about 23 minutes off the carquinez bridge and building but don't take 680 as your alternate. this should be clearing pretty soon. heading down to the bridge and south of berkeley you have a major advantage at the bay bridge toll plaza. the live shot shows the backup in just some of the cash lanes and no major issues for the fastrak lanes yet. the volume will increase wince they clear the incident in another 10 to 15 minutes. we'll follow this, laura, i promise you. >> sounds good. >>> well, there's still buzzing on the other side of the pond this morning over prince william's engagement. his fiancee, kate middleton, already has something old and something blue. william gave her his mother's ring. it's diana's 18-carat sapphire. she got it back in 1981. i remember it well. the prince says the ring is his way of making sure his mother didn't miss out on the big day. >> i think for kate she's wearing an iconic ring, a ring with history, and many, many famous people, rich people, successful people, aristocrats, actually the ring does pass down because they are such beautiful jewe

looking at about 61 across the carquinez bridge. we zoom way out, traffic at speed throughout the east bay there. all green through the pass. that was my first try at traffic. how about that? the disturbing case that captured the attention of the bay area a year ago. seven people accused of raping a high school student in richmond on campus while dozens of students watched. a preliminary hearing today will determine if there is enough evidence to bring this to trial. kimberly terry shows us how it led to major security changes at the school. >> reporter: it was a case that stunned the richmond community. a 15-year-old student brutally gang raped outside her homecoming dance. since then a lot has changed. >> there is a new gate. the trees have been cut back and it's more illuminate and there is more light. >> charles ramsey walked us to where the incident happened over a year ago. this part of the school was dark and isolated. school security and administrators didn't have any idea that the attack that continued for more than two hou

now almost half an hour from the carquinez bridge to the maze.ome sluggish traffic out of antioch and a little under the speed through the altamont pass. once you get past the scene of the accident westbound 80 and central, things are flowing well here. for headlights moving westbound towards the bay bridge toll plaza which is still pretty light at this time. a minor wait for some of the cash-paying lanes. san mateo bridge delay-free as well. of course no major problems elsewhere but you can find out what your route looks like by going to our website abc7news.com and clicking on the traffic link. >> frances, thank you. it's 6:19 now. the giants playoff and world series run brought tens of thousands of people to san francisco but that wasn't so good for muni's bottom line. the city's transit agency says it had to spend nearly half a million dollars to pay for the additional buses and staff needed to deal with the crush of fans. most of that money was spent to add eight extra trains and 10 extra buses for each of the team's seven postseason home ga

about a 40-minute drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze.s improve past central avenue past that exit. couple of mass transit notes. ace train number 3, about 15 minutes behind schedule. now we have new bart delays. they had to take a train out of service. so 10-minute delays from the west oakland station heading into downtown oakland and millbrae. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the fare for a new bart station could be -- fate of a new bart station could be decided today between the castro valley and dublin pleasanton stations in the east bay. under a proposal, roundtrip fares from downtown san francisco will cost $11. it's going to open next year. >>> new fees to get into san francisco gets the green light. drivers from the peninsula will be charged $3 to enter and $3 to leave. if approved the new fees could take effect in 2015. >>> 6:37. the parade so far, confetti cleared and now comes the expensive bill for muni following the giants world series win. the transit agency has to come up with another half million dollars to cover costs relat

all right, westbound 80sayou cut towards the carquinez bridge, cars there traveling at top speeds acrossery nice towards crockett, hercules, berkeley, all the way down towards the macarthur maze and the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet, likely not for another hour or so. and all along the upper deck looks great right now heading into san francisco. check the ride on 880, the nimitz freeway through oakland, 66 miles per hour. these are live traffic sensors showing you the latest traffic conditions right there as you pass the coliseum, you can see the taillights heading up towards high street. nice ride towards downtown oakland. and your drive times for the south bay no big issues here, as well. had a couple of reports of debris in lanes but nothing that shouldn't be picked up quickly. guadalupe parkway, five-minute commute from highway 85 to 280. nice ride up 280 through downtown. and 101 nice and quiet there, as well. and mass transit everything is running on time so far for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. it's a friday. so far everything is looking good on this friday. that i

right now almost a half hour drive time between the carquinez bridge and the may see and no meteringights at the bay bridge. traffic looks fortunately light at the bay bridge yesterday. it is the holiday week so a lot of people are not going to work at all this week. trash traffic is light along the peninsula. right to the oakland airport is good on 880. usual slowdowns throug antioch. speeds improve towards concord. i-80 closed in the sierra. they have closed it between a.m. gate and the state line. they are actually turning cars around if you are heading up eastbound 80 at applegate. and chains are required on highway 50, which is open, but again pack your chains and your snow tires on highways 50 and 88. mass transit, if you want to skip the roads this morning, everything is rolling along on time. hing is rolling along on back to you. >> thank you. >>> let's take a check of some of tase top stories. tension between the koreas escalating against after the north bombarded the south korean island today. buildings were set on fire after north korea warned the south to halt military dr

berkeley, drive time is 22 minutes from the car carquinez bridge but average is 64 miles an hour westboundic heading to sfo, a lot of folks heading back home, 101, delay free all along the peninsula. 101 looking good for people across the golden gate bridge. a new crash reported in hayward, southbound 880 at "h" street and may be blocking lanes, you know the story, 880, from 238 to highway 92. if you are heading through salinas, north 101 closed at airport boulevard due to an earlier crash and mass transit systems reporting no delays. >>> in foster city, officials are considering cracking down on dog owners that bring too many dogs to the dog park. they want to recommend the passage of an ordinance that would limit pet owners to take three dogs each to the off leash dog park. it comes after an incident involving a dispute at the park between pet owners and problems between some pets. >> and new youtube video has gone viral, this one with a christmas theme. ♪ >> it was put together by a canadian photography company. unsuspecting shoppers get a big surprise as more than hundred people sing h

drive time is over half an hour from the carquinez bridge down to the maze.and interstate 80 having problems in the sierras, there was numerous spinouts due to the snow. right now all traffic is being stopped eastbound at applegate. that is just about ten miles east of auburn, a long stretch all the way out to the nevada state line. heading back to the bay area, live shot of the golden gate bridge, roads are slick. there was an earlier crash at tiburon that has been cleared. check out the back-up that is developing, it's almost to the overcrossing. if you are heading up to the sierra, you'll need your chains and may want to avoid going there until after 4:00 this afternoon. >>> you go ahead. >> remember we told you, we're going to take you to live pollack pines, three times actually. apparently the cold has cracked the lens on the camera up there. it's a technical glitch and we can't show it to you. >> ones of those days. you want to repeat that. >> that's okay. >> trapped for five days on a small island. the critical piece of equipment they decided not to us

north bay mountains, carquinez straits and diablo range will see those gusty winds. are hiking out there, some of the tree limbs could be falling. we have moisture out there so we don't have to worry about the fire danger too much. 70 in fresno. 71 in fremont. those winds translate go into the 80s down in southern california. saw a warm day there but cool in the mountains with 47 in tahoe but sunny everywhere except for extreme northwest california with a little bit of precip. we've got a dry pattern locked in for the next several days. really this area of high pressure building into the north of us. we look for the cool nights, mild afternoons, you saw not only warmer than yesterday but above normal. that trend continues for the entire weekend even into monday. look for highs in the low 70s, san jose. 72, cupertino. 70s for menlo park and san mateo. at our coast, 68 half moon bay, 71 downtown, about 6 degrees where we should be for this time of the year. 68 bodega bay. 73 vallejo, more 70 here's here. newark, 70 and 73 pleasanton and sunny and mild with 72 in salina

antioch, on the carquinez bridge eastbound, they are trying to clear it from the lanes. northbound 880 hayward, a little bit of slowing near whipple. check out live cameras for you. here is 680 in walnut creek, crowded but overall still looking good here towards 24. there is a little bit of slowing through pleasant hill. bay bridge toll plaza, traffic back up just beyond the end of the parking lot at this point. you may want to consider san mateo bridge as an alternate to the dumbarton bridge. >> thank you. it's 6:39. >> here is a question, would you like to be paid $31,000 for one hour of work. >> i have an answer for that one. >> that is exactly what they offering once potential employees. >> and trading is under way wall street. we'll have a live report from new york stock exchange. >> and is matter of speech or safety. they prepare to weigh banning violent video games for minors. >> and 82-year-old woman was robbed of her purse and something she says is much more valuable to her. >>> ballots are ready in the south bay, i'm teresa garcia, south bay, i'm teresa garcia,

north-northeast winds gusting from 20 to 40 mph from the north bay mountains to the carquinez straightn delta, east bay hills, diablo range and gustier winters above 2,000 feet from 50 to 60 mph. so that's the tradeoff that will bring those warmer winds will bring the air, the mixing to the atmosphere and so the colder valleys will warm up as well. 70 in fresno today, 81 los angeles. look for 72 in reading with mid-60s in vegas. building high in the pacific northwest allowing for the northeasterly winds today. normal that's our fire weather but due to the recent rain we'll look for just some very nice weather with mild afternoons and temperatures well above normal. in fact, today in the south bay low 60s. talking about 70 around the bay in milpitas and how about 73 in campbell. low 70s cupertino and santa clara today and on the peninsula lots of sunshine. a bit cooler and breezy conditions throughout the afternoon with 70 menlo park and san mateo. san francisco coming in at 71 degrees today in the sunset. beautiful day of 68. south city 72. and down at the surface some breezy winds inc

carquinez straits and delta, east bay hills and the diablo range.000 feet, we're looking at 20 to 40 mph winds where the branches will be blowing. some of those loose limbs could come down. we could see a power outage in the gusts of 50 to 60 mph. breezy elsewhere along the coast. 68 monterey with 70s from sacramento and fresno. 80s los angeles and palm springs with cooler numbers in the sierra nevada. several dry days and the not so cold nights and the mild afternoons. temperatures well above normal. that's because this ridge of high pressure building into the pacific. that's rowling for an offshore flow. don't have the fire danger to talk about. we would if we hadn't had that rain. with those breeze winds we could have some problems in the higher elevations with some branches coming down so be advised of that. 70 milpitas. up 5 degrees from yesterday's readings. 61 half moon bay yesterday. how about 69 today. downtown san francisco 71 degrees. warmer than average. warmer than yesterday. some of those downsloping winds, compliments of that ridge of

the diablo range, the carquinez strait in delta and east bay hills.ng at the winds once again above 50 mph around mount diablo and about 30 to 40 mph mount tam. definitely keep that in mind. but it's also bringing the warmer air up from the valley to the bay and we're looking at a nice day today pretty much all across the state dry weather. warm in the southland with 78 los angeles and that's all due to high pressure. we're looking at the storm track riding up and over the ridge. one at the surface, one had he upper levelstivity -- level of the atmosphere. tomorrow not as windy. by tuesday we'll have some cooling, an area of low pressure the gulf of alaska wants to drop down and bring us rain by the end of the week. 75 santa clara, saratoga. redwood city. look for 72 half moon bay. similar conditions this afternoon. downtown san francisco 80 santa rosa. 68 bodega bay and stinson beach, 73 vallejo, berkeley. 75 fremont and out over the hills beautiful day, 77 antioch. 75 for pleasanton and concord. by the monterey bay, checking in at 70 at about 2:00 t

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a 21-minute drive off of the carquinez bridge.arlier disabled vehicle at 23rd has cleared from that portion of 880. a live look past the coliseum, we heard about an earlier accident. i kept scanning the area but we don't see the accident. we see a good number of cars heading southbound very smoothly past the coliseum. 880 nice through this portion of oakland heading south toward the san mateo bridge. slow at the transition and slow heading over the span about 55 because of this volume of traffic. the camera is trembling a little bit. >> winds picking up there. you saw the chop to the water on the north side of the san mateo bridge. san francisco 52 degrees but a gorgeous sunrise. skies are starting to clear around the bay area. san francisco south looks dry. still a few lingering showers around the coastal hilltops this morning. snow continues to fly in the sierra. we'll watch that from yosemite to the south, up towards truckee. northwest winds picking up for the afternoon so temperatures will run cool, upper 50s to low 60s today.

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the drive time still 19 minutes as you make your way from the carquinez bridge to the maze. systems also reporting no major delays at this point. you can always find out what's going on for your route to work by checking our website anytime. abc7news.com. you'll find it under the bay area traffic link. kristen. >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 4:54. today a grim day in bay area history. it was 32 years og when 900 people mostly from the bay area died in the jones town massacre. a memorial today at the evergreen cemetery in oakland where many of the victims are buried. part of the seven-panel granite wall was unveiled at the annual memorial two years ago. 305 children were among those led to a mass suicide in 1978 as part of the people's temple in jonestown. >> palo alto police are warning residents to be caution on the streets after two attempted robberies tuesday night. the first incident a gunman wearing a hooded sweatshirt tried to rob a man in his garage. the two scuffled and the suspect ran away without getting anything. the second attempt around 10 p.m. in the 900 block

an easy 18 minute ride from the carquinez bridge to the maze.et the latest drive times anytime by going to our website, abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. a san francisco's man plan to start a medical marijuana delivery service on the peninsula might end up being just a pipe dream. james santbria will appear before a licensing board to try to get approval for the med wig zoom collective. they have considering denying the application. he's had several previous felony convictions including possessions of pcp as well as selling cocaine. >> san francisco's asian art museum is in financial trouble. it could face bankruptcy if it can't work out a deal with its lindher by friday. that's according to the san francisco chronicle. its unnamed sources who say the museum's problems started in 2005 when directors restructured $120 million worth of loans to hedge against rising interest rates at the time. but now that interest rates have hit rock bottom, the museum's lending bank says it plans to stop the mu

almost 40 minutes still on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze.r after an earlier traffic alert on the approach to berkeley. northbound 880 the nimitz freeway, it is just starting to slow now in the northbound lanes towards downtown oakland. 23 minutes between 238 and the may see. and the san mateo bridge, this looks okay especially on the westbound commute direction 92 towards foster city. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, elizabeth. our forecast for today does still include some rain showers and that's what we're seeing currently. they are scattered but still coming down in parts of the north bay near san rafael. more showers moving in near concord and more light activity some of it moderate moving out of san jose and crossing the east bay hills. forecast for today cloudy with showers expected. temperatures in the 50s. a freeze warning overnight tonight. and a winter storm warning at 4:00 for the sierra -- until 4:00 for the sierra. >>> welme >>> welcome back to the "early show." this is buckingham palace. we

just slow down a little bit as you make your drive towards the carquinez bridge this morning.heads up if you're heading through san francisco. there's a memorial service for sfpd chief alex fagan. it's at 10 a.m. at st. mary's. expect a lot of traffic just before 10:00 this morning. and also once the memorial service ends. outside we'll show you a live shot of the oakland maze. visibility looks good here but there has been an accident reported eastbound 80 at the richmond parkway. chp en route. you can find out what's going on for your route to work by going to our website, abc7news.com. it's the place to go and under the bay area traffic link. eric. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 4:55. this morning a federal judge in southern california will hear arguments on a motion that could dismiss dozens of lawsuits against toyota. those lawsuits deal with toyota's recent recall over sudden acceleration. toyota is arguing the plaintiffs have been unable to prove that a design defect, namely the throttle control system, is responsible for sudden acceleration problems. toyota recal

this is the carquinez strait. over here is where you have martinez.ow, the winds are blowing out of here. this area of the north, northeast. whoops, it kind of zoomed in here but let me show you what that means. anyone downstream towards the concord area is going to start to begin to see some of that smoke. so it did zoom in a bit there but get an indication that we have inland areas east bay smoke anywhere around the concord area, you're going to smell it. i have been getting some people tweeting me and also on facebook saying what's that odor in the atmosphere? that means we have the smoke now drifting north-northeast, more of an offshore flow heading towards the west. some of that smell could even make it across the bay into the direction of san francisco. okay? otherwise, clear skies around the bay. a little bit on the breezy side, as well. and the coast right now is clear. sunset officially was at 5:02. tonight is going to be cold. temperature-wise into the 30s inland. mid- and upper 40s across the bay. offshore flow with the passage of yesterday

drive time on westbound 80 carquinez bridge is only 19 minutes. looking drive time heading through 101 on san rafael, nine minutes in highway 37 in novato towards 580. great way to go this morning is mass transit, no delays right now. bart will be running longer trains, they are expecting record ridership headed to sfo for the thanksgiving holiday weekend and they have extra long term parking spots. heading up to tahoe to take advantage of all the great snow and lot of this ski locations opening early, you will need chains on 80 and 50 at this time. find out what the chain requirements are 24/7 by going to our website. >>> it's now 6:53. a peninsula man is launching an effort to bring arizona's controversial immigration law here to california. they have given michael eric son the go-ahead to collect signatures for a proposed ballot initiative. it would require police to investigate a person's immigration status if they are reasonably suspicious the person is in the country illegally. it would also make eight crime for employers to hire an illegal

so here are the advisories from the north bay mountains, carquinez strait and delta and diablo range,tained winds over 20-30 miles an hour. as for today, we are looking at very pleasant weather, 70s and couple of 80s to the north of it's in sonoma county but we will have a few high clouds from time to time. big picture, take a look at the satellite. we've got a huge dome of high pressure. it's well to the north but it will last a couple of days and we're looking at deep trough that will send cooler air our way. return to the wet weather by friday. enjoy the sunshine today. less wind tomorrow. statewide, 80 in southern california, by palm springs, 78 in los angeles with mid-70s in the sacramento valley. we're down to 25 this morning in truckee. definitely cool areas but this afternoon breezy santa clara but what a day, 75. 76 in campbell. 73 in menlo park. and even our beaches at about 70. low 70s downtown. about 8 degrees above the average for mid-november. 77 in sonoma. 80s santa rosa and 74 in oakland and out over the hills we're going to warm through the mid and upper 70s to 78 in

you may want to consider the carquinez bridge. eastbound 80 sunday pablo dam road. they're trying to clear an accident. southbound 880 in fremont. just a little slick out there. live shot of the oakland maze shows traffic light around the bay area. but you can get the latest conditions anytime by going to our website, abc7news.com the place to go and it's under the bay area traffic link. >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 5:20. >> next the corporate trouble of pg&e manager is in for snooping on smart meter opponents. >> giving made in china a whole new meaning. >> and a company you can be taking home. sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel. we're like forget florida, we're going on a safari. so we're on the serengeti, and seth finds a really big bone. we're talking huge. they dig it up, put it in the natural history museum and we get to name it. raus. sethasauraus. really. your points from chase sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel? means better vacations. that's incredible. believe it...with chase sapphire preferred your points are worth 25% more on

interstate 80 in establishing, a little more crowded but the drive time about 20 minutes from the carquinez down to the maze. checking out interstate 80 in the tahoe area, you will need chains and need them to o highway 50. bring your chains, also highway 88 closed near kirkwood. if we check out westbound 4 in antioch, there was an earlier accident in the eastbound and westbound directions that has been cleared. drive time is about 26 minutes along that stretch. normal slow and go through altamont pass. check out live shots for you, san jose, roads look a little wet on northbound 280. also across the golden gate bridge, it's still a pretty good ride. you need to turn your headlights on. go to www.abc7.com to find the latest traffic reports. >> new research shows there has been a big drop in e.r. visits since cold and cuff medicine have been removed. manufacturers removed medicine labels for infants up to age two. however, the government study being released today also warns too many parents are still giving their infants and toddlers unapproved medicines. >>> when it comes to many baby boom

you are taking the eastshore freeway to get there. 41 minutes now is your drive time between the carquinez traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. coit tower this morning, bathing in sunshine. plenty of sunshine expected around the bay area as well as the afternoon. in addition to that, temperatures today not really representative of all that sunshine. still cooler than average. today's highs in the upper 50s along the coast to the mid-60s inland. more sunshine expected thursday and friday well into the weekend. the only difference, temperatures starting to warm up for the weekend. the 70s expected saturday through tuesday. ,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back to "the early show." coming up a very special guest this morning, rachel mcadam play as producer in the new movie there she is with harry. >> in the movies, you do. >> that was acting. pretending. >> if you push this button talk in here and yell at me. >> i remember yelling at people. i was good at that. >> harry? here. >> she may have listened into our control room. >> when they were prepping for the movie she did

slow down the eastshore freeway backed upcoming off the carquinez bridge to golden gate fields.nd it's still pretty bad drive time there as well, almost 55 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze westbound 80. towards the bay bridge toll plaza not quite backed up to full strength. just pretty jammed from about the 880 overcrossing. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, elizabeth. forecast for the morning, more sunshine is expected today. here's a look from san jose. san jose today's high temperatures in the 70s, you guys. lower 70s. around the bay area here's how it all shakes out. near 60 along the coast for highs, mid-60s around the bay and the lower 70s inland. bear it mind as we move into the weekend major changes, chance of showers friday, rainfall expected saturday, sunday and temperatures the 50s as highs. much cooler and a wet weekend, and continued chance of showers monday and tuesday. ,,,,,,,, >>> we are live from london for the royal engagement. a special edition of "the early show" coming to you from in front of buckingham palac

the drive time is 19 minutes as you make your way from the carquinez bridge towards the maze.hat live shot of berkeley where headlights are moving westbound. golden gate bridge still fine this morning. all quiet and clear. 101 in san rafael getting there, looking good. southbound traffic there flowing well on the right-hand side. across the san mateo bridge no trouble at all. although a little more crowded in both directions and westbound traffic's on the right moving well towards foster city. the south bay we check out 101 and 880 interchange. headlights north 101. that's 880 across your screen. an accident in san martinez but maybe blocking monterey road and east avenue. but you can find out if anything else goes on or anything changes anytime by going to abc7news.com. >> thanks a lot. what you see is not always what you get when it comes to food labeling. michael finney shows you how to avoid being misled when it comes to reading labels. >> the labels say these snack bars contain fiber but good housekeeping executive editor says it doesn't guarantee it's a health fiber. >>

the drive time 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze and fine in contra costa county and through the san ramon valley. 101 san rafael, clear. southbound traffic on the right. 580 to the golden gate bridge. the drive times look good around the rest of the bay area across the san mateo bridge and dumbarton. no delays through the altamont pass this moment. >> thanks a lot. it's 5:08. still ahead, the quick action that had a group of a. c. transit bus riders calling their driver a hero. and the high school student journalist to uncovered a startling fact about juvenile arrests in marin county. >> pandemonium in the dead of night. hundreds of video games wait hours in line in san francisco. next the blockbuster game that's giving them bragging rights. save $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drivers who already have state farm. 40 million. yeah, that's more than geico and progressive combined. by a lot. 40 million drivers. m

gusty winds from the higher elevations of the east bay, the north bay mountains, the carquinez straitdiablo range. but look at the highs today, 75 concord, 77 livermore, 76 san jose. nearly 80 in santa rosa with 77 morgan hill. not as windy tomorrow, still mild. slight cooling midweek and more cooling the ends of the week with our next chance of rain possibly into friday morning. >> so get out and enjoy. thank you for joining us. our next newscast starts at 9:00. i'm

about a 20, 21-minute drive time on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. metering lights have been on at the bay bridge. so that's what it looks like kind of slow and go from the metering lights all the way up the incline. at the bay bridge toll plaza, still not quite at full strength. only backed up to the 880 overcrossing. going to be a totally different story later on today. we have been talking about it all morning the giants victory parade kicks off at 11 a.m. it starts in the financial district by the transamerica building where there's already road closures in effect. washington street shut down right now between davis and montgomery. and then the parade continues south on montgomery, then heads west along market and ends up by civic center plaza where hundreds of thousands of people are expected to come. mass transit is obviously going to be a great option. there's going to be a lot of extra traffic heading into san francisco. bart is running longer trains as well as larkspur ferry offering extra service. at 7:30 a.m. and 9:45. two extra departures

the drive 1 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze.bridge toll plaza things have backed up now to the foot of the maze. a slow wait to the metering lights. that's why it's looking clearer across the upper deck into san francisco. look for backups here now. eric, kristen. >> got a winner, gotta have a loser. thanks, frances. it's 6:39. >> who are the winners on wall street. trading underway now. a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. as we mentioned, g.m. shares being traded publicly again. that's the big news. the dow up 114 points. >> and is it more option than institution? what a new survey says about marriage in america. >> and is she an author or a candidate. the new interview that has some saying sarah palin's upcoming book tour is more politics than she's letting on. >> say lawsuit takes aim at a popular retailer right at the start of the shopping season. live in san jose, we'll let you know about the allegations againstttttttttttttttttttttttttt ♪ ♪ yes! ♪ oh my gosh, are those the jeans from last year? ho

interstate 80 in berkeley, the drive time 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge. abc7news.com is the place. >> officials at the refinery in martinez are trying to figure out how not one but two power systems failed. >> and the result was thick plumes of black smoke in the air. terry mcsweeney there with more. >> the sun is up and the sky is blue but it was a mess yesterday with that thick black smoke pouring into the air. we've got pictures of it. thousands of people saw it from 680 and highway 4 from the golden eagle refinery. the county ordered a shelter in place order about 4:40. two hours later they lifted it. those with respiratory problems should still take precautions. when the power went out at both the main power supply in rodeo and the substation, workers inside the refinery as they are supposed to do started burning the oily products that they were making. they did that and that prompted the black smoke to pour into the sky. the question that remain, how could it be that two power sources could go out at the same time? and also some people complaining about the reverse 9-1-1 sys

drive time 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge. we'll show you contra costa county. the commute looks great so far. southbound traffic there is on the right towards north main towards highway 24 towards the top of your screen and it continues to move well through the san ramon valley. on the peninsula, there were a lot of delays on 280 in san bruno yesterday morning but so far 101 looking good as well as 280. you can always get the latest traffic information though before you head out the door. just check out our website abc7news.com and click on the bay area traffic link. eric, kristen? >> frances, thank you very much. it's 5:20. >> am could go up next, san francisco supervisors clear wait for more of those popular trending food trucks to hit the streets. >> and a preemptive strike. the makers of a controversial alcoholic energy drink take action before the feds make them. er i came up with this mobile a gallery to bring art to the people. sharing aris the highest calling for me. if i want keep doing this i have to start taking care of my heart. so i'm starting with

traffic fine across the span of the carquinez bridge.us of this earlier this morning, visibility under 500 feet in the area. elsewhere, across the san mateo bridge, quiet towards the toll plaza and across the span, looking good to go both directions. 13 minutes between hayward and the peninsula in all lanes westbound and eastbound 92. the silicon valley ride looks great as well on westbound 37. vermont street exit quiet towards hospital curve or downtown san francisco. back to you. >>> what to do about the problems with the clipper card system for mass transit in the bay area? anne makovec is in oakland with some of the possible solutions. they need to find one pretty quick but it's not going to happen so quick, is it, anne? >> reporter: no, they are ordering more of these cards to continue to distribute them so bart does seem committed to the process there in the meantime. now, some of the issues bart is planning on retrofitting its machines right now to allow riders to add money on to their cards at the station. but that's not going to

the drive time 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge down to the maze. also we have another live shot for you. 680 in walnut creek. there is an earlier crash reported westbound 4 and 242 but not slowing anyone down. no slowing even out of antioch at this point. check out the south bay and show you the 101 and 880 interchange. accident-free, delay-free here on the peninsula and the north bay. eric, kristen. >> thank you, frances. it's 5:38. >> jerry brown's postelection getaway. why the governor elect is getting flack for his choice of vacation spots. >> the lawsuits of pg&e over the san bruno explosion keeps growing. our al national pastim-- saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work. 50 bucks a week in my pocket here's a good one state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i save because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save, including discounts of up to 40%, having thamany customers shouldn't be a surprise. so ask a neighbor about state farm. then c

westbound 80, 18 minutes no there's from the carquinez bridge to the maze.re early rohr reports of black ice on highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains. it sounds like that should be pretty much gone by now. and in saratoga, this earlier accident completely cleared. elsewhere, we can show you a live look at 101 traffic. heading towards sfo, like i said, 101 and 280, both look good heading towards san bruno. we are on twitter now. you can look us up our traffic department on cbs 5 twisted twitter. you can check out the latest hot spots or if you have any traffic questions, questions or tips, check out and write us. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> time now 6:47. another promising sign of recovery as jobless claims show a sharp drop. let's get more from cbsmoneywatch.com. >> it's a feast for economists the day before we actually sit down and eat because of the long weekend getting a whole bunch of economic reports in today and the top one, jobless claims. coming in at 34,000 lower to 407,000, that's the lowest level since july of 2008. now, it's importa

look at that easy 18 minutes to go from the carquinez bridge to the maze on the eastshore freeway. towards emeryville, parking lots full through there. traffic getting busy. we'll have more on the shopping centers coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> the eat something done. plates are cleared but the giving isn't over for one bay area boy. how a 13-year-old is paying it forward after someone saved his life two years ago. >> plus, tensions heating up between north and south korea. how the u.s. could soon push the region into war. ,,,,,,,, texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! it's time for new school banking, bubbie. interest plus savings at capitalone.com. why earn bupkis, when your savings can earn three times the national average!! three times the national average!!! new school banking at capital one bank. with interest plus savings, go to capitalone.com!!!!! what's in your wallet? hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> more clouds moving int

here's a live look at the carquinez bridge. traffic fine on westbound 80 moving well down the eastshore freeway towards the bay bridge and the macarthur maze. on the lower deck. bay bridge on the decline section, still a little bit of roadwork until 6 a.m. various lanes could be blocked. but again, no delay heading into oakland. and westbound 80 looks great all the way into san francisco. on the nimitz freeway we had an early-morning problem. the davis street on-ramp was closed for a while after a three-car crash. chp was able to clear that accident in san leandro very quickly and northbound 880 great all the way up towards downtown oakland if you are coming up from hayward. san mateo bridge westbound 92 we have a live camera just past the toll plaza. the right side of your screen is the westbound commute direction. right now clocking in around 13 minutes to take you toward foster city and the peninsula. and eastbound traffic looks great off the high-rise. here's some of our more popular routes for this time of the morning for

the bay bridge toll plaza where you can see the drive time is 25 minutes on westbound 80 from the carquinezh the toll plaza the metering lights are on so it's heavy from the 880 overcrossing to the metering lights. elsewhere another live look westbound 237 silicon valley commute starting to get busy heading towards zanker road. golden gate bridge picture- perfect and sunshine in our traffic shot. >> yeah, sunshine expected for the morning. but don't forget, showers are still in the forecast. best chance will be for the afternoon. here's a look at our seven-day forecast. sunshine for the morning, mix of sun and clouds for the afternoon with a chance of showers. for the afternoon, this evening and also for tonight, showers may be .10" not expecting a watchout. i wouldn't rule outbreaks of sunshine. 60s in the area. sunshine expected wednesday, more of it well through the week take a look at the temperatures. friday 60s, saturday 70s, sunday the your opinioner 70s. sunset from my backyard. gary wheeler isn't a nice noter. go, gary, showing off this morning. if you got a nice photo would you li

a live look across the carquinez bridge, our camera just died out but it is a nice ride all the way downre freeway all the way towards the bay bridge toll plaza, where no metering lights and no delay all across the upper deck. even as you head there into san francisco. check the marin county ride, golden gate bridge nice flow very light traffic in fact. about a 20-minute drive time right now on highway 37 in novato into san francisco. they did the lane change, so now all four lanes are open to southbound traffic. and the silicon valley commute nice and quiet here as well in westbound 237. a 6-minute drive time between 880 and milpitas towards 101 and mass transit bart ace muni caltrain everything is reporting no delays. if anything changes make sure you tune your radios to our radio partners. remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in the headlines, a high- speed chase from oakland to san francisco and back to oakland ended this morning when the chp disabled the suspects' car. now police are trying to determine if the t

carquinez bridge to the maze again 18 minutes. 238 to the maze, 15 minutes on 880.gate bridge, it's like a ghost town. not a lot of cars on the road right now. everything is clear through marin county, as well. if you are headed south of there on 101, traffic looking good towards candlestick. now keep in mind heading north to 80 heads up traffic is going to be busy near colma and serramonte. back to you. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at the top stories. we are talking about black friday, it begins. happened just hours ago. look at all those bags. what's inside of them? some stores in the bay area opened before midnight for shoppers wanting to get started thanksgiving night. most major stores are opening early today. >>> the department of motor vehicles is about two weeks behind schedule in processing driver license applications across california. the dmv says the delay is caused by new licenses with enhanced security measures. >>> a reminder this holiday weekend of the war in afghanistan. a 19-year-old marine was killed wednesday in hellman province. the lance cor

starting to slow the drive time down the eastshore freeway. 25 minutes now on westbound 80 from the carquinezhe maze. looking at other areas, no problems across the san mateo bridge. westbound 92 in the commute direction on the right side of your screen holding steady, 13 minutes. it looks nice and quiet off the high-rise in those eastbound lanes towards hayward. i want to take a check of the south bay now. coming up from morgan hill, no problems. guadalupe parkway, top speeds. and coming out of downtown san jose, live look at 280 traffic. headlights are approaching the 880 interchange. 101 and 280 quiet along the peninsula but you might want to bart it to the airport or use mass transit to get to work this morning. everything is on time for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. get the latest traffic information from this. back to you. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at this morning's top stories. santa clara county supervisors today are expected to give final approval to tighter controls on tobacco sales. under the propos

the drive time 26 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze about a 6 minute delay.e of interstate 80 tahoe. this is highway 50 at meyers. you'll need chains this morning. in the south bay though it's been pretty quiet. a little dance but no major trouble reported. after cupertino, 101 fine north bound out of morgan hill and up the peninsula. look out for those caltrain delays but other systems reporting no delays. you can get the latest traffic information for your route to work by going to our website abc7news.com is the place to go and you'll find it under the bay area traffic link. eric. >> san francisco's supervisors have given final approval to an ard nancy that bans toys from traditional fast food kids meals. if they want to give out toys they have to provide meals that include fruits and vegetables. mayor newsom is trying to veto the legislation but yesterday's 8-3 vote is vitro-proof. >> several more places that smokers won't be able to light up. final approve given to new laws that ban smoking in parks, outdoor eating it in restaurants and common areas of a

westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze, 23 minutes.t five- to ten-minute delays through there. we'll show you a live look through richmond from chopper 5 in just a minute. here's your silicon valley ride. just starting to see a few brake lights westbound on 237. 8-minute commute between 880 and 101. a check of the south bay no problems out of downtown san jose on 280. light towards cupertino. all right. as promised, here's a check of chopper 5. sluggish towards university in berkeley but no big problems down the eastshore freeway. we saw a lot of spinouts earlier but it looks like things are drying out a little bit because as far as our accidents go, we have been seeing not as many issues on the road in the last half hour, 45 minutes or so. remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, elizabeth. our forecast this morning includes improving conditions, clearing skies. here's a look at the bay bridge and the rainfall that we had in the

meanwhile the east shore freeway no delays and no incidents coming off of the carquinez bridge.ire maze looking good but it will get crowded if you're heading to the city for the parade. consider bart but the ferry is a good option from the north and east bay and the closure for the route starts at 10:30. go to nbcbayarea.com and look up parade guide. >>> if you're going to head outside early this morning to that event, bundle up. it's 55 degrees in san jose. not too much in the way of fog around the santa clara valley. 56 in oakland. san francisco, 59 degrees on our way to 70s later this afternoon. we'll see just a few high clouds drifting by but no rain in the forecast from now through at least about thursday. so 40s and 50s this morning. patches of fog around the north bay. as we jump towards lunchtime, 70s nowhere -- no matter where you look on the map. then we'll see a chance of showers rolling in for friday evening. much cooler for this upcoming weekend. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> new this morning, greece is temporarily suspending outgoing mail deliveries aft

from carquinez bridge to the maze is about half an hour.roblems on the peninsula southbound 101 near 92 or poplar an injury accident reported and san brown ee in the accident are report. roads are slick try to give yourself extra time. heading up to tahoe for the holiday weekend and right now traffic is being stopped just ten miles east of auburn at applegate. so interstate 80 closed from apple gate all the way out to nevada. get the latest by going to our website at www.abc7.com. >> thanks a lot. >> wall street is keeping a careful watch on this week's military tension between north and south korea. >> good morning we're watching early market jitters after north and south korea exchanged fire. they were anxious after financial problems in ireland and political problems and f.b.i. raid on hedge funds in connection with crackdown on insider trading. how much would you pay for the cable guy shows up. $190 a month a premium package that includes service calls and internet service. they have been tested a scaled down package. heading into the h