>> we have an overturned box trip in the eastbound direction long 580. we have two lanes open and two are shut down and c.h.p. is on the scene at 25 miles per hour, eastbound, and 31 miles per hour headed westbound so you are slower out there. no word when this will be cleared. as we take it to fremont construction until 6:00 a.m., northbound 680 between south mission to north mission boulevard and we will look at walnut creek and that is the 680 coming right down to 24. you are looking at a clear drive. christian and katie? >> president obama and first lady had a salute to carol king at the white house. ♪ the jazz man >> the president presented the 71-year-old singer with the prize for popular song last night. king is the first woman to receive the award given by the library of congress each year. >> the abc7 news at 5:30 continues with the top stories including the search underway in san francisco after a driver crashes into a home. >> making the america's cup race safer for competitors, the new recommendations just released weeks after a >> live from

that will be 66 eastbound right before rte. 50. the residual delay is go back to the fairfax county parkway east bound into the beltway and 66. there's a crash on the ramp onto route 50. the right leg is closed on that one. >> we want to stick with traffic because you may see more police on our local interstates. jummy olabanji has more. >> it is capital region hov observance day. police are out this morning making sure that the cars in the hov lions -- lanes have the required number of people. police are giving out tickets this morning and virginia people need to be targeting violators and 66, 95, 395 and the dulles toll road and maryland state police will conduct its hov and forced on interstate 270. last year, they wrote more than 450 tickets on hov day in maryland and virginia. the first offense is $125 of virginia and it is $90 in maryland. do not forget about the laws that you should move over if you see a policeman pulled someone over. >> we are following big developments with the boy scouts. the leaders will vote on whether

the eastbound roadwork on the lower deck is still there until 6:30. several lanes blocked approaching treasure island and the "s" curve. 880 now all back to normal and reopened. there was another incident on the freeway overnight a gun battle actually that completely shut down traffic on the nimitz freeway in oakland by about 2:30 this morning everything reopened. now traffic is pretty much normal approaching the oakland airport and the coliseum. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." >>> lawrence, what was up with the rain yesterday? we reverted back to winter there for a while. >> just quick reminder that the wet season hasn't ended. now we have drying weather around the bay area today, some partly cloudy skies out the door. a little breezy at the coastline, as well. temperatures generally in the 50s, although some of the north bay valleys have snuck back down into the 40s. by the afternoon it will be cool in spots coastside. 50s there. we'll see some 60s, breezy conditions inside the bay. mild temperatures inland into the 60s and low 70s. kind

the ramp is open at southbound 101 and eastbound 80.k to you. >>> president obama plans to visit moore, oklahoma to get a firsthand look at the devastation from the tornado. ten children are dead. the first funerals for the victims begin this morning with services for a 9-year-old who died at school. [ yelling ] >> you're okay, you're okay! >> that is the sound of the terrifying moments when the tornado hit briarwood elementary school. a teacher huddled 25 kids in the bathroom covering them up with her body while recording. she prayed and she tried to reassure the kids. everyone survived at the school. if you are wondering just how much power monday's tornado in oklahoma was packing, this is a glimpse. this footage was taken by alan chan near newcastle and you can see the twister as it just continues to grow. at times, the tornado had winds of more than 200 miles an hour. >>> 5:40. the fbi now believes boston bombing suspect tamerlin tsarnaev was involved in a triple murder two years ago in massachusetts. investigators say ibragim todas

eastbound highway 4, we will have one lane closed as well.re seeing most of the slowing in the westbound direction and now, a live look outside as we take a peek at that drive out of oakland. looking busy, but we have some construction eastbound until 6:30 this morning. three lanes will remain closed out there. >> thank you. zwlnchts it's 4:40. >>> next, new trouble for google. what invest garretts are looking into now. >> a >>> welcome back. a new showdown between google and the u.s. government. bloomberg is reporting the federal trade commission may launch an antitrust probe into whether they are i guess legally curbing competition. the question, whether google is using its dominance unfairly. meantime, canada is getting ready to start an investigation into google's search practices. no comment from google or the government. >>> the company that operates the company's biggest fire fighting ariel tankers is moving out of california. a departure that could affect response time for fighting big fires. ten carrier air company operates two plane

>> we have a sig-alert in san francisco, an injury crash between southbound 101 to eastbound 80. we have all the lanes blocked on the ramp, the transition road. sig-alert because of an injury. we have construction in san jose, northbound 880 between 101 and the expressway one lane is blocked until 6:00 a.m. and the san mateo bridge, trafficking moving well from hayward to foster city and the high-rise. >> the head of america's cup will give us the latest on the death of an olympian sailor when the high-tech yacht capsized yesterday in the bay. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has new information on the accident. cornell? >> the swedish boat artemis was towed to clipper coffee on treasure island. this as close as we can get to the vessel. security surrounds the boat. the team from sweden was practicing yesterday on the bay for america's cup when tragedy struck. the 36-year-old crew member andrew simpson was killed when the boat capsized at 1:00 o'clock p.m. yesterday. sky 7 was overhead. ten crew members were rescued by simpson was not. he was underwater for at least ten minutes

running eastbound.te well over 100 vehicles are flying eastbound with oklahoma highway patrol escorting them.ti r have highwa behind me, they are in the fast lane, and literally everyone is running eastbound to get us on of the path of the tornado. it's an unbelievable scene. there's a wall eastbound. it's coming into the heart of if city now. >> shepard: you talk very fast, as you know, jeff and i have a hard time understanding you. did you just say that this headed into the town of oklahala city? >> yes, people are fleeing the path of the tornado, i have state troopers and highway patrol, they are trying to get out of the path. it's west of me, look at the radar. >> shepard: okay for our rur viewers, i-40 and i-44 cross paths, and it's a completely populated area, absolutely completely populated, there's no breaks. it's like a large city with suburban areas and it's all grown together and all of it is heavily populated. >> highway patrol are running eastbound. and southbound. >> shepard: well we know

one lane is blocked on southbound 101 that connects the ramp to eastbound 80. so they are working to clear it. minor injuries reported in the crash that happened around 4 a.m. all bart trains on time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the state is working to revoke the latest of a milpitas child care center. stephanie's daycare operated out of a home on stratford drive. the state department of social services made a surprise visit there last month based on a tip. investigators say they found an infant strapped in a car seat in a dark closet. one neighbor was stunned when told of that allegation. >> inside a closet like that? the kid's got to be pretty scared. >> the facility's license has been suspended since april 30. owner stephanie newbrough couldn't be reached for comment. >>> one of the bay area's most wanted fugitives is in custody now and expected to be arraigned this afternoon. dimitri storm was arrested in berkeley on tuesday. according to the santa cruz county sheriff's department, he is suspected in dozens of vehicle thefts and burglaries in santa cruz,

in the eastbound we have construction project were wrapping up between summersville road to a street one lane is blocked. at our toll plaza along the bay bridge we will look at that, with plenty of company, with the impending sunrise and we have eastbound construction blocking a few lanes until 6:30. >> we are following breaking news from oakland at scene of a marijuana grow house operation, firefighters made the recovery after they responded to a warehouse fire on 51st avenue and east 12th before 4:30 this morning. it is now clear how much marijuana is inside the house. stay with abc7 news and we will bring more updates. >> on the peninsula, firefighters responded overnight to a fire at a home under construction in san mateo. abc7 news reporter matt kellerin's us with video. >> when firefighters arrived on the scene, this video was shot by firefighters. you can see the orange glow above the door. firefighters say no one was living here and no early detection. they did not get the call until a person a adequate are mile away across the canyon saw it. the flames remain visible in all

eastbound castro valley boulevard is closed at foothill boulevard.y busy conditions in that area. >> thank you, leyla gulen, and we continue in 25 minutes during "good morning america" up next. >> we are always on at abc7news.com and at twitter. captioned by, closed captioning services, inc. >>> good morning, america. happening now, tornado alley alert with warnings of a new twister outbreak over the next four days. massive devastation already. people still missing in texas as an entire town went from this to this. sam tracking it all. >>> lottery madness at a fever pitch. $750 million. up for grabs right now as the powerball and megamillions jackpots skyrocket. we'll tell you your chances for winning both. >>> and breaking overnight. what could be the most exciting breakthrough in ivf treatments in 30 years. the new technology using cameras that could triple your chances of having a baby. >>> and making a splash. watch the moment as this rental car gets knocked into a sparkling swimming pool at this

and gosh, not even seeing any delays anymore eastbound. that kind of changed. so eastbound is fine. westbound the commute from tracy all the way from 205 is stacking up. you can see the overturned box truck from the center divide. people are slowing down as they approach the scene. 28 minutes from the altamont pass and 680. once you're past vasco road then the speed sensors turn back to green so it's great through the livermore and the dublin-pleasanton area. the metering lights are on. we'll check that coming up. back to you guys >> thank you. >>> president obama will travel to moore, oklahoma over the weekend to see the tornado devastation firsthand. the numbers are just staggering. so are the pictures. 13,000 homes in the oklahoma city suburb all damaged or destroyed. 33,000 people have been affected. and the total damage could top $2 billion. this is what's left of the plaza towers elementary school. at least 7 children were killed there. we have learned the school did not have a shelter or a safe room. all the children were huddled in classrooms when that tornado hit. 22 worker

a section of eastbound castro valley also shut down. we are told that these areas could be shut down until noon today. we understand this started because of a stolen vehicle. an alameda county sheriff's deputy says it ended here in this area off of highway 580. officials say they attempted a traffic stop. this all happened last night around 11:00. the suspect was injured in an officer-involved shooting and taken to a local hospital. we do not know his or her condition. there were no other injuries reported. as we mentioned, back out live, investigators have been here for hours. the crime lab is still here on scene. and we have seen authorities walking through taking pictures and gathering evidence. we are still waiting for an update from the public information officer at this time. live in castro valley, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> both those shootings in the east bay have kept traffic mighty busy this morning, right, liz? >> reporter: they did at least overnight. but everything is now completely back to normal. so if you a

the eastbound traffic is also moving well, with no construction out there but we have construction this is at the richmond and san rafael bridge with bridge painting lasting until 5:00 a.m. blocking a couple of lanes. westbound 580 as you come up from castro street to the toll, we also have one lane that gets you by for other bridge work that continues along the bridge and that will last until 6:00 a.m. along the coast, along highway one, we have one-way traffic control in affect until 7:00 a.m. and that is due to pavement work. kristen and eric? >> nestles is recalling frozen pizzas after plastic was discovered involving two pizzas under the california pizza kitchen label including grilled chicken and crispy thin white pizza. also, the crispy flat bread pizza all made between february 26 and march 9 and shipped across the country. we have more information on our website at abc7news.com. >> the parents of two children killed in danville almost 10 years ago want a cap on medical malpractice awards eliminated. in october of 2003, two were killed by a driver high on drugs and alcohol. the

the eastbound coming away from 580 is clear. if you continue down the nimitz that is not showing any issues and nothing to speak of at the moment but we have construction wrapping up at this hour and this is in san jose northbound 280 to northbound 880 the transition is re-opening. we are already seeing a a buildup of traffic on the interchange and 237 has a lane blocked and that was supposed to be until 5:00 but construction is running late and one lane is slowing things down a little bit. kristen and eric? >> facebook is upgrading status with investors with the bloomberg business report ahead. >> the biggest department stores in the country is apologizing to the customers. what is behind the public and interesting apology. >> california's battle against illegal weapons is getting added muscle, the warning going out to covering cupertino and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> this is the second anniversary of the death of one of history's most wanted terrorists. on this day in 2011 a small group of navy seals raid add compo

we do have this accident along eastbound congratulation and it is a car that blew a tire, respond out, and hit the median so you could see spectator slowing but, so far, no lanes are blocked. >> 5:09. the medical marijuana vending machine is here, and bloomberg business report is next. >> a volcano begins stirring to live if central mexico. >> california's largest bicycle race is underway where you can cap the >> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. authorities in central mexico are setting up shelters as they prepare for a possible big eruption of a valentino near mexico city. this is the 17,000' volcano that has been seeing an increase in seismic activity that shook saturday night spewing volcano rock. soldiers and federal police have beeneployed to the area. >> college presidents are receiving some of the highest pay according to the chronicle of higher education annual rankings this morning, the ex-president of penn state got a whopping $2.9 million. and auburn university made $2.5 million. and uc president got $847,000 at number eight. an

headlights are moving eastbound. eric and kristen? >> next, too close for comfort, the bay area neighborhood watching future a mountain lion this morning. >> thieves leave disabled bay area boaters on shore with barely a paddle and you can help them get back in the water the. >> the newest apple store is making unwanted waves with san francisco history that the company wants to take down but first america's money report. >> good morning, topping america's money, big news from the housing market propelling the dow to a fresh new high opening at 15409 after gaining 10 6 points today the day to make money on wall street was tuesday, the 20th tuesday if a row it called higher, with the best trading day of the week. >> kelloggs agreed to $4 million settlement in class-action suit over false advertising and claims the frosted mini wheats improve children's memory. that is america's money, make >> covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> 4:41 on this wednesday morning, a look from the sutro t

it's in the eastbound lanes of 4 in antioch. they just called out the tow crews so one lane is blocked and, hey, we are seeing slowing on our sensors. westbound has improved heading towards the pittsburg-bay point commute. also, westbound 580, lawrence mentioned winds whipping up out there and chp issued a wind advisory for the altamont pass. so again no bridges right now. just up over the altamont pass they issued it right after midnight and it is still in effect. we just called and got an update with them. let's go outside show you a couple of live traffic cameras. live look at the san mateo bridge where everything is fine westbound and eastbound 92 coming up over the high-rise and crossing the flat section of the span. and westbound 580 you saw that drive time still only about 19 minutes from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. that's where our camera is. but it is starting to get busy westbound in the commute direction. >>> the justice department has opened a criminal investigation of the internal revenue service. i

to our maps, eastbound there is some overnight roadwork still out there until 6:00 eastbound 580 from north greenville to north flynn so again this is going against the commute. we had an accident in this area around this time yesterday morning. they have been doing ongoing roadwork across that stretch. and bart so far off to a great start. no delay on this friday morning. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> 4:46 now. in london, two more people are in custody all in connection with that gruesome murder of a british army soldier in london. scotland yard says a man and a woman were arrested yesterday suspected of being part of a conspiracy to murder that soldier. 25-year-old lee rigby was hacked to death on wednesday. police shot and wounded the two suspected attackers shortly after the murder. british leaders are now calling in an act of terrorism saying the suspects were inspired by radical islam. >>> back in the united states, president obama has laid out his vision for national security. yesterday, the president said the terror threat now comes from smaller networks and homegrown ex

there's also some roadwork on the lower deck eastbound until 6:30. we'll talk more about your overnight roadwork and accidents -- [ laughter ] >> -- and all of it coming up. >> we'll talk a lot for the next 2.5 hours. thank you. >>> it is 4:30 now. san jose police are investigating a homicide in the city's blossom valley area this morning. officers called to the 400 block of blossom hill road about 1:15. they found a man unconscious in a parking lot there. firefighters arrived shortly after and declared the victim dead. so far no word on the cause of death and no suspects have been identified. >>> an intense manhunt is over after a bay area grandmother and two small children were stabbed. the man deputies were searching for is in custody caught about 50 miles away from the crime scene. the attack happened in a home on viewmont avenue in an unincorporated area of east san jose. a member of the family returned home yesterday afternoon to find the grandmother and 1-year- old boy fatally stabbed. a little girl was severely wounded. santa clara county aut

reported an eastbound motorcycle crash eastbound direction but it is westbound, actually.y one lane gets by in the westbound direction. knights valley highway 128 between scott road and spencer lane is re-opened and it was closed early because of the fires up there. >> it is now 6:42. trading is underway on wall street with a look at the big bart and the dow is off 54 points. we will check with bloomberg business report and the new york stock exchange. >> first, one of the youngest victims in the boston marathon bombings is waking up at home. an update on the fires burning in the north bay. we have the three separate fires burning in the knights valley area that claimed 200 acres and the smoke is being >> covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> it is 6:46. one of the boston marathon bombings youngest victims is back home in the bay area, in time to celebrate a very special day. abc7 news reporter kira klapper is in martinez. >> good morning to you, today is aaron hern's 12th birthday and he is back home in time to sell operate with

you need the sunglasses eastbound direction from foster city to hayward.vato, we have one lane blocked because of the injury accident eastbound highway 37 beyond 101 if the cheering stages and in milpitas this crash, northbound 680, that was involving a couple of injuries, as well, and the folks have been taken to an area hospital but no lanes are blocked. >> happening now, firefighters in ventura county are battling a wildfire that grew by thousands of acres and burning threatening thousands homes. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has the numbers. >> fire is up to 10,000 acres. it was 8,000 until 30 minutes ago. now that the sun is up you can see how much smoke there is. very dramatic overnight flames. containment is 10 percent but a captain says the estimate will likely drop as the fire continues to grow. the flames are threatening 20,000 homes and 100 commercial buildings and 15 homes have been damageed, nothing destroyed and no one hurt. several neighbors are under evacuation orders and evacuations for cal state channel island have been lifted but the

. >>> traffic is back to normal following a deadly crash on interstate 80, eastbound, before noon today. >> the highway pat role says the toyota driver was kill. >> she was a resident in her 70s. >> the three eastbound lanes were closed for more than seven miles backing up. >>> a continuing fire involving a marijuana grow in oakland. >> just hours after police began there investigation, someone came along and took all the plants. >> we have 70 mature plants found in east oakland. >> police told us they couldn't seize the marijuana. they boreded up the building, but neighbors say they didn't stop a group of men who made off with all that marijuana sometime before noon. >> it's a shame that the city of oak land and opd would let people -- oakland opd would let people be vulner ashgs ble. >>> an almeet a police officer ameda police officer saved a baby girl. >> a baby girl stopped breathing. >> the daycare worker did cpr. >> the officer did chest compressions. >> authority it is say the daycare did everything right and the children were well cared for. >> officer cobb said he did what any

right now we have delays in the eastbound direction along 80 coming up on highway 12 so that drive is hooking a little bit cheer but a strange accident with very heavy traffic headed over the altamont pass with that coming united states in a little bit. kristen and eric? >> 5:41. yahoo wants to continue their shopping spree, ahead, the hip social network c.e.o. has her eyes on. >> powerball jackpot gets gigantic and it is not your only chance this weekend at riches. >> join abc7 news for the professional business women of california concert may 23 in >> covering walnut creek and burlingame and campbell and all the bay area. this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, 5:44 on this friday, a beautiful shot from mount tamalpais toward san francisco and the east bay that just sprinkling of low clouds and mike will tell us more about what going on out there, the temperatures whether we are >> new ts rning a missing at risk petaluma man has been found safe 40 miles away in napa county. the 49-year-old was reunited with his family after being reported missing on wednesday. his family was w

as you travel in the eastbound direction it is showing a left lane is blocked until 6:00 a.m. for paving work with a buildup of traffic westbound from antioch and to pittsburg. we have this report of a stalled car blocking a lane eastbound 580 before you come up to the dublin interchange but look at the green, it is pretty good. the walnut creek is to the north there and you are southbound drive from highway 24 it is seven minutes on highway four. kristen and eric? >> san jose police, officials, and neighbors come together to tackle growing crime concerns. this comes as they reveal the identities of two teens shot to death on sunday. abc7 news reporter is on the shooting scene near a kohl's department store. >> you can see the candles lit at the memorial for the two teens shot and killed behind the shopping center in east san jose. this morning, police have identified the victims in the case. they are a 16-year-old and a 15-year-old. friends and family say they were students at the independence high school. they were shot and killed on sunday evening in the parking lot behind

. >>> we have two eastbound lanes closed overall everything is looking good on the roadways. let's look apt the east shore freeway, it is looking good but at the bay bridge toll plaza near 208 and san sows -- 280 and san jose, let's check in with steve. >>> skies are clear, we had the fog yesterday, and that put the old cab bash on any inland temperatures but i think it is marginal. it will not be confined to the coast and yesterday we had that south wind which really sent the fog to marin county and it hit the breaks. today will be a little more in the way of high pressure put it is really cool for others, 49 up in novato, so without that breeze temperatures fall off the table. 29 in ukiah, 60s and 07z, they rebound -- 60s and 70s and i know it sounds crazy and it will bring us a cool down over the weekend. today looks to be the warmest day, 80s to 90s in some locations and without those conditions we will be hot at the surveys. we will be clouded up we will talk about may showers. >> we are flooded over here. >> i don't know. >>> time now a critical situation as a hillside

this afternoon eastbound direction on the bay bridge. >> the san francisco transportation agency boardexpected to vote on the central sun way contract. these are artist drawings of the project including the construction of three underground stations that are built beneath the moscone city and china town. the san francisco examiner reports that the $840 million contract is up for approval today. >> gameers are watching microsoft today as they unveil the next generation xbox video console. it will be faster, offer more graphics but it is expected to move further to being your main entertainment center. last year people spent more time watching tv and movies on xbox than playing games. the xbox has been the top selling console in the united states for the past 28 months. >> the abc7 morning news continues at 5:30 with the top stories. >> including a fatal car crash under investigation in the south bay. what police are saying did not happen in this case. >> we are continuing to follow the deadly tornado in oklahoma and ahead what president obama and the white house are doing to help the >>

in the eastbound direction until 6:30 a.m.d we are seeing traffic. this is the san jose drive away from 880, 101, from san jose airport it is 13 minutes from highway 85. >> we continue to follow breaking news on the peninsula, investigators are trying to determine the cause of this fire that ripped through a home under construction at the bottom the hill, starting just at 12:30. firefighters say a new roof was being put on an old roof making itization for firefighters. crews kept the flames contained and the home, to give you aned why, it is not too far from alameda. matt keller will have a report at the top of the hour. >> we have break news from oakland, police are on the scene of a marijuana growhouse operation firefighters made the recovery after responding to a warehouse fire on 51st avenue at east 12th before 4:30 this morning. it is not clear yet how much marijuana is inside the house. stay with abc7 news and we will bring you pore updates on the story as we get them. >> police in walnut creek are warning shoppers to wa

eastbound 580 around north flynn roadwork in the area beginning to see delays in the commute direction out of tracy. mass transit though no delays for bart, muni, caltrain or ace. that's a check of traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> northern california man wanted for allegedly killing four family members in the czech republic has been arrested now near washington, d.c. 20-year-old kevin dahlgren is from placer county also has ties here in the bay area in palo alto. police say he fled the czech republic after his aunt, uncle and two cousins were found dead. media reports say his parents sent him to stay with those relatives to help him deal with some psychological issues. >>> when is when it comes to i'm from fighting who knows more than the oakland police department? a group of canadian politicians toured the city yesterday picking up tips. given the city's crime problems, some people found the visit ironic but the police department insists they can be used as a model. >> it's a very interesting case study of -- we have big challenges to meet. >> canadian cities have differen

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it's on the right-hand shoulder but a truck facing the wrong way eastbound 4 at cummings skyway. you know if we have delays. that and more coming up. >>> former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is the latest recipient of the profile in courage award. >> we all have courage inside. i wish there was more courage in congress. [ laughter ] >> she was given the award yesterday in boston at the john f. kennedy presidential library and the museum there. giffords was shot in the head when a gunman opened fire at a tucson supermarket appearance. she became a tireless advocate for gun control since her recovery. >>> aerosmith has canceled a show in indonesia because of safety concerns. authorities say they foiled a bomb plot targeting the embassy of myanmar. the concert promoter cites safety issues without being specific. aerosmith had planned to play before 15,000 people this coming saturday in jakarta. the rock group says it hopes to make it up to its fans. >>> singer justin bieber is apparently okay after being attacked on stage. >> speaking of security, here, it happened during

it's the lower deck eastbound various lanes blocked blocked until 6:30 this morning.et you know as soon as they turn on the metering lights. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> republican michele bachmann, who made a short run for the presidential nomination last year, announced this morning she won't seek re- election to her congressional seat. >> after serious consideration, i am confident that this is the right decision. >> bachmann a favorite among tea party activists posted the announcement on her website. she has represented her minnesota district since 2007. bachmann says the decision is not a result of recent inquiries into her defunct presidential campaign. >>> 5:38 now. the feds are now searching for a suspect involved in an east bay postal truck robbery spree. take a look. the video here, the truck was stopped at a red light on 36th and market in oakland. feds say the thief took that as an opportunity to stash as much mail that he could inside his clothes. it happened on may? . postal service is offering a $10,000 reward two catch the mail thief. >>> the po

heads up, one right lane blocked eastbound 4 from somersville to 80. it looks better on our sensors so definitely not as slow as it was just about a half hour ago. and out towards the bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights. they have been turning them on just before 6:00 lately. so right now you can beat the rush heading into san francisco. that is traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> the syrian government has reportedly received its first shipment of russian air defense missiles. the syrian president is quoted by hezbollah tv in lebanon announcing the delivery. it comes just days after the european union lifted an arms embargo that would allow countries to send weapons to rebels fighting the assad government. israel has already bombed syria. >>> iraq says at least 13 people are dead and dozens of others wounded after bombings today in baghdad and mosul. it's the latest bloodshed in the recent rash of violence in the country and the worst since the u.s. military withdrawal in 2011. there is no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack

if you're heading eastbound, looks like these cones are being picked up right now. now, let's take a look at your drive time traffic on highway 4 out of antioch. 24 minutes. tracy to dublin. 26 minutes. almost unheard of. 101 southbound from san mateo into san jose, 23 minutes and speaking of san jose past the off ramp, six minutes to get you from highway 85 up to julian. >> thank you. >>> 6:20 now. >>> a close up look at repairs to the golden gate bridge and at 6:30, we'll show you what's being done to make the bridge safe for commuters. >>> coming up first, don't have to ask me twice. cooldown with a sweet treat. consumer reports go on an ice cream taste yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! >>> oh the weather outside is hotter. >> you may be reaching for some ice cream. >> consumer reports has partnered exclusively with -- for a new taste test. >> here's michael. >> good morning. for many adult

mostly what we have is eastbound highway 4 one lane is blocked with cones picked up at 6:00 a.m. in the westbound direction you can have clear conditions. look at our drive time traffic along 580, you have a 24-minute drive between 205 to dublin/pleasanton. 101 from san francisco to sfo if you have a flight to cap, only 12 minutes. san jose, the driver northbound along 85 between 101 to cupertino is 17 minutes. the drive in san jose to 80 coming away from 17 is in good shape with a little bit to the south but northbound there was an early crash that cleared. eric and kristen in. >> thank you. how fans of the blue age gems are trying to bring the show back >> right now on this friday checking out both sides of san francisco bay, it is a bit windy but no sprinkles this morning. it is dry. it is cool. our meteorologist suggests a warm jacket for the oakland a's game with the forecast for the game and for the weekend coming up. fans of the play angels home online fundraising can lead to the october show reaching cyber donors through a site called "crowd tilt," with a goal at, 650,000

and the eastbound traffic from san francisco a few lanes will be blocked until 2:00 this afternoon so plan ahead and give yourself extra time. >> behind-the-scenes changes could be coming to yosemite national park to prevent another outbreak of the deadly hantavirus. officials will have to approve any design updates to privately run lodging inside the park. three people died during last year's outbreak after staying in tents. the company that runs the village made construction changes without telling the park that gave mouse more places to hide. investigators recommend they test monitoring in all lodging at yosemite. >> the san jose city council considers tapping another source of income, the extra money that the city could make from a medical product going up in smoke. >> a major upgrate that will change the look of sfo and create thousands of jobs. >> we are following up-to-the-minute developments in the oklahoma tornadoes. here is a live look at the damage of the incredible devastation as daylight comes out and survivors are >> welcome back at 4:52. a disturbing trend in san franci

the eastbound traffic is not too bad and napa, this fire is burning on the cusp and we have a partial closure, westbound highway 128, c.h.p. is doing a one-way extra control between scott road and spencer lane. the other area where the fire is, near oaklandville crossroads, the fire is burning but there are no closures. southbound 101 through the tunnels to the toll plaza a couple of lanes are blocked. >> new overnight in turkey riot police clash with thousands in may day protesters this morning in the capital. police fired water cannons and tear gas after they tried to breakthrough barricades to reach the main square. the protesters retaliated by throwing stones. may day is the extra dill date many workers hold demonstrations to demand better pay and work conditions. >> in venezuela a brawl between lawmakers left one legislator bleeding. opposition politicians were throwing a banner before the fight. they were protesting a proposal barring them from legislative activity. tensions have been high since the president's narrow victory. >> falling demand is causing boeing to cut back on j

as we take it over to antioch coming out of pittsburg and eastbound direction along highway four between summersville to a street one lane is blocked but we have more traffic in the westbound direction. we will take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and look at that, traffic is funneling nicely into the tolls and use make the drive toward san francisco, you are still clear but we did have eastbound traffic. >> some apple users could he up to $200 back because of a $53 million class-action settlement. if approved apple refunds $200 to each iphone and ipod user affected by former service policy. before 2009 apple warranty and service plan did not apply to devices that appeared to come in contact with liquids but lawyers are contacting the 150,000 people who would qualify. >> three silicon valley cities have the highest tuberculosis rates in the state: san jose, sunnyvale and santa clara are up there for the number of tv tuberculosis infections and 89 percent are foreign born from the philippine, vietnam, inask, china and mexico. anyone susceptible regardless of where they were born. >> w

it is eastbound 80 reports of a stalled vehicle.t sounds like the on-ramp, fourth street on-ramp to eastbound 80, approaching the lower deck and the skyway. it sounds like it's a city street issue. i do see some slowing on the sensors. we'll track that. the bridge itself moves smoothly. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 4:56. why dozens of people are waking up early in the south bay all in the name of education. that's coming up. >>> plus, evacuations at the happiest place on earth. the explosion brought the bomb squad to disneyland and what we've learned about it overnight. >>> facebook announces major changes and certain posts. i'll have that story. >>> push in sacramento to try to better our children's education. i'm bob redell. i'll have that. >>> kids just have a couple of schools day left, if that. by tomorrow, the 90s. we'll sort out the details where you live. >> and if you live near the dublin interchange, heads up. it's not even 5:00. >> but we're just seconds away from 5:00. in fact, we'll reach it as we take a liv

eastbound 80 they are doing overnight road work there like they did yesterday as well.ding out towards treasure island, several lanes blocked off. looking quiet on that s curve. >>> and if you're heading out of town, maybe catching a flight, we have a camera at 101 and south airport boulevard. headlights are southbound. this is northbound traffic. as you can see both directions coming through south san francisco and continuing toward san bruno look good at this hour. if you're commuting down towards walnut creek, all green. that is a check of traffic. frank, back to you. >> 4:47. the finger pointing is expected to escalate over the irs scandal. they admit that they flagged applications from politically conservative groups seeking tax exempt status. president obama spoke about it for the first time calling the situation outrageous and saying that someone needs to be held accountable. >> i have no patience with it. i will not tolerate it and we will make sure that we find out exactly what happened. >> senator marco rubio is among those calling for hearings and investigati

it started in milpitas, rather, eastbound 880 at willow avenue, the high speed chase has ended and that is the god news, and this is from muni that meter control and street cleaning is back in effect tomorrow. we will look outside right now at the san mateo bridge with a blurry vision but as you move from hayward to foster city it is looking clear. >> space history discovered gathering dust in a bay area laboratory. how it was tracked down. >> the state legislature rushes to consider several major laws as the session draws to a close and the impact some of the last-minute measures could have on all of us but, first, america's money report. >> good morning, a tuesday bull run when wall street traders continues, they could continue the winning streak for the winningest tuesdays, ever. in big apple, 6,000 shiny new bicycles will be station oned in manhattan and brooklyn with controversy over the placement of the bicycle racks. $99.5 million for a movie and "hangover ii," was in second and ""star trek"," earned $38 >> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area this is abc7 n

in vallejo as we look eastbound 82, to highway 37, that connection is closed and it will re-open at 5:00 a.m. >> thank you, leyla gulen. >> woman gets in a strange predicament in the north bay and firefighters had to rescue here after she came close to high voltage firearms. a newly disclosed construction problem on the eastern span of the bay bridge that could be a tough fix. >> rebound heads south of the border today and he plans to deal with new tensions between the united states and mexico. first, the america's money report. >> good morning, topping america's money, stocks selling off, all three averages slipped 1 percent yesterday, the worst start to a month since last june and the selling was blamed on signs of a slowing economy. among the signs, fewer jobs for american workers, private employers add only 1 senator mccain,000 jobs and march numbers were revised lower. frontier is adding a fee for carry on bags and they will charge $2 for soda and coffee. the fee applies to bags in the overhead bin at $25 if paid in advance and $100 at the gate. passenger whose buy on the web sit

is moving clear out there headed out of antioch to pittsburg we have this construction pregnant eastbound lane along highway 4 and the love bridge on-ramp is shut down until 7:00 a.m. so you can take leland to railroad avenue to get open highway four. >> it is 4:40. mother nature lends a hand, and the progress firefighters are making in ending the danger of a huge southern california wildfire that forces thousands to evacuate. >> there is a fan creating a huge problem. what is being done to end one k-9 craze. >> a new club planned in the heart of san francisco's castro district is stirring new debate this >> covering benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, it is 4:44 with a picture on the rooftop camera at the embarcardero and mike has the full forecast and leyla gulen has traffic. >> southern california firefighters say they are confident they will have the massive springs fire in ventura county fully contained today. the 28,000 acre fire is 75 percent contained with cooler temperatures and moist air helping firefighters and allow

and the eastbound side has three lanes blocked until 6:00 a.m. and in oakland, until 5:30 westbound 580 between 36 and coolidge we have one lane closed. kristen and eric? >> 50 members of occupy the farm say they plan to leave their encampment on land owned by uc berkeley. over the weekend 100 marched on the land near marin to protest plans to build a grocery store. they laboratoried crops and vegetation which they plan to tend in the future. university police showed up to warn them the occupation was illegal and trespassers would be removed. >> amtrak what the next generation trains in sacramento where 70 new locomotives are produced by a germany-based company. they replace trains up to 30 years old and will be more reliable and energy efficient and used in the northeast. the first trains go into service in the fall. the half billion cost is being covered by a loan from the federal transportation department. >> the government has only until today to appeal a new york judge's ruling to lit age restriction on pill. the f.d.a. lowered the age from

we have this construction project until 5:00 a.m., with one lane blocked eastbound direction along the richmond san rafael bridge. >> a driver is in custody this morning after police chase in marin county that ended in a crash with a school bus. the scene is southbound highway 101 yesterday afternoon. the highway patrol tried to stop a vehicle and the car hit a bus. the impact was so strong it caused the bus to spin. there were no children on the bus and the bus driver was not hurt. >> passengers are recovering after the chopper they were in crashed. a helicopter crashed on a busy street in honolulu. no one was seriously hurt. a witness put this video on youtube. the helicopter was on a photography light and lost power. it crashed upside down on top of a car which is why the rotor is bent. this happened outside a fire station so emergency responders were at the crash site in seconds. >> wrigley is taking a new caffeine gum off the market while the food and drug administration investigates the safety of added caffeine. the company says it stops sales of the gum out of respect for the ag

along 87 pass the julian off-ramp traffic is moving well and we have this accident working along eastbound highway 4 and c.h.p. has moved it from franklin and that is still in affect. good news, this fire, this car fire if you are headed along westbound 580, it looks like that is out so we are seeing heavy delays and no fire. as we take a quick at the drive time traffic 280 from burlingame to san francisco, 17 minutes and 101 from san jose to the airport there, at 13 minutes and 880 if you are headed out of hayward to south bay freeway 27 minutes gets you there. >> it is 6:10. a new honor for former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >> what could make internet purchases coast to coast more expensive. >> challenge to the commander in chief to the class of 20 thin, the dare president obama gave new >> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning monday morning at 6:13. a beautiful golden gate bridge shot as seen from the sutro to youer camera. it is cloudy. we will have a cooler day and a cooler week. we will check with meteorologis

eastbound is picking up a little bit, but westbound, smooth sailing at this time.or now, i will send it back over to you. >> thank you, amanda. arts of the midwest are on standby -- standby as they brace for more severe weather. >> that comes a day after a series of tornadoes ripped through several states including kansas and oklahoma. >> >> but the. -- >> oh my god! >> forecasters say areas from as far from texas to illinois could see storms today. >> the fbi is investigating a fbiion -- the deaths of two agents during a training mission. >> john gonzales is like the northwest with the latest. >> good morning. this will be a very difficult a inside the building behind us. fbi headquarters in downtown dc. we understand the two elite fbi agents were killed off the coast in virginia beach. this happened on friday afternoon. the fbi made it official with an announcement last night. we can tell you both men were members of the bureau's hostage rescue team. they were identified as 41-year- old christopher lorek and 40- year-old stephen shaw. ,he announcement made yester

eastbound clear all of the way through the rosslyn tunnel. easy commute. if you are traveling old town al alex aandri alexandria, back with an update with the dark intersections because of the massive power outage. back over to you. >>> how a local leader is weighing in on a decision to get rid of wrestling in the olympics. >>> a virginia family shares their story after a bear broke into their house. >>> what had people running and >>> what had people running and screa♪ alright, let's go. a ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> virginia congressman moran will meet with high school wrestlers and coaches in northern virginia to discuss his efforts to save wrestling as an olympic sport. >>> you might want to stop by politics and pros on your way into work today. the bookstore is handing out wristbands which will get you into first lady michelle obama's book signi

>> we do have a stall to get to and this is the drive along southbound 280 to eastbound 380 blocking lane so the transition road could be a tight squeeze. it looks like we are seeing volume moving look in the westbound direction along 380. we will look at the drive time track, 580 coming from tracy to dublin at 24 minutes and 880 northbound coming from san leandro to the tolls on the bay bridge, 20 minutes. and 101, northbound, away from highway 85 to the san jose airport you are looking at 12 minutes. this is the drive in san jose 280 coming away from 17 and it looks like the roads are on the dry side. we have clear conditions with no citizens and certainly no construction to report today. kristen and eric? >> we have breaking news in san francisco where several people have been shot in the mission district near a bart station. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at the scene. amy? >> three people were shot, this just happened right before 4:00 this morning, so look behind me, a very active seen, police are still out here looking for clues. you can see the white on the sidewalk, th

the drive over the altamont pass westbound traffic is a nightmare but look at the eastbound traffic we have overturned box truck and the bay bridge metering lights are on and the traffic is looking very busy there in the westbound direction and eastbound we have construction until 6:30. kristen and katie? >> continuing to follow breaking news from san jose where crews are investigating a one-alarm house fire that break out this morning, it happened at a home after 1:00 o'clock a.m. with the fire appears to be have started in the garage and damaged one vehicle. no one was injured. we have a reporter on seen with an update at 6:30. >> fire officials hope two brushfires are not rekindled in san jose after break out last night. it burned one acre but no structure was threatened. no word on the cause. >> we were other head as crews worked to contain a fire that broke out before noon burning seven acres and sent smoke to the sky visible for miles. >> crews will start today to fix the problem of broken bolds on the eastern span of the bay bridge and we will look at that. our news reporter is

if you are traveling eastbound along 80 that drive is quiet at this hour. we do have a report right now of possible train versus a pedestrian, at the bart san bruno station and this is scott road and we will follow this with not too many details and as they become available we will let you know. >> prince harry's tour of the united states has taken him from colorado to the jersey show to harlem and something more familiar: a polo match in connecticut. in manhattan last night he talked of sharing his love sports with american children through his charity. >> many of these young people would lives are being changed through the power of sports. this was hours after he toured parts of the new jersey cost ravaged by sandy hook elementary school -- center storm handy. >> and "star trek" fans are filling the streets of hollywood to take part in the remere, and the director and movie stars including chris pines and zoe were on hand to sign autographs for excited fans outside the theater yesterday. fans were surveyed and 55 percent said they plan to see the movie mo