bay bridge, carquinez, san mateo, golden gate, richmond san rafael all socked in.transit, we have no delays ace train out of stockton on time, muni, bart, vta, all on time. travel times if you are headed out now marin county good ride thick fog across the waldo grade and golden gate bridge carquinez to the maze less than 20, altamont into the dublin pleasanton area less than 15 minutes. san rafael, taillights headed in the southbound direction, a little foggy. san jose no fog, that's a good commute. abc7news.com/traffic if you are headed out that's a good resource for you. >>> 4:55. a pair of unmanned nasa spacecrafts spent their first full day together on the moon today. nasa says the spacecraft named grail a and b landed saturday and sunday. this animation is provided by fast . it took the spacecrafts 3 1/2 months to get to the moon, longer than the direct three-day flight by apollo astronauts. nasa says the mission will be devoted to studying lunar gravity. they hope to learn more about how the moon was formed and what is below the surface. >>> one of the squirr

right now 35 minutes to go westbound 80 in the carquinez bridge to the maze -- from the carquinez bridge to the maze. a lot of that is due to that fatal accident along the eastshore freeway. if you can through richmond you might hop on bart if that's a possibility for you to get around that mess. bart everything all trains are on time, bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries all on time. other trouble spots typical this time of the morning as you work your way highway 4 westbound sluggish 11 miles per hour as you work your way through there. a little slow and go through pittsburg as well. if you are heading along the altamont pass westbound delays here also speeds just under 40 miles per hour in some spots. 17 minutes now west 580 from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. the south bay still one of our bright spots this morning not too bad. some extra volume northbound as you work your way through downtown san jose but overall okay. we'll continue to keep you updated on that trouble spot along the eastshore freeway. that's a look at your "timesaver traffic." here's elizabet

that will affect your view across the carquinez bridge. issued the wind advisory, so we're going to extend it to the carquinez bridge. coming to the san mateo bridge we have debris reported, a tree branch southbound 880 at a street and slowing through the castro valley y, heavier than we expect. we're seeing general spreading out of that slowdown. not the focus that we see on a morning commute. earlier we had an issue, flooding at vianza, not a lot of reports of flooding but it's there. 101 at hellier, an accident now in one of the lanes in the northbound direction. we should see slowing in this commute direction. overall the south bay looking relatively light. back to you guys. >> we're seeing unusually severe weather slamming the south. we're hearing there are casualties in its wake. marla tellez is live in our newsroom with a look at all of this deadly damage. good morning. >> good morning. the number of deaths still stands at two all because of the strong storms hammering parts of the south. the newest video shows the damagidge birming

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you can see there just under an hour from the carquinez bridge to the maze real problem 80 westbound.ivers reporting traffic at a standstill headed westbound 80 alternate route richmond parkway, your alternate to 580 back to 80 that is looking good at this hour. going to be sometime with an overturn accident at carlson in rich morning. if you need more information on this waze app, it is a way great way to communicate with your fellow drivers and us here. check it out on abc7news.com/ waze. >>> 6:39. >>> trading is underway on wall street. will apple remain the apple of investors' eye? a report from the new york stock exchange straight the dow down 69 points. >> reporter: president obama takes his with 2010 we have agent that on the -- takes his 2012 agenda on the road. >>> did they make the grade? new report that has many questioning whether everyone is facing the same standards when applying to a california university. >> reporter: a group of consumer advocates want to save the country from bank of america. they think it is too big. today, they are going to ask for help. i'm amy hol

the rest of the advisories are for the carquinez bridge to the maze, benicia bridge, san mateo bridge and the bay bridge this morning. lots of fog on the roads. >> visibilities down to a quarter mile in many spots, an eighth mile in livermore now. outside the fog the real story this morning weather-wise. as we look toward candlestick park, it is quiet there this morning. but that fog should slowly lift throughout the morning hours and then by the afternoon, we are looking at a fantastic day ahead. plenty of sunshine coming our way. high pressure now building in overhead. you get the sense here high pressure starts rolling toward the coastline, look at that clockwise rotation as the system moves onshore, we'll see great weather over the next couple of days temperatures soaring into the afternoon. right now 44 concord, 50 san francisco, 43 in san jose. by the afternoon these temperatures soaring up into 50s and mid-60s in some of the warmest spots. it's just beginning of warmer weather. these temperatures soaring as high as 67 degrees on the hot end in some of the warmer spots today. by

this is interstate 80 as we are driving along which is the carquinez bridge. take a lock at this traffic sign. there is a lot of the signs up. chp issued fog advisory. heavy fog on the bridge. we are doing speed. look how clear it is right now. this is a good example of how fast conditions can change, how quickly it goes from clear to foggy and that wall of fog is what gets people in trouble. so if you're behind the wheel just make sure you give yourself extra time and remember it will change quickly. we'll keep driving along and take a look at the conditions along the bay area. we'll check back in with you in a little bit. claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning san jose state sent out an alert to students, faculty, and staff about 30 minutes ago. they say a man entered a dorm room in joe west hall and groped someone. he was last seen on the third floor. the university says police are on the scene and students in that residence hall should lock their doors. ktvu lorraine blanco is on her way to san jose state to get more information. >>> three

there should be an 18-minute drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze. let's talk about the weather forecast. pretty this weekend, right? >> it's going to change. enjoy today. cold start in the north bay valleys. 32 santa rose, 37 napa. big changes over the weekend and we're putting something on our map today that we haven't seen in quite some time. >> let me guess. >> snow. [ laughter ] >> we are going to get a foot in the city. >> i wish. >> we'll see. thanks a lot. >>> a developing story, an explosion knocking down power lines in mountain view. this triggered a brush fire next to a microsoft campus. the fire is out and the power has just been restored. gil diaz is down in mountain view to give us an update on this developing story. gil. >>> reporter: good morning. pg&e crews behind me are still at the scene. i spoke to a utility spokesman and he said that the power has been completely restored including the microsoft campus. initially when the power went out, about 357 customers were left in the dark last night. take a look at some of the video. this

you're clear across the eastshore freeway coming away from the carquinez bridge. chp has a wind advisory in effect for the bay bridge so careful as you head across the upper deck into san francisco. the rest of the bay area very quiet no delays. here's live look at the golden gate bridge and it's moving along fine this morning. that's traffic. here's elizabeth. >> thank you. yes, wind gusts overnight up to 30 miles an hour have calmed down so breezy across the bay area. clear and cool temperatures in the 30s and 40s. you will still notice a few spots below freezing. high pressure this afternoon in effect. dry through today and into tomorrow. the storm door is opening by the middle of the week. right now cold temperatures especially tonight into tomorrow morning. they have gone ahead and issued a freeze warning for inland valleys and urban corridor. temperatures overnight expected to reach into the 20s and 30s across some spots. for later on this afternoon, again a little cooler. mostly in the low 50s. your seven-day forecast looks like this. mostly sunny skies tod

carquinez bridge dealing with lots of fog. that's traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >>> delays at the airport at sfo, over an hour right now for some arriving flights and that is all due to the fog out there at sfo. down to an 8th of a mile visibility. high pressure is building overhead. so we are going to watch the fog clear out today. should be a gorgeous day around the area with soaring temperatures. patchy, dense fog this morning. this afternoon, sunny and warm. but there is no rain in sight. not this week, maybe not next week either. temperatures right now dropping off to 35 degrees in fairfield with some fog there. 40 in livermore. 46 in san jose and 49 degrees in san francisco. i think as you head around the state watch out for dense fog into the central valley into sacramento valley. dense fog advisory continuing there. this afternoon breaking up. 62 with hazy sunshine into the valleys. 64 and partly cloudy into fresno and 57 degrees in yosemite. so high pressure building in bringing unseasonably warm temperatures. so foggy

we have advisories for the carquinez bridge, benicia bridge and san mateo bridge. live look at the san mateo bridge coming up in a few minutes. for more on the fog, here's lawrence. >> a lot of thick fog to start the day but this afternoon fantastic. high pressure building in overhead but also not much movement down below so we are left with low clouds and fog. but that ridge will continue to build in. and as its do, we are going to see plenty of sunshine by the afternoon. that means not only today but probably for the next couple of days. so here are the weather headlines for today. around the bay area, it's a cloudy start. watch out for the patchy, dense fog but by the afternoon, sunny and warm and still no rain in sight. even in the extended models. couple of weeks down the road here not seeing any significant storms. temperatures now 41 degrees in livermore. it's 43 in san jose. 43 in the napa valley with some dense fog and 50 in san francisco. if you plan to head around the state there's a dense fog advisory into the central valley. 62 degrees fog lifting in t

up to 44 minutes on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze.hout any delay, it usually is about 18 minutes. give or take a minute or two. and the good news though, the bay bridge toll plaza is free and clear this morning. into san francisco. and in fact, they have not turned the metering lights on yet. we will let you know when that changes. in the meantime, an update on the forecast with lawrence. >> cold start around the bay. freezing temperatures in the bay, and down in the 20s in the santa rosa area and cold patchy frost this morning and 31 in napa and 31 in fairfield and 34 degrees in livermore. and we are going to see some sunshine and as we do, that is going to warm the temperatures up very nicely. and 67 the expected high this afternoon in san jose and 66 in santa clara, and it looks like the east bay temperatures are warming up well into the 60s by the afternoon as well. as you get inside the bay, sunshine, and some very nice weather. 62 in san francisco. and there is a chance of rain on the way. we will tell you when coming up in a co

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so is is that across the carquinez and dumbarton bridges. the fog advisories still in place according to the california highway patrol. here is a quick check of the traffic maps. the commute is pretty nice. even the south bay which was a hot spot has cleared out. hardly any delays into nevada from the golden gate criterium, but as >>darya: we are continuing our coverage, will tran and is driving around in the fall. >>will: is handled there was no escaping the fog on the morning commute. this here is the incline on the bay bridge around 5:00 a.m.. the fog for a strike to keep their distance box on the san mateo bridge, perhaps that was the obvious place for drivers. what he did answer the suntan knocked the ball was sitting on top of the morning commute. northbound 80 and san leandro, not collected and we, as the guest with when the traffic was at its lowest. >>darya: authorities in washington state have found the body of the man they suspected shot and killed the park ranger. he was found dead in mount rainier national park. since the is als

a lot of slick roads give yourself extra time. 80 from the carquinez bridge into the maze, 20 minuterive. highway 4, there's 580 up and over the altamont pass. this is our new community-based free app it is called waze. we invite you to join our traffic spotters. you can see someone reporting there is rain on 580, thank you very much. they are a member of our abc traffic team. another driver saying speeds are just around four nile as hour. if you would like to become a traffic spotter, get that on your iphone, check it out at abc7news.com/waze. >>> they know everybody is going to be late so they assign a later takeoff time in this case it is three hours. so you want to call ahead women >>> 6:11. buyer beware big warning for any 49er fans still looking for tickets. >>> the east bay bank robber police hope you can help them catch. >>> they call it the puppets court. children's toys used to covúúúúb >>> antioch police have released a photo of a man who tried to rob a wells fargo, mid 20s, 5'7 some facial hair. the would be robber ran without money when a teller alerted others. officers

drive times if you are headed out right now, from 80 from the carquinez to the maze less than 20 minutess the caldecott tunnel. 580 livermore, dublin pleasanton still a good drive. >>> i thought 7 was a lucky number, not this friday morning. >>> bp loses a round in the fight to help pay for oil spill damages. >> here's jane king with the business report. >>> looks like bp going to have to bear a bigger responsibility than it hoped for damages from that massive oil spill two years ago. a new orleans judge ruling bp can't collect the 40 billion dollars in cost from the rig operator. transocean may still be liable. watch for price hikes -- colgate palmolive expects to raise prices. toys "r" us starting today you can bring in any old crib, car seat, bassinet, stroller or highchair and upgrade to new gear at a 25% discount designed to boost sales. as giants and patriots get ready for the big game there may be a lot hoping to go to see it. one in five would miss a wedding or funeral to attend a super bowl with their favorite team. 15% say they would be willing to miss the birth of their child.

travel times right now 80 freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze less than 20 minutes highway 4 looking good from hillcrest towards 242 into concord. 580 off the altamont not bad drive to the dublin interchange, less than 15 minutes. our now waze traffic app is real-time information provided by our fellow drivers. you can see slow traffic through pleasant hill. here's a driver right here she signed up about a year ago traveling over 40 miles an hour you can see slow traffic as you head towards highway 24 on 680. if you would like to join us and become a traffic spotter you can download waze from your itunes store on android market and learn more and join us go to abc7news.com/waze. >>> our time is 5:12. >>> fading memories. the company which pioneered photograph timor than a century ago falls victim to the digital -- age. >>> first snow was the problem now the big concern in the northwest is warmer weather. >>> a stuck elevator turns into a delivery room. the extraordinary lengths a new dad went to, to be there when his baby was born. [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli

also continuing the bridge check to include the carquinez bridge and benicia bridge for e.d. and 680 and also adjusted 580, the richmond center fell bridge. demand was shot near ever since street. that is where will tran is this morning. tell us why officials think this is not a random shooting. >>will: they believe that because they believe the suspect got the victim's attention and the malice with which he was shot. he had just left work, he works as a barber at that barbershop. he went the 20 yds up the stairs to visit his friends and watch basketball. he was in the process of knocking on the door. here is video that we shot a little bit earlier from the people inside. look at this, the entire place was riddled with bullets. according to the people inside maybe 30 shots were fired. part of the front window was shattered. shots on the ceiling, floor and side walls. i can tell you, it reached to the back of the kitchen and even hit the sink. the woman is so shaken up because she said she was in the process of getting up to grab the door and for whatever reason, she fixed her

so interstate 80 and back to the delta and carquinez strait. so far i've -- i've heard there's a couple of reports near thunder and that was earlier. that doesn't mean it's not happening. if it is, e-mail me or tweet me. the cold air is wrapping in behind this pretty fast but in is the last system in the series we had -- series. we had three that came through. tomorrow, we'll see sunshine and it will be great visibility, sunny, breezy and then we'll see some fog. there is a lot of moisture around. but very warm if you are not in that fog. so wednesday, thursday, friday and then things should cool down as we head to the weekend. tori? dave? >> all right. thank you, steve. >>> a busy week for san francisco's embattled sheriff. he will go before a judge two different times on two different issues. >> a standoff has just ended in oakland. we'll tell you what happened and show you the arrest. >>> also, how police patrolling the 49er playoff game run into trouble at the stick. . >>> it is 7:31. in developing news this morning, a standoff in oakland i

about 19 minutes as you come off the eastshore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze. slow and go conditions, 22 minutes now from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange along westbound 580. speeds dipping to 15 miles per hour along westbound 4 through antioch. looks a lot better into pittsburg and then clear on the eastshore freeway. we'll check mass transit in just a few minutes. frank? >> all right, gianna. thanks. >>> we're following developing news in the east bay. contra costa county firefighters tackling an early- morning fire in martinez. you can see the flames just tore through most of the home. it's located on walnut street in martinez. fire dispatch says they got the call around 4:00 this morning. a lot of flames, a lot of smoke. but no injuries to report at this hour. we have a crew on the way. we'll bring you the very latest as soon as they arrive. but some amazing pictures out of martinez this morning. >>> also developing, off the coast of italy, navy divers blowing holes in that toppled cruise ship. those holes will help the divers now get inside the

metering lights are off. 19 minutes to go from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and again, a wind advisory still in effect for the bay bridge so use caution as you work your way across the span into san francisco. 880 oakland, no delays northbound clear towards the maze. southbound looking good into the south bay. bart is on a saturday schedule. ace train number one not running but 3 and 5 are. muni will have rerouteing around fourth and king today due to the holiday. and checking the south bay, no delays along 880/237. live look at 101 along san jose. traffic very light. easy ride this morning, elizabeth. >> easy ride and not too bad weather. yeah. winds are getting more into the breezy side of things. wind advisories on some bridges. overnight winds were 30 miles per hour in some spots. now winds are calming down and temperatures not too bad. a few areas below freezing it looks like but mostly in the 30s and 40s across the bay area and by this afternoon, the sun is making a return comeback but temperatures going to be a little cooler. mostly in the low 50s acro

limited visibility on the roads, especially if you commute, bay bridge, carquinez, san mateo, golden gate all reporting fog advisories at this hour. some of the travel times right now, 24 looking good light out there now, 680 to the caldecott tunnel highway 4 still a nice drive out of antioch towards concord less than 10 minutes altamont pass not bad ride up and over into livermore and the dublin-press san on junction. golden gate bridge shrouded in fog not a lot of cars off the waldo grade that fog is heavy, san mateo bridge you can barely see that it is the westbound direction, couple of taillights be aware that fog comes up quickly so limited visibility. >>> only because she is so honest we'll believe that was the san mateo bridge you couldn't tell looking. >>> still ahead, the new cereal flavors cheerios rolling out this month. >>> soon we'll have a gauge of how little snow we've had in the sierra as state water officials prepare the first survey of the season. >> after a warm december millions are waking to a blast of cold. i'm tahmon bradley with where the weather is headed, co

still nice from the carquinez bridge to the maze. elsewhere, roadwork still in effect on the lower deck of the bay bridge but again we are seeing green on our sensors. starts around the cantilever section to the metering lights. hopefully it will wrap up by 7:00. starting at 7:00, from the skyway towards treasure island, new roadwork is in effect until 2 p.m. and again that gets under way at 7:00. so various lanes blocked through that portion. a few extra cars, but a nice ride into san francisco. 11 minutes from 580 to the golden gate bridge follow toll. san mateo bridge problem-free. easy ride. no wind advisories for the bridges so nice across the span. 13 minutes between 880 and 101. 101 clear all the way towards sfo if you are heading northbound. southbound they delays heading into the south bay. the altamont pass, delays in both directions as you work your way 580 to 680. >>> you can put away your umbrellas for the first time we have been able to say that in a while at least since last thursday. so we are drying out across the ba

the carquinez bridge also has a fog advisory. and a live look at the connector from san francisco. we typically have fog there but it seems extra thick this morning so we'll send it back to you with the warning. >>> coming up, you've heard of red light cameras catching drivers in the act. now cameras could be coming to every car in california. in an effort to save lives. while the rules of the road may be caving. >>> blue al >>> plus apple ready to make a big time announcement. >>> and the niners playoff tickets about to go on sale officially. we'll get to details coming up. >>> for news, trather,affic,tra tickets, check us out on facebook. tr >>> welcome back to you. a foggy start. fog is thick in most bay area bridges. take it easy as you head out the door. 4:43 right now. >> it's a terrifying thought for parents, but each and every year children are killed when a family member backs over them in the car. one group says a simple addition no every car could save lives. >> kids move fast. many are injured or killed in their own driveway when they back up. dr. kevin whitelaw treats

bridge and the san mateo bridges got advisories and just in the past hour, fog advisories for the carquinez bridge, martinez benicia and richmond/san rafael bridge bridges. so please be very careful. to tell us more about how traffic conditions are this morning, let's send it back to elizabeth. i think i see elizabeth through the fog. >> that's right. it is hard to see a lot of our traffic cameras this morning. but we have not seen any major accidents. that's the good news. so it appears the drivers are slowing down going the speed limit or below. so here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. obviously it's very thick. we just -- it was a little hard to see but we saw a lane change a few minutes ago so right now everything is open. for a while only one northbound lane was open for overnight roadwork. this is a live look at the san mateo bridge. very thick across the span. as gil mentioned, just about every bridge in the bay area is under a fog advisory. chp issued those very early this morning. so your drive time so far not impacted still about 13 minutes out of hayward towards foster ci

we have 21 minutes off of the carquinez bridge to the bay bridge.k to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:39. the bay area's open could become part of the pga tour. pga tour officials are expected to make a decision soon. if it is approved the tournament could be moved to the start of the 2013 pga schedule. right after the presidents cup. the change would attract more big names to the tourney because they would play for fed excup points, the points that help determine the winner at the end of the year. it's held every year in san martin. >> the fedex cup a big deal. 6:40. the battle heating up to become the republican candidate for president. a live report from washington, d.c. >> plus, why wine country, thinking about placing a moratorium on new vineyards. >> and this is bob redell hanging out with some of the junior champs from this week's u.s. figure skating championships. live to the pavilion. hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cere

now the carquinez bridge and benicia bridge moving smoothly. there may be light drizzles in the bay area. i wanted to shout that out before she got her forecast. i always want to take her thunder. highway 4, no thunder going on now. an easy drive. we'll track highway 4 as an indicator for the commute volume and a live look hat the golden gate bridge with a smooth drive into or out of the north bay. that has no problems. >> that is feeling lonely. thank you very much. l.a. police releasing surveillance video of a person of interest in a string of arson fires. officers say is this man dressed in all black was seen leaving the scene of a car fire on saturday night. police stressing right now he's just a person of interest and is not a suspect at this point, anyway. overnight at least 11 more fires. on top of the 39 suspicious fires. it's 4:56 right now. occupy protesters could cause trouble in today's rose parade. octopus shaped human float. the float is supposed to represent the whole corporations that they think they have put across the country.

drive time westbound 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze.at the bay bridge toll. golden gate bridge next, looking good here. traffic still very light. if you are come going the north bay 101 in san rafael, smooth sailing for headlights moving southbound past the lucas valley exit. now the peninsula, traffic flowing with the waze traffic maps drivers on the roads with you right now moving along nicely, no problems. we have putt putt golf moving along on 280 part of the traffic spotter group and -- you can find out more about in free traffic app by going to abc7news.com/waze. learn more and download the free application. don't forget to join the traffic spotter group with we have 1900 members now, still growing. >>> 4:55. california's school superintendent is encouraging everyone to observe -- the civil rights advocate died in 2005 at the age of 86. he was arrested after refusing to go to a u.s. internment camp during the second world war he file suit and the supreme court overturned -- he filed suit and the supreme court overturned his convic

the benicia bridge t fog advisory issued over 680 across the water, likely for the carquinez bridge. a lot of bridges have the advisories. lower the speeds. you see the 70s here, you have an issue. the golden gate bridge, we'll show you other shots. back to you guys. >> the convicted mastermind of a high profile murder for hire plot in the south bay is back in court today. stephanie chuang is live with the latest developments there. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, jon. yes, paul garcia was convicted of first-degree murder last year, he was convicted of the first-degree murder charge on hiring a hit man apparently, in what appeared to be a love triangle situation in the south bay. garcia bought mountain charlie's saloon and the lounge, two popular spots from mark achilles. jeff rosen got the conviction on garcia by convincing a jury he had become obsessed with a bartender who worked for him. it was argued that he was in love with the previous owner which outraged garcia. prosecutors revealed desperate, quote, desperate text messages from garcia to donnelly before t

this means trouble if you're coming south off of the carquinez bridge, westbound 80. your commute direction. out of hercules on highway 24, consider 680 which will take you down to 24. congestion heading through pittsburg and bay point funneling down through the walnut creek interchange but it will take you through the maze, and south of the back-up you see as you head into berkeley. we track that sigalert situation. meanwhile, metering lights should be turning on at the bay bridge toll plaza but that will be a little lighter flow because of all of these folks held up right there. quick check of the south bay, that commute starts to build. no problems north of san jose. south of san jose we'll see slowing developing around capital expressway, tully and 68 680 interchange. we'll follow that sigalert up in richmond and san pablo. >>> new jersey governor chris christie wants same-sex marriage on state ballots this november. the governor is proposing an amendment to the state constitution which will need three-fifths approval from the state legislature. if it makes to t t

as you come off of the carquinez bridge, westbound 80, more construction passing el portal. we have screws on scene. that should be clearing up closer to 5:30. the bay bridge toll plaza gave you one of the reasons. there is a light flow approaching but it is a tuesday, we expect a heavy volume and that will start slowing over the next half hour through many spots. >> thanks so much. >> what would you do if you came face-to-face with the king of the jungle? i think i would run. how about this. a 3-year-old girl from new zealand, she won a stare-down contest. you got to see this. >> amazing. take a look. it was shot by her parents while visiting the zoo. she comes face-to-face with the lion. the only thing separating them is a piece of glass. but the lion, he begins to paw at the glass. >> look at her. zookeepers say the cat has a history of mood swings. the girl who turns 4 next month says she wants to return to the zoo. take a look again. a stare-down, then a paw. >> barely, like yeah. >> she doesn't flinch. >> my new hero. it's 4:56. still ahead on "today in the bay" police

an easy drive off the east shore freeway. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to this spot where you don't savg much time. back to you. >> thank you. the time is 4:41. i think it's safe to say vice president joe biden in a little hot water in san francisco after another verbal faux pas. mr. biden was in the city for a fundraising event. during a speech he was trying to show support for the hometown team, talk about football, when he said, quote, the giants are on their way to the super bowl. well, the crowd of course not too happy to hear that. actually started booing him. mr. biden soon went into damage control as politicians like to do telling the crowd, what he meant to say the 49ers are going all the way. biden said he kind of got confused with all of that san francisco stuff, thinking about the san francisco baseball giants and slipped out with something that didn't work. >> nysf. interchangeable. >> know your audience, my man. 4:41, a change in the weather may help some people breathe easier. why doctors say they have seen a spike in asthma-related emergencies. >> facebook want

we have a smooth drive coming in toward carquinez and benicia bridges. traffic flowing but from time to time we see the camera tremble. it's stormy conditions that are going to get worse but this morning wet roads will play a factor. back to you guys. >> mike, thank you. >> of course a lot of 49er hype going on. >> are they playing this weekend? >> there is a little football, candlestick park. everybody is hyped up. nothing compared to the fact if they win and head to the super bowl. >> one t-shirt maker is thinking ahead. we're getting the sneak peek at the championship t-shirt they beat the giants. >> this is the official locker room shirt, the one the players wear, the one the fans will want and look like the players. >> this is the first look at the nfc championship apparel. these are just the samples, if the niners win everyone reports for duty on sunday night to print more than 20,000 of these official nfl t-shirts for stores come monday morning. graphic sportswear in san francisco printed official t-shirts for the niners' five super bowl titles an

carquinez and benicia bridges a nice flow out of the north bay into the east bay.oth at highway 4. 880, the bottom of the screen, a little blip westbound. no incidents going on. we'll monitor the situation but smooth so far for 24, 580, highway 13 and the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. you might have to use the wipers from time to time. >> thank you, mike. 4:55. how many water skiers does it take to break a world record? >> after this weekend it has to be more than 145. that's how many skiers stayed up on the water in australia, all behind one very large boat. isn't that amazing. reminds you of the go-goes in vacation. 114-foot catamaran pulled the skiers for a full nautical mile. there were 154 skiers to start, but nine of them fell. the folks at guiness are expected to certify that attempt in a few months. pretty cool to watch. >> it's pretty to see. i wonder who comes up with that? >> i don't know. >> still ahead coming up on "today in the bay" the latest on the construction accident that took a man's life. why the city ordered workers to stop before the

metering lights are off, 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. no delays. you're clear across the upper deck into san francisco. lower deck, roadwork gets under way at 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. starting at the skyway to treasure island. various lanes blocked. this is an ongoing project that they have been doing so we're seeing delays in the afternoon but overall not too bad. roadwork wrapped up southbound at 7th on 880. 880 not too bad. northbound clear into the maze. southbound no delays towards 92 and into the south bay. and checking the san mateo bridge if you are making that connect they are morning, westbound clear into foster city. no delays. 14 minutes between 880 and 101. we'll check mass transit next. >>> cloudy and foggy inland especially the north bay so napa, santa rosa, those areas. and temperatures definitely not as chilly as we have been seeing, in the 40s. 49 at the coast. this afternoon warming up, relatively mild temperatures in the 50s and low 60s inland. so partly cloudy skies a mix of sun and clouds. high pressure is building. so that low has

if you are coming down the eastshore freeway, no delay on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. same thing up and down the nimitz and on 24 coming out of walnut creek through the macarthur maze. so here's a live look, one of our "timesaver traffic" camera showing you conditions right now across the san mateo bridge. about a 13-minute drive time in either direction. coming up a check of the south bay. in the meantime, let's talk weather. here's lawrence with that. >> what a weekend weekend it was, a lot of sunshine around the bay area would love to get some rain going here, don't see it now. another dying cold front moving overhead and that means we're left with a few clouds. we are keeping the temperatures up a few degrees, 40s and 50s. looks like we're going to stay dry today, a lot of clouds today temperatures down a few degrees. clearing in the afternoon. highs will be cooler, plan on 63 in san jose, about 60 in san francisco and about 57 degrees clouds continuing out toward the coastline. next couple of days going to keep those temperatures down a few degrees but it lo

, things looking good out of antioch, 15 minute ride out towards pittsburg westbound 80 from the carquinezidge 18 minute ride towards the maze. westbound 580 as you make your way towards the dublin interchange from 205, about a 13 minute trip. for the latest traffic go to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> 4:55 now. san francisco police have asked the city zoo to hold off on giving reward money for the return of a stolen monkey. according to the san francisco chronicle the case involving banana sam is still open. the 17-year-old squirrel monkey was taken thursday night. saturday, a man called police saying he found the monkey and coaxed him into a backpack. zookeepers have said it is could you tellful -- said it is doubtful. there had been a $5,000 reward. >>> scientists found the first hybrid sharks, 57 off the coast off australia, they are a cross between the australian black tip shark and common black tip shark this interbreeding is very rare. scientists speculate they are interbreeding to better adapt to cooler waters they say it is evidence of evolution before our eyes. >>> canadian used inc.

things looking good off the eastshore freeway. 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. that's your "timesaver traffic." here's frank. >> thank you. >>> 4:55 now. wall street futures are rising modestly this morning. cbsmoneywatch reporter ashley morrison says world markets are higher today. >>> reporter: in overseas trading this morning, another rally in asia. tokyo's nikkei had its highest finish in nearly two weeks rising nearly 1% while hong kong's hang seng added a fraction. on wall street investors will get earnings reports from ebay and goldman sachs. tuesday dow was up 60, nasdaq up 17. >>> ed world bank is warning of a global economic slowdown lowering its economic forecast for 2012 by more than 1%. it says worldwide growth is being negatively impacted by a recession in europe and economic slumps in developing countries. >>> kraft foods is preparing to cut 1600 people from its workforce. the illinois-based food maker says the layoffs are due to a companywide restructuring plan. the cuts affect their sales, corporate and business units. none of the company's manu

lot of cars on road, no metering lights, clear across the eastshore freeway coming away from the carquinezridge. so we have wind advisories in effect so a bit windy when you cross the upper deck into san francisco and also wind advisory in effect for the san mateo bridge. chp issued one for the benicia bridge but that's lifted. we are dealing with mass transit transit rescheduled. bart on holiday schedule. ace train number one not running today just trains 3 and 5. muni will be rerouted between fourth and king to yerba buena due to the martin luther king, jr. march so do plan for that. that's traffic. here's elizabeth. >> thank you. temperatures outside right now. if you do have to work today, it is a little cool. a little breezy as gianna mentioned. some of those wind advisories in effect on the bridges early this morning. mostly in the 30s and 40s this morning. cooler spots at 25 degrees out in fairfield. high pressure remains the name of the game for today. through tomorrow. rain expected later this week but clear right now and sunshine for later on this afternoon. the temperature 52 in

so you can see about an 18 minute drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and coming out of the altamont pass, delay free and westbound 24 nice and quiet. and westbound 92, crossing the san mateo bridge this morning, commute direction and eastbound 92. so all directions across the span look pretty good and that drive time should be about 13 or 14 minutes. and give or take a minute or two. and that is traffic. for an update on your forecast, we're talking the possibility of rain. here is lawrence. >> just a slight chance of a few sprinkles to the coastline. that is about it. not much of the system and it makes its way to the bay area. headed out the bay area, chilly in spots. temperatures in the 30s. patchy fog along the coastline and some of the valleys. watch out for that early this morning. by the afternoon, partly cloudy skies. and temperatures noticeably cooler outside. mainly in the 50s. probably about the low 60s on the warm end. high pressure sliding to the south now. you can see the storm system approaching toward the bay area. but the core of the l

eastshore freeway still about 14 minutes or so from the carquinez bridge to the maze. elsewhere, let's go out towards the san mateo bridge. everything is moving fine this morning in the commute direction. westbound 92, this is the commute direction heading out towards the high-rise towards foster city and the peninsula. it's still nice and quiet. you will find some areas of fog out there. lawrence has much more on that coming up. but you will find that. we can't even show you some of our cameras including the one near the dublin interchange near westbound 580 and 680 so we'll show you live traffic sensors. so far your drive time not impacted. 14 minutes through livermore all the way towards pleasanton and through dublin in those westbound lanes. to the south bay, coming out of downtown san jose, 280 traffic, you can see a few headlights here on 280 and it continues to move well on the peninsula. 101 fine. eastbound 4 at loveridge a full road closure until about 5:30. this is ongoing roadwork they are doing in this area. so use the on- and off-ramps to get by. westbound

off the eastshore freeway, still very light this morning, nice speeds, about 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are off. couple of cars in the cash lanes nice ride into san francisco. no delays on the lower deck now. later on, though, we have roadwork scheduled between the skyway and treasure island from about 7 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. so do plan for that. typically, we see some slight delays when that roadwork is in effect. here's live look at the golden gate bridge. and looks like traffic is moving along very nicely. yesterday we're dealing with a lot of fog but you can make out all the cars on the road. 15 minutes right now to go south 101 from 580 to the golden gate bridge toll plaza. so no snags there. san mateo bridge also looking good as well. here's a live look as you work your way across the bridge. those taillights headed towards foster city headlights towards hayward. no delays right now, 14 minutes to go between 880 and 101. now, when you hit 101, early- morning roadwork near embarcadero has been cleared. also, northbound 101 headed int

start to the commute and down to the pay gates and the east shore expressway and 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze and the accident that frank mentioned in oakland, northbound highway 13 and it sounds like it is right before the exit to westbound 24, and maybe on that connector ramp there, and we're still following it, it sounds like right now, the right lane is blocked and tow crews were called out to the scene, and as well as chp. so we will let you know as soon as that clears and we want to mention the traffic alert. headed to the sierra, right now, eastbound 80 at blue canyon. all lanes are blocked until about 5:30 this morning. there was an accident there. so again all lanes are blocked eastbound 80 at blue canyon. >>> that is traffic. for an update on this beautiful forecast we had this weekend, hopefully we will continue for a little while longer. >> change coming our way. as a matter of fact we have very cold temperatures around the bay area this morning. patchy frost likely to show up in some of the valleys. below freezing right now in napa. and 29 degrees and 32 and fr

eastshore freeway from the carquinez bridge no problems. the south bay same story here. things nice and light this morning. live look at 280 through downtown san jose. still dark just a couple of cars on the roads. but no delays there and also looking good at 880/237 connector through milpitas. let's check 101 in san jose. we have our photographer edgar standing by and there's a few cars out there on the northbound side but again, overall so far, so good as you head out. 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. here's lawrence with the forecast. >> what a gorgeous day yesterday. today not bad. but we'll have cooler temperatures outside with more of a sea breeze is developing as high pressure is starting to weaken and slide east. more clouds the next couple of days cooling down the temperatures cooling down the temperatures a bit. around the bay area this morning, we have a couple of patches of fog, most of that in the north bay valleys towards santa rosa and the napa valley so c

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drive times if you are heading out right now 80 westbound from the carquinez bridge to the maze lessay where we had that horrible accident in richmond, 4 looking good on your drive towards concord, mac world 2012 coming to mosconey center today. looks like howard street is significantly jammed downtown already. typically closed between third and fourth for the convention that gets underway in just a couple of hours. muni in the area of mosconey could be delayed i pit a special event there for muni. all -- transit reported on time. golden gate bridge fog on the coast, down close to the deck coming out of the waldo tunnel you will find limited visibility. to the toll metering lights on. traffic backed into -- not quite to the maze but past the west grand over crossing as folks are headed into san francisco. >>> 6:53. san jose's valley medical center has received the largest donation ever for a hospital west of the mississippi. real estate developer is giving valley medicine a five million dollar challenge grant. new hospital is being built using bond money that only covers the cost of

a little further south, carquinez bridge not a problem, benicia bridge, clear visibil y visibility. be careful out there. you should lower the speeds. chp is still very awake and watching the speeds. over here southbound passing by sycamore valley road by 680. we have construction crews still around that interchange. but other crews south of there around northbound heading up to the same krear. it looks like those crews are on the move getting out of the rae. and no slowing for 680 towards the dublin interchange. toll plaza, no problems. and an easy drive out of the bridge. back to you. >> thank you very much. it's 5:17 right now. markets closing up for the second consecutive day. we turn to brian shactman at cnbc headquarters. good morning, broin. >> good morning. we have a little bit of breaking news here. adh, a private sector payroll number before the government's report tomorrow said the private sector payrolls improved by 325,000 jobs. still negative in futures. they have improved quite a bit. there was a temperature government bond auction. they had to offer a discount to get

carquinez bridge and benicia bridge all with fog advisories this morning.make out a few cars there. it's foggy through downtown san jose. no accidents or delays there. we do have a wreck north 101 at coyote creek golf drive. >>> it's all about the fog this morning, lots of sunshine this afternoon the delays of 1 hour for arriving flights at sfo. fog lifting and then lots of sunshine by the afternoon and these temperatures going to be very nice. 56 degrees in mountain view, 46 in san jose. and about 62 should be mostly sunny in livermore. next couple of days, even warmer. >>> well, welcome back to "the early show" from des moines, iowa. i'm norah o'donnell. i like to call this a special collector's edition. >> one day they might package this like the song hits from the '50s. we are back here on the final day of the iowa caucuses. people here in iowa are going to get together tonight and hold those meetings in hundreds of locations across the state, starting a process of picking a republican presidential nominee. >> that's right. one of the candidates fightin

and driving down the eastshore freeway is about a half hour from the carquinez bridge to the maze.word of this new accident now northbound 101 approaching hellyer. one lane is blocked and traffic is backed up behind it. here's lawrence. >>> elizabeth, it is another chilly start to the day outside right now. we have a couple of clouds there, patchy fog showing up in some of the valleys. and the sun coming up from mount vaca looking good. still chilly temperatures early on today, mainly into the 30s into the north bay 40s elsewhere. this afternoon, 50s at the coast, a slight chance of sprinkles at the beaches. >>> in new zealand a 3-year-old girl comes face to face with the king of beasts and she doesn't even blink, even when the lion gets a little feisty. it looks scary to us but the zoo officials say she was never in danger. welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> i don't know if i would with that brave. >>> a new twist in the a&m hazing this morning. the parents of the victim beating in november, now tell us something you never knew about him. mark strassmann is live with more. >>

very patchy thick fog in some areas pap dense fog advisory for the carquinez straight. and some of us sitting in the low 50s. areas around san francisco, oakland upper 40s and low 50s. napa where it has been breezy sitting in the 40s. your numbers are up this morning by 5-8 degrees. mid 50s for some of us. low 60s in the forecast for the lunch hour. we will not stop there. mid upper 60s in the forecast for the afternoon. so perhaps near record temps for some of us. not expecting to break any records or many at that. but partly cloudy skies and above normal for sure for your new years day. 65 degrees santa rosa today. 63 expected san rafael. 64 oak n oakland. 66 for san jose. extended forecast shows you a dry one. we will have partly to mostly cloudy skies for tomorrow. ridge of high pressure over us will break down a little bit. we are not expecting rain. tuesday, wednesday, thursday. also dry temperatures ranging in the low to mid upper 60s on wednesday. back to you. >>> time now 7:25. people around the world rang in the new year by posting on facebook. how the social