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on the block where all of the off ramps are, most of that is owned by caltrans, and there are a couple of lots in between the ramps. on the block between second and fourth, the entire block, those are all privately owned lots, many of which that are under developed, but caltrans didst not on them. they own immediately underneath the freeway in various buildings, oat but in those areas i don't believe they own. >> if you look at the height map and the packet, you can tell from the parcel delineation, caltrans owns the large green parcels, but east of fourth, those are privately owned along the sides of the freeway. commissioner moore: ok, it is partially correct what i am saying, partially not. ok. generally, this is exciting to talk about and i hope that we will talk about it often and in great depth. m alsos. hester's comments about the soil and water table are very important, and lead of the fact that we have rising sea levels, which means rising groundwater, and last but not least, the issue of cross traffic, being brought up in almost every project which we are now reviewing the la

this is caltrans-owned property.lease for the now completed development for this property as a dog park, serving rincon and south beach. this is approximately 20,000 square feet. i want to preface my very brief presentation, do not hold me to the standard, because with future deals, i do not think we will see anything as stellar as this one. this is about half an acre of land, pretty prime area. to give you a sense of value of this land, right on the other side of the freeway, there is a parcel called 333 harrison. a portion of that was recently appraised, about the same size, 20,000 square feet. probably it has a value of between 4000 -- $4,000,000.6000000 dollars. -- $4 million, $6 million. this is before the improvements were made. we are ready to accept the improvements from caltrans, provided to the city by caltrans as part of the retrofit project in the area, said his landscaping project was enhanced a bid to create a community park, rather than just standard landscaping, and its 10-year lease has one single pa

and caltrans maintained it did not affect the saiflt of the eastern span. and labor department has approve aid $14 kblinl aid package for former solyndra employees. they lost their jobs in september after the solar panel-maker filed for bankruptcy. now will be elible for job retraining and income assistance. before the collapse the federal government made 528 in federal loan guarantees. >> and failure to reach a deal on national debt took a toll on wall street today. there are worries and the dow fell 248 points closing at 11,547. nasdaq ended the day at 2523 points. s and p closed down 1192. >> and former network anchor tom brokaw says a failure of a super committee to reach a deal is an example of what is wrong with america. speaking at common wealth club saying it's broken the political system in this country. his new book takes a look how america became so divided. >> they're driving this dialogue on the republican side now. so there needs to be a movement from the middle to counter that. it's time for us to rise up and say enough. >> and tom told the k

we have been working closely with caltrans. we have also presented and worked with planning and the redevelopment agencies and their staffs. >> good morning, directors. i am the product manager for the project. we are the segued to steve's presentation. we are the product engineers for the deal-technical work. there is some overlap with wednesday was doing. i am here to present the update for the bus ramp design. i will go into some of the more specific aspects of the ramp. then i will talk on -- touch on the lighting and size the criteria. i am sure most of you are familiar with but the bus routes are, what they connect, but to show those who have not, the trend a terminal is on the left. the bay bridge is off to the right. the bus ramp is intended to connect those two as well as the bus storage facility, which is unfortunately off of the image. at this point, we are halfway through the design, approaching the 65% milestone which will be presented sometime early next year. focusing on the cable space -- cable structure, which

now, tonight, caltrans announced that safety worker has been fired. caltrans technician with dwayne wilds was responsible for critical safety tests on the foundations for the new bay bridge span. but a sacramento bee report questions the integrity of his safety errors after learning wiles had a habit of falsifying caltrans reports. caltrans insists everything is safe. >> interview: we checked everything he worked on back to 2 by 4. because there was an allegation there was falsification on the bay bridge, we went down and checked all the testing and we have related this to three structures not related to the bay bridge. >> reporter: thee safety reports, including a foundation for a sign on interstate 580, but they insist none of the safety tests he conducted on the foundation piles of the bay bridge were compromised. >> interview: there are multiple tests and procedures that go the into doing a foundation and a structure. this is one technician on a team of technicians that were doing testing on the foundations. this test is a verification test after

hundreds have been caltrans workers and yet it took only 1 caltrans worker to cast doubt on the entire project. >> interview: we're very confident in the safety of that structure. >> reporter: that's the message they want us to remember, the $6.3 billion bay bridge project will be safe for us to drive over when it opens in 2013. but, in the meantime, there are questions about technician dwayne wild. the sacramento bee reported over the weekend wild was found to have falsified safety data in 2008 on other state-wide projects. the acting caltrans director says he was then reassigned to non-safety testing but that was after he worked on the bridge. >> interview: he was one member of the team of technicians we had that was doing a certain test on the bay bridge files. there are 13 of these piles and his task was to look for uniformity in the concrete as it was poured to make sure there weren't any gaps. he says his data was checked by engineers. >> interview: there are lots of eyes and ears on this project. it's the nature of the beast. you have to have that. >> reporter: caltrans says the

there are checks and balances. >> reporter: but one caltrans told me it will -- that the in ther was fired for using -- misusing company time and doing things on his own time. we'll have more at the -- on the 5:00 news. >>> friends and family gathered in morgan hill to say goodbye to a teenager shot to death. her funeral began at 10:00 a.m. at sant catherine church. police say she was fatally shot on november 4th as she left a birthday party with friends. three other teenagers were wounded. five suspected gang members are under arrest in the shooting. >>> a man has died after being hit by a san francisco muni bus. police say the pedestrian was run over by the 14 mission bus just after noon on fifth and mission street. his right leg was pinned under the wheel. emergency crews freed the man and took him to the hospital but he later died. the driver has been placed on paid leave, spending -- pending an investigation. >>> one of the founders of the social networking site has died. the san francisco medical examiner's office confirms 22- year-old ilia is dead. no word when or how he died.

caltrans in the hot see the as committee looks into fraudulent safety inspections. >> amy hollyfield at the bay bridge with more. >> reporter: caltrans released thousands of pages of documents yesterday to try and prove the new bay bridge is safe it will come up for discussion today. questions surrounding the new bay bridge surfaced when it came to light that an i falsified safety documents on caltrans projects. this employee examined pile force the new bridge. the new records show he tampered with documents on three other projects, not this one. 0 officials say there is nothing to worry about when it comes to the new -- bay bridge. the acting director is calling the actions of the technician reprehensible and he would like to see criminal charges filed against the technician who has been fired. at the hearing today questions will include how could caltrans convince the public this new bridge is safe and why was in man allowed to work on in bridge when officials knew three years ago about the compromised safety documents? let's check in with katie marzullo she will update our other t

caltrans plans a two year repair project. last week announce because of the project, the eastbound online will be closed, forcing drivers to drive west of marin county just to head east. tonight the city of richmond and other local officials are sup set because they say caltrans never spoke to them or did a study. more frustrating is that caltrans has been unresponsive. we're still here is nancy skinner who told us caltrans did consult him about the project months ago. >> i'm not going to be an advocate but issue isn't cost. if you're going to do a major project have you to assess impact. >> i've seen them close down lanes and do repairs. i was told that that section is in bad shape. they have put it off as long as they can. >> i'm hoping it's just, you know, a staff member who just wasn't paying attention. that is what i'm hoping. >> according to assembly woman skinner quote nothing will happen until everyone is on the same page. we received a ball from the district director of caltrans. he told us that this is just a blown

back to you. >> what is caltrans say about the fact they let this employee on -- kept him on the job for three years after having suspicious he was making false inspections? >> they say that they didn't let him do any safety inspections but was merely transferred to other positions around caltrans while they investigated. >> all right. thank you. >>> a deputy is out of surgery after being shot during a traffic stop. highway 99 and elg grove remains closed for the investigation. the chp said the deputy was shot as he approached a car that he pulled over. he was able to call for back up and elk grove police responded chasing him and killing the suspect. residents heard the noise. >> i was inside and we heard shooting. i cleared everybody inside, looked out and saw the car crashing. he looked okay. >> reporter: could you tell where he was hit? >> right here and one in the shoulder. i hoped i didn't get shot. republican the suspect died at the scene. the suspect was shot in the wrist and hip but is expected to survive. >>> a pedestrian has died after being hit and pinned under a bus. wit

according to the bee, caltrans officials were aware of the technician's past.e chronicle reports the workers who have been fired never thoroughly investigated the man's previous work. the bee says there is a federal investigation into some of the falsified reports. caltrans says there is no indication of irregularities but an investigation is underway. >>> they taste good but a new warning for women about the dangers of sugary soft drinks. >>> big change coming to next year medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance plans can help pay... some of what medicare doesn't, so you could save... thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free information kit and medicare guide. if you're turning 65 or you're already on medicare... you should know about this card -- it's the only one of its kind endorsed by aarp; see if it's right for you. al

caltrans officials were aware of technician's past. reports the workers who have now been fired never thoroughly investigated the man's previous work. there's now a federal investigation into some of those falsified reports. caltrans says there is no indication of irregularities in testing of the new span. an investigation is underway. >>> 4:14. we are keeping an eye on developments at occupy oakland. protesters are poised right now for a showdown with police. >>> italy's prime minister calls its quits. the impact conely's resignation is expected to have on -- the impact berlusconi's resignation is expected to have on the market. >>> big change coming to next >>> we are looking at all the airports across california antler 48. all major airports -- running on time. severe weather possible st. louis, chicago detroit, possibly memphis this afternoon. you can see why look at how warm it is in st. louis 69, 56 chicago. mid to upper 40s around seattle and portland. any time you travel use our flight tracker abc7 news at the bottom. >>> 4:17

now caltrans says wilde and his supervisor have been fired.ut the state agency says wilde lied during reports on three other projects, but not on the bay bridge, saying there is no indication that any documents or testing data for the bridge were falsified. there are no structural or safety issues with the bridge. >>> a delay for b.a.r.t. riders, hoping for a new fleet of trains. officials with the transit agency say they have decided to hold off on asking voters to approve a partial tax to replace bnc b.a.r.t.'s aging cars until 2014. considering the results of a preliminary poll that show the measure would fail. it would cost about $35 for each household a year. they need to raise $650 million to replace b.a.r.t.'s 669 trains. officials say they are old, outdated and in order to provide reliable service to the 350,000 people who depend on b.a.r.t. every day, they need to be replaced. >>> brace yourself. your ticket to ride muni could get more expensive. you may have to bring along extra change to feed those meters in san francisco. san franc

. >>> caltrans says there is no falsification of tests of the bay bridge span. questions arose after a whistle blower told caltrans an inspector had falsified reports on other projects. that man, duane wild has been fired along with his supervisor at caltrans. >>> we went back and double checked everything he had worked on back in 2004. because there was an insinuation thats there there was falsification on the bay bridge. >> they discovered that he failed to verify that the testing gauge he used was even operating properly before testing the bay bridge tower foundation. but caltrans says numerous tests by multiple engineers indicate the pilings are safe. >>> toys r us is upping the ante in the race to get your business on black friday. in fact, before black friday. the toy retailer opens its doors at 9:00 thanksgiving night. that is the earliest opening announced by any retailer so far. many stores are opening up at 10:00 p.m. or midnight on thanksgiving. to lure shoppers with door buster deals. for the holidays. >>> san francisco international airport has made

an note a range low on treasure island on why caltrans says this bridge is indeed save. >> reporter: they say that it is very confident that the eastern span of the bay bridge which you see behind me is safe, it will be safe to drive over when it opens. but tejada much more difficult time explaining why it took them three years before they fired an employee who they had found falsified documents on other projects. >> reporter: in the meantime there are questions about technician dwayne wild. the executive over the weekend, he was found to have falsified safety data in 2008 on other state projects. they then say he was reassigned to non-safety test, but that was after he worked on the bay bridge, he was one member of a team of technicians we had that was doing a certain test on the bay bridge piles. >> reporter: there are 13 of these piles and wild's task was to look for uniformity in the concrete as it was poured to make sure there wasn't in gaps. he says his data was checked by engineers. >> interview: there are already lots of eyes and ears on this project, the nature of the beast,

again, that's according to our friends at caltrans. eastbound 4 one lane blocked by railroad avenue until 7 a.m. westbound 4 through antioch in the commute direction so far looks fine. a bridge roundup. so far bridges nice and quiet including this live look across the san mateo bridge. you can see the right side of your screen is westbound 92, eastbound traffic looks good heading off to the high-rise. to the south bay not much roadwork. so everything is quiet so far coming out of downtown san jose. we are like i said crossing our fingers for a lighter-than- normal commute. everything is on time for bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries to start off your morning drive. back to you. >> that looks like a black hole out there. >> 280 in san jose? >> yeah. >> i know. [ laughter ] >>> it's a who's who of california billionaires. they are banding together. >> the new services they want to tax to fix the budget, coming up. >> reality is, to some extent, starting to overtake hope. >> the clock is running out to reach a deficit deal. wha

caltrans fired him and wants criminal charges filed.e has not responded to the allegations. >>> the man accused of shooting at a south san francisco in 1968 faced a judge this morning. 67-year-old ronald bridgeforth pleaded no contest. the fugitive from justice turned himself in two weeks ago after more than 40 years on the run. he skipped bail in 1969 after pleading guilty on charge coming from that shootout. sentencing is scheduled for february 3rd. he faces up to 15 years in prison. >>> still ahead, potential -- potentially deadly virus hits -- >>> since a bipartisan group could not agree, drastic cuts are coming. we have reaction from both parties. >>> two american students arrested in cairo. >>> republicans and democrats are pointing fingers at each other over the failure of the bipartisan super committee to agree on the nation's debt crisis their lack of action triggers deep cuts to the pentagon budget as well as critical domestic programs. katie marzullo joins us from the newsroom. they are all maneuvering for political advantage

. >>> caltrans fired a technician for fab ruicating tests and he was also involved in testing on the project on the bay bridge. now some experts are criticizing. they say the bridge's integrity is in question and one lawmaker is calling for hearing. the director for caltrans says steps have been taken to ensure the bridge is safe. >> since there was an insinuation, we looked at all the tests performed by all the technicians is and decided there was no issues. >> caltrans announced they fired the technician's buss but they added it is over a separate issue of having state property at his home. >>> angelica sabuco and angelica sabuco returning home later this week after a successful 10 hour surgery to separate them. the family says the twins are doing well, even starting to walk. it was only a week after the negative 1 surgery they are -- november 1 surgery they are out. now with the help of therapy, the twins are learning to stand and walk forward instead of side ways. >>> we are learning the former penn state assistant coach accused of abusing boys lives next to a elementary school.

caltrans officials who are aware of the technician's past never thoroughly investigated his previous work. caltrans says the span is safe and that the technician is on paid administrative leave. >> santa clara city leaders are expected to approve using millions in public funds on the new 49ers stadium project. the city council will vote whether to use $10 million in tax funds to prepare the site for construction. the mercury news reports the city wants to borrow $6 million from the team. the money will be used for moving utilities and installing sidewalks. >> the road to economic recover. >> what president obama says is the key. >> robbed for the second time. what was taken and why. >> the rush to save the holiday season but but it layaway really a bargain. >> leigh: hi there. fair skies across the bay area. it's been a terrific weekend. get ready for big weather changes, though. the accuweather seven-day >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> the key to a faster american economic recovery according to president obama. >> this is where we do most of our tr

. >>> caltrans fired a working who inspected the bay bridge foundation. it came after a story came out alleging he performed tests with uncalibrated equipment. caltrans said they fired him for false firing reports on other projects but the work on the bay bridge was acceptable. >> after investigation on the bay bridge we are confident it will perform as designed and we ever no concerns about the quality of the work. >> caltrans spokesperson said one inspector could not effect the overall quality of the bridge. >>> the fbi is investigating a grade changing scandal at santa clara university. they are saying hackers changed grades of students last year and this year. administrators say there is no evidence that personal information has been tampered with. >>> three uc berkeley grads are saying thank you. shane bauer, joshua fattal and sarah shourd was in minnesota today. the >>> laura bush is giving a speech in the bay area tonight. she is scheduled to headline the speakers series in walnut creak. tori campbell is mcing the event. >>> a school officials may

there, you can see the caltrans crews. the left-hand lane is called off as far back as before the fifth street off ramp. here's a look at traffic headed west into the city, it is stop and go from the middle of this extension to the fifth street off ramp every means at all clear on the corner. it is also backing up traffic on the bay bridge toll plaza. it is a solid back up into the macarthur maze and around the corner on the berkeley qr. even 880 is backed up to the diamond lane split. this grant is solidly backed up. the drive times are 20-25 minutes and possibly more if you are coming in from the macarthur maze. this is because caltrans has decided to do an emergency road repair here in san francisco. the left-hand lane is locked during the morning commute. what has to wonder about the wisdom of that decision. we are also attracting major delays into hayward out of oakland southbound towards marina boulevard. in earlier occurring accident adding about 15 minutes your drive times. conditions are a little better for 101 so

caltrans fired him and wants criminal charges filed.e has not responded to the allegations. >>> the man accused of shooting at a south san francisco in 1968 faced a judge this morning. 67-year-old ronald bridgeforth pleaded no contest. the fugitive from justice turned himself in two weeks ago after more than 40 years on the run. he skipped bail in 1969 after pleading guilty on charge coming from that shootout. sentencing is scheduled for february 3rd. he faces up to 15 years in prison. >>> still ahead, potential -- potentially deadly virus hits -- >>> since a bipartisan group could not agree, drastic cuts are coming. we have reaction from both parties. >>> two american students arrested in cairo. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> republicans and democrats are pointing fingers at each other over the failure of the bipartisan super committee to agree on the nation's debt crisis their lack of action triggers deep cuts to the pentagon budget as well as critical domestic programs. katie marzullo joins us from the

this follows an investigation that revealed both by the inspection inspections buy caltrans inspector. caltrans says they did not fabricate reports on the new span of the bay bridge but questions arose because of the three report called the caltrans measure of secrecy. >> i've been in elected office and involving transportation for along time and it's hard to get right to the truth. by argument is to them that you should just tell us the truth. it will come out sooner or later. >> this resulted in the firing of the inspector and his supervisor. >>> the white house is urging members of the congressional committee created to cut the deficit to do this job and make the tough choices. six republicans and democrats on the super community has until wednesday to strike the deal. as drew levinson reports it seems highly unlikely that they will reach an agreement. >> of the nation's debt ticks upward, time is running out for lawmakers to figure out how to cut the deficit. >> nobody wants to give up hope and reality is to some extent starting to overtake hope. >> the super committee is charged

. >> firing of a caltrans technician raising questions about integrity of the new bay bridge. >> and one spokesman is back on the job tonight but not in the role once had. >> and there is mild weather now. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. çk >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a follow up tonight a former payroll manager for the giants pleaded guilty to embezzling $2.2 million from the team. the 42-year-old allowed to leave the court house on $500,000 bond. she'll be sentenced in march for wire fraud and maximum would be 20 years in prison. she admitted to creating phony paychecks and transfering money to her personal account. she must return the money and forfeit three vehicles purchased. and the judge is allowing her to leave the state for holidays to be with family on the east coast. >> caltrans claims new eastern span of the bay bridge will be safe in an earthquake after the agency fired two employee who's oversaw testing on the bridge. twain wilkes tested bridge foundations and his boss also lost his job. their firings after an investigat

caltrans fired wiles and his boss sunday.t was revealed he falsified test results one involved a freeway sign in oakland, two others were construct projects in southern california. >> the issue that we have and we have resolved is limited to one individual and the fabrication of testing was limited to three structures and each has been addressed from a engineering standpoint. >> state senator of concord plans hearings by the end of the year on structural tests on bridges throughout the state. >>> up to 10 more suspected victims have come forward with claims of abuse against jerry sandusky. according to "the new york times." sandusky is charged with sexually abusing eight boys in a scandal that has rocked the university. he spoke out for the first time saying he's not a pedophile. >> reporter: jerry sandusky denies abusing young boys. telling bob costas in a phone interview he may have horsed around but he's not a pedophile. >> i saw that i am innocent of those charges. -- i say that i am innocent of those charges. >> innocent

caltrans spent a lot of time. trying to figure out the best way to make access for everybody. the safest way. >> but not the best way in terms of relation was local governments. >> i would say that we've got to do better. and i think we're going to see some responsiveness right now. >> this afternoon, we did finally hear from a district manager, who told news his pp, this controversy has been blown out of pro portion. he told us it's fill stil in preliminary stages and will not be moving ahead until everyone is on the scene same page. from point richmond abc 7 news. >> and still to come here tonight honoring heroes into different ways. first an east bay city pays tribute to one of its own. >> san francisco celebrates four people who risked their own lives to pull a man from a burning car. >> i'm leigh glaser, high pressure bringing up a dry weather pattern but also going to bring us strong winds. we'll take a look at the forecast coming up. >> and later tonight with plenty of deals to be had, find out if cyber monday could match a frenzy of black friday. the news at 6:00 conti

it is also u.s. 101, so we have been partnering with caltrans. it has been recognized regionally as a priority, as well as federally by the federal transit administration as a small start creating cost effectiveness. the purpose is to improve transit reliability, speed, connectivity, and comfort. you will see the chart on the bottom right of the slide. these are the bus spacings today on the van ness avenue for the 47 and 49. it is scheduled to be every 47 minutes -- seven minutes. you'll see a lot of bunching. but it is actually spread. you're almost equally as likely to get a bus more than every 14 minutes as you are to get one right on schedule. these are the things we're looking to improve through this project. in addition, we are open to a per pedestrian comfort and safety along the corridor, as well as urban design really making it a key flagship st. for the city. finally, because it is u.s. 101, we need to accommodate multi modal access and circulation around the corridor. van ness, brt in general, is a series of treatments, when combined,

we're, caltrans, receipt me move on to this story. apologize for my confusion tlchl the new bay bridge, caltrans maintains it's safe and despite the firing two of employees over problem was safety testing. and dwyane wild tested bridge foundations. his supervisor was brian leeb idge. caltrans says they lost their jobs related to other projects. the probe revealed three falsifications and numerous errors. wilds worked on a new bay bridge's main to you yes, caltrans maintains it was safe because it was quote, overbuilt and due to open in 2013. >> and now, strit we lost just a moment ago. some great news for family of formerly conjoined twins separated two weeks ago in surgery in stanford. the family is preparing to take the 2-year-olds home later this week to san jose. it took a lengthy surge troy separate them. the hospital is holding a news conference in the next half hour. >> we're expecting to hear from doctors at 4:30. and we do know how beautiful and healthy these girls looked following surgery. that is because this video of the f

caltrans invites themshare photos and memories on their facebook page. it's linked on our facebook page for cbs 5 "early edition." >>> 4:47 now. we have always been told to skip the salt. you know why cutting back could hurt your heart. we have a report coming up. >>> and the buzzer sounded but no one is budging. the next move on the nba talks as they head into overtime. >> a stolen puppy is returned. coming up. >>> not quite as cold around the bay area this morning. and we do have an area of low pressure off the coast. when will that move in? we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, another earthquake in eastern turkey. >>> rescue workers are searching for survivors this morning of another earthquake, this one in eastern turkey. at least eight people were killed in yesterday's quake which had a magnitude of 5.7. it hit the same area that was devastated by a 7.2 quake which killed 600 people just last month. more than two dozen people were rescued in the city of van where a collapsed hotel left an unknown number of people trapped in the rubble. >>

we will be getting an update from caltrans in a moment. it is late for the nimitz freeway to have lanes called off. if as you can see, it is already starting to slow southbound. watching in this as a potential hot spot, this could be a big problem. on the bay bridge westbound, you can see that things are still looking pretty well. the backups are in the cash lane only. the metering lights have not yet been activated. the golden gate bridge ride looks did in both directions. in the east bay we told you about a problem developing, nimitz. here's a look at 680, high with four and 80. it is all clear, so are the south bay freeways. the marin commute is still without delay for 101 southbound. >>james: a developing story out of a vallejo, police are looking for a second suspect in the shooting of that vallejo police officer. this was the scene yesterday when a 19 year veteran was gunned down in a pursuit of a bank robbery suspect. police have arrested one suspect but it is unclear if that person shot and killed the officer. police responded to r

according to caltrans that should wrap up by about 5:00. this is one of the fender- benders i'm talking about. i want to mention this one it's in a big commute spot. westbound 24 near the central lafayette exit. there is an accident there just reported. police are on scene as well as chp. it is blocking one lane. so minor slowing there approaching that scene but again, this is just one of the many fender-benders that we are seeing across the bay area. there was another one reported in the macarthur maze that's now completely gone. and here's a live look quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see no big delays so far heading into san francisco. that's traffic and weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is not quite the fountain of youth but this morning there's a big step in slowing or halting aging. researchers figured out how to kill off old cells that stopped work. they are called zombie cells and they pile up as we age. then they secrete toxins that damage surrounding tissue contributing to the aging process. >> what these r

he and his boss were fired after it was revealed he falsified test results on other caltrans projectskland, two others were construction projects in southern california. >> the issue that we have and we have resolved is limited to one individual and the fabrication of testing was limited to three structures that i listed. each has been attested from an engineering standpoint. >> a state senator plans to hold hearings by the end of the year on structural tests on bridges throughout the state. >>> air fares going up again in time for the holidays. bloomberg business report straight ahead. >> jerry sandusky denies abusing young boys as additional alleged victims comes forward. details coming up >> we'll tell you the next big move coming soon for the formerly conjoined twins. >>> simple way to get relief from migraines without medication. os >>> california forecast a few drops around eureka and 50 four the rest of us sunshine. chico, sacramento, fresno, big sur, san diego all mid to upper 60s. 74 palm springs. >>> 5:47 now. up to 10 more suspected victims have come forward with claims of

caltrans says what was once here could come back again. >>> and back here in ten minutes, tracking thatense valley fog. a dense fog advisory in effect for much of the bay area tonight. >>> you don't see this every >>> skateboarders in oakland are mourning the demise of a popular destination tonight the park had been there for about seven years, in 2005 caltrans reached a deal with the city of oakland and a nonprofit group representing skaters for a three year lease at that location. but caltrans says necessary safety changes were never made to the park and the city decided not to renew the lease. skaters said they were sorry to see the park go. >> totally bummed that -- i don't know, took a lot longer to build than it's going down. >> reporter: a spokesman for caltrans says the agency is willing to work with any group that wants to build a professional skate park at that site. >>> the oakland man who claims he was beaten by b.a.r.t. police officers took the witness stand today. kenneth corrothers says he's no angel but did not deserve to be beaten. he claims that mehserle grabbed him an

caltrans crews are out there. this is southbound 880 past the alvarado niles exit there in union city. it looks like the off-ramp and possibly that right lane are blocked day to construction. not sure if it's running late. but check out the backup on southbound 880. it is pretty slow from at least highway 92 there in hayward. so yeah, expect some delays on southbound 880. it looks like northbound traffic is getting by okay. but again, we're checking in with caltrans now to see what's going on and why they have that roadwork there past the alvarado niles exit. all right. elsewhere let's go to the south bay. we have another camera there, 101 near the mckee exit. everything looks great here. no delay on 101, 280 pretty quiet, as well. a busy morning at the bay bridge. first i want to show you a live look at 880 through oakland. so farther north up the nimitz. this looks okay near oracle and quiet towards downtown. bay bridge stacked up early this morning. i think some commuters are getting a head start towards maybe

reports on other projects and caltrans has fired him. duane wireless had tested the foundation pilings for the new span and cal trans is checking his work going back some seven years. >> we went back and double checked everything he had worked on back to 2004. with because there was an insinuation that there was falsification on the bay bridge. >> they discovered that he failed to testify the testing gauge he used was operating properly before testing the bay bridge tower foundation but caltrans engineers say they are confident the foundation pilings are safe because multiple tests are performed by several different people. >>> bart board members are putting off asking voters to put off a partial tax because of a weak support. and bart had been considering the ballot measure as soon as next noveer to pay for the replacement of a number of their aging cars but now it won't happen until 2013 at the earliest. board members say the ballot next year will be too crowded with other bond measures. and the partial tax would need two-thirds approv

teresa estacio has caltrans response to the false testing.altrans officials say an internal review of mr. walsh's work shows that he was involved in testing 13 concrete pylons on the east side of the great bridge. caltrans officials say they went back in retested the sections. >> we went back and did forensics review of the data to evaluate whether not there were any concerns. the data that the individual collector was handed off to an engineer and they evaluate all the information to make sure it was sound. >>reporter: the acting director asked if there are backup measures to make sure that the testing is accurate. >> this is one verification test done after there are dozens of steps taken to lecture the structure is built the way that we intend. >>reporter: the technician was also involved with several other projects throughout the state. >> 1 with eight bridge, one structure was identified during construction and we rectify that situation. we have gone back and look at the of the two and found that their stake as well. >>reporter: some bri

caltrans says what was once here could come back again. >>> and back here in ten minutes, tracking thatse valley fog. a dense fog advisory in effect for much of the bay area tonight. >>> you don't see this every night, two men, both over 70 getting into a fight during an award assembly. and one of them just happens to be the most well known athlete in cal history. >>> skateboarders in oakland are mourning the demise of a popular destination tonight the park had been there for about seven years, in 2005 caltrans reached a deal with the city of oakland and a nonprofit group representing skaters for a three year lease at that location. but caltrans says necessary safety changes were never made to the park and the city decided not to renew the lease. skaters said they were sorry to see the park go. >> totally bummed that -- i don't know, took a lot longer to build than it's going down. >> reporter: a spokesman for caltrans says the agency is willing to work with any group that wants to build a professional skate park at that site. >>> the oakland man who claims he was beaten by b.a.r.t. pol