asked for and caltrans fell on its face.recommends caltrans use a different grade of steel. other experts have concurred with that finding and chung is recommending that caltrans test the surface hardness of all the bolts and replace all suspect rods where possible and recommending new testing procedures. one of the procedures is to encase the whole thing in case other bolts do end up snapping. that that part of the bridge would still stay together. but again he have no actual plan in place yet. live on treasure island, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> how seriously is caltrans taking this expert's advice and findings? >> reporter: it is a 32-page report. they say they are going to be meeting with him next month but they are balancing his advice with the advice of their own experts, as well. >> anne makovec live on treasure island, thank you. >>> new this morning, police in oakland are looking for suspects in two deadly shootings. first happened yesterday afternoon in east oakland and last night a fatal shooting downtown forcing the

and i just got off the phone with the caltrans spokesman.arge of the bay bridge project says we can't expect any bombshells from today's meeting. they are just narrowing down exactly what happened here, how we got in this situation and narrowing down the options for what they are going to do now. they have discussed four options as far as a fix for this issue and he said that they have now narrowed that down to two. they better do something sooner rather than later according to experts because more of these bad bolts could fail during an earthquake. we are hearing new criticism this morning after a report in the "contra costa times." an expert saying that unless caltrans identifies and replaces these bolts, it can expect more breakage in the coming years. metallurgist yun chung is quoted as slamming caltrans saying it's inadequate specifications and inattention or ignorance led to the problem. 288 rods were installed and 32 of them snapped in early march. chung tells the bay area news group, quote, it's very apparent that no one was paying a

caltrans fell on its face." he thinks a different grade of steel should have been chosen for this project. other experts agree. they say they should be replaced as soon as possible. he is also recommending some new testing procedures. his advice to transportation officials is completely unsolicited. he just said that he felt he needed to say something in this situation. anne makovec, kpix 5. >> those are strong words. how seriously is taking this expert's advice and his findings? >> reporter: they have read through his long report and they say they are going to be meeting with him monday morning. but they are balancing it with what their experts with saying, as well. >> all right. anne makovec live on treasure island, thank you. >>> new this morning, there's been two deadly shootings in oakland in the last 24 hours. the first happened in east oakland yesterday afternoon. the second shooting was last night around 10:20. 13th street and broadway downtown. bart police evacuated passengers and closed the 12th street

caltrans and dyso in.p tested a portion of the bolts to see if they could stretch without breaking. nine of the 14 tested passed. however, five were set to be slightly below standard because high trojan had been introduced before manufacturing, making them brittle. it was thought hydrogen was elame nalted in 2008 and there was no need to test -- eliminated in 2008 and there was no need to test for it. back out here live, as of right now, caltrans believes they will be able to open the new bridge over labor day weekend. they will have a lot of tests going on between now and then so see -- to see if that labor day date is possible. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the chp is searching for a driver who left the scene on the north moraga offramp to state route 13. the driver left before officers arrived. the chp is investigating whether a person who needed medical treatment a mile away has a connection to this situation. >>> security is being stepped up at district attorney offices in the bay area as a

this was starting news from caltrans a couple of weeks ago. while they were tightening bolts on a new seismic safety structure on the eastern span of the bay bridge, those bolts suddenly snap ped. in a couple of hours, caltrans can expected to talk a little bit more about what went wrong but also some solutions, at least four of them. that's what we're being told. but at least one early estimate puts repair at about $1 million. meeting in oakland a little later this morning as they did a couple of weeks ago after workers discovered when they tightened the bolts on that seismic safety structure, about a third of 96 snap. caltrans believed there was too much hydrogen used in the process and that made them brittle. engineers are saying there's really no excuse for them to break like this. steel rods 9 to 24-feet long. the chronicle is reporting that the second batch of bolts have been tightened and is holding so far. though it's too early to say for sure, but they are sound and will ultimately hold. caltrans expect ed to hold a meeting with detai

caltrans and dyso in.orp tested a portion of the bolts to see if they could stretch without breaking. nine of the 14 tested passed. however, five were set to be slightly below standard because high trojan had been introduced before manufacturing, making them brittle. it was thought hydrogen was elame nalted in 2008 and there was no need to test -- eliminated in 2008 and there was no need to test for it. back out here live, as of right now, caltrans believes they will be able to open the new bridge over labor day weekend. they will have a lot of tests going on between now and then so see -- to see if that labor day date is possible. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the chp is searching for a driver who left the scene on the north moraga offramp to state route 13. the driver left before officers arrived. the chp is investigating whether a person who needed medical treatment a mile away has a connection to this situation. >>> security is being stepped up at district attorney offices in the bay area as

he believes, in his words, caltrans fell on its face. more than a month after caltrans discovered 32 broken rods, it's still trying to iron out a fix. crews are keeping a close eye on the second batch of these rods made two years after the faulty ones. >> they're built to the same specifications, so why did one group of connecting rods fail, another one hasn't. >> metropolitan transportation system says it's focus here still is safety. the deadline of a labor day opening and big celebration is looming and no one knows for sure if construction crews will be ready. reporting live on treasure island, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> grief counselors will be at a bay prep school talking to students about the death of a school counselor. sandy padgett was found dead in her home early monday morning. police believe her husband killed her and then tried to kill himself. he is hospitalized in critical condition and cannot speak. pad gechlt tt was a counselor and teacher in san jose and worked there since 1998. >>> 5:32. santa clara county

still to come here tonight why caltrans was concerned five years ago about the bolt that's snapped. >> a court decision on a marin county mobile home park we've been reporting on that could have impact on rent control laws throughout california. >> a man is charged for two seats instead of one then told he can't get the money back. is that fair? >> later tonight goldman awards how a teacher turned a grade school recycle prog jekt into a prize winning >>> new questions tonight as caltrans continues to investigate the dozens of bolt that's failed on the new eastern span. many in places they cannot be replaced. here is abc 7 news with the very late yeast caltrans memo for the media says it's look agent two sets of documents in its investigation. one set covers batch of 96 that included the 32 broken ones delivered in 2008. the second covers another batch of 192 bolts delivered in 2010. the sacramento bee reports bolts delivered in 2010 failed testing at the transportation department lab records cover everything. the supplier was dies oncorporation a company with a long history in bridge

caltrans is looking at testing the data and conducting more tests to determine what went wrong. >> we know that the bolts broke because of an excess of hydrogen in them. what we're looking for is kind of how and why this happened, simultaneously we're looking at how do we fix this. >> caltrans officials told meal the preliminary cost to fix the problem could be about a million dollars but say the bolt problem should not delay the planned opening of the bridge on labor day weekend. because of the construction of the span, the broken bolts do not pose a safety risk. >> for example, on the self- anchored suspension span, there are 200 suspender ropes. slightly 100 were needed to lift. there's a lot of redundancy. >> reporter: some wonder why they were not determined viable when installed. >> it's upsetting they didn't do it properly in the first place. it's gonna cause more delay and more money and more inconvenience for the people that have to commute across the bridge. >> reporter: now, again, despite what that gentleman just said, caltrans did say this problem should not delay the ope

caltrans has come up with a fix it plan for the bolts that it can't get to anymore.se bad bolts are an unexpected and embarrassing potentially dangerous problem for caltrans as it races to meet a labor day grand opening. we're live to explain problem and toobt thomas, the solution. >> that is right. first it's bad concrete now, weak seismic bolts. the professor says the new problem with the rods should not be a major concern. >> this is not something that we should worry on building that oh, bridge is now in danger of seismic safety issues. >> the professor of bridge and structural engineering is a critic of caltrans buzz bu says for every problem there is a solution. he knows engineers are already considering one of them. spokesperson andrew gordon showed us a piece of of the rods or bolts that need to be replaced and said replacing the rods is not the problem ones shown on the right can't be removed. >> bolts are inside of the columns holding up the eastern end of the span. so can't be easily pulled out. >> since the bolt inside of the concrete pillar can't be rea

caltran will have an update on the fix this morning. retear job which could cost millions and take months. the new span is scheduled to open labor day weekend but if the fix is not taken care of it could be pushed back. >> investigators question boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev from his hotel room today. if russia, his mother is headed for a second day of f.b.i. interviews. the city took a step to resuming normalcy this morning. they just re-opened the scene of the bombing as officials are in southern russia to speak with the suspects' parents. >> suspected bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev this morning has been upgraded to "fair" condition in boston hospital. his freeways and family come do his defense. >> my son is mustily. that is it. >> in russia the mother and older brother's mother claims they were innocent. >> i know my kids having in to do with this. i know it. i am mother. >> the friends released this video of him doing a robot dance, a sharp contrast with this look of the brothers carrying bombs through the crowd which are the

caltrans is looking at testing the data and conducting more tests to determine what went wrong. >> we know that the bolts broke because of an excess of hydrogen in them. what we're looking for is kind of how and why this happened, simultaneously we're looking at how do we fix this. >> caltrans officials told meal the preliminary cost to fix the problem could be about a million dollars but say the bolt problem should not delay the planned opening of the bridge on labor day weekend. because of the construction of the span, the broken bolts do not pose a safety risk. >> for example, on the self- anchored suspension span, there are 200 suspender ropes. slightly 100 were needed to lift. there's a lot of redundancy. >> reporter: some wonder why they were not determined viable when installed. >> it's upsetting they didn't do it properly in the first place. it's gonna cause more delay and more money and more inconvenience for the people that have to commute across the bridge. >> reporter: now, again, despite what that gentleman just said, caltrans did say this problem should not delay the ope

caltrans says they're on track to open labor day. >> abc 7 news joins us live from treasure island a look at what's happening now. >> that is right. now, they have faulty rods or bolts and have to come up with a design a way to shore up an area where hundreds of bolts were installed months ago. >> these things happen. >> this professor at uc berkeley is often a critic of caltrans but today says the problem with replacing bolts or rods should not be a huge concern. >> there is no problem that zrnt a solution. splugs is this. >> cal transsays there is a solution, this is a piece of one of the 288 bolts or rods in question. some up to 17 feet in length. caltrans spokesperson andrew gordon says replacing bolts won't be a problem but a new engineering design has to be created to shore up a section where bolts can't be removed because they're encased inside of the support pillar. those bolts on the right of the scene. -- screen. >> one option to put a collar around the devices that will do this job, holding these in place. >> that is one of the few options being considered. the cost is abo

. >> new this morning more bad news for caltran and the eastern span of the bay bridge. a respected expert says he knows why key bolts on the span snapped and what the agency needs to do. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has more. >> it will not be cheap. it is getting worse. more bolt could snap until they identify the problem now. retireed metal engineers did an analysis and submitted it to bay area transportation leaders this week. he criticized caltran for what he called inadequate testing of 288 high strength steel rods including 32 that broke in early march because they were too brittle. caltran figures how to fix the damaged bolts, the engineer who specialized in high strength steel is recommending the state replace all bolts which could be suspect and come up with new testing requirements for steel used on all public bridges. caltran will give an update on the fix with a big repair job that could cost millions. the new span is scheduled to open later day weekend but if the repair of the bolts is not complete the day will be pushed become. >> this morning, teach

caltran will address the transportation commission. caltran is expected to answer questions on whether testing protocols were followed after three dozen steel rods snapped beneath the bridge deck last month. engineering experts and a private consultant criticized caltran saying that the failure was preventable. caltran's estimates it will cost $1 million to fix the problems. the span will open labor day weekend, 145 days from now. >> it is 4:34. the city of santa clara is moving closer to having a large scale entertainment hub built next to the 49ers stadium. on tuesday the city council agreed to let a developer launch a $200,000 study of building options on the 230-acre site that would have paved city own land near great america parkway to make room for shops, housing and restaurants. the project would be five times larger than san jose's santana road. >> governor brown is meeting in beijing with trade officials after signing an agreement to strengthen economic ties between california and china. the governor is leading business leader

and a private consultant criticized caltran saying the failure could have been prevented. there are questions whether testing for quality control were followed after three dozen steel rods snapped last month. caltran estimates it will cost $1 million to fix the problem. >> there is a taxi shortage in san francisco but that led to the proliferation of the new and innovative ways to get a ride around town. the so-called ridesharing businesses are getting the big brush off from san francisco international airport until sfo can figure out a way to regulate them. abc7 news reporter explains. >> you have probably seen them, the cards with the big mustache, one of several independent ridesharing companies. they are not welcome at san francisco international airport that sent cease and desist orders to the businesses. the cab drivers do not care for them. >> we have to pay money. they are coming in without paying. >> the independent drivers who use their own cars to take passer ands around the riders use a smartphone app to hookup paying a donation by credit card sfo says they do

caltrans still not quite sure whether a manufacturing glitch caused the bolts to break. they think it's also possible the bolts were fastened too tightly. one possible solution, installing an exterior steel sheathe to clamp together on the bridge pieces. despite that setback, caltrans says the bolt problem should not delay the labor day opening of the new span of the bridge. >>> a state panel recommending the pilot of an empty oil tanker that side-swiped that bay bridge and had his license revoked -- would have his license suspended or revoked. the recommendation is contained in a report released an hour ago by the california board of pilot commissioners. the report finds the pilot was in fact at fault. he's not given any pilot assignments since that collision. >>> repairs on chevron's damaged refinery in richmond are done. but red tape is going to keep it from reopening until at least june. chevron says it needs to complete the regulatory steps required to restart the crude oil processing plant before it can resume operations. the refinery was damaged by an explosion la

i am not sure if this has been implemented by caltran. i can tell you that a few days ago that were having problems with the sign and that it was not clearing. the golden gate bridge we are looking at no delays and it is a small ride 41 01 southbound.41 01 southbound. >> 40 minutes from hercules to berkeley and no delays for westbound 24. we are looking at a pretty good ride for the commute on 880 northbound. a quick check from transit shows the there are no delays for bart or ac transit. >> a scare on capitol hill. someone sent a letter to mississippi senator roger wicker that contained a deadly poison. at the center and his staff are okay, the letter was intercepted by an offside screening center. investigators say that it tested positive for ricin, a highly toxic substance. experts say that an amount the size of a grain of rice is enough to kill any adult. senator weicker has been assigned a protective detail. >> a deadly meningitis strain has killed two men in southern california. health authorities believe this one is spread through

caltrans says it could be until mid may to decide the fix on the bolts. once it made they'll know wlrnlt it will top on labor day weekend. >> is anyone saying what the likelihood on the timetable is? seems like it's running out of time to open on labor day. >> hard as we've pressed to try to get that answer is there a drop dead date, offer whether that date is just look, we're not going to be able to make i we can't get that answered. one week from today they'll be a meeting where a key player will be in attendance and promised we're going to get more information so perhaps that will help us dedesign the tea leaves a little bit better. >> it's scheduled to open on labor day, 138 days from now. stay with us for the very latest updates as construction continues. >> yes. >> hopefully we'll know more from next week. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> thank you. could the trail to track down the boston bomber lead to the bay area? a local company's connections to the device. >> also five boys are arrested for a murder in the east bay. >> tempe

nonlethal methods. >> caltran has a solution. >> the land is, we are ordering different type of net. we have been installing that. it is heavier duty and more visible. in the meantime we are closing the gap. >> san francisco caltran expects to have all the nets fixed by monday. in the meantime all the birds dying will be documented. >> someone shot a horse with an arrow. this is a pith of the horse who was in a pasture when he was shot between wednesday afternoon and thursday morning. now, a look at the arrow, it hit the left plan causing heavy bleeding but he is going to be okay. >> los angeles place say the department will no longer issue routine news releases for hoax 9-1-1 calls that target celebrities. there have been several high profile swatting insurance 20s including bogus 9-1-1 calls to the homes of tom cruise, justin beaver and ryan see crest. they want to stop giving pranksters the publicity that motivates they. this week an antiswatting bill advanced through the state legislature toughening penalties. >> more pedestrians are killed in crosswalks in san francisco than new

caltrans has said in the past maybe it's a problem with hydro general in the process. the suggestion from chung, replace the rods and use more stringent testing. rods made after the faulty ones still need to be tested. >> they're made to the same specifications. why did one group of rods fail, another one hasn't? >> reporter: now exactly what the fix is or how long it will take, all of that is still unclear. labor day deadline for opening is looming. wanted to mention that the project manager for the bridge plans to meet with chung about his conclusions on monday. reporting lo ining live on trea island, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> gorgeous shot out there, spanning the bridge. >> certainly cooler, though, isn't it, rob? >> sea breeze kicked off yesterday right around 3:00, 4:00 in the afternoon. what it means for today, plan on a jacket weather day around san francisco and oakland. san jose, you can see looking off to the south and west, we've got some low clouds spilling in to saratoga, out near campbell and most of the low clouds around san francisco and oa

3 is a resolution adopting a freeway agreement with the california department of transportation (caltrans) for a portion of state highway route 101 from south van ness avenue to golden gate avenue; and authorizing official acts related thereto. >> ms. devine from the department of public works. ~ 101 >> good afternoon. this resolution would authorize the department of public works to enter into a freeway agreement with caltrans. there we go. in yellow is shown how we get on route 101 now and in pink is shown how we get off of 101. prior to the earthquake, the central freeway was designated 101 and as part of the central freeway replacement project this is to adopt the route designation between the caltrans right-of-way and the city streets. so, it's pretty straightforward. maintenance has already been taken care of in a separate agreement and i'd be pleased to answer any questions that you have. >> thank you, ms. devine. colleagues, any questions? supervisor kim. >> [inaudible], i just had a hard time. ~ seeing the street names. >> okay. >> so, where is the route exactly, the the black li

. >> caltrans crews fanned out across the bay area to accept trash along local highways. abc 7 removing -- spots workers removing litter. crews are on the job and caltrans says it collected equivalent of $10,000 garbage trucks worth of trash. that is equal to 51 miles of trash. the stuff you throw out is costing you. caltrans spent $52 million on trash clean up last fiscal year. >> that is stunning. >> yes. >> coming up next sheer an idea something you can do for lunch to help others. >> comforting for you >>> coming up at 6:00 controversy building around the new 49ers stadium. looking into complaints of minority owned contractors and the big chill, how doctor was treat pain by freezing it away. plus... >> the bay area high school developing its own rocket scientist you'll see hard work they're putting in. now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you so much. >> we'll vice president news for you. local chefs helping victims one soup bowl at a time. >> they're busy preparing 30 gallons of soup. >> they're going to sell the chowder to raise money and say people can help out if

caltrans believes the bolts had hytrogen in them, which made the steel brittle.batch of bolts has been tightened and holding up so far, made by the same ohio company that made the original bolts. the new ones were apparently made two years later. they still want details on what exactly happened here, how to fix it. caltrans is expected to be talking about that at 9:30 this morning. we will be there. reporting live on treasure island, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much, christie. >>> 6:45 now. christina loren is back, spreading the good vibrations spread by mother nature there. >> she has been taking us on a wild ride. today, we are going down. the good times keep on rolling in the weather department. we're on the good side of that roller coaster. temperatures will be comfortable enough to hit the beach for the very first time. a little weather bug there. and we head throughout the day, warmest day of the year so far. starting with the live picture. this, of course, beautiful san jose. not a cloud to start the day. sunrise just took place at

. >>> and caltrans putting a price tag on fixing a problem with bad bolts on the bridge.hey are investigating the company which made the faulty bolts. the agency is said to be conducting a full review of the dyson corporation of ohio, the company that made the massive bolts that caltrans says now are snapping when they are being tightened. they say at least 14 other parts built by dyson have now fated quality tests. caltrans says fixing the bolt problem will require creating a new spire and will cost at least a million. >>> and a taxi driver who slammed into a center divide overnight has been arrested on a dwi charge. the crash happened at about 1:30 this morning. the taxi is wrecked but the driver was not seriously hurt. it does not appear anybody else was in the cab at the time of the crash. >>> and experts say this could be a bad allergy season and could be this way for the next few years. pollen is up by 20%, the early arrival of spring and a longer growing season are to blame. they say the change and carbon dioxide levels are stimulating production, they also say inc

. >> caltrans can't say for sure the new bay bridge will open labor day weekend. he besides retro fitting a bad batch of wolts now, caltrans will test another batch made in 2010 from dies oncorporation. >> pending information coming from tests conducted on the bolts today, between now and then, we'll determine whether or not we can make the call in 2010 bolts. >> caltrans is deciding how to retro fit 96 giant bolts that managed the way of the bridge in an earthquake. one third of those broke. the bolts can not be removed because they're embedded in concrete. engineers have come up with two options for reinforcing twhem a steel collar or saddle. >> the system will be placed for the retro fit like i said earlier is going to be as good, if not better than what was there. >> cal trens accepted the bolts though a sample failed aichl crucial test five years ago. still, an official signed off on the bolts as is. >> a mechanical and material engineer, an expert in determining why steel fails. >> they did it, it failed. you know? they mentioned this is third incident since

caltran figures has to figure how to fix the damaged bolts and he specialized in high strength steels recommending the state test all the bolts and replace those which could be suspect and come up with brand new testing requirements for steel used on all public bridges. caltran is reviewing the report and will give an update on the fix this morning, a big repair job which could cost millions and take months. the new span of the bay bridge is scheduled to open labor day weekend but if repair is not complete the date will be pushed back. it is now 6:34. bliss are investigating a fatal shooting in downtown oakland and it was reported before 10:30 last night at 13th and broadway, the bart station was evacuated and closed for an hour while detectives investigated and bart is expected to run normally. police have not released details of the suspects or a motive. >> more developing news, san francisco police are investigating a shooting in the city that sent a person to the hospital with lie-threatening injuries near brazil avenue shortly before 9:00 last night, police are searching for a c

caltrans came in in 2011-2012 to repave or restripe sloat boulevard thinking this would calm things down. by their own admission, their own statistics show that the traffic pattern has been slowed by 2 miles per hour on average. there is no major change. the police department has increased enforcement out there yet there are still issues going on with slope. we have gone to public works. we have worked with them and kate divine and megan and staff and work with the city to get the grant that the city has for improving public safety. >> there is a two minute limit -- no, however, i am very interested in your comments and i want more clarification of what you're suggesting at this point because -- not only because of the accident. my daughter just -- she's flying back to l.a. today and this morning i talked to her and she was a student there and used to take the bus and she said "you know dad i remember taking the bus and having to cross the street and it's bad". >> okay. we're working with the city. as recently as yesterday we sat down with the captain who is here today, his lieutenant jo

just click on the hot topics tab. >>> caltrans says an increase in ridership is behind a promotionaleo that is designed to teach new customers how to use the system. >> i will show you how to ride caltrans in five easy steps. >> those five steps are planning, getting to a stay, paying, boarding, and arriving. the new video on the caltrans website walks new riders right through all the steps and points out the designated bike cars. caltrans recorded a 12% increase in ridership in february compared to the year before. >>> a new study about dementia says the cost to care for dementia patients is likely as high as heart disease or cancer. the study is the first academic look at the cost of dementia. the study found healthcare expenses for dementia were $109 billion in 2010. as the baby boomer generation ages, those numbers are expected to increase. >>> oakland bay's solar company bright source energy pulled the plug on a major solar project today. company filed a document with the california energy commission suspending permit applications for the hidden hills solar they recallal power p

and caltrans will update the problem and brine flores has a -- brian flores has more. >> reporter: caltrans has maintained all along that this faulty bolt issue would not affect the opening of the bay bridge on labor day weekend. they are keeping up with that promise so far. this morning at 9:30, caltrans will brief officials with the metropolitan transportation commission about the latest updates on the faulty bolts discovered on the bridge, in which engineers discovered 31 bolts snapped when they were installed. tests later determined that the bolts contained hydrogen and the cost to replace the bolts would be about a million dollars. but this morning, the san francisco chronicle reports reports that a second batch of bolts that were made stronger than the previous ones and from the same company were sent over and recently installed. it's also being reported so far, the bolts are holding into place. an agency spokesperson said at this point, it may be too early to tell if this is a permanent solution but so far it's looking promising. officials still want to know what happened to the olde

and caltrans will update the problem and brine flores has a -- brian flores has more. >> reporter: caltrans has maintained all along that this faulty bolt issue would not affect the opening of the bay bridge on labor day weekend. they are keeping up with that promise so far. this morning at 9:30, caltrans will brief officials with the metropolitan transportation commission about the latest updates on the faulty bolts discovered on the bridge, in which engineers discovered 31 bolts snapped when they were installed. tests later determined that the bolts contained hydrogen and the cost to replace the bolts would be about a million dollars. but this morning, the san francisco chronicle reports reports that a second batch of bolts that were made stronger than the previous ones and from the same company were sent over and recently installed. it's also being reported so far, the bolts are holding into place. an agency spokesperson said at this point, it may be too early to tell if this is a permanent solution but so far it's looking promising. officials still want to know what happened to the olde

just click on the hot topics tab. >>> caltrans says an increase in ridership is behind a promotionalis designed to teach new customers how to use the system. >> i will show you how to ride caltrans in five easy steps. >> those five steps are planning, getting to a stay, paying, boarding, and arriving. the new video on the caltrans website walks new riders right through all the steps and points out the designated bike cars. caltrans recorded a 12% increase in ridership in february compared to the year before. >>> a new study about dementia says the cost to care for dementia patients is likely as high as heart disease or cancer. the study is the first academic look at the cost of dementia. the study found healthcare expenses for dementia were $109 billion in 2010. as the baby boomer generation ages, those numbers are expected to increase. >>> oakland bay's solar company bright source energy pulled the plug on a major solar project today. company filed a document with the california energy commission suspending permit applications for the hidden hills solar they recallal power project.

on friday, caltrans was wouldn't say if any of these scenarios or some other cause is what led to the 32 broken rods. in the mean time, testing continues on the remaining bolts and caltrans engineers are working on a way to fix or replace the broken rods. on yerba buena island, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> pam: a beautiful day. how about the weekend forecast with anny hong? >> yes. pleasanton, 67. and oakland, mid-50s the same in richmond. already in the 40's in daly city. the wind speed at this hour with 15 mph. and 14 m.p.h. in fairfield. we are seen isolated areas in breezy conditions and that will continue the sea breeze onshore and for land. we will continue to see that for sunday, monday. but it will be dry. upper 70's for the inland locations. cooler on sunday and even windy on sunday. that is our coolest today for the next 70's. temperatures will only be in the mid-60s. there will be no more 80s. comedian jonathan winters. the 87 year old died today. he was known for his wild improvisation. actor robin williams says winters was his greatest mentor. as kron 4's catherine he

bolt that snapped off the new span of the bay bridge could delay the grand opening after all if caltrans cannot come up with a solution soon. they say it could take weeks or months to figure out a permanent fix for the problem. the bolts hold down devices to the span. the $6 billion span is supposed to open on labor day weekend. >> chevron announcing it is moving a long list of jobs from san ramon to houston, texas. the bay area news group reporting 400 jobs will be moved starting in august. that number apparently half the

but even with a bad bolts caltran says, the new span is safer than the current one. so the new bridge span might open on- time, labor day weekend. opening weekend celebration plans include a walk and bike ride across the span. and as of now, those plans have not been cancelled. >> we will be right back. please. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the new hazelnut macchiato from starbucks. crafted by hand & heart. i'm just red carpets and big spectacles. but that's only the beginning. i have more than one red carpet. i like all sorts of spectacles. from the grandiose to the impromptu... to the completely unexpected. and the most epic thrill ride this city has ever faced. transformers the ride 3d. los angeles. endlessly entertaining. start exploring at discoverlosangeles.com [ light laugh ] the tv stayed in one place... mmmmhmmmm. ...right next to the upstairs tv outlet. oh yeah. they can move the tv all over the place, even outside. grandpa... mmmhmm? kids have it easy nowadays. [ glasses clink ] i'm trying to tell ya. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver. get u-verse tv f

on friday, caltrans was wouldn't say if any of these scenarios or some other cause is what led to the 32 broken rods. >> right now we know that there is hydrogen and in excess of hydrogen. did that become into the steel balls? we do not know. if that continues to be a question. for the steel--bolts. >> reporter: in the mean time, testing continues on the remaining bolts and caltrans engineers are working on a way to fix or replace the broken rods. on yerba buena island, news. >> san francisco's symphony is playing with a new contract.officials with the san francisco symphony say its board of governors and musicians of the orchestra have approved a 26-month agreement. a spokesman for the symphony says as part of the agreement musicians will get a four-point-five percent increase in salary. the agreement comes after an 18-day strike last month. >> disturbing images of a burned out suv in front of a convenience store. what lead a man to start the car and the driver inside - on fire. ♪ >> frightening pictures coming out of southern california, this is the scene from a 7- eleven parking lo

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caltrans ashley ordered additional tests on the bolts.they wanted to make sure that they were structurally it fine. for whatever reason, those tests were not done. one-third of the 96 bullets ultimately failed. why did tests were not done is obviously part of the investigation. how're they going to fix this? last week there was a press conference addressing this. they said their engineers are working hard to come up with a fix for it. ultimately, the big question is how will it affect the bridge? how will the opening of the bridge be affected by all of this? it is scheduled haul but on labor day weekend this year. that is in jeopardy right now. the question is if we're going back as far as 2008 and having a question about these bolts why were they put in? >> if you ask caltrans and they still say they're planning on opening. you are right, that may be in jeopardy, we will have to see. >> a san jose city council has approved an $82 million facility for corporate jets at mineta san jose international airport. the 10 to one approval did not

caltran estimates it will cost a million to fix the problem. the span is still set to open labor day week. >> san francisco has a taxi shortage according to a report mixed by the transportation agency. the "san francisco examiner" reports 200 new cabs have already been approved but a consult willing firm report concludes that the city would be better served by adding nearly 700 more taxis over several years. tax operators complain they are losing business to unregulated rideshare companies. >> piedmont has a plan to report the license plate number of any vehicle that enters the city as a way of fighting crime. city leaders say they have seen a rise in burglaries and thefts and they think the criminals could be coming from oakland which sounds piedmont. under the proposal the city would set up 12 licensed plate reading cameras on major roads in the city recording plate numbers that the city stores for a year. >> it is a way to be able to tell if a stolen vehicle comes to town, a registered owner who is wants, possibly a sex offender. it is a goo

it slips off. >> caltran was on site to monitor the birds. in petaluma, abc7 news. >>> texas governor rick perry is demanding an apology from the sacramento b over a cartoon he calls a despicable situation. it features a quote about business booming in texas and then an explosion in the next panel. last week, as you know, a huge blast as a texas fertilizer plant killed 14 people and killed 200 more. the b responded that the artist has made clear his empathy for the victims and that his cartoon made a strong statement about governor rick perry's disregard r er's safety and his attempt to market texas as a place where industry can thrive without regulations. >> lisa, what better we looking? >> starting out pretty gray. temperatures in the lower 50s. ballgame today, the a's playing this afternoon. temperatures will be climbing through the 60s. sunny skies. we will talk about the rest of the bay area and a warming trend. that's coming up. thanks, lisa. also next, all parents want to keep their children safe burks now some are literally bullet-pro

caltrans is trying to keep the birds off the bridge with nets. it's not going well. they're getting tangled. >> how many birds do you think have died. >> we have documented over a hundred dead birds in these nets since april 8th. >> reporter: this afternoon a caltrans official said it's definitely more birds than we anticipated. the fact that all birds a came to the same location was totally unexpected. state spokesperson garrison frost says there's a lot of construction going on this summer. >> they're going to be doing a lot of work up and down the state and we would like to make sure in the future they plan ahead for these types of situations and manage to get the work done without harming birds. >> reporter: the audubon folks don't want to stop the project, they want to stop the birds from dying. >> caltrans says it tries to do work without interfering with the nesting project. state regulations prohibit construction activity within 50 feet of an activity nest. >>> for the first time in a long time, i think, i don't think anybody across the bay area had o bring a

caltrans said that some birds were getting tanning zblld the adjustments have been effective. they get entangled in the netting. >> workers have adjusted two nets to prevent birds from getting trapped and working close with state and wildlife authorities to fix any problems. most evenings these birds return to the bridges and try and build their homes because it's the height of their nesting season and demonstrators say some of the birds are getting caught in the nets. at least one bird caught in the net, a different material should have been use on this project. >> it would be plastic sheeting flush to the surface of the surface and prevents the mud from the nest from adhering. >> tonight a biologist from caltrans was on site to monitor the birds. >>> the weekend is here and meteorologist sandhya patel is keeping an eye on the weather with live doppler 7-hd. >> as you look at live doppler, we have low clouds, not just near the coast but in parts of the bay as well and into some parts of the north bay. here are current wind speeds, pretty good wind flow around fairfield, gusti

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caltrans will tell us what they are doing to fix the problem.sing safety concerns about the new eastern span. ktvu's claudine wong has been on this story since 4:30 this morning. you are back now. >> reporter: we're hearing the meeting will be a progress report. ever since this problem was discovered on the new eastern span back in march. engineers have been figuring out the best way to fix it. apparently they still have a lot of options on the table. we're zooming in now to give you a better look where this is happening. it is where the roadway connects to one of the piers down below. they use these enormous bolts to do that. as you well know at this point, many of them are cracked. dozens of them. we've been talking to people this morning, commuters coming across. they said, look, we understand this is a big problem. take the time to make sure whatever solution you pick it's right. that's what apparently they are doing. the mta spokesperson told me that the engineers have been going over a lot of plans. today we expect an update on not only wh