we are doing this in conjunction with caltrans and some of the local preservation groups. we wanted to honor the terminal and its history before we move forward and build a new transit center. we will be planning to is that will be open to the public in different areas we're working with caltrans on so that folks can have the opportunity to see different pieces of the terminal

we are doing this in conjunction with caltrans and some of the local preservation groups. we wanted to honor the terminal and its history before we move forward and build a new transit center. we will be planning to is that will be open to the public in different areas we're working with caltrans on so that folks can have the opportunity to see different pieces of the terminal and learn about its history before we move forward with construction. we will also be holding a media tour at the temporary terminal on august 2, and an open house that will be open to the public the next day, on august 3, in order for folks to comment on about how the temporary, works. different transit operators will have their own tables there, in addition to a tjpa table. actually, in addition to that, we will be hosting some community meetings at the tjpa as well, next wednesday, the 21st, at 5:30 p.m. on a temporary terminal, and on july 26 at 12:00 noon and 6:00 p.m., which will be voted on demolition activities so we can update the neighbors and folks who live in the area on the phasing. >> t

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but caltrans hopes to get that picked up by 5:00 a.m..n to national news the fallout continues over the woman who was forced out of her job here at the agriculture department. she plans to sue the consent to conservative blocker who headed it of the deal to maker look like she was racist. in lead for resignation. president barack obama has apologized to sheriffs. in new york popper ross to try to get a look at chelsea clinton's wedding might be disappointed. this is where it is going to be held the faa says no-fly zone along the hudson river will be from 3:00 p.m. saturday and 03 a.m. sunday. she is that tim mary was saturday evening in rhein back. the wedding experts say it could cost up or to-$3 million. sampras's copley's to permit testing out a mode of transportation kron 4 stuff bush chose a new ride and tells us what police are interested. >> they're called the tea 3 motion scooters. they have to on loan from manufacturer. they looked kind of like a subway but have three wheels instead of to the department is testing the machines to

caltrans crews are busy working round the clock on a massive construction project to dig a fourth bore at the caldekutt tunnel, but before that they had to build this thing. >> the sound wall is 30 feet high and 1,000 feet long covered with sound absorbing material. >> reporter: it's the biggest sound wall project caltrans has ever attempted in an attempt to shield some nearby condo dwellers from an construction onslaught that will last the next four years. >> the wall protects the other people who live on the other side from the noise, construction, dust and some of the visual impacts, lights at night and things like that. >> reporter: caltrans said the agency has received its share of knocks about the structure. >> one woman said all we're missing is the guard tower as if it looked like a prison or something like that. >> reporter: but nobody seems to be complaining about its effectiveness. the 30-foot high wall discovered by a polystyrene composite that seems to be working. >> it really cuts down the amount of sound that gets through it. >> reporter: it sounds like a sound sponge, s

since then, caltrans has been inspecting the, i-bars every three months. lately they're finding problems. several nicks in the steel. >> you could see a small indication in several of the i-bars. indication itself is not a crack. but it is an opportunity, like a small crack in your windwindshi to eventually grow and propagate into a crack. >> reporter: caltrans has been grinding the nicks away. they say that should take care of the danger. as for the wind, of course, that's an ongoing issue because this is a high bridge over open water. but the toll authority has hired an engineering firm to try and design what they call damper system to try and keep the i-bar steel and a gadget that they say can make a quick repair on any crack that appears. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thanks a lot. >>> we also have an update on the massive san jose school fire that we first reported here on nbc bay area morning news. flames damaged 16 classrooms at trace elementary school july 5th. firefighters now say somebody intentionally set

caltrans fixed a crack last fall after the accident sent steel hurling on to the upper deck. live look at the bay bridge this morning, we do not have the live pictures for you. so-called i bars on the eastern span are still under a lot of stress. apparently they are showing it. as nbc bay area's jean tells us, the cracks in the i bars and they can lead to cracks. >> reporter: a crack in an i bar on the eastern span of the bay bridge is discovered in september of last year. emergency repairs are made on the can't lever section and the bridge is reopened. but the fix failed in october, sending thousands of pounds of steel into traffic on the upper deck. drivers still worry about it. >> tired of thinking, the thing isle le falling apart p. so you think about it. >> reporter: caltrans along with an independent engineering firl say vibration from wind and vehicles cause the failure. >> the fatigue failure that is really caused by a flaw in the original fabrication that was excited over the years by wind movement. >> reporter: caltrans now inspects the i bars every three months, lo

caltrans is recovering from earlier problems that accounted one time for systemwide delays these are not confined to the northbound direction up to 45 minutes perhaps longer for some commuters. three trains broken- down in the southbound direction they hoped have normal service restored by 1030 this morning. passengers entering the system before then should expect delays. they have every hope that everything will be completely wrapped up this afternoon commute. nimitz freeway is on hot spot here with heavy traffic continuing out of san leandro into oakland and the problem up by 23rd with the stall that is adding to the delays with the heaviest traffic beginning around the coliseum. san jose traffic 1 01 north and still delayed still hot spot as you can see traffic is jammed heading north an earlier accident at trumbull that accrues helping to back up the ride. the bay bridge and the westbound you they have in this light all morning long likely in about 13 minutes we may see a second creche of traffic for the west bound ride. let's drop over the weather station out. >> sunshine peekin

caltrans is preparing for major engineering event at the bay bridge next week they will raise the legs of the new bay bridge tower it will be spectacular. mark jones has a look. >> putting in this portion of the bridge the lower section is supporting the suspension bridge it is just one fifth of the work we have to do five separate lives to make this all the barge will comment i will put the section of it will slide the men and set them in the place we came was sighted off show you. this is the bottom of the tower legs those holes are what we have to thread the route through their on the foundation if you're out there on the bay uc rods over 400 of the unsticking of these pieces are lifted and set right down through those rods so they can be bolted to the foundation. this piece weighs 1,400 t. the legs are so long i'm speeding up the video so you don't have to walk the like. so now you've reached the top and you can see all these holes this is where we fit up the next piece when we do our second left. four sections are all part of a bottom portion of the bridge. >> the 12 hour event wi

caltrans ss it's an engineering innovation never done before on other bridges. >> this tower is made up of four independent legs. in a very large earthqke can move independently. >> now, if those beams do break in a quake they can be replaced. this first leg tha is being installed should take two to three weeks to complete. this is the largest, longest suspension span with just one tower in the world. >>> if you would like the watch the new tower being lifted into place and check in on the project, we have a link to a live link at www.abc7.com. >> new warning for transit riders. they say they may have to cancel all weekend service if they don't agree to labor concessions. a.c. transit cancelled several buses after several hundred drivers called in sick. in july 18th they imposed new work rules. on ri a judge is expected to review the matter. >> in downtown oakland following the bart shooting trial, the most serious were committed by oakland resident they said two quarters o the 78 arres were people that lived outsidoakland. but now they repor tha the majority of the people were arres

. >>> caltrans is saying installing the first leg is moving much faster. you can see it.at 12:30 here on treasure island many state and local leaders will join to celebrate this historic moment. >> a milestone is being made on the bay today. this is the very first section of the bay bridge's new tower being installed. you can see gradual progress as the 165 foot section is lifted into place. >> first time that this particular project has gone vertical. we've been putting sections in so we're going to take a new direction, going up. >> it's going up 3525 feet. it will take two years to complete the tower. >> it will complete that form, that swooping form that comes off the west bend. it will take you all the way through the tunnel. >> it's part of a massive retrofit a $6 billion project expected to be completed in 2013. it has a very different type of engineering compared to other bay area bridges. >> think of the golden gate bridge, you have a massive anchorage around fort mason where the cables connect. the cables wrap into the deck. it's what you would want to have so y

the animation from caltrans shows what the results should look like two years from now. it's one of the largest and most complex projects in the nation to be paid for using federal recovery act money. >> the surface road will substantially be diminished and will be brought underthe tunnel that will connect the presidio and crissy field. this is gonna be an extraordinary gift. >> reporter: officials estimate that project will create 6,000 jobs. >>> a raid on a bay area marijuana growing operation this morning resulted in a man being shot and killed by law enforcement officers. and tonight, more than six hours later, investigators are still on the scene. it all happened in the santa clara county hills near alameda county. robert handa has been covering the story all day long. he's here with the latest information. robert? >> reporter: well, frank we're up here in a remote location in alameda county. near the border of santa clara county. if you follow this road which is the road close to mines road, you will get to the rocky ridge area, where the officer- involved shooting

. >>> caltrans kicked off construction work today for the replacement project and san francisco.his shows what the project is designed to look like when it's finished about two years from now. the city is receiving $80 million in federal recovery money to help pay for the work and caltrans says that is creating 6,000 jobs spread the budget also includes pedestrian pathways and bicycle trails winking the interior. >>> a controversy is leading lights of commuters asking lots of questions pick for the third straight day dozens of ac transit called in sick and greed that the district has imposed a contract and they face a $56 million deficit and say pay cuts are needed. we have the latest. >> reporter: more than 230 ac transit workers have called in sick most are bus drivers. they report minor disruptions in service and some say they have noticed the change. >> the bus driver that was trading was new and he did not know the route and there was not nobody on the bus to show him which way to go out and he passed up all of his turns. >> out of 12 plundered ac transit workers, the union

to the city of san francisco, to caltrans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. thank you for understanding how critically important small and disadvantaged businesses are to the fabric of the great city, our state, and our nation. we will do you proud on this project. you have my word on it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, julie. we have no doubt that you will make a sprout on this project. so will the other contractors on this incredible project. let me promise you from the podium that for the next ground- breaking we will have hot chocolate for you. thank you all very much. [applause] >> the public wants to access particular information about your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based mapping systems. like google earth,

today caltrans started the process of installing one of the most big and important pieces of the new section of the bay bridge. simon perez shows us what's been done so far and the work still to come. simon. >> reporter: allen, you could say we are starting to see the light at the end of the bay bridge construction tunnel. you can see over there we finished the elevated sections but a little bit farther to the right here we haven't even started on the part to connect the bridge to yerba buena island. today right there in the middle we started to go vertical on these self-anchored suspension section with some pretty heavy lifting. >> reporter: it was hauled in on a barge then slowly lifted up right. finally the powerful crane hoisted the 165-foot-tall, 1200- ton tower into place on its foundation. 1200 tons, that's 2.3 million pounds. the tower sits on a foundation the size of a basketball court which sits on 13 concrete pilings wrapped in steel casing to plow down nearly 200 feet into bedrock. this is the first of four supports that will eventually hold up the towering self- anchor s

january 2002, groundbreaking for the project with caltrans predicting opening in 2007. but in june 2002, that date was pushed back to 2009. and as christie mentioned, today crews will install the first piece of the 225-foot tower of the self-anchored suspension span. the project is now expected to be finished in 2013. the estimated opening to traffic will be in 2014. >>> a controversial new plan to charge a toll on san francisco city streets is gathering new momentum. traffic planners call it pay to play and work. and they say that it could easy bottlenecks, cut down on the number of crashes. transportation authority wants drivers in the northeast part of san francisco to pay $3 during peak hours. taxis and transit vehicles would not have to pay the toll. the tolls could bring in as much as $60 million per year. >>> park rangers are warning visitors at castle rock state park to be on the lookout for a gunman who tried to rape two women last week. we brought you the sketch of the suspect yesterday. rangers say the women were hiking along saratoga gap trail when a man app

caltrans to the media on a tour of the section of the bridge on their boats.an see the new section listed in the air by equipment called a strand gantry jack. it lists the peace up and moved into place and gently lores it down. the process took 12 hours long to complete and out caltrans has to do it three more times for the bass section of the new tower to be complete. treasure island kron 4 news. >> and another big this dispute ac transit union stretches into a second week there are more delays and cancellations of buses. kron 4 decided to ask local politicians to see if anyone is stepping in to end the dispute. ron dellums major cities following the situation but has yet to step been carried sondra swanson said he sent two letters to the ec transport of records and is looking for what the board member on thursday urging negotiations. christine conley kron 4 news. >> here at the terminal riders are growing increasingly frustrated as a labor dispute between ec transit and the bus drivers' strike on. here's what >> you've a mind to say> why are you hurting us w

to the city of san francisco, to caltrans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. thank you for understanding how critically important small and disadvantaged businesses are to the fabric of the great city, our state, and our nation. we will do you proud on this project. you have my word on it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, julie. we have no doubt that you will make a sprout on this project. so will the other contractors on this incredible project. let me promise you from the podium that for the next ground- breaking we will have hot chocolate for you. thank you all very much. [applause] [applause] everyone has friends. there's on-line friends, friends to go out with on a saturday night, friends to hang out with and do nothing, friends who show up on moving day, and then there are the friends who will be there if someone is dealing with a mental illness. are you one of those friends? >> in this fabulously beautiful persidio national park and near golden gate and running like a scar is this ugly highway. that was built in 1936 at the same time as the bridge an

so big caltrans took a boatload of reporters and photographers to watch it happen today. this will be 525 feet tall, the largest of its type in the world and we're putting the first 165-foot tall section of it in place on the bay today. the tower which will eventually be made up of 20 pieces like this, will be the signature element of what will, one day, be the world's largest self-anchored suspension bridge. it will be worth the wait they tell us. >> this is a world-class structure. nothing like it in the united states of america. one can argue there's no tower like this anywhere in the world! this is something for generations that we're going to be very, very proud of. >> reporter: as the tower continues to be lowered ever so slowly, i want to leave you with one final thought. one reason as to why they were taking such great care with it. once it is in place, it is expected to stay there for the next 150 years! reporting live from trease island, garvin thomas, bay area news. >>> today's milestone was a long time in the making. in october of 1989, the earthquake caused p

will do will be to allow the land to be bought from caltrans so we don't lose that opportunity and the park to be developed earlier than it would otherwise be developed. that is why the developer of # 33 harrison is willing to pay for the cost of the i.f.d. to get this process moving quickly so that this park can be developed and opened to the public and several years earlier or the land, in fact, didn't get lost because we can't afford to buy it number one. on the c.f.d. also it is a good idea to get this sort of citywide c.f.d. process started. and i was involved there and you can amortize the costs and the substantial cost of developing the district and having a citywide c.f.d. that's smaller project and the much. practical way and the smaller projects to have access with inexpensive money and pays the fees and that are teetering on the brink of being able to move forward. and that extense to raise the impact of equity fees cannot defer but finance through the c.f.d. district. and these are well thought out and good public policy and i urge your support. thank you. >> good afternoon

but caltrans ac transit: gate transit and you need. the 22 other agencies expected to join. if you're muni riders each month they cut will be filled with some of the committee passed you could also add money and use it similar to a debit card to pay for rights or cal train tickets to powell tow. reporting from san francisco kate thompson kron 4 news. the trends the terminal services go scheduled to close its doors for good in a weaker the terminal was built in 1939 it was once a glamorous facility with all kinds of amenities for travelers to enjoy true today caltrans is open sections of the terminal which hasn't been seen by the public and decades. kron 4 jeff bush gives you a tour of the glory days of that terminal long since gone by. this bill is been boarded up for years it was once the place for commuters enjoy it o'clock till before hopping on the train carried the bart pier taps a wooden frame are all that's left carried next door to the bar is an old pioneer which was packed all day long by people taking a look into the past. the seats are old and worn but still work.

caltrans says drivers should expect delays of about 15 minutes.is scheduled to last until 7:30 this morning. workers are replacing old and damaged crash barriers on the sides of the highway. >>> in san francisco, motorists using the golden gate bridge could see a bottleneck leaving san francisco on doyle drive. one and a half mile stretch of the southern approach to the golden gate bridge is down to just one lane in each direction until 8:00 this morning. the single lane restriction was needed for work on the interchange. >>> they'll be an extra day of testing to make sure a cap is doing its job at bp's well in the gulf of mexico. they are looking for signs of trouble because pressure readings are lower than expected on the well. officials decided to hook it through pipes on the surface to collect the oil. that decision means crude will probably still be back in the gulf temporarily but not before the well was capped. >> president obama accused republicans this weekend of jeopardizing america's economic recovery for their own political purposes. t

he's the spokesperson for caltrans. you have a almost show and tell to give us an idea of the scale behind us. >> reporter: yeah. this please talks about how the story meets the future of the brick. this was handcrafted in the 1920s and opened up the bridge. it's smaller. it weighs about 0 pounds. american bridge actually is the company that built the original bridge, using wrenches like this. >> for folks at home, they are seeing a portion of that one leg of this tower. >> right. it's a significant thing historically because it's the first piece of that tower going in place. it's 165 feet tall so it only takes us to about where the level of traffic is. in the coming months we'll be going 500 feet in the air. bart nay joining thus morning. bart says this will take time. but drivers across the bridge will be seeing the top of the tower. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. >>> 7:03. we're also following an investigation into two separate early-morning fires 234 the east -- fires in the east bay. both

christine done is on the line for caltrans and what are the current conditions?ell my guest today the delays are happening to were northbound train, we had a train that brought them this morning in sunnyvale and as a result of that we have two trains that are delayed it right now. train no. 2 b. levin is about 20 minutes late and trained a number to 07 is also likely to. >> what would you advise for commuters that are entering the system right now what it would expect? >> well i think that our crews are working really well to try and catch up and they're going down to the station >> it is unusual that you have equipment problems two days in a row, is there any connection from yesterday's problems and today's problems? we looking at the same equipment that might of broken-down today's a row >> you know, it is just an unfortunate consonance and i do want to apologize to our writers, this is not something that, we take great pride in our trains and providing on-time service, this is something that we've really regret. >> you are saying that the delays are confined t

will do will be to allow the land to be bought from caltrans so we don't lose that opportunity and the park to be developed earlier than it would otherwise be developed. that is why the developer of # 33 harrison is willing to pay for the cost of the i.f.d. to get this process moving quickly sot

caltrans is putting up the first piece of the tower that is going to be the center of the bay bridge. the project is expected to be completed in 2013. >>> sal, there was an incident? we used to call it a gawker's block. >> i like that. good morning everybody, let's go out and take a look at the commute now, the traffic is moving along very well. we have been nice and quiet just the way we like it. not a lot going on. here's a look at interstate 880 and a look at the bay bridge as well as the traffic is moving along very well. a pair of motorcycles and a truck in the center divide, but they are blocking the area. the traffic looks good approaching the 80 split. at 6:35, steve, i am now following you on twitter. >>> sal, how do i get to the top tweets? >> i'll show you, come over after the weather. [ laughter ] >>> ' plenty, a lot of low clouds and fog. it's in the just us, folks. some are cool, others are hot. it's all over the place and our temperature trend continues to be cool. a cool summer pattern with no signs of changing. the temperatures 20 degrees lower than average. you know

we will keep an eye on that through the morning so far ace train caltrans the atrocities there. >> are developing a story of a car fire at s of all seven cars are torched to get you more news faster solo reporters the yoli is out there taking a look at these yoli i'm assuming the owners have no idea if its long- term parking they're not around. >> they are trying to track down the owners by using the license plates. they have to call them at their home is impossible to track them down on what ever vacationer location they too out to. all they can do is contact somebody at the home and hopefully the word will get to them. if not there's a possibility somebody could come back from a trip and look for their car and not funded at all. >> do they have any idea how this started? >> at this point it's under investigation although they are not saying it's arson it is weird for car to catch on fire on its own. they do have the role of those kinds of things by looking at the ignition system and making sure something didn't just arcade fire. does looks suspicious that something would catch on fir

caltran is installing the first section of the bridge that will be the center piece of the new eastern span. this very critical phase is expected to last two weeks. >>> well, the new higher tolls seem to be easing the commute. kraig debro joins us now live with that story. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, claudine, we might have to get a mull began today because of the story we just heard about the delays due to the construction. it seems that due to the higher tolls, we are seeing less traffic, but according to one of the workers, the change is encouraging. now it takes 10 minutes before the tolls increased to $6.250 for car pools. the same wait yulessed to take 19 minutes. bart is reporting an increase of 1500 riders between peak commute hours. now, in order to encourage the commuters to get out of their vehicles more often and use public transportation. the rates jumped to $6 in the morning and afternoon commutes and for the first time car poolers are being charged $2.50 per vehicle. coming up, we'll have more and why bart doesn't necessarily think that the increase i

optimizing the executive director to enter into a cooperative agreement with the state of california caltrans for design review and oversight services. [inaudible] that is your consent calendar. >> motion to approve the consent calendar. director ford: properly moved and seconded. all in favor? suppose? motion carries. >> thank you. calendar is approved. moving into your special calendar, items 8, approving the fiscal year 2010-2013 anticipated disadvantage business enterprise participation level of 18. our%. director sarah giulatti will report on that item -- participation level of 18.5%. then the directors, you approved the draft both the public, back at our april meeting. it went out to our public agencies for public comment. i also presented at the business outreach committee our region and in april, and we have additional public comment. i do believe, given our previous history of successes in meeting our goal each year, that our methodology is sound, and i can answer any questions you may have. director ford: no questions? >> i'm just going to move to approve. >> i will second it. direc

a portion of highway 580 was closed, and caltrans had damaged crash barriers starting from 30 to three lanes on the west bound. as well as the lane and traffic but goes east down 80. the west mccarter boulevard on ramp will also be closed during that period >> the golden gate bridge has been stuck in the clouds for the last couple of days. it has been there all day and all night long and i think they are going to see some improvements tomorrow or perhaps a more sunshine at the coast. in the meantime the what is really in place across the city tonight. it goes all the way down to the ground as city hall. we have some cool temperatures and some drizzle, san francisco is 60 degrees and east bay, is stanford, it is 62 degrees. san roses one of the cooler spot at 55. fob tracker is bring the ball once again into the bay for the overnight hours. it's extending into oakland and it spread it through the entire day. to a forecast models it is keeping it clear. no. men's for the north bay, it cleans up it day rapidly. and makes for warmer temperatures. japan north winds are going to clear the fo

but today, caltrans officially kicked off construction on the first of two tunnels aimed at replacingtion of 73-year- old doyle drive located just southwest of the golden gate bridge. >> you are talking about truly one of the most seismically, dangerous areas of the country. >> the section you will be coming down into daylight is further down by the cemetery area. so this length of tunnel is only 800, 900 feet. >> reporter: the building of the battery tunnel and a temporary bypass is one of the largestfully barked components in the country. there's pedestrian pathways and bike trails, linking presidio to crissy field water front. >> this will have a ton thall will connect the presidio and crissy field. >> also $83 million is from the recovery act and we're creating jobs. >> reporter: an estimated 6,000 jobs. san francisco contractor julie berry is responsible for pumping the concrete to create the tunnel. >> for the two contracts to be had it's estimated $3 million. it keeps my employees employed. >> reporter: the location offers one of the most stunning views of all the way has to --

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a portion of highway 580 and oakland will be closed overnight, caltrans is replacing old and damaged barriers. they start at the 30 p.m. and 8 is closed as well as the land of traffic that goes east down on the beach, west of macarthur boulevard to 580, it will also remain closed during the period it driving east on another section of 580 should be easier now because caltrans has opened an additional 2.9 each of the plain from airport boulevard to livermore. the full 11 mi. lane is unpleasant tent to the greenville road and a is a full year at the schedule shoe began in next year. coming up steve jobs announces at tena that everyone will get free. and what ever happened to san francisco's plan to get homeless campers out of golden gate park? Ñéáá('q'qry y y y eáe our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save i

good no problems nothing slowing down at the toll plaza moving good on the span despite the fact caltransas a two lufkin's close their do more have been picked up by 59 minutes from the maze to san francisco. san mateo bridge not bad both east and west moving fine was no delay. from hayward to foster city 12 minutes at this hour. the golden gate bridge given this a good look at your ion marin county one set of headlights. ignites a line no big surprise typical commuter up for 30 the morning 21 minutes from. 80 in albany showing you traffic those traffic westbound towards by the merger from hercules to berkeley 11 minutes at this hour. whether trapped in a minute. headlines here and a center of the south bay check read goes ahead with plans to put a block measure on the november ballot moving the as to the south bay. he made that decision without major- league baseball's ok. this is how may look when it's completed of course the giants still strongly opposed they say it violates their territory rights even a's owner says he is waiting for a committee to look at options before making any fi

another stretch is closed while caltrans crews perform some scheduled maintenance. they are replaces old and damaged crash barriers where 580 and 80 come together near the bay bridge. one lane heading toward eastbound 80 is also shut down. they say you should expect delays of about 15 minutes. closure is scheduled to last until 7:30 this morning. >> both bart and oakland police departments are promising thorough investigations after five opened fire on a man on a man that rushed them with a knife in each hand. >> this saturday morning shooting will come under the scrutiny of the bart police review committee chaired by bart director carol ward allen. >> what from what i see, we think they acted properly and xluant people have observed it, everything was proper. >> before they shot and killed a man on 16th street. >> it started near the fruit veil bart station when police got a 911 call that a man was carrying two knives. bart police got there but the man bolted down international boulevard. oakland officers tased him but the man kept running. >> i saw this man walkin

. >> reporter: caltran makes a visible step on completing the new bay bridge, that's ahead. >>> major league baseball steps in to take the issue directly to voters. >>> good afternoon, we begin this noontime with a judge blocking some of the most controversial parts of arizona's immigration law that's scheduled to go in effect tomorrow. the law has sparked a heated debate in the area and around the country. tara moriarty has more on which sections are impacted. good afternoon, tara. >> reporter: well, good afternoon tori. overall, the law will still take b effect tomorrow, but a judge has blocked its most controversial parts. now, as we have seen over the last couple of months, this law hasignited a national protest. an injection has been issued which means that officers will no longer be checking on the immigration law while stopping for other laws. now, one high profile official in arizona is promising to carry out the law if it stands up. >> the law is the law. how they enforce the law is a different situation. now, i told you about two laws we have been enforcing. we are the only

with us is a spokesperson for caltrans. this section wheys 2.3 million lbs.ch is that under >> low right now> were approaching 400 t at this point this is the easy part. >> one of the things we know this is as they lifted up the back end of the tower is actually travelling across the barge in order to keep the weight center or the doing that? >> when she get to 45 degrees it starts to slide. what they have is water balance we will pop water into different locations to equalize the weight and keep it flat. >> once its vertical and they slide it over to drop it into place there is another challenge in terms of getting it centered on the foundation talk to us about that. >> this is happening in the real world. 400 rather sticking straight up you have holes in the bottom of the tower legs that thread down on top of the rods we have to slowly and carefully make sure they all fit. >> this is taking place below deck most of it will be visible to drivers were not expecting it will create traffic problems. that is good news. this is the first of how many segments. >>

. >> caltran, with an independent engineering firm said vibrags you caused the failure. >> a flaw excited over the years by wind movement. cal tran inspects every three months, and crews are finding it. >> it is a nick in the steele. >> cal tran has found nick that is can lead to another crack. >> you can see them. the indication itself is not a crack. it is an opportunity, like a small crack in a windshield to grow into a crack. >> cal trans is grinding the nicks away, they say it eliminates the danger. what about the wind threat? they have decided to spend a million dollars, to design a system to keep them still it is called a damper system. >> they counter act. >> engineers will design a device that can quickly repair a cracked eye bar, just in case. >> they wi project is likely to expensive. part of that decision is that span of the bay bridge will be replaced with a new one in just three years. >>> thank you, jean. peaceful protest, repraised by images of lawlessness. oakland unmasks the looters. tonight, citizens have a way to respond to the vandalism. stacy is live with the story,

from caltran explained the cheap transportation reporter mark jones. opened on the operation. >> here, you can see that we're putting in a tower cam. there are two different lifting mechanisms that are going to be involved in this operation. the tower is there to bring up the equipment. and this is called a trance jack gentry. it is a system that brings on a trans jack. and it has a cable that goes down and lives the heavy tower and puts them into place. and the structure is put into place to hold them up and we're going to put a bring a barge in. to connect the pieces of the tower and of the strands jet. to let that of the barge and the entire time. 6-12 hours of operation, we have to balance the wait on the barge. it will not tap, all this takes place. and over the next three weeks, all four of these legs of the tower. in a few months, the second shipment comes in and we stack the next on top of each other. we will be well above the view of traffic on the bridge. >> mark jones, kron 4 news. ♪ this fog has cleared for the most part. >> cugolden gate b

. >>> tonight, a major east bay artery to the bay bridge will be closed while caltrans crews perform maintenance. three lanes of 5 # 0 -- 580 headed to the bridge will be closed as well as eastbound lanes of 80. they will be closed from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 in morning. workers will be replacing old and damaged crash barriers on the highways. they begin at 12:30 a.m. and drivers should expect delays up to 15 minutes. >>> in san france, motorists using doyle drive could see a bottle neck. it will be reduced to one lane in each direction. it will happen tonight from 10:00 p.m. until 8:00 tomorrow morning. the single lane restriction is needed for work on the san francisco interchange which connects 101 with 1. >>> coming up, the nationest largest traditional grocery store plans to open in two neighborhoods. and the country's newest national monument is unveiled in coast contra costa county. and a new app designed to help visitors at yosemite national pork. >> leigh: looking live now towards san francisco, we're definitely seeing the low clouds and fog right near the coast. but it is sunny

. >>> caltrans makes a step towards completion of the bay bridge. >>> id did warm-up just a bit today and the fog clears from the coast. tomorrow's forecast is coming up. >> look at this, this is a cell phone video of police chasing a dairy cow at the california state fair and the shooting and killing of that power is prompting calls for change. the humane society wants to end livestock exhibits between pregnant animals and the uc- davis is demanding in a review of the procedures for handling all animal incidents in once a plan to prepare large venues to deal with an escaped large animal and mr. day's incident happened before the fair opened to the public. >>> a fire continues to burn tonight and they say they have the best buyer 25% contained. it burned more than 2500 acres about 75 miles north of los angeles bid at least 25 buildings have been destroyed. the fire is one of two burning that force about 2300 people to evacuate. >>> a federal judge today throughout the major provisions of arizona's controversial immigration law and opponents say they are thrilled all supporters say thi

caltran assess the first of the four left it all on to this place wednesday, thursday of next week.nsportation reporter, mark jones is the bsay that this is going to be the biggest event. >> there are four in total, but it is three right here and one per week. from this vantage point, right next to traffic, there is a giant steel box framework for the legs. it is enclosed on all three sides and open on a fourth saw the faces oakland. during the operation, the barge was removed and to switch to this animation, and up and into this box. tricky. the weight of the barge will shift it could tip soaked constantly water will be shifting to maintain. and the wheat from any boat could stop the entire animation. and the week, wheat. and first after this is installed, and if there before more sections. after is finished by 2013. but the time the second section a rise in a few months the tower will be well above the view of traffic on that the bridge. on the nitty bridge, kron 4 news. >> to take a look and our extended forecast the fog is going to of less of an impact for the next several days.