dumbarton bridge. having no water supply and the bridge as been a serious safety concern for more than 20 years. >> it's been a concern for over two decades of the bridge, it's been noted before and we've requested of the state that they put a water supply system. >>kate: during the tractor- trailer fire multiple tanks had been called in to extinguish the fire which burned for about 40 minutes. the fire chief said the amount of time and resources needed to put out what he calls a small fire, she illustrates exactly why there needs to be a water supply on the bridge. >> it wasn't that significant of a fire. it looks spectacular, if you look at how much of the trailer is burned, the truck and the smaller vehicle the good news is no one was injured or killed. the bad news it was in a big of a fire and look at how many resources were necessary just about that little fire. >>kate: the bridge is undergoing a $150 million dollars seismic retrofit. he hasn't received guarantees that new hydrants will be added

that information was not correct. >>> let's go back to the dumbarton bridge. these are live pictures from newschopper2. there's traffic there starting to move just past the accident scene. sal castanedo is on the scene. and he says they just started to let eastbound traffic through. that's the traffic that's heading on the left side of our screen. the right side of the screen, westbound traffic has been going through for about an hour. the eastbound traffic was stuck for over an hour, an hour and 20 minutes. ever since a big rig sharbed into is sedan -- big rig crashed into the sedan. both drivers managed to get out safely. the good news, there's no injuries. at this point, the crews are still trying to get the vehicles off the bridge. but the chp says the real challenge is to separate the vehicles. we'll give you updates all day and then we'll have a full report on the news at 5:00. that will do it for us. thanks for watching. have a great day. ♪ teacher, teacher, now we're back in school ♪ ♪ are you smarter than you used to be? ♪ foxworthy: hi, everybody, i'

>>> change is coming to the dumbarton bridge. we'll tell you about some lane closures that are expected to be part of a new nightly routine. >>> many drivers could be in for a foggy morning commute. the areas that will have the toughest driving conditions. >>> and the u.s. government continues to fly citizens out of egypt this morning. what an evacuated bay area couple says was the scariest part of their ordeal. it's all ahead here on the ktvu morning news. >>> good morning. thank you for waking up with us. i'm pam cook. it is tuesday february 1st. fog could definitely be a problem for drivers this morning. let's check in with steve paulson. good morning, steve. >>> that is true. rain is gone for now but we have a lot of low clouds and fog out there. in fact, some of it will be very thick. it tends to form a little bit later after the fog burns off we'll have highs in the 50s and 60s. more on that coming up. but now here's sal. >>> steve, right now traffic on the golden gate bridge is effected by some of that fog. you can see how

chopper 5 still live over the dumbarton bridge. rig hit a stalled car and they both caught fire. this happened an hour and a half ago. eastbound lanes are closed, stopped at university avenue. still at this hour only one westbound lane is re-opened. there is about a half mile backup so use the san mateo bridge or highway 237 as your alternate. back to you. >> thank you. >>> see you at 5:00. ,, >> ridge: so, thomas, what kind of princess is this girl? >> thomas: uh, i think she's third in line for the belgian throne. >> brooke: (gasps) >> ridge: thomas, you know how gullible brooke is. >> brooke: oh! why don't you tell us who she is? >> thomas: come on, it's a first date, okay? >> ridge: i'll open the door for you. >> thomas: brooke. >> brooke: okay. okay. go to your room. (giggles) thomas, have a wonderful evening. come on, let's go. (giggles) >> thomas: (sighs) >> dayzee: and make a cash drop

on the peninsula we just spoke about the san mateo and dumbarton bridges. no problems there heading over to 101. a little bit of slowing already on northbound 101 through san mateo. at 5:38 let's go to steve. >>> sal, you just tweeted dallas-fort worth closed due to ice. >> yes. >> so is george bush international houston due to thunderstorms. very severe weather moving through there out ahead of it and then the ice storm behind that. couple hours they should be all right. but right now that's what's going on in texas as a system develops right down there and lifts towards the great lakes. for us fog is a big story. low clouds and fog. 37 fairfield. 37 santa rosa. 40s for some. upper 40s for others. although redwood city seems to be -- i don't know. go 42 but everyone else is around 48 or 47. foggy then sunny and mild. san jose 48 to start. 58 then we'll go 63 sunshine. once we can get through the fog there's some areas of very thick fog looking at the web camera from san jose state's meteorology department. high pressure built in. you can see it right there

of the dumbarton bridge were closed for about three and a half hours. this caused a traffic nightmare for lot of people. the crash happened just on this bridge, read over the curb. that is where a mazda protege stalled in the right hand lane and then was smashed into just minutes later by a tractor- trailer. luckily there were no injuries during this crash. i huge fire. i ran into a bike rider who was riding his bike across the bridge as this happened. he caught it all on video and spoke to the driver of the car just minutes after the crash. >> i saw a stalled car, that's not a good place to have a stall. when i got to the bottom of the bridge i heard a smashing sound. and in the mirror i looked back and saw black plume. i turned around and look like a giant pile of smoke coming up the top of the bridge. >> did the truck hit it? >> yes. i was on the phone with aaa when it happened. >> i'm the driver, that happened to me. >> is everything ok? >> me and my mom got out. we ran. that's my mom over there. >>kate: the driver of that car from palo alto was ver

dumbarton bridge had delays moments ago.ffic better slow and go approaching the toll plaza so they must have cleared that accident out of the road. but give yourself some extra time give. you can always use the san mateo bridge instead. it is getting busy some extra volume but we are still seeing okay speeds between 880/237 and 101. now the bay bridge is stacking up here, the metering lights on. 23 minutes on the eastshore freeway commute. backed up to grand but again it's not too bad this morning. usually at this point we see it backed up to the maze. overall though traffic fairly typical. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> thank you for watching cbs 5 "early edition." we'll see you ba

>>pam: the dumbarton bridge is equipped with emergency phones along the way.>>jacqueline: a live look from our mount tam cam, a few clouds rotating and. for the most part though it is pretty sunday. temperatures happen warmer this afternoon. today 61 santa rosa, 60 redwood city, upper 50s inland and to the north bay 56 san francisco, 57 pacifica, 58 in san jose. we will see tevatron drop off dramatically tonight it will be cold. 50 degrees and a half when bay, 52 san francisco, 55 a word. again, temperatures dropping off quickly this evening once the sun sets. into tomorrow morning, really cool temperatures again and widespread 30's through the bay area and patch you frost inland. and to the afternoon, high clouds streaming in and we will also see increasing winds. if changes are coming to the forecast by thursday bring back in the forecast will talk all about that a potential still this week >>pam:. more bay area schools from the chopping block. a vote to close the schools and antioch law school district is happening teachers and parents are not taken and is

reporting on the dumbarton bridge, kron 4 news.e fire on the dumbarton bridge cause the mess with traffic. it was shut down for hours, people waited in the back up just to find out what's that got to the candidate to find another way to their destination. i talked to several frustrated drivers, one woman i talked to said she was under way to jury duty and did know what she was going to do. most people took it in stride, but there were few people got upset about this. on highway 84, kron 4 news. >>dan: during concord teachers and other employees of the mount diablo school district are protesting tonight. protesting what they are called it one bad faith bargaining on the part of the school district. the school board and will meet in the focus will be on school closures. there are devoted to close to schools and tonight it will discuss whether or not to close additional schools. in concord, dan kron 4 news. >>reporter: they say a suspect wanted in connection with robbing several and elderly women after following the hall from the safe

you're looking live at the dumbarton. no delays to report, traffic moving well through this portion. from you take the san mateo bridge this morning, traffic looking good. very light, only 13 minutes to go between 880 and 101. the golden gate bridge also checking i problem-free, but we're seeing fog. limited visibilities so use caution. bay bridge toll plaza traffic light, metering lights are off, only 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. mass transit a good choice this morning. bart, ace, muni and caltrain are all on time. live look at the conditions in the south bay, here's 101 at mckie. traffic still very light this early morning. that's a look at your morning commute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the surfer who was in a coma after crashing during mavericks is speaking out now about his ordeal. 30-year-old jake trette was thrown over a 25-foot wave during the competition and then slammed by two more waves and knocked unconscious. a kayaker spotted his body and he was brought ashore after being under wate

that is the dumbarton bridge. they are working on that project through 2012. overnight through friday from 8:00 to 5:00 a.m. all lanes have picked up, but we could see more construction lasting to the 5:00 hour as the westbound commute continues through the rest of the week. the san mateo bridge, highway 92 further north will take you clear of this project, it shouldn't be a problem overnight. both of the bridges are moving smoothly right now. but then the fog is playing a part. chp issued an overnight dense fog advisory for the cartinas bridge and north through vallejo. fairfield and novato, 37 to 101, that's the same area christina showed you with less than a quarter mile visibility. keep that in mind near the venetian or cartinas bridges this morning. >>> red light cameras are given credit for cutting down on deadly crashes across the country. christie smith is live in berkeley where red light cameras are in place. now, christie, when the cameras first came around not everyone was excited about them. >> reporter: that's right. this debate is not new, but so

now, overnight we have a closure to report for the dumbarton bridge.he dumbarton bridge retrofit project got under way this week so closures monday through friday from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. they wrapped things up this morning. traffic moving well through that portion. but you can use the san mateo bridge overnight to avoid any of these closures. they will have a couple of lanes closed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. monday through friday throughout the week. through daly city foggy on 280. that's a look at your morning commute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at this morning's top stories. right now, tens of thousands of egyptians are flooding cairo. these are the latest pictures from that rear square. it is the largest call for the ouster of egyptian president hosni mubarak. the army is promising it won't fire on demonstrators. >>> today an oakland city councilwoman makes a new proposal to license large-scale pot farms within city limits. the idea this time is to link them directly to medical marijuana marijuana dispenseories. the proposal would cap the

a very heavy rain over palo we'll go, the dumbarton bridge into fremont. with the deep shade of orange indicating rainfall rates of an inch an hour. an extreme downpour. it is moving fairly quickly, a steady stream of moisture coming in off shore. half moon bay is seeing heavy rain right now. that's take a look at future cast for what were expecting. heavy rain into the south bay at the 6:00 hour. a chance for heavier rain and moderate downpour's up toward the north bay. this mostly missed the heavy rain for today. 10:00 p.m., widespread rain through the bay area. a couple pockets of heavy rain. that is the storm will spread out to the east and the heavy rain will filter into the tahoe region. if you are flooding had up there this weekend wait until tomorrow morning. which storm warning in effect will expire tonight. by 9:00 a.m. a couple isolated showers and that will continue throughout the day. a few areas of more heavy rain over near vallejo, san jose and toward the south bay. tahoe, you see this snow flying. a live view from heavenly ski resort, you s

kron 4 follows up on yesterday's fiery crash on the dumbarton bridge.nd out why one fire chief here but the damage could be worse. the measures he thinks he needs to be taken to ensure public safety. >>live, from the bay area's news station, this is kron4 news at 6:00. >>pam: at 6:00, a vigil to remember these two teenagers were killed while they were rafting over the weekend in walnut creek. this is a live picture as people gathered to remember them. the bodies of 16 year-old matthew miller and 17 year-old gavin were discovered on sunday in concord. you could see people beginning to gather. they both went to a high school in walnut creek, many of their friends of will be there this evening to honor their memories. near the creek itself and with the two died, this makeshift memorial has been set up. you could see flowers and posters and sides and ribbons all set up for they teenagers. now officials are trying to determine whether additional fencing are warning signs are needed near the city flood control channel where the two were tried to raft. you cou

considering higher tolls during rush hour on the san mateo and dumbarton bridges following the bridgeodel that started last summer. the idea is ease traffic jams by encouraging off-peak driving. although the dumbarton and san mateo bridges are fine right now, delays on those spans could lead to bottlenecks on highway 101. >> crews pulling another ship out of the sassoon bay moth ball fleet today. moving the ss to vallejo for cleaning and recycling. you can see right there the boats busy at work in a picture from sky 7. the turman is supposed to be the first ship to be processed at the recycling facility, the only one of its kind on the west coast. it's the 17th ship to be pulled from sassoon bay under an obama administration plan to clean up the site and it'ses will going to mean a lot of jobs. >> trying to hire as many people as we need, as we can and hopefully be able to fill some jobs here. >> the ss turman was built in 1961 in san francisco. so jobs back then and jocks now. >> he's a threat to some and a hero to others. >> still to come this morning, the major honor some people th

about sfo to oakland now over the san mateo bridge over toward the dumbarton and san mateo and santa cruz coastline around 101, 280 on the peninsula as well. if you're like what the -- that's it right there. let's get to the warnings and watches for the north bay hills. the winter weather advisory starts at 4:00 today for snow. that's 4:00 today above 1,000 feet. and then for the bay area hills on friday. so today it's the north bay and tonight and tomorrow i'm sure it will be mostly the bay area hills. the time line if you need to get anything done the next couple days either do it today or wait until sunday. so the rain begins today. snow level around 1500 feet. very cold. it will be a cold rain tomorrow with lowering snow levels on friday. friday night into saturday is really the main time focus for any low snow levels. then we'll have a freeze watch posted as all this clears out. and i mean once we get rid of everything and once it moves south, it will be spectacular visibility. the hills will be snow covered for many if there's available moisture. i think there will be. upper 30

considering higher tolls during rush hour on the san mateo and dumbarton bridges following the bridgeodel that started last summer. the idea is ease traffic jams by encouraging off-peak driving. although the dumbarton and san mateo bridges are fine right now, delays on those spans could lead to bottlenecks on highway 101. >> crews pulling another ship out of the sassoon bay moth ball fleet today. moving the ss to vallejo for cleaning and recycling. you can see right there the boats busy at work in a picture from sky 7. the turman is supposed to be the first ship to be processed at the recycling facility, the only one of its kind on the west coast. it's the 17th ship to be pulled from sassoon bay under an obama administration plan to clean up the site and it'ses will going to mean a lot of jobs. >> trying to hire as many people as we need, as we can and hopefully be able to fill some jobs here. >> the ss turman was built in 1961 in san francisco. so jobs back then and jocks now. >> he's a threat to some and a hero to others. >> still to come this morning, the major honor some people th

---los funcionarios del condado de san mateo consideran cambiar la cuota de los puentes "dumbarton" y la bahia, que cuesta 6 dolares durante las horas pico de trafico, 5 dolares los fines de semana, y 4 dolares el resto del tiempo. ---muchas personas tienen la opcion de viajar fuera de las horas de mas trafico, y se cree que estarian dispuestas a cambiar su horario de manejo para ahorrarse un poco de dinero. ---los automovilistas que cruzan el puente "dumbarton" temprano en la maÑana o tarde por la noche tendran que considerar otros caminos.---y es que varios carriles de esta estructura colgante que conecta a la peninsula con el este de la bahia cerraran para realizar trabajos de refuerzo antiÍsmico.---los cierres comenzaron hoy, y seran de lunes a viernes de las 8 de la noche a las 5 de la maÑana... los sabados y domingos, los cierres duraran hasta las 11 de la maÑana.---le advertimos que este horario de cierre de carriles probablemente se mantendra hasta agosto de 2012. --un hombre acusado de dirigir un puntero de rayo laser a un helicoptero oficial, podria pasar el resto de su vida

right now it costs all these drivers $5 to get across the dumbarton bridge. same price to cross the san mateo bridge. but officials are expressing support for a new pricing plan. the same plan drivers already used on the bay bridge. it's called congestion toll pricing. in july drivers of the bay bridge started paying $6 to cross during peak rush hour times and $4 during nonpeak hours. the different prices are supposed to encourage drivers to cross the bridge when there are fewer vehicles on the road. and therefore cut down on some of the wait times at the toll plaza. yesterday authorities revealed a new county wide transportation plan. the first of its kind in ten years. in that plan congestion toll pricing is recommended for both dumbarton and san mateo bridge. san mateo transportation officials could start taking a closer look at the congestion toll pricing option this fall. but they say they first want to wait for the results of a study that looks at how and the impact of congestion toll pricing on the bay bridge. authorities are going to wait for that stu

everything back to normal on the dumbarton bridge but there's road work going on. >> debate expected today with the san francisco police commission taking up a proposal equipping officers with tasers. i thought i heard the starting miss follow go off. i swear i did. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with tragic news out of new zealand. the death toll from monday 6.3 earthquake has gone up. officials gave up hope for students in a collapsed building. >> it's nighttime now in new zealand and a strict curfew is in place. if anyone is in and out about certain areas of christ church after 6:30 in the evening they will be arrested. the 6.3 magnitude quake hit at the height of the workday tuesday new zealand time. as many as 300 people are missing. earlier today cheers erupted when researchers and teams found survives trapped in the rubble 24 hours. heartbreak at a tv station. 15 employees and as many as 10 japanese students are inside the collapsed building. police are 100% certain no one trapped in the rubble was alive and have moved rescuers to other locations. >> we're mo

caltrain is working on the dumbarton and hayward. >> and the search for survivors of new zealand's devastatingarthquake continues. the hope begins to fade for finding many more people alive. it's thursday at 4:30. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. topping our news, novato police and federal agents will be back in a north bay backyard today to resume the search for a body that appears to be buried there. the home belongs to an elderly couple and the husband is missing. terry mcsweeney is live in novato. terry, even one of the participants says it's like an alfred hitchcock movie. >> take a look at the excitement last night as crews were in that backyard digging up the backyard and underneath that blue tarp you might be able to see there may well be the body of a man who lived in this house and was reported missing by neighbors a couple weeks ago. 74-year-old dale smith lived here with his wife evelyn. she is in her fifties and now she's no longer answering questions posed by police. >> the case is full of unusual circumstances so i'm not gonna comment whether that is suspicion itself but you

roadwork this morning along the dumbarton bridge. it will wrap up by 5:00. no delays. traffic very light. there are various lane closures through the area. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> power outages in the bay area are few and far between. the weather has eased up a bit but recently pg&e says only 282 homes and businesses are in the dark in parts of the bay area served by pg&e. the outages are small and scattered throughout the region but a big inconvenience for those people. 4500 customers without power at some point yesterday. >>> president barack obama is still here in the bay area this morning. last night, he dined with silicon valley celebrities. he is looking for support for his plan to spend on high-tech initiatives. anne makovec is at sfo where the president is about to take off in four hours or so. >> reporter: he is leaving from sfo this morning hopefully the weather is going to hold up for his departure. but somehow even when the rest of the planes are delayed, obama's plane air force one makes it out. today he is headed to oregon. here's a look at hi

here's live look at the dumbarton bridge. two lanes are shut down. they should re-open by 5:00. elsewhere roadwork in effect on 580 westbound between high street and fruitvale. various lanes closed until 5:30. first look at the bay bridge, metering lights off, no troubles, but eastbound between center anchorage to yerba buena various lanes are closed. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the u.s. embassy in egypt is beginning a mandatory evacuation enough to more than 1,000 staff members and their families. the charter flights come as week long protests in egypt resume today even though the military called for an end to the demonstrations. the protestors' main demand is that egyptian president hosni mubarak immediately step down after three decades of rule. last night, mubarak announced in a speech he will step down, but only after elections in september. >> what i aim for now is to restore the stability of this country in order to ensure a peaceful transfer of power. >> president obama spoke with mubarak by telephone yesterday evening. the white house says mr. obama initiated the cal

no injuries, they were able to get the dumbarton bridge re- opened in time for the evening commute. right now traffic is fine as you head towards the toll plaza. but there is still a little bit of overnight roadwork actually across the span until about 5 or 6:00 this morning depending on what lanes and what direction you're going. good day to use mass transit, always a good day to use bart, ace, muni and caltrain bart, all on time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> state supreme court has upheld the death sentence for a man found guilty of murder more than three decades ago. he was convicted of killing three students who were making a film in the mojave desert in 1978. he was first sentenced to death in 1979. his death penalty was reversed twice and he was resentenced to death both times. the man is one of the longest serving inmates on california's death row. anytime the death penalty is imposed, it's an automatic appeal to the state's highest court. but the court has only 7 justices so there's a major backup there. >> i think it's a bit of a shell game. so we're talking about courts

elsewhere, dumbarton bridge we have a little overnight roadwork still continuing just in the eastbound lanes. eastbound 84 as you make your way out of menlo park, all the way towards the dumbarton bridge toll plaza. a couple of lanes will be blocked until 6 a.m. as an alternate, the san mateo bridge looks great. live sensors showing speeds of 6 miles per hour past the toll plaza. very light traffic still in either direction across the span. bay bridge, we had a little bit of overnight roadwork here as well from the incline out towards treasure island. it sounds like a couple lanes will be blocked until 5 a.m. so not for too much longer. no delay at all as you approach the pay gates. here's a wider view. if you are using the eastshore freeway to go down towards the bay bridge toll plaza, 18 minutes to the maze. san jose, we have a photographer standing by on 101 near mckie, a quick trip this morning towards santa clara. that's a check of traffic and your weather. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> 4:39. could lindsay lohan's jewelry- gate scandal mean jail time? we'll tell you what the

. >> let's go towards the dumbarton bridge. areas of overnight roadwork continuing on at this hour. here's a live look. westbound 84 various lanes blocked until about 5:00 this morning. across the san mateo bridge, i'm not sure what's going on there, but that would be the 880/92 interchange roadwork until 5 a.m. that's your traffic. back to you. >> those silly maps! elizabeth, we have a few problems with those maps but it's early this morning but we'll get them all fixed for you. thanks very much. it is 4371. >>> a body found in a backyard in novato will be removed today. police started digging on the house on rebecca way. the coroner will conduct an autopsy to identify the person and identify the cause of death. 74-year-old dale smith was reported two weeks ago but his wife didn't make the report. a neighbor did. >> that was the same neighbor just walking my dog and she said, something odd happened. i was talking to evelyn and she was talking about dale in the past tense. and that piqued her interest. >> the boyfriend of the missing man's daughter tells cbs 5 that the family was to

that's four times the amount of traffic the dumbarton bridge gets.he transportation officials could start looking at this starting this fall. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> one hour ago, the chp released new information on the dead lie overnight crash -- deadly overnight crash in sonoma county. investigators say one person was killed, another injured when two cars collided on the winding road. the chp says the crash occurred when the driver of a ford mustang tried to pass the geo storm. the driver of the mustang was not wearing a seat belt. he was ejected from his car and dried -- died. >> that's a very narrow, windy, twisty road. >> uh-huh. >>> let's see how things look on the nimitz freeway which has been in bad shape most of the personning. it really is -- morning. >> it really has. 880 is still recovering. it's normal le slow near the col low seem yum. i would recommend using 580 or adjusting your plant to be there -- plans to be there late if you have that option. highway 4, still getting some so traffic coming in. slow on 680 driving do

the dumbarton bridge and a fremont at this hour. and here is where the rain has pushed this hour, well south this storm is going to continue to go back toward san jose tomorrow. with futurecast, a wider view until midnight tonight. this system could stall where it is. oakland could see a little bit but back into the bay iraq after that. bay- area after that. moderate rainfall. mainly in the south bay with rainfall totals and the at all it is not going to be that much in the north bay or the east bay. the self vacancy three- quarters of an inch tomorrow. the south bay could see three-quarters of an inch in the santa cruz mountains. the central mountains, and even less and one-quarter of an inch. let us take a look to the snowfall totals. quite a bit of snowfall in the last 24 hours. heavenly ski resort south of lake tahoe. low visibility as it continues to snow. and totals you can see 24 in.-36 in., no matter where you go. to take a look at the kron 47 day are rounded the it should clear by the afternoon to have kron 4 your seven day

we have overnight construction still in effect for the dumbarton bridge. traffic is so nice, light we're not seeing any slowing. >> will: let's head to florida, a story we're following it looks like all signs point to ago for space shuttle discovery's final loss.launch. it's scheduled to blast off from the kennedy space center. once it goes up in the air this will be the final flight for discovery which has been around for 30 years. >> reporter: 2...1... liftoff. it is a scene that ignites excitement in some pages everywhere.people of all s propelling a six person crew into space today for the last time. >> it's really good weather for lunch. >> reporter: it will be the first of three final missions the astronaut husband of congresswoman gabrielle giffords is suppose to commend the endeavor in april. gifford is still recovering. >> for all of us in the loss of family who had been paying ever since that saturday, and all of us who loved her and him it would be tremendous for the nation to issue to be there. >> reporter: nasa is preparing for last left off t

and as eric mentioned construction going on across the dumbarton bridge.ow, westbound all the lanes are open but in the eastbound direction a couple lanes are scheduled to be closed until 6:00 this morning. so keep that in mind if you're heading towards newark. eric, kristen. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 4:40. >> still ahead why lawyers for inmates facing execution on san quentin's death row want to question former governor schwarzenegger. >> governor brown pushes budget cuts and tax exceptions in his state of the state address. how he used the unrest in egypt to make hills case. ng ring. progresso. oh yes hi. can you put my grandma on the phone please? thanks. excuse me a sec. another person calling for her grandmother. she thinks it's her soup huh? i'm told she's in the garden picking herbs. she is so cute. okay i'll hold. she's holding. wha? (announcer) progresso. you gotta taste this soup. can you enjoy vegetables with sauce and still reach your weight loss goals? you can with green giant frozen vegetables. over twenty delicious varieties have

. >>> less than one hour from now caltrans will shut down lanes of traffic on the dumbarton bridge for earthquake retrofit work. bike lanes on the bridge will remain open during this project. >>> instruction at san francisco's central subway line is starting to tie up traffic. only one lane is open. crews plan to open a second lane tomorrow morning and being construction delays are expected to last a year and a half. the $1.6 billion subway line will run from south of market to chinatown and will open in 2016. >>> one of the world seven wonders and how rising tensions are impacting everyday life in egypt. >> it is only 7 millimeters thick and the effort to give it a bit has just heated up. >>> the rain is gone but the fog returns. that will impact wednesday morning's commute. , sea ro f t t.. ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >> business owners in san francisco say they have seen an increase in petty crimes. some say the problem is going with since the demolition of the old transfatty terminal building. they say they will send more social workers to try to

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>>pam: new details of the dumbarton bridge crash yesterday was no fire hydrants on the bridge the menlo park fire chief said disaster is looming. yesterday's the trailer fire said of the bridge for hours. as kate thompson reports firefighters said the water supply of the bridge would cut down on response time. >>kate: was no fire hydrants on the bridge, they had to call-in water trucks to help about the fire caused by a tractor-trailer. >> its archaic. >>kate: the fire chief said it took 40 minutes to extinguish the flames which could of been done much faster if there is a water supply and the bridge. >> just like the old days when they had to have a bucket brigade. it was essentially with engine companies trying to keep moving water back out to resupply so we could fight the fire. the >>kate: at 5:00 p.m. is the chiefs morning falling on deaf years? as the bridge goes under multimillion- dollar retrofit and more hydrants are not in the plans. >>caller: 5:00 with a developing story. >>live, from the bay area's news station, this is kron4 news at 5:00. this little boy missing and napa, s

kron 4 has a big rig crashed on of the dumbarton bridge today. first, world wide effect from the uprising in libya, as the leader gaddafi said he will never stop down from power. shock waves from the rest will view of the pocketbook. kron 4 has team coverage of the situation including the lid is dramatic video from libya. plus out bay area gas prices and airline tickets will skyrocket as a result. >>pam: the leader promises to fight to the last drop of blood to maintain his for decade rule. that rule has already ended in the oil- rich eastern section of his country. that's real army units and police have either fled or joined the opposition. the two faces of libya today, from the eastern city of to holbrook rebels of find a fleck of the old regime. in the capital, a defiant gadhafi stands alone and promises to kill all of his enemies or die trying. >> libya's leader for 40 years and blamed the protests on drug crazed youths. he called on his supporters to attack them. this may be the only place where anyone is kissing gaddafi's picture. cartoonis

. >>> the pilot of a small plane had to be rescued after crashing near the eastern end of the dumbarton bridge. the faa says the pilot reported losing power after taking off from the palo alto airport. it flipped over and landed on the mutt -- mud flats. the pilot, who walked away, is a commercial airline pilot who recently bought the blame. >>> the search is on for a missing man who suffers from dementia, sit schizophrenia andh blood pressure. temperatures will be freezing and he doesn't have his medication, kenneth chin was last seen on 35th avenue. he is 5'10", 172 pounds. san francisco police say chip left his richmond district care home thursday afternoon, and he hasn't been seen since. workers say he was wearing a black jacket, long-sleeved blue denim shirt, jeans, and black shoes with velcro straps. >>> the united nations is putting new pressure on libyan leader moammar gadhafi to step down. the latest information epermanenting -- emerging about the violence against antigovernment protest >> alan: following deadly clashes in lib ba, the united nations held an urgent meeting to st

the earlier stall on the dumbarton cleared eastbound minor slowing. approach zanker but overall a pretty good ride. >> thank you very much. that's it foooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

they are coming in from the southeast which means areas along the bay bridge, san mateo bridge, dumbarton also dealing with pretty gusty conditions, and the winds not dying down until later this afternoon. we will continue with the scattered showers. but by tonight, we may have a little bit of drying in time for your evening plans on this valentine's day. the radar here showing you what you know, some of that heaviest rain falling in the early- morning hours and now we're left with a few scattered showers. we'll have the gray skies continuing on with the chilly conditions and they are only going to get colder. today we'll be rainy, a little bit windy at times, the winds will begin to die down in the afternoon. by tomorrow, heavier rain expected with this second storm and the winds are going to be gusting at times, it looks like 10:00, 11:00 they will pick up and last through the most of the day. behind the system, snow levels are expected to crop down 2,000 feet -- drop down 2,000 feet. our local mountains could get some snow. your rain forecast, just spotty. that will be it. a little bre

and someone is not having a very good morning on the dumbarton bridge.s that stall that i mentioned on eastbound 84 the flat section of the bridge. it looks like a tow crew just got on scene. the chp crews interest there, as well. so it is still blocking the one right lane of traffic but again, it is so light across the span that it's not really making much of an impact at all as far as your morning commute goes but yeah, chopper 5 spotted this. we just wanted to show it to you. at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is now stacking up towards the 880 overcrossing in all lanes. the metering lights have been on now since about 6:30. pretty sluggish as well from the incline towards the "s" curve. and the san mateo bridge not too bad here either. we don't have win advisories buy we have slick surfaces out there mostly on the ramps. the main lines. freeway still look okay across the bay area. i know this is going to come up here any second. all right. westbound 237, still looks -- well, it's getting slow now as you make your way towards zanker road off 880. and th

experience paid off for a pilot today when his plane lost engine power and coshed -- and crashed in the dumbarton bridge. authorities say the pilot was alone in his cessna-140, when it lost power after taking off from the airport in palo alto at 1:00 this afternoon. well, he was trying to return around -- turn around and didn't quite make it and instead crashed in the mud south of the bridge. >> unfortunately, the pilot is -- fortunately the pilot is uninjured. >> the pilot is working with the u.s. fish and game and the coast guard to handle fuel that leaked. the fire chief says there was about 21 gallons of fuel and five gallons of oil on that plane when it crashed. both the faa and ntsb are investigating. >>> union members marched through madison, wisconsin again today to protest the state assembly's passage of a bill that would strip public workers of most of their collective bargaining rights. the bill heads to the senate now. the union says it's a bill to bust up unions. the governor says the workers need to contribute more to their pension to help close the ballot. there were rallies in the

dumbarton is the same. this morning on 580 livermore, castro valley looking pretty good. westbound 580 is moving along pretty well. no major slow downs. 4:55 let's go to steve. >>> all right, sal, thank you. we have mostly clear skies. a few high clouds to the north. no big deal. it's another cold morning. 30s. it will be sunny and warmer today. we will carry that most into the weekend. things change on sunday. and then by monday increasing clouds. big changes next week. we get into a big pattern of rain. we need it. system just driving into the north. you can see sonoma 32. pleasanton 36. gilroy at 37. 40s closer to the coast. 40 at san jose. strong systems. there is a lot out here. the high parks itself right over us. you can see right there. this series of systems will weaken the high and start to process it budgeting it out of here. cold mornings today. i think patchy fog is also starting to show itself. by next week we finally see that high bumped out of here and low pressure settles in on the west coast and rain returns. sunny and fog. high clouds. generally mostly

and on the san mateo and dumbarton bridge. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sir. change here yesterday. hope you enjoyed yesterday because it was fabulous. as you know. beautiful day yesterday. [ applause ] happy to do it. now today the clouds already on the increase. low clouds and higher clouds in advance of a system which is looking, well, really cold as we head towards friday and saturday. those of you around here we could get snow levels below 1,000 feet friday night into saturday morning. very low snow levels are possible. we still have snow on some of the higher peaks here. mt. diablo one. it is starting to retreat a little bit, but there will be an additional snow pack adding around here. sierra winter storm watch, a watch means conditions are ripe for things to develop. a warning means it's happening. so a watch has already been posted for thursday night into friday night. tricky call on the snow totals. they could get a burst of really heavy powdery snow for a couple hours and then this slides south and die down quickly. one to two feet looks likely. sno

. >>> now, if you use the san mateo or the dumbarton bridges, you could be soon paying more. transit officials are look at a plan to ease congestion on those two bridges. that would entail charging higher tolls for drivers at certain times. the plan is being used on other bridges in the bay area and appears to be working on the bay bridge. traffic has dropped 15% during the peak periods. the higher tolls could go into effect as early as this fall. >>> the countdown to the super bowl is on but you don't have to wait to see some of this year's hottest ads. a sneak peek coming up. >>> plus, they are big, heavy and, well, they pile up every year. the bay area city that wants to close the book on the yellow pages for good. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me and asking me how they could help. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. when you accomplish those 60 miles, it's truly life

little in oakland starting to develop as well down over to san mateo dumbarton bridge and towards santa cruz mountains and south bay. south bay had a cloudy looking at the web camera there mostly cloudy kind of a foggy pattern. looked like the rain was getting close. winter weather advisories start at 4:00 today and for all the bay area hills on friday. but today at 4:00's when we hoist the winter weather advisory north bay hills above 1,000 feet. 30s and 40s on your temps. the low's right off seattle. here it comes drawing in moisture from the west. combination of the two along with a cold air mass and very strong jet stream means we will have rain moving in. so cooling continues. rain in the north bay and then for everybody i know there's already rain on the peninsula. low 50s and five day get ready. cold air on its way friday and that will take us into friday and saturday morning. could make it very low saturday morning and clearing and cold saturday into sunday morning with freeze advisories out. pam and dave. >>> oh, boy. well, in the last half hour the labor department released th

san mateo looks pretty good over to highway 101 and dumbarton bridge traffic looks good. southbound 680 traffic is slow because of an accident here. they moved the crash to the right side so it's not all that bad but it will get your attention as you drive from concord. at 6:20 let's go to steve. >>> all right, sal. mostly clear skies. temperatures today starting off much colder than yesterday because the wind has really tailed off. there's still a component of an east-northeast breeze. few high clouds right there. no big deal. they'll just drift on by. mostly sunny today. some of these temperatures though 30s. yesterday we had a lot of 40s and 50s. even san francisco now is 46. oakland's 39. redwood city 37. livermore 35. napa 35. and santa rosa 33. it's cold out there. like to tell you some rain's on the way maybe the 14th or 15th there are a few signs pointing towards that direction but not for the next few days. occasionally high clouds and patchy fog. mostly sunny weather and forecasted highs now because we're starting off so much colder this morning. we'll be close

union city and fremont looking good with a little slow traffic on the dumbarton bridge. that bridge is clear and so is the san mateo. highway 4 coming up to the willow pass grade a nice looking drive from the antioch area though already some stop and go traffic but okay in pittsburgh and bay point and also concord on the way to 680. at the bay bridge toll plaza another ten minutes and that's when they usually turn on the metering lights. no problems on the bridge getting into the city. 6:08. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you. we had a beautiful day yesterday. and today will be kind of our between. we're getting the clouds on the increase in advance of that very cold system which is to the north. so it will not be as nice and will be cooler today. tomorrow's really when thinkings start to kick in. colder gear so to speak. cloudy and colder tomorrow. afternoon rain looks likely. and then late thursday morning, likely friday. friday's the main day cloudy and colder and rain and very low snow levels likely across the board. already an advisory out for snow. i'll get to t

the glad came down at the eastern end of the dumbarton bridge. pilot reported losing power after taking off from the palo alto airport. they sent an air boat out to rescue the pilot. >> landed in the mud, and obviously a good job in doing that. he appears to be knopp injured. at it leaking aviation fuel and will be leaking oil, so we need to boom it or get it removed as quickly as possible. >> alan: the man piloting the plan is a retired commercial pilot with 30,000 hours of flight experience. >> vta service in downtown san jose has been restored after an accident between other light rail and pedestrian. it happened at the valley transit station. witnesses say the pedestrian was pushing a shopping cart and may not have been paying attention before he was hit. he was rushed to the hospital and his condition is unknown. light rail service was shut down for three hours. a bus bridge was provided for commuters. >>> the u.n. takes action against libyan leader gadhafi tonight. president obama aimed his strongest words yet at the libyan leader. >> actor

the dumbarton bridge is looking okay.in hillsdale, but no slowing in the traffic. >>> we have an update on a deadly crash in san francisco. a walnut creek man is now under arrest. that crash happened yesterday morning. remember we showed you that. police say 31-year-old frank mayberry was speeding and crashed head-on into another crash on geary boulevard. police say mayberry was running red lights before the collision and didn't have a license. the driver of the car that he hit was killed. >>> 5:48 right now. the man accused of beating up an elderly priest who allegedly molested him as a child will go to trial on felony assault charges. william lynch does not deny that he attacked father jerald lindner last friday, but he said it was justified because the priest molested him 30 years ago. father lindner rejects the charges. >>> the motion to clean up the moffett field has passed and navy will help. nasa was solely responsible for the cleanup, but now the navy has agreed to clean up the vapors. they leaked the toxins into

facebook will move to a vacant office complex near the dumbarton bridge in menlo park. "the socialthe social networking site will house 3600 people. >>> he has a new job, a new gig with a bay area connection. keith olbermann the former msnbc host is headed to "current tv." that's the public affairs channel al gore founded which is based in san francisco. he will host a nightly prime time news and commentary show beginning later this year. the former countdown host abruptly quit msnbc last month. >>> you might call it cold. >> you might. one guy in chicago calls it sweet revenge. surveillance video shows a woman stealing a snow shovel off the porch -- >> walked right up there. >> she needed it so she shoveled the snow off her car but then disappeared with the shovel. so the guy who owns that shovel saw the video, used a snow blower to go out and then bury the woman's car, the ultimate snow job. >>> no such problems around here. >> not at all. jim bernard, you're looking at still warm enough... >> well, relatively speaking it's warm after looking at chicago there. a bit o

heading across the dumbarton bridge, typical overnight road work, two lanes closed until 6:00 this morningad over to contra costa county. a quiet start. no trouble here. southbound 680 as you make your way towards highway 24 or down through the san ramon valley. but you can always get traffic whenever you want by going to our website abc7news.com. click on the bay area traffic linking. eric? >> frances, thank you very much. the 18-year-old san jose woman struck and dragged by a hit and run driver is showing signs of improvement. they've upgraded her condition from critical but stable. now the driver who hit her actually dragged her about 2,000 feet. that's much farther than first reported. the teen's family is offering a $2,000 reward for information on the driver. they've put up fliers all over town as well but investigators say they have not yet received any credible tips. >> for many women with breast cancer, a new study finds doing less surgically may be just as effective. it affects women with a tumor 2 inches or smaller. here's dr. richard bester. >> it used to be the standard of car

. >>> traffic for the evening commute moving smoothly now on the dumbarton bridge. this follows a fiery wreck this morning. chp says a big rig slammed into a stalled car in the eastbound lanes and that sparked the fire. smoke and flames could be seen coming from both the car and the jackknifed big rig. emergency crews were able to get the flames out pretty quickly. nobody was seriously hurt. however, the accident as you might imagine created a mess for all the other drivers. eastbound lanes closed for more than three hours. the backup went for miles. drivers stuck on the bridge were forced to back up, try to turn arnold after chp blocked the east -- forced to try to turn around after chp blocked the eastbound lanes. >>> oakland police looking for robbers. investigators say two men have robbed at least six people most of them women at gunpoint in the last month. now, police say the men follow the victims home after they leave a safeway on redwood road near high 13. the men then rob them either in the garage or driveway. a neighbor's surveillance camera captured one o