four bridges are in place for the delays because of caltrans. elsewhere, 880 pretty busy. 19-minute drive time and give yourself a few extra minutes across the bridge, 22 minutes between 101. >>> we have a couple of coastal clouds developing, for the most part, we're mostly sunny and clear. temperatures around the 60-degree mark. we will warm up. slightly above average, around average for this time of the year. slightly above later this in the week. mid-70s by the bay, plenty of sunshine, sunny and warm and topping out in the 80s inland. the forecast shows that warming trend, again, upper 80s today and tomorrow, low to mid-90s by midweek inland and we'll see cloud cover by the bay, along the coast, likely going to see off and on marine layer and coastal clouds throughout the week and cool into the weekend. >>> sounds good. microsoft made promises to interns and today it delivers. after some backlash, microsoft admitted it was poorly worded. >> that's a lot of snacks >> thank you for joining us. remember your next update is at 7:26. have a great

worker. >> salt and pepper beard and hair, usually wearing his caltrans vest. >> reporter: caltrans denies he works with them and says workers are always with a chp officer when they clear freeway campsites. caltrans says its workers follow procedures and post notices like this one giving 72 hours warning. whoever this man is, he is taking what little the homeless have left. >> they have already lost their dignity and now you're just making it worse. >> reporter: now, could this be homeless on homeless vandalism? that is a possibility but homeless advocates say while there's stealing that goes on between people at different camps there's a rule of the streets that's not to damage or take anyone's shelter. reporting live in and a, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> new at 5:00 if you are passing through sunnyvale on the way home, you could be in for a pretty rough commute tonight. this massive sinkhole opened up on the lawrence expressway. you can see the sinkhole carved out a huge chunk of the middle lane there. drivers are being asked to avoid that area as crews work on some emergency repair

ready to on the bike facilities on the bridge that is through the orange color on the slides and caltrans is instructing that area and work with the partners on this project we have in addition looking at installing improvements at the visa to points that's the area we'll see in the yellow green orange and blue those we'll be putting amenity on ports 9 working with the coast guard and partnership in that effort the vista point has restrooms and bicycle racks and beverages and in addition a parking area to allow folks to park and gain access to the vista points with the bike pedestrian facilities on the bridge we think this is important to get something in place there is sill additional development and construction going on the island this will be an excellent point for folks users the facility will actually enjoy the island the current funding those for those improvements $2 million for the funding that will be completed with data and authority funds the portion from the authority will be from a construction change over to the ramps project and look at the vista point opening in the fall

caltrans says doing it at this time will have the least impact. there is a 3 foot wide hole on the westbound deck of the bridge. you can see crews put a metal plate over it as a temporary fix. they found it last month but now they want to make permanent repairs. caltrans will close two westbound lanes for proper workout crews will work tuesday through friday. only one lane open heading westbound from 7 pm to 5 am. caltrans says the whole is just part of the wear and tear on the bridge. >> it's 49 years old and easily right around the 50 year mark, give or take a couple years, that's when you start having some of the big issues like this. >> reporter: the commute direction is westbound in the morning, not the evening. that's why caltrans officials chose to have the closure during the nighttime because they thought it was the least inconvenient for motorists. repair work will be done on saturday night. just one lane is going to be open that night and through sunday morning. 9 am on sunday, it opens back up. >>> the family of a missing woman is makin

that's why caltrans chose to hold the closure overnight. they thought that was the lowest inconvenient for motors. the repair work will be done on saturday. one lane will be open that night through sunday morning. if they finish the work earlier, they will open his earlier. >>> the san jose police department has announced every officer in the city will begin wearing body cameras starting tomorrow. body cameras are being used in a growing number of departments across the country. law enforcement agencies say they can protect officers from false allegations civil rights groups say body cameras often key police officers in line during tense situations. >>> tesla said it has not heard anything about a government investigation related to a deadly crash of one of its cars. the wall street journal reported yesterday the securities and exchange commission is investigating tesla. the paper said the sec is looking into whether tesla should have informed investors after the crash that killed joshua brown in florida. mr. brown was using the autopilot s

the caltrans are looking to improve interstate 80. worst commute in the bay area going the electronic route. new signs. new information hoping to help us with our commute. we asked you what is the worst part of your commute? do you have any tricks or tips? no ticks. >> easy for you to say. >> no. >> martin price says the worst part is crossing the bay bridge from oakland to san francisco. he says his trick was to lease an trek lick car because that means he can drive solo in that carpool lane. and i got a lot of funny tweets. just gifts of people driving on the water -- gifs of people driving on the water. one says the petaluma novato pinch is the worse. he didn't come up with any tips. i think people, as you said don't want to share. >> always share your responses with us. use the hashtag #ktvuthe9. >>> so many of you know that interstate 80 is one of the busiest freeways in the area. >> can technology ease some of that congestion? >> ktvu's brian flores is live along interstate 80 near the berkeley marina with the smart highway to t

it's part of caltrans launch of the i 80 smart court or system. eventually this move help with traffic and accidents along the i-80 corridor. >>> as we are about to sign off, we will take a look at the weather forecast for this upcoming week. stay with us. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded suv of the century. >>> we're joined by meteorologist. we might call you fog man. >> pretty much. the fog is rolling in. it's getting sick. it will take some time to burn off. it will be nice inman. much cooler than average. a lot of 70s in the valley. 50s and 60s and foggy along the coastline. it looks like the next couple of days will be below average for this time of year. toward the end of the week it will be back into the 90s. >> thank you for joining us on the kron4 news at 10. >> we will see you bright and early tomorrow morning. (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who

caltrans hopes that adding a third lane will improve the flow. >>great idea. great idea >> reporter:drives i spoke to thursday afternoon seemed to love the idea. >>because there are times when on the bridge it blocks up for miles in every direction so it's just a great idea to have more flow on the bridge. >>it gets congested way too much and it's a slog. having a third lane will be very helpful. >> reporter:caltrans hopes to start work in the fall. the modifications to the bridge itself will actually be also need to widen the roadway and move the concrete barriers on the eastern end of the bridge. that will take time. if all goes well, the new lane should open to traffic by late 2017. (vlv) sj trump rally >> brittney: we are going to start cooling down into the weekend and especially as we head into next week. a 24 hour weather change will go down 19 degrees and santa rosa from this time in a guest-this yesterday. >> brittney: storm trecker for showing us that the basic pattern that will remain for us heading into tomorrow, cooler throw out san francisco and

>> they are in the parks, school grounds, troubled lines, caltrans and even on the city property. it is a growing challenge, not just in oakland but nationwide. >> but in oakland, you are not the county so you do not have the welfare system to get rolling on this and i'm not even sure you have the money. you said you would spend $1 million to go for the outrage. san francisco spends $250 million.>> absolutely. the problem is how to provide housing. i see this daily, grandmothers and seniors sleeping in their cars that are does laced from the housing, -- displaced from the housing, and i also see children. there are families with their kids, anywhere from one-year- old to three years old sleeping in the park.>> children and grannies you can probably get housing for and they will probably stay in it. but what i saw, most people are clearly on on meth or other drugs.>> absolutely. when there is a law enforcement issue, and it is also a public safety and health issue.>> are we telling the cops to do anything?>> right now, the only time we call a police officer is when there is a homel

home less advocates showed a caltrans employee caring a tool on his belt.does not show destruction of property. that leaves the identity of ma schetty jack -- machete jack a mystery. >> caltrans says their investigation into this is complete and any further action will have to come from chp. chp says no one has filed a formal complaint with them yet. >>> san francisco's health department is monitoring three new cases of zika virus. that brings the total number to 5. each of the five had traveled to a part of the world where zika is circulating. there's no vaccine, but the u.s. health department is working to develop one. >>> it looks like something from another era. the gram phone is being built for the burning man and what it represents. >>> your week is just about here. cooler temperature. right now we're tracking fog as well. the coolest day of the weekend and if we have major warm ups in the 5-day forecast. a new park was closed today weeks after it opened. pg&e, this is jerris, how may i help you today? i help customers with their bills. there's differ

caltrans says they saw 11% decrease in accidents on the weekday. 25% on the weekend. they say if all goes well on i- 80, there could be plans to explain the system on highway 4 and interstate 880. brian flores, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> there is a new report about san francisco's jail population and health services within the jail. "the san francisco examiner" reports san francisco spends millions of dollars every year on jail health services, including hiv testing, mental health treatment and dental work. the report says it's the first time many of the inmates have received treatment in a very long time. "the examiner" also says that the jail has an average daily population of 1,200 inmates. >>> all eyes on cleveland as republican leaders and delegates descend to begin crafting the party's platform for the next four years. >> this as donald trump is hinting reports about him announcing his running mate by the end of the week could be true. kristin fisher has more. >> reporter: today's meetings come one week before the republican national convention officially gets underwa

caltrans is in the process of wrapping up the construction of the pedestrian bicycle path on the bay bridge and one of the things with all the construction that is going on the island over the next couple of years we are working with our partners to create a vista point so bicyclists and pedestrians arriving at the island will have some place to go until shft other some of the pedestrian paths are constructed in the future. if you look at the exhibit all of the orange -- up to the orange on the exhibit is what cal trans is constructing and on the left side of the exhibit and then to the right with all the green, yellow and the blue, those are facilities that are being constructed as part of vista point. those will include hydration station, restrooms, bike racks, bunches and additional parking area and in order to construct this we're using quarters nine from the coast guard so the coast guard have been cooperative in assisting with the improvements. the funding has been identified a combination of funds from bata and the authority with c co with the current ramps project so estimate

caltrans is calling it the i-80 smart corridor. it involves new overhead signs and traffic information board westbound 80 between richmond and emeryville. caltrans believes it may even cut some commute time. today they're organizing a media preview. the project is expected to be up and running by september. >> you don't need to be wearing your smart pants. >> your smarty pants. >> that one. >> let's see if you've got to wear shorts today. kari? >> if you live farther inland. coastal area is still nice and cool. we'll talk about this wednesday forecast and into the weekend. that's coming up. >> looking live at the bay bridge. beautiful drive across the bay. incident at the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> plus, we are learning more information about the woman found dead inside of her palo alto home. what investigators are saying about the circumstances, next. you're watching "today in the bay." stilmissi.orage.==laa/2sh== a 5s and wee leaed onof th4 suspts inhis knappi for nsom se s morning, 67-year-old vallejo woman is still missingnd on

caltrans is warning drivers about delays even backups on other bridges like the dunbarton or the bay bridge. ktvu's jana katsuyama is at the toll plaza to explain why caltrans says these repairs are so important. jana? >> reporter: the problem is there is a whole in the deck of the bridge that goes all the way through. you can see as you mentioned the traffic is moving but the test is what comes up now, they closed one lane at 7:00. the second lane at 10:00. across the roadway you can see they have the sign roadwork ahead and the problem is in the middle lane. that's where the whole is towards the elevated section of the bridge where you noticed traffic is slowing down and that means that people going west, this entire week, will be down to a single file one lane. get used to this. from now through sunday, the orange cones and warning signs will stretch across the san mateo bridge. caltrans plan to close two westbound lanes every night for a critical repair on the bridge, a hole that has been opened since june 15. >> when we first went in there and saw the damage, this was a good-siz

caltrans says doing it at this time of the least impact. there is a 3 foot wide hole on the westbound back of the bridge. take a look, you can see crews put a metal plate over it as a temporary fix. they found it last month but want to make it permit repaired they close to west down -- westbound lanes. there will only be one lane open heading westbound from 7 pm-5 am. caltrans says the whole is part of the wear and tear of the bridge. >> it opened in 1967. it's 49 years old. usually around the 50 year mark that is when you start having some of the issues like this. lomac the commute direction is westbound in the morning. not the evening. so that is why caltrans officials troll -- chose to hold closures at night. they thought it was the most convenient. for motorists. the actual repair work will be done saturday night. one lane open that night through sunday morning. it's expected to open back up 9 am on sunday. >>> the san jose police department has announced every officer in the city lower body cameras starting tomorrow. there being used i

caltrans is in the process of wrapping up the construction of the pedestrian bicycle path on the bay bridge and one of the things with all the construction that is going on the island over the next couple of years we are working with our partners to create a vista point so bicyclists and pedestrians arriving at the island will have some place to go until shft other some of the pedestrian paths are constructed in the future. if you look at the exhibit all of the orange -- up to the orange on the exhibit is what cal trans is constructing and on the left side of the exhibit and then to the right with all the green, yellow and the blue, those are facilities that are being constructed as part of vista point. those will include hydration station, restrooms, bike racks, bunches and additional parking area and in order to construct this we're using quarters nine from the coast guard so the coast guard have been cooperative in assisting with the improvements. the funding has been identified a combination of funds from bata and the authority with c co with the current ramps project so estimate

ready to on the bike facilities on the bridge that is through the orange color on the slides and caltrans is instructing that area and work with the partners on this project we have in addition looking at installing improvements at the visa to points that's the area we'll see in the yellow green orange and blue those we'll be putting amenity on ports 9 working with the coast guard and partnership in that effort the vista point has restrooms and bicycle racks and beverages and in addition a parking area to allow folks to park and gain access to the vista points with the bike pedestrian facilities on the bridge we think this is important to get something in place there is sill additional development and construction going on the island this will be an excellent point for folks users the facility will actually enjoy the island the current funding those for those improvements $2 million for the funding that will be completed with data and authority funds the portion from the authority will be from a construction change over to the ramps project and look at the vista point opening in the fall

. >>> the busiest interstate in the bay area will be getting smarter if all goes according to caltrans' plan. the changes in support for interstate 880 you will see this week. >>> we are looking at a commute where traffic is busy at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's about a 15-minute delay before you get into the city. >>> fog on parts of the coast. inland, bayside, nope. sunny side upand getting warmer. we will have your monday temps coming up. hi. is the internet still out? yes! come on. work together. work together. do you have anything? no i don't have anything. please come back internet. i love you. i love you so much. just come back. please. please. he's streaming a cat video. (family laughs) and the whole party is looking... can i take a look? mitch come on! get high speed internet from at&t with 99.9% reliability at an everyday price with no extra fees. keep calm, your internet's on. whe gets a ready for you alert the second his room is ready. so you know what he gives? i'll give you everything i've got and then some. he gives a hundred and ten percent! i'm confident this 10% can

caltrans to get the special space in the median.se were special alternatives and all were considered in addition we tried to preserve as many healthy trees as possible. in addition this considered every existing median tree. this included the clearances in which trees needed to be removed and which were feasible to preserve with each alternative. this analysis included trade-offs for each and every trade and thhis was included in all the materials provided to decision-makers and to the public all steps of the way. the design of this project requires the removal and replacement of 86 median and 14 sidewalk trees. of the 86 that you are concerned about the ride canopy less than a quarter of those would be considered to have large canopies. once that median would be reconfigured for the [inaudible] more than hundred and 86 along the median avenue.i'm going to turn my project over to >> during the process we did a very rigorous design for selection of the tree process. as part of that public works created a tree selection criteria matri

caltrans is shutting down two westbound lanes for a repair project. janine de la vega joins us from foster city with more on how this will affect us. >> reporter: this will affect evening commuters the work will be done in the westbound lanes. this is the operative commute direction. last month, caltrans found a three-foot wide hole in the westbound deck, east of the elevated section. you could see all the way through to the be. as a temporary fix, the cover the hole with a metal plate. tonight, work to fix it permanently will begin. caltrans will close two westbound lanes of the san mateo bridge from 7 pm through 5 am. just one westbound lane will be open during those hours tonight through sunday. >> the lane closure is put in at a time that is the least inconvenient but also getting out as quick as possible. >> reporter: the san mateo bridge is 49 years old. caltrans said it expects wear and tear issues like this to come up. engineers knew leaving the whole would be too dangerous. the work is set to be completed at 9 pm -- 9 am sunday morning. >>> t

several agencies, the state, caltrans one of the agencies said that caltrans would remove this project caltrans is working with us on this project and they are working with us on the details of that if you do not approve this permit you are upsetting the compromises that come out of all those approvals that aching before today. thank you. >>[applause] >>excuse us nobody talked while you were speaking. >>can you address the comment about the funding the lack of funding that's expected from the federal government now. >>yes, that was a misstatement. i believe that speaker was speaking of the smart city grant in the news over the last few days and we are very close to securing a grant for this project and we are waiting the final approvals of that grant. >> >>in the comment about the first thing that you're going to do is cut the trees? it sort of a sequence of events is that the first thing that happens? >>let me just say that the contract approval is not happening this month. it has been delayed and three calendared for the next sfmta board meeting and the contractor has to mobilize and

caltrans and put is still played over the problem, but the vibration from the traffic have popped the bolts, so they're working on a permanent fix. the inspectors do not know what caused the holes in the first place, but not surprised since the bridges 49 years old.'s back on a structure like this when you get around 50 years, you have to do more serious maintenance. it is not unusual to have a problem like this.>> the work will continue between 7 pm and 5 am through the weekend and only one westbound lane will be open during those hours. caltrans is suggesting the dumbarton bridge, or highway 237 on the bay bridge as alternatives. >>> funerals held today for three of the dallas police officer shot and killed in the ambush, sergeant michael smith at the church where his wife is a teacher, and smith and one of the city's most prominent cemeteries, and there will be a memorial service and eight private service -- and a private service for officer brent thompson.>> about 2000 people packed into the symphony hall for the interface services for the fallen officers, dignitaries including pr

for months caltrans has been closing lanes around this time each night for maintenance, and the result has been gridlock. >> yeah, you've lived it. here is a live look at the san francisco skyway. right now you can see drivers trying to get on to the bay bridge to get out of san francisco. >> it's actually not the usual terrible. >> it could be worse. it definitely would be worse. abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo is live at the first street on-ramp. katie? >> i have more good news for you. larry, i know you'll be specifically happy to hear this. at this location at first and harrison, the on-ramp is open. typically it's been closed. and that has been a huge part of the problem. as for the work on the bridge, it's actually been going on since april, but only recently we've seen this kind of gridlock. >> this was the worst traffic i've ever experienced in my life. >> matt shoup was trying to get home to danville. not only was he stuck on the harrison street approach, he had no idea why, i got out of my car and was looking around, trying to see what it was. >> because traffic was at a c

they say caltrans officials and city garbage crews periodically take their belongings and threw them in the trash. >> i feel like they stole everything. my home. what little home i do have a. they stole it. and i've been piecing together things as i can since then. this morning, we were kicked out again. >> activist say it is state law that everyone has a right to access their seized property. they say they plan to file a lawsuit. caltrans and city officials have not responded to the claims. >>> police need help finding people suspected of breaking into parked cars in two cities and using the victims of credit cards. police released of these surveillance photos of a man and woman and the suspected getaway car on the far right. police say the cars or broken into on tuesday in campbell and sunnyvale. they also say the suspects were seen on surveillance video using credit cards stolen from the cars at target stores in san jose and sunnyvale. anyone with information is asked to call tampa police. >>> a bay area officer now on the wrong side of the law. the allegations that cost him his j

. >> and it's not just about animal safety, use ago year of chp and caltrans data, they say out of 700,000 crashes, 6,000 involved wild life. >> drivers are in danger too. >> reporter: now, this is the third year that they will give reports to caltrans, researchers are hoping it will lead to solutions. reporting live in hillsboro. nbc bay area news. >> a wild encounter has a neighborhood on alert, somebody spotted a mountain lion sitting in the backyard of their home on big bend drive in pacific a. it happened arn around 8:30 at . more than electing a president this november, our ballots will be jam packed. there's 13 state propositions now approved for the ballot and five more pending. they include legalizing recreational marijuana and increasing the tax on cigarettes. and of course that is also with the congressional and state races. >> a developing story as president obama signed a rescue package for puerto rico, the island is facing $70 million in debt. this comes as the u.s. territory is facing a major payment that was due tomorrow. the president signed the bill hours after it won fin

a couple of nearby businesses also reported broken windows and graffiti and a caltrans highway sign was set on fire. >>> in minnesota, hundreds gathered for a vigil in memory of philando castile who was shot and killed by police on wednesday. the vigil was held at the school in st. paul where he worked as a cafeteria supervisor. he was shot by police after he was pulled over for a broken taillight. his girlfriend, who was in the car with him, said he was shot when he was reaching for his driver's license. minnesota's governor said he does not lead castile would have been shot if he were white >> i can't say how shocked i am and how deeply, deeply offended that this would occur in minnesota. to somebody who got pulled over for a taillight being out of order. >> let him get his id sir. >> his eye dish girlfriend showed video of the immediate aftermath of the shooting. >>> michigan in minnesota came one day after manna selling cds and baton rouge was also shot by police. that shooting of alton sterling was also captured on a cellphone video. he was shot after he was tackled by two police o

>> reporter: caltrans will be repairing the pothole on the westbound side of the san mateo bridge. this could mean a rough commute in the morning. the roadwork that lies ahead on the westbound of the san mateo bridge is about all safety. a temporary metal plate was put over a three-foot-wide pothole on the bridge. >> we want to move on this as fast as we could. >> starting tonight, crews will begin the process of permanently fixing it. the project will last through saturday night. and requires two of the three lanes to be shut down between 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., for a bridge that sees 98,000 drivers a day, it could be an issue. >> i commute both ways. but i commute westbound in the morning and eastbound in the afternoon, evening. >> reporter: don works as a fisherman and heads westbound on the bridge around 4:00 a.m. >> you're going to get rubber neckers. and that might double the commute. >> reporter: caltrans expects that pothole to be fixed by sunday morning, some time after 9:00 a.m. live in san mateo, pete suratos. >>> a 59-year-old woman is missing. one of the four suspects

for months caltrans has been closing lanes around this time each night for maintenance, and the result has been gridlock. >> yeah, you've lived it. here is a live look at the san francisco skyway. right now you can see drivers trying to get on to the bay bridge to get out of san francisco. >> it's actually not the usual terrible. >> it could be worse. it definitely would be worse. abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo is live at the first street on-ramp. katie? >> i have more good news for you. larry, i know you'll be specifically happy to hear this. at this location at first and harrison, the on-ramp is open. typically it's been closed. and that has been a huge part of the problem. as for the work on the bridge, it's actually been going on since april, but only recently we've seen this kind of gridlock. >> this was the worst traffic i've ever experienced in my life. >> matt shoup was trying to get home to danville. not only was he stuck on the harrison street approach, he had no idea why, i got out of my car and was looking around, trying to see what it was. >> because traffic was at a c

. >> alternatives the caltrans has come up with . >>> fog is they along the coastline . >>> with thebrid and electric cars, the state is death -- gas taxes have dwindled . they are used for improvement projects . >> they are wheeling out an improvement program as an alternative . more now on the road charge pilot program . >> reporter: more than 5000 volunteers in the california road charge pilot program . she served as an assistant city manager . and 80 mile ride round-trip . >> we are strained for dollars to fix and maintain our infrastructure . such as our roads . i am interested . personally and professionally to see an alternative revenue source, to replace and repair our roads . >> reporter: annually, caltrans says the state gas tax revenue has fallen $5.7 billion short of its goal . hybrid, electric and fuel-efficient cars are a big reason why people buy less gas . think of the road charge pilot program the same way you pay for your utilities . you are charged based on how much you drive . >> i am curious if it would replace the gas tax . >> reporter: during the nine- month lo

was the first batch of cameras that will discuss what but in caltrans will not put the extra the >> pam: happen in hillard major place it manhunt followed unless our we learned a female accomplice was arrested. the incident happened just before 2 this afternoon of a victim was stopped at an intersection on lakeland avenue and blossom way a ship at the same victim was carrying a lectern when a gunman approached the driver and shot and killed him. the intersection where the shooting happened as police investigated the deputies have release the identity cannot release the data needs of the victims of the suspects. no word of automotive either. >> reporter: and interstate 80 smart corp. project of the main goal of courses to improve your commute time to and from work j r is a berkeley to explain the changes coming. >> j.r.: be smarter than traffic information boards along the corridor arnelle on. and apart products to reduce shuttle traffic but traffic accidents from the bridge to the bay bridge. for things will happen during the project's one there will be adept different meter is adjustin

. >> pam: caltrans apologizing for construction leading to major backup from the bay bridge into the east bay this is video we showed last night you can see the huge back up much worse on tuesday following the giants' eighth game at at&t part they say of the contractor working on the bay bridge that night broke a major procedural rule by closing lanes after prior to the end of the game and these closures led the backup for weeks now they say fed the flooded with office all day. >> vicki: see year-old girl in a coma fighting for her life the fire started on wednesday afternoon after the parents left for work of the 15 year-old 8 year-old nephew and older brother were zero homeless started trapped in a room in passed out from the smog before she could escape neighbors tried to break into her window with the smoke was to effect the firefighters were able to pull her out. family >> vicki: is hoping that they will get better soon firefighters say that the maneuvers in the home was destroyed the rest from smoke water trying of with that fire out. you please >> vicki: are about the mixup an

caltrans is fixing a hole on the westbound deck. the first lane closed at 7:00 tonight at a second lane closed around 10:00. they will both reopen at 5:00 in the morning. the closures will continue for the next three nights. >>> putting up a suicide barrier on the golden gate bridge just hit a roadblock. the lowest bid is nearly double what the anticipated. $142million. the bridge district has a $76 million financing plan in place place. directors say this project is unique which might explain the high cost estimates. approval of the winning bid is expected in the fall but that could be delayed because the bids are so high. >>> president obama says he is hopeful that a racial divide can and even as our country is reeling from a week of tragedy. he spoke at a memorial service where the five dallas police officers who were gunned down -- danielle nottingham was there. >> reporter: five chairs sat empty at the memorial. one for each officer gunned down in the line of duty thursday night in dallas. >> they went where duty called. they d

caltrans says it could be just normal wear and tear on the 60- year-old bridge. tonight's repairs will go from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. tomorrow and sunday night. it's from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. >>> san francisco police say they have nabbed a couple of men who pulled off an elaborate jewelry heist. new surveillance video shows one of the suspects smashing the dis-- display cases at the union jewelry store. they stole $2 million in jewels. police say it was more like $50,000. -- $500,000. this week, two sharp eyed officers spotted them. officers recovered some of the stole-items during the arrest. >>> police are asking witnesses to come forward after a 6-year- old boy was hit and killed in a south bay mall parking lot. aniket gadre was walking with his mother and sister at oakridge mall in san jose last night at 9:30. he was holding his mother's hand when a mercedes driver hit them at a slow speed. the boy died at the hospital. his mother was also hurt. >> obviously a very traumatic situation very tragic situation. and our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and all thos

, so caltrans is working on a more sturdy and permanent repair. the spokesperson said they do not know what caused the hole, but said it is not surprising since the bridge is 49 years old.>> one to get around a two- year mark for structure like this, you have to do more serious maintenance. it is not unusual to have this problem.>> the work will continue through the weekend, between 7 pm and 5 am. only one westbound lane will be open during those hours. caltrans suggest you use the dumbarton bridge, the bay bridge or highway 237 as possible alternatives. >>> the time is 6:17 am. >>> and we will give you the credit for fixing the bridge.>> our director just brought up that some of us are around that 50 year mark, and there is a lot more maintenance. [ laughter ]. i'm looking at myself in the camera. just talking about me everybody.>>> let's go to westbound 92, in speaking of the san mateo bridge, pretty soon it will go out and get a fancy sports car. westbound 92 looking good toward the high-rise, and as you drive across the city side this morning,

denies any wrongdoing but the homeless advocates gave us video taken the same day showing a caltrans employee walking through camp carrying some sort of tool on his belt. it is not show any destruction of property. >> what do we gain about lying about what i saw? for now the identity of machete jack a mystery. one of his victims would like salt. before he strikes again. >> is on this keeps getting away with it he will keep doing it. caltrans is their internal investigation into this is complete and that any further action will have to come from chp. chp says no one has filed a formal complaint yet. >>> health officials in san mateo county are warning people about discovery of the hantavirus in dear mice found in samples collected in may and june from san bruno mountain. health officially the virus can spread to people when they breathe in dust that is contaminated by affect -- infected rodents. it can cause fatigue fever must like any severe respiratory infection. >>> san francisco health department says it is monitoring three cases of the zika virus which brings the total number of

caltrans has installed these new high-tech signs starting at the carquinez bridge. the goal is to cut down on accidents and better manage traffic in the congested area. >>> police make arrests in a series of gun store robberies in northern california. thieves plowed through the front of this store in placer county overnight. but today, officers found the suspects' getaway car in oakland and sources tell kpix 5 most of the stolen guns were all recovered at the scene. >>> a bay area teenager thankful to be alive after she was bitten by one of the deadliest snakes in the world! 15-year-old audrey benton is still working on fully regaining her speech and only on "5," she is sharing her survival story with our juliette goodrich. >> tell me again why you are in the hospital. >> a accident. accident. and then i [ indiscernible ] getting better. >> reporter: 15-year-old audrey benton finally back home after spending four weeks in a florida hospital. she was airlifted from belize to florida after she was bitten by one of the deadliest snakes alive, the fer-de-lance. 90% of t

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caltrans tweeted this warning for drivers.t says, stop before you go, stay aware of your surroundings, don't pokemon and drive. >>> and since the mobile game has people buried in their smartphones, officials are especially concerned about an event happening a week from today. 5,000 say that they will for sure attend while 22,000 others are interested in a pokemon crawl in san francisco posted on facebook. it will be this weekend. police will monitor the event and urge people to be aware of their surroundings. >>> okay, for those of how still have no idea what pokemon go is, you may find this next story strange. >> people are actually paying for rides to go catch pokemon. one man in pennsylvania decided to capitalize on the obsessive nature of the game. tom larkin started a kind of uber type service for hard core fans charging $10 an hour to drive people around so they can catch the virtual monsters. >> an hour, my in box was completely filled up with people who wanted me to take them to find certain types of pokemon that neede

. >> reporter: caltrans placed a moratorium on units but there are still 3,000 on highways. they're waiting for crashes or maintenance issues. today, i stopped by the spot where darrell blackman died. a car hit the end unit again but it wasn't a et plus. >> we have to get this system fixed so that people don't get injured, lose lives, and taxpayers are protected against liability. >> the family is suing caltrans and makers of the et-plus. the federal highway administration sent an e-mail that they welcome the review. i'm posting the statement links to the report and all of the stories at abc7news.com. >>> police are looking for the person that set off april illegal fire work at san francisco general hospital. some people reported they'd thought there had been a shooting. they're now looking at surveillance video to track down whoever set it off. >> you can feel it in the building. so it sounded like a car hit the building. >> i cannot link this. i cannot. >> things began going back to normal. >>> a four hour standoff ended peacefully yesterday. the man still went to the hosp

. >>> caltrans and local government did celebrating as they broke ground on long awaited improvementsng highway 101. wayne freedman was there. >> along the border a not so subtle contrast between digging of dirt and pragmatic kind. it was called narrows. it still has cross traffic and driveways. in 25 years, traffic flow doubled to 135 cars per day. >> we're trying to make it bearable. >> the three-year, $735 million project will elevate the highway, and build a new bridge above flood-prone san antonio creek. to make that happen, crews are moving 500,000 cubic yards of dirt. when it began, this looked like this and then, they started cutting. when finished it will be 60 feet low. >> this is fun and ex-siding. >> joyce sharma is running this for caltrans. she told how she used to play with bulldozers. now, after getting a master's degree she manages them. no worries, she told us. >> if it goes good, you hear about it? >> absolutely. if it goes bad, i will hear about it, too. >> in the north bay, wayne freedman abc7 news. >>> half a million hover boards are under government recall. offi

. >> reporter: caltrans placed a moratorium on units but there are still 3,000 on highways. they're waiting for crashes or maintenance issues. today, i stopped by the spot where darrell blackman died. a car hit the end unit again but it wasn't a et plus. >> we have to get this system fixed so that peop don't get injured, lose lives, and taxpayers are protected against liability. >> the family is suing caltrans and makers of the et-plus. the federal highway administration sent an e-mail that they welcome the review. i'm posting the statement links to the report and all of the stories at abc7news.com. >>> police are looking for the person that set off april illegal fire work at san francisco general hospital. some people reported they'd thought there had been a shooting. they're now looking at surveillance video to track down whoever set it off. >> you can feel it in the building. so it sounded like a car hit the building. >> i cannot link this. i cannot. >> things began going back to normal. >>> a four hour standoff ended peacefully yesterday. the man still went to the hospit

caltrans are sure that things will go well and they are live streaming it. weather permitting the project should finish in a couple of days. >>> a feeding frenzy along the coast of pacifica has people flogging to the shoreline to watch the show. in this video from a viewer, humpback whales are breaking the ocean surface. their food source is closer to the shore. >>> some republicans are rushing to distance themselves from their party's presidential nominee as he praised saddam hussein. >> we shouldn't have destabilized. saddam hussein was a bad guy, right? he was a bad guy. really bad guy. but now what he did well? he killed terrorists. he did that so good! they didn't read him the rights. they didn't talk. they were a terrorist, it was over. today -- >> the as a rally in raleigh -- at a rally in raleigh, north carolina, he said the world would be better if dictators like hussein were still in power. trump also wasted no time blasting the announcement from the fbi surrounding hillary clinton's i mail scandal. on twitter, he wrote, rigged system allowed clint

. >> last month caltrans discovered a hole. engineers knew leaving this would be dangerous. >> this is not something we could fix with a band aid. we would have to have a serious repair prong. >> engineers installed a metal plate. now they need a permanent fix. they will close two lanes for prep work. they will run tuesday through friday. only one lane open heading west bound. >> it would be nice if they did it after hours. it's a major commute. >> the lane closures put it at the least incontinue santaient -- incontinue seenient. they will close two of the lanes down starting 7:00 saturday night and open it 9:00 a.m. on tuesday they may open it up earlier, you can expect one lane on wednesday bound on those nights -- westbound on those nights. >>> caltrans is launching a smart highway prom with the aim of easing one of the busiest commutes. to phase in 20 miles of electronic improvements. they include advanced metering lights. lane closure warning. the entire project is expected to cost $79 million and is expected to be complet

the caltrans director of this area here. art, those lanes on 580 that have abouten the pay as you go lanes if you want to get in to avoid the traffic, they seem to be easing congestion. 580 used to be slow through livermore. now it's better. are those lanes helping? >> let me say this. it's a pleasure to be here this morning. within the 580 corridor through the tri-valley, the 14-mile corridor with the investment that we made with the revenue from the taxpayer of alameda county as well as the support from the state, significant support resources for the state, we were able to deliver a significant project through the tri-valley and 580 with the additional express lane westbound and eastbound, sal. we have seen significant reduction in traffic through the tri-valley. so things are going quite well. we see a lot of users using the express lane. >> do you think that this is the way of the future? i heard yesterday that there are some lanes planned for high school 101 highway 101. is -- highway 101. >> on sunol grade and santa c