they will have to get off westbound 580 at sir francis drake. the bridge is closed at the 101. a man with a gun has barricaded himself in a room at the extended stay hotel. the suspect fired one shot from the building. we have an officer on the phone. what can you tell us about traffic and how long this is going to take? >> reporter: unfortunately, it's still a very active incident. as far as an eta to own, i can't tell you. it's our goal to open the freeway as possible and cause as little inconvenience to motorists as possible. >> an extreme thing to do to block off both sides like that. >> safety of the public is our number one goal. we can't risk it. so we did close it but we have moved the closures up to the sir francis drake on- and off- ramps so folks will be able to get across the richmond/san rafael bridge. >> i know your focus is on the freeway, the bridge there, but do we have any idea just how far the reach could be for this gunman? i mean, it looks like you have shut it down for miles there. >> yeah. we had a very wide perimeter. our

they want drivers to anticipate that 580 will be closed again from sir francis drake to bellen boulevard and access the richmond-san rafael bridge drivers have to exit syphstive get on the -- sir francis drake to get on the bridge. >> police forced guest tease vacuate after he fired his weapon. one of those man from south carolina. >> there was at least, say, 7 officers trying to get into his room and three grabed me and escorted me down stairs. they were surunding me like the president or something. when i got down stairs i was the first out of the building and oh, my god, the whole place was surrounded by police cars, guns. >> the hotel helped the guests by finding rooms in other areas. >>> bart has been hacked again. the second time in less than a week. the fbi is now involved just as plans for another protest against bart are in the works. "anonymous" called for a demonstration monday, protesting the decision to shut down cell phone service last week because of a rumored protest. kron 4's dan kerman has more. >> reporter: these are the names of 102 bart police officers as well as the

authorities also closed 580 at sir francis drake and eastbound at highway 101. that caused major traffic jams. back live on the hotel, police continue the negotiate eggs and they will be out here as long as it takes. that all is no rush. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco attorney tonight is charged with raping three women who responded to his ads on craigslist. eric is live with more. >> reporter: we got a chance to look at the ads mosted by mikem hoffman and they sought sexual encounters. one of the women met him here. he is now facing charges. >> reporter: he says these were the ads he posted. but now three women say it was rape. she went to police after it happened in march. >> she ran out of that house with her keys. when she had one opportunity to get away she ran out and went down an elevator. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i think that is part of the risk. >> reporter: his attorney insist his client played those games for year and many women responded. >> when it happened between consenting adults it's not a crime. >> reporter: now

sir francis drake towards 101 backed up. wi101 towards san rafael very, very slow tonight and highway 37, it is also stop stop and go, all the result of this stand off in san rafael. >> because of that stabbing suspect who is held up inside the extended stay hotel in san rafael. ktvu's rob roth is on the scene where police are trying to get the man to

it's still closed between sir francis drake boulevard and highway 101. this is 580. as you see, there's a blank spot where traffic is not getting through. and other traffic is being detoured off the freeway at that point. it's slow going in spots. around the hotel, we hear there are lots of street closures. it's in a business area, so please try to avoid the area at this time. >>> the fingerpointing continues. pg&e now says they're not at fault. instead, they blame the manufacturer of the pipeline which exploded last september. pg&e cites an internal document which says the pipeline explosion was caused by a 1954 manufacturing defect. the explosion killed eight people and decimated that san bruno neighborhood. the document says pg&e's actions before and after were "timely and reasonable." >> i couldn't believe it. it's back to what i said previously. they will say one thing. they will send a nice letter saying paid thousands of dollars for a newspaper advertisement, apologizing to the people of san bruno, apologizing to the state and saying how we take responsibility

southbound 101, traffic is tied up westbound 580 closed at sir francis drake. eastbound 580 closed at the 101 off-ramp. all of this happening in san rafael. i'm told that the westbound 580 delay is about 80 minutes. the reason this is happening is that just before 11:00 this morning, a man holed up in a hotel in san rafael fired a shot at police. he is a suspect in a stabbing at a grocery store over the weekend. but he has been refusing to give himself up. he and his girlfriend are in that hotel and this is the evening commute and what has happened at 580, the richmond/san rafael bridge and 101. so we have chopper 5 over it. we have don knapp on the ground. he will continue to update it as the situation warrants. >>> all right. you say jersey shore. fist pumping partying, spray tans, barely-there clothing all come to mind. but one clothing brand is worried the "situation" is tainting its preppie image. abercrombie & fitch, which last year sold a t-shirt em blazed with the fituation on the front of it has offered to pay cast members of the mtv reality show to st

the section between sir francis drake and highway 101 remains closed tonight. the official word from chp is they have no idea when it is going to reopen. reporting live in the east bay, leslie brinkly, abc7 news. >> thank you, leslie. we will continue monitoring the situation throughout the night and bring you the latest on abc7 morning news beginning at 4:30 a.m. or anytime at abc7news.com. >>> a san francisco lawyer appeared in court today to face charges he sexually assaulted three women that he met on craigslist. the attorney is being held on $3 million bail, but abc7's vic lee spoke with that man's lawyer who claims this is not a typical sex assault case. >> reporter: michael huffman lives here in this highrise near aquatic park. authorities say all of the sexual attacks took place in his apartment. >> we are alleging he committed these acts against three different female victims, individuals whom he met as a result of contact that was initially made through craigslist. >> reporter: prosecutors say a 36-year-old woman was attacked here in march, a 19-year-

the sir francis drake stopped = = that officer had a great piece of concern. putting a large piece of steel. there were able to open up the 580 back open. that crane was holding that scpiece of metal in front of the window so the suspect could not fire shots at drivers. that will:4at 12:40, te suspect was shown to be inside the room. swat and entered the room. the suspect was dead. the girlfriend was not. this is a story that was started last weekend. >>jacqueline: and warm inland but cooler along the coast with fog. the inland valleys with and 90's in antioch. 88 in livermore pretty comfortable, peninsula and the south bay. current conditions some significant cooling close to the coast. take a look to our current conditions and the " headlines. dense fog expected to return overnight. there will be no more upper 80s, low 90s that were foggy weather will continue for this weekend. warm backup and details coming up with your forecast. >>pam: kron 4 is just getting started. >> the city of san francisco is suing this car wash for 3 million of dollars. >> this is t

directions but as of right now the big road closure is on 580, it is closed from well 1 to the francis drake. so traffic in both directions is being detour and rerouted along sir francisis major traffic issues, this is not done yet and is hitting a peak of the rush-hour situational keep posted on the very latest. >> a san francisco attorney that specialize in sexual- harassment cases faces charges of sexual crimes against victims one of his victims came ford and talk with us. >> he started choking me and pulling my hair, i was screaming, (inaudible) >> robert hoffman appeared in a courtroom today the victim--they say the lawyer victimize three women that responded to his credit list at. he says that the women were actually... >> see it this says... this is what he posted on craig's list. and this is another act. the defense says that these ads and show that the client is accused of beating and sexually assaulting they knew what they're reading into. >> they answered his ad and made arrangements on their own to go to his house and have sex. no one argues about that, to the women had sex with

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the richmond san raphael bridge because the chp is detouring drivers, exiting everyone at, sir, francis drake boulevard over to 101. good evening. i'm dan ashley. it has been a nightmare for commuters all day long. get the latest for you now from alan wang live on the scene. alan, bring us up to date. >> reporter: dan, we are in the 12th hour of this standoff and witnesses say this suspect is heavily armed but police are not confirming that. guests at the extended stay deluxe hotel in san raphael say a swarm of heavily armed s.w.a.t. members surrounded the hotel around 8:00 this morning. a man fired shots across interstate 580 so the highway was immediately shut down. 46 guests evacuated and 32 ended up at a temporary red cross shelter two blocks away. one guest says the suspect actually called down to the lobby. >> there was one shot and then there was a long period of time. it was about 40 minutes where are there was nothing and then two shots but then the guy called the front desk while i was there and told the girl at the front desk her name was kristina and she will vouch for me there an

was fired towards the 580 freeway, they close the bridge for more than one hour 58080 and sir francis drake boulevard created that caused me fake -- a major traffic jam. >> this as delaying me getting to work. it was a huge issue. it was inconvenient. >> we were sitting for about 45 minutes been so anyway, it made for a long day. >> reporter: since and if five enforcement officers responded. >> we have had voice contact with him from the beginning. practice negotiators are talking to him and there's a dialogue going. we are going to need to talk to him and bring this a peaceful resolution. >> reporter: police have asked employees to send a workers home early. we can say that law enforcement are still year and there are some police gatherings here. perhaps this will all get resolved very soon. >>> more video now produces the bridge looks before noon. no traffic at all in either direction. authorities shut down all traffic on the upper and lower deck starting at 1120 this morning. now another life look look from our newschopper2. if you have a choice, you want to avoid traveling across the br

authorities shut down the bridge as well as interstate 580, from sir francis drake to bellham boulevard. authorities say the gunman is suspected of a stabbing at a san rafael superparent earlier this earlier -- supermarket earlier this week. they say he's holed up at the hotel. police say he fired a shot up the highway before 580 was closed. there are no reports of any injuries at this time. joining me by phone is sergeant trent cross from the chp. good afternoon, sergeant. >> hi. good afternoon. can you tell us why the decision was made exactly to shut down this stretch of freeway? >> yeah. at some point during this standoff, the suspect did fire multiple shots and we believe that a couple of those shots were fired toward the freeway. so for public safety reasons, we thought it was in the best interest of the public to close down the highway to ensure no one is hurt. >> i'm just curious about the reason to shut down the bridge as well. >> because we don't want any traffic to access the freeway in that area. so in order to keep anyone out of harm's way because we're not sure what kind o

westbound 580 is closed at sir francis drake. eastbound 580 is closed at the 101 off-ramp. the hotel is very close to that freeway. so the highway patrol decided to close the freeway as a precaution there. police say the man refusing to come out of the room at the

but right now, plan for the section in front of this hotel between sir francis drake boulevard and bellham avenue to be closed. back to you guys. >> that's that connecter right there on 580. you've been out there several hours. any indication that they're making a move here or are police still talking to this man inside the hotel? >> reporter: not at all, no indication that they're going to make a move. they will stay here all night long, of course, and possibly well into the morning. they say they're in no rush. they are talking to the suspect but not giving out a lot of information about that right now. >> very good information, cheryl hurd reporting live from the scene. we'll continue our coverage on our morning show. >>> for the second time in four days, b.a.r.t. is the victim of signer hackers. but this time it involves b.a.r.t. police officers, their families and safety. the private information of some 100 b.a.r.t. police officers now public. still no official claim of responsibility for the cyber attack on b.a.r.t. but it could be a group associated with anonymous, the same organiza

and began diverting westbound traffic off the bridge at sir francis drake boulevard. it was a frustrating day for the people stranded in the congestion. >> friends were stuck. they were trying to get to san rafael. they had only gone one mile in an hour so we forgot classes. getting home took me two hours. >> i understand the situation. >> they were sitting on the roadway so long they ran out of gas. officials say there was at least one incident of road rage. now 580 reopened but surface streets around the standoff scene in san rafael remain closed. let's get the effect now. sue hall is in the traffic center. >> thank you very much, eric. so far, so good in the san rafael area. big thing is that the 580 freeway is open now in both directions between the area of sir pran analysis drake boulevard. the surface street in front of the extented stay -- extended stay he sell the francisco boulevard. it will remain closed until the situation resolves itself. that's a stretch of francisco from bellham to main street. the surface street will remain closed most of the morning or

the chp is detouring drivers around the police standoff at the scene, exiting everyone at sir francis drake and up to 580. back live now to ski 7 -- sky 7. you can see traffic moving fine eastbound but coming into the city is taking an hour to make that journey west into marin. >> it's just a mess for hours. abc 7's carolyn tyler is more with the standoff and the result that it caused. >> you know it's not every day you see an armored personnel carrier driving down a quiet street in san rafael. but we've seen that today. and much more for the past eight hours there has been a massive show of force with officers from around the bay area arriving here on the scene. around:30 this morning, san rafael detective arrived at the extended stay deluxe hotel to arrest a suspect. >> he's a suspect in -- a shop lift that happened at united market a few days ago. he was fleeing is and stabbed an employee. >> instead of going peacefully, he barricaded himself inside of his second floor hotel. telling police he was armed, and had his girlfriend with him. it's not clear if she's a hostage. the situation es

and our even though police at reopened the bridge portions of 580 in remain closed near session francis drake boulevard of the gridlock when he was a headache for most evening drivers on the commute home >> we are also sensitive they have a bad commute sought we heard that people ran out of gas on the freeway what you have to realize it is for their public safety that i road is closed. we cannot risk someone on the road way to be a target >> new details this morning of the san francisco attorney charged with multiple counts of assault and rape wanda. >> robert michael hoffman appeared in a courtroom yesterday he specialized in a sexual harassment cases. he spoke to the attorney the basis that the attorneys said that they were agreeable >> in the ad he posted it is about rough sex this is another and these ad showed his client is used knew there were getting into ... >> they were coming to was house to have sex to of the wind had sex with him multiple times before and it is about graphic sex the domination world the real issue if you go to get hurt male or female, but if that's what gets you e

that's been shut down by the chp for safety reasons although there is access from the sir francis drake side by san quentin. the man and woman in the room have no alternatives. they are surrounded by police officers. at least 75 cops including s.w.a.t. teams. negotiations are continuing so there is perhaps some hope this will be resolved peacefully. so far they are not moving very far. they will have protracted negotiations and they are not making progress. >> could be a long night. thank you. >>> it's back to school time and tonight thousands of california college students are spending their first night in a new dorm room. but as mike sugerman shows us, they are already learning a tough lesson in economics. >> so come on in. >> reporter: well, sure, dad michael is huffing and puffing. >> we have a second floor room. >> reporter: climb these stairs ten times so far and the car isn't yet empty. >> okay. so we have three women and seven pieces of wood. we can do this. >> we doon it. >> reporter: while the men climb, the women build. >> yes. you don't even need to read with ikea. >> report

closures around the hostage standoff there are no problems on the freeway on interstate 580 on to francis drakeoulevard. we are tracking a new hot spot, a multi car crash the block to the two left tamburlaine's at the 92 and 280 interchange. it is usually trouble-free. this morning the multicar crash slow the drive. your drive time to los altos is typically 23 minutes. it is now at 34-35 minutes. the kron 4 morning news will be right back. not com vermont ball bob him and that >> cyrillic trundling cloud cover. 44 metropolitan excessive periods of airports are,. a full look at your forecast coming up on the other side of this break. his is inevitable when dominance nida if have half >> martin sorrell silver 3%. we were done over a 4% a short we're just below the 11,000 marks at 10,998. in another developing story, bart's was hacked again. dan kerman has more details. >> the bart board president has reported an attack on the police officer's position the web site. they released the names of what our police officers as well as home addresses and e-mail addresses. the organization says it is not r

this camera is placed just after the sir francis drake exit this morning. what we've learned from police is that there's still communication between negotiators and a man believed to be holed up inside the hotel. you see san rafael's spokeswoman has been updating us since we've arrived. this is what she had to say about the hostage situation still going on at this hour. >> the negotiation conversations have slowed down somewhat due to the length of time and also it's, you know, nighttime hours, but nothing has changed in terms of, you know, we're taking this slowly and want to continue the dialogue which is a good thing, that is he talking with negotiators. >> reporter: law enforcement officers have been pulled from 12 different agencies in marin and sonoma county in order to open the freeway by 1:00 this morning, around midnight police placed an eight by 10 metal plate to act as a barrier or shield for anyone driving by. the extended stay hotel where this man has barricaded himself is along the freeway on francisco boulevard east. the spokeswoman told me t

so the police had to evacuate all the hotel guest e guests and they shut down i580 between francis drake. i580 now open but the hotel still evacuated and a very tense situation going on there. a steel plate in front of the suspect's window so the stray gunfire won't hit anyone. we will tpaoewe will keep you up to date if there is any movement in this standoff. rick: the public could declare you dead without you even knowing it at least when it comes to social security. social security accidentally kills off about 14,000 people a year, declaring them deceased. it's a clerical error. you could end up losing benefits, access to credit, even your bank accounts until you can prove that you are in fact alive. a court date today for the longtime girlfriend of reputed boston crime boss james "whitey" bulger. catherine grieg pleaded not guilty to helping bulger for years. >> reporter: she pled not guilty. she spent 16 years on the lamb with james "whitey" bulger, the former alleged head of the boston mafia. and prosecutors say essentially she used a multitude of false identities to not only hide