cal trans tells us they expect a learning curve because these are not the exact same points you wouldy enter and exit the freeway. i am here with sergeant trent of california highway patrol do you expect any drama or confusion here? >> we anticipate there may be slight confusion initially but we will have extra officers out to be a visible presence and conduct enforcement we strongly recommend take an extra 10 minutes to become familiar with this lane so you know the ins and outs safely. >> tell me about enforcement you have a special device you will use to read whether or not people have fast tracks. >> yes, there are tag raiders that officers -- readers that officers will have to let them know who has fast track and who is a violator. we strokely recommend you don't take those chances and use the lanes safely. >> reporter: chopper 5 above highway 680. you can still use the hov lane same rules apply if you are a car pool free for you, motorcycle and trans port vehicles. that is all still free and another reminder, very important if you are a car pool and you have a fast track trance

we have cal tran hard at work for your monday morning commute.rting out in san francisco southbound 101, a few lanes are blocked between bay shore and grand avenue. that should be cleared 6:00 this morning. castro valley, eastbound 580 from redwood road to cloak canyon road, a few lanes blocked there. also should be cleared 6:00 and that is causing speeds under 40 mph through that area. let's go outside for a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where it's nice and light heading into san francisco on this monday morning. eric, kristen? >> all right. megan, thanks a lot. that new expressway lane on 680 so we'll be following that closely. >> jenelle wang will tell you more about that coming up. a council member falls victim to street crime. the storied up next. >> a disturbing discovery that has the bay area muslim community upset. >> the glitch in the fair gate did you know go-gurt is specially made to freeze and thaw by lunch time? so kids can have their favorite yogurt in their lunch box go-gurt. freeze it. thaw it. eat it up. ¿qué si usamos t

cal tran is pouring another $300 million into construction of the new eastern span of the bay bridge.he added money will cover extra construction work and other problems that may arise as the suspension portion of the span goes up. despite the additional costs, the bridge's overall budget remains unchanged at $6.2 billion. cal tran says it remains optimistic the new span will be finished on time by the end of 2013. >> say long-time landmark along oakland's telegraph avenue will reopen today with a different name after shutting its doors this summer. melvin danish's bakery closed in july after 81 years in business. employees banded together as taste of denmark. it includes the building's landlords. place of denmark will have a grand opening next month. looking at that your stomach is growling. >> not yet but i'm gonna get there. have my coffee here. >> it will be complete. >> i do. mike, what's going on? >> maybe it's almost as sweet as the danish but maybe not as filling. live doppler. in all pretty quiet. we have the possibility of drizzle in the higher elevations of the mountains ar

i'll show you those also. >> cal tran

so far so good on bart, ace, muni, cal trans. live look golden gate bridge.ffic light, no trouble out of southbound marin county. bay bridge backed up all the way to the maze metering lights on and a quick look at 280, northbound extra volume overall traffic pretty light for a monday morning. that is a look at your drive let's check your forecast. >>> our forecast for this morning, boy, still plenty of fog out there, fog and low clouds expected for the coastline, temperatures mid-50s to upper 50s. low clouds and fog around the bay areas of fog inland with temperatures up to the lower 60s. this afternoon, how about your temperatures up to the lower 80s. yeah, i thought you would like that. sunshine warmer conditions for most especially inland. sunny and seasonal around the bay temperatures up to lower 70s, sunshine. a few clouds along the coastline. today warming up the closer you get to the coastline and bay not really but farther inland temperatures 72 yesterday santa rosa, 81 today, temperatures warming up. 9 degrees warmer santa rosa, 3 degrees warmer redw

support from the better streets, league of conservation voters, state department of transportation, cal tran and many others and the merchants around here were wonderful to work with. i also want to acknowledge i mentioned our director of cultural affais

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cal tran is on the scene trying to work at cleaning all this up.ing sky 7 to the scene so we should have a live picture for you shortly. elsewhere at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on. we have a backup right to that west grand overcrossing. about a 15 minute delay making would your way through the toll plaza. for the latest go to abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. eric? >> a call for volunteers to help with the cleanup yet? >> i knew you were gonna ask that. (laughter) >> let me know when they do. a new report finds bart's planned oakland airport connector would cost dramatically more than what was projected a decade ago. the san francisco examiner reports the project would cost $484 million and serve only 4300 passengers each year. it was originally projected to cost $130 million and transport 13,000 passengers annually. the report was researched by an oregon-based transportation firm hired by translink which has strongly opposed to the connector project from the column assume station to the oakland international airport.

cal tran working in castro valley from redwood road to clove canyon road. a couple lanes blocked there until 6:00. and reports of a bender bender at crow canyon. that's on the right-hand shoulder. a live look at the ride in san jose. this is 280 right at the 17 overcrossing. very light traffic here through the downtown san jose area. also in san jose 101 at the 880 overcrossing. looking good as you make your way northbound on 101 heading up morgan hill and up the peninsula. >> meagan, thanks a lot. >> ford investors could own a big chunk of an iconic american company. >> the major progress being reported and eliminating the threat of a ruptured oil well in the gulf of mexico. >> san francisco considers expanding its crackdown on graffiti. the businesses that may be targeted next. >> and a huge convention opens in san francisco. you can't miss it starring one now i can stop pain from any angle-- with no mess. (announcer) new icy hot spray. relief that's icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. and no mess. new icy hot spray. don't mess around with pain. our s

state department of fish and game, game, california wild life conservation board, cal-trans, board, cal-translife service, and the brewer 0all teamed up with pg&e to get it going. >> it could be a win-win situation for everybody. at this point i believe it is. >> phenomenal accomplishment that it is present hard to characterize it any other way. >>reporter: this fish hatchery is the largest in the state. it's on the banks of battle creek near the sacramento river. young salmon raised here will need to make their which to the river, on to the delta and out to the pacific. everyone is hoping they will come back to battle creek to breed. >> we have to keep our fingers crossed with respect to the time line. probably take 10 years oh, determine how well the restoration project is going but there will be annual monitoring. >> changes to battle creek however don't come without consequence. when the state mandate utility to pru more green hour pg&e will be reducing the amount of energy proud. right now the dam proud enough power for 21,000 homes. after they are torn down battle creek will only genera

. >>> cal trans is calling the bay area's first toll express lane a success but not everyone agrees. a thousand drivers tried out the 680 express lane during yesterday's debut but some drivers say their commute was slower. cal trans say there was a 15 min delay as drivers tried to merge into that new lane. >> sal can you help the folks trying to get across the bay bridge? >> yesterday's commute was also made slower by other things, there was a truck stall, some construction things going on, so today we are expecting it to be a little better. got a lot of e-mails and tweets. westbound bay bridge traffic is backed for a 15 minute wait into san francisco. not too bad. it could be worse and will probably grow in the next 15 to 20 minutes. also this morning we are looking at 880 getting to that bridge, northbound and southbound traffic moving along nicely with no major issues. and this morning if you are driving down the peninsula highway 101 still looks good and so does 280 the road censors giving us the green light, south bay northbound 101 slow on the way to sunnyvale. here is steve. >

cal tran put a high wind warning in place but no delays right now.ood ride across the san mateo bridge as you make your way out of hayward. that's the right-hand side out of foster city and san mateo delay-free. heading across the golden gate bridge shortly, here's what you can expect. very light traffic this morning. and they already have lanes heading southbound. san jose, north 101 at story, a separate one north 101 at 680. minor slowing at the scene but overall traffic looks great in the south bay. get the latest conditions as they change by going to our website, abc7news.com. we update it 24/7 on the bay area traffic link. >> thanks so much where frances. it's 5:52. airfares are going up and drinks are going down. >> here's bloomberg reporter jane king with this morning's "moneyscope" report. >> good morning. get ready to pay more to visit the relatives for thanksgiving. the average domestic airline ticket is up 10%. one reason? holiday surcharges. more fliers are taking to the skies after holding up last year because of the h1-n1 virus. speakin

. >> cal trans is calling the bay area's first toll express lane a success but not everyone agrees.bout a thousand drivers tried out the southbound 680 express lane yesterday but some drivers say their commute was actually slower. cal trans says there was a 15 minute delay where the lane begins at highway 84 in sunol as drivers tried to merge into that new lane. >> all right. time now 5:33. sal is watching the streets of san jose. what happened down there? >> you know right now we have a serious injury accident at the corner of alma din and o'grady in san jose, alma din expressway near o'grady a car ran into a tree, a serious investigation, a reporter and crew on the way and a live reported from the scene coming up. >>> let's take a look at the san mateo bridge westbound 92 that traffic moves well out to the high rise. over the bayshore freeway so far so good for your trip to the airport. if you are going to the oakland airport 880 right near it as you can see looks pretty good here in both directions. driving this morning in san francisco along northbound 101 trying to get downtown

what are you going to do about it, and how are you going to talk with cal tran. the name of the person, the developer, is on here. did you receive yours? supervisor maxwell: my staff, we are on that right now. i want to thank you very much for that. >> yes, because you think we should have known about this, the citizens of san francisco, all of the citizens. i don't like the fact that we are just being told. one of the things i am concerned with is where they are going to put this dirt when the shipyard has not been cleaned. they have not removed the toxic dirt already there. supervisor maxwell: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >>ed madam president and supervisors, good afternoon. i am with residential builders. i am here today so say we are very much in support of the resolution before you today. as participants of the eastern neighborhoods rezoning process finalized two years ago, it was raise at many meetings. at the time it was envisioned that i.f.d.'s would back fill the race ose for areas that had substantial zoning or large new residential develo

we were able to get a grant through 3 agencies, bart, dpw as well as cal-trans to put a bridge sidewalks offer the bridge on saint charles. we have a sewer project coming up in our neighborhood. we try to do projects and we have several projects on the board to continue. key is communication we communicate through our news all right we have meetings held and we are lucky. we have meeting hall anasm tlaert meeting hall the next is the 13th we have dues of 15 dollars a year. that's all. but we keep our meetings inclusive you don't have to be a member to come to the meeting. anybody from the public can come and we listen to everybody and everybody has a chance to speak much the key to our organization is keeping things positive and nonpolitical. we don't endorse candidates and don't support ballot measures if we do that we will divide the community people have various viewpoints on issues. we keep it open and listen to everybody and are inclusive. >> coalition for san francisco neighborhoods has a slightly different tact because it's city wide. so -- we focus on the big ticket issues. most

after 1991 cal-trans did that the traffic volume on the street tripled. when that happened because there are so many uncontrolled intersections and narrow sidewalks people that lived here found they could never cross the street. >> one of the reasons we decided to get active politically was that there are about 9 schools along the corridor. saint luke's hospital and the emergency room is at 27th which is an uncontrolled intersection its horrible watching people not being able to cross. >> my friend was stabbed at 8:thirst in the morning waiting for a ride to work. the police who came said to me, yeah you guys are sitting ducks you have a lot of people in the neighborhood but they are moving through it at 50 miles per hour and you in the way it isn't your neighborhood. because of the noise and volume of the traffic you close your windows. cover the windows and sleep in the rears of our houses and don't have eyes on the street and don't have street lights. that catalyzed me to download the parking and traffic calming application and go with my daughter door

. >> cal tran working on the bay bridge now. you will find on the upper deck the two right lanes are blocked between the incline and treasury island. through san jose let's start with a live look at 280 right at the 17 overcrossing. no problems here heading northbound through downtown san jose but there is a crash northbound 280 at the 4th street on-ramp and that is closed while they clear the scene. the 880 overcrossing, no problems northbound but we have road work southbound to be on the lookout for. you will find a couple lanes are blocked between highway 87 and silicon valley build but that should be cleared up by about 5:00 this morning. eric. >> megan, thank you. 4:39. the dramatic new safety measure that little league officials are taking to protect young players. the airport connection that may be derailing. what a new study is revealing about airbart. and law [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my

. >> cal-trans today began posting suicide prevention signs on 10 miles of track between mountain view and menlo park. the signs read there is help with hotline number to the university family service crisis intervention center in san carlos. they fund the 11 110,000 dollar project a after 4 committed saw side during a 6 month period last year. >> governor schwarzenegger has tossed out a bill that would require special labels on all clothing made with animal fur. the governor veto the legislation in. he said would it mean excessive cost for clothing manufacturers and sellers. san francisco assembly william many introduced the legislation in an attempt to close a loop hole that requires labels only on product containing more than 150 dollars worth of fur. >>> oakland judge today ordered all 244 target stores in california to stop throwing out damage or defective items that qualify as hazardous waste. law saw it brought by the state and several cities claimed target routinely disposing of pwlech, pesticide paint and electronic directly into the trash. target issued a statement disputing

we're hearing from cal tran that skyline boulevard is completely reopen through that area.near where the fire is as well as sneed but i would still just avoid it if you have. if you are going to skyline college, they say check their website but they are open as well. mike's been keeping track of weather. >> the lack of winds a tremendous help during the overnight. usually bringing the marine layer and clouds back. we've got the better of the three. that is calm conditions and high humidity, around 75%. and temperature only about 56 degrees. around the system itself half the winds because that rapidly rising air but the environmental winds very conducive to what they're dealing with. as we head through the afternoon i think we see the winds pick up out of the west and jump up 10 to 15 mph. i'm most concerned about the winds tonight because the marine layer will come back and bring that wind out of the west and also bring an uptick in humidity, too. for the rest of us sunshine with low 60. enjoy a very quiet sunny and warm weekend. kristen eric. >> mike, thank you. >> it's 5:

exceed $44,000 with the downtown parking operator to provide 28 indoor parking spaces per day for cal tran's legal office and to maintain such an agreement so much as the total amount is not exceed budget in a total fiscal year. >> deborah keith will report on this item. >> good morning, directors. deborah keith, outside counsel. the cooperative agreement between the state, the city, and the tjpa provides a reserve to the state, 28 parking spaces in the new transit center for legal counsel. the new transit center does not have a parking garage. in the alternative, the cooperative agreement provides that the tjpa will provide 28 parking spaces within a certain distance of the new transit center. this item would authorize the executive director to meet the terms of the cooperative agreement in a line item budgeted each fiscal year for the amount not to exceed that. >> it's been moved. >> seconded. >> seconded. >> no no members of the public have wished they wish to direct you. [roll call] >> item 14 is approved. >> item number 15 is authorizing an amendment to the next item. construction manag

cal tran says this is the very first of these toll lanes that will be hitting the bay area. eventually there will be 800 miles of toll lanes like this throughout the bay area, next on the list is 580 and highway 237. reporting live in fremont, len ramirez, cbs5. a ribbon cut marked the co >>> and another highway improvement project in the east bay wrapped up today. ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of a highway project that is going to improve traffic flow in the cats ontario valley area. it includes a revamp of the redwood river interchange. the 580 interchange project costs about $30 million, mostly paid for by the county tax and sales tax along with state and federal money. >>> it's been nearly 3 months since the clipper car got it's makeover but we continue to get emails from users who say the clipper cart system is turning transit into a nightmare. the latest problem, equipment snafus that are driving some commuters nuts. problems.

. >> and with those fast breezes you mentioned, cal tran has a high wind advisory for the bay bridge.oth hands on the wheel. right now a minor backup in the lanes and road work that can slow you down. >> the a. c. transit board is expected to decide whether to slash night and weekend service to close a $56 million deficit. good morning, everyone. it's 4:31. i'm jenelle wang. good to have you here. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with the ending of a police chase spanning from the north bay to the east bay. this is where it ended, at roosevelt street in harbor way in richmond but it began when vallejo police were chasing a stolen car at speeds above 100 mph. the car eventually crashed into a parked truck near roosevelt street. the truck caught fire and the flames spread to the building with six residential units on the upper floors. nobody inside was hurt. fire crews put the fire out quickly and determined that the building was damaged but was still safe enough for residents to return. the driver of the car is hospitalized with moderate injuries. police say he faces numerous charges. a

. >> cal tran issued a thick fog advisory for the bay bridge but it's friday light traffic. delays at the tolls. i'll tell you where there's overnight road work. >> or maybe you can't see the cars in the fog. friday morning, 4:31. just kidding. eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. a new coke cuss -- focus in the effort to improve safety. pressure level in a gas line that exploded. pg&e admitted it has not fully complied with the california public utilities' commission order to reduce pressure in the remaining portions of the line by 20%. it's lowered the pressure by 10%. our media partner the san jose mercury news reports the utility says it wants more clarity from the state before it lowers the pressure anymore. this comes after pg&e filed papers with the puc in june saying it was concerned about its gas lines sometimes carrying too much pressure. >> a funeral will take place later this morning for a mother and daughter who died in last week's gas line explosion and fire storm. family and friends of jacqueline and jeness, a packed memorial in san francisco last night. amy holly

. >> reporter: project officials met with cal trans to review traffic data. delays on 680 have returned to normal levels some commuters give the express lane a green light. >> probably saved me 15 minutes somewhere along those lines to get to where i need to go. that is a fair assessment to me that i am willing to take. >> so, for 90-cents, i will do it in a heart beat. >> this is the first one in the bay area, there are more coming we want to make sure that we learn from the experience here for the rest of the bay area. >> reporter: transit officials say they will be monitoring the traffic flow along i-680 by the day and they do welcome public input reporting from fremont. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we posted complete details about how that new 680 toll lane works and how much it costs look for the right now section at ktvu.com. >>> four locations around the bay area had record heat today, find out which ones plus we will explain how these college competitors used the heat to their advantage tonight. >> meg whitman and gerry brown's first debate. what might ha

cal tran is pouring another $300 million into construction of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. the added money will cover extra construction work and other problems that may arise as the suspension portion of the span goes up. despite the additional cost, the bridge's overall budget remains unchanged at $6.2 billion. caltrain says the new span will be finished on time by the end of 2013. >> a long-time landmark on telegraph avenue will reopen with a different name after shutting its doors this summer. melvin's danish bakery closed in july after 81 years in business. former employees have banded together to rebrand the bakery as taste of denmark. the new ownership group includes the building's landlord. they plan to hold a formal grand opening ceremony next month. >> health officials lifted an advisory at the redwood shores lagoon. people were told to stay away from the water after 50,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into the lagoon two weeks ago and the problems were compounded when a small plane then crashed into the lagoon last week spilling fuel into the water and killing a

. >> reporter: project officials met with cal trans to review traffic data. delays on 680 have returned to normal levels some commuters give the express lane a green light. >> probably saved me 15 minutes somewhere along those lines to get to where i need to go. that is a fair assessment to me that i am willing to take. >> so, for 90-cents, i will do it in a heart beat. >> this is the first one in the bay area, there are more coming we want to make sure that we learn from the experience here for the rest of the bay area. >> reporter: transit officials say they will be monitoring the traffic flow along i-680 by the day and they do welcome public input reporting from fremont. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we posted complete details about how that new 680 toll lane works and how much it costs look for the right now section at ktvu.com. >>> four locations around the bay area had record heat today, find out which ones plus we will explain how these college competitors used the heat to their advantage tonight. >> meg whitman and gerry brown's first debate. what might ha

a slight backup at cal tran's parking lot. commuting through the north bay, a live look at san rafael. crowded southbound 101, the drive time from 37 to 580 about 11 minutes. once you reach the golden gate bridge, you'll find a beautiful ride making your way into san francisco from sausalito. no delays there. checking other bridges this morning, a live look at the san mateo bridge. traffic is moving nicely here in both directions. headlights are moving eastbound into hayward. if you're commuting through the south bay this morning, let's check out san jose. this is 280 right at the 17 overcrossing. as you can see traffic moving nicely here through the downtown san jose area. also in san jose, a live look at 101 at the 880 overcrossing. no problems making your way northbound along 101 coming out of morgan hill and heading up the peninsula. for the latest traffic updates and all the new expressway sway openings on southbound 680, go to our website. abc7news.com, click on the traffic link. >> 6:20 our time. >> time to check the mu

. >>> cal trans is set to put the finishing touches on the bay area's first freeway express toll lane. southbound 680 is expected to be completed next week with the lanes scheduled to open on september 20th. now, when it opens, solo drivers will have the option to use the diamond lane if they pay a fluctuating fee. the lane runs 14 miles to highway 237. a testing period is set to start next sunday during that time, tolls will not be collected. >>> in news of the world tonight, the united arab emirates the two crew members onboard a ups cargo plane died today when their 747 crashed and caught fire. the jet was taking off from dubai international airport but came down on a highway ten miles away. it was en route to germany. ups has sent a team to investigate the crash. and u.s. aviation officials are also on their way to help. >>> in cuba fidel castro spoke to thousands today at the university of havana. it was his first public appearance since he fell ill four years ago and stepped down as president. castro wore his full military uniform. analysts say his action may signal an intention

and cal tran tells us it should be gone by about 6:00 . >>> a chilly pattern on this last day of summer. one little system here and another one just clipping us to the north. the combination of the two have higher winds. also along the coast gusts about 25 to 30 miles per hour involvement . even though it's going to be sunny mostly sunny and breezy conditions today. it will feel very fall-like even though we're saying good- bye to summer. tomorrow we'll start warming things up a bit. today sunny to mostly sunny. breezy, cool, 60s, 70s and 70s. temperatures starting off in the 40s for many. 48 santa rosa and napa. i expect to see low 40s after everything's said and done here usually around 6:00 start to see some of those. 40s in the mountains. 50s, 60s, the system slicing through the state and has cranked up the wind. until it clears here which won't be until tomorrow, we have one more system right there. after that all signs point towards high pressure coming in and giving us a warmer weekend. in fact maybe warm into early next week. too soon so say if we'll have an offshore breeze. may

is a multiagency project, the state department fish and game, the california conservation board, cal tranish and wildlife service and the bureau have all teamed up with pg&e to get it going. >> it could be, you know, a win/win situation for everybody. at this point i believe it is. >> it's a phenomenal accomplishment. and it's pretty hard to characterize it any other way. >> the coleman fish hatchery is the largest in the state. it is on the banks of battle creek near the sacramento river. the young salmon raised here will need to make their way to the river, on to the delta, and out to the pacific. everyone is hoping that they will come back to battle creek to breed. >> we have to keep our fingers crossed with respect to the time lines. it will probably take ten years to determine how well some of the restoration project is going. but there will be annual monitoring. >> the changes to battle creek, however, don't come without consequences. at a time when state is mandating utilities to produce more green power, pg&e will be reducing the amount of energy produced. right now the dams produ

the state department of finish and game, the california conservation board, cal tran, the u.s.nd the bureau have all teamed up with pg&e to get it going. >> it could be, you know, a win/win situation for everybody. at this point i believe it is. >> it's a phenomenal accomplishment. it's pretty hard to characterize it any other way. >> the coleman fish hatchery is the largest in the state. it's on the banks of battle creek near the sacramento river. the salmon raised here will need to make their way to the river, on to the delta and out to the pacific. everyone is hoping that they will come back to battle creek to breed. >> we have to keep our fingers crossed with respect to the time line. it will probably take ten years to determine how well some of the restoration project is going. but there will be annual monitoring. >> the changes to battle creek, however, don't come without consequences. at a time when the state is mandating utilities to produce more green power, pg&e will be reducing the amount of energy produced. right now the dams produce enough power for 21,000 homes. a

the lack of a budget meant stalled project for cal trans and teachers not getting paid. certain checks are not going out. >> it's a good sign for the venters who are not getting paid by the state and college student who is don't have the loans to pay for the books. we are far from a final agreement. >> reporter: the state has been without a budget for 86 long days, that's the longest in state history. we are told negotiations should return to sacramento with details being ironed out this weekend and possibly a final agreement wrapped up by monday. live in oakland, christie smith, today in the bay. >> we will check back with you. >> a city received a million dollars in federal funding and not protecting kids like it's supposed to. the police department received money to fight illegal methamphetamine. it included a policy to protect kid who is abuse or manufacture meth. the policy is not in plate. police say that's because meth production happens in more rural areas and the money is needed to fight traffickers and dealers. >> take a look at the man on your screen. he tried

the cal tran fast track lanes doing welcoming in. those lanes always do end up doing a little better off overall than the cash lanes. you can always get fast track by going to fast track.com. move along and take a look at 880 north and southbound. north and southbound traffic here looking good near the coliseum. if you're going to catch your flight at oakland international airport shouldn't be a problem for you getting there right now. and if you're on the peninsula southbound 101 looking pretty good out of san francisco airport down through burl game and san mateo. no problem on 101. 280 also a nice drive on the peninsula. slowing on half-moon bay highway 101 at 92 very busy there. 6:07. here's steve. >>> thank you, sir. we start off cool this morning. the headline will be from cool to hot. we've had below normal temperatures. the system came by and picked up the wind and brought in chilly readings. we have a cold morning. and some patchy fog. not only fog on the coast but fog inland as well. it will burn off pretty fast. sunny, war

. >>> cal trans is set to put the finishing touches on the bay area's first freeway express toll lane. southbound 680 is expected to be completed next week with the lanes scheduled to open on september 20th. now, when it opens, solo drivers will have the option to use the diamond lane if they pay a fluctuating fee. the lane runs 14 miles to highway 237. a testing period is set to start next sunday during that time, tolls will not be collected. >>> in news of the world tonight, the united arab emirates the two crew members onboard a ups cargo plane died today when their 747 crashed and caught fire. the jet was taking off from dubai international airport but came down on a highway ten miles away. it was en route to germany. ups has sent a team to investigate the crash. and u.s. aviation officials are also on their way to help. >>> in cuba fidel castro spoke to thousands today at the university of havana. it was his first public appearance since he fell ill four years ago and stepped down as president. castro wore his full military uniform. analysts say his action may signal an intention

the state department of fish and game the california wildlife conservation board cal trans, the u.s.ldlife service and the bureau all teemed up with pg and e to get it going. at this point i believe it's a win-win situation. >> it's a phenomenal accomplishment. it's pretty hard to characterize it any other way. >> reporter: this fish hatchery is in the largest -- is the largest in the state. the young salmon raised here need to make their way to the river, on to the delta, and out to the pacific. everyone is hoping they will come back to battle creek to breed. >> we have to keep our fingers crossed with respect to the time line. it will probably take ten years to determine how well some of the restoration project is going. there will be annual monitoring. >> reporter: the changes don't come without consequences. at a time when the state is mandating utilities to produce more green power pg&e will be reducing the amount of ?rg energy produced. >> power that would have went on to the grid. the benefit of the project is we can have a viable hydro electric project and gain tremendous ben

cal tran pouring another $300 million into the construction of the new eastern span of the bay bridget will cover extra construction work and other problems that may arise as the suspension portion of the span goes up. the bridge's overall budget still stands. the new span will be finished on time by the ends of 2013. >> a bay area musician is offering a reward for the return of two guitars stolen from his home. a guitarist for the heavy metal band for machine head. somebody broke in while he was picking up his son from school. >> for me the other stuff can be replaced but the guitars are priceless to me. the one guitar that i have i wrote and recorded my first album, burn my eyes, with it 18 years ago. very, very sentimental to me. ♪ >> the other blue lightning bolt guitar was given to him by the late guitar player for pantara. >> it now appears a lion he is helped protect a trainer at a casino. take a look at this video (screaming) >> the 400 pound lion suddenly bit the trainer in the leg during a show at the mgm resort. moments later the lioness seems to pull the lion away. this wa

i want you to know that cal tran is still delayed this morning they had to cancel a train.caused residual delays for the entire system. this is a look at the bay bridge. traffic is backed up here for about a 10- to 15-minute wait. golden gate also looks good. and a little foggy. and the richmond brim traffic is move -- bridge traffic is moving along well. >>> if you're so inclined, you can treat me, too. sp weather. we can discuss if it's foggy there. cold, clear, what. doesn't matter. as long as it's good. and i trust you. some low cloud around. some areas have sun. mainly to the north. now, pockets of fog. also anderson valley, we're getting reports of down on the deck fog and reduced visibility. otherwise, low clouds. current temperatures show a lot of 50s and 60s. but we have a lot of 40s holding on. although it's probably warmer than that in san rafael. san jose and livermore and concord, 57. rare to see all three the same. yesterday's system, right there. sacramento valley. look at the low cloud. patchy fog. then mostly sunny. we have fog again on the san mateo coast,

. >> there's a delay for cal tran. 220 is making all of the stops delayed in the southbound directione a bus shuttle taking place and the south bay in general very slow. we have continued slowing for 580 and still tough today. >> what a rough morning and it's monday. air quality is very low. people could use transportation because we have unhealthy air. especially in the east bay and in the santa clara valley. on top of all of that, a hot day is forecast. 101 in livermore. 103 in fairfield and 101 in concord. mid-80s for san francisco and 90s in santa cruz. laura is back your local news. [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm, fresh-baked strawberry toaster strudel. [ music ] see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel, the one kids want to eat. and these are the ones you'll love on a school night pillsbury ham and cheese crescents with just a few ingredients, you have an easy to make dinner. they're crescents for the other 364. try them tonight. >>> the california budget deal could be announced in the next few days. it will come early this week. califo

running on a sunday schedule also on sunday schedule, cal train, santa clara county and if you live on the peninsula, holiday schedule for san transno service on the alameda harbour ferry labor day means no service for ace. >>> coming to the city check your parking meters. >>> california highway patrol on pace to make more d u i arrests this labor day weekend than last year statewide arresting nearly a thousand drivers by yesterday morning 8 people in california died in dui crashes in bay area one person died 167 arrests so far, special enforcement program ending at midnight tonight. >>> a lot of people are petty excited electric cars are about to hit the mass market. >>> potential buyers may not be aware electric car ownership calls for a lot of work to their home. betty joins us to explain. good morning. >> good morning. the expectation is that tens of thousands of electric vehicles will be on silicon valley and barrier roads within the next decade but for people thinking about buying that nissan leap, chevy bolt have you thought about where to charge it? at a charging station at work but if you want a quick charges station in y

. >> conference regarding portions of cal tran, there is no action to report. >> with that, we adjourn this meeting. >> thank you. >> i work with the department of environment and we are recycling oil. thank you. we can go into a refinery and we can use it again. they do oil changes and sell it anyway, so now they know when a ticket to a. hal>> to you have something you want to get rid of? >> why throw it away when you can reuse it? >> it can be filtered out and used for other products. >> [speaking spanish] >> it is going to be a good thing for us to take