bobby evans, gail gilman, felicia mcsomething. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is joe orwac and was the lead act in teatro zinzanni for seven years. there are so many reasons to bring tz back, but for me the most important thing is the community, the relationships. tz is a family. it's not just a job that you go to. norm and annie have created this amazing family and as a performer who performed all over the world, there has no other experience like teatro zinzanni. i was able to bring my family out here. my daughters went to school of the arts in san francisco. my other daughter want to san francisco state university, all because of tz. i got to come out here from new york city. i didn't think there was any life outside of new york city and here i am in san francisco and it's the most wonderful place and teatro zinzanni made that all possible for me. and the relationships and to leave this theater, people say that you know you have a good show when the audience doesn't leave necessarily talking about you. but they leave talking about themselves. and nig

we did have a crash reported at gilman but i don't see any slowing there. we show you the bay bridge toll plaza. very light steady flow of traffic. the flashing light you saw at the bottom is a crew moving past the toll plaza. look at the map, same area, the crash mark we'd the arrow but, again, no slowing around golden gate fields and gilman. i'll track that because it's reported as blocking one lane by chp. zoom out and you see green all over except for the altamont typical for friday. back to you. frkts far fetched over dramaized perhaps but the movie "san andreas" depicts unrealistic ate quakes but scientists say there is still a positive message to come out of the film. >>> real danger in texas. how crews rescued a family from their flooded home. >>> a new film depicting a huge earthquake in california sparking fears in the bay area. seismologist separate fact from fiction. >>> flood waters in texas are receding but more rain is on the way. >>> not much in the way of rain but a little bit of misty skies around san francisco right now as our temperature

westbound side of 80 near gilman street we have an accident pushed to the shoulder. already starting to see decent traffic. good volume. headed in to berkeley and emeryville. that is where the accident is and be aware we have activity on the shoulder. >> drive time traffic 580 to dublin is 15 minutes. >>> for the second year in a row the national spelling bee ended in a tie. scherenschnitte. s-c-h-e-r-e-n-s help c-h-n-i-t-t-e. >> nunatak. >> the two could not miss a word. there were not enough words to keep them going so they tied as winners. the first time in 52 years was last year. scherenschnitte means to cut paper into decorations and nunatak is a mountain surrounded by ice. >> major league soccer said san jose will heavy the 2016 all-star game with the next year being the 13th team the international team faces the all stars and the second time san jose has posted the all-star game previously hosted at spartan constitutional. >> how las vegas sports boxes see the finals play out and who is favored to win it all. >> more flooding concerns in texas with rising wate

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this is on gilman street next to cayuga. you can see the fire department apparatus and activity out here. as soon as we get an update we'll bring it to you. live in hunting park. "nbc 10 news", matt delucia. >>> breaking news out of burlington county. crews trying to get the upper hand on a fire spreading through wharton state forest. katy zachry has been live on the scene all morning. katy, are they making progress? >> reporter: hi, tracy. i just got an update. the fire is 50% contained at this time. we are inside wharton state park. it is not far from where the fire is burning. if you're looking at the tree line i'm told it's burning a quarter mile beyond that. speaking of the tree line you can see how dense the smoke is combined with the morning fog. now here's another look at the area. the area specifically that's burning. it was first reported around noon yesterday. the fire has so far grown to over 700 acres. that's 1 square mile. crews are making head way. they created a fire line late yesterday and had it working int

it's the eastshore freeway and if you are traveling in berkeley westbound 80 this is between gilman anduniversity, where we have our photographer who has been standing by on the frontage road so thanks for the live traffic shot there, max. it's about 20 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. you can see the zipper crews opening a southbound lane in the commute direction. for a while a problem hot spot a car fire southbound 101 in brisbane approaching sierra point parkway. everything is now cleared. for a while they had lanes blocked but everything is good south of candlestick to the airport. 880 in oakland is moving fine this morning even though the roadwork still continues out there southbound 880 in san leandro. right before the 238 split. that's "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >>> bay area gas prices keep climbing. here are the average prices for a gallon of regular unleaded: >> these prices are more than 50 cents higher than just a months ago. a study by the group consumer watchdog shows oil companies make a lot more money when gas prices spike. >> the companies are acknow

westbound 80 at gilman street there is a crash there. apparently it's blocking two lanes. it's still so early that we're really not seeing much delay on the sensors and i know chp is out there now working to clear everything to the right-hand shoulder. so fortunately this is happening now and not later on in the morning commute because that could be a serious problem as far as the drive time goes. but for right now it's still hovering at 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. also in the south bay, we have a slightly new location now for the san jose wreck. it's actually on the saratoga on-ramp to southbound 280. there's still a lot of debris there but the main lines of the freeway are not affected. that is traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> even president obama is talking about the nba finals. during an ask the president session on twitter, he was asked if cleveland's j.r. smith could outshoot steph curry and lead the cavaliers to the championship? j.r. smith is having a great season but the heart of the cavs is lebron james and nobody can outshoot cu

gilman and we know your staff, you have met and talked with the rohingya muslims and what do they tellut what they are going through? >> we at the simon scott center talked with rohingya displaced from their homes and suffered violence and persecution for decades and they all told us about how the living situation in myanmar in western myanmar had become so unlivable. the people we spoke to expressed so little hope in the future and that is why we think we are seeing so many rohingya risking their lives and becoming subject to trafficking because they are so desperate to flee. just from speaking with people we heard so many common patterns, people talking about the physical segregation of their minority group from other groups talking about how they had been denied on purpose humanitarian assistance including necessary medical care and denial of voting rights. we heard so many stories from people who just expressed so much desperation at the current situation >> who is responsible for stopping this for lessening the suffering of these people? >> well we asked that question to many peop

reports of crash at gilman affecting lane, distraction. minor injuries reported but not much more information from cmp. i don't see any slowing here. bay bridge toll plaza, live camera. light volume of traffic off of 880 and the berkeley curve. no delays getting in towards san francisco. remember, the giants and as both play. with activity on both sides of the bay this evening you're doing to get cross bridge traffic. back to you. >>> you know this already, mike, drive in san francisco will stay open this weekend after a planned closure fell through at the last minute. crews are preparing to open the new northbound overpass but a spokesperson tells the marin independent journal there were problems with software linking the ventilation, fire, and communication system for the up the nells. doyle drive was supposed to close last night and reopen monday morning. project managers have yet to announce a new closure date. >> stay on top of that one. >>> in you're anything like me you charge your phone overnight. has been pit. stick it in the sock