we don't need this ride westbound 80 inside of the tunnel i brought up the caltrans camera on the tower facing down so you can see the traffic in the backup that's forming look at all the brake lights. those folks are stuck behind the crash in the tunnel with injuries only one lane blocked so far but it was already a slow commute into san francisco. in fact it looks like this behind the toll plaza so now you're going to be dealing with heavy traffic from the bottom of the maze through the pay gates up the eastern span. all the way through the tunnel this is why i said earlier leave early leave early you never know what's going to pop up where it 15 minutes and growing into san francisco. it's soggy out there folks don't forget the headlights and wipers to will check more bridges coming up james will. >>all right, thank you very much robin breaking news overnight a driver is dead following a crash a crash into a tree in treasure island, the driver was fleeing from the hit and run kron 4 sarah stinson is live at the scene with the details sarah. >>quite a scene out here on treasure island

and then also i will be getting caltrans' approval.that's separate from this. >> i'm going to finish asking my questions and i'm going to ask you guys if you have any questions. so $1.2 million is caltrans grant and $3.1 million are our funds, but yet we have to go with the d.b.e. program, not the l.b.e. program? >> correct. >> so do we need to separate these or explain to me how the d.b.e. program differs from the l.b.e. program and what our limitations are. >> so what i've been told is any time federal money is touching your contract, you have to use the federal requirements. so the d.b.e. program is somewhat similar to the l.b.e. program. you apply through the state and you are applying as a disadvantaged business. they have all their technical definitions of what a disadvantaged business is, but it's usually somebody coming from a socially or economically disadvantaged background. so then they apply and become a d.b.e. when i was looking at the list of d.b.e.s in the san francisco area, a lot of them -- in fact a lot of them were a

this is the caltrans camera showing people approaching the tunnel. there is a crash between two cars blocking one lane right now. an ambulance was called. castro valley, westbound 580 before shaffer ranch, that crash between a motorcycle and a big rig is all cleared. southbound 242 before solano, two lanes blocked because of a crash. eastbound 580 to eastbound 24, you can see some water in that area. ace trains, equipment issue delays. right now on ace 1 and ace 3. check the schedule. >>> "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 on abc7. >> robert marciano is live with a look at what's ahead on the show today. there's actual ice skating going on inside of the studio and outside yesterday. i hope you can top that. >> it's going to be hard. i don't know where you go from there. good morning reginald and kumasi. coming up, vice president pence is here. that's a big get. trump walks back from the brink. now saying he wants peace. the house prepares to vote today on limiting his war powers with iran and new clues in that plane crash in iran, what the p

and then also i will be getting caltrans' approval.hat's separate from this. >> i'm going to finish asking my questions and i'm going to ask you guys if you have any questions. so $1.2 million is caltrans grant and $3.1 million are our funds, but yet we have to go with the d.b.e. program, not the l.b.e. program? >> correct. >> so do we need to separate these or explain to me how the d.b.e. program differs from the l.b.e. program and what our limitations are. >> so what i've been told is any time federal money is touching your contract, you have to use the federal requirements. so the d.b.e. program is somewhat similar to the l.b.e. program. you apply through the state and you are applying as a disadvantaged business. they have all their technical definitions of what a disadvantaged business is, but it's usually somebody coming from a socially or economically disadvantaged background. so then they apply and become a d.b.e. when i was looking at the list of d.b.e.s in the san francisco area, a lot of them -- in fact a lot of them were al

san francisco put a service area on caltrans property. oakland mayor says that the order will hold city set of struggled to find property for homeless facilities. >> in a high-cost area like the bay area, free land is very helpful. it is not just its distaste line but it is one dollar a year makes a huge difference. >> other state lands like county fairgrounds be identified for use by the homeless and he is offering 100 travel trailers. the ceo of san francisco's coalition on homelessness says what means the most is the order includes a $650 million budget allocation for homeless aid to cities and counties. >> when the state comes in and find it they are putting their money where their mouth is. >> newsom will secure medical funding for housing. living on the streets is a public health issue. the oakland mayor says she is relieved to see the causes of homelessness are not being a nord. >> he agrees with us that we must do more than just shelter people.

and this from the caltrans cameras near the entrance to alpine meadows resort. you can see the roads are mostly clear. for the most part they are. kind of some slushy conditions and good access for the rescue teams. an avalanche in the sierra this morning. several victims are unaccounted for. this happening at the alpine meadows resort. you might remember a deadly avalanche in 1982 killed seven people there at alpine. i'm allen martin. now back to you. >>> and current conditions at alpine meadows. and in the last 24 hours, 25 inches of snow. we did have a winter storm warning in effect for this area this morning because of the winter storm that dumped a lot of snow in the sierra. and that snow depth at the top of alpine meadows. 108inches of powder there. so now let's show you our snowpack for the sierra. so looking at 83% of average month to date. and the snowfall for the south sierra, 81% of average. the snowpack on average, 82%. and we'll continue to monitor this situation as it comes available to us. >>> our other top story, house speaker nancy pelosi back i

caltrans did not take any chances and had snowplows ready to go. some highest peaks did see a dusting of snow today. chopper 5 flying over this picturesque scene. >> after this from out, we got another beautiful thing. a photo of a rainbow in winter. >> the storm creating headaches for travelers at the airport. sfo is reporting more than 500 delays today. also more than 85 flights in out of sfo have been canceled. >> a look at some of our bay area bridges. a better story for the evening commute. this morning, driving with a real challenge. downpours and roadway flooding. >> when water hits the ground, everyone seems to forget how to drive. they can't locate the brake daey c esse

it has to do with this caltrans station and the tracks nearby. most people eating outside on castro street in mountain view say it would be nice to not have traffic interfering with lunch. getting cars off the road sounds like a great idea. >> the kids go play over there, scooter or skating. >> while the family eats? >> yes. >> reporter: the current proposal is to convert this section of castro street into a pedestrian plaza. unlike cities where pedestrian friendly streets are part of revitalization projects, mountain view's move may be out of necessity. with the electrification of caltrans, cars won't be allowed to cross castro street. traffic has to be rerouted either by building an overpass or underpass which would cost upwards of $100 million. a less expensive option, a pedestrian plaza. >> open up a couple more stores like shopping, things like that, it will be better. if they keep it this way, just restaurants only, it will be bad. >> this restaurant has been open for ten years. like many business owners, he fierce rerouting traffic could l

property for emergency shelters, something the city of oakland has already been doing by utilizing caltrans land we had

10 am and 2 pm.>> and the lower half of the manzanita art and ride lot will be closed for week, caltrans is worried about possible high tide flooding overnight hours and it is expected to reopen one week from tomorrow. that lot floods of that. >>> you know sal castaneda is back , did you get your coffee set up? >> i have my coffee and thank you dave. right now we are seeing the beginnings of what may be the back to work a back-to-school commute, slowing at the altamonte past, traffic will be slowing down and it is not unusual for it to be this way but it may take you urprise if you have not done it two weeks but otherwise off to a nice start and we look at northbound 280 in san jose and it is looking good. it is nice on the golden gate bridge going south and there have been no major issues driving from nevada to san francisco. now let's bring steve in. >> thank you sir. cold and clear this morning, 20s and 30s and 40s but we will all end up with sunshine in upper 50s, near 60 near 64 psalm. there will be two weeks systems, one late tuesday and wednesday when you sleep and thursday late m

property for emergency shelters, something the city of oakland has already been doing by utilizing caltrans land we had a much higher success rate. >>at convincing homeless individuals to move into shelter because it is right there with a loud encampments to stay together as a community and move together on to these cabin communities so we have found this to be extremely helpful in a preview of his $1 billion budget proposal. the governor also announced your marking million to create a fund to provide more affordable housing and provide rental subsidies, oakland mayor libby schaaf says this is significant sometimes somebody can actually get house and almost afford the rent. >>they need just a little bit of help particularly in this out of control priced housing market and so that shallow subsidy is a very low cost to create permanent shelter for families. i think that is one of the best investments we can make. >>the governor also wants to reform medical-device preventative health care and housing services recognizing that it is a health issue to get people indoors. you cannot sure addictio

caltrans is on the scene. there is a slowdown there. they're working to get that cleared up. san jose, 87, nice and clear ride down there. richmond-san rafael bridge, smooth sailing as well. >> a mom on a mission to track down a hit-and-run driver. she describes what happened when she was in the car with her two kids. >>> and it's finally time for... geico sequels! classic geico heroes, starring in six new commercials, with jaw-dropping savings. vote for your favorites at: geico.com/sequels ahhh, which way do i go?! i don't know, i'm voting for our sequels. with geico, the savings keep on going to a screen near you. not the leg! you dang woodchucks! geico sequels. vote and enter to win today! >>> welcome back. look at this video. a man is under arrest after leading officers on a wild chase through sacramento. the man is in the silver car here driving all over the place. he is turning into the parking lot at 3:00 yesterday afternoon and nearly avoided hitting another car. he almost hit two people walking into a parking lot and nearly was hit twwhile driving into oncoming traff

propty for emergency elters, something the city of oakland has already been doing by utilizing caltrans land. we've had a ch higher success >>at convincing homeless individuals to move into shelter becae it is right there we've allowed encampments to stay together as a community and move together on to these cabin communities so we have found this to be extremely helpful in a preview of his $1 billion budget proposal. the governor also announced your marking million to create a fund to provide more affoable hoing and provide rental subsidies, oakland mayor libby schaaf says this is significant. >>sometimes somebody can afford the rents they need just a little bit of help particularly in th out of control priced housing market and so that shallow subsidy is a very low cost to create permanent. healthy shelter for families. i think that is one of the best vestments we can make reform medical-device nts to preventative health care and housing services recognizing that it is a health issue to get people indoors. you cannot cure addictions mental health issues or physical maladies unless peo

a lot of snow there and sometimes blocking the lens of the camera, the caltrans camera.arning is set to expire at 7 am. >>> a new push to google out of san francisco's pride parade. members of the organization voted in favor of banning google and their parent company alphabet from future prolate celebrations. the controversy began last year when youtube refused to remove videos that were reported for homophobic harassment. >> pride members said they are urging the board to approve the ban and it's not clear if it will happen since only seven members out of more than 300 voted. >>> as a price said in a statement the pride board values the voices of the membership and our responsibility to the many civic and business partners it takes to produce the city's largest event. meanwhile a spokesperson for google says youtube has since updated its policy to take a tougher approach to harassment and hate speech. >>> happening today san francisco census count will kickoff. the mayor along with house speaker nancy pelosi will launch the 2020 as of count. the event starts at 9:30 at

mess up their drive into the caldecott tunnel because they're going to shut down the right bore caltrans is working on that and so eastbound highway 20 for the next 2 nights the right boar that's the one headed from oakland towards orinda is going to be closed from 10:00pm until 04:30am for the next 2 overnight. in the east bay a man is in critical condition. he was shot while driving along interstate 5.80 was a passenger in a car that was near the keller avenue exit in oakland yesterday morning when shooters opened fire that one man a passenger in the car was hit. the driver and there were 2 children in the backseat they were not injured police believe their car was targeted by the shooters. >>a lot about things could thankfully, you know only one person was struck but even that one person too many it's a sad state of affairs when you have for people, especially the 2 kids that young their trial in a vehicle and they're being shot at as our investigators are going to do everything they can to use every bit of technology resources that we have to bear to hopefully assailants to justice.

there those properties could include caltrans properties near highways and state roads. they can hospitals. that's also on the table and health care facilities. and fairgrounds in areas where shelter crisis is already in effect. governor newsome has said he wants to allocate million from the state budget to help with this entire process. >>breaking news out of iran this morning after missiles were fired 2 air bases in iraq where us troops are stationed about 5800 us troops are stationed at that location. president trump is expected to address the nation in the next hour or so that we've got their fortunes right now with the very latest on the us response so far. >>well wages gave them a slap in the face last night. >>early wednesday morning launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at 2 military bases in iraq, housing us military and coalition forces, retaliation they say for last week's killing of iran's top general. now the world waits for president donald trump's response following the attacks. he tweeted quote all is well so far so good. many lawmakers are hoping

they are sending a team of as many as 50 people, include something caltrans puerto rico. from aftershocks to dealing with people afraid to return to their home. to determine what structures are safe in earthquake specific cleanup. they will help navigate the logistics of a long term recovery. >> some of it is humanitarian, but we'll be helping them for the next few weeks to get themselves back up on their feet. >> cal oes and caltrans crews are scheduled to fly out tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. and are expected to be gone 16 to 20 days. >>> part of the governor's latest budget proposal includes $20 million for a new state park. california state parks officials have not commented on where that land would be, but there are reports the state is eyeing the n3 ranch near livermore. more than a dozen bay area law makes have lobbied for that land to be protected. the ranch weren't up for sale in july for the first time in 85 years. it's sale price is listed at $72 million. >>> a group of mayors and elected professionals joining force, to ask governor newsom to eliminate fossil f

caltrans says it's going to add what it calls an express train in san francisco to help get people to the game. the express train departs san francisco station at 1:40 p.m. it will make a few stops along the way. when it gets to the mountain view station, fans can ride light rail over to the stadium. after the game, the train is going to go back up to san francisco. it will leave the mountain view station about 75 minutes after the game ends or when that train is full. >>> join us tonight for a special look at the 49ers championship run. what an amazing year. you're going to see raj mathai and janelle wang talking with current players and niners legends about this magical season. it's coming up in about 20 minutes or so at 6:30 tonight right here. >>> still ahead, a new ruling for a massachusetts judge in the college admissions scandal. how the judge plans on ensuring the trial does not drag on for years to come. >>> first, a popular app among teenagers, but it also may have saved a monterey county man's life. what app users saw on tiktok that made them speak up. >>> and we've got a b

caltrans closing park-and-ride near highway 11 in mill valley. exploratory him will be leading along the embarcadero text plane about the tides. and the dangers they pose. tides along the embarcadero will reach six and half feet but will be even higher the weather. when he started the day. >> lots of sunshine across the area we are not completely in the clear. with a few sunny breaks out there some partly cloudy skies and with the weather five pattern cooldown out there. here's a live camera looking out towards the south bay. in san jose lingering clouds. there's a chance that a short- term we could have a few pop-up isolated showers her soul. heard about king tide. king tide to basically are here. they are starting to move in today. the tides kind of seeping up over the past few days. the tide tables. here is in san francisco. the peak high tide over the next few days you can see friday morning, saturday morning not too much change, into sund. into early next week. so inflated water levels in the coast and near portions of the b. here's a live c

caltrans says that the shuttle service will be available for pedestrians and bike riders that use it. to see if they would lose. find out why he left the game so early. [ electrical buzzing ] [ dramatic music ] ahhhh! -ahhhh! elliott. you came back! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ all we needed somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> my share of sports. i cannot remember when i have seen steve kerr that angry. >> the game itself you shrug your shoulders, football you have the intentional grounding and basketball we saw the potential ejection steve kerr did not want to deal with it but earlier he had a nice conversation with luke walton. that was a nice pass to spellman that had 13 that is the lone warrior highlight. he is 34 years old and in the league 16 years. the golden state warriors had 19 turnovers. he walks to the basket and no traveling called and steve kerr is not happy. if you read his lips, it was not a good call. he gets ejected and he would not have liked what he saw. the kinks were 15 of 30 and conversely 5 of 26 from ve

ultimately it will fulfill the larger dream which is not just the high-speed rail but electrified caltrans that will provide an icon with 11 agencies under one roof. >> we are proud of the inclusive policies that brought this together. the real intentionality making sure that local hires for front and center. >> they are finding ways to streamline avoiding costly delays and integrate existing and emerging technologies. >>> taylor swift is speaking out about her struggles over the last year. we know where you can see her new documentary. >>> two major music stars at gearing up for the awards. >>> coming up all new at 6:00, one day after san francisco police reports a drop in homicides, a new report shows something is killing people on the streets in alarming numbers. i am running to defeat donald trump. in 2016 i warned that donald trump was a dangerous demagogue, and when the republican congress wouldn't hold him accountable, i went to work helping run winning campaigns in twenty-one house seats. it's time for the senate to act and remove trump from office, and if they won't do their jobs,

. >>> [ singing ] today caltrans annual celebration train departed from san jose making stops in paloo and san mateo before arriving in san francisco for the mlk day march. caltrans spokesperson said the event still draws people by the hundreds because the message of unity and civil rights is one that is still relevant today. 1200 commemorative tickets were given up for people who bought their tickets ahead of today's event. >>> americans across the nation are taking parts in service projects and political activism . >> jonathan terry has more on the event to honor the life and legacy of the late civil rights leader. >> it is a day of celebration and solemnity. america paying tribute to the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. >> dr. king reminded the nation and the world that there is no time like now. >> ebenezer baptist church with dr. king led until his assassination in 1968 holding it and will ceremony in atlanta. a major theme this year, highlighting king's commitment to racial equality and equal justice. >> stand with the poor. you want to stand with dr. king stood? st

caltrans was not taking any chances and had snowplows ready to go. >> how bad is it? >> not that bad. >> reporter: this was the scene as an suv lost control and went off the road. about two inches of health accumulate in making for sleep conditions. the midmorning storm is the first significant event in a few weeks. the city -- csp that made the roads they drive. everyone needs to get it like out here? >>rerter: the evening commute moving pretty well right now. very predictably, we saw spin outs. those have been cleared. now it is smooth sailing. all you pros and events that were used to driving highway 17 every day, don't be a hero. slow it down. we are live in the santa cruz mountains, kiet do. a federal judge is warning pg&e to trim deck more trees or order the utility to hire more tremors. they also told pg&e it must take the precautions that passed after the company admitted as many as 22,000 trees may still pose a fire hazard. >>> governor newsom bowing to spend $1 billion to fight homelessness. today he was in oakland to talk up some new grants for the city and

two 2 pm. >>> today the lower half of the man's edina park-and-ride but will be closed the week, caltransrried about possible high tide flooding during overnight hours and that park and ride lot is expected to reopen one week from tomorrow.>> now let's get you moving and see what we are seeing in the commute. >> it looks like it did a few weeks back before everyone took off for vacation, people are heading out and let's look at what we have, slow traffic coming up to point richman in the richmond bridge with slowing and at the bay bridge it is a 15 to 20 minute delay, these traffic pictures clear, the aviation folks will have a good flight leaving and coming into the in case yo weather delays, nice and clear with home went. this is a look at 680 s. through pleasanton, looks very slow, hayward, union city and fremont slow traffic and soon we will dive into that soft they commute a couple of slowdowns there already heard now let's bring steve back.>> thank you and not much going on here, a hint or two of patchy fog but not much there. currently in antioch it is clear and 38, no wind or reci

caltrans says postpone travel to the sierra until tomorrow. we will have continuing storm watch covered streaming on cbs and bay area throughout the day. >>> within the last hour our all southbound lanes will reopen. a wrong way crash left one person dead and sent two to the hospital. a dodge charger got on the highway heading in the wrong direction near manor drive. it collided with the mercedes suv. the driver of the charger was killed. his passenger in the other driver were taken to the hospital. no word on their condition. >>> police are investigating the first homicide of the year which happened at clayton road in san jose. it was a gun shot that killed this man. no word on a suspect or motive. >>> a busy day at the capital as congress moves forward with the impeachment process against president trump. the tree trial phase is getting started. 100 centers were set to be sworn in as jurors. earlier today the house impeachment manager including so laughlin sent the articles of impeachment to the senate. there was a political rival using mili

>>other news tonight back to our weather the highway patrol and caltrans warning drivers if you don't have to be on the roads and is probably a good idea to stay home and postpone all of your travel plans at least until tomorrow and if you look at this video you can see why look at the heavy number of collisions and a spinouts along interstate 80 causing en more travel deys caltrans of the chp say one problem they're saying. >>people trying to avoid chains on their tires even though they do not have 4 wheel drive d then using side roads and chain controls are in effect and inthe sierra a winter storm warning has been issued through 10 o'clock tonight and this was the scene this afternoon this ski area in mmoth lakes in oth the central sierra. >>the snow started falling there around 3 o'clock this afternoon. it was so heavy at times it affected the sibility making it difficult for drivers and even some skiers mammoth sits at about 11,000 feet one of the highest ski areas in california. re's a live. look at southlake colleague see the snow has been piling up this is at twin bridges agai

. >>> caltrans is running extra express trains to mountain view were riders can jump on a light rail to the stadium. there also running bus service from the spring station. now if you drive your encourage to carpool and by a parking pass at a time. the lot opens at 11:40 am for tailgating. after the game, we will stream special live postgame coverage starting at 7 pm. you can find a kpix.com and other digital platforms. >>> in other news, tens of thousands to the streets across the country for the annual women's march. we saw a number of marches across the bay area and oakland protesters gathered in the franklin plaza. in san francisco they gathered at the san francisco plaza. together we rise was the theme of san francisco's women march. event was initially launched in 2017. it was a direct response the election of president trump. and with this being an election year, politics was once again on the top of people's minds. >> we are a squad of women who have been to all of the women marches. we really want to inspire the next generation to vote. we want to make sure that they do unde

caltrans headed out to the scene. this is a hard close yur. let's get to the scene with the latest developments. >> reporter: this investigation is taking a little longer than we once thought it would. we are live on the southbound side of highway 1 right now. you can see the cars involved in this fatal accident are still crumpled up against the median here. oornd 3:15 this morning, a dodge charger was travelling the wrong way up the southbound lanes. it was travelling northbound in the southbound side of the highway. it hit head on a mercedes suv. the driver of the dodge died on scene. the passenger of the dodge and the driver of the mercedes were taken to sf general with unknown injuries right now. chp still trying to investigate what exactly happened, how it happened. this area is all blocked off right now. chp still does not have a time when the southbound side will be open again. we had reportedly heard about around now but this seems to be taking a little longer than we once thought. >>> i'm at the live news desk and we are watching the

caltrans will be inspecting the fire detection and fire protection system between 10 am and 2 pm >>> today the lower half of the manzanita park-and-ride line will be closed for one week, caltrans is worried about possible high tide flooding overnight, the park-and-ride lots will reopen one week from tomorrow.>> and sal castaneda is back and have you fix everything out there ? spin well things are getting more crowded dave and i am there is nothing i can dy is ba school. and by the way the case you heard that story in alameda, the posey tube is the one that goes from alameda to oakland in let's take a look at what we have with the bay bridge, the traffic is backing up and this is probably the biggest backup we have had the last two weeks as people are back, traffic will be okay with a little slowing on 680 and pleasanton in developing slowing on northbound 101 and san jose. yes indeed, people are back to work and back to school, this is 280 northbound. now let's bring steve with today's weather.>> thank you, i'm looking at the weather information in trying to get two things out of my

big changes caltrans isÑitmaking to its app thiskoçóçóçó morning. >> plus you probablyt( don't@zuÑ yoursmbers parking spot. ticket prices are the same as pay for tickets. there are no additional fees. the new app feature had a soft launch last month. >>> it f you're heading out to fill up your gas tank you may pay more. prices oez by four cents. the average for unled in san francisco is $3.62. in san jose and oakland depending on where you are it is about 10 cents less. >>> a living landmark in san francisco union square is hung up his beef eater suit for the last time. >> the hotel doorman tom sweeney thought he was taking a summer job in 1976 when he worked at the sir francis drake hotel and he retired yesterday after 42 years. sweeney was known citywide for his personality but he also received an honor from then mayor diane feinstein in 1981 after he tackled two men who tried to steal a hotel guest's luggage. >> that is my biggest day in san francisco. >> i live on the cable car line so when the car would stop and he would come out and shake hands and high five. >> the 67-year-old swe

cal oes and caltrans crews are flying out of sacramento international airport this morning.be gone for between 16 and 20 days. >>> officials in santa rosa are investigating the fire that killed three dogs. the fire broke out just before 3:00 saturday morning on a home at daniel port near campbell drive. fire crews said they initially had a difficult time finding the source of the smoke because of all the thick fog. resident was not home at the time. the cause of the fire still under investigation. >>> memorial has been unveiled for deputy robert french. statue and plaque bearing the officer's name is an old foothill farm. the 21 year veteran of the department was killed in a shootout in 2017. fellow deputies, friends and family attended the ceremony to remember deputy french. >> tears of happiness to just know that people are still remember hitting him and want to have a permanent place for people to come to remember him and the public. >> deputy french was 62 years old. he leaves behind three adult children, grandchildren, sister and a girlfriend. >>> president trump's crac

all the help piled up so quickly that caltrans had to send a plow. there are a few vendor vendors in the area but no one was hurt. >>> i'm anne makovec from the live news desk and we are keeping you posted on a developing story. the investigation continues after this fatal accident along 101. it happened late last night just before midnight in san jose. north bound 101 near the 280/680 split. the lanes have since been reopened but take a look at that vehicle. it burst into flames upon impact. that driver died and the investigation continues this morning. back to you. >>> a california labor law aimed at helping so-called big workers is on hold for more than 70,000 independent truckers. a federal judge is blocking a b5 for truckers in definitely saying it is preempted by rules on interstate commerce. the state law which took effect this month makes it more difficult for companies to classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees who are entitled to minimum wage and benefits. the office of state attorney general javier becerra says it

caltrans did not take any chances and had snowplows ready to go. some highest peaks did see a dusting of snow today. chopper 5 flying over this picturesque scene. >> after this from out, we got another beautiful thing. a photo of a rainbow in winter. >> the storm creating headaches for travelers at the airport. sfo is reporting more than 500 delays today. also more than 85 flights in out of sfo have been canceled. >> a look at some of our bay area bridges. a better story for the evening commute. this morning, driving with a real challenge. downpours and roadway flooding. >> when water hits the ground, everyone seems to forget how to drive. they can't locate the brake rator. esse lotethe brake pedal, it's either too late or too hard. >>> tonight, a different story. there is still rain now there. >> there is. we even picked up a thunderbolt in the last 15 or 20 minutes. we will show you the showers coming out of the north into the peninsula. just a single thunderbolt was triggered right around south san francisco. also, there's some pretty good cells

the city is teaming up with caltrans to get people off the streets. san jose will lease land from the state for one dollar a month to build a community. in a neighborhood where the homeless already lived. the housing department is working -- >>> today marks 47 years since a landmark roe v. wade ruling that made abortion legal in the u.s. this afternoon a called raging grannies will hold an event to commemorate the anniversary and salutes supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg the event is set to begin at 2:00 at los altos youth center on san antonio. it was on this day in 1973 that the supreme court ruled the constitution protect a pregnant woman's right to choose to have an abortion without excessive restrictions by the government. >>> still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a self driving shuttle could soon be cruising some bay area streets. a look at this catchy robot taxi next. >>> and the market opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's get a quick look at the big board. th we live with at&t and we are well past the honeymoon phase.

from san francisco to the mound to stations starting on sunday morning then after the game caltrans willrate a special northbound train that leaves mount view the station 75 there 75 minutes after the game or when the train is fall gun owners. well let's continue that niners talk we are now less than 24 hours away from the nfc champion said map but match magic can even talk i'm so excited. >>between the 49 ers and the green bay packers. and today, the packers flew out to california. packers got on their team charter plane today as they made their way to the bay area you can see some of that snow a lot of that snow up there in green bay, wisconsin, boy doesn't the shot make you feel so good about living in northern california and not northern wisconsin darrius smith, aaron rodgers and company will face the niners at levi's stadium on sunday and in santa clara niners help practice on friday afternoon great news to report. is that everyone is healthy ahead of the nfc championship match. they'll have their entire d line ready to go kwon alexander dee ford and you cross chart all season long

caltrans crews were busy clearing snow from highways. and tow truck driver his their hands full as well. the best advice for now is to stay away. wind gusts up to 116 miles per hour prompted an avalanche warning in the mountains above lake tahoe. some 30 miles of interstate 80 west of the california/nevada line closed to truck traffic. poor traction and several spinouts. the storm is expected to bring up to two feet of snow to the crest of the sierra by tomorrow morning. boy, they're getting a lot of snow! >> they're just getting creamed up there. >> the blizzard conditions really much of this afternoon. we talked to numerous people driving up, chaining up in the mountains. blizzard conditions. heavy snowfall rates. all you gotta do, the rainfall rates around here, and extrapolate into the mountains, what that means for snowfall. about an inch of rain around here works out to about a foot of snow up there. that doesn't work out directly. but they got plenty of snow, and they're continuing to get snow up there right now. it's cool outside

streets now 19 of these green two person cabins will be temporary homes on a parking lot owned by caltrans. two years since the cabin program began it was a place to get my mind together. because when you're homeless or when you're going through just a basic amount of struggle you're not thinking about applying for a job places where people heal, build their and get connected to jobs. the 200,000 dollars it cost to set up the cabinet were bought by private citizens. >> the effect the corona virus is having. >> we are fully prepared to fight if necessary. >> we have the details on the new rules out there and how to avoid being hit with a big fine. this is mornings on 2. >> good morning. thank you for joiping us here. build of the week. january 29th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. it's cold but pretty quiet. >> that is correct. we are running much colder this morning. we have mostly clear skies except for a few high clouds. so double digits colder for san 30s, 40s to start. upper 50s to a few mid 60s and temperatures are going to bump up a few days. the storm track is north and the temp

caltrans is planning on closing three lanes on the upper and lower decks of the western span of the bridge. closers begin at 1130 tonight and lanes are expected to be open 7:00 tomorrow morning. >>> smart has released data on drivers. second year of operation numbers decreased. weekday ridership has gone up and in the start of the year. we can numbers are down. the marin independent smart general manager says railway is young and that is limited. but they will continue to be transparent. with critics or questioning of how tax dollars are used. one of the reasons to give commuters an alternative to taking it. >>> the city of san francisco plans to take an important step in easing traffic congestion. and improving the safety of protest pedestrians. starting in the jenera 29 the city banning private vehicles on two miles stretch of market street eastbound from 10th street to main street and westbound from stewart to vanness cross traffic allowed though. commercial vehicles such as taxis, buses and transportation. at first responders will be allowed down market. >>> american scientist who won

len ramirez explains how the city of san jose is teaming up with caltrans to try to get people off the streets. >> reporter: the deal is finally done. san jose will lease the property from the state of california for one dollar per month. >> reporter: there are dozens of homeless encampments of relining felipe avenue and surrounding streets. the people that are living alongside piles of traffic trash and filth. >> this is the major city in the united states so whatever anybody wants to say this is not a solution. >> reporter: it is steps away from what could be a solution. tiny homes for the homeless to be built and run on this land in between and underneath the ramps. >> they are going to put them on the street anyway. >> reporter: this doctor said that he's glad an idea he has been pushing will finally become a reality. >> the land can be sanitized that is as it were and state owned are advocates like myself and others can help build the community and we can avoid this kind of mess. >> reporter: the department has in memo details the the plan. sleepy cabins which are already preparin

it will need the support of local transportation agencies including the state and caltrans. after all, it is their bridge. abc7news. >> thanks, cornell. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share your ideas by joining the better bay area group on facebook. >> cash bail is a thing of the past in san francisco county. a formal policy ending the practice of cash veil was ended today. bail will be based on the person's risk assessment. >> you would never put a price on public freedom. because by allowing dangerous wealthy people to buy their way out and it keeps poor people who may be innocent or present no public risk to languish behind bars simply because of their poverty. >> jerry brown signed a bill into law to abolish cash bail. a referendum in 2020 to overturn the law has suspended it. >> a chinese city is trying to control an outbreak of a new coronavirus. fishes shut down outbound trains and planes and suspended transit. the united states trying to figure out how to protect everyone here. so far 17 people have died from the virus and 540 people ha

conducted an online survey to gauge residents' feelings. 53% approve. 43% disapprove of that you caltrans says it is a violation of its policies to have people lodging or sleeping under its structures. those who live near the site worry about potential impacts to them and then there's question of whether people like crawford will really move there. >> hard to be contained. what kind of situation? is it roommates in the tent? i can't do a bunch of roommates. i have social anxiety and anxiety. i can't do a bunch of people like that. >> reporter: this meeting is set to begin here in berkeley at 6:00. it is important to point out that the vote is just to ask staff to do further study. the location has yet to be identified. under the overpass is just the preferred location. aibls 7 news. >> okay. thank you. >>> in santa rosa, the issue is focused on people along the popular trail. it is the largest in sonoma county. you've been talking with folks who are selected to win a new shelter. >> yes. there is to question that they have the best of intentions to moving them from this trail to a homeles

>>for emergency shelters, something the city of oakland has already been doing by utilizing caltrans land. we've had a much higher success rate. >>at convincing homeless individuals to move into shelter because it is right there we've allowed encampments to stay together as a community and moved together on to these cabin communities so we have found this to be extremely helpful in a preview of his $1 billion budget proposal. the governor also announced your marking $750 million to create a fund to provide more affordable housing and provide rental subsidies, oakland mayor libby schaaf says this is significant. >>sometimes somebody can actually get house and almost afford the rent they need just a little bit of help particularly in this out of control. >>priced housing market and so that shallow subsidy is a very low cost to create permanent healthy shelter for families. i think that is one of the best investments we can make. >>the governor also wants to reform medical-device preventative health care and housing services recognizing that it is a health issue to get people indoors. y

caltrans has closed a park and ride parking lot. floortor yum at peer 15 will be leading walks around the embarcadero. >>> rain here in the bay area means there's snow up in the sierra. a few inches of fresh snow fell in placer county yesterday just before sunrise. chain controls were on. businesses of interstate 80 love this snow. some people say even just a little snow is good for business. >> it's a nice storm. it's not a lot. but we'll take it because we haven't had much lately. anything helps. definitely creates a little more work but we'll do it. it usually helps. >>> people in that area, hope to get more snow in the coming days. as of right now no chain controls are in effect. >>> 4:26 now and police are looking for the people who burglarized the peninsula of a department store. how officers say they're able to get away with tens of thousands of dollars of merchandise within minutes. >> and we're also talking about that deadly plane crash in iran. we'll tell you why iran is denying any involvement. >>> good morning. new video

>>for emergency shelters, something the city of oakland has already been doing by utilizing caltrans land we had a much higher success rate. >>at convincing homeless individuals to move into shelter because it is right there we've allowed encampments to stay together as a community and move together on to these cabin communities so we have found this to be extremely helpful in a preview of his billion budget proposal. the governor also announced your marking million to create a fund to provide more affordable housing. >>and provide rental subsidies, oakland mayor libby schaaf says this is significant sometimes somebody can actually get house and almost afford the rent. >>they need just a little bit of help particularly in this out of control priced housing market and so that shallow subsidy is a very low cost to create permanent. healthy shelter for families. i think that is one of the best investments we can make. >>the governor also wants to reform medical-device preventative health care and housing services recognizing that it is a health issue to get people indoors. you cannot su

>>for emergency shelters, something the city of oakland has already been doing by utilizing caltrans land we have a much higher success rate. >>at convincing homeless individuals to move into shelter because it is right there we've allowed encampments to stay together as a community and move together on to these cabin communities so we have found this to be extremely helpful in a preview of his billion budget proposal. the governor also announced your marking million to create a fund to provide more affordable housing. >>and provide rental subsidies, oakland mayor libby schaaf says this is significant sometimes somebody can actually get house and almost afford the rent. >>they need just a little bit of help particularly in this out of control priced housing market and so that shallow subsidy is a very low cost to create permanent. healthy shelter for families. i think that is one of the best investments we can make. >>the governor also wants to reform medical-device preventative health care and housing services recognizing that it is a health issue to get people indoors. you cannot s

.>> reporter: this caltrans zone is about to become oakland's cabinet community, night teen of these two person cavins will serve, the new residents are living in homeless the mensah few blocks from the square including this one nearby on webster street. >> these are places where people heal, they build their skills and get reconnected to jobs. >> the city says that it has been two years since the aven program has begun. that is things to the support services that come with the kevin. one of them is this man, he spent a year sleeping in's car before he moved into a kevin he job now. >> it was a place of solid, a place to get my mind together, when you're homeless or you are going through a basic amount of struggle, you are not thinking about applying for a job. >> reporter: the city of oakland didn't have to come up with the money because all the money was donated by private citizens. >> the contrast between owning a home that was safe and beautiful to my neighbors that are on house are on the streets and that didn't seem okay. i wanted to be part of making a difference. >> the cabin

we called caltrans to ask about that. they told us they didn't realize it would impact the game. they decided to open everything up and get fans on their way. >>> if you're planning a trip to yosemite, you may want to pack your hand sanitizer. the national park is doing a major cleanup after a recent outbreak of a stomach illness. so far at least a dozen people have gotten sick this month, but they are now recovering. 's eral health offici restaurants and trying to find the source of that outbreak. the park is reminding both employees an remember, wash your hands. >>> an historic ranch near livermore could soon become a new state park. the n3 ranch stretches into four counties. in july the land was listed for sale at $72 million. legislators have been urging the governor to set aside $20 million to help buy the property. now it looks like a deal might be in the works. governor newsom has asked the state to earmark $20 million for new public park land although it's not clear that's specifically for this livermore property we're talking about. another $30 million would come from th

>happening tonight, drivers who use the call a cop tunnel should brace themselves fo some delays caltrans says workers will close up more on side. the next 2 ghts the affected more is on the right side as drivers had from oakland toward orinda it will be closed from 10:00pm until 04:38am wednesday morning. >>my weather me as we take a peek outsidget a check of the 4 ze forecast as the twilight hour is upon us theme park and there are there in san francisco, looking find. >>i'm looking fine to our chief meteorologist lawrence today i hope you enjoy the rain that may be the last we see of any for quite some time maybe tell right around valentine's day yeah, i don't like the aetite here we go the pattern is changing outside right now in the san francisco. we've got some patchy fog out there clouds begin to break upjust a little bit as high pressure want to start to build back in that that week cold front move through bringing just some light showers outside temperature wie. we got a cool 54 in san francco to 58 in santa rosa 58 also and oakland 15 san jose in palo alto doppler radar showing

the nimitz freeway it's going to be a very slow commute heading south check althea view from the caltransheading south into hayward you can see all the brake lights those folks will be stuck in traffic all the way into union city so if you're about to get out there enjoying those folks know that a traffic is recovering from that overturned that i talked about alvarado now's that's out of the way but look at that you're almost at an hour now just to make it from to 38 to 2.37 and as soon as you pass the scene of the crash just magically opens up and then the rest of the trip looks great but from to 38 all the way up to al niles it will be looking like a parking lot over to the bay bridge. so paul this is like a parking lot to cash lanes fast track lanes all stacked up this officially goes back to the bottom of the maze so pretty heavy trip in. but still very quiet to the richmond sandra fell no problems but we have slowing in the cash lanes of fast track lanes it's too late to beat the rest they're already out there 12 minutes to make it off to one on one no other hot spots but we are reco