this is along benicia road approaching lincoln road. so this is on benicia city streets just east of interstate 80 part of the reason why you see some of that yellow there. flames and smoke are visible from the roadway with westbound 80 slowing down through benicia. it's down to 31 miles an hour. we understand that the fire department now on scene in addition to the police department. they are out there directing traffic. now, over at the bay bridge toll plaza everything is as it should be with westbound traffic very light leaving oakland heading into san francisco. no delays as you make your way across the upper deck. there is some roadwork though between the metering lights approaching fremont street. that's expected to clear out by 5:00 this morning. so in about 10 minutes or so. san mateo bridge you're look good westbound traffic moving wellheading across the well, and over at the golden gate, off in the distance we can see our new friend paul at the golden gate operating -- we don't know if that's really his name, but he is operati

. >> you may want to go to benicia where it's only 71. >> benicia is a great town. >>> if you're looking to get on the road let's show you what you can see. here it's light. there are no major problems. the traffic looks good on interstate 880 north and southbound as you drive past the coliseum up to downtown oakland or going the other way from oakland down to the hayward area. westbound 580 livermore from tracy to liver mother it's a nice look commute. at 4:31, let's go back to the desk. >>> a long running and bitter business dispute may have led to a murder-suicide in the heart of napa valley wine country. alex savidge is live in napa county with more on what may have led to the violence. >> reporter: the drama began here in the middle of this vineyard along highway 29 yesterday. according to one report, this is where a local shot and killed a former business partner before shooting and taking his own life. they were fighting over $1.2 million loan and that may have prompted the violence. according to the press democrat, vintner robert doll shot his former business investor in the head

sunny, mild in benicia. a high of 76. a little bit of a change on friday. cloudier and slightly cooler down to 72. in benicia on friday. big ridge of high pressure. i want to point something out. we have rain to the north of the ridge and rain to the south. it's raining in arizona and new mexico. and in the deserts of california, southern california, and even a few showers in las vegas but none for us because this ridge will not move. it's blocking everything from every direction. it will continue to tomorrow. getting closer and stronger. the warmest day of the week will be tomorrow, thursday. many of you hitting 80 inland again. then the ridge slides down the south but not far enough to bring rain in with the next storm on friday. it's on next monday that the ridge will move even more and we will see a few showers. one rain chance over the next week. it's for the top of next week next monday. mainly clear night tonight. a little bit of patchy fog. sunny day tomorrow. a little bit warmer. we'll be cloudier and cooler on friday but the rain will miss us. ver

including the golden gate to the benicia bridge. 40s and 50s. san jose is 57. >>> suspected taxicab thief has been arrested. it was quickly located but the driver wouldn't stop for the chp. he led them on a slow pursuit. it moved along three different freeways. finally about four hours later about 3:00 this morning the police were able to put up spike strips that blew out all four of the tires. that happened in lancaster. that is about 100 miles from when the chase started. >>> an investigation is under way. it happened yesterday afternoon and you're looking at some cell phone video sent to us from that scene. the bus was heavily damaged on northbound 101. >>> arrested a man that knocked a teenager unconscious in the parking lot of valley fair mall. 25-year-old true wynn is facing a felony battery charge. he and another man were exchanging gestures. police are also saying the attack was not game motivated. they woke up for the first time on wednesday but he is still in intensive care but stable. >>> time is 6:15. a 13-year-old boy from martinez

it's still backed up to the benicia bridge. an accident that occurred and over an hour ago. what steps are backing up even further as there is a new accident in amounts of a creche reported on west on highway 24 pleasant hill road. <

just watch out for this problem now on benicia city streets. this is benicia road approaching lincoln. a car hit a light pole. it is slowing down traffic. there are smoke and flames visible from 780 and 80 and you can see some of that traffic on 780 slowing down as a result. silicon valley fine no big delays for northbound 101. all the earlier roadwork leaving morgan hill is cleared out. north 101 now moving wellheading through the silicon valley. the 580 commute is also -- that's always tough. westbound 580 jammed up beyond the 205 interchange approaching the altamont pass. it's going to stay heavy to beyond grant line road. through pleasanton it loosens up a bit. you can see westbound 580 slowing down a touch approaching the 680 interchange. the bridge commutes are looking okay. west 92 fine approaching the toll plaza there. no delays getting into foster city. and it's also been a smooth morning for local transit still no delays for the bart system. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." now to roberta. >>> good morning, liza and good morning to al

. >> facebook has the idea of being the go to place to keep up with current >> covering benicia, san san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> on job openings will be available today at the job journal hiring event in san francisco. if you are looking for a job here is the place go, at 231 market street running from noon to 4:00 this afternoon. it is open to the unemployed or people who are exploring other options. >> amazing video shows a giant school of sharks off the coast of louisiana. hung dreads of migrating sharks were spotted looking for lunch likely falling smaller fish after headed -- after heading spent the winter in the warmer waters and now moving to the north. >> and meteorologist mike nicco is on the roof with sunshine. >> we had sprinkles overnight but nothing for now. >> not right now. every once in a while the clouds will open up and maybe a light shower past noon into early evening and that is it until next month. good morning, everyone, we will look back at what happened this morning a time-lapse from our exploritorium showing the hoes that have devel

. >>> covering benicia, san ramon san mateo and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >>> one person is dead and two others are hurt after a coal mine collapse in west virginia before 9:00 last night. the emergency management director said the roof contained in. two injured workers are expected to be okay. investigators in west virginia will work with the company that owns the mine to determine the cause of the accident. >>> hundreds of community members are expected to rally at palo alto city hall for more than 400 people facing eviction from a mobile home park. it is the last mobile home park in palo alto of mostly latino families would work in the wealthy neighborhoods around them a third of the rent than is average but the couple who is owned the land want to sell the land for luxury. the property could be worth town $30 million and if the park closes no resident can afford to stay in the area. >> everything you know, suddenly dill disappear and people will lose their jobs, the kids have to move schools. >> people realize wait, these folks who work in the community are an essential

what you will not be able to find on their >>> covering benicia, san ramon san mateo and and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> mcdonald's is planning to add kale to the menu after the company struggles to improve customers' perception of their food. >> kids can no longer have it their way at burger king dropping fountain soda from the kids' menu. they will only see milk and juice listed as drink options. >>> now, mike has the forecast. the picture we saw of the bay bridge looked pretty foggy. astill very hazy, eric. >> thanks for coming back and checking live doppler hd and what we are seeing is 1.5 mile visibility in oakland and more compressive than earlier this morning with issues getting into sfo at fur miles visibility but you can see our visible satellite has a lot of the fog lifting but the high clouds and mid-level clouds are keeping the sun at a premium this afternoon. so that is why it will be cooler than yesterday. the east bay hills is an area that has seen the sunshine more prominent throughout the morning hours than the rest of us. from mount tamalpais you can see

certainly a lot of people are out will coming up to concord and 680 looks good from the benicia bridge to highway 24. westbound 24 also looks good as you make your way to the caldecott tunnel. now let's talk about the bay bridge westbound toll plaza. there are no major problems. the traffic looks good into san francisco and there are no major problems on any of the bay area bridges. it is 4:47, let's go to steve in the weather center. >>> and sal, he looked very good didn't he? >> he looked like he could play. >> yes, i agree. many of you have been suffering from the allergies. do we blame the grasses? no, it's the trees that are going through the roof. high clouds. a little bit of patchy fog. over all we are looking pre good. expect there is a lot of cloud cover that needs to come in here. 50s and 40s on your temps. some areas are rather mild. all of this cloud cover is moving toward us. that is the only thing that might take the edge off of some of these temps. there there is tremendous amount of moisture out hire. it's not expected to do that. you can see where the bulk of this is h

a woman donated a kidney to a benicia man setting up a domino of donations involving six patients needing transplants. they were reunited wednesday. it was the largest donation chain in cal pacific's 44 year history. you can see more of the story later on "cbs this morning." >>> 4:50 now. damning accusations against pg&e. money for safety repairs in >>> good morning. it's early on this friday morning. taking a look at our average high temperatures for this time of the year, even though we are cooling down we're still well above average. 60s with the foggy start at the beaches today. sun will prevail 75 in redwood city. bested by san jose in the upper 70s. good morning, danville and blackhawk in the low 80s. it will be 82 degrees in brentwood through mountain house. stinson beach a little fog this morning then sunshine at 64. low 70s in kentfield. and upstream we go to the mid- to high 80s and lake county. enjoy. >> taking a check of the san mateo bridge we're off to a good start this morning commute. if you are heading toward the san mateo bridge, the roadwork westbound is cleared but eas

low 70s in benicia and concord. the winds will blow 10 to 20 miles per hour late day in petaluma at 70 degrees. and with mostly cloudy skies, 72 in cloverdale. clear lake at 70. >>> and maybe you plan on celebrating st. patrick's day after work today. that's right getting mass transit a whirl, everything is so far on time. b.a.r.t. system wide on time. just like muni metro is all okay as well as caltrain and a.c.e. train number one leaving the valley problem free. we will have a check of roads, kcbs traffic sit is all coming up. >>> a truck driver killed in a crash in contra costa county may have been trying to warn other drivers to get out of the way. charred remains are all that's left after that semi slammed into a restaurant in pittsburg yesterday. investigators say the truck likely had a mechanical problem and the driver was flashing his lights right before the crash. >>> san jose mayor sam liccardo pushing ahead with plans now to reopen talks about pension reform. voter approved measure b. was designed to cut

pleasanton, antioch, benicia, 70s. 68 san francisco. mill valley 71. sonoma 74. and lakeport sunshine and 79 degrees. the warming is just getting started. friday a couple of degrees warmer saturday warmer still sunday also 70s and 80s throughout the bay area. as we head toward next week, we are going to cool down a bit but we'll stay dry. so one day of rain one week of sunshine. we want your weather information. please sign up for weather watchers at kpix.com/weatherwatchers. we'll use your weather information on television. a little bit of rain. it's wonderful news. we're still pining for more. >> we just want more. >> more of what we maybe don't need, sun. other people want the sunshine. >> you have it. >> melt the snow. >>> these three new baby penguins are at home in the california academy of sciences in san francisco joining the african penguin exhibit but the two bigger ones on the right you see there need a little help from the public. they need names of names. they are running an online contest for names. >> one mader and the other d. >>> diners speaking

joined later by richmond, napa county and now, benicia and el cerrito.buy their own electricity, then set rates. >> our mission is to serve the community. that is different that be than a private corporation. >> residents can opt out and remain with pg and e. otherwise, will start to supply energy. customers will get a bill from pg and e. >> mce says customers pay $1.50 less than with pg and e. 22% is renewable. >> not only staying with mce opted for a more expensive plan that uses 100% renewable energy. so what about maimy? >> if it works for people here, fine i don't think it will work for me. >> residents can opt out at any time. however, if you wait more than 60 days, that opt out will cost $5. go to abc7 news.com and look for me under the seks tab. >> couldn't look better. >> sunny skies around the bay area now. and there is a frost advisory going up towards mendocino county continuing until 8:00 a.m . so tomorrow nice warm, 80 degrees. 74 in los angeles here in the bay area sunny skies and warm conditions as well. and here is the accu-weather forec

joined later by richmond, napa county and now, benicia and el cerrito. they buy their own electricity, then set rates. >> our mission is to serve the community. that is different that be than a private corporation. >> residents can opt out and remain with pg and e. otherwise, will start to supply energy. customers will get a bill from pg and e. >> mce says customers pay $1.50 less than with pg and e. 22% is renewable. >> not only staying with mce opted for a more expensive plan that uses 100% renewable energy. so what about maimy? >> if it works for people here, fine i don't think it will work for me. >> residents can opt out at any time. however, if you wait more than 60 days, that opt out will cost $5. go to abc7 news.com and look for me under the seks tab. >> couldn't look better. >> sunny skies around the bay area now. and there is a frost advisory going up towards mendocino county continuing until 8:00 a.m . so tomorrow nice warm, 80 degrees. 74 in los angeles here in the bay area sunny skies and warm conditions as well. and here is the accu-weather

>> we should not but we do have one issue near the benicia bridge but the bay bridge is looking clearor friday lite this morning. hopefully this afternoon. as we move to the san mateo bridge the drive is not showing fog impeding the commute. there are flashing lights. the lanes are blocked eastbound side. watch out for the cones and slow down. >> thank you leyla. the lawyer for a woman would claim she was kidnap asked held for ransom denies what police say, it was a hex. our reporter has the latest twist in the mystery. >> she is emotionally and physically broken. the fact she has been designated as a suspect only hurts further. >> the attorney for denise huskins lashed out at police accusing her and her boyfriend of orchestrating the abduction for $8,500 ransom. >> it is very early she was accuses of being a suspect in the case of a hoax rather than a victim of a crime. >> police say there is in evidence to substantiate the claim but quinn's attorney say police obtained e-mail to quinn from the alleged kidnappers. they took the phone app off airplane messages from the kidnapping. >>

goes through the valero refinery in benicia. and the tesoro refinery in martinez. but neither of those cities hits the 100- thousand resident threshold. >> pam: b-n-s-f also says, it will also do more track inspections near waterways. last year, oakland council members banned crude by rail through their city. >> grant:we're always tracking neighborhood crime.here's awalnut creek police say these surveillance pictures show a motorcycle thefts in progress. >> grant:between sunday afternoon and early monday morning.six vehicles were stolen in walnut creek. here's where the crooks are striking: trinity avenue. >> grant:north main st. >> grant:creekside drive. >> grant:wigget lane. >> grant:and ygnacio valley road. one victim posted his story on claycord.com.and tells us he feels violated. >> pam: a public memorial will be held this week. for veteran san jose police officer michael johnson. who was gunned down in the line of duty. >> pam: the memorial will be held this thursday. april- second. at the s-a-p center at 11- am. >> pam: police officers from around the nation

at the benicia bridge an unusual traffic jam right now. 680 and it's all because of an earlier wreck at pacheco westbound 4 connector ramp that was blocked but they are clearing it now. bay bridge backed up through the maze and the metering lights are on slow mode as you can see there. so a bit of a wait getting into the city. here's brian. >> as rodgers and hammerstein once penned, o what a beautiful morning! but this is not oklahoma. this is the bay area. concord right now 48. san francisco 52. san jose 49. out the door this morning, the numbers will mostly be in the low 50s but boy, we have plenty of sunshine on the way for the bay area. high pressure is building in. warmest day of the week will today. >>> in southern california, take a look at this guy. the highway patrol chased a reckless motorcyclist. at times he exceeded 100 miles an hour. he stopped at one point to put earphones on and another time he stood up on his seat. some say onbnoxiousobnoxious. he drove into a gas station and was arrested. i don't know why they do that. pol

benicia and vallejo not a lot. can't forget santa clara valley. and some of the rain totals were okay. ben lomond picked up a half an inch of rain. san rafael .21. kentfield .19. palo alto, dublin, rodeo around .08 and .09. 40s and 50s on your temps. some of these are mild and some a little cooler. 28 in chicago. and look what is going on in chicago. also in milwaukee. it may be spring but don't tell that to mother nature. they are getting snow. and we are getting a little bit of snow up in the sierra nevada. a lot of cloud cover just streaming off here. nothing really organized. a mix of clouds and sun. a little cooler today. breezy for some. temperatures in the 60s. temperatures will be on the cooler side today. and warmer weather turn it up. a little cool down by the weekend. >> a little bit. >>> a woman struggles to finish a race. >> he asked me if i wanted to stop and i was like no. we had two more miles to go. >> in 20 minutes how a police officer stepped in to help her accomplish her goal. >> what a story. but first a 50-year-old family res

it is okay. 680 looks good from the benicia bridge to walnut creek. and 242 still looks good. and looking at the chew on some of the live pictures. the san mateo bridge traffic is moderately heavy. looking at the bay bridge. the metering lights went on ten minutes ago. just a little less than ten minutes ago. we have a back up to at the foot of the mccarthur maze. 5:49 let's go to steve in the weather center. >>> thank you, sir be a lot of cloud cover over us. just north of clover dale i've had reports of light rain. cloud cover will be if -- in case you missed it two days ago san jose 89 degrees on saturday. so they blew f that san jose fez 2e8 michael just september me an e-mail ha says did you see this? the low temperatures in san francisco over the weekend were the warmest as well. record minimum temperatures 57 and 58. if you live in the city and think my goodness it's warm, it has been warm. from 90 to 82 to 77. 81 livermore today. concord 76. 80 yesterday in san jose. 73 today. not much here. there is a lot of clouds and not much rain. there could be very light rain. 50

could be a bunching of traffic at 27 miles per hour into american canyon and the drive along the beniciadges, at top spee i-80, no problems. >> new at 6:00, silicon valley gender discrimination trial takes a bad term in the courtroom and a huge snowball fight broke out in washington dc. final preparations for tomorrow's chinese new year's parade right here in san francisco. stay tuned. bulldog: oooh! mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale! television announcer: get a serta mattress any size for just $197 each piece when you buy the complete set. the $197 mattress sale... bulldog: oh boy! television announcer: ...is ending soon. ♪ mattress discounters ♪ ♪ ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! >> a look at the bay bridge from the camera in san francisco and the bay lights are twinkling beautifully but they will go out this morning for 11 mores for maintenance. we will keep you posted. a party is happening here in san francisco. >> you will want to yell "look out." can you see a car coming right the

. >>> covering benicia, san ramon, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> a lucky shareholder can special contest. he lived in the home from 1936 to 1966 and three night stay coincides with the we shareholder meeting the weekend of may 2nd. shareholders must submit short essays that prove they own stock with the company. >>> you have to be a good writer. the key is always writing. >> senator jerry hill hold as hearing about what california should do to curb i.t. delays and cost overruns including statute auditor howell and officials. the state has incurred $2 billion inned a costs on seven big technical projects since 2011. the state flames lack of guidance and conflicting roles and staff turn over for project problems. >> the apple watch is on sale and the most anticipated feature is the health kit. >> this morning we get a first look inside a secret laboratory one of the most advanced fitness laboratories in the world. for two yards members of the team have been testing health technologies including a china -- a climate change better to eleven -- learn how other body responds to

we are seeing something step up here. 680 looks good from the benicia bridge all the way down to walnut creek. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. there is a new effort to get better pay for drivers of those shuttle buss that the drivers that take the tech workers to their jobs. these are live pictures this morning from vanness in san francisco. that is where the teamsters are trying to offer the drivers information about their union. coming up in 30 minutes katie utehs will have a live report from the push back that the union says it has been facing. >>> ktvu has obtained cell phone video from last nights fire in san francisco at an abandoned church. that building that had been taken over by transients was heavily damaged. tara moriarty is out there now at the building and we hear firefighter may have been hurt. >> yes. we have been trying to get in touch with firefighters to get more details. crews that responded to this fire a couple blocks away. what from what we have been told, the firefighters slipped and fell on the roof but the injuries are not serious. in speaking ab

even out to vallejo and benicia, vallejo, antioch, brentwood, 67. 60s morgan hill in there rebounding from the 33 to 65 and santa cruz at 64. 60s on the coast. mid-60s on the peninsula. redwood city, san mateo both 64. cold tomorrow morning and then sunny and here comes the warm air on thursday and that will take us into friday and that will be warm for the weekend. >> yeah. certainly -- kind of pleasant. i guess we need to enjoy it. hopefully more rain. >> middle of next month -- excuse me. middle of next week. >> thank you. >>> nine minutes before 8:00. the storm that moved across southern california brought something very rare to huntington beach. check out this picture. that's not white sand. it's hail. some parents let their kids play hookie from school yesterday morning so they could check out this really unusual weather. >>> you've heard of wine tasting but what about water tasting. apparently, it's kind of a thing in los angeles. for $50 you can saver water including danish glacier and 90h 20. water is big business. u.s. consumers spent $18.

crashed so slow-and-go traffic as you make it law los gatos and in the east bay if you go to the benicialed vehicle blocking a lane and the drive from castro valley is at top speeds. >>> thank you. there are more men than normal missing from work or school this morning, blame it on march madness. more men that ever are scheduling around the ncaa tournament to catch extra games while recovering on the couple. we are serious. this is not new. more doctors are seeing more patients than ever scheduling their vasectomies. >> sounds like a terrible reason to get a vasectomy. >> march madness fever has no age limit. >> four-year-old from jacksonville showed off her reporter skills by interviewing college basketball lovers at the fanfest value. >> you are clearing -- for... >> yes cheering. >> she is cute. she was with her mom and little brother and jumped at a chance to play reporter taking in the march madness action. >> sounding good. >> at 6:00 eating healthy without making the grocery bill go through the ruth. we show you how to shop spark. >> new warning on tanning beds which are more like

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hour swinging around to the eastern portion of the bay area. 77 danville. 79 in blackhawk. 74 in beniciawhile, north of the golden gate bridge, numbers from 62 degrees in bodega bay with clear conditions to 74 degrees from mill valley through terra linda into san rafael then we top off in the mid-70s in santa rosa and windsor. occidental, as well. and mid-70s will be common in lakeport but this is nothing. i'm talking about temperatures in the mid- to high 80s coming up in just a matter of minutes probably about 10 we'll talk about that. liz? >> okay, thank you, roberta. i mentioned we had updated information for but that wreck in daly city. well, now fire crews got out there and they are blocking one lane northbound 280 at hickey boulevard. it's early enough and that stretch is not highly traveled enough to cause any major delays yet. 59 miles per hour right now as you pass hickey boulevard. also i want to take you to tracy because it is unusually slow right now on westbound 205. the delays have been right around mountain house and it remains heavy to at least north livermore avenue and

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you're going to hit 80 in brentwood, 76 benicia. 65 daly city.ooler as it often does. san leandro 70. lakeport 80. cloverdale close to 80. friday cooler, cloudier, rain staying to the north as low pressure bounces off the top of the ridge. saturday and sunday we'll have partly to mostly sunny skies but trending cooler mid-60s near the bay low 70s inland. it is monday when that storm come in. tuesday and wednesdayly partly to mostly sunny skies continuing. antonio says the highs today in this area were in the low 60s. give us your information. we'll be right (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com you can find a new frontier. there's nothing stopping you and a lot helping you. technology that's with you always. this is our promise. it's never been better to wander because wherever you go, you'll find us doing everything we can, so you can. >>> back to our breaking news. we just got an update on the search for those missin

drive time just run down to 255 minutes coming down from the benicia bridge into danville this morninge slowing the rhine getting in pittsburgh and coming out of antioch there are two separate fires 19 city street and its bread. another at bailey road at highway 4 and the westbound direction. >> reporter: right coming out of walnut creek a here is the right up 680 south still jammed up as you can see leading up and the danville. >> reporter: continue monitoring delays at the bay bridge they disappeared and last 15 minutes less and less all this still backed up your right to the san mateo bridge another hot spot this morning still jammed from before the plaza heading westward out to the base of the high-rise. >> reporter: over the weather sensors to show the update. >> reporter: 95 looking up to some great skies looking at the golden gate bridge and we see that read it because it to the start of a cousin of the cloud cover and continue on with that on much of the lunch hour and services and sean sometime later on today. gray look outside and a storm system has brought a slight showers a

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upper 70s around suisun bay through vallejo, benicia and martinez.hile the extended forecast calls for today the warmest day of the warming trend. we'll cool down just a couple of degrees on friday. otherwise we'll increase the cloud cover on saturday but remain dry through wednesday. that's a brief look at your forecast. the tahoe report is coming up in a matter of minutes. here's liz. >> thank you, roberta. we just got an update from san rafael police about that accident that happened last night. still affecting roads on the western base of the richmond/san rafael bridge. francisco boulevard east is closed between grange avenue and the on-ramp to 580 until 6:00 this evening. so it's going to be a long-term closure. it took out a power pole so pg&e will be out there repairing that. they have to close francisco boulevard. bart map, a bart alert still in effect up to 10-minute delays at the pleasant hill station in the east bay all the way to sfo. so it affects that line if you have a flight to catch. expect slight delays and plan ahead. here's a live

flavor at full blast >>> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area this is abc7 newst is monday morning at 5:12. looking down to san francisco, waiting for the sun to rise like you are to start our day on this brand new monday. we will have news for you right now. >> parents of a woman charged with the murder of her 20 day old baby are standing by her. she is in yolo county jail and is accused of killing her son. the father said she was running from something the night the baby died. her parents released a statement saying their daughter had never been in trouble and we know in other hearts she would never do anything to intentionally harm her newborn son. green is scheduled to be in court on wednesday. >> golf tournament is held today to remember and honor an east bay teen girl who was lit and killed by a train. today mark the a year since the death of jenna after she back to pick up a cell phone she drop on the tracks. her mom has started an organization called "her smile," to help families going through the same grief she has experienced. >> things hand on a dime a

low 70s in vallejo, benicia, martinez, and in american canyon. great whale watching day in bodega bay at 65 degrees. above average in san rafael in the low 70s. a northeast breeze up to 15 in lakeport today at 78 degrees. st. helena in the mid-70s. >>> well, some people say a plan to reroute san francisco's garbage really stings. the city wants to send tons of waste to a recology landfill near vacaville. san francisco city planners say the garbage won't have a significant impact on the environment but a former solano county supervisor isn't buying it. the plan spurred an online petition to keep the trash out of solano county. right now san francisco sends its waste to the altamont landfill in alameda county. >>> kids will be back on 15 baseball fields at the tesoro refinery in martinez. tesoro kept them out for a months because of picturing workers. but now the -- picketing worker. but now they can return to the field and start their season on time next month. >>> here's a look at what's coming up on "cbs this morning." gayle king joins from us n

east of the bay into 270s as well upper 60s in benicia.h bay numbers into the 60s just approaching 70 in san rafael. and under mostly cloudy skies, 68 degrees in cloverdale. liz? >>> thank you roberta. and i want to show you some video of a really bad crash that happened overnight. around 1:00 this morning, it was a taxicab that careened about 100 feet off of interstate 680. one person was killed. they landed on that frontage road. this all happened near the 680 and 80 understand somewhere. again just around -- 80 junction. again just around 1:00 this morning. another passenger was injured and the driver was okay and still no word an exactly what caused this taxi to crash like this but we do know that is scene is -- the scene is now clear. in san leandro there's a bit of a backup right now it's because of a fender-bender. it was a car that clipped a big rig landed crashed into the center divide. and now one lane is blocked fast lane southbound 880 at davis it's backed up to at least 98. heading to the bay bridge the toll plaza. no metering

has been slow out of fairfield, there are a couple of earlier crashes i-80 south 680 across that benicia bridge toward highway 4. slower trend but no incidents through the area. there may have been some rain that traveled through that area just over the last few so we'll track that. meanwhile highway 4 slows through pittsburgh, bay point and antioch as you'd expect. move the maps to the tri valley, westbound 580 slows down in the heart of livermore a slow drive approaching that dublin interchange. things may be rippling back, good slowing southbound 680, starting to move a little better now. couple earlier crashes around highway 84 and sunol boulevard on the side of the roadway but the distraction is enough to kick off the tri valley for a slower drive right now. things are standard also for 880 southbound coming through the castro valley y and down past the san mateo bridge which i'll show new a bit. i want to show you southbound 880 slows down toward union city a typical flow of traffic through fremont. northbound and south bay are your commute direction, 101, 280 and 85 show a normal

it's not a big deal, they drive off the benicia bridge and a smooth drive westbound highway 4 throughncord. the north bay showing san rafael through mill valley through the waldo tunnel all the way to the golden gate bridge. we'll also look south of 92 on the peninsula, smooth flow 101. 880 the build through hayward and south bay gentle build 101 and 87 coming into downtown. i want to show you coming off of the san mateo bridge even though the speed sensors show you green live camera on the foster city side shows a hefty volume of traffic. more slowing as it continues to build coming over from hayward and a smooth drive toward the 101 and 92. back to you. >> thanks a lot, mike. >>> the time is 6:21, up next on "today in the bay," the new technology meant to curb car thefts with just the blink of an eye. >>> a very good monday morning to you. the sky getting a little brighter with the sun's arrival overlooking the south bay this morning. we'll check the bay forecast coming up in a bit. the country's leading pediatricians are outlining new guidelines for parents giving their kids medici

no problems for the walnut creek interchange or coming off the benicia bridge or carquinez bridges. here is the north bay, san rafael down to the golden gate bridge, at speed for 101 there. the bay shore freeway moves smoothly anywhere north of the san mateo bridge and south of the dumbarton bridge looking at the south bay where we have a couple of slower spots still showing up southbound 101 just off of 880 and southbound 17 coming down past hamilton, we had the blips showing up, they cleared in the last three minutes but i'll track for any other incidents, meanwhile overnight road crews. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> you might be light right now in some areas traffic wise but a any report shows traffic in general is getting worse especially in the south bay. live look at highway 101 and san jose, already stacking up out there. according to "the mercury news" highway 101 north one of the busiest roads in the bay area and growing at a quick pace. traffic levels jumped almost 40% in 2013 the most recent year fo which figures were available. most of the traffic comes from peop

by scouts from all 32 teams including the 49ers and raiders. >>> it's been a big weekend for the beniciaor guard. >> this is video sent to us of their performance, on friday at disneyland, as they made their way down main street. they were presented as a special guest right before the main parade and parents say and i'm quoting "they did awesome." yesterday they also competed in the 57th swallows day parade in san juan cap capistrano. headed home to the bay area tomorrow. >>> a "glee" fan got a surprise while watching the finale. >> mahdi? >> this is mahdi. >> hi maddie how are you? >> is this dot? >> yes, it is. >> "glee" cast member dot jones who plays football coach shannon gave 19-year-old madison hoffman a personal phone call friday. hoffman has been a diehard "glee" fan since the show started six seasons ago. she was diagnosed with stage 2 hodgkin's lymphoma last year. make-a-wish foundation helped her hook up with her dream. her cancer she found out is in remission. >>> there are a number of races at the oakland running festival. >> at the 9:00 hour we have a live report. ♪ with k

morning we're looking at the commute on the bridges where traffic looks good if you are driving on the beniciahere will be slowing in contra costa county. we'll tell you more about that. >>> sunshine and warm temps. sunnyside up for many. 70s, 80s. the coast, kind of a mixed bag. mostly sunny. but there's fog. we'll take a closer look at it -- coming up. bulldog: mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to train service dogs for people with disabilities. we need your help to do more. give at mattressdiscountersdogs.com, or any mattress discounters. mattress discounters good deed dogs helping dogs help people >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2." 8:15. attorney general kamala harris has taken a first step towards blocking a proposed ballot initiative that reports killing gay people. a southern california lawyer wants voters to decide on changing a state law to make gay or lesbian sex punishable by death. technically, the attorney general's required by law to draw up an official title and ballot summary for any proposed initiative. this allows a sponsor to try to collect enough signat

kentfield, terra linda, benicia, upper 60s. napa to yountville, 73. 77 out in vacaville.re pieces stole nd an -- stolen and now they are now being held hostage. >>> someone is demanding a ransom linked to a crime 18 years ago. they say a cardinal received the demand for two rare documents reported stolen in 1997. the vatican hadn't announced the theft until yesterday. the cardinal who received the demand for 100,000 euros, that's about $108,000 refused to pay it. one of the documents is said to have the signature of michael angelo on it. >>> well, two women from california now have a criminal record in italy. they were caught vandalizing one of rome's most famous landmarks. according to italian news report, the women car shed their initials in the walls of the coliseum using coin. then they took a selfie with it before they were arrested. they may face a fine of aggravated damage to a building of historical and artistic media. they told italian media they didn't realize what they were doing was so serious. >>> 8:28. still ahead, a golden opportunity missed. coming up afte

benicia, 70s from many including berkeley, martinez, pleasanton, 72.ybe a little bit warmer just by the mere fact the lows are running warmer. 60s on the coast. it will be breezy but sunny and warmer on thursday and then a weak system brushes us for a cooldown. spring begins friday at 3:45 in the afternoon. clouds hearing on saturday. >>> why don't we head to dublin. i'm talking the temple bar in dublin ireland. joining us now is jackie. >> reporter: hello, america. how are you happy st. patrick's day. >> you are wearing red -- >> reporter: i wore red so you would set me. everyone else is in green. >> jackie? >> everyone is very calm. can you hear me? >> yes. if i say good morning. >> reporter: it is. good morning to you too. >> tell us about the temple bar. it goes way back. how far back? >> reporter: it goes back to 1840. it's one of the oldest pubs in dublin. >> i hear it's part of a cultural center around dublin but you get tourists and locals, correct? >> reporter: yes, we do. but a lot of tourists come to this area. it's a cobblestone area and th

. >>> fog has arrived in benicia and crockett. it's making a move. we'll talk about cooler temps. >>> police have arrested a man they say knocked a teenager conscious in the parking lot of valley fair mall. 25-year-old tru nguyen is facing a felony battery charge. police say he and another man were exchanging gestures with a group of teens in the mall on march 11th. when they reached the parking lot, police say nguyen punched -- punched rasner knocking him to the ground. his father said he woke up for the first time on wednesday. he's still in intensive care but stable. >>> a 14-year-old is in juvenile hall accused of punching a stab mate. they say he stabbed a fellow student with a knife at martinez junior high. an 11-year-old was stabbed once in the back. he was airlifted to the hospital and is expected to be okay. investigators are looking into what led up to the stabbing. the superintendent says the attack appears to have been unprovoked. >>> we have no knowledge that the students even knew each other. there was no incident that precipitated the

clearlake, saint helena, vallejo, benicia, brentwood, 68. upper 60s low 70s still warm. gilroy, 90 on saturday. 77 today. santa cruz, 0. 60s 0 -- 60. about the same on tuesday, then warmer wednesday, thursday, friday. looks like a weak system will give us a cooldown and cloud on the weekend. i'm not gonna say rain anymore. >> no. >> why bother? >> we've given up on it. >> well, when it's 65 in tahoe. >> and resorts are deciding to pack up for the season. >> thank you. >>> 7:52. a father takes his newborn home in a bag that was not the only shocker. in 2 -- -- in 22 minutes, how a hospital worker was involved. >>> the interview that made elton john furious. for those who appreciate quality and precision, here's grounds for celebration. experience exceptional coffee and espresso in one essential machine and delivered to you with a push of a button. the nespresso vertuoline. swiss-designed precision brought to your kitchen. celebrate one year of vertuoline with $100 dollars off. it's the best price we've ever engineered. ♪ ♪ my name is bret hembree. i am an electric crew fo

drive this every day, most of the slow traffic now is on highway 4 and 680 is backed up from the benicia bridge to walnut creek in pockets of heavy traffic. partially to blame, some earlier crashes. the bay bridge toll plaza, that is also very slow on this thursday getting across the bay. taking about almost an hour to do the whole thing if you count the time waiting at the toll plaza and the slow traffic on the bridge. san mateo bridge and dumbarton bridge commutes are slow. the road sensors showing red on the san mateo bridge and red on the dumbarton bridge heading over to the peninsula. 7:49. let's go to steve in the weather center. >>> clear skies except for a little fog on the san mateo coast and santa cruz coast. very shallow. it is there. but otherwise it's going to be sunny and warm and it's a warm march and it's the last full day of winter and temperatures across the board will be above average. santa rosa should be 64 this time of year. 77. san francisco should be 67. we will go 68. mountain view at 65 is normal. 74 today. and san jose 67. 75 today. weak little system. might be

vallejo and benicia, 65. same for sausalito and tib ron -- tiburon. 70 gilroy. upper 60s, santa clara, milpitas, san jose. 64 in daly city and 68 in pealt. tomorrow i think we start to see more widespread 70s, boy, do we as ge into the weekend. look at the numbers. >> don't forget to change the clocks this sunday. >> spring forward. >> well, saturday night for me. >> thank you. >>> 7:21. it's called the freak. it's not a dance. >> no. >> coming up in 20 minutes what we're learning about a new cybersecurity flaw and the websites it could twak. >>> and a launching platform for bay area startup companies. the new ideas unveiled at this year's launch festival. >>> same-sex marriage is on hold. they stopped ordering licenses. it's not clear if those who received the licenses during that time will be affected by this latest ruling. the u.s. supreme court will take up the issue this session and a decision could be handed down in june. >>> skateboarding is now banned on alameda county property and violaters of the new law could be fined. the board of supervisors voted u

back of actually continuing to grow and this had a big impact on the alternate route 6 is out on the beniciapleasant hill this is now a 40 minute trip time instead of a 22 minute trip time which is what should be under normal conditions the big a fax here in recall affects because of this accident on interstate 80 which is likely to take several more hours to clear and the hot spot we're tracking the westbound 9284 ride that is coming from the east bay and heading toward the peninsula traffic is still backed up nearly across the span because of an early recovery motorcycle accident out here at the bayfront expressway. >>george: the bay bridge is impacted but in a very different way there's no traffic here because most of the traffic comes from interstate 80 you're ride to the san mateo bridge on affected still jammed up is the like this is before 630 this morning drive times of 26 to 29 minutes the only good news is this the golden gate bridge is cleared out just in time for the thick of the commute with just now. >>james: olla to do is look up and see it is dense and the golden gate bridge