we have an accident blocking two lands northbound 680 at highway 24 because c.h.p.reporting between stone valley and there will be a couple of lanes blocked with a nasty accident involving one vehicle that hit the center divider. hopefully no major injuries. in san jose, northbound 280, two-car crash, blocking a right lane at 880, but no delays so far. southbound along 880 we will be seeing a few slow downs as you make it up to 280 but the bay bridge toll plaza shows it is clear away from the maze into san francisco. >>> a 12-year-old boy in new jersey is hitting a home run with an idea to support united states troops overseas, he thought it would be cool to san baseball to the troops with notes of support. it started as a public service project for the bar mitzvah but it was grow asking growing. he sent out 1,500 balls in five months. >> you are risking your life to us have our freedom and it means a lot to me and a lot people. >> i have met so many people who are complete texas rangers to me and have become my friends because of the project and they say how great

. >>> because of the gusts c.h.p. has issued high and toward dublin interchange: 580, tracy to dublin is 24 minutes. westbound four, antioch to concord is 14 minutes. 101 from san rafael to san francisco is slow. we have this accident on the peninsula in san mateo southbound 280 at highway 92 a car hit a deer and one lane is blocked. this toward the maze headed to 580 the push along westbound 80 the camera bouncing up-and-down and this is an area where the c.h.p. has issued high wind advisory. >> next, dramatic video as a pet store goes up in flames with dozens of animals inside. and a sports-themed new coin for the mint. >> president shopped at the gap which he says is paving ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get your taste of the season, at raley's, bel air, and nob hill. >>> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >>> this is mission bay the scene of the five-alarm fire at a luxury high-rise unconstruction near the giant ballpark with firefighters still there because they fear a collapse and are

c.h.p. stopped the pursuit because of safety reasons. the officers say the driver lost control of the car after he exited at carlson boulevard. it appeared driver failed to negotiate the turn and took out a light pole. however, the light pole stayed attach to the vehicle. >> the driver tried to run off. here is the suspect in the back of the patrol car. no word on charge or why he ran from officers in the first place. it is confusing at the exit with one stoplight blinking broad, the other stoplight is a solid red and i have not seen that stop line turn green in the last half hour so that means when you get to this four way intersection you will have to stop and hopefully that will be fixed when the commute comes through. >> new this morning, cvs pharmacy is facing $29 million in fines for allegedly losing track of prescription painkillers at four northern california stores. "los angeles times" reports thousands of pill may have been sold. officials from d.e.a. say 37,000 painkillers were taken from the cvs stores. they have not responde

c.h.p. told us that because the coroner has arrived on the scene this scene could be cleared up in about 15 keep you updated on abc7-s news. >> more traffic now, sue is here for leyla gulen. >> that is saratoga off-ramp that is partly blocked. best to avoid the area pause of the fatal accident in san jose and use the expressway or the lawrence expressway to get around this. it looks like it will be 15 or 15 or 20 minutes. >> we have a sig-alert in san bruno area the southbound 280 connection to eastbound 380 a car flipped and is on the roof in the middle lane. if you are traveling to sfo you may want to take extra time or take 101 and avoid the 280 and 380 connection. the northbound 280 ramp is shut down at saratoga avenue and the good news is we have clearing northbound 880 out of the lanes and the remark is getting by smoothly. lisa is here for mike with the forecast? >> good morning to you. the measurable rain is over but we have mist and drizzle and the damp pavement and poor visibility and live doppler 7 hd shows the should cover around and we are not ruling out the possibility of a s

c.h.p. said it best this morning, because it is wet town the lights on and leave room or space and slow down and arrive alive. >> abc7 news has another great weather resource for you, follow live doppler 7 hd on twitter for the latest bay area weather conditions rain or shine. get video and "spare the air" alerts and weather tweets from the favorite weather team and question to facebook and let us know where it is raining to san us pictures for get your story here on abc7 news. >> we have a lot of commons on facebook. >> several people are in the hospital after a car crashed in san francisco. it happened at geary at 12:30. an s.u.v. rolled several times after colliding with a car. >> she was panicked. >> police arrested one person at the scene but did not realize the pending charges. van ness re-opened this morning. in word on those taken to the hospital or their condition. >> there was a deadly shooting in oakland at 10:30. officers found the body of a young map with gunshot wounds. there could have been a vehicle involved in the shooting but so far there are no suspects or a motive. >> law

you are driving through water on freitas parkway to get to 101 because of flooding from an irrigation pipe break which c.h.p. on the scene. >> new this morning, the murder trial for oscar pistorius is underway. >> coming up, the media circus in south africa and the plea he made this morning. >> first, those the morning after hollywood's big of the night with a look at what is happening today inside the theater get bacon in your burger. pork! jack's new bacon insider has a juicy beef patty with bacon mixed right into it, plus bacon strips and bacon mayo on a new gourmet brioche bun. get bacon in your burger.moooii. >>> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> this morning, the theater, home of the oscars, will, taken over for a big oscar special at 9:00 a.m., including katie marzullo with a special look and joins us from hollywood. katie marzullo, good morning. >> good morning, kristen and eric. the stars keep coming. we were inside the theater and we wanted a live segment. the theater is not is scary in person. it looks huge on television but it feels crazy wh

southbound 680 at main street with three lanes reported blocked because of an accident involving a cable stretched across the lane. c.h.pp it up. we have bumper-to-bumper ride from concord into walnut creek through pleasant hill so give yourself extra time. in san francisco, 4th treat is shut down at mission bay and that is because of massive construction fire in china basin . >> the reign of arthur chu has closed. >> you were in third place and you where down who is george ii. >> wrong. that will cost you $6,400 dropping to you zero. >> he won for 11 consecutive "jeopardy" episodes. many despise him for the unorthodox style. he studied game theory to increase the odds of winning. this is not the last time you will see arthur, he will be back if the tournament of champions and you can see jeopardy right here weeknights at 7:00 p.m. whether you like him or hate him you have to watch, right? >> ahead, seven things to know. >>> here are seven things to know: breaking news in san francisco a stand off between police and a shooting suspect and forced the closure of the intersection. the s.w.a.t. team is surrounding an r.v. w

c.h.p. issuing a sig-alert. the red sensors are stacking up on the upper deck into san francisco because of the injury crash. two right lanes are blocked and two

c.h.p. issuing a sig-alert. the red sensors are stacking up on the upper deck into san francisco because of the injury crash. two right lanes are blocked and two cars are involved and injury accident is a sig-alert coming into san francisco and bart into the city could be a great way to get an. mike? >> good morning, everyone, it is monday, st. patrick's day and tracking a cold front but look what it is producing: just clouds. >> well start with our day planner, 52 degrees and low clouds at 7:00 and a cool sunrise and 61 and sun by noon but not so warm this afternoon, at 5- to 10-degrees cooler and mid-to-upper 60's and in the evening still at 62. inland we have low clouds and more limited than an the bay and the coast. breezy here all day. temperatures will shoot from the low 60's at noon to 70 at 4:00 and mid-60's at 7:00. clouds are thickest along the coast at 51 and you are breezy and sunny and mid-to-upper 50's through the afternoon. eric and kristen? >> breaking news from concord: willow pass road re-opened after a previous was killed by a hit-and-run driver. investigators opened the road in the past 1

c.h.p.-issued high wind advisory so keep both hands on the wheel. the problem is if san francisco with street closing becausere yesterday. >>> a huge new player could enter the music streaming business, amazon plans to start up a music service if members of the amazon prime program that now pay $79 a year foreign limited two-day shipping and access to video service similar to netflix. record companies but financial terms are not worked out and amazon is not commenting on the reports. >> seoul is ready to unveil the largest asymmetrical building to the public. the "wall street journal" obtained this photo a seven-story plaza that closed exhibition space and boutiques at 931,000 square feet equal to four soccer fields. project. it looks like a space ship. >> the construction fire in mission bay continues and the fire threat weres buildings blocks away from the scene and the effort to make sure there were no more flames today. >> a critical vote today that could end with a strike by >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> we continue to follow our developing news in san francisco where

c.h.p. issued high wind advisory will take you 18 minutes to cross the water on the bay bridge but i have closings in san francisco becausefire. stay tuned. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> thanks for joining us, i am kristen sze. >>> i am eric thomas. we are over the fire in the mission day neighborhood in san francisco that destroyed the building that still has embers. >>> we will look at the weather forecast. mike? >>> we are on the roof and winds at 30 to 35 miles per hour. i have seen debris flying by but not too much. there are no pebbles. the tape is not holding. now, in all seriousness to the south at mission bay the winds are 15 miles per hour and gusting to 29 miles per hour. the temperatures are 61 degrees right now. high wind advisory continues. it has been a dangerous night with trees downed and the fastest gust is 59 miles per hour in berkeley hills to 49 at half moon bay at the airport. santa cruz mountains and the north bay coast not in the high wind advisory and hopefully by 8:00 we will see the winds subside. it will be breezy this afternoon. the temperatures are in the 50

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