the backup starts at alvarado niles, just shy of alvarado boulevard. can get around using dire but it only adds five to seven minutes. stick it out, leave a little bit early. the rest of the bay is clear but we are tracking that, only one lane open southbound 880 at alvarado niles. >>> convicted killer scott peterson is set to appear virtually in a san mateo courtroom later today. the judge is expected to hear a motion to appoint legal counsel for scott peterson. last month prosecutors will not seek the death penalty and sentencing retrial, not wanting to bring up new pain for laci peterson's family members. he's serving out the sentence for the murder of his wife and unborn son. >>> also happening today the suspect accused in the attack of an elderly asian woman in san francisco is expected in court to face attempted murder charges. >> we have new video of the brutal stabbing but we must warn you, it is hard to watch. the video showing 94-year-old ann taylor goes by the name ping on post street wednesday morning, police say daniel approached her stabb

convux alvarado niles colleague up in five to ten minutes. on friday we like to finish our work on time. the south bay is a smooth, easy drive no, major problems here. we'll talk about the peninsula, where everything flows smoothly along this area. reminder in this area over the weekend sunday from 1:30 to 6:00 a.m., scheduled a full closure of 101, because of the pedestrian the bike bridge they're building through palo alto, route the off and on. >>> dr. anthony fauci is setting the record straight on leaked emails from early last year downplaying a popular theory of how covid-19 spreads. the debate surrounds whether or not covid originated from a lab in wuhan, china, and not the exotic animal market theory first popularized. when covid was first spreading, one email sent to him from the head of the national institutes of health suggested the lab notion was more of a conspiracy theory, and here's what he's telling willie geist. >> we didn't know and we still don't know what the origin is, that if you look historically in the way things rolle

delays south bound 880 after alvarado niles. a vehicle hit the right shoulder wall and we've got delays out of union city this morning. slow and go conditions with two middle lanes blocked until further notice. chp and emergency crews are on scene. if you are coming out of tracy trying to get on 580, brake lights from mount house on 205 extending to north flynn if not a bit beyond there. u du s are getting slow further rc 37 minutes 205 towards 680. taking a look at traffic at bay area bridges, limit with no delays. the marin commute is looking good with no major issues. bay bridge, metering lights are off. so far this portion of the road way or freeway looks good as you head into san francisco. it's 5:17, time to check your forecast. >>> i want to give you the very latest. we are getting information and people are feeling that shaking of an earthquake that just hit. this is a 3.6 magnitude. latest information for you, three kilometers northeast of pinnacle, california. we will get more information on that but i wanted to let yo

that is an issue alvarado niles to dial to alvarado boulevard.you are familiar, you know the alternate to get off of that. the overturned vehicle no major injuries. i don't think anybody stayed in the car, someone took off. back to you. >> thank you. >>> setting sail on stolen identities, the major cruise company now in the cross-fire of cyber criminals. >>> prime days not so prime in the past for many retailers. they hope to give amazon a little competition. what the annual event is forcing more companies to do and how you can cash in. >>> we already know simone biles is truly one of the greatest of all-time and she apparently knows it, too. the new reminder of what she'll see when she hits the floor and its special meaning. you're watching "today in the bay." people today... they could spend half their lives over 50. that's a lot of living. so make sure the good things in life live as long as you do. this is just slo-mo karate? just slo-mo karate. the younger you are, the more you need aarp. join today. >>> happy friday. it is 5:13. we are unde

we had an earlier crash near alvarado niles. it is long gone but it is still very busy.this is where they're doing the lane configuration. it's been confusing for drivers because we've had some brake lights. it is a slight improvement from 15 minutes ago to go to 237. keep that in mind if you are taking 880. other things, usual stuff for altamont pass commute. no accidents but folks are making the trek out of tracy onto 580, speeds dipping to 9 miles per hour. 45 minutes from 205 towards 680. if you are taking 80, so far, so good. 16 minutes from highway 4 to the maze and then you will have brake lights headed towards the bay bridge. metering lights are on and you are back to beyond that 880 over pass. let's go to mary who has details on an early morning le felt that shaking from san jose, milpitas, morgan hill. this was a 3.6 magnitude that struck at 5:15 a.m. six miles east of the allen rock neighborhood in san jose. the depth of the earthquake, about four miles deep. this is due to the calaveras fault. it's a strike slip fault. this area of the fault line as the most

no major slowing but closure clearing up right this second in alvarado niles and slowing 280 past el monte and los altos hill. i think they cleared the overnight crew, we'll check on that. >> unanswered questions in the aftermath of a deadly police shooting that sparked protests last night in san jose. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live outside of the san jose police headquarters this morning. police are going to talk a little bit more today about what happened, give us more info. >> reporter: that is the expectation. news conference scheduled with san jose police chief anthony motta to share more details why his officers initially made contact with the man they shot and killed and what happened leading up to the moments. 50 protesters shut down the northbound lanes of highway 87 chanting the name demetrius stanley, the man killed by two san jose police officers earlier this week. police released surveillance photos from the moments just before the shooting they say shows stanley was armed. this happened monday night at around 9:45, on topps drive near 680 and berryessa. the

this is in union 80 northbound at alvarado niles road. and it looks like that actually might be causing a little bit of delay looks like the map is showing a little orange. the traffic might be slowing down there. also along highway 4 eastbound west of little pass rolled out in pittsburgh. there's also a traffic collision there. we're keeping a close eye on that. bridges look great. let's head under 9 minutes. richmond sandra fell bridge that will also looks great. very light. not many cars tradeling. there. about 9 minutes. not going to show you the golden gate, but it's still about a 20 minute drive. no major issues there. the high temperatures. >> couple with the bone dry john just mentioned across the state. >> are increasing the already high fire wildfire us this summer. kron four's charles clifford took a look at the efforts under way to try to reduce the danger up in the sierras. >> well, here in the lake tahoe basin and across the sierra the u.s. forest service says the conditions are very dry. we had a dry winter with a very smal

we have the 84 closure typical through alvarado niles and early slowing out of the altamont, look how mild that is. the longer drives, highway 4 antioch to concord you're at speed. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> coming up here on "today in the bay," lock your car doors. car break-ins are on the rise in part of the bay area, the warning the go out this morning and the steps police are taking to warn drivers to be on alert. >>> plus it seems like everything is more expensive these days. what about your next chipotle order? we'll dive into that guacamole when we come back. >> i'll have a bite. this unplugged device is protecting our beautiful coastlines and more. put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state golden. >>> happy wednesday. it is 4:42. now as you start out the door it's going to be a cool morning and fairly mild. 70 in xwil roy. dublin reaching 65 and the gusty winds continue in petaluma with a high of 66 degrees. we will look at all of our microclimates coming up in a few minutes. >> checking the view at the golden gate bridge, clear view. you

no major problems, just a note for drivers and note highway 84 closed through alvarado niles but it on peninsula side south 280 at 92 getting on the transition a disabled vehicle and update from chp says there may have been a quick traffic break and i believe they've gotten everything over to the right shoulder as you make that move san mateo, over toward the san mateo bridge, a smooth drive toward the bay bridge and the golden gate bridge slowing north thereof. there is a crew that should be clearing about now. live look shows you the bay bridge across the span, and again despite the breezy conditions, chp hasn't gotten reports of any problems. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> happening today in southern california the scheduled official charge to a couple now accused in that road rage death of a 6-year-old boy. authorities on sunday arrested marcus anthony eriz and wynne lee in their orange county home. a massive search following the death of aiden leos of orange county on the freeway. he was actually sitting in his car seat when investigators say that bullet pierced the truck his m

we'll stick with the maps for the entire report and point out in fremont or alvarado niles highway 84 construction, police activity 280 around mclaughlin and the freeways are moving smoothly. back to you, laura. >> thank you, mike. 4:31. >>> for the first time we have a minute-by-minute breakdown of the vta shooter's movements and the movements of the deputies searching for the gunman. >> that's right, we're seeing how it went down from the body camera of a santa clara county sheriff's deputy. freezing the video at parts that might be hard to watch. "today in the bay's" terry mcsweeney has more on the latest developments in the ongoing investigation. >> reporter: just minutes after the 911 call came in to report a gunman at the vta san jose maintenance yard a contact team made up of two santa clara county sheriff's deputies and three san jose police officers move towards building "a." >> they're moving toward a hot zone, a direct and immediate threat that exists to the public. >> reporter: someone inside the building told dispatchers the gunman is on the third floor. >> all right, we'

over here you have to stop if you travel through alvarado niles.ow about this traditional roadwork going on a couple minutes, 680 and 84, 680 and mission to get around 84. smooth drive vasco road and altamont pass. as we look at the bigger drive there's vasco road 17 minutes at speed from marsh creek to 580 out of brentwood and discovery bay. back to you. >>> one of the most prominent san francisco politicians making a very personal announcement. >> supervisor aaron peskin is seeking treatment for alcohol use, after many complaints about behavior and treatment of people. "today in the bay's" jean elle has more from san francisco. >> reporter: two days after a fiery san francisco board of supervisors meeting -- >> if you could wipe that smirk off your face -- it -- >> reporter: supervisor aaron peskin said he's entering alcohol treatment saying he's taking responsibility for the tenor he had struck with public relationships and is deeply sorry. >> that your behavior certainly begins to be affected. >> reporter: psychotherapist peggy nguyen says it's

no surprise from the alvarado niles canyon area, everything else moves smoothly. one incident i'm tracking an earlier pickup truck fire -- i was going to say car fire 880 at the washington off-ramp. it's been out for a while but still on the grid. no other concerns getting to the bay bridge. >> sounds good. >>> well, moving you forward, it's finally here, after 64 weeks. as you wake up this morning, the state is fully reopened. california is dropping most of its covid restrictions. >> mask, color coded tiers, social distancing, most of that now comes to be aend. perhaps the biggest change if you're vaccinated, you don't need those masks in most situations. this morning, coverage begins with "today in the bay's" ian cull who has more from santa clara. >> reporter: masks have become as normal as wearing clothes. if you're vaccinated, you won't need yours. california aligning from the cdc guide ans onmancinging. fully vaccinated people don't have to wear them in stores, restaurants and businesses. unvaccinated people having to mask up. talking with john legend. >> we

the big news is this week we haven't seen the closure which might be the case through alvarado niles.earlier crash on 205 held people up in tracy but the burst of traffic never impacted the altamont pass, it's a gradual start, easy drive toward the bay bridge and earlier incident moved to the toll plaza parking lot and now cleared from that parking lot as well. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it turns out even the honors for bravery during the capitol siege are being politicized more than five months after the january 6th riot. house lawmakers awarded the gold medal to first responders but 21 republicans voted against the legislation. none are from california. the senate is debating a similar bill. >>> don't expect a special recall election to take place before mid-september because county election offices this week asked the l t wait at leas long because the print ballots may not be ready before then. the recall question deciding governor newsom's fate will appear on the ballot but registrars say because the contest is still not certified, it's still not clear how many replacement can

. >> southbound at alvarado niles row. now again, we've got pretty light conditions for the most part. but again, we've been seeing traffic collisions here and there throughout the morning as you head into the city. no major delays issues a little under 30 minutes to make it to the fremont street exit. the san mateo bridge as you're heading across towards the peninsula continues to improve on to 14 for us as we're driving there and we leave you with a look at the richmond. sandra fell commute out of richmond under 9 staying on top of that daryn. james, back to you. thanks. 19 the city of san francisco is about 6 months into a pilot program, taking a new approach. >> to dealing with 911. calls that involved mentally disturbed people in the street. yeah, it's a plan that does not involve law enforcement at all. we've got kron four's, maureen kelly. >> showing us now how it's worked. >> the sox are we have flip-flops a community paramedic with the street crisis response team is making sure her rig is packed up with supplies a

i want to take you to the green restore for highway 84 through alvarado niles and the yellow that starts slowing here from vallecitos to the merge and sunol, typical pattern on a friday out of the altamont a little slowing. no major problems. a little speed getting away from the bay bridge i think it's just a crew clearing from the area. the drives through concord and contra costa county and a smooth drive at the bay bridge as well as we expect friday a little bit later, a little bit lighter. back to you. >> folks sleeping in a little bit. >>> don't miss this, changing things up at nbc bay area, adding another weekday newscast, "nightly news" moves to a new time period. >> it starts on monday. the 5:00 p.m. news stays after "ellen" followed by a 5:30 p.m. newscast and 6:00 p.m. "nbc bay tonight" followed by "access hollywood." starting this monday. >>> restaurants saw a lot of changes during the pandemic but one will stick around. the decisions many californians and restaurant owners are sure to raise a glass to. >>> will people go back to work? we'll have answers coming up in the latest

. >> i just checked the reports, an update, we did clear the construction that was over in alvarado niles, good news. the other side of the bay, palo alto moves smoothly. the tail lights are headed north. camras at university headed up through san mateo county have your typical roadway construction going on. reminder the ongoing work to s to improve eventually the traffic flow. hov lanes that will be installed but to do that, they have to change basically every on and off-ramp, every merge and exit there, that's the reason why we have the nightly closures as well, just a note for those. >>> good morning, very happy friday to you as well. netflix has opened an online store where you can buy netflix related stuff. you'll find it at netflix.shop. so far about 90% of it is t-shirts but the idea could go far to buy fashion you see on actors, that kind of thing. netflix and browse or netflix and spend. speaking of spending, you saw the inflation numbers yesterday, very alarming as we look at the netflix video again. many economists say or hope it's temporary but even if it doesn't last long, it

slowing, brake tap as you get through vallecitos, 84 toward sunol no issues and we open through alvarado niles of the altamont. mild slowing ac ross the span. i want to show you a little bit of slowing that did kick in highway 4 a couple minutes longer, antioch through concord, slowing through bay point and pittsburgh, no major problems. i'll try to shield your eyes and live camera the bay bridge, you can also make up the fact that these lanes right here are moving smoothly. try to do what i can, not a high tech solution. just like you did for your kids you block the sun from their eyes. we don't have a good windshield flap here. >> the vie visores come in hand. >>> more coming up on "today in the bay" including "nbc bay area responds." >> two viewers asked for help finding their missing money. we helped reunite them with their cash. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds," next. >>> our team just like you, always on social media. and i gave a big congratulations to my friend and colleague, damian trujillo, celebrating 25 years at cntv, a fearless journalist who always

started the early slowing from hayward into union city, where we see the first signs in there alvarado niles across the bay in san mateo a crash at sky line for 92, checking on lane status and let you know. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. >>> it's 6:38. coming up next our top story as we mark one week since the san jose rail yard shooting as the community is working to heal. we'll talk with vta board n hen how we can help the victims of the shooting. he'll update us on lightrail service, which remains suspended. >>> in washington this morning, vice president harris has another big job, we'll tell you about it and let's take you out to the big board this morning, the s&p 500 is inching towards a record but the dow is down about 10 points. you're watching "today in the bay." california's choice beauty? pretty boy. or a beast? john cox grew up with nothing; made himself a remarkable success. california's falling off a cliff. high taxes, unaffordable costs! even elon musk left! gavin's mismanagement of california is inexcusable. we need big beastly changes in sacramento. i'll make 'em. rec