. >>> we have a couple hot spots starting off on 580 eastbound. wetangle up with another car and two lanes blocked until further notice. bit of a brake. this is behind redwood road. heads up there. noncommute direction. hopefully won't cause too many problems. other than that if you are going westbound 580 we are getting first reports of a new crash. unknown if -- it's westbound 580 right around north flyn that one is blocked the number 3 lane. already starting to see a slow ride now out of tracy getting onto 580 as you head in to the pass. your travel time 30 minutes. 205 toward 680. >>> thank you. bad news on the covid front. several public testing sites in san francisco will be closed due to software outages. >> this as people are rushing to get tested. this is frustrating. >> yeah. you can imagine just that frustration with this. its been hard to try to find an appointment for a test throughout the bay area. the software issue started yesterday morning. a company called color runs several testing sites in san francisco and in other cities like

we'll wake up to a closure still going on eastbound 80 through vallejo. we warned you about that yesterday. tonight the opposite direction will happen. same section there, highway 29 is your alternate, but right now the bay bridge moves clearly getting down there in problem. a clear look at emoryville shows you a much clearer path there this morning. >> want to give you a live look this morning at the richmond san rafael bridge where roads are now open after a deadly and fiery crash. this happened just before 7:00 last night on the east side of the bridge. that crash involved a big rig and a car. one person who became trapped inside that car sadly died. both the car and that big rig caught fight. traffic, it was backed up for miles for several hours. one witness who was actually close to that crash says that she thought her life was in danger. >> couldn't really back up, so it's really scary to be stuck behind, you know, a car that is engulfed in flames. the flames actually got so high that they were touching the top of the bridge so it was really, really

taillights are eastbound. good news, the crash in castro valley does not involve injuries.ing is okay and that driver is in their semi truck. we'll talk about more coming up. >>> at 5:00, we're turning to the classroom. students in one district are coming back after a deep cleaning. >>> i have patients who come in with so much anxiety, some had to begin with and the pandemic has exacerbated it. >> and tackling mental health, one local health expert explains what parents and students can do to help cope with covid fatigue. >>> cold mornings and some warmer afternoons as rain stays out of the forecast for the next several days. but we'll talk about when rain may return in the microclimate forecast. this is "today in the bay." >>> good tuesday morning. thanks so much for joining us, i'm marcus washington. >> look who came home. welcome back. and we also broadcast live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> a lot of places. >>> let's get right to our top story, thousands of students, they are returning to their classroom, this is after a brief district-wide shutdown. and

yeah, this is the eastbound direction.t you the story, by the way, through breaking news. push alert. >> on the kron 4 app, if you'd like to stay connected, you can download that for free right now, another big story we're following tonight here than

this is out of the les hill. >> along 88 eastbound.e traveling there, that's going to resolve at around 05:00am this morning. that's the good news and bridge work 80 eastbound between 7, 80 east in valais hill and tennessee street all lanes closed until 05:00am. so next time we check in, it should be open. but i was saying highway 29 was a good alternate traveling into the city right now from the maze of that fremont street exit. it will be about 8 minutes for your drive. no major issues along 5.80, as you're traveling through berkeley and emeryville, san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula about a 13 minute commute for you at this hour. the richmond, sandra fell bridge about 8 minutes traveling at a richmond across towards sandra fell. let's get a look at the south bay as you're traveling along one. 0, one from 85 to menlo park. 27 minutes for you there. 82 17, no major delays. james, back to you. thank you very much. it is 4.47. let's talk football. the forty-niners. >> we'll have another day practice today as they impl

so we are seeing delays on the eastbound side. but you also just have a lot of traffic on the westbound side as well. so you're seeing delays on both sides. san pablo avenue might be good alternate if you're trying to get around that down in hayward south on a northwest wind 10 avenue, you've got an accident. so you are starting to see some delays here as you're traveling heading into the city, though, once you reach the maze at about 14 minutes for your drive to that fremont street exit. so no major delays or issues there. san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula about a 14 minute drive for you. and let's get a look at the richmond center fell commute as you are heading out of richmond. 11 minutes. back to you. thank you. ray 8, 0, one and a big story. teachers and parents in the oakland school district are going to find out today which schools could close this year. >> the possible closures would impact thousands of students and families across oakland kron four's camila barco is live this morning with the latest. a

we are still dealing a crash eastbound 580.is is in the clearing stages but it was blocking several lanes involving a big rig. things slow on the westbound side. >>> looks like luxury cars dodged the effects of the pandemic when it comes to revenue. rolls royce reported it sold it's highest number of cars ever in one year. bentley also posted record sales, selling 31% more cars and suv's over the ar before. the company sales last year were higher than it's best year. >>> a surprise for some elementary school students in st. louis. >> they were told they were getting a substitute pe teacher. when they got was a local hero. the major leaguer joined students for gym class and tried to beat them at their own game. >> the fame they played. i have had a lot more success on the field in front of st. louis fans. >> kids got skills. he won a gold glove for his defensive play. he said that he will stick to baseball and leave teaching to the real pros. si202.move we haven't seen the bay area county urging you to stay home starting at midn

one eastbound lane did briefly reopen. let cars through. we're stuck behind the accident. but that lane apparently now closed. we have a photo of the aftermath on the lower deck of the richmond. sandra fell bridge. one person has died. no word yet on when traffic will reopen will obviously be following that. to the tenderloin district. now it's been less than 10 days in san francisco opened its new linkage center, part of the tunnel in emergency initiative. reports of open drug use at that center have surface noun sack explains some addict. experts are now questioning how the center supposed to help people with recovery. >> play supposed to help people with recovery and wrap around services. now at the center of controversy as reports of drug use have surfaced at san francisco's new tenderloin linkage center within just 10 days of opening. the center is part of mayor london breed's tenderloin state of emergency declaration. and when asked about drug use their on wednesday, she didn't deny that it was happening. we can't control. >> who does or does not? you do do or do not

so this alert continues eastbound 580, two lanes blocked at redwood road. the off-ramp may be closed. you can get off the next exit and look back. and the arrow shows out of the altamont, it is still impeded but the crash should be on the shoulder. >>> coming up here on "today in the bay," voting rights for all. the new measure being proposed in one bay area city to give the voice to undocumented residents. >>> meanwhile in washington, an effort to make sure that the people who can legally vote are able to. we'll bring you the latest. >>> and remembering entertainer bob saget. we'll hear from the comedian on tour with saget at the time of his death sunday. why the loss has been so hard for him to take. ♪♪♪ my name is austin james. as a musician living with diabetes, fingersticks can be a real challenge. that's why i use the freestyle libre 2 system. with a painless, one-second scan i know my glucose numbers without fingersticks. now i'm managing my diabetes better and i've lowered my a1c from 8.2 to 6.7. take the mystery out of managing your diabetes and lo

all eastbound lanes have been closed following a fatal crash.est information we just got minutes ago. that's coming up at the top of the hour. sta

eastbound traffic will come off right-hand traffic, loop under and connect to macalla road as well as the bike path will come underneath and connect to macalla as well. just a progress photo of the work on that interchange with bristol in the background and with the bike path passing underneath the bay bridge. the west side bridges, as i mentioned, they have -- their construction manager general contractor on board already. they brought them on during the design phase. they got a raise grant from the federal infrastructure stimulus to help with funding on this. they plan to start construction later this spring when they're able to get a full funding agreement with cal trans. this would be a standard agreement executed with xkb. there is a design consultant that they're prepared to move forward with the design of this project. as we move through the phasing of this, this is the current traffic circulation on the island. people coming from or going through the city, accessing the island from the west side of treasure island. there is an additional on-bound, westbound ramp on the east si

again, that's eastbound on the bay bridge itself. now the san mateo bridge, things are moving just fine. there's definitely more of you on the roads this morning, though. and that's pretty evident right here at the san mateo bridge. a bit of a back up there at the richmond center fell toll plaza. and even once you're past the backup, it's going to be a bit slower until about mid span because we have dew. could we have construction work westbound on the richmond center fell bridge. that's got the right shoulder closed and just slowing things down. a little bit of so many of us get on the roads and the golden gate bridge really foggy this morning. it's going take you 28 minutes from 37 to the tolls. dari. >> thank you, john 8, 0, 2, and let's talk covid top of mind. obviously the biden administration is going to make for 100 million 95 masks available for you for free. starting next week. stick with kron. 4 will keep you posted as to when you can start getting on. let me explain. federal officials continue down the size that we should

so is the eastbound lower deck of the richmond centerville bridge. construction crews should be clearing getting ready for the dig to kick in a little later on. over here, this crew cleared as well. all lanes reopened on schedule for eastbound 880 through vallejo and right-hand tonight, the opposite direction has a closure starting at 11:00le about. i'll remind you again. meanwhile, the rest of the bay fully open and moving well. even out of the altamont pass, just a very little bit of slowing. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> 5:10, giving back. the new way uber is helping those in need in the bay area, and items you can start donating. >>> interest rates are going up, and some straight talk from elon musk all ahead in business news. >>> but, first, we investigate, an east by a man serving time for terrorism charges getting his terror sentence dramatically reduced. right new on nbcbayarea.com, find out more on why a judge made that decision. >> a lot more news ahead on this thursday morning. stay with us. it's 5:10. >>> it is 5:13, and we eseeing som

interstate 80 in the east bay was shut down this morning in the eastbound direction after crash killed one person and sent to other people to the hospital. it happened at about 6 15 this morning west of san pablo. road. the chp says a driver of a transit van going west lost control, hit the center divider and landed in the eastbound lanes. the ban was then hit by three cars. male passenger who was in one of those vehicles died at the scene to other people suffer major injuries. new at six. a dangerous and bizarre sight today on interstate 80 in berkeley. more than 100 people on bicycles road onto the freeway blocking traffic. it happened just after two o'clock this afternoon in the westbound lanes near university avenue. highway patrol officer happened to be nearby and ran a traffic brake to slow those cars down. chp managed to escort the cyclists off the freeway at the powell street exit. hospital in san francisco was asking for help in identifying a patient who has been there since november. st mary's medical center says they can't identify a patient who was admitted on november 25th

we had some major issues over here yesterday on the eastbound side with both eastbound and westbound both open for you this morning in the south bay along one o one. 85 in menlo park about a 33 minute drive for you 17. 82 looking nice. and i'm seeing the most traffic along highway 4. so if you're traveling antioch, one, 60 to conquer to 42, it will take you about 33 minutes. back to you. andrea, i know you have twitter. so, i don't don't let the naysayers get you down. just remember what you think. amy is none of my so that's advice. have the right 7.22. right now, governor newsome was at ford silicon valley innovation center, highlighting part of his climate change related budget. the governor wants the state to spend 10 billion dollars in the next 5 years to invest any electric vehicles, including funds for trucks, buses, charging stations. we need that and money to help low-income buyers purchase the cars. the plan is part of the governor's 37 billion dollar climate action budget. that in part attempts to decrease the state's reliance on oil and gas. and i just switched my electri

eastbound traffic will come off right-hand traffic, loop under and connect to macalla road as well as the bike path will come underneath and connect to macalla as well. just a progress photo of the work on that interchange with bristol in the background and with the bike path passing underneath the bay bridge. the west side bridges, as i mentioned, they have -- their construction manager general contractor on board already. they brought them on during the design phase. they got a raise grant from the federal infrastructure stimulus to help with funding on this. they plan to start construction later this spring when they're able to get a full funding agreement with cal trans. this would be a standard agreement executed with xkb. there is a design consultant that they're prepared to move forward with the design of this project. as we move through the phasing of this, this is the current traffic circulation on the island. people coming from or going through the city, accessing the island from the west side of treasure island. there is an additional on-bound, westbound ramp on the east si

west and eastbound here on 5.80. speaking of 5.80. let's head over to the northern end of it where we're looking at. that was highway 82, i should say. but 5.80, here westbound looking. all right. as you're making your way from richmond out towards sandra fell. no problems to report and our final stop for you this morning. the golden gate bridge where we had a little sunshine now hitting the span traffic is just fine. again, it's a light commute this morning on this monday. first monday of 2022. let's get to some breaking news this morning. teens as young as 12 years old can now get a booster shot from pfizer. the fda authorized the expansion just moments ago booster shots as we know are already recommended for those that are 16 and older and now the decision by the fda is to roll out these boosters to younger teens this recommendation now goes to the cdc for final authorization. but this move doesrstudents are coming back to school while the omicron variant is surging across the country. the fda also says that people can expect an ex

yeah, this is the eastbound direction. we first brought you the story, by the way, through breaking news. push alert. >> on the kron 4 app, if you'd like to stay connected, you can download that for free right now, another big story we're following tonight here than 10 days since san francisco opened its new linkage center. part of the tenderloin emergency initiative. reports of open air drug use at the center have surfaced today. mayor breed neither confirmed nor denied the allegations saying that they can't control who uses drugs at such a location for taylor bisacky explains. now some addict experts are questioning how this center is supposed to help people with recovery. >> play supposed to help people with recovery and wrap around services. now at the center of controversy as reports of drug use have surfaced at san francisco's new tenderloin linkage center within just 10 days of opening. the center is part of mayor london breed's tenderloin state of emergency declaration. and when asked about drug use their on wednes

no word yet on when those eastbound lanes will reopen. now to outrage at the oakland school board meeting tonight as community members speak out against proposed school closures as soon as the end of this year , ktvu jana katsuyama has been monitoring the meeting, which is still underway at this hour, janna it is julie and we just got a copy of that preliminary list of potential school closures last night. this was not on tonight's regular board meeting. but there were hundreds of people who tuned into this virtual boat board meeting very upset about this. parents say they were shocked to hear the preliminary list of 13 oakland schools that might be permanently closed at the end of the year. that escalator elementary is one school globe from home and also very nice and putting new. i mean, i'm a brand new, actually others say the timing with the pandemic is terrible. it's a terrible thing, i think. everything's going on in oakland. now that's another thing. we got to deal with schools closed at the oakland school board meeting wednesday n

one other car on eastbound 580 past redwood road.asi: green day tickets go on sale at 10:00 this morning. the acts and could metallica, pink, 21 pilots, and will be 20 7, 28, 29. reggie: a man with terminal heart disease has received a transplant from a pig. >> medical breakthrough. >> we have never done this in a human. >> surgeons cautiously celebrating an apparent medical breakthrough, successfully implanting a pig heart into a patient with late stage heart disease. >> we hope the recovery that he is having now will continue. reporter: chance for survival after he was deemed ineligible for a traditional transplant. >> hope that he can go home and have the kind of life that he so much d>> and what thi what t could mean for other future organ transplants. examiner confirmed there is no foul play or drug use. but it could take four months to know the cause of his death. he was found unresponsive in his hotel room on sunday and was 65 years old. reggie: we now know betty white suffered a stroke six days before her death. the beloved s

i just got word from chp of a possible crash eastbound highway 4 just west of loveridge. doesn't look like its blocking any lanes -- aboutly it's blocking the right lane. just a few brake lights as you work on highway 4. it's the noncommute direction. hopefully you won't be that bad. 880. live look here near the oakland coliseum. things moving at long nicely. no delays as you head south of here into heyward. down in to fremont. traffic is moving nicely. travel time just about 13 minutes to go from heyward to foster city. the rest of the bay area bridges are very quiet. live look at the bay bridge. no metering lights. starting to see a few more cars making the ride into the city. the travel time only about 10 minutes in to san francisco. that's a look at your morning ride. it is 5:20. >>> good morning. we have slightly cooler temperatures this morning and as a result we are seeing some more fog in the north bay then we did yesterday. that's the heads up in terms of what is different about tuesday morning compared to monday. we will start out by looking at top of the mark h

eventually enough mpd members had gathered to move along the crowd who continued eastbound toward the capitol building and the counterprotester departed northbound on 10th street. returning to my post i continued to monitor the radio, i could hear commander glover leading the efforts at the capitol as the protesters began their transition from peaceful assembly into terrorism. i became agitated and wished we could move in to support as i could hear the increasing desperation in the commander's voice, yet we still had to wait for our orders to change and eventually they did. at approximately 1:30 p.m. the command authorized rapid response platoons to respond to the capitol including cdu 42. the last thing i remember hearing over the air before departing for the capitol grounds was confirmation that our explosive ordinance team had discovered a device, again, being associated with the device i immediately realized mpd discovered a bomb of some type near the capitol. this thought was never far from my mind for the rest of the day. we ran back to our vans and got on our hard gear as quick

there's activity eastbound 580 near first street. there's a grass fire over on the shoulder. really not affecting traffic but activity off to the right side. this is a noncommute direction. photograph sick moving at the limit. if are you going toward the dublin. live look here. you can see the headlights headed westbound toward 680. if you are connecting onto 680 photograph sick clear in both dictns. going past say in to the castr vallareatraffic the limit. checking the travel times before you head out the door. 29 minutes 205 to 680. san jose commuters good morning to you. right now things fairly quiet on 101, 280 and 87. that 1401 drive looking good. all the way along the peninsula. that is only a 36 minute commute right now. westbound highway 4 clear from antioch to the east shore and that east shore freeway commute is about 14 minutes to go from highway 4 to the maze. if you are headed to the bay bridge lee like look here. metering lights off. they normally don't get turned on until that 6:00 hour and traffic looks nice into san francisco. so far a pretty good drive this

so we are seeing delays on the eastbound side.

it will be closing eastbound bore one. but the other boards will remain open during that closure. and if you're driving through downtown san francisco, get ready to slow down speed limits are being lowered from 25 to 20 miles per hour for 7 streets in the city. >> the streets are listed on your screen there. its 24th street film or hate polk ocean avenue, san bruno avenue in valencia street. this all do too. a law that went into effect at the start of the year that allow cities to lower speed limits in areas where at least half the buildings along the corridor have commercial uses. the oakland roots opt on twitter today announcing that a new president bay area born lindsay barents is the new president of the soccer club. here's a >> look at the clubs tweet today announcing the hire. she writes, quote, i'm incredibly excited to join oakland roots sports club and help them in their mission to build a leading purpose-driven sports team in the united states. barron's, most recently served as president of business operations for the washington spirit of the national women's soccer leag

eastbound eric what's the the the great taker that you face?n terms of the rate of this storm, how would you rate it to the past few years? >> this one's pretty bad. we haven't had anything this significant probably since 2015 or so. our biggest concern is people get, feel they get stuck in the house for a little too long and they want to get out and see what's going on. they tend to make their way to the waterfront and beach areas, and that could cause some problems for everybody. eric: how long do you think this will go? i guess this could be out late, later on tonight or tomorrow, and we're looking now at video of a lot of snow. you can see it now. >> sure is. we're expecting the storm to stop around 7:00 tonight. they're forecasting strong winds til at least 9 or 10. as far as snow totals, we really can't get a good estimate on it because of the blowing and drifting. but we hope that by midnight, a little after things will start to settle down for us and we can start cleaning up. eric: and we're looking at some boats now down at the harbor.

a multi car crash on the northbound 101 to the eastbound 80 connector ramp.blems, reggie and kumasi. reggie: thanks, jobina. a big cat spotted in belmont and its fight caught on the security camera. and a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. how we are doing, next. and bob saget's widow opening up in a one-on-one interview. their last conversation before th new year, new start. and now comcast business is making it easy to get going with the ready. set. save. sale. get started with fast and reliable internet and voice for $64.99 a month with a 2-year price guarantee. it's easy... with flexible installation and backing from an expert team, 24/7. and for even more value, ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. get a great deal for your business with the ready. set. save. sale today. comcast business. powering possibilities. kumasi: on the peninsula, a state wildlife expert says and mountain lion spot in the belmont neighborhood is not a threat to public safety, but things got deadly early wednesday morning. the video shows one big cat dr

eastbound temperatures will be in the low 60's.afternoon in union city and fremont, 64 in brentwood was low 60's from concord to san ramon and pleasanton. we have areas of frost, fog in the north bay, increasing class tomorrow. by tuesday and wednesday, we could have a wind advisory for those offshore winds. by the end of the week, we should warm up a little bit. systems missing us and we are getting what we usually get in the fall when we see those systems go down the backside of california and increase those offshore winds. liz: it certainly feels nice that we need the rain. just ahead, a story of trade-offs. the benefits of having a gas stove in your kitchen. we are looking at the big picture. how powerful is an invisalign smile? so powerful you can face anything... ...even these faces. invis is a powerful thing. invis is the clear aligner brand most trusted by doctors and more predictable. invisalign. ♪ reynolds wrap makes this whole cooking and cleanup thing so easy. it speeds up this... so i can get to them. easy prep, cook a

or eastbound.se a few brake lights and a visua, l distraction for anyone headed in that direction toward the bridge. again car fire, truck fire, just reported in that area. we are watching that. once are you past all that, past the toll plaza not a lot of brake lights or issues on 92 itself. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge past that area. you can see things moving at the limit. getting first reports of that car fire just before the live shot. a look at traffic. there's a new crash at broadway. more on that iny next report. >>> breaking news we just got the update on the standoff we have been following morning in san jose. the suspect has just been arrested. this video shot about an hour ago shows him after he just entered fitness center there off highway 17. beast fitness and started moving things into the entrance this is after an episode outside where he was seen throwing things at officers and hitting story front displays. with in the past half hour, police flushed him out of the gym

westbound recklessly when it passed over the double yellow lines and collided with another car driving eastbounda domino effect causing two other cars to crash. secca can't give you an estimate on the speed, you can assume based upon that damage that it was significant. >> we don't have specific information yet on whether any parties involved were impaired but we are investigating that possibility. >> a passenger in the silver sedan died well two other sustained major injuries and one of them was a juvenile flown to the hospital. >>> there is new video tonight of wild weather in florida that get hit with multiple twisters this morning and one ripped through the dimarco island area. a patrol car caught this twister crossing the highway in naples and it flipped over a tractor-trailer but the driver only sustained minor injuries. tornadoes did cause damage in different parts in the state tearing through neighborhoods and damaging trees and homes and flipping boats in marinas. >>> crews in fremont pulled an unusual survivor from the rubble of an apartment fire and they saved his bearded dragon from

i'm heading eastbound on the west.resulting in a counter commute delay for people trying to make their way out of the city. so if you're just traveling the bay bridge this morning, don't expect necessarily easy go at it. the san mateo bridge, 14 minutes right here, decent amount of tail lights. but you're still rolling that the limit a bit of a back up before you get to the richmond center fell bridge. and even once you get across the toll plaza, you can expect it to be a little bit slower. that's because we do have roadwork right around mid span on %he richmond center fell bridge that is also affecting the right clothes, the right shoulder as well as one of the lanes. so it's just slowing things down a little bit. this commute. >> golden gate bridge. things are moving fine. it is just very foggy out there. and that's the case across much of the bay area. also contributing to a slowdown over the altamonte pass traffic moving a slow on west bound 5.80. has around 15 miles an hour. so if you are heading from tracy on ove

it happened just before 7:00 last night on the eastbound side of the bridge.involved a big rig and a car. sadly, one person became trapped inside the car and died. both the car and the big rig caught fire. traffic was backed up for miles for several hours. authorities have not released the name of the person who died in that crash, and the cause is still unknown. >>> want to take a live look this morning in downtown san jose. a beautiful start to the morning you can see the sun starting to rise, but, no, the temperature still pretty chilly out there this morning. if you're going to head out. make sure you pack the coat at least for now. meteorologist vina arana tracking what we can expect from the forecast today. >> we'll head right into the weekend because we're going to see pretty dry, consistent weather for the next couple of days and also similar temperatures to what we've really seen all weekend long. san francisco friday, saturday, sunday, temps in the 60s, but if you notice on sunday we'll be in the upper 50s. we have a system nearby that will influence

dublin and castro valley first take a look this pickup truck smashed over the center divide on the eastbound lanes of 580 near eden canyon. just before 10 this morning. truck landed partially on the bart right of way in the median of the freeway train service was stopped between west dublin and castro valley stations. some freeway lanes were also closed now as that was going on the chp found a possible incendiary device in a car abandoned in the center divide on the eastbound side of 580 near the scene of the first accident. traffic and bart trains were stopped again. so the bomb squad could check it out. the suspected device turned out to be harmless. that is the good news. well just ahead going big in the fight against covid. well take a look at the new effort one bay area counties undertaking as it tries to stop the spread of omicron and a little later. you want winter? yeah, you definitely got it the massive storm slamming the northeast this weekend and just how much snow is expected. i'm spencer christian tomorrow will be our 23rd consecutive day with no measurable rainfall. how long wi

after not hearing from him, he checked his phone location, dunn barton bridge, eastbound, approachingmont. >> nothing makes sense. he loved his job at stanford. >> reporter: he called police and spent tuesday searching the wildlife refuge with friends and nurses. stanford health care says in part we alerted authorities and are working to confirm the nurse's whereabouts, we're deeply concerned. the chp says the search will resume tomorrow morning. jean elle, nbc bay area news. >>> all clear in oakland after suspicious package forces evacuation of the federal courthouse. before 1:00, someone dropped a package near the flag pole, prompted evacuation and parts of downtown closed for five hours. what appeared to be a pipe bomb was a hoax device with a message for police inside. >> looking at evidence, there was specific message in there for law enforcement that was left. we have since taken all of that evidence and turned it over to the fbi, who has collected it. they'll do their analysis and further investigation from there. >> investigators didn't share what the note said but did tell us

his car was found on the bridge in the eastbound lanes. officials say there does not appear to be any foul play involved. >>> our other top story tonight from tonga to the bay area. loved ones are feeling a sigh of relief. >> it has been a difficult and stressful week for families waiting to get updates. the impact of last week's volcano and tsunami could be felt at home. cheryl hurd has more. ♪♪ >> reporter: the family singing a song of hope for their loved ones and their people. hoping they survived the volcanic eruption in tonga. they got news that their family is alive. >> i am so scared because the little house they stayed on is not a good house. it is not a big house like what we have here. >> reporter: if you are just getting a firsthand look of what this volcanic eruption left behind. you can see homes levelled and piles of rubble covering the street. volcanic ash everywhere. >> i was looking at my family. they were standing and watching the waves and i write down on facebook, run! run! stop doing that. go find a hill. >> reporter:

all of those eastbound lanes were shut down for several hours. the chp says a big rig's slammed into a car that was stopped on the bridge from behind the truck burst into flames. the driver was able to escape, but the driver of that car was trapped and died at the scene. cares that the smaller vehicle was possibly stopped in the um, the club laying there and the bigger it wasn't able to stop in time for some unknown reason. the chp says caltrans did inspect the bridge and gave it the all clear, saying it was safe and secure. the investigation now continues, and at this point, authorities say, drugs and alcohol don't appear to be factors in the crash. coming up for us here on the floor today, ups workers across california and nevada are protesting pay cuts for part time employees how many workers saw their hourly pay rates slashed. and a new california law is causing problems for farmers in the midwest. why iowa pork farmers say proposition 12 could put them out of business january 2022 will go down in the weather record books. the details with yo

all eastbound lanes on the bridge were closed for hours until caltrans inspected it. and determined that the bridge was structurally safe. new masking rules in san francisco will go into effect starting next week on tuesday, certain indoor settings like offices and gyms can start easing masked restrictions. that's as long as everyone is vaccinated and those eligible are boosted, and those are not the only changes. ktvu christian captain live now at the chase center, where the warriors are set to tip off against the timberwolves, and just a couple of hours and christian. this is exactly the kind of event that will be impacted by those changes. yeah that's right fans pouring into chase center right now, and you're exactly right. this is the exact kind of event that this new amendment would impact events with more than 500 people . but it would also impact smaller gatherings like people's workplaces and gyms. starting next tuesday. san francisco is poised once again to loosen some of the restrictions imposed on the city as the omicron variants swept over the bay area, sa

that vehicle collided with the first vehicle, which was traveling eastboundcaused a chain reaction that involves a total of four vehicles. the chp determined that the driver of the cadillac 24 year old genesis alexander of nevada, was under the influence of drugs. he suffered major injuries and was trapped after the crash. he was taken by ambulance to a hospital. one of his passengers , a 16 year old boy was killed. another 16 year old boy in the cadillac was hurt. a chp helicopter landed on highway and the flight crew took them to santa rosa memorial hospital. it looks like it was a severe impact. there was major damage to the vehicle. major structural damage all around. chp says the deadly crashes serve as a warning for those who decided drive while under the influence. it's a tragic event that happened. you know what i like to serve as a reminder of before the people out there just to be careful and drive at the speed limit don't drive while under the influence of any alcohol or drugs and that seems to be tells me the 2 16 year old boys are from mill valle

eastbound westbound on 92 nothing to report there to slow you down the richmond. sandra fell bridge has also been nice and light as well. 5.80, westbound. the headlights headed towards the camera. that's the traffic that's heading across the span. and in 2. sandra felt looking fine. and once you're in marin county heading down the golden gate bridge in the san francisco. you're also traveling at the limit this morning. no problems getting in your way. really anywhere on one. oh, one. all right. now let's get to the news at 9 o to some breaking news this morning. teens as young as 12 years old can now get a booster shot from pfizer. the fda authorized the expansion earlier this morning, booster shots, as we know are already recommended for those that are 16 and older and now with the fda's recommendation, it will go to the teens even younger. this has to go to the cdc for final authorization, but it's expected to follow suit. the move comes as students return to school and the omicron variant continues to surge across the country. the fda also says that people can

we've got a pretty easy ride here in both the west and eastbound direction.as you're making away from that portion of the east bay out towards the peninsula and to the north. it's the same story. richmond commuters heading across the span into marion county are making good time through the toll plaza here at the richmond, sandra fell bridge no issues. once you get into marin county and connect with one. oh, one. and speaking of one o on the southbound right across the golden gate bridge looking just fine volume. see if you're picking up a little bit, but you're still traveling at the limit and no slowdown at the toll plaza as you make your way in to san francisco. 48 on the clock. the warriors back in action tonight on the road facing the dallas mavericks and one warrior is making a push to be an all-star for the first time in his career we have kron 4 sports director jason dumas us with the story. >> lost in the very justified buzz of klay thompson's upcoming return is the fact that andrew wiggins is quietly making a case to be coming all-star for the first

in fact we have a big rig involved in this crash this is eastbound 580, not to far from castro valley. as you are going into that area near that castro valley y. a couple of lanes blocked and you have chp on scene as well as emergency crews. as far as speeds not a lot of brake lightsw. restill clocking nice speeds. we will see if we can get you more information and if the commute gets busier than it is right now. thingswill slow down in that area. brake plights building out of tracy. sluggish conditions as you work from mount house all the way to information flynn. once are you past that point, the rest of the way looking better toward the dublin. 27 minute travel time right now 205 toward 680. if you are taking highway 4 so far so good. antioch to the east shore. only a 125 minute commute. things moving nicely there. we aren't seeing any troubles or issues along the east shore. it's a 13 minute ride to go westbound 80 over to the maze. far so good. no delays in to san francisco. things fairly quiet. traffic is moving at the limit. heading over into the city and in fact most of our ba

. >> reporter: happening just before 7:00 tonight on the eastbound side of the bridge.one point amelia and her mom felt their lives were in danger. >> there was span of ten minutes in which he was us and the truck in front of us, wasn't a fire crew, wasn't anything really there to put it out, not even a police officer yet. >> reporter: cause of the crash still unknown. cars were backed up for miles. chp opened up one lane for a short time to escort cars off the bridge. >> detours are still in place tonight, probably will be there for a little while. >> reporter: cal trans chief of public affairs says the concern now is morning commute. >> there's areas we always check for after this. will be checking the pavement to see condition it's in, see if it needs repairs. barriers, potentially involved in this, looking at that. joints are susceptible on the bridge. >> reporter: all that has been done. again, one lane is open right now while the investigation continues. we don't know when all the lanes will be open but we're told it should not interfere with the morning commute.

this is a live look along interstate 80 at king veil, eastbound traffic here heading to north lake tahoe. it's could be magical up there. this weekend's pretty warm for this time of year. enjoy all that powder. experts are my people out to head up without chains this time a year or maybe be ready to buy some on the way. and remember to check your tires. brakes and windshield wipers. all good looking the 2 were chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. >> to talk about, you know what you can expect once you get up there. yeah, you're going to just enjoy and grants that are right. i mean, it really is going to be something else. fresh powder. the snow still falling up their off overnight. you look at donner summit right now. they are chain up. if you're going over 80 tonight. so do expect that and be prepared. yeah, if you there for the weekend, what a weekend. it's oing to be beautiful weather. i think is going to take over tonight. the snow should come to an end. the models it start to dry out overnight tonight and small as high pressure builds in the bay area. look very nice, too. then as we

it happened on eastbound i-80 west of san pablo dam road just after 6:00 a.m.nvestigating. >>> santa rosa police are looking into who vandalized a holocaust memorial. police say this fountain at santa rosa memorial park cemetery was damaged on friday. and employee found the fountain knocked over. the holocaust fountain was previously vandalized in 2020. police are asking anyone to help identify the suspects. >>> right now, daly city police are searching for a mountain lion roaming the neighborhood's. chopper five was overhead earlier today. this area of westmore avenue and baldwin avenue, police say the mountain lion was spotted there. one residents told us about her encounter with the big cat. >> on the upper level of the yard, i noticed this big tail hanging down and i was like, oh my god, what is that? i walked closer and looked right and it was looking right down at me. >> unmistakable. as of this evening, there is no sign of the mountain lion. police do warn people to be careful. >>> a life look now at san jose, where city leaders spoke about expanding imm