ok so what we've got now is there's a beam of light and a visible beam of light travelling a nice straight line from this laser down to this detector the other end now if i put this card in the way you can see that there's a nice spot nice red spot when i take that away that the lights traveling through and it's hitting this piece of material here that's got a photovoltaic cell so you've heard about solar cells for flecked and sunlight this is a particular type of photovoltaic cell for collecting laser light and it's actually then driving this little motors that's just little fancy five like that again it stops if i pull that away you can see the fan starts again ok so it's another way of transmitting energy essentially so not using electricity but using light itself is the medium and what sort of applications might this device this set up one of the key projects that we're interested in at the moment is transmitting energy from space because in the infrared we can actually get straight through the atmosphere without losing energy we used a system like this in space we could transmit solar

that the first beam, beam of light is paranoid parenting. so this, if you remember michael moore's move by bowling for columbine, he pointed out how cable made us crazy because we were immersed in stories of kids who were abducted. now, kids are almost never abducted except by the noncustodial parent. but it happens in this country, there are atrocities, and the media environment put it all in our faces in the '80s. by the '90s with all the missing kids, the milk cartons, all that stuff, americans -- not canadians and not europeans -- developed the idea that if i take my idea off my kids, someone's going to snatch them. so we started teaching our kids, stranger danger. don't leave your kid unsupervised even in a department store. so if you raise kids to fear others, to think the world is dangerous, you're going to the raise them in ways that are not conducive to letting them fly. the job of a parent is to work him or herself out of a job. and i feel my parents did that. that's what parents did. but now they don't do it so well, and i'm speak

ok so what we've got now is there's a beam of light and a visible beam of light shining a nice straight line from this laser down to this detector the other end now if i put this card in the way you can see that there's a nice spot nice red spot when i take that away the lights travelling through and it's hitting this piece of material here that's got a photovoltaic cell so you've heard about solar cells for flecked and sunlight this is a particular type of photovoltaic cell for collecting laser light and it's actually then driving this little motor so it's just little fancy five like that again it stops if i pull that away you can see the fan starts again ok so it's another way of transmitting energy essentially so not using electricity but using light itself is the medium and what sort of applications might this device this set up one of the key projects that we're interested in at the moment is transmitting energy from space because in the infrared we can actually get straight through the atmosphere without losing energy we use a system like this in space we could transmit solar powe

ok so what we've got now is there's a beam of light and a visible beam of light shining a nice straight line from this laser down to this detector the other end now if i put this card in the way you can see that there's a nice spot nice red spot when i take that away the lights travelling through and it's hitting this piece of material here that's got a photovoltaic cell so you've heard about solar cells for flecked and sunlight this is a particular type of photovoltaic cell for collecting laser light and it's actually then driving this little motor so it's just little fancy that again stops if i pull that away you can see the fan starts again ok so it's another way of transmitting energy essentially so not using electricity but using light itself is the medium and what sort of applications might this device this set up one of the key projects that we're interested in at the moment is transmitting energy from space because in the infrared we can actually get straight through the atmosphere without losing energy we use the system like this in space we could transmit solar power twenty

the corporation was responsible for fabricating the beams that cracked. its president today underlined the findings are preliminary. >> i think when you say hey, it could be a design issue, it could be a fabrication issue, then you have presentations that really only look at the fabrication and materials, i feel like i'm underrepresented right now. and i think we have more things to talk about. >> members of the transbay joint powers authority were told a final report on the root cause of the cracks is expected by next month. in the meantime, a fix to the problem was presented today. it's expected to be approved by the peer review panel of engineers within the next few weeks. >> put a plate underneath, one plate underneath the cracked flange. one plate on top of the cracked flange. and then tie them up with bolts. >> as for when the transit center will reopen, it's not known. >> we may know next month what the path might look like and what timeline might be associated with that, but they just don't know at this point. >> meanwhile, the next phase of the p

dry with your low beams not your high beams.the mass because the live report -- livermore valley area had a fog advisor this morning and there is a new crash on 580. in the south bay also some heavy fog. we haven't been able to see much of any all -- much of anything at all. taking a look at highway 24 through lafayette. oks pretty bad. no specific issues. it does lighten up as you approach the callicott tunnel. the bay bridge toll plaza very thick fog. it looks earlier this morning. people are taking it slower than usual. time now is 8:03 am. let's go back to the death. >>> we are following a story out of fremont as police investigate a deadly hit-and- run. it happened sometime before 4:00 this morning. police arrived to find a body in the roadway and as you can see the area was foggy early this morning. officers say there was evidence found at the scene that shows the victim was hit by a car but the driver was nowhere to be found. so far police have not released any details. expected to be approved for treasure island. a new p

holes cut into the beams with a welding torch are likely to blame. but the company responsible for fab indicating the beam say that might not be the whole story. okay. we're having some sound issues there. but engineers are saying that to fix the problem they will have to sandwich the damaged parts of the beams between two steel plates and then bolt them together. a final report on the root cause of the cracks is expected by sometime next month, and that's also when we could get a better timeline of when the transit center will reopen. >>> happening today, lime will try to get escooters back onto san francisco streets. lime applied for and was denied a permit to operate in the city under a one-year pilot program, so the company applied for an appeal. spin and uber's jump have also filed appeals. >>> if the raiders leave oakland by the end of the year, they will need to find a place before their new stadium in las vegas is ready. and so that could be levi's stadium. according to the mercury news, santa clara officials are making preparations justify i

the most striking thing is the pointed beam ends nominee and designs with exposed to beam and they round it to allow the water to drift off. the thirty years' war left a lot of destruction in its wake all over northern europe north are open and there was a building boom here on a really major scale because as i said the individual buildings were destroyed not entire district but those houses were rebuilt with simply decorative animals and carvings so that's where the pointed beam ends come from the bits are they just easier to cut than around a surface. and that innovation was only introduced here the idea didn't spread among other carpenters in the country other places didn't copy it they didn't like it so it's a unique characteristic. they are all beautiful buildings but they all look a bit cricket why is that they have a certain kind to the cop and his didn't build them crooked originally but the ground used to be seabed so there's lots of sand and sandstone. and have to move houses don't really have foundations just sandstone blocks set on sand so the building shift in one direction

go with low beams because the high beams will hit the fog and actually decrease your visibility not increase it. so that's what you should do. traffic is moving along at a good clip here in antioch as it heads westbound. those are the westbound lanes and right maybe another mile past this it clears up a little bit so be prepared for that. areas where there will be clear and foggy as you move through the east bay. we'll check in with you the next bit to give you an update. live in on the yok, fox two news, claw dean, back to you. >>> developing this morning, we have multiple lanes of northbound highway 101 in roanoke park closed because of low hanging power lines caused by a car that crashed into a power pole. this crash happened just before midnight on the freeway. you can see a map of exactly where this was. one person was arrested and taken to the hospital but not seriously hurt. as of 4:00 this morning, there's two lanes on 101 open so you can get through there and pg officials say the scene is safe but they're not able to clear the power lines until later today so we should see some impa

in september, workers discovered cracked steel beams. that was only six weeks after the $2.2 billion project opened to the public. today, we started to get answers about what broke, how to fix it, and how long all of that is going to take. reporter leanne melendez joins us live now with some answers. >> reporter: larry, i have answers for you. number one, they will fix it, using steel sandwich panels. number two, no idea when that will reopen. and number three, the cause they believe holes in cuts in the support beams caused it. this picture shows weld access holes that were made during fabrication of the compromised steel beam. a local welder showed what they may look like. these holes or cuts give crews access to form welding from beam to column. typically, they're done using a drill. but in the case of the transbay beam, a thermal torch was used, creating a high degree of heat which resulted in microcracks. >> when it cools, it forms a structure that can be very brittle. and it cracks very easily. but it's a very thin layer. >> report

use those low beams. look at this. only sfo where it just cleared out is six half moon bay ismi eighs.t. hayward is the doughnut hole of clearness. if you look from palo alto down to campbell, it's very soupy out there. this is the way it looks from theast bayhills. mid-30s to mid-40s, dress warmer. >>> good morning, mike. great towsipdohewn t, increase following distane. low beams this morning. and really give yourself ext time for this morning's commute. i have the visibility layer added to our traffic maps. the brighter the whe,he the fog. it's very thick. state 37 we started with a dense fog viry u ha to swad down and take it easy. getting in and out of treasure island could soon cost you actual money. they are voting on plans for tolls to enter and leave the treasure island. amy hollyfield is live on treasure island. you are there for us today. hi, amy. >> reporter: i wanted to show you the beautiful view, but so much fog, you can't see it. i do want to show you this. look at all of the change happening here on tr

the most striking thing is the pointed beam and normally in the designs with exposed to beam ends theyrounded to allow the water teacher of. the thirty years war left a lot of destruction in its wake all over northern europe north are open and there was a building boom here on a really major scale because as i said the individual buildings were destroyed not entire districts but those houses were rebuilt with simply decorative elements so that's where the point to beam ends come from the bits are they just easier to cut than around and surface. and that innovation was only introduced here the idea didn't spread among other carpenters in the country and other places didn't copy it they didn't like it so it's a unique characteristic. and. they are all beautiful buildings but they all look a bit cricket why is that they have a certain kind to the cop and his didn't build them crooked originally but the ground used to be seabed my so there's lots of sand and sandstone. and i have to move houses don't really have foundations just sandstone blocks set on sand dunes so the building shift in o

and beam? >> so the beam again was a small-scale program that the board tested to see if our communications and what veterans were understanding in various different organizations from the vsos as well as our advocates. and so we were able to get feedback from the beam program, qualitative feedback, and change some of our form letters and respond in that way to the feedback. the board and vba work very collaboratively together on our training and quality review process. recently in november the board and vba launched an appeals to training initiative that we are working together to provide training to -- really it's a dual training action. we provide some training to vba and they give us some feedback on what they're seeing with our cases. we just launched that project. it's got great feedback initially and that's how we expect to move forward. that's the vehicle we're going to use as we move out to process the feedback and the trends that we're seeing as a result of that. >> mr. chairman, i yi

the highly concentrated light beams can be used to transport information at extremely high speeds. my narrative is a munich based on top that has developed ground stations for wireless data transmission via laser beam. internet superhighway and. an estimated three to four billion people around the globe still have no high speed internet access my naresh people in remote regions sending their data request from their device to a gram station operated by the company from there it's relayed fire laser light to the next link in the airplane's high altitude balloon and satellites after reaching the next relay point the request continues to question in whatever part of the world that may be and from there the laser returns the desired data movies for example. great deal of communication the energy density is very high which is why free space optical communication works extremely long distances with very lightweight devices. online giants such as. conducted successful tests. with the promise of high speed internet especially in areas that have no coverage the plan would require. and the. t

officials say getting the steel to replace that beam is expected to take months. >> it's much better because it covers your head. you don't have to worry about the rain hitting you. >> customers are missing the new sales force transbay term signal. >> it's like 15 minutes extras round trip just for me to walk to work. >> the transit center is closed. >> the transit center closed september 25th after workers found cracks in a steel beam stretching across fremont street. three months later, barricades still surround the crews have reinstalled clipper card key of course. >> i'm waiting. i come to san francisco every day. so i'm waiting. >> reporter: officials say commuters may be waiting four to six months longer. crews have to create the fix, let engineers review it, order the steel and bend it. it was reported in november the steel was not faulty. it was squared-all holes in the beam that caused the cracking, leaving thousands of commuters out in the cold longer than expected. >> i was hoping by the start of the new year. >> reporter: the temporary support structures here will remain

on a dim down that area of the beam so as not to dazzle the other driver that are far less than. the exterior design is based on the concept of the. visual reduction black lines flow front to back the roof here but any contrast in color seems to hover above clear lines with extremely thin gaps or clearances give the valar a smooth solid look. amazon with another feature in especially likes is the deployable flush door handles when you unlock the car they extend from inside the body when you lock it again or drive faster than eight kilometers per hour they retract automatically they don't stink out of the body and increase your drank lost it. if at the rear a black rear lip spoiler with the integrated third brake light gives a sporty finishing touch. the tail lights wrap around to the sides dynamic turn signals are extra eye catcher as well the rear diffuser lip exhaust tips add to the overall impression of speed. the valar offers a choice of six engines enos tested the strongest four cylinder diesel which has one hundred seventy seven kilowatts of output and all wheel drive the c

we haven't beams -- we have beams that are 18 meters long clad in stone.een achieved or constructed before. caroline: the stone on all 380 318 beams and columns was matched by eye to ensure graceful continuity of color before going to site. but the design also required complex curved stones, and to cut these it was necessary to go further afield. the tuscany region of italy has long been associated with the carrara marble made famous by michelangelo. the region is also home to stone specialists. >> what we are here to see is the raw block taken from the quarry in yorkshire. it is here in this particular processing center that all the complex ships and geometry will be seen. you can see the columns back here which have double curves in the back of them. this is a on the company i am aware of the do that kind of geometrical complexity. caroline: craftsmanship of a different kind was sourced 6000 miles away, in japan. the inspection team led the bloomberg project manager visited tokyo in 2015 to see for the first time, the bronze that provided the solar shadi

my point wasn't related to what we found with this beam. it's other things -- i think given that we found this just by chance, i think, begs the question, what other things might there be in the building that we should be looking at, to make sure there's nothing else missed. >> you mean other things related to this? correct. >> we can go back and develop a strategy. ron mentioned some reports so that we're making sure they are done. closeout process make sure everything was done to plan. >> director reiskin: this issue, i think this is what director hursh's point was, puts at stake the credibility of the whole program or the whole project. to overcome that, we do need some level of review of the whole facility. to make sure -- i have high level of confidence such a review would find that the facility is in good shape. i think having that review undertaken will be important in order to restore the credibility of the facility. >> without question. i think as we go through reviewing the history of what transpired and look at the qaqc documents

holes cut into the beams with a welding torch are likely to welding torch are likely to blame.ible for fab indicating the beam say that might not be the whole story. okay. we're having some sound issues >> engineers will sandwich the beams between two steel plates and bolt them together. a final report on the root cause of the cracks expected by next month. and that's when we hopefully will get a better timeline of when they will finally get the transit center back open. >>> the search is on to find out who made fake bomb threats to many businesses around the country and canada. in fact, abc 7 was one of many bay area companies that received threats via e-mail yesterday demanding ransom by bit contain. demanding ransom by bit contain. -- bitcoin. 20 businesses got similar e-mails. each had the same threat. an oddly written e-mail which began, my man has carried a bomb into the building where your business is conducted. the sender demands a $20,000 ransom in bitcoin to guarantee everyone's safety. former fbi agent rick smith says although the threats don't seem credible, they ha

david: since this is one of these cool, out of the movies technologies, what about lasers and beam weapons? it was always thought that they were too heavy or too difficult to deploy. are those problems being solved? is that around the next corner? stephen: i have never met a four-star general that did not want a laser on his airplane. it would be really neat. as you mentioned, weight is an issue. a lot of the laser development focuses on the front end, and the power generation and cooling in terms ofdds up weight. i think airplanes will be the last deployment of it, but we are close to having a ship-based technology. i think ground capability, from trucks, are being worked heavily. those will be closer than a las er on an airplane. has been investing in something called solid-state fiber technology. one to twove 1 to kilowatt fibers and bind them together. we are making good progress on solid-state fiber technology, being able to look at 10 kilowatts. david: if you could make this work, you really would have a beam, like in the movies, that can zap incoming planes or other objects, and wou

if you picture the girder as the i-beam, that would be the bottom part.his part is the web, and i'll refer to that, as well. [inaudible] >> -- to receipt lines are up there. what it looks like below in the train box are these two levels. this is what's -- the steel supports, those red items in there are jacks that are applying a load to whatever the surface is above it, and in snugging it up so there can be a transfer of load so the repair can be made in there. when you come up to the ground level, this'll probably be the most recognizable because this is where most of the public can see. this has been in place now for a while. those similar jacks are in place as they are pushing up on the bus deck and taking about 70% of that load off of those girders. in the meantime, fremont street has been flowing with no issues since we opened it october 14. now up on the bus deck level, this is the shoring system that was installed. this is mainly what it happens since the last time. these are newer pictures. this is a system that's taking -- like i said, 70% off th

that's the beam portion. the board and vba work together on our training and our quality review process, and recently in november, the board and vba launched an appeals training initiative that we are working together to provide training to really the dual chaining action. we provide some training to vba and they give us some feed back on what they're saying and we just launched the project. it's get great feedback initially and that's how we expect to move forward. that's the vehicle we're going to use as we move out to process the feetback and the trends we're seeing as a result of that. >> chairman, i yield back. >> thank you. miss mason, if you wouldn't mind, would you send us a blank survey, one so we can -- both sides of the aisle can look at that? >> absolutely. we can get at that time from the veterans experience office. >> mr. rockier, you're recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. from the opening testimony it send others though the gao was telling us that we weren't ready for implementation in febr

they'll b tests from the crack beam over freemont street.make clear whether the quality of the steal contributed to the cracking and they're expected to answer the question on when the transit center will reopen. >>> they're looking to absorb the fees that would fall on the agency's clean energy customers next year. >>> according to the chronicle, those fees were about $25 million. the commission yesterday unanimously approved a proposal to offset the fees for its clean power sf customers with an automatic subsidy. it's designed and they created the harlem globetrotters. [ singing ] >> and you have >> that wars virginia mclauren. show sang her song at a school she volunteers at in washington, d.c. the globetrotters were there and they donated 109 tickets to the students. she is 109, and she'll be 110 in march. >>> the police are hunting for a suspected terrorist accused of a deadly shooting attack on a packed christmas market. still you a head a shopper tells us what the panic was like on the streets. >>> plus oakland police are investigatin

the $2 billion transit center was closed september 5th after they found a crack in a steel beam. three months later barricades still surround.permanent. crews hav card kiosks. >> i'm waiting. i have to come to san francisco every day so i'm waiting. >> sources close to the investigation say commuters may be waiting four to six months longer. crews have to develop the fix, let engineers review it, order the steel and then install it. the nbc7 bay area investigative unit reported in november the steel was not faulty. it was squared off holes cut in the beam that made it crack. >> i was hoping by the start of the new year. >>> 4:34. san francisco firefighters are mourning one of their own. this is 34 pacatte who died in a crash yesterday in the north bay. he crashed yesterday morning in rural santa rosa on his way to work. police say he tried to pass a garbage truck and an oncoming suv struck his vehicle. he was assigned to station 14 in the richmond district and he was recently among those on the front lines of the butte county wildfire. >>> police in san francisco hopes home secur

the center closed abruptly after cracked beams were discovered i. >>> uber is back up and running after customers saw problems with its app. it includes the bay area as you see. some users complained about being charged for rides they never took a. >>> google's ceo will testify on capitol hill tomorrow. observers expect him to face questions how google handles political content on its online platforms. other silicon valley leaders testified at a similar hearing opalo ban corporate caf reg aonalit is m bldin cate h toby ain a many tech companies attract employees by offering free cafeteria food. >>> not just a fashion statement, how these special socks for dogs and cats are helping wildfire victims. >> and it looks like santa's workshop. why these bikes will bring much needed smiles to their new owners. >>> and prepare to jump to light speed. disneyland reveals its first official picture from inside star wars land. >>> and clouds are clearing out leading to a chilly night on the way. but i am tracking two storms over the next seven days. we'll have details ahead. >>> a look at what's com

. >> beam me up. beam me up.> ready to beam up. >> it never did work for legendary congressman. i would tell you why but we're out of time. that's all for today. the beat with ari melber starts right now. >>> incredible. thank you for that. good evening to you at home. we have a lot to get to on the beat. donald trump handing two big gifts to vladmir putin after new revelation os on the moscow tow project. >>> why was michael flynn lying about sanctions? i'll speak to a reporter about that breaking news. >>> the prosecutor who led the investigation of bill clinton. ken starr will be here. >>> we start with donald trump giving the kremlin to wins today. dropping sanctions on business interests. tonight donald trump's treasury department lifting sanctions that were explicitly imposed earlier this year in that area. that looks like a

. >>> we have new information about the cracked beams that forced the closure of the transit center. it was caused by holes cut into in the support beams by the welding torch. >> we identified micro cracks to the thermal cutting practices, it's very like little that the subsequent welding process caused stresses, that caused some of the micro cracks to pop into a larger defect. >>> now, they're conducting more tests and did not give an estimate on how long it will take. they hope to provide a timeline for reopening when the board opens up in january. >>> a man from ohio? in jail, heals accused of stabbing a woman in men low park. we don't know the suspect's name or age yet. henry lee says this crime has stunned one of the bay area's wealthiest cities. >> outside of the menlo park home, a woman was found stabbed inside less than two weeks before christmas. the crime scene among multi- million-dollar homes, shattering residents sense of security. >> in is very isolated, this is the safest neighborhood you can find in the bay area. i never felt like i needed to lock the door. >> police

they may have to test the other beams. >>> california regulators are shelving a plan to tax your text messages. poc wanted to add fees to wireless bills and use the money to improve connectivity for low income users. the fcc pushed back saying text messages are an information service, not a telecommunications service. >>> let's check weather now. we had a decent amount of rain over the weekend. we are getting a little bit of a break. >>> we picked up a half inch to an inch and a half of rain. we need the rain, now we are going to dry things out. looking at partly sunny skies through the day. today, this morning, we are starting off the day with areas of fog. hi-def doppler, see the rain moving out, over sacramento and stockton, we are looking dry. a live look with our camera, see the low clouds and the fog out there. let's check out our temperatures, on the mild side. concord, oakland, san francisco at 53, livermore 50. 52 san jose. let's show you the areas getting dense fog as we start off the day. 3 quarters of a mile at half moon bay, petatuma, dense fog. thick fog in spots as we s

what about lasers and beam weapons? how far away are those? it was always thought that they were just too heavy, too difficult to deploy. are those problems being solved, and is that a technology that's just around the next corner? and if so, what difference would it make? >> i have never met a 4- star general that did what a laser on his airplane. and it would be really neat, and that would be a really neat technology and capability. as you mentioned, weight is an issue and a lot of laser development focuses on the front end, the laser piece. and all this power generation and cooling adds up in terms of weight. so i think airplanes would be the last sort of application of it but i think we are very close to having a ship based capability. the navy has done some demonstrations in space, i think ground capability. lasers from the ground, from trucks are being worked pretty heavily, and those will be closer than a laser on an airplane. but darpa for the last decade or so has been investing heavily in something called solid state fiber laser tech

. >>> new information about the cracked beams that closed the transit center. the cracks were likely caused by holes that were cut into the support beams by a welding torch. >> we identified shallow micro cracks in the surface due to the thermal cutting practice. it's likely that the welding process caused stresses causing the micro cracks to pop into a larger defect. >>> inspectors are conducting more tests, they don't know how long it will take. they hope to provide a timeline for reopening when the board meets in january. >>> people until the east bay are getting a closer look at a proposed tower that would soar above everything else around it. it's in emeryville. it will be near the exit of 880 near christie avenue. they held a public study session and people came to see it. it would include more than 600 residential units, retail space, and 1100 spaces and a separate 60 storey office -- 16 storey office tower. it will be twice the size of a nearby condo. many people who came to the meeting, they're concerned this project will lead to more traffic and other

use your low beams there and keep enough distance between the car in front of you there.king 1/4 mile in san jose. a half mile in livermore but check out oakland airport. zero for the visibility out there and by the way and arrivig flights are delayed about an hour this morning. a quarter mile for pedestrianaluma and a half mile for santa rosa. thick and dense fog as we start off the day. also low clouds. we are going to see that burn off as we go later on in the morning and of course through the afternoon. we'll see plenty of sunshine with daytime highs above average for this time of year. dry for most of the week and then rain returns friday. we're going to talk all about this coming up in just a bit. but let's check in with giana for a look at those foggy conditions out there. >> yeah, and the traffic is certainly heating up: one of the foggiest spots is in san francisco. according to chp dense fog and limited visibility there. we've had a handful of accidents. big rig crash here. the good news not blocking the main lines of the freeway. elsewhere foggy conditions. a d

use those low beams. look at this. cleared out is six half moon bay ismi eighs.t. hayward is the doughnut hole of clearness. if you look from palo alto down to campbell, it's very soupy out there. this is the way it looks from theast bayhills. mid-30s to mid-40s, dress warmer. >>>oo

the board will provide beam outcome in his assessments later this month. of fields modernization is a good story for veterans in every a. we have collaborated in a -- a good story for veterans in the v.a.. we continue to make steady progress. veterans can expect a modernized appeals process on time in february, 2019. thank you for your support in helping us to testify today. we look forward to your questions. >> thank you, mr. byrne. da, you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you for inviting me to discuss the gao chuckle observations on the readiness of every a to implement the reform of its appeal system. i would like to commend the committee of its extensive inside. the new process with the fledgling lives of hundreds of thousands of veterans with disabilities and therefore affect the will lives of hundreds of thousands of veterans with disabilities. while the v.a.'s initial plan reflective aspects of planning, improvements were still needed. we recommended that the a address -- we recommended that the the a address all requirements of the appeal

greater space between you and the car in front of you and use those low beams. there's a look.less than eighth of a mile visibility in some reporting stations. napa, livermore, oakland, carlson, sfo and down to two miles in san jose. if you're stepping out, it's cooler this morning. mid-30s to upper 40s on our way to mid and upper 50s with hazy sunshine this afternoon. more on the fog coming up. how about the morning commute? here's alexis. >> i'll be talking when tabout fog, too. chp has issued a dense fog advisory for bay altamont pass.u, we are close to zero visibility in some areas. under an eighth of a mile. very dense in the east bay, including oakland. next traffic update coming up in a couple minutes. >>> new this morning, investigators say started this fire on antioch. you can see thick, black smoke pouring out of the upper level. a woman was walking with a candle when she tripped. two people were rescued. firefighters also saved a parrot and german shepherd. >>> the head of google will face lawmakers on capitol hill. >> the ceo will be asked questions about how they h

holes cut into the beams with a welding torch were likely to welding torch were likely to blame. >> im underrepresented now and i feel we have more things to talk about. >> regardless, to fix the problem, engineers will sandwich the damaged parts of the beams between two steel plates and bolt them together. a final report on the root cause of the cracks is expected sometime next month. that's also when we should get a better timeline of when the transit center will finally reopen p. >>> happening today, lime will try to get e scooters back on san francisco streets. a hearing at sfmta is scheduled for this afternoon. lime applied for and was denied a permit to operate in the city under a one-year pilot program, so the company applied for an appeal. spin and uber's jump have also filed appeals. >>> you're never more than 7 minutes away from a accuweather forecast. let's take a look at temperatures. coolest redwood city, menlo on the peninsula. mid-40s there. 56 in daly city. 58 in pacifica. san bruno, 53. east bay shore, san jose at 48. low to mid-40s in the east bay valleys. all over t

the consequence of this is the adjacent beams and columns are not always stressed. so we've done stress checks now, looking at this incremental load from the redistribution. we've checked the adjacent members and found that there's no other stressing of those members, and again, those calculations have been submitted to the p.r.p. for their review. so whilst there's no indication of any damage as mr. vecchio said, we're testing the bolting and bolt testing. we want to make sure that there's no physical stress to those elements. so thank you for your time, and i invite my questions. >> questions from board members? no questions? yes. >> so it looks like the cracks that had started at the access holes in the original design, when you showed the repair, it didn't look like it had the same access holes, so are they not shown or are they not necessary -- >> the repair is to actually take a continuance plate and bolt it on so there is no welding in this fix. it's essentially a bolted connection and it bypasses that area. >> okay. and so what was the purpose of the access