lease, 20+ years, with caltrans. that particular lease expired in february. so, how can i believe was anxious to get market rate for that property. the amount that you see that otto returned currently pays is probably not the amount that caltrans has been receiving for the last 2-3 decades. that's the differential. i hope return is in pain that differential since separate until current. they approach the mta seeking some other relief and there is no refers to assist them in that way but because the contract expires july 31 the requesting or requiring otto returned to absorb that increasing rents i believe is, unfair to them. >> okay. i asked that question mostly because i want to make sure that it wasn't because we had not done our part in terms of timing, to make sure that we made the leases work out because -- it would dovetail with the new contract. but, i do understand from your expedition what you are saying. i wonder if you're able to because she long-term lease with caltrans earlier semi-reduce the amount woul

. >>> caltrans knows what caused the two fires this week in the traffic lanes on the eastern span of the bay bridge. as kpix 5's mark kelly tells us, the investigation points to road flares. >> reporter: caltrans called it an unusual set of circumstances. two fires just this week. one monday night, the other around noon talking distance both relatively close. >> one of our engineers the fire in the same spot as the fire from monday evening. >> reporter: caltrans said it was probably road flares from workers that set this black rubber on fire. driving over it it looks to be nothing more than a black grate but it is actually a rubber seal that plays an important role in protecting the bay bridge at expansion joints. >> it covers the joints and it's like rubber that protects the joints from any sort of debris or even chloride that can wear and do damage unnecessarily to it. >> reporter: monday's fire six feet of the seal burned but caltrans says it will replace all parts that caught fire. >> when we do that, it will not be problematic for our motoring public. >> reporter: mark kelly, kp

caltrans said this. safety remains caltrans' top priority.e'll continue to work to ensure the safest work place possible while we move forward on this critical project. the collapsed section has been rebuilt. flat iron will pay additional costs. caltrans estimates it will cost taxpayers $300 million. there is no word on whether the companies or caltrans will appeal. >>> in the north bay a bridge will be moved close to cars and trucks so it can be replaced. it will turn into a bridge for bicycles and pedestrians only. a new span will be built next to it. the current bridge is 98 years old, and considered historic. the replacement is expected to cost $5.5 million paid for with federal funding. construction could start in the spring of 2017. >>> need a job? well golden state is hiring to fill thousands of full time jobs with the state. correctional officers auditors and certified nursing asis stance written exams are required for most of the positions. >> kids taking over the field at at&t park. >>> and glass is back. the >>> check this out. abc

caltrans called it an unusual set of circumstances. two fires just this week. one monday night, the other, around noon today. talking distance, both, relatively close. >> one of our engineers discovered the fire that was in relatively the same spot as the fire from monday evening. >> reporter: take a closer look, caltrans says it was likely road flares from workers that set this black rubber on fire. driving over it, it looks to be nothing more than a black great, but it is a rubber seal that plays an important role in protecting the bridge at its expansion joint. >> it covers the joint and it is a rubber like material that protects the joint from any of debris or even chloride that can wear and do damage unnecessarily to it. >> reporter: monday's fire, six feet of the seal burned. today, about half that, but caltrans says it will replace all parts that caught fire. >> and when we do that, it will not be problematic for our motoring public. >> reporter: so maintenance workers getting the blame tonight, but what work they were actually doing on the eastern span

caltrans said this. safety remains caltrans' top priority.tinue to work to ensure the safest work place possible while we move forward on this critical project. the collapsed section has been rebuilt. flat iron will pay additional costs. caltrans estimates it will cost taxpayers $300 million. there is no word on whether the companies or caltrans will appeal. >>> in the north bay a bridge will be moved close to cars and trucks so it can be replaced. it will turn into a bridge for bicycles and pedestrians only. a new span will be built next to it. the current bridge is 98 years old, and considered historic. the replacement is expected to cost $5.5 million paid for with federal funding. construction could start in the spring of 2017. >>> need a job? well golden state is hiring to fill thousands of full time jobs with the state. correctional officers auditors and certified nursing asis stance written exams are required for most of the positions. >> kids taking over the field at at&t park. >>> and glass is back. the for over 60,000 california fost

caltrans says the damaged section will stay closed indefinitely. kpix 5's lisa chan joins us in the newsroom with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, well this interstate is a main route between california and arizona. and engineers will assess the damage to the bridge this morning. the collapse is being blamed on heavy rains and flooding that shut down the freeway. the bridge 50 miles west of the arizona state line washed away. traffic headed toward arizona was forced to turn around. one driver was injured. the riverside county fire department had to extract that driver who crashed in the collapse. rain, thunder and lightning fell over southern california in a rare summer storm system. this caused power outages, downed trees, water rescues, and beach closures. firefighters worked to keep mud out of half a dozen homes. >> there's firefighters out there as well as a lot of heavy equipment operators that are trying to get that mud and debris up. we're working as quick as we think. >> reporter: the storms dropped as much as four inc

caltrans officials say it was a rubber seal that caught fire. caltrans says the fire from today and monday.were likely started by a roadside flare. the seal will eventually be replaced. now at five. since the eastern span of the bay bridge was opened. it's been plagued with problems. caltrans is looking at a water leak that's threatening the foundation of the main tower. there's concern that salty bay water is seeping in. then last year - there were reports that some of the steel rods were sitting in rain water. raising concern about corrosion. even before the bridge was finished, caltrans faced problems with bad bolts that cracked. a gilroy family had a close encounter with a 90 pound mountain lion. it's made itself at home in the backyard of their home. kron four's jeff bush talked with the family and shows you video of the big cat. it's video you'll only see on kron 4. >> jeff :check it outan adult mountain lion walked into the back yard of this country estates home on tuesday night. it was amazing sight and you can see what the cat was not a

are certainly hot enough to start a fire and caltrans says that's exactly what they did. some of those drivers are red hot anxiety as they drove right passed the flames right here on the bay bridge. >> it's not every day that a bridge deck catches fire. today at noon flames shot up from the rubber protective seal covering the joint of the new expansion span. >> it was just a creepy thing to see. >> today's fire was in the identical spot that burned monday night. >> i saw the cars in front of me and behind me swerving. >> after monday night's fire cal caltrans says it suspected a discarded cigarette started the fire. >> right now, we see remnants of flares and also that there is a video that indicates that workers left flares that potentially were blown into the joint area. >> bay bridge drivers have a mixed reaction. >> i believe whatever they say. >> that sounds a little crazy to me, but i'm not sure to be honest. i don't know what to think. >> yes, that's bull. i think that's b.s. really. >> caltrans says the investigation continues but they add there is no structural d

caltrans says the seal protects the expansion joint from the elements. caltrans saying the rubber seal and joint is a critical component of the bridge; it connects the eastern span with the road that travels though y.b.i. >> it is obvious that it can catch fire. any sort of debris or chloride that can wear and do damage unnecessarily to it. >> reporter:in this dash cam video you can see crews inspecting the area after the fire. caltrans now telling kron 4 it was a roadside flame that likely started both fires engineers say the seal was damaged so bad that it has to be replaced. >> are in the process of looking win and how quickly that will happen. we do have our team on the case. >> reporter:now i'm told the work will most likely not require the entire eastbound side of the bridge to be shut down, rather just some lane closers, no word yet on when those will take place. >> catherine:thank you scott! >> catherine:the f-b-i got a search warrant for a storage locker -- just days after mattew muller was arrested in the denise huskins kidnapping case. >> cath

and transit users and motorists alike we should be proud as co-sponsors of the project along with caltrans we took the mediate in lead in the earlier stages of the planning review and invested $65 million of the salesforce fund and finalized the funding plan for the private dollars as our director noted it is a celebration not easy to get to this many partnerships and boundary from creating new parkway standards to having sustainable methods to becoming the first and only p-3 or public-private pales in comparison on the highway i want to congratulate caltrain and the presidio parkway with the transportation authority for this wonderful chauvinism i want to acknowledge our former executive director jose that demonstrated the ability to get this built and our recently retired deputy who had the skill and tenacious it we celebrate the openly of doyle drive all the projects in the program as well as are underway with the strong demand we're seeing on all the transit services the needs for pedestrian and bicycle safety to achieve vision zero and the desire r desire for more reduction measures t

caltrans is blaming maintenance workers for two fires on the eastern span of the bay bridge. that ignited black rubber. you see the picture there. one of the fires happened on monday night. the other around noon yesterday near the very same spot. the rubber forms a seal that plays an important role in protecting the bridge at an expansion joint. caltrans says it will fix the damage. >>> consumer reports says today it will no longer recommend liquid laundry detergent pods because of a poisoning hazard for children. a study found 17,000 cases in two years of children under six swallowing or inhaling the chemicals in the pods. now consumer reports is urging households with children in that age group to stop buying them. >>> today the obama administration is stepping up its efforts to convince capitol hill democrats to support the new iran nuclear accord. hannah daniels reports the vice president is now playing a key role. >>> reporter: vice president joe biden heads to capitol hill today to meet with democrats on the senate foreign relations committee. as he continues to lobby s

caltrans crews assessing bridges all along a 30 mile stretch. the collapse showing signs of damage which could delay opening the highway. >> caltrans is working to get traffic moving in both directions. >> caltrans is advising motorists through the area to seek alternative routes. they say it could be days or weeks or months before repairs are made. >> stay water regulators proposed a fine against a group of farm farmers officials claim the district has been taking water from a pumping plant. but the district has seener water rights dating back 100 years and whether the state can cut rights has yet to be settled in court. >> the sculpture three stories tall is supposed to be near the city. it means everyone will see it. >> she's big. and she's beautiful. and she has no clothes on. >> at 55 feet tall, and illuminated you can't miss this sculpture, truth is beauty. she'll find her home at the tech campus. art is in the eye of the beholder. this time, it's a private company the city required the developer to set aside 1% for public arts. >> this is

caltrans crews assessing bridges all along a 30 mile stretch. the collapse showing signs of damage which could delay opening the highway. >> caltrans is working to get traffic moving in both directions. >> caltrans is advising motorists through the area to seek alternative routes. they say it could be days or weeks or months before repairs are made. >> stay water regulators proposed a fine against a group of farm farmers officials claim the district has been taking water from a pumping plant. but the district has seener water rights dating back 100 years and whether the state can cut rights has yet to be settled in court. >> the sculpture three stories tall is supposed to be near the city. it means everyone will see it. >> she's big. and she's beautiful. and she has no clothes on. >> at 55 feet tall, and illuminated you can't miss this sculpture, truth is beauty. she'll find her home at the tech campus. art is in the eye of the beholder. this time, it's a private company the city required the developer to set aside 1% for public arts. >> this is

caltrans says they will have more information for us tomorrow. reporting live in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> well still closed and it's causing a huge backup in the tri-valley. highway 84 in livermore will not reopen until at least seven:00 p.m. highway 84 closed more than 12 hours ago after this deadly crash. three cars and a big rig, which ended up on its side and up an embankment. it happened around 4:45 this morning between vineyard avenue and vallescitas road. they can't get the road reopened because they don't have enough workers to clear away the debris. a driver in one of the cars was killed, three other drivers hospitalized. no word on what caused this crash. >>> only on nbc bay area fix it or else. the warning from a san jose city councilwoman aimed at what she calls slumlords in her district. this after two children were forced to jump after a second story to escape their burning apartment. damian trujillo joins us in san jose this evening where inspectors are finding some safety issues right there where you are

rectify and permitting review and interpreting caltrans technical review for milestones throughout the project the plans and programs put in a request for the combined city project the design phase is signals that is part of the multi integrated bronze to different infrastructure an all in favor, signify by i including the better signals and for people walker and by the public works commission a transbay transit center communication overview the transbay joint powers authority is requesting money for the overview program math and property management formals f 2015-2016 this might look familiar the work that is fund similar to pass the allocations to the transbay joint powers authority that the transportation authority has made those funds are programmed for this purpose within prop k during item 10 on the agenda eel you'll hear an update on the cost increase for phase one that didn't impact the current request next is the given brt faeshltd study the prop k funds provide as part of the november transportation authority appropriation you'll hear more on 9 agenda recommending the report

and caltrans is still trying to figure out how it began.age to the newly- structured bridge. caltrans says the damage isn't a safety risk to drivers. survey crews have not yet determined just how expensive repairs will be. one cal trans official describes what actually caught fire. >>:what was on fire was the joint czeroseal a layer of protection that actually is utilized to keep debris away from the joint caltrans officials do not know exactly what caused the fire. but they are encouraging drivers not to litter or throw out cigarette butts.which could spark a fire like the one monday night. still ahead. the search continues for mexican drug lord, el chapo. we'll show you the video that shows his escape from prison. also - a san jose soccer team loses precious equipment in a fire. how community members are pitching in to help the team. >> gary :and will have your sports broadcast coming out. >> reporter :and you'll have your extended forecast coming out. stay tuned most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is

caltrans says they were able to shore up the westbound span. the eastbound will remain closed. the opened section will have one lane of traffic in each direction. i-10 is a major artery for people traveling between arizona and southern california. >>> highway 140 near yosemite national park reopened following a mud slide. the slide koved the road with rocks and mud and drivers had to find another way to get to the park. a few cars were stuck no one was hurt. crews worked to clear the debris. >>> time to get your breath mints out. the legendary gilroy garlic festival got under way today. >> the chefs were up early as they cooked garlic calamari. two tons is expected to to be consumed at christmasville park. everyone thing will be enfused with garlic. garlic watermelon and garlic ice cream. >> big garlic cloud coming out of gilroy if you drive buy you notice it. temperatures on the mild side. and great weather for game one of the bay bridge series as the athletics move across the bay toward san francisco att park. two days ago she was scooping ice cream and tonight previewing gam

and bart balboa park and caltrans station we concerned in the alignment one of the western sections on geneva avenue and the other part of the eastern section we look at in a second the geneva portion we looked at the top portion a 4 lines the bus rapid transit will be running on the side lanes and non-buffered and substandard sidewalks on the bottom part of the slide the other option the bus rapid transit with the buffered bike lanes the eastern alignment two option in yellow actually in red on that screen it is the one we call the one way couplet that used the hollywood area to get the bus service cross 101 and the southern option that routes the bus through the bayview area for the buffer to the south we are working with ecology throughout the study to identify the timeline for the bayview option we'll talk about in the latter part of the presentation. >> for the one paw cup lightwell we've landmarked two all of the elements looking at keeping parking on both sides but enabling the bus service by reducing the sidewalk width and having the ground utilities the other option to remo

ktvu's criss tina r is speaking -- cristina rendon is speaking with caltrans.going on here? >> reporter: they admit this is an unusual set of circumstances and they say it is concerning. you are right, the fire broke out in the same spot another fire broke out on monday night and that is why teams are now looking a thet area to figure out -- that area to figure out what is going on. they said one of the engineers spotted thefire around noon today and they -- the fire around noon today and they called emergency crews. this fire broke out on the tunnel that connects the eastbound portion of the bay bridge. this seal caught fire and it is also made out of rubber so that rubber expansion joint protects it from debris and salt water on the bridge. the question is, how did the fire start. on monday night they initially speculated someone may have threw outlet a

the completed project for safety is again, i want to thank our partners for their help including caltrans and the ike the yerba buena ramp is moving and progressing the construction of the rams to and from the east side of the island hopefully, we'll see the ribbon cutting on schedule next summer august 2016 that project is being led by our project manager eric who i'm pleased and excited to announce as our deputy for the project so eric has been a veteran of this transportation work and project gliefr having worked for 31 years first in caltrain and really advising multiple agencies like ours he bring a wealth of the expertise and caltrain and the caltrans process and deliver the ramps and a host of other ways he's been assisting the city as we move the projects through the caltrans process and excited to deliver projects we're fortunate to have eric finally i'll note we were able to have joint training with sfmta i want to thank eric he spearheaded that working with the deputy director for finance and administration both sfmta and ta staff were able to take 21 folks were able excuse me.

. >> hopefully caltrans listens to him.ey don't listen to him they will listen to the lead architect, that is not how he designed it and he says he will get to the bottom of it and it should take a couple days to fix it but hopefully sooner. on the right side of your screen the stripe, people are hitting that shoulder as well. he doesn't understand why and he says that the very least why don't you clean up the roadways because now you have black marks, white marks, a lot of things on the roadway that are confusing the drivers. we will monitor the situation and he says it could be worse in the afternoon. in the morning people can stagger when they go into san francisco but when you leave everybody pretty much leaves at the same time so you get a mad dash. you have cars side-by- side you know that's an accident waiting to happen. full disclosure, i crossed over the lanes this morning. and that was at 5:15 am. >> i didn't have any crowding on the roads and i crossed over too. team coverage in the newsroom as well and what we j

shutdown is just weeks away and caltrans says it has a lifeline for commuters. several local transit agencies are partnering to provide extra buses and ferries. the transday two between oakland and san francisco will be closed for repairs on the train tracks. the closures are the first weekend of august and labor day weekend. caltrans says 100,000 people will have to use buses to get across the bridge. >> we assemble the bill clinton transit -- public transit dream teem of bus open traitors con sit -- open praetors consisting of -- operators consisting of those. 94 buses in all. >> caltrans also says it will have extra personnel on hand to help people navigate the transportation alternatives. >>> all right, still to come, superstar katy perry made a multimillion dollar deal to buy her next home. coming up, why a group of nuns want to stop the purchase. >> and starbucks and pizza about to get a little competition. dunkin' donuts is heading west. >> from the kpix weather center, good afternoon everyone. what a difference a day makes. not as muggy today as yesterda

initially caltrans diagnosed it and suspected a discarded cigarette was the cause. no you they're saying construction crews could be to blame, but bay bridge drivers have mixed reaction it is to that explanation. >> i believe whatever they say. i wasn't there. >> that sounds a little crazy to me but i'm not sure to be honest. i don't know what to think. >> the investigation into the fires is ongoing. caltrans says that the fires did not incur any sort of structural damage to the bridge. >>> now to a south bay town with a big city problem. traffic so bad at times in los gatos town leaders say it's a public safety issue. they say when highway 17 backs up with people headed to the beach drivers head on to city streets trying to get around traffic, but it causes gridlock on city streets. residents say it can take 20 minutes to go four block. >> i crept through town like everybody else of it was horrible. >> every single street in the downtown is stopped completely. firetrucks and police cars can't get places. >>> the town is talking with caltrans and police about what c

it could be caltrans it could be the water district it could be chp. so -- and i called all those places and everyone is pointing to each other saying no it's their responsibility. >> reporter: now, as we have reported before it is a jumbled picture when homeless encampments pop up on state property within a city. at 6:00 we'll tell you what residents here have been told will happen and what homeless advocates are reacting to about the plan. live in san jose robert honda, nbc bay area news. >> thanks robert. >>> a website encouraging married people to cheat is being threatened by hackers tonight. the website is called ashley madison. it's slogan life is short, have an affair. the hackers say the site should shut down or they will publish information. the canadian company which owns the dating website says it has secured the site. >>> a big breakup in the tech industry today, but it's still a money-maker. ebay and paypal are now two separate companies. our business and tech reporter scott budman live at paypal headquarters with more on what the breakup

caltrans has announced lane closures between university and embarcadero that will affect drivers this entire week. nbc bay area's michelle roberts is live from east palo alto with the tails for us. michelle. >> reporter: if we're going to be out and about this week on 101, certainly this will affect you. right now things already slow as they're approaching palo alto bottlenecking there. one lane is already down and again two more lanes will be closing this week and caltrans says work needs to be done and they're hoping overnight closures won't affect quite as many people. many commuters who pass through palo alto agree on one thing. >> lately it's looking horrible because of the changes on the freeway. >> reporter:el caltrans is rebuilding above the san francisco creek. the $18 million project will rebuild the aging bridge to prevent creek flooding. >> i'm probably going to have to look for a different route. >> reporter: for the last month, 101 between university and embarcadero has been down a lane each direction. during the overnight hours this week, the southbound side will be gow

rectify and permitting review and interpreting caltrans technical review for milestones throughout the project the plans and programs put in a request for the combined city project the design phase is signals that is part of the multi integrated bronze to different infrastructure an all in favor, signify by i including the better signals and for people walker and by the public works commission a transbay transit center communication overview the transbay joint powers authority is requesting money for the overview program math and property management formals f 2015-2016 this might look familiar the work that is fund similar to pass the allocations to the transbay joint powers authority that the transportation authority has made those funds are programmed for this purpose within prop k during item 10 on the agenda eel you'll hear an update on the cost increase for phase one that didn't impact the current request next is the given brt faeshltd study the prop k funds provide as part of the november transportation authority appropriation you'll hear more on 9 agenda recommending the report

while caltran said flares are to blame not everyone agrees. snibl >> i believe whatever they say. >> i don't know what to think. >> caltran says the fires did not do any structural damage to the bridge. >> changes may be soon ahead for one of san francisco's signature streets, supervisor mike farrell wants to improve safety and around lumba. it would remove parking spaces on nearby streets. a beu the ifica empbbeauty plan is change. >> last night both sides agreed to end wrangling over measure b. details are minimal but we do know the deal covers retirement benefits for police and firefighters and would jump start settlements with other unions. union leaders have threatened to walk out of negotiations if they couldn't reach an agreement by midnight. >> this is a moment. to celebrate our collective commitment to move beyond the contentiousness of the path and move on to ooh new path. >> police and fire rank-and-file are expected to ratify that deal in the coming days. >> new at 11:00 the fantasy saga "game of thrones" leads the way earning 25 n

the issue that popped up that has caltrans crews tonight closing lanes. to renewable energy, pg&e is absolutely committed to creating a clean energy future. one out of every four solar rooftops in america is in our service area. it's wonderful to work in the city where i live and help my neighbors and i feel like the work that i do reflects that every single day. together, we're building a better california. ♪ ♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek. symmetrical all-wheel drive plus 34 mpg. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >>> new at 10:00, a problem on the presidio parkway. crews plan to shut down certain lanes tonight. they're making changes amid concerns about safety. ktvu's heather holmes is live now in the city with the adjustments being made right now. >> reporter: caltrans crews arrived here just a short time ago. they are closing lanes to do some restriping work. officials tell me after this roadway opened for the first time last night, it became clear that improvements were needed. out with the old. in with the new. i

caltrans now knows what sparked two fires this week on the bay bridge. it was caused by road flares left behind by mainsence crew -- maintenance crews. they rolled down and set fire to the rubber seals that cover the joints. the fires, they were in the same spot on the far left lanes eastbound on the new span. >> we have crews that were actually seen in the video actually placing flares on the eastbound lanes. and it is thought that those flares probably were either moved by the wind or passing traffic that rolled a flare into the great -- the grate area, which is the joint. >> caltrans uses the flares to warn drivers when they are working out there on the road. there's no word on when the joint and the seal will be replaced. while the fires were quickly put out, it's raising questions about how vulnerable the eastern span is. the caltrans insists the bridge is safe. >>> san francisco's busiest -- the very busy lomard street could undergo renovations. it would involve franklin and presidio parkway. special bus lanes would be added. the idea is to improve

. >>> caltrans says it's not sure if one of the two fires was caused by road flares. investigators are still looking at surveillance video. caltrans initially said that fire and the one on wednesday were both caused by the flares rolling into rubber seal exinter-- expansion joints. still. >>> word yet on -- still no word when the damage will be replaced. >>> we're awaiting the news conference from chattanooga regarding those four marines shot dead. >>> investigators in chattanooga can, tennessee began the news conference starting with condolences and all of those affected. let's listen in. >> to protect the safety and the national security of our citizens and our people in this country. chattanooga police chief is here and he will detail some unquestionable acts of bravery and heroism exhibited by the chattanooga police department in the active shooter situation. steve jerado will detail the assets and resources of atf toward the investigation and ed reinhold will detail what he can of the joint terrorism task force-led investigation, the resources and personnel of th

rectify and permitting review and interpreting caltrans technical review for milestones throughout the project the plans and programs put in a request for the combined city project the design phase is signals that is part of the multi integrated bronze to different infrastructure an all in favor, signify by i including the better signals and for people walker and by the public works commission a transbay transit center communication overview the transbay joint powers authority is requesting money for the overview program math and property management formals f 2015-2016 this might look familiar the work that is fund similar to pass the allocations to the transbay joint powers authority that the transportation authority has made those funds are programmed for this purpose within prop k during item 10 on the agenda eel you'll hear an update on the cost increase for phase one that didn't impact the current request next is the given brt faeshltd study the prop k funds provide as part of the november transportation authority appropriation you'll hear more on 9 agenda recommending the report

caltran says the work does need to be done. they're trying to do the majority of the construction overnight, when there are fewer cars on the road. two lanes are closed right now, you can see the backup during rush hour. >> there's a wait of 20 to 35 minutes just to get on 101. >> reporter: ida says the roads have been a mess. she lives in east palo alto and seance caltran started construction, she's spent a lot of time in the car. >> you're just sitting. it's a parking lot basically. >> it's been a common complaint for thousands of commuters. >> a little stressed and anxious. >> caltran says rebuilding the section of 101 above this creek. the $18 million project will rebuild the aging bridge. >> lately it's been looking horrible because of the changes they're making on the freeway. >> reporter: the last month 101 between university and embarcadero has been down a lane in each direction. during the overnight hours this week, the southbound side will go down another two lanes through palo alto. >> yes, i'm concerned. will look f

caltrans is now concerned about the first theory about what caused the first fire on monday. initially they thought both fires, monday and wednesday, were caused by road flair left behind by a work crew. they believe it caught fire. today caltrans said investigators are still looking at surveillance video from monday night because they are not sure fire was caused by flair. crews and chp officers have been told to not use flairs near the bridge's 22 rubber expansion joints. they are necessary to protect the bridge in an event of an earthquake. >> the seal that is used is what is normal for the bridge. we are looking at the fire resistance with the manufacturer with respect to the seal. >> there is still no word on when the rubber seal and the joint will be replaced. >>> the biggest car insurance fraud scam. those suspects staged fake car crashes and bilked insurance companies. ktvu's azenith smith reports, the crimes mean higher premiums for all of us. >> reporter: 10 suspects arraigned in a courtroom in the largest car insurance scam ring in recent history. >> so huge, invol

the completed project for safety is again, i want to thank our partners for their help including caltrans and the ike the yerba buena ramp is moving and progressing the construction of the rams to and from the east side of the island hopefully, we'll see the ribbon cutting on schedule next summer august 2016 that project is being led by our project manager eric who i'm pleased and excited to announce as our deputy for the project so eric has been a veteran of this transportation work and project gliefr having worked for 31 years first in caltrain and really advising multiple agencies like ours he bring a wealth of the expertise and caltrain and the caltrans process and deliver the ramps and a host of other ways he's been assisting the city as we move the projects through the caltrans process and excited to deliver projects we're fortunate to have eric finally i'll note we were able to have joint training with sfmta i want to thank eric he spearheaded that working with the deputy director for finance and administration both sfmta and ta staff were able to take 21 folks were able excuse me.

caltrans says this could be significant delays. place again for eight months. >>> a man now under arrest in a freeway homicide in san leandro early saturday a man found shot to death in his car on the nimitz freeway by the marina boulevard off-ramp. the detectives determined the victim's passenger had fired the fatal shots. the suspect turned himself in yesterday afternoon and was arrested. >>> a court appearance is set today for the man accused of fatally shooting a woman on the san francisco pier. francisco sanchez has pleaded not guilty to charges he murdered kate steinle. the case has drawn national attention because sanchez is an undocumented immigrant who has been deported five times. it's renewed debate on capitol hill about cities like is that declare themselves sanctuary cities for undocumented immigrants. >>> a dog expected to survive its injuries after it was shot by police officer in san francisco happened yesterday near u.n. plaza. police say they noticed the pit bull's owner allegedly had some sort of drug paraphernal

caltrans said at first that a road-side flare caused both fires. now it appears that it caused only one of them. you can see crews mopping up partnership with a-b-c - 7. repair work will be needed? >> reporter: 9 expansion joint federal is for strenth span these down side and then it can stab and that area as well as the pretext that joint caltrans insisting the bridges safe to drive on. all these repairs will be made. we're learning more about two fires on the same spot of the bay bridge were. on monday and this one yesterday. caltrans now saying that only the fire wednesday was spoke it sparked a roadside fired monday as the fire is still under investigation. even though both fires were put out in a matter of minutes the damage to the seismic expansion joint the sea leopard text is somewhat extensive. the see"all along here is that sealed that was burned." >> reporter: burn so that it will need to be replaced. their engineers will be working with the manufacture of the joint seal to determine how flammable as. from there they will focus on the re

caltrans recognizes that. they say there's plenty of work to be done when they build the retaining balls -- walls. the speed limit is 35 miles an hour. there's plenty of signs going through and they will be enforcing that in the couple of months. >> take it slow, especially the first few days. >>> developing news. a bizarre kidnapping case in vallejo. we told you about it back in march. the fbi has issued an arrest warrant for 38-year-old mathew muller. march 25th, a vallejo man claimed his girlfriend was kidnapped for ransom from his home and then released two days later in huntington beach. police said that case was a coax. now, the fbi says the suspect may have committed other similar crimes. muller was arrested in south lake tahoe last month for an alleged home-invasion robbery that happened in dublin. it's not clear if he's still in custody. >>> the father of a missing baby shasta county baby may have been shot and killed. he was reportedly killed bri sheriff's deputies at about 7:45 a.m. the sheriff's de

caltrans now tells us that lanes will be shut down until 7:00 a.m.the tri-valley. another update in a few minutes. >>> a historic day for u.s. cuba relations, several hours ago the u.s. and cuba resumed full diplomatic relations for the first time in 54 years. the cuban embassy in washington, d.c. will officially reopen during a ceremony later morning. it's -- this morning. a delegation of 30 diplomats will be on hand. >> that's what this is about. a choice between the future and the past. americans and cubans alike are ready to move forward. >> still many are skeptical of the shift in policy including cuban american and republican presidential cab date marco rubio. the us plans to reopen its embassy in cuba this summer. >>> more admissions if bill cosby, this time under oath. the "new york times" has obtained the full transcript of his 2005 deposition where he gave after a young woman who had accused him of drugging and molesting her. he admits to having numerous sexual encounters using drugs boasting i think i'm a pretty decent reader of people and

caltrans reopened all three lanes of traffic about 15 minutes ago, just before 6:00 tonight. you can see how things are shaping up now. now, while it may take some time for things to get back to normal, you can bet there are a lot of relieved drivers. >> i was late this morning due to the traffic. >> reporter: drivers on interstate 680 in the east bay have spent the day pulling their hair out, dealing with a rough and rattly ride. traffic has been backed up for miles most of the day after crews working to fix a bumpy road became part of the problem. >> we regret the inconvenience, but for the safety of the public we couldn't have those lanes completely open with the pavement being in the shape that it was. >> reporter: caltrans said their crews spent the night repaving the stretch of the highway, a job that was supposed to be done by 5:00 a.m. but just after 2:00 this morning, their paving machine broke down. so they tried doing the work by hand. >> they just had to try doing it manually using bulldozers and hand tools. and that's a tricky operation. >> reporter: their work w

at the dublin interchange, if you are stuck in that traffic yesterday, caltrans wasn't able to reopen all of the lanes until the evening commute yesterday. it was a mess the entire day. that's a look at your traffic. >>> one police officer shot a man last night. investigators are looking into what happened. police got a call from a woman saying that she and another woman were being chased by her roommate who had a knife. the male room plate had a -- roommate had a knife. >> i heard some kids came out. a guy came out with a knife. the cops told him to put it down. i guess they ended up shooting him. it doesn't look too good for the guy right now, i guess. >> police confronted the man who they say refused to put down that knife. two officers did open fire. the condition of that man is not known. >>> it is 4:34 right now. the father of a woman shot and killed in san francisco set to testify at a congressional hearing. the father will speak before a u.s. senate committee about immigration policies. san francisco has declared itself a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants. the man accused

not safe right now and caltrans has done is they want to warn drivers to slow down. and 35 mi. hour as you're going into the tunnel the determined that speed is the safe enough speed until they get the problem fixed. that's all you need to know so in the morning commute when you get back and from 7 cisco brand new stripings your as ago in the tunnel and hopefully get things to and care of before the morning commute. for >> grant: seating commute with the new presidio parkway which carries some real time speeds now typical congestion for this time of night and last year but will be in fact trying to get from san francisco and then along the parkway read as a calling the other way from san francisco is not good in either direction but this is the evening rush never a smooth sailing in that area a monday evening so we will continue the trip the traffic and monetary situation. within hours please department said it is a coat and apology to the public will today vallejo police department owes apology to miss the skins and mr. quinn. nitwits and a kidnapping case in vallejo police de

now let six or caltrans has got to do to fix the burning inspections. will be using road flares. check back in with a shooting rampage with getting more details as the investigation continues into the night. james eagen holmes, guilty of murder in the first degree" justice for the victims in the colorado theater massacre. james holmes showed no reaction as a jury found him guilty on all counts of first degree murder. 12 people were killed, 70 others injured in the july 2012 shooting. it happened in aurora - during a screening of "the dark knight rises.". trigger, but he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. next up, the sentencing phase.which could begin as early as monday. holmes could face the death penalty. san jose police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened early this morning near fontaine road. officers on patrol noticed a suspicious car and found a man who had been shot. he was pronounced dead at a hospital. no one has been arrested - and the victim has not been publicly identifed. *fladeboe shot vo of this** investigating an ove

. >>> caltrans partially reopened i10.ltrans says construction crews were able to shore up the westbound part of the bridge but the eastbound section of the bridge will remain closed at least for now. the newly opened section will have one lane of traffic in each direction. >>> caltrans is also working to shore up two other bridges in the area after inspectors found erosion following those storms. >>> the death of hayward police sergeant scott lunger this week is adding new meaning for a memorial for hayward's first responders and the lives lost. organizers lost ground next to the old city hall building. it's been in the planning stations for years and the actual construction is set to begin next week. >> being the son of a first responders says a lot of meaning for me. and to honor him always because it's always about giving back to the community. >> the memorial is to feature four granite monoliscs with the names of those lives lost. >>> among the things that scientists are seeing for the first time the dwarf planet's ha

and bart balboa park and caltrans station we concerned in the alignment one of the western sections on geneva avenue and the other part of the eastern section we look at in a second the geneva portion we looked at the top portion a 4 lines the bus rapid transit will be running on the side lanes and non-buffered and substandard sidewalks on the bottom part of the slide the other option the bus rapid transit with the buffered bike lanes the eastern alignment two option in yellow actually in red on that