the fooifrn chully jumped east capitol expressway. kpix don knapp looks at the challenges facing crews when they were out there. >> the fast-moving fire brought traffic to a halt on busy capital expressway just west of highway 1401 in san jose. the early-shn fire seemed primed by drought. >> usually very green fuel, especially in the creek bed so for the fuels to be this dry in a creek bed in june, we're going to have an interesting july, august, september. hopefully the rains come soon. >> cal fire brought inmate crews to help knock down embers and put a line around the 8-to-10-afker burn. a first responder, police officer told us when he got here there were flames rising above the bridge and blowing across the road and down below, propane tanks were bloeg up in a homeless encampment. another police officer told us there may be hundreds of homeless folks camping but no one is saying this fire was start by those. >> we did a search of the creek area and found that no one was injured. >> there were actually two fires, one in each side

south, 880 goes through a construction zone down to one lane as you're passing toward the montague expressway off-ramp from 237. that will leave the off-ramp open this morning, but you'll have to funnel through those cones and more construction down toward brokaw, then things clear as you head toward 101. from the south bay we go to the north bay, 101 itself,

from capital expressway to the scene things are backed up.olks who have a choice between 101 and 87 they're coming up and now it's slower from capital expressway, northbound 87 into downtown as well. that ripple effect 280 is showing traffic. there you go, how tightly interconnected our freeways are in the bay area. >>> 880, the sob side shows a volume of increase which is typical. northbound, reports came in of a crash%qñ around dakota over tows the dumbarton bridge which moves smoothly. south of the san mateo bridge, we had a crash at whipple, south 880 is now clearing. as far as the lanes, the slower traffic out of high ward and into union city. typical build. we're looking over toward the peninsula side as well. 280 on cesar chavez, a dump truck hauling a backhoe that hit the over crossing, still tracking with chp. a live look at the golden gate bridge. let's end with this one. it's brightly lit around the rest of the bay. there's fog on the south side. >>> looks like a lot of fog out there. thank you very much.2íñ b.a.r.t. responding to

looks good and they are clearing a non injury crash and it is in the right lane let's go to the expressway. >> the southern california low which dropped our temperature is now giving us a nice lightning show up to lake county and parts of tomorrow? -- sonoma county and we will have a day of cloudiness and thunderstorms. 15 already and 30 mile-per-hour winds in travis and we will have a pretty good breeze and if we don't have clouds, give it time. thunderstorms not only today but temperatures will not be that warm elevated dangers as well. it is for everybody. so far the main event for the north bay it looks like but there is still plenty to go around. they don't pick up well on this kind of a pattern. everybody is really close, i don't expect these to change too much, that little low is right there, but for anybody here today. a mix of sun and clouds and it will be cooler 60s and 70s on the temperatures and north and east and it could be a little bit south and east. temperatures have plunged almost about 40 degrees, it is just ammossing and the team to yours are leveling off for the middle

the investigation continues and that is just north of capital expressway just west of 87. we'll follow that. avoid the intersection if you can. pearl and hillsdale a large intersecti intersection. a look at the bay bridge toll plaza shows the earlier backup has cleared because we do aim imagine all toll lanes are open. now delays across the upper deck after the earlier disabled vehicle. that should be a smooth drive into the city. >>> thank you very much. 5:06. breaking news going on in san jose. investigators there trying to figure out if alcohol played a role in a deadly early morning crash. this happened at about 2:00 at hillsdale and pearl avenue. that's just west of highway 87 at capital expressway. that is where arturo santiago is on scene. this happened just a couple hours ago. how much does it look like it might affect traffic? >> reporter: it looks like it's going to have a pretty major effect on traffic. the road was shut down almost immediately after the accident happened. it happened just after 2:00 this morning. two people inside that car, a driver and passeng

this is capital expressway. a number of dealerships along capital expressway.ere's still a kia dealership there at hillsdale. that's the issue. let me show you the live camera. we've turned the camera toward the investigation which continues there. you see the number of cars mangled in the area. a lot of measurements going on and a lot of crews there. that's why they have to keep that intersection closed all morning. hillsdale at pearl, that's just north of capital expressway and just west of highway 87. the on and off-ramps sound like they're open still. we'll show you more slowing on north 87. you see it just popped up in the sensors. that may be as a result of people hearing ab a commotion in the area. they're trying to figure out a way to get off the area. it sounds like capital again is open for the area. a smooth drive up the pen nins larks 101 no problem. san mateo and the dumbarton bridge westbound are just fine. there is the car fire reported south 880 toward marina boulevard. sounds like everything is off of the roadway..et5"bát slowing, d past the sc

shut down part of east capital expressway. let's get to lisa amin gulezian who is live in san jose. leaves lease. reporter: there are two fires burping at this hour, starting at 4:30 today, and they're spreading. right now there's a fire burning in the field. but before that, it was over here, over my right in that field. it spread from north to south. here's some video we shot a little while ago. at least six air drops have happened since we have been here. calfire has been called in to help of the larger far is near capital expressway, crews are starting to leave this father and -- fire and heading over there. the officials are call this fast-driven, wind-driven fires. >> it jumped six lanes of traffic and has proceeded south. right now we do have the head on the fire knocked down. we have requested help from cal fire. >> there were explosions. i been here a while. reporter: no evacuations are in place but residents who came out here just to look at everything, have been asked to stay back. calfire is still up above, dropping water. they're getting water from coyote creek nearby,

not tracking any delays on the harrisburg expressway. very light volume. 11 minutes on the north side. 12 minutes on the west side. this is a live picture at wilkens avenue. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. 5:22. 61 degrees at the airport. >> the irs is back in the spotlight. again irs gets grilled for wasting taxpayer dollars. todayect another grilling on capitol hill. nikole killion is live with more on today's testimony. the irs has party discipline some people over this. >> two people have already been removed from their positions ahead of this hearing. the agency stands ready to confront the problems that occurred. >> the acting commissioner of the irs returns to capitol hill and will face more questions about this -- dance lessons performed at a lavish 2010 conference at the cost more than $4 million, according to a government auditor. >> it is the difference between spending your own money and spending someone else's. >> the irs put two employees on administrative leave after they exempted free food and other

not far from east capital expressway and tours road. it burned up to ten acres of land and it started near a homeless camp and as kpix 5's don knapp tells us, it was actually two fires that became one. >> reporter: the fast moving fire burned its way through dense brush and trees along coyote creek and brought traffic to a halt just west of highway 101 in san jose. the early season fire seemed primed by drought. >> usually very green fuel. especially in the creek bed. so for the fuels to be this dry, in a creek bed, in june, we're going to have an interesting july, august, september. hopefully the rains come soon. >> reporter: cal fire brought inmate crews to help clear lowe lying brush and put a line around the burn. a first responder said that when he got her there were flames across the road and down below propane tanks were blowing up in a homeless encampment. another officer told us there may be hundreds of homeless folks camping in the area but no one is saying this fire was started by those living in the creek area. >> we did a s

. >> reporter: east capitol expressway just reopened about 20 minutes ago and you can see crews are on either side of the street. this is where it jumped east capitol expressway and it scorched off six, ten acres by the time it was contained. the fires were sparked at 4:30 this afternoon, two were burning at the same time and the wind made it difficult for firefighters out here. 15 to 20 trucks responded and cal fire was called in to help. neighbors came out to watch the firefighters work and we did see a man doing some of his own work out here this afternoon watering the dry grass that came right up to his home, he was concerned the fire might head in that direction. those that were here in the afternoon said they heard explosions right before the fire started. >> i heard little explosions, i figured, i better water this down. if it gets close, at least it will slow it down. >> there were several explosions, and we think it started near the homeless encampment and we heard offgassing propane tanks and several large explosions. >> we got this video that was captured by richard hurtado

up in hunt valley, a live look at the harrisburg expressway, and shawn road and traffic moving along and things will remain nice and clear as we get on the jfx and head downtown. that is your time saver traffic. >>> 4:32. erika brannic is getting ready to meet the woman who she said saved her life after the boston marathon bombings. according to cnn viewers helped locate the woman who we told you about yesterday morning, jones from california, that's all we knew her as and it turns out jones is actually amanda norris and after hearing reports of erika's north coming friends texted her about the search. she was cheering on her daughter who was running. she will reunite with erika here in baltimore for the first time since the bombing. >>> the super bowl champs are taking part in an honored tradition, the ravens will be honored at the white house with the super bowl win. ray lewis and eds reed are expected to be there but antoine bolden and kerry williams won't be. bolden has a mandatory ota with his new team with san francisco 49 49ers and williams has practice with his new team. and

shut down part of east capital expressway. let's get to lisa amin gulezian who is live in san jose.s lease. reporter: there are two fires burping at this hour, starting at 4:30 today, and they're spreading. right now there's a fire burning in the field. but before that, it was over here, over my right in that field. it spread from north to south. here's some video we shot a little while ago. at least six air drops have happened since we have been here. calfire has been called in to help of the larger far is near capital expressway, crews are starting to leave this father and -- fire and heading over there. the officials are call this fast-driven, wind-driven fires. >> it jumped six lanes of traffic and has proceeded south. right now we do have the head on the fire knocked down. we have requested help from cal fire. >> there were explosions. i been here a while. reporter: no evacuations are in place but residents who came out here just to look

they're in your lane, one lane north past capital expressway. be careful.use caution through the area. looking over here toward oakland, 880, smooth flow of traffic. live shot there in a second. i want to check that foster city approach. a smooth drive as far as traffic flow goes. it's looking heavier than we typically see at 5:18. that's unusual. yesterday's traffic looked lighter. there's the maps. oakland live camera over there and how things are shaping up at the coliseum. things are moving nicer as we have finally those things cleared and the bay bridge. get a quick look out there. jack dorsey was on top of there. it looks like he got down okay, guys. back to you. >> appreciate the update. 5:18 right now. >>> we'll soon find out what's next for a city college of san francisco. california's largest community college was given a sanction last year after numerous violation violations in the institution's operations. today, an accreditation board will discuss whether the school has made enough changes to keep its doors open. the commission will meet for th

the fire started round east capitol expressway. a portion of capital expressway was closed as crews fought that fire. a firefighter on scene tells us that conditions in the area are very dry for this time of year. >> the trees behind me, started to torch, which is rare for this time of year. we're experiencing fires now that we won't typically experience for another two to three months. so for it to be this active this time of year, in june, is definitely a concern of ours. >> fire officials tell us that the point of origin was near a homeless campply atwo-alarm fire in san leandro gutted a home and business and killed several pets the fire officials received the cal this afternoon at macarthur boulevard near the oakland border. one firefighter was tape to the hospital for burns to his arm and hand. fire crews say that the layout of the building made the fire difficult to fight. >> due to the construction of the building, temperatures inside the structure were reaching in excess of 2,000 degrees. >>> that house was full of pets, fo

. >>> this is what the jones falls expressway -- jones falls watershed looked like. the break has been located at stoney run. >> a scare for students, teachers and parents. james briscoe was unauthorized to enter the school. he allegedly assaulted four students alerting a robocall. it appears briscoe may have been under the influence at the time. >>> weather wise, it's all about andrea and the rain impacting our state. we have the moisture in the gulf states. one of the reasons we have, tropical warnings. a flash flood watch. look at the warnings going up the coast. andrea already having her impact as she makes landfall in northern florida with winds gusting higher, moving northeast. speeding up as she comes to shore. that track bringing andrea through central maryland as we go into friday and early saturday, so there you go. clearing as we go into saturday. we want to cover the storm from all angles. we have mike masco. >> you look at that cone

as well as capitol expressway.ng live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police shooting has left a mentally ill man dead and put two free hasn't officers on administrative leave. that shooting happened yesterday morning. offices were called to help a woman who said her 53-year-old son was armed with a knife. and out of control. as two officers entered the families home they were confronted by the suspect and fired shots. there are no details yet on exactly how the man threatened the officers. >>> an 11-year-old boy is recovering after being grazed by a bullet while he was sleeping at his home in oakland. someone started shooting at 5:00 yesterday morning. that bullet came through the wall, right next to the pillow where tran was resting his head. tran's brothers were also in the bed but they were not hurt. >> this is not the first time. they have done it before. they almost hit my dad. last time they shot in my backyard and hit my window. >> there is noover motive for the shooting pap white c

debris on the inner loop at the peninsula expressway.accident on saint lukes lane at essex road. speeds slow on the west side of the beltway as they are also starting to slow down on 95. there's at live look at the biggest problem at the moment, 895 southbound approaching the tunnel. this traffic report is brought to you by your maryland toyota dealer. do you ever dream of all the places you'd like to go? toyota is ready to take you there. now is a great time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. >>> he's a top shot. this morning's coffee with is with adam benson. >> welcome back to the eyewitness news morning edition, bud. this is great. >> thank you, marty. >> obviously top shot, one of america's most happening reality show. you just told me 2 million people a week? >> on the first season 2 million people. we're thinking for the all star season it has to be 3 million. >> you're here because you were selected. like there's survivor on cbs and they have the survivor all star challenge. he's one of the all stars brought back

and delays on the topside from the jones false expressway. and let's take a live look as you can see things moving slowly at the beltway and another look, a lot of volume on the beltway in the inner and outer loops. this traffic report is brought by home goodings, find what makes you happy at a price that makes you home goods happy. back to you. >>> the fans have spoken, chris crush davis will be this year's at&t fans close for a bobblehead. this is the second year fans r were able to select the player they want to immortalize. voting, and outfielder nate mclittle. the bobblehead will be give out to fans when the o's take on the sox. and it's because he crushes them out of the park. crushes that ball right there. there we go. >> that bobblehead sometimes i think they put like a lock standard body on it, muscles on that. >> that would not quite reflect him if it wasn't like cut and beefy. >> cut and beefy. we'll see how it looks. >>> still to come on wjz's eyewitness news today at 4, a yankee fran baltimore is still fighting -- yankee fan from

after midnight yesterday near the corner of bluefield and vistapark drive, not far from capital expressway. it started with a short police chase as we reported to you yesterday. today in the bay, we have new details this morning. >> the car chase did not last long. maybe a block or two. but its finale will long be remembered by neighbors. >> heard a tremendous racket and sirens just before that and i came out and there was a fire right between the two houses and a car inside the garage that was going sideways on fire. >> officers noticed a car's headlights were not on, wanted to do a standard traffic stop. police say it was a group of juveniles in a stolen car out for a joy ride that did not end that way. >> we had just basically gone to bed and heard the crash. time i got out of the house, one of the police officers had taebded to one of the males by my car. >> the out of control gar severed a gas line, sparking a fire that destroyed one home and caused extensive damage to the other. >> once they put out it fire with the gas leak going on, you can imagine in your mind of oh, my god. >> se

delays stretching there from the jones falls expressway to harford road.mper, from 95 past 70. speaking of 70, problems on 70, in both direction. westbound from 29 to bethany lane. and eastbound towards the beltway. as far as 95 goes, that continues to be a struggle, from 32 over to 100. and then again, that delay has expanded. it's now from 395 past the beltway on the northeast corner. as far as accidents go, evans chapel at 40 west. park heights at glen guile. east madison at caroline. and orleans street at lenwood. let's take a live look. you can see, things easing up just a bit. and we'll take another live look. looks just the opposite there. things are slowing down. this traffic report is brought to you by the maryland school for the blind, vehicle donation program. call 410-444-50 very 0. and donate a vehicle to a child. and make the difference in the life of a child with a visual impairment. back to you. >> okay, kristy. thank you the. >>> there are a lot of cute babies out there. but most parents, of course, think that their child is the cutest. fu

he jumped east capital expressway forcing crew to close the busy roadway for hours. when firefighters arrived they found the fire rising above the bridge and down below where propane tanks were blowing up in a homeless encampment. >> for the fuel to be this dry in a creek bed in june, we will have a very interesting july through september. hopefully the rain comes soon. >> and the fire burned eight to ten acres in san jose. >>> crews pulled a minivan out of the water in the san francisco bay. >> divers used sonar to locate the man friday night but could not get to it because of rough conditions. they are now look into what happened. the female driver was not able to escape in time it is said. the coast guard said other people in the car all got out safely. there is home video that shows the last few seconds before the van drop borrow if water line. members of a youth sailing team happened to be nearby at a fundraiser at the golden gate yacht club. they heard the screaming and juried into the boat to try to rescue them. some tried to break the back window of the van a

here as well, starting to spread off as you approach off the capitol expressway. slowing economic from highway 85 into downtown. up the peninsula, smooth drive for 101. foster city approaching 110 off the san mateo bridge easy drive as well. earlier advisories talk about wind. camera shakes a bit. winds are calming down. shouldn't be too much of an issue. toward our camera, as i've turned it toward the berkeley curve, folks moving at limit toward the west grant avenue where you slow down approaching the toll plaza. smooth drive northbound off of 880 as west as west 580 bridge toll plaza. you see the maze moving nicely. outside toward the toll plaza where you have the metering lights. >> this one a big story here in the bay area. so far, no charges against the san mateo police officer who was home when a pit bull attacked his 6-year-old nephew. sadly causing that boy's death. he was playing in his uncle's backyard in union city monday when the pit bull attacked him, biting him right on the head. sadly, that was a fatal bite. an attorney who represents officers acro

one al nate to 101, central expressway.t of the roadways having a lighter flow of traffic as we said. it is slow starting from around jzking at rest of the directions, north 87, 101 through san jose dayómo slowing. not a problem for the drive. we'll look toward fremont, southbound 880. a smoother drive. picking up volume. at the limit between the dumbarton bridge and milpitas. mission boulevard cutover nicely as well. oakland. northbound to the right away from us over high-rise into down ton without problems. the metering lights at toll plaza, not a surprise. back to you. >> of course. >>> time is of:35. still ahead. a trial decades in the making. new details to tell you. prosecutors lay out their case against the suspected mob boss. >>> plus, bay area teen runs for her life. new video showing how she escaped from a man with a knife. in an interview with a good samaritan who helped put that suspect behind bars. >>> take it out live outside. fresh air from the south bay. haze in the sky. you can see the sunshine spraying all

calfire has been called in to help of the larger far is near capital expressway, crews are starting to leave this father and -- fire and heading over there. the officials are call this fast-driven, wind-driven fires. >> it jumped six lanes of traffic and has proceeded south. right now we do have the head on the fire knocked down. we have requested help from cal fire. >> there were explosions. i been here a while. reporter: no evacuations are in place but residents who came out here just to look at everything, have been asked to stay back. calfire is still up above, dropping water. they're getting water from coyote creek nearby, and at this point eight to ten acres have burped and fire crews will be staying out here fortunate least five more hour didn't out here for five more hours. >> ama: of course, the reporting continues right now on twitter. >>> watch leigh glaser for a look at conditions in san jose. >> leigh: temperatures in san jose, in the low 80s, and live doppler 7hd right now showing you that have clear sky but those winds are now coming out of the nor northwest, and right n

the outer loop, and everything will remain in great shape as we make our way on the harrisburg expressway. traffic is moving right along, not much of it and everything will remain in nice shape as you get on to the jfx. that's your time saver traffic. >> the ravens will get the super bowl rings tomorrow. they got a presidential -- >> yeah, the president took the podium gaving jones props for his miracle touchdown in denver. then he had something for -- too. >> ed is getting gray hair now. i am not the only one. >> no. >> you are an old man. >> he got up to express the team's gratitude and assured president obama they will be back next year. >> i like that. >> meanwhile, -- announcing a partnership with the oldest lgb news paper. he's working with the washington . he has been on outspoken allie for gay rights and equality. >>> we have been waiting and waiting. one of the $590 million jackpots. >> that's now over. we will know the name of the winner. she has a very enduring story to tell. find out what it is. >> we are live at the grand historic in baltimore. for a couple planning a wedding

we've been told that a young man has been shot here at the s & s market which is near capital expressway he was shot by another young adult male. and who has fled the scene. we have been told that the victim was shot several types and has been seriously wounded and was recently taken to the hospital. we don't know his condition right now. we've been watching officers search businesses as well as the apartments across the street where they have been searching for the man. they have been making some stops but so far we have not heard of any suspects. lieutenant george beady is here on the scene. thank you for taking the time. can you tell us how the search is going right now? >> officers quickly saturated the area. we made a pedestrian stop. we're waiting to do a search for one individual. >> reporter: you believe he's still in the area. >> we're treating it as such until we determine other wise. >> reporter: the search is continuing, we understand that ryan elementary school was locked down. mostly afterschool activities are shutting down. it appears nobody was hurt at that situation ther

. >>> if if you are traveling in baltimore county, no problems on the harrisburg expressway. it will be easy as you push down to 695. if you are traveling in hartford county, here is what 95 looks like. everything moving right along and it will remain up to speed as you push down to white marsh. from the freeway down to fort mchenry toll plaza a 7 minute trip. no problems to report from parkville up to townson, and the outer loop and outside clear. inner loop just 11 minutes to the 795. that's your time saver traffic. >>> more on the world champion ravens get the super bowl rings. it is an exciting week a week of celebration for our winning team. >> no doubt. yesterday the president welcomed the baltimore ravens the champions to the white house. he apparently did his home work. >> when you win the super bowl you get to meet the president and today the ravens did just that. >> on a picture perfect day on the south lawn of the -- >> over his miraculous touchdown in denver. >> i am trying to find out if he was doing the two step or fox trot, but somehow he got open. >> joe was n

from this side the fire took out, crossing capital expressway forcing it to shut down for hours. >> the flames came out of nowhere. >> big and scary. >> smoke everywhere. >> reporter: it took firefighters about an hour and a half to get this fire in south san jose contained. >> this is the wind-driven fire. the biggest problem was catching up to the head of the fire. >> reporter: the large fire was treated as two separate fires, 15 to 20 trucks were called in. >> the weather, the wind, the conditions of the soil, the grass, it's right for a fire. so we need people to be careful. >> reporter: the fires burned close to neighborhood, too close to comfort for some. >> slow it down. protect my family, you know, that's all it is. >> reporter: just before the fires residents heard explosions. >> there were explosions. >> reporter: fire officials believe the fire started at a homeless camp and the explosions were propane tanks. >> i lived in this area for 20 years and this area is in stranger to flames like this. >> reporter: so far this year three fires in this field across from this guolf cou

nutter was found shot to death monday morning on frontage road just east of the edens expressway. tonight, profiles in courage. the parents of a girl killed in her suburban home show up for the suspect's every hearing. john and brenda o'laughlin want justice for kelli joy, but say it's not how they're finding closure. john wilson allegedly killed the 14-year-old in a 2011 burglary of their indian head park home. today the career criminal was denied a motion for a new judge. the o'laughlin's call it a stalling tactic. their solace is in keeping kelli's memory alive. just trying to do something for that because the trial is a separate process and we want justice of course, but it is different than finding closure for the daughter we lost. kelli's memorial fund gave out getting closure is important and i think this helps tremendously ... kelli's memorial fund gave out six scholarships this year. friends in the community are raising money for the fund with a 5-k in november. getting back to work to take care of unfinished business. governor quinn orders the general assembly back into

traffic jammed up from capital expressway to the scene. from 85, it drags. 87 taking up some of the slack. that's why it's closing it up. >>> thank you very much. back in half an hour with more local updates. see you then. >>> 7:30 now on this friday morning, it's the 28th of june, 2013 and we have a happy crowd on the plaza this morning. gearing up for a live concert from former "american idol" winner phillip phillips. we'll hear from him in just a few minutes. good morning everyone. i'm savannah guthrie along side matt lauer, al roker and nat lee morales. >> also we have the american ceo held captive in his own factory for nearly a week. good news for him, he woke up in his own bed this morning and he'll join us for a live interview and give us new details about that ordeal and how he gained his own release. >>> coming up, calling all indiana jones out there, we have a new clue for the hidden treasure worth millions we have been following. will this lead someone to the treasure? >> and in the wake of her scandal paula deen is receiving a

. >> it jumped the highway, the expressway. this a wind driven fire. we had crews to protect the homes. again, there have been no injuries to speak of to this point. we did have multiple reports of explosions. those explosions were a result of propane tanks that were found inside the homeless encampment. they heated up and exploded during the fire. >> fire crews brought in a helicopter. and were able to control the blaze. for more on the weather causing problems here is our meteorologist. >> as you mentioned. strong winds today made it difficult to fight the fires and those winds are still whipping up for tonight. the good news is as far as fire danger goes we're going to see a cooler day tomorrow and significant rain as we go into tomorrow night and the day on monday. live view of the bay bridge and camera shaking. gusty winds at 40 miles an hour at sfo. ocean beach with gusts at 30. breezy in downtown san francisco on top of mount tam adds well. all of the -- as el well. all part of a storm system that is moving closer. the showers are off shore gett

another plan is to use pfi for repair work on the aging tokyo metropolitan expressway. with the backing of the new fund, loans for pfi projects can have a government guarantee worth up to about $3 billion. the government aims to triple the value of pfi projects to about $120 billion over the next ten years. >>> officials at japan's fisheries agency are to give financial assistance to fishermen that are affected by rising fuel costs. and this has, of course, been triggered by a weaker yen. the country's fishery lobby has been seeking government help as the declining yen has hit the industry. squid fishermen across the country are halting fishing operations amid surging fuel costs. rallies have been held since fuel prices went up. the ministry is now drawing up a plan to cover 75% of the increase. now, that's if the price rises to at least 95 yen per liter. the men industry also plans to subsidize the fishing industry's energy-saving efforts. the government will shoulder half the cost of introducing l.e.d. lights on fishing boats and replacing engines with fuel-efficient

this pearl avenue at capitol expressway. that's where police have blocked it off. can see cars are turning around. they are being detoured to stay away. that's because even though this accident happened at foxworthy and hillsdale -- no audio -- j police just told me they expect to still be here maybe for at least another hour. so two avoid this air -- so to avoid this area. >>> now we're getting a look at the police sketch of the man that police say tried to kidnap a 10-year-old girl near the pacifica pier. alex savidge joining us live in pacifica to tell us more about the sketch of this suspect. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning. several neighbors say they are concerned about what happened to this little girl yesterday here in pacifica. she was forced to fight back against the man who police say was trying to kidnap her. ultimately, she was able to escape. now, this morning, pacifica police want you to take a close look at this sketch we're gonna show you here. the man they are searching for, described as white, likely in his 30s and last seen wearing

was not the first time something like this has happened on the path that runs across the eatons expressway. a couple of people have been attacked on this trail. he uses the path every day. he tries to be respectful of women space. >> i give the ladies in front of me enough room so that they feel safe. it is always a suit we'rwd thing. >> >> says he is appalled by what happened last night. will be working with police to try to make the area safe. police have only released a vague description >> a man tried to sexually assault a 14 year-old girl it happened about 8:00 a.m. yesterday morning. police say the girl was forced into an alley where she says the man tried to rape her. >> they began scouring the area. that has been almost a week since the 20 year-old went missing. today there is a positive sign to provide his family a bit of hope finding answers. a volunteer k-9 unit led searchers from here directly to the lakefront. the father of austin hunter continued his run of the search. his son as a university of chicago junior went missing last wednesday night. with the k-9 unit to a rocky ar

over in the south bay traffic really kicking in from capital expressway up to sjc.ve, 87 and 85 kicking in. as well as damp roadways. fremont southbound picking up company. but the travel through fremont hitting milpitas for southbound 880. more throwing through hayward as well as bay city. >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us as well. that's what's happening "today in the bay." back live with a local news update. >> thanks for joining us. go have a great day. we'll see you here tomorrow, same time, same place. >> sounds good. the rerter that broke the story joins us live. >>> and george zimmerman heads to court. we are live at the courthouse. guess who? an apache helicopter woes the crowd at an air show, and its pilot, prince harry at the control.

busy overnight dealing with a fire at a mobile home park on el camino real just west of lawrence expressway. initial reports are a mobile home caught on fire. power lines may be in danger. "today in the bay's" bob redell is on his way and will have a live update very soon. >>> hours from now the supreme court couldish yub a major ruling on proposition 8. the court expected to announce decisions in key cases and one of them could be california's ban on same-sex marriage. the court has until the end of the month to issue rulings. today is the final day on their calendar, however, another session could be scheduled for wednesday or thursday. there are a number of ways the court could rule on this one. it could uphold prop 8 or strike it down. in that instance, the ruling could be directed to california alone, the only states that already allow same-sex marriage or all 50 states. they can also rule the supporters of problem 8 don't have the legal standing to defend the law. we'll have live coverage starting at 5:00 a.m. as soon as that prop 8 ruling does come down, the today will bring to it yo

. >> man whose body was found near the expressway was murdered and robbed. >> his sister claims their parents' home was burglarized that same night. his car and his parents vehicle or both stolen. >> this southwest suburban woman was killed earlier >> pronounced dead at crest medical center. nobody in the home was injured burbank police say it appears he had a medical condition that played a role in the accident. chicago police are conducting a investigation after a discovery on the south side. a human leg was found. it was discovered in the 4700 block of lake shore drive. the medical examiner's office says the leg was cut off. >> the export it needs to take a closer look at a questionable contactcontract. according to congressional records he listed the contract as training. former chief of staff and co author of a memoir. usa today political editor explained how the contract could be a conflict of interest. >> there were some clients. to give you an example, schofield has a client but that food bank is also getting federal money from the effort. holding an event where he attends the

south, 880 goes through a construction zone down to one lane as you're passing toward the montague expressway off-ramp from 237. that will leave the off-ramp open this morning, but you'll have to funnel through those cones and more construction down toward brokaw, then things clear as you head toward 101. from the south bay we go to the north bay, 101 itself, southbound are the taillights. that's your commute. >>> if you happen to be by the oakland international airport this morning, want to give you a heads up. expect unusual activity out there. the airport conducting a full-scale emergency response drill that starts at 9:00. this one is required every three years by federal aviation officials to test the airport's systems and procedures in the event there is a major incident there. airport officials, they point out they need about 120 volunteers the to roll play for that drill. if you're interested, you have to get over there and be checked in by 7:00 a.m. the drill expected to be finished by 11:30. >>> 4:40. this morning the city of concord will be giving away free anti-theft clubs. if you

today the santa clara valley transportation authority will be closing all lanes but one on montague expressway. the closure will be in both directions between milpitas and capital avenue lasting through monday morning. it's for the new extension project. the $2.3 billion project is a 16-mile extension bringing the b.a.r.t. system to san jose, milpitas and santa clara. it's expected to be complete sometime? 2017. >>> in palo alto, there's expected to be a lot of extra traffic around stanford university tomorrow night. 50,000 people expected to be there for the san jose earthquake's game against the l.a. galaxy, also known as the california casio. the team moved the game to accommodate all the fans. tomorrow's game will start at 7:30. >>> the golden gate bridge switching over to an all-electronic toll may have hit some bumps in the road back in march. signs warning drivers not to stop at the tolls, instead those without fast track would be mailed an invoice for $6.00. this morning "the chronicle" reporting about 400 out of 400,000 people who mailed in payments on time were sent back a notice say

we got our christmas tree, and we swept up the long island expressway. well, at least this year we won't get that sad feeling when we toss it out on the curb. [telephone rings] hello? sorry again, douglas, about that screwdriver misunderstanding. here you go. thanks. the next time you want to sniff paint fumes, use your own screwdriver, ok? oh, i see we're having sarcasm for christmas this year, hmm? ok, thank you. 400 bucks just to get the car running. and then he said we still need to keep an eye on the transmission. keep an eye on it? what the hell does that mean? i don't know. i guess we take turns sleeping in the garage. i really wish we could afford a new one. you know what, why don't we just do it? let's just do it. you wanna? doug, you know we can't now. why not? because we agreed we're gonna wait until we pay off the credit cards. oh, please! we're never gonna do that. come on, new car, me and you, huh? and we'll go cruisin', we'll pick up chicks, come back here, and the three of you can make me dinner. all right, well, i guess it wouldn't hurt

a teenage girl found the bodies monday night just east of the edens expressway. police found his 2004 vehicle in chicago. on the night he was killed the family home was burglarized. the home was also burglarized a month ago. police made three arrests in that case. investigators have scheduled a 1230 in his conference. >> members of the north suburban taskforce. we hope to learn more in terms of the circumstances that led to these arrests. >> expected to be ok. shot around outside of this elementary school after picking up her kids. >> are to this morning and were some taken to officiaa special . there was a barrage of gunfire. it was just everywhere. i just put my grandson and the car. there is nowhere to go. i did not know what to do. she just called police to report the gun fire when she had to call again for her friend. hist >> i thought i heard at least eight. they found 40 cases of had to be more. >> time in the range by the thuggish behavior. this but many witnesses. police have yet to name any suspects or make any arrests. the mother is injured is declinin

the harrisburg expressway, southbound traffic continues to move well. down to the beltway, around 12 minutes to travel on the west side. 11 minutes on the north side. the j.f.x. so far checking out ok. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. 5:23. we will check in for the latest on capitol hill. >> the government reports they are snooping through americas phone and internet records. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. >> do you think the government should be able to collect phone records to monitor for suspicious activity? you can share your response on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> this year things maybe a bit leaner at your destination than in years past. >> vacationers approach this summer as hilton is coming out of room service at their midtown manhattan hotel. it is a trend we can expect from other hotels, too. >> they are doing away with frills. >> family vacationers have been on a no-frills kick for years now. >> they think about the little thing

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firefighters are getting a handle on a two alarm grass fire burning on east capital expressway near tours. eight to ten acres have already burned and drivers report smoke in the area. we will bring you more unless as we get it -- information as we get it. >>> a minivan that plummeted into the san francisco bay with its driver inside was pulled out of the water today. a commercial salvage company brought the minivan to the surface. daytona 500ers used sonar but -- divers used sonar. now police are frying to piece agent -- trying to piece together what happened. >> a lot of times you find out there may have been a medical issue behind it. we don't want to speck late until we talk to the family. >> the coast guard says there were other people in the car but they all got out safely. the van was found in about 25 feet of water. a group of sailors nearby saw what happened and immediately dove into the water to help. kpix 5's anne makovec talked to one of them about the desperate fight to save the driver. >> reporter: this home video shows the last few seconds before the van dropped below the wa

a fire ripped through a mobile home park overnight on el camino real, that's near the lawrence expressway. this one was a tough one for firefighters out there. one large trailer camper in that park was simply gutted by the flames. we're happy to report nobody was inside during the time of that fire. here is a live look outside the trailer park this morning. bob redell is there gathering information, first on scene this morning. he'll have a live update coming for us in about 15 minutes. >>> on the run once again. this morning, whereabouts are still unknown for the man accused of leaking u.s. surveillance secrets. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live from washington, d.c. tracie, edward snowden was booked on a flight to cuba, but that plane is already in the arnd there was no sign of him on board. >> reporter: pro producer who was on the flight said she didn't see him before the doors closed and it took off. we believe best guess he's still in russia, partly due to the fact that ecuador's foreign minister came forward saying they're considering whether to grant him asylum. so to

and if are you traveling up in hunt valley, a live look, at the harrisburg expressway. no problems whatsoever here at schwann road. and things will remain nice and calm, as we do get on to the jfx and head downtown. 95 also in great shape. here is a live look, north of 195. a little sun glare might get in your way. but no traffic. you're looking at a nice normal 12-minute trip as you make your way from route 30 all the way up to 695. that's your time saver traffic. the governor of mississippi has ignited a fire storm saying the reason american kids are struggling in the classrooms is because mothers got into the workplace. governor phil bryant was one of three participating in a washington post live event about the importance of ensuring that children read well by the end of the third grade. one of the commentators asked, how did america get so mediocre? well, the question was aimed at educational statistics. specifically, reading. governor bryant was the first to answer. >> i think parents became, both parents started working. and the mom is in the workplace. it is not

the hotel sits along a heavily traveled expressway that had to be shut down in both directions becausef the thick, black smoke t took firefighters about two thundershowers put out the fire, which may have been arson. >>> an arizona mother of seven who gained international attention after being jailed in mexico and accused of drug smuggling is now free. she is back on u.s. soil as well. officials say surveillance video ultimately proved that yanira maldonado was innocent. she was accused of trying to smuggle 12 pounds of marijuana across the border. the drugs were found underneath the seat she was riding on on a bus. however, newly reviewed security footage showed she wasn't carrying any drugs when she boarded the bus. maldonado was held in a mexican jail for nine days. today, she was thankful for her family. >> you guys did an amazing job out there for me, putting the word out that i was in there, that i was innocent and that was the key. >> she was born in mexico but she is a u.s. citizen. maldonado says she is happy to finally be home in the phoenix area but was warned that mexican o

we're less than a half mile away from capital expressway, the chevy dealership extends across the streetre told there will be a couple more hours until this investigation is complete. the traffic enforcement unit on the scene. the coroner expected within the hour. when this is cleared up, foxworthy avenue will be opened up again to traffic in south san jose. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you so much. we'll be checking in with leyla on that and also weather. >>> good morning, everyone. 4:29 in for mike nicco, live doppler radar 7-hd radar. pretty dry conditions. we are going to be seeing cooler temperatures for today. here's a look from our mt. tam cam looking to the bay bridge. you can see a little bit of cloud cover there as it makes its way over towards the bay area. inland, we are going to be a spread of 74 to 80 degrees at the bay, 66 to 74 along the coast. still seeing patchy fog and cloud cover, and those temperatures going to remain in the upper 60s and the mid 50s. and we'll have more on your accu weather seven-day forecast. now let's see what's happening in traffic. al

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