filled up at the old dublin pleasanton station, commuters had nowhere to go but not anymore. that's good news for the city of dublin. >> this whole area where the b.a.r.t. station sits is ripe for redevelopment and revitalization. we are expecting to build 1100 units in this area over the next several years. >> reporter: at today's new west dublin pleasanton station, the ribbon cutting began a few moments ago and just wrapped up. we'll tell you what they come to praise. the 44th station to be put on line. the new station cost $106 million and four years to build. it includes more than 100 parking spaces and garage. there was a 10-mile gap of unripted trek of tracks since 1997. now that gap is just a mile and a half. this station had been discussed ten years ago but due to costs will to be postponed. >> because of this station, thousands more people will be taking public transportation every day. the people that are coming in from cast for valley or dublin pleasanton and beyond, they were not able to take b.a.r.t. because our parking lots were full and the station shuts down wh

a ribbon-cutting for the west dublin-pleasanton station. it's unique in that it's the first station built between two others. it straddles interstate 580 and includes 1200 parking spaces. bart hopes the station will take a little pressure off the dublin-pleasanton station where the parking lot fills up by 7:30 a.m. eventually the station will be a transit hub where people live, work, commute, shop. the first train rolls through the station at 6:03 tomorrow morning. >>> next, an on air scare and everybody thought she had suffered a stroke. [ gibberish ] >>> a reporter explains the terror and the confusion when she couldn't get the words out on live tv. what really happened. >>> from reserving your rides to, well, meeting mickey. how you can completely book your next family vacation to disneyland from home. >>> and perfect timing for presidents' day weekend for that getaway anyway. how much snow in the sierra, what you need to know before you head there. >>> how amazing is this? it's been a one-two punch from the same storm and now storm 4 an

trains will officially start running from the west dublin pleasanton station.on's grand opening. it's located right in the middle of interstate 580 between the castro valley and dublin pleasanton station. there are 12 hundred needed spaces there. caltrain's coffee mugs around the house? still soon be [ alarm clock buzzing, indistinct conversations ] [ female announcer ] important events can sneak up on you. oh, i am not ready. can i have a couple weeks? you could be ready. you could lose 5 pounds in 2 weeks when you replace breakfast and lunch with a fru, ain, and yoplait light. betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean. well, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >>> san francisco sheriff michael hennessey has announced he's retiring after 31 years on the job. he told staffers in an e-mail yesterday he will not seek re-election in november. he won his first election back in 1979 and he's the longest serving of san francisco's current elected officials. governor brown wants to get rid of key chai

complete west dublin -pleasanton station.ction crews are still putting the finishing touches on the newest stop along the dublin pleasanton line. the station is the first to ted in >>> bart's almost completed west dublin newest line. the station is the first to be constructed in the middle of an active transit line. b.a.r.t officials say it made the project even more difficult. >> we are also right in the middle of a freeway and this kind of construction has never been done in our history. so it was not only an engineering challenge, it was a learning curve on a continuous basis. >> the station aproximity to to interstates hope to reduce traffic congestion along that busy corridor. the grand opening is next friday with full service beginning on saturday. >>> the outcry over those new full body x-ray machines at the nation's airport have certainly died down but even though passengers may not be thinking about them, some scientists are. why is that? a heavily sensored government study that is adding to concern about how much ra

the first train rolls through west dublin pleasanton station 6:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. >>> something else that can affect your credit score. robert lyles on why renters better pay on time. >> reporter: it was once a first step towards independence. renting your own place. but since the mortgage meltdown renting has become a necessity in the bay area. as tens of thousands of former homeowners raced into anywhere accepting renters. >> they didn't do a background check? >> no >> reporter: one local landlord says that's how they were duped. >> we were in a situation where we didn't get paid for months on end. >> reporter: even though they checked credit but credit reports only show a sliver of a renter's history by mentioning evictions. >> they probably had another situation before us that we couldn't see into. >> reporter: a credit giant is changing all of that. for the first time ever they are incorporating monthly rental payments on your credit report which will affect your credit score saying this is imperative to reflect the true credit worthiness of

part is about to open the new west of dublin pleasanton station. today officials gave kron 4 a preview. the first asian to open in the years presented the chance to challenge as it never really faced in station construction before. >> this is an engineering feat. this is a station never been done before in the history of art. we actually have a line that has weddinnew frames with it. we put an operational bart station right on top of it. >> the station will open to the public on saturday the 19th of the month. a cruise ship docked in san francisco for repairs has now been fixed and ready to go again. the carnival's splendor was scheduled to leave dock this afternoon for a test run back in november you might remember, it lost all power knocking out the air conditioning, telephoned and the hot food service for more than 4000 passengers and crew members. caltrans is serving eviction notices to people who live in a homeless encampment near concord. up to 20 people live in the area near highway 4 which is littered with piles of garbage and debris. caltr

the west dublin pleasanton station will be open to passengers starting tomorrow. it's located in the median of interstate 580 between the castro valley and dublin stations. that $106 million station has a couple of garages with, get this and this is at a high premium, 1200 parking spaces. >> got have those to get on the train. >>> it's 5:07. a week after hosni mubarak gave up the egyptian presidency, there is a huge victory march in cairo going on right now. niece are live pictures. a million people are expected for the celebration of the pro- democracy movement. egyptian prosecutors have arrested four former officials from mubarak's government as part of a corruption investigation. there is also a counter demonstration today by mubarak supporters. but a million people in the middle east. >>> 5:07. he says he is being a gentleman. the high school controversy of wrestlers. >>> the dangerous substances found missing. >> and there is no more money. the well is dry. >> massive cuts to police and firefighters may be just the beginning. the new sacrifices that workers wi

jun keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on >>> early tomorrow morning, trains will begun running at the new dublin pleasantonthe first new station in eight years. it will have close to 1200 new parking spots. bart pleads there will be 4800 riders. >> state audit reveals freebies are not so free. this blink go light cost taxpayers $7.5 million between 2007 and last year. caltrans spent the most money on giveaways more than five million dollars during that time. the governor hasn't decided to do with the stockpile of promotional items but he is open to suggestions. >>> and larry? >>. [ laughter ] >> n.b.a. festivities are underway in illinois. star of the show. the kid. j being being honored in the celebrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrb >>> good evening, n.b.a. extravaganza is in l.a. but behind closed doors. who will get denver superstar is carmello anthony. he has turned down nuggets offer of $365 million. nets supposedly have a trade all worked out with denver but they won't pull the trigger unless he agrees to sign the extension with them. there is a new rumor, a secret meeting with the billionaire owner this bid

the east bay from daly city out towards the east bay on the pittsburg-bay point line and the dublin-pleasanton line. they were doing equipment maintenance. everything they have been doing is pretty much wrapped up so hopefully the delays will dissipate as well. but 15- to 20-minute delays right now towards the east bay. all trains coming into san francisco are on time other mass transit on time. the live look at the san mateo bridge looking good towards foster city and the peninsula and at the bay bridge toll plaza, haven't had any reason to really talk about it much. there was a little bit of overnight roadwork from the incline towards treasure island. should be wrapping up here very shortly. and obviously, no delays right now as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is 5:07. they are some of the worst words that you could ever use to describe a city. >> miserable and dying, is that accurate? >> oh, yeah. >> those aren't good. now one city in the bay area has landed on two dubiou lists. why the people who live there say the tri-state may surprise you. >>> n

it is taken four years and $106 million to build the west dublin pleasanton station. it's expected to serve 4300 riders a day during the week. today will be the ribbon cutting. the station will open to passengers tomorrow. a lot of people grateful for that. sal as we check in how is the rest of the commute going? >> happy friday to you. things are doing pretty well out there. we are doing nicely. much better than yesterday when it was raining at this time. so far so good on 80 westbound coming out to the mccarthur maze. lower deck of the bay bridge be careful there was someone seen walking along that span. it's illegal to walk along the bridge unless you have an emergency. so be careful wearing dark clothing a male subject. let's move along and take a look at 280 getting up to highway 17 that is moving along pretty well. there is a report of a rock on the road on highway 84 near niles boulevard. watch out for that. a large rock reported. 4:39 let's go to steve. >>> i believe that, sal. >> you do? >> yes, i used to drive niles canyon. all right. what a week. what a wee

the look is right here, the brant new dublin/pleasanton station.80 with people heading to livermore, perhaps. the new station complete with a pedestrian walkway which connects the parking structure on the other side of 580 where we are standing this morning. not open for business yet. service starts tomorrow. today it is all about the ribbon-cutting ceremonies planned for 10:00 this morning. now, this is b.a.r.t.'s 44th station. and as brent mentioned, the first new station to open in eight years. and it is just a short walk from stone ridge mall. and b.a.r.t. officials, of course, expect it to ease traffic congestion along the very busy 580/680 corridor in the tri-valley. the biggest attraction for some commuters, the fact that it offers more parking. some 1,200 new spaces here. for others the $106 million project doesn't make sense considering the dublin station is two miles away. >> well, really, i thought it was sort of a waste of money to be building one so close. >> this garage is pretty much full. at any other time, if you are commuting up h

the west dublin-pleasanton station is located in the median of intersection -- make that interstate 580 between dublin and castro valley. the $100 million station includes garages with 1200 parking spaces. >>> and we are getting a look at changes in the drive over the bay bridge in the coming months. this is animation of what the first detour will be like driving out of the tunnel towards oakland. the detour will make way for crews to build a 1,000-foot section of the new span. it's called the oakland touchdown. the changes could mean the new bridge will be ready in 2013 a few months ahead of the current schedule. >>> another court hearing in connection with the tucson shooting. what the media is asking a judge to release about suspect jared loughner. >>> and a picture of contrasts in the middle east. while cairo celebrates, another country staging a day of rage. where those demonstrations have turned violent coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, whether new detail e accused tucson shooter will be released. >>> it is up to a california judge whether new details about the accused tucson shooter wi

west dublin pleasanton station. the first train rolls through at 6:03 tomorrow morning. >>> a piece of bone that is believed to be the remains of st. mary magdalene is making its way through the bay area. it was on display at our lady of gaudalupe in san jose. it will be at different churches for the rest of the month. according to the bible mary magdeline was the first to see the resurrection of jesus christ. >>> at first they were popular with bike messengers in san francisco and new york. now lots of people have them. they are called fixies. police say that one was involved in a crash that sent a woman to the hospital. kiet do shows us the key component that fixies lack that makes them illegal to ride. >> reporter: they are called six-gear bikes or sixies and they have been pedaling under the radar until now. a 61-year-old woman was crossing the street last week. the light turned red before she got to the curb. that's when a rider on a sixie weaving through traffic crashed into her at full speed. she is now recov

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. >>> there will be a ceremony in dublin to mark the open of the west dublin-pleasanton station. it opens tomorrow. it's on 580 between castro valley and dublin stations. the $106 million bart station has a couple of garages with 1200 parking spaces. >>> if you drive over the bay bridge, you are going to see a lot of changes coming up. the changes will be on the oakland side where drivers get on and off the bridge. this is so work can now be done between the new bridge and the existing one for the new approach. there is a chance the work will be done quickly enough to allow the bridge to open ahead of schedule. >>> this is some animation right here of what the first detour will look like driving out of the tunnel from san francisco into oakland. the detour will make way for crews to build a 1,000-foot section of new span and they are calling that the oakland touchdown. >> you can see this big bus driving on it right now. we are going to be moving that bus and all the traffic to the south so that a construction crew can come in here and finish this. >> reporter: it's a big job? >>

the 106-million dollar station is expected >>> the new dublin pleasanton b.a.r.t.tion is up and running. the first train left at 6:00 this morning. the $160 million station is expected to make public transit more accessible to the tri- valley area and it's hoped to ease traffic along the 586/80 corridor. >> if you've ever been on that freeway in the morning, it is an absolute gridlock. so what we're going to do and what we anticipate the ridership to be is to be about 4,300 people per day we'll be taking off the road and helping reduce the carbon footprint and lower congestion on the freeway. >> there will be 1,200 new parking spots for the train system. >>> most postal rates going up in april but not the price of a first class stamp. that will stay at 44 cents for the first ounce. each additional ounce will soon cost 20 cents. postcards rise by a peppy and letters to canada or mexico will increase to 80 cents. prices for express mail and priority mail will not change. the rate increases follow the formula that permits rate hikes within the rate of inflation. they

we will talk about that, coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the new west dublin pleasanton bart station is up and running today. the first train left at 6:00 this morning. the $106 million station is expected to make public transit more accessible to the tri- valley area. bart officials hope it will also ease traffic along the 580/680 corridor. >> if you've ever been on that freeway in the morning, it is an absolute gridlock. what we are going to do and what we anticipate the ridership to be is to be about 4300 people per day, that will otherwise be taking off the road, and helping to reduce the carbon footprint as well as the congestion on the freeway. >> the new station will also add 1200 new parking spots to the train system. >>> if you don't mind walking in the rain, it was a day to take bart because the roadways were a little slippery. >> it was treacherous out there. report of some slush and snow in low levels and it looks like things will stay unsettled and wet through the evening hours and then things start to taper off. but outside, we don't see this every day. a couple of time

. >>> the tri-valley area has a new bart station, the new west dublin pleasanton stop is open for business today. the first train left at 6:00 this morning. the $106 million station is expected to make public transit more accessible to people in the bay area. bart officials also hope it will ease traffic along the 580/680 corridor. >> if you have ever been on that freeway, in the morning, it is an absolute gridlock. so what we're going to do, and what we anticipate the ridership to be, is to be about 4300 people per day, that will otherwise be taken off the road and help to reduce the carbon footprint as well as the congestion on the freeway. >> the new station will also add 1200 new parking spots to the train system. >>> it is still going on. live in san francisco. the chinese new years parade. the rain has not made a dent. folks have turned out. big crowds. big year. >>> and the gift of bay area sports fans that could one day help to save a life. ese new year parade is in full swing right ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> san francisco's chinese new year parade is in full swing right now. the wet weath

. >>> just about an hour ago, bart service began at the new west dublin pleasanton station. the transit agency 44th station is located along interstate 580 and includes a bridge for people to walk over the freeway. the $106 million station is the first to be built on an existing line. it was designed to use congestion and parking problems at the original dublin pleasanton station. bart expects 4300 people to use the stop each day during the week. >>> the chp is warning drivers to be careful. the roads are still wet this morning. we want to give you a live lock at highway 101 in marin. you can see what roads brought their head lights on but things seem to be moving smoothly. another round of rain is getting readies to move into the bay area and the dropping temperatures also causing some concern out there. the chp says it is working to mark the roads where black ice is commonly found and is warning people to avoid bridges and areas with heavy rain runoff. >> bridges allow the cold air to be all around the road, so it cools the road surface faster on the dirt. stays warmer so

. >>> construction crews are putting the finishes touches on bart's new west dublin pleasanton station this afternoon we got a look at the 106 million dollar project. a grand opening ceremony is scheduled for next friday with service beginning on saturday, february 19th. bart officials are calling it an engineering feat because they built the station on an operating line that is in the center of interstate 580. >>> the cruise ship that made headlines in a fire off the coast of san diego is ready for service again. a repaired carbon until splendor left san francisco's pier 70 this morning. crews docked in the middle of the bay will it will be tested tore leaks. an engine fire left the ship tornadod with 4500 people on board. the splenda is set to depart monday for long beach before heading to mexico. >>> two groups that support california's state parks today recommended a new plan of action to keep the parks open. next week the state is set to announce which parks will close permanently, because of the budget crisis. the california state parks foundation and the save the redwoods league

the newest west dublin/pleasanton station will open. the station is expected to be a welcome addition to people who live along the busy interstate 580/680 corridor and beyond. >>> one of the best baseball teams in college baseball could be playing its final season for the foreseeable future. today's 120th consecutive opening day celebration at cal is going to take on special meaning. uc berkeley is cutting sports and its budget for the end of the school year. that means the baseball team is coming into their final season ranked 17th in the country according to baseball american preseason polls, but they may not be around. they take on utah at home this afternoon. of course, this is basketball video from their game last night, but we are talking about the baseball team. >>> some good news for the bay bridge commute. construction will be finished up to six months sooner than expected. the bridge leaders say the east and west access route to the new bridge may open at the same time. the video simulation here shows new detours that were put

daly city to the east bay on that pittsburg-bay point line and the dublin-pleasanton line doing equipment maintenance. trains coming into san francisco are on time. ace, muni metro and caltrain no delays. traffic quiet on 101 and 280. down from marin, southbound 101 looks great through the waldo grade and all across the span of the golden gate bridge. they just did the lane changes. so nice and quiet towards the toll plaza. back to you. >> thank you. >>> federal health officials say that hundreds of people may have received false positives for syphilis. this is one medical test you don't want to get wrong. a study finds that 18% of positive results from a test used since the 1980s were wrong. officials always recommend additional testing but some people may have thought they had the disease when they actually didn't. scientists say the test isn't perfect at distinguishing syphilis antibodies from other proteins in the blood. >>> a new study on childhood obesity and working mothers. researchers at the university of chicago and cornell university track some 900 kids across the country. the

. >> passengers boarded bart trains for the first time today at the new west dublin pleasanton station located at interstate 580 and 680 in dublin. the first train pulled out of the station this morning and will serve riders. >> in the 90's we are building it, this was supposed to be a stop. we had no money for it. we put in all the plumbing, all the things in case the money came in. >> money came in and ground broke four years ago. it's the first to be built in between two existing stations. >>> bart investigators haven't said how several pieces of metal ended up on tracks last flight prompting a shut down of membership of the system. it started after 6:00 last night when it was spotted on the tracks at the west oakland station. workers cut the power to four of five bart lines for about a half hour, snarling the evening commute. they say it was about 8:00o 30 before they got back to normal. >> pg&e said it wouldn't change how it monitored the pipeline that exploded in september. that's according to a report in the san jose mercury news. after that deadly explosion it was revealed that

livermore, a smooth drive at 13 minutes through dublin and pleasanton.'ll cross under the cool looking overpass marla just showed you. it will be bright lights. you have seen that through a week or so. it won't be a surprise. the getaway out of the area starts at 3:00 p.m. for the slowing. get out early through sacramento downtown. here's a live look at the web cam through highway 50 and myers. just ten minutes ago i saw cars lined up here getting their chains checked and hooked up. so there's the slowing conditions heading through the south shore. we'll poouf move to antioch with highway 4 close to the limit. no problems until a later start for friday with the backups there. heir here's the maze approach. more live shots coming up in our next report. >>> the beginning of the end. a local teen starts the final season today. >>> plus, what the mommaing a oe is saying about a possible run at the presidency. >>> a budgetshowdown could happen at the nation's tap toll today. the house of representatives will try to pass the republican budget plan with spendin

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it has taken four years and $106 million to build the dublin/pleasanton station. you are invited to come down and take a look today. >> very good. >>> if you want to move fast through your commute you always pay attention to sal. >> yes. >> you know, dave, i think today you can move fast if you're going to be leaving the house within the speed limit of course. you can though drive on the bay bridge westbound approaching the span with little or no delay for now getting on to the span. the traffic is moving along pretty well on the upper deck of the bay bridge get into the city. also this morning's commute is looking good if you are driving on interstate 880 passing the coliseum in both directions. what an improvement the weather has given us. it's better weather so better driving so far. dumbarton bridge still looks good. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sir. a big thanks to people that sent me e-mail pictures of the snow. tracy sent me great pictures of the snow. the twitter pictures coming in from lake county to even a waterspout which is a funnel cloud over wat

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over the hills maybe mid-60s by brentwood and antioch but upper 60s dublin, pleasanton coming in at 70. by the monterey bay, even warmer. low 70s for morgan hill but up to 79 for salinas. the accu-weather 7-day forecast, chilly numbers for the next couple mornings. mild afternoons and then we'll get the milder mornings and the rainy afternoons and much cooler high temperatures barely making 60 by tuesday. we should have some very rainy weather and cold and rainy weather by the end of next week. >> that's okay. we need some cold and we need some rain. okay. thanks so much. well, i know new york is warming up. i think it's in the 40s. in the teens and single digits for so long. let's check with dan harris. he joins us live at new york city to tell us what's coming up on "good morning america." i know you're following the developments in egypt. >> yes. i think it was in the teens when i left my house at 4:00 in the morning although i'm not sure that's representative. waking up to history in the middle east. the first morning in egypt since the dictator mubarak stepped down. astonishing sp

the station has located p between the castro valley and the dublin pleasanton station.ve a weekday rider-of 4300 people. the lanes of traffic just west of the toll booth are in the way of construction. so starting in may, crews will shift all lanes slightly to the south. both sections of the bridge opening fall of 2013. >> it's 6:35 now. mike has a similar drive in the morning. was it dry-dry? >> didn't have rains, had ponding on some of the secondary streets that could be an issue for you this morning. we do have more rain on the way. let's take a look to our south and west. you see another load developing as it comes do you know through this cold air. it goes north and west across the bay area. right now most of it is situated in the south bay up in the higher elevations of the diablo range and the santa cruz mountains. but by noon watch it slowly move back across our neighborhood so most of us will be getting wet by noon. temperatures holding in the upper 40s. the rain could make it as far west from san francisco to napa. that's the steadier rain. you'll have scatter

located right in the middle of interstate 5 80 between the castro valley and dublin pleasanton stationthis marks the first time since 2003 that bart has opened a new station. >>> he nearly 1 million people expected to attend saturday night chinese new year parade in san francisco. event begins at market and second street and will proceed down geary and post before ending on kearnyy and columbus avenue. public work crew have been sprucing up the parade route for week now, removing graffiti steam cleaning streets and broadway opportunity he. if you take bart you should exit at the montgomery or powell street station. parade start at 5:15. streets along the route will close to traffic beginning at 5:00 p.m. so dheep in mind if in the city. >> so the question will it rain on the parade? let's go back to update the forecast with experience. >>reporter: chance diminish it will rain on the parade as we may have widely scattered showers but chance will diminish as the parade goes on. we have showers now and we have snow. snow in the bay area. still snowing at mount tam started this afternoon a

union city and fremont and inland east bay we see high in the mid 60's at concord, danville, dublin, pleasanton and monterey bay very mild day. 70 in santa cruz and 73 at salines as. accu-weather 7 day forecast. high pressure up to about 70 degrees on saturday after chilly morning on friday and saturday. signed temperatures start to moderate a bit then monday the rain arrives on valentine's day and period of rain each day next week so back to winter type weather. daytime high drop back in the mid 50's much of next week. >> rain on valentine's day. >> crying hearts. >> thank you very much. >> all right. who is work at google? up next. we examine the minority hiring complaint saz.ng some of silicon valley >> silicon valley high tech firms are facing some scrutiny tonight. they are being accused of not hiring enough minorities. tonight we have a look at newly released numbers on this. david reports that one mainly player has refused to participate. 3 non-profit group targeted google for protest because it wouldn't provide a break down of the work force by race or ethnicity. >> the only way we can

east bay valleys, low to mid-60s from brentwood at 61 to danville, dublin, pleasanton and concord 56.ay shore, castro valley around 67 degrees. upper 60s in the south bay today with san jose, santa clara, cupertino, saratoga around 68. temperatures in the mid-60s to upper 60s on the peninsula. look at menlo park and san mateo, 67. mid-60s abeing lo the coast and downtown and south san francisco and through the north bay valleys, mid to upper 60s at your beaches. you'll have low 60s. look at the 70s, santa cruz, watsonville, salinas and gilroy. everybody else in the upper 60s. pebble beach beautiful! sunshine today and tomorrow, low mid-60s. cloudy and mid-50s for sunday. tonight clear once again with most of our inland valleys in the 30s. low to mid-40s for the rest of us. areas of high pressure and some of the high clouds that are overrunning them right now. main stormtracker, jet stream still well to the north. that's why we're going to have mild afternoons this week and after those chilly mornings. but this mess comes our way monday. the rain arrives during the afternoon hours and

>>> the west dublin-pleasanton station will be open to passengers starting tomorrow. ated in the median of interstate 580 between the castro valley and dublin stations. the $106 million station has a couple of garages with, get this, 1200 parking spaces. so everyone coming from stockton and tracy can park and ride bart the rest of the way. >>> we can give you an idea now of what the drive will look like in a few months when you cross the bay bridge into oakland. they are making changes where traffic gets on and off the bridge. the lanes will be realigned so work can be done on the new approach to the brink. now, this is animation of what the first detour will be like driving out of the tunnel toward oakland. the detour will make way for crews to build a 1,000-foot section of the new span. they are calling it the oakland touchdown. the changes could mean the new bridge will be ready in 2013, a few months ahead of the current schedule. >>> we'll be on that in short order with our commute. >>> starting today the cal baseball team is playing its final season. last week the

the new west dublin-pleasanton station. they have 1,200 new parking spaces. the cost of all this, $106 million. it's scheduled for the grand opening next friday and will open for service the following day. >>> a new report claims california state parks need a rescue plan. the california state parks foundation along with the save the redwoods league released their findings about the state of the state parks. the report claims california must rethink how parks and recreation areas are supported and safeguarded or face permanent loss of valuable resources. the report calls for improving resource management, access, education, and tourism. the state parks department is facing $22 million in cuts. next week the department is slated to produce a list of permanent park closures. >>> arnold schwarzenegger took a break from battling bad guys in blockbusters to battle budgets and bureaucrats. right? but now he's back, so to speak. years after telling hollywood hasta la vista to be governor of california he, schwarzenegger is ready to return to films, we told. he took t

are getting reports of bart delays 10 to 15 minutes from colma to sfo and from west oakland to dublin pleasantons due to police activity at the civic center. foggy around the bay area. dealing with limited visibility across th carquinez bridge. nice speeds on the eastshore freeway and highway 4 through the portion. highway 4 coming off the antioch bridge, can't really see too much there. it is foggy. limited visibility here, as well. and, of course, once you come off the span you will see some slow and go conditions along highway 4 westbound through antioch. bay bridge not too bad. metering lights off. no delays across the upper deck into san francisco. san mateo bridge also a good choice this morning. clear, 14 minutes between 880 and 101. if you are headed over to 880 right now, northbound through oakland checking in with no troubles. we are seeing extra volume but overall nice speeds. southbound 880 seeing slightly slower speeds approaching hayward but overall traffic moving well through there. highway 1 between bean hollow and pescadero creek, 24/7 project, one way traffic control in the are

dublin and pleasanton the warmer spots at 63 degrees. let's head to the east bay shore.e have mid-60s here, either 63, 64, or 65. south bay we have 63 to 64 degrees. on the peninsula pretty much either 63 or 64 degrees. look at half moon bay and pacifica, 63 and 64 degrees but we stop it right there. going to get down to 62. that's our high in sunset, daly city south san francisco and 63 downtown. head through the north bay valleys, mid to upper 60s in most areas. along the coast in sausalito, low 60s. upper 60s, santa rosa, cloverdale and ukiah. low to mid-60s here and 65 l.a. and 58 palm springs. everyone seeing sunshine. the same area of high pressure that's bringing us this warm weather with temperatures in the 70s away from the coast this weekend is also going to dominate most of the state. you'll find it very pleasant no matter where you go the next couple days. here's frances with a look at your traffic. >> back to hayward, the road work to the highway has been cleared. heading to the san mateo bridge, once you're on the span this is what you can expect. reported

a strong cell around danville, heading towards dublin, pleasanton. we're starting to see a decent system right there. that's heading to hayward in the next couple of minutes. it will be moving through as well. there's some very intense parts that continue to go through. as far as the rain goes throw, if i come out wide, you can see it's gone through the north bay. put this into motion. there goes the system. right there is that line, pick up towards the south bay. as we come out wider here, i'll go over the east bay. you can see where that's starting to slice through. that's all lit up. that's close to the radar site. there could be brief heavy rain. we also had a couple reports of hail. the system is moving. the cold air has yet to come. now san rafael and napa are dropping. it's mild ahead of it. here comes our system. there's all sorts of advisories until 4:00 and the east pay in the santa cruz mountains. snow will be on the way. but it's a cold windy pattern. the five-day the coldest air arrives tonight into tomorrow morning. cold sunday but sunn

with the bridge between cub lin -- dublin and pleasanton. this an -- this is an undeveloped area that needs to be developed. >> the station includes nearly 1200 parking spots. it's the first station open in eight years. >>> b.a.r.t. veries are still trying to figure out how several pieces of metal got on the tracks last night. the thin metal scraps were found near the west oakland station around 6:00 last night. and officials soon stopped service on the entire system, causing thousands of headaches for friday night computers. it took about 8:0 for service to return to -- 8:30 for service to return to normal. >>> what's behind the fuss of a truss that came down in washington. >>> and workers in washington worked until the we hours of morning in the budget battle. >>> a three-decade old fixture in washington came crashing down. high winds blew over the christmas tree, snapping its christmas trunk in two. the colorado blue spruce was already feet tall when it was tracked from pennsylvania and replanted. they have another tree ready to go for th

if >> a 44th bart station near dublin/pleasanton. $106 million to build that platform. goal since the 1990's. however, the funding for this had transpired between 1990 and now. parking spots also an issue at this bart paplatform. >> and will speak with kirkwood residents to get an idea of the conditions of fair. >> and if the sun is out? it is a beautiful picture. >> will sort it all out. (music) >> we are back, this is a live look at 80/kingvale. chain laws are in effect. >> joining us is michael. his 80 kirkwood resident. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> and he is from kirkwood-- >> and you know, this is just a dream come true with all the fresh snow. unbelievable 12 ft. totals is just incredible! >> good for you but we're looking at somebody tried to clear off of his house. is a difficulty to get up there? >> this comes with some challenges, for sure. winter chchallenges driving it is definitely a challenge but one juror on the mountain it is unbelievable! >> you are expecting a big cross because of the long holiday weekend. big-crowds expected. >> yes, they are

the west dublin pleasanton station will not be in service until tomorrow. will be a ribbon- cutting ceremony and anyone who wants to can come and take a look. the station has taken four years and 106 million to build. it's expected to serve 400 riders a day during the weekend. -- the week. you know what will be interested? to see how the traffic on 580 and 680 improves. >> interesting. >>> let's check in with sal now. you have a -- had a busy day yesterday. it's feeling like friday light for you today. >> yeah, thankfully, dave and tori, it does feel that way. we're doing pretty well if you are driving along the bay area freeways. we've had some glitches. on the peninsula, we've been watching the area near sfo. but so far, absolutely no slowdown associated with president obama's visit. i'm not even sure they are gonna use the freeway to get him from the hotel to the tarmac at sfo. so far, 101 looks good. we're not really expecting a huge backup. there may be momentary closures but it will be real quick. >> let's take a look at westbound 92 driving to the pe

the west dublin-pleasanton station will be open to passengers starting tomorrow. jured this shoulder, then this one, then this one two more times. playing with my kids was not an option. when a lot of doctors could have gone in and just said, "no, can't fix it." but he didn't give up. today i can throw my kids around in the pool. i can still coach rugby and share my love of the game. announcer: at sutter health, our story is you. for more stories, visit sutterhealth.org. >>> good morning from the cbs 5 traffic center. first reports of a serious accident westbound 580 just as you approach grand in the oakland area. motorcycle accident, activity in the right lane, chp and emergency crews are on scene. you can see lots of red here on the roads so traffic slow and go approaching the area. busy through the maze anyway. from you headed to the bay bridge, not too bad. in fact, they turned the metering light off. traffic is cruising along. state road 29 closed between tubbs lane and livermore road. that closure extents into tomorrow so plan your weekend accordingly and if

here's a look at the south bay, the sunol grade 680 and 580 where they come together and dublin and pleasantonlooks wet there. expect waves of light rain to continue through the morning hours before the heavier rain moves into the north bay before noon and then the rest of us during the afternoon and evening hours. we'll talk about some tolls and snow in the sierra within a minute. >> southbound at 880 at mission. two left lanes, four cars involved. chp is en route right now and we'll keep you posted on that crash. a live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza where you see it's still delay-free this morning. there have been a few accidents but so far no major delays. we'll keep track of that one in fremont at mission. let's check out the south bay and show you the 101 and 880 interchange. headlights are northbound 101, 880 right across your screen. in the north bay we'll show you 101 in san rafael. things look good southbound but this is where we'll see the rain mike tells us this afternoon. it will hit that part of the bay area first. eric? >> frances, thank you. 5:31. a judge is set to decide wh

dublin and pleasanton, look at the difference in time there passing by airway boulevard. e speed limit getting closer to the dublin interchange. a new incident here on highway 4 in antioch. we have a slow down because of a disabled beer truck in your second lane. so some of my friends have to say watch out for the slowing. we'll move to the maze ending with a shot of the smooth flow approaching the bay bridge. here's a live look at that coming up. we have a backup flowing but no metering lights yet. back over to you. >>> 6:24 right now. some of the a's report to spring training today. find out why hopes are especially high heading into the next season. i love america, i love my pet bald eagle brock, my bison sara, i love my pick-up with the custom constitution paint job... i celebrate jury duty... i love america so much, i'm making an all american jack combo two jumbo patties, with melting cheese, lettuce, tomato and pickles, plus fries and a drink for only $4.99. i've celebrated every american tradition...except one... spring break cancun yo!!!!!!!! try the all american j

at first look inside the new west dublin and pleasanton bart station. straddling highway 580 it will serve as a mainstay for pedestrians to cross from the freeway to the dublin side. the challenge bart face was building a new station with bart trains running through the construction project. >> we have the station were not only its a station where we have traffic going, were also read in the middle of the freeway. this kind of construction is never been done in our history. it was not only an engineering challenge was a learning curve. >> its the first new station to open in eight years. the station opened to the public on the 19th. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. at the last out of your screen the back up pickets as folks tried had it westbound towards san francisco. italy is moving well. the james lick in san francisco. it the 80-101 is low in all directions. we will be back were news ahead. >> in national news, i could look at the republicans would like to be our next president. nearly one dozen of them at this point. most of them are showing that

the commute direction is coming in near dublin and pleasanton. this is a backup extending out of the altamonte pass, but it is much worse further back. here's chopper on the map. you can see the accident at north flint road that i told you about. the travel time has increased to half hour coming out of the altamonte pass and all the snowing before north flint road. we saw a pass there with a steady flow of traffic. it is liver more livermore. there's some benefit by the accident and the backup. the accident is over in the bridge check area with the accident and ambulance on the scene. through the dublin interchange, things are moving more smoothly despite the heavy volume of traffic because most folks are held up in the altamonte pass. we are looking at the maze, no major issues near the toll plaza, but a live look out there shows a wet lens and a wet roadway. the wind will blow you around. back to you. >>> thank you very much. 6:12 right now, still to come on "today in the bay," the irs will be spending their refund on debit cards, and not by ch

some rain moving into the sunol grade and dublin and pleasanton but very light. a nice radar spike here could be small hail or even heavier snow falling now near bear creek road and highway 35 and 17. those snow levels down to possibly 2,000 feet. pretty quiet as far as the wet weather goes. fog developing in the north bay and valleys of the east bay hills. during the afternoon hours, look for more of this wet weather to slowly move to the north and another round for tomorrow. how's that in your forecast. first let's find out about that commute. good morning, frances. >> good morning, mike. no accidents to slow you down but if you're heading on highway 29 five miles north of calistoga closed due to snow. here's a live shot of 101 in san rafael where southbound traffic's on the right. mike was telling us earlier there is low visibility out of santa rosa. look out for that. other than that the ride looks pretty good down to the golden gate bridge. the san mateo bridge how differently it looks this morning. no problems across the span and no windy conditions and it'