this animation was provided by caltrans. the catwalks are already in place. cox that is the cable that will suspended its entire bridge. this will be the longest kindle ever for any breach of this sort. let's take a look at some of the facts and baldness. it will be almost a mile long, 2.5 ft. wide with 17,000 wires involved. each wire is 5 mm and it will weigh over 5,000 t. the key to fill 17,000 wires and put them in it and, it would go 60 percent around the entire circumference of the earth. it is a big deal, it is a big project. this is a part of the existing project that will go until 2013. they are hoping that it will open sooner than the end of 2013. all in all, this project will cost $6 billion. >>darya: a san francisco philanthropist has died. warm and hellman died at the age of 77--warren hellman died at the age of 77. for many was best known as the founder of a bluegrass festival at golden gate park every year. san francisco city officials renamed is the way matters of, the site of the bluegrass festival is held in hall. we're back or more in a mom

>>jackie: we have an animation provided to us by caltrans. this is a better view of what it will look like. the only is pulling the cable long over the top of the catwalk miriam it on the other side of the bridge. this is what the bridge project is about harry and with everything said and done, this will be the longest bridge of this sort. this cable is a really big hill. it is almost a mile long furious 2.5 feel like. over 17,000 steel cables. there are 5 mm thick. when everything is said and done, 5,000 t a table. i do not know how long this will take, most of the work is done before you get to the as turn on the bridge itself. they really want people to pay attention and keep their eyes on the road and not on the work being done. this is diving the eye on the project to the car as it is a full to be done at the end of to call 13.--the project is supposed to be done by the end of 2013. sixth of the >>mark: national tx--the leader of north korea died on saturday. his son is expected to take over. many are still mourning the death of the lead

this project is funded by caltrans and it is being carried out by fish and game officials and researchers >>> today is the first full day of operates at a new fire station in mountain view. officials dedicated station number 5 yesterday after a long effort. it was approved 12 years ago budget problems kept delaying construction until last year. the need kept growing with google's expand hunt this becomes the city's only station north of highway 101. the station is certified it meets high environmental standards. >>> this morning two bay area charter schools on a closure list. leadership high and west county high are among those singled out by charter school association the association says they should be closed because of poor academic performance. officials say students at leadership high often out-score their peers at other city high schools and they dismiss the list as attempt by the association to demonstrate that it can be critical of some charter school programs >> today the contra costa jewish community center in walnut creek is closing. the families of 70 children are searching fo

one thing i love about the giants is it is so easily accessible by caltran and muni, and i hope to see that infrastructure build for the forty-niners if the state. the same thing for the america's cup. we have to make sure as we build infrastructure for major sporting events we are keeping in mind the needs of san francisco and what they would like to see come out of these events. it is great if it creates jobs and helps to raise our tax base. >> slightly unrelated, but i am curious how you feel your work -- how your work with the school board has prepared to for being a supervisor? supervisor kim: i will say this about the board of education. when i ran for the board of education, i really wanted to represent and make sure i had to be -- had to have a voice in the system. what really surprised me about being on the school board was how much i enjoyed it. i really loved it. i love meeting with families, meeting with teachers, visiting schools, and getting a deeper understanding of how our system works better and doing it with our communities. on that level, it prepared me for a much wi

encouraged the developer to build a hotel that would take advantage of the pre-zoning put there in 1951 by caltrans and the city to put a freeway. if you collectively look at all of the freeway sites, 84 foot zoning was there. this site, the golden gate, and recreational complex, has never had any history of being zone for housing. it was put there in 1951 because the freeway was there. subsequent to that, the redevelopment agency came along and build one of the great things they have accomplished in our history -- a whole neighborhood, including 1200 rental apartments, the golden gateway swim and tennis club without force bases. it is regarded as one of the great outdoor recreational facilities in san francisco. the wonderful long will disappear when they build the green roof. the present plan for 8 washington street presented two weeks ago called for no tennis courts and a larger swimming complex. the building would go from 84 feet to 92 and 132 -- a 50- foot increase. this is a wonderful neighborhood. 2000 people are seniors that live across the street in the golden gateway center. over 2000 oth

parcel f at fulton and gough street pier this is a portion of the parcels obtained by the city by caltrans as a part of per agreement from the year 2000. as indicated in the budget analyst report, approximately 22 parcels, 16 of which have been disposed of already, sold, generating approximate $31 million in revenue. this cooperative agreement calls for the city to create what is now octavia boulevard, to return funds received from disposal of properties back into transportation activities, specifically enumerated in that cooperative agreement and what are called ancillary projects. the citizen buys three committee was charged with working with city staff in developing those ancillary projects. so far, $31 million has been generated to date. this particular parcel, f, if we can look at the overhead -- it is just over one-half of an acre. we did an evaluation and analysis of several properties. that was then reviewed again in 2009 and we saw run for a 44 disposal of parcels that no less than permited valley. we have affected some sales since then. particularly, placed out of auction, parcel

safety inspections of the bay bridge following an investigation into alleged falsified reports by caltrans employees. >>> a reform of california's three-strikes sentencing law may be on the november ballot. the proposed initiative would extend non-violent offenders from automatically serving 25 years to life. >>> also, the documentary, "the grove," tells the story behind the national aids memorial grove in golden gate park, coming up next. >> belva: good evening. i'm belva davis and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me on our news panel are marisa lagos, "san francisco chronicle," political reporter. tom vacar, ktvu news, consumer editor. and jill tucker, staff writer also with "the chronicle." jill, what's the story in this disturbing rise on homeless families on the street in san francisco? >> i asked that same question this week when they came out with the numbers at a press conference at city hall. isn't the economy getting better? should we be seeing relief? they said, what we do know is we have more families been ever on the waiting list for shelter. last week, t

. >> with that, welcome to another construction project update hosted by caltrans spokesman. and we needed a signature span. >> today, the pencil lead went n caltrans under direction of brian peterson began threading the cable. >> this is day one of actually putting it on the reel, getting it ready to go. >> not a wire at a time. these c

. -- i'm waiting for a road closure to be picked up by caltrans any minute in the milpitas area eastbound237 to northbound 880 should be cleared within the next few minutes. right now it is closed. you see that green, traffic flowing very well throughout the south bay. no problems on the peninsula or the east bay. live shot at the 280 and 17 interchange, looking great northbound for 280 commuters, highway 17 northbound coming out of the santa cruz mountains. we'll head over to 101 in san rafael, drive time is nine minutes now from novato towards 580 and delay-free to the golden gate bridge traffic looking great right now across the san mateo bridge this was a big problem yesterday morning as well, because we had that accident on the bay bridge and on the san mateo side. right now, no delays westbound or eastbound. >>> 5:10. >>> banks may soon pitch a plan for to you avoid fees to use an atm. we'll tell you the catch. >>> discovery of astronomical proportions. nasa finds a planet so much like earth, it is a potential future home for mankind. >> the government goes on a fuel shopping spree.

. >> the bridge and land around it is jointly managed by dpw and caltrans but this time, dpw is taking the lead. there was a crew sent to paint and clean up garbage of the he promise tosz bring in other agencies to address homeless camp. >> we dot best we can with what we have. and trying to be as responsive to the public as we can be. >> with less money, the department is often forced to do triage instead of work in many neighborhoods across the sti we're not able to do routine plans for things like this. so due to resource autos laurie says whit comes to safety, some projects need to stay a priority. >> i'm hoping that my child will be able to have a clean bridge and folks will have a clean space to sleep. >> as it often does, it comes down to money and how much they can keep throwing at the problem. we'll keep an eye on it. if you have a problem that needs fixing upload your video. and click on the you report link and include contact information to get back to you for your story. >> that is an area that needs attention. >> gidz kidz going by there? come on. >> yeah. >> and spencer c

. >> this capture and project is jointed effort by several state agencies including caltrans that identified i-280 as especially dangerous. >> they identified more than a hundred deer a year by killed by motorists. >> to gather the data they need to take great care with each deer they catch. that the job of tom swift. they gather all kinds of information. >> some of these deer don't even cross the freeway. we don't know very much about the deer in this area. >> once the data is collected in this 18-month study, solutions like a possible deer crossing under the freeway can be made. they monitor the vital signs and give an injection. this doe has been tagged. got a quick physical. you can see it's been installed. we're waiting for her to wake up and run off. >> about half an hour, the deer comes out of it. then slowly she walks off. along i-280 near san mateo, "abc 7 news." >>> lisa argen is here now. we were actually discussing crab and dungeness crab season finally opened. i hope the water is not too rough when they put the crab pots out there? >> absolutely. that is good point. things are s

. >> this capture and collar project is a joint effort by many state agencies, including caltran, which identified 280 as especially dangerous. >> there are more than 200 deer on this highway being killed by motorists. >> of course, to gather the data the team needs to take great care with each deer they catch. that's the job of department michalek and game veterinarian, pam swift. they gather all kinds of information. >> some of the deer maybe don't even cross the freeway. we don't no such about the deer in this area. >> once the data is collected in this 18 month study, solutions, like a possible deer crossing uni280 can be made. she monitors vital signs and then gives her an injection to help wake her up. >> she's been tagged, got a quick physical and you see the radio track being device has already been installed. for this point we are waiting for her to wake up and run off. >> after about a half-hour the deer comes out of her stooper wearing the collar that will transmit data for about six months. then slowly she walks off. near san mateoio, abc7 news. >>> california kids are out o

. >> this capture and collar project is a joint effort by many state agencies, including caltran, which identified 280 as especially dangerous. >> there are more than 200 deer on this highway being killed by motorists. which means there's more than a potential of more than a hundred people being killed on the highway. >> of course, to gather the data the team needs to take great care with each deer they catch. that's the job of department and game veterinarian, pam swift. they gather all kinds of information. >> some of the deer maybe don't even cross the freeway. we don't no such about the deer in this area. >> once the data is collected in this 18 month study, solutions, like a possible deer crossing uni280 can be made. she monitors vital signs and then gives her an injection to help wake her up. >> she's been tagged, got a quick physical and you see the radio tracking device has already been installed. for this point we are waiting for her to wake up and run off. >> after about a half-hour the deer comes out of her stooper wearing the collar that will transmit data for about six mont

caltrans hoped to open the freeway by tonight but work to demolish a damaged overpass has been halted because of phone lines on the bridge that's slowing them down. >>> time for a check on the weather just before 5:00. lawrence, what's going on? >> i don't know how you're feeling at this time of the day, all right? >> i this it takes about 45 minutes -- i think it takes about 45 minutes to wake up. i have never done a newscast where a co-anchor brought me a cup of coffee. good family feeling here in the morning. [ laughter ] >> it is, you're right. >>> cold start to the day in most of the bay area. we have patchy fog outside so from you stepping out, it's chilly in spots. 30s well down below 30s in many of the valleys, some places below freezing right now. some patchy fog there as well and toward the afternoon we'll see more sunshine on the way today. then temperatures beginning to warm up. it looks like a good 4 to 7 degrees warmer than yesterday so planning on 50s and 60s, sunshine and looks like some mild temperatures into the afternoon. high pressure again taking over just can't b

activity to the right shoulder and there were some sand barrels taken out by the vehicle, involved in this accident, so caltransay be on the scene and we are seeing lots of green and no real factor, as you work your way through that area and you can see just one lonely crash there on 880, so far, so good, in both directions, and coming off the east shore freeway, lots of green here as you work your way west and eastbound and once you hit the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic looks good and no delays along the pay gates and clear across the upper deck into san francisco. no problems on the lower deck. no road work right now scheduled for caltrans. so things should be cruising right along for most of the freeways. and our sensors are updated along the golden gate bridge right now. and there is no delays, even though you see some weather and traffic looking really nice out of marin county. and the lane changes, you can see the trucks out there, so that may be indicating some slightly slower speeds and move out of the way and the traffic looks good out of marin county all the way across the golden gate bridge and into

of course, you can get personalized traffic by going to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> today caltrans and joining forces to spruce up the area in time for the holidays. caltrans will put cleanup crews along side highways in the nine bay area counties to pick up litter. chp patrols will be on the look out for people who throw garbage out of the windows of cars. they will give extra scrutiny to vehicles at inspection facilities. they say litter is not only ugly it can harm wildlife and pollute waterways. >>> bart is not only offering holiday shoppers a ride it is also offering an escort. for the third straight year bart police will walk shoppers from the west oakland bart station to their cars to ensure people make it there safely. especially with an the purchases. the program runs tomorrow and friday from 5 to 9 p.m.. volunteers will be wearing red vests inside the station. upon request they will escort you to your car up to three block waeufrplts >>> -- >> new national restaurant ranking that snubs the city by the bay. online reservation website open table has released top 100 restaurants

it still needs caltrans approval and $7 million in private donations, by the way. >> by the way. >> $7 million. >> exactly. >>> time mag is out with its person. year and the surprise choice by the editors. >>> plus an early christmas gift from the metermaid. how bay area drivers are getting cut some slack with parking tickets. >>> i'm here in a virtual santa's workshop but we're not in the north pole. in fact, very far from it. we'll talk to some of the elves coming up next. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. low clouds, some fog still trying to break up around the bay area. some hazy sunshine coming our way. but maybe some raindrops, too. we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, teaming up with men in unif. but this holiday season somy area inmates are stepping uo do something good. anne mako >>> men behind bars teaming one men in uniform. it's an odd pair. this holiday season, some bay area inmates are stepping up to do something good. anne makovec on a time-honored tradition behind bars. >> reporter: they are not your typical santa's help

but only after caltrans had started the project by cutting down at least 81 trees last winter! >> sycamore here, fairly good sized tree as a matter of fact. >> reporter: the stumps remain and caltrans remains stumped as to why the judge ruled as he did. >> safety is still our number one priority so we're going to be working with the alliance and with our partners and the community to find ways to improve safety while at the same time protecting the environment and beauty of niles canyon. >> reporter: caltrans made the plan to widen the road it make it safer but opponents said it could do just the opposite. widen the road? that they said would only encourage cars and trucks to go even faster. and they wondered about the speed in which caltrans approved the plans. >> the environment impacts would have been severe, which of course they didn't take into consideration. >> we did have an environmental impact report. >> reporter: but the judge ruled it wasn't good enough and now they must pay the alliance $150,000 for its legal fees and a so far untold thousands of dollars in costs of

caltrans says all onramps and offramps could be under construction by this time year. >>> tonight theont city council will vote on a controversial sports complex that would be on the border of oakland. an oakland city attorney has threatened to sue if plans for the privately-funded project move forward. oakland wants an environmental review process and some people are concerned the traffic could create a traffic safety has zard. the youth sports complex would include soccer, baseball fields, a dog park. pede mann scaled back the original plant in the hopes of -- piedmont scaled back the original plan in hopes of addressing concerns. >>> supervisors are considering a proposal to turn over the sharp park golf course to the national park service. san francisco owns the 417 -- 417-parcel of land. they say it protects the red legged frog. a federal judge last week requested their request to limit golf operations. opponents say they can protect the environment while still maintaining the interest of golfers. if the committee approves the plan, it will go before the board tomorrow. >>> ahead

westbound 580 by santa rita road actually -- this is the caltrans camera so it's temperamental but earliere could see emergency crews on scene. let me go to the next map. so again, this is the area we're talking about, slowing just behind the accident. we understand that one person was thrown from the vehicle in the road. so again this sounds like a serious injury crash. traffic is stacked up to livermore to airway. the backups continue to grow. they did issue a traffic alert traffic only getting by in the left lane. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> get ready for another windy day all over the bay area. gil diaz is in oakland with some new information on power outages. we understand they are expecting tens of thousands of people. -- we understand it's affecting tens of thousands of people. good morning, gil. >> reporter: yes, tens of thousands of people. we switched location in the oakland hills and it is breezier and i'm feeling the brunt of this chilly wind right now. take a look at the numbers from pg&e. santa cruz customers affected the most at 27,000. south bay at 900. p

caltrans hoping to have this wrapped up by 7:00. located on southbound 880 between old bay shore highway toward 285. looks hike vary use lanes will be closed. that should be wrapped up by 7:00 today. elsewhere roadwork along the lower deck of the bridge, center anchorage toward the incline, shut down as you work your way on the lower deck. a heads-up there. the rest of the bridge problem- free. a few extra cars, but so far so good. only 18 minutes from the bridge to the main. of course, you can take mass transit. good news, 40 trains on time right now for batter and the rest of mass transit problem- free. no delays to report for ace, come trance and your fatherlys looking good this morning. >>> the bridge both directions problem-free. free throwing 13 minutes to go between 885 and 101. 101 looking good as you work your way toward northbound. don't forget our radio partners, 106 fm. that's traffic. back to you. >> jenna thanks. >>> some residents could go home today after a fire in san francisco's tenderloin district left dozens home

by 2014. officials also said that federal funds are helping to pay for it. >>> also today, caltrans director defending the safety of the new bay bridge suspension tower. this as state lawmakers investigate claims that safety reports were false on other projects. >> much attention as you noted was given to the suspension portion of the bay bridge replacement project. and i want to tell you there are no false tests for the bay bridge foundation piles. >> the caltrans chief is pushing for law enforcement to file criminal charges against a caltrans worker accused of lying on safety reports for three other construction projects. >>> and a huge day on wall street, in fact it was the 7th biggest still day gaining for the dow. stocks went up early on news, the world central banks, agreed to coordinated efforts to free up cash, increase lending around the globe. at the closing bell, the dow was up 489 points, the nasdaq up about 105 points. more now on the situation with the central banks, today they say they're cutting in half the interest rate on short term lending of u.s. dollars. the dollar is the most fre

caltrans had hoped to get the freeway open by tonight but work to demolished a damaged overpass is haltedause of phone lines on the bridge. >>> there are 100 puppies in southern california that are getting a second chance. it's all part of wings of rescue holiday airlift. shelter groups organized a flight for the puppies who are slated to be euthanized in the l.a. area. they arrived in oregon yesterday and volunteers say that these puppies are going to get all the nurturing they need. >> we have underaged puppies that came up on this flight that were thrown in a dumpster in a garbage bag. they are two weeks old. >> awww. the volunteers say they will work to find loving homes for the puppies. >>> a little bit of a different type of rescue, grace. a bit bizarre. here in northern california, firefighters in stockton pulled a teen out of a family's chimney yesterday. at first, the family said he broke curfew. he tried to sneak in. later they said he was just cleaning the chimney. my guess he is playing santa claus. i mean, he's okay but he was stuck for a few hours until his mom heard him scr

the plan still needs caltrans' approval and, oh, by the way, $7 million in private donations. >>> we'lling right up. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. fog is still an issue out there bigger on our bridges. chp issued several fog advisories this morning, one for carquinez bridge and benicia bridge, richmond/san rafael bridge you can see fog is obviously an issue across the golden gate, as well. long line of slow traffic. slower speeds. no accidents reported. but you can see slow traffic all the way through novato down towards the francis drake. and westbound 4 at hillcrest, an accident blocking one lane. traffic is sluggish across that stretch. and then more through pittsburg. that's traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> elizabeth, patchy fog and cold temperatures around the bay area. looks like it will warm up nicely though toward the afternoon. coit tower there starting to disappear there in the distance, but i think in the latter part of the day hazy sunshine for most folks. temperatures up in the 40s some low olympics sock by the afternoon. things changing overnight tonight. clo

caltrans still has roadwork going on. usually lanes are cleared by 4:30, 5:00. this time they are still being reduced northbound 880 at high street to one lane. after that traffic is being shifted on to the old southbound 880 lanes this is causing a big traffic jam northbound 880, big rigs allowed on 580, i would recommend 580 as well this is causing at least 10 to 15 minute delays for your commute are headed to the oakland airport you may want to give off before 98th or consider bart. another hot spot for you this morning, westbound 580 at 68 omagh juror accident -- at 680, major accident, they hope to have some lanes opened shortly this is causing a slow down through pleasanton about four to five cars involved. get the latest traffic information by going to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> the garbage company is doing all it can to make it easy for san mateo county residents to donate for the holidays. rethink waste has placed bins in san carless residents can deposit off canned and -- nonperishable food. next week customers on the peninsula will be able to leave use

caltrans released that video today. project still on track to be completed by late 2013. >> coming up at 6:30 home coming of a soldier. the mother says goodbye to her only son and tells us of memories she'll cherish forever. >> and a north coast harbor that is a magnet for tsunamis. >>> closing bell at new york stock exchange may be ringing in a positive new direction for the global economy. >> stocks went up nearly 500 points today. steps were taken to ease the european debt crisis. the european bank agreed to make it easier for europe banks to borrow american dollars. the u.s. federal reserve and central bank of china were in on the deal. dow jones shot up 490 points on this news. the best showing since august. and bank of america gained 7%. jp morgan chase and citi group did better today. and today's action will make it easier for banks to make loans but does little to shore up the euro, which may have been just day from collapsing. and there are more money matters tonight. we're seeing improvement in the u.s. economy. retail sails sales grew but hiring and real estate remain weak. and safeway plans to take on $1.5

caltran showed us animation this morning. the cable is about a mile long. it's hooked up to a system that wraps it around piece by piece. it travels up and over the top and down west and back on. it's really a first of its kind. >> this is not your grandfather's suspension bridge. we're not going to pull this cable wire by wire like with the golden gate bridge or back in 2002. this bridge is special. we're going to pull bundles of wire across the bay at a time. 127 wires will be pulled across and made to connect. 137 different times. >> this is a closer look a @ the cable. it acts like a giant sling for the bridge. it's over the caltran office. it gives you an idea of how big the cable really is. it puts us closer to completion of the new eastern span of the bridge. completion is expected in 2013. when traveling over the old bridge keep your eye on the road. this is going to take a couple of months to complete. this is going to be a 24/7 operatio operation. >> pretty amazing the work they can do. church goers are cleaning up a mess after a van crashed into their church building. they mistook the gas for the brake and cr

require that are not heard directly by the planning commission, including a conveyance for a portion of sand is a avenue, the conversion of cedar to a two-way street, and caltrans approval, and with that, i will turn it back to can rich -- ken rich. >> as you know, staff has spent a very large amount of time working on this project, really in the last couple of years but really intensively for the past year. i want to spend a moment to talk about what we consider this such an important project. first, beyond this act, there is a state mandate to make hospitals say. we obviously want to have up-to- date facilities which will still be operational after an earthquake or other national disaster. second, the facilities constitute about one-third of all of the hospital beds. this rebuild project would include modernization of all of the facilities, and we believe that the project as proposed with a large, regional medical center at cathedral hill, and a smaller community hospital at st. luke's, will help to meet the health-care needs of san franciscans. third, this would be the largest construction project that the city will see in the immediate future, generating ab

caltrans officials acknowledged the role federal funds are playing in the project. the 3 $390 million tunnel is expected to be opened to traffic by 2014. >>> a new exhibit set to open in san francisco showcasing a forgotten segment of the city's society, wiped out by the 1906 earthquake. before the heavy earth moving equipment started excavation started the terminal, archaeologists had a chance to cyst through the era and found out what life was like for the working class after the gold rush. >> families packed into fairly small houses, three story houses with three families often with borders as well. very cramped conditions. >> among the items, a toothbrush made from a cow bone. and an over the counter cure for an upset stomach. the exhibit is set to open friday in the lobby of 201 mission street. >> a legal setback for the marijuana club. a judge denied a motion to stop a crack down on dispensaries around the state. they failed to show recent raids by the justice department were unconstitutional. the biomimicry administration said two years ago -- obama administration said it was not target dispensaries in states where medical

caltrans says the car pool lane has not changed and the end of the lane is not determined by the markingsough that the agency may make a change in the -- did not know that. the agency may make a change in the near future. >>> don sanchez has today's what's hot. ♪ ♪ santa baby. >> reporter: holiday tradition, christmas ballet from serious works to hilarious fun performing -- [ inaudible ] >>> he's one of the world's oldest spiritual leaders. the pope's unique tree lighting ceremony. >> the star saying sorry. alec baldwin apologizes to fellow passengers after his game playing leads to a twitter war against one of the world's ♪ i must have the wrong house. sister? we missed you. they waited up all night for you, you know. it's a long way from west africa. ahh...coffee. [ inhales deeply ] he's here. i brought you something. [ chuckles ] really? ♪ [ chuckles ] what are you doing? you're my present this year. ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup >>> pope benedict xvi embracing new technology for christmas. he lit a huge tree display in the city of umbria by tapping on a tablet

caltrans said the lane set up shouldn't have been changed and that crews will fix it. >> the morning after pill can't be sold to teens without a prescription. that decision byation's health secretary that surprised the fda today. it was about to allow that pill to be sold on drugstore shelves. why the health secretary overruled the fda. >> reporter: for five-years plan b the emergency drug has only been sold without a prescription to women 17 and older. the issue is should that be changed and the drug made available with no prescription to younger girls. when the fda looked at safety study itself said yes. it was directly offer ruled by the secretary of health and human services. her denial stunned many public health proponents. susan wood said women need over- the-counter access because plan b prevents getting pregnant only if taken quickly. >> having any kind of barrier meaning maybe we wait a day or a few and by then the product can't help anymore. >> reporter: what made the denial so unusual was the level of public disagreement. the secretary said she was protecting teen girls some of whom reach child bearing age at 11 and the evidence she said didn't s

by l.a. standards. a freeway was damaged yesterday when a gasoline tanker caught fire closing a 10-mile stretch of the road and requiring long detours. caltransto demolish at least part of theover pass tomorrow. officials say the work should be completed in time for tomorrow's evening rush hour. >>> b.a.r.t. riders are being offered safety escorts. b.a.r.t. passengers carrying packages are concerned about their safety were given free escorts by police volunteers to any where within three mocks of the station. the escort service will be offered again tomorrow. >> that's fantastic, i'm going to the symphony and we're getting back between 7:00 and 8:00. we parked across the street, it makes me a little nervous but this is you believely where i come to go -- but this is where i usually come to go to san francisco. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. urges everyone to be aware of their surroundings when riding or entering b.a.r.t. >>> b.a.r.t. has named a new president. john mcpartland. mcpartland says his priorities will be renewing their aging fleet. and the longer term goal of bringing b.a.r.t. to livermore. >>> in news of the world tonight in india more vic

by l.a. standards. a freeway was damaged yesterday when a gasoline tanker caught fire closing a 10-mile stretch of the road and requiring long detours. caltransto demolish at least part of theover pass tomorrow. officials say the work should be completed in time for tomorrow's evening rush hour. >>> b.a.r.t. riders are being offered safety escorts. b.a.r.t. passengers carrying packages are concerned about their safety were given free escorts by police volunteers to any where within three mocks of the station. the escort service will be offered again tomorrow. >> that's fantastic, i'm going to the symphony and we're getting back between 7:00 and 8:00. we parked across the street, it makes me a little nervous but this is you believely where i come to go -- but this is where i usually come to go to san francisco. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. urges everyone to be aware of their surroundings when riding or entering b.a.r.t. >>> b.a.r.t. has named a new president. john mcpartland. mcpartland says his priorities will be renewing their aging fleet. and the longer term goal of bringing b.a.r.t. to livermore. >>> in news of the world tonight in india more vic

. >>> caltrans says all onramps and offramps to the highway in antioch could be under construction. it's part of the $500 million project to widen the highway by 2015. notices about the project are already being drpted through out the -- distributed throughout the city. >>> all right. we need help for the bay bridge. sal, what's going on? >> we had an earlier crash. this morning, the crash is clear but traffic is very slow. this is the east shore freeway approaching the bay bridge. you can see for yourself, it is very slow all the way through the maze. it's at a standstill and then getting to the bridge itself is going to be busy. once you get on the bridge, it's good. but again, we had a crash that blocked two lanes for about a half-hour, 45 minutes there and the crash is clear but traffic is barked up beyond the toll plaza. let's go to 92 -- backed up beyond the toll plaza. let's go to 92. a big crash. fire crews are still on the scene. the lanes are still mostly blocked. some cars are getting through. but it's going to be a big backup in this area of highway 92. if you are in half moon bay or trying to get there, it will be maybe advisable

caltrans has said it is likely to be there for a while however base or suggest an alternate route. by is that the roadway is shutdown and there is no estimate for when it will reopen. closer to the bay area, a light and easy ride. we do not have any hot spots to slow your ride around the area. light traffic at the bridges and on the freeway. on the golden gate, traffic has been moving well in both directions. assists costs >>darya: speaking of travel, we are live at the airport this morning in san francisco as people are flying out at traveling for christmas. will durant is live at sfo with a look at clouds and security.-just with a look at crowds and security. first >>will: i do not see anyone with gifts in their hands. everyone seems to be heeding the warning. people here, as far as sfo is concerned, it is not a problem. the lions are not too long. that is because the height of the morning rush. the flights are just about over when and the next rushed what happened at maybe 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.. yeah >> we recommended your picking someone up, use your cellphone lot. you can have so

still caltran drew up alternative plans to be discussed in the boardroom of the california transportation authority friday evening at 5:00. >>> a company controlled by the founders of google has offered to pay the full cost of preserving a hangar at month get field in mountain view. it's contaminated with toxic chemicals and scheduled for demolition, is now owned by n.a.s.a., and the google operators keep 8 private jets there. they say they made an offer to n.a.s.a. in september to pay 100% of the reft station costs estimated. but n.a.s.a. has yet to response. >>> we are less than an hour from a total lunar eclipse. the totality will last for 15 minutes until just before the moon sets a lunar eclipse occurs when the entire moon is in the earth's shadow. there won't be another lunar eclipse for three years. coming up next, a christmas wish answered. a five-year-old with canser has a good reason to s >> hollywood a man shot at more than a dozen drivers yesterday morning. a man in a white pink top walked through one of the most famous intersections, hollywood and vine, and shot at cars. he shot at a mercedes-benz, hitting a driver, and then he targeted