that's the westbound side of 580 in castro valley. lanes are closed. that's because chp officers are literally walking down the highway looking for shell casings. this after someone fired five to six shots along the freeway. no one was hurt, but there was a car that was hit, so now they have closed 580 westbound lanes to 238 and you can see people are just stuck at the height of the traffic commute home. you're going to want to avoid this area if you can, but right now those folks are stuck. you can see the map right here shows all those red means you're not moving anywhere. when we show you our live picture, you can see actually that the police have just stopped the traffic completely. we'll keep bringing you updates. >>> well, you cannot text while driving, but you can read a map on a cell phone while behind the wheel. an appeals court made that ruling when it reversed the case of a fresno man who was ticketed for looking at a map on his iphone while stuck in traffic. in today's ruling the appellate judges said the state's law prohibiting people from

all westbound lanes were cl for about an hour, right at castro valley "y." that caused a huge backup. officers searched the scene, looking for shell casings a other evidence. they're sti trying to track down the shooter. chopper five captured image of what appears to be the driver, another adult and t kids. no one was hurt. castro valley was also the e of an accident, that sent a pedestrian to the hospital. the man was struck by a carn stanton avenue, about seven yesterday evening. the c-h-p arrested a woman, on suspicion of drunk driving. the victim's injuries were described as "serious".... a san jose man who dreamed joining the taliban... has w been sentenced to 15 years prison - for trying to blowa bank. matthew aaron llaneza was arrested last year - outside this bank of america building in oakland. the 29-year-old thought he was detonating a car bomb... bue f-b-i got to him first.. and supplied him with fake materials. in addition to g to prison - llaneza agreed get psychiatric help. so many people wanted to len about video surveillance in fremont, they

you can see officers walking the freeway looking for evidence shutted down in castro valley. it's because of a possible highway shooting. >> yes. we've been told five, maybe six shots fired in a black suv. there are reports half a dozen shots were fired at this car on the fraechlt chp walking now looking for shell casings and possible evidence. we'll stay on the story here and on twitter. >> please leave original belongings behind. >> we cannot breathe back here. go. >> those are the voices of flight attendants as smoke begins to fill the cabin of a sky west airline flight from lax landing in oakland last night. >> passengers and foernler bart spokesman took this video on his cell phone. >> we started getting closer to the gate. the pilot slammed on brakes. the flight attendants started saying get off the plane leave your belongings behind get off the plane. off the plane. >> everyone is okay. airline today says the incident was an expedited deplaining not an emergency. sky west says the smoke was caused by an air conditioning unit. >> police raided a medical marijuana dispen

right at the castro valley. a line of officers scoped out the scene looking for shell casings and other evidence. they are still looking for a suspect. the chopper 5 flew overhead as what appears to be the driver, another adult and two kids talked with authorities about the car. no one was hurt. >>> tonight, a man is in the hospital after a suspected drunk driver hit him. it happened on stanton avenue in castro valley around 7:00. chp arrested the driver. the victim has serious injuries. >> just a few hours ago, we got some extraordinary numbers about the drop in crime. yes, the drop in crime in fremont. betty yu shows us what people have started doing that police say has made all the difference. betty? >> reporter: ken, more residents in fremont have installed cameras in their homes and communities and it sheaths to be keeping the bad device away. we are talking about a city that used to see at least two burglaries a day two years ago. that is no longer the case. when ever you drive into scott terrace, you are

north of 580 off castro valley boulevard a fender-bender. nothing major. well before the morning commute. here is the tri-valley, the traffic hasn't kicked in yet. a live look at oakland 880 northbound, past the coliseum, the flashing lights there off the overcrossing. flashing sign truck that was there. it's still there. right under that green sign for the high street off ramp. the lanes are clear and smooth flow of traffic. back to you. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," one of the men just sentencedto years in prison for the beating of bryan stow could soon walk free. we'll explain why coming up. >> plus, why a photo of this girl selling girl scout cookies in the bay area is getting nationwide attention. one of the best things about covered california is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll now at coveredca.com. it's a wondrous sensation of clarity and alertness... it's owning your opponent..

a closer look at the vehicle that was shot at along 580 near castro valley. the investigation focuses on a black pickup truck. >> the westbound lanes of 580 do remain closed as this investigation continues. you can see officers making what they call the walk check. they are looking for shell casings along the freeway. they are walking parts of the freeway as it's closed trying to collect any evidence. but again, reports of a freeway shooting. the car windows shot out. no reports of what the injuries might be in this. but again, the highway is closed. we'll keep an eye on 580 for you. the evening commute is affected by this. you can see the traffic on surface streets. >>> new at 5:00 a california appeals court says it is perfectly okay to read a map on your cell phone while you're driving. today's ruling reverses the conviction of a fresno man who was ticketed last year for looking at a map on his phone while he was stuck in traffic. the judges say that the law the driver was cited for specifically applies to people listening and talking on their cell phones.

we have they a lot of fender- benders on 280 and 580 near the castro valley y and a lot of flooding closures. i want to mention that ignacio valley road, there was a crash there. walnut creek tweeted it's still gonna be a rough go on ignacio valley road heading down to 680. you know how bad that gets anyway and when there is a crash, it gets worse. i don't recommend it, really. marsh creek road at morgan territory road, a head-on collision there. traffic is slow. this is a popular shortcut for people. the bottom line, take it easy out there. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it may look like just a 20- minute delay. it's going slower this morning. your drive time is up to 40 minutes. 880 northbound and southbound is moderate. now, let's go to steve. >> all right. this goes until 7:00 -- okay. this is an angry sky. there's gonna be thunderstorm activity today. the flash flood warning, san mateo county. santa clara county and parts of santa cruz county goes until 7:30. another ten minutes. but this area right there, that's where some of the heaviest cells. pouring in pacifica, one r

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. >> police in castro valley still looking for the person who shot at an suv. they say someone fired five or six shots into a black suv late yesterday afternoon. you can see the bullet holes in the windshield a. portion of the interstate was closed at the start of rush hour while police investigated. they have not sfet the suspect and the victim knew each other or if it was ran dam. they have no released information about the subject but they are looking for a silver ford focus. >> the nbc bay area microclimate weather alert is in effect. this is a live look at the drive through the south bay. it is absolutely miserable. let's go up to palo alto and take a live look there on the peninsula. you can see the same sort of wetness but watch out for ponding. >> that's the tough thing is you can't see it. when it comes over because it's coming down. let's check in. >> you want to be respectful of the other drivers on the roadway. don't go tearing through there, you're going to spread all of that rain which is accumulating. scott, laura and myself had dangerous drives

authorities closed all lanes after highway 238 in castro valley. now it's rush hour.can just imagine just how bad the traffic backup was. we are watching people even outside their cars walking around on the freeways. there's no place to go. they had been stopped for almost an hour. >>> getting back out live to the scene right now, you can see traffic is moving. it's moving slowly past the scene of the incident. several emergency vehicles, chp still on the scene. and you look at the map there. >> yeah, traffic still pretty bad on 580 but now freeways in the east bay seem to be much better. again, a freeway shooting on 580. we'll be monitoring the situation, bring you the very latest and new information as it comes in. >>> a scandal rocking the san francisco police department. linda yee on the officers indicted for criminal conduct. linda, we don't hear this every day. >> reporter: no, thank goodness

authorities closed all lanes after highway 238 in castro valley. now it's rush hour. so you can just imagine just how bad the traffic backup was. we are watching people even outside their cars walking around on the freeways. there's no place to go. they had been stopped for almost an hour. >>> getting back out live to the scene right now, you can see traffic is moving. it's moving slowly past the scene of the incident. several emergency vehicles, chp still on the scene. and you look at the map there. >> yeah, traffic still pretty bad on 580 but now freeways in the east bay seem to be much better. again, a freeway shooting on 580. we'll be monitoring the situation, bring you the very latest and new information as it comes in. >>> a scandal rocking the san francisco police department. linda yee on the officers indicted for criminal conduct. linda, we don't hear this every day. >> reporter: no, thank goodness we don't. but this one is a bad one, ken. alleged bad cops caught on video, five of them current officers who now have been suspended without pay. their guns taken

. ♪ >> we want to follow and update breaking news near 238 in castro valley. >> you see that car thereled off on to that ramp which is closed now. you can see we believe that is the driver right there. nobody was injured. traffic is moving but that ramp is still closeed and chp asking people to drive carefully and avoid it if you can. >> low income kids will be able to ride muni free. google gave it a gift of $6.8 million. abc7 news is live in the mission to explain why are still not satisfied. >> some people are frayed this is a payoff to april ease those complaining about the influx of high tech workers. that corner is where google buses pick up and drove off employees. a lot of people believe they're pushing them out. >> the gift comes as a relieve for this woman and her two children. the children will ride muni free for two years but says it woen help her fight eviction. >> families have been replaced by tech workers and students. >> the tension between the community and high tech industry led to protests against companies that are using public bus stops to pick up and crop off wor

. >> we want to follow and update breaking news near 238 in castro valley. >> you see that car there pulled off on to that ramp which is closed now. you can see we believe that is the driver right there. nobody was injured. traffic is moving but that ramp is still closeed and chp asking people to drive carefully and avoid it if you can. >> low income kids will be able to ride mi free. google gave it a gift of $6.8 million. abc7 news is live in the mission to explain why are still not satisfied. >> some people are frayed this is a payoff to april ease those complaining about the influx of high tech workers. that corner is where google buses pick up and drove off employees. a lot of people believe they're pushing them out. >> the gift comes as a relieve for this woman and her two children. the children will ride muni free for two years but says it woen help her fight eviction. >> families have been replaced by tech workers and students. >> the tension between the community and high tech industry led to protests against companies that are using public bus stops to pick up and crop off w

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vehicles, bumper-to-bumper traffic from tracy to deliver more and beyond dublin and headed into castro valley we have another accident on westbound or northbound 238 to northbound 880 blocking one lane. >> it is 6:10. russian had fun at their own expense at the games and the local olympians are on their way >>> netflix is promising customers a better viewing experience. but not everyone of the besis tha is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, a look from the sutro tower camera we have a beautiful day ahead of us. big changes coming for the middle of the week with the forecast coming up. >> the winter olympic games are over. but not before some poked fun at itself. five groups of dancers performed at the closing ceremony yesterday in sochi in a nod to the malfunction when one of rings failed to change completely from a star to

pittsburg looking at a crash and traffic is slow through castro valley.rain, and muni no delays. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. and a very good morning. a little bit of fog has come back. very low. i mean it's shallow. it's right down there. most of it is confined to the santa crust coast. doesn't show up really here but i will get a closer look at it coming up. a lot of high clouds to the north but today is another mild pattern. a little cooler by the coast. there is a little bit more yesterday morning than this morning. still rain returns wednesday afternoon evening. not a whopper of the system. projections not anything that is too ridiculous. i mean yes we need the rain but an inch and a half to 2.5. that is through sunday morning. yes it's okay rain but that is nothing compared to what the north bay had. 30s for some. novato is in there. napa. a lot of 40s here. it shows up here. it doesn't all show up which is near san francisco. we are waiting for this system to come in. it will work its way in tuesday. that will pick up the fog and we will s

our highs for tomorrow in the north bay, 70 degrees in cloverdale. 66 in oakland. 68 degrees in castro valley brentwood. it will be really chilly tonight. you need that jacket. 38 degrees will be your low tonight in napa. 45 in fremont. here's a look at my accuweather forecast. as soon as we come on wednesday, that's when we're going to be seeing the rain and certainly it will last until friday. a little bit on saturday, but it will dry out for the remainder of the weekend. >> thank you so much. we appreciate it. we need the rain, of course. >> indeed we do. >> sounds like a lot of people having trouble getting into the warriors game. >>> half the stadium filled when this game started against the nets tonight. warriors playing shorthanded and small against the net. shoulder keeping andrew out for a second straight game. some of us remember jason kidd in high school like it was yesterday. now he's an nba coach. there's o'neal. he's got 17 so far. seth curry, quick trigger three. where was this in the dunk contest? power dribble, left-handed flush. steve blake. the two-handed flush. crossover.

this is rain near hayward at castro valley so along 580 to 238, slow down the speeds.d and san rafael bridge is quiet with a few cars funneling in the toll plaza and headed to san rafael and not going to take you much time with no accidents to report. >> coming up next, neither wage ahead. >> this tearful father took to ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ ♪ ♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪ ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] only yoplait light and yoplait greek 100 are endorsed by weight watchers. so many delicious flavors that taste outta sight. >> spring training is around the corner but oakland a's fans can meet the players starting tomorrow at 10:00 and at the coliseum but unless you have a ticket you are probably out of luck much the website shows the event is sold out and you can get autographs from current a's and former players and take part with players and the front office staff. >> after the season they had last year, i don't think any of the fans mind if they get wet, so be it. >> they will be represented. they ar

to get between tracy and castro valley it will take you 50 minutes so give yourself extra time. >> in san jose, a fire has left one person dead. this is a picture showing the house which is charred. the flames are out. it is on south willard avenue. firefighters were called after midnight to the scene. flames came from a small structure behind the main house. a person in the home was pronounced dead. firefighters have not said whether the victim was a man or a woman and are working on a cause. matt keller is gathering information at the seen with a report coming up at 5:30. >> calls like this are prompting the hose city council to look at the way firefighters respond to emergencies. two years ago they started a squad car pilot program with a two person vehicle responding to medical calls 94 percent of the total calls are medical. the city needs to realize it no longer has a fire department that responds to medical emergencies but, rather, an emergency medical response department that responds to fires. >> public health researchers are trying to track the source of a mystery illness af

we imbruing with developing news from castro valley. interstate 580 has reopened as they shut it down to investigate a shooting. they stopped all westbound traffic stbefore 5:00 and right in the middle of the evening commute. he tells us the gunman was in a vehicle that was weaving in and out of the traffic. that's when a passenger opened fire. >> i saw something. i was like that looks fishy and they pulled out a handgun, i guess. all i did was just duck and slam on the brakes and got over as fast as i can. >> a woman and two children were shaken up but no one was hurt. they closed down the freeway for 45 minutes looking for evidence. no word on the description of the shooter. it was a four-door sedan. >>> five current officers and one former officer are facing federal corruption charges. they claim to light in 2011 when the public defender released surveillance video showing them raiding rooms of a hotel. david stephenson lays out the allegations. they're now facing charges. >> they broke the news of the federal jury indictments on cha

downtown san francisco, north bay you're going to see plenty of low 70s. 70 for castro valley. 72 fairfield. temperatures running a good 2 to 10 degrees above average today and continuing with well above normal numbers throughout the weekend. 70s into warmest spots. next week with rain arriving wednesday, it's looking like a chance of showers thursday and friday. another storm coming. we have a pattern change coming up. live from the roof of the kgotv broadcast center, do you think our boss woz mind if i just stayed here? >> i don't think so. i'm doing my job, watching weather >> throw in a forecast every now and then, you're good >> war games how best and brightest making the internet safer >> dressing down san francisco court >>> three men recovering from being shot in oakland governor brown weighed in on how to stop the violence in the city he used to lead as mayor two. men were victims of a drive by shooting. police say she were standing on a sidewalk when a shooter opened fire near 89th aechlt i note problem. communities. what is needed is good police work, support by city council. nei

east bay, a splash of rain. 61 in castro valley. lower to mid-60s in the east bay valleys. the seven-day forecast, we have that rain coming tomorrow. it will dry up for monday, right through the end of the work week, but then by the weekend, we should see some more rain coming. so definitely needed, i think we're all ready for it so get out the umbrellas. >> that's good news. normally it's a damper on the plans. >> and tomorrow is groundhog day as well. >> we'll see if we'll have a long winter. we might need it. >>> you can track the rain using live doppler 7hd on our abc7 weather app. it makes is easy to share photos how you're welcoming the rain, download information at abc7.com/apps. >> shu has sports. lots of stuff going on. >> i didn't know it was groundhog day. learn something new. >> focused on the super bowl. >> super bowl xlviii between seattle and denver, less than 24 hours away but peyton manning is a winner, winning his fifth mvp trophy. no one has won more than three inch inch awards. today the other players went to metlife stadium, giving you the feeling what

east bay, a splash of rain. 61 in castro valley. lower to mid-60s in the east bay valleys. the seven-day forecast, we have that rain coming tomorrow. it will dry up for monday, right through the end of the work week, but then by the weekend, we should see some more rain coming. so definitely needed, i think we're all ready for it so get out the umbrellas. >> that's good news. normally it's a damper on the plans. >> and tomorrow is groundhog day as well. >> we'll see if we'll have a long winter. we might need it. >>> you can track the rain using live doppler 7hd on our abc7 weather app. it makes is easy to share photos how you're welcoming the rain, download information at abc7.com/apps. >> shu has sports. lots of stuff going on. >> i didn't know it was groundhog day. learn something new. >> focused on the super bowl. >> super bowl xlviii between seattle and denver, less than 24 hours away but peyton manning is a winner, winning his fifth mvp trophy. no one has won more than three inch inch awards. today the other players went to metlife stadium, giving you the feeling what

live in castro valley paul chambers ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a 12-year-old boy is recovering tonightng struck by a car in berkeley as he walked across the street. it happened on stewart street between shaddock and fulton around 3:30 this afternoon. the accident broke the windshield of the car but police say the boy was able to get up and walk to the sidewalk after he was hit. his injuries are not considered life-threatening. the driver remained on the scene and is cooperating. >> >>> child film star shirley temple black died today at the age of 85. she passed away from natural causes at her home in woodside on the peninsula. it was back during the great depression when shirley temple sang and tap danced her way into the hearts of america. shirley temple made a total of 23 films as that precocious little child who always saved the day. in four of her films she danced with the legendary african- american entertainer bill bojangles robinson. she's credited with saving 20th century fox from bankruptcy and in 2006 she was honored by the screen actors guild. >> i never really thought of my

because of the volume out of the tri-valley and castro valley.oping early and northbound where there is a crash around 84 so both problems into sunol from both directions. nothing major as far as the impact but we are watching the trend there agency well as the east shore freeway, slow it down through berkeley. typical pattern and slowing as well toward hilltop drive. an earlier stall sounds like it's moving to the shoulder. a look at the north bay, southbound 101 we have slowing around san pedro road. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >> the winter olympics in sochi, they kick off on thursday. most athletes have arrived there. they have encountered major security procedures. >> also grabbing headlines about the games the massive price tag. peggy bunker is here with all of that and more. >> $50 billion, scott and laura. impressive on these games. never before has so much been spent on the olympics and reports of corruption swirl around the russian president reportedly much of the olympic construction contracts for the games were handed out to pres

live in castro valley paul chambers ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a 12-year-old boy is recovering tonight car in berkeley as he walked across the street. it happened on stewart street between shaddock and fulton around 3:30 this afternoon. the accident broke the windshield of the car but police say the boy was able to get up and walk to the sidewalk after he was hit. his injuries are not considered life-threatening. the driver remained on the scene and is cooperating. >> >>> child film star shirley temple black died today at the age of 85. she passed away from natural causes at her home in woodside on the peninsula. it was back during the great depression when shirley temple sang and tap danced her way into the hearts of america. shirley temple made a total of 23 films as that precocious little child who always saved the day. in four of her films she danced with the legendary african- american entertainer bill bojangles robinson. she's credited with saving 20th century fox from bankruptcy and in 2006 she was honored by the screen actors guild. >> i never really thought of myself as an ico

driver is back home now counting his blessings after somebody shot at him on interstate 580 in castro valleying the commute yesterday. jake spoke with us after bullets barely missed him. c.h.p. is looking for the gunman the he was driving home from work at 4:00 when the silver four-door car pulled up alongside the older black chevrolet place he was driving and he saw four people in the car and the man in the front passenger seat point add gun at him, a handgun, and opened fire. >> he pulled the gun and i heard the "pop." the gunshots. the guy behind me said that there were at least ten shots. there were search on the truck. and holes. >> he said a bullet went through his cowboy hat and now it is his lucky hat. >>> mike nicco has the forecast. mike? >> good morning, again, from the top of the broadcast center. looking to my north, it is raining over angel island with a beautiful rainbow over fisherman 's wharf. you can see how scattered the showers are going to be the rest of the afternoon but they are going to be with us the rest of the afternoon through tomorrow. i will have an update on 50

heading to the castro valley y, a smooth drive. speeds a tiny bit dipping. peninsula smooth as well. down to or from the south bay. the northbound routes no slowing yet. we'll see it here, north of 680 for 101 and 87 into downtown. the volume of traffic to the south bay not a problem. the north bay, southbound side moving smoothly, back to you. >> thank you so much. controversial proposed water bottle ban in san francisco face as key vote. the bill would phase out the sale of plastic water bottles on public property that includes food carts and street fairs. it does allow for waivers if there is not another water supply. it's called a misguided policy. others hope it will eliminate waste. the land use and economic development committee scheduled to vote on that today. >> the giants start cactus league of play but today we get a preview. the mlb network pick add player from each of the 30 teams and placed them in a brak eat the determine the face of mlb. buster posey goes up against eric sogard to determine who moves on to the semifinals. fans can vote direct

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through castro valley, top speeds approaching 238 and pleasanton to the sunol grade, 680 is fine.t san jose, everything is running along fine and accident free along 101, 280 and highway 85. >>> thank you. america is watching one south bay city as we wait to the lucky person holding the one winning ticket for the whopping power ball drawing to come forward. amy hollyfield is in milpitas looking for someone smiling and living large with a wallet this big. amy? >> keep in mine, there are two winners in this, the lucky person that has the ticket, but, will, the owner of the store, the dickinson landing chevron here in milpitas. the clerk says he is now the lucky winner, he is not the owner. he says his owner is excited. he says the owner will be here between 6:00 and 7:00 this morning so we hope we will meet him he will win $1 million for setting the ticket which was sold at this store on california circle in milpitas and it is the only one with all six numbers. it is worth $425 million so the lump sum if the winner takes a lump sum gets $242 million. this is the second time in two m

you drive through castro valley slow but better use, the crash relocated. it's on southbound 238 on the shoulder, not a major issue. it's not a commute. and the traditional flow of traffic there. let's check the south bay. a live look at san jose. the volume at 101 and 680 holding steady. that's good after a first early burst and slowing you calm down. so now north 101 from 680 to 880. good stuff here and across the golden gate. a beautiful view from the north bay into san francisco. i guess if you come into san francisco that's in your rearview mirror. back to you. >> 6:35 a. 4-year-old berkeley girl is among the children who experienced merious polio-like symptoms. the girl lost feeling in one of her arms. a doctor working with others in southern california to figure out what is causing the symptoms in california children and they will present several of the cases at the american academy of neurology. doctors started seeing the symptoms in 2012, children came in with weakness or rapid paralysis in their arms or legs after an illness. doctors say it's not

we are looking at very strong storms from fremont, castro valley. this is what we are going to see throughout the afternoon. you are going to get a couple of breaks in the clouds and the storms roll back in and you will see more heavy downpours and maybe a couple of lightning strikes. showers going to continue tonight but we may catch a break for the commute home. really an unsettled weather pattern ahead. here we go. this beautiful area of low pressure spins off the coastline. a main front moving through already. now we are on the backside. the instability rolling in and that is why we are see more of the skated showers. rainbows and thunderstorms. you head to the high country, you have already seen lots of snow. could see ten to 18 inches. still runs about 5500 feet and it will take a long time to get the stop on the mountain. not only that, but the storm is generating some big time surfful some of the brakiers upwards of 20 feet so be careful if you are headed to the coastline. a lot of scattered showers along the bay area. heavy down powers. som

we take a look at 59 degrees in rich monday. 61 degrees in castro valley. 68 in brent woold.look at my accu-weather forecast. a little moist tomorrow. it dries up for monday, tuesday, a better part of the workweek and then another chance of rain by the weekend. we certainly need it. let's get out those umbrellas. >> finally. i have to find mine. >> it is an indoor festivity. the barbecues, we've been getting notices from the tweets saying they'll still fire up the barbecue. >> sure. one person can go outside and barbecue and everyone else can be inside and watch. >> and bring the food. >> we'll start off with a little basketball. >> undefeated arizona is down to play cal. the bears trying to stop the slide and had the lead at halftime. cal and b's. for the finish, first bucket of the game. the freshman from san jose. it is trailing at the half. spins. shoots. nothing but net. tyrone wallace, three of four from beyond the arc. they lead 54-52 with six minutes remaining. stanford hosting arizona state. dwight howell, the big man using his size to get to the bucket. cal, 28 poin

the woman was taken to the medical center in castro valley. the ambulance left this complex with lights and sirens on. they think that's a sign that she's still alive. we are unaware of her condition and we'll keep you updated as soon as we find out. kpix5. >> tonight we're learning the suspects charged with a three- year-old death allegedly tried to cover it up days before her body was found. three-year-old, kayleigh slusher's mother, sara krueger and boyfriend, ryan scott warner stuffed her body in a suitcase and placed it in a freezer. >> both defendants did voluntarily make statements and in the course of that statement, they made certain comments and allegations about their actions. >> prosecutors say at this point, they will be pushing for 25 years to life in prises instead of the death penalty. >> a deadly pedestrian accident in san francisco's sunset district. victim was left wedged in the windshield of a car. it happened on sunset near yorba. police are trying to figure out if the victim was using the crosswalk at the time. a man in h

expect very slow traffic at address area and westbound 580 we have a car flipped on its roof in castro valley in the slow lane. we are fought seeing too much slowing. >> next a store clerk and customer take a robber down in richmond and it is caught in video. the action movie steps that police do not recommend you take. >> pounded in pacifica, the big waves the storm property but not big enough to keep some people off the pier. >> arizona's governor reach as decision on a bill that she hopes will mak uncle go one,two,one,two,one [uncle]thistwo,one.cotch,okay? [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you want to try again? [uncle]yeah? >>> covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> google has found a new home for the mysterious barge at treasure island. officials say the barge will move to stockton by end of next week. it has to leave because google lacks proper permits and is facing huge fines. it is believ

it happened during yesterday evening's commute in the castro valley area. the freeway was shut down for about an hour but there. look at the bottom part of the windshield on the driver's side and you can see at where one of the bullets went through. and then to the st of the where the driver and his young passenger were sitting. the good news is that neither of them were injured but as you can imagine they were very scared and glad to be alive. police spread out and did a line sweep of the freeway looking for showcasing-to showcasing and the other evidence they could find. chp shut down 580 during the investigation. a look. you can see just how far the back up when it. drivers were stuck miles back with no place to go frustrated and irritated many of the drivers got out of their cars and were wondering just how long the closure would go on. i will talk about whether rain is heaviest around the bay area and how long this is expected to last coming up in just a couple of minutes. comeback time now is 414. it is wet out there. the storm early drinking lots of

we have bumper-to-bumper traffic from before vasco road and now a slow down. 580 tracy to castro valley is 43 minutes and taking on a few minutes to the commute. from highway 85 to the san jose airport is 11 minutes. eric and kristen? >> the oscars are not for another five days but hollywood is preparing not biggest night. >> crews are hard at work transforming hollywood boulevard into the red carpet runway for the 86th annual ceremony with streets closed. crews have put up bleachers, tentses and still a lot of work to go before the star-studded broadcast which on sunday is only on abc7 for the first time you can watch on the smartphone or tablet with the watch abc app and back stage to see the red carpet moments thatten will be talking about. you can get more information on how to download 9 watch abc app@ on friday, katie marzullo will be in los angeles covering the oscars right here. >> group selfies are the rage but why you may not want to get too close when you snap the photos. >> regarded as the safest drugs for pregnant women to take and now a study suggests a popular pain reliev

un oficial de la patrulla de caminos, sufrieron un fuerte accidente vehicular en la ciudad de "castro valley esta tarde. --el oficial se encontraba afuera de su auto, frente a 2 carros descompuesto s en la autopista 5-80 cuando un tercer automovil los estrello por detras. --2 carriles continuaran cerrados por lo menos una hora mas. stop open top vo-cesar --un camion de entrega de paqueteria de la empresa "ups" cruzo sin quererlo en medio de una balacera entre delincuentes -- el hecho ocurrio en la esquina de las calles 37 y "linden" al oeste de oakland. al parecer no hubo heridos en el incidente y la policia no ha reportado ningun arresto blanca --momentos de panico viveron estudiantes y trabajadores de la universidad de stanford cuando esta maÑana se reporto un paquete sospechoso. vo --una parte del area educativa fue evacuada en su totalidad, mientras que el equipo anti-bombas ingreso al lugar e inspecciono el paquete durante 90 minutos,. al final todo fue una falsa alarma y los estudiantes regresaron a sus clases. cesar --de otro lado, aun hay consternacin tras la muerte de un estudiante

the same could be said for castro valley. on live stoem tracker 2 -- stormtracker2, we have clear skies. we're looking for more rainfall for today. it's not in the forecast. as you can see, it's drying to detect the -- trying to detect the rainfall but nothing to show you with the system fizzling out. wind speeds have been picking up. as far as current temperatures, they are in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. fair field right now, 63 san jose. 60 san francisco. as far as the wind speeds there is a wind kicking up especially near the coast and right around the bay. half moon bay bay winds at 16 miles an hour. sfo sustained out of the west at 16. same could be said out towards hayward across the bay checking in at 17 miles an hour. for today, we'll have this, more sunshine a bit of a breeze looking out towards san francisco and the transamerica pyramid. throughout the day at 3:00, and then in the upper 50s. by 9:00, 52 degrees. tomorrow a few more high clouds and the weekend a dry weather pattern with still fair skies. as you c

construction crews starting to pick up cons and you can take the antioch bridge. 580 tracy to castro valley minutes and 101 northbound is looking good. we are seeing a buildup of traffic. in the east by, southbound along 680, through walnut creek, as you make it up to highway 24 you can see the traffic is moving smoothly, quickly, and only taking you nine minutes. there will be smiles around san mateo county because dentists offer free service to children from low income fridays, with 11 dentists offering 112 free appointments to residents 1 to 18 who otherwise could not afford the care. the number is 650-616-2002. >>> a young boy in alabama is sending valentine's from the heart, the nine-year-old is writing valentine's to sick kids in the hospital. he as a life threatening heart condition and understands how welcome kind words of support can be. >> kids in the hospital don't get to go to school and do things i can so i am making a valentine's card is they don't feel left out or forgotten. >> he is writing the cards as part of a community service regulate to get something he was told he wou

. >>> a 48-year-old castro valley man was crushed by heavy equipment. it happened around 9:30 this morning at the volvo construction equipment plant in san leandro. the man was working underneath a 7-ton front loader which was up on tracks inside the facility. somehow that equipment fell and crushed him to death. by the time fire crews arrived on the scene, he was already dead. in a statement volvo said it has stopped work at the plant while it tries to determine exactly what happened. cal osha is heading up its own investigation. >>> happening now, sfo and other airports across the country still adjusting their schedules as another storm paralyzes the northeast, grounding some 6,000 flights today alone. san francisco teenager winnie zau's cancellation could knock her out of tryouts in d.c. >> it's pretty sad. she's been training for a long time there. >> the airline is telling the family it can't get out of sfo until sunday. chief meteorologist jeff pineri is tracking that storm. >> for us we're tracking showers off to the north. we'll let you know abo

a chp officer was hurt in a three-car crash in castro valley. two others were also hurt. though, they're all expected to be okay. the officer was standing in front of two disabled cars in the center divide of 580 when a third car rear ended them. all eastbound lanes were closed for a short while, but they are open now. >>> a san francisco church is praying for the return of the the historic stained glass window. someone made off with the colorful window yesterday from the side room of the church. the window depicted a scene of the church's name sake. it was installed in 1908. two years after the earthquake. church leaders say even though they allow the homeless to sleep in their pews during the day, there's never been a problem with theft. they're asking whoever has the window to simply return it. no questions asked. >>> millions of dollars spent without public scrutiny. new allegations tonight focused on san tran. we all pay for the services that operate the bustles. tonight the investigative unit reveals what former insiders call a second set of books at the agency. vic

traffic shows 580, tracy to castro valley is 33 minutes. the san jose airport is 12 minutes. 280 northbound from daly city to san francisco is ten minutes. walnut creek southbound 680 from pleasant hill toward highway 24 is only nine minutes. >>> breaking news from switzerland. an ethiopian airlines jet is safe on the ground after being hijack by a member of its crew. swiss police surrounded the boeing 767 when it touched down and arrested the co-pilot who diverted the plane from rome to switzerland. the co-pilot locked the cockpit drawer after the captain used the restroom and hijacked the flight. >> they landed in switzerland. >> the co-pilot was seeking asylum because he faced some sort of danger at home in ethiopia. the flight was headed for rome. italian fighter jets escorted the plane until it entered swiss airspace. >> from san francisco, police are looking for the gunman who shot and wonned a man on market street not far from the powell street bart station. abc7 news cover is in san francisco with more. >> good morning, a man is fig

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at castro valley. >> good morning, kristen. it is coming down. finally. the rain is here. there will be a wet commute this morning. we shot video of what it looks like as you drive and here is what you could face: this was shot on interstate 680. the morning when the c.h.p. is full of advisories, a two hands on the wheel morning. they are worried about spinouts with the oilen the road 79 they hope everyone will slow down and give more space between you and the car in front of you so you have time to stop if necessary. the rain is welcome. we are on pace to have the driest winter on record. it is wonderful but it is not enough. water officials across the bay area want you to keep in mind we need to conserve water and be careful with our resources. the plants are happy but we have a long way to go to get to normal levels. >>> you said the important word "careful." speed and wed weather are factors in this spin intermediate in san francisco southbound 101. a porsche traveling with the top down was involved in a solo crash after going off the road. t

sunol from pleasanton we have report of boxes in the lane southbound 680 . 580, tracy through castro valley is 33 minutes. 101 northbound from highway 85 to the san jose airport is 12 minutes. 2 death through daly city into san francisco is under ten minutes. the bay bridge toll plaza shows everything is moving along fine making the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza from the maze. >>> we have break news in san jose, a man died after being stabbed outside a bar on east santa clara street. police believe the trouble started with a fight inside that spilled into the streets. witnesses say the victim and suspect appear to be men in their 20's and we have a look at the scene, you can see the paramedics are there and police are on the scene. officers have detained one man for questioning. paramedics rushed the victim to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. we have a report with cornell bernard at the top of the hour. >> developing news from oakland. the search is on for a suspected carjacker and the elderly man and teen girl he may have abducted. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at th

a smooth drive through the castro valley y, in the north bay san rafael, to the southbound 101, glowing lights, sheen and water on the roadway but not a big concern. south from novato, to the richmond/san rafael bridge. >> still ahead, one of the bay area's wealthiest cities the center of an fbi investigation after several homes are vandalized. >> an armed robber foiled by a brave bay area customer. we'll tell you how it went down. one of the best things about covered california is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll now at coveredca.com. >>> welcome back everyone. a very good thursday morning to you. those nutrition fact labels on nearly every food pack could get a new look. michelle obama and the head of the fda will announce proposed changes. those include bolder bigger type to make labels easier to read and making serving sizes more realistic and using measurements that are easier to understand like teaspoons instead of grams. the changes

open roadways and clear along highway 84 and coming down to the sunol grade and continuing into castro valley 580 to 238 a great drive, as well. no construction, either, because of the holiday and it is looking clear and top speeds. you can see from emeryville camera is the bay bridge and we have a couple of lanes taken away because of construction in the westbound direction and all cones are picked up by 5:00. cars are moving fine. >> a snake-handling pastor who was on the national geographic reality show "snake salvation," has died after being bitten at a church service. he was handling a rattlesnake at the church in kentucky and he was bitten on the hand. when the ambulance arrived workers were told he refused medical treatment and went home. >> he woke up in the hospital he would blame us. he would not go to the hospital. he told me, you get bit you die at home or god brings you through. >> the pastor upon -- eight times before. >> kids tried to to started a fire that turned into a blast with debris flying into the backyard. police say the living room was being used as a workshop. there w

>>we have delays on westbound 580 into castro valley and continue went out to the nimitz freeway.a fire on city street. smoke was visible from the roadway. this is a jamming up with a 40 minute drive time. >> the westbound bay bridge has been barely backed up for the 24 through the maze. it is over 26 minutes. the san mateo bridge, the volume is up and so far this speed is holding. the golden gate bridge, 1 01 southbound is problem free. >> we have plenty of sunshine and it is a little cold outside and were holding of the upper '30's and san francisco. it's 48 degrees for sampras's corporate the temperatures will heat up for the afternoon and we are talking about towed sunshine. springlike temperatures with upper 60's and 70's. 71 degrees for milpitas. low 70's along the delta. vallejo why not 68. oakland will have a 569. we may break records today but clouds are going to increase for tomorrow and there are a series of storms coming. storm number one will come wednesday and the heaviest rain for the evening commute. when this is done we may see 3 in. for the higher elevations. sto

there is light rain out towards castro valley.wo coming up. >> a health alert before use and the next group selfie. there could be a spreading of headlights among teenagers. that is according to an expert retrieve supplies. dr. carrie madej owns nit free noggins and the chicago area. she says she is treated about 35 to 40% more teenage girls. license read, she says, when teams touch their heads together in groups goes. the allies can jump from one person to the next. the experts adjusted parents of teenagers check their children for lies weekly. >> it was not lights, but a spider that landed on the next newscasters head. the spider descended onto aaron perlman's head while the meter road as was reported on live tv in bakersfield spread from there, the site was owned. he's part of the spider on the floor and he stunt on it with his foot. maligned who was th >> moocoming up on kron 4 news at 9:00 a.m.. new snow in the sierra overnight. we will tell you how much failed. >> plus, the man who scared countless numbers of tourists. he is