traveling eastbound, route 6 at washington avenue, all lanes blocked. eastbound lanes.lease be aware of that. in other news, traveling across the wilson bridge looks a lot better. you may remember it was a tough weekend. lots of delays traveling from maryland making your way into virginia. that's gone. you look nice. on the rails, no delays. everything running on or close to schedule. back to you. >> thank you. >>> now 5:41. 61 degrees. a surprise wake-up call a d.c. woman got in the middle of her weekend slumber. >>> how people are our side of [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >>> welcome back at 5:45. don't be surprised if you notice changes to metro maps very soon. the transit agency is

eastbound i-70, all your 32 westbound lanes are blocked. eastbound of i-70. get by by one right lane. laurel bowie road and powder mill lane. for now forced on to powder mill road. police avoid the area if possible. heading over to fredericksburg, virginia. harrison road at salem church road. construction blocking from the outer loop, inner loop of the beltway to the dulles toll road, those are shut down. in the process of clearing. outer loop eastbound 66, that ramp is shut down. again, that should be clearing shortly as well. erin and eun, over to you. >>> still to come, the young suspects behind a crime spree in of fluntd neighborhood. >> next, new evidence this morning in the hunt for thatter >>> 14 before the hour. he's already pilinked to murder and sexual assaults. the potomac river rapist is responsible for yet another attack and they hope there leads to a break president dna evidence helped them link to lap rapist to a sexual assault in 1996. a woman was attacked and pushed into a ditch in northwest. all of the attacks came between 1991 and 1998 in m

another eastbound lane still closed. this is video from earlier today. a car crashed into the pole there. power and phone lines all over the road. and it is a very dangerous combination. crews could not begin work until the electricity was turned off. now people want to know about the morning commute. when will they get this finished up? >> reporter: well, it's going to take several more hours. but as you can see, the eastbound lane and left turn lane, now open. the cones are up in the lane we're standing in. now, pg&e says this lane would have opened sooner at about 10:00 tonight, but comcast had to string cables to the new pole before they could fix the power lines. and they're in the process of doing that right now. this was the scene a couple hours ago. you can see crews #12345u89ing the cables to -- installing the cables to this new pole. hundreds of commuters use highway 4 on a regular basis. >> the turn lane, the left turn lane, and then the right lane. the left will remain closed until all repairs are complete. we'll be working through the night.

i-80 in berkeley, roadwork going on now in the eastbound direction overnight roadwork brings eastbound traffic down to one lane from the maze out to gilman should be clearing shortly the we'll keep you posted not much of a back up heading eastbound getting away from the bay area. westbound traffic so far is fine, a lot of blinking lights in the shot but i'll let you know if there are additional problems. we'll also check out abc7's waze traffic map. a lot of folks told me they used this yesterday to get around the closures and found they did save time by taking side streets. right now also quiet on waze. i'm hoping that stays that way as well. >>> 4:41. >>> undercover narcotics sting leads to a bonus bust. >>> also, frightening accident in the east bay. how a garbage truck ended up in this home. >> i was able to grab the -- and grab him. >> heroic rescue in san francisco bay a good samaritan jumps into action when he spots a young boy struggling in the water. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen. that's why we created the lysol no-touc

eastbound 70, everything is getting by and.s morning for the highway crew and commuters in the area taking 144. i need to take into an accident on the beltway in landover near fedex field. the outer loop after 202 but before the john hanson highway, two lanes to the right are getting by. i am hearing that they may need to reconstruct this accident on the beltway. we will let you know. >> quite a morning. we will check back with you. 5:54, 63 degrees. >> of first for the pentagon. what that >> it is a first for the u.s. military. the pentagon will commemorate lesbian, gay bisexual, and transgender pride later this month. senior officials will take part in the event. no further details have been released. last year the obama 0 administration ended the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. >> there's a lot more still to come in the next hour. >> at 6:00, metro prepares to kick off a program aimed at easing crowds during rush hour. we are live with a look at rush plus. >> and lisa baden coming back to help us navigate this friday morning

eastbound past the rest area not bad at all.ontinuing as you make your way past fairfax county parkway, volume is increasing. travel speed is not bad really. 57 miles per hour. 11 minutes to get from fairfax county parkway to the capital beltway. however, if you are traveling on 395 making your way southbound at edsall still seeing problems in that area. richard jordan is standing by with more. good morning, richard. >> reporter: yeah, this has been going on all morning long. and road crews are still out here trying to make repairs to an overhead sign. you see a good chunk of it has been removed. earlier today a dump truck was trying to clear under that sign. unfortunately, didn't make it, clipped the sign. caused damage there. to illuminate the sign has also been damaged as well. both crews have been working to clear the sign. in the meantime, the two lanes that go underneath have been closed just as a precaution. that means that there are only two left lanes on 395 south that are moving to traffic at this point. you are hittin

when they arrived -- a man approached and said he was the passenger in an eastbound car and another eastbound car pulled up along side them and opened fire and the driver was hit. >> our victim vehicle was traveling eastbound 580 fruitvale avenue area when another vehicle came along side and fired several rounds at the victim vehicle. one of those rounds did strike the driver of the victim vehicle. the driver is currently listed in critical at a local hospital. >> reporter: oakland police are not revealing much of this investigation at this hour. they will not say whether the parties in either car knew each other or have some kind of confrontation ahead of this shooting or if they know of any possible motive. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> detectives looking for missing south bay teen sierra lamar want a dive team to rescan a reservoir. the new search is not based on tips or leads. investigators are hoping the new sonar equipment might uncover new evidence. 15-year-old sierra disappeared three months ago on her way to school. antolin garcia-torres is charged with kidnapping and killing her ba

when they arrived -- a man approached and said he was the passenger in an eastbound car and another eastbound car pulled up along side them and opened fire and the driver was hit. >> our victim vehicle was traveling eastbound 580 fruitvale avenue area when another vehicle came along side and fired several rounds at the victim vehicle. one of those rounds did strike the driver of the victim vehicle. the driver is currently listed in critical at a local hospital. >> reporter: oakland police are not revealing much of this investigation at this hour. they will not say whether the parties in either car knew each other or have some kind of confrontation ahead of this shooting or if they know of any possible motive. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> detectives looking for missing south bay teen sierra lamar want a dive team to rescan a reservoir. the new search is not based on tips or leads. investigators are hoping the new sonar equipment might uncover new evidence. 15-year-old sierra disappeared three months ago on her way to school. antolin garcia-torres is charged with kidnapping and killing her ba

eastbound noncommute direction.slowing westbound past -- past the scene eastbound 80 at powell. smooth 680 walnut creek to the 24 junction, 24 westbound moving well to the caldecott tunnel. 880 oakland new lanes old northbound using southbound direction there are signs posted, new situation there new pattern you may want to slow down through that area. 101 for a few more minutes ramp to 85 closed due to construction. giants-dodgers at 7:15 this afternoon you can expect traffic around the embarcadero and the 280 extension coming into at&t park. getting word of an accident on 880 fremont boulevard off-ramp, i'll update that in a couple of minutes. >>> 4:54. the concord farmer's market once again open thanks to a community effort. lots of customers looking for fresh fruit and vegetables crowded the market yesterday. the city shutdown the market a few weeks ago because it didn't have proper approval. community activists sprang into action, petitions were signed and the market was back in business. >> this represents a m

>>> good morning i'm frances dinglasan accident-free bay area freeways, major roadwork right now eastbound 80 details coming up. >>> breaking news thanks for joining us. >> i'm erik thomas. breaking news in hayward. several -- several law enforcement agencies are searching for a suspect near city hall. deputies and bart miss on the scene not known what the suspect is wanted for. terry mcsweeney is headed to the scene. >>> developing news in san jose, firefighters are on the scene of a pair of suspicious fires at a high school. the fires started on the campus of evergreen valley high, 2:30 this morning. two separate fires one in a dumpster one at a campus building. pg&e is at the scene to inspect utility lines that may have been affected. school is not in session so kids will not be affected their summer break began monday. katie marzullo will have a live report coming up. >>> 4:31. eliana lopez's attorney threatening to sue san francisco over the release of the video that lead to domestic violence charges against her husband suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi. >> this happened yesterday. i'm

el cerrito eastbound 580 hazard in two right lanes chp not clear on what the hazard is be aware.od news for muni riders in a few minutes the n judah and j church should be back on track. we'll be following that. >>> 4:40. >>> it may be harder to fan a taxi in san francisco -- to find a tax any san francisco, a fee change that has drivers staging a protest. >>> new details about ross mirkarimi's contact with his campaign manager as the domestic violence investigation began. >>> pedaling for a cause. the ride that has drawn cyclists from across the country to the bay area. >>> good monday morning back to work, back-to-school for some kids for the last week before summer. we've got late spring rain that is going to bring accumulation in some areas. mike will tell you how it affects your morning and afternoon commute. >>> new court filings shows suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi may not have been calling his campaign manager during a police domestic violence investigation against him but the two texted at least five times. the chronicle reports the contents of the texts

. >>> we're continuing to monitor a mess on the eastbound lanes. just minutes ago the highway patrol told us those lanes won't reopen until midnight. at about 2:30 this afternoon, a car hit a utility pole on highway 4 bringing down live power lines. pg & e crews are on the scene making repairs. in the meantime eastbound traffic is being turned around and detoured along interstate 80 and the sky way. go to ktvu.com for the latest traffic at any time. >>> a midair square prompted an airplane to return to the airport. a flight attendant reported a strange odor on board the flight. the flight attendant also complained of dizziness to the pilot decided to return to oakland. no one else on board noted the odor. the passengers were put on another flight. >>> a city council is beginning to debate a proposal that would make it illegal to sit on the sidewalk. the proposal would make it illegal to sit on the sidewalk from 11:00 in the morning to 10:00 at night. berkeley major tom bates is pushing toward the ban. merchants support the measure saying when homel

eastbound on 66, the lanes are open, no problems to report.ffic volume remains heavy, slow and steady. no problems reported on the beltway between an and del and merrifield. here is that outer loop leaving university boulevard continuing around towards georgia avenue. still an easy drive southbound 95, 295 in good shape coming in out of laurel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> a push for equal pay shot down by republicans. they say protects promoted by the paycheck fairness act are already in place. the act failed in the senate yesterday along party lines. democratic senator barbara mikulski of maryland is the sponsor of t she and others say while advancements have been made, there is still a lot of work to be done. the bill would require employers to prove differences in pay are based on qualifications and not gender. >> for some reason, it is acceptable that women do not need to be paid as much as men for the exact same work. this is unacceptable. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney has not said if h

eastbound lanes of little river turnpike.the lookout, southbound getting by on the northbound side. dumfries road at country club drive. chopper 4 right now, head you're way northbound. about 30 miles an hour. 20 minutes right now. >>> today police in prince william county will start cracking down on a computer lot parking. they will be patrolling horn erode in prince william parkway. that's where news 4's megan mcgrath is live. megan, have you seen police yet? >> we haven't seen police yet but we expecting them at any time now. we just saw the first drivers begin to illegal park here at this hot. apparently the spaces are filling up here this morning. there are some cars across the road there parallel parking against the curb. that is a no parking zone. those folks are going to find themselves with warning ticket later on this morning. there are 2,000 spaces here at the horn erode lot and they fill up quickly. when they're gone people just start parking illegally. police are going to begin cracking down starting today. for t

downed power lines that closed down highway 4 eastbound for hours. it started when a car hit a utility pole and burst into flames causing eastbound highway 4 to close near hercules. you can see the flames and the smoke pouring off the vehicle. the driver escaped unharled and firefighters kept the flames from reaching the nearby brush and trees near the franklin canyon golf course if you know the area. the highway patrol hopes to reopen the eastbound lanes around midnight about an hour from now. pg&e expects to restore power to some homes between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. >>> we are following developing news where police are looking for a killer. a 17-year-old was shot to death before 6:30 near mclaughlin avenue. he was apparently walking in front of an elementary school. no word on a suspect or motive for the shooting. the victim's identity has not been released. 24 is san jose's 19th murder of the year. >>> a house fire caused a big scare for neighbors around city college. they saw smoke billowing from a house and this is the view from sky 7hd. it shows al

typical eastbound highway 4 roadwork blocking loveridge ramp detour around that. alameda county fair back in action today in pleasanton burnell and 680 traffic during fair hours. >>> 4:41. >>> next, it is nothing new, renting in san francisco can be very expensive. new information on who is driving up the cost of living. >>> graffiti vs. graffiti. new tactic to combat unwanted vandalism. >>> mistake that has elementary school kids crying foul. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen. that's why we created the lysol no-touch kitchen system.

downed power lines that closed down highway 4 eastbound for hours. it started when a car hit a utility pole and burst into flames causing eastbound highway 4 to close near hercules. you can see the flames and the smoke pouring off the vehicle. the driver escaped unharled and firefighters kept the flames from reaching the nearby brush and trees near the franklin canyon golf course if you know the area. the highway patrol hopes to reopen the eastbound lanes around midnight about an hour from now. pg&e expects to restore power to some homes between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. >>> we are following developing news where police are looking for a killer. a 17-year-old was shot to death before 6:30 near mclaughlin avenue. he was apparently walking in front of an elementary school. no word on a suspect or motive for the shooting. the victim's identity has not been released. 24 is san jose's 19th murder of the year. >>> a house fire caused a big scare for neighbors around city college. they saw smoke billowing from a house and this is the view from sky 7hd. it shows al

the chp kept eastbound direction closed until 2:00 this morning to investigate. amy hollyfield will update this story in a live report coming up. >>> parents of an oakland elementary school are camped out right now determined to force the district to reopen their school this fall. sue thompson is live at lakeview elementary with what is happening today. >> reporter: good morning. day four of this protest for parents we are outside lakeview elementary here in oakland up these stairs behind me and beyond the fence there are 15 or so parents and families, some have been here since friday they say they will not bundle until the oakland unified school district -- they will not bundle until the oakland unified cool district will open their school. they are trying to be vocal parents rallied along grand avenue with signs asking the community to support them in this fight for education. lakeview is one of five schools shutdown the district claims because of budget cuts and declining enrollment. lakeview is set to become add astrayive offices parents say the district is d

eastbound continuing to the beltway no, issues there. inside the beltway on i-66, accident free and no delays. >>> still to come this morning, our first look at evidence of what happened just moments before trayvon martin was killed. >>> plus, preparing to say good-bye to a local landmark. >>> 4:45. rescuers plan to dismantel what's left of a collapsed mall in ontario, canada, to reach any survivors in the rubble there. crews used a special life detector monday to determine that one person was still breathing there. hours later authorities called off the search saying it was just too dangerous to continue pop they hoped to use a crane to raise up part of the roof to restart that search. over the weekend, a portion of the roof that serves as a parking area crumbled into an area near the mall's food court r court. one person is believed to have died in that collapse. >>> new evidence released by the prosecution this morning in the case against george zimmerman shows the neighborhood watch captain had the opportunity to avoid a confrontatio

where we had debris in lanes, it was eastbound 580 at 35th, closed from the chp incident report.nd we didn't see any slowing, so there you go. road crews still blocking your connector from eastbound 24 to southbound 13 on to the warren freeway. a detour is in place. and that's really the only major issue going on for the east bay. and the maze, smooth drive down the east shore freeway. getting over from that side to the san rafael side, the richmond san rafael cleared just past san quentin. and we'll get a look to the south bay where we have construction here the 280/880 interchange. the lanes are open as far as the transition ramps. watch for those bright lights and we should have those crews clearing. no problems except another crew over the hill. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," an eventful week in the skies. one rare event wrapping up, another just a day away where you can see it all coming up. >>> plus, giants slugger pablo speaking about the sexual assault accusations against him. hey guys, can i get next? here you go kid. hey aren

eastbound as well as westbound, light volume on route 50 in this area. making your way between annapolis and the beltway, not seeing anything too worry about. volume's very light. you're traveling at posted speeds in that area. taking the beltway, a live look at connecticut avenue. again, no issues traveling the inner loop or the outer loop of the beltway in montgomery county, nice and clear. and outer loop checking travel speeds in this area, not bad. looks like you're above speed at 63 miles per hour. ten minutes from i-95 to i-270. slow down. back in ten minutes with a look at your rails. aaron and eun? >> thank you. >>> 4:53. the nationals are still in first place, but just percentage points ahead of the new york mets and miami marlin after losing a heartbreaker yesterday. the atlanta braves beat the nats 3-2. that's despite home runs by steve lombardosi and brice harper. harper had a double later in the game but was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a triple -- yikes. he was trying to be aggressive. his manager says that wasn't the right tim

police are investigating a freeway shooting that critically injured a man and shutdown eastbound 580 for flee hours overnight. officers received the call before 11 last night witnesses say five shots were fired and victim seen limping from the car which was near the fruitvale exit. the chp kept eastbound direction closed until 2:00 this morning to investigate, no suspect information has been released. amy hollyfield will update this story in a live report coming up. >>> a 62-year-old mentally ill homeless man set to return to court today suspected of starting a fire near a castro district home last week. investigators trying to determine if hes involved with several arsons -- last year. the 62-year-old pleaded not guilty friday in connection with last week's fire. investigators say last week's fire was similar to three suspicious fires that damaged homes during a 24 hour period beginning february 3rd, last year. >>> later today crews will take part in a three-day wildfire training session. the exercise will be held at the lexington reservoir south of los gatos. the event allows firef

volumes increasing as you work your way eastbound. overnight construction cleared between nutley street and the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. . >>> an apell for your help to find this missing teenager. we're showing you her picture right now. this is 17-year-old fatima erica williams. we know she spoke with her caseworker about 9:00 last night. a caseworker says williams has the mental capacity of a 12- year-old appear is very worried about her. william was last seep wearing a light blue shirt with light blue capri pants and carrying a pink purse. >>> president obama and mitt romney take shots at each other on the economy. sherry ly is in the newsroom with all the developments from the campaign trail. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. what would you expect as we have the run-up to the november election. mitt romney the likely gop presidential nominee brings his campaign to sterling, virginia today. while president barack obama is back in town with a campaign event of his own this afternoon.

downed power lines that closed down highway 4 eastbound for hours.e and burst into flames causing eastbound highway 4 to close near hercules. you can see the flames and the smoke pouring off the vehicle. the driver escaped unharled and firefighters kept the flames from reaching the nearby brush and trees near the franklin canyon golf course if you know the area. the highway patrol hopes to reopen the eastbound lanes around midnight about an hour from now. pg&e expects to restore power to some homes between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. >>> we are following developing news where police are looking for a killer. a 17-year-old w shot to death before 6:30 near mclaughlin avenue. he was apparently walking in front of an elementary school. no word on a suspect or motive for the shooting. the victim's identity has not been released. 24 is san jose's 19th murder of the year. >>> a house fire caused a big scare for neighbors around city college. they saw smoke billowing from a house and this is the view from sky 7hd. it shows all of the firecrews at the scene here. they

. >>> we're continuing to monitor a mess on the eastbound lanes. just minutes ago the highway patrol told us those lanes won't reopen until midnight. at about 2:30 this afternoon, a

overturn accident castro valley southbound 238 connector ramp to eastbound 580 haven't soon a big slow down, left lane has been blocked for an hour westbound flowing fairly well at this point. chp hoping to clear this and hopefully in my next report i won't need to talk about it too much, it will be cleared. bay bridge toll nice and light now, no problems. >> san mateo bridge, also looks great this is westbound traffic heading past the toll plaza out of hayward into foster city drive time 14 minutes from 880 to 101. also looking good in the south bay, northbound 280 highway 17 out of santa cruz mountains. >>> 5:39. >>> next, the vote expected today in congress that will put the nation's top cop, in violation of the law. >>> governor brown beats the clock in signing a new budget the deal that made it possible. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> eric holder could become the first sitting attorney general ever to be held in contempt of congress. the house plans to vote today on a contempt resolution after holder refer fused to turnover certain documents related

eastbound 580 is expected to remain closed for at least another hour and a half.f we get any new information, we will let you know. >>> in tonight's other headlines, an explosive revelation days before an ethics investigation into the sheriff. ivory madison who shot the picture showing lopez with a bruised arm said he was abusive, controlling and no relationship with his son. >>> two people drowned in the delta near stockton after their boat scape -- capsized. neither was wearing a lifejacket. a third person was rescued ?ie. parents and supporters are m cay ping out at lakeview elementary school. they plan to have a press conference to keep lakeview open. the school was one of five tagged foreclosure by the oakland school district. >>> a noisy reception as mitt romney hit the campaign trail in ohio. a small group of protesters shouted romney go home as the candidate gave a brief speech in john baner's hometown of troy. the romney camp is still struggling to respond days after president obama's plan to allow 800,000 young undocumented immigrants to stay in the coun

. >> two men were walking eastbound starting from this location, heading down toward chambers road when he was struck from behind. >> reporter: the impact sent him 50 feet from we are was struck and he landed partially underneath a parktd vehicle. the vehicle that struck him didn't stop. there weren't any signs the vehicle's brakes were even applied. >> there aren't any skid marks. there are some drag marks from the vehicle where it's scratching and gouging that way. it's been measured and photographed. >> reporter: police describe it as a light colored suv, likely a suzuki etera. there are still bits and pieces to be found. while the striking vehicle left bits of debris and markings all along the scene of the accident there was one more thing that was left behind that may be even more help to investigators. surveillance video from some of the businesses along the route, which may also have captured the incident and the vehicle as it continued eastbound on fairfax boulevard. meanwhile, police are also desperately trying to learn more about the victim, who has yet to regain consciousness

i'm also seeing construction along i-66 eastbound at nutley. i'm taking a closer look in ten minutes. eun and richard, back over to you both. >> all right, danella, thank you. >>> today closing arguments will begin in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse trial. that means jury deliberations could start this afternoon. the defense rested yesterday without calling the former penn state assistant coach to the stand. instead, defense lawyers closed their case with character witnesses who talked about the sandusky they knew. chad rexrode and david hilton described a caring father figure who changed their lives for the better. >> there are well respected people in the community who still stand by jerry. that's really all they did, and i don't think that will overcome the testimony of the eight victims who came and testified. >> sandusky is accused of sexually abusing ten boys over a 15-year span. he has denied the charges. >>> a d.c. man accused of killing his wife in their georgetown home is due in court today. police say 48-year-old albricht muse str

making your way eastbound on 50, i-66 eastbound, that's where you're jammed. head over to the beltway, i-95. jammed even and delays continue as you make your way toward the beltway. let me give you a live look at lorton. you can see at a standstill in this area. i'm checking i-95 for accidents. i'm not seeing any. very slow. average travel speed from quantico, you're looking at 27 miles per hour. that's a 50-minute drive right now. now, if you're connecting onto 395, delays continue. look at this at duke street, very slow as you make your way toward seminary road. this is where you're jammed. your delays continue as you head toward the 14th street bridge. 25 minutes right now to get from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. not seeing any accidents, just big delays. >> so basically people should walk to work today. thank you danella. 6:53. have you ever gotten a plane ticket or train ticket amtd gets lost in the bottom of your bag. you may soon smartphones. in an online chat the ceo of vre says six companies will present proposals to do just there next week.

and this is running across eastbound and westbound lanes and are still on the ground. the pole with live lines fell across the roadway, blocking lanes. pge is on the scene and doing repairs. cruise are called to the scene and began putting out fires. the driver escaped uninjured. this created a traffic nightmare, this is backed up as far as interstate 880. back live, you can see that there is i-08 eastbound is where the traffic has been redirected. pg&e tells us 36 customers are dealing with out power, chp tells us they may not have that section open again until 7:00 this evening. >> and thank you very much. it's breezy out there. sandhya patel is here with a look at conditions that firefighters are facing. >> firefighters are not just battling fires but winds right now. you can see what they're up against, novato, gusts to 24. 24 in half moon bay. there is a strong breeze blowing. winds gusting to 20 miles per hour. so independence windy that. is something they're going have to deal with. this is knocking temperatures down. it's been warm, temperatures down in just ab

i'll give you a live look if you're traveling past sully headed eastbound to the beltway.ravel lanes are open. traveling inside the beltway, a live look past 21st. at gw parkway, 62 miles per hour. 11 minutes from the beltway to gw parkway. back in ten minutes with a look at your rails. aaron, back to you. >> thank you. >>> singer sheryl crow says she has a brain tumor. the 50-year-old grammy winner says he found out last year when she was worry good her memory. she had an mri done and found the benign tumor. according to her publicist this is a common condition, and crow is not currently suffering any symptoms. she is a breast cancer survivor. >>> a former redskin who never played a down in a regular season game is making headlines. that's because wade davis is coming out of the closet. the former cornerback attended training camps for the skins, seahawks, and titans between 2000 and 2003 but never made a regular season roster. he said he knew he was gay in high school but never went public out of fear he my lose his job. >> i would aid is around 11th grade, i can remembe

eastbound stretch of the georgetown pike at walker road. traffic is able to squeeze by there to the right. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> right now, we are following developing news out of the nation's capital as the entire world awaits a historic supreme court decision. >> in just a few hours, the justices will reveal their ruling on president obama's health care reform law. fox 5's sherry ly is live outside the court with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, will. chief justice john roberts is expected to issue today's historic ruling on health care reform and no matter what the decision, this is not expected to end the debate. the legislation was signed by president obama in 2010 and has 450 some provisions. the center piece is the individual mandate which requires that all americans have health insurance or pay a penalty. justice anthony kennedy is expected to be the swing vote as he has in a number of the 5- 4 decisions in court. the white house is already making con tingencey plans should

over to eastbound 580. i put the map showing it's opposite the main commute. we have a car and scattered glass in lanes. the ambulance has been called. we'll get more details. we're looking at a smoother flow for the rest of the approach to the bay bridge and out of the maze. once you're on the bridge, we'll show you lighter volume for the headlights. we have a disabled vehicle. past treasure iland there may be a slow-moving vehicle. back to you. >> coming up a gridiron legend planning to pour concrete. we'll tell you about joe montana's groundwork for a luxury hotel complex. >> are you ready for the u.s. olympic trials for gymnastics in downtown san jose? maybe a morning workout will help. i'm marla tellez live. stay with us. >> marla getting it done. >> getting warmed up. >> impressive. so is this. what a beautiful shot of san jose. making my back feel loose now. >> for the latest news, traffic, weather, check us out on facebook. >> and this is a live look over san francisco. a glow in the sky as the sun starts peeking its sunshine rays around the bay. almos

tail lights going eastbound and headlights westbound towards san francisco. they like to shut that down at 11:00 and have it reopened at 11:30. kron 4's dan kerman has more on how this all began. >> reporter: this car slammed into a utility pole about 1:30 p.m. in the afternoon. injuring the driver and knocking down power lines that sparked a fire. >> when the telephone pole came impacted, it caused a domino effect. that results in a fire. >> reporter: crews arrived at 1:45. with winds picking up they had to work fast to protect the homes across the hillside. >> we put a structure protection group to defend the homes, we want to make sure if homes are threatened we put a division to those homes and make sure we put them as priority. >> reporter: 20 residents had to be evacuated. in all just two acres burned and no homes were damaged. >> reporter: fire crews will be on seen throughout the -- scene throughout the night. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> our team coverage continues with kron 4's reggie kumar who talked to the good samaritan who saved the driver. >> re

the accident caused a major traffic back up tieing up eastbound traffic for 7 miles all the way into dixon. >>> in just the last hour here, testimony concluded in the ethics hearing for suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. david stevenson joins us with the final arguments we've just heard. >> reporter: the hearing wrapped up on the fourth floor here at city hall about 50 minutes ago. it brought the suspended sheriff face to face with the mayor who wants him gone for good. major ed lee was sworn this afternoon before the ethics commission. he testified why he believes mirkarimi should permanently lose his job after pleading guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment of his wife. >> i gave him an opportunity to come meet with me and talk to me, we did. had an opportunity to tell him what we're going to do and also give him some time to think about it. >> one day, right? >> yes. >> earlier in the afternoon, mirkarimi wrapped up his second day of testimony on the stand he told commissioners he believes he can be an effective sheriff because he's now seen both sides of the justic

and eastbound at spring town. reports after hit and run. no injuries.ow if lanes are blocked. oakland, 880 past the coliseum, the volume for the nimitz and at the limit, 238 and the bay bridge toll plaza. >> thank you. >> it's 5:27. coming up, a price you can't refu refuse. how to score a free ticket to ride ac transit. >> pleading the fifth. will a priest's behavior derail a high profile assault trial. >> reporter: i'm bob redell. we'll tell you why the defense will be asking for a mistrial for the defendant accused of attacking a priest. that story coming up. >> reporter: and if you commute between the east bay and san francisco, we've got a free ride program to tell you about but it only lasts for eight days. i'm christie smith. i'll explain coming up. >> if you like the weather yesterday you're going to love what we have in store today. 70s bay side and inland, 60s at the coast and a warm-up on the way. you'll want to enjoy this. >> watching for this traffic tuesday, the early slowdown as well as unexpected blockage for half of an east bay freeway.

. >> hello. 66, eastbound traffic looks very decent.hall into vienna, route 7, 52 gilbert's corner, on 15 leading point of rocks. westbound on 66 and nutley street lingering road work leaving the beltway to fair oaks you can get by. nothing inside the beltway in falls church, a little volume expected eastbound. looks good to and from the 14th street bridge. no issues on the george washington parkway. running nicely. a quiet ride on 270 70, and on 95 in and out of baltimore. adam caskey. >> the mercury is rising today. we have been warning you for days and now it is here. jogging early in the morning is your best bet, because it will get hot later on today. let's talk numbers. 75 in the district right now if 68 in martinsburg. let's look at the forecast and highs today through friday. we will compare them to the records. we expect 96 today and the record is 99. we should get to 98 tomorrow or maybe 100 and some locations. the record is 98. tomorrow is our best chance of tying a record breaking a record. cooling down through 93 on friday.

westbound traffic across the san mateo bridge light in both directions heading eastbound towards hayward problems on 880 in the east bay. south bay 280 and 17 interchange in san jose this is northbound 280 whoops, heading for cupertino 17 out of santa cruz mountains roadwork scheduled on highway 17 both directions until 6:00 this morning at the summit. we could see some delays before 6:00, sometimes they clear earlier. 680 walnut creek taillights moving well southbound towards highway 24 you are good to go everywhere. mass transit reporting no big delays. heads-up if you are taking the vallejo baylink ferry buses for 6:30 and departure from the ferry building. >>> the latest on bombshell. warriors head coach admits to an affair. next, the blackmail plot he says forced him to confess. >>> investigators reveal new information in a fire that shutdown transbay bart. >>> all aboard! big change this weekend to san francisco muni buses.3q i wouldn't drink from that. this detergent needs a little boost. adding finish power up to your detergent means no more rewashing. tough stains, spots, cloudi

so far early enough no significant slowing escorted off the freeway and then back on in the eastboundirection. westbound so far, so good we'll be following this all morning. >>> still ahead, judge set to make a critical decision that could affect future of some bay area high school students who took part in that senior prank that went too far. >>> wind surfer gets into a sticky situation in the bay. >>> hundreds or dozens i should say of people killed and hundreds injured new report lays out human cost of high speed police chases. hey, i'm joey aragon. see that film? people call me about this every day. my dishwasher must be broken. you know, it's not always the machine. it may be the detergent. add finish power up to boost your detergent and you'll see a huge difference. watch what it can do. look at that sparkle! now that's clean! cloudiness! spots! tough stains! even dishwasher build-up! gone! just like that! so don't give up. add finish power up. wow! see the difference! it's a must have! >>> welcome back. gorgeous shot 4:44. you can see a hint of light in the sky. that tells me t

i-80 in berkeley, westbound looks good, eastbound also delay-free. >>> listen to this.o radiation, no radiation has been detected on the huge japanese dock found on an oregon beach authorities have confirmed it was ripped from its moorings in japan by last year's tsunami. the negative radiation check indicates it broke lose before the nuclear plant meltdown. oregon authorities have not decided what to do with it yet. >>> fda is warning that a common anesthetic found in teething gels could be dangerous for babies in extreme cases even deadly. the fda says it is linked to a blood disorder and ben so cane is found in products -- including a.m. , or gel and of the disorder is -- there have been 29 reported cases of the disorder most occur in children under two years. the disorder can lead to oxygen deprivation which can cause brain damage. >>> scientists have developed a simple way of testing a fetus for genetic abnormalities. mapping a fetus' entire dna using blood and saliva samples from parents. it happened at the university of washington. the technique did not require a

roadwork as well as you head through the mountain view area, the connection ramp from eastbound 237 toorthbound 85 is blocked until 6:00 this morning. you can see the sensors on 101, not finding any delays at this point. >>> 4:54. the announcement by "good morning america" anchor robin roberts that she has been diagnosed with a rare blood disorder is sparking a huge increase in people signing up to be bone marrow donors. she announced monday she is suffering from mds, it will require a bone marrow transplant. bone marrow sign-ups have shot up more than 1,000 percent. 70% don't have matching donors in their families. luckily in robin's case her sister is nearly an identical match. we have a link to the donor website on abc7news.com. >>> the american red cross is putting out an urgent call for blood donations. the group says blood supplies in the bay area have dropped to critically low levels. top red cross officials say summer is usually slow for donations but this summer, supplies are so low they have a one day supply. they are looking for donors we'll tell you how you can donate. >>>

eastbound highway 4 roadwork lover ridge until 5:30.cant -- slowing westbound from antioch on your drive towards pittsburg. >>> one of america's most iconic artists has died. painter leroy neiman passed away in manhattan yesterday. best known for miss mustache, broad strokes and painting some of the world's biggest sporting events. cause of death has not been announced. leroy neiman was 91 years of age. >>> new study challenging long held belief that pregnant women should not drink any alcohol. more than 1600 pregnant women drank one to eight drinks a week the study looked at children five years after they were born and found kids did not perform any worse on organizational and i.q. tests than children whose mothers did not drink at all many doctors disagree and recommend expectant mothers to be better safe than sorry. >> we know alcohol is a toxin and can affect neurologic development my answer is don't consume any alcohol at all for the 40 weeks you are pregnant. >> we know some pregnant women do drink. surveys show 30% of expectant m

typical eastbound highway 4 roadwork blocking loveridge ramp detour around that.alameda county fair back in action today in pleasanton burnell and 680 traffic during fair hours. >>> 4:41. >>> next, it is nothing new, renting in san francisco can be very expensive. new information on who is driving up the cost of living. >>> graffiti vs. graffiti. new tactic to combat unwanted vandalism. >>> mistake that has elementary school kids crying foul. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen. that's why we created the lysol no-touch kitchen system. one solution for sparkling dishes, plus clean surfaces, plus healthy hands. all in a no-touch design. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios . >>> good morning. this is the abc7 morning news from our emeryville camera you see the bay bridge and traffic moving in both directions just fine to the right you see new section the eastern span of the bay bridge still

it is headed eastbound slowly.hicago will be in the triple digits. >>> hot, hot, hot. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. >> oo and now for your starting lineup. a roundup of all of the sports stories at this hour. there's a new era in college football. the bcs presidented a playoff that starts in 2014 that determines a national champion. say good-bye to the grunt. >> >> women's tennis association is plan to go muzzle the grenting and shouting. they will have devices that will measure the sound levels from the court. finally the expected number one pick in tomorrow's night draft is set to a cash in on more than the basketball court. davis known for his un brow trademarked the phrases speer the brow and raise the brow. >> i like the unibrow look. >> it is 38 after the top of the hour. there's a new web site out there that you may not want your boss to see. it's called we know what you are doing. it shows compromising facebook statuses. the creator says there's a positive lesson behind all of this. diane macedo ha

this happened on the eastbound side of highway 580 at the fruitvale exit.officers shutdown the highway until 2:15 this morning extreme move there. this happened in the middle of the night minimal impact on traffic. they did open up in open for this morning's commute. police have to figure out who did this and why the suspects ran oregon so police don't have suspects. -- -- amy hollyfield abc7 news. >>> this morning oakland police are looking for clues in the stabbing death of a well-known artist. this image shows michael thorn brad fully his studio in 1980. he held three degrees from uw berkeley the 62-year-old was found dead in -- in his home. a $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of bradley's killer. >>> in oakland police believe a man was trying to break up a street fight when a driver hit him deliberately and left the scene. officers arrested a woman. the 33-year-old died after being hit. witnesses say the woman was involved in the fight. >>> two east bay families are grieving the loss of two fathers over the weekend

are headed there, minor back-up that accident at powell in the left lane eastbound 80. elsewhere, live look the sun is beginning to come up, san rafael 101 southbound past lucas valley road and freitas parkway you can see traffic flowing smoothly out of novato roadwork in novato both directions traffic is getting by. new accident northbound 101 ramp to highway 1 blocking left lane i don't see significant problems they get that out of lanes before your commute gets underway. drive times 880 headed towards highway 84 still good to the carquinez bridge westbound 80 moving at the limit less than 20 minutes carquinez bridge into the macarthur maze no metering lights at the bay bridge. coming from the central valley up and over the altamont pass 580 westbound into the dublin pleasanton area still less than 15 minutes that looks like a decent ride. 680, we have the alameda county fair 680 burnell during fair hours you will find traffic in that area. >>> 5:07. >>> caught on video, bay area robbery in progress. the victim captures video of the assault how he escaped and the poli

eastbound 580 is expected to remain closed for at least another hour and a half.if we get any new information, we will let you know. >>> in tonight's other headlines, an explosive revelation days before an ethics investigation into the sheriff. ivory madison who shot the picture showing lopez with a bruised arm said he was abusive, controlling and no relationship with his son. >>> two people drowned in the delta near stockton after their boat scape -- capsized. neither was wearing a lifejacket. a third person was rescued ?ie. parents and supporters are m cay ping out at lakeview elementary school. they plan to have a press conference to keep lakeview open. the school was one of five tagged foreclosure by the oakland school district. >>> a noisy reception as mitt romney hit the campaign trail in ohio. a small group of protesters shouted romney go home as theath in john baner's hometown of troy. the romney camp is still struggling to respond days after president obama's plan to allow 800,000 young undocumented immigrants to stay in the country. david muir has the st

a live look across the bay t san mateo bridge, look at the lights eastbound coming toward us, toward the hayward side, and west. back to you. >> we like it smooth. 4:40. coming up state parks and the budget ax. >> you want to get away? plentych apps for that. we'll show you the best. >> we show you, yeah, mother nature turning on the fog machine over san francisco. you can make out a little bit of the city. a beautiful day ahead. >> for your news, weather, traffic, check us out on facebook. >> welcome back everybody. a live look outside san jose. that is the 280/17 exchange. a lot of people that do shopping head over to the mall and zip around that area. >> with a stroke after pen governor jerry brown sliced more than $195 million from the budget. among the line item vee toss, $54 million cut from cal fresh, the state's food stamp program. $29 million from preschool programs which will cut the number of slots for poor children. and a 5% cut of state funded scholarships known as cal grants. >> california state parks will be spared from budget cuts that would have shut them down. 70 pa

eastbound lanes of traffic on i4 are very busy this time of day. all that traffic is being redirected. we just spoke to caltrans and they told us what's being done with the traffic. >> they are being redirected. if they're particular with the area, they can go to 780, which is on the other side of the cardenas and take 780 to 680 and go around that way. the next exit off would be coming and then that would overshoot it once they come down coming to highway 4. >> reporter: clearly there are some ways to get around this area. you can see there off in the distance that's the white car that went off the roadway and took out the power line. the power pole and then knocked down all the power lines. you can see in the street here all the skid marks that stretch for i don't know 150, 200 feet. i did talk to one pg & e worker who said that he talked to the driver. the driver told him that someone actually had cut him off. and that's how he ended up out of control and skidding across the roadway and into that pole. i did talk also to chp and they said that a