hercules into richmond looks like berkeley a little slow but not quite as bad as the richmond hercules commute and once you reach the bay bridge toll plaza backing up to the foot of the maze. metering lights were turned on later than typical right around 6:09 this morning. so this drive time is one of our worst. and again, once you get on the bay bridge, things look good across the new span all the way towards the island. if you have any questions about your commute once you hit the road, tune to kcbs radio 740-am and 106.9-fm. we pool all of our information with our radio partners. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> elizabeth, a lot of high clouds out there this morning. it's going to make for a beautiful sunrise if you are going out. sunrise at 7:19 this morning. still those high clouds spinning up from that low off the coastline. we'll see more of that throughout the day today. otherwise, offshore winds continuing. so temperatures are going to be very, very mild. maybe not the records like yesterday. slightly cooler outside but still mild tempe

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. >> hercules. you good boy. stretch them out. liliger cubs? hercules trainer, doc angel points out he has the the stripes and spots of young lions but doesn't have a mane. at 922 pounds, the world's largest living cat by the guinness book of records. these mixes happen naturally says doc. he doesn't use artificial insemination. but they almost never happen in the wild. even so, doc defend his creation from those who think might not fit the natural order of things. hybrids have a place in present day. their real place is awe and wonder. which i hope leads to a place in the world. >> thank you, matt. next, the manhunt is on. police are using surveillance video and this photo after a cop is shot during a bank robbery gone wrong. are so powerful... that this year they'll power all the hasbro toys donated to toys for tots. want to help power some smiles? duracell. trusted everywhere. i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to.

we're live in the hercules area near fesant and falcon. >> reporter: if you take a look here, one of the victims posted flyers around here asks for help listing a number of the items stolen from his home including x boxes and a camera. >> it's disheartening. >> this hercules neighborhood is named as the birds because named after birds. it's making you think what's happening overnight. >> i just try to keep a watch of everything now. >> cash, jewelry and electronics were taken in a rash of burglaries from november 7th through the 30th. in every case, police found pry marks on the front or side garage door between 6 a.m. and 8:30 time. all of those happen during the day, probably somebody noting on working alone because -- somebody not working alone because they're taking computers. just this past saturday a family came home while the suspect was still inside of the house. >> gentleman left his family went into check and as he was going through the front door he saw there had been some ransacking and heard somebody in the back of the house. he immediately left and called the police. >>

the school district called the meeting after a fight at hercules high. the transgender student had reported being bullied before the fight. the public meeting will be held at lavonia middle school in richmond. that is at 6:30 tonight. >>> the teenager set on fire on an ac transit bus may return to school today. the 18-year-old was attacked while sleeping on the ac transit bus four weeks ago. someone set sasha's skirt on fire. a 16-year-old boy has admitted to setting that fire and remains in jail awaiting his next court date. >>> according to the group shopper track online sales are expected to be huge hit this year. analysts say cyber monday sales could reach $2 billion. last year on sales hit $1.5 billion. cyber monday forcing fedex to prepare for its busiest day in history. fedex is expected to move about 22 million shipments but it won't be untilth end of the holiday season that fedex employees can slow down. on december 9th and 16th they are expected to move an additional 20 million shipments on those days. >>> fedex could have competition when it c

. >> reporter: the quiet at hercules high is a stark contrast to cell phone video from last month showing three girls assaulting a student who identifies as transgender. many of the kids say that was out of character for their school. >> i don't think it's bullying. i think it's just that one incident that happened. >> reporter: all the students involved are back in class. the district says there was disciplinary action but won't elaborate. it is still undetermined if the fight was over sexual orientation or something unrelated. but this mom says the kids themselves have made it clear this won't be tolerated. >> they just didn't like it at all. i guess it took away from their school society as a "cool school" as they say. >> reporter: but the fight spawned a call for a special school board meeting to evaluate its zero tolerance policy. >> we think if kids know that there are people watching them paying attention, that the behavior will change. >> reporter: the school board will give the district direction on how to confront bullying and also examine the policies and programs already in pl

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a 16 year old transgender about his ordeal at hercules high school. >> reporter:speaking out about being bullied. and about not receiving the proper help. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story. and has more from richmond, where a special school board meeting is being held right now. >> reporter: i will explain in the next edition of people being badly. (male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam: speaking out about his ordeal at hercules high- school. speaking out about being bullied and not receiving the proper help. pam moore from richmond especial board meeting was held right now. >> reporter: belleek and try to get help from an assistant principal of that woman was unsure as to what steps to take. >> this because you are different you get name calling and picked on and bullet. harassed. all of those i still feel unsafe like i have to keep my guard down. i have to look everywhere. look behind me yes i actually did try to get health from my vice principal but i guess i started getting bullied and harassed by people and name- calling and i di

hercules. john: he is here actually it is the actor kevin sorbo who played "hercules" and pushes back against those in hollywood to say they know how to fix the world. do you have a problem with richard gere saying i speak for the entire world? >> he speaks for his own cause them that happens quite a bit. look at the actors that went crazy over bush with the war on iraq and the debut andy and then commercials but none of them speak out about benghazi that is a huge scandal in my book. john: they are dishonest and hypocritical. >> hypocritical rules the day in that town and we can all be guilty here and there but it is amazing the people that want to push their agenda just because they are a so-called super star. john: in hollywood they talk about power. >> but theyon't have tolerance for anybody who disagrees also freedom of speech. they will push it until they die but if you disagree did not want to give it to you. lookup true independen i voted for reagan and clinton obviously the best person

hercules. john: he is here actually it is the actor kevin sorbo who played "hercules" and pushes back against those in hollywood to say they know how to fixhe world. do you have a problem with richard gere saying i speak for th entire world? >> he speaks for his own cause them that happens quite a bit. look at the actors that went crazy over bush with the war on iraq and the debut andy and then commercials but none of them speak out about benghazi that is a huge scandal in my book. john: they are dishonest and hypocritical. >> hypocritical rules the day in that town and we can all be guilty here and there but it is amazing the people that want to push their agenda just because they are a so-called super star. john: in hollywood they talk about power. >> but they don't have lerance for anybody who disagrees also freedom of speech. they will push it unl they die but if you disagree did not wa to give it to you. lookup true independence i voted for reagan and clinton obviouslthe best person runnin

he had 12 labors, hercules. we could see 12 movies. >> ra. got to leave it there. happy holidays.ce president, brad joining us. more after the break. ♪ >> welcome back. i am jon erlichman. coming up on the late edition at 3:00 pacific, from twitter's ipo to facebook's success in mobile advertising, 2013 has been a big year for social media companies. what will 2014 bring? we will have predictions. past the hour, which means we are on the markets. olivia sterns is in new york with the latest. onlinet of disgruntled shoppers out there right now. they are waiting for their goods to arrive. of is enlisting the help 2600 extra workers and even 900 of its managers to drive those trucks. it is an attempt to deliver these christmas presents that did not make it on time for the holiday. bloomberg got a look at their latest technology that was supposed to help streamline their delivery process. the algorithmon, that makes ups tick. a wordrithm is not an -- you expect to hear at ups. they are changing the world of package delivery trip >> we are a technology company that has trucks. >> orion

since this video was seen a 16- year-old transgender student is speaking out about his ordeal at hercules high school and not receiving the proper help. we have alicia reed and and how they plan to stop the bullying. >> reporter: they are committed to changing the culture at their school. they talk about the seriousness of bullying and sexual harassment. >> if you feel you are going to be stressed out when you are being bullied, we have to let everyone know we don't tolerate that. it is critical we make those changes. >> reporter: school staff will get professional training so when students report incidents [éqóplace. >> not just think it is a problem and not deal with it. it is important and critical we have administrators to address the problem. >> you should already know what to do to stop it. . >> we have circumstances where kids need to relate to each other and accept differences. >> reporter: the board will hold a retreat on january 4th. a meeting will be held and regulations will be implemented. >>> we continue our team coverage with j.r. stone who spoke with the victim who said th

. >> con toda su fuerza desde hollywood nos visita hÉrcules el actor. >> una televidentes nos escribeentada en este paÍs mi esposo es ciudadano pero no quiere ayudarme ¿quÉ puedo hacer? el abogado mario ll le respondresponde. >> que rinda la gasolina y la plata. >> navidad sin estrÉs ni peligros "despierta amÉrica" te ayuda a evitar la tristeza en esta Época de fiesta. >> y quÉ buena noticia seÑores jackie bracamontes otra vez va a ser mamacita, bueno ya es mamÁ, mamacita de todos seÑores que bonito felicidades!. >> chiquis sigue demostrando su buen corazÓn estuvimos con ella mientras repartÍa ayuda y ni se imaginan todo lo que nos contÓ. >> bienvenidos a "despierta amÉrica". >> la mejor manera de comenzar tus maÑanas. >> en la casa mÁs feliz de la televisiÓn hispana ¿cÓmo no?. >> hoy es lunes!. >> wow!!. >> ♪ (mÚsica)♪. >> ♪ (mÚsica)♪. >> (cantando). >> (cantando). >> (risas). >> ay! que alegrÍa y es lunes familia muy buenos dÍas hoy es 16 de diciembre del 2013 estamos empezando una gran semana. >> una gran semana con muy buenas noticias jonhy. >> muchas gracias, muchas gracias, much

. >> hercules. >> ktvu channel 2 news. cleat bay area news coverage. weak days starting at 5:00. >> typhoon haiyan devastated the philippines. the red cross is working to provide food, water, and shelter. but there's so much work to be done. you've already generously donated, and we're asking you to continue saving lives. join ktvu, tv 36, and your california ford dealers. visit ktvu.com to make your donation now. >> now we want to take you to an inspir rigsal community in san leandro. the people who live there are proud to call it their home. it's a rare and touching look b a group of individuals who through the magic of christmas remind that you say many of life's greatest gifts are free. here now is their remarkable story captured by our photojournalist. >> hi, guys. >> right here. >> i've been here since 1962. >> this is my home. i'd like to show you around. >> very nice. what else are you going to do, sweetie? (please note audio difficulties) >> today's a good day. knew hi, sweetie, how are you? >> okay. >> how's your head? stew how are you? >> oh

hercules. john: he's here in our studio. actually, it is actor kevin sorbo who played hercules and otherso roles. is the unusual actor that pushes back against those in hollywood say we actors know how to fix the world. do you have a problem with gere speaks for entire world? >> i think he doesn't speak for 7 billion people. he speaks for his own cause. that happens quite a bit when people come out and talk. you look at actors that went crazy over bush with the war in iraq and wmds supposed to be there and not there. the uproar was huge. they had commercials. but you don't see any of them speaking out about benghazi for instance. benghazi is a huge scandal in y book. john: so they're dishonest and hypocritical? >> i think they're hypocritical. that rules theit day in that to. we all can be guilty of hypocrites here and there but amazing to me the number of people that want to push their agenda on you because they're so-called, superstars. john: and, in hollywood they're always talking about tolerance. >> but they don't have

. >> julis estudia en preparatoria hércules donde peleo con alumnas . >> me dejaron rasguños y moretones pero la subdirecotora no hizo mucho . >> la investigación dice que la joven inicio el altercado por el acoso . >> la directiva escucho preocupaciones . >> en nuestro distrito la seguridad es prioridad queremos que los niños se sientan seguros ahora hacemos investigación y traemos estrategias para asegurar que todo niño este seguro . >> algunos padres dicen que no debió pasar es preocupante se supone que dejamoas a los hijos para educación y tener algo así es preocupante para toda madre y estudiante es cosa del bullying y creo que deben poner más atención a eso porque muchos estudiantes pasan por lo mismo . >> juli expuso la preocupaciopn y propone que debe cambiar y que padres deben educar hijos . >> autoridades aún no dicen que es caso por el odio . >> continuasmo contigo . >> en otro caso que recuerda a días que le prendieran fuego a adolescente puede regresar estudai en berclaklay por esto caminara lento que antes y tendera que tener piernas bendadas . >> un hombre que puso un avis

the call for action after this violent fight was caught on video at a high school in hercules. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> good morning. here's a live look at the bank of america in vallejo. alex savidge is out there with more on what you need to know. it is monday, december 2nd i'm pam cook. >> and good morning, i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. steve is not fooling, today will be nice. but tomorrow. >> i will give you a heads up. all the ladies out there by wednesday i will use a phrase i haven't used in a long time it will be crazy cold. crazy cold. so today is that between day. we have fog coming back in. some of that is really thick; right pam? >> yeah. >> yes very thick. system move into mendocino county and lake county giving them partly cloudy skies. more clouds. 30s and 40s. if you think its cold now, wait a couple days. there is some rain. in fact its 39 in seattle. portland has had rain. the big news will be the cold air. today we will cool off a little bit. it will be tomorrow we drop five to ten degrees. by wednesday into thursday some

comes after a brutal fight last month on the campus of hercules high school that involved a transgender student. we have more live from chmond on the changes being discussed. laura? >> reporter: the changes will be discussed here behind me in a few minutes. there were no injuries from that fight, and all the students after discipline have returned to classes. but district officials say that altercation has presented this district wh a teachable moment. [ screams ] >> reporter: it's a fight that was caught on cell phone video. a hair-pulling battle between a transgender student at hercules high school andthree girls. >> that ignited the issue -- >> reporter: for district officials, it was a clear sign that their anti-bullying campaign needed beefing up. >> we felt like we'd better step in now as a board and give direction as policymakers to our superintendents they know we're serious about that. we can't have a bunch of lawyers coming and suing every day all day around our failure to make schools safe. >> reporter: the brutal gang rape at richmond high four years ago. since then, securit

you can see the same story and up through hercules and up through marin county and down to the golden gate bridge no delays to spike of. >> everything is looking good and finally done, westbound and making its way towards sunny veil. 4:50. a ridge of humidity pressure in concern, it is discussion, we are gone to track on more. increase our temperatures back a little bit but unfortunately it will not bring us any rain. it looks like throughout december it looks like we may go down with the marks. >>> it will be mostly clear and hazy for the afternoon. i am now showing you friday morning and this is when we will see an what this will do, is bring us some air quality and we will be tracking that for you. san francisco is hacking in in the 49, so we have a chilly start outside of your door, livermore, 37, pleasanton, 38, into san ramon, you are checking in right around we still have a raise to go and tell is temperatures are 69 today in oakland and yesterday oakland broke a record. l.a. reported 80s, salinas warmed to 82 degrees yesterday, just unbelievable if we were enjoying some butch

a hair-pulling battle between a transgender student at hercules high school and three girls. >> that ignited the issue -- >> reporter: for district officials, it was a clear sign that their anti-bullying campaign needed beefing up. >> we felt like we'd better step in now as a board and give direction as policymakers to our superintendents so they know we're serious about that. we can't have a bunch of lawyers coming and suing every day all day around our failure to make schools safe. >> reporter: the brutal gang rape at richmond high four years ago. since then, security cameras have been installed at schools across the district like here at ford elementary where 57 cameras provide both live and recorded images to administrators and police. as for bullying -- >> it's really about educating. it's about having kids talk and learn about how to become more empathetic to recognize and realize the differences and the unique not that each individual brings. >> hey! >> reporter: fifth grade teacher teresa berrera says it's a message she reinforces every day in her classroom. >> i think that t

district is scheduled to hold a meeting to address concerns about bullying, it was prompted by fight at hercules high school between three girls and a transgender student. the transgender student told officials about being bullied before the fight. the meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. >>> i told you about the drop in temperatures. how long the frigid weather could last. >> fisherman say their job is dangerous enough now a piece of safety equipment is broken. >> and a new look that travels will get to see starting next month. i want you to know stuff i want you to be kind. i want you to be smart. super smart. i want one thing in a doctor. i want you to be handsome. i want you to be awesome. i don't want you to look at the chart before you say hi...david. i want you to return my emails. i want you to keep me doing this for another sixty years. at kaiser permanente, we want you to choose the doctor that's right for you. find your perfect match at kp.org and thrive. >>> today we got a look at sfo's new terminal three boarding areas. finishing touches are still being completed. $137million makeover. new f

interviewed by the city administrator and mayor lee, i was told that for tradition of the 12 days of hercules it was to accomplish and the first one would be the easiest one. i would like to ask you to join me the very inspiring mayor who is going to tell you the first tasks of those 12 is. mayor lee? [ applause ] >> thank you, mark. well, you just met mark, he's our new cio for department of technology. he's already approved himself to be a hard worker. we've tasked him with showing us what he can do in a short period of time. i would like to thank our supervisor wiener and working closely with the p.d., department department of public works and the ability to present an internet connectivity wireless ability along market street has been very important to me because it is part of what we were trying to do on the whole market street. so, today is of course announcing that the department of technology has been able to complete this with a very special partner ruckus wireless and i know selena is here today and i want to thank her for providing the professional guidance, the hardware as well as

the call for action after violent fight was caught on video at hercules high school. >>> home deliveries from the sky. the new service was internet giant plans to launch in the very near future. all ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning. we want to take you out live. this is the bank of america atm in vallejo. police are investigating robberies there at that atm. county center alex savidge is out there getting more information. he will let us know what we need to watch out for coming up in a few minutes. good morning. its monday december 2nd i'm pam cook. >> brand new day, new month, new week. let's check weather and traffic. steve, i need to find my jacket now. >> you better find it now. that is a very good morning to everybody. not a bad day. this is just your transition day. it will still be mostly sunny. just not as warm. clouds will increase to the north. there could be light rain up toward mendocino county and lake county. to the cooler. steve mcqueen the great escape. and much colder. thank you, dave. and then on wednesday. patchy fog though. some of that on the b

in hercules, ann notarangelo, kpix 5. >> the d.a.'ce says it does have this case but since it involves juveniles, it won't comment on whether charges will or will not be filed. >>> other bay area headlines, a man hit and killed by two cars in san mateo has been identified as 58-year-old scott van dyke. police say van dyke was not in a crosswalk when he was hit this morning on el camino real under highway 92. one driver left the scene but police found him and say he is cooperating. >>> one person is dead following a mobile home fire this morning in mountain view. this is the aftermath of that blaze. firefighters say when they arrived, flames made it too dangerous to enter the home. then they did what they could do to keep that fire from spreading. the victim's name hasn't been released and the cause is still under investigation. >>> there is a new 600-foot- long barricade at the sonoma raceway to stop dangerous stunts by commuters. it's at the track's main entrance near the intersection of highways 121 and 37. that's where traffic tend

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this comes after a fight at hercules high school ended n youtube. it shows three feme students attacking a fourth. punching and pulling hair. one of those involved is identified as transgender. the meeting happens tomorrow night at 6:30 at lovonya dejean midd school. despite protests over a pla parenthood clinic in redwood city. a new clinic will open nearby. the new facility serving w's reproductive health is on el camino real in north fair o it's scheduled to open tomorrow. abortion oponnents picketed yesterday, across the new location. the protes say having a planned parenthood in their neighborhood lowers their property values. and they s it will not serve the needsf the local community. 17:17:23 "a large amount of people who live here are hispanic catholic...this is the direction that they go" 17:17:35 planned parenthood says it's providing affordable reproductive health care for >>> an east bay school district ellis act eviction. >>reporter: how can we get more affordable housing. joining us is executive director of the apartment association.

will discuss how to keep transgender students safe on all of their campuses following a brawl at hercules high school. district officials say they're concerned about bullying. the meeting is set for 6:30 tomorrow at dejahn middle school. >>> up next remembering actor paul walker. friends and colleagues react to his shocking death as new details and images from that deadly crash emerge. >>> and major improvement to health care.gov. what the obama administration says it's done to give visit ovrz a glitch-free experience. >> hi there, everyone. i'm meteorologist lee glancer today. temperatures in the 70s. by wednesday we could be talking about some frooed freeze warnings for the bay area. get ready for a huge drop in and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the importan and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ]

the school district called the meeting after a fight at hercules high school between three girls andnder student was posted online. jewels gutierrez went to last night's meeting. the fight apparently started because of gutierrez's gender identification. >> i just kind of like enough is enough because you could stretch a rubber band so far and then it would just snap. >> school board member charles ramsey spoke at last night's meeting. he says having more open discussions is one way that the board can help stop bullying and sexual harassment in schools. >>> the 18-year-old student who was set on fire on an ac transit bus in oakland has returned to school. sasha fleischman was welcomed back in berkeley yesterday. fleischman does not identify as a male or female and was apparently attacked for wearing a skirt. police say 16-year-old richard thomas, a student at oakland high school admitted to setting fleischman's skirt on fire. he has been charged with a hate crime. >>> time is now 6:38. christmas came early for some san fransisco restaurant workers. a mysterious diner left some big tip

. >>> police say a number of home burglaries in hercules could be the work of just one teenager. eight homes near peasant drive were broke into. the thefts are very similar and police believe there is just one thief and that he is likely 15-16 years old. >>> san francisco 49ers are teaming up with one of the bay area's top chefs for a one of a kind experience at levi stadium. he will operate three eating venues when the stadium opens next year. side by side steak house and pub will open 365 days a year. the third will be an indoor, outdoor restaurant called tailgate. it will only be open on game day and members only club. >> what this experience will be is something that has never been seen before where you have ten games a year, hopefully more. but ten games a year where we have these parties. >> tailgate experience will include things like 13-foot rotisseries that can roast an entire ox. and giant cages of lobster or crab brought in by a crane. >>> the football field at cal will get a new name. it will be called kabam field. part of an $18 million deal with video game maker kab

. >>> police in hercules is looking for a man who they think is a serial burglar.t of them are happening in an area called the birds. a door is pried open. the proximity of the break ins has led police to think they are all connected. >>> it has been months since businesses were damaged in oakland in the zimmerman protest. we spoke to neighbors who said it has been long enough. >> it just looks like it is out of business. >> reporter: no store wants to give a negative impression. >> it is brown and ugly. >> reporter: but that is the impression people are walking away with. >> it is an eyesore. >> reporter: building inspectors in october sited this downtown oakland sears for blight. it is all because of the boarded up windows. protesters broke them back in july. but five months later, sears still hasn't replaced them. neighbors and business owners say it is not the better way, but a bad way to do business. >> like they could care less about the city of oakland. just come and spend your money, but we don't really care. >> reporter: tina johnson runs a restaurant near

. >> reporter: she told the school board what led up to a fight between her and three girls at herculesigh school. this video shows that fight that happened in the school courtyard during lunch. >> i was just sticking up for myself because a lot of students would just because you are different, you'll get picked on, you'll -- name calling, bullied, taunted, harassed. all those. >> reporter: the 16-year-old sophomore said she tried to get help from the vice principal but the administrator didn't know the extent of the bullying and that is part of the problem according to charles ramsey. he says the district's sexual harassment policy was not actually implemented in the schools. >> it's a big problem when we can't point to parents and people what a superintendent is supposed to do. we have to get our lawyers involved and bring it up to code. >> reporter: ramsey says not having a sexual harassment policy leaves the district open to legal action. the community meeting made it clear the district has to get more programs into the schools to support students. >> you need students from the comm

of a meeting in richmond tonight after this video surfaced showing a group of teens fighting at hercules high school. the fight involved three girls and transgender student. the transgender student reported being bullied before the flight. the west con yatrack costa school district will discuss concerns about violence and bullying. the public meeting will be held in richmond tonight at 6:30 p.m. >>> a suspicious device at a residential hotel in san francisco this morning prompted evacuations and a street closure in the miss district. the bomb squad responded to the 16th street hotel between guerrero and valencia this morning. police shut down the area to vehicles and pedestrians. the person in the building told us a front desk employee discovered a device in a unit that belonged to a long-time resident who recently passed away. >> they found grenade in the front room of a man who passed away last week and they closed down the entire block and the building evacuated all of us. >> the device was determined to be not hazardous. 16th street was reopened an hour later. >>> president obama tod

and sausalito, bodega bay is the cool spot mid-to-upper 40's and along the east bay shore, 48 in hercules, 49 in richmond and newark and union city and fremont and everyone else around 50 to 51 and the east bay valley we will be coolest at 46 at brentwood and 49 in walnut creek for the warm spot. >> tonight, san francisco is at 48, oakland is at 33 san mateo is 36, and everyone else is 32 degrees or below with coolest temperatures in the north bay. the seven-day forecast shows low-to-mid 50's and purpose 50's on wednesday, thursday, friday, and a 60 could pop out on saturday and, especially, on sunday. this weekend is nut so cool as the past weekend. have a great morning. >> that is a heat wave! >> this is video shot earlier from oakland, northbound 880, a big rig slammed interest a bunch of barrels on the freeway and that caused quite a mess with a lot of debris on the freeway but it looks like all lanes are open and they are trying to mop things up at 5th avenue and what we have, though, is a sig-alert in place the next two hours where 5th avenue the off ramp will be shut down and you a

still 80 minutes or less hercules to berkeley's. walnut creek. the san ramon valley is the way free and so is the west 580 ride all the way from the 2 05 interchange to the castro valley wide. what looks good on all of the freeways. no ma problems and the north bay ride now at about 25 to 26 minutes with the first suggestion of the morning showing here for the ride toward central san rafael coming past the civic center. >>darya: is a 10 week-old puppy was found in the ecology down friday. jim-- gem was found on a conveyor belt full of discarded trash. she was quickly placed in the care of a veterinarian. her injuries include by mark loggerhead, neck and ears. floyd was coming from her eyes and ears. gem is also blamed and her what that judge hind legs. veterinarians say most of her injuries happen before she was thrown away. animal care officers are asking anyone who knows her honor to contact him immediately. that's-capote-- bite marks. meanwhile, a kit install from the san francisco animal care and control show last week has been

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the drive time traffic highway from antioch to hercules and i-80 is 29 minutes and 80, from four to the maze is 15 minutes and 87, nobody, from highway 5 to the san jose airport is eight minute drive and outside, the san mateo bridge you can see the traffic moving the traffic in the westbound direction to the peninsula hardly any cars. >> next, a bipartisan deal reached to avoid another government shut down. the compromise of a two months spent hammering out a deal. >> east bay toys for tots program is in trouble. >> a victory by an iraq war veteran beaten during an occupy protest and the price the oa >>> covering burr game, campbell and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> 4:42 on wednesday morning a look from the high definition rooftop camera to the embarcadero where traffic is light. it is still cold out there in spots but baby steps, mike says, with warmer weather ahead. >> oakland pays $645,000 to settle a claim by an iraq war veteran beaten by police during an occupy breast. he says police ruptured his spleen when they repeatedly hit women during a protest two years ago. hes wi

hold a spell meeting about bullying after this fight last month involving a transgender student at hercules high school. the student who identifies as a girl fought with three other girls on november 13th accused of bullying. the fight is being reviewed by the district attorney. >> developing news, commuters to new york city are wanted to expect crowded and delayed trains. federal authorities are investigating the cause of a deadly train derailment. four people were killed and 60 injured when a commuter train went off the tracks in the bronx. there are reports the train may have been speeding and claims the conductor tried to hit the brakes but they failed. the black boxes have been recovered and they may reveal what happened. our reporter is at crash site with an update in the negligence half hour. >> investigators will be back at the apartment building fire in belmont that break identity inside a stairwell at the timber lane farms on continental way last night. fire crews called for additional help but they didn't need it because they had the flames out within minutes. off duty firefighte

this fight at hercules high school got her and 3 girls she fought suspended for several days. julia complained but administrators didn't realize the accident of the problem. >> and came to a point where i wanted to hurt lake physically hurtyself. >>reporter: tonight the west contra costa couldn't school district called this emergency board meeting after parents complained it hasn't done enough to stop the bullying. >> i as board member take responsibility for that. >>reporter: ask board member charles ramsey says he was alarmed to find out the district sexual harassment training guide line adopted in 2008 were never fully implemented district wide. >> it's a big problem when we don't have a way to point to parents and people what superintendent supposed to do administratively sexual harassment occurs. >>reporter: ramsey says the district slow action makes it vulnerable to lawsuit and critical the board adopt a new administrative policy on sexual harassment within 30 to 45 da days. in richmond, allen, abc 7 news. >> berkeley teenager set on fire on bus returned to school today