the drive time is now about 32 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze.anted to tell you some good news on amtrak's capital corridor, they have a new stop opens today santa clara university's caltrain station. there is a slight schedule adjustment due to that. that's good news there. also, there was a new crash just reported southbound 101 at university in palo alto ing right lane, chp en route that just in we'll keep you posted on that one. >>> people are still talking yesterday's solar eclipse. people flocked to the science center in oakland where they could safely view the sun slowly blocked out by thee1 moon during its peak at 6:30, 84% of the sun was covered by the moon, leaving a crescent-shaped sun. we want to share photos you sent us to. bruce sent this image from cupertino. you can see the bright rays of sunlight from behind the moon this is what it looked like in the east bay. you can see the flaring, hard to tell the crescent-shape it was cool to see the shadows. >> looks like a little reflection at the bottom as well. those are fun pictures. 6

a little slowing because of a stall blocking part of one lane as you're coming across that carquinez bridge in your westbound commute direction. i'll track that, they should clear that from the roadway very quickly. you're close to the limit as you come through san pablo and richmond. slowing at the berkeley curve, the metering lights turning on any second now. the earlier accident and debris clearing from the toll plaza. down to the south bay, we're looking at the northbound routes. north of san jose you're okay. but coming through san jose, slowing for 880, to 17, as well as 101 coming off that 680 interchange. getting reports of lanes, as well. saturday i was at the walk now for autism walk fundraiser and awareness raiser for autism speaks throughout the bay area chapter. we had a great time out here. 7,000 people showed up. we had over 400, almost $500,000 raised all going to awareness and getting more funding for this research on this growing epidemic. 1 out of 88 kids are diagnosed with autism throughout the area and a lot of families getting together to share their resources a

getting there on i-80 in berkeley, a little crowded westbound drive time still 18 minutes from the carquinezidge as you leave vallejo to the maze. if you are taking the bay link ferry mechanical problem, using buses for 7:00 departure out of vallejo and 8:30 out of san francisco. quiet everywhere around the bay area. very nice ride for you. here's a live shot of 101 san rafael, the drive southbound looking good, out of novato into san francisco >>> coming up admission that got philly's pitcher coal hammels in hot -- water. >> today to save koi towers' murals. another three years. those are your "techbytes." i'm sunny hostin. >>> welcome back. here's the latest on that controversial pitch intended to hit a rookie phenom. hamels drilled one in the back most pitchers would never admit. after the game he said yep he hit him on purpose sort of an old school way to say welcome, you are good now you gotta play. hamels is suspended for the next five games. >>> effort to protect and maintain historic murals of koi tower -- of detroit tower kicks off today -- -- claiming support for measure b on the j

westbound 80 towards -- through berkeley towards the bay bridge toll still good from vallejo, carquinezbridge no delays out of fairfield. north 101 san jose 36 miles per hour alum rock towards mckey. >>> just ahead, hoodie or no hoodie? why mark zuckerberg's signature wardrobe has become the talk of wall street. >>> revolutionary medical treatment that could prevent paralysis after a major spinal cord injure right. carolyn johnson takes a look at the bay area research that could change the way doctors deal with land o'lakes spreadable butter with canola oil m=tade with sweet cream, canola oil and salt. just three natural ingredients. what's in your spread ? >>> researchers are hoping a new device could head off paralysis with patients with spinal cord images. we want to warn you this story contains graphic images. >> reporter: the device is a surgical implant already showing success in animals. developers are hoping to begin human trials. frank still walks with occasional pain two decades after a car accident that damaged his spine. now he's hoping to change the lives of patients with s

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westbound 80 getting crowded near university, but the drive time still 20 minutes from the carquinezdge to the maze. at the bay bridge toll, once the fast track lanes start backing up, metering lights turned on, backed up beyond the end of the parking lot to the west grand avenue overcrossing. north bay commute, so far, so good, cars head southbound here out of novato it is fine down to 580 or to the golden gate bridge. the slow spots this morning are actually the usual suspects, westbound 4 out of antioch, hillcrest to 242, 21 minutes as you head out of tracy, 580 westbound from the altamont pass to 680, that's a 22 minute right ride. >>> coming up, the -- royal honor that will bring a prince to the capital today. >>> which dropped food passes the test? scientists chime in on the long debated three-secon c >>> moms, you know how your kids walls want to eat food they dropped, citing that three-second rule? scientists have put it to test. researchers now in britain's metropolitan university decided to test out this burning question for parents and kids. >> three second-rule goes back

a new carquinez replaced the original.e died a few weeks before it was officially named after him. >> there is no replacing that man. >> his family is the living legacy, four generations and counting. heather ishimaru, "abc 7 news." >> of course the golden gate bridge celebration takes place this sunday. there will be concerts and exhibits all day long at fort point, presidio and marina green. main event is the fireworks show at 9:30. we have all the details at abc7news.com. find it on see it on tv. >> bridge will be shut down between 9:00 through 10:00 for fireworks but is that not the only traffic change this weekend. dumbarton is closed right now. this is video of some of the last cars to drive tonight before caltrans shut it down about 45 minutes for seismic retrofit work. that project is expected to take until 5:00 a.m. on tuesday when commuters head back to work. next ten days, the entire judah and church light rail lines are closed for construction work. muni will be running us along those routes. our waze smart pho

a new carquinez replaced the original. he died a few weeks before it was officially named after him. >> there is no replacing that man. >> his family is the living legacy, four generations and counting. heather ishimaru, "abc 7 news." >> of course the golden gate bridge celebration takes place this sunday. there will be concerts and exhibits all day long at fort point, presidio and marina green. main event is the fireworks show at 9:30. we have all the details at abc7news.com. find it on see it on tv. >> bridge will be shut down between 9:00 through 10:00 for fireworks but is that not the only traffic change this weekend. dumbarton is closed right now. this is video of some of the last cars to drive tonight before caltrans shut it down about 45 minutes for seismic retrofit work. that project is expected to take until 5:00 a.m. on tuesday when commuters head back to work. next ten days, the entire judah and church light rail lines are closed for construction work. muni will be running us along those routes. our waze smart p

side of the bay, westbound 80 traffic is flowing well, the drive time is still 18 minutes from the carquinezridge to the maze, earlier roadwork eastbound 80 through the maze has been cleared. here's the bay bridge toll, no trouble except for this car there on the shoulder that's not slowing anyone down. as we go to the waze traffic app, flowing well all around the bay area, 101 good on the peninsula, no trouble now across the san mateo bridge or the dumbarton bridge. when things slow down they will show up on the waze map and you can download it for free, abc7news.com/waze. put it on your smartphone or iphone and have it while commuting. >>> 4:55. big changes onboard for caltrain, including a agreement with high speed rail and good news for riders. yesterday the board considered a preliminary budget that would add six more trains during peak hours. ridership up so much some trains don't have enough seats. the board approved a historic plan to electrify caltrain that means caltrain could operate on a system that blends with high speed rail. the state legislature has to approve that funding. t

back to the maps if you're heading the other direction, you're okay up toward the carquinez bridge, through the north bay, a note, we have some changes here. one of the accidents just off of jameson canyon has cleared, the other highway 29, that roadway, that intersection is currently has traffic control because of an earlier accident there, as well. keep that in mind, but the rest of your north bay, no major delays and no ma job problems as far as i can tell. we don't have a whole lot of fog, but there is some changes in store for us, right? >> yeah, changes on the way as well as this afternoon. i wanted to start with a live look over san francisco. beautiful sky shaping up here. i do believe we will see that marine layer push in over the course of the next couple of hours. but we're starting out nice and clear, getting the best drive of the morning. it's not windy any longer and that fog has not yet settled in. we will let you know as soon as it does. the calm winds right now along the peninsula and through most of your inland cities. temperatures are mild to start. 51 degrees, good morni

carquinez bridge moves smoothly out of the north bay, up into the northbound or eastbound respectively. we may see some slowing as a lot of folks tend to make get aways. but the ski season hasn't been great this year. there may be folks holding off for the slush right now. a nice easy drive toward the bay bridge, as well. construction crews may be hanging out around the incline, but no major issues as far as the speeds go and no metering lights. light volume for 580 and 880 in oakland, as well. >> and you remember earlier this week we had that tricked out dorm room? well seems like may be in a little bit of trouble. the school not digging it. he's a college freshmen at u.c. berkeley. remember he decorated his room. had all the bells and whistles, disco ball. turn things off like the clapper. he even posted a video about his room. kind of cool there. i wish i would have rolled like that in college. now comes word u.c. officials might not be too e nnamored wit the innovations. he's not too worried about it. he's planning to move off campus in a week anyway. going to take his tools to a r

main commute and too early, so far, to show any slowing there, westbound's fine, 18 minutes off the carquinezridge. and a live look outside end with a shot of the coliseum. you're under 15 minutes from 238 in san leandro all the way up to the toll plaza. nice clear view, we'll watch as this continues to develop. friday, things start to slow later, but they still slow. >> thank you very much. >>> we're not talking about spiderman from the movies, it's the french daredevil nicknamed spiderman. >> he climbed france's tallest skyscraper on thursday. >> spiderman, spiderman -- >> some usually end up with him in handcuffs. a little bit of applause, but this time he had permission from the owners of the 758-foot tall building in paris. took him an hour and a half to get to the top with no safety harness and using only his bare hands. pretty amazing. >> i wonder if that guy's ever heard of an elevator. >> easier. >> faster. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," a lifeline for low-income families in the south bay. how they're bringing homes and jobs. >>> plus, how did it start? investors trying to fi

the bay bridge and light traffic right now. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge down the east shorereeway, you see the lights moving. we like to see that at the toll plaza. but that'll change. you know it'll change. back to you. >> you know it very well. thank you. >> heads up right now in case you've forgotten. mother's day is coming up on sunday. and in case you've forgotten the perfect gift. we're going to tell you maybe what not to get. >> a mop to mop the floor. >> an appliance. >> i think my husband got me a water pick one time. i don't want anything like from the bath shop or any of those packages because they usually aren't my fragrance. >> i don't like getting gift certificates or cards because there's not a lot of thought put into it. >> in fact most moms say they're content with the simplest of things like flowers, hugs and kisses and spending time with the family. >> water picks aren't sexy? >> we'll be right back. >>> i'm bob redell where as many

he had cut his teeth on the original carquinez bridge in 1927. >> that was one of the first spans in the bay area. >> from there he worked across jobs in the western state. working at heights in the elements and driving rivets. >> dad always would say, after a drink, 90% guts, 10% no how. >> it was from the bay bridge he spotted his next job across the bay. >> they could see the towers going up on the golden gate. his raising gang said we have to get on. they wanted to get on the big jobs. they want to be able to say, i worked on that job. >> reporter: he almost didn't survive that job. a safety net broke his fall but he still crashed into the marin headlands but spent 12 weeks in the hospital. then he went back to work. he was founding member of the halfway to hell club made of those that survived falls from the golden gate. >> he said he was halfway to hell and halfway to heaven and neither place wanted him so he kept on working. >> he was one year old when he fell. dick, too, became a iron worker and union leader. so did his friends and now a fourth generation. angelo and johnny a

right now couple of drive times 880, 23780 carquinez bridge light less than 20 minutes to the maze andaltamont pass is mild. right now police activity that terry has been reporting on vallejo, car are -- [ unintelligible ] >>> 6:40. >> trading underway now on wall street. live report from the new york stock exchange. right now the down 11 points. >>> large wildfire continues to burn out of control in southern california the all-out assault now underway to help get the flames out. >>> new exhibit opening this weekend putting visitors in the middle of an earthquake. >>> welcome back. you can see some of the showers on live doppler kind of most prevalent around the oregon border everybody else quieting down once the heating takes over we could have showers down to southern california. let's check out the snow in the sierra snowing today and a little in tahoe tomorrow 70 monday 80 in yosemite monday with a chance of rain and snow tomorrow no rain around l.a. and san diego mid to upper 70s around l.a., upper 60s for san diego. >>> a fast-moving wildfire continues to burn out of control in s

westbound 80 through berkeley, drive time 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze, bay bridgeoll delay-free. there was roadwork through the 880/280 interchange, right now it has been cleared. actually cleared earlier than 6:00 the scheduled time. northbound 280 for headlights out of downtown san jose. this is highway 17 out of santa cruz mountains. we told but slowing westbound 205 in tracy, starting to build up through the altamont pass with the waze traffic map you can see traffic spotters reported a jam near mountain house as you head through the altamont pass, slow. i'm going to click on the traffic spotter moving at less than 10 miles an hour. slow ride there from 205 on to 580. you can keep track of all the slow downs when you need them, go to abc7news.com/waze to download our free traffic app. >>> 5:21. >>> can anybody stop a superhero attack? the avengers shatters another movie record.er >>> moving job for one of the @b >>> the giants ended a nine game losing streak yesterday by a score of 7-3. >> tonight they host the rockies a's fell to the tigers 3-1 tonight a's pla

doyle drive bunching up at the new stoplight at marina. 80 carquinez bridge to the maze, hillcrest earlier accident at somersville slow out of antioch looks like the altamont is beginning to bunch up as well. >>> 6:09. >>> nasty battle on the bay. just ahead, the very low brow fight caught on tape in one of the bay area's most upscale counties. >>> asking a little more from friends. the lifesaving facebook tool unveiled by mark zuckerberg in an exclusive interview with "good morning america." robin roberts will join us live to talk about her one-on-one conversation with the founder of facebook and the link between this new tool and steve jobs. çk >>> 6:13 this is a strike by golden gate ferry workers. service out of north bay cancelled. it is going to be road trip for folks getting into san francisco back and forth. our terry mcsweeney is live on the san he'll have an update coming up in just a bit. >>> -- >>> opening of sailing season celebrated sunday. in tiburon things turned ugly. this video shows police breaking up the . a group of uninvited guests jumped on . nobody was seriously inj

carquinez bridge no delays there.westbound 4 slow through antioch of miles an hour lone tree towards loveridge. bay bridge toll minor back up for cash paying lanes. since the fast -- fastrak lanes are starting to back up they just turned the metering lights on. westbound 205 out of tracy slow you can see with our waze traffic map moving around 25 miles an hour into the altamont pass. then you will find slowing as well into livermore on vallecitos road and highway 84. south bay looks great now, northbound 280 fine this is 17 out of the santa cruz mountains. i think michael finney was hinting you probably don't need that other app. >> i think that was a none too subtle hint. >> you can figure out why. >> thank you. >> [ talking over each other ] >>> stage five of the amgen tour starts in a few hours. a familiar name once again in the lead. >>> one week off the olympic torch was lit in greece the new journey ahead of the c >>> good morning 6:24. stage five of the amgen tour kicks off in bakersfield with a time trial, sta

westbound 80 for headlights moving through berkeley, drive time is 18 minutes from carquinez. no delays at the toll plaza. check out the ride in the south bay, it's light, as well. headlights moving northbound on 280 and this is 17 out of the santa cruz mountains. there is some slowing actually quite a bit in tracy. we check check it out with the waze traffic app. it's moving at 38 miles an hour from i-5 on westbound 205. we had a few traffic spotters reporting heavy traffic. it's really jammed once i get past north macarthur drive. we are getting reports of construction in the area. it looks like, it's heavy in the eastbound direction for the very short stretch. download our free app and put it on your smart phone or iphone zbloorgs hand did a win is a court victory over its had i bidder. >> and san francisco five-star rating. major move planned in the city. >> hollywood studios go to bat for veterans of the war. >> and president obama at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at

sure it is not slowing traffic it isn't 59 miles an hour not bad at this point drive time from the carquinezbridge to the maze under 20 minutes. once you get to the bay bridge toll minor wait for some of the lanes to the end of the parking lot. >>> 6:19. >>> facebook's stock may be pressure but the wedding dress is getting praise. covert operation that mark zuckerberg's bride pull off to keep that wedding under wraps. >>> football star does it again! the new "dancing with the stars" champ. >>> welcome back. super bowl champion green bay packer can add "dancing with the stars" trophy to his collection. donald driver was crowned the winner last night. driver and his partner gets to take home the coveted trophy for season 14. catherine and mark who accumulated the highest judges scores of the season danced to a second place finish. you will see them owl and "good morning america" after our newscast. >>> we are -- we are learning about the does that priscilla chan wore. pettibone says she only found out -- [ unintelligible ] there are reports chan bought the dress under a fake name in denver las

heading towards east shore freeway soon you can expect a good ride, westbound delay-free from the carquinez bridge to the bay bridge toll where there are no delays. the only place we are seeing some slowing right now is westbound 205 as you head out of tracy and we had a traffic spotter just report heavy about 12 minutes ago that was reported by -- moving at 34 miles an hour as you head near 11th street. then it is not too bad now on the altamont pass another traffic spotter he or she is moving at over 40 miles an hour. you can get traffic information when you need it by having a free waze app available. you can download it by going to abc7news.com/waze. >>> it is 5:11. >>> next, the new fee that could have one airline's passengers cutting back on the carry-on luggage. >>> also the crackdown coming for payday lenners in one county. >>> state law i can -- makers gives a thumbs down to save a restaurant delicacy >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. . >>> good morning. chrysler in demand four factories will work all summer instead of closing, two other plans will close fo

also, i-80 westbound if you are heading from the carquinez bridge out of vallejo to the bay bridge toll the drive time is 18 minutes right now. i want to take you to abc7's waze traffic app and show you the ride towards vallejo, looking good out of fairfield towards highway 37, we had a traffic spotter heading through the area. we can check out the north bay commute for you heading out of san rafael towards the richmond san rafael bridge we have a traffic spotter there moving along. you can always get this free app by going to abc7news.com/ waze. >>> we are coming up on 5:11. >>> san francisco police moving in on occupy protesters who have taken over a vacant building this is happening right now. we'll take you to the scene live. >>> wall street is ready to celebrate as the date is set for one of the most anticipated initial public offerings, ever. >>> more bay area landmarks are turning up in movies, are they turning into more jobs? >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> back to our breaking news in san francisco police are now storming a vacant building taken o

some slowing where you are slightly under the speed limit right now drive time 20 minutes from the carquinez to the maze. another live shot in san jose, no delays at all on northbound 101 here as you head towards santa clara and sunnyvale in is 880 southbound heading through the downtown to the downtown area you can see traffic flowing well in both directions. we've had early morning injury crashes and breaking news as well, but at least no major delays on the freeways if you are in san francisco now we are hearing that southbound the great highway is closed due to sand removal between lincoln way and sloot with the less windy conditions hopefully it will open up again today. >>> 6:40. >>> trading underway on wall street. we'll have a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. down 136 points on the dow. >>> mitt romney is getting ready for his bay area visit. the palatial setting for tonight's fundraising vent. >>> forget california dreaming, how about california . late night quake >>> a change today from this morning 40s and 50s to the 60s along the coast san francisco an

bay bridge clear, carquinez clear, high wind advisory for the san mateo brynn, both directions betweener city and hayward. -- >> it 5:38. >>> making bay area students feel safe. next, the new effort to combat crime near a college campus. >>> only and abc7 news, san francisco district attorney gas gone offers a new perspective on the case against sheriff ross mirkarimi. >>> the falcon chicks atop city hall what scientists are hoping to learn from them today. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal, it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals my whole family actually loves? well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even a cinnamon one the kids love. a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. good and gluten free. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning it is 5:40 within. a hearing is scheduled in the continuing saga of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi. the city attorney will attempt

overall, still a good drive time, 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze and bay bridge tollelays. roadwork on highway 17 both directions between summit and bear creek scheduled until 6:00, haven't much slowing yet but i'm watching it, we've seen traffic get jammed before 6:00 right now moving at 47 miles per hour northbound as you head in towards san jose. also, if you are taking the vallejo bay link ferry, mechanical problems, they will be using buses for the 7:00 and 8:30 departures. bart, caltrain, ace and muni, no major delays. >>> 5:39. >>> the 49ers may be moving before their lease runs out. the extra money that could mean for san francisco. >>> owners of an oil tanker that created a huge spill in san francisco bay greed to a sizeable settlement. how the millions they will pay will be spent. >>> tired of sitting in your car during your commute to work? it a be more than annoying. it could be putting on the pounds. i'm really going to miss you. my new place isn't that far away. it's 15 miles away ! with this droid razr by motorola on verizon 4g lte, we can video chat on

if you going to 880 from 238 towards the maze past high street over 15 minutes not bad, 80 carquineze to the maze and 580 altamont pass still good. live look, this is vollmer camera highway 24 snaking towards the caldecott tunnel through lafayette and looks like you are in a bit of company no major problems just a little slow traffic towards the caldecott into the macarthur maze. bay bridge toll, metering lights off, beautiful sunrise, clear as mike says the city going to be a nice warm day, so far that commute into san francisco upper deck looking good. >>> 5:22. >>> next, events that will bring former presidents george h.w. bush and george w. bush to the white house today. father and son. >>> ri -- . >>> this little girl the talk of the spelling bee. she takes a shot at spelling glory. we've got bay area spellers we'll tell you about that coming up. y." i'm rob nelson. ♪ jimmy bond i'm sticky and uncomfortable. try gold bond powder. medicated to protect, absorb, even relieve itching. -thanks, jimmy. -thank gold bond. ♪ this stuff works >>> good morning. old political enemies will p

approaching from the overpass and down the east shore freeway, a smooth light drive, 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge. back to you. >> thanks. >>> well, six days of deliberations and still no verdict in former presidential candidate john edwards' corruption trial. many are starting to suspect the jury may be deadlocked and unable to return a verdict. edwards is accused of using campaign donations to hide his pregnant mistress during his run for the democratic presidential nomination. if found guilty, edwards faces up to 30 years in prison. >>> it is 5:18 right now. president obama honoring this year's presidential medal of freedom recipients today. this year, honorees include madeline albright, john glenn, tony morrison, and singer/songwriter bob dylan. quite the diverse lineup. a big-time honor. it's the nation's highest civilian honor. >> congratulations to all of them. >> absolutely. >>> 5:19. coming up, first lady style icon, fitness advocate so now michelle obama can add another title to her resume, author. her new book coming up. >> no doubt she's multitalented. plus, how about this? b

san pablo boy out to the carquinez straight. the del bra is breeze is starting to pick up right over there. and eventually northern california. out here hype is gonna build. that will be a cooler pattern for next. a lot of low clouds and fog. some sun. mainly 50, 60s, by the water's edge, upper os, low 80s inland but temperatures five, ten day it will be coolly kye f.m. temperatures well -- it will be coolly and temperatures will rebound. we'll rebound by the weekend. >> thank you, steve. >>> it's a lasting distribute to a heroic chp officer tribute to a heroic, officer dale krings, in may 1962, a mentally ill man shot and killed the officer while he was having breakfast at the coffee shop at the old >>> the music world is mourning the death of a member of the begee's. ♪ >> robin gibb died last night need. he was 62 sheers old -- he was 62 years old. rob be's -- robin's mother, maurice gibb, died of a heart attack in we. and donna summer -- in 2003. and donna summer will be laid to rest today. >>> well, took's stock is down. we'

coming off the north bay route across over to the east bay, east shore freeway 18 minutes off the carquineze. no major slowing, but that volume is building now. i know the cars are coming because they're starting over here in antioch and highway 4 now shows 20, holding up to the limits through bay point. blips for 242 and 680. it was a tough week monday, tuesday, and wednesday last week through this area, expecting a similar pattern, but we'll watch this. back to you. >>> well, a former nba all-star making an impressive move, going back to school to graduate today from cal berkeley. rahim graduating with a degree in sociology. entering the nba back in 1996 following his freshman year at cal. he continued to pursue that through 12 seasons in the nba, and right now the assistant general manager with the sacramento kings. so -- >> good for him. >> 16 years after leaving school, he gets the job done. >>> for years this guy mopped floors, took out trash at columbia, university. but this weekend, the 52-year-old janitor put on a cap and gown to walk as a graduate. hugs and smiles all around as he

your screen down, we're showing 40s now in spots and so we have about a 20-minute drive off the carquinez bay bridge toll plaza. the earlier accident has cleared, but the metering lights are on and the backup continues to build. 24 and 580 looking nice right now, guys. back to you. >>> as well as that update you brought us up at mcdowell closed at washington this morning, breaking news that we continue to follow this morning as there's been heavy police presence in that area. this is video that was shot earlier by our chopper that was live on the scene. we talked to a clerk in the area who told us they saw a life flight helicopter transport one person away. we now have confirmed that three people, in fact, were transported. one by helicopter, two others were sent to local hospitals. there were some earlier indications it could have been some federal agents involved. this is merely coming from the clerk in the best western this morning. but we're continuing to follow om c breaking news story this einoreg t t 38.6: -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there

coming down off the carquinez bridge, typical slowing spots, but tuesday, 25-minute drive or thereaboutsing off the bridge down toward the bay bridge toll plaza with the metering lights on. a disabled vehicle blocking one lane that will be an issue coming off the freeway and heading up towards highway 24. we'll get you a live look outside and see how things are shaping up across the bay. northbound 880, the volume starting to kick in for oakland, as well, but no slowing for the nimitz. >>> a bay area neighborhood in shock after mother and daughter are found dead in their own home. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in pleasanton. >> reporter: well, whether this was a murder/suicide, pleasanton police aren't ruling out anything. they do tell us that the husband and father is not a suspect. he discovered his wife and teenage daughter inside their home here on stacy court when he came home from work around 6:00 last night. both had been shot. his wife was already dead, his daughter still alive. he is the one who did call 911. his daughter did make it to eden medical center in castro va

almost 20 minutes now building traveling down from the carquinez bridge. we still have this also. this incident sticking around northbound 880 at marina boulevard. your left lane's still reported blocked by the disabled vehicle. the blown out tire, chp's heading out there to help them out. no big deal, no slowing either only at the castro valley y. standard build, guys. back to you. >> thank you very much. let's check back in. tracie potts is now ready to tell us about how the long commute to work could be taking a deadly toll on our bodies. a study looking into this, right, tracie? >> that's right. washington university took a look at this. and they found that most of the research has been done on couch potatoes. but they found sitting in your car or on the bus or on the train commuting in some cases can have the same impact because you're not exercising and that is a big indicator of things like diabetes and even some cancers, obesity for sure. they found the people who commute ten or more miles to work have higher blood pressure than people who don't. in fact, even when they ac

slowdown there, but overall, the lighter volume, just about a 20-minute drive coming off of the carquineze down to the toll plaza, folks. back to you. >> little blip not going to hurt our weekend. coming up on "today in the bay." getting ready for this weekend's cinco de mayo celebration. we'll have a live report looking at the events coming up. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal, it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals my whole family actually loves? well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even a cinnamon one the kids love. a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. good and gluten free. >>> 6:41. welcome back, everyone. giants slugger pablo is going to have surgery on his hand in palo alto today. he's expected to miss four to six weeks after breaking a bone in his left hand. he broke the same bone in his right hand last season and missed a total of 41 games. but he'll never have to deal with it again becau

a lot of minor accidents and still slow spots westbound 80 carquinez bridge to the maze improving 35vato highway 37 to 580, 20 minutes. >>> let's check in with >>> live look downtown san francisco, a lot of the sun clouds along the coast temperatures 52 half moon bay 50s around the bay low 60s antioch and san jose. mid 70s to near 80 north bay valleys. mid to upper 70s through most of the bay shore until you get to san francisco 66. a lot of sun all seven ♪ ♪ i'm walking i'm walking ♪ ♪ i'm walking ♪ ♪ i'm walking i'm walking ♪ ♪ i'm walking ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> erica and tina campbell. you know them as mary mary. "walking" one of your classics. you have a new cd out. and that's going to be a little remix on it? yeah. a little old. a little new. you'll hear mary mary coming up live. >> and they have moves. >>> so great to see, we can welcome whoopi goldberg here. you see right there, the latest in her sugarplum ballerina series, "dancing diva." i was doing my homework last night. whoopi has won everything. emmy, golden globe, oscar. >> she's the best. >>> and also, he hams i

at that that the traffic in tom carquinez and to concord. -- martin as an concord.ember ran, highway 37 and 101 is still sluggish. this is the rest of the marin ride. the drive time in our next report. here is whether with erica. >>erica: we do have low cloud cover outside. that will certainly were an awful me move to the afternoon. we will see temperatures in the '70s and '80s green will have a look at at afternoon high. >>mark: let's go to santa clara where firefighters have the night fighting a fire an apartment complex. we can see some smoke coming out. >> investigators you can see arc and consulting with the folks that own this property. your the images of the fire appeared is the was remaining is smoldering wreckage. these townhomes are very packed and in this area in santa clara. the firefighters were able to shoot control system it this location. lindsay up here that the windows are chard there. hundreds are a lot were evacuated. these people may be allowed to come back little later in the morning came. they will have to spend the night in figuring that out

toll, backed up to the foot of the maze and the ride now on i-80 westbound, 34 minutes from the carquineze maze. look for slowing in the north bay traffic sluggish out of petaluma into novato, crowded but picking up towards 580, past 580 light and looking good across the golden gate bridge. >>> when we come back, mike will take a look >> beautiful pictures west from vollmer peak, hazy but not a spare the air day the air is stagnant that's why it is cool santa rosa 48, 46 half moon bay, low to mid 50s to 66 antioch. mid 80s around the bay mid to upper 80s inwhrapbd mid 70s along the coast 78 san francisco, >>> these are such unbelievable photos, snapped by a husband, just as those cheetahs attacked his wife at a game reserve. the couple was told the big cats were tame and playful. what went wrong? and why did her husband keep taking the pictures? >> i have absolutely no idea. cannot wait to find out. >> and you will. >>> maks and melissa, they're hanging in there. we're headed behind the scenes. they're there with melissa rycroft. >>> get ready for one nail-biting morning. we'll see what h

it is slow from the carquinez bridge. bay bridge toll plaza. east 24 is jammed up to the tunnel as well. volume kicking on both sides there. look at this, live shot past the coliseum. we have slowing now north from about 66 past the coliseum, bottling up around high street and slow to downtown area, about 20 minutes now from here to the toll plaza. back to you. >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us. for the latest traffic news and update, check us out on facebook. another local news update in half an hour. as a fashion blogger, i love when i get to do a morning talk show. i'm always talking about t.j.maxx. i tell people how to look like a million bucks without spending it. fashion direct from designers. savings direct to you. t.j.maxx. let us make a maxxinista out of you. >>> 8:30 now on a wednesday morning, the 9th day of may, 2004. it's raining cats and dogs out on the plaza, so our crowd definitely gets gold stars, each and every one of them, for staying with us. we're inside studio 1a. i'm ann curry, matt l

earlier accident, all cleared from the scene, but slow off the carquinez bridge approaching the richmondr antioch, pittsburgh, bay point, and 680 pretty tough right now, jon. >> thank you very much. check us out on nbc bay area on facebook. and we'll also have another update in one half hour. >>> look in the mirror and look at yourself. i really think that these moms or dads or whoever need to step off and step away. >> that's the new jersey mom who gained national attention for allegedly taking her young daughter to a tanning salon. of course blasting her critics. she has a lot more to say and we'll be hearing her exclusively coming up in just a little bit. it is now 7:30 on a monday morning. the 21st of may, 2012. i'm ann curry alongside lester holt who is in for matt this morning. hey, you. >> thank you. good to be here. >> what else do we have coming up? >> also ahead a case of mistaken identity that's still hard to believe after all these years. it was an accident that left one girl dead, another fighting for her life. their identities mixed up at the hospital for more than a month.