it's traffic time with gianna. >> thank you.'m going to show you mass transit where everything is right on time. bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries a very good choice this morning because check this out, look at the freeways, very slow off the eastshore freeway. stop and go from highway 4 on the westbound side towards the bay bridge toll plaza. once you hit the pay gates there, you are stacked up all the way into the maze. traffic is very slow and go up the incline and extra volume headed into san francisco. right now we're looking at least about a 3 32-minute ride to go to the maze. not bad out of marin county. southbound 101 looking good towards the golden gate bridge. traffic light into san francisco. >> it's a good day to go whale watching. >> okay. [ laughter ] >> how's that for a segue? >> i like it. >> two kayakers got a rare close-up view of blue whales. >> we must have time to fill at the end of the show. a 50-foot mammal came close to a boat in redondo beach in southern california. the man dove into the wate

gianna has traffic. >> thank you. much better news in oakland. northbound 880 near the coliseum we had traffic at a standstill briefly. it was due to police activity. now you can see traffic is moving right along no delays so again, 880 back to normal northbound as you work your way out of oakland towards the maze. southbound no delays to report towards the south bay. caltrans has extended the roadwork in the south bay northbound 280 to southbound 87, won't be reopened until around 6 a.m. 101 a good alternate. we'll have more on the bay bridge coming up. >>> thank you. 5:09. a racing star killed over the weekend. the new theory into what may have caused the fiery crash. >> historic prisoner swap in the middle east. the fears that one man's freedom could come at a huge cost. >> the gop presidential hopefuls preparing to spar in sin city. why one candidate is boycotting the big republican debate. that and much more when elizabeth and i come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, now under way. israeli soldier gilad (gee-) shalit >>> a co

let's check the roads with gianna. >> thank you, lawrence.ow, the funny thing is we haven't had any major accidents. traffic stacking up through the altamont pass. looks like 32 minutes westbound 580 all the way to 680. westbound eastshore freeway also starting to get busy working your way from the carquinez bridge to the maze. once you hit the maze though near the bay bridge you can see traffic is light. metering lights never turned on this morning. clear as you work up the incline and into san francisco. golden gate bridge also light as you work your way towards san francisco no delays out of marin county. san mateo bridge also looking good both directions, 880-101 problem-free. and mass transit good to go, bart, ace, muni, caltrain, fer list ris, you name it -- ferries, you name it they are on time. >> a lot of people are off for the holidays. >> including frank. >> hey. >> should called him to wake him up. >>> that's it for cbs 5 "early edition." your next local update is at 7:25. >> also, marc klaas the father of a young girl murdered in

gianna, how are we doing traffic-wise? >> we are getting busy especially at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have reports of a broken- down vehicle possibly blocking one of the lanes. chp and tow crews are on scene but you can see traffic starting to get busy. they have turned the metering lights on. so you're going to stay slow past the lights up the incline. gets better across the upper deck into san francisco. no troubles in san francisco itself. westbound 580 stop and go 22 minutes from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange and 680. highway 4 loaded up. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a man who operates a food cart in san jose now facing weapons charges. authorities say jose ortiz has been selling guns for a few hundred dollars apiece and some of those buyers have actually been undercover cops. ortiz says another man supplied him with the guns and he didn't ask where they came from. he also says he didn't know he needed a license to sell. but now he could get 20 in federal prison if convicted. >>> new

gianna has traffic. >> thank you. mass transit is on time.n fact no delays to report for bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries all looking good. capitol corridor there are a few delays near the martinez area on the line about 20 minutes so just a heads up this morning but nothing like yesterday. over to the golden gate bridge, "friday light" as we like to say because we're happy it's friday. a nice ride right now. southbound 101 eleven minutes from 580 looks like all the way towards the golden gate plaza. not too bad. traffic looks good into san francisco. other bridges problem-free. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see a few more cars this morning. but so far metering lights remain off. and still no delays approaching the pay gates. nice ride across the upper deck into san francisco. traffic in and out of san francisco looks nice this morning. san mateo bridge not bad 14 to 15 minutes from hayward to foster city. no roadwork on 880 through hayward. all connector roads are open. earlier roadwork on 880 in oakla

gianna, how's traffic? >> no hiccups in traffic right now.n fact, we are off to a very good start here. a look at conditions across the san mateo bridge. 14 minutes between 880 and 101, 101 also accident-free. now over to 880, live look at conditions if you are heading north to the maze, no delays, southbound clear all the way into the south bay and if you hit 880/237, here's a leave look and you can see traffic is very light. >> "friday light." >> i know. i love that. >>> it is 5:57. in the next half hour, training the next steve jobs. >> the apple university designed to groom future geniuses. >>> we are learning new details about a past violent temper of the man who gunned down his coworkers wednesday morning and we have fresh surveillance video of him moments after. >>> and the medicinal marijuana may be legal here in california, but the feds are now flexing their muscles setting up a real showdown. tell you what they are planning to do coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ride muni every day. ,,,,,,,,,,,, i enjoy it the most when i'm with sidney. she

gianna has traffic. >> thank you, lawrence. live to chopper chopper 5, accident northbound 880 at winton avenue chopper 5 over the scene. you can see all the activity to the right shoulder of. no lanes are blocked. debris was reported in the road. they managed to get that out of lanes, as well. elsewhere to our maps we are monitoring and accident over along the peninsula. 280 northbound right at 92. couple of cars involved in this wreck. i heard the left lane was blocked from chp. it's the noncommute direction so not a lot of delays. traffic very light still through there. both directions seeing lots of green so we'll keep you updated on that. 101 nice towards sfo northbound no delays, southbound looking good out of san francisco towards the airport. 73 miles per hour. also, if you are heading into the city, howard remains closed between 3rd and 4th streets. for oracle open world, that should be wrapping up today by 4:00. everything should be re- opening. in the meantime mass transit is your best choice. remember kcbs once you

let's check traffic with gianna. >> thank you. some changes go into effect today at the san bruno caltrain station. the regular station is closed but there is a new temporary station next to the main one just to the south of it. now, the temporary station is to make way for a great separation project to improve safety and reduce congestion in the area. the work will take a year. elsewhere roadwork out there eastbound 4 at loveridge. looks like lanes are still blocked. that should be wrapped up by 5 a.m. westbound no problem through antioch. northbound 280 ramp to southbound 87 shut down until 5:30. so plan for that. we'll have a look at the rest of the south bay coming up. right now, back to you guys >> thank you. >>> make be the rich pay. a new push to get a millionaires tax on the ballot. >> how a 10-foot-long ramp ended up costing almost as much as a house. >> it's a tragedy many say didn't have to happen, how a phenomenon known as dirty air may have caused a deadly racing wreck in las vegas. really big news. it's b-i-g -- big.

over to gianna with a look at traffic. >> perfect for a friday, kristy. our roads pretty perfect now, as well. if you are on the golden gate bridge out of marin county, up to speed on the southbound side of 101. on the bridge, problem-free, light this morning just a few cars on the road. they are changing lanes now so he said up there. elsewhere, along 101 or going to sfo, keep in mind traffic not too bad. we are getting word of a traffic hazard possibly a stalled vehicle stuck in lanes. that's what may be causing that yellow conditions there you see on the road. but northbound 72 miles per hour as you head towards sfo. no delays there. roadwork southbound 880 between 29th and 66th avenue will be in effect at least until 5:00. some slight delays there but overall not too bad. here's a live look at conditions along 880. steady flow of cars both directions though still fairly problem-free outside the roadwork. the commute direction of westbound 4 problem-free through antioch no delays to report through there and the south bay checking in problem- free as we

let's check in with gianna on traffic. >> thank you, lawrence. we are dealing with mass transit delays. ace train number one just slight delays about five minutes behind schedule but that means it won't arrive in vasco until about 5:23 as opposed to 5:18, 5:19 as usual. but the good news is the rest of mass transit is on time. bart, muni, caltrain no delays. ferries looking good. bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are off. slight delays in the cash lanes. overall other bay area bridges problem-free. san mateo bridge both directions looking good. 14 minutes between 880 and 101. we'll check the golden gate bridge coming up. right now back to you. >>> time now is 5:08. a 700-pound bronze pelican stolen. why the loss is so hard breaking for one bay area city. >>> they were released by some people that are just simply [ indiscernible ] >> a pricy high school project ruined before it could be completed. the environmental experiment taken by vandals. >> and it is the worst violence since egypt ousted its president. how the country is take action to s

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>> i swear, beating out our own gianna de laurentiis. >> anyone who gives me a biscuit gets my vote.i agree with that completely. >>> also endangered animals and what is being done to save them. cute little tiger. oh! >> oh! >> and it gets older and tears your head off. >> tears you apart. >>> after the program i'll be headed down to washington, d.c., and the white house to help, to talk with the first lady michelle obama about her let's move initiative to keep kids healthy and joined by a group of kids in d.c. and here on the plaza tomorrow morning to try to break a guinness world record. >> all right. >> great, that's cool. before do you that, though, and fly off, will you give >> good morning. we have more clouds in the sky. temperatures are not as warm as they have been. >>> and that's your latest weather. >>> coming up, single by choice, why women are saying no to marriage. why women are saying no to marriage. first this is "today" on nbc. woman: working in public relations is not for the faint of heart. i love what i do, i enjoy the work, but it's a very hectic pace. ♪ don't wa

. >> thank you, gianna.ul one, lots of sunshine all over the bay area today. and look at the shot outside of ocean beach. you can see the buildings off the side of the beach there which is unusual. usually blanketed in fog. highs this afternoon are going to be nice making it to the 80s inside the bay. even some 90s inland. coastline nice, too. temperatures in the low 70s and we will see some clouds into the afternoon. now changes in store for your weekend, dropping down in temperature as low pressure builds in. slight warmup, cooling down tuesday through thursday. temperatures there more seasonal. i am a face unclogger. i am a nose coach. i am a throat untickler. i am a human cough suppressant. and i am the sniffles worst nightmare. i am a target pharmacist. ask me about cold and flu remedies. ♪ >>> welcome back to "early show" friday morning. chris wragge, along with betty ng nguyen. bill o'reilly will be here in just a bit. talk about the republican race for president and who the one he thinks to beat is a

>> i swear, beating out our own gianna de laurentiis. >> anyone who gives me a biscuit gets my vote. that completely. >>> also endangered animals and what is being done to save them. cute little tiger. oh! >> oh! >> and it gets older and tears your head off. >> tears you apart. >>> after the program i'll be headed down to washington, d.c., and the white house to help, to talk with the first lady michelle obama about her let's move initiative to keep kids healthy and joined by a group of kids in d.c. and here on the plaza tomorrow morning to try to break a guinness world record. >> all right. >> great, that's cool. before do you that,a guinness w record. >> great. that's cool. >> very excited. >> before you do that and fly off, will you give us a check of the weather. >> i will. that's what is going on around the country, and here is what is happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. clouds around and here is a picture from the sky watcher camera looking to the west into fairfax county. we do have the cloud cover keeping back much of the sun this morning, so we are not warm