caltrans plans to close the road whenever there is a major storm. >>> rain is forcing caltrans to close the main road in yosemite. about 17 miles of highway 14 in mariposa county will be closed until later today. it is to protect drivers there. july. it could extend into tomorrow. it depends on the weather. this is one of several features you can use on our abc 7 news app. you can get the forecast where you live. >>> the latest storms may delay the lifting of evacuation orders in the area ravaged by the camp fire. neighbors might be able to ut ck if conditions are safe. the county sheriffs warns neighbors they should be prepared to find bones or fragments in the rubble. 88 people died in the fire. another 158 are still missing. wildfire survivors attended an evacuee meeting yesterday to try to learn when they can return to homes that are mostly rubble. >> we are grateful to be alive with our pets. so we try to be patient as much as we can be and to understand the process, which is extremely daunting for people right now. >>l weather service says up to an inch of rain could fall in the b

caltrans is going to remove the beams anyhow. this project is a week away from being opened. >> caltrans planned to shut down the freeway later this month to remove the support beams that went crashing down in the accident. since then, massive pieces of steel were taken away yesterday, caltrans is figuring out whether they need to close the freeway at all or maybe just for a shorter period of time. >>> it is 7:09. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, violence in the classroom. teacher is arrested after fighting one of his students. what witnesses say the student said to provoke the teacher. >>> plus colin kaepernick is recognized by his central valley high school. what the school did to honor the former 49ers qb. >>> welcome back, at 7:11 on your sunday morning. vianey arana says it will still be warm, but a little bit cooler than yesterday, more seasonable temperatures and luckily that red flag warning has expired. fire danger won't be as high today, but temperatures warm and windy still. >>> now to shock an

i'm wondering if caltrans wraps that up ahead of the 5:00 a.m. deadline. i will confirm with you in a few minutes. right now the bay bridge toll plaza, boy, it is really hazy this morning. we don't have metering lights on yet. that usually happens 5:20, 5:25. it is friday. a lot of folks are off school and off of work due to this terrible air qualitiment the drive times is really our gauge for whether or not it is friday light. tracy to dublin route is in the green at 30 minutes. that tells you what you need to know right there. antioch to concord, in the green at 13. and san rafael to san francisco, also in the green at 16 minutes. >>> thanks, alexis. facebook fighting back after a bombshell article in the "new york times" accusing it of hiring a pr firm to discredit opponents. >>> facebook's damage control. >> facebook executive sheryl sandberg is denying allegations that she stood in the way of investigators looking into election. facebook has cut ties with a pr fire to discredit critics. >>> tkpwaps gps is getting bett. >> accessing a powerful european

caltrans is going to remove those beams anyhow as part of our construction project. this bridge is about a week away from being opened. >> caltrans planned to shut down the freeway later this month to remove those support beams that came down in the crash, but since the massive pieces of steel were taken away today, caltrans is figuring out if they'll need to close the freeway for a shorter period of time. >>> still to come, violence in the classroom. a teacher arrested after fighting one of his students, but what witnesses say the student said to row voc all this. >>> and the holiday hype is already here. ys, think again. reason behind temperature-wise again g warning into sunday morning for parts of the bay area. coming up, we'll let you know when rain may finally be making a comeback in our forecast when we come right back. proposition 11 solves two issues. first, it continues to pay paramedics while we're on break. second, it ensures the closest ambulance can respond if you call 9-1-1. vote yes on 11. recently, more than $20 million has been spent in the race for

caltrans has also been working on reconstructing thedges for the last year. those bridges were not affected by this crash, and they will be reopening as scheduled a little bit later this month. reporting live in oakland, i'm sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >>> and here's a look at a second major incident on interstate 880 in less than 24 hours. a massive fire along the freeway near mineta san jose airport shut down southbound 880 during the rush hour commute. the back-up, as you can see right there, stretched for miles, a traffic nightmare for drivers. firefighters are still investigating the cause. >>> still ahead on nbc bay area news at 5:00. >>> caught on camera, a teacher punching a student. the encounter lasted a full 30 seconds. we'll show you what led up to it. >>> plus we now know what caused the fire that forced the evacuation of an east bay school. it's all coming up after the break. i'm dianne feinstein and i approve this message. "look what she's accomplished... pushau the desert protection act through congress, and steered billions of federal

greg runs the caltrans maintenance yard. >> been spending the summer preparing for it again. it toyed with us all day long, as you can see it finally came. >> reporter: first dose of winter weather ahead of the holiday weekend. snow in the sierra is back. and another look at the snowfall as it comes down over the summit tonight. the chp is reporting a few spinouts and single vehicle crashes but thankfully no one seriously hurt. in king valley, steve large, kpix5. >>> a live look at sfo right now where flying is just as challenging as driving. the rain forced at least 45 flights to be canceled today. travelers were getting drenched just gettinged in of the terminals. >> the wet weather making for a cold fight are in the evacuees living in tents in butte county as you can imagine, the rain is helping the firefight there but kpix5 says it has created new worries and a lot more work. >> reporter: already we gotten about an inch of rain here in paradise. by the time it is said and done it will be 6-8 times that. of course, it has been a slow steady rain and emergency officials hop

caltrans is going to remove those beams anyhow as part of our construction project. this bridge is a week away -- >> but massive pieces of steel were taken away today after this crash. caltrans is figuring out if they will need to close the freeway for a shorter period of time to clear out the rest of the temporary structure. now, caltrans has been working t 23rd avenue and 29th avenue bridges for the last year. and they are still on schedule to reopen as anticipated in about a week. reporting live in oakland, i'm sergie quintana, nbc bay area news. >> okay, sergio, thank you. let's take a look at this second major incident on interstate 880. it was a massive fire along the freeway near mineta san jose airport, and it shut down southbound 880 yesterday afternoon. that backup stretched for miles. it was a nightmare for drivers. firefighters say the cause is u an east bay high school that led to some tense moments last night. the fire on the roof of a castro valley high school building it turns out was electrical. it caused brief panic because students and parents were

i ran that theory by a caltrans worker and he said sure enough, this doesn't fact look like a repair job that lasted a couple years before giving way and falling down below the roadway. this is not a temporary fix they are putting in it is a full concrete filling. as you heard it will probably last through the evening commute. >>> as the next storm approaches caltrans will stretch -- will close a stretch of highway one. both sections of the highway are prone to mudslides. back in 2017 a massive landslide lock to stretch of the road after a powerful storm hit the area. it took working crews over a year to reopen the highway. caltrans will monitor the road, no word yet when they plan to reopen the highway. >>> storm watch coverage continues on our website. there's also information about local warnings and alerts. >>> we have exclusive surveillance video of a fading -- fatal crash in the east bay after a high-speed pursuit. a car overturns after reaching speeds over 100 miles per hour. this happened early this morning in san pablo. in the area of san pablo area and road 20. we have vide

we have that closure for 101 at embarcadero that just cleared the caltrans toll booth.he bay on that map moves smoothly except for the westbound 580, as you are approaching the maze, a quick traffic break scheduled and we should be clearing, that's why they're slowing there. we'll zoom toward san pablo where i can tell you that san pablo avenue is closed between 23rd and broadway, and it's all i know. maybe five or six hours, there's police activity, that's all we have but we have pete suratos arrived on scene and pete, like i said, we're not getting a lot of detail. >> reporter: yes, good morning to you, mike. not getting much detail, but we are standing on san pablo avenue, you see the tape is up, as it shut down as a result of what we're being told is a major traffic collision. could you see it down here, we don't want to zoom in too close because we're trying to get more information, but i do want to po o the cars from shending from rig now. according to san pablo

caltrans says they are ready to move the snow and it should be smoother than the thanksgiving weekend because there's less traffic during the week which is good news for the folks up here. the resorts are excited about that as well as all the snow. most of them have just opened in the last week or so. and they are expecting anywhere interest one feet of snow. snow levels will drop down to 4,000 feet here this morning. they dropped down to lake level around midnight which is great. the folks here just hope that this storm is going to set up a great weekend as well as a really good holiday season beyond the obvious concern of traffic one thing that folks will keep an eye on is the wind speed especially those resorts. they don't want all this fresh powder to go to waste. so they are going to make sure that they monitor those wind speeds to know if they have to shut those lift down. of course, we'll be th the day to bring you the latest. at squaw valley, emily turner kpix 5. >>> to politics now, the trump administration is reportedly planning to move forward with a long promised goal. it'

this piece of property that we're standing on is one of the 10 parcels the city wants to buy from caltrans. and this was the very first chance for residents to see the possible development ideas. >> reporter: the land spanning 300 acres was originally brought by caltrans. but after plans fell through they developed 10 parcels of the property. the question now is how to use it. >> there's such an influx of people here now. >> reporter: arnold daniels have libbed in the area for 53 years and he hopes to stay tin the area. >> a lot of people move out. >> reporter: concerned residents crowded into thetuant hall to hear the -- the community hall to hear the deputy city manager. >> reporter: picture wards showed residents ideas. as well as ideas for open space s trail extension, retail and commercial space. four of the parcels are already in contract notionations with some already -- negotiations with some already constructing homes. >> where are we going to go? how are we going to find new places to lib? they say it's affordable housing but what does that mean? >> reporter: residents also raise

caltrans crews have been hard at caltrans crews have been hard at work this week. caltrans worked quickly to fill a sizable pothole on highway 101, south san francisco. it started crumbling around 1:00 yesterday afternoon. it took crews almost six hours to repair the damage. the patch took this morning than usual to dry. >>> caltrans plans to close part of highway 1 because of today's storm. it involves the 12-mile stretch between mud creek and paul slide. it is a precaution against a possible rockslide like the one that hit the area in may of last year. highway 1 just reopened in july after $54 million in repairs. >>> crews are patrolling bay area beaches, warning visitors about the dangerous surf being produced by these latest storms. >>> members of a fire department are patrolling ocean beach where powerful waves were crashing into the shore yesterday. >>? that gets a hold of you, that basically pulls you out into the ocean. the currents, you have three to four different currents at ocean beach at any given time. you could be pulled left, right, whichever way de

this area experienced the biggest mudslide in caltrans history in may of last year. that's why the precautions. about 6 million cubic yards of debris came down onto highway 1. it created 2,400 new feet of shoreline and 15 acres of new land. highway 1 was closed for 14 months, reopening in july of this year. >>> rain is also forcing caltrans to close a main artery to yosemite. 17 miles of highway 140 in mariposa county will be closed at least overnight. caltrans says its decision to protect drivers from potential mudslides and debris flow. a wildfire scorched that area back in july so mudslides are a real threat. the closure is set to begin tomorrow morning at 2:00 a.m. and could extend into friday, again, depending on on the weather. >>> abc 7 news was in santa includes this morning as surfers took advantage of the big waves brought by the storm. we're under a high surf advisory right now. as the stronger storm bears down on the bay area, flooding is already happening, as a result of clogged drains in san jose. efforts to prevent that started last summer. however, fa

caltran said they will inspect the highway later on this week. the snow expected to hit the sierra will be measured in feet. lets take a live look at highway 50 at the summit. road conditions are going to be brutal starting later tonight. emily turner live in squaw valley where caltrans crews are preparing for the snow. emily. >> yeah, on and off today its mostly just been rain. in the last hour its trying very hard to become snow. once that happens a little bit later this evening it will be bad news for the roads but great news for the businesses up here. this round of storms is good news for tahoe tavern properties and they have been busy today doing pre-storm maintenance [ speaking foreign language ] >> right now they have plenty of vacancies. all of the people rushing into town do enjoy it. >> its huge. of course we are out of the drought years which was so tough for us and so we are just -- the lake is incredibly full. we areus ae snow. definitely. come up ah inion of people doing just that, caltrans is in full winter mode and the low before

caltrans will close highway 1 between mud creek and paul slides. the gates on either side of that closure will be locked until the area is safe. a storm back in february of 2017 led to one of of the biggest mudslides in californth repairs for almost eight months. caltrans will give us updates c >>> now, stay right here with us on mornings on 2 for continuing back and back and back laying out all the details of the rain for the rest of the week. >> we are continuing to follow some very sad news out of indiana. six people including four children died this morning in a house fire. the fire happened in the town of logansport about 70 miles north of indianapolis. firefighters were able to rescue two people that the others were trapped inside that burning home. according to our fox affiliate, the house is in a rural area without piped-in water so firefighters had to actually truck in water to battle the flames. they ran out of water within five minutes and they had to stop fighting the flame until more water could be transported in to them. the sheriff's

you see -- which and caltrans are out working to -- which and caltrans are out working to clear the beamooks like more than one beam has fallen across all lanes of 880. all that debris that came down with it. the woman's car is still there. all that the which told us now is it's a female driver from hayward, and she is expected to be okay. drivers hoping to head to that area are being diverted at 23rd avenue. the which tells us to encourage people to take 580 as an alternate route because, again, the roadway could be closed until 4:00 this afternoon. >>> in other news, a parking lot full of people watched a cargo up in flames in fremont yesterday. this is actually different video. this is in the south bay where lanes of southbound 880 are back open this morning after a massive fire believed to have been started by people in a homeless encampment. it had to be shut down causing a back up that stretched for miles. crews were able to get their handle on the flames. no injuries were reported. residents tell us they're frustrated because the threat of fires there is constant. >> this has happ

. >>> caltrans has a warning for anyone using a troubled stretch of highway 1. the action it's ready to take when big storms hit. >> bigger, faster, better. ow if youan'train theswamp, you canit. mid-60s to low 70s. we should be in the mid-60s. as you saw if you were just with us, that will happen next week when the rain rolls in. more on that coming up. >>> happening today, a san francisco start-up is scheduled to a appear to the permit selection process for rental electric scooters. spin was among a dozen companies to apply for a one-year pilot scooters in the city. it wasn't chosen. in fact, only two were chosen, scoot and skip. the chronicle reports some applicants were denied because it perceived "bad behavior." lyme and jump also filed> the aport juslanes. conveyorpushyeomething in one to the other terminals. >>> remember back to last thursday when the camp fire started and we had that veil of smoke move over top of us? thankfully, it was in the upper part of the atmosphere. it is stpreu, the 9th when it started working its way down towards us. it's been s

caltrans worked quickly to fill a sizable pothole on highway 101, south san francisco. it started crumbling around 1:00 yesterday afternoon. it took crews almost six hours to repair the damage. the patch took this morning than usual to dry. >> caltrans plans to close part of highway 1 because of today's storm. it involves the 12-mile stretch between mud creek and paul slide. it say precaution against a possible rockslide like the one that hit the area in may of last year. highway 1 justify reopened in july after $54 million in rpairs. on the roads. is it going to rain all day or will we get a break? >> the steadiest is through the morning commute. it will turn over to scattered light showers the rest of the day. the stronger storms comes in tonight. a nice rain shield over the south bay, moving into the east bay. this is the accuweather 12-hour planner. light showers at noon. scattered showers at 4:00. heavier showers after the 7:00 hour. temperatures today will top out around 60 degrees. alexis. >>> all right. good morning, mike. live doppler 7 traffic maps. the southe

some cautious drivers got through before caltrans unplugged the storm drains. other crews were up to their knees in floodwaters on northbound highway 17 in san jose. a pool of rain collected on hamilton avenue exit because of debris on the side of the road clogging up the storm drains. the workers unclog do this and the offramp is passable again. >>> heading out the door you may see trees littered across the road. the marin county sheriff's office posted this photo of a tree knocked down by high wind. no one was hurt but the sheriff's office is warning people about standing water on the road. the main road into yosemite is closed because of the rain. they closed highway 140 earlier this morning for 17 miles. here is a look at the map. this area is where the ferguson fire burned earlier and there are concerns that heavy rain could cause mudslides. caltrans said they will decide when to reopen highway 140 depending on the weather. >>> pg&e are responding to power outages with the largest problem in saratoga where nearly 700 are affected. the other big problem is

caltrans will close the highway between mud creek and paul slide by mid-morning. the gates will be locked until the area is . >>> now, a storm back in february of 2017 led to one of of the biggest mudslides in california history in that very same area. that storm also seriously damaged the pfeiffer canyon bridge which was shut down for repairs for almost eight months. caltrans will give us updates once the road we opens. >>> the bay area toll authority wants to hear from drivers about plans to increase bridge tolls on. january1st, all tolls are schedule to go up by one one dollar on all bay area bridges except the golden gate. today's meeting is the last chance for public comment. the bay area toll authority is expected to approve the increase when it meets december 19th. ember 19th. >>> a family in san jose is mourning after a family member left to walk to a nearby target store and was killed by a hit and run driver. the driver was arrested with the help of some good samaritans. >> i waited and waited and i'll be there and she didn't come. she didn't come. >> rep

. >>> the danger of mudslides because of the storm is forcing caltrans to shut down highway 1.e. it will reopen only when conditions are safe. that area experienced the biggest mudslide in caltrans history last year. 6 million cubic yards of debris came down. highway 1 just reopened in july. caltrans plans to close the road whenever there is a big storm. >>> and weather issues in southern california. this showing a big rig sliding off 134 in eagle rock, los angeles county. >>> people living in the burn areas impacted in los angeles, in fact, the woolsey fire and the holy fire there. the folks in that area are being urged to be prepared for any mudslides and debris flow. we want to show you it includes malibu, agoura hills, and thousand oaks that we have talked about in recent days. there are mandatory evacuation areas in holy burn. people have been stacking sandbags to protect their properties in case it rains a lot in southern california. a live look at doppler 7. remember you can get doppler 7 on our news app. you can also download our app for free and customize it to get the

caltrans is working on cleaning that up right now. no delays on southbound 13. you're not going to be able to use that ramp right now. it certainly would be an in convenience if that is what you were planning on doing here. avoid that stretch if possible. bart, 19th street station. we have flooding at the 20th street entrance. use another entrance. this is now a major delay in downtown oakland due to an equipment problem on the track. that is all directions. pretty serious crucial in newark. we will check on that next. >>> thanks, alexis. brace yourself for a rough commute even though it may not be raining where you are. >>> abc's amy hollyfield is in corte madera where the rain is supposed to pick up in the next half hour. >> reporter: hi, jessica. we wanted to check on a spot that typically floods and suffers from having standing water. we don't see that right now. i think we can attribute that to the break we are getting right now. it is allowing the rain to go ahead and drain before the next wave comes. mother nature giving us a nice break right now. marin c

. >>> caltrans is warning it may close part of highway 1 on the central coast. the agency tweeted this yesterday afternoon -- due to a major storm forecast to hit the central coast on wednesday, we are issuing a 48 hour traffic advisory for closing highway 1 south of big sur. caltrans says it expects to either confirm or cancel that closure sometime today. we will let you know. >>> sal will let you know what's happening in the commute right now. everyone behaving? >> yes. for the most part. we look at things here. we don't see anything unusual but we do see slow traffic out there. we will go to the tracy commute where we do have a lot of slow traffic on 205 before you get to 580 and also on 580 as well. you can see the slow traffic here. it's going to be a tough commute until you make it over the altamont pass. nothing unusual about that. the one thing to watch out for the other way on eastbound 580, there is roadwork that has closed some lanes approaching the trace triangle. that will slow you down in that direction. let's take a look from livermore to dublin.

reporter pedro rivera spoke to caltrans offcials about the problem... and why this certain area of the road is a troubled spot. heavy rain fall left a wet and destructive trail along northbound i-5 and richards boulevard... early thursday morning - crews discovered a álarge pothole on the shoulder of the freeway... more than a foot of mud from the crater - spilled onto nearby bercut drive.according to caltrans - a drain where the water was ásupposed to flow into - got clogged overnight... the water built up - and caused a pipe under the road to burst. caltransú dennis keaton says - that inspection done a few days ago - found nothing wrong.... no clue - that they would be dealing with áthis on a wet and stormy morning. ((nat??))but there have been questions about this section of i-5 over the last few months. in august, on átwo separate occasions - more than two dozen cars were damaged when chunks of the freeway flew off. meanwhile - over the next few days - drivers should expect some additional lane closures as caltrans crews work to fix this latest prob

for the next week, c-h-p and caltrans will be focusing on reminding people to pull over and rest if they feel tired.(grant) kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in san mateo county with details. natsthe california highway patrol says that drowsy driving is a huge problem, on par with drunk driving and distracted driving and with drunk details. county with weekend.expected next weekend. is launching a new effort to stop people from drowsy driving. for the next week, c-h-p and caltrans will be focusing on reminding people to pull over and rest if they feel tired.(grant) kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in san mateo county with details. natsthe california highway patrol says that drowsy driving is a huge problem, on par with drunk driving and distracted driving.the cdc says that going without sleep for at 18 hours is the same as having a blood alcohol content of .05.ofc. kurtis waldschmidt is with the highway patrolsot it can mirror the exact same effects. routinely we make stops trying to seekout impared drivers and frequently it's just being on the road to long

caltrans used the lull during the day to prepare for the storm that we are now experiencing.ing sand and salt to keep the roads clear. now, yesterday, we certainly saw on and off chain restrictions on 50 as well as on 80. caltrans says that they are ready to move the snow and it should be much smoother than the thanksgiving weekend because there's less traffic during the week which is good news for the folks up here. most of them have opened in the last week and they are expecting up to oo three feet of snow. snow levels will drop down to 4,000 feet here this morning. they dropped down to lake level right around midnight which is great. they hope the storm will set up a great weekend and good holiday season beyond the obvious concern of traffic. one thing that folks are going to keep an eye on up here is the wind speed especially those resorts. they don't want all this fresh powder to go to waste. so they are going to make sure that they monitor those wind speeds to know if they have to close them down. . >>> i'm anne makovec at the live news desk at the live desk checking in

caltrans worked quickly to fill a sizable pothole on highway 101, south san francisco. 1:00 yesterday afternoon. it took crews almost six hours to repair the damage. the patch took this morning than usual to dry. >> caltrans plans to close part of highway 1 because of today's storm. it involves the 12-mile stretch between mud creek and paul slide. it say precaution against a possible rockslide like the one that hit the area in may of last year. highway 1 justify reopened in july after $54 million in rpairs.

caltrans says all of that is about to change but the fix is going to be noisy.und off ramp to central san rafael is a problem. traffic jams happen everyday getting off the ramps. >> it's been there 50 to 60 years and it's got to have work done to it. >> reporter: the real problem is this bridge built in 1941, before world war ii. here is where the noise comes in. pile driving similar to this, caltrans says replacing the bridge requires pile driving. >> we have to figure out what is going to cause the least disruption. >> reporter: but there is going to be disruption. >> there is. >> reporter: noisy, loud pile driving. caltrans is conducting poll asking when best to do it. there are three choices. eight hours at night for 42 nights. 15 hour as day for five weekends or 30 hours non-stop on three separate weekends. everyone i asked chose option 3. >> do it quickly and get it over with. >> i don't minds. just get it over with. >> reporter: jeff zane lives in this quiet nearby neighborhood. i'm a drummer and i'm used to the loud noises. >> reporter: and you're not go

of crowds of folks coming to the island as they have in past years, including encroachments with caltrans to promote egress and west park for traffic control during events. fortunately, the crowds were not as large as they have been in past years, largely because we did do quite an effort to get the word out that a lot of the area that people have used for viewing is impacted by construction. and so we did not have to close access to the island, though contingency plans were in place, including giving passes to island residents and little league families to get on to the island in the event that we did have to close access to other visitors, but that was not -- not necessary as the crowds were managable. we also had more than a dozen boats take short-term anchorage permits in the cove over the weekend to watch the events. it's our largest number so far this year. department of emergency management, the city, and u.s. navy also conducted a landing exercise at the northeast boat ramp on the island, as part of an exercise to practice preparedness in the event needed to supply the island or o

at the caltrans station trailers waited in the yard. drivers like mark wright know conditions can change quickly. >> be prepared. you never know. the weather could always change. just got to be prepared. >> reporter: we've been driving up and down the interstate all night. we made it all the way up to the summit. roads are wet, but at this point no chain controls are in place. emily maja, nbc bay area. >> emily's in the snow there. we're back here in the rain. and it's happening right now right here. >> yeah. we're in the thick of it right now. we really think the most widespread heaviest rainfall is happening now into early tomorrow morning. we're going to have that full timeline coming up. but i do want to get you into storm ranger. it's our as a lot of you have experienced over the past couple of hours really, no matter which way you go you have rainfall coming down. the yellow and the red. those are some heavier pockets. now, to put this all into op totalve the past four hours, mill valley at so nearly one inch there. that's why we

caltrans says the wooden beams are deteriorating, leaking arsenic and chromium into the ground, and the platform is rotting. the agency says maintenance is half a million dollars a year. >> this bridge does not meet current seismic standards in the design seismic event, although the bridge may not collapse, it may be so damaged, it would have to be closed. these are patched up over here. >> reporter: caltrans engineers estimate the bridge has about ten years left. project manager frank demlin says it would cost $24 million to rehabilitate the current bridge or $60 million to build a new one, which would include dedicated bike and pedestrian lanes. >> we don't believe that this bridge is currently meeting the multimodal needs of the community. >> reporter: but as caltrans begins removing trees to conduct tests on the feasibility of building a new bridge, residents formed albion bridge stewards, waging a battle to save the structure. >> this bridge is an icon for albion like the golden gate bridge is for san francisco. >> reporter: the battle over the bridge has in a sense become a fight

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. >>> caltrans says that the overpass in oakland is safe after a driver crashed into it. it caused this big mess early yesterd yesterday, and it shut down northbound traffic for hours. abc 7 news are reporter explains how it could have been worse. >> reporter: how long have you been on the freeway? >> two hours. >> reporter: drivers northbound on 880 in oakland got stuck. they were suffering the consequences of this unbelievable mess. the chp says the driver of a ford expedition was going about 100 miles per hour when she crashed. >> the driver was a 28-year-old female from hayward and lost control of the expedition, and went up on the rail, and hit some supporting beams. >> reporter: three of the 80-foot beams were girders, and a driver was very close to being crushed. >> she has been arrested for driving under the suspicion of alcohol. >> reporter: this is part of the new overpass conconstruction. >> it is not >> reporter: traffic was detoured at 23rd avenue, but check it out, the backup was miles and becoming the stuff that nightmares are made of. >> i have to go to sa

caltrans cruise just passed an oversized pothole that opened on the southbound lanes of the freeway near the grand avenue exit. workers are now waiting for the concrete to dry. the far right lane is still closed and traffic in the area, still delayed at this hour. as you can see just how slow it's going right now, take a look at the red areas on our traffic map. the cars are heading toward the airport on south bound 101. that is the affected area. >> they paved the way for so many of the leaders that you see standing here. >>> the city of san francisco marks a dark day in its history. it was 40 years ago today that mayor george moscone and supervisor harvey milk were assassinated inside city hall. four decades later, their legacies still live on. >> ktvu's christien kafton shows us why so many believe the work of milk and moscone is still reflected today in the diversity and open-mindedness of san francisco. >> both mayor moscone and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. >> reporter: then-president of the board of supervisors dianne feinstein breaking the news that shattered

they tell us they're frustrated because they don't feel the city or caltrans is doing enough to keept is 5:59. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," stay honored robin williams on the 25th anniversary of "mrs. doubtfire." the special tribute last night to the late comedian. and it happened right here in the bay area. >>> we will have that, plus all the top stories and a lot going on with the weather coming up. i'm dianne feinstein and i approve this message. "look what she's accomplished... she authored the ban on assault weapons... pushed the desert protection act through congress, and steered billions of federal dollars to california projects such as subway construction and wildfire restoration." "she... played an important role in fighting off ...trump's efforts to kill the affordable care act." california news papers endorse dianne feinstein for us senate. california values senator dianne feinstein >>> good morning. >>> good morning, breaking overnight, deadly shooting, a horrific scene inside a florida yoga studio after a gunman opens fire killing two people before turni

second is approval of an amendment to an agreement with caltrans and the amounts of 100 to $50,000 to reimburse their staff for review and oversight as we continue to develop and review these improvements on their highway system. this amendment is fully funded by a previous prop k. finally, approval of a find exchange between prop k. and the local partnership program. to be able to find those additional detail studies that i mentioned and regal -- eager to begin. we have heard request on this board and in our outreach. that is this transit service detail analysis that i mentioned staff has proposed a prop k. fund exchange. this action would approve the exchange of funds allocated to public works with an equal amount of prop k. dollars resulting in no reductions to street resurfacing. then up to 4.1 million of the lp p. funds would be made available for future phases of this, including those detailed analyses that i mentioned. the exchange is necessary because there is no expenditure plan line that could result directly found this work. staff will return to the board in early 29 teen -

and high speed rail will utilize forth -- fourth and king with caltran electrification delivered in 2022 and high speed rail in 2027. the nation and neighborhood window be handle to anticipated volumes of passengers, residents, workers and visitors with major infrastructure and station improvements. this is problematic. based on these concerns, the c.a.c. members would have preferred that the design activities continue with the conditions outline outlined in e c.t.a. resolution being met. the c.a.c. members understand and respect the unanimous decision by the sfcta commissionerrings this is an appropriate action by those responsible for good governance and oversight of the scale. with this as the backdrop, the c.a.c. relates the following. the evaluation and review by the comptroller office in sfcta's staff be conducted with sense of urgency. chair peskin mentioned he expect this review could be completed within a handful of months. second, we recommend that informational updates be provided to both the sfcta commission and the tjpa board on a regular basis. possiblyevery 4 to 6 wee

the construction as part of the caltrans project to replace the 23rd avenue bridge. it was set to reopen next week. this at the crash and not affect the schedule or the safety of the structure. >> the support beams are not affecting the main integrity of the bridge. these are support beams. the main beams are time in a while that the crews were not out working on the project according to caltrans. if they were, this crash could have been much worse. is >> reporter: overnight work is very dangerous. it is dangerous just for construction. we want everybody to be safe. >> reporter: in oakland, ktvu fox2 news. >>> the raiders are continuing to shake up the roster under jon gruden's tutelage. we have that later in sports wrap. we are learning more about a man who opened fire out of florida yoga studio. we are learning more about his motive. >>> the first week in november is off to a very warm start. look at all of the 70s and 80s this afternoon. coming up, the temperature change in the sunday forecast. and when the red flag warning comes to an end. >>> mornings with ktvu

. >> reporter: all lanes were shut down for hours so caltrans could remove them.ffic was detoured after at 23rd avenue. but check it out the back up strerkd for nightmares, becoming the stuff that nightmares are made of. >> i have to go to san francisco have to be like 10:30. >> reporter: are you dwgoing to make it? >> i can't. >> almost two hours now. complete stop. i would have took the streets if i knew this. would have been home, man, it's crazy, bro consider caltrans says the bridge was inspected and still open november 8th. here's the amazing day. this was only day when overnight road work was not scheduled to happen during that overpass and that may have prevented a lot of workers from being injured. in oakland, abc7 news. >>> here's a little history about the construction work at the crash site on 880. the project included both the 29th avenue over crossing and 23rd over crossing listening oekt and al mead na. work between at 2015 on estimated $200 million project. included a series of projects including safety improvements on the ramps as well as freeway.

. >>> caltrans wants to close part of highway 1 on the central coast. due to a major storm forecast to hit the central coast on wednesday, we are issuing a 48 hour traffic advisory for closing highway 1 south of big sur. caltrans expects to either confirm or cancel the closure tomorrow. >>> more winter shelters are opening around the bay area. in north bay, a space becomes available, some homeless folks are risking being arrested to stay outside. debora is in santa rosa with the story. >> reporter: we are at the national guard armory. trip activities hereby day and at night it is a place for people to sleep outside of the winter weather. it is first-come and first serve and people were waiting when doors open at 5:30. this is the fourth night for the seasonal shelter and awareness is spreading among the homeless and across charities and hospitals who see them. >> we get the word out that there is a safe place to sleep. we don't want any deaths. >> reporter: dinner is brought in and light out at 9:00. everyone has to leave by don so that armory business

caltrans crews have worked quickly to fill in a sizable pothole on highway 101.d crumbling 1:00 yesterday afternoon. it took crews almost six hours to repair the damage. the concrete patch took longer than usual to dry because of the cold, damp weather. >>> caltrans plans to close part of highway 1 because of today's storm. it involves the 12-mile stretch between mud creek and paul slide. it say precaution against a possible rockslide like the one that hit the area in may of last year. six million tons of rock and mud buried the road. highway 1 just reopened in july after $54 million in repairs. >>> in san francisco, members of the fire department are patrolling ocean beach, where powerful waves were crashing into the shore yesterday. crews are concerned some people don't take the high surf seriously. >> if that gets a hold of you, that basically pulls you out into the ocean. and then also of course the currents, you have three to four different currents that occur here at any given time. you could be pulled left, right, any which way depending on the forces that

the land was bought by caltrans in the 1960s to create an expanded route 238, but after plans fell throughthe city negotiated a plan to develop ten parcels of property. they heard ideas, and the proposals are trail extensions and new housing and retil and commercial space, some people say they're worried they'll be kicked out when the city sells to developers. >>> the idea is for the city to sell the property to private developers or nonprofit developers that build affordable housing and schools. >> where will they go when they do this. how are we going to find new places to live. did they say it's affordable housing, but what does that mean. the city plans to report on ideals at the next community meet iting and they plan to have the sale of the land in 2022 or it will revert to caltrans. >>> a couple of key players may be mending fences after the sidelines dispute. >>> looking through smoky skies, how soon the changing winds may bring relief and how soon we'll have rain. ♪ when heartburn hits... fight back fast with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue.

caltrans has blocked all the lanes except for one so a lot of snow on the road to clear. more than of foot of new snow has fallen at resorts in tahoe. as for the roads, caltrans has crews out plowing what they can but with another storm coming tonight, driving anywhere in the sierra could be very difficult. for all the latest information on the conditions and the seven-day forecast, head to kpix.com. get alerts and warnings for your neighborhood. >>> president trump is in south america for the g20 summit this morning and back at home a surprise guilty plea from his former personal attorney is raising new questions about the trump organization's ties to russia. yesterday, michael cohen pleaded guilty to lying to congress. he admitted to misleading lawmakers about talks to potentially build a trump tower in moscow. he told congress negotiations on the project ended in january of 2016. cohen now says discussions continued into june when president trump had wrapped up the votes needed to secure the republican presidential nomination. >> it means that when the president was re