headed north 680 past the area at berryessa a crash is blocking your three left lanes. only your right lane is open there. one lane for 680, one lane for 101. tough drive getting out of san jose. we zoom out and put on the radar and see the radar activity that kari is tracking, wet roadways in the area and northbound 280 and 11th there's a crash that hasn't cleared as you pass by the downtown exits. that's a awe tough alternate as well. king road might be a good one. bob redell has been out there since early this morning. what is the latest? >> reporter: mike, they had to re-shut down all of northbound 101. they just reopened that, to help deal with the accident scene behind me. the backup is probably going to get worse. they have one lane open, it's because of this accident right here. this is a box truck that overturned around 3:45 this morning. sadly, one person was killed in this accident. chp tells us the driver, they were able to get the driver out. he was able to talk to them and say he fell asleep. when he fell asleep, he drifted off the road, crashed. his passe

this is over at berryessa. they're clearing up the second of the two vehicles that we saw remaining in lanes. the tow truck's positioning and they're hopefully going to clear the remaining vehicle, which is obviously facing the wrong direction. wet roadways here. no major injuries here. back out to the maps, talking about both of these freeways which take you away from north 101, a major congestion point for the south bay. north 280 a crash, quite a spectacle until a tow truck arrive. calmer, slow toward 87, your alternate to get out of the backup. the whole section of the south bay, san jose, really a problem, and people hearing about it, knowing the roadways, they're taking 85 over toward 87 so that one small problem, and then another, i should say big problem and bigger area and ripples out toward this area coming in from alamdin county and combined with rain in the area as well, plan on a tough drive for that section. southbound 17 in that area, we had a tree down, one lane is now open south past the summit

major crash at berryessa. 280 down to 17 miles an hour. all the alternates looking bad this morning too. a pocket of rain over the bay bridge toll plaza right now. those metering lights are on. you're definitely heavy. just about 12 minutes through the metering lights into san francisco. overall, the drive is looking okay. it will be wet and windy. >>> an 86-year-old woman from la jolla, california, is not letting her age stop her. >> she could be in the circus. she is flying into the record books as the world's oldest female trapeze artist. this is -- look at that. >> she looks great, doesn't she for 86. >> so good. betty good heart. that's not easy. you'll see her name in the 2019 guinness world record books. she overcame her fear of heights and tried trapeze eight years ago when a friend gave her a gift certificate. now she's a veteran at her flying trapeze school. >> it's higher than you think. but i was here, i jumped. it changed my life. i don't know how long i'm going to be able to do this. so i better enjoy today. >> amen. good hea

not far from there, 680 before berryessa a spinout crash. sounds like a couple other vehicles involved in that collision too. southbound 17 past idyllwild, we have a tree that slid down into the roadway. sounds like a minor mudslide. the southbound side of the roadway blocked. a lot happening in the south bay. >>> thank you, alexis. new art and poetry will be on muni buses. the art project features the work of five visual artists from the bay area. the artwork is inspired by poems written by poets. this theme is connecting our community. muni riders can find the art on 100 muni buses now through april collaborating with the nonprofit san francisco beautiful for the project. >>> coming up, for sale as is. a $1.6 million home up for sale in the bay area. the major thing it's missing. >>> a man accused of stealing a winning scratch ticket from his roommate. the surprise when the suspected thief went to cash it in. >> maybe it was a -- >> an incredible story of survival. survival. the scary sit the question isn't whether he should be impeached a

from berryessa north san jose underground to alum rock 128th, downtown san jose and diridon and back up aboveground santa clara so it will be adding four stops. reporting live in downtown san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. >>> this morning, police need your help in finding a man who held up a cell phone store at gunpoint. according to the east bay times, this happened yesterday afternoon on monument boulevard in concord. that man took off with money, before getting away. no one was hurt. anyone with information is asked to call concord police. >>> it is 6:08 right now. if you're anywhere near san francisco's embarcadero this morning, this is a sneak peek what you may see on the waterfront. visitors near pier 14 got a good look at the king tides in action. later this morning, supposed to be a similar scene. a bay area flood advisory will be in effect from the inner bay from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. today. so proceed with caution. >> the high tide will be right before 11:00, and it's all because of the moon, and its gravity that's pulling up our tides, and if yo

the vta says the work to finally open the long awaited milpitas and berryessa b.a.r.t. stations is for once ahead of schedule and could even be completed by the end of march. >> the staff, they felt almost ashamed this happened under their watch. they made sure they tried to lose as little alecoend th for turned around as fast as they did. >> reporter: kpix5 first uncovered problems back in september including the revelation a subcontractor installed more than 1,000 pieces of used equipment, routers and servers that formed the communications and security backbone of the new rail line. the vta said all that used equipment was removed and replaced by the end of last year. the transit agency is now set to begin early testing for the design and construction for the final leg of the extension that will take b.a.r.t. into the heart of downtown san jose and out to santa clara. >> so excited about it. if that could bring us more customers and more customers to downtown san jose, that would be great for me, for us, for our business. >> reporter: because all of the downtown b.a.r

if you go north of there, some of the sonoma county mountains, berryessa possible and diablo. friday, heavy rain and strong winds. half inch to 2.5 inches of rain and a chance of thunderstorms. so as we fast forward to 7:00 friday morning, we'll see increasing clouds and as we head throughout the day, the north bay has the best chance of rain until we get to 4:00. we're all heading out of work early possibly, heading out for the evening hours and look at that moderate to heavy rain that's going to fall on us friday evening. here's sue. >>> we're taking a look at the san mateo bridge if your travels take you from hayward to foster city. about a 15-minute drive across the causeway and up the incline section, the high-rise over towards foster city in san mateo. full freeway closure due to roadwork. southbound 680 to sheridan. there is a detour in place. give yourself plenty of time. supposed to have that picked up by 5:00. we'll follow it for you. up and over the altamont pass. take a look at that. we've got slow traffic. about a 45-minute ride from tracy into livermore and dubli

expanded to berryessa neighborhood, downtown san jose is bracing for the same. major construction doesn't start for another two years. some preliminary work needs to be done. the impact could shrink streets to one lane. parking spaces and sidewalks could be cut off. the drilling will be as noisy as a lawn mower. >>> google's next big thing is helpful. ability to use a phone is something most of us takes for granted. for people who couldn't use one, google comes to the rescue. >> reporter: google with a piece of technology, you will see them building is helping people with disabilities access the internet. google hosted what it called a build athon at its headquarters and you could say they are building a new way to search. >> volunteering their times. >> reporter: launched by an $800,000 google.org grant, these techies are working with the society to bring equality to people with disabilities. >> a significant disability that maybe they can't use their hands that other people can. >> reporter: so people can for the first time operate a computer, tablet and even

necessary to study the ground and the surrounding areasthe goal is for bart to extend its line from berryessanto santa clarathe actual work will begin next year the work could disrupt traffic on east santa clara and north 3rd street. that is the area outlined in red on the map. this first phase of the construction is expected to last about 7 weeks. a spokesperson for the project says the impact of this work should be minimal. here is a diagram showing what the finished bart station will look like. today's work is just the first phase of the construction and most of the work is not scheduled to begin until the year 20-21. thanks will. ( darya ) california could become the first state in the nation to offer parents six months of paid leave. new legislation has been introduced at the state capitol. research shows that longer paid maternity leave can increase the rate of mothers who attempt breastfeeding by as much as 18 percent. governor gavin newsom says that's one of the many benefits in the plan. lawmakers still do not know how the state will pay to keep parents home longer with their baby. t

from berryessa north san jose underground to alum rock 128th, downtown san jose and diridon and back up aboveground santa clara so it will be adding four stops. reporting live in downtown san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, we appreciate you for that update there. >>> 5:05 right now. pg&e's bankruptcy has san francisco leaders talking more about more than just power plan. "the examiner" reporting some are rethinking the future of renewable energy. clean power sf talks about the possibility of green energy programs slipping through the cracks in the midst of pg&e's troubles. supporters are now calling for a new locally sponsored green energy platform that would include pouring resources into more green energy projects. >>> renowned activist erin brokovich plans to protest against pg&e once again. brokovich is set to appear this week in sacramento with wildfire survivors to oppose pg&e's plans to file for bankruptcy. the utility claims it doesn't have the estimated $30 billion to cover liabilities from the 2017 wine country fires and last year's camp fire. that rally is s