they issued a traffic alert for highway 9 shut down in both directions from redwood gulch to highway 85. we have crews all over the bay area on storm watch this morning including anne makovec live in san francisco with a problem spot there. good morning, anne. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. looks like the rain overnight was just enough to call off the weakest of the weak when it comes to trees. we found this tree. 19th and holloway close to san francisco state here in san francisco. it's kind of a mess of branches but looks like a large part of the tree fell off and the tree itself appears to be compromised because it's all being held up right now as you can see there with yellow caution tape. authorities were able to do that until the department of public works comes in later on this morning to take care of that tree. so he nothing serious, nothing -- so nothing serious, nothing block 19 before the traffic starts. it's clear out here ready for the next batch of rain to come in, sounds like this afternoon. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> a missing person case has some extr

a few photographers have been camping out in las vegas hoping the party prince will visit glitter gulch or sin city. >> he may not have time, but we'll see. >> mike the weekend is here. >> a lot to do, good weather to do it outside. clearing trend taking place today as we transition from all that record rainfall early in the week to high pressure and tranquil weather this weekend. good morning. looking live to the northwest from sutro tower in morning, a few lingering clouds, you are going to have that when you get sun after rain. lift into the atmosphere and create clouds. more towards san francisco. i wanted to show you the high country. headed to the sierra rock creek canyon isn't that a gorgeous picture of the fall foliage with the snow they saw the last couple of days bear valley two feet of snow in the last 24 hours. still chilly outside upper 50s to low 60s in most neighborhoods. 64 in mountain view. monterey bay inland upper 50s to low 60s. highlights dry, sunny, warmer today. tonight clear and cool watch out for patchy fog and a lot of dew on the grass early in the morning. war

spook woods and mexican gulch? >> jon: this is embarrassing for america. >> jon i disagree. while america may have a legacy of intolerance it's also shown it has the capacity to learn from its mistakes and transform those ugly feelings into expressions of our highest ideals. >> jon: wow. that was beautiful, wyatt. it's so easy to get caught up in the shameful parts and overlook the beauty of the country. >> yeah it reminds me of that song, "america the beautiful. "the lost verses. sing along. ♪ oh, beautiful for rivers wide ♪ ♪ and strong like darkey creek ♪ ♪ for half-breed hill and dago's nose ♪ ♪ the snow upon chink's peak >> jon: don't do that, wyatt. >> ♪ america, america, god shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ and keep the blacks across the tracks ♪ ♪ from sea to shining sea >> jon: wyatt cenac, everybody. optimal aerodynamics.... it reduces wind resistance, in an irrestible sort of way. the ford focus with up to 40 miles per gallon highway. itself. the new focus can virtually park till you actually see it... park itself. the ford focus with class-exclusive active park assist.

a few photographers have been camping out in las vegas hoping the party prince will visit glitter gulchor sin city. >> he may not have time, but we'll see. >> mike the weekend is here. >> a lot to do, good weather to do it outside. clearing trend taking place today as we transition from all that record rainfall early in the week to high pressure and tranquil weather this weekend. good morning. looking live to the northwest from sutro tower in morning, a few lingering clouds, you are going to have that when you get sun after rain. lift into the atmosphere and create clouds. more towards san francisco. i wanted to show you the high country. headed to the sierra rock creek canyon isn't that a gorgeous picture of the fall foliage with the snow they saw the last couple of days bear valley two feet of snow in the last 24 hours. still chilly outside upper 50s to low 60s in most neighborhoods. 64 in mountain view. monterey bay inland upper 50s to low 60s. highlights dry, sunny, warmer today. tonight clear and cool watch out for patchy fog and a lot of dew on the grass early in the morning. warm

this photograph was taken at the bear gulch site. work has already been completed. construction activity is 24% complete. i recently attended a few construction meetings to verify everything was on track and i'm pleased to report no major issues so far that would require management involvement. the work now is focusing on the massive excavation and the wall that will be needed to build the 11 million gallon reservoir. we are proceeding with the demolition of the sedimentation basin as we speak. as of mid october, work on crystal springs number to in south san francisco was completed and was successfully put back in service. we're beginning work in hillsboro, adjacent to some very affluent areas and sensitive creek habitats. to deal with doing work in such busy urban area, we're being very proactive with our public outreach by involving all impacted businesses, homeowners as well as city staff, keeping them up to date on our activities. the project has its own twitter account and blog which receives a lot of traffic and it is a great way to communicate. construction

redwood gulch to highway 35 shutdown. flooding in marin all lanes 101 at lucky drive.s.com/traffic there's a lot of information there for you this morning. >>> trees are falling not this one. it will live to see another day an old oak tree near menlo park will get a tunnel so a pipeline can proceed without having to chop that tree down. a plan to remove the tree spurred many protests from neighbors. the tree is about 150-years-old. the san francisco public utilities commission will pay $200,000 to dig beneath the roots. >>> consumer add have it ralph nader says universities that are serious about education should think about depositing big time sports. he took that controversial position in a speech to 100 students and staff at uc berkeley. he says academics have become secondary at many schools. athletes are pampered and committed. he says dropping athletic scholarships would deflate a lot of the problem. >>> new ordinance requiring cell phone companies to disclose radiation levels is on whole. a judge has granted a temporary injunction sought by lawyers representing

visitation valley, gulch and excelsor neighborhoods. for the past 12 or 13 years, i've been heavily dependent on muni not only for five days of school but also on weekends for chinese school. it usually takes me 45 minutes to an hour to get to school. without transportation, it is impossible to get to school because it serves as my lifeline as a school bus. i am also one of the four daughters with my family. and while some other families have to pay for one fast pass, my mom struggles to afford transit for each of my siblings. two years ago, it would cost $40 for a fast pass but today it costs $84. and an increase of $44 which is a lot every month. so for a couple long periods of time, my mom is the only one supporting for the family of six. my parents are low income. and i have been receiving free school lunch since kindergarten. youth rely on public transit as their primary transportation. youth make up 15% of muni riders. and about 60% of u.s.d. students are receiving few or frufede lunch. -- or reduced lunch. parents are not making

for a while all lanes were blocked on highway 9 at redwood gulch. that tree has been picked up so caltrans crews have cleared the scene. >>> a murder suspect returns to court in san jose today. 33-year-old paul castillo from san jose is scheduled to enter a plea. he was arraigned last month on eight felony charges. he is charged with carjacking as well as killing 60-year-old vietnamese radio hose host cindy nguyen. >>> two men are accused of embezzling money from a silicon valley charity and both suspect worked as san jose police officers. villagrana and marco ybarra were arrested yesterday after a nine-month investigation. they are suspected of stealing $120,000 from a latino peace officers association. they are known for giving scholarships for minority college students seeking careers in criminal justice. santa clara county chapter is now closed, us is spended by the national latino -- suspended by the national latino peace officers association. villagrana was president of the local group for years. he was fired by the sjpd in august for an unrel