meanwhile, we'll look over towards hayward. hayward city streets right there. that is often a problem. jackson, foothills. bob out there in the same area. some folks may get thrown for a loop but eventually, it will be an improvement for the area, right? >> you are talking about the new so-called hayward loop. the switchover is supposed to take place tomorrow night at 8:00. you can see a sign there. it is hard to see on your left advising people what's going to happen. whether it is finished, it is going to relieve traffic condition and ease the flow of traffic and make it easier to get into downtown hayward. switchover happens tomorrow night at 8:00. we will enter the loop. i want to show you on your tv screen what the loop is going to encompass. we put together this animation to understand how this is going to work. it will encompass a six-block area in the downtown. traffic headed downtown on jackson, qwhich is what we are n right now. traffic headed downtown on jackson and mission will merge on to foothill, which will now become one-way in the northbound di

live from hayward i'm tara moriarty. >>> time now 6:13. when it comes to feeding new babies are you sure you're doing the right thing? there is a new report says switching to solid food too early can cause problems. >>> a federal watchdog group says bioterrorism labs around the country including in california are putting their employees and the public at risk. i'll explain in a live report in less than three minutes. [ male announcer ] subway introduces the new $3 six-inch select! this march we're kicking things off with the low fat oven roasted chicken $3 six-inch select. it's available all month long as one of our march featured values, the newest way to enjoy subway every day! subway. eat fresh. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. new this morning britain's prince harry will visit the united states in may. this time he's going to skip las vegas. you might remember during his last trip he made headlines when he was caught walking around naked after a game of strip billiards apparently. the prince will be in the u.s. from

downtown hayward is the loop. this will be one way. up and around and back again and start at fort hill and to mission other changes. the one-way traffic started a few moments ago. they have been adjusting and the $100 million project should be completely ready by monday morning. crews will be busy all weekend making some big changes to traffic in downtown hayward. some roads are being turning into one way streets. it's called the hayward loop. the changes could help businesses. the height of the project. they're hoping the changes will make it easier for people to shop. as we prepare for the saint patricks day festivites. set to fall on a sunday this year. officers all across the bay area want to remind drivers to be safe and not to drink and drive. to deter such behavior. c-h-p officers will be on patrol all weekend also. all weekend different police departments will be carrying out roving d-u-i checkpoints. san rafael police will start theirs at 6p-m through sunday at 2a.m. the san francisco police will start theirs off at 7 p-m sat

, the hayward loop as they call it. hayward loop is a crucial part of the 238 corridor improvement project. this is a $100 million project going on for quite some time. it is supposed to improve a six-mile stretch between 580 and downtown hayward. during the switchover, you, expect major disruptions. you might want to practice this overt over the weekend. >>> if you are driving in a straight line or circles, christina loren says it is going to be nice. >> drop that top if you can. oh, yeah. right now, not too cold out there. actually, really mild. spoken to a lot of people within the city. they say they had to sleep with the windows open. 6:47. taking a live look at beautiful san jose. what i can tell you is, it is not going to be as warm as yesterday. we are going to shave off 5-10 degrees on average from the daytime highs. that's probably a welcome change in livermore where you hit 87 degrees yesterday. starting out nice and mild there at 46. 52 degrees in san jose and 49 degrees to start the day in sunnyville. let me

called hayward loop. all with one goal in mind. >> one of the largest interseks, maybe the largest in hayward will become congested. >> this video provided to us by the city helps illustrate the new traffic pattern. from the north, upper easy access to downtown. heading out of downtown, main, b, c and d streets take you across it. engineers believe the project will alleviate until of the congestion at many downtown interseks. >> whenever have you a back up on 880 and 238 a cut through, through that down to hayward. >> to prepare, major upgrades were made. like new landscaping, street lights, state of the art traffic control systems, wider sidewalks and bike rain autos a lot of people might not know the drix a street will become one way, making it harder for some to access buffalo bill's brews and burgers. >> you know there is an entrance back there. you're going to be in the downtown loop. >> it's a concern. >> yes. absolutely. >> this is what we're talking about. both of the streets will go westbound. an

he is a graduate of hayward mt. eden high school and earned an associate degree from the art institute of san francisco. he is survived by his wife, parents, and sister. >>> happening right now secretary of state john kerry is making a surprise visit to afghanistan. he arrived a short time sag for an unannounced visit with president hamid karzai. he is concerned he may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremists. the transfer ceremony was originally scheduled to take place two weeks ago during chuck hagel's first visit. but negotiations broke down whether the u.s. would have the power to block the release of some detainees. an agreement reached over the weekend will give them the power to veto the release of the prisoners. >>> the 449 million project took about seven years to finish. the tunnels along highway 1 and pacifica and half-moon bay are the first to be built in california in 50 years. it will allow drivers to avoid that section of highway that is known for landslides. >>> crews are getting ready

live from hayward i'm tara moriarty. >>> time now 6:13. when it comes to feeding new babies are you sure you're doing the right thing? there is a new report says switching to solid food too early can cause problems. >>> a federal watchdog group says bioterrorism labs around the country including in california are putting their employees and the public at risk. i'll explain in a live report in less than three minutes. [ male announcer ] subway introduces the new $3 six-inch select! this march, we're kicking things off with the low fat oven roasted chicken $3 six-inch select. it's available all month long as one of our march featured values, the newest way to enjoy subway every day! subway. eat fresh. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. new this morning britain's prince harry will visit the united states in may. this time he's going to skip las vegas. you might remember during his last trip he made headlines when he was caught walking around naked after a game of strip billiards apparently. the prince will be in the u.s. fro

he is a graduate of hayward mt. eden high school. he earned an associate degree from the art institute of san francisco. he is survived by his wife, parents, and sister. >>> parents of a contra costa county marine killed in a murder-suicide will be flying to washington, d.c. this week to resteve tree their daughter -- retrieve their daughter's body. lopez killed sarah castromata and then turned the gun on himself. jacob wooley was also killed in that shooting. all three worked at the officer candidate school. >> i just miss her so much. when i found out about this i couldn't believe it. >> the washington report says the shooting may have stemmed from some type of romantic triangle. lopez is a decorated veteran who served a tour in iraq and two tours in afghanistan before becoming an instructor at quantico. >>> the banking system of cyprus will not collapse after it received a $13 billion loan from international creditors overnight. they promised to desolve the second largest bank. people who have accounts of $130,000 or less won't lo

instead of agd them hayward may get rid of them. live in hayward and tells us even police think the red light cameras may not be worth the time and money. kara. >> the cameras here at santa clara and jackson are some of the nis here in hayward according to reports from the police department, about 1900 tickets have been generated in the three years the cameras have been operating. police say they saw an increase in broadside crashes here at 8th street and 880 after red light cameras went up. that's why hayward police chief diane urban says she's recommending the cameras be phased out as contracts begin to expire in the fall. >> i'm not convinced that red light cameras actually reduce traffic accidents. getting a ticket three weeks down the road doesn't change people's behavior. >> more than 14,000 tickets were generated from hayward's eight red light camera intersections last year. police reports show while half of the intersections showed decreases in broadside crashes, nearly half showed increases, and five of the eight intersecti

look at the hayward loop go to our web site 7 nuts.com.rd, nick smith abc 7 news. >> time to get the green on. st. patrick's day is coming a day early in san francisco. 162 edition of the parade tomorrow morning starting at 1 11:30 at market and second street. the parade ends at civic center plaza where human festival actually gets under way there at 10:00 exploratorium celebration is the largest on the west coast. of course plenty of green and dancers and bag pipe too. don't forget the sprt phone. this year you cap watch live dancing from ireland from the web feed. mayor ed lee in ireland right now and will address the crowd. go to our web site to find that link. you will see it under see it on tv. >> this week record high pressure after last week storm is creating a spectacular sight in yos mate. flowing water fall. warm weather this week melted snow to give the fall extra force. water fall reached the peak in mid may and typically last until july. that all depend on the snow pack and how much there is keep the water fall flowing. >> rig

we are live at foothill and d street here in hayward. this is where a police shooting came to a deadly end this week when a suspect tried to ram a hayward police car. it happened on sunday after police fired eight shots into a honda after police say the driver tried to ram the patrol car which had a civilian inside for a ride along. a passenger in the honda was killed and the driver crashed and ran away. police later caught up and arrested the suspect, 23-year-old. here is what a witness saw. >> i looked out and i saw the cops running to the car with the guy right around that little turn over there. i heard them say "face on the ground." that is gunfire from another shooting in san jose where a suspect tried to ram three police cars. it was one of several shootings involving bay area police in 24 hours including union city where an armed suspect was slot and killed, and daly city where a daly city police officer shot and killed a suspect near candlestick park after police say he raised his gun at officers. that began with a chase involvi

sharing the temperature with concord and hayward at 49 and 48 in fremont and half moon bay. 47 in antioch and livermore and san jose. temperatures are cooler but dry this morning. we will hang out in the mid-40's to 50 through 7:00. notice the coast, stuck in the low-to-mid 50's spiking in the upper 50's for an hour this afternoon. we will be near 60 at noon around the bay and you will notice the breezes this afternoon and temperatures are in the low-to-mid 60's. sue? >> so far, a good ride from east bay to the peninsula on the san mateo bridge, tail lights making the turn to the high-rise a few brake lights but other than that you are looking at 14-minute drive from hayward toward san mateo. good looking commute at this time. otherwise, we will check out road work still in the lanes on the peninsula, south 101 the embarcardero to shoreline picked up shortly and checking the drive out of the antioch area looking sluggish and eastbound we still have road work between hillcrest to lone tree and that

. >> reporter: the city of hayward say they receive three or four miles either praising this work or criticizing, saying it could cause accidents. officially the hayward loop opened last friday but already there's been confusion from some long-time residents and commuters. the loop changes normally two- way traffic into one-way traffic with northbound merging. now, since the loop open there's been one motorcycle accident. although police say it had nothing 20 to with lane configurations. despite the there were signs, long-time commuters say it wasn't enough and they are hoping the city does something to address it, including adding stoplights and overhead signs. >> the signs are being made as we speak and they will be up in the next few days or a week.

hayward is still okay and conquer and livermore.ou will be fine inland but on the coast you have dense fog and by noon it is gone. we are in the 60's. the sea breeze will come. the coast will be comfortably cool and around the bay, patchy fog, and mid-60's by noon and sunny and warmer with the upper 60's and low 70's for parts of our near east bay and inland up to 5- to 10-degrees above normal so chilly with a few clouds around and upper 60's at noon and mid-70's in store for a beautiful day with changes in store the last weekend of march. leyla gulen is checking in with the friday morning ride. >> that is right. good morning, lisa and everyone. we have one serious crash through santa cruz mountains and otherwise the bay area is quiet this morning. as we take you out to northbound 17, this is where we are seeing an accident at upper glenwood drive with one lane blocked. using our ways app we are looking at eight miles per hour and you are barely going by in the northbound direction and we will keep our eyes on this all morning. >> t

it's not acceptable. >> reporter: we did just hear back from hayward police in the last 30 minutes who confirm they are also investigating this matter. we expect to get an update from them before our next report at 10:00. live in hayward. >>> a second grade student says a teenager put a hand over his mouth as he walked out of the restroom at the school. police learned of the alleged indent -- incident and are now investigating whether the child may have been grabbed by another student. >>> contra costa county sheriff's office says joel kauffman of orinda surrendered late this morning. kauffman posted bail and was released this afternoon. he coached at palo alto high school and other bay area teens. >>> other bay area city employees may face charges after charges -- >> we're talking about employees of the city that are being investigated for failure to report that's correct. there's also a concurrent internal investigation going on. >> reporter: the city manager says because of the investigation he can't go into detail about what those employees to for the city of walnut creek. >>> new

he is a graduate of hayward mt. eden high school and earned an associate degree from the art institute of san francisco. he is survived by his wife, parents, and sister. >>> happening right now secretary of state john kerry is making a surprise visit to afghanistan. he arrived a short time sag for an unannounced visit with president hamid karzai. he is concerned he may be jeopardizing ogress in the war against extremists. the transfer ceremony was originally scheduled to take place two weeks ago during chuck hagel's first visit. but negotiations broke down whether the u.s. would have the power to block the release of some detainees. an agreement reached over the weekend will give them the power to veto the release of the prisoners. >>> the 449 million project took about seven years to finish. the tunnels along highway 1 and pacifica and half-moon bay are the first to be built in california in 50 years. it will allow drivers to avoid that section of highway that is known for landslides. >>> crews are getting ready fo

the more recent was on sunday morning in hayward. all of this follows the shooting deaths of two santa cruz police officers last week. >>> those two officers are being remembered with events today and tomorrow. santa cruz police sergeant loran "butch" baker and officer elizabeth butler were shot to death last tuesday. at 3:00 this an, there will be a public -- this afternoon, there will be a public viewing at santa cruz memorial on ocean street until 8:00 tonight. >>> a public memorial for the officers is set for tomorrow at noon. that will be at hp pavilion in downtown san jose following a motorcade from santa cruz. you can watch tomorrow's service live right here on kpix 5. >>> switching gears, the big news today we have some rain for the first time in a long time really. >> i know. we needed this, right? >> yeah, absolutely. significant storm system making its way through the bay area finally seeing that rainfall showing up out there and well, we are going to see more of it. we're not done yet. but the main cold front has moved on

you do see slowing there heading in toward hayward.chp that it is a crash reported south 880 on east 92 heading over toward hayward city streets away from that san mateo bridge and it's under that 880 over crossing so there may be some complications getting off that san mateo bridge on the hayward side. i'll track that. typical commute build for castro valley south 880 through hayward and down in toward union city and slowing for fremont. earlier crash looks like it cleared from the area west 580 and we do have activity on the shoulder but lanes are clear so the backup now in through livermore as you approach north livermore heading southbound 680 from pleasanton down into sunol where we do have slower drive heading toward the hill and into fremont. north 101, north 280 and north 85 showing slowing 87 and 85 latest to show the build. 85 the worst of it toward the 17 interchange as well. we'll give you a live shot outside to see how things are shaping up at the toll plaza. backup in all lanes continuing to build off the berkeley curve.

monty francis is live in the south hayward b.a.r.t. station with an update. >> reporter: good evening. there have been two possible sightings of samantha on b.r.t. trains, so the family is searching the whole sim. they're hoping someone will recognize her. family members posted missing signs on mission street in hayward tonight, hoping and praying 29-year-old samantha tuya will run home safe. >> i don't know. wherever she is, i hope she's safe and comes back. i hope nothing bad has happened to her. >> reporter: family members last sought her on february 19th, leaving home for a job interview. her family says she's never disappeared like this before. her aunt says he suffering from an undiagnosed mental condition that she's easily manipulated and has the mental capacity of someone younger. >> someone might take advantage of her. she's very gullible. they would say, okay, samantha, let's go, she would go. that's what we're afraid of. we're afraid, you know, maybe somebody has her and she's trying to leave, i don't know, i don't even know

. >>> downtown streets in hayward now closed. why turning left is no longer right. we'll tell you to the new rout. >> and we're going to bring you the forecast for your st. patrick's weekend. >>> it's a big change for the city of hayward, a new major project that changed two lanes of traffic into a loop through downtown. noelle walker reports about what the project is all about and why some business owners are worried. >> reporter: the preparations have been under way for weeks in downtown hayward. through new lights, new cameras and now action. >> change is good. most change is for the better. >> reporter: traffic signs have been warning drivers of tonight's big change. turning left is not right. >> we expect a little bit of confusion. >> we're doing this because it's eight clock. >> so you knew it was coming? >> yeah. >> reporter: at 8:00 the city flipped a new light on a new downtown hayward loop. it turns three main arteries into one way streets it's also turning some seasoned drivers into novice navigators. >> do you know what's happening? >> no. >> do you know

it is called the hayward collect.e some drive that now flows one with starting at the intersection of foothill, mission and jackson streets. if the changes would help businesses in the area. the owners we talked to said that the businesses took a hit at the height of the project. >> the way that they can fix this will take traffic by more businesses. this should help. >> officials said that the street should be back to normal by monday morning. >> it will be everything i arrests in san francisco for tens of thousands of people. the annual st. patrick's day parade makes its way down market street starting at 11:00 a.m.. this is video from last year's eve dance. floats, dancers and musicians will start from market and second streets and end at civic center plaza. city fire chief joe and hayes-white is a grand marshal of the parade this year. >> coming up on kron 4 news weekend. today, though the police department begins a new strategy to fight crime. will have the details of that plan. >> here's a live look outside in s

hayward is near 50. los gatos is at 45 and 40 in santa rosa. always head out the door look for the cloud cover and cool conditions, 40's and 50's and by the afternoon the sea breeze kicks up mostly to partly cloudy skies, mid-60's an the bay with upper 60's inland east bay staying cool in the 50's at the coast and a look ahead, featuring the partly cloudy skies today, better chance of rain tomorrow, with similar temperatures. by friday, behind the system, a quick warm up back in the 70's, but, then, the rain is going to return for the weekend with a full look at the seven-day forecast coming up. sue? >> good morning, lisa, we go to the bay bridge with a high wind advisory in effect with light traffic conditions. know delays moving into san francisco. now a look at the accident off to the shoulder, it is in sunnyvale. it is right there northbound 101 but not blocking a lane of traffic. just so you know, it is out there. you will need a tow truck or clean up crews and otherwise northbound 680 from south mission to north mission the three left lan

upper 50s for san francisco, 61 in hayward.n into the santa clara valley, 62 san jose, 62 los gatos. 60 expected in santa cruz. for the extended forecast, so mostly cloudy, turning partly cloudy for the afternoon. we'll leave in an outside chance, maybe a few sprinkles over the hills today, maybe the northeast corner of our area. napa maybe into clear lake for the afternoon. outside of that mostly dry and cool. monday off to a cloudy start with a bit of residual moisture in place. fog definitely going to be a possibility through the morning hours, and then into the afternoon. partly cloudy skies, slightly warmer. tuesday afternoon increasing clouds and a system that will bring us a good amount of rain, and some decent snow to the mountains. it's going to linger into wednesday, as well as thursday. and our afternoon highs will be cool as well. i will show you the very latest on that rain forecast model coming up. >>> well, after a shaky start to the dragging cargo capsule, it's now docked at the international space station. that

tara moriarty is live in hayward at the scene of one of those crimes. with details on the chase also and possible gun connections. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. this is where police say an innocent bystander could have been killed. he's doing okay. the police believe the suspects could have been linked to an armed robbery in san jose. here's the intersection where the drive-by shooting happened and police were led on a wild chase through three east bay cities late last night. our cameras caught the chase north through 880. police tried to pull the driver other in hayward for dui and reckless driving. but he sped off through san leandro and oakland. the car spun out of control between 580 between harrison and park and police cars slammed into it to box the car in. officers say people were throwing things out on the roadway. they never found the objects but officers did find weapons inside the vehicle when it finally stopped. >> they pursued the vehicle in oakland where it crossed across the center median. the three occupants were taken i

upper 30's to start in napa but 50 in hayward. this afternoon, look for mid-60's around the bay. some areas the be in the unper 60's, the warmest numbers and a few extra clouds the kristen? >> new this morning, asian markets are trading higher following a deal to give cyprus a last minute package of loans to save them from a bashing -- banking collapse. markets jump this morning following the announcement of a deal yesterday. the bailout define cyprus and international creditors gives the nation $13 billion in rescue loans so we will see if wall street follows suit when trading begins here in 14 minutes. >> happening now in rome, the highest court is again considering the fate of amanda knox. she and her italian boyfriend were convicted and then acquitted of murdering her roommate. the prosecution who kept her behind bars for four years are arguing she should go back did jail but the family is searching for the truth the. >> the doctor convicted in the death of michael jackson is filing a new appeal. he will try to clear his involuntary manslaughter conviction. murray says the pr

there is no real solution of the are working on it >> coming off i will introduce you to the hayward next edition of people behaving badly. >> gary: coming up later the 49ers have a new place- kicker. is st. mary's going to play another game? t and? tara vandeveer.. >> jacqueline: the rain is pressing east. over the inland valleys but more rain fall, overnight. it details coming up. (male announcer): here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> offespecially when you are use to going in one direction then someone switches up the game and now you are stuck facing the wrong direction welcome to haywards version of the loop where here there are count them 1 3 2 ---- 4 -5 --- 6 do not enter signs and one driver that apparently missed them all what is the hayward loop, well lets take a quick drive and i will show you it's a oneway loop around the business district it is suppose to help cut down on conjestion and make it easier for people to get around but for now it's creating a little bit of bad behavior after sitting in the wrong direction the driver was finally able

temperatures in napa and livermore and hayward and los gatos, mid-to-upper 50's. fairfield is warmer at 63 degrees. we will have high clouds and sun today with mild temperatures today, a lot like yesterday. it will be breezy but dry with temperatures tapering and rain running to the forecast, finally, on tuesday and wednesday. today, we will have upper 60's to mid-70's in the santa clara valley with slow and santa clara and milpitas at 70 degrees and menlo park is 71 and most of the peninsula is mid-to-upper 60's and near 60's this afternoon with mid-60's in downtown and south san francisco, and sausalito at 67 and heading up the beach and along the coast, we will be in the upper 50's to near 60 and low-to-mid 70's in the mill valley. oakland is the warm spot at 70 degrees and inland we are at 69 in san ramon but low-to-mid 70's elsewhere and brentwood is at 77 degrees today. tonight, under partly cloudy sky and we will be in the mid-40's to near 50. we will see some clouds along the coast. some will spill into the bay and look out for patchy fog tomorrow morning.

. >>> not everyone is happy with the new downtown loop in hayward. the project just converted one- way streets. brian flores is live with more. >> reporter: the city of hayward say they receive three or four miles either praising this work or criticizing, saying it could cause accidents. officially the hayward loop opened last friday but already there's been confusion from some long-time residents and commuters. the loop changes normally two- way traffic into one-way traffic with northbound merging. now, since the loop open there's been one motorcycle accident. although police say it had nothing 20 to with lane configurations. despite the there were signs, long-time commuters say it wasn't enough and they are hoping the city does something to address it, including adding stoplights and overhead signs. >> the signs are being made as we speak and they will be up in the next few days or a week. that concern is very, very valid with the change that has been made. making it more confusing for people to recognize where they are for the landmark they had an

breaking news in hayward this morning. investigators are on the scene of a police shooting involving a motorist. the suspect tried to use his car as a weapon when officers pulled him over. abc7 news reporter kira klapper is live at the scene of foothill boulevard and d street. kira, i know the details remain sketchy, but what can you tell us? >> they are sketchy as best, carolyn. initials reports is a suspect is dead but officers are okay. as you did say, the investigation is ongoing. you see here on foothill boulevard on hayward between d and c streets, it is closed. the investigation is nearing its sixth hour right now. you can see a maroon four door honda is crashed, doors are open. crime scene tape is around it. this incident is the result of what happened a half-mile away from here about 3:30 this morning on fletcher lane. police were reportedly trying to pull over the driver of a honda when the driver may have backed up into the officer's patrol car and drove away, sped away. that's when police said they were forced

hayward is 50, and 45 in los gatos and 46 in napa.ith the cloud cover, it is mild, as you head out this morning, 40's and 50's under clouds to partly cloudy sky and maybe a few sprinkles this afternoon, and partly cloudy do mid-50's to the upper 60's and a bitter chance of rain coming thursday. sue? >> thanks, off to a good tuesday morning, and a live look at san rafael if the commute takes you southbound, past the civic center and north san pedro road and to lincoln and israel san rafael, it is looking good with no fog and wet roads are not a problem at this point. a little bit further to the north we have an accident in petaluma and it is southbound 101 at pepper road, a car off the roadway, and off the embankment and a tow truck may have to block a lane to get that out of this but so far right now we are not seeing slowing in the southbound direction because of the car east road. kristen? >> 5:31, right new we go live to breaking news we have been will forking. >> stubborn fire burning in allah made, and our news reporter is live o

stall north 880 at hayward, blocking two lanes of traffic. we will take a quick look at the drive times from hayward toward san mateo, 680 southbound toward walnut creek and of -- 680 all looking good. >> women, listen up, surprising new research on our life expectancy. all federal budget cuts are now going into affect. the immediate impact on the pentagon and members of the >> novato, oakland, sunnyvale, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, at 5:44. the pentagon says it will be forced to furlough 15,000 military schoolteachers and staff because of the automatic budget cuts that took affect four days ago. according to the pentagon, the military will close all the commissaries on the bases for an extra day each week. the republican-controlled house is putting together a huge spending bill aimed at giving the pentagon more money for military readiness. >> this morning, venezuela veteran government says that president chavez is in a very delicate state as he struggles to recover from cancer surgery. the 58-year-old has not b

>> yeah. >> reporter: at 8:00 the city flipped a new light on a new downtown hayward loop. it turns three main arteries into one way streets it's also turning some seasoned drivers into novice navigators. >> do you know what's happening? >> no. >> do you know where you're going? >> sushi. >> this animation shows the downtown loop around mission, foothill and eighth street. the goal of the $80 million project is faster traffic. congestion is graded from a which is sailing through to f. >> which means you would stop for more than two cycles. and typically you would stop at some of these intersections for more than two or three cycles. >> reporter: but peak owner fears the bad days lay ahead. >> as of tonight traffic is going to go one way in a loop and it's going to really hurt business. >> the loop is taking her traffic. >> you wear the hat, you don't wear the hat wear you. >> reporter: and the hat lady doesn't walk far to park. >> no she does not. not at all. >> reporter: so brown is putting another hat. delivery driver bringing clothes to her clients homes. it's about adap

temperatures in napa and livermore and hayward and los gatos, mid-to-upper 50's.eld is warmer at 63 degrees. we will have high clouds and sun today with mild temperatures today, a lot like yesterday. it will be breezy but dry with temperatures tapering and rain running to the forecast, finally, on tuesday and wednesday. today, we will have upper 60's to mid-70's in the santa clara valley with slow and santa clara and milpitas at 70 degrees and menlo park is 71 and most of the peninsula is mid-to-upper 60's and near 60's this afternoon with mid-60's in downtown and south san francisco, and sausalito at 67 and heading up the beach and along the coast, we will be in the upper 50's to near 60 and low-to-mid 70's in the mill valley. oakland is the warm spot at 70 degrees and inland we are at 69 in san ramon but low-to-mid 70's elsewhere and brentwood is at 77 degrees today. tonight, under partly cloudy sky and we will be in the mid-40's to near 50. we will see some clouds along the coast. some will spill into the bay and look out for patchy fog tomorrow morning. san fr

police officer, with a civilian ride along stopped to check out a car parked on fletcher lane and hayward. the car tried to flee. hitting the open passenger door of the patrol car. >> the officer shot because of the officer's life and the civilian. >> reporter: the car came to a halt, the driver was captured but the passenger was dead. >> unfortunate. if people would comply, it has been my experience, when they comply you don't end up in this situation. >> so he is dead now. a man is dead because of that. does not make any sense. >> you don't think it was justify inside. >> absolutely not. >> it is a -- justified? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: bay area police shot four suspects. officer fist san francisco shot a man who raise aid gun at them. later that day officers chased a man in the streets of san jose before shooting and killing him. several hours later, officers in union city killed a gunman. in each case, the police say they felt as if they were under attack. >> several officers killed this year. you know, at the end of last year, so, yeah it is -- it is disturbing to think that t

police tried to pull the driver other in hayward for dui and reckless driving. but he sped off through san leandro and oakland. the car spun out of control between 580 between harrison and park and police cars slammed into it to box the car in. officers say people were throwing things out on the roadway. they never found the objects but officers did find weapons inside the vehicle when it finally stopped. >> they pursued the vehicle in oakland where it crossed across the center median. the three occupants were taken into custody from there. >> reporter: police believe those three could be tied to a shooting in hayward early yesterday afternoon. a man was driving with his wife and child at tennyson and kalaroga when he was struck by a bullet and taken to the hospital. he's expected to survive. a hayward police officer tweeted around midnight that they had three suspects in custody in a high-speed chase that were involved in a san jose armed robbery and shooting. we've been in touch with police. they say the robbery unit is not expected to be until 8:00 this morni

the 31-year-old was from hayward. we talked to a neighbor who has known the family for four decades. >> he was a great kid. he likes bugs and snakes and three was just a terrific kid. we broke down crying. he was like family to us. >> he graduated and had previously served in iraq. he received the bronze star medal and leaves behind his wife, his parents and a sister. >> the oakland police academy trains a new class of 55 recruits this morning after just adding 38 new officers to the police department. the rank and file welcomed the newest academy graduates in a ceremony at the scottish rite center on friday the first academy class in four years and the graduates are sorely needed the city report add 22 percent rise in murders and 43 percent jump in burglaries last year. police chief jordan says he still needs 200 more officers. that is when they will have adequate staffing, he says. >> 5:45, temperatures are going to come down a bit today. >> it will feel more like spring with the winds kicking up, and cooler afterno

it began in hayward when officers tried to pull the driver over for a dui. police believe the three men inside could be linked to the shooting of a man driving with his wife and child in hayward early yesterday afternoon. >> there was an earlier incident that involved a shooting from a vehicle and right now we're just determining whether or not this vehicle was in fact involved in that. we're still investigating. >> hayward police officer also tweeted around midnight that officers had three suspects in custody, after a high speed chase. that may be involved in a san jose armed robbery and shooting. >>> hundreds of hotel workers at hilton san francisco union square are celebrating a new contract today. >> these workers, not only are going to have great wages, they are going to have health benefits, they are going to have a pension that they can rely on for years and years to come. >> san francisco mayor ed lee joined hotel leaders and members of the union this morning to announce the end of several months of labor negotiations. the agreement is the result of

it began in hayward when officers tried to pull the driver over for a dui. police believe the three men inside could be linked to the shooting of a man driving with his wife and child in hayward early yesterday afternoon. >> there was an earlier incident that involved a shooting from a vehicle and right now we're just determining whether or not this vehicle was in fact involved in that. we're still investigating. >> hayward police officer also tweeted around midnight that officers had three suspects in custody, after a high speed chase. that may be involved in a san jose armed robbery and shooting. >>> hundreds of hotel workers at hilton san francisco union square are celebrating a new contract today. >> these workers, not only are going to have great wages, they are going to have health benefits, they are going to have a pension that they can rely on for years and years to come. >> san francisco mayor ed lee joined hotel leaders and members of the union this morning to announce the end of several months of labor negotiations. the agreement is the result of

are live in hayward i'm tara moriarty. >>> time is 5:01. new this morning police in south san francisco searching for a serial arsonist. three fires were deliberately set. the fires were all quickly put out and caused very little damage. if you have any information, get in contact with san francisco police. >>> the coast guard has called off the search for a man that was playing in the search at half-moon bay. helicopters searched for 22- year-old carlos lopez for several hours. he had been playing soccer with friends. lopez just finished his work shift at a chinese restaurant in the hoof moon bay -- half- moon bay area. >> very, very good. he is hard working. >> ktvu news checked with the coast guard early this morning and at this point no plans are planned to resume the search. >>> the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments on two same sex marriage cases including proposition 8 california's ban on gay marriage. in san francisco today same sex marriage supporters are holding a rally and march. that starts at 6:30 this evening. in washingto

this the most recent was in hayward. reporter: this officer-involved shooting ended right behind me here on foot foothill boulevardh this case a passenger is dead. the driver of the car who had been pulled over for speeding, hat been charged with two felonies, including homicide. this all started about a half a mile away from here at 3:20 this morning. >>> this crashed maroon honda civic shows the impact from at least eight gunshots. after union officer fired at the car after he tried to ram his patrol car. it hayes sunday morning. the car had been pulled over for speeding. the officer, who had a civilian in his car, tried to get the honda driver to get out. according to the police, the driver lunged the car at the officer, who fired at least ten times at the honda as it sped off. the officer had no choice. >> he drove at them. shots fired in the sense of -- fired at the direction of the driver. reporter: orange circles marked with the officer's spent shelz fell to the street. five shots hit the passenger side of the car

livermore 48. 50 hayward. los gatos 48 for you. east bay, 80 right now with cloudy skies and 53 in oakland. 49 in san jose. emeryville in the low 50s. so your forecast chance of a few sprinkles, that's about it. more showers are possible tomorrow with yet another system. a little bit stronger but the strongest system in the series will come our way over the weekend. it's a cut off low. notoriously hard to forecast when they are cut off from the main branch of the jet stream. here are the first couple systems that will continue to rotate through on a southwest flow throughout the day today. and these disturbances really will wring out a little bit of moisture. the best chance over the higher elevations. 9:00 this morning you can see a few returns here from point reyes up in marin county also offshore over into the santa cruz mountains. mount diablo. so it's going to be hit or miss throughout the day today. and then overnight will be cloudy. once again mild. also tomorrow hit or miss. even though this system looked a little bit more

they came from the family home in hayward where she was last seen on february 19th. the family is gathering there right now to pray for her safe return. they say she has some undiagnosed mentality and is naive and easily manipulated and because of that, they fear someone might take advantage of her. today her family fanned out across the bay wrar, starting in hayward, traveling to bay city and oakland. an anonymous tip came from a woman who said she saw her ri t riding on a train. in the meantime the police are also on the case and the family is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts. live, monte francis. >> coming up at 5:00, we're going give you a closer look at the wave of cuts brought by the sequester from head start to blue angels. >>> dozens made a free chip to the operating room. we'll explain. >> we've continue up with not just a drug but a whole new class of drugs. >> we're going to show you an exciting new breakthrough with help of alligator blood. >>> the weekday starting off on a mild note. 60s and 70s. you probably notice the

we are live in hayward for abc7 news. >> thank you, cornell. we have developing news from campbell where investigators are city on the scene of a homicide. we have a live look to show you. last night after 10:00, police responded to a report of a shooting. you are looking at a live picture of the scene. officers who arrived here last night found 18-year-old richard vega suffering from gunshot wounds. he died at santa clara medical center. >> vallejo police want to learn about the shooting deaths of two people inside an apartment. officers went to the apartment before 9:30 yesterday morning. witnesses call thed police after hearing gunshots coming from inside. at least one witness entered the apartment and discovered both a man and a woman had died. >> students will return to a san jose high school this morning a day after a suspicious fire on campus. firefighters arrived at independence high school shortly after 12:30 yesterday afternoon, they found smoke pouring from an administration building from the center of campus. the sprinkler system ke

hayward as well. the dense fog we have the advisory. it is extended 4:00 this morning impacting the bay shoreline off and also for our friends in the south bay in san jose. visibility will be low. want the fog mix is out get ready for more conditions more details on that if a bit later first here is robyn with traffic. >> thank you anny. we had a hot spot on the east shore freeway it is not looking good this morning. thanks to to two motorcycle crashes. the first accident west bound 80. the left lane is blocked. crews have cleared the crash. >> the medical helicopter landed nearby hilltop mall. that is of a wait. it left at the back of beyond high way for coming out of hercules. we have a new motorcycle crashed in the back up also blocking the left lane at will. that is the exit before equihercules. this is on the west bound side at the willow exit. >> once you get through it will open up toward albany. as soon as you get all anymore heavy traffic and a fall the ride into the open maize. >> thank you

a maroon honda sits where the driver lost control on "d" street in hayward.after the driver attempted to run into a officer's patrol car. this is where an officer stopped the speeding honda. white lines is where he stopped. he pulled into the parking lot and refused orders to get out of car. he lunged the honda at the officer's car which had civilian passenger riding along. >> the officer fired in defense of the civilian and himself. he fired at the direction of the driver. >> at least ten shots were fired at the car. had not did a took off up fletcher and onto mission boulevard and where he smashed into a light pole and sign before coming to rest. the driver then ran. >> when i looked out i saw all the cops running toward the car that had a guy around that little turn over there. i just started to see him with his face the ground. >> you can see where five shots entered the passenger side of the car. two came close to hitting the driver. >> at the scene it was determined that the passenger was deceased. he does have at least one gunshot wound. >> it's not cl

identified as 23-year-old brian banles of hayward.charges, including burglary and wreckless driving. >>> and checking in on your live drive time traffic right now. here is a look at interstate 880 in oakland. right now, traffic is flowing smoothly there. but it could be a bit of a different story tonight. drivers should expect lane closures starting at 11:00. as traffic is shifted from the old northbound 880 bridge, at 5th avenue, to the new structure. and once the shift is complete, drivers will need to use the 5th avenue embarcadero exit instead of the oak street exit. >>> your time now is 7:42. this morning, a special ceremony in vallejo for 20 troops returning from operation enduring freedom. what is being planned to welcome them back home. >> he is not breathing enough and he will die if we don't get it started. >> a woman collapses at the retirement home and what the staff refused to do that dispatchers say could have saved her life. >>> welcome back. a live look, san francisco and the bay bridge. no trouble getting across the b

berkeley, oakland, san leandro, alameda and hayward all are flying the rainbow flag today. supporters of marriage for same-sex couples are optimistic for the supreme court decision although they likely will not find out the ruling until june. >> the racing of the rainbow flag signifies a hopeful going of the end in the fight for marriage equality. >> i have been married to the same woman three times and now it is legal during the brief window before prop 8 passed. >> she was the first lesbian elected to any office in berkeley but that is just part of who she is. >> i am also a per in berkeley. i am excited about this day because this marks another step in the future for all of our kids. >> city council man proposed the raising of the flag today and also wrote the original proposal for berkeley to endorse marriage equality which they passed in 1997. just seeing the supreme court hear arguments on the constitutionality of prop 8 is a success in his eyes something he did not think would happen for another 15 years. >> if the court, even if they take halfway step toward recogni

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oakland currently at 50, 43 hayward. future cast four shows why to o'clock mainly '50s inside the bay and 60s for your inland spots including the north bay. the green will start to fill and as we head into 2:00 p.m.. the yellow stars to stick out of our area. i don't think we will see any '70s today, say goodbye to them for the next couple of days. temperatures back in the '40's and '50's by 8:00 p.m. tonight. afternoon highs, redwood city 64, 65 fremont and milpitas, 66 san jose. the upper 60s for fairfield, concord 54 expected in hayward. mid-50s if you're headed to ocean beach. satellite and radar shows the top cloud cover streaming and is also contending with the westerly breeze that will keep temperatures on the cooler side. not only along the coastline along inland as well. 7 day around the bay forecast shows bit we could see some fog tomorrow but overall mild conditions with a mix and sun and clouds for the next couple of days. there's a, friday at 10 to 20 percent chance of rain. the models are starting to back o