on yerba buena island. we will continue to monitor the situation and bring you any updates as soon as we get them. >>> within the last hour a minor earthquake shook parts of the bay area with a lot of people saying they felt it. according to the usgs, the quake struck at 9:26 tonight. it was centered two miles northeast of berkeley in the east bay hills. we've heard reports of wine glasses rattling and hanging lamps swaying but no word of any damage. >>> now to our coverage of the oakland a's big play off push and they're in detroit in the best of five series against the tigers. >> fred inglis is live in the motor city which has become a familiar sight for the a's. fred. >> reporter: it is a rematch of last year's alds. we arrived to detroit about six hours ago and we were treated by rain. it has since stopped. neither team practiced here at comerica park today. in fact, the tarp was on the field all day. they do expect more intermittent rain tomorrow. they're going to expect cooler temperatures. we went do

chp has asked or san francisco fire department by the way has asked chp to close the yerba buena island off-ramp to treasure island, that is on the far left, chp will close that to allow firefighters to continue their mop up operations, if you have to get on to treasure island go to san francisco, get on that lower deck and exit eastbound on the left just before the tunnel. >>> also moving along and taking a look at westbound bay bridge, this looks good up to the toll plaza, it is light. no problems this morning by the way on 238 or 880, if you are driving to the peninsula it looks good, 101 and 280 in good shape. now let's go back to steve. >> all right, sal, thank you, sir, a little change today compared to a weekend. it is still mild and warm but cooler especially coast and bay, a weak system bringing in he and mid-level clouds there, that is already pushed east and out of the area because there is actually a cool front coming in. we also have in detroit things look better, not very warm, it is 48 degrees right now in detroit with a west wind but probably in the low 50s here but it l

they have contained some vegetation fires including this one on san francisco's yerba buena island. it began shortly before 8:00 forcing the temporary shutdown of eastbound lanes on the bay bridge. investigators say there were actually two fires on the island. firefighters battled the flames from the ground and the air. >> we also deployed the fire

are trying to determine how this happened. >> firefighters battled a fire that broke on yerba buena island which caused major traffic across the bay bridge. kron41 yoli aceves is live on the island with more. >> as you look at the exit, it is still closed off because they're still out here to join some of work. you can say that the chp is out here trying to make sure that commuters no they cannot accept on to the island. here is the video that we receive right before 8:00 p.m. last night. it did cause a lot of traffic because they ended up having to close the exit they also have to close some complaints. people came out from the game last night. more importantly, it frightens some of their residents because they could see the fire and it is so limited access to get off of it. they dig a little nervous.more a little nervous. y were able to put out the fire but they're still investigating what caused this. there were costa this off fireworks but they're not sure if that is the reason >> the traffic is okay in a sense that all these lanes are open. if you live on the island unfortunately righ

>> the timing i 4:00 a.m.e is 4:0 an earlier fire on yerba buena island still has roads close at leading off to the bay bridge. we will have a full update for you next. >> it happened a again. a another car had its windows showed out out with a bb or a pellet gun while the driver was heading down a san jose freeway. details coming up. >> the u.s. government has plans to interrogate a suspect it out qaeda opeal-qaed operative who was captured on a pair of high-profile operations in africa, this weekend. now they believe that this man could be linked to the bombings of to u.s. embassies. >> you will see on your extended forecast that the 7 day around the bay shows at the temperatures will continue to slide. we w sunshine afternoon. we have possibility of showers because we are tracking a system to the north. as of right now it will be added 10 to 20% chance. there is a possibility that the system will not hit and at all. warmer weather and is slightly richer by the end of the week. >> we have pretty mild conditions. as for the traffic, we're not monterey any hot spots but we may have a fir

it was on yerba buena island right in the bay. it began shortly before 8:00 last night forcing a temporary shutdown of the eastbound lanes on the bay bridge. investigators say there were actually two fires on the island. >> as they go up the hill, we need to make a natural fire break, douse it with water to secure it so it won't jump the hill. >> so far there's no word on what caused the fires. there are no reports of damage or injuries. >>> 5:34 right now. it was a fabulous weekend. i was at the coast all weekend. >> you were in monterey? >> yes. >> first time there. >> beautiful. >> what was your favorite? >> carmel beach. >> where highs were in the 70s. >> and pebble beach was wonderful. >> glorious. >> and you? >> i was in san francisco. imagine that. [ laughter ] >> it was gorgeous. >> absolutely. 83 degrees yesterday. today a substantial cooldown along the coast and in the city of san francisco. hi, everybody. let's step out right now where it's o:dark:00. clear skies in san francisco. 62 degrees. partly cloudy right now in s

we have also been talking about that vegetation fire that happened last night at yerba buena island. fire crews are back on scene and looks like they may be dealing with a flare-up because they have shut down the treasure island exit from westbound 80. this is beginning to back up some traffic for west 80 on the bay bridge. you can see already traffic is stacked up at the pay gates from beyond the 880 overcrossing. but good news for mass transit. still no delays for bart. the ferries, caltrain and ace are on time. >>> good morning. let's step outdoors this morning where you will need a light jacket or even a sweater because currently our air temperatures span from 47 degrees in santa rosa -- oh, boy, just dipped down in the last couple of minutes to 45 now. 59 degrees in oakland. we do have partly cloudy skies in livermore in the mid-50s. today we'll see a few clouds and as a result it will be cooler than what we experienced all weekend long. but the coolest day of the workweek is still straight ahead on the seven-day forecast. first let's pinpoints your forecast. under partly cloudy

it quickly went up the side of yes, sir bough buena -- yerba buena island.of communication equipment at the top of the hill. fire commanders dispatched a boat that attacked from the bay level and despite some of the traffic snarl the fire trucks were able to get over the bay bridge from san francisco to back up some of the crews that were already here. right now the fire is largely under control. >> there is no reason for anyone to get concerned about the residential area. >> we had nibble reports from telephones. there could have been fireworks involved, but we had two spot fires that were going on the side of the island. >> the chief says the first reports again did come from san francisco. the good news is that there are nor injuries and there is even more good news even though the flames were traveling toward federal property and they never got quite close enough to threaten any buildings because the fire crews were able to cut them off and then contain them and chase them back down the hill. right now that fire is under control. reporting live, abc7 new

francisco firefighters say initial reports indicate fireworks are to blame for a brush fire on yerba buena island. it was reported last night in a very remote area on the western side of the island south of the bay bridge. a large plume of smoke and flames could be seen by drivers. it shut down eastbound lanes on the lower deck causing major delays. the westbound treasure island on ramp also closed while crews put out the fire. they were hard at work as you can see in this video. the good news is this morning all lanes have been reopened. >> former president jimmy carter is in oakland this morning for habitat for humanity. every year for the last 30 years he and his wife have been building homes in different cities. this morning they will be joined by country music stars trisha yearwood and garth brooks to help build 12 homes in east oakland. tomorrow they will be in east san jose helping elderly and veterans repair older homes. >> that's one of the primary things i've gotten out of habitat. all people on earth are equal and a basic human right is to have a place to live. >> he looks great. the s

it broke out on yorba buena island before 8:00 last night, folks were leaving the 49ers game, the fire quickly spread up the side of the island but crews waiteded to knock it down before it threatened fired it slowed down the commute a lot across the lower deck of the bay bridge, fireworks may to be blame. >>> this morning, seismologists have downgraded a moderate earthquake that shook the east bay, the tremor struck before 9:30 last night, originally measured at 3.1. there were no injuries, no damage. and 7 news viewers all over the east bay and san francisco called our newsroom reporting feeling the quake. >>> ten years ago today, californians went to the polls and replaced their governor with a movie star. today marks the tenth anniversary of the recall election that saw democrat gray davis ousted and replaced with republican arnold schwarzenegger. it was the first ever successful recall of a governor in california history and the only second such recall recall nationwide. in an interview over the weekend with the "los angeles times," davis reflected on the recall. he said, "histori

it quickly went up the side of yes, sir bough buena -- yerba buena island. there was lots of communication equipment at the top of the hill. fire commanders dispatched a boat that attacked from the bay level and despite some of the traffic snarl the fire trucks were able to get over the bay bridge from san francisco to back up some of the crews that were already here. right now the fire is largely under control. >> there is no reason for anyone to get concerned about the residential area. >> we had nibble reports from telephones. there could have been fireworks involved, but we had two spot fires that were going on the side of the island. >> the chief says the first reports again did come from san francisco. the good news is that there are nor injuries and there is even more good news even though the flames were traveling toward federal property and they never got quite close enough to threaten any buildings because the fire crews were able to cut them off and then contain them and chase them back down the hill. right now that fire is under control. reportin

there were two fires on the yerba buena island. >> as these fires go uphill, we need to take a natural fire break to secure it so we can jump the hill. >> so far, no word on what caused those fires. >>> it's unclear what sparked a two-alarm grass fire up in marin county. it was reported about 4:00 yesterday afternoon in a hilly part of larkspur near sunrise lane and marina vista avenue. crews were able to get it under control in about an hour. >>> as you can see from this amateur video cal fire helped fight the fire by getting water from a nearby lagoon. there are no reports of damage or injuries from any of the fires. >>> parts of the bay area were rattled a bit last night by a minor earthquake. the 3.0 magnitude tremor hit about 9:26 p.m. centered about 2 miles northeast of berkeley. despite the low magnitude, a surprising number of people called the newsroom to say they felt something. >>> it looks like bart negotiations will go down to the wire again. the cooling-off period ends at midnight thursday. kpix 5's anne makovec on what's holding up the settlement. >>> reporter: the threa

. >>> a brushfire on yorba buena island is under control but caused a traffic nightmare on the bay bridge for drivers leaving san francisco last night after the 49ers game. it started just before 8:00 last night and quickly climbed up the side of the island. take a look here. crews were concern it had would reach the coast guard station, they were able to attack the flames from ground level. >> we have some initial reports from telephones, could have been fireworks involved, two spot fires rap applied groaning the identify side of the island. >> fire crews controlled the flames before they threatened any buildings or people. >>> developing news from the peninsula this morning. pg&e crews in san carlos are gradually reducing the pressure in a controversial pipeline following a judge's order to completely shut it down. the pipeline runs under the city along britain avenue. pg&e insists the pipeline is safe but internal e-mails question the integrity of an 80-year-old seam weld on the pipeline. that's when san carlos officials asked the judge to step n the process of shutting the pipeline do

it broke out on yorba buena island before 8 last night. the fire quickly spread up the side of the island, crews are able to knock it down before it threatened any structures. the fire did slow down the sunday night commute across the lower deck of the bay bridge. fire officials say fireworks may have played a role in this blaze. >>> pg&e is turning off a major pipeline that runs through san carlos after the city won a legal battle a judge ordered the utility to shut down line 147 after safety concerns based on internal pg&e e-mails questioning the safety of an 83-year-old seam weld on that pipeline. the line that runs under residential britain avenue is similar to the one that exploded in san bruno three years ago, killing eight people. while pg&e insists the pipeline is safe, san carlos leaders say they want proof. >> we haven't got the answers to those questions. we get the answers to those questions with the engineers, again, the professionals doing this, hopefully, we will be in good shape. we don't know what the outcome is going to b

. >> and early fire on your buena island still has rose closed leading off the bay bridge. >> we will have a full update for you next. >> we're awaiting of with temperatures in the 40 degrees mark perry >> it is clear out their as we head into the afternoon expect mostly sunny skies. >> will have more on the weather in about 15 minutes >> right now along interstate 80 east we had an off ramp shut down this morning after a tanker truck shutdown. >> kron4 as mike pelton is live at the scene with an update, mike >> ben wanted to take croquet from the over turn tanker and put it in a large empty tank and move it safely. >> power is out right now before the site for the fuel out of the tank into the intake. >> a double tanker truck overturned with a back tanker is the one who overturned. >> tow trucks will carefully flip the tanker back onto its tires and there will be fields inside the in to take care >> officials will have to be careful with this removal because the last several hours. >> ardsley we are talking not a flammable chemical and we want to take our time in the safe and removin

. >>> we're learning more information about what may have caused a grass fire on yerba buena island last night. >>> now to our continuing coverage of the government shutdown. president obama spoke to workers at fema this morning thanking them for working without pay. >> the truth of the matter is, there are enough republican and democratic votes in the house of representatives right now to end the shutdown immediately with no partisan strings attached. the house should hold that vote today. >> the pending deadline to raise the debt limit has become intwined with the shutdown. the country will run out of money in ten daps if the debt ceiling is -- days if the debt ceiling is not raised. john boehner said they won't pass it unless the president is willing to negotiate long-term deficit cuts or reform to the benefits. >> i told the president, we're not gonna pass it when the votes are not in the house with a clean debt limit. >> so far neither side appears willing to budge. >>> fleet week in san francisco was supposed to begin today but there's not much planned anymore. the airshow and navy

we got an update that laura told you about with the fire on yerba buena island. that all lanes were reopened. i talked to them, they said the off ramp from the westbound, the upper deck, is closed so west 80 at treasure island you cannot do that, you have to go back over to the san francisco side. again, access for treasure island sounds like this is related to cleanup after last night's fire. all lanes of the bridge are open. to and from the treasure island area and the tunnel from the east side. a smooth flow. we have a few issues. here is the maze and smooth overview into and out of san francisco. again we're talking about that westbound direction with the off ramp closed. you see slowing as crews have arrived to shut down the off ramp. which ever part you have to exit to. we're looking here as the off ramp is closed, also the off ramp on the westbound side is closed. there is a tanker, some sort after leak. they needed a big rig hauler but they have to take care of what severe leaking out of the tanker. so again, a lot of activity going on since 3:00 in the mo

morning in richmond, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> crews are still on the scene on yerba buena island after two small fires created a back up on the bay bridges. they were first reported before 8:00 last night and burned 4 acres on the westside of the island in deep brush, they did not cause injuries or damage but did send up a large plume of smoke affecting drivers and leading to that traffic jam. fire crews still there watching out for flare-ups and as sal mentioned an off-ramp is closed. >> 5:36, the clock ticking towards another possible bart strike and a commute meltdown. bart workers could be on strike by the end of this workweek. the 60 day cooling-off period ends thursday night, a possible strike could start friday morning. the heat is on for the two sides to reach a deal before the strike deadline. contract talks between management and bart unions are set to resume at 9:30 this morning but they are still far apart on the big issues, salary and benefits, transit experts say a bart strike in okwo be a lot worse than the 4 day strike we had in july. >>> the threat of another bar

from yerba buena island to the center pier on the oakland's side is 109 feet longer than the span of the golden gate. >> reporter: beauty does seem to rest more comfortably in the eye of the beholding. >>> when we come back on a second look. the key system providing transit in the east bay and across the bridge to san francisco. >>> how an efficient an extensive urban transit system disappeared. a bit later, san francisco's ferry building when it was the gate way for travel to san francisco. look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves magic, it's math. the only thing he taught us was how to subtract kids from a party. ♪ let's get some cake in you. i could go for some cake. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. pek chjalapeÑos, bacon,ndles. tomato and avocado. i call it, "the avocado da vinci". create your om'lart with

for sparking a brush fire on yerba buena island that snarled traffic for hours last night.u can expect if you are heading that way this morning. >> and former president jimmy carter is visiting the habitat for humanity site in the east bay one week after volunteers were robbed at gun point at that site. >> the upset that had raiders fans up early into the morning hours. >> we take you live to the bay bridge, looks like there's some traffic moving along heading into and out of san francisco. despite how early it is on this monday, october 7th, this is "today in the bay."

. >>> investigators are trying to determine if fireworks sparked the fire on yerba buena island.o far there is no evidence fireworks were the cause although there are reports fireworks were heard in the area before the fire started. the fire burned through 4 acres. >>> mosquitos fogging is planned this weekend in contra costa county. they will spray along the water front on wednesday night between 6:40 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. the area is boarded here. >>> temperatures trending down after a warm period. warm over the weekend. hot in some places. today mid-80s. but it changes now as clouds move in and temperatures trend down. that means the winds are coming off the water. and that changes things. today the winds have been coming out of the northeast and that create as high fire danger and it warms the temperatures and this wind comes out of the west and that cools things down. last night's numbers got down there. upper 30s inland. the cooling trend is on and it started -- starts tomorrow. starts tomorrow. temperatures trend down tuesday and wednesday and thursday. is it cold? no. 60s,

. >> investigators trying to determine if fireworks were to blame for this fire on yerba buena island. '. >> have you notice a little relief at the pump? we'll look at the driving force behind it. one of the bureaucratters -- bikers involved in the motorcycle clash in new york shares his side of the story but not everybody is buying it. >> why you may feel like you overpaid if you were one of the first to get your hands on the new iphone 5c, let until you hear how little they're now going for. >> taking a live look outside right now, it's a gorgeous day around the bay. or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. this week, folgers is $6.88 for the large size. that's a lot of coffee. skip the warehouse. charmin is $13.99 for 24 double rolls. and lean cuisine entrees are just a buck 99. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >> the biker at the center of a massive road rage incident on a new york city highway says he is not responsible, in an

. >>> fire crews are still on yerba buena island after two small fires last night caused a major traffic jam on the bay bridge. they were first reported about 8:00 last night. they burned about four acres of the west side of the island. very steep brush. there are a few fire hydrants out there, too. and the water pressure is low too. firefighters say the winds played a big role in the fire. >> a light breeze that helped fuel the fire. a greater breeze and a windy day, it would have moved much faster. >> the fire sent a big plume of smoke which distracted bay bridge drivers. there was a big traffic jam for several hours. the crews are still watching out for flareups. >>> cleanup crews in richmond are working to move and transfer a propane from a tanker truck that flipped over earlier this morning. firefighters forced guests from a nearby hotel to evacuate because of a small leak out there. ktvu's alex savidge is there as well. you've been out there for a few hours. what's happening? how are the crews doing? >> reporter: good morning, dave. the plan is to empty all of the propane automatic

. >>> fireworks may have sparked a fire around 8:00 on the southern side of yerba buena island last night. it was contained in a couple of hours. smoke and flames snarled traffic on the bridge for a while but there was no serious damage reported. >>> other bay area headlines, fire destroyed a palo alto home undergoing renovations this morning. the house was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the scene. they had it contained in an hour but the home is a total loss. the cause is still under investigation. >>> this afternoon san francisco supervisors will be debating a proposal to close the city's parks overnight. the idea is to cut down the estimated $1 million the city spends on dealing with vandalism and i will deal dumping. opponents say it will hurt the thousands of homeless. >>> a pair of social media millionaires are launching san francisco's newest private social include. "the battery" on battery street is five levels, four bars, a fine dining restaurant, gym, game room and a 20-person hot tub. members have to be invited to join in and then pay $2,400 a year. >> we walk

as you leave the shoreline heading west towards san francisco yerba buena island, it says we're leaving land now we're on the water. >> contractors are willing to pay for more palms. if you have a couple of canary palms in the backyard, why not sell them? >> they look good. >> they put them along the embarcadero a few years back. they look cool. >> hey. how are you doing today? good to see you! >>> we have low clouds around the bay area, a little more extensive onshore. but not as dense as it's been. so yeah, looks like we have some nice weather ahead although it will be cooler out there as we look toward coit tower. you have some clouds there in the distance but at least we can see it today. yesterday couldn't see the coit tower in many spots around the bay area due to all the dense cloud cover. outside now it is 48 degrees in concord. 53 in san jose. and 51 in san francisco. i think today's temperatures going to be running cooler than average maybe the coolest day of the week. usually in the 60s and the 70s. we are going to be well below the average in san francisco barely 60 degrees.

. >>> the ramp leading from yerba buena island toward oakland is back open tonight after crews removedheir gear from the roadway. crews spent the day at the site. firefighters reported seeing hot spots there yesterday afternoon. the original fire prompted the closure. the firefighters the cause of the fire is unknown. >>> she contacted ktvu when her unemployment checks stopped arriving, and she still hasn't been paid. the latest on our investigation, and who's now getting involved? >> the artist behind san francisco's day of the dead observance is fearful he may be losing his home of 35 years. find out what he's up against. >> you can get soon, californians from sacramento to salinas to san diego will have equal access to quality health insurance. those who need financial assistance will get it. and nobody will be denied because of a pre-existing condition. welcome to a new state of health. welcome to covered california. we are your health insurance marketplace. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> the artist who brought the day of the dead, a mexican transition to the bay area is fighti

. >>> fire investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire on yerba buena island last night. it broke out before 8:00 a.m. and took two hours to get undercontrol. fireworks were heard in the area but there is no evidence fireworks caused the fire. >>> emergency crews were able to remove a liquid propane tanker that over turned. it was one of two on a tandem trailer. it over turned at 3:00 a.m. this morning as the driver was turning. the tanker had just been filled. a small leak was patched. earlier gas leaking from the hull was vaporizes and a hotel had to be evacuated. >> we evacuated the hotel, that the what we felt was the most important. >> the chp is investigating the cause of the crash. >>> san jose state university is checking to make sure they don't have a problem with rats on campus after a rat tried to share the stage with a guest speaker. ktvu's robert handa tells us what happened and what is being done about it. robert? >> reporter: when you are on the campus of san jose state university you see quite a few construction sites, a lot of improves are going on but t

>> 24 hours later investigators not any closer to figuring out what caused this fire on yurba buena island last nature. fire spread quickly but didn't destroy any building. investigators say they may never know the cause of the fire because the area is fairly inaccessible. >> hayward police officer turned himself in today to face charges of extortion. officer romeo is accused of trying to the coerce forgery suspect in become ago confidential informant. and when she couldn't come up with any information l for him he demanded cash in exchange for the dismissal of the forgery charge. today hayward police chief urban said she was shocked and disappointed when she heard of this alleged misconduct. >> any time you hire from the human race there will be human mistake. our response to the misconduct is what defines our organization. and we have zero tolerance on this conduct by any of our people here. >>reporter: officer rae signed today. he has been on paid administrative leave. >> detectives say they have dismantled major narcotics network in san jose and tonight they look for the man suspected

. >>> the ramp leading from yerba buena island toward oakland is back open tonight after crews removedir gear from the roadway. crews spent the day at the site. firefighters reported seeing hot spots there yesterday afternoon. the original fire prompted the closure. the firefighters the cause of the fire is unknown. >>> she contacted ktvu when her unemployment checks stopped arriving, and she still hasn't been paid. the latest on our investigation, and who's now getting involved? >> the artist behind san francisco's day of the dead observance is fearful he may be losing his home of 35 years. find out what he's up against. >> you can get ktvu news to go. download the ktvu app, click the live icon, and watch all of our newscasts live on your mobile device. [ trina ] i'm a student at devry university. and these are my roommates. this is one of my favorite professors. and so is this. this is my academic advisor. and also my cheerleader. and when i finish my degree in business... a new job, at a great company... that's the graduation present i want. [ male announcer ] in 2012, 90% of devry

. >>> fire crews are still on yerba buena island after two small fires last night caused a traffic back up on the bay bridge. they were first reported at 8:00 last night. those flames burned 4 acres of the westside of the island in steep brush. the fires didn't cause injures or major damage but you can see it sent those plumes of smoke and flames which affected the drivers and caused a huge traffic jam on the bridge. fire crews are still out there watching for flare-ups and as sal has been telling you an off- ramp is closed this morning. >>> meantime the vegetation fire in larkspur burned several acres of a area at 4:00 in the afternoon yesterday near marina vista avenue. with the help of planes and also firefighters on the ground they controlled this within an hour. no structures were damaged, no one was hurt. the cause of the fire though is under investigation. >> pg&e crews have begun shutting down a natural gas line in san carlos, the judge's order comes after e-mails questioned the pipeline safety. it is line 147, it runs under britain avenue between 280 and highway 101. ktvu's tar

francisco firefighters say initial reports indicate fireworks are to blame for a brush fire on yerba buena island. it was reported last night in a very remote area on the western side of the island south of the bay bridge. a large plume of smoke and flames could be seen by drivers on the bridge. it shut down eastbound lanes on the lower deck for more than two hours causing major traffic delays. the the westbound treasure island on ramp was closed while crews put out the fire. we've got a live look at the western span of the bridge. all lanes have been reopened and traffic is getting through as normal. >> a developing story in southern california where fire crews built containment lines around a wild fire. it scorched four jasquare milesf brush. the fire is 20% contained. they expect calmer winds which will help containment. the flames broke out on saturday. no word on the cause. >> what are we in store for when it comes to the forecast? let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you, laura and marla. good morning to you at home. any raiders fans throughout? boy, they ar

. >> this morn people on yerba buena island are expressing concern after a fire. could see the flames sunday night. san francisco firefighters responded from the treasure island station down the road but that makes it sound a lot simpler than it was. >> water is a problem. the nearest hydrant is -- this is like a wild land fire fighting circumstance. and that requires different clothing, different gear, different types of hose line. >> crews used a fire beat the spray water on hot spots. officials say they are making the proper adjustment in case of a future fire on that island. the cause is under investigation but crews say fireworks may be to blame. >> 5:05. let's check back with meteorologist christina loren. tell us about a cool start but decent looking day ahead. >> gosh, it's going to be so nice. these numbers, they are chilly to start. it's the beautiful rebound we're going to see later on this afternoon that you can all look forward to. not too hot, not too cool. it's a little brisk so feels like fall. temperatures at noon, we'll be in the upper 70s in som

traffic heading into and out of the tunnel there by yerba buena island still moving at the speed limit. and no metering lights. that means things look great behind the pay gates, as well. this is the time of morning to leave. everything is looking great all those sensors are popping up green this morning. green by the way means speeds over 40 miles per hour. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. nothing really to back you up or slow you downright now towards the pay gates and all is clear throughout the macarthur maze and on all the approaches. 880 we had that overnight roadwork. but maybe you waited it out a little bit and now everything is clear between embarcadero and 16th. if you are heading out of town taking a flight at the oakland, no problems at the maze in oakland and moves well into hayward. towards the san mateo bridge this is a live look all those taillights that is the commute direction of westbound 92. 13 minutes to take you out towards the peninsula. that's the latest "timesaver traffic." brian, are you hitting the beach this weekend? >> absolutely. i'm doing

and today spot fires continued to spark up on the yerba buena island. late last night a brush fire cast a glow on the bay bridge. at first investigators blamed fireworks but now they say they don't know what started it. drivers on the bay bridge could see the flames and smoke and that created big traffic backups. >>> speaking of big, a big win today for the oakland a's! kpix 5's sports director dennis o'donnell is here. emotions ran high it the 9th, but as usual in baseball games not a punch was thrown. >> and the a's won. you can put the champagne on ice. think of close to another one. game 3 had it all, home runs, beeps, bench clearings, almost balls, and critical a's women. tied at 3 in the 5th when brandon moss had a solo home run. tigers starter anabel sanchez for the lead. oakland scored three in the fifth to make it 6-3. they hit three home runs today. then came the real fireworks. brandt balfour closing it out in the ninth when victor martinez starts screaming at the plate. balfour is known to talk to himself and martinez wanted no part of this.

. >>> firefighters are monitoring hot spots in yuerba buena island for the three-acre fire. firefighters are going to stay on the scene until the hot spots are out. that fire started in a ray gene before 8:00 last night. it was tough to fight, too, because the blaze of the location and it was hard to find the cause for that reason as well. the battalion chief says they're fwoings going to make adjustments to be prepared to fight fires in this terrain in the future. >>> thousands of pilings soaked will be removed from the bay to clean up the habitat for the birds. the "mij" reports a $2 million grant for the national fish and wildlife foundation will fund this cleanup program. they once supported fishing piers and boesch launches. pacific herring often use the pilings and other hard surfaces to spawn. it is a by-product of the coal industry and scientists are concerned that chemicals could contaminate into the herring eggs. >>> the research company nielsen has a new rating that measured twitter chatter about tv shows. the twitter tv ratings tallies the number of people tweeti

all the way towards yerba buena island. san mateo bridge similar story only 13 minutes or so.hasn't changed much. the travel time is still the same out of hayward toward foster city. 880 in oakland near 66 and the oakland coliseum, the oakland airport is close to here. so both directions northbound and southbound moving at the limit. up towards 238, there was a crash that northbound 238 commute right by east 14th street. it had been blocking one of the middle lanes. that's the one thing about these accidents that we have seen popping up this morning. they have been clearing them quickly so slight delays approaching the castro valley y. that is the latest from here in the "timesaver traffic" center. i know brian has been talking about a higher fire danger the past couple of days with these winds picking up. >> i asked you about twerking because you are the phi beta kappa grad from cal. if anybody could explain it, elizabeth could. >> that makes me a miley cyrus expert. >>among other things. >>> look at the bay bridge. you see that faint little moon up there it's a beautiful sta

there's still no word on what caused two fires on yerba buena island last night.ve been awarded the nobel prize. professor randy shekman from berkeley along with stanford's thomas suedhof and yale university's james rothmann have won the 2013 nobel prize in medicine. their research focuses on how hormones and enzymes are transported within cells. the discoveries have helped doctors diagnose the severe form of epilepsy and immune deficiency diseases in children. >>> president carter is in the bay area for a special habitat for humanity event. he and his wife are celebrating the 30th anniversary of habitat for humanity leading more than 3,000 volunteers in building projects this week from coast to coast. they will be in east san jose tomorrow. >> stay with us, traffic and weather coming right up. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm liza battalones. expect delays on the bart system now. we are hearing from bart officials that they are running 15 minutes late leaving fremont heading towards richmond. also, a 15-minute delay out of fremont towards millbrae because of a po