>>> next, caltrans under scrutiny again amid ongoing concerns about the bay bridge span. >>> and a criminal investigation of a petaluma slaughterhouse puts local ranchers at risk. >>> and a hi-tech lifeline teaching computer codes to give black youth better opportunities. >> we need designers. we need a lot of people. >>> good evening and welcome. with continuing criticism surrounding the new eastern span of the bay bridge, caltrans said that it would address some of the doubts about the bolts and rods raised by critics. at a hearing this week the officials said the allege si is doing further testing and additional questions have been raised about misaligned road december conceptisepgs and poss joining me for a look at safety issues are the "sacramento bee" senior writer. and we have the san francisco "chronicle" reporter and brian maroney, the chief bridge designer from caltrans joining us from sacramento. let me begin. as you know, there have been a number of questions about the materials and the instructions for the bay bridge. how are you addressing these concerns? >> what we're doing i

caltrans says they insist the bridge is safe. nick smith is live with that story. nick? caltrans says they were able to trace leaks into the bridge but they aren't sure whether or not there are long term affects. caltrans says no. >> water is dripping inside. >> where they draw the line, however is at the suggestion leaks are anything more than an expected maintenance issue going further saying idea that they pose a immediate problem is wrong. >> that two are competent. there is no risk to drivers or the integrity of the bridge. >> gordon says new tests have helped identify hundreds of leaks in the guard raltss. the next step is gauging short and long term damage and finding a way to fix those leaks. >> we haven't reached a final conclusion yet and what ultimate solution is going to be. >> our cameras found water pooling below the bridge. >> i don't want to sound alarmist. it's not inconsequence yil issue. >> this engineer says pooling water raises red flags >> you get pitting sou don't know how much you've lost. >> caltrans expected a certain amount of leakage. it's a b

and man who rarely misses a caltran train. and another second are saw he could have easily been crushed. thus come back alive for if we want to show you what the scene as thrift have guard rails at the redwood city. station last month. they don't cover every inch of the same here. caltran assessment and there's only so much we can do. we rely they said they relied a lot of common sense. here's what he had the center and we showed him the video. >>: to make it a suicide mission. there's no rush. it's not that serious to get home. >>: can caltran do any more than what it is doing? that they can but as an individual you know what is going on to paris and its ave said. you ought to keep yourself safe first before doing anything. >>: when you saw this guy you think he knows what he's doing? >>: est knows what he was doing that's why he was running. if it was a running he would a guy hits. he was just following suits. >>: and darya said there's no way he did not see the train or even filled the train coming feet of batman that we sp

according to caltrans, they insisted the bridge is safe and that there is no problem. nick? >> not only is there no problem, caltrans says the most recent rainfall helped them identify where their water was running to. but critics say not soft. there are problems. >> there are lakes in the bay bridge. caltrans responsible for bridge oversight confirmed that. >> innocence tiff locations that water is being dealt with. >> caltrans is working on a way to fix it. >> we'll find a solution but until it rains again, you don't know whether or not it's as sealed as it should be. >> in february cameras found water below the deck of the bridge. >> lisa is an energy whose expert ease, she says pooling water raises red flags. >> you get pitting that you can't see. sou don't know how much is lost. >> caltrans says it's a bridge designed to be water resistant not watertight. >> would you build a ship that way? >> this is a process to determine how water is getting in >> the full list of findings will not be made for at least a week. >> rain water has been getting into cracks in the road cr

caltrans has a 12-million dollar plan to speed up the process. and they'll be working on both sides at once. >> "over the next month the public will see the exact middle of the cantileverglorious shot in photos from 1936, we are about a month away from that kodak moment." >> things might be faster. but it will also cost a lot more. for a total of 300-million- dollars to tear down the structure. >> heading into the five o'clock hour we have some new video and pictures we wanted to show you. >> how would you like to be greeted by this creepy character in the middle of the road? this mysterious clown has been roaming the streets of staten island. and as you can imagine, he's been freaking out the locals. pictures of the clown have been making their way through social media. there are reports that this is all a publicity stunt for a horror movie production company. >> two deaf dogs out of central nebraska are getting help through sign language. workers at this shelter are teaching the dogs to learn how to communicate without voice commands. their lac

still caltran with some of we cannot guard every inch of trucks. listen to said that the alarm rothko an early-morning business fire in oakland. investigators calling its suspicious and possibly are sent. i happened on macarthur boulevard near 82nd avenue before 3 this morning the fire did not spread to other buildings and no one was hurt. in vallejo this morning.crews put out a fire in an abandoned building where several homeless people were staying. the fire was reported around 12:30. firefighters initially had trouble getting to the fire because the former u.s. navy building was boarded up. says once they got inside, they discovered five homeless people. crews were able to extinguish the fire by 1. about 10 percent of the building was lost. the cause is being investigated. the man accused of killing a boy in a a cambell park sunday night tells kron4 that he's sorry but he was only defending himself. todd tharp spoke to us from inside the santa clara county jail. the 24 year old transient says he got in to an argument with a group of guys who wer

according to caltrans, they insisted the bridge is safe and that there is no problem. nick? >> not only is there no problem, caltrans says the most recent rainfall helped them identify where their water was running to. but critics say not soft. there are problems. >> there are lakes in the bay bridge. caltrans responsible for bridge oversight confirmed that. >> innocence tiff locations that water is being dealt with. >> caltrans is working on a way to fix it. >> we'll find a solution but until it rains again, you don't know whether or not it's as sealed as it should be. >> in february cameras found water below the deck of the bridge. >> lisa is an energy whose expert ease, she says pooling water raises red flags. >> you get pitting that you can't see. sou don't know how much is lost. >> caltrans says it's a bridge designed to be water resistant not watertight. >> would you build a ship that way? >> this is a process to determine how water is getting in >> the full list of findings will not be made for at least a week. >> rain water has been getting into cracks in the road cr

how woman woke up on caltran with absolutely no one around to help rid plus, rain is heading our way and it's going to stick around. james fletcher tracking your forecast with storm that's on its way. give me one reason why i should believe you've really changed. huh? okay. uh, 2-hour service windows. give me another one. uh, our on time all the time guarantee. one more. night and weekend appointments. you guys have really changed. who am i gonna badmouth at parties now? i guess my cousin. he's so pale. ♪ welcome back to the kron4 morning news. here on wall street today after we found it looks like a bit of a rebound today >>: new this morning. >>will: the intersection we're talking about is the koto and fremont boulevard where thousands of people caught on the koto to hopefully hop on the dumbarton bridge. this will not be available to until at least 10:00 this morning. the police have been here for fivehappened at 1:00 in the morning when they tried to pull over a man had toppled bell a mall from this location were workers there said he was belligerent. he goes through this interse

caltrans says they insist the bridge is safe. nick smith is live with that story. nick?altrans says they were able to trace leaks into the bridge but they aren't sure whether or not there are long term affects. caltrans says no. >> water is dripping inside. >> where they draw the line, however is at the suggestion leaks are anything more than an expected maintena

according to caltrans, they determined what engineers expected. insisting the bridge is safe and there's no problem. not everybody agrees. nick smith has the story. >> reporter: small amounts of water have been leaking at a number of locations. there are leaks in the bay bridge's self-anchored suspension span. caltrans and the metropolitan transportation commission, responsible for bridge oversight, confirmed that. in fact, they consider the leaks a maintenance issue. >> in the most sensitive locations, those areas have been dehumidifi dehumidified. that matter is being dealt with. >> reporter: tests ordered for the $6.4 billion bridge by the ftc has helped identify leaks in the guardrails that face away from traffic. caltrans is working on a way to fix it. >> once we determine where water is coming in, we'll find a solution. but until it rains again, you don't know whether or not it's completely as sealed as it should be. >> reporter: in february, during a caltrans tour our cameras found water pooling just below the deck of the bridge. >> i don't

caltrans is sharing this video as a warning for everybody. janine, you see this same sort of behavior even this morning, right? >> reporter: yes, my photographer george and i were standing here and we saw people blatantly cross when the warning gates were down and sirens were flashing and a train was coming. we are here at the station where this video was posted on you tube and it shows an incredibly close call. >> reporter: you can clearly here the warning signs and people still scurried across the tracks and as the bullet train approaches a man crosses nearly getting hit. it points out these people went against a crossing gate in the down position and caltrans is highlighting this close call to prove to people it is just not worth it and we spoke with riders who witnessed those taking the risk. >> it is dangerous and we need grade separation, a tunnel over it or a walk over the top, and it costs a lot of money, i know but that's what they need to do to make it safer. >> reporter: here is the video we captured showing three people crossing t

here is a quick check, there are no delays for barred or caltran.re problem free on the mill the metro. >> scary moments during last night's dallas stars- columbus bluejackets hockey game. star player bridgrich peverly collapsed on the bench during the first. both teams stopped playing. it took eight shock from a different letter for him to regain consciousness. he is in a hospital in stable condition. he recently had a procedure to fix any regular heartbeat. the rest of the game was canceled. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of march madness. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed. i gotta go deposit a check, transfer some money. so it's your uncle's turn. what? wait, wait, wait... no, no, no, wait, wait. (baby crying) so you can deposit a check... with the touch of a finger. so you can arrange a transfer in the blink of an eye. so

caltrans estimates it spent 50 million taxpayer dollars repairing damage. >> metering lights. irrigation systems it's going to be vulnerable. >> caltrans says it's working with police and fortifying infrastructure. >> working with dealers to make sure if anything is stolen or if suspect it might be stolen that they take that motive away from the thieves. >> caltrans will have to the pumps ready. >> urban search and rescue team had to go into the chilly water of coyote creek this morning around 5:30 this morning. >> and now, to the east bay checking on problem there's including a downed tree causing trouble. >> check out the creek here, residents say this rain runoff is very much welcome. pg&e crews dispatched across the east bay to repair lines pulled down by trees this, crew cleared out a large oak that fell during hard rain and wind here this morning. this crew made quick work of a tree, that fell acrossleading t the road, unpassable all morning. >> unfortunately had a group rescheduling because the tree came down when they would have been at the house. so... we won't have b

near the atherton caltran station. the third death of this year. >> the east bay, castro valley is investigating their first homicide. a woman's body was found near stanton and carlton. a young girl discovered the body and no word yet on a suspect or motive. >> i sought a asian or running out, she was crying. she came out from the home. >> police stated that she is not a suspect and it is not clear what her relationship is. they do not know if the gunman was killed inside the home or somewhere else. neighbor say that woman and a man lived there and outside a few recent burglaries, this place has not notice anything suspicious. >> and fairfield, a 1 month old baby remains in the hospital after his father, 18 year-old joshua cooper allegedly bit off a piece of his nose. the baby was on morphing, but the step mother tells kron4 that he did not need any last night. he will get another scan done on his skull fracture and a bleeding on tuesday. this incident occurred thursday morning, while cooper was along with the baby. a

caltrans is covering some of the bridge pillars with netting to prevent birds from nesting.

like a few hours later everyone is gone the trade as quiet and has stopped moving and your all on caltrans says since december that has happened to to deliver passengers. according to caltrans back on march 14th a female passenger will cut in the middle of the night to finally vote alone in the middle of the trend had been stored in the evening in his minions are disabled to use the on board radio for help. >> : there is made into place there and help get her off the train and other yard safely. monday that each of their trains has to conductors what the end of the day are supposed to check of the upper and lower levels of each car and the bathrooms to make sure the train is empty sounds like that can happen in this circumstance. the conductors who were involved were disciplined appropriately. airline similar incident occurred in december when another passenger also opened an empty train crew out up-to-the-minute yard fence. he later let them know what happened. >> : the agency says they're going to conduct with the call a sit down of the with all kind of service employes or responsible fo

. >> caltrans posted an apology. >> conductors were disciplined. we're going to talk to emmoiys to remind them about proeto calls. and what is appropriate foreclosing at the end of the night. >> cal train says it happened before. in december, but the man managed to hop the fence >> here is a headline. get out umbrellas it's spring, i know. can you leave we have raen? it's hard to leave. here we are in the sun you'll see clouds off the coast but we're looking at a storm system that is developing in the pacific. starts out dry. hitting 8:00 a.m north bay starting to get rain. this is just the beginning. that is not the only day you're going to need the umbrella. the storms coming through here this week. >> my goodness, thank you very much. bay area gay rights activists are mobilizing to prevent the defor tags of a colleague. he was detained near san diego he had ln living in the bay area ten years. people say he had become a mentor for gay youth and fought for immigration reform. he work is toed stop dedeportati dedeportation. >> he is being held by

caltrans is taking it down at the entrance to the eastern span. they say the $9.4 million connector was just temporary until demo crews could remove the old bridge. why not just delay the opening of the bike path in the first place? our phil matier put that question to caltrans. >> reporter: why did we spend that money just to tear it down? >> the thought was that the bike path is an integral part of the design of the new bridge and there was high demand for this. >> this is a thing we had to do in order to open it for everybody. we knew it would cost money. we knew it was temporary. it was really just about making it open for everyone. it was about doing it all at one time. >> in the end the cost of that temporary entrance came to about $47,000 a day. >>> african-americans make up 28% of oakland's population but they are stopped and searched by police more than any other race. that data from last year was released by the opd itself. it shows 62% of african- americans were stopped and searched. only a small number were pulled over for actual traff

one focus is the way caltrans transferred a quality control contract involving bridge welds from one private company to another one. caltrans is cooperating. >>> the bike and pedestrian path on the new eastern span of the bay bridge will be temporarily closed. workers will be replacing a wooden ramp at the oakland end. that connector has been there since the bridge opened last september. it will take about a week to install a permanent asphalt ramp. >> the trailhead at emeryville and in oakland will remain open as will the parking lot that is at the intersection at maritime and burma but you can't come further west. >> the path will close at 8 p.m. sunday march 23rd, re-open by 6 a.m. on march 31st. and it could be sooner if the weather is good. >>> the demolition work on the old eastern span of the bay bridge is about to get more spectacular. caltrans says the old cantilever section will be sliced right down the middle to dismantle steel pieces. the work could be a distraction, though, for drivers on the new bridge. >>> the final straw for a troubled cal community. the complete make

so caltrans will close the left lane from midnight until 5:00 a.m.nearly a mile on westbound highway 24 near the tunnel in orinda. caltrans says the tunnel's third bore and westbound highway 24 in oakland from the tunnel to the northbound highway 13 connector will also be closed. eastbound traffic on highway 24 will remain open to traffic during the closures. >> groundbreaking for san jose menendez newest terminal kicked off friday. the terminal will be used mostly to a house corporate planes owned by gogol's founders. the space will be 240,000 square feet and is expected to be completed in december of 2015. the terminal is expected to cost $82 million. the project will create construction jobs and permanent. employee positions and generate $3 million a year in tax money. >> the los angeles airport police chief says their communication system has been fixed after a glitch prevent a faster response to a government last fall. the chief says the system has been tested repeatedly since the shooting and is working properly. when the november shooting star

caltrans and muni are still not reporting any delays and we will run that down and let you know what is going on with that. >>> we have breaking news, police in san jose are investigating how a man was killed in the downtown san jose area. janine de la vega is down at the scene and police are here to tell us how he may have died um see patrol cars, now that is right across the street from st. john's park. we have covered other stabbings in the past couple of years there at that park. here is what we know. just before 3:00 a.m. a person in the area spotted the man lying facedown on the ground. that pedaled 911 and officers found a lot of blood around the man's body and had determined the man had been stabbed. and we do expect a police spokesperson to arrive on the scene to give us more information. buses and trains are still running but they are not stopping at st. james. they are detouring around the area and we hope to bring you more details on this case coming up on the morning news. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> there is new infor

caltrans shared some drat drat matt particular -- dramatic video as as a man ran across the tracks to beat the train at the station. you are talking to people this morning who say they see this happen all the time, janine? >> they weight dark witnesses it, this close call you are about to see was taken right here at station. oop. >> -- at the station. you can clearly hear the warning signs of the train and just as the train approaches, the man crosses nearly getting hit. it points out these people went across a flashing crossing gate and they are trying to prove to people it is just not worth it. >> when they seed a train coming, they think it is not going to hit me and they just run across. >> deaths happen on the tracks. they are reminding people never to go around the gates and watch out for a second train and to expect a train on any track at any time and back out here live, you can see the sign is clearly posted and it is a 271-dollar fine for going around the date when it is down and caltrans wants you to keep this in mind, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a h

do it right the first time and you don't pay more money. >> caltran says a permanent fix is coming. work will begin next summer starting near the highway 87- 280 interchange. >>> a child was killed in afghanistan. the man set off a suicide car bomb and opened fire on the roots of peace facility. the charity helps farm earns increase their profits and the ceo and co-founder of roots of peace says the tragic attack is a reminder of the incidents affecting innocent people there. >>> we're tracking the rain. it's arrived in the north bay. a live look at the bay bridge lights. we're looking at cloudy conditions in the bay area and temperatures are mild. the north has sprinkles. tomorrow the rain will be showers by the afternoon. it will be cooler some. sunday, dry and pleasant, partly cloudy conditions, a nice way to finish off the weekend. this is the storm system we're watching. most of it is fairly line rain but could intensify tomorrow and late morning. the santa rosa area is reporting light rains. the future cast, mainly been the north bay, late tonight and during the overnight hour

has opened an administration investigation about how caltran handled complaints about the welding onay bridge. last year engineers reported finding hundreds of cracked valves on the bridge and one said his company lost a caltran contract after lodging a complaint. the agency that overseas caltran hold a demonstration the chp to look into whether it was anything more than a professional disagreement. >>> the old bay bridge, meanwhile, is quickly being dismantled and it could become a distraction to drivers. wayne freedman has more. >> reporter: if you mistakenly assume the bay bridge construction project is finished, clearly you have not accessed the new eastern span by the bike path's eastern entrance. it is soon-to-be part of history which leads us to this announcement. >> starting at 8:00 on monday, march 23rd, the bike path will be closed for up to one week and at the latest will reopen at 6:00 a.m. on monday, march 31st. >> that's andrew gordon, who speaks for the bridge. he's explaining the closure that will unable the completion of this permanent entrance to the bike path that'

caltrans says it will probably be a month before drivers notice a gap between the two sides. once that suspended span is gone, what you're looking at now, crews are going to remove each side of the cantilever and that should all be gone by spring of 2016. >> what about that $12.6 million, what is the money for and how come the increase? >> reporter: frank, what we heard is caltrans wanted to hire more employees and rent more equipment to dismantle the bridge from both sides of the middle. originally it was going to be from east to west but they say this way will make the project go faster, ultimately save more money on future projects. cate is live on treasure island this noon, thank you. >>> also on the bay bridge, temporary connector to a bike path along the eastern span that is being torn down. the bay area toll authority spent more than $9 million on the temporary structure that opened in september. newly completed path set to reopen a week from today. officials hope the trussles can be reused at local or state parks. >>> new details on the investigation into last week's

caltrans says this happens all the time. >> 2012 caltrans has to repair damage done by copper wiring thieves they hit everything. traffic lights... >> unbelievable problem. crews used portable pumps to remove rain water that will remain on stand by until equipment is repaired. now, to abc7 news reporter david louie in santa cruz mountains live. there has been flooding sure, but wind has been biggest problem right? iet has been. you're right. you know mountain towns tend to take the brunt of the sheer elevation. however, all day long, they've been dealing with runoff and flooding with fallen trees and some minor slides. storms bring unexpected tree toppling over and landing in the middle of the road. crews had to cut up the pines so traffic can use the road near the town of davenport. >> i didn't hear about the power outages very small areas. nothing major. but we didn't get winds forecast, either. yet. >> pg&e crews fanned out to be ready as fallen trees or high winds did rip down lines heavy rain created a demand for sandbags a dump truck arrived with a welcome load. >> my garage is

has opened an administration investigation about how caltran handled complaints about the welding on bay bridge. last year they reported finding hundreds of cracked valves on the bridge and one said his company lost a caltran contract after lodging a complaint. the agency that overseas caltran hold a demonstration the chp to look into whether it was anything more than a professional disagreement. >>> the old bay bridge, meanwhile, is quickly being dismantled and it could become a distraction to drivers. wayne freedman has more. >> reporter: if you mistakenly assume the bay bridge construction project is finished, clearly you have not accessed the new span by the pike entrance. it is soon-to-be part of history which leads us to this announcement. >> starting at 8:00 on monday, march 23rd, the bike path will be closed for up to one week and at the latest will repope at 6:00 a.m. on monday, march 31st. >> they are explaining the closure that will unable the completion of this permanent entrance to the bike path that's all part of the plan, as is this: you are looking at the latest sky 7

caltrans says it should be finished by 6 a.m. march 31st. >>> tonight angry workers take to the street saying they may have to take their fight all the way to the ballot. >>> first, the change in policy for san francisco's bay uber of why one family calling it a publicity stunt. >>> san francisco's uber announced today of expanding insurance coverage for drivers. this comes after a crash that killed ed a 6-year-old girl. >> a big shift in its strategy. >> you want top make sure that the driver could feel confident getting in the car and working with uber and the time between trips knowing that they have coverage. >> coverage up to $50, 000. the change comes after this new year's eve collision in san francisco that killed 6-year-old sophia lu. he did not have a passenger. >> the person's insurance of the driver has already offered to pay up to the limit on that personal insurance policy >> uber is trying a pr move. >> lu's family is suing over. >> the >> to say that someone's life is worth $50, 000 when they're ten feet away from

caltrans says this happens all the time. >> 2012 caltrans has to repair damage done by copper wiring thieves they hit everything. traffic lights... >> unbelievable problem. crews used portable pumps to remove rain water that will remain on stand by until equipment is repaired. now, to abc7 news reporter david louie in santa cruz mountains live. there has been flooding sure, but wind has been biggest problem right? iet has been. you're right. you know mountain towns tend to take the brunt of the sheer elevation. however, all day long, they've been dealing with runoff and flooding with fallen trees and some minor slides. storms bring unexpected tree toppling over and landing in the middle of the road. crews had to cut up the pines so traffic can use the road near the town of davenport. >> i didn't hear about the power outages very small areas. nothing major. but we didn't get winds forecast, either. yet. >> pg&e crews fanned out to be ready as fallen trees or high winds did rip down lines heavy rain created a demand for sandbags a dump truck arrived with a welcome load. >> my garage is

caltrans says it should be finished by 6 a.m. march 31st. >>> tonight angry workers take to the street saying they may have to take their fight all the way to the ballot. safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. right now, fresh driscoll's strawberries are just $1.99. make it an extra scoop. breyers ice cream is only $2.88. and arrowhead water is just $3.29 a case. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> san francisco's uber announced today of expanding insurance coverage for drivers. this comes after a crash that killed ed a 6-year-old girl. >> a big shift in its strategy. >> you want top make sure that the driver could feel confident getting in the car and working with uber and the time between trips knowing that they have coverage. >> coverage up to $50, 000. the change comes after this new year's eve collision in san francisco that

caltrans tweeted this and you can hear the crossing gate bells and then one man barely making it across the tracks in time. they posted the video to remind people to be cautious around the track. >>> the man accused of trying to run over two police officers is due back in court. he is scheduled to be brought up on charges. he tried to back his car into two officers. adam shaw was shot in the arm during that incident but san francisco police say shaw's partner may have wounded him during the chaos and this man is being used as a fall guy. >>> and now into the deadly hit- and-run crash earlier this month, this has taken a strange turn. the driver was chasing down a car theater and we have exclusive surveillance video of that car theft in progress. you can see the thief in a hooded sweatshirt getting into an unlocked honda. the owner then gets into a mini- van to chase the thief. >> we are thankful surveillance video did come forward. the man trying to help his friend got back in the stolen car and was killed in the crash, his friend was seriously injured. the friend is still on the loose.

since months of demolition time was lost because caltrans spent so much time on the s curve. since time really is money, caltrans says that will speed up the rest of the demolition forever saving money by preventing inflation to prevent costs down the road, tom vacar. >>> the navy has agreed to test every single home on treasure island for contamination. the navy insists the island is safe. but the navy dug up a device from the front of a home. >>> she was kidnapped right off the street by a group of sex traffickers. >> i remember just being like, go get her. and i remember getting my hair pulled and getting dragged into the car. >> the recognition she is about to receive to honor her story of survival. >> tuberculosis is thriving. the high prevalence that means hundreds of thousands of people have been exposed to it and don't even realize it. >> i'm back right after the break. we're tracking rain into the bay area. i'll let you know what commutes are going to be wet. how long that will last and how much you can get. >>> the san jose police officer accused of rape while on du

. >>> welcome back, caltrans has decided to speed up demolition on the caltrans bridge. it is focused on opening the new span and the extra money will take the section down faster and as part of the first phase, they have decided to split the mid-span and expected the demolition to take about three years. >>> and we have new information on the missing airlines jet. china is demanding that satellite data is used to conclude 307 was lost with no survivors. today search planes were pulled out of the area because of bad weather. after yesterday's announcement, the search has been called off in the northern corridor and is only focused in the southern corridor, still experts say it is a large area. >> we are not searching for a needle in a haystack. >> they marched to the malaysiaian embassy in beijing and want proof it crashed there. among them, 153 were chinese. police kept the crowd from entering the grounds. >>> general motors enters new ignition switches. they knew there was also a problem with where the switches were located. they claim gm can bump them to the accessory

caltrans has decided to spend money to speed up the span. they expect the entire demolition to take three years. >>> california dmv customers being washed about a potential -- warned about a potential security breach. who the dmv says may be at risk. >>> the warm weather, wrapping up today. wet weather is on the way. rosemary will tell you when you will need the umbrella and how much rain to expect. >>> and recognizing world tuberculosis day. the bay area county that claims to have one of the highest rates in the country and what it plans to do about it. >>> if you used your credit card at the department of motor vehicles recently, you may want to double check your account. the dmv is warning mers about a po -- warning customers about a potential breach of security. janine de la vega has more. >> reporter: it was a busy morning at the dmv, people trying to renew their driver's licenses or registration. even though the news came out over the weekend, most customers had not heard about the potential security breach involving credit cards at th

every caltran 8 station. arms are down they went around the arms. >> #18 we can do is educate people about the rail safety issue. and though long term but we hope that with electrification and bauer as they should more we elevate to track that they are not at the state level. it is every what tossed responsibility to date the right choices with it are there a trade. when they're near a train. >> we want people to have their opportunity to ask questions at lar how to avoid that very same stake. learn how to avod that very same thing. >> pam: new at five tonight. for coming up at 5:15. we'll take you to the south bay. where the sharks made a dying fan's wish come true. >> pam: then. >> pam: new reasearch shows. where we live, could have some weighty affects on our bodies. >> pam: you think retailers would finally learn their lesson. why this pair of pants is causing serious backlash. myad h atrl orfib.on, he h theost coon kd... ...it's nocaus by art lve oble d, isaysour af putyou at 5 tes gaterri of stro. that'

and now, caltrans is spending almost 13 million dollars more to tear down t old eastern span. but it's saying that will sd up the process and then get project back on budget. tod, the chief engineer laid out process to take the bridge apart... and even offered ua pizza as the prize for a pho contest. cost increases... and sched soon gave way to show and tell... brian maroney - caltrans chf engineer now on the real br its not a weight on top it's pier e-1 holding it down. ... to demonstrate the tensn the old cantilever section under.. and why the demolitn process has to be so delibe. aroney then g >>> cost increases and schedules soon gave way to show and tell. >> now, on the real bridging it is not a weight -- bridge it is holding it down. >> the chief engineer got rid of the green safety jacket and moved on to other props to show which part of the old eastern span is about to disappear. >> so, this is what is. what the contractor is looking to do is this. that's the goal. >> but for that entire thing to be removed, it has to star with the first cut. another piece of paper, an

today caltrans gave us a look at 600 feet of new welds that have replace the flawed ones. the agency says it will sandblast the interior and coat the metal with industrial rust resistant zinc paint. >> those welds are very good, they pass all the inspections and met the code were satisfied with the quality. >> caltrans as the last two major jobs installing concrete vendors to protect the bridge if about hits it and a 52 story elevator will provide maintenance access to the tower. >>> a violent confrontation today between protesters and police at city college of san francisco. protesters pushed into the administration building building, youtube video shows the battle between officers and protesters. there are some reports of arrests and protesters are vowing to remain until their demands are met. they're calling for the resignation of special trustee robert agrella in a reversal of a new payment policy requiring payment in full when students sign up. >>> in east bay high school has been shaken by an instant that had at least one girl rushed to the hospital and another facin

. >> caltrans plans express lanes to 85. it's getting the red light from one south bay city. >>> it is 4:44. accused murderer oscar pistorius got sick in court again today after lawyers accidentally flashed photos of reeva steenkamp's body on the floor and her bloody face while they were scrolling through pictures. his lawyers showed a picture of his legs and socks in an effort to prove he was wearing those legs when he beat down the door to his girlfriend. they say marks prove that he was not wearing his prosthetics. >> u.s. lawmakers travel today days before a crucial street determine if southern ukraine will join russia. troops continue in the crimea peninsula. they have taken over gas fields and the rail system is next. in washington, ukraine's prime minister made the rounds on capitol hill and sat down with president obama to discuss ukraine's future. on sunday crimea will vote whether to break offal from ukraine and join russia. the prime minister is willing to negotiate but first troops must go. >> a new twist in the

. >> the committee is comprised of the head of caltrans, the head of the california transportation commission and steve who is the head of the mtc and chairman. now what they wanted to do was not just talk about those items and many other items that will be fixed, they wanted to know about other long-term kind of things and they wanted to hear direct from caltrans other than the way they normally hear about it, which is usually in the news. based on these punch lists that we showed you yesterday, the questions the oversight committee is most interested in boils down to three main questions. what major items are still unresolved? what items will require more than the planned amount of maintenance? and what potentially embarrassing issues still remain that lawmakers in the media will widely publicize? >> we have a draft report on the maintenance issues and it still needs some work. so we're going to take a few more weeks and work on it and get it in the shape we want so it fulfills our purposes of laying out the issues we are worried about when we maintain this bridge. >> the final report will

and you can see caltrans plans to keep observers from getting too close. >> that gate will be locked if winds change direction. >> just fy for fans if you want to get a look at the bridge you better hurry. >> it is hard but don't do it if you can help it. >> we're coming up on a spectacular weekend >> may be walking with high temperatures coming up >> running of the bulls, a controversial event that may be coming to the area this summer. >> i'll get to the bottom of this coming up on 7 on your side >> meeting the bay area's most prominent pi guy on a date at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. >>> strange sight in union square. no cars or people for about an hour today. the bomb squad fated a suspicious package just before 4:00 and the area reopened to traffic around 5:30 >> uber says the movement is to address passengers who are working. this after a uber driver hit and killed a 6-year-old, sophia lu on new year's eve. uber claimed the driver didn't have a passenger in the

we asked caltrans that next. ayers has been reporting on weeks now. christin? before a pac benicia.t a major oil company -- >>> tonight a major oil company is admitting something christin ayers has been reporting on for weeks. >> reporter: for years the company has been mumm on what kind of crude the company wants to bring to venezia. now we know -- venetia. representatives from oil giants valero admitted this publicly for the first time. >> crude oil may be a candidate if it fits our profile. >> reporter: you heard that right. the new project that valero is pitching will very likely roll canadian tar sand, some of the dirtiest crude oil out there, through venetia to its refinery and that's not all. >> reporter: are we talking about bakken being transmitted as well through venetia? >> if bakken is available by rail, it's possible that it could make its way to our plant. >> reporter: he's talking about highly explosive fracked north dakota bakken crude oil, the kind that fueled this explosive fire that killed 47 people in quebec, canada, last summer. 50 car trains full of bakken and

. >>> the chp has opened an administrative investigation into how caltrans handled complaints about theg on the new bay bridge. last year, engineers reported finding hundreds of cracked welds on the bridge. and one says his company lost a contract after launching a complaint. the agency that oversees caltrans says it asked chp to look into if it was anything more than a disagreement. >>> the old bay bridge, meanwhile, is quickly being dismantled and could become a distraction to drivers. >> if you mistakenly assume that the bay bridge construction project is finished, then clearly you have not accessed the new eastern span via the bike pass temporary entrance. it is soon to be part of a history. >> starting at 8:00 p.m. on sunday, march 23rd, the bike path will be closed for up to one week, and at the latest, will reopen at 6:00 a.m. on monday, march 31st. >> that's andrew gordon who speaks for the bridge. >> explaining the closure that will enable the completion of this permanent entrance to the bike path that's all part of the plan. as is this. you're looking at the latest sky 7 foota

it's only going to cause still about three >>: caltran still trying to find out what a treat hitting killed the woman in vacaville over the weekend. keneisha dale was traveling on west 80 when came down onto the top of her car killer her. at this point, cal-trans believes, it is *not a state owned tree, because the tree was positioned over the fence from the freeway. right now the family is just trying to deal with the sudden loss. since the tree was along interstate 80, questions have been raised about whether it is cal- trans' responsibility. at this point, cal-trans believes, it is *not a state owned tree, because the tree was positioned over the fence from the highway. but they are investigating. that said, cal-trans adds.it has an extensive ongoing maintenance program in place. to deal with the trees along california's highways. the family has hired an attorney so someone can be held responsible. r after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of eureka.scientists have been closely monitoring the coast for seismic activity. many are wondering if these means bigger quakes ar

. >> and if they come up with the money, then -- >> reporter: if they come up with the money and caltrans has to sign off on the plan, the lights would go back up after about a six-month hiatus. they would also be rebuilt to withstand the elements and last through the year 2026 and i'm sure caltrans would sign off on it. >> very unique. you don't see it anywhere else? >> thank you. >>> we have breaking news out of oakland tonight where police are investigating yet another bay area freeway shooting. from chopper 5, you can see where at least two bullets pierced this car's windshield. a couple of side windows were also blown out. the man says he was shot on 580 near high street in oakland about 2:40 this afternoon. he made it to highland hospital in oakland to get help. that's where ryan takeo joins us live tonight. ryan, what are you learning? what are they saying about this? >> reporter: well, opd has not released another statement since they put one out just a couple of hours ago. we called for an update and so far, they don't have one. within the last hour, a tow truck took the car from

caltrans, got word from a producer, david says that caltrans looks standard as far as population. taking an alternate between millbrae. >>> prime minister benjamin netanyahu will be in silicon valley in matter of hours to meet with high-tech leaders and the governor. today damion live in mountain view where the prime minister will meet with big names in business. tech isn't the only thing they're going to talk about. >> reporter: you know what? the governor's says the prime minister will share thoughts on water conservation, given the little rainfall in israel. no doubt governor will cling to whatever the prime minister has to say. big topic today will be tech. when he arrives here at computer history museum, mr. netanyahu will sign an agreement with before jerry brown to promote economic development, research, and trade. talk alternative energy, cybersecurity and biotech. agreement continues longstanding tradition of agreements between california and israeli leaders. california agreement will give israeli companies access to california's innovation hubs or ihubs, innovation netwo

a close call at this caltran station in redwood city.was crossing the tracks and one person barely escapes getting hit by the train. caltran officials said that the barrier arm was engaged and functional. the pedestrian chose to ignore the mornings. >> caltran officials reiterate that it is never a good idea to go or around those security arms. >> he hit a woman with his truck but did not stop to see if she was okay. that is what police are saying that the driver then arrested in a deadly hit and run crashed it. tyler larson is under arrest for felony hit and run the gulf yolanda tiscareno. police say that he it veered off of the road, jumped the curb and hit her. police followed up on leads from the chp and is located him in antioch. it is a case with a twist and turns. we will have more on this and that investigation coming up. >> new this morning. more than 500 people are arrested statewide for trying to buy liquor for minors. it is known as shouldered tapping. please use a de corps outside of the store telling people that they're und

and you can see caltrans plans to keep observers from getting too close. >> that gate will be locked if winds change direction. >> just fy for fans if you want to get a look at the bridge you better hurry. >> it is hard but don't do it if you can help it. >> we're coming up on a spectacular weekend >> may be walking with high temperatures coming up >> running of the bulls, a controversial event that may be coming to the area this summer. >> i'll get to the bottom of this coming up on 7 on your side >> meeting the bay area's most prominent pi guy on a date celebrated by mass geeks everywhere. >>> strange sight in union square. no cars or people for about an hour today. the bomb squad fated a suspicious package just before 4:00 and the area reopened to traffic around 5:30 >> uber says the movement is to address passengers who are working. this after a uber driver hit and killed a 6-year-old, sophia lu on new year's eve. uber claimed the driver didn't have a passenger in the car at the time. an attorney for the family says the new coverage announced today just isn't enough. >> they're s