let's check traffic with gianna. >> thank you, lawrence. we have a couple things going on at the bay bridge. first of all on the lower deck, stalled vehicle approaching treasure island. they are trying to push this one of the out road. upper deck breakdown is off the road. metering lights off of the bay bridge toll plaza. nice ride off the eastshore freeway. coming up a live look at the golden gate bridge. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a warning for women to watch their purses. a man known as the bluetooth bandit is targeting people all over san francisco. anser hussein has the story. >> reporter: good morning. women who may come for a company of coffee may sit down, put their purse or handbag on the backs of their chair and they could be a target. here's why. this is a picture of the man known as the bluetooth bandit. san francisco police have surveillance video of the man reaching into purses and bags of the victims as they hang on the chair backs and then reaches in and grabs their wallet. he will use his bluetooth to coordinate with hi

first gianna franco has traffic. >> thank you. we are going live right now to san jose, 101, we have a photographer standing by. traffic actually looking very nice here. again, 101 near alum rock not a lot going on as far as accidents or stalled vehicles. in fact we're very quiet this morning so good news to report. we have roadwork. details on that coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> public safety in san jose could take a bigger hit now. apparently talks between the city and the police officers association have just broken down. elizabeth wenger joins us now from san jose's police department headquarters with why it could mean more layoffs. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. they had hoped for a last- minute deal. we are talking about 156 police officers jobs possibly on the chopping block. so these are pretty big stakes. they met last night city leaders and officials with the police officers association. unfortunately, those talks broke down. let's break it down for new terms of numbers. we c

gianna, how's traffic? >> we'll go to the good news first the bay bridge toll plaza friday light metering lights are off. here's a live look, light conditions, good news heading into san francisco from oakland. bad news, when you hit 101 we have trouble spots. south 101 at paul avenue off- ramp one lane blocked for an accident crews clearing it out of the way. another wreck north 101 right at sfo. so you have some okay conditions along 101 heading to the airport but you might take bart just in case depending how long this accident takes to clear out of the road. elsewhere into the south bay westbound montague at zanker we have a signal malfunction. that's causing a backup. we'll take a look at mass transit next. right now, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a crucial hearing today in the bryan stow beating case. a live report coming up from l.a. >> dr. jack kevorkian has died. the controversial legacy of the man known as dr. death. >>> preventing another san bruno explosion. how a law to protect your safety is

to you, gianna. >> thank you, erika. we are starting off with a couple of accidents even though it is friday. first of all, accident south 101 at millbrae. couple of cars involved in this one. chp and fire crews on scene. this is also reported on the sfo on-ramp to south 101. so it may be blocking the right lane as well as the on-ramp. we are still seeing green on the sensors so traffic still moving through the area. in the south bay we had an early-morning accident 280 at guadalupe parkway. that's completely cleared. in fact, still dark out there but there's a few cars out there on the road northbound 280 as you work your way through downtown san jose. bay bridge, no problems, conditions are like this across the upper deck into san francisco. i'm have mass transit and your early-morning roadwork. right now, back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:41. if you don't do your job, you don't get a paycheck. that's the punishment lawmakers could face over the cash crisis. >>> plus the east bay could lose its only shelter. the cry for

gianna? >> thank you, lawrence. all right.orthbound 880 shut down between 980 and 7th street for an accident with a big rig and several vehicles. there is a diesel fuel spill. caltrans is trying to mop it up. they are saying at least 6:00 when the lanes will re-open. in the meantime, your best bet to get around this mess on 880 it 10 use 580 as an alternate. cut across broadway to get to the bridge. 880 backed up to 23rd at this point. so traffic is building. use 580. that's your best bet to get around the mess. once you get to the bridge, moving well across the span. right now, back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:22. >>> the first major warning that cell phones cause cancer. we are going to take a look at the reality of your risk. >>> he won't win parent of the year award. why security had to talk to dad after went after a foul ball. great video, coming up. ,, ,,,,,, when your eyes are smiling... ,,,,,, you're smiling. and when they're laughing... you're laughing. be kind to your eyes... with transitions lenses. transitions adap

gianna. >> thank you, anne. of course being shut down until 7:00 will cause a mess for your morning commute. 880 closed at 7th as anne said. they are diverting traffic on the 980. use 980 get there as an alternate. for big rigs, typically they don't let them use westbound 580 but they are allowing big rigs to travel on 580 this morning so you can use that as an alternate. 580 and 880 are good choices. so avoid 880 by using 580 instead. we have a camera south of there. it's still early. traffic still very light but again, since this may be closed at least until 7:00. you are going to see some major delays so avoid 880. stick with 580 instead. bart always a great choice. you can use bart to get to work this morning. that's your best bet. there is a wreck in the south bay. i'll have that coming up. first lawrence has the forecast. >> we have scattered showers out there this morning. out the door, again, we need to prepare for some rain. mostly widely scattered showers showing up in parts of the east bay and north b

gianna? >> a live look at the golden gate bridge.ars on the road, it is friday so it is friday light out there and you're clear south 101 from highway 37 to 580. we'll check mass transit coming up. but right now back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is 5:31. it took only a few seconds. >> a house fire that quickly turned into a deadly inferno. that fire in the diamond heights neighborhood killed one firefighter and critically injured a second. elizabeth wenger is at san francisco general hospital this morning to explain what went so terribly wrong. elizabeth, good morning. >>> good morning. as you mentioned we are here at san francisco general where anthony valerio, a firefighter is still fighting a battle for his life. crews were there an captured the video. three firefighters were hurt in what's called a flashover. that's heat so intense that it burns at 1100 degrees fahrenheit. vincent perez died. his body was gurneyed out of san francisco general. so obviously, lots of grief this morning for the men and women of station 26. >> he was

thank you, gianna. >>> 6:25 your time. >>> quite a story here. a fistfight on board a united airlines flight prompted an emergency landing complete with an escort by two f-16 fighters. the faa says the flight was bound for ghana returned to dulles airport near washington, d.c. just after midnight on sunday. the "washington post" says the fight began shortly after take- off when a passenger lowered his seat angering the passenger behind him. probably hit him in the leg. >> i'm a small person but when those seats go back, it's hard to get in and out. >> i'm 6'3"-plus. my leg, when the guy comes back, you're like okay -- but i don't think i would start swinging. >> exactly. >> not on a flight. >>> the end of the road for a popular highway perk. >> solo drivers of the hybrid vehicles about to lose their free ride in the carpool lane. the sticker expires july 1 and the dmv is not renewing it. it all began back in 2005 as a we to convince drivers to buy hybrids but now there are plenty of hybrids on the roads. there will be a new program though startin

gianna franco has traffic. >> traffic is good news this morning. live look at the golden gate bridge. not a bad start to your thursday morning drive. roadwork southbound 101 away from the waldo tunnel if you hit the brakes. overall a nice start. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is 4:31. it is a case that the entire world is watching. sentencing today for the couple who kidnapped jaycee dugard 20 years ago and held her captive in antioch. >> a big question is whether dugard will speak at the sentencing today in placerville. phillip and nancy garrido pleaded guilty in april to kidnapping and rape charges. they are expected to be sent to prison for life. one reason for plea deal was to keep dugard and her daughters who were fathered by garrido from having to testify at the trial. >>> two lie detector tests but the results will remain a secret. that is the story for the man accused of beating bryan stow outside dodger stadium march 31. giovanni ramirez was in handcuffs when police took him for a polygraph exam yesterday. his

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also as my producer gianna was coming into work she noticed a lot of fog on highway 1 and daly city as you make your way through pacifica as well. so watch out for fog. that's going to be our big traffic story likely of the morning. back to you guys. >> okay. thank you. >>> this morning, we are learning the answer to a key question in the san bruno explosion. pg&e's own crews installed the failed pipeline, not outside contractors. anne makovec has the story. >> reporter: good morning. not only who installed the pipeline here in san bruno, but also some new information about exactly what was put into those pipelines. you may remember initially the pipeline that blew here in san bruno was described as a seamless pipe. turned out that it had a patchwork of seams, welds, including some of the metal that was vintage 1944 when pg&e had initially said that this was a new piece of pipeline when it was installed. as part of the ongoing investigation into the explosion which killed 8 people and destroyed 38 homes last september, pg&e released 225,000 pages of new documents this week. according t

. >> gianna, scattered showers beginning to taper off right now. it looks like it will continue to move on out. so you have those showers up in the north bay now but toward the afternoon just partly cloudy skies and really looking at decent weather in the latter part of the day. a nice break. temperatures moving up near 70 degrees some spots inland, 60s inside the bay with partly cloudy skies. and 50s and 60s at the coast. now, tomorrow starting out okay but as we head toward the afternoon the clouds roll in, chance of showers developing late in the day, rain likely overnight friday into saturday. the showers on and off throughout the weekend and into monday, too. ,,,,,,,, >>> congressman i think the main question that everyone has is, was that a picture of you? >> well, the main question that a lot of people are asking is, did i send the photograph? i did not. this was a prank, a hoax. >> the story that just won't go away. new york congressman anthony weiner there, still facing questions, talking with nancy cordes about the intimate photos sent on

my producer gianna just told me about it. it could cause a slight delay.he metering lights are off. we'll continue to watch the bay bridge. the silicon valley commute looks great westbound 237 no delay leaving milpitas. it is a holiday. i think people are getting out of dodge early. you can take -- or at least playing hooky. a live look at eight, a the nimitz. we have a couple of things going on at the coliseum. we have an as game, they take on florida at 12:35 and rihanna performs tonight at 7:30. >> nice. >> rihanna fan? >> yeah. >> over at the overstock.com coliseum. >> a map at the altamont pass drive, westbound 580 getting sluggish especially hitting livermore. that is your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. the three-day weekend has turned into a five-day weekend for people not commuting today. >> not for everybody. >> we'll all be here tomorrow, right? >> yeah and monday. >> just checking. very good. >> that, too. all right. i won't be but good luck. >>> it's 5:56 now. in the next half hour, hybrid drivers getting the red light. the popular perk th

. >> that's gianna franco. >> she is our traffic producer.etimes you see her out here doing traffic, as well. her mom and dad at a festive occasion. what a great shot. >> and this is kristin's dad and family down at disneyland. she is one of our morning producers. >> that's a great shot and this is chris vera phillips. >> lovely shot. >> wedding day for chris. look at dad. dad with the adorning eyes looking at his daughter. >> happy father's day too everybody out there. >> exactly. >>> 6:27 now. coming up soon facebook will be able to say there's an app for that. the special technology coming to the ipad. >> plus, it houses some. most notorious criminals in california. and now you can add phillip garrido. the serial killers he will be calling neighbors. >>> a massive three-day search for michelle le begins an hour and a half from now. we have the latest live from hayward coming up. >>> and they have lined up by the hundreds, some overnight to get some help with the mortgages and save their homes of. i'm kiet do with a live report in downtown

. >> gianna ramirez will stay at least 10 months in jail but he still not been charged for his role invanni ramirez is the main suspect in that assault. in monday, and a los angeles the parole heali it was decided that he convicted felon which violated his parole. they found a gun. they are still gathering evidence and building a case against giovanni ramirez of the beating of brian stowe. basically, these 10 months can continue to take their time gathering evidence. before they charge him in the still unsolved. now, the lawyers of ramirez have appeared-of the duke brian stow-attacked. >> this was taken four weeks before the incident the attorney tells kron 4 that the picture shows that ramirez had hair. also, that the main attacker was bald. it is difficult to see but the attorneys point out these next tattoo is on his neck. it will confirm that beating of brian stowe- dozens of people can confirm the alibi that he was not at the giants/doctor's game when brian stow was beaten the giants-dodgers game. >>pam: a man walks, brian stow is still at sfo where he was transferred- meanwhile.

faugonce that video came out, they said that gianna ramirez de is in custody is still their prime suspect. yet as the latest, kron 4 news. >>catherine: >>catherine: that the state budget battle gov. jerry brown announced that it, to an agreement on an alternate budget plan trying to close it out before july 1st. dan kerman joins us with details. kron4's >> dan kerman? real progress? >> that means that this is going to be a governor that the democratic leadership and governor jerry brown acidic and both support. this could provide additional cuts. they did not get the republican votes. here is the latest from jerry brown. >> >> we have been concerned about this budget $650 million towards cal state a significant cut. hundreds to the judicial. and all along the lines. we have made tough decisions. it is a good budget. but it is not a budget that i started with was a budget that created it revenue. >> this will not cause massive job losses that threatens economic recovery. >>reporter: this is a eliminating 75 percent of the structural test and even making more revenue measures on the ballot

i'm gianna franco in the traffic center. 580/680 toward pleasanton near the dublin interchange.lume out of the altamont pass. jumping to the maps, also a little slow and go southbound 101 past paradise. got a stalled vehicle stuck in the road, traffic is backed up as a result. south of there, extra volume approaching the golden gate bridge. 19 minutes south 101 from 37 to 580. in the south bay, north 101 business as usual, through san jose, also taking 280 through downtown san jose we are seeing traffic really stacked up through that area. so give yourself some extra time. that's a look at your morning drive. lawrence has the forecast. >> here come the storm clouds and yes, we have seen scattered showers around the bay area already today but look at that band of moisture that's pushing onshore. already showing up in parts of the north bay towards point reyes, inverness. you have rainfall moving in, moderate to heavy amounts of rainfall. could see some thunderstorms embedded in this line. looks like it will drive down across the rest of the bay area, too. so prepare, folks. we ar