where do they barge to? i am not sure if it is a myth, but new york used to barge out and dump in the ocean. what are the conditions in honolulu? >> honolulu was going to ship to washington state. that has been tied up in court. it has not happened. new york used to go to the fresh kills landfill. they are now in an agreement with new jersey to barge to a new jersey planned build. i do not have that in my notes. we have that in the file in the office. the agreement is to go into place in 2012. it is between two ports. supervisor avalos: honolulu to washington state, it does not seem like we're talking about a barge. it will be more like a container ship. >> that is right. we were trying to find anything with a ship. supervisor avalos: one of the ideas the port brought up was that currently we have the bay bridge under construction. there are a great deal of barges used to bring construction material to the bay bridge. that might be available in future years. you have certain conditions that could be optimize

one is barging and rail directly from the port. the other is the port of san francisco having a transfer complex and possibly an industrial park based at the port. the third is the issue of franchise fees and what that can mean to vital services in san francisco. there is a lot of work to be done. i draw your attention to something that may not have been mentioned but i think is emblematic of the whole structure itself. that is on page 7. it is interviews with doe staff. the last line in that paragraph is most emblematic of what is upside-down about our system. staff indicated having a long- term relationship with recology is an appropriate alternative to a competitive procurement process. i am not sure how you could reconcile that with a competitive procurement process. supervisor campos: thank you. is there any other member of the public that would like to speak. miss nutter, you wanted to add something? >> following up on studies that need to be done, i want to make sure the commissioners know that the department of the environm

one hit a barge. the three other barges carrying corn sank to the bottom of the river. this is the second time in a week as thousands across the region battle the swollen mississippi and its tributaries. in louisiana safety officials postponed a mandatory evacuation order. forecasters say the river will crest late next week and at a lower level than predicted. most residents have left. those still in town have until monday to put up sandbags and other protections before evacuating. upstream the river has already crested and the water is slowly receding but officials caution there is still tremendous pressure on levees and can break at any time. >> these levees are going to be more and more saturated every day. that there will be continuing wave action up against them. and so people shouldn't drop their guard. >> reporter: it could take weeks for floodwaters to recede from the hardest hit areas. cbs news reporting. >>> in new york city dominique strauss-kahn is out of jail and is in luxurious surroundings much the former president of the international monetary fund is at

mean the end of barges going through. but it's definitely going to put a delay there. and anytime you have delays there's cost incurred. >> reporter: costs are already climbing down river in louisiana. nine of the terrell river service's ten barges are tied up. high waters closed the locks they use to get to the mississippi and made the atchafalaya river unsafe to navigate. operations manager billy martin says the idle barges mean a loss of some $54,000 each day they don't work. >> how long can you go on without running your boats? >> i don't know. we need those boats to be running as soon as possible. >> until they tell us we've got to go, we're not going anywhere. >> reporter: in the morganza spillway the water may not be rising as fast as expected, but fred montgomery says it is rising over acres of farm land. >> right down the road we've got another 600. >> and it's all underwater? >> everything's underwater. >> reporter: the gates of the morganza opened saturday and flooded these fields. part of the projected $300 mi

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coast guard closed the port at natchez to barge traffic, effectively severing a major shipping artery. and, as national correspondent dean reynolds reports, that could cost the u.s. economy dearly. >> reporter: in vidalia, louisiana, carla jenkins tug boat business is down 80%. >> i would say probably $70,000, $80,000 a week which for a small company is a lot of money. >> reporter: her tug boats are usually out pushing barges on the mississippi now but orders have been shortened because flooded midwestern farmers had less grain to move for exports. now with the decision to close the river to barge traffic for 15 miles from the port of natchez plus a second stoppage near morgan city, things just got worse. >> we're going to do everything we can to hang on to our people but when there's no work, there's no work. >> reporter: the river at natchez is three feet higher than its record but closing the river at any point threatens to back up the conga line of commerce usually plying its waters. experts say a larger closure all the way to new orleans could cost the u.s. economy $300 million a

it is not really cost-effective for them if they do not have a place to barge.i said, there is no doubt they are a good company that does good work, worker-owned and all that. but we deserve to get the best possible deal for the ratepayers moving forward. thank you. commissioner campos: thank you. next speaker please. >> good morning, commissioners. i do not mean to repeat what was said about the positions there. i also as a resident of excelsior district said that i am also in the same position, opposing a recommendation. i am concerned about if the question is really about the open competitive bid, looking at how much the fee is

service has been canceled due to damage to loading barge. bart considers a plan to ask voters to approve a parcel tax to raise $1 billion to replace hundreds of train cars. good tuesday morning. 5:30. we thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping the news, the grandmother of the contra costa girl who vanished for a day may be brought to the bay area today to face kidnapping charges. she made up an elaborate story to claim the baby as her own. amy hollyfield is live at the sheriff department in martinez. >> she even gave herself a baby shower. ericka gallego said she was pregnant, threw a baby shower and showed up with the baby to claim that the baby was her. ramy gallego lives in east contra costa county and had been taken from her home saturday night while her parents slept. investigators launched a search for the baby but never thought to focus on the grandmother. the parents never thought that the grand mother was capable of kidnapping. but acquaintances in southern california were suspicious when they saw her

they're looking for barge owner right now. we'll monitor the story on the air and online at abc7news.com. >>> stunning develop in the the botox mom investigation. the mother is now retracting her statement that she injected her 8-year-old daughter with botox to remove wrinkles for beauty pageants. entertainment website tmz says it obtained a sworn declaration from the woman who identifies herself as sheena upton. she said the british tabloid paid her to play the role of a mom and even gave her a script and told her what to say. she claims that "g.m.a." and other tv show offered a large fee for on-camera interview. the fall-out from the interview led california protective services to remove her daughter from her home. in today's statement, upton claimed that the ucla medical center examined her daughter and the results indicated she has never received treatments, including botox or other such injections. abc news responded saying it's vigorously investigating the most recent statement and rapidly shifting story. "good morning a

today a number of steel pilings arrived by barge from mare island. each 140-foot long section is driven into the bay at the foot of pier 15, as part of a seismic upgrade project. it is set toe open in early 2013. >>> a new tool unveiled today gives geologists a better way to determine if a landslide could happen where you live. the new map identifies the coastal mountains between san francisco and los angeles as the largest area of highland slide potential. the coastal range north of san francisco are also hot spots, including northern sonoma county. the survey determined landslides vulnerability. according to previous landslide data, along with rock strength, slope and possible rainfall. ironically, this highly detailed map still only covers 10% of the state. >> what we're trying to do is build a system that we can estimate the amount of damage and cause. for the whole state. for a scenario of disaster like a major rainstorm. >> the agency was required to release the map following the disaster storms that battered california in the early 80s. >>> ra

it is coming from an abandoned barge that tilted in low tide. the coast guard says a kayaker spotted the sheen and called it in. >> we put out boon and are looking into how much fuel is onboard and eventually it will we move the fuel from the boat. >> and we have now learned that the barge had 750-gallons of fuel in it but it is still not known how much of it has spilled into the water. authorities are now trying to track down that barge's owner. >>> tonight, oakland police say the double shooting that took place last night happened after they responded to information about a possible violent gang crime that was about to go down. it happened about 10:30 in the 3000 block of kuran avenue. the confrontation ended in the deaths of two suspects and the arrest of a third suspect. laura anthony is in oakland with more. laura? >> reporter: hi. police are releasing very little information about this case and they have not made any on camera statements. meantime, the family of one of those men killed last night told us they need many more answers. >> jus

what about this barge traffic? at least two barges that kind of got away from it all and crashed into a bridge. what else is happening? >> reporter: well e we have seen a little bit of barge traffic this morning. some towboats pushing barges up the river. they look like they're having a bit of a tough time. we talked to someone who owned a tugboat company. she says she's never seen the river quite this strong at this time. they're having a difficult time navigating up. but commerce does appear to be resuming on the waterway. >> jeanne meserve, thanks so much, in natchez, mississippi, appreciate that. >>> mark your calendar, nasa has set july 8th for its final space shuttle mission. "atlantis" made its way to the launchpad earlier this week. it will deliver supplies and spare parts to the international space station. the mission will be number 135 for the space shuttle program. >>> tennis superstar venus williams is sidelined right now but is anxious to get back on the court. you like to win? >> i love to win. not j

verdicts determined the barge had -- investigators determined the barge had 750 fuel left in it. california geological survey has a new map to depict several locations being susceptible to land slide. locations include northern part of sonoma county, part of marin county, section of east bay hill and santa cruz mountains. the map was created using digital geologic source map. the land slide map is designed for emergency planners, operator of road, pipeline and utility. cyclists, walkers a commuters will get a chance to vent about the speed limit op golden gate bridge. dozens sounded skeptical whether proposed 10 miles per hour speed limit would make a difference for bikers on the span. speed was a factor on the 165 bike crashes in 2009. proposals call for $100 fine. astronauts on the "endeavor" are spacewalking outside the international space station. let's take a live look. cool picture. you can see them in action. greg and drew left the schultal a few minute early. their walk is scheduled to last six-and-a-half hours. underway for a while now. spacewalk is said to be routine. a

we have barge traffic in and out of if river.tand that's an economic issue, too. >> how hard is the back and forth been? >> yes. i with understand losing $350 million a day because of this situation we had a critical issue. we asked them to give us a little time to go in and fix that problem. they did. they agreed to do so. >> 24 hours. >> 24 hours. >> do you think you can get it done in that? >> got do get it done. >> right. >> got to get it done. and we will. >> how much more water you got come sng. >> we have about another foot. a little more than a foot that will crest saturday at 6.3 feet. >> you're going to have this water for a long time? >> at least until june 14th of 15th. after the river goes down, we're going to have a tremendous amount of infrastructure repair that we're going to have to do. we have streets and sewage and drainage. here all my life. it's june unbelievable. >> some people say why did you build here? well, they built here under the premise that they were above the 100-year floodplain, which is basically

the barge traffic can go through one barge at a time.hey have to go as slowly as possible, and they have to have 1,200 feet of separation between them. all of that is designed to prevent the kind of flooding that occurred in vicksburg, mississippi, upriver earlier this week, and the flooding there is inundated casinos, farms, businesses, forced 5,000 people to flee their homes. so the crest is at vicksburg tomorrow, meaning more water is on its way to baton rouge here in louisiana. jeff? >> all right, dean reynolds, thank you this morning. >>> in the senate a procedural vote has blocked a democratic bid to cut $2 billion a year in tax breaks for big oil companies. democrats say they'll try again. >>> in britain, queen elizabeth is on the second day of her trip to ireland. this morning she placed a wreath at a war memorial that honors more than 49,000 soldiers who died in world war i. during a tour of a guinness storehouse she was offered what some call a perfect pint but the queen looked at it and politely declined. yes. >>> 17 minutes p

notice the post to anchor the barge. those were damaged. that is why there is no service again today. this is the second day. authorities say they hope to have it fixed by tomorrow. so again, we will keep you posted on this. in the meantime, if you normally take that ferry, you are going to need to consider another way to get to the city. like the alameda-oakland ferry or bart. a live shot at golden gate bridge. we are hearing that the c.h.p. is intermittently blocking lanes southbound approaching the span. we are trying to find out why. but they want the drivers to reduce their speed. as soon as we know more. we will let you know more. we post it on the website abc7news.com. you will find it under the bay area traffic link. >> thanks. >>> 4:55. in libya, nato forces conducted the heaviest airstrike yet on capital of tripoli since the start of the 2-month-old bombing campaign. 15 targets were hit this morning with thunderous explosions that lit up the night sky. nato warplanes focussed on the area around libyan leader muammar gaddafi's comm

they're looking for barge owner right now. we'll monitor the story on the air and online at abc7news.com. >>> stunning develop in the the botox mom investigation. the mother is now retracting her statement that she injected her 8-year-old daughter with botox to remove wrinkles for beauty pageants. entertainment website tmz says it obtained a sworn declaration from the woman who identifies herself as sheena upton. she said the british tabloid paid her to play the role of a mom and even gave her a script and told her what to say. she claims that "g.m.a." and other tv show offered a large fee for on-camera interview. the fall-out from the interview led california protective services to remove her daughter from her home. in today's statement, upton claimed that the ucla medical center examined her daughter and the results indicated she has never received treatments including botox or other such injections. abc news responded saying it's vigorously investigating the most recent statement and rapidly shifting story. "good morning am

ahead submerged barges in this arena. a kayaker spotted in oil sheen.ced to this part. >> we located this barge that was stuck in the mud. for quite a while, and there was an oil sheen. a small hole on the port side of the part. >> to determine how much oil has escaped and how much is still aboard the rusting hulk. fish and game is on the scene of assessing the impact on wildlife. the rusty hull. with fish, and petroleum is not kind to them. we do not want to impact their habitat. >> they are planning on using their absorbent pads to ultimately clean it up. they will identify the owner of the boat and have it removed. rob fladeboe, kron 4 news. >> that 10 different ways you could be wasting money according to see an end. the next is mccormick coffe accordit is gourmet coffee and cigarettes. that is almost $300 per month! and more coming up. >> a programming note. friday, we will have of nbc program among the giants are on nbc. the line will be shown at 8:00 p.m. right here on kron 4 and then followed by a special edition of kron 4 news at 10:00 p.m.. >>

july twenty third there was a down taker that ran into a wayward barge. the taker pierced the barge basically cut it well was covering the river from thanks to think. this isn't an uncommon occurrence for us with the willing gas industry that we have. here's a predominant environmental factor. to secure rivers uses a drinking source for metropolitan new orleans and for points south of here so immediately we shut down those water intakes and started the process of bringing in drinking water for the residents of this area after a couple of days we found oriel gotten almost all the way to venice louisiana which is. eighty miles from here. thus it favors god's blessing. on their nets on their on their lives on the resource that they harvest. we pray that they will have a safe and abundant harvest here after the. little fishing was ever tamed and fishing is the way of life you know fishing as a source of food fishing is the industry it was only natural that they would have work on the resource and the men who who do the work and harvest the resource. we're in

yes july twenty third there was a down taker that ran into a wayward barge that the tanker pierced the barge basically cut it now while was covering the river from bank to bank for miles this isn't a uncommon occurrence for us with the willing gas industry that we have here is a predominate environmental factor. mississippi river is used as a drinking source for metropolitan new orleans and for of point south of here so immediately we shut down those water intakes and started the process of bringing in drinking water for the residents of this area after a couple of days we found loyal almost all the way to venice louisiana which is. eighty miles from here. for the last of these times blessing. other nets on their of their lives on the resource that they harvest. we pray that they will have a safe and abundant harvest here after. the fishing is everything and fishing is the way of life you know fishing is a source of food fishery is the industry it was only natural that they would have come to us here in the work of the resource and command of who do the work and harvest the resource. w

but it's the wakes from barges that have the agency concerned. they closed a 15-mile section of the river to barge traffic today out of concern that their wakes would add too much strain on levies. last night we showed you low the wet weather is causing concern for grape growers in the north bay. well tonight farmers in the south bay tell ktvu's maureen naylor much of the fruit that is ready to be picked will have to be thrown out instead. >> after last night's rain, it's really easy to find cracked cherries. >> reporter: ross santos says there's no way of marketing a bowl of cracked cherries. >> this all happened within the last 24 hours. >> reporter: just two weeks from harvest, he estimates one out of three cherries here will go to waste after absorbing rain and cracking. >> it wouldn't be surprising 50% of orchards being lost to the cracking. right now we don't have a great idea, it's not getting better it's just getting worse. >> reporter: up the road for the third time in four days the light rain fell on these strawberry fields, devastating

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: barges are moving slowly one at a time along a 15- mile stretch of the swollen mississippi river. good evening, i'm jim lehrer. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, tom bearden examines how the rising water is affecting the environment. they each picked up a lot of rain. those things have an impact. >> lehrer: then, we update the case against i.m.f. chief dominique strauss-kahn and explore the differences between u.s. and french laws and reactions. >> ifill: congressional correspondent kwame holman reports on two bills aimed at big oil and bringing down high gas prices. >> lehrer: paul solman explores the connection between new technologies and new jobs. >> ifill: reporting from bahrain, margaret warner interviews the foreign minister about the government crackdown on protesters. >> lehrer: and spencer michels reports on a california artist, who finds inspiration in everyday places and things. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the a

his grandfather started the barge company in the 1960s with just a handful of boats. today, golding moves millions of barrels of gas and diesel up and down the mississippi. >> not many people wake up and want to be a tow-boaters. it's a 24/7 job. you have to know what you're getting into. >> reporter: golding knows what he's getting in. relying on the river has its rewards and risks. >> it's just a way of life. this river gives a lot of people their living and it's an honest living, and i tell you, this is really a struggle for people who make their living on the water, especially a family-owned business, whose whole livelihood depends on what you see behind us. >> reporter: the predicted flooding here would top the record set in 1927. if that happened, golding said the family will have to put the faith in the strength of the levees. >> it would absolutely be catastrophic. this is a flood of a generation. nobody's ever seen water this high and it's likely nobody ever will again. >> reporter: for decades, the goldings have lived off this river. now, they hope they can

>>reporter: only speaking keep the current recession the boats and the barge.are closer to the bridge's piers than they would like and can feel the river fighting for control. the make and a little further up for a for the boats on tag and the tow boat heading north alone with its cargo. break down the river it it's flexing its muscles it is so big and so strong there is little doubt that the towboat will need to address this before it reaches its final destination. mime, >>pam: a couple programming changes to tell you about. dr.phil is moving to 4:00 p.m. and that begins monday 30th. a programming change, this wednesday while nbc airs the giants game we will air nbc programming that includes two hours of minute to win it and a special airing of kron 4 news at 10:00. dr. phil will be moved to 3:00 p.m. and burn notice will air at 11:30 p.m. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future. eve

elsewhere on the mississippi, as many as 25 barges broke loose near baton rouge today. two hit a bridge before they could be secured. another dairchler looming is the possible shutdown of the mississippi river as a waterway for shipping. we take a look at the staggering cost of closing down the big muddy. >> reporter: the mississippi river is a vital lifeline of america's economy, but if it rises above 18.5 feet, two fight higher than it is now, the coast guard may have to shut down shipping traffic on the river. with 12,000 ships carrying 500 million tons of cargo annually and 700,000 cruise passengers, new orleans is one of the busiest ports. closing the mississippi would be costly. >> every day that this river is closed, it's detrimental economic consequence not to new orleans but to the entire united states. it's $295 million a day, and it grows exponentially after the fourth day. >> reporter: the mississippi was last closed in 2008 when a fuel barge and a tanker collided, spilling more than 400,000 gallons of fuel into the water. that cost the city of new orleans a

but it's the wakes from barges that have the agency concerned.ection of the river to barge traffic today out of concern that their wakes would add too much strain on levies. last night we showed you low the wet weather is causing concern for grape growers in the north bay. well tonight farmers in the south bay tell ktvu's maureen naylor much of the fruit that is ready to be picked will have to be thrown out instead. >> after last night's rain, it's really easy to find cracked cherries. >> reporter: ross santos says there's no way of marketing a bowl of cracked cherries. >> this all happened within the last 24 hours. >> reporter: just two weeks from harvest, he estimates one out of three cherries here will go to waste after absorbing rain and cracking. >> it wouldn't be surprising 50% of orchards being lost to the cracking. right now we don't have a great idea, it's not getting better it's just getting worse. >> reporter: up the road for the third time in four days the light rain fell on these strawberry fields, devastating for the bright red frui

barges are just cheaper. it's because of the size. barges are huge, you think about it. a spokeswoman for american waterways operators, tells us one barge holds the same amount of cargo as 16 train cars. one barge also holds the same amount of cargo as 70 trucks. we put together some graphics to should you how much. we've got cnn reporters on the ground, they tell us, these barges, they're still moving towards the mississippi but moving slowly. only three going through at a time. even the new orleans homeland security chief says that if the river rises just one more foot, they're going to have to stop all traffic at the port of new orleans. so these other options that you mentioned, trains and trucks, they may eventually be the only way to move things through there, suzanne. >> alison, do we know what foods are affected? >> they don't call the midwest the bread basket for nothing in that grain is the biggy. 60% of the grain travels on the mississippi. grain is used in everything from bread, cereal and alcohol. this goes beyond food at this point. 20% of the nation's coal

this is a second day due to the damaged loading barge that happened over the weekend. and authorities say they hope to have everything fixed by wednesday. we will keep you posted on that. the alameda-oakland ferry service is running as well as bart. so that is an option getting to san francisco, where the traffic has been slow south 101 approaching hospital curve. there were intermitt tent lane closures, but at the bay bridge toll plaza the traffic is light despite a second stall reported on the upper deck. >> i think it's safe to listen now. thank you, frances. >>> 6:09 now. >> rain. cold front. rain. >> oh! >> just ahead, dodging ash. the volcanic fall-out that is forcing flight cancellations in england. what experts say about the possibility of the cancellations spreading. >> crosswalk collision caught on video. why these terrifying pictures don't tell the whole story. >> rain. [ male announcer ] using frontline plus shows your pet you care... by unleashing a complete killing force against fleas and ticks. and not just adult fleas. what makes frontline plus complete

the coast guard has banned barges from one part of the river in southeast missouri. it's a five-mile stretch near the town of caruthersville, where the waters are so high, they could crest over the floodwalls. the coast guard thinks the barge ban will be in effect for about eight days, depending on the river conditions. >> tom: uncle sam helped more than 36,000 struggling homeowners get their loans under control in march. that's up almost 40% from the month before, but is too little, too late? congress has voted to kill the program that helped them-- the "home affordable modification program" or "hamp." while it has helped out some borrowers, many dropped out before their loans were changed, thanks to the landslide of paperwork involved. >> susie: and finally, finding in our ongoing series "you're hired"-- how unemployment taught one man how to make the best of a bad situation. >> my name is bruce bixler. i'm a district product services associate lead for lowes. what that entails is management of seven employees for different projects that the stores have. i was out

the coast guard closed the mississippi river at the natchez port today, because barges on the water couldput more pressure on already strained levees. the interruption could cost the u.s. economy hundreds of millions of dollars a day. as darren gersh reports, the rising water is also putting financial pressure on a national flood insurance program that already faces a huge deficit. >> reporter: thousands of miles have been flooded, and almost too many farms and homes to count. this is widely expected to be the most expensive flood damage since hurricane katrina, with a cost as high as $4 billion. the heritage foundation's david john says the price tag is another example of how federal flood insurance is not priced to reflect the true risk of a loss. >> this program has a monster deficit from hurricane katrina, and it has virtually no chance of repaying that deficit and now it is going to suffer still larger losses-- another quarter, perhaps, as large-- and this is just going to put it further under. >> reporter: the floods come as congress considers yet another round of reforms. the house

now the barges are being allowed to pass but only one at a time. and that stretch of river is the busiest waterway in the country. >>> today california emergency workers will continue drills on hour levee system. they will pretend that a major levee has failed somewhere in the northern part of the state. now yesterday they worked out communication strategies to use during an emergency. they planned how to get information to the public through media, e-mail and social media. the drill has been planned for months, but the flooding in the south does give it more significance. >>> a deadly horse virus has many bay area horse owners taking steps to protect their animals. so far at least 17 horses in five western states including california have been infected with the highly contagious i wine herpesvirus. three horses have died. one owner has decided not to allow any new horses in for the next 30 days. >> they're our friends and our pets. we take good care of them. some of them born here. they're also our livelihood. we're concerned about our customers a

this is where he barged through. congresswoman and the judge were standing right around there and this is where he shot them. but then he proceeded down the line shooting people at random. by the time the paramedics got here, jared loughner had been taken down but there were literally bodies strewn all across the ground here. colt jackson, aaron rodgers, and wes magnota were among the first medical responders on the scene. >> we were actually at a gas station and we heard the call go out. and we heard the trucks rolling by. we weren't sure of the full effect of what was going on. >> so you're looking out at this. we have some idea of what it must have looked like. but was it chaos? were the people running around? >> you know, there wasn't a lot of people running. there were a lot of bodies. a lot of people doing work. the first thing i noticed was a banner for gabriel giffords. in my mind i started recognizing this was a political event. there was not a lot of shouting. there wasn't a lot of pandemonium. and when we

there is damage to the barge for the weekend and they canceled service for whole day.sider the alameda oakland ferry from bart or east bay to san francisco. there is a delay oakland northbound 880 approaching 16th avenue. this is starting to recover but there are pocket of red where the traffic is moving under 20 miles per hour approaching the scene. 580 looking good out of san leandroment we have been talking about the windy conditions. you will find them across 580 -- or on the 580 drive through the altamont pass. bay bridge, a minor wait. this is interstate berkeley. if you head to bay bridge keep both hands on the bridge. no trouble on east shore freeway. >> thank you for the advice. 6:37. trading is underway now on wall street. we have a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. a live look at the big board right now. down, down quite a bit. you can see down 156 points already. >> also, what two bay area hikers imprisoned in iran have now been allowed to do for just the third time since they were imprisoned more than two years ago. >> a look at

a ship made of massive steel pilings arrived on a barge at pier 31. pilings were custom made. and today crews began driving them boo the bay to bolster the seismic safety. the morotorium is moving and expanding. >> we will actually be able to provide about 2 acres of new public space of access to the bay that wasn't here before. we know this construction has really been helpful. it's gotten a lot of people employed on this job. >> it's scheduled to open in 2013. >>> the city council last night approved a garbage rate hike. 32-gallon cans will be going from about $27 to $44. 64-gallon cans go up almost $30 and 96-gallon can will go up $96. despite these hikes, aferton can still find itself with an increeds at the increase at the end of the year. >>> the mortgage banker association says 8.3% of mortgage holders missed at least one monthly payment in january, february or march. that's a .7 of a percentage higher than last year. the number has fallen from a record high of 9%. the same quarter one year ago. >>> reach for 30 year mortgage fell this week and

. >> then fears of a fuel spill after a barge tips over in the south bay. how a hazardous materials crew is responding. >>> and a way to avoid the speed traps. drivers are giving others a heads up so you can avoid getting a ticket. ,,,,,,,, it happened in golden gate park . >>> a couple of cops became victims of car theft in san francisco while they were on the job. it happened in golden gate park. joe vazquez on how the thieves stole the car and how a citizen worked to help police find it. [ pause ] >> reporter: you know hippie hill in golden gate gate market. usually there's a drum circle here. but today it's a sitar. yesterday around 4:00 two officers in an unmarked car were patrolling the park when they got a call on the radio another officer needed help with an arrest at hippie hill. the suspect was in a fight. the officer helped but left the crown vic running with the keys inside. >> my name is lucifer. >> reporter: i'm sorry? >> lucifer. >> reporter: a guy jumped in the cop car and took off. >> it was instantaneously right after they get up to the gu