caltrans says the skateboard park is illegal. scale borders say it keeps kids out of trouble. >> reporter: this is the area until 8:00 this morning skateboarders referred to as the spot. caltrans called it illegal so the equipment moved in and just a couple of hours the spot is going to be gone. >> alex is taking one last ride around the skateboard park that he and dozen friends built by hand a couple years ago. he can't understand why caltrans crews are tearing it down this morning. >> the graffiti and having clean up days and picking up the trash. i don't know they don't see that as like a positive push towards something good. >> but the state obviously doesn't see it that way exactly. >> letting go is a precedent and there are liability issues and there are crime issues homeless issues. >> there had been them keeping the spotted open but caltrans says it's on the way out and city officials in oakland and emeryville were unable to come up with the money for the $5,000 per month lease that caltrans wanted. he took a petition of

caltrans says the skateboard park is illegal. scale borders say it keeps kids out of trouble. >> reporter: this is the area until 8:00 this morning skateboarders referred to as the spot. caltrans called it illegal so the equipment moved in and just a couple of hours the spot is going to be gone. >> alex is taking one last ride around the skateboard park that he and dozen friends built by hand a couple years ago. he can't understand why caltrans crews are tearing it down this morning. >> the graffiti and having clean up days and picking up the trash. i don't know they don't see that as like a positive push towards something good. >> but the state obviously doesn't see it that way exactly. >> letting go is a precedent and there are liability issues and there are crime issues homeless issues. >> there had been them keeping the spotted open but caltrans says it's on the way out and city officials in oakland and emeryville were unable to come up with the money for the $5,000 per month lease that caltrans wanted. he took a petition of

it is built on caltran land. a spokesperson say it is a liability issue. >> before, this was just a crack spot. how could this be a problem for anyone? >> anyone willing to lease the property and assume the maintenance and liability, will have no choice. >> caltrans will also be shutting down a state park. the city did not renew its lease. >> live from the golden gate bridge. the fog is beginning to lift slightly. right now of integers are and '50s 63 in concord. this is what your highs all looked like to date paid >> it we hot inland with the upper 80s and low 90s. '60s and '70s bayside. on tuesday it tortures will cool down. aves england on tuesday in the '70s and land for one state. the next couple of days will have progressively court wednesday. by wednesday to address will struggle to get back 80 degrees. low 80s in the south bay tomorrow. attendees for the east bay. >> there is extra security inside and outside the stadium and oakland >> and what strike means, the difference, there are multi generational pa

traffic back the caltrans parking lot. a look at the bay bridge. >> thanks a lot. >>> 6:38. >> still ahead, the $2.5 billion in military equipment that the inspectors now say may not be safe enough for the troops to use. >> hollywood actor whose bladder now got him tossed off an airline. >> also, here is a look right now at the big board on wall street. you see the dow is up 60 points. we'll get more on the early trading live from the new york stock exchange. in ten minutes or so. >> how few local merchants hope to put a positive spin on your worst parking ticket sales. >> helping your aching head and the broken heart. the popular pain relieve they're can be used to treat emotional aches and pains. >>> someone is stealing copper from san francisco elementary school. i'm amy hollyfield. i just spoke with police and ah yes. there it is. the "mystery spot". not a mammal in this household is willing to lay claim to its origin. we may never know. let that sink in, people. we may never know. but now? now is not the time for blam

a proposal by caltrans on page 15. in essence, the state, as you get close to the middle of the third quarter of a fiscal year, the state transportation department has two challenges. one is are they spending all the federal aid in a timely manner? if not, they risk losing it. the other challenge is they watch the other states, and of other states fall through, historically, california has been there to pick up some of that federal aid and supplement projects with it. what caltrans is recommending in this bill, they're recommending that they be granted the authority to either spend some of the federal aid by loaning it to a prop 1b-funded project or in the converse, if some other states do cough up some of their obligational authority for federal aid that we are able to grab it by moving into a prop 1b project when the allegation comes on at a later date, they be repaid, and the state would either have preserved their funding base or gained additional resources during that particular fiscal year. it is a smart idea. th

. >> right off the bat we are following caltran delays in the southbound direction. the freeways all look good. the metering lights are on on the bay bridge. a little bit of the back of before west grand ave. over on the san retail bridge we do not have anything to tell you about. traffic is still heavy westbound, but not a hot spot, no accidents or stalls. the golden gate bridge is in the clear as to make your way towards san francisco. a drive time of 27 minutes out of navato towards the city limits. the time right now is 7:41 a.m.. we are right back with more news, weather and traffic. >> tonight is the 28 annual national night out. cities across the country debate in this annual event. many neighborhoods will have cookouts and block parties. the event is designed to help with crime and drug awareness. here are some of the events in the bay >> 7:45 a.m.. we are back with more of a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. a lot of traffic. everyone is going somewhere and profess. traffic is moving at the speed limit. we're back with

he can't understand why caltran's crews are tearing it down. >> we've been painting over the graffiti and having cleanup days and picking up the trash. i don't know why they don't see that as like a positive like push towards something good. >> but the state obviously doesn't see it that way exactly. >> we are letting it goes because number one it sets a precedent, and two, there are liability issues, the other is crime issues, homelessness issues, all sorts of issues that arise. >> there was hope of keeping the spot open, maybe working out a deal with caltran. skate borers say with reinvolvement agencies on the way out and the economy what it is, city officials in oakland and rimville were unable to come up with the money for the $5,000 per month lease that caltrans wanted. so he took his petition of more than 600 signatures to caltrans to plead his case but the fate of the park was sealed. >> i feel like something has been taken to me that i like cherished so much. i was in love with this place and now like someone is going to kill it. like they are going to kill it. it sucks. >> ch

$35,000 month lease caltrans wants.yville officials says the city doesn't have the money for the upkeep. they transformed a run down area into a place the community could be proud of. this was a prostitution spot and junkie when we came in. we cleaned up for a long time. did a lot of sweeping and lots of garbage bags full of trash. >> they say dozens of people use the park every day. caltrans says unless the city can maintain the park it will be torn down. >> airport security officials will be getting a less revealing look at passengers at san francisco international airport. new software is being installed in the full body scanners which until now displayed nearly naked images. it eliminates the picture of the passenger but shows a generic body outline. >> no longer do we have passenger specific but one generic image that highlights anomalys on the person. >>> the tsa has stepped up the use of scanners after a nigerian man tried to detonate a bomb hidden in his underwear aboard a flight two years ago. >>> we capping to

. >>> caltrans is kicking out these skateboarders everyone though the park was built for them. the change they said makes skateboarders skateboarders trespassers. >>> and we're going to be looking at the latest weather and the heat. >>> thousands of people in the sacramento suburb of lincoln are back in their homes tonight. last night especially trained crews realized the amount of crews -- >>> ed lee jumping into the mayor race could pave for a new way to get elected. >> reporter: ed lee's strong support is causing opponents to share strategies. >> to see where one candidate has a high marks and he gives a sense, we're a little bit below that. is there a way that you can craft a method that people have in common that can work for everyone. >> reporter: but mayoral candidates last month united to call for an investigation into the run ed run campaign that helped push lee into the race. other candidates call it a dangerous approach. >> certainly there's been some focus that there are a group of candidates that are sort of talking or coordinating to a certain extent to see if it

caltrans turned on the catwalk lights for the first times.s us a little preview of what it's sort of going to look like at night when it opens in a couple years. don ford got another perspective tonight, one that very few of us will ever see. >> reporter: a rare invitation from caltrans to visit the new bay bridge. with special escorts we were headed to the top of the new 525-foot tall tower nearly 50 stories high. to get there first we had to travel under the span on open walkways, hundreds of feet above the bay. take two elevators bolted on the side of the unfinished tower and to top the newly installed catwalks stretched in four directions waiting for the new cables to be installed, cables that eventually will comprise of more than 18,000 miles of steel wire. caltrans spokesman bart may also says the last big pieces have arrived. >> we have a steel transport ship that has recently arrived carrying our final deck segment. >> reporter: those final segments will go here connecting the suspension section with a causeway. the new bay bridge is

caltrans is going to flip on the lights on the catwalk.ght this evening. >> thank you, kristy seifkin. >>> we should check in with lawrence to see if we'll be able to see the lights around 7:45. >> we haven't seen the golden gate in two months. >> i was watching an interview with some folks that came from across the other side of the world to come see the golden gate and they still couldn't see it. they had to take a postcard picture back with them to let folks know they were here. it is going to be that start to the day but i think by the afternoon, we are going to improve. you have gray skies right now but by the afternoon, here comes the sun. temperatures warm up nicely. thick fog this morning especially in parts of the north bay valleys. 50s and low 60s around the bay area right now. by the afternoon, though, more sunshine even out toward the coastline, going to sneak in more sunshine, 60s there. some 90s getting hot in the valleys. all right, it's traffic time now with gianna. >> and we have a traffic alert as you head out the door. h

caltran toward down this site. >> it is a sad reality for skateboarders.altran demolished an improvised skateboard park that they painstakingly built under the 580 freeway. >> the guys here made these ramps. they kept people kept it cleaned. >> we organized cleaned up sessions. filled up back of trash. had contests, benefits and tried to do something positive. >> caltran is touting that this was in illegal park the second one. >> we are not taking any julie we are responsible for state property and this was built without knowledge, without permission and rear not taking any--joy this was without knowledge, without permission. >> they had to come here because we did something creative and positive. maybe that was too much for them to handle? >> caltran is also responding. >> our big weather story very similar conditions to what we saw yesterday but less fog expected for this weekend. high clouds and warmer with 90's inland. even 80s in the bayshore with upper 50s on the coast. taking a look at temperatures. similar to what we saw yesterd and today. with 93

tonight caltrans at 7:45 is going to switch on those lights on the catwalk at the bridge and if you are here at treasure island and where we are right now you can actually get an impressive view of that orange glow. as we advised people earlier, eyes on the road if you are going to be driving but should get a gorgeous view of the new project this evening. back to you. >> hard not to watch. such an amazing project to see something so massive going up. >> reporter: it's unbelievable. i was hoping the lights might be flipped on earlier to see it. but have to wait until tonight, 7:45. >> thank you, kristy seifkin on treasure island. >>> there is a $15,000 reward to catch the killers in oakland's latest murder. a 39-year-old father was gunned down in front of his 6-year-old son. the boy was not hurt in the shooting at international boulevard and 103rd avenue. this happened during an apparent robbery shortly after noon yesterday. what's still not clear is whether the killer stole anything from the victim, jose esparza. >>> 5:07. the suspect in another murder on international boulevard schedul

traffic is backing toward the caltrans parking lot heading westbound to san francisco to pay the tolls. abc7news.com is our all-purpose website. there is an icon to click on for the latest information. >> thanks a lot. >>> 6:52. a new and different warning against texting and driving. researchers found computer hackers can force cars to unlock their doors and start their engines without a key. because car alarms, gps and other devices have a phone number assigned to them.

caltrans says it will demolish that second skate park border town in the coming weeks.orting live tonight, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> lawmakers and business leaders met for a make it in america conference. they're designing a project to manufacturers more in the united states and export. >> if we can pull together using that research, build the manufacturing jobs here, we will make it in america. >> companies in contra costa, solano, alameda county will gain additional customers around the world. >>> on the campaign trial, mitt romney stomped in new hampshire. romney told the crowd the president should focus all his attention on the unemployment problem. >> you have 25 million people out of work right now mr. president. out of work or in part time job or they stopped looking for work. you shouldn't be on the vineyard playing golf. you should be on your job getting americans back to work. >> reporter: romney also thanked new hampshire voters. >>> and democrats are going to put together a group called get the vote. a campaign spokesperson says they want to expa

a month lease that caltrans wants. emeryville officials say the city doesn't have money to pay for the upkeep. they say they transformed a run down area to a place they can be proud of. >> when we started building here this whole function was prostitution ring and junkie hangout spot like nothing but bad stuff going on. when we came in, we cleaned up for a long time. did a lot of sweeping and garbage bags full of trash. >> skateboarders say dozens of people use the park every day. caltrans says unless the city can maintain the park it will be torn down. >> most california students are passing the exit exam and results show all major groups are in the 90% range. lyanne melendez tells us why the numbers are up despite recent budget cuts. >> nearly 95% of students of the class of 2011 passed the exit exam. schools like burton in san francisco have had a strategy in place to make is your more of their students pass the test. >> at burton we have been able to configure schedules so the best and brightest teachers actually w

it is built on caltrans land. they say it's a liability issue. the skateboarders say they tried to work it out with caltrains however they wanted $5,000 a month tootles. supporters of the park saw it as a positive addition to the community. >> before it became a skate park it was a crack spot. i can't see that. >> without anybody willing to lease the properties and assume the liabilities and maintenance we have no choice. >> caltrains also plans to shut down a second skate park. the city didn't renew the lease at that location. >>> kron 4's kimmarily has a look at what is opening in theaters. >> reporter: can't turn your back on families. family ties are put to the test when he gets out of prison and comes calling on his sisters. >> ruined my life. >> reporter: it is rated r. a young girl wings her parents murder and grows up to be an assassin with revenge always on her mind. it is rated pg13. don't be afraid of the dark, sally comes to live with her dad but soon becomes frightened and unhappy. her dad's girlfriend tries to help her. don't be afr

. >>> caltrans is using something new to smooth out the new paving on a busy couldn'tra costa freeway's an ongoing project on 13 miles of interstate 680 between alcosta boulevard and redger road. >> they have like 25 years old and according to this one go up 245 to 50. >> that stretch of freeway opened 47 years ago and was expected to last 20 years before needing any repairs. because of many shortages, it's only had new patches put on it. now caltrans says the old concrete slabs are finally being replaced with pads that should last much, much longer. caltrans says the work will continue through early next year, but most of the work is being done at night, so it won't affect the majority of the 180,000 commuters who use that stretch of freeway everyday. >>> speaking of freeways, let's get a check now on our traffic with sal. >> i like that transition, heather, thank you very much. let's take a look at what we have now, traffic is moving along very nicely. if you are driving in most areas. i want to mention that westbound bay bridge looks pretty good. there is no road work coming across

there is an accident that caltrans is trying to clear out.nd we will follow this for you, this morning. kristen? >> it, will sue. thanks. staggering announcement from hewlett-packard who says it plans to spin off the computer manufacturering business and stop making smart phones and tablet p.c.s altogether. h.p. is of course the world's biggest maker of p.c.s and printers. the company officials confirm they are in talks with the british software company called awe tony, whose headquarters are in san francisco. to take over the p.c. business. palo alto based h.p. plans to halt production of touch pad tablet five kweeks after the new tablet hit the market. h.p. says it's part of the company's plan to transform itself to technology services company. much like ipm has. >>> the bay area is getting another stark sign of impact the struggling economy is having on the real estate market. foreclosure auction for the sunnyvale town center yielded zero bids yesterday. the starting bid was set at $108 million for property that was worth $750 million just

women >> caltran is running down a skateboard park.ebt of 02 years to build up caltran is saying is a liability when they tried to work it out with caltran it was costing $5,000 to lease the part, >> before became a state park it was a crack prepare park. >> we had no choice but to close atonement. >> is 24 minutes after the color will be back with much more. michael jackson was a king of rock the also have another repellent he was an artist. >> there great works of art from one of the most talented men >> jackson has been painting and sketching some teachers tended we got a flood firsthand look at >> >> he wanted to this in his own when. seven has a special technique he was the seventh child his >> ability for a love of life >> jackson also retreated during his most difficult with him jackson's plena question sell reproductions of his he wanted to sell limited additions to fund, michael jackson monument bonds ball bob. >> he thought he would be of honor after his >> 428 a m home horsetrading handed it is a foggy start which is from th

caltrans is going to light up the catwalks on the suspension span outlining the silhouette of new bayridge. the final sections are expected to arrive from china today. caltrans says the new span will be finished ahead of schedule and just in time for san francisco's hosting of america's cup in 2013. work has been done ahead of schedule out of concern for seismic safety and not because of the yacht race. >> by the morning, probably. the fog will come back but it will be a glorious evening and if you are heading to at&t, sunshine breaking out in the bay as expected. it will be warm but tell you about the cooling trend in the forecast. >>> a british scientist call it a wonder track. how you can get a long lasting tan. >> and houston, we've got a problem, nasa says the international space station may have to be temporarily abandoned. >>> didn't have a chance but the rain is coming down more than it was before. the wind is probably going faster. i'm concerned that my puppy. it's 5:00 and yeah. it really is raining and the rain as picked up. everybody take care and please stay inside otherw

. >> we can tell if caltrans many months or maybe years ahead of time before the cracks become inches. we are looking for small grain boundary in the material. micro cracking. >> it's sents to fiber cable in the bridge and caltrans close to real-time find out what is wrong and where. it's popular in the wine country. >> we sold to cornell university to listen for drought status when you break a leaf off of a plant you can hear a cavataiton going on. you can put it on a grapevine to tell when it needs to be watered. >> reporter: this is a $3.4 million deal and will hopefully take the old bridge 2014 when the new bay bridge comes online. at that point it will taken off the old bridge and used to other bridges in the bay area. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> president obama says politics is the only thing holding americans back from a stronger economic recovery. the president was at a town hall meeting at family owned agriculture plant in rural, illinois. he announced speech to help america's poor and middle class. he says the regular americans need to make their voices hea

caltrans is going to light up the catwalks on the suspension span outlining the silhouette of new bay bridge. the final sections are expected to arrive from china today. caltrans says the new span will be finished ahead of schedule and just in time for san francisco's hosting of america's cup in 2013. work has been done ahead of schedule out of concern for seismic safety and not because of the yacht race. >> by the morning, probably. the fog will come back but it will be a glorious evening and if you are heading to at&t, sunshine breaking out in the bay as expected. it will be warm but tell you about the cooling trend in the forecast. >>> a british scientist call it a wonder track. how you can get a long lasting tan. >> and houston, we've got a problem, nasa says the international space station may have to be temporarily abandoned. >>> didn't have a chance but the rain is coming down more than it was before. the wind is probably going faster. i'm concerned that my puppy. it's 5:00 and yeah. it really is raining and the rain as picked up. everybody take care and please stay inside othe

caltrans is advising people to use other routes during that closure. >>> tonight at 5:00, more on thereaking news about the other arrest in a 3-year-old shooting in oakland. >>> and something new for dog owners to be aware of. dog thefts are on the rise. why thefts -- why thieves are snapping them -- why thieves are snapping them up. that and more coming up on the news at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day.

. >> we can tell if caltrans many months or maybe years ahead of time before the cracks become inches. we are looking for small grain boundary in the material. micro cracking. >> it's sents to fiber cable in the bridge and caltrans close to real-time find out what is wrong and where. it's popular in the wine country. >> we sold to cornell university to listen for drought status when you break a leaf off of a plant you can hear a cavataiton going on. you can put it on a grapevine to tell when it needs to be watered. >> reporter: this is a $3.4 million deal and will hopefully take the old bridge 2014 when the new bay bridge comes online. at that point it will taken off the old bridge and used to other bridges in the bay area. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> president obama says politics is the only thing holding americans back from a stronger economic recovery. the president was at a town hall meeting at family owned agriculture plant in rural, illinois. he announced speech to help america's poor and middle class. he says the regular americans need to make their voices hea

caltrans says the new span will be finished ahead of schedule and just in time of the america's cup in 2013. work is being done ahead of schedule out of concern for seismic safety and not because of that yacht race. >> irene will have little impact on gas prices. latest survey shows east coast refineries were not affected by the storm. nationwide average for a gas is 3.61. irene's impact on travelers may help drive down gas prices because demand for fuel is lower. meantime, the price for crude oil is rising. futures market for october delivery is up 5 cents nearing $86 a barrel. >> a recall to tell you, vita food products is recalling 8,000 packages of vita sliced salmon. it was sold in california and several other states. it could be contaminated with listeria. it was sold at safeway and vaughn's store. code is right there on your screen. it has a sell by date of december 15, 2011. >> there is more political trouble for president obama. new poll numbers out this morning show the group that swept into power may be rethinking their support. >> irene isn't the only big storm causing trum

. >>> caltrans crews demolished a bay area skate park calling the park a liability. plans to park another car built for boarders with the support of a u.s. senator. >> reporter: bulldoze trucks, sweepers, all of them in place at 8:00 in the morning. >> it's a nightmare to me, they came through with the bulldozers and everything and got rid of it. >> reporter: rob allens says they will next demolish the skateboard over the elevated part of i80. caltrans shut down border town saying skateboarders were trespassing into state the territory. >> it was built illegally. >>> >> reporter: caltrans says it was left with no other option but to demolish the skate parks. >> if somebody was injured there was a liability we would have to pay. >> reporter: and for skaters, they say it is a dark day for them. >> it just shows you that in america we have to figure out what we're going to do to help the kids. >> reporter: we put a call to the city to ask why they decided not to renew the lease with the state. that second skate park border town said to be demolishedded ed in the coming

. >> rare invitation from caltrans to visit the new bay bridge. with essential escorts, we were headed to the top of the new 525-foot tower. nearly 50 stories high. to get there, first we had to travel under the span on open walkways. hundreds of feet above the bay. take two elevators bolted to the side of the unfinished tower and on top, the newly installed cat walk stretched in four directions, waiting for the new cable to be installed. cables that eventually will comprise of 18,000 miles. caltrans spokesman also says the last big pieces have arrived. >> we have a steel transport ship that has recently arrived carrying our final deck segment. >> those final segments will go here, connecting the suspension section with a causeway. the new bay bridge is supposed to be open in 2016. on the oakland bay bridge, cbs 5. >>> an opera commemorating a tragedy and profiling a hero. how september 11 became that opera and how you can see it in the debut. >> the storm that stopped the national guard nits tracks has come and gone. we'll take a look at what ire

caltrans now says it should be down by late 2012.ans ran into some tougher rock and had to bring in equipment for the work. >>> the lake merritt detour will move cyclists on to a newly constructed bridge. once the work is done, bicyclists and pedestrians will be able to return. >>> a texas jury deliberated a little more than three hours before it convicted polygamist leader warren jeffs of sex charges. jeffs is the leader of the group that believes multiple wives are the key to heaven. jeffs was charged with having sex with girls as young as 12 years old and he says they are his wives. jeffs acted as his own attorney. the judge gave him 30 minutes to make a closing argument today. jeff stood silent nearly all of that time, speaking only once during those 30 minutes to say, i am peace. >>> here is a picture of a missing man, maurice james. he is said to be depressed. anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call authorities. >>> the sister of mark zuckerberg is leaving facebook to start her own business. it will help

. >>> caltrans crews demolished a bay area skate park calling the park a liability.e plans to park another car built for boarders with the support of a u.s. senator. >> reporter: bulldoze trucks, sweepers, all of them in place at 8:00 in the morning. >> it's a nightmare to me, they came through with the bulldozers and everything and got rid of it. >> reporter: rob allens says they will next demolish the skateboard over the elevated part of i80. caltrans shut down border town saying skateboarders were trespassing into state the territory. >> it was built illegally. >>> >> reporter: caltrans says it was left with no other option but to demolish the skate parks. >> if somebody was injured there was a liability we would have to pay. >> reporter: and for skaters, they say it is a dark day for them. >> it just shows you that in america we have to figure out what we're going to do to help the kids. >> reporter: we put a call to the city to ask why decided not to renew the lease with the state. that second skate park border town said to be demolishedded ed in the coming week

caltrans demolished it yesterday. the states will plans to bull dotes a nearby border town skate park in the coming weeks. caltrans said the skateboarders were trespassing and the parks are a liability. >> the sad thing it's gone. it was in the based on doing drugs, just having fun skateboarding. >> we tried to work out an agreement. we wouldn't. we had no other choice than to remove it because it's not supposed to be there. >> six years ago caltrans tried to shut it down but the city of oakland stepped in to lease the park. >>> coming up, new updates on hurricane irene, including why new york city could cover extensive damage even if it's spared a direct hit and how irene is costing all of us money. what is being unveiled today in santa cruz. >>> on wall street stocks are down. one reerntion the economy grew at a slower rate than expected this spring, just 1%, disapointing investors. right now the dow down 28. the nasdaq is up 15. s&p is down three. the other factor impact being the markets today, the much anticipate

caltrans demolished their state park and the state is not done yet. >> reporter: dump trucks, bulldozers all of them. tonight, the skate park is no more. >> it is a nightmare to me. >> they came through and bulldozers and everything and got rid of it. >> reporter: this skateboarder says cal transwill demolish the border town skate park under i- 80. >> that now it is gone. and it was not based off of any one doing drugs or anything. just skateboarding. >> they shut it down saying they were trespassing on state property. barbara boxer stepped in at the time and gave her support for keeping the park open. so, the city of oakland decided to lease the land from the state and the skateboarders were allowed to stay. >> so, the bottom line is it was built illegally -- >> reporter: caltrans says the oakland administrator said the city declined to renew the lease. cal transsays it was left with -- trans says it was left with no option to demolish. >> there is liability if someone was injured. >> reporter: and for alan and his friends they say it is a dark day for them and the community. >> for it

in a few hours, caltrans will flip on the lights showing the new catwalk lit up at night. mike sugerman joins us from the bay bridge construction site. hi, mike. [ pause ] >> all right. we'll get back to mike sugerman when we get back. >> and we'll be right back. ,, tonight... after the apparent murder of one of its councilme >>> a small community of fort bragg is in shock tonight after the apparent murder of one of the councilmen over weekend. 69-year-old jere melo was investigating an illegal marijuana growing operation when he was shot allegedly by the man who was guarding the farm. investigators are looking for 35-year-old arron bassler a transient with a history of run- ins with the law. >>> a mother accused of attacking an elementary school principal on campus is under arrest. police say she punched him twice. as andrea menniti it shows us, it was all about a t-shirt. >>> reporter: the new dress code isn't sitting well with all parents but no one here expected the debate would turn violent. this mother, 29-year-old pamy gibbs accused of punching her son's principal i

caltrans is installing an acoustic monitoring system to listen for defects and send out warnings. abc7's terry mcsweeney is live on treasure island to look at a new system for an old bridge. terry? >> yeah, more than 600, 640 to be exact, listening devices are being installed on the bay bridge right now. they are going to be listening. the next time there is a crack in an "i" bar, we've seen it before, the caltrans officials will be notified immediately. this is next generation. take a look at what prompted all of this. you may remember, in fact, if you were in town, you undoubtedly do, the 2009 labor day shutdown of the bridge in a routine inspection. there it was. a crack in an "i" bar. the bridge was closed z repaired, reopen. the repair gave way. the bridge closed again and repaired again. the 600-plus sensors will monitor close to 400 "i" bars listening for a crack. a company received the $3.4 million contract with a continuous online structural health monitoring system. it provides 24/7, remote health monitoring they're calling it. health monitoring. there is a health system

the traffic is back to the caltrans parking lot. no real big delays once you get to the upper deck, kline to san francisco. no problems. >>> thanks a lot. 6:40 now. >> here we go again. a live look at the big board on wall street right now. we can see that a lot of the gains we picked up yesterday we're giving back today. the dow is currently off 290 points, give or take. jane king will join us live with the latest on the markets. coming up. >> also, finally, speaking out, what one of arnold schwarzenegger's daughters has to say and what she did after learning about her father's love child. >> selling more than medicine. the unusual item that will soon be for sale at walgreens. ah yes. there it is. the "mystery spot". not a mammal in this household is willing to lay claim to its origin. we may never know. let that sink in, people. we may never know. but now? now is not the time for blame. now is the time for action. ♪call 1-800-steemer @@úp@ ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can

last night caltrans shut down highways 24's westbound off ramp to the caldecot lane in oakland. it's set to reopen at 6:00 this morning. the westbound fish ranch road on ramp is also closed until 5:00 this morning. moor 3 also shut down, but it reopened at 4:00. this comes as the crews build the fourth bore. the project should be complete by 2014. >>> 4:38. sounds like there's already a lot to talk about with traffic. sal. reporter: yeah. you know, this morning we do have some things out there, pam. good morning to you. traffic is going to be busy out there because even though it's not really -- not a lot of people are on the road, there's a lot of road work out there all over the place between the albany exit and powell, the road work that was there has been picked up. we still may see some crews near golden gate field. so be careful with that. also this morning's commute is going to be okay here on the bay bridge. the upper and lower deck, that road work has also been cleared, so we're in good shape on the bridge. this is a look at northbound 280 getting up to highway 17, traf

caltrans is working to widen highway 4 through that air. drives will be detoured at the somersville auto center drive exit in antioch. the road should be back open by 3:00, tuesday morning. >>> caltrans paid lay $381,000 fine for allowing storm water runoff to pollute the bay. the san francisco regional water control board cited caltrans for contaminated runoff from work on interstate 680 during the 2009-2010 rainy season. regulators say contractors failed to follow routine practices, to cover piles of dirt with tarps and use straw bales to prevent dirty water from reaching storm drains. >>> the finish vaccine clinic is held at the unified school district in watsonville and a second koenig loignon will be hold thursday from 9:00 a.m. to noon at watsonville high school. >>> a new report is shedding light on the dangers of working at state hospitals. an l.a. times review says hospital workers are at risk of violence on a daily basis. caregivers have reported being bitten, hit and kicked so often it just feels like part of the job. the report

this is part of caltrans' project to widen highway 4 in the area.our is in place to get motorists around the closure. >>> a tough job market has many rethinking their strategy as they get out and look for work and that includes one young frustrated job seeker who came up with a rather unique way to get noticed in the sea of resumes. kiet do shows us it has gone viral. >>> reporter: if you believe matthew epstein, the worst sin while job hunting is being forgettable. >> google, please, sit. >> reporter: epstein has launched a hyper focused online marketing campaign to get a job at you know where. >> now, google, i don't want to pussyfoot around the issue here. i want to work for you. >> reporter: the 24-year-old goes for broke with a fake moustache, glass of brandy, no pants, and zero shame. >> let's talk about one of my favorite things, me. >> reporter: we talked to epstein via skype in atlanta. he launched the video and website google please hire me because he sent in his resume' and never got an answer. >> it was borne out of frustration i think i

for the first time, caltrans has turned on the lights strung from the tower >>> check out the new lightsddle of san francisco bay. just max your city that much prit -- just makes our city that much prettier. caltrans has turned on the lights strung from the tower of the new bay bridge section giving us a preview of what it will look like at night when it opens in a few years. >>> how deep is your sleep? this answer can make a big difference for your health. scientist have found that older men who don't get enough deep sleep are 80% more likely to develop blood pressure problems. the study defines deep sleep as going beyond rapid eye movement stage. the results appear in the journal of the american heart association. so get your sleep. >> okay. [ laughter ] >> when you peck a pick a movie, watch your genre. >> go for the comedy it's better for your heart. you maryland researchers showed men and women clips from a comedy and violent movie. the results the stressful movie caused blood vessels in the subject heart to construct blood flow. so have a good laugh. watch comedy and everything is

the golden gate bridge ride is without delay in the southbound >> caltrans is producing a portion of the highway on 101. that will last for five days. the high we will go down to one lane about a half miles south of lyndon more avenue. that started at 7:00 a.m. and will last until 3:00 p.m. each day. they are building a new concrete wall on a hill above the southbound lane that has been prone to rock slides. >> sources say prosecutors are likely to drop the sexual assault case against dominique strauss-kahn. they have doubts about the maid credibility and a lack of evidence. strauss-kahn was accused of raping a woman who was a hotel maid. he denies the charges. >> around the bay area, we are following a sacramental couple who forced three teenage girls into prostitution. officers went to a hotel in the 300 block of airport boulevard in san francisco on a tip that a runaway girl was seen in the property. they found a 19 year- old woman and two juvenile girls in a hotel room registered to a 40 year-old man who was staying in another nearby room. during questioning, all three girls said

caltrans works to repair on old landslide. they're going to begin it and get it underway. >> it's going to start on monday, continuing throughout friday. caltrans says drivers heading south will face traffic on highway 1 beginning at san pedro terrace road, continuing about half a mile south of the city limits. construction will go on every day until 3:00, except on fridays, work beginning at 6:00 in the morning, ending at 2:00. >> time for a look at the weather. >> and there is still a marine layer. it's go tg start to push inland tonight. evening hours, looking for low clouds and fog again. and tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies, we'll have low clouds and fog hanging around. and tomorrow afternoon, will be like today's twin, friday going to be like today and similar condition was sunny skies inland and around the bay. clouds holding on to the coast. high temperatures from 62 in the coast to 86. let those siblings named saturday and sunday may look different. we'll take a look at them later. >> and thank you, spencer. >> m

caltrans plans to switch on construction lights at 7:45 on the new span. the lighting will reveal what the new suspension bridge will look like at night. caltrans says it will shut down the bridge in spring 2012 for three days. this project is run haegd of schedule and should be completed by september, 2013. >> a new church is proving it's hard to separate texans from their cars. a congregation in lucas, texas is offering drive in sunday services. it's a new way to reach the faithful. the sanctuary under the sky is in a high school parking lot. church goers grab a worship bulletin, and focus on outdoor services. >> this first time i've worn shorts to church. >> first go round. church outside, church under the sky. then go inside and try it again. >> this drive through church had three services so far. the pastor hopes to have more. >> good use for old drive in autos now, it may be the perfect time to buy a new television. >> a look at what is behind the positive day on wall street. those stories are ahead. >> expansion plans for a tech company that will so

that caltrans wants. officials say the city doesn't have the money to pay for the upkeep. they say they transformed a run down area into a place the community can be proud of. >> before we started building here, this whole place functioned as a prostitution and junkie hangout. nothing but bad stuff going on. when we came in, we cleaned up for a long time, did a lot of sweeping, lots of garbage bags full of trash. >> skateboarders say dozens of people use the park everyday. unless the city can maintain the park, it will be torn down. >>> more california students are passing the exit exam than ever before. for the first time results show all racial groups are in the 90% range. here is lyanne melendez tells us why the numbers are up despite recent budget cuts. >> nearly 95% of students of the class of 2011 passed the exit exam. schools like burton in san francisco have had a strategy in place to make sure more of their students pass the test. >> burton, we've been able to configure figure teacher schedules t

also caltrans on the scene doing cleanup. check of drive times for tuesday morning commute, about half an hour to make your way through altamont pass. 2035 to 680 still moving nicely on westbound 4 making your way out of antioch towards concord only 13 minutes. outside for a live look at the ride in contra costa county. this is walnut creek, 680. no delays here. taillights move southbound, earlier road work in the san ramon valley has been cleared and no delays on mass transit. latest traffic updates go to my website at abc7news.com. >>> thank you very much. >>> here is something you don't hear every day. cardinal outfielder, matt halliday he had to leave in a hurry. he walked off the field after a moth flew into his ear. a trainer met him and two started brainstorming ideas to get the bug et out. they tried to lure it out with a light. they pulled it out still alive with tweezers. neither matt or the moth suffered any permanent damage. >> we're going to blame it on moth. >> it's been said that only thing works is dumb is dum

live look at bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is bunched to the caltrans parking lot.tering lights are on. check out our website at abc7news.com. scroll down to bay area traffic and you should everything you need to know. >>> it's 6:53. >>> recapping our top stories, oakland police are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of two men who shot and killed a father in broad daylight right in front of his six-year-old son. >> nick smith is live at the police department with the latest. >>> police say jose esparza cashed a check, bought a few items from the grocery store, was approached by two men and that is when the crime happened. police are calling the crime senseless and extremely violent. it's unclear if he hesitated for tried to resist before being shot but investigators say that his son was not hurt in the crime. they are once again calling senseless. family members say the six-year-old saw the whole thing play out. investigators are still looking looking in the shooting. they say the 39-year-old was shot to death in the middle afternoon in

caltrans is closing all southbound lanes between one and 4:30, crews will be painting their bike way over crossing. >>> the changing of the guard appears at hand. >> running like rust. >> the latest developments as rebels move into the capitol. >> hard words from a congresswoman. >> plenty of clouds in the forecast all weekend long, saw some drizzle, not a warm weekend, good news though we are going to see change in sort for the start of the workweek. . >>> we may witness the final hours of gadhafi's four decades of rule. rebels have captured his two sons. drew on what's next for libya. >> reporter: now gadhafi's where abouts are unknown causing thousands to cheer in the streets. in a statement the president said the people of libya are showing that the pursuit of dignity and freedom is stronger than the iron fist of a dictator. the rebels surprising one day advance into the capitol is six months after a civil war. they met little resistance as many forces reportedly fled. >> they are running like rats. >> reporter: once in the capitol they grabbed gadhafi's two sons, hours before on

caltrans is close all eastbound lanes of interstate 580 in livermore tomorrow morning from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. the closure will be between away boulevard and north livermore avenue. detour sieps will be posted. caltrans says there will be various lane closures on sunday beginning at midnight and continuing until 9:00 a.m. crews will be removing a temporary structure that helps support the brim -- the bridge during construction. >> big flooding on the east coast, water so fast and fewer you even a dump truck floated away like a toy. >> it was like a scene from a movie. how much money thieves got from a welsh planned diamond heist. >> and apple fans came out overnight to be the first in line. we'll take you inside the newest bay area apple store. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser. we have sunshine inland. low clouds and fog just sat at the beach and also pretty tough to clear in downtown san francisco, all that is going to move inland overnight. we'll take a look at the numbers for tomorrow, see if there's any warming. as we head into next week, temperatures back into t t t t t t t t t t t