approaching the bay bridge from san francisco side, eastbound 80 the skyway, the car hit the guardrail and blocking the left lane the. >> the pope gets down do business. the powerful message he is sending about change. >> relief for passengers on a stalled cruise ship and now passengers on another could be facing a voyage from...well... the "t" word. >> and galaxy has been unveiled by samsung. the tech editor says it is solid but the gimmicks may not be enough to switch iphone users. >> she likes the new app with the special camera. >> news agency social media editor is charged with helping to hack the "los angeles times" website, and the justice department says the man was fire add few days earlier by the television station owned by the same company as the "los angeles times" and he gave log in information to the >> cupertino, concord, wine country, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, 4:39 on this friday. a live look at san francisco and the bay bridge. it looks like it is windy but it is not that much. there are just a few clouds. mike will tell you about a cool

the exit just south, santa rosa avenue is the alternate to get back to eastbound 12. kristen and eric? >> university of california faculty leaders are taking a stands against giving degree credit toss students for online courses offered by outside institutions. they have endorsed an open letter opposing a bill if sacramento calling for letting students at california public universities and colleges get credit for the most popular lower division courses taken online from outside providers if and only if the class is full on campus. the academic says this will privatize public higher education with no quality criminal. >> state investigators are reprimand kaiser permanente for mismanaging their mental health services. officials say they make patients wait too long between appointments and dispenses inaccurate information, possibly discouraging patients from getting therapy. the information came to light in a recent report. state regulators have to decide if kaiser permanente will face fines. >> new statement on autism shows more cases than ever. one in 50 schoolchildren

. >> continuous bridge decks eastbound and westbound after today. you won't see this rebar. wouldn't see that gap in the bridge. >> reporter: 136 concrete trucks went to work this morning carrying more than 1200 cubic yards of concrete to fill the length of three football fields. there's still work to do paving and installing joints but the roadway is almost complete. >> i think everyone is really getting excited and it's feeling more real. >> reporter: they were able to do this work up this today because of the change in the schedule made two years ago that will eventually allow the eastbound and westbound lanes to be opened at the same time. >> because of some strategic planning they're able to move all the traffic safely out of the way and finish this project. >> reporter: in february of 2012 the westbound bridge was closed to move the current westbound lanes to the south, far enough to make room for the construction of the new eastbound lanes. >> with that westbound traffic out of the way they could then demolish those original westbound lanes and finish the eastbound de

it is not southbound on 680 but it is eastbound on 24 at 680 where they ended up finding this crash. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza and usually the metering lights come on about now and pretty soon we'll see a bigger back up. northbound 280 at the 880 interchange traffic here looks okay. let's go to steve. >>> we have a little bit of cloud cover and this is mostly about a third and there is a little bit higher and it looks like breaks in the clouds and it is still cloudy to mostly cloudy and it will be a cloudy mild morning turning more showery in nature later on. the mere fact that it made it, the systems didn't mean much since january and today looks like a lot of cloud cover and again some cloud cover and it is not widespread, nothing too heavy, mostly cloudy, mild and muggy and there is a lot of clouds on the southwest and it is a little bit juiced up and occasionally 50s. i have to cough again. i apologize, this thing came back. 52 san jose and mountain view and that's the cloud cover streaming and that's why it is so cloudy. maybe you want to take a morning run, why not,

it is not southbound on 680 but it is eastbound on 24 at 680 where they ended up finding this crash. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza and usually the metering lights come on about now and pretty soon we'll see a bigger back up. northbound 280 at the 880 interchange traffic here looks okay. let's go to steve. >>> we have a little bit of cloud cover and this is mostly about a third and there is a little bit higher and it looks like breaks in the clouds and it is still cloudy to mostly cloudy and it will be a cloudy mild morning turning more showery in nature later on. the mere fact that it made it, the systems didn't mean much since january and today looks like a lot of cloud cover and again some cloud cover and it is not widespread, nothing too heavy, mostly cloudy, mild and muggy and there is a lot of clouds on the southwest and it is a little bit juiced up and occasionally 50s. i have to cough again. i apologize, this thing came back. 52 san jose and mountain view and that's the cloud cover streaming and that's why it is so cloudy. maybe you want to take a morning run, why not,

eastbound 580 at airway three lanes are blocked with this truck fire. westbound 580 is the commute direction but obviously this is going to have an effect even though it is nice and early. we don't have a big backup. we will keep an eye on it. also the morning commute looks good on the east shore freeway. so far so good as you drive out to the toll plaza and get on into the bridge. there are no major problems in san jose on northbound 280 good start there. let's go to rosemary. >>> good morning, to you. three hours until we get that sunshine. but we will seize the day. today we are looking at fog not as wide spread. i'm seeing it along the coastline and north bay valleys. half-moon bay reporting visibility to six. it will become a little bit more wide spread as we get closer to the sunrise. take a look at 7:00 a.m. we have a mix of low clouds. we have a mix of high clouds and the high clouds will continue into about noontime we notice just light milky look right over the bay area. that is going to actually pull away and into the afternoon. mostly sunny

is on the scene with that and eastbound four at railroad avenue reports of an accident there. kristen and eric? >> a man who posed as a pilot and managed to get in the cockpit of a plane is in custody this morning in philadelphia. he was wearing what appears to be an air france captain uniform and he asked to be upgraded to florida. when the gate agent said "no seats are available in first-class" the 61-year-old became upset and said he hated americans. he boarded the plane and went into the cockpit when he struck eled getting to the june seat the real pilot asked him for credentials and police were called and took him into custody. >> a blizzard in canada caused a chain of traffic crashes. white out conditions made it impossible to see yield on the main highway at calgary. some cars flew into ditches involving dozens of cars including a large passenger bus and several semi trailer trucks. >> coming up, fighting crime one bullet at a time, a new tax proposal by east bay lawmaker that is getting attention in crime-troubled oakland. >> nimble at a was, the technology apple could

the eastbound lanes, though, could open as soon as 12:30, in about a half-hour from now. again, this is a fatal big rig accident on interstate 80 at old davis road in davis and the highway is closed in both directions right now. >>> president obama is meeting with families who lost loved ones to gun violence today in an effort to get more public support for his gun control proposals. >> enough is enough, the time to act is now. [ applause ] >> some of the people meeting with the president and vice president are parents of children killed in the newtown, connecticut school shooting. the white house is asking for bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines as well as background checks for before for gun sales. the president said 90% of americans support background checks for gun purchases. >> none of these ideas should be controversial. why wouldn't we. want to make it more difficult for a dangerous person -- we want to make it more difficult for a dangerous person to get a gun? why wouldn't we want the brack grounds before a gun is purchased? >> there's strong reac

eastbound 580 from greenville to north flynn until 11:00. highway 4 out of the antioch area, right now it is moving at the limit and looking good all the way through to pittsburg and concord. >> thank you, sue. next, san francisco's explores' exploratory on the move. >> a reversal at the pump, how much less you can expect to pay if you have to fill your gas tank this morning. >> now this morning's tech bytes. >> catching up on marvel comics. the publisher is part of disney is making 700 of the number one issues available online, free, until tuesday. a new video game has been influenced by developments in the industry. >> this is a high energy game easy to get into, shooting, not so much, and still an enjoyable experience. >> tomb raider is available for play station 3 and >> daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> at 4:40, san francisco from the rooftop camera and you can see the ferry building and the bay bridge. we are watching all of this to bring you the latest in a couple of minutes. >> people close to a

we do have this situation clears eastbound 80 at the carquinez bridge, there was a solo spin out but it is now out of the roadway. >> breaking news from presidio heights, police are investigating a crash involving a stolen taxicab and one of the patrol cars just a short time ago at jackson and spruce. we have a news crew headed to the scene for any for more information check out our website at www.abc13.com. >> next, an unusual rescue attempt in the midwest and searchers had to dive into a sea of foam. >> how fast the super speedy internet access rolled out in the capital of silicon valley. >> first, we have america's money report. >> good morning, topping the money, chase bank harpooned over the london whale, a senate report says j.p. morgan chase ignored the risk and misled investigators of a disasterous decemberive investment in london and the top executives knew of the problem and helped cover it up. samsung is challenging apple with the galaxy and unveiled the new phone last night at a splashy event with a bigger screen and runs on droid. the i.r.s. has $1 billion in unclaimed t

we will follow that, again, eastbound, we have an accident first reported at the summit in the santa cruz mountains, northbound, at 17, blocking a lane of traffic there and we will update that for you coming up. >> kristen and katie? >> next a push in sacramento to give you the power to free your cell phone. >> he took the bay area by storm and now at the center of a mystery: >> los altos,ant i don't petaluma, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. , this morning a new report shows 20,000 illegal immigrants headed to college are applying for financial aid for the first time under the dream act. the new law allows students to get help regardless of their immigration status. our media partner, the "san jose mercury news" reports the california student aid commission expects to award $19.5 million in grants to the newly eligible dream act students. san jose state has already given campus grants and waivers to 83 students. east bay has awarded 40. and cupertino college has raised fees for 139 students. >> another member the bush family is showing new interest in the white house. former

brake lights at eastbound 580. and the west side of the alta altamont pass not showing any delays. >>> get ready to pay more for parking around at&t park during major events. cate cauguiran is live at the ballpark this morning with more on how much it's going to to cost you to park there especially during baseball season, sounds expensive. >> reporter: i think it's going to be. transit leaders say the idea is to cut down on drivers circling around the area and keep up with increasing parking demand and the new type of metering will start tonight. meters on blocks within walking distance of at&t park will go to 10:00 p.m. the new rates, during nonevent nights, rates at sf, mta meters, will be 25 cent per hour. during games and events, rates will be between 5 and $7 per hour depending on the distance from the park and these are l start after 6 florida. the first -- after 6:00 p.m. the first event will be the world baseball classic on march 17th. that will be the first test of these new changes. reporting live from at

the chp is working to reopen the eastbound lanes that would go towards sacramento and go into davis. all traffic being rerouted on highway 115 between davis and woodland. back to you. >> thank you, tom, reporting live from daveis. >>> the morning started off with some rain. a couple of locations .25. ben lomond being one. we still have mostly cloudy skies but there are some sunbreakses. if you get that, it feels warm, muggy. santa rosa is reporting lane and then into northern napa county that's one band there. another band went down towards monterey. i think we need to keep an eye on some of the higher elevations for a little later. around napa as well. not all of it reaching the ground but some of it is. a little band went by and now it's stretching out towards highway 5 in the valley. that's gone. but it's a sign of things to come. a lot of moisture streaming in from the low right there. it's tapped in and is funneling in tropical moisture. we have 50s. and now we're in the 50s and 60s. if you get the sun, it's on the mild side. the wind will turn more southerly because as that low

this is eastbound c.h.p. issuing a sig-alert.over the central valley and over the altamont pass. if you are leashing san francisco headed for the bay bridge, an accident in the left lane, eastbound before the bay bridge. >> bart service is normal at richmond after the rush hour fatal shooting that sent commuters running. abc7 news reporter is live at the richmond station. >> we can say that richmond bart is re-opened. trains are running through here after a deadly shooting that happened in the middle of thursday afternoon commute. a man is dead. two suspects remain at large. sky 7 was over as officers canvassed the parking lot looking for evidence. it happened outside on the staircase that riders use to go in and out of richmond bart station. everyone ran when the shots rang out. witnesses saw two men running away from the scene. police are working to identify them. >> we are working on video cameras and with the richmond police to get some good identification. >> i feel more scared if i was shot over there on a street that doesn

while it was coming back across the eastbound lanes, it hit a white toyota corolla and a bmw stationght fire, killing two people inside the car. i-80 was immediately shut down, creating a back up several miles long. >> it was way longer than like what it normally would be. it took a real long time. >> reporter: so long that brandon brooks says that traffic was backed up so bad that some motorists were running near empty. >> we've had more customers on this thursday than what we have had when we spent here. there's been people coming in, stopping. and they went shopping. >> reporter: most of the lanes on i-80 opened up just after 5:00. they are hoping to have all the lanes closed by 2:00 once they finished that asphalt that was burning in the fire. >>> two thieves are after just one thing at toy stores, ipods. hayward police released surveillance pictures of the suspects. detectives say their thing is the same, asking the sales clerk to see anipod. then when they work away, they push him, flash a gun and get away with an armload of ipods. >>> latest robberies at this toys "r" us store

we have eastbound 580 typical.een greenville and north flynn until 11:00 this morning, eastbound direction, are closed. summersville off-ramp from eastbound 4 is shut until 5:00 this morning. >> developing news from the south bay. campbell police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a young man last night. amy hollyfield is live at the scene. amy? >> police have one lead. they say a dark sedan was seen leaving the area after the shooting. police are still here looking for any other clues. they are talking to two witnesses. they got a lot of 911 calls when this happened last night. they are following up on leads. no arrests have been made. they identified the victim, an 18-year-old richard vega shot dead at 10:20 last night. they found him in the driveway. he was taken to the hospital. he was alive at time but he died at the hospital. police say they do need help finding the killer. we are asking the community to contact us with any information they may have or any resident would may have surveillance came

the current westbound lanes to the south, far enough to make room for the construction of the new eastbound lanes. >> they could then demolish the original westbound lanes, finish building the eastbound deck. >> reporter: that replaced the original plan, which would have opened the newest bound span up to a half a year before the eastbound lanes. >> we're just happy that we're able to open it to all the driving public at the same time. >> reporter: these grooves are being etched into the fresh concrete to help reduce noise and after seven days when the concrete is solid, they can start taking down the temporary support and this final section will stand on its own. another milestone of the $6.4 billion project. on the new bay bridge, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> we are counting down the days until the grand opening of the eastern span. kpix 5 is your official station for the opening of the new bay bridge. >>> hayward police are looking for two men who crashed a stolen lexus into a parked car and then ran away with an injured child. it happened just after noon at vallejo street and sunset bouleva

the potential conflict between bicyclists eastbound on market street with people, drivers eastbound on market street making a right turn on dolores street. with that intersection necked down, you may want to take a look at that. it's an important improvement. i am very much in support of it. this project is characterized as necking down dolores street. but i see it as expanding dolores street. making it for friendly for all users. than just making space for drivers. so in general i support taking, making our public realm more pedestrian friendly, safer for pedestrians. and when possible reducing the amount of space for automobiles. so i am very much in support of this project. and i hope you support it as well. thank you. >> good afternoon commissioners, i live a few blocks from the project in the beautiful dolores neighborhood. i want to thank supervisor weiner and the staff for a great job on the proposal. and i am glad they spared no expense with the graphics. the video was something else. i wanted to address a couple of points made. first of all, the 14-foot bulb out will slow traf

current westbound lanes to the south, far enough to make room for the construction of the new eastbound lanes. >> they could then demolish the original westbound lanes, finish building the eastbound deck. >> reporter: that replaced the original plan, which would have opened the newest bound span up to a half a year before the eastbound lanes. >> we're just happy that we're able to open it to all the driving public at the same time. >> reporter: these grooves are being etched into the fresh concrete to help reduce noise and after seven days when the concrete is solid, they can start taking down the temporary support and this final section will stand on its own. another milestone of the $6.4 billion project. on the new bay bridge, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> we are counting down the days until the grand opening of the eastern span. kpix 5 is your official station for the opening of the new bay bridge. >>> hayward police are looking for two men who crashed a stolen lexus into a parked car and then ran away with an injured child. it happened just after noon at vallejo street and sunset bouleva

hayward, so far eastbound traffic on 92 is moving at the limit, as well. to our maps and the golden gate bridge no overnight roadwork in either direction. we haven't seen that for a while so no major delays towards the waldo tunnel. they are doing some lane changes now. this is one of those lane change trucks driving past. no issues heading into san francisco from marin county. westbound 4 all green on our traffic sensors from antioch towards the concord area. and a quick check of milpitas, if you are leaving that 880/237 interchange, so far quiet all the way towards sunnyvale. once again that roadwork continues this morning eastbound 580 approaching north greenville so this is going against the commute until 11:00 this morning. only one lane is open. in the meantime westbound 580 so far looks great from tracy all the way out to livermore and bart so far no delay on any bart line. that is your "timesaver traffic" camera. >>> starting tomorrow new yorkers can no longer order large sugary drinks at restaurants. the ban offered by the mayor limits stores and

that person was hit and killed by a car trying to cross eastbound 237 near north 1st street in san jose about 8:45 last night. the chp says the driver of the car remained at the scene and called police. the driver says he didn't even see a car on the side of the road and that person was

is trying to locate it but they are saying it is eastbound 80 where 880 splits off and i am looking at a shot of the maze and not seeing any delays but i don't see a stall so we will follow that for you, as well. otherwise, we have road work out there and we will look at san francisco we have the ramp closing southbound 101 to eastbound 880 and that is until 6:00 this morning, and by sfo, northbound, 101 from millbrae to the airport, that lane, two left lanes are blocked until 6:00 a.m. >> it is 4:55. mark kelly astronaut and husband of former gabrielle giffords give, stopped an attack while on vacation in southern california. the video may be difficult to watch, his daughter and passerbys were desperately trying to stop her dog from attacking the sea lion on the beach and you can see kelly step in to get the american bulldog mix off the sea lion and calm the dog down, although the sea lion died, marine biologists determined it was not due to bite wounds. >> the $3 million painting at the palace hotel in san francisco that was going to be auctioned off is not going anywhere. the owners

shoreline picked up shortly and checking the drive out of the antioch area looking sluggish and eastbound we still have road work between hillcrest to lone tree and that

today because of a change in the schedule made two years ago that will eventually allow both the eastbound and westbound lanes to be opened at the same time. >> because of some strategic planning, they're able to finish this project. >> reporter: in february of 2012, caltrans closed the westbound bridge to move the current westbound lanes to the south, far enough to make room for the construction of the new eastbound lanes. >> with that westbound traffic out of the way, they could then demolish those original westbound lanes and finish building the eastbound deck. >> reporter: that replaced the original plan. >> we're just happy we're able to open it to all the driving public at the same time. >> reporter: these grooves are being etched to help reduce noise. this final section will stand on its own soon. another milestone of the $6.4 billion project. on the new bay bridge, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> and we are counting down the days until the grand opening of the eastern span. kpix 5 is your official station for the opening of the new bay bridge. >>> hayward police are looking for two men w

it is slow eastbound. now, slow westbound as the rubberneckers look. interstate 80 through berkeley the traffic volume picked up. no problems here to report. elsewhere, it is friday lite. we will let you know if there are trouble spots. >> new era begins without pope benedict and what is next for church leaders as they begin the process of choosing a successor. >> negotiations at white house to avert $85 billion in cuts. that story is coming up. >> good morning, topping america's money headed for another gas record, although gas prices are leveling off, we are now on track to pay half a trillion for gasoline the most ever. we have sharply cut our consumption. after groupon reported a dismal quarter, the c.e.o. is out of a job and was fired. he said he failed and was getting in the way for a second chance of the site. we are taking on more debt again with debt rising last year for the first time since the recession, including credit cards, mortgages, and auto and student loans considered a sign of economic recovery. and parents say kids now get an avera

all eastbound lanes were reopened. chp reminds drivers one doesn't have to be talking or texting to be distracted behind the wheel. >> this unfortunately leads right to distracted driving that. is the reason for the push to drive a vehicle. don't do things in the vehicle you shouldn't be doing. >> i drive to arrive alive. >> this big rig driver says he tries not to eat while driving but the job makes it tough. >> it's hard not to. i mean we can't make no money unless we're moving. so unfortunately we do have top eat while driving. everybody pretty much does that. >> would you be concerned if they decided to crack down? >> no. i won't be. they'll allow us to stop and take a lunch break. >> and this is a live look here westbound. two vehicles getting ready to reopen all lanes temporarily. and then, caltrans will be back out here at 8:00 tonight to close lanes and do needed repairs. the driver involved in this accident along with several others is being is being treated for moderate injuries and of the chp says he could f

first, we will go from the eastbound ramp to northern 680, c.h.p. has given us a new location, car off the roadway, tow truck has been requested, with 50' of came, so be prepared for delays this and, also, nobody, 280 at 11th, a solo spinout blocking right lane, and 280, as mike was showing, a few rain drops but the rain is tapering off in san jose. you will have slick roads and this is the 17 overcrossing with light traffic conditions. >> people are paying more than ever for college. the numbers in this morning just ahead. >> many bounds have never doubted the soccer star has a golden foot and now we really have the proof. >> today at 3:00 on "katie" real life modern families, she fines out if "different" is the new normal at 3:00 right here on [ loud party sounds ] hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. >> good morning on this wet wednesday at 5:21. a live l

good news in santa rosa the northbound ramp to eastbound 12 has been cleared from an early accident and still we have a solo spin out at petaluma and further to the east we have an accident and 121 at highway 37 could be slowing things there. kristen and eric in. >> 5:20. >> betting on march madness may not be so happy? >> coffee could be the secret to a longer life but not just any [ male announcer ] this one goes out to all the allergy muddlers. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word... if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... you stashissues like a squirrel stashes nuts... well muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour one on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour three. zyrtec®. love the air. >> a $3 find at a garage sale is a multimillion dollar treasure, this rare bowl sold for $2 million at a new york auction. the owner bought it for $3 in 2007 and had it displayed in the living room before becoming curiou

crews began pouring concrete this morning on the last piece of the eastbound bridge deck. the work took place on the eastern most section of the new bridge known as the oakland touchdown. it covers the equivalent of three football feels. >> concrete takes two or four hours to set, strong enough for people to walk on, but seven dies properly cure, and then after a week then they can start taking down the treasure supports around the structure. >> ama: he work will allow eastbound traffic to use the new bridge several months earlier than originally planned. the new east span is scheduled to open on labor day weekend. >>> we have new details on the vatican's preparations to ereact new pope. front runners are emerging, here's more from rome. reporter: the top of the chimney now installed on the roof of the sistine chapel. the focal point for millions of catholics around the world, who starting tuesday will be watching, waiting. for white smoke. signaling a new pope had been elected. inside the sistine chapel the finishing touches being put in player, including the two cast iro

and eastbound we have the road work, three lanes toward north palestinian and you can see speeds of 36 miles per hour up and over the altamont pass. >> you go to tahoe and you see icicles but this one is in canada and it is three stories tall forming on the side of an apartment building and it has fans online. someone created a giant twitter account for the icicle but the fire department did not want it around and they removed it because it was a safety problem. >> justin bobbier had a 19th celebration and it was the buzz on jimmy kimmel. >> this is what he wore to his birthday party. his birthday suit, i guess. maybe i am getting old but that is ridiculous. he goes to a club with no shirt and it was 35 degrees in london on friday night. put that up again, how is it possible that no one in this swiss gives him a wedgy? how is that possible? >> that is not right. jimmy kimmel airs weeknights at 11:35 here on abc7 news following abc7 news at 11 and then "nightline." >> a luxury yacht is stuck in the water off the san mateo county coast. ahead at 5:30 the overnight operation to free the y

now, a look at road work, we have this in the lanes, eastbound, the non-commute, reverse commute fromille to north flynn, slow traffic from the central valley from 205 and headed up the pass. there is the drive time, westbound is 20 minutes on 580, and highway four bunching up out of antioch and slow into the macarthur maze. >> the man behind paypal wants to build a space port which is in place at cape canavaral already. they say a texas location is perfect because it is closer to the equator ask believes the space port could be up and running in three years and could set the stage for human travel to space. >> rare sighting this weekend, a large pod of kill are whales from a video you can see there were 15 males including a small baby. the captain, captain dave said they rarely see such large whales figuring a group of dolphins drew the pod. >> queen i is getting ready to make a break with extra galveston, a move that is planting her right in the middle of a hot political debate. >> first, developing news you saw first on abc7 news. police and firefighters make a deadly discovery ins

it will be off to treasure island at there point and i don't see slowing eastbound. a little bit of slowing in the westbound direction moving up the incline according to the sensors. road work, still, in the fremont airport, northbound 680, south mission to north mission for another half an hour and we have slow traffic there with the yellow sensors on the road. kristen and kira klapper? >> more news from florida, authorities in orlando evacuated 500 students from a dorm on the university of central florida campus. police found explosives while investigating the death of a man from a self inflicted gunshot wound. this is new video just in to the abc7 news room. we know that classes have been canceled through 9:00 a.m. our time with counselors available to the student. the explosives were found while investigating a potential suicide. that was next to a body. they found an assault weapon in that dorm. counselors are available to students today. unknown whether the dead man was a student. we will bring you more details on the breaking story as more are available. >> ri

eastbound lanes reopened before 1:00 p.m.inutes ago -- 40 minutes ago. >>> two people involved in the officer involved shooting shooting -- shooting yesterday have a history of violence. a suspect tried to run down a police officer. the officer fired at the driver and she was a wanted felon and the passengers was wanted on a warrant. >> san jose was once declared the safest big city in the country. now car thefts there are sky rucking. -- rocketing. ktvu's matt keller spoke to a city counsel men who knows why the thefts are on the rise. >> reporter: last year we saw the most vehicle thefts on record here in san jose and this year started off worse. >> reporter: leaving your vehicle parked in san jose is a risky thing to do. >> i ran out of gas. pulled ov. i had to balk -- pulled over. i had to walk to a phone, came back and it was gone. >> reporter: more and more people are feeling that way. statistics released by the police department revealed how bad it is getting. 934 cars stolen in january. a 53% increase compared to last

, 580 between san ramon and airway the lanes are blocked until 6:00 a.m., and eastbound to north flynn, the left lane is blocked until 11:00 this morning, and we will have some muni delays because of the fire that is in the bay area district so the metro outbound has a shuttle because through the whole area to the end of the line at 25th. that will be ongoing the morning. we will look, no toll takers at the golden gate bridge and there is light traffic here as well, with winds through at 3:30 and all lanes are wide open, all toll lanes, that is, and obviously, that hour, no traffic but well watch it for you this morning. >> it is 4:39. next, shot through the leg and who is to blame? the mystery deepens in how a girl wound up with an arrow through her 35. >> the ground-breaking today will give san francisco new bragging rights in the record books but first the tech bytes. >> t-mobile will sell the iphone next month. t-mobile will charge less for the apple device and will not require a contract. you will see more targeted ads when you log on to facebook, expanding their customized advert

eastbound 580 at greenville are.t down until 11. >>> and starting o to see brake lights as you work through highway 4 through antioch. westbound slow and go conditions, clears into pittsburgh and road work in effect north 680. and three left lanes closed. that should be wrapped up in the next 30 minutes. a live look at the bay bridge in just a few minutes. back to you. >>> get ready to pay more for parking around san francisco's at&t park. cate cauguiran is live this morning at the ballpark with more on how much it will cost you to park there, especially during baseball season. good morning kate. >>> good morning. keep those quarters handy, the idea behind the changes is to keep up with increased parking demand and cut down on circling in the area. we want to let you know these changes will take effect tonight. meters on blocks within walking distance of at&t park will go until 10:00 p.m. on weeknights. the new changes will free up spots in south beach and mission bay. here are the new rates, during nonevent nights,

we're going to go eastbound on fourth. eastbound on fourth.ht now they're deciding whether they want to stop. okay, they've pulled over to the front of 30 east fourth. everybody put your... close the door. put your hands in the air. everybody put your hands on the roof. i think there's three inside now. i'll go ahead and call them out. i'll bring them over to the passenger side. driver, open the driver's door all the way. kick it all the way open. keep your hands in plain sight. step out and face the front of your car. put your hands all the way up over your head. i want you to interlock your fingers behind your head and walk backwards. i'm going to bring him to the passenger side. keep walking till i tell you to stop. stop. take three side steps to your right. stop. walk backwards. keep walking till i tell you to stop. in the front seat i want you to step out keep your hands high face the front of your car. walk backwards. stop. take three side steps to your right. walk backwards. sam-five to the unit that has the witness that can i.d. suspec

east bay we see arrow pointing eastbound 580. that's countercommute and early for anything to be going on for castro valley. we see slowing. i did see more through the dublin grade earlier so it may be adjusting. slower vehicles traveling through. commute direction is west 580 and south 680 moving smoothly as we talked about before but a new development west 580 around that north flynn brake check. reports of a disabled vehicle that may be in lanes or debris. we're getting details from chp on what traffic hazard is through the area. slowing out of the altamont. a typical build. we'll track this as things get early through livermore. >>> it's 4:57. we continue to follow breaking news out of campbell this morning. police right now investigating the city's very first homicide in more than five years. we are live with the latest information coming up next. >>> san francisco police searching for a stolen assault rifle that belonged to one of their officers. how it disappeared and why police are anxious to get it back. >>> good morning

if you are traveling out of antioch westbound four is look good and eastbound still has road work forhe next little bit between hillcrest and lone tree. >> it is 4:55. president obama leaves washington for the middle east with stops in israel, the palestinian territories, and jordan. he will try to restart the long stalled israeli palestinian peace initiative. he told israeli television he wants to hear ideas from both israeli and palestinian leaders. before he leaves the president will welcome irish prime minister to the white house today to belated st. patrick's day festivities. >> new york mayor bloomberg is looking at a law to force stores to put cigarettes out of sight. it would make new york the first city in the nation to keep cigarette products off the shelves. he says hiding cigarettes would reduce the temptation to smoke. a store spokesman calls the idea "absurd." surprising medical news of the number of people who will develop dementia as they age. a report says a third of people over the age of 65 have alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia when they die. one in t

still, one lane blocked eastbound 580 at airway. no more slowing.lthough, it was there half an hour ago. things have cleared up. counter commute. your commute would be westbound headed over to the left of your screen. that's moving slowly. a little smooth easy drive here. we see a lot of slowing south 880 around the 280 interchange. we don't see anything going on. there are some highlights, just a few of them. >>> 4:57. remembering sierra lamar. one year ago tomorrow, the morgan hill teen disappeared. we will hear from her mother still searching for answers. >>> tomorrow marks one year since 15-year-old sierra lamar was last seen in morgan hill. still, no sign of her. it is going to be a tough weekend for her family. i'll tell you what they have planned to mark that one year coming up. >> we'll also tell you about the new help on the way for the san jose police department. >> and, if you've been giving your heater a break, you will be able to continue to do so. beautiful weather persists for now. we have showers in the forecast. we will let you know

the potential conflict between bicyclists eastbound on market street with people, drivers eastbound on market street making a right turn on dolores street. with that intersection necked down, you may want to take a look at that. it's an important improvement. i am very much in support of it. this project is characterized as necking down dolores street. but i see it as expanding dolores street. making it for friendly for all users. than just making space for

best chance of showers comes in open thursday and warmer for friday. >> if your travels take you eastboundnightly this is the reverse commute, we have a problem with a hit-and-run accident which has been cleared from the lanes but it is still. the westbound come mute is slow, at 35 miles per hour into the concord area, and westbound 580, very slow from tracy up and over the altamont pass and eastbound road work is still there with three right lanes blocked until 11:00 this morning and drive times at 580, 37 minutes to the dublin/pleasanton area and highway four westbound into concord sluggish from antioch and the 80 commute is not too bad into the macarthur maze from highway 4 and under 20 minutes. >> tremendous relief this morning for a san bruno woman who was searching if her stolen dog. the woman was reunited with archie yesterday. she was riding bart with arrestally and she fell asleep and someone snatched thing do. archie is trained to help her deal with anxiety she suffered since surviving a plane crash. police identified archie through a microchristian and criminal charges are pendi

mid afternoon all eastbound lanes were reopened.rivers that one doesn't have to be talking on cell phone or texting. to be distracted behind the wheel. >> unfortunately it ladies right to distracted driving. that's the whole reason for the department push and the nation push to drive the vehicle. don't do things in the vehicle you shouldn't be doing. >> my model is i drive to arrive alive. >>reporter: big rig driver anderson says he tries not to eat while driving down the road but the nature of the job makes it tough horrible not to. we have to stay on the move. can't make move unless we deliver so unfortunately we have to eat while we drive. everybody pretty much does tha that. >> to be concerned about if they crack down on truck drivers eating while driving. >> good thing to allow to us stop and take a lunch break. >> big rig driver involved in this accident worst case could face vehicular map slaughter charges but the chp couldn't rely on the statement alone and would have to find a witness who actually saw him eating before the

we're happy to open it to the public. >> the westbound span up to half a year before the eastbound lanes. the $6.4 billion project is expected to be completed in september. we're counting the days until the grand opening of the new eastern span. in other bay area headlines, a recall election begins tomorrow in half moon bay. it stems over a fight about who should run the city's fire stations. backers of recall want to throw out three board members of the coastside fire protection district. those board members voted to end the contract are cal fire in favor of locals running the operation. critics say local control has not worked out before. recall balloting continues through april 2nd. >>> on wednesday, san ramon residents get to see -- along 80. it's for buses and carpools headed to business centers around the area. the $102 million project is aimed at easing traffic congestion this that area. >> and new this morning, the fresno county animal sanctuary where a volunteer was mauled to death by a lion will reopen for the first time since the attack. there's also a moment of silence. on we

if you are going eastbound there is some roadwork eastbound 580 approaching north greenville not causing much of a delay but various lanes blocked until 11:00 this morning. so you may find some slight delays a little later on in the morning rush. otherwise, westbound looks good 52 miles per hour. so the golden gate bridge commute looks like northbound 101 from the toll plaza out towards the north tower there is various roadwork in lanes. i think that's a construction truck. various lanes blocked in the northbound direction. southbound there's nothing across the span but between sir francis drake and the waldo tunnel various lanes blocked until 6 a.m. back to you. >> thank you. >>> another day of formal meetings is under way at the vatican as the cardinals discuss the qualities they are seeking in selecting a new pope. as cbs reporter danielle nottingham reports, the problems plaguing the church could be key factors in the selection process. >>> reporter: the college of cardinals arrived at the vatican this morning for the second day of congregational meetings. >> good morning. >> reporte

if you are traveling eastbound on 580 from greenville to north flynn you will see the three left lanes blocked until 11:00 this morning. westbound, the red coming from the tracy area moving to the altamont pass, slow again. at 4, we have road work with the left lane blocked. westbound is looking good at "medium" moving from antioch to pittsburgh. i want to check in with all mass transit and everyone is getting off to a great start, however, if you take bart, late night after 10:00 p.m. you will find delays through the tube and they are doing some maintenance work. >> thank you. san francisco leaders have just approved plans to build the city's 5th skate park and dog park. recreation and parks commissioners have signed off on planes to build it below the central freeway at mission street. today, san francisco chronicle reports caltran will lease the land to the city and the board must approve this. construction should start later this spring with completion expected by the ends of the -- end of the year. budweiser has the launch of a new drink. >> a thief would made off with a top secre

way from he berkeley to oakland and that looks good, of course we watch, it affect is the entire eastbound commute. it starts off right through downtown and getting up into the silicone valley. >>> well, i am mostly clear and it is on the way for tuesday and wednesday morning and afternoon and one system is in and out and we can't get everything established as far as a witnesser pattern. everything has been locked in for the longest time. highs today 60s and 70s and inland temperatures will be mild to warm. we will have more on the way to increasing clouds and holding into wednesday morning. this is our forecast and by tuesday afternoon it starts to move. a quarter of an inch is starting to move and there is not much rain. 40s and 50s, novato had rain last time and some of these increasing clouds will filter in. it will be a cool morning for some, 660s to antioch. 68 los gatos, looks good for thursday and temperatures are back to a dry pattern and lows will be on the cool side. >>> 5:08, we do have information in a police shooting in the american canyon. the victim was angelo but his siste

this should be interstate 35 on eastbound from dallas and oklahoma city into eastern oklahoma. >> reporter: the storm stretches from utah all of the way to the great lakes. today, cleanup continues after massive storms in the northeast. these homes in plum island, massachusetts, claimed by angry seas. the storm is now targeting the plains and the midwest with heavy snow. anyone with a snow shovel or a snowblower, will be very busy. >> it's snowing out here. that's the thing. i actually enjoy it. it's nice and quiet. >> reporter: it's these blowing winds, the whiteout conditions that are causing most of the headaches. interstate 70 from here to the kansas border is shut down tonight. police are urging people to stay off the roads. david? >> clayton sandell tonight. >>> we'll turn now to those winds driving the economy, it was last night here we reported on those surprising and welcome jobs numbers. tonight we're driving deeper, taking a look at the private sector. 246,000 new jobs created. it also drove the dow to its record close. that's where it will start when the markets open on monday.

eastbound 580 once again that overnight roadwork in lanes approaching north greenville. and checking the ride now at 580 or at the bay bridge toll plaza, everything looks good there and here's a live look at oakland near the oakland coliseum. smooth trip out towards the downtown oakland exit. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> smooth is good. thank you. 4:39 now. a much talked about muni pilot program gets in gear in san francisco. starting today, low income youth get to ride muni buses and the trains for free. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran joins us live with more. happy friday! >> reporter: advocates have been fighting for this program for years and it officially starts today. it will allow low and moderate income youth riders between 5 and 17 years old to ride muni with a valid clipper card. and already 20,000 children have signed up. here are a couple of basics. it's a 16 month program that costs about $1.6 million. it's designed to help 40,000 youth riders especially as the cost of bus passes are on the rise. right now, a youth pass on muni costs about $22 a month.