northbound 101 between oregon expressway and univerity expressway in palo alto, road work once again. lanes scheduled to be closed until about 5:00 this morning. >>> tonight the warriors will try to take a stranglehold in the nba finals. sunday night golden state took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. the cavs are tough at quicken loans arena where they've won eight straight playoff games. dub nation will pack oracle arena for the official watch party. doors open at 5:00 p.m. tickets are 20 bucks. abc 7 is the only place you can watch the nba finals presented by youtube tv. pregame at 5:00. abc coverage at 5:30 with tip-off at 6:00. stay with us for "toyota after the game." >>> a television show about colin kaepernick. >>> we are tracking breaking news out of san jose. a fire truck involved in a pretty nasty accident. we'll take you to the scene next. >>> plus some stunning developments overnight in the san francisco mayoral race. tolls appear to be going up and aaron persky is out. much more primary coverage is on the way. we'll leave you with more local results. than doubles y

abc 7 news reporter matt keller is on capitol expressway. last time we checked in with you, the road there was still closed off. any updates? >> reporter: good morning, jeic he in capilexpressway. you can see firefighters are cleaning up the oil that was now on the back of a tow truck. you can see just how much damage was done to the front of that vehicle there. it's a nissan sentra. i'll have my photographer ian move the camera over to the fire engine. you can see the damage there. i'm told this engine is going to be able to drive off. get this. this truck weighs 44,000 pounds, the nissan sentra weighs 3,000 pound, but still able to move that engine two feet when it crashed into it this morning. all this started when firefighters were called about 2:30 for a vegetation fire off capitol expressway. the engineer for engine 24 was putting out more cones and lights in the road as three other firefighters were battling that fire. that's when that nissan sentra sped through the cone zone. the engineer had to jump out of the way and the car slamme

capitol expressway there will be traffic control because of this. we'll hand it off to for the reason why. back to you. >>> breaking news we continue to follow in the south bay. a small grass fire quickly turned to a chaotic and even scary scene for san jose firefighters. a driver crashing into the fire truck. >> "today in the bay" kris sanchez live off capitol expressway with the frantic moments for everyone involved. what happened out there, kris? >> reporter: well, there were three firefighters from this rig that were down fighting a vegetation fire when one of the firefighters was trying to rearrange cones to make sure drivers could see them. that's when the driver of the black car seemed to be coming straight at him. what happened next is that the firefighter had to dive out of the way. take a listen. >> i don't think the driver saw him at all. my driver actually saw the car coming and was able to dive out of the way before that car struck our vehicle. >> reporter: diving. that's pretty close. >> very close, yes, nearly injured. >> reporter: so

up until about five minutes ago, the westbound lanes of south capital expressway were totally closed off because there is still missing. the firetruck has just left the scene about five minutes ago. they were responding to a call about a fire. there were parked on the side with the flashing lights on. they had set up cones and all of a sudden a driver, it was dark because it was a middle of the night, the driver of the nissan sedan slammed into the back of the firetruck. the driver was seriously injured. firefighters had to extricate the man from the vehicle. they transported him to a local hospital with pretty serious injuries. we don't have an update on his condition. this happened around 3:30 am this morning. the deputy fire chief out here this morning talked about how it was a close call for the firefighters involved. one of them had just laid down cones and hoses and had to move out of the way from the oncoming car. >> he was out preparing cones. as he was walking by, the vehicle went by him and struck the back of the firetruck. >> reporter: again, the lanes of south capital exp

in the south bay, traic smoothly but overhere 101, there's capital expressway and off the freeway we have a lot of activity, for that i'll send it off to you, marcus and laura. >> thanks, mike. we'll get you caught up on election coverage shortly but we have breaking news out of san jose, a driver slams into a fire truck as those firefighters are battling a small fire. crews are working to save the people inside that car. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez rushed to the scene and there with the very latest. a lot of activity behind you, kris. >> reporter: the good news here is that the folks in the car are out and headed to the hospital but we have san jose fire here. one of your firefighters nearly in this crash. >> yes, the driver of this fire apparatus is actually out, he's the pumper of the apparatus and walking back to prepare the cones again when the car went past him nearly striking him before it struck the back of the fire apparatus. >> reporter: do you think the drivers saw him and tried to get oust way? >> i don't think the driver saw him at all. my driver saw the car com

only one lane of traffic getting by between university and oregon expressway. trying to head southbound 101. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> this should be a significant day for a big subway project in san francisco. jackie ward joins us live from san francisco with more. >>> reporter: michelle, we are on washington between powell and stockton in chinatown in san francisco and this is what's going on at this early hour this morning. you can see construction crews are already out and about. this is the street where as many as 65 massive concreimmyin to pour concrete at that intersection behind me. so if you live or drive around here, you know it's taken patience to work your way through here. today the same area will be impacted as all the trucks and construction equipment have to find somewhere to go. concrete trucks will be parked on washington between powell and stockton so avoid that area. the sfmta is hoping businesses along stockton won't be too affected or have a limited amount of impact. the central subway project runs through soma and un

three of the four lanes closed with only one lane getting by between the expressway and university. if you are going that way, plan for slow downs. use el camino or 280, great and at the limit. we are tracking crowds on westbound 580 through the altamont pass and we are in the green as far as travel times, just under 25 minutes between 205 and 680. >>> please investigate a kidnapping that ended it in the fiery crash in emeryville. one of the suspects is dead and it started in the tenderloin neighborhood in san francisco. how did the victim escape? more from maria medina. >> reporter: the driver was rescued by good samaritans who cut a seat belt before the flames engulfed his car. >> i had to use a knife. >> reporter: they tried to free the woman but the inferno was too in tents. she died minutes after the car slammed into a light pole. the pair in the burned car were suspects in a kidnapping and police that it happened in the tenderloin just one half hour before. investigators said the man and woman grabbed the victim and through her in the trunk. >> she was able to get out by using

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i was told they're expressing capitol expressway to be closed for at least another hour. live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> if you went to bed thinking london breed had the race for san francisco mayor in the bag, you're in for quite a shock. >> you can see by percentage they're tied 50 to 50. mark leno and london breed, fewer than 1200 votes separating the two candidates right now. because of that mail-in ballots could change this outcome. mark leno gaining 10% of voting overnight because of ranked choice voting. abc 7's cornell barnard live at city hall to explain all this. really a shock, cornell. >> reporter: good morning to you. it could be days or weeks before we know the winner. london breed's lead appears to be fading as mark leno takes the lead by a razor thin margin as you said. redistribution of losing candidates' vote. ranked choice voting allows voters to choose their top three favorites candidates with the least amount of votes are eliminated. each encouraged the other to list each other as second choice. it appears to be working. leno received m

kris sanchez joins us live off of capitol expressway. we're learning i understand kris that a similar incident happened in the past month? >> reporter: yeah, they tell us it's pretty rare but that twice in the last month this has happened. we'll show you the scene. firefighters are doing the glamorous work of cleaning things up. you see the car that smashed into the fire engine. but it was a very dramatic scene as firefighters tried to free the driver that hit their rig and nearly hit one of their own. as three firefighters were down around enbankment fighting a grass fire, another firefighter, the driver of the rig wasry arranging the hazard cones in the roadway when he saw that oncoming car coming right at him. you can see the impact the driver hit that rig with such force his black sedan was nearly buried under the fire truck up to the windshield. >> i don't think the driver saw him at all. my driver actually saw the car coming and was able to dive out of the way before that car struck our vehicle. >> diving, that's pretty close. >> t

near capitol expressway and tours. that was the first fire reported. a second fire was sparked not too far away. in all, there are at least four fires in the area. los lagos golf course turned on the sprinklers to help put out flames. the fires are suspicious not only because of the timing but also because of the wind direction. >> the wind is blowing the opposite direction toward capitol expressway so if you had embers in the air, would you have fires in that direction, not here. >> reporter: the fires are being looked at closely by police and arson investigators. authorities say there were several homeless encampments in the area and they saved some of the homeless encampments and saved the fire from spreading to a nearby mobile home park. at this point, they say there isn't any reports of any injuries. in san jose, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> the biggest announcement from the supreme court this week did not have to do with the travel ban or unions. instead, it was the retirement of justice anthony kennedy. as laura podesta reports, president tru

this is in palo alto between oregon expressway and university avenue. lane is open at this time. so definitely going to cause some delays. over at the san mateo bridge, we are looking good in both directions. still green as far as our drive times go heading out of hayward but just getting down there is going to be a little bit of a struggle. we are in the yellow 16 minutes from 238 on down towards 84. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> good timing. i want to show you this great view of the sunrise. the official sunrise time actually is right now. look at those clouds off in the distance over oakland, parts of the oakland and berkeley hills. you may see clouds. but that glow of the sun is pretty impressive, happening at this hour. let's show you that sunrise time. it's at 5:47 a.m. sunset at 8:29. so just happened. sunrise. good morning, everybody. it's officially the day! satellite/radar we are noticing clouds just right there east of the bay. and also right along the coast, so west -- a lot of san francisco, you may run into clouds along t

the crash was north of here right around saratoga just before lawrence expressway.les. i think that will start to thin out over the next 20 minutes or so. not thinning out, the central valley drive. unfortunately gridlocked, westbound 580 before grant line, a hit-and-run crash reported. a vehicle sitting in the fast lane, the far left lane. that's really slowing you down out of the tracy area. check out this drive time, westbound 580 tracy to dublin on a friday, it might typically be about 45 minutes to an hour. 1 thundershower andhour and 43 . northbound 85, 101 to cupertino looking good at 17 minutes. next traffic update coming up in just about ten. >>> i do want to show you live images coming in. any moment now the president will make his way to canada for the g7 summit, but the president already making headlines this morning before he arrives. he said as he was leaving the white house, that russia should be let back into the g7. >> you know, whether you like it or not, and it may not be politically correct, but we have a world to run, and in the g7 which used to

called suspicious but that's not all. >> the wind's blowing the opposite direction toward capitol expressway. >> reporter: another reason why investigators say these fires are suspicious is because at the time, the wind was traveling south so the fire should have been spreading south. instead, they were going north. >> so we d he area, something like that you >> erthe eais wh. n zens of homeless set up camp. >> i'm sure that there were some homeless encampment that is were burned. >> reporter: for now the fires are being looked at closely by police and investigators. bruce sullivan, who lives nearby, says this is far from the first time he has seen fires in this particular area. >> every summer we get them. >> reporter: in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> to our north, an explosive wildfire in lake county is growing. the pawnee fire has now burned more than 13,000 acres. firefighters are making some progress with containment at 30%. >>> at least that progress is being made. but, of course, the wind is always a factor. >> and already this morning, it's kind of breezy. so yesterday in the c

we'll take it over to 680 where we are getting reports of a car blocking an off-ramp capitol expresswayff-ramp. please be careful. if it's blacked out there, you don't want to hit that. 237 dealing with cones, lanes taken away westbound and eastbound seeing roadwork along this stretch between 880 and lawrence expressway. again, they may have just wrapped this up because speeds are back in the green so that's looking good. san mateo bridge you have an easy ride, 13 minutes in both directions between 101 and 880 over to san mateo. your ride problem-free. here's the easter sunday and westbound 80 drivers an easy commute towards the bay bridge toll plaza where we are seeing more cars line up just in the cash lanes. if you have fastrak, you're good to go. 11 minutes into san francisco. no metering lights yet. back to you. >>> time now 4:50. the bay area's median home price is creeping towards $1 million. we'll show you one ramshackle residence expected to sell for an eye-popping price. >> and more fallout for the san francisco woman dubbed permit patty after calling police on a young girl se

near capitol expressway and tours. that was the first fire reported. a second fire was sparked not too far away. in all, there are at least four fires in the area. los lagos golf course turned on the sprinklers to help put out flames. the fires are suspicious not only because of the timing but also because of the wind direction. >> the wind is blowing the opposite direction toward capitol expressway so if you had embers in the air, would you have fires in that direction, not here. >> reporter: police and investigators are looking into it. no injuries. police say there were homeless encampments along the creek and they were able to save some of those homeless encampments and also no homes or property was damaged in the area. in san jose, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> supreme court justice anthony kennedy is retiring. what happens next could have a big impact in everything from gun control to abortion rights. reporter laura podesta has more on what is at stake. >> reporter: >>> reporter: the retirement of supreme court justice anthony kennedy has given

northbound 280, this is as you approach the north expressway, motorcycle down blocking a lane. they are clearing it over to the shoulder. we are starting to see -- looks like our sensors went back into the green. so things are starting to show some improvement there. in the meantime, be careful through that stretch. there may still be some crews on the scene. if you are making your way along 101 in that southbound direction through palo alto, caltrans looks like they are still out there with some overnight roadwork. they were scheduled to have all this wrapped up by 5:45. d thst betweersid oregon lays. loser marsh at this point. give yourself extra time headbeing that way down the peninsula. and over at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on. the backup not quite to the foot of the maze. it's getting there. we'll give it some time but so far, it's just past that 880 overcrossing. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> put on your sunglasses. check out this view of our "salesforce tower" camera looking over the bay. it is really pretty out there but nice clea

we got into a cab and took the van wick expressway which is the expressway from kennedy into the cityilled with potholes, jammed with traffic and in the middle of the expressway, there's a tram that i know cost $3 billion or $4 billion and the tram goes from kennedy airport about eight miles into queens. not in the center of the city. and i made a joke about that to my wife and said what would someone from france or germany or any place else arriving in america for the first time think of the greatest country in the world arriving in the gateway city and going through that airport and being on this highway and looking at the poor excuse for mass transit that we have. and then i rattled off a couple of other things about our health care system and everything else and i said would they really think we're the greatest country in the world? and then i stopped, what happened to us? how did we get that way? and she mumbled something about, well, maybe that's a book. >> and indeed it is. and in "tailspin" here's how you sum up the situation. key measures of the nation's public engagement, sa

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they say the fires burned on both sides of capitol expressway. >>> now we turn to lake county where cal fire says all evacuation orders were lifted this afternoon four days after a wildfire broke out and threatened hundreds of homes east of clearlake. the pawnee fire is now 25% contained. today crews were working to create more fire breaks to keep the flames from spreading further. ktvu's tom vacar spoke to people living in that area who are relieved and grateful they have homes to go back to. >>> reporter: mauricio perez hadn't seen his house for the last four nights. but at 1 p.m., he was finally allowed to return to his spring valley home. >> i'm glad. we are all just worried about the weather. couple of friends lost a couple of things. just happy, glad to be back. >> reporter: santos modesto's family just returned. but he never left. >> i had animals and my home and unfortunately, due to last fires, i couldn't afford insurance any longer so i wanted to be able to put out spot fires if they started, protect my neighbors's homes from looters that tend to come into the area and loot ar

the combination of chemicals created a toxic cloud at the saddle brook swim club off almaden expressway. maureen naylor reports. >> reporter: dozens of people were taken to the hospital on thursday. >> actually throwing up this time. it was a mess. it was a lot of chaos. >> reporter: firefighters say a maintenance worker accidentally mixed two chemicals in the pump room of the almaden valley cabana club around noon creating a toxic yellow cloud of chemicals. >> i'd say there's probably about maybe 25 lesson kids that were sick. all the guards were sick. we were all in the water. we had to get all the kids out. >> it was muriatic acid and chlorine that created a gas cloud. >> reporter: this neighbor heard the commotion behind her house. >> there were a lot of kids coughing. it was like 20 kids lined up. >> reporter: hazardous materials crews responded to treat dozens of patients from age 6 to adults, including parents. all were decontaminated with water, many put in white suits before being taken by ambulance to nine hospitals throughout santa clara county. >> the least severe had no sym

also, not seeing a backup for this one, northbound 880 before montague expressway.ehicle hit the guard rail and the left lane is blocked. overall, the south bay has been fairly quiet today. this is a look at 87 near highway 17, not nearly the commute that we had in the south bay yesterday. so looking all right here. next traffic update in about ten minutes. >>> 6:11 now. more and more people leaving the bay area, but they're not going very far. there's a new report showing exactly where most of them are ending up. >>> stunning surveillance video shows a smart train crash last we week. the video is raising concern for the video is raising concern for a needles. essential for the cactus, but maybe not for people with rheumatoid arthritis. because there are options. like an "unjection™". xeanz xr. a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well enough. xeljanz xr can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. ser

southbound 87 before almaden expressway. solo vehicle crash in the far right lane. emergency crews are there including a tow truck. that should clear soon. we have another crash southbound 101 before state route 87. sounds like that vehicle left the roadway and went into the ditch. bay bridge toll plaza looking pretty typical here. metering lights on at 5:21 this morning. normal delays, but no problems into san francisco. >>> sonoma county getting aggressive about fixing the housing shortage in the north bay. the board of supervisors is creating a new government agency to fuel construction projects. it will be a joint venture between the county and santa rosa. they'll focus on creating housing near public transit. it could be expanded to other cities as well. funding is still being worked out and the santa rosa city council has to approve the plant. >>> sprint is ending its $15 unlimited plan a week after it was announced. >>> royal road trip. the duchess of sussex making her first official trip with queen elizabeth. >>> we're going to break right now. now. here is

a h alon87 at almaden expressway.e don't have too many details just yet but we'll keep a close eye on that. in e antime, let's take it over to the maze where we have been keeping an eye on the morning commute. the metering lights turn on at 5:21. and that backup has been not reached the maze yet so that's good news. your ride along the eastshore freeway still looking good. your 580 approach no problems. but you will be in for those delays until you get past those metering lights. then it's a smooth ride heading into san francisco. your approach to the lower deck of the bay bridge still in the green. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> a freak accident involving a tow truck killed a san francisco city worker. it happened at 28th near diamond street in the city's diamond heights neighborhood at around 2 p.m. yesterday. police say a black sedan somehow slid off of the back of this tow truck and careened towards three public utilities commission employees. two workers jumped out of the way in time. the third w

. >> the wind's blowing the opposite direction, towards the expressway. >> reporter: the reason the fires are suspicious, thfire should have been spreading south, instead, they were going north. >> so if you had embers in the air, you would have fires in that direction, not here. >> reporter: the area is where dozens of homeless set up camp. >> i'm sure there were some homeless encampments that were burn. >> reporter: bruce who lives not too far away says this is far from the first time he's seen fires in this particular area. >> every summer, we get them. an explosive wildfire northeast of clear lake oaks is growing. the pawnee fear has now charred more than 13,000 acres, but firefighters are making some progress with containment at 35%. andrea borba has new a high tech tool helping crews stay a step ahead of the flames. >> reporter: it's 3 did technology, with -- 3-d technology, and real-time data to monitor where a fire could move. >> i'll be damned! i have a lot of stuff to be thankful for. >> reporter: as victims are getting a first look at what's left, cal fire is using a tool to st

the two lanes of the expressway are expected to reopen within the hour. >>> mosquitoes affected with west nile has pasted that virus onto people. officials say west nile activity is increasing and close to home dead birds affected with west nile have been found. jesse has more. >> reporter: the birds were found last week. but confirmation of west file infection didn't come until this week. meanwhile, a 3rd bird has been found raising concerns that it could be a 3rd infection. the doctor is working extra hours exampling thedying examining the remains of a dead foul. >> we found it on tuesday and sent it to the state to confirm. and thursday it was confirmed positive for west nile. >> reporter: the test last year found no signs of west nihilismphyllouses say the two insects that -- officials say the two insect today that were found positive lived in certain areas. paula walking her dog said the concern is serious since it's been found the virus is spread from birds and people. >> i see the birds all the time tin my yard. >> health officials say it's not a concern but in some it can cau

one happened not far from are capitol expressway.e 2:00 inside the garage at the house. it caused serious damage to the dare gay -- garage and spread into the attic. there was no reports of injuries. a small brushfire about a block away. investigators say they are looking for any possible links between the two fires. >>> police and fire officials in santa rosa are investigating more than a dozen grass fires that they are calling suspicious. the first was reported before midnight saturday on the west side of santa rosa near the creek trail and railroad tracks. over the next couple of hours, firefighters put out 13 small grass fires. they believe the fires are linked. a fire marshal said it appears someone used a lighter to set the fires traveling from location to location on a bicycle. anyone with information is urged to call santa rosa police. >>> now the far east bay. in livermore, two grass fires broke out. one on 84 yesterday afternoon not far from the ruby hills golf course. firefighters contained the flames by 5:00 p.m. no build

building near capital expressway and story road. the flames damaged several of the offices. back in mid-march there was a fire at the same site when someone reportedly threw a molotov cocktail on the roof. that fire was a confirmed case of arson. teache >> we did have a second fire here yesterday morning. the arson captain told me that this was indeed considered a suspicious fire and his investigators are working aggressively following multiple avenues to pursue the cause and origin of this fire. >> the building houses teachers unions for the evergreen and mount hamilton council of cta. staff members are not commenting on what appear to be related attacks as they set up temporary offices elsewhere. >>> san francisco police detained four persons in connection with a car crash that happened at the precida park area after the suspects burglarized a nearby home. a witness said he saw the chaos unfold. >> then i walked back up toward the tea house and saw four cars in collision. they impacted each other and one car was totaled and i thin

then it started to really build towards capital expressway. the last five minutes have seen sensors for 280 and 87 show slowing as more folks moved out of this backup and pushed to 87 on capitol expressway. expect 87 itself to jam past the airport. there's a ripple we talked about for san jose. the rest of silicon valley moves great. moving up here in contra costa county, west 24, the crash outside the caldecott looks less a distraction if it's there at all anymore. still slow into bay point out of pitts burg. no activity reported in the lanes but we see the slower drive that tends to happen. not a problem for visibility. here's the san mateo bridge, the big push over towards the peninsula. 101 and 280 nicely on the peninsula side. >> coming up next, a quick look at the top stories including the reason some county officials want to raise millions of dollars of debt for thousands of local families. >> 6:51, four people have been killed in attacks in turkey as they prepare for sprd shal elections son sunday. the current president is seeking anot

the car slammed into the back of a fire truck at 3:30 this morning near capital expressway. firefighters were working to put out a small brush fire nearby. no word on what caused the crash. both the driver and firefighter are expected to be okay. >>> campaign 2018 now. the san francisco mayoral race is still too close to call. with tens of thousands of ballots to be counted. the vote count last night started with supervisor london breed, well out in front. but when ranked choice numbers are factored in, things changed considerably. mark leno picked up a lot of votes from jane kim's supporters who picked him second. leno and kim joined forces in the final days of the campaign. that strategy appears to have worked, so leno winds up with a slight lead. here is the catch. we got word this morning that there are some 90,000 ballots that have to be processed and cod. atnumb coulamicalhange things at th point, the race is still wide open. what's more, we may not know the final total four days. something the candidates were hanging onto well into the night. >> it's time for us to co

if you can head south, you have better condition or oregon expressway better until they clear the conesback to you. >> thank you very much. breaking news this morning and you may be shocked by a celebrity chef and talk show host anthony bourdain dead at the age of 61. cnn confirms bourdain died by suicide. this is video of anthony bourdain visiting the bay area for the tlc show a few years back. a close friend found bourdain unxponsive friday morning where he was working on an episode of cnn show. bourdain apparently hanged himself. earlier this week, fashion and handbag designer kate spade also died by suicide hanging herself in her new york city home. her death also was a shock to people around the world. we will continue to follow this breaking news story bringing you the latest as soon as it comes in. a new study just released from the cdc yesterday found that suicide rates are up 30% across the country since 1999, pretty much for all age groups. if you know someone who needs help, someone is always available to talk and it is 800-273-8255 for the national suicide prevention hot lin

it would go on the launcher expressway. it would meet up with the bus rapid transit on the north shore. area, a to have a dense public transportation commute of over 35 minutes. our average is 43. we are one of the few communities that would qualify for this. >> thank you. we are coming down the home stretch. we will keep it quick. >> last topic is the new york city housing authority. andonday, the city department of urban development entered a creed to give $1 billion more to the public housing authority for much-needed repairs. over the past 10 years, it has been slashed by hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government. circumstances, whoever is going back to washington, if you go back to washington, would you advocate for more federal funding for the housing authority? do you think there should be more federal money spent on housing authority? >> the best thing that happened was the federal monitor. new york city is a lousy landlord. there are thousands of people without heat. we are reporting on new york o

dan: the west shore expressway and the bay of bridge. you have to have a dense area, public transportation commute of over 35 minutes. our average is 43. staten island is one of the few in the country that would qualify. anthony: thank you. [applause] errol: coming down the home stretch. we will keep this quick. courtney: very short answers. the new york city housing authority on monday, the city and housing and urban development talked about creating $1 billion to the public housing authority for much-needed repairs. over the past 10 years or so, budget has been slashed by hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government. underneath circumstances, whoever is going back to washington, if you go back, would you advocate for more admiral funding for the housing authority -- federal funding for the housing authority, and should be spent? dan: the best thing to happen was the federal monitor. new york city is a landlady -- landlord. lord -- we reported on new york 1 of the peeling paint and lead exposure to young children. given t

that car slamming into the back of a fire engine around 2:30 this mornin on capital expressway. engine 24 responding to a vegetation fire at the time. the nissan sped through and crashed into the area. firefighter had to jump out of the way in the the nick of time. the driver was extricated from the car. >>> new at 11:00 a.m., a judge sentenced reuben foster to probation after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor assault rifle possession charge. the weapon charge stems from the arrest in february when police say they found the rifle with a magazine at the home during the investigation of domestic violence claims by his ex-girlfriend. she later recanted the claims and the charges filed against him were dropped last month. foster may still face consequences for the arrest. espn reporting that foster could face a multi-game suspension. >>> questions about citizenship on the census. the action this morning against the controversial proposal. >>> and voters recalled the judge that handed down a controversial sentence. this morning, we have his response to the ballot box decision. >>>

this happen your capital expressway and tourist road.refighter who was working to put out a small brush fire along the road. the driver of that truck was hurt but he is expected to survive his injuries. not your average fight, you are looking at it. police came across these two bowls fighting -- bulls fighting luckily the owner arrived soon afterward. he did receive a fine . >>> plans to revamp the downtown area is getting a new life. this is on the corner of fourth and a street. they want to remove large trees as well as these concrete benches. critics say the project is not necessary and ill advised. >>> san francisco 49er reuben foster is waiting to find out if the nfl will punish him after he was sentenced on a weapons charge today. his video shows him practicing -- this video shows him practicing with the niners yesterday. he may have to serve probation after an assault weapons possession charge. this involved his girlfriend. domestic violence charges were dropped. the nfl is still considering a multi-game suspension for foster. nfl

since march, fire crews converged on the california teachers association building near the capital expressway and story road to battle an early morning fire. they gained control quickly but the fire damaged several offices.>> there was damage to the interior of the building. for mac it was the same story in mid-march when a similar started -- fire started when someone reportedly threw a molotov cocktail on the roof. >> the arson captain tells me that this was indeed, rkg following multiple r avenues to pursue the cause and origin of the fire.>> reporter: the building hiers -- houses teachers union. staff members were shaken and did not want to comment on what appeared to be repeated attacks on their building. fire officials would not confirm whether or not the surveillance cameras provided any usable evidence. in the meantime teachers are setting up temporary offices elsewhere until repairs could be made.>> there was a lot of smoke damage the portions of the building where the fire was damaged in the rooms have water damage. >> reporter: at this point investigators aren't telling us whether o

police and firefighters rushed to the scene at about 8:30 in the morning at camden avenue and the expressway. . they found the car fully engulfed in flames and someone dead inside. authorities so far are not saying if the death was a suicide or possibly the result of foul play. >>> a wild scene in a hotel in the south bay. authorities say two alleged thieves now are under arrest according to the san mateo county sheriff's office, 31- year-old caylee kuntz of stockton and 31-year-old hans chris of modesto were found with dozens of stolen items. deputies were called to the building yesterday on reports of a stolen vehicle. he took off but was caught a short time later and authorities found 77 stolen credit cards, ten stolen id cards, weapons and drugs in their hotel room. authorities say both suspects had violated their probation and are now behind bars. >>> a pair of water main breaks caused a big mess in walnut creek. flooding several streets at about 2:45 this morning. a cement pipe broke on walnut avenue near ignacio valley road. 09 minutes earlier a cast iron main failed on newell avenue.

where we are tracking slow downs in that southbound -- that northbound direction, between oregon expressway. three lanes closed until about five. in the meantime the cruising speed 22 miles an hour. if you want to use 280 that's in the green and moving at the limit. back to you. >>> election day is here and polls open statewide in about two and a half hours. democratic candidates for governor are focused on the bay area. >> you need to vote tomorrow. >> reporter: former los angeles mayor headed back to la for the final day of the governor's primary campaign. meanwhile the lieutenant governor spent the morning in the southland as well before heading north. >> polls don't vote. people vote. >> reporter: the treasur er is in san francisco. >> provide the leadership that's required for the future of the state of california. >> reporter: the reason they are flocking here is simple. though we are smaller than los angeles in population democrats here vote in far greater numbers than the rest of the state. >> over a quarter of the vote is from up here from northern california. it'll about over a ha

. >>> we are seeing some slowdowns along northbound 101 between oregon expressway and university. that's until about 5 a.m. so you're definitely seeing the backup starting to develop. travel times are in the green. but we'll keep an eye on that. it looks like we had some overnight roadwork southbound as well but not seeing any delays. if you are going towards the bay bridge toll plaza, couple of cars backing up in the cash lanes. but no problems to report into san francisco. >>> the public utilities commission is remembering one of its own after a san francisco city worker was killed on the job in the on cinen. >>orter: from chopper 5, you can see the aftermath on 28th street. it was around 2 p.m. when this black sedaben toow tr where three san francisco public utilities commission employees were working. >> it's unclear where the individuals were placed when the vehicle was rolling back but in any case you can see behind me they were in the line of the -- they were in the path of the vehicle when it slid off the back of the bed. >> reporter: two employees jumped out of the way of

being named after alexander the great the main expressway running through the country named after alexander the great i'd like to bring i guess to capitol hill and now mr better of has this dispute been damaging to both countries other than it getting in the way of macedonia joining the european union and nato. it's been much harder evidence from us a lot of freaks and i mean frankly greece has had many other problems on its hands and was happy with the status quo but as my friend borat you've asked pointed out muscle only has been in a limbo because a funny thing the blockage has helped prime minister risky the former chief of cabinet to concentrate polities hansen to build this chronicon a me and to engage in high level corruption and the loses have been the ordinary citizens and scoping. out of places across possible any sort of the sad fact of the simple hopefully not ever the breakthrough so what will that mean then mystery of an offer for the referendum will macedonians as mr better call them you know the losers in this limbo will they pass this agreement in the referendum do you thin

right there is a lot of slowing just the focus embarcadero and oregon expressway. we do see crews and flashing lights starting to move around where they had the traffic down to just two lanes overnight and now we're starting to see things clear up. when the daylight comes over here, you'll see this area right there, that's the overhead bridge they continue to work on. wood scaffolding around it and the configuration shifts as we have progress over there. still the overnight road work causing some lane con striks, should clear by just after 5:00. the bay bridge moves smoothly in getting out of san francisco, eastbound at treasure island. chp told us a couple of minutes ago, everything is clear and that's great news, no problems for the morning ba to you. ks,than 4:50 right now. today new punishment possible. this is against an east bay scrap metal company. richmond may revoke operating permits for sims metal corporation. in january a fire burned and air quality officials cited the company saying the fire released dangerous chemicals in the air. the shell refinery in

two lanes closed along southbound 101 between university and oregon expressway. you will start tapping the brakes there. you can get through but at a slower pace. over at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's the same old story. we are seeing the cars back up in the cash lanes. fastrak good to go. 11 minutes into san francisco. and we are still tracking some delays heading through the altamont pass area. we still have one lane blocked due to a big rig breakdown. in the yellow between 205 and 680 with a travel time at 30 minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> one of the biggest electric scooter companies may not be welcomed back in san francisco anytime soon. the sfmta says spin missed yesterday's 5:00 deadline to apply for a city permit. but other scooters could be back on the streets soon in a more orderly fashion. bird, lime and five others all got their paperwork in on time. sfmta will review the applications and give permits by the end of the month. >>> the bay area housing market can be frustrating with high prices and then add some other issues. and now maria me

one fire broke out near capitol expressway, and another started at center road. investigators think somebody might have set those fires intentionally. crews stopped the flames before reaching any homes. >>> tens of thousands of dollars of illegal fireworks are off the streets. what they seized in a joint operation with alameda deputies today. >> reporter: thousands of dollars of fines and potential jail time. showing us some of it. >> there is 100 shots in here. >> reporter: the bomb squad has potential of illegal fire works last night. a shot to the face or head from these mortars can be lethal. >> sometimes they have a slow burn and we have people looking over the projectile and this comes up. >> reporter: one of their crime reduction units got information that these were being sold. >> they were able to recover 3400 pounds of illegal fire works from a storage unit. >> reporter: the suspect is 45-year-old haywood man. they add these fire works are illegal in just about all bay area cities. >> we don't want people getting injured, losing fingers or body parts ad

later in the day, there was a shooting at the expressway. this way. on state. it's taped off.ou can't commute back and forth. >> reporter: after a violent 2016, the city started adding social services. additional police officers and state-of-the-art technology were added to assist officers in the 13 most-violent neighborhoods. >> shot spotter is probably key to the -- to what we're doing here. shot spotter, it detects gunshots and notifies our officers, a lot of times, before 911 is called. in fact, a lot of times 911 wouldn't be called. officers get the notification right away to cell phones that they have with them in the cars, and they're able to respond to areas. >> reporter: officers say as the numbers dip, more community members are engaging with them. >> i love this town, man. i love this town. i'm in hopes that it will get better and different. and sometime real soon. >> if we have to work at it every day, we're doing it now slowly but surely with a little more wind at our back rather than at our face. >> reporter: ryan young, cnn, chicago. >>> could the president's ce