cal trance is delivering an optimistic report on the stress testing on the bolts of the bay bridge. p 2 rods failed but now the bolts are holding up well. one snapped over the weekend. they're trying to determine how many of the 2200 already installed bolts and rods will need to be replaced. information for how to get around the city we have al special section dedicated to the bay bridge, you can find it under hot topics. >>> new this morning, two federal agencies are locked into a court battle. 15,000 people reported breathing problems after the extent at richmond refinery. the us chemical safety board have spent the past year looking for answers. they have major differences on how to handle the investigation. they're in a legal battle. >>> they're preparing for the next refinery accident. they'll test its emergency alert system tomorrow evening. the test phone calls will go to people who live near refinery plants. it will start tomorrow afternoon and continue through the next few hours. >>> hundreds of electronics were found in a storage locker. they found laptops tablets and cell

back in march cal trance discovered that 32 of those foot long earthquake bolts had failed after they were tightened. tests uncovered the -- were made of poor quality steel. you can follow us on twitter for the very latest on the bay bridge project, including milestones of its temporary fix. >>> new at 6:00, actresses halee berry and -- testified at the state capital today to push the limits of paparazzi that they say harass their children. >> 15 to 20 cars are in a convoy behind us. they are close to our car, they are running red lights behind us. the price paid for picture of celebrity children is now absurdly high. they have a bounty on their heads. >> the bill moves to the. >>> suing that sent a plume of smoke over the east bay. the houston based -- charges that chevron failed to shut down the plant after a leak was discovered. a lawsuit also claimed chevron didn't let county officials know about the leak until 2 hours after it started. >>> gas prices are going down just in time for end of summer vacations. down nearly 10 cents since this time last month. in northern california th

the [inaudible] bay area district for cal trance, and they are a program where they want /pwhrarpblg established firms such as ours to help small emerging firms get a head start and be successful so pb's been very involved in this program locally and we actually have more mou's -- memorandum of understanding with small and emerging firms than any other firm in the program. wanted to underscore what -- we have mou's in place with and so basically what we do is we give them opportunities first of all to be on our teams and then doing this highway work can be pretty complicated if you've never done it, the cost proposals, the audits, how the work is done in accordance with cal transstandards and things like that. some of the firms we've had mou's with in the past have moved on and are doing real well now. >> are they competing against you. >> in some cases. >> i guess that's a determinant that the program's successful. is it very specific that you will take them on projects and... >> it did you want list specific projects, but what it does -- it's an agreement between us and them that f

cal trance had to -- spend time -- kpix 5. >> still no word on what may have caused that fire. the truck driver pulled over because he thought he had a flat tire. next thing he knew the ring was engulfed in flames. >> now been fixed. the problem originated with a disitem many airlines used for registrations. american, alaska, jet blue and virgin america were affected. the outage started just after 830 last night. 50 with alaska airlines. all computer systems were restored by 11:00 p.m. . >> the white shirt, memo went out. >> red kind of compliments. one of the primary colors. >> how's it going? >> we look like one of those fancy cup cakes. the most accurate forecast you can do is a forecast of persistence. that is whatever happened yesterday is going to happen today. seriously. that's what we're going to do. nothing is ever going to change. we have fog and low clouds and the drizzle. the temperatures this morning is starting out in the 50s. 54 at concord. 55 in oakland and 54 in san francisco. 58 in san jose and santa rosa 52. about where we were yesterday and this looks the sa

san francisco mayor ed lee got things start the by leading a bike ride from the city's cal trance station to city hall. it starts with 700 bikes at 65 special bike stations. users can pay $88 a year or $9 for the day. they'll have about 30 to 45 minutes to pedal to the next stop and drop the bike off. new members say the plan makes sense for short trips around town but some bike advocates are disappointed the program didn't start with more bikes or locations in the east bay. organizers say they plan to expand if interest in the program grows. >> they do it in london, new york city, now it's finally here. >> catching on. >>> chief meteorologist jeff ranieri did you bike to work today? >>dy not. i saw those this morning and i thought, hm, i could save a few minutes. i was thinking i'd check it out this weekend. let's go ahead and get a look at the overall pattern. we did have humidity moving up from the south. the circulation around this area, high pressure helping to make it feel a little sticky out there. temperatures all in all, widespread 80s throughout most of the bay area. our forecas

&'çm< the bridge forced to close when a cross beam fell which, according to tall cal trance becausend vibrations. he took that to quickly and his truck toppled over. one other incident of note in 1968 a naval air station crashed killing its two pilot autos that is going to do it for us. >> from all of us here at abc 7 news, thanks for watching we'll see you for a special update as the bridge closes. this is the "jeopardy!" teen tournament! here are today's semifinalists -- a freshman from marietta, georgia... ...a senior from westport, connecticut... ...and a senior from little rock, arkansas... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. and thank you, ladies and gentlemen. hey, i'm still reeling from the ending of our program yesterday, the semifinal in which no contestant wound up with any money at the end of the game. it's never happened before. first time in any of our tournaments, and i was quite taken aback by it. but fortunately, the contestants were more familiar with the rules than i was. so i'm hoping that today, with leonard, emily, and nil

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cal n trance says serving going according to plan.the new road service being prepared by this morning upper deck was finished. followed by lane stripping. >> and a live look at construction activity happening now from our camera, caltrans says there is no reason why they can't meet 5:00 a.m. tuesday deadline to reopen the bridge. it is a monument effort to make it happen 400 workers working 24 hours nonstop to get the bridge ready for trafrk. >> we're seeing impact of the bridge closure on freeways let's turn first to laila working double duty for us with an update. >> it's monument efforts to get home today. we've got a live picture over 101 through san mateo towards the bridge now your headlights now smrks people are making that skip down to dunbarton bridge. if you go to the dunbarton it's moving at top speeds. and then, that is heavy traffic out there 30 minutes into an eastbound direction. taking a look now we're seeing improvement out here, this is a look towards 101. northbound direction will be your taillights. you can see tha

cal n trance says serving going according to plan.e new road service being prepared by this morning upper deck was finhed. followed by lane stripping. >>and a live look at construction activity happening now from our camera, caltransays there is no reason why they can't meet 5:00 a.m. tuesday deadline to reopen the bridge. it is a monent effort to make it happen 400 workers woing 24 hours nonstop to get the bridgeeady for trafrk. >> we're seeing impact of the bridge closure o freeways let's turn first laila working double duty for us with an update. >> it's monument efforts to get home today. we've got a live picture over 101 through san mateo towards the bridge now your headlights now smrks people are making that skip down to duarton bridge. if you go to the dunbarton it's moving at t speeds. and then, that is heavy traffic out there 30 minutes into an eastbound direction. taking a look nowwe're seeing improvement t here, this is a look towards 101. northbound direction will be your taillights. you can see that shaded area there beca

trance bay terminal will be the grand central station of the west linking high speed rail, cal traind eight bus lines from around the bay area under one roof. a four-block long public park will drop it off. this animation shows what the center will look like when it's completed in 2017. >> idea to make transit more accessible, available. >> in 1980s san francisco saw a backlash against high-density projects. critics worried the new high rises would threaten and lead to manhattan drs ization of the city. but since 1980s demographics shifted and so has public opinion. next to the terminal developers will build a center piece. the transbay tower rising more than 1,000 feet making it tall qleft, most-visible building in the city. >> development is starting to move forward we've got four buildings under construction or about to be. >> nearly two dozen projects have been approved between second street and the bay. these renderings so some projects under construction or about to break ground. it includes 655 luxury condominiums at maine and folsom streets. construction started last month. t

trance bay terminal will be the grand central station of the west linking high speed rail, cal traint bus lines from around the bay area under one roof. a four-block long public park will drop it off. this animation shows what the center will look like when it's completed in 2017. >> idea to make transit more accessible, available. >> in 1980s san francisco saw a backlash against high-density projects. critics worried the new high rises would threaten and lead to manhattan drs ization of the city. but since 1980s demographics shifted and so has public opinion. next to the terminal developers will build a center piece. the transbay tower rising more than 1,000 feet making it tall qleft, most-visible building in the city. >> development is starting to move forward we've got four buildings under construction or about to be. >> nearly two dozen projects have been approved between second street and the bay. these renderings so some projects under construction or about to break ground. it includes 655 luxury condominiums at maine and folsom streets. construction started last month. they'll