half the fog is heavy enough, not on the carquinez bridge but here on the benicia bridge. notices received just south of the span, they are up to 70 mi. per hour for 680 southbound into the ride into concord. on the bay bridge is an easy ride. no problems westward into the upper deck. the san mateo bridge has been problem free all morning long and all free. there is fog for the golden gate but there are no delays. 580 west word there are no- space. 101, 85 and 280 to look good with much lighter than usual traffic. >>darya: we have new details into a fatal fire and san leandro. the woman who died has been identified. she was killed along with her two dogs in the fire. the smoke was pouring from the roof when firefighters got tariff. officials say there were smoke alarms in the home but they were not functioning. >>darya: a two year-old boy is dead after being hit by a car in a driveway in antioch. it was a relative who killed the boy. the boys fell behind the car in the driveway around 130 yesterday afternoon. their relatives accidentally ran him over. he was taken to the h

they just issued one for the carquinez bridge where you can't see it in the traffic camera.here is a new one for the benicia bridge and richmond/san rafael bridge. visibility is a quarter mile less early this morning so yeah, this is the morning to be extra careful. at the bay bridge metering lights have been on for about 15 minutes or so. and you can see it is stacking up now beyond the west grand overcrossing. so at least a 10-minute wait to get on the bridge. and we are also following this accident. now, it should be cleared here shortly. for a while temporarily all lanes were blocked southbound highway 17 at santa cruz avenue. the truck within the down the bank of america. and it sounds -- the truck went down the embankment. it sounds like the fire is out. in the next five minutes all lanes should be opened but in the meantime it's slow out of los gatos. that is traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a tech giant in the silicon valley is making a major charitable donation to help millions of people all around the world. among that donation is an effort to fight slavery.

still about 20 minutes to go from the carquinez bridge to the maze. roadwork scheduled on the lower deck of the bay bridge eastbound between the skyway and treasure island at 7:45 this morning until at least 1:45 p.m. so various lanes closed slowing you down this afternoon the it is a "spare the air" so use mass transit. >>> a recovery operation begins this morning at the site of a deadly helicopter crash near lake mead in nevada. the helicopter slammed into a mountain and fell into a ravine just before 5 p.m. yesterday. the pilot and all four passengers were killed. they were heading back to las vegas after taking an aerial tour of hoover dam. a team of 12 federal investigators will try to determine what went wrong. >>> this morning, a confession from caltrans. it painted an extra diamond on the westbound carpool lane in emeryville about 100 yards beyond the point that the lane is actually supposed to become a standard lane. drivers say it's causing backups. the "mercury news" reports caltrans says the lane configuration should not have been changed

the carquinez and bridges under a heavy fog advisory this morning. alsond a fog advisory the richmond-san rafael bridge, which can't even see here. and the bay bridge as well. up next we have a look at the maps with a decouple hot spots in the south bay. this is in milpitas and just disabled vehicle on the side of the road 880 northbound at dixon landing road. and a hazard here, 101 southbound north 13th street, some debris in the roadway. then a accident where a car rear-ended a semi-truck. it went off the side of the road, flipped over. we had an ambulance having to respond. it's still in the ditch off the side of the roadway there. so hopefully crews will get it cleaned up pretty soon. all right. let's head over to steve. >> very good morning. we have a lot of low clouds around, fog. wasn't too much earlier this morning, but now some of this really filling in as it does around sunrise. it will be a foggy morning and then a break until the clouds come in. but very hazy skies today. temperatures starting off 36 to 50. fog, otherwise fair. but then i

carquinez bridge looking problem-free. 19 minutes to go from the carquinez bridge to the maze.amont pass busy. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in washington, d.c. the latest gridlock on capitol hill will likely lead to higher taxes when the new year begins. yesterday, the house of representatives rejected a senate-approved bill that would have extended payroll tax cuts and long-term unemployment benefits through february. they are due to expire january 1. house republicans want a one- year extension and acalling for senate members to -- are calling for senate members to come back from vacation to return to washington to negotiate. >>> it's a risky bet in this tough economy. a company is paying more than half billion dollars to buy business [ indiscernible ] in nine bay area cities. matt bigler is in san jose, one of the properties involved in the transaction. good morning. >> reporter: hi, grace. good morning. yeah, we're talking about 18 business parks here in the south bay, silicon valley and in the east bay that are being purchased by this southern california real estate comp

foggy freeways, an advisory for the beige and -- a fog advisory for the bay bridge and the carquinezdge. >>> it's curtains for an act along the san francisco waterfront one of the more than 75 port tenants moving out to make room for the america's cup. it will end on new year's eve. the group is relocating to a new permanent home at broadway and davis. but it will be a year before that area is ready. >> we have laid off about 100 individuals, but they are excited. we're going to be back up and running and hopefully as many of them as possible will be back with us. >> the rest of the tenants being evicted from pier 27 to pie 32 have until the end of january to clear out. then the port will begin preparations for america's cup team and sponsor hospitality centers will move in. >>> oakland as owner lew wolff head of an investment group buying the saint clare hotel. the "contra costa times" reports the price is up to $18 million. wolff a long-time developer in san jose says the deal has nothing to do with his efforts to move the oakland as down to the city. the hotel built back this 1926

we have advisories in place here for the carquinez rate in the benicia average. also still in place for the richmond center fell bridge. fogged advisers have been canceled for the dumbarton. traffic is moving smoothly in both directions. faithfully we're looking at lighter than usual traffic around the bay area. on the golden gate, still quite a bit of fall. here is a look in your communities bay. you will see that it is a smooth ride on interstate 80 with no delays. no delays for the south bay freeways for the traffic is green on all of the roadway sensors. the north bay ride still looks good. in the easy ride all the way down to central san rafael. the drive time is coming in at just 23 minutes to the toll plaza. >>erica: we are following six fog around the bay area. a lot of cloud cover this morning. we will see an improvement with breaks in sunshine. the national weather service has issued a dense fog devices. we have the potential for rain in the north bay. that is on tap for tomorrow. as we take a look at the maps we have a dense fog in advisory in effect u

fog advisory at the carquinez bridge highway 12 to highway 37.ver at the golden gate bridge, the fog is starting to roll in as you can see. the bay bridge toll plaza no metering lights traffic starting to pile up, but the fog coming in as well. >>> as 2012 draws to a close we learn something about americans and our lifetime of sitting in the movie theater. ticket sales are not only down this year they are back to where they were in the 90s. we have fallen out of love with movies? >> reporter: it was supposed to be the year of mega hits. now movie executives have a new mission on their hands. to get people back into theaters after a year of low turn outs. 2011 ticket sales on pace for half a billion dollars behind last year attendance hasn't been this low since the mid 90s. are people still in love with the silver screen? >> i think people love going to the movies, but it is getting more expensive and that is excluding a lot of moviegoers from going out to the theater. >> i just watch at home. >> reporter: not even conan's muscles were enough to d

bridges through the carquinez strait are least likely to have issues with the winds because they arer bridges east-west bridges are going to have issue, bay bridge, san mateo, dunbarton, richmond, san rafael gusts 30 to 35 miles per hour, running perpendicular to your car or vehicle this morning. 75 the fastest gusts overnight. oakland hills 47 mount tamalpais 32° current wind gusts. most of the north bay not ing up to the criteria of the wind advisory everybody else from 43 livermore, 38 mountain view, 36 sfo, near 30 san jose and half moon bay those are the current wind gusts. 49 in santa rose everybody else in the 50s around monterey bay inland mid to upper fiveties going to be windy sunny and dry air today winds taper tonight dry air will cool 20° more than what we are feeling this morning, 30s and 40s tonight dry pattern will last the next nine days. this afternoon winds start to taper late in the afternoon we are so warm right now we get total sunshine temperatures above average in the low to mid 60s around the monterey bay downsloping winds coming out of santa cruz mountains w

we are now hearing about thick fog across the carquinez bridge also richmond san rafael bridge. light now no problems heading into san francisco golden gate bridge that shot, clear you saw how socked in it was in san rafael earlier. san mateo bridge problem-free this morning. 14 minutes is the drive time westbound and eastbound between 880 and 101. we'll head to san jose, 280 northbound trouble-free. on highway 17 southbound near santa cruz avenue accident that is still blocking a lane. slowing westbound 580 actually been going on for a little bit of time a stall at north flynn the drive time from the altamont pass is now 20 minutes to 680. mass transit reporting no delays. everything back to normal on the vallejo bay link ferry. get traffic by going to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> 6:19. oakland drivers who overstay parking meter times are getting a grace period. the council finance committee has approved giving peep five extra minutes after their meter expires -- people five extra minutes after their meter expires most beneficial for pay and display meters that spit out receipts.

on the carquinez bridge we have a fog advisory in effect.isory for the bay bridge, it is getting a little foggy there. public transit, no delays on bart, muni, cal train or the ace trains which are running on a normal schedule today. you can visit our website abc7news.com/traffic any time. >>> 6:38 is our time. >> after a long holiday weekend trading is back underway on wall street. we have a live report from the new york stock exchange, straight ahead. here's a live look at the big board right now the dow down 18 points. >>> missing girl in indiana is found, murdered police say her killer is in custody. >>> with a week to go, it is still anyone's race in iowa the latest on the gop polls. >ñ?ú >>> good tuesday morning i'm frances dinglasan with your california forecast. look out for thick fog this morning in the delta and the carquinez strait also a freeze warning in effect through the central valley. it should be a nice drive around the state this afternoon with highs in the 50s, 56 sacramento, 57 fresno. warmer and milder in los angeles 68

bay bridge 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. roadwork on the eastbound side of the bay bridge. it may have already gotten under way. it was expected to start around 7:00 but a couple of lanes may be closed as you work your way towards midspan coming away from the skyway. 880 not too bad. accident eastbound 980 may be blocking lanes. mass transit looking good. >> a lot of people heading into the city to do some final day christmas shopping. >> talking about yourself? [ laughter ] >> it's another christmas. i'm late. >>> with less than a week until christmas, we have something to brighten your monday morning. >> you can find this holiday home in petaluma a member of the city of lights hall of fame. we'll show you christmas lights around the bay area this week and we would like to see yours. so upload them to our facebook page or email us at mornings@cbs5.com. >> it is 5:56. in the next half hour, congress and countrywide scandal involving several lawmakers. >> plus a scary accident at an east bay church. what happened minutes befo

from the carquinez bridge to the maze. accident not blocking lanes in the eastbound 580 direction at first street. >>> 5:11. >>> under something the alarm. hundreds of thousands of californians on the verge of losing their main source of income, congress acts fast. >>> steve jobs, still a power to be reckoned with, even in death. >>> good thing they won't have to deliver, because would it take more than 30 minutes. a bay area pizza chain is heading overseas. hey guys, what can i get for you? i would like a decaf 360 calories please. and for you? i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you want the 40 whipped calories on that? uh, you know what... i'll have this instead. [ female announcer ] swap one thing a day for a yoplait light. with 33 flavors all around a hundred calories, a swap a day adds up to amazing. now you caadd some crunch to your creamy. yoplait light with granola. try it today. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> an online security company is laying off? 250 workers or 3% of i

fog advisory on the dumbarton bridge as well as the carquinez bridge and the benicia bridge.65 miles per hour through there so traffic moving at an okay speed. we'll check mass transit next. back to you. >> thank you. >>>genentech will probably not try to get avastin approved for use against advanced ovarian cancer here in the u.s. two studies find avastin does not improve survival rates for most patients. it did keep the disease from getting worse for a few months. but it had a lot of side effects. last month the fda revoked approval for avastin for breast cancer treatment. >>> mothers launched a nurse-in at target stores. it started last month when target employees in texas asked a woman to go in a dressing room to breast-feed her baby instead of being out in the store. yesterday, women gathered at the retailer stores including this one in san jose to nurse their babies in support of that woman in texas. target insists that it has always been a family store and its policy officially does not restrict women where they can breast-feed. >>> it is 4:55 now. his evening began wi

the chp issued several fog advisories on some bridges including the benicia bridge and the carquinez bridge. we could not see this bridge yesterday in our camera but today is a different story so everything is looking good even though it's little slick out there and rainy. 18 minutes is your drive time on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a man on his way to work in minnesota helped save a woman from a burning car. it happened on tuesday. he watched a minivan crash in a light pole. he went to check the driver only to find her doors lock. she was unconscious and her foot was still stuck on the ak sem rater. that's when a police officer -- stuck on the accelerator. that's when a police officer smashed the window and got the woman out. she apparently had suffered a seizure and she is said to be okay today. >>> a federal judge has agreed to recommend former illinois governor rod blagojevich for a drug rehab

recently the carquinez bridge and richmond bridge were added to that list. on bay bridge, the metering lights rack of dated around 6:15 a.m.. to add an act of thought in its dealer uses will draft a detailed bridge has been problem free for of the war and with no problems to contend with. here is a look at the golden gate bridge on stock down 101 clear conditions with reports of pretty heavy fog throughout portions of the north bay. >>mark: the santa clara city council has unanimously approved a financial plan for the construction of a city in the 49ers and santa clara. here is what the city will look like. the council approved $850 million bond. >> some have said the city is taking too great a financial risk. >> there was no input or discussion. it was all one- sided from the beginning. they never disclose all of these costs. >> it is grossly one-sided designed to benefit team. >>justine: new this morning two former workers are now charged with embezzling four to provide volume dollars from a red with the past agency. 16 public accounts have been charged. >

very hazardous driving conditions not only here but at the carquinez and benicia bridges as well. is this is your commit this morning he will certainly want to drive with extra caution and to be mindful of the cars in front of you. you may want to leave a live bit early. on the approach to the bay bridge, traffic is backing up from interstate 80 and along the 880 over crossing. the san mateo bridge ride is looking good in both directions. still under 16 minutes from end to end. on the golden gate, pretty clear visibility although we have dense fog into the north bay. the drive is under 26 minutes coming out of novato towards the city limits. northbound 101 is seeing sluggish conditions approaching the interchange. speeds are under 25 mi. an hour. we are slow for northbound 85 of the most part, to 80 is a delay free and accident free. >>justine: we are learning new information, the u.s. postal service will not close any more post offices or mail facilities for another five months. the closer and consolidation of some 37 post offices and mail processing facilities will now not happe

speaking of fog, there is a fog advisory on the carquinez bridge highway 12 to highway 37, your bestaybe public transit. bart, muni, cal train, ace trains all on schedule. that is a look at traffic. now back to you eric and katie. >>> it is 5:09. >> analysts expect the u.s. economy to grow slightly faster next year than it did this year. >> a massive brawl involving at least 100 young people breaks out at the mall of america. marching post christmas shopping. >>> sierra ski resources are dealing with a lack of snow what is traditionally one of the businessiest -- busiest periods of the ski season. -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ can be even more powerful, with precise pain relievin

clear here, there is still a fog advisory for the benicia bridge towards walnut creek and the carquinezestbound for head lights, moving well. in the eastbound direction, as you make your way towards hercules on the connector ramp to eastbound 4, there is a crash they say it is hard to see and it is clocking one of the lanes of the connection ramp. -- it is blocking one of the lanes of the connection ramp. thick fog across the dumbarton bridge and richmond-san rafael bridge right now. south bay no problems through the 101 and 880 interchange, headlights northbound 101. >>> our time is 5:54. >>> bp may be about to face criminal charges over the gulf oil spill. >> here's jane king with the bloomberg business report. >>> good morning. bp employees may be about to face criminal charges for that huge gulf of mexico oil spill. the 2010 accident killed 11 and caused the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. now the "wall street journal" says prosecutors are focused on several engineers and one supervisor. employees may have provided false information to regulators while drilling was in prog

a fog advisory off the carquinez bridge. slow it down. we'll track the roads.far things are looking pretty good. >>> as 2011 comes to a close, many americans are getting rid of things that did not work out for them the past year. a number of people turned out in new york's time square yesterday to celebrate good riddance day. this is when people say good-bye to relationships that went sour, bad vacation experiences, or unemployment. one woman says taking a sledge hammer to her bad memories made her feel much better. >> i had the helmet in my room. every time i looked at it it reminded me of him. >> look at that. the paper shreders. they can smash away the bad memories. it's 4:57. a pair of jewel thieves finally caught. plus we have the results of a dui sweep in alameda county. >> and for all your news, weather and traffic updacheck uo ec.us ok on facebook. >>> we're moments away from finding out if your town will have to cough up millions back to

so westbound 80 commuters, that's your direction towards the carquinez bridge. we'll track that commute and send it back to you. sort of a spare the air day. why experts say you're allowed to curl up next to a rooring fire, but you shouldn't. >>> and a journalist who admitted to faking more than 40 articles says he's trustworthy enough to become a lawyer. >>> for all your news, weather, traffic updates and all sorts of good things, check us out on facebook. search nbc bay area news. >>> and we give you a live look over the a very dark d oow n jose o this tuesday, december 27th. we're back stay with us. >>> new this morning,airquali morning,airqualityall across the bay area is pretty bad this morning. you're being asked not to burn wood. i'm christie smith. i'll explain more coming up in a live report. >>> i'm damien trujillo live at the mini gourmet in san jose where, guess who is getting richer, and guess who is not happy about it, coming up. >>> and trust him, he's a lawyer. or at least he wants to be. a former

it should be about 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. there was a stall reported, chp just put that in their incident reports. not seeing anything in our camera and traffic is too light and it's too early to cause big delays. so it looks great all the way up the incline of the bay bridge. and across the golden gate bridge no incidents out of marin this morning. they just did the lane change. we just saw the trucks move by. so everything is now free- flowing in either direction and from marin county we'll check the south bay and coming out of downtown san jose, everything is moving fine this morning on northbound 280 out of downtown and the nimitz, a quick check of the east bay. here's 880 through oakland past the coliseum. that drive time across the northbound stretch should be 15 minutes between 238 and the maze. coming up, a check of mass transit. in the meantime, back to you. >>> 5:07. big day in court in the penn state abuse scandal. >> jerry sandusky just entered the courtroom this morning. what he says about facing his accusers. co

we are concerned of dense fog in solano county between the carquinez bridge. in napa we are continuing to get reports of black eyes on highway 121 although no accidents have been reported. if you are in the area of high warwickshire, the need to be aware that those conditions exist. lighter than usual traffic. that is very much in evidence of the bay bridge. the drive times are still under 13 minutes. you're committed to the golden gate bridge is still problem free. the south bay freeways look good especially 85, 101 and 280. >>darya: we are following a developing story out of the east bay. police are looking for those involved in a shooting that happened in oakland. >>darya: a girl's body was found yesterday three days after she went missing. the man accused of killing her was babysitting her and her sisters. >>darya: a helicopter on his way to retrieve a heart for a transplant crashed in northern florida. all three on board were killed. this is an aerial shot of the crash site. the chopper left jacksonville at 5:25 a.m.. a surgeon, a technician and the pilot

only 19 minutes off the eastshore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze. everything looks good into san francisco. and the golden gate bridge showing no delays right now. everything is clear out of marin county as you head into san francisco. also about looks like 12, 13 minutes to go 580 to the golden gate bridge toll plaza and mass transit is on time. bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries no delays to report right now and typically things will get busy around 2:00 this afternoon when everyone is hitting the freeway so we'll keep you updated. back to you. >> i just found out it was a technical audio problem. hope it never happens to you. i thought i was losing it. >> sounded like a tunnel. very strange. >> 5:21. >>> the biggest lottery in the world shelling out billions of dollars. coming up next, where the winning tickets were sold. >> and santa keeps on swimming. we'll tell you about his trip under the sea for tomorrow's big trip around the world. at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo

here is a quick look at traffic maps as we continue our bridge check on the carquinez and benicia bridge. as we look at the san mateo bridge, there could be a little bit of haze. on the golden gate bridge you will also see fog as well. visibility is down for the golden gate bridge ride. in the south bay, light traffic to the coyote valley into the north bay ride is still a problem free for 101 southbound. >>erica: the changeable message side has an activated by the chp. fog this morning is the big story. into the afternoon, very similar to what we saw yesterday. we do have a slight potential for some weather--wet weather. along the coastline, take a look at half moon bay. visibility is less than a 10th of a mile at sfo. delays over an hour 50 minutes of arriving flights. by 10:00 a.m., the fog will be out of our hair. by 7:00 a.m. we will see more widespread fifties, maybe a little bit cooler in places like fremont, santa rosa and petaluma. here is the breakdown for you. low sixties in the south bay. satellite and radar shows a wet weather activity to the north. for new year's eve, mostl

benicia bridge also a fog advisory as well as the carquinez bridge. and we have an accident eastbound 80 right at highway 4. that is blocking lanes, as well. busy morning. over to you guys. >> thank you. >>> 6:22. south san francisco base genentech will probably not troy to get its drug avastin approved for use against advanced ovarian cancer in the u.s. this is because two studies find avastin does not improve survival rates for most patients. it did keep the disease from getting worse for a few months but had side effects. last month the fda revoked avastin's approval for breast cancer treatment. >>> and his evening began so well with dinner in beverly hills but paul diamond ended up getting the heimlich maneuver from a 325-pound football player. this happened yesterday at lowry's beef bowl which serves dinner to the teams playing in the rose bowl. university of oregon guard mark asper gave him the potentially life-saving bear hug. he managed to do so pretty well. 325 pounds. >> that food looks good, too. >> lowry's is excellent. >>> we have some am

about 24 minutes away from the carquinez bridge to the maze. upper deck from san francisco to market street, be advised market street shut down between stewart and spear. this is due to the "occupy sf" raid that's happening right now. so delays around that area embarcadero may also be affected. last check, we heard only one slain open through the area so again, that may affect your drive there morning. delays possible for bart and muni as a result. right now we are not seeing too many problems. still an okay choice this morning to use mass transit plus it is a "spare the air" day so you might want to stick with bart instead. caltrain, ferries, ace on time this morning. now, westbound 237 at north shore street this accident over to the shoulder is out of lanes but you can see on our maps here we are seeing some red and yellow very slow speeds. looks like traffic seeing some residual slowing as you work your way through there, also as you work your way on that southbound side of 880. we are going to show you a leave camera here. look at that -- a

also i-80 in berkeley getting there a little more crowded westbound traffic flowing well from the carquinezy be the hottest ticket of the new year 49er playoff tick kids -- tickets go on sale next week. tickets go on sale tuesday 10 a.m. 49ers' officials expect a very limited number of seats to be available for nonseason ticket holders. officials won't know how many until tonight when the deadline passes for season ticket holders to buy tickets. 9ers fans haven't seen their team in the playoffs since 2002. >>> the rumor mill in over drive when it comes to the next apple ipad. an article says apple will reveal two new versions late next month possibly:receive jobs' birthday the new versions will have 9.7 inch screens, cameras and dual l.e.d. bars. one of the two will come with a lower price tag than the current ipad meant to compete directly with the popular $200 kindle fire. >>> verizon is seeing a huge backlash to a new fee. they plan to charge $2 a month to pay bills online or over the phone. the goal to get people to sign up for the automatic payment plan. the policy takes effect january

advisories for the bay bridge, carquinez bridge, benicia and the richmond/san rafael bridge.bay bridge but i promise, it's there. this is the direction up the incline. lights are out on the lower deck of the bay bridge so use caution. if you are headed into palo alto, mountain view, we have an accident in the clearing stages. southbound 101 near rangesdorf is over to the right shoulder. north 101 at san antonio this wreck also in the clearing stages. but some slight delays as you work your way along 101 in both directions. san mateo bridge we had an earlier fog advisory. that has been lifted but you can see traffic moving well through that portion. and no delays on the golden gate bridge. that's traffic. check out the fog, liz. >> i know. it's all over the bay area this morning. it's creeping into san francisco. you can see it lingering there over san francisco's marina. you can maybe make out the top of the golden gate bridge. it sounds like the worst of it in the north and east bay valleys. north bay dense fog advisory until 9 a.m. a lot of 40s right now. 49 right now in sa

checking the traffic maps looking first at interstate 80 westbound, it is a problem free from the carquinez to the bay bridge toll plaza. 680 sel found, only couple of areas where speed dropped slightly below 50 mi. per hour as ride between concord and walnut creek. the south bay freeways look good. to 80, 85, 17 and 87, no problems there. swazi get word of an emergency roadworks northbound. saffron your north bay ride still looked good from marin county coming southbound from novato to the golden gate bridge. drive times are still under 25 minutes. >>mark: a developing story out of iraq, dozens of iraqis are debt falling 14 coordinated bombings through baghdad this morning. it is the worst violence in months. the coordinated attacks killed at least 16 people to. this happened just days after the last american forces left the country. both sindhis and shiites have been targeted. >>mark: reports that the u.s. may likely take responsibility for the nato strike last month that killed two dozen packets steady soldiers near the afghan border. here are some of the images coming out from there. of

>>erica: we're getting reports of pretty dense fog in both directions of the carquinez bridge and richmondan rafael. on the approach to the bay bridge, traffic is building ever so slightly toward san francisco. we still do not have any metering lights deal with. on the san mateo bridge, more cars westbound. the drive time has been increased, a 15-16 minutes between 880 and highway one. on the golden gate bridge, a little bit busy but still accident free of the late freight. reports of an accident in milipitas near dixon landing. it is an injury accident. the chp is on the scene along with fire crews. right now, the right lane is blocked. traffic is light and not producing a slowdown just yet. temperatures are above 50 mi. per hour. >>darya: the time is 5:33 a.m., we have the latest developments from occupies it francisco. this >>darya: another tents hot tub at justin herman plaza, police have arrested at least 85 protesters during yesterday morning's raid. will tran is live taking a look there. >>will: i saw this tents and go up. this occupier is relentless. at 2:00 a.m. he tried to the up

680 ride southbound from the benicia bridge to the san ramon valley. 80 is a clear shot from the carquinez bridge to the bay bridge. the peninsula traffic ride on highway 101 is problem free in the south bay, you can see the right looks good for your trip heading north on a 101 out of the coyote valley. your trip into sunnyvale is easy weather coming from 85 or 101 @ 880 is delayed free to the west valley. >>mark: today the oakland city council will announce the results of an independent investigation into the police response to the occupy oakland protests. the mayor and jean quan want to know is the use of force was correct. >>mark: here you can see protesters blocking trucks from one of the pork shutdowns. here is the people had to say about that issue at the city council meeting. >> there is always a threat of the occupy will but have another shutdown., going to throw the oakland police department of the bus? >> i have spoken with some of the largest retailers in the united states and they are asking, why do they need to come to the port of oakland? our customers have other choices. the

around the bay area. 680 walnut creek there are wind reese towards walnut creek, across the -- the carquinez bridge and -- benicia bridge. no major accidents people have been reporting debris on smaller streets. >>> of course we are thankful that kristen is okay. others are seeing this. santa cruz mountains officials can't keep up with the number of falling trees. in felton overnight firefighters rescued a mother and daughter after a tree trapped them in their home. another tree fell blocking the firefighters in. they say everyone is okay and they will cut their way out then head to the next problem. >> in the east bay road crews throughout the bay area have been alert all morning answering calls to cleanup debris that frances was talking about. highway patrol responded to this fallen tree on northbound 238 at 88 know cast toe valley last night. caltrans -- in hayward public work crews had been on call all night clearing trees especially along hess pairian beautiful. >> we came back and -- we've been nonstop with trees like this all over the city, crazy. >> crews are expected to be out all m

chp issued several fog advisories this morning, one for carquinez bridge and benicia bridge, richmond an issue across the golden gate, as well. long line of slow traffic. slower speeds. no accidents reported. but you can see slow traffic all the way through novato down towards the francis drake. and westbound 4 at hillcrest, an accident blocking one lane. traffic is sluggish across that stretch. and then more through pittsburg. that's traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> elizabeth, patchy fog and cold temperatures around the bay area. looks like it will warm up nicely though toward the afternoon. coit tower there starting to disappear there in the distance, but i think in the latter part of the day hazy sunshine for most folks. temperatures up in the 40s some low olympics sock by the afternoon. things changing overnight tonight. clouds moving in. there is a chance we could see some showers some cooler temperatures for thursday. drying out warming up on friday and saturday. ,, ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make ev

will drop to around 30, 35, scattered frost for most sensitive plants east north bay valleys in the carquinezt and delta we could have a killing freeze if we get temperatures a couple hours 28 or below could nail plans protect those the pets and pipes tonight. we'll see a slow reduction in temperatures a couple of degrees through thursday we may add a few degrees friday, saturday, sunday, all in all quiet forecast. let's find out if the traffic is the same. >> quiet as nice easy drive now you will see why. bay bridge toll no delays. heading there looking good on 80, 580 and 880. also the contra costa county commute heading southbound 680 here's what it looks like now traffic light from north main to highway 24 and no problems through the san ramon valley. in the south bay also good looking northbound 280 highway 17 coming out of the santa cruz mountains we don't have major problems now. if one does pop up, we put it on our website go to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> tomorrow the santa rosa city council is voting on another round of water rate increases. water users pay the highest rates in sonoma

headlights moving westbound the drive looks great from the carquinez bridge to the bay bridge toll. san jose new crash reported. 280 and highway 17. it was reported in the intersection but they say it is already on the shoulder, not causing a problem. you can always get more information by going to abc7news.com/traffic any time. >>> 4:54. yemen's outgoing president will be allowed to come to the u.s. for medical treatment. president saleh is recovering from severe injuries he suffered in a june attack on his compound. the white house is hoping the move will ease tensions in yemen. analysts say it could incite more violence and help empower al-qaeda. hundreds died in a violent crackdown ordered by saleh on anti-government protesters. agreed to give up power a month ago. an election is set for february. >> british researchers believe flu shots can be more effective by changing the time of day when given. a study found flu shots work best for men when they get them in the morning and women in the afternoon. the research centered on synchronizing shots with the body's natural daily cycl

the drive time now from the carquinez bridge to the maze is what i'm keeping ago eye on so far 19 minutesearly morning fatal accident in livermore now in the eastbound direction at first street not blocking lanes. it may affect the westbound commute. drive time also good from the altamont pass to 680, 14 minutes. you can get more drive times by going to abc7news.com/ traffic. >>> just about 4:57. >> ing an occupation overnight. -- san francisco police make their move at justin herman plaza. we are live at the scene with the latest on the arrests, injuries and cleanup. >> reporter: what is six inches long, travels as fast as a bullet for seven hundred yards and scares the heck out of a dublin neighborhood? the answer and all of the damage, next. >>> the thorny issue of pension reform. san jose tells voters, you decide. údúdúdúdúdúdúdúdúdúdúdúdú údúdúdúdúdúdúdúdúdúdúdúdú and even though you do what you can to take care of it, sometimes you want to give your immune system some support. try new airborne chewable tablets. each serving contains 14 vitamins, minerals and herbs... including zinc,

there's a fog advisory for the carquinez and knee that bridge, westbound -- and benicia bridge, westbound to the bay bridge is clear. check out abc7news.com/traffic any time. >>> this morning officials at the september 11th, memorial in new york city will announce that one million people have visited since it opened 16 weeks ago. the memorial opened to family members of the victims on the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks it opened to the general public the next day. everyday 10,000 people tour ground zero and the two huge square fountains that mark the footprints of the world trade center to you curse visitors must get passes in advance to visit. >>> new research could give hope to women suffering from ovarian cancer, a disease that kills 15,000 women a year in the u.s.. a drug has been found to stabilize tumors in women suffering from advanced stage ovarian cancer. a woman could have an additional 3 1/2 months before the disease worsens. the fda has not approved it to treat in the united states but it has been approved in europe. it is made by south san francisco based again tech.

interstate 80 westbound from the carquinez strait to berkeley it is an easy ride with nothing less from and limit speeds for your trip heading down towards the bay bridge toll call are. in your ride along the south bay freeway looks dead yeah. there are enough problems for the commute on 101 hearths or even 87, the guadalupe parkway looks good. the north they conditions at last check were still problem free and still they remain with no delays it you had southbound from 37 to the toll plaza of the golden gate for it. >>justine: we are following life pictures into the newsroom of the house floor in washington d.c.. they are discussing amongst other things the heisman trophy winner but what we really want to hear them talk about are the payroll tax cuts as house republicans are moving to a shelf the two month extension of the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits that the senate approved last week. feels he's our eyes and ears on these light fixtures and let you know what half is furious >>darya: we are back with more in just a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside at the golden g

right now the bay bridge is quite the. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. no delays once you hit the pay gates and clear across the upper deck into san francisco. the rest of our bay area bridges checking in problem free. altamont pass a little yellow but that's typical. hopefully not too bad on this friday and let's take a look at our live cam through pleasanton. this is westbound traffic headed towards the dublin interchange. a few extra cars on the roads but overall fairly light. remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:54 now. some popular brands of birth control will now come with new warning labels. an advisory panel to the fda- approved the warnings yesterday at a hearing. it focused on a new generation of pills such as yasmin and yaz produced by bayer. studies show they may put women at higher risk for blood clots. >> the pill can change how thick the blood is and can increase the chance of clotting. that's all pills. specifical

bridge, all the approaches are quiet. 19 minutes down the eastshore freeway. 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. roadwork on the lower deck of the bay bridge deck towards oakland. so eastbound 80. that will wrap up shortly. mass transit if you want to kickback a little bit on this friday, so far everything is on time for bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries. remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's traffic. back to you. >> we like kicking back. thank you. >>> a bay area company is trying to become the first in the world to sell a drug to prevent hiv infections. gilead sciences from foster city makes the drug tremendous vade da the most predescribed treatment for hiv in the u.s. now gilead is asking the fda to allow it to sell truvada to reduce the risks of hiv in uninfected adults. >>> teenagers are steering clear of sugary drinks with high calories. they are less likely to buy the sugar drinks if the calories are posted next to them. the researchers posted different signs in a convenien

no major snags out of the carquinez bridge towards the maze. we'll check 101 in the south bay coming up. right now, back to you. >>> one-stop shopping for bling, power tools and gadgets. coming up next, the unusual place gift givers are going to get their presents. >>> and a plea for compassion after someone stole a south bay woman's wheels. who does that? the challenges in tracking down the thief and her $4,000 wheelchair. >>> plus still to come the holiday hoax crackdown on fake brand names. we have it all. >>> we'll be right back. ,,,, of a stolen motorized wheelchair. lar chair >>> santa clara police are struggling to find leads in the case of a stolen motorized wheelchair. the $4,000 chair belongs to 60- year-old kathy jo swift who hasn't been able to walk much since a 1972 car accident. it was stolen saturday morning from her apartment complex. she had been keeping a chair under a tarp in the parking lot because there is no place indoors to store it. the jazzy pride power wheelchair has red trim and high back. anyone with information on i

carquinez bridge to the maze westbound 80 only 19 minutes altamont pass to 680, 14-minute ride no delays from 238 to the maze, easy 15 minutes. westbound 24, 13 minutes through there. so easy stuff there. also looking at your ride along highway 4 so far, so good. no red or yellow on our sensors indicating that speeds are up to speed as you work your way through antioch westbound. roadwork continues through the peninsula. eastbound 92 connector to northbound 280 closed until 7:00 this morning so stick with 101 instead. and if you are take be the san mateo bridge this morning, off to a good start. no delays between hayward or foster city and no accidents or roadwork in the south bay. here's a live look at 280 northbound. cruising through downtown. remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's traffic. back to you. >> nice commute this morning, gianna. >> yes. >>> foster city police are investigating a homicide for the first time in five years. a maid found the body of 71- year-old klaus gachter in his home on water

i-80 in berkeley although more crowded it is still flowing well westbound off the carquinez bridge out out of vallejo into san francisco, north main heading towards highway 24, the real slowing in antioch westbound from lone tree to hillcrest -- lone tree to leverage not a big surprise. north bay commute 101 in san rafael still looking good southbound past the marin civic center heading across the san mateo bridge shortly no delays across the span this is westbound on the right 101 is fine on the peninsula and 880 still looking great in hayward. >>> giving gone viral. how a bay area man ignited the world's largest secret santa gift exchange. >> a live report from the new york stock exchange. the futures were down and the dow is down about 35 points in early trading. >>> a reason to keep your likes to yourself. the new legal battle over facebook's plans for your opinions. >>> is it research or a road map to terrorism? why the government says scientists may be unwittingly about to help bioterrorists. >> reporter: former golden state warriors' employee filing a lawsuit accusing a star pla

carquinez bridge. we'll end with the map and send it back to you. >>> thanks a lot. we continue to follow the breaking story where a standoff between police and a manholed up in his apartment continues now. that man has a machete. bob redell joins us live from the scene. what is the latest? >> good morning, john. police in san jose are trying to talk the man with the machete out of his unit here in south san jose. but so far they've had no luck. so testimony complex is part of it. a man wouldn't turn down his loud music and threatened the guard. loud music is an issue where the resident for some time. now officers believe he was drinking. he was 44 years old. he lives by himself. a little out there. one woman described him as the friendly outgoing crazy guy. >> he says, oh, you're so beautiful. give me a kiss. no big deal. it has never scared me. >> san jose merge, their version of s.w.a.t. is arriving to join the plain clothed officers who have had the unit and the building surrounded for quite some time now. this by the way is not affecting local traffic. and we're

chp issued advisories for the carquinez bridge to the maze and benicia bridge this morning so limitedra volume across the golden gate bridge into san francisco. a new wreck reported northbound 880 at 101. that's a look at traffic. lawrence is here with your forecast. >> gianna, yeah, we are picking up some patchy fog around the bay area. some sunshine elsewhere though. let's take you out there now. mount vaca looking good even a hugh high clouds overhead. not a lot of mix of sun and clouds in the atmosphere and more moisture so we are seeing fog developing and visibilities down to a quarter mile in santa rosa. this afternoon hazy sunshine and temperatures moving up into the 50s and the low 60s outside. so not the warmest day we have had but right about seasonal for this time of year. more of the same, less fog toward friday. the weekend looks good although partly cloudy skies into sunday, a little unsettled into monday. ♪ >>> welcome back to "the early show." i'm erica hill in washington. you see there the russell rotunda. before that, a beautiful shot of the sunrise over the capitol.

the maps show you the benesia and carquinez bridges.ghway 92 and some hayes sticking around. not a problem as far as visibility for drivers and a smooth drive along the peninsula all the way down 101 into san jose. marla? >> okay. thank you, mike. coming up on nbc bay area news at 11:00, the one person from pg&e who probably did not want to be at candlestick when the lights went out during monday night's 49ers game against the pittsburgh steelers. we'll tell you all about that. that's in 30 minutes from now. we hope to see you then. >>> we're back on this wooinesd, wednesday. we have santa claus. he managed to squeeze in a little time to be with us. poor kathie lee is missing him up close and personal. he's going to slide down her chimney on christmas. she's over at the nbc experience store ready to hand out $100 to those who get the answers right. to those who don't, they get a copy of kathie lee's cd. oh, my gosh. people are cheering. okay. anyway, let's go to that first question, kath. >> oh, this isn't fair. look what i've got here.

from the carquinez bridge to the maze 26 minutes.lman sluggish through the alta point -- altamont pass out to 680, 23 minutes ride. ace a few minutes behind schedule but it has been a lot lighter than normal i'm hoping it will get better in the income hour. >>> that does it for this edition of the abc7 news morning news. >> keep track of the latest breaking news at twitter and talk about it at facebook.com/abc7news. have a great day. we'll see you back here tomorrow you can see this is an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪

i-80 berkeley crowded drive time 26 minutes westbound from the carquinez bridge to the maze. 680 walnutear north main so far no accidents reported, it is starting to slow towards highway 24 of course it has delayed westbound 4 through antioch. in the north bay, 101 in san rafael very difficult to see mike has been warning us about the thick fog in petaluma and novato as you make your way on that 101 drive towards the golden gate bridge. in the south bay, a very different picture things are clear, no major accidents reported, northbound 101 well underneath 880 right now. more in my next report. >>> 39. >> events that could help you find your next job or save your home. a live report from the new york stock exchange. live look at the big board now dow down 22 points. > has been called a mistake, joke, obsolete and also one of the hottest items this holiday season. where you need to go if you are hoping to get your hands on the $99 hp touch pad. >>> better look at the new greener apple. the company reveals new details about much anticipated details about much anticipated space ship campus.

fog advisory issued for the carquinez and benicia bridge as well. live shot of i-80 headlights moving westbound. looking clear right now. look out for that thick fog as you drive to work this morning. 6 680 walnut creek, traffic light, lights southbound heading towards highway 24. -- >>> boosters for your babies, but no cough medicine for your teens. >> a look at some critical new laws you can expect in the new >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> we are continuing to follow breaking news that you saw first here. you are looking live at the scene in san jose where police have evacuated several appears during a standoff with an armed man. the apartment complex is on capital village circle. we now know police have fired at least one nonlethal round at the suspect but unsuccessfully. we will continue to bring you updates. >> those nonlethal rounds are often bean bags intended to knock the wind out of a person. we'll see was and bring it to you coming up. >> 6:13. the new year will buy with it a host of new laws starting januar