s she teaches at a dublin primary.he says tolerance is turning to anger. >> they're having to pay for this. people are very, very angry and annoyed. >> the finance minister told me there would be more cuts in the budget next month. he thought the public would support it. >> there is, of course, the experience is of fatigue and other european countries leading to social disruption. we are insuring and our policies that we maintain the support of the people. a buildup the competence of the people. >> ireland needs grow up to bring in tax revenue and help reduce the debt. that will not be easy if world trade goes into reverse. there could be a lot of hard work ahead. >> thousands have been killing of to get stuck into the block party cells. -- fuelling up to get stuck in a black friday sales. some stores opened their doors at midnight. mind-boggling 152 million people are expected to hit the stores today. despite the figure, there is still concerns it may not be enough to kick start an economic recovery. it has been calle

you'll hit 63 in fremont. 62 in dublin. and near the coast this morning temperatures in the upper 50s. 59 in richmond. my next report i'll have the seven day outlook, and we'll detail the wind storm that blows in tomorrow. first let's check your drive with mike inouye. >> i have my eyes on this accident for castro valley. causing slowing in the commute as you approach the boulevard. it's blocking your slow lane. further north we have the other accident, 580 at foothill. that has cleared from the incident report there. a smoother drive off of the castro valley. 238 shows slowing there. better news for 24. the accident westbound at broadway is also cleared from the roadway. the roadway is officially clear, but the view is not. very foggy towards the bay bridge toll plaza. and a live look as promised. you see what you can from the toll plaza. we're watching for those metering lights and a slow drive across the water. it is 6:10 thousand. coming up on "today on the bay", another story of violence on black friday. this time some

place my family lived is 75 miles from dublin.t is 2007 and i'm sitting in the tibrare studies department in the library in require land looking for books and reading the microfilm of every county tibrare daily nurl from january first 1847 through december 31st 1849. i'm looking for family history and in particular one ancestor who disapeered between 1848 and 1849. james lacy. from what i read in these local newspapers is looks like the people's history of require land during the great hunger, my people's history, was never record indeed books. nor barely mentioned in any newspapers. you will only find mention of the local people if something unusual happened. the librarian tells me. i read the newspaper so i know that unusual is the polite word for murdered or murderer. why else would a poor person's name apeer in the news? why do i think the newspapers then report differently from today's news? i'm here in ireland reading every paper just in case. i will move ahead. the lacies lived in cottage and palace. in 1848 dozens of famil

look at the dublin footage.inds were up to 35 miles per hour in livermore and reported winds up to 46 miles an hour in berkeley. that started a small grassfire in dublin off lawrence road burning 3.5 acres, not spreading to any buildings. but we are told one firefighter had small injuries. winds are to blame for power outages in the bay area. hundreds of people without power. in the last 24 hours, several cities have been affected. oakland, san leandro, piedmont, concord, santa rosa. pg&e has said it restored power to most of the areas though. firefighters hope to have the fire 75% contained. red flag warning until later today. be on the lookout in areas with brush. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with lawrence. the wind looks like it's getting stronger but you said it's supposed to subside? >> she is up there in the hills now. we are seeing gusts over 40 miles per hour on the mountaintops but down below just breezy but otherwise not too bad. still red flag warnings continue this morning and have been extended

almost a half hour from the wind turbines towards the dublin interchange.peaking of the dublin interchange, we were talking about this accident in pleasanton southbound 680 just past stoneridge. that accident is now cleared to the right shoulder. still may be a little sluggish actually usually is anyway from 580. that is traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in a few hours the california high-speed rail authority will announce a new estimate for linking the bay area with southern california. it's monstrous. expected to be $98.5 billion. that's up from $43 billion but once built the system won't require public operating subsidies. opponents will say california can't afford it. the governor and legislature have to give final approval. >>> a crucial deadline today for michael jackson's doctor. dr. conrad murray told the judge in his involuntary manslaughter trial that he has not yet decided whether he would like to testify. the judge gave him until 8:30 this morning to make up his mind. that's his deadline. today could be the final day of testimony in the tr

a wet ride is a header dublin and pleasanton. 580 from dublin to the east, livermore and tracy is also what this morning. 6 highway 4 has been wet and continues to be so. the downtown area was seems like bits of rain earlier. cut the marina district, pacific heights, they have been saying rain for a little while and that continues to be the case. the rain begins to slowly exit out of the north bay. we have been green on the map from the bridge to san rafael but it looks like we are starting to clear out, that is the way it is looking. it will continue to clear as we have to the morning. future cast 4 shows a grain of the move and will continue to move as this was the clock to 7:00 a.m.. by 8:00 a.m. there is not much left to talk about. we worry that the rain might stick around until noon but it looks like it's would clear out a little bit earlier than that. that is good news for you. offs for fear is where its overtures are at the moment. 40's and 50's. upper 50s by this afternoon. we will keep things chilly this afternoon. temperatures are beginning to warm. skies sunday afternoon hi

there was a little slowing at the dublin interchange. just a warning for folks. no accidents, though. >> it is 6:01 now. the former bart police officer convicted of killing oscar grant is expected to testify in a civil try involving another bart rider. christie smith is live in san francisco where johannes mehserle is accused of beating a bart rider weeks before the oscar grant shooting. good morning, christie. >> good morning, jon. he hasn't worked for bart for about two years. but he's heading back to a bay area courtroom, this time in san francisco, to defend his action for when he was a bart police officer. this time it involves a federal civil rights case brought by a 43-year-old oakland man, kenneth carrethers. he says mehserle and four others attacked him in 2008, just weeks before he shot and killed unarmed passenger oscar grant at the fruitvale station. mehserle's defense said it was an accident. he served two years for involuntary manslaughter in the case. in the new suit the claims that mehserle used him to on the ground and other officers piled on, ki

. >> i read the one today that was from dublin where she said, "the countryside of dublin does not enchant me." >> jon: (laughing). >> first of all it's not supposed to enchant you necessarily. my mother was really critical. when i first showed her something i had written, it was the problem i had with her growing up. the first time i showed her something. she considered herself my mentor as a writer. she reads this thing and i'm pacing around in my room. i come out and i see she's staring. i say, "so, what did you think?" she says, "i don't happen to care for it but i pray i'm wrong." >> jon: (laughing) but the diaries are such a gift because it gives you an insight. i'm sure for the longest time you thought it was personal to you? >> yes, i thought it was personal. then after she died i was going through all her stuff so i went through the diaries and i found found out there wasn't a single country on the face of the earth she have wasn't complaining about but really the quintessential thing was that i found her dickens reader from college. charles dickens. i found in the margins of oliv

live look at the dublin interchange.estbound 580 traffic is a little sluggish now through the altamont pass because of this problem. westbound 580 at north flynn, we can go to our maps and show you where this is, that accident was now cleared to the left shoulder but there is still some glass in the road. and martin with the kcbs phone force says traffic is stacked up for a quarter mile and looks like our sensors have caught up and they are seeing some slowing in the area. that is traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> pg&e with a big makeover. it's cleaning house to reshape the company's image. >> trouble for zynga ahead of the ipo the request some are calling a bad pr move. >> do voters still support herman cain? the new cbs poll following his sexual harassment allegations when grace and i come back. the transit company is co ares >>> muni commuters may need more change. the transit company is considering raising some fares and fines to deal with some of the red ink. riders paying cash would pay an extra 25 cents and

so far 14 minutes from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. our next spot to back up is always 4 westbound through antioch. so far, so good. there may still be that full freeway closure eastbound highway 4 through pittsburg approaching loveridge but that's probably being picked up now. here's your drive times for your more popular routes across the east bay. so far, so good down the eastshore freeway. and once again, the nimitz and westbound 24 no delay through the caldecott tunnel if you are heading out towards oakland. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is 5:20 now. we have all heard there is no such thing as free lunch. but that's exactly what's been going on for years in the state senate in sacramento. "l.a. times" reports that the state senate was spending more than $100,000 in taxpayer funds a year. now, the money was used to stock the coffee room and cover meal expenses when sessions extended into lunch and dinner. last year during the budget standoff the senate spent $23,000 for food and another $2,900 a month spent on g

this is closer towards the dublin interchange.ound 580 but again you will find some slower speeds just west of tracy if you are commuting through this stretch. right now it's about a 17- minute drive time according to our traffic sensors out there between the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. elsewhere just getting word of capitol corridor delays, train number 518 running about 20 minutes late. there is some kind of train equipment problems so the delays are between oakland and emeryville. coming up along the peninsula here's a live look at 101 near lagoon way and everything is getting a little busy on the roads but no major incidents on 101 or two 80. what you will find is a little bit of roadwork this morning. this is ongoing work in this stretch of southbound 280 approaching bunker hill. should be wrapping up by about 6:30. that's according to caltrans. and your bridges. our bridges have been moving great. no issues this morning across the bay bridge. you will notice those middle lanes looking good, minor delays in the c

. >> gogarty's is a dublin institution. if you want a midday snack, this is the place to come. you can hear some irish music and have your first pint of guinness of the day. but what many visitors to dublin do not know is that in ireland, you can not only drink your but eat it in slices in the form of guinness bread. at gogarty's, it is made by john howard. than it is a very healthy product. as you can see, it is made from all irish ingredients. flour, the week, the both lakes, the guinness, the milk, butter, kerrygold. for a nice, tasty snack, it is wonderful. >> it takes just a dash of beer. guinness has been rude in ireland for more than 250 years. the black stuff, as it is called, lends the dough its dark color appeared by the way, you will not get to see no matter how much of the bridge you eat. most of the alcohol that operates in the oven. >> it is a slow process. we cooked it at about 180 degrees for about one-and-a-half hours. >> but is it the sort of bread and irish person would, for instance, put jam on. >> if it all day. eat it for breakfast. you can test it. eat it

as you head over toward dublin, a little more rain there. look at san francisco and the north bay now. moving into scattered showers. kind of a sneak preview of what we're going to see sunday. widespread rain taking over the scattered showers. some of those could be locally intense. maybe some thunder and small hail as this system continues to plow through. it will continue to impact your sunday forecast. we'll let you know how long you're going to need the umbrellas for the rest of your weekend. >>> still ahead, we'll have the full forecast all the way to thanksgiving. plus we'll show you how you can score essentially a free five-course meal and incredible wine pairings at the most famous hotel in yosemite. >>> on an emotional roller coaster. >> a roller coaster that lasted 30 hours. we'll introduce you to that teenager with asthma. he's an ultra marathon runner. >>> a look at the big game and what a surprise it was tonight. [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible su

significant improving on the speeds from the 68 dublin corridor towards castro valley picking up.ds castrou]n valley out of the central valley beginning to bunch up. abc7news.com/traffic where you can get all the latest before you leave the house. >>> bay area scientists are trying to figure out what killed a killer whale that washed up on a beach. on thanksgiving day. the 18 foot orca was a juvenile male and may have been killed by another or chasm scientists are taking skin and blubber samples they hope whale experts might be able to identify the orca. >>> recapping our top story, 1-year-old boy in critical condition, one of eight hit by gunfire during a mass shooting in west oakland last night. >> terry mcsweeney live at the oakland police department with more. >> reporter: police right now concerned about possible retaliation shootings. they are also concerned he not getting a lot of cooperation from the many witnesses. they have surveillance video. gunmen coming from the upper right corner. victims in the middle near that van. police say say rap video was being shot at 7th an

drive times, westbound 580 from 205 towards the dublin interchange, 34 minutes.wards pittsburg 26 minute right right. carquinez bridge towards the maze 36 minute trip. if you want to an individual the roads, checking with mass transit everything on time. for the latest traffic go to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> 6:50. the highway patrol is investigating an accident that left a patrol cruiser in flames. it happened around 8:30 last night on highway 101 in sausalito. the patrol car ended up crashing north of the spencer avenue on-ramp. the officer was not hurt and managed to get out of the burning vehicle. this specific fire posed a special kind of danger to emergency crews. >> because there was lots of live ammunition in the patrol car once the car caught on fire we had several live rounds start to go off in the area we didn't want motorists to get struck. we shut the freeway down. >>> the southbound lanes reopened after 20 minutes. some northbound lanes were closed nearly three hours. investigators say the officer was on his way to assist another officer in a dui inv

morning, 30 minutes towards concord out of antioch, 580 still looking good a little slow towards dublinr the altamont. 80 carquinez bridge through albany, berkeley into the maze less than 25 minutes. >>> 6:39. >> it appears yelp is ready to take on critics with an eye-popping ipo. live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. the dow down 238 -- 228 points. >> a sunnier california stunning solar milestone for the golden state. >> the soda study that shows major anti-obesity program may be nothing but fizz. >> reporter: can occupy oakland come to a peaceful end? that's what the mayor is hoping for. now there are signs police are preparing to move in. that story coming up. ♪ ♪ if i should fall from grace with god ♪ ♪ where no doctor can relieve me ♪ ♪ if i'm buried 'neath the sod ♪ but the angels won't receive me ♪ ♪ let me go, boys, let me go, boys ♪ ♪ let me go down in the mud where the rivers... ♪ [ female announcer ] when you're responsible for this much of the team, you need a car you can count on. ♪ >>> welcome back. 6:44. warmer weather across the state with a lot of

some typically heavy traffic from livermore to dublin. we are starting to see some slowing to 680 the south bay freeways no major problems. 101 is starting to slow a bit between 28880 on the west outside. in marin is still a delay free ride for 101 southbound. >>mark: a funeral procession for a local marine, the family of this lance corporal will receive his remains in sonoma county this morning. the funeral procession will make its way south on 680. the danville police will be stationed along the route. he is on its first tour of duty in afghanistan. >>darya: the u.s. coast guard is searching for a paddle border who failed to return to shore near half moon bay. he was peddling near pillar point harbor. a coast guard did launch a search from the water into the air. they have come up with nothing so far. he is described a is a hispanic male in his '30's. 5 5 in.. short brown hair and brown eyes last seen wearing a seat great woods said. cox >>mark: to check out this video in indonesia a bridge collapsed killing at least 11 people. there ar

drive times highway 4, 580 not bad half an hour to dublin pleasanton and 92 san mateo bridge westbound. >> if you missed the first part of what sue said she was saying the accident she has been following has been cleared southbound 101[b+m entering san mateo at poplar your lanes are cleared. >> he was often called charles manson's right hand man. the hearing today that could make;clhñ him a free man. >>> peta versus mario. why the group is targeting a fictional character. >> health insurance giant facing a new lawsuit on behalf of californians this morning. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>>:13. take a look at that layer of cool whip a cherry on top would make things perfect. mike tells us about a chang that could include rain by the weekend. >> somebody sounds hungry. 6:13 a jury in san francisco has fond a man not guilty -- has fond a man not guilty in a case where police ended up shooting him as he sat in his wheelchair. police say he tried to stab one of the police officers. police say they first tried to subdue him with pepper spray and a ben bag gun be

there are no delays on 580 westbound coming out of livermore toward dublin and into castro valley. the south bay freeways are delay free and problem free. it will be the easy ride on 85 westbound all the weights and on view. your north bay ride is still without delay for 11 southbound. public transit is still quiet. there are no delays reported for caltrain, bart or valley transit authority. test box >>mark: according to aaa 42.5 million people are expected to travel, if that is the highest number since the start of the recession. gas prices are more expensive, 20 percent more expensive than it was last thanksgiving. but craig skalar is watching gas prices in milipitas. >> it is about $3.71 a gallon for regular and milipitas. that is pretty common in the south bay. you mentioned a year ago it is much more now. just about one week ago, it was 65 a gallon. if you are going on a trip thanksgiving weekend, is directly speaking prices are higher than they were a year ago. the a barrel of what is about $98. fruit prices have gone up. experts say for some reason it is just not happening.

it will take at least an additional 15 minutes from dublin towards dublin from placental.ral strike is planned at berkeley at noon. the occupy protesters are expected to join forces there. in the meantime, have a great day and we will see you, later. ♪ 00 ñ

little slow and go out of antioch making your way out to pittsburg, westbound 580, 205 towards the dublin interchange, 24 minutes. along the east shore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze, 19 minutes. for the latest go to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> 6:19. >> cal tran has lunched a new project to prevent accidents between deer and cars on i-280. scientists will study deer movement in the area for the next 18 months. as par of the project the department of fish and game will temporarily capture deer using dart guns and traps, then fit them with radio collars to track movements. officials hope to better stand how to keep the deer from crossing the highway. >>> 6:19. is your cell phone the target? major carrier that says someone is specifically attacking their network. >>> why facebook now says we are all closer than we thought. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney...shop jcp.com ...thanksgiving day from home... ...or in store friday from 4am. find over 500 black friday deals... ...like sleepwear for the whole family... and the helicopter he'll love for $18.99. we make christmas affordabl

out of the altamont pass still 14 minutes all the way through livermore towards the dublin interchanged one more live traffic camera here's a look at 880 through oakland as you pass the coliseum. smooth commute. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> carjacking suspects in alameda county juvenile hall are so young that on of the victims thought they were joking. three boys and a girl ages 13 and 14 might be tried as adults for four armed carjackings this month in the bay area. police say the four took turns stealing cars using a bb gun that looks like a weapon. they used various locations in san leandro including the bay fair mall and two bart stations. >>> 5:22 now. lights, camera, action. and a whole lot of cops. >> a scare for some california film students. how their movie shoot got a little too real. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, forces are clashing for the fifth straight day, on cairo's tahrir square. the unrest over the country's leadership is now blamed for at least 38 deaths. the >>> egyptian protestors are clark for the fifth day in tahrir square. this unrest over the country'

that's all changing as we speak. 66 in dublin later today.umped your temperatures up by about three or four degrees. if you want warmth, we've got it today and a lot more sunshine than we've had all week long. 62 in concord, 64 in san ramon. 63234 pittsburgh. your seven-day outlook shows you, we'll stay nice, dry and mild temperature wise through the next few days, all the way through the weekend. monday into tuesday clouds increase. we might see a few isolated showers in the north bay. overall looking nice and dry until then. make sure you're ready, hold on to your hats today. mike inouye, how are we looking on the roads? >> we're looking all right. much better now since the accident, that sig alert at the waldo tunnel has cleared. the second of the accidents as i reported is over on the shoulder as well. distraction southbound 101 through the tunnel. then an easier drive towards the golden gate bridge. christina just showed you how tough it is to see there. we'll show you who tough it is at the bay bridge as well. the volume of traffic not

take a look at this footage from dublin. these are the kind of conditions we were dealing with last night. in livermore we saw gusts up to 35 miles an hour. and there were gusts up to 46 miles an hour reported in berkeley. and last night's conditions actually started another fire a small grassfire in danville. this just off of lawrence road. and that fire burned about 3.5 acres didn't spread to any other buildings but one firefighter did sustain some minor injuries while he was putting out those flames. as for napa, firefighters expect to put that fire out by about 75% in the next couple of hours. but we will see that red-flag alert in place until 9:00 today. so if you live in an area with a lot of dry brush or grass definitely keep your eyes out for fires. >> some viewers wanted to know if you were bolted to the ground up there. >> reporter: the wind seems to die down a bit if you can believe it before we get on air. i have been blown back a couple of times. we had to take our mast down because it's been so gusty. so i'm go

westbound 580 towards the dublin interchange. this is a live look near tassajara.estbound 580 slow in stretches from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. your drive time still not too bad, 16 minutes there. but, of course, that is growing as this commute gets under way. westbound 237 your silicon valley drive, this looks great coming around the bend. again this is in milpitas by 880 so so far no delay towards san jose or sunnyvale. and the rest of the south bay looks good including this traffic coming out of downtown san jose. it's a little harder to see this traffic camera than usual. i realize it's always dark but i think there's some fog in this camera, as well. so there's a few headlights northbound 280 right there by the 880/17 interchange. here's your drive times for some areas in the east bay. pretty much everything is in the clear even the drove coming out of the altamont pass. it is starting to get slow on highway 4 through antioch so we'll show you that coming up. plus a look at mass transit in just a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> po

you can see that drive is now 18 minutes between the altamont pass to the dublin interchange.o slow through antioch as you pass hillcrest. here are your drive times once again. it's really only slow on westbound 580. so far down the eastshore freeway, the nimitz and 24 past the caldecott tunnel, all of that is fine. >> i have already gotten three e-mails from rain lovers. thanks a lot, elizabeth. >> all the weathermen across the bay area. what are are you talking about? we're employed because of that. >> you're a sunshine fan. >> i am. don't i look it? i'm such a golden goddess. >> you're the only gal with us. glad you're here. >>> help wanted at nasa. in the next half hour, how much you could earn as an astronaut. and to text a thief. how a bay area woman actually convinced a carjacker to return her car with a cell phone. coming up. >>> police raid "occupy sf" overnight. how many arrests were made and where the group plans to move next. >>> police issue of another warning to students to tear down their tents at sproul hall. how will students respond? a live report from the be

here's a live look at the dublin interchange. see starting to get more crowded in the westbound lanes of 580 as you approach 680. now, if we take a step back and go to our maps if you are coming out of the altamont pass, you can see some brake lights through that stretch all the way through livermore as you get closer towards vasco road. and your drive time is now 17 minutes from westbound 580 from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange where we just showed you. our other slow spot is westbound 4 really bottlenecking right there past hillcrest. some speeds under 25 miles per hour. but you can see it turns back to green once you get closer towards pittsburg and concord meaning those speeds pick up towards 40 miles per hour or more top speeds this morning as well across the benicia bridge, looking good towards martinez on southbound 680. mass transit check so far bart is clocking in problem-free. we have had no mass transit issues so far this morning. ace train number one no delay. bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries

the drive time getting into the dublin interchange is not too bad. slow in to cast a ballot with a westbound accident just before to 38. the marin commute is still a hot spot especially from the county line to central san rafael. drive times are running over 40 minutes. a bridge check for you the bay bridge westbound there is a slowdown that begins passed the 880 river crossing. 880 itself is your best bet to get to the bay bridge. your ride on the san mateo bridge is problem free hand has been all morning long. the golden gate bridges without delay. in san francisco, right in front of the kron station at gary and dennis, a pretty serious accident slowing traffic southbound towards the civic center. now, a check on the weather. >>erica: the fog is definitely the case. in san francisco we are just waiting on the sunshine. mild conditions but hopefully as we make our way to the afternoon we will see sunshine here and debate area wide. headed into tomorrow, a lot of changes to talk about. your current temperatures outside the door are no longer in the '

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much slowing past the scene but blocking the right lane. 580 not a bad drive half an hour towards dublinpleasant ton 101 towards novato over 35 minutes, lone tree to 242 concord westbound 4, 15 minutes. abc7news.com/traffic will give you the latest. >>> 6:20. our next story should bring a smile to the face of anyone who has ever drive vin highway 101 in marin during peak commute hours. new program just launched with a single goal of keeping traffic moving this is a live look at traffic on 101 in san rafael now headlights heading southbound clear is what the new plan is called. it means several officers will be assigned to do nothing except clear minor accidents economically during peak commute times. units will not have to -- have to investigate the accidents or write reports that will be done by other patrol units after the vehicles are off the road. >>> 6:20 one. coming up, theó0 naked truth. how a california school district says one of nation's biggest former porn stars ended up reading to elementary kids. >>> million dollar question asked in a million dollar location. >>> a los ange

about a 25 minute trip towards the dublin interchange. "sig alert" remains in effect in gilroy. highway 152 closed in both deck s el matador drive due to fallen -- trees. chp hoping to open in the 6:00 hour. for the latest go to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> thank you jacqueline. 5:54. >> a lot of us will be staying home this thanksgiving instead of visiting family because of the soaring cost of flying. >> here's jane king with the business report. >> cost flying anywhere soaring, domestic flights for pang up 6% this year. $375 for round trip, -- cheaper to dive. average price nationwide for regular gas is down six cents, still 48 cents higher than a year. continuing debt problems in europe. [ unintelligible ] forget the spas, restaurants and weekend escapes, living social unveiling holiday bargains for the day after thanksgiving. the site will be offering black friday deals from companies like verizon and the sneaker bran sketchers. i'm jane king. >>> -- california prison officials are warning this morning about the dark side of the social network phenomenon. authorities say inmate

good news for your friday. 580 there you have it 20 minutes into the dublin interchange. 92 across they 4. muni delays due to the veterans day parade montgomery and market this morning at 11. >>> it is 6:38. >> how far would you go for man's best friend? would you jump into the icy cold water? how one man's love of his dog left him treading water in the bay last night. >>> live report from the new york stock exchange. the latest on trading. right now the dow rallying big time up 180 points. >>> putting a life backing to. congresswoman give forces s exclusively to abc news about life after nearly -- nearly being killed. >>> did a california judge just stop a bullet? not that kind. the decision that could scrap plans to run high speed trains across the peninsula. >> from unauthorized trips from school to sleepovers in the basement, we are learning more about the sexual assault allegations against jerry sandusky. the mother of the alleged÷x÷x÷xx >>> scattered showers across most of the state today even high snow levels around 7,000 feet in the sierra. temperatures in the 60s to 70s in sou

taking a look at our drive times, looking good westbound 580, 205 towards the dublin interchange, 19minute ride. great out of antioch, 13 minutes until you get to pittsburg. for the latest traffic go to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> 6:19. >>> high-tech gift idea force the chef on your shopping lift. the morning tech bites straight ahead. >>> a two million dollar christmas tree. what adorns the >>> some high-tech gifts for the chef on your list. first up, multi-tasking coffeemaker. >> it is the first and only coffeemaker that brews an entire car , single cup or tumbler of coffee. -- it will grind beans or you can use preground. >> retails for $280. next, electric salt-and-pepper mills. >> these are actually touch sensitive. you can be cooking with one hand and seasoning with the other by just tapping the top of the mill. >> set of two will set you back $120 too. finally the first see through toaster you can watch your bread item toasting so you will never burn another piece, $350. those are your tech bites. >> genius. >> it is. some of us will just stare at that the whole day. >>> celebra

averaging 52 all the way over to the dublin interchange. and a live look out shows you the golden gate brej with a clear view. visibility in novato is tough. back to you guys. >> it is 5:37. new numbers about teens and sexual harassment. find out how many of them had first-hand experience with the issue. >>> plus the college scandal continues to grow. two high ranking officials resign overnight. the latest details are coming up. >>> and the knockdown, drag-out fights to become the next mayor of san francisco. last-minute campaigning is under way. >>> and for the latest news, traffic and weather, some good conversation. find us on facebook at nbc bay area. hey! you want that? you want a warm, super-delicious strawberry toaster strudel yeah but now i have nothing to eat sure you do. hey! you can have the pop tart! pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies with hershey's chocolate chips. for a moment of warm, gooey, togetherness. chocolate chip cookies... from pillsbury. >>> good

we already have the slowing all the way over towards the dublin interchange. so 20 minute drive and building. this could shift things. >> thank you very much, mike. it is election day in several day area cities will be choosing new mayors. perhaps the most closely watched mayoral race will be in san francisco. christie smith joins us live in san francisco. they face off against 15 challenges for the tom seat in the city. good morning. >> good morning, laura. voters here in san francisco. they will community groups. the city has their own monitors. the california secretary of state's office will be sending election monitors here as well. this was something requested by the challengers to mayor ed lee. exactly how many are coming is unclear. the challenges to the interim mayor asked for the extra set of eyes when allegations surfaced that a group may have engaged in some sort of voter fraud. they welcome the observers to ensure the integrity of the elections. 15 challengers. many already in office. very well known. the city attorney. just to name a few. the elec

dublin interchange sluggish 22 minutes, 19 minutes out of antioch towards pittsburg.d 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze 18 minute right. san mateo bridge things better we did have debris earlier slowing folks down in the eastbound direction, that has been cleared many for the latest traffic go to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> 5:54. if you are among the pg&e customers who don't want a smart meter installed you may be able to opt-out but it will cost you. the california public utilities commission has unveiled a plan if commissioners vote to approve it in january consumers wanting to opt-out would be assessed an initial fee of $90. after that there's a monthly $15 fee. the cpuc rejected pg&e's proposed opt-out plan. the utility wanted to charge an initial fee of $270. >>> we just got the government's latest unemployment numbers. labor department says last week the number of applicants for benefits increased slightly after two months of steady declines. four week average shows companies are laying off fewer workers. >>> tablet wars heating up. here's jane king >>> goo

slowing at the dublin interchange all morning. >> a little early. thank you very much. it is 6:01. demonstrators planning to stage their own occupy protest came face-to-face in a showdown with campus police. christie smith is live on the campus of uc berkeley this morning. you think there will be another confrontation today? >> you know, it's har to tell. but i can tell you the demonstrators are bundled up in sleeping bags and blankets in front of the hall. a few dozen of them. and three tents are out here. even though the university said that was illegal and wouldn't be tolerated. demonstrators could stay 24 hours a day for a few days a week. they didn't want tents or cooking. this after a day of protests with more than 1,000 people out here at uc berkeley. it grew into a full clash with police as they tried to stop demonstrators from an occupy cal encampment. the officers moved in and shoved demonstrators, trying to get to a hand full of tents. 37 people were arrested in two wave this is morning the tents are here. demonstrators aren't sure what's next. >> any personal feeling is

just mild slowing off the dublin interchange. tha not helping 580 with 27-minute drive.is a scary situation as a huge explosion in richmond injures one person and rocks an entire neighborhood. take a look at this video. fire kraus say it happened inside the home on ohio avenue. they responded immediately and shut off gas to the home. they say it doesn't look like a gas explosion. the wall was half way off the house there. they think another flammable liquid could have sparked the explosion. four people were inside the home. one went to the hospital with minor injuries. >>> three police officers are in the hospital after a crash earlier this morning. bob redell joins us live with the details. >> you can see investigators are wrapping up their part of the investigation in the field. this does highlight the dangers that they face when responding to a call. they're heading the down to a scene a few blocks away. that's where they heard of a call of a man with a knife. they never made it to the scene. the car lost control, swerved across the opposite lanes of traffic and into

they will kick off a fund-raiser at safeway and dublin. they will hold a special performance for veterans at the health center. they will host a veterans day ceremony at 11:00. santa clara will hold a ceremony to honor veterans at 3:00 p.m. in central park. >>> is judge is throwing brakes on a plan. marla tellez is live with more on the reasons why and the impacts on commuters. >> laura, good morning, this is not the first time the plan has been halted. it's been an ongoing battle for three years now. now in question is the high speed rail train. that could still one day share tracks with cal train. including those here at the station in san jose. despite yesterday's ruling the california high speed rail authority says it's not giving up. yesterday the judge ruled the authority failed to show how it would affect homes on the peninsula and in the south bay. the peninsula route has to be scrapped all together until that happens. the plan was to have them run up the peninsula into san francisco at the cost of $99 billion to california taxpaye

and danville today and dublin warming up to 65.member this morning, poor navigation perhaps with the fog out there in our valleys. we are talking 71 watsonville. the beach, how about 70 in santa cruz. today the high really gets established and as we move into the next several days the fog, night and morning fog will be a problem. but the shorter averages will feature a lot of sun, mild temperatures, and then the ridge begins to break down. looks like by the end of the week. so really good week to get out and get things done. put the lights up. are you going to do that? >> i am, yeah. i am going to put some lights up this year. good shopping whether and good beach whether. that's a great combination. >> that's right. >> lisa, thanks. for several years scientists have been warning that the amount of oxygen in the ocean is dropping. a serious problem that could threaten many ocean animals but there's a lot to learn about what it means for the future. marine biologists in monterey study the impacts of this mystery. here's the aassignme

there is san ramone, you can see around dublin area we're getting light showers now. towards milpitas area there is a little bit heavier here, panning here you'll notice that san jose is starting to get very light returns as well. and there is yellows here getting trod reach the ground. so we have more wet weather on the way. we're talking about cold showers coming. possibility of thunderstorms as well. i'll tell you about that and let you know how long you'll need rain gear. >> thank you. >> coming up, an assistant school superintendent in the bay area is busted for child p oo. rn. >> and feds start testing pet food that may be passing salmonela bacteria. >> and michael finney telling you the day of the year you can do holiday shopping and get free shipping. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> a school administrator in vacaville is under investigation for allegedly possessing child pornography on his home computer. officer as reved him yesterday and he was hired in july as assistant superintendent of business and administrative services. an

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dublin, .05. los gatos also with .04. it's finally starting to feel like fall out there.umbers have started to drop into the mid and upper 50s. let's look at some of the other highs. 60 in the almadenvale. the showers have been spotty. we'll continue to see that heading throughout tonight. and the numbers are still able to drop, right now, 48 in santa rosa. 50 in napa. 52 down into santa cruz. let's bring you to the radar. what we're going to find is fairly light winds as this system moves in, anywhere from 5 to 10 miles per hour. tracking most of the rainfall, the consistent bands of rain across san francisco down the peninsula into san bruno. also here across the bay into hayward and back into livermore, we're also finding areas of some moderate rainfall impacting you on 680 and 580. this weekend, we have that cold system over us, but a second system heading into sunday. that's still out here in the pacific. it will be just like the storm we had last week. this storm is not going to move from the west to the east. it's going to push right down here out into the pacific.

that is our live cbs 25 weather camera in dublin looking out over the valley. the tri-valley, looking out towards mount diablo and we have crystal clear skies after highs today in the low 00s in that particular area. overnight that will be dipping well into the 40s, into the 50s, with mainly clear skies under a waxing crescent moon. now under that moon we're talking about, again tonight, no tricks, just a big treat as far as your forecast is concerned, but be very mindful of the little ones out there if you're driving around. rain and cold back no the bay area by thursday, snow possible overnight thursday night into friday, down to 3,000 feet, two more days under the influence of that high pressure before that swings in. so bottom line, tomorrow, offshore flow great beach day, big swell as well. 77degrees in morgan hill, 74 in fremont, up to the low 80, east of the bay, inland. 74degrees, however, as you get closer to the bay, water like berkeley and richmond. 82degrees in santa rosa, well above the 74 degrees, the extended forecast rain returns thursday, chanc