it happened south of fifth avenue. all lanes reopened about 4:30, but the fifth avenue off ramp has been shut for repairs. officials expect it to be ready by about an hour from now. >> also new, officials think two vehicles that crashed in san jose may have been racing. it happened about midnight on northbound 101 just south of great america parkway. three lanes were closed for about an hour. they are open now. the chp says two vehicles were speeding, maybe racing when they crashed into each other and the center divide a. third car crashed into the first two. at least one car burst into flames. everyone made it out. the chp says there are minor injuries. >> the bay area is outdoing itself when it comes to cold weather. at oakland and san jose, right now both of those spots freezing temperatures. they are all over the area. overnight we've seen temperatures in the 30s and the 20s with north winds up to 15 miles per hour. wow. >> the winter chill will be obvious to people traveling to and from the bay area as we give you

avenue which is ocean near fee land and this is the larger adjacent to the property. this is lee avenue and the adjacent whole foods and rental property avalon bay developed. so if you have any questions i'm here from the mayor's office house of representatives authority here that's it. >> colleagues, any questions on item 8 or comments. nicole we'll open this up for public comment seeing none, public comment is closed. >> colleagues, can i have a motion to move the amendments first. so the gentleman has described the amendments and distributed copies and those don't require a continuance that's right >> first can we accept the amendments without observation. >> so moved and forward item 8 as amended with recommendations okay can we take those without objection? . madam clerk, please call item 4 >> item 4 is an ordinance to amend the planning code including tenants evicted under the ellis act. >> thank you, colleagues i appreciate our consideration of legislation we have in front of us to hopefully provide relieve to tenants what are evicted from their homes i want to

a stretch of michigan avenue a shutdown near irving street.he 12 inch main program overnight and repair work is expected to take several hours. in the meantime, some people may experience disruption to their water service. one-day break for christmas, stores are back at it again trying to entice shoppers. some stores are already open. most are hoping that when you return that an unwanted gift, you will buy something else. many stores are offering deep discounts today. accused in a deadly shooting rampage at los angeles international airport is said to be arraigned today. on november 1, paul ciancia walked into lax with an assault rifle and targeted tsa agents. he killed one man and wounded three others. whorts are warning people signed up for coverage on healthcare.gov to call their new insurance company and make sure that they are enrolled. some people were unable to sign up at all. find herself not up online. she know what they -- she met with a navigator and enrolled through the health care exchange. she waited 5.5 hours for help and still

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avenue. that's north of stwiening square -- north of twining square so be aware of that as well. that road is shut down in both directions and i'll keep you posted on that situation. coming in from southern maryland you'll be fine. no problems on nay of your major -- on any of your major thoroughfares. across the wilson bridge you're going to be fine. let's take a live look outside. this is 270 at monday toes road. nice and -- montrose road. nice and quiet. no problems from frederick. looking good at route 1. no delays past 95 into silver spring. and we'll check out 95 northbound both main and hovs open for business early this morning. back to you, jess. >> thank you, monika. >>> mixed blessings this morning for a prince george's county family. their patriarch has lost their home. but he was away at christmas dinner when that house caught fire. delia goncalves joins us live from the newsroom with the story. good morning to you, delia. >> reporter: good morning. that's the good news in what is

offer for improvements and real property related to lee avenue north of ocean avenue and accepting a grant deed for these purposes; authorizing the conditional acceptance of an irrevocable offer for sidewalk improvements for ocean avenue east of lee avenue; declaring such areas to be open public right-of-way and dedicating them for right-of-way and roadway purposes; accepting maintenance and liability for these areas subject to certain limitations; establishing public right-of-way width and sidewalk width for the lee avenue and the ocean avenue sidewalks; approving an interdepartmental transfer of property for a portion of lee avenue and for a sidewalk area fronting a portion of ocean avenue; approving and making findings, including environmental findings and general plan and priority policy findings; and authorizing official acts in connection with this ordinance. ~ for these purposes. >> same house same call? this ordinance is passed on the first reading. [gavel] >> any next item. >> item 29 is a resolution imposing interim zoning controls to require that, for a 12-month period, in

new york avenue, you shouldn't have any problem using new york avenue to get around the are problems benning road. that is a look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you. jim is busy this morning. this is something else that will have an impact on traffic today, especially around lunchtime. today, food trucks in d.c. will have to start parking in assigned spots. >> suzannekle dean will have more from lantan plaza. >> these spaces will be reserved from 10:30 to 2:30, very poplar dining destinations. if they don't participate in the program, they have to stay at least 200 feet away from the designated lotions. some of the more popular locations are union station and franklin square. they're working very hard to try to get a listing of exactly where the trucks will be on which days online so people can go online to the website and check that out. a lot of these trucks take to twitter and facebook and let their customers know in that way. their customers know in that way. the trucks will have about six abreva can heal a cold sore in as few as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. without

all three southbound lanesiyu o connecticut avenue were closed. then, about mid-morning, they opened one lane and vehicles were guided by d-dot officers through the busy intersection at connecticut and n. >> i had to fight through traffic. once i got here, the building had limited access. >> reporter: it was closed. the second time in a year because of a water main break. this restaurant was closed during lunchtime. they reopened this afternoon once water service was restored. we got a close look at the pipe that burst. it was installed in 1949, making it 64 years old. it is not the oldest pipe in the city. d.c. water tells me the average age of pipes here is 77 years old. it split causing heavy debris and mud to flow down connecticut avenue and 18th, piling up on n street northwest. take a look at the condition of 18th street. it is uneven and appears to be buckled. officials are trying to determine if it is stable or has been undermined by the water coming from the break up there. 18th street is a main commuter route home tonight. workers with t

woodside, laguna hond, 7th avenue, even dewey boulevard itself, they see an alarming traffic volume in certain instances, when it be a pm rush commute or something like that. so i would just close by saying that i know there is opposition to this. i have talked to a number of people who have opposed it; as i said, i got five written emails or letters in opposition. but the community process for this project has been quite robust and i think that you will find the community's support for this project is also quite robust. >> thank you, mr. carr, we appreciate your presentation. miss boomer, do we have members of public that wish to speak . yes, we do. [ reading speakers' names ] >> good afternoon. >> my name is reuben vector and i was on the working group with mr. carr and i live just on the 9th avenue part outside of forest hills, part of the cut through route that he was speaking of. it's also next to a little playground and tennis court called j.p. murphy. as he was mentioning there is congestion there and that has resulted in a mass -- hasn't really changed over the 15 years that i

planning commission, respondent 480 potrero avenue. protesting the issuance on august 08, 2013, to reza khoshnevisan @ sia consulting corp., sec. 329 adoption of findings - large project authorization (to allow construction of new six-story, 58-foot tall building with up to 75 dwelling units, approx. 970sf of retail, and up to 47 off-street parking spaces). case no. 2011.0430xe. motion no. 18945. for hearing today. >> >> this has to do with a planning motion, 198945 and i believe that before we begin, we have to hear from two commissioners. >> commissioners, i am recusing myself on the advice from the city attorney for a conflict of interest, financial. >> >> you are asking us? >> yes. >> we need to do it one at a time? >> no, there is no motion needed, this is a conflict under the code. and so. >> yeah. >> and okay, and i am declaring a conflict as well. >> okay. >> thank you. >> okay. >> and i am extremely tired, but i am going to stick around because you all did too. >> so with that, we have three and that is all that we need for th

in february 2013 the over sight approved $20 million for the carol avenue development as part of 1314a. and as a note, last week the developer learned that their applications for funding to the state were received, accepted and approved. quickly i just wanted to show you a site map to point out 5800 third street housing will be in relationship. it's lot 3. lot 2 will be family house that will be developed sometime in the next year and on lot 1, that is facing third street and there's a condominium development and retail on the ground floor. 5800 third street is the first phase of alice griffith. as a background the hunters point shipyard obligates the successor agency to rebuild alice griffiths. they commit the successor agency to use property tax revenue for the housing obligation and finally the dda states the successor agency will seek other sources of funding to help develop the site including state and federal funds. to that end, in 2011, alice griffith public housing was awarded $35 million. the redevelopment agency as a commitment to an implementation of the transformation plan

avoid the fifth avenue off-ramp and use oakland street instead. here is where we have the black ice reports, westbound and eastbound highway 24 there is a treacherous drive coming from walnut creek or headed to the caldecott tunnel eastbound, be careful. >> next, a new button you could "like" on facebook but maybe you don't want to use the word "like." >> the big event that 49ers new levi stadium will host in 2015. >> fans rejoice, man handling of >>> covering benicia, san ramon and san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> afternoon, at 4:42. on this monday from our camera, look at san francisco, and beyond, this is the coldest morning of the cold snap for san francisco. but meteorologist, mike nicco, will tell you your temperatures just ahead. if you have interesting cold snap pictures send us your photos at ureport@kgo-tv.com. >> emergency medical team from stanford back in the bay area after spending two weeks in the philippines. family and friends were at sfo yesterday to welcome them home. nine doctors and nurses treated the vict

from maclaren park from sunny dale avenue including sidewalks and improving stations. the project development and the phases and this is the design phase. for the dpw chinatown broadway, four allocation request starts from page 81 of the enclosure and this is for the design phase of the complete project between broadway and columbus avenue and broadway tunnel including blvds crosswalk and the lighting. the transportation board also okayed funds for the overall project. >> thank you. hello commissioners. the final request in front of you today is on page 1 of the enclosure. a request from sf mta for the transit effectiveness project. the ep t is a comprehensive program to increasing reliability and reducing over crowding and enhancing throughout the system it's for 15 subprojects within the overall program. the recommendation is and these are listed on page 3 of the enclosure. the recommendation is to fund conceptual or preliminary engineering as well as design roots for the subprojects and only preliminary english -- engineering. i can refer to these, but you can also

it happened on the 2500 block of benzavu avenue. chase kane live in berkeley, and one of the robbers could be as young as 14. >> reporter: that's what the victim told police, terry. she thought the younger of the two, a male, 14, and that the female who also attacked her was a couple of years older than that. we thought -- they told us that, unfortunately, this sort of thing is happening just all too often. four blocks from berkeley's campus along a rather dark neighborhood street female student told police two teenagers approached her and attacked her stealing her cell phone and wallet. >> she got grabbed in the head. knocked against the wall. >> it's a route we take almost every day. >> they say they know the dangers of walking alone, even at 8:30 in the evening, so they take precautions. >> this walk was -- make sure that try not to, like, be concentrate odd your phone and be aware of your surroundings. >> berkeley police say the victim in this robbery likely hadn't followed that advice. the 21-year-old was walking alone down ben

those barrels -- 5th avenue exits. those barrels exploded however the 5th avenue off ramp remains closed and we will not be able to deal with the off ramp. let's move to some live pictures and this is a look at westbound 92. dumbarton bridge looks good on the peninsular and if you are driving on the peninsular, traffic in both directions looks good. at 5:01 let's go back to the desk. >>> they are warning all of you drivers, be very careful on the roads. freezing temperatures causing black ice and we are in lafayette right now. what do you see and tell us about the dangers we are talking about. >> well black ice is tricky and we have a couple of patches along highway 24. there is a sign on the roadway, warning drivers about this black ice. slippery conditions are on 24 eastbound near the ranch road in orinda and in lafayette. black ice is a thin coating of glazed ice on the roadway and while it is not truly transparent it is black and it is not surprising given this cold snap we have had over the past week. we want to r

commissioner avenue avenue. >> aye. >> commissioner breed? >> chiu absent. >> commissioner cohen. >> kim aye. >> wiener aye. >> commissioner ye the item passes. >> chair report this is an information item. >> good morning colleagues it has been another busy and productive year at the transportation authority. in particular i wish to thank vice chair scott wiener for your partnership and leadership on transportation issues and eric mar for plans and programs and on behalf of my colleagues i wish to thank all of our aids to help with the large work we have here and the transportation staff. during the selection process -- i would like to thank you maria for your great work keeping the organization running smoothly and helped to keep all of our projects on track during the transition period. as you know colleagues after a vetting process we appointed tilly cheng to her executive director position. and i look forward to discussing later on our agenda. 2013 also was a big year for local and regional transportation planning with the adoption of pla

. >> at the walmart store on georgia avenue in northwest d.c., people were stocking up. not only getting ready for the storm, but getting ready for christmas. >> it's always excellent to be prepared. for anything. plus i like to cook and my family has to eat. >> we're actually getting ready for a big christmas party right now. haven't even considered the snow. so all of this shopping, may serve double duty for the christmas party and for the big snowstorm. >>nd in alexandria, the old town hardware store was busy today, people buying shovels and ice melt, as well as holiday lights. >> people buying shovels and salt and anything that's going to help them clear their sidewalks, if we get the icy weather that they're proposing we get. >> so again, the idea is to be prepared. again going out and getting the shoveling if you don't already have one. again transportation officials want to you get your errands done tonight, whether you're doing holiday shopping or getting ready for the storm. and come tomorrow when we experience this weather, they want you to be off the roads so

the victim left her apartment on garland avenue where she was grabbed on friday. >> montgomery county police hope surveillance video from a store leads them to an arrest. >> we talked with terrified neighbors who heard of the attack for the first time this evening. >> tom roussey joins us live in silver spring. this allegedly happened a little ways down garland avenue here right near the border with takoma park. police say the woman who was something people all over the area do everyday. >> i trusted the neighborhood. >> police say all the victim was doing around 10:45 friday night was taking out the trash. they say a man wearing a ski mask came up from behind, knocked her to the ground and pulled her to a more hidden spot. he showed a weapon and raped her. >> you always have to be careful. the idea that you can't even go out to your curb to drop off the carpet, i don't know how you protect against that. it hadn't taken four days for residents to hear about the crime. >> i wish they would put some signs up around the neighborhood so we could be aware. a lot of people walk around here.

. >>> right tbhow the southbound lanes of -- right now the southbound lanes of connecticut avenue has reopened after a 12- inch water main break earlier this morning. crews are in the process of replacing the pipe and say they should be finished with repairs by 4:00 this afternoon. delia goncalves has a closer look at what it will take to get it all fixed. >> reporter: a double whammy for folks here along connecticut avenue. the water main break not only caused a traffic nightmare this morning, it forced some businesses to shut down for the day. a 12-inch water main break made a muddy mess of connecticut avenue and the morning commute painfully slow. the break shutting down portions of connecticut avenue between n and m streets northwest and two blocks of 18th. >> i work at eagle bank. we reported it and we followed all the guidelines. now we're moving to the next location. >> reporter: a number of businesses out of water shut down for the day and sent employees home while other folks dodged mud and puddles to get to their offices. >> i'm usually the first person in a little bit befor

that site on massachusetts avenue, lots of significance. i drive by it every day and i never fail to look and see that's nelson mandela. >> do you remember what took place across the street at the british embassy after princess diana was killed? >> the flowers. there's lots of room there on the british side. on that side there's not. the iranian embassy is next door. people use it as a parking lot. i think the police and embassy will accommodate the people that want to come by. >> i think there's going to be a lot of them. >> it's a good thing it's in our city. >> it is, indeed. thank you. >>> a moment of silence minutes ago. u.n. secretary general hailed nelson mandela as a giant and a man of inspiration. he said he is profoundly saddened by his passing. >> nelson mandela was a giant for justice and a human inspiration. many around the world were greatly influenced by his self-less struggle for freedom. he touched our lives in deeply personal ways. at the same time, no one did more in our time to advance the values and aspirations of the u

. >> this is the first good look inside the store along georgia avenue in northwest. for the opening alone they hauled in 38 truck loads of merchandise and one million pounds of food. wal far fans in line early. >> i have been shopping wal-mart since 1988. it's like a dream come true. >> it's good for the community. >> company brass and dignitaries and the color guard. the grand opening celebration at thergia avenue store and of course there were super hero, the cheetos guy. >> your total is $9.40. >> the new wal-mart on h street is similar. both have a full grocery section and pharmacy. shawn wanted to be one of the first customers in. >> this property had a number of failed developments. it's exciting too see something come to fruition. >> the excitement here is off the chain. >> the openings have not arrived without a bit of controversy. >> i don't have a great love for wal-mart. if the prices are reasonable i will shop here. if they are somewhere else, i will go there. >> they enacted a law that would require retailers to pay employees at least $12.50 an hour and

the other is on georgia avenue near missouri. melissa reports on the fanfare and the controversy over wages. >> this is our first really good look inside the 105,000 square foot store. now this week may haul in 1 million pounds of food. wal-mart fans in line early. >> i've been shopping wal-mart since 1982. i really love wal-mart. i'm glad we're here. it's like a dream come true. >> it's good for the community. >> local dignitaries, a choir and the color guard. part of the grand opening celebration here at the georgia avenue store and, of course, there were superheros and the cheetos guy. what opening would be complete without them? the new wal-mart is very similar. both having a grocery section and full service pharmacy. sean wanted to be one of the first customers in. >> it's exciting to see something finally coming to fruition. >> the excitement here today is off the chain. >> but the openings haven't arrived without quite a bit of controversy along the way. if the prices are reasonable i'll shop here. >> the act would have re

it happened in the northbound lanes south of fifth avenue. all lanes reopened about 4:30 but the fifth avenue off ramp has been shut down. they expect it to be up and ready by 7:00. >> officials think two vehicles that crashed in san jose may have been racing. it happened about midnight on northbound 101 south of great america parkway. three lanes were closed for about an hour. they are open now. the chp says two vehicles were speeding, maybe racing when they crashed into each other and the center divide a. third car hit the cars. everyone made it out. there are minor injuries. >> the 21-year-old accused of killing a man and stealing his play station 4 will be in court. he made arrangements to met up with a 22-year-old in san francisco to buy his play station 4 earlier this month. and the two met up, police say collins shot him. collins was in court last week. >> we have an update on the deputy who shot and killed a santa rosa teen. that deputy will return to work. he won't be out in the field but on desk duty. he has been on leave since octo

southeast/southwest freeway just near main avenue, running at full speed as well. good morning on the roads. back to you in the studio. >>> maynard, thank you. 6:12. a car went up in flames on the side of the interstate. a man was actually stuck inside there. how a group of strangers pulled him to safety. >>> plus, this morning. the best advice experts have to teach them to use it responsibly, of course. >>> the man charged with killing a tsa agent at l.a.x. will be in court today. paul ciancia will be arraigned. he was indicted last week on 11 charges including murder. prosecutors say ciancia walked into the airport last month, pulled out a rifle, and then opened fire. he could get the death penalty if he's convicted. >>> and new this morning, pakistan says it believes an american drone launched an attack near its border with afghanistan. it says at least three militants were killed when the drone fired two missiles at a home. the u.s. hasn't commented on the report. many people in pakistan oppose the u.s. drone program. they think it kills innocent civilians. >>>

. >>> minnesota avenue east of pennsylvania avenue, i'm just getting word that it is closed down because of a structure fire. so you want to keep that in mind. that just in. and water main work now closes michigan avenue eastbound between franklin street and irving street and that's been there since about 2:00 this morning. if you're planning to in in from the north, we're in great shape, no problems on route 1, route 29 out of columbia. all of the northern corridors look great coming into the beltway. on the north side of town in college park, this is basically what the beltway in prince george's county looks like. both loops on the east side of town. let's go back over to the maps and this time into the bridges. roosevelt memorial, k, 14th street bridge, they all look really good across the potomac and anacostia crossings. we'll take a look at american legion bridge on the west side of town which is very quiet. if you practice ton take public transportation -- if you plan to take public transportation, marc, penn and brunswick lines are on an s schedule. no camden trains. vre is on an

the plan is to make wisconsin avenue more pedestrian friendly by narrowing the roads. drivers say this stretch is already congested and narrowing the streets is only going to make things harder. but supporters of the change say they will make wisconsin avenue safer for drivers and pedestrians alike. >> tyson's corner center is the most valuable taxable property in the washington region. a washington business journal reports the 80-acre mall property is now valued at more than $1 billion. the property's assessment went up $25 million in just over a year. it's likely to jump more when the silver line opens up. speaking of big money, the megamillions jackpot is edging closer to $300 million tonight. the jack pot is expected to be about $291 million. that's the largest it's been all year. powerball on the other hand had crossed the $300 million mark four time this is year. megamillions still claims the biggest jackpot in u.s. history with a $656 million spread between winners in three states back in march of 2012. >> i'm not buying tickets. it's never going to happen. i'm

on the blafds and avenues of paris was rising in big houses designed to serve the purposes of winter residents. such residential building had been going on in the capitals of europe since the congress of vienna in 1815 establishes a new order for peace among the kingdom. no more napoleon. and they secured this through a network of ambassadors. there were never this many ambassadors before the congress as after. this was how it was to be. they were to be the eyes and ears of their country in the torn capitals. we never got that til much later as you know by the date. to these capitals, as to washington, new wealth had migrated to set itself in houses and eventually achieve titles. although washington would provide no titles, there were plenty of diplomatic -- in the diplomatic corps and analogy with europe confirmed the city the world capital. this was a mini boulevard to paris, is what they had in mind. most of the buildings are french flavor. most of you are likely to know these houses. anderson house here, of course, is one of the main ones with large public rooms such as this one

at queens street northeast and trinidad avenue. the shooting happened in the 1300 block of queens street. it appears to be in the middle of the block. right now there are a lot of questions but here's what d.c. police chief is telling us. officers from the gun recovery unit were on this block at 9:10 tonight. police won't tell us why. at one point there was an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and the officer. police right now won't tell us what led up to the shooting. we do know the officer is conscious and breathing. again, they haven't told us how the suspect is doing. we're now going to hear from d.c. police chief, kathy lanier. >> you said this was the gun recovery unit. were those officers trying to recover a gun from the suspect? >> that is the mission of the unit. i don't know the circumstances surrounding this contact, but that is the mission of the unit. >> sources also tell me the officer was shot in the leg and transported. >> i don't want to go into details about injuries and treatment right now. >> reporter: you

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this started around 2:40 in a modular home here on 90th avenue in oakland. three people were inside, two adults and a child. they made it out. i'm told that they smelled fire and didn't hear smoke detectors but they got up, they were able to get out. when firefighters arrived they are telling us this was fully involved. so they had to hurry up, get in and spray water on it and start working on the two adjacent homes. i did just speak with a fire investigator and i said have you had a chance to look inside that modular home, what did you see? he said that they are looking at a stove inside as a possible cause. it looks like they may have had the burners on using that to help heat the home. still looking into that this morning. he's still on scene and good news in this, no one was hurt but what they tell us is that the home itself is a total loss. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you. it's 5:01. this morning the fbi will be releasing more details about a berkeley man want forward domestic terrorism suspected of bombing tw

. >> it happened on connecticut avenue in a busy section of the district. jennifer donelan has what police are saying. >> it is one of those 24 hour hotspots here in the city. this is connecticut avenue. during the day their shopping and restaurants. in the evening, well-known bars and subs. -- clubs. a woman on monday called police and said she had been attacked. fornt circle, well-known its shops, restaurants, and bars, is now at the center of a sex crime investigation, this after a 25-year-old woman reported to police she was grabbed and raped behind a building along connecticut avenue over the weekend. >> i don't care how safe anybody thinks an area is. there are criminals everywhere. >> according to believe, happened behind the building at 1300 connecticut avenue and the corner of m street. the woman said two men pushed her to the ground and one of the attackers raped her. the crime reportedly happened between 1:30 a.m. and 8:00 in the morning on sunday. >> i'm surprised. >> it is too dangerous to walk around at any late hour anywhere in the city. >> t

three of the girls funerals were held at the 6th avenue baptist church.ted me to attend their services on sunday morning. dr. martin luther king spoke many times from the sixth avenue baptist church pulpit during the bad times in birmingham. but sunday morning, i was invited to speak there because the cub scouts at the 6th avenue baptist church wanted to present me with a check for the kind fund. kids in need of desks is a partnership with unicef to provide jopz how to workers in malawi, building desks we delivered to african schools that have no desks. the cub scouts at the 6th avenue baptist church wanted to do something big for the kind fund. they worked all year at it and found new ways of raising money every month. when the congregation and i arrived at church sunday morning, we had no idea what these 14 boys, ages 6 to 11 had been able to achieve. but when we saw what the cub scouts at the sixth avenue baptist church had accomplished in their year of work on behalf of kids their age, halfway around the world, sure felt like a miracle to us. ♪ ♪ ♪ i