it's south 101 near caesar chavez. it is a solo spinout but it's blocking a lane.think traffic will slow down once emergency crews get there. you may want to consider 280 if that's an option for you heading southbound. we'll take you to southbound 880 at 92 where a new crash is reported as well. may have been caused by a ladder that fell off a truck. mass transit systems reporting no delays right now. outside here's a live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. delay-free. the san mateo bridge has been fine this morning. once again you'll see those amber alert signs for your drive to work. north bay commuters, the ride across the golden gate bridge, very light still heading into san francisco. and on the peninsula, you won't find any trouble on 101 heading northbound into san francisco. you can get traffic whenever you want by going to our website abc7news.com is the place to go. it's under the bay area traffic link. eric? >> frances, thank you very much. it's 6:19 now. from a musical legend to a study in denim sustainability. don sanchez has it all in this week's what

north 101 completely shut down between caesar chavez and the 80 split.at's for another 20 minutes until 5:00. in the meantime you may want to consider 280 as the detour and you can head to first and harrison. on the other side of the bay we've got the high street on and off-ramp shut down from southbound 880 and the northbound 880 direction the high street on-ramp also closed and that's until 5:00 this morning. >> frances, thanks. we'll keep you posted. >> a cruise ship that spoiled the vacations of thousands of passengers when it broke down is in san francisco this morning. >> right here at pier 70, the carnival cruise ship splendor sits. how such a sick ship can make a local economy so healthy. comin' up. >> and santa clara county prepares to make more deep budget cuts. coming up who will be feeling the financial pain this time around. >> good morning, everyone. look at this amazing picture. this is out of prince georges county, maryland, near the city of largo. this is a freeway, intersection 95 where an accident caused a water main break. a sinkhole

what come to mind is a project i worked on at caesar chavez and gererroro. this house was delomolished. it was concrete and now it's a dumping ground. because in the absence of any plantings it as a freeway connecter came tire land and encampment and the cattate a rat and -- it built. so we pulled it down and planted it. getting resources in the neighborhood. there was a little old lady across the street that lived there forever. when she sees anybody out there doing something she yells at them. we passed the plate around and got a hose and sprayer. she waters and when she's on vacation she talks to her neighbors on either side. it's not rocket science. i encourage to you walk around your neighborhood and look at where there is too much concrete. there are a lot of ridiculous concrete things that are crying out for something. you know planters or garden spaces. those are the things that make neighborhoods liveable and the process of doing something with them also what makes neighborhoods liveable. go ahead. >> well, i would, the question is, where do you sta

we worked on greening on san jose we have 9 blocks done south of caesar chavez and we are working to go north. the community challenge program has been retool indeed 2005 to encourage neighborhood involvement. that's me. >> this is david wincelow. >> i'man architect and urban planner and currently take into practice one. focuses of my research over the last 20 years is alleys. and i will talk about that as we get started. >> i'm director of kid serve an art program where we guide community and young people through the process of creating permanent permanent mosake art and transform a wall in the neighborhood. >> the panelists what were invieded here because they have received community challenge grants but they also have public processes in terms of for one thing, creating something oust nothing where nothing was possible previously but figuring out who the stake holders are in their community and involving them on going. hopefully with a view being able to channel that involvement into other issues. because that typically is the thing that sustained neighborhoods if you grow from a

the chase got on the northbound 101 when the men stopped the van just before the caesar chavez exit.wo of the men were captured, a third suspect still on the loose. there's been no word of any kidnap victim. >> leland gee may seek increased protection after detectives discovered he has received death threats for criticizing sarah palin. jenelle wang is live in the news room with details. >> no plans to increase security yet but a staffer for state senator leland yee says he was contacted in arizona earlier this week. the detectives wanted to know about the death threats the state senator received last spring when he spoke up about the fees and perks that administrators agreed to give sarah palin to speak at a university fund-raiser. mr. yee was bombarded with death threats. the chp is investigating and saying even though there are rough similarities it doesn't believe there's a connection to yee or the bay area. in arizona another victim will be remembered today. u.s. district court judge john roll. yesterday services were held for the youngest victim nine-year-old christina taylor g

coordination between the state because that interchange happened to take it going northbound off caesar chavez and i am assuming sometime in the future they plan to make that a clover leaf and i would expect they're going to do our beautification in keeping with the future changes that may be taking place with that roadway which is probably going to be changed a lot especially with developments occurring to the east of there. >> that is correct. there is quite a component of transportation analysis that will contract to really try to understand that interchange. and i wouldn't say it's a major funder on the second degree second degree czar chavez is caltrans and they are interested in our ideas and they are participating in the work at all times. commissioner antonini: great. thank you. vice president olague: i think we're done. thank you. sure. commissioner moore: director, i have one picky question and you can tell me we can talk about this some other time. the functional organizational chart which was in our packet he here, does that talk about work flow and communication? >> it really is j

the pursuit got on to northbound 101 where the men just stopped the van before the caesar chavez exit out. two men were cut. a third suspect is still on the loose. >> things back to normal at san jose international airport this morning following a security breach. a woman waiting for a flight left the secure area and then returned without being rescreened. it happened aroundel:30 last night. the incident prompted security officials to make everyone leave concourse b so they could be rescreened. this is a look from the crowd of a photo on twitter. they were stranded for two hours and at least eight southwest flights were delayed. one flight was cancelled. the woman was cited and released on a misdemeanor charge violating an airport security checkpoint. >> some san francisco parents are demanding to know how their children ended up eating rat poison in a classroom. it happened at martin luther king academy yesterday. family members say the students found unmarked pellets containing the poison on top of a classroom cabinet. the youngsters apparently thought it was candy. paramedics rushe

the pursuit of the suspicious van started in the district and ended near the caesar chavez offhaim.hey ran. two were could you tell off hiding in bushes. the third man is still on the loose. >> an update on your traffic that doesn't include stopping on the freeway. >> don't stop on the freeway. never a good idea. bart reporting 15 minute delays towards bay point, pittsburg, due to an earlier equipment problem. in the south bay a new accident north 280 near winchester but it's already on the shoulder. northbound 280 is sluggish towards the scene. eric? >> oprah: all new -- had you been living a lie? mother of octuplets -- nadya suleman's desperate plea for help. the suze orman intervention. >> lie, lie, lie. we're here to help you, not to hurt you. oprah: the truth comes out. nenenenenenenenenenenenenenenens >>> welcome back. we're looking at the fog from mount tamalpais. some of the high clouds that will be with us later this afternoon. we have a dense fog advisory mainly along the coast. that's where we find the widespread, visibility less than a quarter of a mile. that will be thr