his landlord was caltrans, but on the most part he was on his own.lem, property management was never the plan. the plan for caltrans was a bypass through hayward and alameda county. in the '60s caltrans was so sure that freeway would happen it started buying up property, 465 parcels to the tune of about $20 million. opposition stopped that project before it even started and in that limbo came renters like hanie. >> it started out a short time rental because they were going to put the freeway through. then every year it was one more year, one more year. >> reporter: when the battle ended, the project was dead, but the houses remained and now caltrans is unloading those houses one by one. back in october 2 investigates filed a california public records act request to get a better idea where the project stands now and we have finally gotten those numbers. what took so long? caltrans says back in the '60s record keeping consisted of index cards for each home and compiled this binder full of them for us. each card shows just how much each home was worth t

ron jones has caltrans' response. >> reporter: the director of caltrans is called in by lawmakers to answer questions about the safety and security of the eastern span of the bay bridge. and also about the controversy of not being transparent. >> the problem is that people involved are hiding behind attorneys and caltrans has not vigorously pursued the honest answers. >> reporter: disturbing testimony from caltrans whistle- blower mike morgan, an engineer and geologist. in a new report commissioned by the state senate, he accuses his supervisors of covering up structural problems on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. they disagree. >> we are still working to resoe the bolt issue and that's ongoing. >> reporter: the report says an official overseeing the project reportedly told an engineer not to document concerns but to voice them instead. it goes on to say the official did not want a traceable record. >> after the problems were discovered it became apparent to me that the problem was being kept secret and either ignored or covered up. >> reporter: but caltrans insists there was

according to caltrans, the work has fallen behind.y say it's because it was important to bring commuters on the safer span. according to crews, the work is a couple of months behind schedule. still waiting to see if it could potentially cost tax payers an additional $5 million. caltrans has given a green light to renegotiate the contract with contractors to get things on the right track in terms of timing. caltrans says setback was a tradeoff of sorts to get commuters on the seismically safer side of the span. crews were set to begin back in july but because the focus was getting the new span open in time for labor day weekend, the permits could not be secured on time. here's andrew gordon who disputes the fact that it will cost tax payers more in the long run. >> any additional costs associated with potential delays of the demolition should not add to the overall price tag. >>> caltrans had to go to a meeting with the state's transportation and housing commit 50e led by the -- commit tee led by the senator. he's been critical of the

caltran hit a pedestrian.ave a bus bridge in place between a low park and san carlos. right now we are seeing delays averaging about 25 minutes. looks like standing room only so all of the trains are currently jam packed. you have to use an alternative station for the next couple of hours. as for the rest of the bay area really not looking at in the hot spot. in fact take a look at the bay bridge. although you will encounter some predict looks like all is well here at the toll plaza. will look like where trapping top speeds and to san francisco. at a 31 here's a look at your forecast with anny. >>anny: we're waking up to three we are reporting some breezy conditions up and the higher elevations. it's going to be something for today. at lunchtime this evening be under mostly clear skies today temperatures a bit on the close sides. tomorrow a very cooler. >>darya:if you have have a yahoo email account you're being warned to closely monitor all of your online activity. yahoo says someone hacked into it's database

but the report says, caltrans ignored the warnings and, worse, engineers were told to, quote, not find cracks and to not document problems in writing, just orally, so there will be no searchable public paper trail. >> what i have seen is consistent with what has frustrated me about this agency in particular, that they are not as transparent or forthcoming when either the public or the media outlets or the representatives of the public ask them for what they're doing. >> reporter: caltrans had this to say. >> the toll bridge program oversight committee is reviewing the report and looks forward to responding to the findings and answering the committee's questions on friday. >> reporter: andria borba, kpix 5. >> the report also looked into problems with welds on the bridge, an issue separate from the defective bolts and rods. >>> it's 4:36. the weekend is coming with more of the same. >> slight changes. today we are going to see more of an offshore flow developing. so we are going to see the high fire danger developing in parts of the bay area, mainly in the north bay mountains. that's wh

. >> : it looked like caltrans did their job. everybody's doing all but slow with driving. rising temperatures and a full squad ploughs read to a but civilly quick cleanup. the break in the weather what some valleys to pull over and get pictures of it all. the about the same time by an into a local raiders linebacker. the line >> : with the oakland raiders in the house but he makes the mondo the driving right?. >> : even my car yes. >> : this beautifully it and other nature for this. >> : it usually snow supplies california with city water in the summer months. in the moment there is an alarming lack of moisture nonskid today then measured the snow pack. >> : these is not the snow survey. even though fresh snow fell in this mounds is not nearly enough to reverse what's going on with the drought problem. >> : here then measured 12. inches of snow. which is people of 1.4 in. of water content. as a meager 7% of average for this location. based on its latest readings the average is 12 percent of beverage that's the lowest its been since 1960's. it's also bad news for california

eastern span of the bay bridge is being called into question. >> we were always told by caltrans we were getting what's called the lifeline bridge that it would be operational within 24 hours of a major earthquake and that it would last for 150 years. the testimony we will hear friday contradicts at least that last part. >> reporter: the state senate transportation and housing committee released a scathing 41-page preliminary report. the allegations are familiar: cracks in parts from china, delays, and exponential cost overruns. but the report says, caltrans ignored the warnings and, worse, engineers were told to, quote, not find cracks and to not document problems in writing, just orally, so there will be no searchable public paper trail. >> what i have seen is consistent with what has frustrated me about this agency in particular, that they are not as transparent or forthcoming when either the public or the media outlets or the representatives of the public ask them for what they're doing. >> reporter: caltrans had this to say. >> the toll bridge program oversight committee is rev

engineer and outside consultant say caltran disregarded warnings that a chinese company working on a huge section of the bridge was turning out wells with cracks and the company said do not put the concerns in writing. the caltran disputes those allegations. >> this is what commuters saw this morning along 580 in san rafael. firefighters say it took 45 minutes to knock down the fire that break out in a mashy area around 4:00 a.m. and contained it to three abeers. drivers could see the flames from the richmond-san rafael bridge. >> firefighters responding to a fire found a familiar site: a large pot grow inside. the roof of the home collapsed as the crews tried to put it out and protect the homes on both sides. illegal wiring used to power the grow is believed the cause. >>> >> the shooting death of a bart liver is prompting new questions of the cameras the officers wear. the shooting was not captured by the cameras because they were not wearing them or did not have them turned on. three officers were detectives who da not usually wear the cameras including sergeant tom smith who was

. >> we were always told by caltrans we were getting the lifeline bridge, that it would be operational within 24 hours of a major earthquake. >> a new report paints an ugly picture of the new bay bridge and accuses caltrans of a cover- up. >> we had a lot of other hours we were putting in to being a raiderette and there was no compensation for that. >> a raiders cheerleader is suing her team claiming she was not paid properly. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning. it's thursday, january 23. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. time now is 6:00. >>> developing news at 6:00. investigators are trying to piece together what led up to the accidental shooting of a bart police officer. and this morning, sergeant tom smith's widow shares stories of his life as an officer and father. >> reporter: i'm cate caugiran live on treasure island. the safety of the new span of the bay bridge

caltrans down played it. at this moment caltrans has a top to bottom review of practices.hing will enhance caltrans than organizational change. charles clifford, kron4news. >>> a 14-year-old girl struck and killed by a vta train in san jose will be remembered this weekend. he was riding her bicycle and hit by a train on friday. friends say garcia was a singer and rushing to school. they are hoping to raise $10,000 to cover her funeral and the memorial. >>> walnut creek hospital employees are on edge when an employee is robbed in the parking lot. >>> a kaiser employee was robbed around 11:30 last night. they were approached by a male suspect with a knife, one with a bat. the victim said the suspects took off in a silver suv, possibly a toyota highlander. they hope security cameras catch the crime. >> reporter: a packed flu clinic. this year's strain is affecting healthy younger people. in adults over 65, most folks are not taking chances employ chances. the university will give out 200 200 á;vzmpnvaccines in 2 >>> getting ready for the mavericks surf contest. i spoke to one

. >>> caltrans is under the microscope as state lawmakers try to determine whether there is any truth to the allegations that problems with the new eastern span of the bay bridge were covered up or ignored. cate caugiran live in the newsroom with the very latest now on today's hearing. >> reporter: the hearing is entering its third hour right now. we are waiting to hear caltrans' response to a new report with scathing allegations the agency tried to cover up problems from staff and the public. the 41-page report says caltrans ignored warnings from engineers and, worse, engineers were told to, quote, not find cracks and not to document problems in writing, just orally so there would be no searchable public paper trail. the report was based largely on interviews with engineers who worked on the bay bridge. one witness early in the hearing today spoke about his concerns when he found out information was being falsified during the testing of the new bridge. >> after the fault locations were discovered, it became apparent that the problem was being kept secret and ignored or covered up. we

cracks and parts from china, delays and expo nen shl cost overruns, but the report says caltrans ignored the warning and worse engineers were told to, quote, not find cracks and not document problems in writing, just orally so there will be no searchable public paper trail. >> what i've seen is consistent with what has frustrated me about this agency in particular, that they' not as transparent or forthcoming when either the public or media outlets or the representatives of the public ask them for what they're doing. >> caltrans had this to say tonight. >> the toll bridge program is reviewing the report and look forward to responding to the findings and answering the committee's questions on friday. >> the report looked into problems with welds on the bridge. if you're keeping track, that's entirely separate from the trouble caused by busted bolts and rods. >>> a live look at 580 near livermore. it's still backed up. two lanes just reopened about 20 minutes ago in the eastbound direction near north lynn. that's a bad commute any time of the evening. this late it's unusually bad. quite a

reports say that caltran officials ignore warning about cracks in the bridge. if caltran spokesman would not specifically address those claims today. >> what i can say right now is what the toll bridge committee and other project staff are looking at the report and they will respond to the report and its findings and answer the communities questions at tomorrows hearing. >> caltran says that concerns about the wells and cracks will take time and that it was set tie identified what the bridge was safe. >>> apple is getting ready to launch two new iphones. i will have larger screens than the current one on the iphone 5a. these companies getting ready to drop the 5c due to lackluster sales. >>> wall street tumbles, it fell by 175 points. reports of a pull back in chinas manufacturing triggers the sell off. >>> pointing to moderate job growth. the number of americans applying for first time unemployment benefits rose. that's lower than what was expected and the four week average also fellower. >>> legal headed to a federal appeals court. they have been trying to mo

we've been driving on it for months but only now, caltrans is revealing costs of making sure it's safe. good evening, every one, i'm carolyn johnson. >> the saga of the broken bolts may not be over yet. caltrans confirms it's aring to spend millions to make sure other bolts won't suffer the same fate that those that were just repaired. >> reporter: after spending $25 million to clamp those bolts back together, caltrans says it plans to spend $8 million more to make sure other bolts are safe and see which may need attention. it doesn't look like much. a pile of sandbags and pressure gauges but it's this parking lot that caltrans is spending millions of dollars testing 11 giant bolts. >> a couple from the main cable. >> others were pulled out of the bridge, all anchored down, screwed into a jack at the other end, and pulling on them until they break. the thread is sitting in salt water that eats at the steel. testing told us there is no short term concern. we're talking about long term. a decade >> the engineer showed us a scale model of what happened. first, rain water seeping between a

that hearing came after a caltrans engineer blew the whistle on shoty work on the span. he says they ignored warnings about broken bolts and bad welds that engineers were told to quote not find cracks and not to document problems about in writing just orally so there would be no paper trail. >> after the problems were discovered the problem was not being fixed. >> reporter: the director of cal trans on friday denied that. >> i have no evidence or reason to believe that there was anything like that going on. >> reporter: he is not buying it. >> pretty cheer to me they were lying. >> reporter: he says caltranses has a pattern of it. >> they have a person who say lawyer telling an expeter in the field what is accurate and not accurate. you tell me if it sounds fishy. >> reporter: here is what the director said. >> any a surgz that the bridge is not safe when we opened it just are not true and we absolutely disagree with any of the asertions that the bridge is not safe. >> reporter: the bridge is $5 million over budget and 10 years late will cost more. >> our expert says you

we've been driving on it for months but only now, caltrans is revealing costs of making sure it's safeyn johnson. >> the saga of the broken bolts may not be over yet. caltrans confirms it's aring to spend millions to make sure other bolts won't suffer the same fate that those that were just repaired. >> reporter: after spending $25 million to clamp those bolts back together, caltrans says it plans to spend $8 million more to make sure other bolts are safe and see which may need attention. it doesn't look like much. a pile of sandbags and pressure gauges but it's this parking lot that caltrans is spending millions of dollars testing 11 giant bolts. >> a couple from the main cable. >> others were pulled out of the bridge, all anchored down, screwed into a jack at the other end, and pulling on them until they break. the thread is sitting in salt water that eats at the steel. testing told us there is no short term concern. we're talking about long term. a decade >> the engineer showed us a scale model of what happened. first, rain water seeping betwee

caltran disputes the allegations. the state senate transportation hearing is underway at capital this morning at 9:00. >> at the center of the advance placing fiasco gets help to prevent future students from face the same. 300 students who attended millbrae school had their tests invalidated by the check board last year because the school did not follow proper tote call. today, the peninsula state senator jerry hill will introduce new bills to require immediate retesting, seating charts and let colleges decide whether to count the scores. >> california could be following the lead of bay area communities in banning plastic bags. key lawmakers reached the deal that could noon a statewide ban by 2016. the agreement includes $2 million for listens and grantses to help companies that make plastic shopping bags, retrain their workers and convert factories to make reusable bags. the ban applies to super markets and pharmacies and liquor stores. >> the first heat of the surf competition is 3 1/2 hours away and surfers were re

. >>> and significant allegations of a caltrans cover up. how caltrans reportedly handled workers who reportedly pointed out problems. >>> what we are learning about the cause of the blast that left more than 100 people now looking for a place to live. >>> we are looking at the compute and we will tell you what it was purchase before -- what it was before coming up. >>> windy in the hills and the fog is flying up the coast, what does it all mean? we will have a report coming up, stay tuned. [ laughing ] want to play hide and seek? yeah! 1... 2... 6... 10! [ female announcer ] piÑa colada yoplait. it is so good when you need a little escape. [ mom ] still counting. ♪ more than a feeling ♪ when i hear that old song they used to play ♪ ♪ more than a feeling [ female announcer ] yoplait light boston cream pie. at 90 calories it is so good when you want more than a feeling. . >>> welcome back, excitement is building out on the peninsular in anticipation of tomorrow's big wave surf competition. half-moon bay is hosting the mavericks attract being

. >> caltrans is sticking to the clam that quality was never compromised. are heads going to roll? are we going to change policies? >> it's going fob interested. we'll have the state senator out here in a little bit. the next project is high speed rail. he's concerned about if the bridge had so many problems how is it going to do with other projects? a lot of weld concerns came from the fact that the bridge, much of the it was fabricated in china. there was a back and forth between the fabricator in china and officials about what constituted a proper weld. that's what the debate was. it also drove up the cost. >> we'll speak with the senator live in studio in a few minutes. >>> smith & wesson versus california. the major gun manufacturer is refusing to sell some pistols in the state. cbs reporter nick james with more. >> reporter: if you ask josh deetser, california's already too tough on guns. >> smith & wesson here. >> reporter: the sacramento gun shop owner says the state's newest regulation is more of the same. >> it creates problems for me, for the manufacturer. >> reporter: s

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some say they raised safety or quality concerns that were ignored or ordered to shut up by caltrans or other officials. they will testify tomorrow. >> what i can say is the program committee and other star are looking at the report. and they will respond to the report and the findings and answer the questions at tomorrow's committee hearing. >> reporter: the report has interviews with people who have credentials who say their concerns were discounted. they don't conclude the ex- sybbes unsafe but -- the eastern span of the bay bridge is unsafe. the report does include public employees should have a secure place to lodge complaints ior concerns -- or concerns. there should be abreuo to over -- a bureau to over see such projects. >> this point i am going to leave it up to them to respond tomorrow. >> reporter: two credittics declined -- critics declined an interview today. we will be at that hearing tomorrow and bring you the results tomorrow. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the testing of bolts on the eastern span of the bay bridge continues. new video taken today shows the bolts ar

>>> tonight over a deadly caltrans accident. why were the people on the track and why didn't they get out of the train's way? good evening i'm kápb wayne. >> and i'm julie haener. christien kafton near the train station and what you witnessed. >> reporter: first off let's talk about service. caltrans has reopened the station. looks like it'll be ready to go for tomorrow morning's commute. news chopper 2 was over head shortly after the train hit the men around 2:00. investigators spent hours combing through the area. >> it's extremely unusual to have two victims. >> reporter: the train may have been gone 55 miles per hour or faster at the time of the collision. by the time the engineer managed to stop, both men were lying on the tracks. one man was killed at the scene. caltrans say it is other was transported today valley medical center with serious injuries to his legs but is expected to survive. witnesses say the man was lying on the tracks and the man who died was leaning on the tracks. >> we need to see what was going on with

at the time caltrans estimated the cost $1.3 billion. construction began january 2002.estimate was 2.6 billion. the bridge opened on labor day weekend. the cost ballooned to $6.4 billion. >>> the company accused of ordering the wrong bolts for the bridge is disputing information just released by lawmakers. the company issued a statement saying it did not provide the bolts for the project. that is despite a report commissioned that claims the company supplied 250,000 bolts that were the wrong size. that same company also provided bolts for the new bay bridge that developed cracks after being tightened down. >>> crews working on the b.a.r.t. extension broke a natural gas line around 8:30 a.m. this morning in san jose. people say they could smell the gas. the fire department evacuated two homes and issued a shelter in place order. >> it is always dangerous. needs a spark or a reason to ignite. as far as moving folks out, it was for precaution. >> crews had to dig an access hole to cap the gas line. >>> charges were filed today against one of the twin brothers accused of st

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>>> tonight over a deadly caltrans accident. why were the people on the track and why didn't they get out of the train's way? good evening i'm kápb wayne. >> and i'm julie haener. christien kafton near the train station and what you witnessed. >> reporter: first off let's talk about service. caltrans has reopened the station. looks like it'll be ready to go for tomorrow morning's commute. news chopper 2 was over head shortly after the train hit the men around 2:00. investigators spent hours combing through the area. >> it's extremely unusual to have two victims. >> reporter: the train may have been gone 55 miles per hour or faster at the time of the collision. by the time the engineer managed to stop, both men were lying on the tracks. one man was killed at the scene. caltrans say it is other was transported today valley medical center with serious injuries to his legs but is expected to survive. witnesses say the man was lying on the tracks and the man who died was leaning on the tracks. >> we need to see what was going on with

caltran says it needs to speak to the man who survived. for friends the reality is just setting in. >> i don't know if it has hit me quite yet. i'm still working on it. >> reporter: family friend says that phillip and emily were like a family to her. >> i don't understand it yet. emily, waiting for him to come home for dinner, keeping it ready and he doesn't come. >> reporter: now neighbors say it is their turn to be there for emily knowing the circumstances of the death does not make accepting the loss any easier. tonight the family is planning a memorial so the neighbors around here and friends and colleaguing have a chance to say good buy to him. -- good-bye to him since he was taken so suddenly and too soon. >>> the family of a 14 year old oakland boy who shot and killed his sister is urging them to turn himself in. the boy's father spent the day looking for mario toliver jr. he shot his sister, justice toliver after a fight over laundry. >> we do believe he is still in position of the gun and we want to make sure we locate him safely.

. >> right now caltrans is investigating how two men were hit by a train, the train was hit by somebody traveling atherton least 50 miles per hour and one man died and the other was taken to the hospital, the survivor was lying in the tracks at the time of the collision. the man killed appeared to be leaning over into the path of the oncoming train. >> we need to understand what happened between the two victims and that's one of the things we will be able to talk with the second victim about when he comes out of surgery. >> caltrans is reviewing video trying to piece together what happened. this is their first deadly incident of the year. >> and of those 7, they were determined to it be suicide, one was considered an accident and the rest are considered an accident. >>> and after the death of a student, on friday morning, danica was hit and killed by a light rail train. friends say she was most likely trying to beat the train, today is the first day back since the deadly accident. >>> people calling for safer streets will rally outside today. 21 pedestrians and 4 cyclists were killed in

. >> did caltrans cover up mistakes and deneglects the interest of saving time? that is what a committee is looking into now in sacramento. laura? >> this hearing is going on behind me. from testimony to have today it does not paint a pretty picture of the inner workings of caltrans when it comes to documenting and discussing defects with the bay bridge. >> talking back to a manager was, with the project manager puts new harm's way. >> two top engineers testified they were told repeated by not to put their concerns about cracks and other defects in writing. >> to remind staff just make sure >> so -- >> after falsifications were discovered it became apparent to me that the problem was being kept secret and either ignored or covered up. >> i have no evidence, no reason to believe there is any coercion or anything like that. >> the senator says the sgoel to restore public confidence in caltrans. in sacramento, abc7 news. >> police still searching for a 17-year-old justice toliver's brother arcs accused of shooting and killing his sister yesterday afternoon. officers

. >> caltrans closed part of the manzanita park and ride lot. high tides are expected of the next couple of weeks. the lot at 101 and shoreline highway often floods, especially during high tide. caltrans will be closing 75 parking spaces. >> members of the public got a sneak peek at sfo's now term three. it opens for business on tuesday after 18 months of renovations. the $138 million makeover includes interactive displays, new shops and restaurants and art installations and a yoga ram. there are ten gates to handle 100 united airlines flights each day the building uses recycled and local materials for the windows and skylights. >> still ahead at 5:00, the cause that brought thousands of people from across the nation to downtown san francisco. >>> plus, violent clashes in egypt on the third anniversary of the political uprising and the california man now caught in the conflict. >> hi. i'm in the accuweather center. record-breaking temperatures today. there's a change in the accuweather seven day no. tonight, i got the favorites bucket. shhhhh, t

caltrans is being accused of brushing aside safety concerns during construction. whistle-blower mike morgan an engineering geologist says his supervisors covered up structural problems. a report commissioned by the state senate a project official reportedly told an engineer not to document concerns but voice them instead. caltrans says it's not a cover- up, just a difference of opinion. >> after the falsifications were discovered, they quickly became apparent to me -- it quickly became apparent to me that was problem was being ignored or covered up and kept secret. >> i have no reason to believe that there was any coercion or anything like that and bullying to make determinations. >> caltrans says the bay bridge is structurally safe and the quality was not compromised. there will be another senate hearing next month. that one dealing with possible reforms for caltrans. >>> surf was up at half moon bay today. take a look at this shot from chopper 5 as one of the contestants in the mavericks surf contest rides a massive wave. it almost catches him but he just keeps

. >> just ahead tonight new set back for caltrans. >> yes. back to square [dad] [lu [boy] mom!ughs] [mom] yes? [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom] you've got two left feet,boo. >>> state appeals court ordered caltrans to reevaluate a controversial project in humbolt county. groups say this could wo damage old growth trees and sued and today the court ruled caltrans did not properly assess the impact to redwoods. saying the agency will work to comply. >> google made $3.4 billion last quarter. the company also announced a long-awaited stock split. google stock rose $28 today facebook shares hit a high after a positive earnings report and dow went up more than 100 points after falling four out of the past five sessions and zynga today said 300 workers will lose jobs. sales were off by 43% and zynga lost $25 million >> one of downtown's largest retailers is repairing what vandals broke. pieces of plywood covering shattered windows on the sears store were replaced with new glass today the vandalism commit by the rioters angry with acquittal

. >>> a report accuses caltrans of trying to hide construction problems on the eastern span of the bay bridge. the report was released in advance of a hearing tomorrow. the report says caltrans officials ignored warnings about cracked welds on the span and an engineer told safety critics to keep quiet and not put their concerns in writing. a spokesperson would not address those claims today. >> what i can say is the program committee and other staff are looking at the report and they will respond to the report and the findings and answer the questions tomorrow. >> they say concerns about the welds and cracked bolts were dealt with at the time and experts certified the bridge was safe. >>> a teen was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the attempted murder of another teenager. he was convicted in october for firing at a 18-year-old man in 2012. prosecutors claim that wade who was 17 wanted to date the other teen's girlfriend. he was also sentenced to 16 months for the theft of a lamborghini that belonged to a celebrity chef. >>> the windy conditions around the

caltrans crews should be out there any minute.s now coming out of tracy through the altamont pass until you reach about vasco. then things improve. but then again, we are seeing some slowdowns as you approach the dublin interchange. not sure if it's gravel related but that connector ramp be extra careful this morning. all right. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. so far no metering lights at 5:44 this morning. everything looks good just some slight delays in the far right cash lanes. and mass transit bart systemwide on time. they should have more than 30 trains now all reporting no delays. well, it is that time again. we want to know what's driving you crazy this morning. and we got an email from jeff. he wants to know why caltrain doesn't enforce its cell phone use rule. we now have people simply chatting during an hour-long train commute because they are bored. all right. thanks, jeff, for your question. we talked to caltrain and they said they will crackdown on chatty cathys if folks get out of hand. but for the

right now, it is going to take some time to get a caltrans sweeper train coming in from fremont the north bound direction along 680 to get to this area in order to clean this mess up, but for miles, you can just see all that tremendous backup. now, you're also going to be seeing plenty of trucks and vehicles pulled over to the side of the roadway because all that gravel is getting kicked up into other vehicles. more updates coming up and how long that commute will take you in a bit. first, hear from mike and see what is happening in our weather department. >> thank you very much, leyla. good luck, everybody, with the commute. talk about weather, as a result with the day planner, next 12 hours for the bay irk starting off calmer no fire threat, 44. be 20 warmer by into. hang out in the upper 60s, low 70s through 4:00, very delig delightful evening, temperatures mid-50s, don't need a heavy coat. inland, frozen spots the north bay and east bay valleys, 61 at noon. record high temperatures near 70 during the afternoon. cooler for you this evening, 51. speaking of cooler, check out the coast,

at least not in writing. >> was that unusual, in your experience at caltrans?e quality of the project. >> i did try to regularly remind staff, please, when you are communicating in whatever fashion you may be communicating, please make sure that you are accurate. that was my message. not don't write things down. >> mike morgan was on the foundation team for the bridge when he tried to call attention to possible defects with the concrete used in the piles plunged into the bay. >> after the falsify cigs were discovered, it quickly became apparent to me that the problem was being kept secret and either ignored or covered up. >> a metal expert talked about when went wrong with the giant bolts that broke and had to be replaced >> the choice of materials for these rods was grade bb high strength steal. that is why we are here today. that was completely the wrong choice of steel. >> none of those who testified raised any serious concerns going forward about the safety or long-term integrity of the bridge n sacramento, laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> health officials hav

that one dealing with possible reforms for caltrans. >>> new details on high speed rail. governor brown told the state supreme court to clear the way for the projects financing. the brown administration asked the high court yesterday to overturn two lower court rulings. those decisions blocked the state from selling more than $8 billion in voter approved bonds, and required a revised financing plan. the governor says the rulings will delay construction and could hurt other voter approved projects in the future. >>> musics biggest night, the 56th annual grammy awards happen this sunday and you can watch right here on kpix5. frank malaco shows us a bay area group that really knows how to pull strings could get a grammy win. >> reporter: outside this oakland home crews are tearing up the street. that's why it's hard to believe inside this is going on. >> this is not your mothers chamber music. we go pretty hard core on a lot of the stuff we play. >> from jazz, rock, funk, blues, they play everything, but classical music. now, one of the two compositions the groups rehearsing

they had experts scrutinize caltrans. they said while they were great at building freeways that era has past. they have not adapted to modern trans in transportation. >>> some of the most popular cars in the world could be recalled. the safety concerns halting sales. first a convicted child predator arrested again on similar charges. the questions being raised about keeping children safe. >> the drought means low-water in the rivers and the state is starting to close rivers to fishing. bay area rivers are next. >> 2 investigates a 17-year-old girl who died while waiting for an organ transplant, why the family is claiming discrimination led to their daughter's death. [son] she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams] >>> complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >>> a convicted sex offender is back in jail facing similar charges that put him away 25 years e-- years ago. police say he was able to find a family to victimize. ktvu's cristina rendon lo

. >> just ahead tonight new set back for caltrans. >> yes. back to square one. that story and more as we continue. [ sports announcer ] here's another one, alyson dudek. hales corners, wisconsin. nice pass by alyson dudek. can she hang on to that spot? and she does! [ male announcer ] with the u-verse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. ♪ [ dad ] looks pretty good, right? [ girl ] yeah. [ male announcer ] add a u-verse wireless receiver today. ♪ >>> eals court ordered caltrans to reevaluate a controversial project in humbolt county. groups say this could wo damage old growth trees and sued and today the court ruled caltrans did not properly assess the impact to redwoods. saying the agency will work to comply. >> google made $3.4 billion last quarter. the company also announced a long-awaited stock split. google stock rose $28 today facebook shares hit a high after a positive earnings report and dow went up more than 100 points after falling four out of the past five sessions and zynga today said 300 workers will los

. >> caltrans says the bay bridge is structurally safe. there will be another senate hearing next month. that one dealing with possible reform for caltrans. >> a nonprofit organization is working to change the future for some young girls by teaching them to code. kristen ayers shows us, girls as young as 7 years old are learning to build their own websites. >> like most 9-year-old girls, they love dolls. >> it shows the condition, the price. >> but unlike most kids their age, butterfield created an app for doll lovers like herself. it's called doll finder. >> you can sell and buy doll products. >> butterfield is a member of black girls code. an oakland nonprofit that teaches young, african american girls to build websites and create apps and computer games. like the one rebecca taylor made. >> a game about if i were a rubber duck named larry that teaches you manners. >> the brain child of electrical engineer, kimberly brian. >> we like to think of ourselves as the girl scouts of technology. >> bryant did the research and black women receiv

caltran is trying to assess whether the thousands of other readies could be defective and need repairs. >> for the second time in less than a week foster farm suspended operations at a chicken plant over cockroaches. they closed the plant yesterday after re-opening the facility in livingston. first shut down on wednesday after a cockroach infestation raised concerns of food safety. the company says the cloture will last only a few days and is done to make sure it does not happen again. production is shifted to the other central valley plants. >>> in san francisco, police are investigating a shooting involving an off-duty officer yesterday morning at a chevron station. a police sergeant fired in self-defense when a driver punched her following a fender bender on interstate 280. an off-duty firefighter who witnessed the accident followed the two cars to the gas station and says the other driver punched the sergeant before she shot him. the wounded driver is expected to be okay. >>> an 82-year-old man is in serious condition after being hit by a car in millbrae after 5:30 yesterday evenin

caltran disputes the allegations. state transportation hearing is under way at 9:00. >> we back to the san mateo coast with a surfer frenzy ahead of the maverick competition. >> first though, the plan in a south bay city to turn surveillance cameras into the eyes for police. >> feast your eyes outside from the sutro tower camera shot of san francisco, a gorgeous morning. do we have more record heat ahead? we will talk to mike nicco and leyla gulen next >>> good friday morning where it is calmer and not so cold as yesterday 9 with high clouds and red-flag warning from the mexican border to medford, oregon, and the yellow is for blowing dust today. you can see the clouds increasing from the south keeping temperatures mild and low-to-mid upper 70's in son california and mid-60's in monterey and eureka and 57 in yosemite with clouds. lake tahoe shows a last cloud cover today but in snow. temperatures will hit near record levels by tuesday and wednesday in the upper 50's. again, no snow all seven days. we will update the f

. >>> problems with bolts on the bay bridge are racking up big bills for caltrans. this year the agency is expected to spend $10 million on monitoring the bolts according to the san francisco chronicle. that figure is expected to grow. the bolt problem first began in march when a third of the 19 rods used on the new span of the bay bridge cracked when tightened. caltrans says it still needs to assess whether other bolts on the bridge were defective and in danger of failing. >>> happening now -- members of one of b.a.r.t.'s largest unions are voting on a new contract which could finally put an end to the labor dispute. all day, members of seiu are voting on the new version. contract that eliminates the costly family leave provision after b.a.r.t.'s board said it was mistakenly included in the contract. the union is expected to approve the contract. this follows a vote last week by members of atu who voted to ratify the contract. >>> in sacramento, state lawmakers are considering legislation to ban transit strikes, 400,000 b.a.r.t. commuters were affected by strikes i

cal strains director insists the bridge -- caltrans director insists the bridge is safe because workers were not forced to stay silent about their concerns. >> i have no evidence to believe there was niko persian or bullying to -- any coercion or bullying to make repairs. >> nor details now in the construction problems that started cropping up this past spring on the bay bridge. in march caltrans discovered 32 of 92 of those 17-foot long earthquake bolts failed after they were tightened. the bolts were made of poor quality steel. then hydrogen infected the bolts making them brittle. since the discovery they've been replaced with another clamping device. >>> the waves were right and the best surfers in the world were there. ktvu's robert honda live tonight where innings this couldn't have been better -- where things couldn't have been better today for the mavericks contest. >> reporter: the celebration continues at this hour. grant twiggy baker took the top prize and as you might expect, mavericks turned out to be a great ride with a few spills. >> the 2014 mavericks invitationals. >> re

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and caltrans says that the ramp will be closed at flint hills road until later tonight. look at all of the folks stuck in that mess. >>> crews are looking at what caused a brushfire north of antioch on the winter island. you can see that it put up a lot of smoke. the island is uninhabited with no structures and last week three homes and outbuildings were damaged on neighboring kendall island as you may recall. >>> caltrans is facing new accusations tonight with the faulty bolt and rod scandal. report claims that there were efforts to silence the critics of the bay bridge, and this report says that caltrans' managers fired critics and reassigned outspoken engineers. they say that the oversight committee was given exemption for transparency and accountable. outside consulting firm worked on the transportation committee and they are set to the discuss that report friday. >>> and a new report on bicycle chop shops that we brought you last night on abc 7 news. san francisco police are saying why they are not doing more to do with these brazen criminals operating in broad dayl

joining us live from kingvale. >>> and just take a look at the latest caltrans reports. right now, chain controls posted not on 80 but on 50 with still some snow falling in the mountains. back here in the bay area, we just have some lingering clouds after we had scattered light rain showers. you can see the bulk of the action heading to the south and also to our east, in fact, i saw video of moderate to heavy rainfall in fresno earlier this morning. you can pick out the snowfall reports and still some scattered showers but the intensity will be backing off over the next few hours. back here in the bay area, there's lingering clouds. the live doppler sweep is trying to detect rainfall, nothing to show you right now but that could be changing later on tonight. current temperatures. today is going to be cooler than yesterday. that will translate to some lower 60s out there for afternoon highs. you can see santa rosa one of the warmer spots at 64. san francisco, 55. san jose, 59. livermore in the upper 50s at 57 degrees. so for tonight, of course, we had just the chance of s

. >>> today in sacramento a state senate hear willing investigate allegation that is caltrans tried to cover up problems during construction of the eastern aspect of the bay bridge. a report released ahead of this morning's hearings said when quality control workers found problems during the span's construction, instead of fixing the problem, caltrans replaced the worker who is discovered the problem. the report says bridge officials were warned in 2008 that some of the spans anchor rods were not properly tested. some of the rods snap last year. >>> time interview now 7:09. this afternoon you will have another -- time now 7:09. this afternoon you will have a chance to say how you feel about the toll hikes on the bay bridge, raising the toll of $8 by 2018. the district says they need to raise the tolls to fill a budget gap. >>> a proposal to build a new jail is the top of the agenda. the city hopes to build a $290 million jail to replace a facility housing 600 inmates on bryant street. the new jail would be built at a site where a mcdonalds now stands near the hall of justice. the san f

caltrans will come out and clean this up.e don't know if it will turn into a sigalert yet it is enough, significant enough it is causing many cars damage and also an accident. be careful if you plan on making the trek between 580 and 680, owl in a southbound direction. take a live look outside, 680 north of duplin, your drive through pleasant hill and into walnut creek. see 680, makes its trek toward the 24 junction, everything moving fine out there kristen, erin? >> thank you very much. 4:50. >>> smoking has a serious impact on your health but a new report says it is a lot more dangerous than we thought. coming up, the new medical condition it is being linked to. >>> google making a difference for diabetics, [dad] [lau [boy] mom!ughs] [mom] yes? [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom] you've got two left feet,boo. >>> 4:52 how they start the day in southern california sometimes, 101 the los angeles area this is a slow-speed chase. you see that pickup truck, you can just make out the lig