now, the transbay center will be closed where it goes over fremont street from -- so fremont street is close. this is one of the busiest routes for people coming up the baby bridge. you can see the fences his place as back fence is in place and the drivers are being diverted. the cracked beam is on the third level deck. fremont street will stay closed today between howard and mission. it will be up to the structural engineers to decide when it is safe to reopen. >> a crack in the beam can be pretty serious. how big of a problem could this be? >> reporter: it will be up to the engineers to decide that. again, when they do their inspections today. there were inspections done on the building before it opened just a month or so ago. no cracks were found so somehow some major stress has been put on the beams to cause the crack. we are hoping to get an update on the entire situation sometime around noon today. >>> obviously we will keep a close eye on this throughout the day and throughout the week until they figure out what happened. >> closed indefinitely. we have no idea how long this wil

from fremont street to fremont the city, a nice drive. no problems. back to you. >>> coming up next, what we're learning about the man's body who was found dismembered in san francisco. >>> lady gaga on ellen today promoting her new movie. >> what are your three things you must do every day? >> i have to work out, i have to meditate and i have to think. >> i have to work out, i have to meditate and i have to have my wine. >> coming up, what gaga has to say about bradley cooper singing. a follow up now -- the san francisco medical examiner is identifying a hea >>> a follow-up for you now. the san francisco medical examiner is identifying a headless corpse found in a fish tank as brian egg, the man who lived in the home where that tank was found. neighbors first noticed him missing in late july. in august neighbors called police to report two men in the home. police arrested them and later found the body in the tank. officers plan to meet with the d.a. and may refile charges against those two men. >>> switching gears now, it's 5:26 on your thursday morn

this is fremont street. it is a major thoroughfare coming off the bay bridge for commuters, and it is closed. you can see the fences are still up. meaning more gridlock, long lines for buses, just a major headache here in downtown san francisco. this comes after engineers found a second cracked steel beam. it runs parallel to the other compromised beam. right where the transit center crosses over fremont street. structural engineers said a lot of things have to work in concert to cause this type of failure. >> you can have a good design, but if the material is flawed, that can turn into damage. you can have a good design properly built, but you get a load you didn't expect. that becomes damage. good design, light loads, poorly constructed, books damage. >>> the transit joint powers authority which runs the center laid out a plan to temporarily fix the problem. first is to shore up the area over fremont street, get the road open again, then shore up the cracked beams to get the buses moving again. but, unfort

the cracked beam is through fremont street and that is why fremont is close. you can see the entire project is just about a block from millennial tower. we have live coverage tonight. we are learning this new information about the cracks. let's begin with the first look. >> reporter: we will show you that crack and the location of it at first we wanted point out the impact for anyone that is driving in this area. we are in fremont right now and we are standing in the middle of the street. fremont is still closed and we have finally penned down the location of that and this is is about 2 1/2 feet er fremont long. we have learned second cracked being. this is of the transit center which is close as well as fremont street which will be closed for about a week. many have been busy examining the crack that crews first spotted tuesday night and by 5:00 yesterday evening, the transit center were closed. at this time, fremont street is still closed. kevin -- >> we are so sorry for the inconvenience of the situation and we realize it is very difficult for the traveling

this is fremont street. this will be very confusing for commuters after they come off the bridge and realize they can't go straight on fremont. this is what is greeting them. road closed signs. it should make for a tough, confusing morning all around in the city. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> we are bracing for the impact. any word until how long before they open the transit center? >> reporter: no word, jessica. it's going to take them days just to inspect the issue and figure out what happened. then they have to come up with a plan on how to address it. this could be the new normal for a while. >> ouch! that's going to be a huge impact. amy, thank you, reporting live from the transit center for us. >> we were able to fly a drone. these aren't the affected beams. but it gives you an idea of how prom tpha prominent they are in the building. >> thousands were forced to walk several blocks to the place they left behind last month. the terminal will be used until further notice. they are

, fremont and mission.his is a main route off the bay bridge for those commuters. if you take a look behind me you can see that there are fences locking up both sides of the streets. you can see the cards -- cars coming off the bay bridge. the reason the terminal is closed is all because of a crack that workers found in a steel subpoena -- steel support beams on the third level bus deck. it is one of the levels -- one of the beams that supports the park. it crosses over fremont street which is why the street is close. structural engineers say a crack like this that's visible to the naked eye is a serious problem. back something may have gone wrong. it may have been in the design, it may have been in the construction, it might've been inadvertently overloaded. we don't know yet. >> it's only been open for three months. crazy. >> reporter: so here is what's happening this morning. structural engineers will come out to determine if the building is safe and also what cause the beam to crack in the first place.

bay bridge wb 80 at fremont st. left lane closed. fremont st also closed howard to mission. the sales forcetransit center is closed until further notice. howard st closed 3rd to 4th. plan ahead ( james ) and ( james ) ( james ) and remember you can get traffic alerts right on your phone. we will also send out breaking news push alerts. all you have to do is download the free kron 4 mobile app. after a foggy start for some afternoon temperatures will boost under mostly sunny afternoon skies. high temperatures will top out in the 60's and 70's along the coast and the bay with 80's and 90's again inland. today's temperatures are the wa subtle drop in temperatures for the weekend ahead that will take parts of the bay from the 90's back down into the 70's. ( james ) in the east bay... a school employee in walnut creek has been arrested and charged with seven counts of child molestation. contra costa police arrested 71-year-old enrique pina. pina worked at palmer school in walnut creek... but authorities say the charges are ánot linked to the school. authorities are looking for mo

we have fremont closed. very busy area, as i'm sure you know, between howard and mission right around the salesforce transit center. also partially closing the fremont off-ramp from westbound 80. the bay bridge commute, the flyover, the left lane that transit agencies use to get to the salesforce center is closed. we expect delays a little further into the commute to spill onto the bay bridge too. bus service diverted to the old temporary terminal at main and full some streets. that's where amanda del castillo is this morning. hi, amanda >> reporter: the transit is likely not to be the case in a few minutes when the morning commute begins to pick up here. but abc news was there, abc 7 news was here during yesterday's afternoon commute when the sudden closure of the salesforce transit center. the joint powers authority after crews found a crack in a load-bearing beam. they were directing people towards the old temporary tran silt terminal which served commuters for years. many found themselves back a lot thei

this is fremont street. a major thoroughfare coming off the bay bridge for commuters, and it is closed. you can see the fences are still up. meaning more gridlock, long lines for buses, just a major headache here in downtown san francisco. this comes after engineers found a second cracked st

this is howard and fremont. the street behind me is closed and will remain closed as engineers are heading here to determine what happened. the crack is on the elevated deck of the transit center on the fremont side of the structure. the roads are closed and that is adding to the normal traffic congestion. let's look at the video. they say around 10:00 yesterday morning, work crews discovered it was closed before the rush begin. engineers were called in to assess the damage. it is isolated to one beam or a symptom of a larger prbeams are before they arrive at the jobsite. they are expected after installation. we have a good inspection process. >> reporter: the cause of the crack is under investigation. it is not thought to be linked to the salesforce tower which also has a cracked beam sinking into the soil since it opened in 2009. there is a lot of street congestion. we drove around 4:30 in the morning and it was no easy feat to get here. we have more on . >>> the emergency repairs are having a ripple effect on

the traffic is sluggish as you're approaching fremont and 101 at college. it's an earlier crash and no longer blocking lanes. we're seeing a few on the floor those brake lights as you make the way through the north bay. >>> the average to date is 66 degrees. the average time is 70, and we have only been in the 70s three times. this makes it the third coldest september on record since 1975. here is the reason why it's going to stay cool. this is a live look from the power camera, and you can see the fog out there. this is a summer like weather pattern for us and the fog and the coast and the bay and inland locations heating up. we're going see the on shore flow heats up. we have 57 in oakland and 59 in san jose and then areas of low clouds and fog along the coast and then parts of the bay through the afternoon and mostly sunny for the bay, sxin land locations for the coast it's cloudy, foggy and cool. all of us are much cooler compared to yesterday. we're talking about a 10 degrees cooler inland and the below average temperatures are 5 to 8 degrees across th

we have fremont closed. very busy area, as i'm sure you know, between howard and mission right around the salesforce transit center. also partially closing the fremont off-ramp from westbound 80. the bay bridge commute, the flyover, the left lane that transit agencies use to get

will both support the roof and bus deck level above fremont street. >>> because of that, fremont remainslosed between mission and howard, and part of the off-ramp on fremont street. no significant delays taking the bay bridge into san francisco. >>> number five, accuweather. still hanging on to warmth. warmest spots in the 90s. much cooler weather moves in tomorrow. >> number six, a break in the bay area apple thefts. police have arrested six >> happy 20th pwrbirthday, goog. to mark the indication, they have posted the this video. >>> a dog name luna may be happy and free but it's been a rough week. >> the rescue pup got stuck in her he family's backyard. the curious canine wedged her head through a hole. she couldn't get out. her human mom said she tried to put soap and water around her neck. when that didn't work, she called for help. firefighters say they have seen just about everything. traditional cat stuck in a tree, the ducklings in a drain. >> i thought, that's different. >> i kept calling. then i see her tail wag like in a bush. >> she looks guilty. firefighters used a metal bar

this is fremont street. we are in the crosswalk and this is howard and you can see -- i see a truck coming and this is nothing but traffic. that is the traffic sal was mentioning being stuck on the bay bridge that they cannot get off on to fremont street. they are being diverted at howard causing a big backup. san francisco police have started to tow vehicles. here on the far right-hand lane -- lane they were towing vehicles a little while ago trying to open up more lanes of traffic to try to relieve some congestion. i actually grabbed one of the construction worker trucks and they hitched that up and tried to take it away. he ran over to stop them. officials are trying to clear as much of the roadway as possible but the real fix would be to reopen the transit center. i happen calling and emailing to translate joint powers authority asking for more information about the e building may being done reopen but we have yet to hear. let's take a look at video. officials with the authorities say they will have crew

the cracked beam is through fremont street and that is why fremont is close. entire project is just about a block from millennial tower. we have live coverage tonight. we are learning this new information about the cracks. let's begin with the first look. >> reporter: we will show you that crack and the location of it at first we wanted point out the impact for anyone that is driving in this area. we are in fremont right now and we are standing in the middle of the street. fremont is still closed and we have finally penned down the location of that and this is running across and over fremont street. that crack is about 2 1/2 feet long. we have learned that there is a second cracked being. this is of the transit center

there are those giant yellow blocks there on the left of fremont street. jacks i we have seen the construction crews in the cranes moving that in place staging them ers that fremont street right where you see that wooden platform. we don't know the details of exactly how this is going to work, but those that we've been talking to have limited information and not exactly official information on the temporary project. but it to work is underway in the heavy equipment is out here. as you know it this is all because tuesday this past week, what happened that day when work crews were doing the routine inspection of the eastern size determine side of the cracked beams in the area. since then the transit center and fremont and howard have been shut down as a safety precaution. last week engineer started working on a design to shore up the structure and the deck on thursday and friday. there moving utilities of the way in preparation of the stabilization work. and yesterday they brought in some materials to begin that preparation work. but today, according to this

bay bridge wb 80 at fremont st. left lane closed. fremont st also closed howard to mission.afternoon temperatures will after a foggy start for some afternoon temperatures will boost under mostly sunny afternoon skies. high temperatures will top out in the 60's and 70's along the coast and the bay with 80's and 90's today's temperatures are the warmest in the forecast before a not so temperatures for the weekend ahead that will bay from the 90's back down into the 70's. ( james ) coming in the next hour... a cracked beam at the transbay transit center is causing major traffic delays. we've got team coverage on the areas to avoid... and how to get around. ( james ) plus... people living in one east bay community may be forced to leave their homes. ( james ) plus... a child -- kidnapped by his father -- is reunited with his mother... and we're seeing the moment it happened. ( darya ) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm darya folsom.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. our top story this morning... a major problem for your mrongin commute. happening now... a major impact on

fremont closure in effect, along with part of the fremont off-ramp from the bay bridge. there you go. you got that all straight? i'm still trying to get it straight in my mind too. we're looking at heavy traffic on the bay bridge. that's because we have the two left lanes blocked around harrison due to road work. it should be wrapping up any minute. take either ramp. once we make it to the surface streets, i'll zoom in on traffic maps, we are looking pretty good today. keeping a close eye all morning. next traffic updates coming up in 10 minutes. >>> as alexis said, a lot of uncertainty for the salesforce transit center. >> a second crack that be found. amy hollyfield joins with us a better timeline of when this could all be fixed. amy? >> reporter: it's going to be a while, jessica. the transit center and fremont street will be closed at least through next week with engineers saying they do not want to reopen the street until they know for sure the problem is fixed and the area is safe. that means traffic backups. it's not bad right now because it's early. take a look a

crews will work to reopen fremont street and the run in the transit center . the aim is to reopen as soon as possible even while crews work on a permanent fix. >> fremont will be closed until next week. >> that means a step back. six weeks ago before the transit center open its doors, transit owners say they want to use the transit center at howard and maine, the same when they use during construction. >> that is something they have been used to for several of years. this is something that they will continue to do whether they are taking ac transit or west cap. >> ac transit says it will be calling all personnel for the transit center until further notice. >> we have no idea what is happening with the building and we will not place our employees back into that been doing -- back into that building until we know it is structurally sound. >> reporter: keep in mind all this is unfolding after this is all happening. the current problem is not related to the cracks at the rooftop and they say the current issue has nothing to do with nearby millennium tower which ha

traffic is slow on west baber it's because people cannot take the fremont street offramp because fremont the exit leads down to her the salesforce transit center is. they have blocked access. people are using harrison street and it is causing a lot of slow traffic on the bridge. before long, this is actually going to effect the metering lights and they will have to slow them down and it will be a big traffic problem and we don't know when it will reopen pima street offramp. maybe today, but we will see. northbound a 80 was flowing past the coliseum getting up to downtown. 92 westbound is slow to the high-rise and still a lot of slow traffic. we are going on 2.5 hours of a backup northbound 680 because of an overturned truck. it is affecting southbound traffic. let's go back to mark tamayo with today's weather. >>> morning and were talking about hot temperatures inland and have an advertising us as the temperature curve all week long showing you steady climb with temperatures today. still hot tomorrow. on friday with cool things up quite a bit taking us into the weekend. hottest days of t

remember when you're coming off the bridge, take harrison street instead of fremont street because fremonttreet is still closed from mission to howard. and there's a big backup there a couple of blocks approaching that closure. >> thanks a lot, robyn. >>> new this morning, bart has just announced they're adding ten new inspectors to catch people who try to evade fares. >> trying to crack down on that. >> reporter: in just a few month, you're gonna be seeing more fare inspectors on bart. those are the people that check your tickets to make sure you paid to ride bart. this week the bart board of directors vote the 7-2 to hire 10 additional fare inspectors and expand the teams to nights and weekends. it's gonna cost about $900,000. a spokesman says fare inspectord increase -- inspectors increase police presence on platforms and trains and compliance over time. bart has six fare inspectors who work during the day on weekdays. in january bart started enforcing a new proof of payment system, allowing inspectors to check for valid fare inside the bart system. since march, 3813 citations have been

these are commuters exiting the bay bridge, getting off at fremont street exit. it is a mess right now. it was a mess this morning during the height of the morning rush hour, and this is how it's likely going to look as long as this section of fremont straight remains closed. that's the latest here in san francisco. i'm melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. salesforce ceo marc benioff weighing in on twitter saying he's very sorry to see the transit center closed. he said it is a blessing the crack was discovered before anyone was killed or injured. >>> tonight, a break in the case. investigators say they've identified 17 people responsible for this recent crime wave. each time, the suspects run in, grab all the iphones and laptops they can and then flee in an awaiting car. oakland police have arrested eight suspects and warrants have been issued for nine others. >> if you engage in criminal activity in our community, we are going to hold you accountable, it's just that simple. >> police say in total, the thieves have made off with a million bucks of

fake them"in fremont gabe slate kron 4 news. (catherine) a student in the east bay has been arrested... after being accused of hacking into a social media account ... and posting a threat against diablo view middle school in clayton. the student was arrested at home this morning -- and booked into juvenille hall.. for identity theft and making criminal threats. the school's principal notified families in a robocall.. and told parents, there would be officers on-campus today to ensure everyone's safety. <"early morning, there were like a few ot them on every single corner."><"in my first period class there were only about 13 kids. (philippe) and, how many are usually in there? (melinda) 30.">(catherine) the students we talked with said, they intend to go to class tomorrow morning. (catherine) this was just the latest school threat in the east bay in recent days. today there was also a shooting threat at livermore high school. extra officers were on patrol.. and a threat was posted on social media... targeting clayton val

fremont closed between howard and mission.ave the big conference at moscone center he as well. a lot going on in the downtown area. not seeing much red, though. a little red from the bay bridge. surface streets are looking okay at this early hour. give it another hour and we will start to see it fill in. as far as the highways, northbound 280 in the southern area of san francisco, we do have a multicar crash. five to six vehicles involved total. and we do have the two right lanes blocked. three and four are blocked. one and two are open. stick to the 101 if you're able to do that this morning. a quick look into the south bay as well. earlier crash between 280 and 101. it looks like that has cleared up. next traffic update around 6:30. >>> thanks, alexis. phaoz amazon in real life >> new technology to increase security at hotels. it could see what's inside your bag and you wouldn't even realize it. >>> looking outside this morning from suit row camera, a beautiful shot of the city. the fog there. holt temperatures, though, for

it's holding up the bridge over fremont street. >> reporter: which is why they decided to close fremont street and the transit center. >> we will not open until we're 100% the issue is rectified, is corrected, and the building is safe. >> reporter: during their investigation last night, workers found a second crack. >> the adjacent beam to the beam in question also suffered some cracking. not to the same extent as the beam in question, but still has some cracking. >> reporter: this is what the beams looked like when they were installed in january of 2016. tgpa also says there was no crack in june 2016 when fire proofing material was installed. >> the cracks took place after june of 2016. we don't know when. >> reporter: meaning it's possible the cracks occurred before they were discovered yesterday. the transit center has been open to the public since august 12th. tgpa says there are similar beams on first street. >> we inspected it visually and we see no signs of any deformation or stress. we continue to monitor the situation. but at this point in time, we have no reason to believe tha

the first step here is to get fremont street reopened. the second step to resume bus operations and the third step to find a permanent fix. live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> hi there, everyone. our scene is changing very much so with extra clouds around on live doppler 7 and some fog near the coast. here's a view of both of those from our mt. tam cam looking pretty cool. those temperatures, 58 in san francisco, it is 63 in oakland, 71 in san jose and 57 in half moon bay. our temperatures have begun to come down. is that a dramatic view or what, of the marine layer and the clouds just coming in, rushing in. 70 in santa rosa and 69 in napa. 84 in concord, 82 in livermore. our hot spots this afternoon in the low to mid-90s, along the coast in the low 60s. the cooling has starrted, but you'll feel it inland tomorrow. much cooler tomorrow around the bay and inland. better chance of seeing a few showers early next week. hour-by-hour we go. 7:00 tonight we have the fog and high clouds passing through. tomorrow morning's com

was the other side and fremont where they found the crack. asked how they found it and they said apparently crews were installing ceiling panels at the time and that is how they found it around the,. they said it's about a 6 1/2 at highbeam they still do not know the size of the crack. they're very concerned because they said the behavior of the beam is unpredictable with his crack so they have crews here looking into that right now. if you take a look over here, you can see the traffic cones the they also have a number of people directing the commuters which have been causing a lot of confusion because people were going to the trans-be center to catch buses. as you mentioned, they are being directed to the old trans- be center. there is a lot of activity here south of market with the regular commute traffic, commuters not being shifted several blocks and the sales for convention doing on just a few blocks west, which is also shut down part of the traffic, it is very busy. one of the things they're saying is that they will be sending this dow

fremont street closed between howard and mission.t is making it tougher to get off the bay bridge and adding traffic to the bay bridge. you can see in san francisco once you get past the bridge. congestion between 280 and the cesar chavez exit looks good. the sam te'o bridge, it looks like a better day there. when you get to the peninsula, the traffic is all right. 101likeed pretty good. a little -- 101 looked pretty good. a little congestion but nothing major. 7:32. back to the desk. >>> let's go live to washington d.c. where sever democrats, including california's harris have walked out of the senate judiciary committee hearing this morning on the nomination of judge brett kavanaugh to the u.s. supreme court. jessie gary is monitoring the fast moving developments. >> reporter: i've been watching washington politics for a long time. i have never seen the ill will between the to parties demonstrated in the past hour. take a look at our video the 21 judiciary committee members joined to vote and the voting to schedule actual votes. th

880 getting into san francisco, that salesforce transit center is closed and we have part of the fremont off-ramp closed as well, exiting 80 and then fremont itself is closed, as well, right around the salesforce transit center. keep all of that in mind, if you can leave the vehicle at home, that is definitely recommended. zooming and checking out these surface stree at bit of red starting to fill in. >> and speaking of that fog, look behind me, you can barely see the bay bridge.

because of the closure of the fremont street. we will see how that does today for this friday morning commute. >>> a big cool down has started . inland temperatures will plunge from the 80s and 90s to the 70s. we will see if there is any rain in the forecast. >>> welcome back. the salesforce dream force convention wraps up today . the schedule is shorter than previous events. the end at 3:00 this afternoon. expect heavy traffic around the event today along with the closures for the trans bay terminal repairs. >>> we continue to follow that story in san francisco where inspections continue after two cracked steel beams were found this week at this salesforce transit center. they have released a new photo of the crack in the second steel beam. ongoing searches have not turned up any additional beams showing similar damage . the transit authority is working on a temporary fix to reinforce the cracked beams which will include columns in the middle of the fremont street to support them. >> the current plan is to put the sharing system

the bridge is getting slow through treasure island and as you approach the fremont exit. you can as if i would not advise it because once you get off the freeway, it will be -- you will have a big traffic jam. some people are using harrison exit instead and all of this is adding to more congestion on the span. 880 n. does not look bad. southbound 880 if you're driving, this is the san mateo bridge, it looks all right. it is jampacked from 238. expect hayward union city down to stephenson -- we have not had much news but it is going to be slow as you head down to the south bay. >>> let's bring steve in. >> to you, sir. i believe you are -- thank you, sir. the weather was perfect go surfing. we had -- was perfect for surfing. we had offshore conditions. low clouds, you hike clouds will drift in but -- there are a few high clouds that will drift in. it is cooler on friday and this associate low has been parked all week long but it wants to put it into gear and start heading towards us. some of those higher clouds will move into our area tonight and tomorrow. we have another

now fremont street between howard and mission are closed until at least tomorrow.are working to get more information and we will update you coming up at the top of the hour which is just minutes away on ktvu fox 2 news at 6, stay with us. >>> breaking news of san francisco, the brand-new salesforce transit center has been shut down after a crack was discovered in a steel beam there supporting the massive roof deck. the new transit center has been closed for inspection right now. the park on the roof has been evacuated. streets in the area have been closed and all buses have been rerouted. a big mess for commuters in downtown san francisco tonight. first, a look at a map and a road closure affecting the evening commute. fremont street between howard and mission is close right now, it may stay closed through tomorrow. the joint powers authority says a crack was discovered in a steel beam near fremont street and it is now investigating with the help of structural engineers. that led to the evacuation of the trans-be center late this afternoon and as we mentioned the c

folks are slowing and backing up off the fremont exit for the westbound commute. you see it's slow coming off the skyway. we'll track that and i'll give you more information about how that affects your day. we'll talk more about the transit center but for now back to you guys. >>> live look at capitol hill. today's historic hearing gets under way in a little more than two hours. >> the senate judiciary committee will hear testimony from supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and the palo aloe professor accusing him of sexual assault. christine blasey ford is one of five women who have come forward saying they were assaulted by kavanaugh. kavanaugh continues to say he's 100% innocent. the four accusers will not testify at today's hearing. senators on the committee still expect to hold a vote on kavanaugh tomorrow. president trump spoke yesterday saying he wants to hear the full story. >> i do want to hear what she says. maybe she'll say -- i can be convinced of anything. >> this is an unusual hearing on many levels, including how the questioning will be conducted. r

before fremont street can reopen experts say the load on those beams has to be removed. then the beams can be repaired and strengthened. work that is expected to take time and work that could cause other problems. reporting live in san francisco, jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> you can see they're working late into the night. thank you, jean. so what is the issue with these steal beams? our investigative unit has learned the cracked beams were specifically fabricated by the herrick corporation at a plant in southern california. the beams in question now are massive, and while the executive director for the transbay center tells us they don't know what's to blame, industry research shows constructing such massive beams comes with risks, specifically beams this large can hide irregularities in the steel that make them vulnerable to cracks. we've also learned that welding can make an existing weak spot even worse. >>> well, just into the newsroom, a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the south bay is tonight sitting in jail. san jose police say oscar escobar alt

fremont street still closed.he bay bridge moves smoothly but as you approach from the westbound direction you'll find fremont street one of the lanes is closed. traffic will get congested as you head toward that area. >> busy day. thanks for starting it with us. >> and thank you so much. >>> good morning. he said she said. today the senate speaks. lawmakers meeting right now, set to cast the vote of a lifetime, to send brett kavanaugh to the supreme court or send him home. >> i am terrified. >> dr. christine blasey ford testifying brett kavanaugh tried to rape her. >> with what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you? >> 100%. >> the judge pushing back hard with tears and fury. >> i'm innocent of this charge. this confirmation process has become a national disgrace. >> and with the world watching, senators unload.

we've got fremont closed between howard and mission. we've got a lot of parking patrol officers out there directing people to get around the area the best they can, but it's pretty bad right now. we're asking anyone that doesn't need to be in the area not to drive in the area and as far as transit commuters, we're going back to our old plan for the temporary transbay. we're serving people on the curbside, on beal between howard and folsom. >> the one advantage that you have is that was not taken down when this was completed. you can see the bridgeway that goes across, how buses go through that bridgeway and cars come underneath like a tunnel. they are not allowed now to get through that to get up onto the bay bridge. you have the infrastructure in place, paul, right now to accommodate commuters. it's just a lot of confusion. >> right. that's why we have a lot of ambassadors on the scene trying to direct transit riders where to go. we've got a lot of people as close as we can get to the new transbay center and point them in the right dir

the larger of the two cracks is located on a beam that extends east and west, across fremont street, and supports the third-level roof and bus deck as well as the fourth-story park above.lpa kron 4 news (grant) in the east bay... a former walnut creek science teacher will spend 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of child molestation. michael bartel was teaching at walnut creek intermediate school...when a witness from the east coast provided a tip to the martinez police department... that he was talking about his crimes with minors in an online forum. police say his crimes did not involve students at the school. (grant) and happening now in at city hall in pittsburgh... bart's board of directors is discussing their new safety and security plan...and tracking systems. the board will be reviewing the surveilance policies and technology... including cameras and drones. it will also review related rider complaints. the public is allowed to address the board. the meeting started at 5:00 and is expected to last several hours. (vicki) those living in hope villag

it's still not clear when fremont street will reopen to traffic. >>> new this morning, south bay school district trying to find out who vandalized one of their high school football fields. >> "today in the bay's" bob riddell is live outside of the high school in morgan hill. how bad is that damage, bob? >> reporter: it's bad enough the bulldogs football team can't play here at ansabro high in morgan hill. they'll have to play at live oak high. earlier vandals drove trucks on the football field behind the baseball diamond. they did circles and the tires created ruts in the field. the district groundskeepers were able to fix the damage, but they need some time next week for that grass to set. so right now it's unplayable and as far as we know the district is still trying to find the vandals. now, the jv and varsity football team for the bull daugss for sobrato high will play their games scheduled tomorrow at live oak high school. live oak has their games tonight, they play friday night like most high schools do and gives the maintenance workers enough time to prepare the field for tomorro

it's holding up fremont street -- the bridge over fremont street. >> i'm sick. get it done right so we can get back to normal and a more efficient service. >> the initial correspondence cost of operating it is more than it's bringing in in rent. right now that thing is a white elephant. >> reporter: the investigative unit uncovered the steel beams were created by the -- or the beams they're using were made by the herritt corporation in southern california. some research we found with industry research is the beams are considered risky due to its massive size, and could hide irregularities. officials do not know at this time what caused those beams to crack in the first place. live in san francisco, "today in the bay." >>> 6:08. happening today a new honor commemorating the legacy of san francisco mayor ed lee. city leaders are renaming the chinese education center as edwin and anita lee newcomer school. that school is located near the financial district. it's a transitiditional school chinese children. lee died nine months ago of a heart attack. >>> 6:09, thursd

step 1, shore up the area around fremont street so it ken be opened again. step two , short the beams themselves so the buses ken return to the center . >> and the thd stwould be to have a permanent fix for the two beams. >> reporter: all of which will take more time and more money. >> you would think that for $2.2 billion you would get something perfect. >> i'm very sorry for the inconvenience this is caused for the public. >> reporter: now at rush hour, this is one of the busiest streets in san francisco, but as you ken see it's blocked off. that is the first priority, to try to get the street back up and running. to do that, they are going to have to shore up the bottom of the building here. that is going to take some time. the rest of the fix is going to take more time and money. >> yeah, talking of time and money, phil do we know how much it's going to cost to fix this? >> reporter: we have been to that rodeo before on the bridge, we got it at the central subway. i ken tell you about the tens of millions that are estimated. what i ken tell you it's in t

a spokesperson said that as long as construction stays on schedule, they should have fremont street and the transit center reopened by the end of next week. >>> new gun control laws are now in the california state, and police are trying to get guns off of the streets. case in point, happened in sunnyvale where officers collected more than 500 weapons at a buyback event, some guns were legal and some were not. several stop agencies pulled their resources to have the money they needed. >> i'm glad we are seeing these guns in the bins as opposed to our officers encountering people with these firearms. >> he has always had guns, but he decided he does not need them anymore. >> new laws include an increase in the minimum age to 21 to buy shotguns and rifles, a lifetime firearms fan for people convicted serious domestic violence, and a ban for some mental health patients who are deemed a danger to themselves or others. >>> a shot at a second chance, dozens of people filled richmond memorial auditorium tonight for what is been called clean slate day. is a clinic for people who want to find out

but another is still on the loose.it happened monday on magellan drive in fremont. ((take live)) kron 4's hermela aregawi is live tonight. she spoke with police... hermela, the man in custody was wanted for other crimes as well? (hermela aregawi)yes several crimes in fact.. including the sexual assault of a minor.this is a horrifying scenario.. police say.. two victims here.. a young man was coming home..saw a car he didn't recognize backed into his driveway..he was then dragged into his house.. where he and an elderly woman who also lived there fought for their lives. a man hunt in fremont..police are looking for a suspect responsible for a violent home invasion here on the 35,000 block of magellan drive.police tell us monday afternoon around 3.. the male victim came home and saw a car that he didn't recognize backed into his driveway.when he approached.. he was dragged in where he and an elderly woman fought for their lives.detective michael gebhardt/fremont police departmenthe's confronted by two people when he steps out of this car. one is masked one is not.they

yoli. ( yoli ) fremont ( yoli ) fremont police seek the public's help in identifying a a gas pump skimmingmont atm using a stolen atm number. the problems started in may and june, when several people told police their debit and/or credit cards had been compromised, and that their accounts had been tapped at atms in fremont and other area cities, police said monday. police said the common denominator victims was their using cards at a brentwood. it is believed a pump at that station was illegally fitted with a skimming recorded card numbers. that device had been removed by the suspects, police said. such skimmers are undetectable by gas stio from atm make online purchases, police said. ( james ) ( james ) thanks yoli. ( darya ) new this morning .. the west nile virus has made its way up to the north bay. officials in solano county say a mosquito in vacaville recently tested positive for the virus. california health officials say two people have died because of west nile virus so far this year. 56 people have been infected throughout the state. health officials want people to use insect repe

he is a resident of fremont. we are still working on the case, trying to figure out how he got down to the railroad tracks. it is a rural area. we can't figure out at this point was he lured in there? did he go there to meet somebody">in fact sgt. ray kelly of the alameda county sheriff's office says homicide investigators are looking for a possible connection between max balmes and whoever killed himsotback on sunday september 9, 2018 a pair of hikers came across balmes' body below highway 84 near palomares road and contacted police. investigators say they have ruled out the hikers having anything to do with the murder. now that he has been identified they are looking for other cluessot

fake them"in fremont gabe slate kron 4 news. hercules they arrested a driver in a road rage incident. it happened at san pablo and sycamore avenues. police say, one driver in a honda accord .... got upset over an accident with another woman in a ford explorer. they say, the driver of the ford then got out and went up to the other woman. that woman grabbed the victim by the hair and hit her in the face and head several times. the victim had bumps on her head and a laceration to her lip. the driver of the honda was arrested... but then cited and released. (pam) keeping the airport secure has been difficult in san jose. a few years ago, there were a half a dozen breaches, with people finding their way onto the airfield. then, the federal government infused some cash ... to beef up that security and the intrusions stopped... now the feds are kicking in more money. kron 4's dan kerman reports from at mineta san jose tonight with more. between 2014 and 2016 at least 6 people made it through perimeter fences and onto the airfield at mi

up to save a fremont bowling alley, next. accused of terrifying women fo years as the nor >>> now at 11, a blockbuster break thanks to danny. the uc berkeley employee accused of terrifying women for years as the norcal rapist, bay area and -- investigators making a move to preserve the evidence. 58-year-old roy waller is accused in at least 10 attacks over the course of 15 years. kristin explains how investigators say his own family tree finally gave him away. >> reporter: by all accounts, roy waller seemed like a regular guy living a peaceful life in a quiet neighborhood behind a white picket fence. authorities say he was a predator who spent years raping and terrorizing women all over northern california. authorities say this is the face of a statistic serial rapist who has alluded justice for nearly 3 decades. roy waller is the norcal rapist. the man who has a sexually assaulted 10 women in six counties starting in 1991. >> the suspect in this case was a real life bogeyman. he crept into his victims homes under the cover o

fremont street in downtown remains close between howard and mission. and that is how you get to the bay bridge into san francisco. downtown, that's normally the way you go. maps are showing the traffic being redirected creating a major gridlock in an already congested park. meanwhile, bart saw a slight increase in ridership as of 20 clock this afternoon based on nearly a 4 and a half% increase. kpix 5's julie watts is near the bay bridge with the situation , julie? >> reporter: as you just mentioned, traffic coming into the city on the bay bridge is backed out because the entrance is on fremont street. look behind me, this is the commute getting out of the city. it is actually not that bad. we spoke with a parking enforcement officer who is here every day, and he said it's pretty much what it looks like on a normal day. it is not significantly worse than any other day. the drivers we spoke with, the reaction was a bit mixed. what has your commute been like today? >> oh, it's awful. it's a nightmare to get anywhere. >> today it has been great, yesterday

woodworth: fremont is one of the most. prof. blackhawk: this has been a really productive conversation this morning. we look forward to the subsequent sessions, both certainly hereafter and throughout the day. can everyone join me in getting our panelists around applause? applause? of [applause] >> historians and a novelist discussed the impact of the 19th century westward expansion on the water and wildlife of the early american west. they also talk about the role of women in the old west, and why it is important for female writers to tell their stories. this one-hour discussion was part of an aspen institute conference held in aspen, colorado. our topics over the next 50 relating too are land, water, and wildlife. the nexis between the unique ,estern geography and ecology with questions of american identity, ideology, american imagination. so much of our ideas of who we are as a people are still by the idea of the west, the reality of the west over the early histo a

the damage is above where i'm standing on fremont street. the main crack approximately two feet, six inches. and another smaller crack on an adjacent beam. this is the cracked load-bearing steel beam workers discovered at 10:00 a.m. yesterday. >> the beam basically supports the roof, the bus deck, and spans the bridge over fremont street. >> reporter: which is why they decided to close both fremont street and the transit center. >> we will not open the transit center or fremont street until we are 100% sure the issue is corrected and the building is safe. >> reporter: during their investigation last night, workers found a second crack. >> the adjacent beam to the beam in question also suffered some cracking. not to the same extent as the beam in question, but still has some cracking. >> this is what the beams looked like when they were installed in january of 2016. there was also no crack in june of 2016 when fire proofing material was installed. >> the cracks took place after june of 2016. we don't know when after june of 2016. >> reporter:

that's your commute direction, fremont out of sanol.on't see any problems on the san mateo bridge but you see you can see stacked up here. lights heading down the decline as well. we'll track that quickly. very critical over to the peninsula side. 580, typical side. you expect it on the richmond side approaching the toll plaza. these folks heading towards san rafael without any problems. back to you. >> thank you so much, mike. >>> september it national suicide prevention month. this week we're talking about what you do if you have a loved one considering ending their lives. the national suicide prevention life life says check in with the person you care about on a regular basis. making contact with a friend or family member in the days and weeks after a crisis can make a difference and keeping them alive. this is part of their be the one to campaign. in this instance, you can be the one to follow up. the number for the national suicide prevention life line is 1-800-273-talk. >>> 6:22 right now. coming up next here on "today in the bay,