristen? >> wall street is quickly regaining a lot of the ground it lost to the end of summer in america's money report. >> good morning, topping member's minute, a major merger is brewing. >> overnight we learned the parent company of miller beer is finally accepting a merger offer from the company that produces budweiser. together, they make almost a third of the world's beard. >> a huge shift for playboy decide they no longer showing nude photos of women in the print magazine. >> fear not, the 62-year-old magazine will still have photos of women in provocative poses. >> a new protect for dicaprio reportedly signing on to produce a movie about the volkswagen emission scandal. the company is face $18 billion in fines and he has produced several films including the "wolf of wall street." >> thank you was a good one. >> really good. that is america's money. we have posts to instagram and recog

big delays westbound altamont pass to 68027 minutes for your drive time. new reports of an accident just as you approach the dublin interchange. so that's backing things up through there. no word yet if it's blocking lanes but again it's causing slowing through there. eastbound looking good though. elsewhere car fire clearing northbound 101 at great america parkway off to the shoulder. looks like not too many delays there. just the typical slow stuff on the northbound side of 101 as you head out of san jose into the peninsula for your morning drive. elsewhere vasco road at camino diablo getting word of a serious injury accident blocking lanes in and around the area. again, vasco road highly traveled for the morning drive so avoid it if you can until they clear that out of lanes. if you plan to take 24, this morning off 680 walnut creek looking good. lots of green on our sensors now. no delays all the way until you get to 580. that's where traffic starts to back up just a bit because ware seeing some good delays at the bay bridge. eastshore freeway carquine

. >>> and we have better news for the altamont pass.e was an earlier accident overnight at the 205/580 interchange. lanes are open. there's a brief delay leaving 205 approaching the altamont. i'll have more on your friday drive into work. >> hopefully "friday light." >> y

the altamont pass is a habitat for the majestic bird that is called the lion of the sky. the golden eagle, so valued that the u.s. government punishes with heavy fines and even prison. in this area 2,000 golden eagles and other protected raptors were killed by turbine blades. >> clear evidence are feathers. >> doug bell said when the turbines were first erected no one realized the deadly toll it would take. they have granted wind turbine operators a short permit of accidental killings. >>> as older models are most balanced and dismantled companies are working on newer versions that are bigger and safer. hundreds of old turbines will be replaced by 48 new machines producing twice as much energy enough to power google's headquarters nearby. the new towers stand tall enough for birds to avoid their blades as they scroop down on their prey. >> the death rates have lowered substantially. whether they're lowered enough for population stability, for instance, golden eagles, we don't know yet. >> another alternative is a turbine housed into a melt shroud that will further reduce

altamont pass to 680, 29 minutes. two accidents in grant line and tracy bogged things down this morning so it's busy there. gets sluggish again towards 680 right at the dublin interchange. so give yourself some extra time. also, you're going to need some extra time through antioch. no accidents but looks like we are starting to see that morning drive heat up a bit westbound 4 through antioch, 13 miles per hour off 160. it gets slow through pittsburg. clears up towards the eastshore freeway. that's a look at traffic. here's roberta. >>> i'm loving this weather camera looking towards the bay bridge with a hint of low clouds right there. we had some fog and low clouds as far east this morning as the dublin grade and boy! going to feel the difference stepping on out the door. currently we have 55 in livermore when 24 hours ago we were at 63 degrees. so a cooldown in the overnight hours. but a warmup this afternoon. first off exiting area of low pressure the one that caused all those mud slides in southern california, now

. >> just north of san francisco the altamont pass is the area of the lion of the sky, the golden eagle. the law is so difficult it punishes anyone who damages them with a fine and even prison time. but yet, the turbine blades have injured these animals. doug bell says when the first turbines were erected in the 1980s no one realized the deadly toll they would take. the u.s. government mass granted wind turbine operators a permit. but a 30 year permit wouldn't require any assessment of the environmental impact. as older models like these are moth balled and dismantled, companies are working on models that are bigger and yet safer. 48 new machines produce twice as much energy enough to completely power google's corporate headquarters nearby. the new towers stand tall enough for the birds to avoid their blades, as they swoop down on their prey. >> studies have shown that the death rates have been lowered substantially. whether they have been lowered enough to where they're at the point of population stability, for instance, for golding eagles, we don't really know yet. >> another alternat

. >>> this weekend an energy company is shutting down all of its wind turbines in the altamont pass. altamont winds incorporated has more than 800 turbines and has been criticized by environmentalists who say the blades are designed in a way that's dangerous for birds. now kqed radio reports the company will shut down the turbines sunday. it's considering replacement with newer safer designs. >>> it's the perfect time of year for an investigation into ghost stories. reportser jamie yuccas talks to an expert in paranormal activity. >> can you give us a sign if you are present? >> reporter: the search for ghosts and spirits often ends in mortal disappointment. >> oh, i got it. >> reporter: but every now and then, this happens. >> is there somewhere here could you, please make it go off as high as you can? [ pause ] >> okay. >> reporter: a cryptoparanormal investigator has explored more than 800 cases of suspected spiritual activity. >> we began doing local haunts in my neighborhood in queens cemeteries and then as we got bigger we started getting calls to do businesses and private resi

the altamont pass is also a prime habitat for majestic bird its admirers call the lion of the sky. the golden eagle a bird so prized that the u.s. government punishes those who harm them with fines and even prison. yet 2,000 golden eagles and other protected raptors were killed by turbine blades. wildlife biologist doug bell says when the first turbines were erected in the 1980s no one realized the deadly toll they would take. the u.s. government has granted the wind farmers short term permits, but the court rejected a 30 year permit that wouldn't require any assessment of the environmental impact. as older models like these are moth balled and dismantled companies are working on newer versions that are bigger and yet safer. hundreds of older turbines will be replaced by 40 machines, the new towers stand tall enough for birds to avoid their blades as they swoop down on their prey. >> whether standards have been lowered enough to where they're at the point of population stability, for instance for golden eagles, we don't really know yet. >> another alternative yet to be test said a

once you're at the altamont pass, easy drive. no slowing and no major incidents for the rest of the bay. i'll check on what's going on for the bay shore freeway. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> new details now on a stink that forced some people from their ritzy hotel rooms on the peninsula overnight. what started as a strange smell for guests turned into a hazardous material situation for emergency crews. we brought this to you as breaking news just last night and now we know a dozen people were rushed to the hospital. this all happened at the westin hotel. >> bob redell is live and the scene is clear and an investigation still ongoing and they traced all this back to the garage there? >> that's correct, sam and chris. palo alto fire does not know what this irritant was but they are confident that it has dissipated on the el camino in palo alto. started noticing a strange smell around 9:30 and called around 10:30. get guests in shelter and medics eventually transported 12 people to the hospital. >> kind of causing

coming out of tracy, westbound 8015 minutes from the altamont pass to 680. antioch looking pretty decent, 680, seeing no delays as of yet southbound for walnut creek. i did hear roadwork near san ramon but that's also in the clearing stages. highway 4, 62 miles per hour on the westbound side, lots of green as you work your way near pittsburgh, everything cleared toward the east shore commute. elsewhere heading toward the bay bridge, heads-up we have roadwork in and out of the maze, east and west on 580. once we hit the bridge, couple of cars, 10 to 15 cars in those cash lanes, batches clear within the next two minutes. no metering lights out of oakland into san francisco. taking a look at and 80, roadwork more than southbound and 80 near marina and davis, not seem too many delays, 880 overall you can see traffic moving nicely both directions, 15 minutes fo 238 to the maze, a look at the golden gate bridge, not bad at all. southbound 11, 580 through the toll plaza, no delays, traffic looking good across the san mateo bridge westbound, 880 to 101, no delays, 1

but the altamont pass is slow and slow early. we've got roadwork in various places throughout the altamont area. plan for that. that's a look at traffic, back to you guys. >>> 4:49. this massive sinkhole in union city is causing trouble. crews are aiming to have the 10 foot hole repaired by tuesday. it looks like this for nearly a week as workers repaired the water main under the roadway and patch up the streets. until it's fixed, it's blocking traffic in front of a fire station and nearby alvarado middle school. >>> in oakland house get the new home when the original owner of this house right there passed away in 2001, his family sold the property to oakland children's hospital. for years, the hospital was unsure what to do with it. they ended up giving it away for free and yesterday was moving day for the 80-year-old house which made a short trek across the street as neighbors watch. >> i don't think anyone in their entire life is ever going to see a house on a truck move across the street. >> very true. the contractor who took

we have a sport traffic, and it was just back here before 205 and now it has my gritted over the altamonts at 47 miles per hour continuing the westbound push heading interest livermore and pleasanton not an issue. the dublin interchange is clear and 680, too, in the northbound southbound direction, in and out of the san ramon valley, and you can see how nice the drive is. here is a look at the entire south bay as we take a look at 101 to the san jose airport we have top speeds, 280, no delays headed into cupertino and highway 85 and 17, again, fantastic way to start the morning. >> thank you, at 4 common 50, paper trouble, the big problem that puts couples tying a knot without the license. >> where a bear is families nervous in one neighborhood. neighborhood. stay tuned. why let someone else have all the fun? the sometimes haphazard, never boring fun. the why can't it smell like this all the time fun. the learning the virtue of sharing fun. why let someone else have all the fun? that's no fun. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. >>> the abc7 news app on the go on your schedule news

a look behind me and we see a few slow sensors coming out of the altamont pass. and no slowing around grand but there is a road crew there, we'll track itp. >>> what's on tap this morning? a big beer deal in the works. >> it is october fest. the rest of the news before the bell, let's turn to landon dowdy at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> hey, it's 5:00 somewhere. but not right here. good start to the day in the red. futures are lower and on light volume, columbus day holiday. the dow extending its winning streak to seven days. earning season really gets under way today with big names such as johnson & johnson and intel reporting the dow rising 17 points and the nasdaq up 8 to 4838. oil prices have been falling sharply for more than a year, but some energy companies are doing everything to avoid having to lay off workers. "wall street journal" reports they are trimming other personnel costs cutting wages as across the board. avoid the massive worker shortages. >>> and investors may be toasting a big merger today. has agreed to be bought by rival anheus

the westbound 580 drive leaving the altamont pass, so far, so good. all the overnight roadwork we had along 580/680 has been cleared out traffic now flowing well for both roads. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." now to frank. >>> 4:37 your time. it is a glimpse into the dark side of hosting super bowl 50. christin ayers has more on the warning about the crime that is expected to spike when the big game comes to town. >>> reporter: a short time ago oakland city council voted to back a big crackdown on child sex trafficking. it's expected to rise in the runup to super bowl 50. and now the city and county are working on new ways to humiliate men who solicit sex. federal agents interrupt a pimp allegedly trafficking a child. [ yelling ] >> reporter: a billboard over international boulevard labels johns child rapists. this is how oakland has tackled child trafficking. but now with super bowl 50 just months away, the stakes are higher. just listen to one child trafficking survivor. >> traffickers and pimps are attracted to the super bowl because it is one of

that is a look at traffic building out of tracy over the altamont pass and define tracy to dublin it will take you 38 minutes. >> thank you, leyla, time to take a journey back to galaxy take a journey back to galaxy far, far away. >> this a clip of the new star "star wars" movie "the force awakens." it was posted on twitter yesterday, with the longer clip aids during half time of monday night football with more on the big issue that the fans face, forcing them look long lines. the star "star wars" franchise is owned by disney which is our parent company. >> the star wars craze is out of the galaxy with insane gesture a super fan made so his friends could enjoy opening day. our c.i.a. chief john brennan hacked by a teenager? we hear from the alleged culprit we hear from the alleged culprit . you see this look on my face? sfx: growling that's not anger, that's hunger. so i'm gonna have a snack to make me feel better and once i do you will see a look of satisfaction and contentment blossom across my face. see, now i feel better. make your tummy happy mmm yoplait toin just one click,ryth

you are in good shape over the altamont pass toism. over to 680 the top speeds show traveling along 84 there are no problems to the sunol grade. grave time traffic is green, 101, to san francisco airport, it is a great job and east bay, too. >> leyla, thank you. why me anyone who does this but sometimes some of us drive on the wild side. surveillance camera at a gas station in wales caught a woman going on two wheels after she misjudged the turn and rather than panicking she keeps her cool, gets the car back under control on four eels. >> just like in the movies. >> very proud of of her and all the work paid off. >> mike was not being sarcastic about anyone's driving. to my left. owe to burn or not to burn? how you can have a say in new rules on fireplaces aimed at cheaping up our air. >> a quarter million for a super bowl pad with special perks bowl pad with special perks come with your stay. ♪ ♪ >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good wednesday morning. halfway there. a little more than halfway. we thank

over to the altamont pass westbound 580 a brand new crash, that is leaving one lane blocked at seven miles per hour leashing tracy and the spire stretch from tracy to dublin will take you 1 1/2 hours. >> breaking news a rude awakening for a south bay family after a fire inside a home. our reporter is live with details. matt? >> is an active scene on north 14th street in downtown san jose. i spoke with the fire captain expects the crews to be here another 45 minutes after the build went up in flames at 5:00 this morning. the flames were contained to only the kitchen. check out this video, my photographer shot this at 15 minutes after the first came. firefighters made sure that both people living inside the home were able to get out safely and a hole was cut in the roof to vent out the heat from the kitchen and a resident is going to stay with friends. read cross has been called out for thor fire victims and the residents should be able to debt back in the home when the utilities are back on. 14th street is block off between washington and empire. avoid the area if possibleful the good

moving over to the altamont pass, heavy right now.have construction that is late being picked up working their way back and the cope are lifted and it caused clay delays out of the altamont pass, and 580, tracy to dublin is an hour right now so it is a quickedup. highway 4, westbound, antioch to concord is 23 minutes and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 18 minutes. >> 5:19. the ink is dry on newest agreement define china and the united states and beijing is accused of violating it. a company in southern california said that china is after american corporate intellectual property and said china has been trying to get its way in with electronics for the past three weeks since the agreement was signed if late september. it stopped the attacks before the secrets were stolen. >> general motors is recalling 2015 models in connection with the air was recall with details in america's money report. >> good morning, topping america's money, the massive airbag recall is still growing with 400 new vehicles reavailed by g.m. the

there are backups this morning leaving the altamont pass and some roadwork on the bay bridge. i'll highlight the hot spots with "kcbs traffic." >>> a santa clara county police officer on leave is going online. new video surfaced where he goes on a rant about the investigation into racist texts passed between officers. betty yu has more. >> this harkens back to the salem witch trials from 1692. >>> reporter: sources confirm to kpix 5 that one of the correctional officers on leave is lance simeca seen here in a youtube video posted as president of the santa clara county correctional peace officers association. he criticized sheriff laurie smith and investigatedder for re-opening dozens of past complaints and urges officers not to be coerced into turning over their cell phones to investigators. >> know your rights regarding personal property. if they don't have a warrant to particular it, don't just freely give it. >> reporter: he had no comments on why he had been placed on leave. but we learned it's because he may be linked to a new investigation into officers exchanging racist

still trouble-free for the altamont pass. we are not looking at any backups as of yet. again, the roadwork we have from overnight along 580, that's been cleared out. all lanes are open for you in both directions as you drive through the livermore area. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." now to michelle. >>> the city of san jose is putting everyone on notice. stop trashing the streets. as betty yu tells us, the city council has now approved some hefty fines. >>> reporter: san jose says it's time for everyone to clean up their act. for the first time, the city adopted fines for anyone caught illegally dumping furniture or other trash on the streets. >> i don't even know where people get all this junk from but i'm baffled. >> reporter: the city says in the last three years the volume of illegal dumping has jumped 75% and incidence of dumps has gone up 50% on public property. it voted to adopt fines starting at $2,500 for the first violation, $10,000 for three or more. that's up from the $1,000 to $3,000 range city staff first recommended. i'm in downtown san jose just blocks

through the altamont pass, we will make it to livermore past highway 84 to dublin, 49 minutes so we areg an improvement. however, 680 is slow as you head south of the dublin interchange. >> 6:21. a through warning for dog owners in san francisco, google makes an unconventional move, the worn domain that is not easy to forget. >> showing you a live picture of the golden gate bridge with traffic and headlights coming for san francisco moving along fine and weather and traffic fine and weather and traffic during therbottle of tropicana pure oranges squepremium.o each and absolutely no space for added sugar, water, or preservatives. tropicana. we put the good in morning. therthat can be serious,ere. even fatal to infants. it's whooping cough, and people can spread it without knowing it. understand the danger your new grandchild faces. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about a whooping cough vaccination today. that gives you better taste and better nutrition in so many varieties. classic. cage free. and organic. only eggland's best. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. >> aggressive

will get to a couple of other spots across the bay area and you can see the heavy delays over the altamont pass, a planned new accident and when you are beyond 84 we are looking clear to the dublin interchange. >> developing in the north bay, investigators have been in a's particular highing trail all night after a person was slot and killed. amy hollyfield is in fairfax with latest. >> investigator say it was a roddive night and they are following up on leads. they are still here. they have six members of their csi craw here. they pulled an all nighter and they are not looking to be gone home soon they are investigating the shooting death that happened on the trail reported at 6:00 last night when a hiker found the victim. officials are not releasing details of the victim. not even the gender. this happened on old railroad grade trail at the preserve outside of fairfax on the north side of sir francis drake boulevard. i asked how long the trail will be close asked they said they do not know. they will open it wherein they are finished with the investigation but no arrests have been report

the altamont pass drive and the north by is coming up in a few minutes. over to matt and kristen. >> today is columbus day so federal, state, and city offices are closed but several cities celebrate indulge now people day recognizing native members who were here weapon columbus arrived in 1492 and berkeley is thought to be the first to adopt the holiday in 1992. others mark the holiday for the first time this year including albuquerque, new mexico, and portland, oregan, and st. paul, minnesota. supporters of columbus say it is centuries of cultural exchange between america and europe. >> bad news for social security recipients millions will not see an increase to the gives next year. >> rockstar versus a legislation and what arrow smith front man steven tyler is demanding from donald trump. >> a look at the toll plaza with >> a look at the toll plaza with weather and traffic through the >> a look at the toll plaza with weather and traffic through the it'll be here before you know it. hello, halloween. it's the one night when everybody dresses up. and that

here's liza battalones with traffic. >> altamont pass slow again this morning. those brake lights beginning at the 205 interchange. we'll start off there. stays heavy to just beyond grant line and then pockets of just sluggish traffic approaching and passing vasco another pocket of slow traffic right at the dublin interchange. caltrans is still working and they are hoping to pick up this construction zone within the next few minutes. slow west 580 through the oakland hills because of late roadwork there. over at the bay bridge, eastbound traffic going to be moving well despite the construction zone. do keep in mind there are work crews set up eastbound between san francisco and treasure island. they will be out there until 6:00 this morning. the westbound commute at the toll plaza is still doing okay and remember, it is international "walk to school" day . you may notice more kids walking to school so be on the lookout for them. right now at the bay bridge toll plaza, westbound traffic moving well leaving oakland heading into the city. no delays for marin county

taking a look at the altamont pass as you head toward 680 the dublin interchange westbound will take 21 minutes. also southbound 680 seeing delays out of walnut creek for 24 west on highway 4. the slow conditions coming off the antioch bridge, tap the brake lights. here's the holiday forecast with roberta. >>> good morning. this is the scene looking out the bay bridge this morning. as you are noticing, waters are relatively calm after being choppy this weekend from the activity of sleep weeks, 2015. we currently have temperatures into the 50s accept santa rosa, clear skies just dipped to 49 degrees. still keeping with that whole fleet week thing, one more activity taking place on this holiday, this is going to be big-time fun and i hope you will join me as i mc the fleet week high school band challenge. not band camp but we will have every band from camp there. every band in the city will be there today, mostly sunny, 73 degrees during the event and we hope to see you at golden gate park at the bandshell. today we have a hint of coastal stratus, i will share that with you in the sate

lots of brake lights through the altamont pass. no accidents.s extra busy 28 minutes now westbound 580. a lot of those delays originate out of tracy coming away from 205 and then stop and go conditions at the top of the altamont pass. it eases up with speeds but slow in the dublin interchange. golden gate bridge a bright spot no delays out of marin county into san francisco. let's talk about the weather. here's roberta. >>> good morning, san jose! this is our live weather camera. looking towards mineta international airport, also levi's stadium, i had such a great night last night at s.a.p. watching our golden state warriors beat the raptors. what a night it was. very mild. it's still on the mild side. we have temperatures in the 50s and 60s across the board picking up a breeze in san jose out of the southeast at 10 miles per hour. that wind will be gentle throughout the day today. pretty much clear skies off the dose. there's a thin layer of low clouds that have been developing. you can see it right here. it's lining up from the north to the so