sluggish, westbound 580, altamonte pass.more, slow and go, westbound 580, as you approach the 680, south bay, problem free, 680 through downtown san jose no problems to report 11 minutes, 101 to highway 85. cruising along the peninsula, you are cruising, 6 a miles per hour. -- 65 miles per hour. everything clear 101 into san francisco. kcbs, 7:40 a.m. and 10:6 a.m. >>> all right thank you. a new year a new team at the early show, chris raggi and erica hill join us from new york with a look at what is coming up good morning big day for you guys. >> where should we start? >> good morning happy new year. great to be with you this morning we are really excited about this. we are busy on the first day. >> better busy than bored. >> a top officer on the u.s. aircraft carrier being investigated after broadcasting lewd video to officers on the ship. video he was in as well including sexually suggestive scenes also some gay slurs and the navy is calling all this inappropriate. >> troubled actress dress lyndsey lohan getting out of re

west 580, altamonte pass to 680 a live look to 101, burlingame so far this area looks good.o delays to report along 101 through the peninsula, there are signs that state 101 at 80 split is closed for construction signs are in correct everything is open and free flowing. back to our maps take a look at south bacon decisions, so far so good guadalupe, no delays right now 101 throughout san jose 280 problem free 11 minutes 101 to 85. elsewhere headed out of marin county, lots of green on our map golden gate bridge traffic looking good 65 miles per hour coming into the tunnel and then the regular speed along the golden gate bridge san francisco looks like the bay bridge looking pretty good a live look at the bay bridge no delays, metering lights up, east shore freeway looks good as well extra volume so far again no metering lights right now that is a look at your morning drive back up to you. >> thanks very much. 6:20 a.m. police searching for the 4-year- old boy kidnapped from his home in central valley. there has been no sign of that toddler or his abductor since last tuesday.

not winning on the freeways, reports of an accident altamonte pass.ng a big rig good news over to the right shoulder looking at sensors, still green. traffic moving pretty well through there. rest of the bay area, not a lot of cars on the roadway maybe folks taking another day off. toll plaza, metering lights off. carcenas bridge to the maze. a couple traffic advisories to warn you about. i-5 closed, grapevine, headed into southern california, no chain requirements for 80 or 50 headed to the sierra, that is good news, 88 you need chains. that is a good look at traffic. >> thank you. new this morning navy looking into inappropriate video produced on an aircraft airier. they surfaced on a newspaper website in virginia where it is based experts show sailors using derogatory language pretending to act out graphic scenes. a navy spokesman declined to talk about the investigation or what kind of punishment might be handed down. >>> wikileaks out with more documents not meant to be released. latest diplomatic cable show japanese and american officials talkin

. >> a new crash in livermore some delays through the altamont pass. westbound 580 at north livermore avenue. the crash is over on the right-hand shoulder but this yellow means speeds below 40 mph as you make your way past the scene of the crash. westbound 4 making your way out of antioch, lone tree way heading towards concord. that's 22 minutes. speeds under 40 mph through most of that commute. and 580 from 205 to 680, a 20-minute drive time. let's get a live look at the golden gate bridge where it's a beautiful ride making your way into san francisco towards sausalito. >> thank you very much. it's 6:08 now. >> just ahead, simple question, right? if one had to go, would you keep your pet or your partner. >> the results may have you evaluating your relationships. >> i'm jenelle wang live in the news room. just hours away from the president's state of the union address. what president obama will lay out as his top priority and the number onenenenenenenenenenenene [ ma announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's

the altamont pass to 680. also the bay bridge this morning, traffic actually doing well. starting to see slight delays there in the cash lanes but overall the metering lights are still off. reports of a trouble spot on 280 details coming up. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> straight as, great s.a.t. scores, it may not matter. coming up, how uc admissions could soon be getting more competitive for students. >>> plus, several schools in one bay area county on the chopping block? the last chance parents have to keep it from happening. >>> and one baseball fan telling brian wilson, bring it on, big guy. the challenge for the giants pitcher. ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ son ] my parents always lived in the states, until my dad transferred to istanbul. they settled in quickly, found their local deli, a few shortcuts and a neighborhood hangout. but there's one thing they miss... the seventh-inning stretch. so citi helped me use my thankyou points to give them something special. their old seats: 5 and 6, row c. [ male announcer

altamont pass starting to load up. 17 minutes west 580 from the altamont pass to 680 so give yourselfe extra time through there. coming up next, we'll check traffic through the south bay. back to you. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at today's top stories. we are learning more about a man shot and killed by san pablo police last night. the 33-year-old man has an extensive criminal history. san pablo police say he ran during a routine traffic stop, struggled with police and then pointed a loaded gun at officers. >>> the amber alert signs are on this morning in an effort to find a 4-year-old boy abducted by his mother's ex-boyfriend. the boy was allegedly taken by force from his grandmother's home in stanislaus county. police say the two might be going to san jose in a silver toyota corolla. here's live look at some of those child abduction signs along the freeway. the license plate number is: 6hbw445. >>> >>> funeral arrangements are being made for former vice- presidential candidate robert sargent shriver. he died yesterday after being hospitalized for several days. he suffered from a

delays though on the altamont pass and also through antioch. i'll have details on that in my next report. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the time now is 6:07. coming up, crisis in egypt. the massive demonstration in the works that could bring a million people to the streets. and what the u.s. government is scrambling to do. >>> plus, there is nothing sweet about it. the new guidelines about salt. how much is too much? and who is really the most at risk? ,, ,,,,,,,, seven years ago, i had this idea. ,,,,,,,, to make baby food the way moms would. happybaby strives to make the best organic baby food. in a business like ours, personal connections are so important. we use our american express open gold card to further those connections. last year we took dozens of trips using membership rewards points to meet with the farmers that grow our sweet potatoes and merchants that sell our product. we've gone from being in 5 stores to 7,500. booming is using points to make connections hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -

altamonte expressway, involving a couple of vehicles. emergency crews on scene.nes so expect slight delays through that area. new problems on 101 details coming right up. >> thanks very much. >>> it is 6:25. >>> one of governor arnold schwarzenegger last acts as governor as outraged a southern california family and now schwarzenegger is apologizing. the santos family says the former governor wrote to say he's sorry he didn't let them know ahead of time that he planned to grant clemency so one of two men convicted in the death of their son luis. he reduced the manslaughter term forest juan -- for esteban nunez. >> definitely it's 100% politics and nothing but and he's trying to pass it off as something other than politics. i think everybody in california or in the country can see that. >> esteban nunez was convicted in 2008 of the stabbing death of luis dos santos in san diego. >>> she is out of rehab but this morning more legal trouble now for lindsay lohan. the da in river slide county wants -- riverside county wants another investigation into the actress' alleg

if you are working your way through the altamont pass, 19 minutes on 580 westbound from the altamontass to 680. lots of yellow, so some slow speeds as well but no accidents, just lots of company. bay bridge fog advisory in effect. they haven't turned on the metering lights. but we are seeing just a bit of a delay there at the toll plaza so give yourself some extra time and use caution across the upper deck. back to you. >> thank you. >>> relief is coming for drivers who pass through one of the busiest interchanges in the south bay. sonja shin reports from where the interchange is being built. are we expecting problems this weekend? >> reporter: good morning. i'm at the eastbound ramp from tully road to southbound 101 which is closed to traffic right now. crews have begun the next phase of a big construction project to rebuild the tully road interchange, which was built back in the 1950s. it's one of the oldest in the south bay. highway 101 closures are possible this weekend with both southbound and northbound 101 around tully road could be closed beginning tonight at 11 p.m. through

pass clear, westbound 580, 14 minutes from altamonte to 680, 880, northbound if you are headed out of hayward toward the maze everything moving at nice speeds. san mateo bridge or dunbarton see traffic light on our sensors and looking good on 880, when you are out and about check with kcbs 7:40 a.m. and 106.9 fm. >>> lots of green. thank you. >>> break through in cancer screening could soon be available at your doctors office and smoking during pregnancy has been linked to more risks, terrell brown explains in today's health watch. >> reporter: a blood test that can spot a single cancer cell is moving one step closer to being available at your doctors office. boston scientist who invented the test and johnson and johnson will announce they are joining forces to bring it to market. researchers say a test that can single out blood cells could transform care for many types of cancer includes breast, prostate and colon. >> women who eat a lot of red meat may be increasing their chances of stroke. new research on women who ate the most red meat were 42% more likely to suffer a stroke, the

you can see westbound out of the altamonte pass, an easy drive. into the altamonte pass in stockton, we have thick fog in the central valley. cartinas and venetian bridges have a fog advisory because tough visibility comes into the north bay from the east bay or out of the north bay coming from vallejo down to richmond. concord has a quarter mile visibility registered there. that could be why the last ten minutes we are seeing speeds in the 50s. even though it is friday light, it is not easy to see out there. >>> the commute may get more convenient, at least that's what b.a.r.t. officials want to do with the latest proposal setting up market at certain stations. christie smith is live in oakland with details. >> reporter: good morning, scott. happy friday to you. you know, this would truly make riding b.a.r.t. a one-stop shop where you can buy flowers, do banking and pick up some takeaway food. but it is the food thing that has one b.a.r.t. director a little concerned and shaking her head over what might happen. gail murray thinks it could create

a 14-minute drive eastbound into the altamonte pass. traci is at central valley. there's thick fog there causing issues with visibility. construction is over the bay bridge and the san ramon. we'll have more in our next report. >>> this morning an oakland police officer is off the street after killing a man wanted in a drive-by shooting. the police chased two men in a car for ten minutes late wednesday afternoon. that chase ended at 85th avenue and san leandro streets. the suspect fired shots on lockwood near 78th avenue earlier wednesday. police say the man who was shot was armed with two weapons. officers arrested another man in the car. police say they lost radio communication during a crucial time of the chase. >> enter interstate 880 traveling westbound to downtown oakland and exiting 65th avenue. at this point our communications system went down and the officers talked to themselves. >> captain joiner says radio problems are nothing new for the department. the officer is on paid leave during the investigation which is standard police procedure. >>> this morn

altamont pass a good start, 14 minutes westbound 580 from the altamont pass to 680.lots of green on the sensors, stays like that to the dublin interchange. antioch slight delays 43 miles per hour westbound 4 past antioch, traffic moving well past that area. mass transit this morning, bart 44 trains on time, and ace train number 3 just left stockton at 5:37 with no delays. muni and caltrain problem-free. don't forget to remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9- fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> let's take a check of today's top stories. a deadly police shooting in the east bay, last night an armed man ran from a traffic stop and wrestled with a san pablo officer. police say the suspect pointed a gun at that officer, forcing him to fire. >>> a 4-year-old boy is a subject of an amber alert this morning. police say that child was taken from his grandmother in stanislaus county by a former boyfriend of the child's mother. they say the man has a record of violence and they may be headed to the bay area. the man is believing to be driving a

plus, a member of the kcbs phone force just letting us know about a new accident in the altamont pass. details after the break. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> a man is murdered in oakland just 24 hours after a bloody shooting rampage. the plea for help from police this morning. and safety concerns from the brown is explosion lead to a nationwide alert but federal investigators urge all gas pipeline operators to do. >> patchy fog, chilly start to the day, lots of sunshine coming our way. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >> and that fog impacting your morning drive. we have a couple of fog advisories to tell you about plus a new acciden accidentin the altamont pass. >> good morning. it is thursday, january 6. i'm

we have aty typical building out of the altamonte pass. heading out of the air eastbound you may encounter thick fog. heading to the bay bridge, approaching the east shore freeway, a smooth drive off the car any nasa cartinas bridge. no metering lights there yet. in san francisco we have police activity continuing because of this car fire. brent, you will talk about this with bob who is on the scene. there's more than just a car fire there, they have found a body as well. >>> that's right. let's go to bob with more on this story. >> reporter: good morning to you, brent. we are in the lower webster section of san francisco. police are focusing on that pontiac grand am. it is burned out on the top part inside the cabin. it is actually pointed facing the wrong way on rose street, which is an alleyway here in the lower hay. one thing police have going for them is it would be hard to imagine that somebody didn't hear something. you can see this neighborhood is tightly packed with a lot of windows that open up onto the scene. the downside is thi

also the same story for the altamont pass as you head westbound into livermore. we are already seeing some delays looks like at least 19 minutes from the altamont pass to 680. once you hit 680 okay approaching the dublin interchange. 680 itself not too bad this morning. eastshore freeway a nice ride. earlier fog advisory on the carquinez bridge now cleared out. looks like the eastshore freeway pretty clear all the way down into berkeley but, of course, you are going to run into delays as you hit the bay bridge toll plaza. elsewhere let's head over to 880. can't see too much on the roads so i know traffic is light. 15 minutes on 880 from 238 to the maze and if you are work your way into the south bay we have new reports of an accident northbound 101 at alum rock. injuries reported so we'll get more details on that in my next report. back to you. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at today's top stories. san jose police think their latest homicide was gang- related. a 20-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting late last night. it happened on poco way just off s

you can see though steady flow of yellow there means brake lights through the altamont pass starting to get a little slow and go through there, as well. if you are headed out on highway 4 business as usual slow and go westbound from a street to somersville. 39 miles per hour in some spots. back to you. >> thank you. >>> pg&e facing more demands this morning. what lawmakers want to know dating back to 1956. >>> if it were 20%, i would still be happy with taco bell. >> not everyone feels that way. the class action lawsuit asking, where's the beef?? >> and pulling the plug on distracted walkers. the measures cracking down on people who walk and text. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. it is tuesday. ordinarily tuesdays get very little attention as far as the days of the week but today is getting a lot of attention. that's because we expect temperatures to be anywhere from 8 to 15 degrees above average. petaluma is expected to top out today at 70 degrees. 68 in half moon bay. look at 16. expected to be 67 degrees and some of these temperatures could shatter records. we are going to t

still a good drive time though. 14 minutes from the altamont pass to 680.icia bridge we still have a fog advisory in effect. so far, so good though. some okay speeds there. traffic moving pretty well but again limited visibility across the span. so give yourself some extra time. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic still light. the meter lights are off. that's a look at the morning commute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:57. coming up in our next half hour... >> the days of free checking could be ending. the experiment one bank is trying out. >> and a harrowing night in the east bay. a neighborhood on lockdown. officers shooting at a man who is shooting back at them. we'll tell you how it all turned out coming up next. >> i'm sonja shin live in san francisco at a downtown hotel, where several flight attendants who were all on the same singapore airlines flight fell ill. i'll have details on what happened coming up. ,, ,,,,,, it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweet

altamont pass drive starting to change color here, as well. now picks up to 14 minutes.o far not too bad. just your usual stuff here westbound 580 making your way towards 680 and the dublin interchange. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we actually saw our first real back-to-work commute yesterday. we haven't seen a commute like than what we saw yesterday in the past couple weeks with the holiday. so far so good but they turned the metering lights on yesterday at 6:30 and we saw a backup to at least the 880 overcrossing by 7:00 so watch out for that. this picture could change likely here very shortly. back to you. >> thank you. >>> there is a new front-runner for interim mayor of san francisco. but it's not even clear if he wants the job. san francisco administrator ed lee is the only person with support of the majority on the board of supervisors. but he wasn't even at yesterday's board meeting. he is in hong kong. lee said before he didn't want the job because under law he wouldn't be able to get his current job back. legislation has been written to change that law. a vote

heavy fog on the altamont pass has been a regular sight. the storms have left and the temperatures make it ideal conditions for fog to settle in. there have been no major collisions but limited visibility make it harder for drivers. >> the last two mornings we've been coming in to san ramon and we see probably 100 yards ahead of us. >> a little more stressful and you have to pay attention 100% of the time. >> reporter: i80 is a commuter area, commuters who drive this every day need now to slow down and avoid using the high beams of head lights. >> basically fog is particles. when you hit water with high beams of light you get a wash out. drive within the limitations of your vehicle, the roadway and your ability. >> reporter: the thick fog had nothing to do with tonight being a spare the air night. but the air quality agency said the cold, dry weather conditions are trapping smoke near the ground. so burning wood in fireplaces and stoves tonight are subject to a $400 fine. >> smog is bad for everyone and that's one fireplace only keeps one p

heavy fog on the altamont pass has been a regular sight. the storms have left and the temperatures make it ideal conditions for fog to settle in. there have been no major collisions but limited visibility make it harder for drivers. >> the last two mornings we've been coming in to san ramon and we see probably 100 yards ahead of us. >> a little more stressful and you have to pay attention 100% of the time. >> reporter: i80 is a commuter area, commuters who drive this every day need now to slow down and avoid using the high beams of head lights. >> basically fog is particles. when you hit water with high beams of light you get a wash out. drive within the limitations of your vehicle, the roadway and your ability. >> reporter: the thick fog had nothing to do with tonight being a spare the air night. but the air quality agency said the cold, dry weather conditions are trapping smoke near the ground. so burning wood in fireplaces and stoves tonight are subject to a $400 fine. >> smog is bad for everyone and that's one fireplace only keeps one p

dalton is blocked and you'll notice a typical delay starting to slow down through the altamont pass.peeds are yellow moving under 40 mph. the south bay an injury crash in santa clara at el camino real. and it's at the intersection. it's reportedly or possibly blocking two lanes in both directions of the expressway. so look out for that. a great way to get around all that? mass transit. so far all systems reporting no major delays. eric, kristen. >> i knew she was gonna say that. it's 6:08. >> just ahead, the quake that continues to rattle nerves in the bay area. >> the big test for jerry brown's budget proposal. >> supposed to help the environment but a local group says they may be3q it's a beautiful day inside when you use lysol neutra air fabric mist. it kills 99.9% of bacteria on soft surfaces and eliminates odors at their source better than febreze. so now a fresh home is the sign of a healthy home. for tips on a healthy home, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through

westbound out of the altamont pass, into livermore, by north livermore avenue moving closer to 60 than 50. that will continue to build. >> thank you very much. here is a story you can help on this morning. a statewide manhunt is under way. police are looking for a 4-year-old boy and his abductor who is considered armed and dangerous. authorities say the two actually know each other and they could be headed to san jose. marla joins us with more. >> reporter: laura, good morning. the abduction happened in stanislaus county in paterson which is about 85 miles east of san jose. now, at first officials thought the two could be headed to san jose but since this amber alert was issued the california highway patrol has expanded its search too include all of california. the boy is 4-year-old juliani cardenas. he is 3 feet 6 inches tall, 40 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. officials say his abductor is 27-year-old jose esteban rodriguez, he is the ex-boyfriend of the boy's mother. he's 5'9", 180 pounds, black hair and brown eyes. he does have an extensive criminal history and including a c

coming out of the central valley westbound you'll find the slow traffic off the altamont pass on intormore. and we've got looks like a stall eastbound at hacienda. let's take a look at your 80 freeway through berkeley. it's bunching up. the headlights westbound towards the bay bridge. metering lights have been turned on. there you go. back into the -- almost to the west grand overcrossing. the sun starting to come up. beautiful morning. kristen, eric. >> sue, obviously a malfunctioning sensor. people in the bay area obey the speed limit. >> we sure do. a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. a live look at the big board. the dow down 2 points. >> mystery solved. the new answer and the curious case of this grand piano left at a miami beach that gained international attention. >> a hack attack on zuckerberg. >> a snowstorm on the east coast causing travel problems across the country. flight cancellations already being reported at one3q experts from a leading consumer publication recently tested automatic dishwashing detergents. they rated finish quantum number one

westbound 580 off the altamont pass.ou approach livermore, a little slowing all the way to airway. a good way to avoid this would be mass transit. no problems with bart. caltrain is moving well. let's take a look at our bridge calms. around the bay area, first the golden gate bridge, southbound 101 out of marin county moving very well out of san francisco. san mateo bridge westbound. taillights headed westbound towards san mateo, downtown area and it's moving well. bay bridge, beginning a bunch up as you can see behind the toll plaza. metering lights have been turned on. a little delay as you pay your tolls into san francisco. no stalls or accidents on the bridge. before you leave the house, if you want to check up to the minute, click on bay area traffic. terry? >> sue, thanks very much. the new year brings new challenges to researchers alarmed over the deadly increase diminish whooping cough cases in california. ten infants were killed last year by the bacteria and more sickened by any year in 60 years. researchers als

westbound 580, greenville, injuries reported very slow any way through altamonte pass.est 80, a wreck here off to the right shoulder traffic slow and go east shore freeway commute as you approach the bay bridge. official metering lights are on and traffic really backed up that is a look at your morning commute. >>> all right thanks very much. thanks so much for watching cbs 5 early edition. >> see you back here tomorrow bright and early at 4:30 have a great

about a half hour ride as you make your way through the altamont pass because of an accident. been reported. also traffic recovering south 101 in san francisco. at caesar chavez, an earlier accident that caused damage to the left lane on the center divide. that's why you want to avoid that stretch. southbound washington a concrete spill in a couple of the right lanes. look out for that as you come out of the sunol grade. a lot of problems out there. you can always find out the latest by going to our website on abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. eric? >> thank you very much, frances. it's now 6:54. today an advisory panel to the fda will decide whether to recommend a test to help diagnose alzheimer's disease. a new brain scan can defect plaques found in every alzheimer's patient. until now the only way to confirm if somebody had the disease was an autopsy. it brings the medical community closer to be able to make a diagnosis while the patient is still alive. the study is published in journal of american medical association. >> a northern california woman is abl

no major delays into or out of the altamonte pass in livermore right now.ound highway 4 has a disabled truck. frito lay has a delivery truck in your middle lane. no major slowdowns because of the light volume. out of antioch we see early slowdowns. it is friday light, but still highway 4 will see the slowdown. here's the south bay. here's a live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. i got trigger happy on the maps, but no problems with the metering lights on with a quicker end to the backup. we'll see the midday backup coming across the bay. the san mateo bridge is a smooth drive. a note on the sign of the road, the sign is lit up with the amber alert. we are still looking for 4-year-old juliani. >>> with the republicans now in control of the house they are taking the obama agenda head-on. eric cantor will be on "meet the press" to talk about what's in store for the next two years. and joining me this morning is the host of "meet the press" david gregory. >> good morning to you. thanks for having me. >> what do you expect to hear from the president? >> i think

. >> we'll head to the altamont pass right now. thank you, jim.street we have reports of a broken down vehicle possibly in agoura point, may see spectator slowing. traffic slowing a little through the altamont pass towards 680. highway 4 also brake lights here, as well. westbound slow and go from a street to somersville. the good news is we didn't see fog on our live shot on the antioch bridge. don't worry about that this morning just brake lights through antioch. typical though this time of the morning. bay bridge toll plaza no metering lights yet, still decent commute though coming out from the carquinez bridge to the maze on the eastshore freeway. if you are working your way to sfo or headed northbound 101 into san francisco, traffic moving well both directions. central freeway so far, so good no delays or accidents through there. delays later on in union square. central subway construction gets under way affecting your drive between market and sutter. also going to affect your muni lines today, as well. so use bart instead. that's your best be

also slow out of the altamonte pass. right on schedule for a tuesday.minute drive into the heart of livermore, but smooth by the time you are to the dublin interchange. a blip or two through sunol, but along 680 heading to the south bay, it is an easy drive. a flip or two heading downtown. the fog advisory, the san mateo bridge and the dumbarton bridges have advisories. there's dense fog all over the place, right? >>> it is drifting and definitely not staying put this morning. heading throughout the next hour it is going to get worse before it gets better. keep that in mind, especially if you have not left for work yet. give yourself plenty of time and take it easy out there. we are still measuring less than 200 feet of visibility in san mateo and oakland. really dangerous conditions along 680. take it easy out there, especially if you are taking the little ones back to school today. the good news is this is a four-day workweek. hopefully you had a holiday yesterday. we'll see nice weather as we head towards this weekend. dense a.m. fog. mostly sunny af

westbound 580 through the altamonte pass checking in with no delays right now.n fact, traffic pretty light as you approach the dublin interchange. in the south bay a couple of construction projects that are wrapping up within the next few minutes. northbound 280 connector to northbound guadalupe parkway, that is shut down until 6:00 a.m. now, the tully road on and off- ramps to 101 are closed until tomorrow morning. they are hoping to have that reopened up by 5:00 a.m. that's been a continuous closure since monday night. if you're taking 280, though, northbound clear just a few cars there on the roadway as you make your way through downtown san jose. that's a look at your morning commute. back upstairs to you ladies. >> thank you. >>> here is a check of today's top stories. the days of human toll takers on the golden gate bridge could be numbered. a finance committee for the agency that oversees the bridge is expected to take up the issue today. now, the plan calls for all 32 toll taker positions to be eliminated by the end of next year. that would save an estim

livermore, 580 out of the altamonte pass, no delays. heading out of the delta you may encounter the fog she's been talking about as well as coming across from the island. the issue is the jay mac ferry that won't be back in service until this afternoon. >>> we begin with some good news on the job front. california's overwhelming unemployment rate could soon improve. "today in the bay's" marla tellez is here with encouraging numbers. >> reporter: it is encouraging for those of you unemployed. a majority of california businesses plan to hire new employees and give raises in 2011. now, this is according to the employers association of america. the 2011 economic trend survey shows 54% of businesses plan to increase the workforce. 40% of businesses plan to do the same nationwide. also encouraging, more than six in ten businesses statewide expect to up their employees' pay. and 54% also plan to keep 401(k) retirement matching contributions in place this year. this latest survey shows employers are feeling more confident about the economy but

a look at the map, liver more is slow out of the altamonte past through livermore. patchy fog at times. we'll keep it in mind heading to the dublin interchange. just past the interchange a new accident happened in there's a couple of minutes. we have seen slowing off the interchange there. southbound 680 you can see the glowing lights. we have low clouds covering near the area. that will affect your driving and visibility. keep that in mind. back to you guys. >>> a couple small earthquakes rattled the east bay last night while most of us were sleeping. >> today christie smith is live in concord this morning. we have more details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we are talking about a pair of small earthquakes. the strongest one is a magnitude 3.0. just enough to shake your bed, but apparently not enough to wake you up. that according to people we were talking to who were grabbing their coffee this morning. the usgs showed a small string of quakes in the east bay, all weekend, really. the strongest one hit overnight at 12:31 in the morning. a 3.0 magn

let's get the ride on the altamont pass. westbound 580 out towards the dublin interchange.ow in the slow range of yellow. 18 minutes as your drive time there. we are definitely back to a regular commute now. check out this line of red on highway 4 through antioch. some speeds there topping around 10 miles per hour. and that line of slow traffic now extends into pittsburg. it does improve closer to concord and the 242 interchange. all right. out towards the new accident in petaluma. southbound 101 approaching washington street. likely lanes are blocked. we are seeing some speeds under 25 miles per hour according to our live traffic sensors there on the scene. and now we are going to head all the way out towards this accident, actually involving a car and a pedestrian in castro valley. 167th and foothill boulevard. at last check, chp and an ambulance were heading to the scene. i know we're making some phone calls on this now but likely lanes blocked through that stretch. pretty close to 580. by the way, 580 okay towards castro valley y. we have delays from vallejo ferry going

slow and get over the altamont pass. looks better hitting the dublin interchange.f you are working through south bay no delays, pretty nice, friday light. here's a live look at 237/880 connector in milpitas. traffic cruising along. south bay travel times in the green at northbound 87. five minutes from 85 to 280. you can see 101 an 11-minute drive from 280 t 237. metering lights off on the bay bridge definitely friday light. no delays at the toll plaza. clear into san francisco. extra volume on the golden gate bridge but traffic light only the minutes south 101 from -- only nine minutes south 101. mass transit is on time. but if you take the vallejo ferry they are rerouteing you for bus service for the 7 a.m. and 8:10 departure, same for the afternoon for the 4:05 and 5:15 ferries due to ongoing repairs. everything is on time. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> traders have a mixed jobs report on their minds this morning, here's jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. kind of a good news/bad news situati

you're also on the brakes heading through the altamont pass.tbound 580 slow and go from 205 to greenville. mass transit always a good choice. everything on time for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. no delays systemwide. don't forget when you get in your car, remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9- fm. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> president obama is heading out of washington at this hour. he is on his way to wisconsin to visit three factories. he is going to push the economic themes from last night's state of the union address. he was spending on education, innovation and infrastructure. he also called for a five-year freeze on most discretionary government spending. >>> more budget cuts may be in the future for oakland schools but there is a trade-off. the oakland school board is considering a 2% pay raise for teachers and staff. the board will meet today to consider the proposal. >>> several bay area mayors including chuck reed will be meeting with governor brown today. they are urgin

westbound 580 delays through the altamont pass. that accident in the center divide still may be causing slight spectator slowing in both directions. if you are headed to the bay bridge this morning, no delays on the eastshore freeway. you're clear working your way on 880580 out of the maze and as you get to the toll plaza traffic still light. the metering lights are off. only about an 18-minute ride to go from the carquinez bridge to the maze. traffic looking good across the upper deck as well into san francisco. san mateo bridge checking in problem-free and one more bridge, the golden gate bridge, clear out of marin county 101 southbound from 37 to 580 only 8 minutes. and you're clear into san francisco through the waldo tunnel. that's a look at traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> are you hungry, gianna? >> i am. i'm hungry. [ laughter ] >> i think we should all take an "early edition" road trip to head out where anne is because if you want a truly gigantic breakfast we need to go to antioch. >> we do. anne makovec is at

live shot of the golden gate bridge and travel for ra minimum county commuters and westbound 580 at altamontass but that is also off the freeway at this point. you can always get traffic when you need it by going to our website at www.abc7.com. excuse me. >> thanks a lot. it's 4:55. >> republican lawmakers want to ban tax funded abortions. a new bill barring funding for elective abortions. >> it's the will of the people and it ought to be the will of the land. >> under the measure, americans who buy health plans on their own that cover abortions would no longer be able to deduct any cost from insurance to federal taxes. if republicans took control of congress and promised to create jobs but one of the first acts is take away health insurance that the majority of women currently battles. >> smoking policies according to a new report card from the american lung association, they graded cities and counties in how they protect the public from tobacco use. san francisco and oakland received a "b". san jose got a "d". five counties got an "a". >>> student at san francisco middle school are fightin

we have a problem near grant road causing an issue out of the altamonte pass.21-minute drive and continuing to grow for the commute time. we'll max out near 27 minutes to close to a half hour in the next hour cruising along through the area. we are creeping along through the area of westbound highway 4 as well with speeds down to 10 miles per hour from 80th street to love ridge. this is the antioch bridge. this is tuesday with a heavier volume. this is what we are seeing right here. we are looking over to the maize. this volume is building. no issues for the tunnel right now, with a little slowing eastbound. westbound we are smooth all the way to the toll plaza. a live look as i mark the meter lights on the map. your backup past the 880 overcrossing is for the fast track lanes there's the wait at the toll plaza itself. back to you. >>> full speed ahead so far for a plan to transform what is under a 12-mile stretch of b.a.r.t. tracks in the east bay. christie smith is live in oakland with a look at what they have planned. >> reporter: good morning to you, brent.

and also out of the altamonte pass we have a 17-minute drive. we have seen the speeds start to slow 40 minutes ago. they will continue to slow. a bit of a break coming through livermore and coming down approaching the airport. there's slow spots for 580 contributing to the slowdown there. we'll move you now further north. through antioch we have slow driving here coming across into lovers boulevard where things cleared there. a live look at the upper bay bridge, you can see a building up at the toll plaza with no metering lights yet. look at this horrible view of the san mateo bridge. you can barely see the lights. that's causing an issue. we can see the fog advisory there. >> or can you see it? >> take it away! >>> good morning to you. yeah, pretty dense fog out there this morning. you are not going to see all cities across the bay area dealing with the dense, patchy fog. the best situation is in the south bay, but you will encounter the dense fog along the peninsula where you are seeing severe fog this morning. you are down to 100 feet in some

same thing for your drive coming out of the altamont pass.a couple little yellow sensors out of the altamont pass otherwise quick trip towards 680 and the dublin interchange. right now 13 minutes is your drive out towards dublin. 880 nimitz freeway you can see all our live traffic sensors showing speeds moving well. you can kind of make out the taillights. there are heading up towards high street looks good towards downtown oakland and southbound 880 looks great toward hayward. they picked up construction near the 880-92 interchange so right now the drive time for that stretch in both directions between 238 and the maze, 15 minutes and mass transit is on time. remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at this morning's top stories. animal control is investigating a second dog attack in san jose. 78-year-old bob ferguson says he was pounced on while walking a small dog on a quiet cul-de- sac on saturday. an neighbor chased the dogs away. ferguson suffered several

the ride on westbound 580 out of the altamont pass. a little bit of changing color on the sensors about a 16- minute drive time. so it's ticked up a little bit as you head out of the altamont pass and head towards 680 and the dublin interchange. you will notice that speeds improve somewhat there towards vasco road. also slow, highway 4. really bottlenecking there around a street. speeds under 25 miles per hour now out of antioch. they improve once you head towards pittsburg and into concord. bart is running on time and in fact all mass transit is on schedule. remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at today's top stories. the war on smartmeters in marin county continues today. neighbors are pushing for a one- year moratorium on smartmeter installation of the the county board of supervisors will consider the proposal today. smartmeter opponents say the health effect of meters are untested. >>> oakland's new mayor is visiting the police department right no

we see traffic stacked up at the altamont pass. back to you. >> thank you. >>> san jose about to get a new police chief and it is not anthony batts. now that the position has been filled, what is next for oakland's top cop? let's go to anne makovec. she's in oakland this morning with more on chief batts' next move. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there's a lot of uncertainty because it's in the even official as far as the appointment down in san jose. chief anthony batts has been here in oakland for one year. he served one year of a three- year contract and then made kind of a shocking announcement a couple of weeks ago. according to the mayor all needs do is give notice, he is not legally bound by the contract. he announced that he was a finalist for the gig down in san jose. yesterday the statement came out that he did not get the job. san jose city manager is said to have picked acting chief chris moore instead. the city council in san jose could approve her choice as early as next week. but that's not final yet.

westbound 14 minutes out of the altamont pass. heading out of livermore we see slowing with speeds in the 50s heading towards 205. that may be attributed to some of the fog because i-5 and 99 have dense fog advisorieadvisor. here, the south bay, northbound 101 with slowing showing up between 680 and 880. that will sort itself out. we'll see a dip at tully as well over the next half hour. there are commuters back from new year's. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> we also want to check in with christina. we're not going to get any more rain. at least for a while, and no more new potholes. >> yeah, no more potholes showing up with rain, that's good news. but this morning we have something we don't usually see around the bay area, mostly confined to the north bay. we're talking about freezing fog. you've got temperatures at or below freezing in many cities in the north bay and in combination with that we've got really dense fog out there. basically what that means is fog could freeze on contact. that means you could find black

livermore, 21-minute drive out of the altamont pass. disabled vehicle right around grant line road but that will cause you additional slowing getting into livermore but you should move smoothly by the time you get to 680 and the dublin interchange. the taillights heading southbound but christina, we've seen prices up over $8 so it can get crowded and pricey if you choose to drive single through that express lane. >> i'm one of those people who would rather wait than pay. good morning to you. we don't have to wait through any foggy conditions this morning. we're looking nice and clear across the peninsula. east bay, north bay, south bay, no problems in terms of visibility fblt 48 degrees right now in oakland, 43 for fairfield and 47 grows in san jose. we're starting out nice and mild. by 9:00 a.m. you'll be 5 degrees from your season high in gilroy. i'm expecting temperatures today in the 60s. by about noon when you take your lunch break, you'll probably be peeling off a layer. 58 degrees in san jose and later today 63 in san jose. back

livermore, westbound for the commute right now, smooth. 14 minutes into the area. 14 outbound, the altamont pass. very thick fog. visibility is going to be bad over to sacramento through tracy and stockton. to the carquinez bridge, smooth from the north bay into the east bay. north a fog advisory issued for solano county up to davis, interstate 80 to sacramento as well. keep that in mind. we'll update you but you will see traffic by 66 where it's off antioch and the bridge likely to see thick fog as well. visibility going to be affected throughout the east bay, concord and the hills. right now pretty smooth. back to you. >> i hope we can keep it that way. layoffs for some and raises for others, part of the plan tonight on the table for the oakland public school system. today in the east bay's christie smith is live in oakland where there are a few questions over the raises that seem to come at an inopportune time. >> reporter: good morning. it certainly doesn't seem to add up. is it bad timing or odd plan altogether? principals in oakland are asked to cut 7% from their budgets but at the sa

westbound 580 is moving smoothly out of the altamonte pass through livermore. if you are heading into the sierra later today, a very clear day there. a lot of folks could be heading there today. the bay bridge will see slowing, but not too bad because it is friday. >>> keep me updated on the chip news. a shakeup in silicon valley with a former republican candidate for governor, meg whitman, is headed back to the tech world. and google will have a new ceo. for more on that and news before the bell, nicole lapan, happy friday. >> reporter: a surprise announcement yesterday by google said their co-founder larry page will replace eric schmidt as ceo in april. schmidt has been ceo since 2001 but the shared decision did go on with page and the other co-founder. schmidt will become executive chairman. he's staying on but he's focusing in on government affairs while brim focused on strategic projects. all three men say there was no friction that led to this change, but under schmidt google flew past microsoft and yahoo! in surf and got into mobile devices. google also

out of the altamonte pass, no delays or problems reported. coming through the century valley, sacramento saw a lot of fog over the weekend. here's a smooth drive here. not far from there 680 shows construction near this area. just a construction done for now with mo no major closures. getting over the bridge webb from hayward we are watching the taillights. it is looking good. >>> the founder of facebook had his profile hacked. it can happen to anybody. we'll have tips on how to keep yourself safe. >>> plus, we'll look at the sag awards and check on the winners. that's coming up. >>> plus, you are looking at live pictures of oakland on this monday morning, the last day in january. ab >>> an east bay activist was honored with his own state holiday over the weekend. hundreds of people gathered at uc berkeley yesterday to celebrate the life of fred koamatsu. he refused to go to the internment camp during the second world war. he was blacklisted from his welding job for being un-american. he continued to fight for justice all the way to the supre

that could improve things coming in and out of the altamonte pass. coming down through sunol, so far we have not seen any major effect for the morning commute there. we'll keep watching. >>> all right. we'll go to christina with a warm forecast. warmer than usual. this is a strange blip on the bar graph. >> it really is. you know, every time we check we are looking for the rain. and it is just not in the forecast, at least for the next seven to eight days. this is why. we have a really strong ridge of high pressure set up over the bay area for this time of the year. we usually don't see temperatures as warm. we usually see temperatures near 57 degrees for our daytime highs. but today they will be closer to 70 degrees. and as you can see, the storm track is taking well off to our north because of the big strong ridge. and that will be the case as we head through the next few days. not a whole lot of change in terms of the forecast. we'll talk about why. warm conditions, high pressure. we have a system of low pressure retreating off to the east. the tw

this slows traffic, isolated between altamont pass towards airwave boulevard. as i slide maps no green in the westbound direction. that streak of yellow, this is your commute, allow yourself extra time. as i predicted southbound 680 officially a hot spot. overturn vehicle rate at 24, currently blocking lanes, at last check was on your screen but now we see more red. this back up stretching past pleasant hill, again allow use of time, chp is currently on the scene and tried to clear the accident. this isn't the only slow traffic, this is where the upper shore meets the lorry shore. traffic through albany you can still see space between cars not moving at the limit quite yet. the bay bridge toll plaza us all back up even 880, this back up now stretching into the foot of the maze. very delayed drive times 20 minutes from the foot of the mesa, into san francisco. >> team coverage of the weather and traffic, jackie sizzle is live at sfo right now, from one foggy spot on to the next. you found on here. and it looks that beathat. >> sfo had ground delays they cut it d