caltrans will be trying to figure out how to make repairs without using the steel plates.ht now traffic is slow not because of construction but because there is an accident on the lower deck. ann. >> thank you so much sharon. >>> the pair of 2.6 magnitude quakes hit yesterday, one near san jose, and the other near soldad. they will meet tomorrow to see the response to the napa quake. it was the strongest quake since 25 years ago. many are still waiting for help to repair their homes and businesses. >>> tomorrow will mark a significant turning point in the u.s. ebola scare. family members of a patient who died in texas are coming out of quarentine. they have been in isolation for weeks and beside having direct contact with thomas duncan, his fiancie, and son don't have any symptoms. >> the guidelines did have some exposure of skin. you had a mask but there was skin that was exposed. we want to make sure that that's no longer the case. we want to make sure you have everything covered. >> a new medical team to contain eebola, they would be able to be deployed anywhere within

caltrans says it had to do something after seeing some long backups. the cause? metal plates installed on the san francisco side of the bridge, part of an expansion joint repair project. drivers were warned to slow down, and they did, and so did the drive into the city. sergio qntana is live in san francisco with the story. reporter: you can see that there are still signs up, warning drivers that onramps would be closed for a little more two months, until december 12th, for the overnight work, but because of that slowdown, right w caltrans is regrouping, trying to figure out how to get the project done without having such a huge iact on commuters. this is the backup on the top deck of the bay bridge this friday. crews were working on replacing expansiojoints but the plates crews laid over the area that would ray lou vehicles to drive over the work in progress started a backup on the top deck. en on friday, i dragged on into the lunch hour, this is not the first time caltrans crews used the plates but for so reason the drivers were not just slowing down. some were

caltrans officials are meeting on monday to discuss those options. most, if not all of them, will include lane closures or at least lane alterations so we could see more delays in the future, certainly, for the bay bridge. reporting at the bay bridge, dan rubin, kron four news. the world series is less than 48 hours away.and today the giants traveled to kansas city. the team had their last workout yesterday at at&t park.before leaving town today. manager bruce bochy says having two wild card teams in the world series is pretty special. he also says madison bumgarner and jake peavy will start games one and two.there are no changes to the giants starting rotation. game 1 is secheduled for tuesday night in kansas city. then game 2 in k.c. the giants will return to a-t- and-t park for game 3 on friday, game four saturday and game five sunday. if necessary. first pitch for every game in the series is scheduled for 5:07. coming up. a record breaking year for lotto tickets.what officials say is drawing in big sales. the u-s military deals isis and heavy blo

. >>> until caltrans comes up with a fix a major construction project on the bridge is suspended. good evening i'm ken pritchett in for ken wayne. >> and i'm heather holmes. when pg & e set out to restore those plates they didn't expect the traffic to come to a crawl but that's exactly what happened. steel breaks caused drivers to hit the breaks. david stevenson has been following this story. and says caltrans has put that project on hold and find out what happens next -- christien kafton has been following this story. >> reporter: you see those steel plates that caused friday's commute are now gone. friday's commute over the bay bridge is a nightmare. traffic backed up into the maze. crossing the bridge took people more than an hour. >> i came across the bridge at 6:30 and it was backed up all the way through the maze. >> reporter: the problem, drivers slowing down as they approached these metal plates. >> the traffic back ups really were horrendous. we've been looking for a way to do this without causing the back ups. >> reporter: the commute should be back to normal starting mo

caltrans tells us about 5:30. here is a live look at the nimitz. 880 in oakland and lights right there in the southbound direction. they may be working to clear it. it looks like a toe crew a tow crew. various lanes blocked between hagen berger and davis. bart all on time. that is ktvs traffic. >> thank you. >>> a pedestrian hit by a car in san francisco has life-threatening injuries. the collision happened at valencia and dubois in the mission district 7:30 last night. the impact was hard enough to hit the hood and break the windshield. >>> and developing news now. islamic state militants have threatened to behead yet another american. 26-year-old peter kassig, an aid worker from indiana was abducted one year ago. his parents say a former hostage told them their son converted to islam while in captivity and changed his first name to abdul ramon. meanwhile, the u.s. and allies are continuing airstrikes against isis targets in syria, but the militants are still making advances forcing hundreds of thousands of syria

caltrans says the heavy plates shouldn't cause this big of a traffic jam. >> the problem is people are vogue down too much. sometimes, slowing to a stop. you don't have to come to a complete stop or go 10 miles an hour over them. you can go a moderate prudent speed between 40 and 50. >> reporter: get used to the plates because work will continue over the next two months. crews will be fixing six different expansion joints on the western span of the bridge in different locations and different lanes. at it height, it was taking 55 more minutes on average to get across the bridge, but caltrans says as people get used to it, they expect it to get a lot more smooth, i'm joe vasquez, kpix5. >>> also tonight, a chp investigation into the new bay bridge is over. the chp found caltrans did not retaliate or do anything wrong after engineers complained about construction problems. the report cost taxpayers $823,000. >>> on this friday night at cal, it is what all the fraternity brothers and sorority sisters are talking about. but they don't want to talk about it with reporters. >> reporter: after

caltrans has since removed it due to the huge delays friday. what will they do next?ur reporter alyssa herrington will have a life report. >> first up, check on the weather forecast. here is mike. >> thanks very much. good morning there, buddy. they need an umbrella as scattered showers are starting to move in. notice how they are scattered and very light as they could make the ground a little moist for your morning commute. here is how it looks from the tower this morning. see how clear it is and how calm the bay is. best chance of rain at 7:00, throw mid-60s through the noon around. partly sunny, low to mid 60s and clearing by 7:00. >> we are looking at very heavy traffic before you get to the bay bridge tolls. we're not looking at usual traf isk as y ic as you come away from treasure island into san francisco. really the problems right at the maze -- you can see the light ta tail lights. maybe people are thinking the plates are still there and they are trying to get early on the traffic however, not doing it any good because it's causing quite a bit of a back up. w

caltrans had installed the plates.e western section of the brick. but now that project is on hold. >>> the city of berkeley may adopt a new way preventing landlords from preventing pet restrictions. it cook the first law of its kind in the state. brian flores is live in berkeley to tell us more about the city council. they may vote on that issue tomorrow. >> reporter: hi, dave. good morning. here in berkeley you can expect to pay up to $2500, sometimes $3,000 for a rental. the berkeley city council is considering a law that would require all land lords in the city to allow pets. right now, only service sets or emotional service animals are the exception to the rule. under this proposal a landlord in berkeley would have to accept pets as long as the pet could be reasonably accommodated and the tenant would accept responsibility for any damage. one councilmember said this would cut down on abandonments. he also says there's confusion amongst landlords and tenants when it comes to making the exception to pets who are emot

two months, until december 12th, for the overnight work, but because of that slowdown, right now caltrans is regrouping, trying to figure out how to get the project done without having such a huge impact on commuters. this is the backup on the top deck of the bay bridge this friday. crews were working on replacing expansion joints but the plates crews laid over the area that would ray lou vehicles to drive over the work in progress started a backup on the top deck. en on friday, i dragged on into the lunch hour, this is not the first time caltrans crews used the plates but for some reason the drivers were not just slowing down. some were coming to nearly a complete stop before driving over and caused the big backup. so this weekend the plates were removed. >> we took a look at it and thought, let's go ahead and just suspend the project, see if he have any other options, a better way of doing this without having such a drastic impact on traffic. >> caltrans spokesman bob house says the maintenance project on the bridge isn't an urgent stage, not at an urgent stage, but does need to be comp

caltrans says it had to do something after seeing some long backups. the cause?es installed on the san francisco side of the bridge, part of an expansion joint repair project. drivers were warned to slow down, and they did, and so did the drive into the city. sergio quintana is live in san francisco with the story. reporter: you can see that there are still signs up, warning drivers that onramps would be closed for a little more two months, until december 12th, for the overnight work, but because of that slowdown, right now caltrans is regrouping, trying to figure out how to get the project done without having such a huge impact on commuters. this is the backup on the top deck of the bay bridge this friday. crews were working on replacing expansion joints but the plates crews laid over the area that would ray lou vehicles to drive over the work in progress started a backup on the top deck. en on friday, i dragged on into the lunch hour, this is not the first time caltrans crews used the plates but for some reason the drivers were not just slowing down. some

caltrans hopes to start laying the pieces november 7.f course before any of that can be done the bridge must first be realigned. when the top deck fell the san francisco and east bay sides pulled away from each other about 5-inches. and another inch and a half to the side. hydraulic jacks pulled the side back last night. it was no sure thing the bridge could have snapped. news cameras were prohibited on the bridge during the operation. >>> when the bay area celebrated its reopening it did so with a famous voice singing a famous song. >> ♪ >> thank you very much. >> ♪ [i left my heart, in san francisco] ♪ >>> and that's it for this w eek's second look. i'm frank somerville. we'll see you again next week. 46 will save lives. it will save money too. i'm bob pack, and i'm fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two children to preventable medical errors and i don't want anyone else to lose theirs. the three provisions in 46 will reduce medical errors and protect patients. save money and save lives. yes on 46. (train horn honking) - prague, cz

caltrans? >> i have been down there in person. i called up the head of fire here awhile back. i complained to the chief of the fire, the captain. >> reporter: the concern here is that this mess mars a gateway to silicon valley. san jose state, but another concern, broken windows and abandoned buildings. >> reporter: it gives the message that nobody is paying attention, nobody cares. and therefore i think it is increasing the crime in our neighborhood and in san jose. >> suzanne thinks cash-strapped caltrans has been playing favorites. >> our of our beautiful peninsula looks beautiful, no trash. resources can be down here where the population is higher. >> reporter: if cal trans does not go for that, they say that maybe homeless people can do the job folks that work with the san jose streets team. >> they work with clients who are on the street or in the creek and engage them in volunteer work. but, they are showing up every day, 8:00, doing hard work. >> reporter: not for pay but they get food, housing and he says a path to the future. >> provides not just a path but also self

caltran is setting up a bus bridge to get people between the station.orrections on the peninsula in palo alto. >> there's new information involving the trash of a cal fire air tanker that killed a pilot. the air tanker may have struck a tree lost a wing. jeffrey hunt was the only person on board and piloting the air tanker at the time. he was dropping a load when he crashed. the accident forced cal fire to ground all 22 air tankers, a final report won't be available for a few months. >>> heartbreaking situation for a family in the south bay, a mother of four was diagnosed with a rare form of a serious disease. that was just the beginning. rob roth tells us what happened next. >> jennifer stewart found out over the weekend she has multiple sclerosis but a rare form of it. >> every muscle in my body is aching and my head is pounding, my eyes feel like they are about to explode. they have been besieged by misfortune. >> the ms. was devastating. the day after her diagnosis her husband noticed something was missing. >> i didn't have my keys. he ran here to t

this is part of a project to update a section of the bridge where caltrans found wear and tear cracks but it didn't slow drivers down until the morning commute. >> predicting traffic is an inexact science. we knew there would be some delays but when we looked at how long it did, we made the decision to reevaluate this. >> this isn't the first time caltrans has installed these steel plates. it did similar work back in 2002. both times previously there were major backups. they'll have to figure out another plan. >> hopefully a smooth commute. thanks, steph. >> the world health organization says after a months' long battle, nigeria is free of ebola. meantime, a memorial was held last night in minneapolis for eric duncan, the liberian man in texas who died from ebola. >> i loved my husband. >> a sad time obviously for many folks in that community. meanwhile the 48 people who came into contact with duncan are now in the clear. yesterday marked 21 days without symptoms, which means the danger period has passed. and nurses are finally getting the protection they've been asking for. the cente

with the water caltran says the rods will not fail like the 32 that cracked on the seismic stability structure. >> tesla announcement is coming at 7:00 p.m. today, not 7:00 a.m. >> bummer. we have to wait. >> now, we will celebrate. >> we have to wait for saturday until the baseball game, we all about waiting. >> some things are worth waiting. >> 60 miles per hour at fairly. the sea breeze is stronger this morning. yesterday, the ferry ride was foggy but it could be damp with high drizzle this evening, it will be breezy as the freezes kick in super today at 11 o'clock this morning to 8:00 during the evening hours. sfo shows cloud cover as we look to the west and i have delays that will develop but, of course, it will be another hour and ten minutes until we know. look at clouds, sitting on the bay bridge as we look from the exploritorium and the bay water that look like glass it will change this afternoon. our cool of the highs, today and tomorrow sunny and warmer-than-average, and a significant pattern shift is going to develop next week. that will bring us much cooler weather and t

caltrans to this we cut back dry grass and the hills october peak month for fires and the heat only as to the risk. as coming back out here live we know for a lot family is heading to illegal that will head out to the customer today officials always recommend staying on the water and posts or on the beach it with potential for recurrence there's everett it can't reach this is it. >> : a very clear warm ocean beach. and what >> : berkeley policeman arrested one of the three sexual assault cases the uc- berkeley campus and they're investigating three separate assaults on with happen in the south camps area. >> : berkeley police arrested 20 year-old eugene franklin at the delta of warren street. search warrant was issued in the one taken into custody without incident. >> : it accused of rape where the victim was under the influence of some sort of intoxicant and was unable to resist. the rest is the first stemming from three separate assaults that happen saturday all three to place off campus uc berkeley crime bulletin states that two of those three took place on the property of a fratern

easier and inserted the soup plate bridges east of the fremont street accent it put there so that caltrans could embark on a six month project to expand a joint of the roadway. >> reporter: in between the deck sections the like cartilage in your knee they allow they absorb the impact as the sections move back and forth as they expand and contract if they're not able to do that d.c. the cracking. >> reporter: so we started seeing that in the summertime we had to come up with a program some kind of project to replace them some. >> reporter: try to keep the decks from knocking into each other but it, a cost it proved to be too distracting to motorists some slowed and some actually stopped the traffic delays were caused. >> reporter: engineers now have to come up with another plan for the rich. >> reporter: they're working on a plan to get the work done that will be as disruptive to traffic as the other one. >> reporter: tomorrow at the earliest before we have anything specific. >> reporter: were talking about the western span of the bridge not the eastern span one other thing is the option of

i'll let you know if caltrans changes it's mind. call me with a tip. >> thank you. >> it's going to be i think getting faster and faster. >> relief coming for thousands from napa. they've been waiting to recover from the earthquake two months ago. now, it's on the way.ñr this is welcome news. >> it is welcome news. this is the earthquake assistance center the center is open seven days per week. fema set up operations here today as residents say, better late than never. in mid september a disaster declaration made assist stance available for governmental agencies but not individuals. that needed another federal declaration. >> extra tours with the staff in order to view the damage. thexd question asked the most i where is fema? >> this is the missing piece. fema is at the center. today a soft opening. residents went online to register. >> it's stucco the chimney we lost. >> heidi walter came to the center to find out what fema can do for her and her mother. walterçó invited us to her home the day after the quake. foundations shifted.

i'll let you know if caltrans changes it's mind. call me with a tip. >> thank you. >> it's going to be i think getting faster and faster. >> relief coming for thousands fr napa. they've been waiting to recoverrom the earthquake two months ago. now, it's on the way.ñr this is welcome news. >>t is welcome news. this is the earthquake assistance cenr the center is open seven days per week. fema s up operations here today as residents say, better late than never. in mid september a disaster declaration made assist stance available r governmental agencies but not indivials. that needed another federal declaration. >> extra tours with the staff in order to view the damage. thexd question asked the most i where is fema? >> this is the missing piece. fema is at t center. today a soft opening. residents went online to register. >> it's stucco the chimney we lost. >> heidi walter came to the center to find out what fema can do for her and her mother. walterçó invited us to her home the day aftethe quake. foundations shifted. the fireplace had

they have like sandpaper on them. >> reporter: caltrans is fixing expansion joints.flexible portion of the bridge deck which allow some movement with changing conditions such as winds or heavy loads on the bridge. >> not real accurate but i like to say these are like big steel band-aids. >> reporter: the caltrans spokesman says motorist have been perhaps too cautious in the two mornings since the plates were first installed. >> it's always when the plates go in at first, you start to see the backups. but then when people become accustomed to their presence, then the traffic picks up a bit. >> reporter: and this project is not going to be over anytime soon. over the next two months, crews will be working overnight on six different expansion joints on the western span of the bridge. the steel plates will

caltrans added multiple turn lanes from 880. as you exit 880 turning on to stevens creek, then on to 17 south from stevens creek, they have made that much easier, as well. this is going to be a major relief for holiday shoppers because as now it's been major traffic gridlock here for years because of the construction. and then starting tomorrow morning at 5 a.m., caltrans opens the second phase of this with new on- and off-ramps to stevens creek boulevard from 280. those loops that people used to drive for years they are gone replaced with signal lights. all in all a major improvement to one of the most frustrating interchanges in the south bay for decades. >> one of the worst ramps there. northbound 280 to northbound 880, what's happening with that? >> reporter: so that flyover not going to be built until the early part of next year but, you know, things take time but the good news is that all this traffic that you see here that we suffer through the holiday season that's going to be much improved in the months to come. we're l

the problem are large metal plates that caltrans installed causing rough travel over them.se are causing really big delays. i have noticed they will clamped down on the metering lights so let's show you the bay bridge toll plaza. cars are barely moving approaching the pay gates. for a while it was stacked up very slow, 14 miles per hour. that's once you reach the incline section. those speed sensors don't jump a lot on the bay bridge into san francisco. that's the bridge to avoid. coming through the macarthur maze we are getting word of a new issue a motorcycle accident partially blocking the connector from 580 to 580. chp is on the way. that's your drive to work. back to you guys. >>> thank you. well, if you haven't heard, the san francisco giants are world series bound. >> travis ishikawa hits one into right! >> travis ishikawa three-run homer broke a tie in the 9th inning. he did indeed. and a 4-1 series win over the st. louis cardinals in a big victory last night. that puts the giants in the world series which starts tuesday in kansas city, missouri. kpix 5's vern glenn

. >> the toll bridge committee is alarmed that caltrans had evidence in 2011 when they used a special scope that revealed bolts had rusted in standing water long before they faild. >> that is a pretty big fish that got away because they should have made the connection to the fact if corrosion is there maybe there should have been more testing and that wasn't done. >> at this point officials say it is water under the bridge. caltrans is currently running tests and drying out the rods saying early evidence shows they are not at all similar to the bolt that's failed last year but will have final results in the next several weeks. live at treasure islands. >>> it's the first in the nation. stock up on plastic totes because plastic shopping bans will be across the state of california. the ban is set to take effect next year. plastic bag manufacturers say they will try to reveal this law. many bay area cities already have a plafstic bag ban in plac. >>> 15 communities program will offer four-year degreeses in technical fields such at vet or dental hygiene. the growth will help meet future m

caltrans has a new plan to smooth out the bay bridge commute during a 2-month maintenance project. workere replacing six 'expansion jo on the upper deck. but the k metal plates used to cover e gaps slowed traffic to a crl on friday. caltrans ripped them out, and plans to add paving material when they're replaced, for a smoother ride. time to play ball... game one of the world series just getting underway in ka city. ken bastida is at kauffman stadium trying to find some orange and black in the seaf blue. thanks ken game two is tomorrow night. also in kansas city. the series moves to san francisco on friday. if hasn't been decided after game five, it heads back to kansas city. it can be one of the hardest parts of renting in the bay area. but one city wants to roll t the welcome mat to pets. how landlords are biting back aa groundbreaking new rule. almost caused me to have a t attack the post office says it was an innocent mistake. the letter in the mail that lefa family traumatized. ((weather tease)) a would be purse snatcher gets the best kind of payba. and wait til you see what h

. >>> up next, caltrans has a message for commuters about the new span of the bay bridge. >>> and you know when you adjust your thermostat in your home by a degree or two it makes a difference? well, at this hour we're running 20 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago in santa rosa, 15 degrees warmer in half moon bay and 13 degrees warmer in san martin. we have a couple days to go before we hit the peak of this heat wave. when we could see the hottest temperatures since 2012 when nbc bay area news at 11:00 comes right back. hey john check it out. whoa! yeah i was testing to see if we really can turn any device in your house into a tv and the tablet worked just fine but i wanted to see if the phone will work as well. so i shrunk sharon. every channel's live just like on tv but it's my phone. it's genius. shh! i'm watching tv. tiny sharon is mean. i'm right here. watch any channel live on any device around your home. the x1 entertainment operating system only from xfinity. trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. well here's the truth: 46 will save lives. it will save money

caltrans has had a change of heart. they still need to do the project but for now they at least taken the steel plates out they did that on saturday. yesterday they had the chance to talk the culture and spokesperson and they talked about the project and well they will go from here. >>: reporter: we always try to replace these before. now as he was say they're still like to do the project. obviously they put this on hold. there is a meeting that's pot plants. the title of vice another way to do this or at least modify this. the let the commuters no and a little better way that they're still places there. obviously those steel plates are put there to do the work they're intended for people to drive a little slower but not come to a complete help create the good news is that it's heavier this morning it's not close to what was on friday. <

caltrans will add temporary pavement where the plates cover the road making for a smoother ride. no word on when that might happen. >>> olympic track star oscar pistorius was sentenced to five years in jail for killing his girlfriend today. as debora patta tells us, pistorius is already behind bars. >> reporter: a huge crowd surrounded oscar pistorius as police brought him away to begin five years in prison. the sentence for manslaughter comes 20 months after the paralympic champion shot and killed reeva steinkamp in his south african home claiming he thought she was an intruder. >> the use of a firearm. >> reporter: the judge says the blade runner showed gross negligence when he fired four fatal shots at steenkamp through his locked bathroom door. she said her decision is consistent with the public's desire to see justice done. >> it would be a sad day in this country if an impression were to be created that there was one law for the poor and disadvantaged and another for the rich and famous. >> reporter: pistorius will spend his first night behind bars where his cell is prepare

. >>> caltrans went back to the drawing board after a snag on the bay bridge. coming up at 6:30, a potential solution to the problem that made a mess of friday's commute. ,,,, the bottom of your screen f >>> good morning, everyone! are you ready for game one of the world series? it will be madison baumgarner on the hill for san francisco, james shields for kansas city. as for tim lincecum he might not be in the rotation but he will be ready. he doesn't have a role in this world series. but tim lincecum is still a popular giant. >> lincecum has done it again! he has no hit the san diego padres. >> reporter: the freak has won two world series, two cy youngs, and has thrown two no- hitters. but an ineffective season cost him his spot in the rotation. talk about how barry zito not being in the rotation his experience may have helped you. >> you see what he went through in 2010 where he wasn't on the roster and just the way he handled himself and dealt with it and was still a good teammate through all that, you know, just spoke volumes about his character. >> report

caltrans repairs to the western span of the bay bridge are being put on hold. a temporary fix caused traffic gridlock on friday. the toll plaza was a virtual parking lot. and the delays ran from the early morning well into the evening. kron four's dan rubin has experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly at the bay bridge this weekend. the open monday morning commute will still be the monday morning commute but it will be better than friday. people driving on the upper deck of the bay bridge were caught off guard by new bumps in the road. caltrans had the best intentions when they put in the hiccup. repairs were ordered. temporary steel plates were installed. drivers went heavy on the breaks. backups stretched for miles. the traffic was backed up about an hour. the drive was so unbearable, the agency reversed course. " we made the decision to suspend this project for the time being. after the plates were removed early saturday. the bridge had almost entirely smoothed out. almost. better for now. but more bumps in the road could lie ahead. we wanted take a coupl

but caltrans still has to figure out the most efficient way to get the necessary work done. huge backup friday threw a curve to drivers trying to cross the bay bridge into san francisco. kendall ryan expected a smooth ride. >> and i looked at the news and they said an hour and a half to get over the bridge. i just turned around and took bart in. >> the delays caltrans says came after tapered steel plates were put in near the fremont street exit. some drivers slowed down considerably. now those same plates have been removed. >> predicting traffic is an inexact science. we knew there would be some delays. but when we looked at them and it lasted as long as it did forbe as as far as they did, then they made the decision to suspend the work. and let's just reexamine this. >> reporter: the plates help accommodate the work. caltrans is trying to replace six expansion decks on the upper deck western span after they found wear and tracks. >> there really was too much. the traffic was very bad for a very long time. and you can't sustain that kind of delays. >> reporter: despite messa

the plates are covering a gap where caltrans is replacing expansion joints on the bridge.hey are on the three left hand lanes just before the harrison street exit in san francisco. the traffic is slowing to a crawl as cars hit the plates and it's backed up. >> a cloudy moist pattern in place for the bay area friday. giving you a live look over san francisco and the bay bridge where plenty of clouds to go around. they will thicken into the evening hours. and that will be our best chance at seeing a few scattered showers. for the second half of the day we are mostly cloudy. not to bad. we were off to a chilly start but temperatures fairly mild. at least for most of us. we will check on the numbers in just a minute. just a few sprinkles. maybe a little bit of drizzle for the coast and we are tracking a little bit of light rain, maybe a few scattered showers over the n apa sonoma area. it's moved in to areas around fairfield. maybe a little bit of light rain or drizzle here. the better chance will be into the second half of the day and then into the overnight hours. we will sh

caltrans laning up the ramp -- cleaning up the ramp to downtown san jose. the ramp has become a dumping ground. some people in the neighborhood are worried the trash will lead to crime. >> it gives the message that nobody's paying attention. nobody cares. and therefore, i think it's increasing the crime in our neighborhood. and in san jose. >> susan thinks caltrans has been playing favorites by keeping ramps in more affluent areas clean while neglecting theirs. san jose councilman and mayoral candidate sam la car doe suggests using homeless people for clean-up duties. >>> a man suspected of stabbing his mother to death is under arrest. police say 20-year-old joseph badiali told a neighbor he stabbed his mother before officers arrived on saturday evening. detectives are working on establishing a motive. they say he's been booked into santa rita jail without bail and will be arraigned tomorrow. >>> america's first diagnosed ebola patient is in critical condition. this, as another american ebola patient arrived in the u.s. for treatment today. cbs reporter oma

caltrans is replacing six expansion joints on the bridge. the steel plates help accommodate that work. plates are tapered on both ends to help smooth the transition. the project won't be done until december so drivers will have to get used to driving over these steel plates in the future. one more look at the damage being done. our traffic map showing the yellow arrows on the bridge where all the plates are. it's slow. and you can see the red arrows, slow traffic on the bay bridge approach. so take it slow. >>> 25 years ago today, the loma prieta earthquake rocked much of the bay area. 6.9 quake hit at 5:04 p.m. on october 17, 1989. it's blamed for 63 deaths injuring more than 3700 people. freeways, bridges collapsed. and entire neighborhoods went up in flames. quake caused an estimated billion in damage. it's a -- $6 billion in damage. it's a day still fresh in a lot of people's minds. >> we had lived here about a little over a month when loma prieta hit. >> we could walk up the hill where -- near our house in southern marin and see the fir

the plates were put there so caltrans can put in joints on the span. the plates removed and the project suspected while cal transfigures out another way to make repairs with less impact on the traffic. >>> a carnival cruise ship that had a passenger on board being monitored for ebola was finally allowed to dock this morning. the ship was not allowed to dock in mexico. the woman who self-quarantined on board was given the all cheer. and tonight, the defense department is -- clear. >>> and tonight the defense department is putting together a team to fight ebola. >>> >> reporter: the pentagon will be part of the fight against ebola. the team, it will include 5 doctors and 20 critical care nurses trained in infectious diseases. if needed they will deploy anywhere in the u.s. in 72 hours. >> we want to go a step further. >> reporter: as the military readies the response the head of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases hit the sunday morning talk shows offering insight on new ebola safety protocols. the center for disease control and pre

but after friday's mess, caltrans halted the project and replaced them over the weekend now. they have to determine what the alternative is in how to proceed. >>> to the latest developments in the ebola crisis, the officials have changed the safety protocols. more than 40 people who had contact with the ebola patients who died have now been released from quarantine. here's the latest. >> reporter: after 21 days, the quarantine now lifted. the four people who lived with ebola victim thomas eric duncan given the all year including his fiance. >> she has nothing. everything that she ever owned has been destroyed because of the ebola situation with eric. >> reporter: still, she says, we are so grateful that none of us has shown any sign of illness. >> these were the people who had the most contact with mr. tunkian. they were with him for days while he was sick. early in the illness, people are not very contagious and that should give relief to people in planes and other places. >> reporter: they are also off the watch list but dozens of people in ohio are still being monitored af

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. >>> caltrans has bridge work in the napa area.age from the 6.0 earthquake that hit august 24. caltrans will be giving us updates on bridge repair projects on state routes 29, 37 and 121. there are six emergency contracts for the work totaling $5.3 million. >>> the los angeles kings are helping out earthquake victims in napa. last season's nhl champions put the stanley cup on display in napa a few days after the quake. hundreds of fans donated thousands of dollars for quake relief and the kings pitched in 6,000 more. that money will be turned over today to the disaster relief fund. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee is out with a plan to speed up ambulance response times. the "chronicle" reports a memo from the mayor's office outlines a number of changes. some have been implemented. hiring 16 more medics and more private ambulances available for 911 calls. >>> bus drivers who operate shuttles for facebook workers are trying to unionize. a teamsters official sent a letter last week to facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg. it says the drivers

caltrans has installed huge steel plates in order to replace six expansion joints on the bridge. the plates are on the upper deck. they are raised up one inch off the roadway with tapered ends. but drives are still cautious slowing -- drivers are still cautious, slowing down as the drive over them causing a chain reaction pushing traffic back to the toll plaza. the caltrans project will last about two months. >>> president obama's named a point man to oversee the government's handling of ebola. it comes as a cruise ship is headed back home over fears that a passenger was exposed before she got on board. kpix 5's ken bastida in the newsroom and ken, that cruise line says it's acting out of an extreme abundance of caution. >> reporter: yeah. you bet. a passenger on board worked at the dallas hospital where two nurses contracted the disease. sound familiar? now she is in isolation on that cruise ship. and mexico has banned the carnival ship from docking. it was forced to turn around from its stop in cozumel and head back to galveston. a lab supervisor who handled a specimen from ebo

caltrans removed the steel plates that caused a massive slowdown last week.lates were put in place so that caltrans could replace six expansion joints on the upper deck, but after causing such a backup contractors are coming up with a different plan. >>> tonight millions of drivers are warned to get their cars fixed immediately. the air bags could explode. pnel flying throug >> reporter: the air bags in question are made by tikata and subject to a spiraling series of recalls that reached more than 11 million this year. the problem? the air bags can explode sending metal shrapnel flying through the vehicle. we spoke to stephanie erdnan who barely survived. >> instant blindness on my right side followed by gushing blood. w, nissan, g-m it was terrifying. i thought i was going to bleed out at first. >> reporter: four deaths may be linked to the defect. the latest, a 51-year-old woman in orlando driving a 2001 honda accord. that followed a death in california, an 18-year-old in oklahoma and a mother of three in virginia. documents filed with the national highway

caltrans initially told us they had four lanes closed in that area until 5:00. so not too much longer. let's get a check of the golden gate bridge. marin county commute looking okay. the only thing we spotted northbound coming into petaluma there was some roadwork from kastania to the petaluma river bridge that should be wrapping up by 6:00 but in the meantime, sausalito to san francisco, everything looks great across the span. lanes change crews should be out there shortly and 880, you know, they picked up the roadwork early in san leandro. so now everything is fine in oakland and all the way out to the macarthur maze. coming up, we get a check of mass transit. in the meantime, back to you guys. >> all right. thank you, elizabeth. >>> a san jose state fraternity is planning fundraisers now for a member of their frat that was killed in a hit-and-run. the suspect is another student accused of driving drunk. the victim 23-year-old chee lamb died of his injuries yesterday. he was walking across south 10th street along busy fraternity row early sunday morning when h

. >> coming up next, we're going to show you the work caltrans is doing to get roads back this doing to get roads back this shape. ♪ ♪ first impressions are important. you've got to make every second count. banking designed for the way you live your life. so you can welcome your family home... for the first time. chase. so you can. >> san francisco building inspectors today began posting violation warnings on some 380 soft-story buildings prone to collapse in an earthquake. they're the 5% that owners have not yet complied with requirements adopted last year. the officials estimate 4,000 buildings in the city need some type of work. >> weeks after the napa earthquake, cal trans is working hard to shore up bridges destroyed in wine country. today they showed us bridges they've been working to repair. this work is about preparing for the next one. six weeks after the earthquake that shook napa, caltrans is adding force, trying to fix what the earth did to bridges >> we call these sure key for bridge abaitment. >> nick is a senior bridge engineer. >> this is concrete sprawled when the br

. >>> on the subject of transportation, caltrans is trying to figure out how to keep water away from bolts on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. the oversight committee got an update on 400 steel rods found to be sitting in water. grout and caulk were meant to keep them dry but didn't. so some bolts were in several inches of water. caltrans engineers say new tests involving stress and weather exposure show that the bolts will stand up to those conditions. >> the three factors are susceptibility, high stress and the presence of hydrogen. we don't have high stress. we've tested these so we don't see a susceptible metal problem and now what we're working on is keeping the third fact or out even though we don't have the first two factors. >> okay. officials are still trying to find out where the water came from, either rain or spray from the bay. >>> developing news, for the first time a patient in the united states has tested positive for ebola. federal health officials confirm the diagnosis yesterday. the unidentified adult is in isolation at a hospital in dallas. the patient deve

the backup was because of those steel plates, they caused so much backup, they actually made caltrans delay their project. >> reporter: that's right. it's temporary relief but it's welcomed by the drivers heading into the city. the impact want felt until friday morning the black steel plates went across the left three lanes before the fremont street exit. it's part of a praj to replace six expansion joints. the steel plates allowed them to wogt without shutting do-- allod them to travel the bridge without shutting down the bridge. >> reporter: and they did taper the steel plates to ease the travel of the vehicles. caltrans is now suspending the project and will have to figure out a new plan and they are set to do that at a meeting today. live in the bay, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> apple pay is going live at about 200,000 businesses around the country. it uses the company's latest iphones, the 6 and 6-plus to let people make credit and debit payments. they say it's a secure and private way to buy things. a user's financial information is not exchanged. the cupertino compa

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caltrans has added multiple turn lanes for the exit from 880 south.he exit to 17 south from stevens creek is also much improved. this is going to be a major relief for holiday shoppers because as you know, it's been gridlock for years here because of construction. >> these new ramps that are opening today and tomorrow are going to provide a new signal lights intersection for anyone accessing stevens creek boulevard. we are going to have wider newly reconfigured ramps so that adds more capacity for people to queue on and off the freeway. so it's going to control the movements in this area. >> reporter: starting tomorrow morning at 5 a.m., caltrans opens the second phase with new on- and off-ramps to stevens creek boulevard from 280, the leafs that you used to sit through for years they are gone replaced by signal lights. all in all major improvements to a frustrating drive here one of the worst interchanges in the south bay. kiet do, kpix 5. >> it is a complicated intersection, especially when people are out there shopping. >>> 880 and 17 begins right

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