there goes caltrain.s had major delays because of track problems in san bruno causes delays there as well. 85 is slow because of earlier crashes. let's quickly move along and take a look at 101 san francisco backed up from cesar chavez to downtown. of course we are looking at contra costa county where 680 and 24 and 242 are slow because of earlier problems. let's go to rosemary. >> partly cloudy, mostly cloudy over the north bay today. you may even need your sunglasses in most cases. mostly sunny over the south bay and temperatures mild. upper 40s to low 60s at this hour. and -- in time for your lunch hour temperatures sitting in the 60s. scattered showers in the morning cast for the morning hours. drying out in the afternoon. into the weekend looks like rain is on the way. >>> it's looking like alex smith will play for the 49ers this coming up season. we just learned about the contract between the 49ers and smith. >>> crews are expected to reopen part of san francisco street. the messy work that shut it

caltrain needs the improvements.hey need the positive train control, a better signaling system and this is predominantly what that will do. >>> the new caltrain project also would divert money from other agencies including b.a.r.t. and muni. some critics say that could delay big projects for those other bay area transit agencies. >>> the san jose city council has ageed to prioritize certain projects -- agreed to pry or prize certain projects -- prioritize certain projects. >>> a proposed change to walnut creek's liquor laws will not come up for discussion by the planning collision tonight. the law would have cracked down on businesses that serve liquor. bar and restaurant owners oppose the day m -- oppose the idea saying they can't be responsible for everyone who drinks. the ordinance was scheduled to go before the planning commission tonight but that's been postponed because of a problem with notifying the public. it's been rescheduled for next month. >>> well, yesterday at this time, we're tracking a band of modera

i have spoken with caltrain about this. it is important to make sure this does not just become a vehicle with them to shore part of it, but that it becomes an opportunity for us to gather more needed funding for electrification of caltrain and the downtown extension. i hope that staff will remain deeply engaged in making sure it stays on the right track and does not bear off to becoming an operational item for caltrain only, although that is a key part of it. >> in the sand, and we will be monitoring closely. in your back, the matrix begins on page 59. the first measure i want to bring to your attention is ab 1455. that would be another attempt by an author who introduced a bill last year that went nowhere. basically, it says we cannot sell any more bonds. the bonds you sold are the amount that is available. we were recommending opposition to that. i expect this measure not to really go very far. ab 2173, which is on page 9 of the matrix, would modify the current capacity to place a 10 cents a gallon gas tax measure on the

caltrain soon could be getting a jolt -- literally. lawmakers want to electrify the tracks as part of the high-speed rail project. "today in the bay's" stephanie trong joins us now with this proposal. >> reporter: good morning. this high-speed rail plan partly banking on electrifying existing caltrain tracks. in the last 24 hours a san mateo assemblyman made a public push for this very idea, hill saying that the electification of caltrain could be merged with the high-speed rail using a two-track blended system. the expected project completion date would be 2019 and cost $1.5 billion but the plan would be to combine some high-speed rail money with local funds to pay that price tag. some commuters say anything to help public transit in this state is vital. >> i think for people to see their families, for people to get to work, definitely for business, i think ultimately, whatever the price tag is will help the economy far more than it will ever cost us. >> but that cost is great for the bullet train, high-speed rail project. so far esti

supporters say it will allow caltrain to run faster and more frequent between san jose and san franciscoe but they did not okay a three billion dollar proposal to extend the electric service from caltrain's 4th and king station through a tunnel to downtown san francisco. if all goes as plan the other part of the system will be up and running by 2019. >>> don nelson will be indugged into the basketball haul of -- inducted into the basketball hall of fame. he had two stints with the warriors and -- [ unintelligible ] nelson gave warrior fans a great ride in 2007 when he barely got the team into the playoffs and beat the mav -- mavericks in the opening round. >> he also played for the celtics. i don't think he's going in for that. five championships with the celtics. >> all the trivia that rick has. how about you? >> rainy -- rainy start to the weekend. today, tomorrow will be very nice, feeling like we should for this time of year which is more like spring with mild temperatures now mist and drizzle pretty cloudy out there in fact, the temperatures are muggy, you may notice that as you ste

no officers were hurt. >>> caltrain could soon be getting a jolt.makers want to electrify the tracks as part of the high-speed rail project. >> reporter: the new head of the high-speed rail project spoke to hundreds of people in mountain view last night delivering the latest update. dan richard saying that the high-speed rail authority would spend about $750 million from the state to help electrify the existing caltrain tracks in the next few years. richard also talked about plans to break down the 520-moil line of the bullet train into small segments so that crews may finish it faster, maybe even cut down the price tag which right now stands at about $98 billion. commuters we spoke with are split on whether the bullet train is worth that much. >> they got like 100 planes a day going from the bay to the los angeles area. why do we need a train. i don't see nobody with the money. we're about to go in bankruptcy so i don't know where they get that money to do it. >> there are times that you just have to find a way to raise the money and i would rather

bart, ace, caltrain and muni, no delays. >>> our time is 6:09 >>> appears popular food trucks will still be able to park near schools in california and operate. >>> new lawsuit challenges apple's claims about the abilities of siri. >>> rare opportunity to listen to a live symphony while watching a silent film classic. don sanchezúúúúúúúúúúú@@úúúúúúúú >>> we come back. 6:13. california school kids will still be able to visit their favorite food truck afterschool. a monterey area assembly has pulled his bill banning the trucks on weekdays he says he didn't have enough support. vendors argued they would be effectively banned from doing business in large parts of the city because of the density. the assemblyman says he may re-introduce the legislation later. >>> siri, apple's voice activated personal assistant on the iphone 4s is target of a new lawsuit. a man claim apple exaggerates. the suit filed in l.a. seeks financial relief and damages for other iphone 4s owners as well similar suit in new york. apple has not commented >> none of those problems when lisa argen gives the forecast. >> no

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bart, ace and caltrain reporting no delays looking good at the bay bridge toll it is friday light we did get reports westbound 80 at coffee tree rocks in the lanes we'll check to see if there is slowing there. >>> 6:09 >>> coming up, increasing cost for the commute. just ahead, find out how much morrical train riders will have to pay to get from -- more caltrain riders will have to pay. >>> daly city institution that may be shutting its doors for good.úúúúúúúúúúú@@úúúúúúúúúúúúÑx >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning. yelp is eagerly waiting for investors reviews this morning as it begins offering its stock on the new york stock exchange. yelp is selling more than seven million shares investors can buy in for $15 a share just above the 12 to 14 price range that was expected. that could earn the company as much as 120 three million dollars. yelp founded in 2004 has never turned a profit. if today's ipo goes as planned yelp will be worth almost 900 million dollars. >>> a 60-year-old institution in daly city may be in the final frame. sarah bowl has

action, we will work with bart, caltrain, mta, and dph, with input from the bicycle committee to ensure a steady stream of projects ready to be implemented. we prioritize funds for by product planning and design. among those, the open field bikeways, cesar java's, masonic avenue, and market street. we revisited and approve the five-year prioritization program for the bicycle project, in addition to the one for traffic signals. on the next page, we've also have a record of projects funded using the transportation fund for clean air, which is the funding source that comes from the bay area air quality management district. in 2011, we program over $1 million in funds to pedestrian and commuter benefits, right batching, electric charging stations, and emergency ride home, and other projects and programs that helps to clean the

jerry hill and and caltrain officials want to use that money and local transportation funds to convert from diesel to electric by 2019 the switch would allow caltrain to run quieter trains more frequently and faster and reduce emissions by 90%. the transportation commission set to release details on funding next week. >> transit works for you this may not be a bad morning. >> oh yeah. kind of a beating coming across the bay bridge this morning. >> it was drizzling also for me, yeah it was a little interesting out there some of the best radar returns east bay hills also the santa cruz mountains heading up and spilling over into san mateo, foster city. the best radar returns up around the north bay heaviest rain so far up to 4/100 petaluma, here's the winds again, gusting to about 40 miles per hour sfo, 25 hayward, coming out of the south running perpendicular to the east-west bridges that's why you are going to get battered. thicker clouds, one mile visibility at half moon bay. the rest of us okay now. as we head through the morning steadier rain moving into the north bay temperatures h

all charged up, new plan to plug in caltrain. >> out of court but not out of trouble.ea ross mirkarimi agreed to could create a new political problem for the embattled san francisco sheriff. >>> very wrong turnover night. the oops that has left someone with a lot of explaining to do at one of america's busiest airports. >> reporter: oakland fires are wondering why cars parked at an apartment building caught on fire overnight above them 27 apartment units with people and children sleeping inside. you will hear about their escape, coming up. >>> keeping an eye on sfo nearly three hour flight arrival delays and -- departure delays out of atlanta. use the flight tra >>> good morning. 6:29. opening bell about to ring to start the trading day. strong retail sales results are helping lift u.s. stock market futures. [ inaudible ] i'm kristen sze thanks for joining us. >>> i'm eric thomas. we begin on the storm watch. scattered showers left most bay area roads wet and slick. the rain will only get more intense as the day goes on. we have several days of rain expected communitie

if you plan to take mass transit, bart, ace, muni, caltrain and your ferries are right on time. that's traffic. back to you guys >> thank you. >>> 5:06. we have good news for the commuters in the south bay. a cash infusion for a long- awaited bart extension. lisa washington is at the warm springs station in fremont. >> reporter: good morning. and right now, this is as far south as bart extends. but that's going to change in a little while because this morning's celebration that's going to be held down in san jose is for the berryessa extension project for bart and the federal government's commitment of $900 million will help to make bart and the south bay a reality. it's the largest funding for vta in their history. now, this funding as we said is for the first leg of bart's extension to the south bay. it will be a 10-mile extension

. >>> a bay area assemblyman is leading the call to electrify caltrain. jerry hill of san mateo wants to redirect about $1.5 billion in high-speed rail bond money and then use it to put caltrain on electric power by 2019. supporters say that switch would allow caltrain to run faster, more frequently, boosting ridership and revenue preparing up money for other -- freeing up money for other bay area agencies. >>> getting a loan on your own. how lending clubs are allowing people to pay off credit cards and loans with lower interest rates. >> plus, living with diabetes is challenging. in tonight's healthwatch, how one young lady won't let diabetes slow her down. on the ground or way up in the air. ,, on the runway after it rolled >>> here's something you don't see too often, cranes were brought in to get a boeing 737 back on the runway after it rolled down an embankment at atlanta's airport. no passengers were on board at the time. and no one was hurt. mechanics were testing the engines of the plane when the brakes went out causing the plane to go off the run

caltrain says it will fix the fence that that is it.s plans on taking any additional action. in the south bay, a san as a community group wants the city to crack down on hotels they say kidder to prostitutes. tonight, the alliance for californians community empowerment marched in the washington neighborhood in claims one of the problem hotels is located in that community. one of the nation's top supermarket chains does an about-face after a public uproar about what is being called thinks line. as dan kerman tells us, the safeway store chain says they will soon stop carrying lean finely textured beef. >> safeway says after it sells its existing stock they will no longer purchase any fresh or frozen ground beef fat contained leaned finely textured beef. safeway will joint wholefoods and costco that already refused to sell the product in stores. wal-mart, target and trader joe's have refused to answer questions or did not respond as to whether they carried this type of beef. >> if you shop at one of these unknown stores your best bet is to

muni, caltrain, ferries, bart, ace, muni, caltrain and your ferries all no problems. that's traffic. back to you. >> thanks so much. >>> some bay area transit commuters have more incentive to get the clipper card. fares for using caltrain are going up july 1 but passengers who use the clipper card pond have to pay the higher price. the one-way fare will increase by 25 cents. one day tickets bought with cash will go up 50 cents. >>> if you plan a trip to the los angeles area anytime soon here's a traffic warning for you. part of the 405 freeway will be closed overnight for the next six nights. they are rebuilding a bridge over the freeway between highway 101 and the getty center. you might remember they closed the same stretch of the 405 last summer and they called it carmageddon. >>> it could cost more at california strip clubs if a state lawmaker has his way. the southern california democrat has introduced a bill that calls for those who have alcohol and live entertainment to pay an extra $10 per customer. >>> california voters will get to decide the fate of hundreds

--el caltrain podra funcionar con electricidad para el 2019, a un costo de un milln y medio de dlares- anchor ---miles de familias de bajos ingresos podrian ver su canasta de alimentos reducida. ---la directiva de un banco de comida en la baha anunci que no est recibiendo suficientes donaciones para contrarresta r el elevado precio de los alimentos. ---mayra tostado nos tiene los detalles... 0:01 - 0:05 0:09 - 0:13 0:25 - 0:30 0:36 - 0:40 1:13 - 1:14 1:35 - 1:44 take pkg ---nat ---los bancos de alimentos "second harvest" en los condados de san mateo y santa clara estn preocupados por los altos costos de la comida.. sot luz ayala - asistente administrativa "hemos tenido que reducir los tamaños de algunos alimentos basicos que proveemos a las familias de bajos ingresos". en los ultimos seis meses, el precio de muchos comestibles se ha disparado, y 'second harvest' dice que eso pone en riesgo su misin de alimentar a las personas con hambre. sot isidro conchas - vive en s.j. "le han subido como 50 centavos a cada articulo, a las tortillas simplemente como un dolar, como un dolar a la lech

osbon is still hospitalized there. >>> plans to convert caltrain from diesel to electric has clearedal hurdle. supporters say electrifying the tracks will allow caltrain to run faster and more frequent service between san jose and san francisco they did not okay a three billion dollar proposal to extend from 4th and king in san francisco to the downtown area. if all guess as planned the electric trains will be up and running by 2019. >>> former warriors' coach don nelson will be inducted into the basketball hall of fame. he got the call yesterday. he has won more games than any coach in nba history but never a title. nelson gave warriors' fans a great ride in 2007 when he barely got the team into the playoffs and beat the top seeded mavericks in the opening round. >>> congratulations nellie. let's see if we have a hall of fame forecast, no pressure. >>> we still have very interesting weather. we'll have snow in the mountains, windy conditions, rain not today, it will be nice today. today should be the nicest day out of the next week or so. here's a look outside we have cloudy skies t

joining us is christine done from caltrain.l reports we heard was that there was a problem, a suspected manufacturer's defect. >> we had a problem with this out amtrak that we identified around 7:00 a.m. the. to their was a defect. initially we began a single tracking around the area. we are now operating on both tracks but it is going at a very slow speeds up out. >>george: when you say defect, can you be more specific? >> at this point i am unsure. kron >>george: will this affect the evening commute? >>caller: we're working hard to make sure that we can operate on time this afternoon. >>george: are there any of tracks that might be subject to these same problems? will you have additional inspections? >> we inspect the tracks continuously. that is how we will able to spot the problem. we want to assure people that the trains are state and the trucks are safe. >>george: is there any particular concern about the truck provided by this manufacturer? >> i am not sure. we have not yet determine what the problem is. by >>george: bea

more to ride caltrain.ow much more. this morning at 10:00 a.m. there will be a vote taking place on a fair hike proposal. but this is considered a compromise proposal. here is what's being wrote. right now, riders get a ticket if they right that within the 60 days. instead of a 15% discount you will only get 7 30eu -- 7.5. the original proposal raised fairs by -- fares by 25 cents. the new proposal says only the base fa fare will go -- base fare will go up. >> people send to be more privatened -- frustrated and never understand what's going on. i know fuel costs are the problem. >> reporter: back out here live at the san francisco caltrain station, there is a catch-all. this has been aun of -- one of these evolving stories. the agency says these changes are contingent 0, and they want a -- contingent, and they want a lot of people to move over. they say at least 50% of passengers. if they don't move over, they will go back to the drawing board and consider raising that per cost joan again. for now, the fare

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the encampment is back even after being cleaned up last year by caltrain.nse is being repaired but as far as some of the cleanup, caltrain and caltrans say it is not their responsibility into the city said it will not take any action either. >> in oakland, free medical attention for whoever needs it, no questions asked. it is absolutely free into the service will start tomorrow at the coliseum around 5:00 a.m.. it is being provided by the organization remote area medical. it will have doctors here, i doctors, dentists and physicians on hand. people need to get here early. they're stressing that. the doors will open at 5:00 a.m. but people will begin lining up probably around midnight. keith's sixth and >>jaqueline: of rain on the way. their greater picture looks impressive to the north. faced these body showers to the north and south. if there rain will break apart as it moves towards the bay area. a better chance of rain, especially for saturday. he will be raining in the morning in early afternoon with rain possibly continuing into sunday. >>stanley: in j

following this board's policy action, we will work with bart, caltrain, mta, and dph, with input from bicycle committee to ensure a steady stream of projects ready to be implemented. we prioritize funds for by product planning and design. among those, the open field

bart, caltrain, ace and muni, no delays, one minute delay on ace that's about it.e check out the waze traffic app, slowing westbound 580 through the altamont pass 34 miles towards livermore. heavy traffic on westbound 4 out of antioch, 31 miles. you can keep track of those delays and accidents by going to abc7news.com/waze download the free traffic app to your smartphone or iphone. >>> 5:54. >>> ipadmania may reach new heights,. >> here's jane king with the bloomberg business report. >>> companies planning to step up hiring of more workers manpower says second quarter index up 10% the highest level of employer optimism since late 2008. 18% of employers planning to add workers in the next three months, only 6% planning on making cuts. economist at bank of america says women are better positioned to take advantage of the jobs recovery than men because they are better educated and more qualified. status change and relationship between yahoo and facebook. yahoo is suing facebook over patents, including those covering functions like internet advertising, information sha

. >>> well, that plan to electrify caltrain slowly moving forward. bay area transportation leaders are approving a fund deal there to make caltrain faster, cleaner, and quieter. the california high-speed rail authority and five bay area transit agencies agreeing to split up that $1.4 billion cost to upgrade and electrify caltrain. caltrain would like to finish the product by 2019 in hopes of sharing that track with the state's new high-speed rail line. >>> it's 6:21 right now. coming up on "today in the bay," students hoping for minimum wage increase in san jose. >> great day, great week really for ayea are stocks, the third ipo this week take a look coming up. as a fashion blogger, i love when i get to do a morning talk show. i'm always talking about t.j.maxx. i tell people how to look like a million bucks without spending it. fashion direct from designers. savings direct to you. t.j.maxx. let us make a maxxinista out of you. >>> welcome back, everybody on this thursday morning. a picturesque shot up in san francisco. and that's where we start your

fares could go up again next year if more don't switch from cash to clipper cards, caltrain is expectedeight times in thirty days. >>> you could see spritzes today but it won't be anything like it was yesterday morning. >>> another weaker system moving in now. you can see no yellows, oranges, barely blue and a few greens in the north bay where the better chance of light rain is now light rain even down to drizzle falling across the bay area that's going to make a little bit of moisture for the morning commute over the last three hours moving from northwest to southeast i think it will pick up a little in intensity as we head from the 7:00 to maybe noon hour that's when we -- temperatures now in the 40s where they will stay through 8:00. noon upper 40s to near 50° mostly cloudy conditions and then mostly at 4:00 with the event winding down as it slides to the south away from us. the commute may be completely dry maybe one or two stray showers i'll say that just to cover everything, looks dry here low to mid 50s. after cooler conditions tonight we have sunny and warmer conference tomorrow

. >>> caltrain looking for a jolt of support to get trains moving faster and more quietly. state assembly managerry hill wants to rectify caltrain's track way through the peninsula and is asking the state for a billion and a half dollars to get it done by 2019. commuters are split on whether the train is actually worth that much. >>> they've got like a hundred planes every day going from the bay area to the los angeles area. why do we need the train? we're in debt, a about to go to bankruptcy. i don't know where they're going to get the money to do it. >> there are times when you have to find a way to raise the money. i would rather cut from other areas and make sure we can put people on the train than not. >> the funding would come from $750 million in bond funds and more money already that's been set aside for california's high speed rail project. the remainder will be put together by the metropolitan transportation commission. >> well, it is a good day, a great day to be a gail. the st. mary's basketball team has taken off for the first time. no doubt you've seen plenty

. >>> caltrains board is expected to vote on fare increases this morning.officials have scaled back on planned hikes announced earlier. 25 cent increase for juan-way. 50 cent increase for -- one-day pass. -- caltrain is expected to keep 15% discount pass for clipper riders but they will have to ride eight times in thirty days. >>> sierra getting hammered by the biggest winter storm this season. this is what it was like near squaw valley on 89. winter storm warning in effect until 4 p.m. today. chain require s on 80 and 50. avalanche advisory also in effect. -- officials say high winds, heavy snowfall and weak snow pack are combining to make for dangerous conditions. skiers are being told to stay within ski area boundaries. >> you are right they have been waiting for a good hammering now they are getting it. >> high surf, right mike? >> yeah until 9:00 this morning the surf could get up to 20 feet watch out if you are heading that way early this morning. let's take about here on live doppler. still north bay seeing the best radar returns light rain in places

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no delays reported for bart or caltrain. the rest of the commute keep in mind at the bay bridge a truck broke down beyond treasure island a high wind advisory in place expect delays as you approach the mid span section. rest of the commute right here bay bridge toll plaza even though there is a high wind advisory no big traffic delays at the pay gates. westbound traffic over at san mateo bridge is looking good. no hot spots to speak of in the east bay and it continues light all the way into fog foster city. golden gate commute no fog and southbound traffic fine leaving the waldo tunnel heading into san francisco. here is eric and kristen. >> eric: mitt romney's campaign rolls into bay area. the unwelcome he got at fund-raiser. >> and hundreds of jobs at bay area juice company is promising to create. >> and hard work for stanford women's basketball team, next up the e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

in >>george: caltrain is now raising prices but only if you are now using a clipper card. tran is live in san francisco to explain. >>will: the idea is to get people to the with their wallets and go for the clipper card which is cheaper for caltrain because they do not need a manpower and they do not have to maintain -- maintain the machines. if you are traveling one way it will cost 255 more forecast. in all the past would be 605 more. >> it is hard if that is a person's main form of payment. that is incentive for them to get a card, but it is a little bit difficult. >>will: i can tell you, caltrans says it cost thousands of dollars to fix these machines of debris down. it is puzzling to some people because they like using cash like at gas stations where they have a cheaper price for-. people are asking, why am i being penalized. it is because they want to eventually get rid of these machines. if >>darya: at least it does not cost $4.50 a gallon. gas prices are up again for the 24th straight day. this morning you will notice prices up again in san francisco. the average i

. >> repairs are being made to caltrain cracks because of a crack in one of rails. it's slowing service in both directions. a spokesperson says it's a manufacturing defect along the southbound tracks. >>> all right. we have our amy hollyfield story. san francisco mayor ed lee has ordered the city attorney to suspend the sheriff after he refused to resign. after the sheriff pleaded guilty in connection with a domestic violence case. >> reporter: let's try this again. right now the city attorney's office is coming up with list of charges working on the paperwork they want to serve with ross mirkarimi. they are going to have to find him. he is not here at city hall. once they serve him he is then suspended. it would be easier if mirkarimi would resign but he has said he is not going to do that. he did plead guilty to a domestic violence related charge. he has apologized that he thinks he can still be the city sheriff. he has ordered the city's attorney's office to get it done. the mayor has no comment today. he said he said it all yesterday. >> we must be held to the h

. >> repairs are being made to caltrain cracks because of a crack in one of rails. it's slowing service in both directions. a spokesperson says it's a manufacturing defect along the southbound tracks. >>> all right. we have our amy hollyfield story. san francisco mayor ed lee has ordered the city attorney to suspend the sheriff after he refused to resign. after the sheriff pleaded guilty in connection with a domestic violence case. >> reporter: let's try this again. right now the city attorney's office is coming up with list of charges working on the paperwork they want to serve with ross mirkarimi. they are going to have to find him. he is not here at city hall. once they serve him he is then suspended. it would be easier if mirkarimi would resign but he has said he is not going to do that. he did plead guilty to a domestic violence related charge. he has apologized that he thinks he can still be the city sheriff. he has ordered the city's attorney's office to get it done. the mayor has no comment today. he said he said it all yesterday. >> we must be held to the h

. >>> caltrain came one step closer to becoming a faster, cleaner, and quieter rail system.d an agreement with the high speed rail authority. the deal would provide $1.4 billion to upgrade and electrify the caltrain system from san francisco to san jose. the agreement now needs to be approved by the high speed rail authority. >>> a young's ruling will keep private the names of certain police officers involved in the uc davis pepper spraying incident. last week, police pepper sprayed occupy protesters and videos went viral. two names are already known. other officers had asked for their names to be kept sealed. >>> the supreme court wrapped up its third and time day of hearings on the health care reform law. rita williams tells us the justices are divided over a question that's been debated in some form for over 200 years. >> reporter: outside the supreme court today, the number of demonstrators dwindled. inside, justices asked questions to help them decide whether all, part, or none of the overall will survive. >> the federal government is supposed to be a government of limi

. >>> caltrain riders you will soon have to pay a premium if you don't use a clipper card. directors approved a 25 cent fare increase as of july 1st. for those who don't use the cars. riders who purchase a day pass will pay 50 cent premium. 70% of caltrain riders use clipper. >>> yelp is waiting for reviews this morning. not from customers but investors as the san francisco-based online review guide begins offering stock on the new york stock exchange. yelp is selling more than seven million shares. investors can buy them for $15 a share above the $12 to $14 expected. the company could earn 120 three million dollars from its ipo. yelp founded in 2004 has never turned a profit. if today's ipo goes as planned it would be north almost 900 million dollars. >>> google wants to help you build a website if you on a small business. a program called california get your business online. small businesses can get a free website and training on how to build a successful online business. google pays for the domain name and free web for one year. after that the businesses pay a monthly fe

bart, ace, caltrain, muni no delays now.even though we had a few earlier accidents still looking good on bay area freeways. live shot of toll plaza delay-free into san francisco. easy ride cross the san mateo bridge in both directions. 13 minutes between 880 and 101 and vice versa no problems 101 on the peninsula. smooth sailing for drivers out of marin across the golden gate bridge into san francisco right now. >>> 5:11. >>> will it be a boost for business? new plan for attracting new jobs downtown in the bay area's biggest city. >>> the critical message that has dozens of california students on a march across the u.s.. >>> ever wonder what happened to that lost cell phone? >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> if you own a smartphone and lose it there's a strong likelihood it will cost you your privacy as well as the price of the phone. a new study shows there's a 96% chance the finder of a lost cell phone will access the device and an 89% chance the finder will look for personal related apps and i

same story for caltrain and all the local ferries.y bridge commute, heavy traffic, westbound traffic slow from about the end of the east parking lot. metering lights are still off. heading to the san mateo bridge, westbound traffic certainly getting busier. red taillights. it will be slow approaching this span, no big delays at toll plaza so far. in the east bay, 680 commute, heading through the walnut interchange, that is moving at the speed limit. >> kristen: thank you so much. just ahead a new survey reveals what economists recommend about the federal deficit. does it involve paying more taxes. >> and big first for the hunger games. huge numbers the hunger games pulled in at the box office.úúúú >> kristen: good morning, on on a monday. live look at the traffic heading into san francisco on the golden gate bridge there. more headlights, traffic is still flowing fine. where are the problems? bay bridge toll plaza is a little slower. traffic coming up. >> katie: more taxes and less spending. that is the best recipe for reducing the fe

. >>> caltrain came one step closer to becoming a faster, cleaner, and quieter rail system. this morning, approved an agreement with the high speed rail authority. the deal would provide $1.4 billion to upgrade and electrify the caltrain system from san francisco to san jose. the agreement now needs to be approved by the high speed rail authority. >>> a young's ruling will keep private the names of certain police officers involved in the uc davis pepper spraying incident. last week, police pepper sprayed occupy protesters and videos went viral. two names are already known. other officers had asked for their names to be kept sealed. >>> the supreme court wrapped up its third and time day of hearings on the health care reform law. rita williams tells us the justices are divided over a question that's been debated in some form for over 200 years. >> reporter: outside the supreme court today, the number of demonstrators dwindled. inside, justices asked questions to help them decide whether all, part, or none of the overall will survive. >> the federal government is supposed to b

bart, cal -- caltrain, ace and muni no delays. crash reported westbound 580 at 680 even though it is on the shoulder traffic from the altamont pass slowing, 26 minutes at this point. >>> our time is just about 6:40. >>> new developments on the way for the massive nationwide mortgage settlement. that story is just ahead. right now a live look from the new york stock exchange. dow is up 27 points. >>> plus, the bay area sea lion heading home with help from his friends. >>> is it a done deal? tens of millions in recovery funds that may be headed to the damaged city of san bruno as early as today. >> reporter: good morning i'm sue thompson live in san jose we have news for south bay bart passengers. big money is on its way for santa clara valley transportation authority. how much and why it could make your commute in the south bay a little easier. details, coming up.úúúúúúúúúúú@ú ♪ so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now, we don't care anymore? we just eat whatever tastes good? excuse me? [ man ] like these sweet hone

mercury news reports, electrifying caltrain would pave the way for quicker commuter trains between san francisco and san jose as early as 2018. bullet trains would share the tracks in the next decade before the state secures funding to connect the system to the central valley where high speed rail construction will begin. >>> fans of big ships may catch a glimpse of the biggest ship to ever sail in the bay. terry mcsweeney is live in alameda with the technological and economic significance. >> reporter: she is not only the biggest ship ever coming to san francisco she is the biggest ship ever to come to a north american port even in the blackness of the night you can see i think you get an impression how long this ship is. if size matters it is fabulous. look at this ship, fantastic pictures to show you. it is 1 1/2 times as long as the transamerica build something high as wide as a 10 lane freeway, carries 12,500, 20 foot containers when loaded it would go from san francisco to san jose. they say 1,000 containers equals eight jobs this is 9 1/2 jobs right there. it is so huge, she cou

the mercury news reports electrifying caltrain would paeuf the way for quicker commuter trains between san francisco and san jose. statewide bullet trains could share the tracks in the next decade if the state secures funding. >>> 6:08. time for a on the weather. meteorologist lisa argen is in. >>> we are going see a beginning to some pretty rainy conditions through the weekend. right now not a lot going on, we have rain at our coast, half moon bay, santa rosa, 45 minute delays at sfo due to the low ceilings we will be looking at this system to sweep out of the bay area quickly you can see a little activity to the north in clear lake, fog as well from santa rosa, half moon bay. 52 san francisco, 54 concord the numbers have deposited to the upper 40s in our north bay valleys showers, breezy and cooler today behind the front, rainy and raw this weekend, especially saturday morning, high temperatures in the mid 50s even cooler sunday. here's the weak front it continues to sag south and east bringing the chance of showers not only to the north bay and the coast, but a slight chance peninsu