but first, let's get you to work on time with mike inouye. >> good morning. a rough morning for both of our departments. flooding reported on southbound 282, widen out the shot and we see that there's more flooding north and south of there on 101. clear from the market street on ramp as well as paul avenue, a little further south for 101. that indicates the heavy volume of water through that area. in the north bay, northbound of 101 at the shoreline highway, stinson beach off ramp that ramp is closed. you can get there from the southbound direction. that is your commute direction into the city. a live look at the bay bridge, the puddling at the toll plaza, more folks heading through the area. no metering lights yet. they might be turned on early. high wind advisories for the bridges. back to you. >> also, hike, right now serious concern about bay area hillsides. they are nearly saturated. with more rain falling there is fear it could trigger more landslides. a problem spot is oakland hills near highway 13. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. i can

let's get you to work on time with mike inouye. good morning, mike. >> we'll take to you antioch, 66 so far on l street and debris reported northbound 242 but not a major issue. bay bridge toll plaza, watching that for crowds to build but so far not a big deal. more coming up. >>> thank you very much, mike. the world is certainly watching japan this morning after word of a radiation leak at a nuclear power plant. japan's prime minister is telling people in the region to stay indoors. radiation has apparently spread from four reactors at the nuclear plant in fukushima. there is also a threat of further leaks of radioactive substances. evacuations are under way. the leak was discovered after a third explosion at the plant. there's now panic buying in cities like tokyo. can you see store shelves are wiped clean of canned goods, batteries and a lot of bottled waters. officials are afraid hoarding will hurt the delivery of aid to people who really need it. george kiriyama in the middle of it from tokyo and joins us where many people --

we'll navigate through them now with mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. we'll get to the maps -- hey, laura, good morning. we'll check out things. laura is busy at work while we check out the maze. folks are getting to work this way. the maze is moving smoothly. northbound is your commute direction for the morning, but the southbound has the sig alert. christie smith is on the scene. the latest from chp is one lane reopened a few minutes ago. one lane is blocked by a drain that's a problem near davis and marina where the activity is going on. she will bring us the latest in a few minutes. here's a live shot of the traffic flow with the volume coming over 880 near the peninsula. still the camera shakes with gusty conditions. we'll follow this. back to you. >>> a manhunt is underway in the south bay right now as police look for a gunman who shot and killed a man a few hours ago in san jose. now police say it happened at a shopping center on lundy avenue. marla tellez is live at the scene this morning. there are bizarre circumstances in this shooting? >> rep

right now we'll check your drive with mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. we are benefiting from the dryout going on right now. the south bay is looking good. look at the speeds registering in the 70s with some of the sensors. we have the 65-mile-per-hour speed limit, but we are averaging right near the limit. at least the averages are legal coming through the south bay. you talk about the rain coming down the peninsula, the lower peninsula is moving smoothly. we should see on a thursday the slowdown southbound into 880 and in east palo alto at 7:00 or 7:30. same for san mateo, both directions of 101 and 92 will slow at the same time. there could be rain coming through, we'll watch for issues on this side of the bay. the other side, 880 is looking smooth on the drive past the coliseum. an easy drive but the glow of the lights indicates moisture in the air. and there are slick roadways around the east bay as well. we are looking at the approach to the bay bridge, we have an 18-minute drive from the cartinas bridge down the berkeley curve. if you are heading

i know mike inouye wants to see this film, don't you, mike? i. >> i do. there's a jelly bean clip, you'll see that on the tv. those weren't jelly beans when i had a rabbit. >>> highway 4 is slow in the westbound direction. and it is jamming up over towards loveridge. a quick build over there. rainy conditions, you are wise to get on the freeways right now. you'll beat a lot of the weather. get into the office and stay there until the afternoon. the cartinas bridge and venetian bridges are looking all right, but the wind is picking up. gusty conditions here near vallejo. here's 101, you check the route there, we did have reports of a tree down on surface streets through lake county. it sounds like it is clearing through elm street. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaz sta shows wet conditions. here's a shot of puddles and the slowdown building up here. the metering lights will be on in 15 minutes from now. watch it crossing the water. >>> 6:12 right now. still to come on "today in the bay," you'll get a look at the snowfall in the sierra in a live repor

inouye: the clerk will call th inouye: inouye: --i suggest a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. nelson: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. nelson: madam president, i ask consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. nelson: madam president, i ask to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. madam president, you remember a year ago before we passed the health care bill that everybody testified that medicare was set to go into bankruptcy in seven years and you remember back then, just a year ago, medicare paid doctors when seniors got sick and medicare was focused on the quantity of care instead of the quality of care? and back then, medicare paid hospitals more if a patient got an infection that could have been avoided in the hospital and they paid hospitals less if they avoided that infection in the first place because medicare, whatever the cost was, medicare paid it. and remember back then that doctors

mike inouye is along in a moment to help you navigate. but we are talking about the weather department right now. high pressure is building in. it is keeping the storm track well off to our north, but it is condensing all the moisture that we picked up yesterday morning. we also picked up moisture over the weekend. so the fog is back. that will be a factor until at least 10:00 a.m. this morning. you are down to a half mile of visibility in santa rosa. as i said before, even though your city could be reporting clear visibility, fog is kind of drifting around. so take it easy out there. 53 degrees in sunnyvale right now. you don't need the heavy jacket. leave it at home as temperatures today are going to end up in the 60s. we are looking to a comfortable afternoon, partly cloudy skies. tomorrow, warmer, more sunshine. but today not too shabby. 65 degrees in redwood city and los gatos. 62 degrees in napa. 63 degrees today in concord. high pressure finally breaks down and moves off to the east as we head into thursday. that's going to bring s

let's find out if that holds true, how are we looking, mike inouye?> talking about 92 over the hill, that was the issue. 92 over the high rise or the water. san mateo bridge as well as the dumbarton both have a high wind. good illustration what if you're dealing with. and the high rise it will catch you further. 880 off the hayward exchange. slowing a slow drive. around high street there was earlier debris in the lanes, that has been moved but the camera is shaking as well. we'll check with our chopper trying to get over the to the san rafael side. they might have made it across. they are looking for this. back to the map, this is southbound 101 at central san rafael. a big rig blocking two lanes. we got an upday. expect at least one hour for that to clear. this is going to be huge out of novato. no good alternate for you. 580 is the main thoroughfare. about two lanes of the four are blocked so now you have two lanes. a tree down around korbell. rain in there as well. >> 6:34. today is the day students, teachers and parents have waited for. it's massi

through your complete forecast coming up, but let's get you to work on time early risers with mike inouye. >>> good morning, early risers. a nice drive through the maze right now, but slippery conditions continue as you talk about the fog, mist and drizzle so thick that from time to time you have to use windshield wipers. i did from fremont to san jose this morning. we have construction going on, folks are working in the drizzle conditions at2 92 over to 880 eastbound. you may have to use hisperian coming to the maze. back to you. >>> you saw it off the top, breaking news out of berkeley. we'll go right to christie smith with what's going on there. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. i just spoke with berkeley police and they are telling me that within the last 15 minutes or so this has come to an end, but it has not ended peacefully. we are standing at marin and the alameda in berkeley. if you know the area it is near the marin circle. they are telling me that it started with a man barricaded in a home. he had been in the area since about 7:30 last night. that's when this started, a

now with mike inouye. >> hey f for legal purposes i'll say 65. that's how fast. look at this, 67 and a 68 showing up through this portion of your east bay commute. antioch hasn't shown that. lighter volume but yesterday was light. highway 4 not showing that yet. the earlier sigalert at the castro valley it's cleared but that's a hot spot. we'll follow that and this construction on 92 set to clear. i'll wait for confirmation on that. >> mike, following breaking news out of san francisco where a fire injured several people at an apartment building at 19th and lawton where our christie smith s. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning. that overnight fire forced dozens of residents right out into the street where we're standing with just the clothes on their backs. they were huddled and blankets standing around waiting for word. in the last ten minutes or so they were let back in the building to check on their units and gather belongings if necessary. this is a three-story apartment building on 19th and lawton. firefighters say it was a single alarm fire caused

here's mike inouye. >> good morning. like you said the fog not a big deal. mostly clouds but we'll watch as things develop and heat up. things heat up in antioch. 63 over 530 things change until 540. the 63 will be different. about 30 as you come through antioch. livermore no problems out of the altamont pass. that's the best all morning. 580 smooth over to 880 including the castro valley y, the commute starting to pick up. northbound taillights no problems past high street. map shows construction, all of those zones on 92 and 880 should be picking up. no major delays and smooth across the san mateo bridge. the south bay you see green all over. now show you blue sensors. the northbound commutes close to the limit all over the south bay. >> it is early. 5:11. a ecofriendly way to do laundry. what you need to know before the opening bell in new york. >> and why the newest census numbers are a wig disappointment to the mayor of one city in the bay area. >> plus, a daring theft that cost ones bay area celebrity his pricey sports car. >> a live look outside, look

inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following any leader remarks, the senate will proceed to morning business until 11:00 a.m. today. senators will be permitted 0 speak for up to 10 minutes each during that time. the majority will control the first half and the republicans will control the final half. following morning business the senate will proceed to consideration of the reauthorization of the small business innovation act, s. 493. the senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15 for the weekly caucus meetings. at 2:15 senator coats will be recognized to deliver his maiden speech. roll call votes in relation to the amendments for the small business jobs bill are possible during today's session. madam president, this bill is really another jobs bill and really a very important bill. i did an event -- a press event yesterday with the chairman of the committee, senator landrieu, and it was a good meeting. we talked about some of the things that have happened in our stat

is that the case mike inouye? >> in dublin, one of our topical cities, yes.second day in a row, big problems at the altamont pass. an update on that in a few minutes. focusing on the maze. the toll plaza and the caldecott tunnel -- bay bridge no major slowing. month metering lights. that's late. one big point. the consulted kaaldecott tunnel christie is on the side of the road. what's going on? developments there. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you. you know, mike, this is a major development in the fourth core project of the caldecott tunnel, an archway is built, and a year into it, work is starting on the oak left-hand side of the caldecott tunnel. for drivers today, there won't be any detours or disruptions, but work is actually starting over here and it's been a long time coming. now, drivers won't see anything, because there's a big sound wall up, but this fourth bore will basically widen the tunnel, a major bottleneck in the bay area. it will add two lanes and ease the reverse commute congestion. so far crews have dug more than 900 feet in all. this

mike inouye is telling you what the roadways look like. we'll get to him in a minute.e'll talk about the weekend, finally a friday, you made it. you can see the system of low pressure is going to be taking off to the north. as the jet stream takes that turn, we have another weather maker to pass through on sunday, but it is not going to bring us all that much rain. just a little scattered shower activity for the first part of your sunday. you'll be able to get outside for several hours both days with the sun back. wait until i show you the seven-day. we have a lot of improvement on the way. mike, what does it look like out there, buddy? >>> it looks like this. if it was a cartoon, it would be a nice drive. if it was live, it would look like this. the mealer metering lights have turned on. there's slowing in the fast trax lanes meaning people are waiting. use caution approaching the toll plaza. wide view of the maze shows you that overall speeds are looking good. you can see all the accidents on highway 24. they are all eastbound, all off on the roadway, but this happen

good morning, mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. i have good news and a not so good news situation in antioch. we have all lanes of highway 4 blocked in the westbound commute direction. a motorcycle accident was reported $. we have lanes blocked here. it is very slow. everyone backed up from harbor street to antioch is going to send them over to concord and the 680/24 interchange. that could result in unusual slowing, but so far it is resulting in lighter flows of traffic through the maze because of the folks held up. we have a new accident, bad news at the toll plaza. a couple vehicles are blocking the right lane. this is not a major issue but more folks are heading to the toll plaza. there's the incline with slower drives there. that could affect you reaching the incline as well. we'll track this for you carefully. >>> we are watching the new storm making its way to the bay area. some households are still waking up without power. christie smith is live in mill valley joining us with the very latest. good morning, case christie. >>

right now we'll get you to work on time with mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. we are talking about work, i'm glad you think high pressure is good for weather because we are not focusing on the pressure at work, we are focusing on getting there. antioch is showing a 65-mile-per-hour drive through elle street. yesterday we had an accident near harbor, but no accidents here in the south. we could see wet roads for 580 out of the altamont pass. speeds are dipping near 53 coming into livermore. so in the upper 50s as you approach airway boulevard and vasco road. the zero through sunol, you see a flash of. that that's not accurate, that's near 60 coming up across the bridges. the dumbarton construction in the eastbound direction has picked up. the san mateo bridge, we'll take a love look out there. a little trouble with the camera, but not a big issue. the advisory is for the bay bridge. that's not shaking atop the 101 california building here, but the building itself could catch gusty conditions from time to time. we'll watch that as the weather continues to change

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mike inouye, you have been busy this morning. how does it look now? it is going okay despite the issue that we have a closure in san francisco. park presidio boulevard, folks are moving in both directions on to streets parallel to the area, but a lot of these are one-way. folks are being rerouted in either direction getting up past this section of park presidio near geary and california. the south bay, we'll look at that. the speed sensors look all right on the maps. we are looking at a nice, easy flow of traffic. back to the maps, we'll show you what's happening there. the northbound route is showing slowing in typical areas. we have debris clearing from the 280 and 17 cler change. we'll see a lot of beach traffic there as folks head to the area with the warm temperatures today. >>> hospitals are turning people away in japan. we'll tell you why coming up. >>> and radiation in japan is detected in milk in the united states. is it a cause for concern? >>> and thundci n thn ground in libya. we'll have a live report from washington coming up. tht fashio.

we'll talk to mike inouye on what's happening there. >>> good morning, christina. we have no major issues as far as the roadways being flooded, but the roadways are being flooded with cars right there. first of all, the great highway coming between point lobos and lake mersaid through san francisco is closed. you can't head there. that's for that portion of the coast. but then further south folks are heading away from half-moon bay and highway 92 and highway 35 where it is jammed. it is a parking lot literally because folks are parked along the roadway. we had an earlier chopper shot, i don't know if that's available to us right now, but we have traffic flowing between highway 1 and highway 80 jammed. let me get you a live look at the bay bridge. the commute is still going on. the minor commute out there right now is cueing the metering lights to turn on. thank goodness the rest of the bay area is okay. we'll give you a note on public transit. golden gate ferries are on hold right now. no delays for b.a.r.t., but we are watching that. the chance for disturbance for

but mike inouye is following a serious situation for us this morning. good morning, mike. >>> good morning, christie nachlt we'll take you to the peninsula with a sigalert continuing for northbound 101 after a deadly accident happened this morning in the 5:00 hour. we had a motorcyclist involved with a few other cars. now we have your two fast lanes blocked, the two left lanes north of 92. there's the backup. 92 is your way around this as well aside from the human fact that we are wore royed about the people involved there, the folks are commuting along the peninsula. get out of the area and head over to 280 between 92 up to 380 where you connect back over to san francisco international airport. if you are coming over from the san mateo bridge, look at the folks with the taillights heading through the area as well. there you go. that will cause more congestion. we'll follow this one. back to you. >>> 6:02 right now. this morning one man is dead and another is in jail in what police are calling a case of violent road rage in the east bay. christie smith

so i know mike inouye is consistently checking on that. we'll bring that information to you if it comes into our newsroom. 47 degrees in napa. it is chilly out there. grab a jacket on your way out the door. it will be chilly all day, but by the end of next week, we are in the 70s. stay tuned, your extended forecast is on the way as promised. the word of the day today, are you ready for it? get your paper, peeps. peeps. >> i love this word. >> one of my favorite peoples is going to tell you what's happening on the roadways. >>> that was nice, christina. peeps is one of my favorites, but you are not made of marshmallow. we have a nice smooth flow of traffic. look at those peeps going eastbound. that's just a blip, no major problems right now, but in the area where we have the ace train, that is actually stopped this morning. it is weather-related as christie has been telling you. mud and water across the tracks. if you use 580 out to tahoe, don't go there. we have talked about that, interstate 880 is due to whiteout conditions and zero visib

but first, we'll check the drive with mike inouye. >>> we have a little accident and some debris, not a little accident if you are involved, a big accident if you are directly involved at northbound 101 at 280 near the interchange. we have reports of some debris in the roadway, a dumpster. the car hit the dumpster in the middle lane. northbound 101 approaching northbound 280 and the connector. we'll see crews out there. no lanes are reported blocked, but the dumpster could be partially in a lane there. we are watching for crews to remove that from the san francisco side of the bay. meanwhile, the maze and the approach, we are seeing debris reported southbound 880 at 23rd. a tire tread in the lane there as well. the traffic volume is relatively light. the live shot shows the camera shaking. we see this shot from san francisco atop san bruno mountain. the camera is shaking and that could be an issue for folks this morning. >>> new this morning, an oakland police officer fired after shooting and killing an unarmed man in 2008 will be rehired. officer hector himenez shot matt woodfox in t

we'll get you to work right now with mike inouye. >>> we'll watch the rain continue to build over the morning, but so far the maze looks good into the bay bridge. heading into the peninsula from the east bay, we are looking good. i have updates on the accident near northbound 101. the updated location is doree avenue. we are told the coroner was just called to the scene. so the motorcyclist that was involved probably sustained the brunt of the injuries. we'll follow this situation. it could take an hour to clear there. there's the golden great bridge from the northbound 101 running smoothly. back to you. >>> a warning for women walking on the uc berkeley campus. police say that a sexual predator is on the loose. an attack happened just before 11:00 tuesday night. a female student was walking near grinnell pathway when she noticed somebody following her. she told police that a man exposed himself and tried to grab her. she screamed and other students came to help her, but the man got away. now officers are looking for an african-american male in his 20s. he's about 5'10" and about 165

what's happening out there, mike inouye? >>> huge crowds heading over the hill. folks are parked on the side of highway 92 at highway 35. that's a big issue coming over from the coast to 280. and then we'll take you live to the maps. we'll show you -- there's the live chopper shot. there's all the activity at the intersection of highway 35 and 92. a big note for you because of a lot of folks walking around in the area. that's a highway. these are other folks traveling across the citrine traveling over the hill getting over to san mateo, to 280 and 101. no major slowing aside from the activity on the side. b.a.r.t. we are watching right now. we have an update. no service interruptions right now, but you mentioned crescent city. that's where the biggest effect from the tsunami will be. if the tide rises to eight feet as predicted, or anything less than that, the trains will operate normally. if they go above ten then they stop service between oakland and san francisco. so they are going to continue to monitor this. so far no interruptions to service for b.a.r.t. th

let's check your drive with mike inouye. good morning. >> good morning. not a good morning for these folks on 580. sudden severe slowing out of the altamont pass. the when and the where for that and the san mateo bridge, a live look shows the camera shaking as we look at the live view because of gusty winds. wet and windy commute. >> thank you. we want to get you caught up on the situation in japan. about 50 workers are now back inside a crippled japanese nuclear plant. they left after radiation levels hit a dangerous level. the workers had been trying to cool down the reactors, they were going to pour sea water on them. government leaders are now using helicopters to dump water and boric acid. workers are taking some sections of the plant apart. they think it could prevent more fires. >> also new, trace levels of radiation found in the city water supply near the plant. radiation concerns are also forcing many news agencies including nbc, to pull their reporters out of japan, among them is our own george kiriyama. he has been reporting from mostly in the

right now your drive with mike inouye. >> good morning. we'll take you to san francisco for an update on the fire. they are just arriving so i'm not too oriented. we know we're near seventh and brennen. seventh and brennen the intersection, there were earlier closures, i'm sorting things out f. this has a closure there you see some ladders and structure fire, looks like an instrumental area we'll have an issue for folks over to 101 from the south up to 101 might be an issue. best off heading to fourth. this is from our chopper. over seventh and brennen. a lot of fire activity. a number of trucks. we saw that. then we're looking at the maze and the approach. a footh drive approaching the bay bridge. in spots like antioch and almost. speeds in the 20s and 30s. we'll see if that sticks around. sticking around and building here is westbound 580 coming through livermore. things build and of course the two fires we had this morning in san francisco. >> thank you. 609, still to come is the tenderloin an offensive name to you? a group wants a neig

for more on how the roads are looking this morning, i will turn it over to mike inouye. >> you caught me with my hand over my mouth. no new incident, but the map shows where she is. the 57 is at lucky drive. that's a spot where we hear reports of flooding and you saw the huge splashs of cars went through the puddles. watch 101. crossing over the bridge, maybe gusty winds and over the maze. the approach with no major issues because of a lighter volume, but the roads are still a factor. a live look with oakland and wet conditions the camera is shaking and we have a crew with the flashing lights. off the roadway and likely a maintenance crew traveling over. not showing incidents for the nimitz. >> jar pan is reaching out for help with the nuclear crisis. >> japanese officials have raised the level of the accident on the international nuclear event scale from a 4 to a 5. the scale ranges between 1-7 with 7 being the worst. to put it in perspective, the disaster in japan is the same level as the accident on three-mile island in pennsylvania in 1979. the increase is not because things are g

let's talk to mike inouye about what's happening out there. hey, mike. >> good morning.ood news, folks are listening to us and getting on early because they got to slow down. the bad news is that's causing more of a slowdown. that 5:30 started early but that's an indicator that you need drive slower and a lot of folks are. wet roadways including concord, diablo, you showed that. benicia and carquinez bridges, many bridges north and south of the bridges as well that i'm showing here, vallejo and martinez, heavy rain. a look at oakland, the wind, and wet roadways, flooding on the peninsula. i'll show that coming up. >> a search after a bomb athlete a plane landing at sfo turned up nothing. san francisco police gave the all clear around midnight. the threat was made yesterday afternoon as the plane was flying to san francisco from the philippines when it landed at 7:20 it was taken to a remote part of the airport. the 337 passengers and 20 crew members were taken off the plane. bomb sniffing dogs investigated the luggage but found nothing. police got their luggage about 1:0

i said that i was supporting not the house republican budget, but the budget proposed by senator inouye. this budget for the remainder of this year, the next six and a half months, would cut about $10 billion more out of spending. we would have cut $51 billion below what president obama asked for this year. so in the senate we will have reached $51 billion. in the house they went $100 billion below what the president asked. i think there is a qualitative, not just quantative but qualitative difference in the approach. i think the house republican budget went too far. i just don't believe that we need to cut the basics in education for the lower-income families across america. and that's exactly what the house republican budget does. let me give you an illustration. they reduce dramatically the amount of money that's going to be spent on head start. i don't know how many members have had a chance to visit head start programs. i did a couple weeks ago in chicago. these are kids from the lowest-income families in chicago. these are kids who are most likely to drop out without some interven

and mike inouye will be along to let us know. high pressure today is going to clear the clouds out of the area. we're looking toward the second half of the day, similar to yesterday. 0en more on the clear side and even warmer. temperatures today in the 70-degree range. warm for this time of year. our average high is only 60. today we're talking about the 70s inland. i'm going about 67 degrees in san francisco. and the showers arrive for tomorrow. we'll let you know where and how much we're expecting coming right up. let's get you to work on time. hey, mike, this is when it starts to get busy. >> right. we're busy here in ant wok. 4 from hill crest to love ridge. that vehicle is cleared. that l street, typical spot, typical for highway 4. 580 also showing its slowdown into livermore and through central livermore. you see the 40 around portolla avenue. 680 south along the interchange down into pleasanton. there may be low clouds. here are some freeways toward the toll plaza and a live look shows you we'll end with this live shot. a

mike inouye likely one of those people. >> president obama, you welcome at my house again. you are looking at the approach to the bay bridge. the roads with the caldecott tunnel out of lafayette, it's clear. we'll watch with two in a row. we don't want problems. the britndges coming into the north bay are okay. cameras shaking because of the wind >> charlie sheen brings his drama to the bay area where you will be able to sim h live. brent and laura after the break.

we'll check your drive now with mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina.e are watching for slowing, but none on the peninsula where the rain is coming down. over in the east bay we have two lanes of concern, the first is at the bottom of the screen at the 29th avenue on-ramp to southbound 880. here's a live shot out there. our photographer steve is out there shooting across the freeway. that's the on-ramp moving smoothly. the issue is no metering light there. it could be a break for you in the traffic. but also look at the wet roads. a little bit of sheen on the roadway, there could be slick conditions at the tight turn on-ramps and off-ramps. here's another live look at the other light on the map, the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights were turned on. the backup formed in the last seven minutes. the cash lanes are not far behind. back to you. >>> more now on a "today in the bay" exclusive. an arab-american student finds a tracking device on his car. the fbi put it there illegally and now he's suing. marla tellez is live in san jose this morning. t

i'm mike inouye. there's lots to do "today in the bay." ever wish you could rock out in a library?e teams are going to get their chance. san jose public library is hosting its online battle of the bands. for kids. age 12 to 18. today is the last day for you to go to sjpl.org/battleofthebands and vote for your favorite band. the winning band will get to play a live concert at the almaden branch library on march 19th. >>> and from rocking out to working out to, today kaiser permanente is holding the 33'd annual napa valley marathon, known as the biggest little marathon in the west. more than 2,400 runners will go the distance from calistoga to napa, 26.2 miles. and it kicks off at 7:00 in the morning on the silverado trail near rosedale road and finishes at vintage high school. the race raises money for local charities and for schools. that's what's going on "today in the bay." have yourself a great day. >>> here's what's also happening around the bay today. you can see we've got rain flying there in san francisco. good enough to wet the pavement. what about the rest of your weekend

right now let's get you to work on time with mike inouye. >> no major issues as far as getting to work on time. the maze is smooth. we'll take you south of there, the second day where we had a big accident around the castro valley y. approaching 238, a few minutes ago all lanes cleared but before that all lanes were blocked by an accident. a lot of chp activity. a popular spot for the last couple of weeks. watch around that castro valley y. >> there has been a fire in san francisco. christie smith just arrived on the scene a few seconds ago. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. about 35 to 40 people, residents of this apartment complex, standing outside, they were forced from an apartment building after a one-alarm fire this morning. this is near 19th. i just spoke with a battalion chief with san francisco fire who said this is a kitchen fire, someone fell asleep apparently with a pot on the stove, burning on the first floor. there are about 30 units here. the good news is that the alarms worked as they should. they went off. people self-evacuated when they arrived on

how is it looking if you have to leave the house right now, mike inouye?l, if you are leaving the house coming out of highway 4 through antioch, you know it will be slow. it is very slow here. look at that, 9 miles registering there at the elle street sensor. we have debris near bailey. and we have reports just past the scene of willow pass road with an issue there with a disabled vehicle blocking one of your lanes. that will be more slowing for highway 4 coming out of pittsburgh and bay point. here no problems approaching the bay bridge toll plaza, but the metering lights have been turned on. the fast track lanes have a weird pattern there. and the cash lanes are slow considerably over the next few minutes. we'll see the backup forming through mid-parking lot. if you are headed to the toll plaza, it is smooth until you get there. that's everybody waiting for you. good morning, back to you guys. >>> hearings into the san bruno pipeline explosion are underway this morning in washington. we expect thousands of pages of documents into the investigation to be

let's check that commute right now with mike inouye. good morning, mike. >> good morning, and a look at the 680 commute, a slow down to the east, a major construction project that's going to cause slowing coming up and a look at the golen gate bridge where you're talking about the rain and the fog in the area. golden gate bridge will see the effect of that. back to you, guys. >> san francisco police are looking for whoever shot five people in the mission. investigators say one of the victims is in critical condition. it happened just after 11:00 last night in the mission on 16th and caledonia, and "day in the bay's" christie smith spoke to the owner of where it happened. >> reporter: first of all, neighbors tell us that they heard arguing in the bar late last night and then in their words lots of gunfire, and then people spilling and scattering out into the streets. now, the front door is dotted with seven bullet holes. next door over the front door was completely shot out. the owner over there tells me that there were actually people i

we'll let you know how much longer it will last, but first mike inouye is keeping an eye on the situationn oakland for you this morning. >>> good morning, christina. we have word of a fire-breaking out in oakland. 1705 48th avenue, specifically. that's just off international boulevard. it will make things more complicated. christie smith heads to the scene, but there are downed power lines in the area to complicate things in addition to the fire-related activity between 580 and 880. again, it is close to international boulevard off 48th avenue. we'll continue to follow that as i follow a big rig stalled on the 880 overcrossing approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. i'll give you the latest in a report coming up. >>> a pleasanton family is remembering their loved one killed in afghanistan. 23-year-old army specialist jamison linscog died outside of kabul on tuesday after a roadside bomb exploded. he is the first combat death for pleasanton since the beginning of the afghanistan conflicts. e he was a technic with the airborne division survived by his parents and brother and sister. >>> anot

we'll check the drive first with mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. we are watching for the effects on the commute. so far no issues reported by chp and your approach to the maze. the incident we had at southbound 880 at oak, the vehicle cleared from lanes but we have reports of highway 24 near camino pablo. it shouldn't be an issue but we'll see flashing lights. a live look at oakland and 880 shows steady lights coming northbound with headlights past the coliseum. no issues for the nemitz. back to you. >>> changes are in the works to make rain-swoling creeks and canals a little safer. this comes in the wake of the tragic drowning of two walnut creek teenagers. christie smith is live with what county leaders may do. >> reporter: this was a real tram tragedy for the whole community of walnut creek. the teens were well liked and it also sparked serious decision discussion on things like fencing and signage and access to local waterways. this after the rafting deaths more than a week ago of 16-year-old matthew miller and 17-year-old gavin powell. they dr

president, a matter that was filed today by senator inouye, senator inouye is a very sensitive, good man. i don't need to recount who he is. one of the most famous men in the history of our country. been in congress a long time, but we always remember that this man is a hero, not only on the battlefields of italy where he lost his arm, was badly injured and as a result of his heroic actions there received a congressional medal of honor, but he's a hero here in the legislative halls also. one of the leaders in the watergate hearings and the many other things he's done over the years to become a hero here in addition to the battlefields. it's his amendment. and that's why democrats have a different plan, the inouye plan, one that represents our different priorities. supported by the president of the united states. we know that we have to make cuts. i've said that here this morning several times. we also know that when we cut, we have to cut in a way that strengthens our economy, not weakens it. we have to look carefully at the quality of these cuts, not get blinded by the quantity of t

we'll check the drive with mike inouye.ally, we'll go back to you. >>> let's talk about spring training. the giants continue to show why they are the world champs. they are on top of the cactus league to play the mariners today. last night they did face the old rangers. remember that? a rematch of the world series there. the first time the two teams faced each other since then. and pat burrell hit a two-run home run helping the giants to take it 4-1. >>> st. mary's fans just crossing their fingers this morning waiting on the powers to decide if they are going to the big dance. they missed the easy route after losing to gonzaga in the wcc championship. they have to wait to see if they get the at-large chance to get in. good news for the gales, some predict st. mary's should be in with a 10th seed. we'll find out on sunday. >>> we just love this video. the timberwolves are doing something no pro-basketball player has done in decades. 15 consecutive double-doubles. it ties moses malone's record. >>> it is 5:48. traffic of a di

back to you, mike inouye. >>> that's a good note. you are giving the overview, i'm talking about specific spots that chp called out, like the richmond/san rafael bridge. overall, that's okay. this specific spot is a problem, westbound highway 4 at harbor street. that's the updated location where all lanes are temporarily blocked by this motorcycle accident. the ambulance arriving on the scene, the eastbound direction can see this as well. this is a slowdown for both folks passing by harbor. big backups out of antioch. we are following this. we don't have an update from chp as to when they expect the lanes to open. the rest of the maze is moving smoothly. approaching the bay bridge toll plaza is not a problem yet. wait for another half hour to see more crowding. >>> 5:41 right now. the giants aorboed a autrior we key player this morning. we'll tell you who next. >>> more is coming up. my second diagnosis-- i was told to go home, retire, and enjoy the time i had left. to say it was a shock is just a complete understatement. i mean, i d

traffic reporter mike inouye is usually asleep at this time, but he's here monitoring the traffic for us. i understand you just got some news on the altamac commuter rail? >> we got word from them via e-mail that all trains are cancelled between deardon and great american stations. further south in san jose, it may have been weather related as well. there's a bus bridge in the affected area. but there's flooding going on around the 880. the area has been hampered by the water over the course of the morning. ice over on the right side of the screen, mount hamilton has ice as well as mud along the roadway. the roadway is closed there. northbound 680, a huge problem. once the rain hit earlier, about 2:00, 2:15 this afternoon, very slow drive coming out of san jose, heading into millipedes. now things are starting to back up. it looks like it's thinning out a bit, as the rain subsides throughout this area. live look at oakland. coming up past the coliseum. the camera was showing us big backups, jesse showed it to us a few minutes ago. if we can't get it, we'll look at the maps. look at th

we'll check the drive with mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. you had a busy friday for both of your shifts. we have the rain coming through this morning, so a lot of moisture in the area. the maze is looking good approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. here's a life look out there, no major problems. no major puddling, great news for the morning commute. you may see sprinkles continuing. also pretty dense fog in spots. chp says to watch it through contra costa county. and north of livermore, danville and san ramon may get the fog as well. the altamont pass is moving smoothly out of the traci area. interstate 808 and 50 are open, but bring the chains. 84 near the dumbarton bridge is moving nicely. off 880, there are the taillights heading over the peninsula. no camera shake, calmer winds, but the rain is not completely gone from the area. we are definitely watching for the aftermath of the mudslides and trees down potentially. >>> coming up, this is the debate fancy car people have. premium versus regular. are you saving money by filling up on re

we'll check the drive right now with mike inouye. you have to get to work on time. >>> you just showed livermore and the tri-valley area with blips here and there from sprinkles. so far just a 13-minute drive an easy flow of traffic. you can see the 73 picked near portola avenue. the off-ramp is closing next week at 14th. i'll update you as we get closer to that. use airway the next few days. that won't happen until the 14th again. here at 68 on the right, that won't change until 5:30. an hour from now we see the antioch slowdown coming down off 680 and concord. a smooth drive through the walnut creek interchange. here's your approach to the bay bridge. a smooth drive for the freeways speeding over to the toll plaza in the center top of the screen. no major issues there. you can see headlights coming into the screen, a steady flow but not a big deal. there's good spacing between the cars, a nice, easy drive out of san francisco. there's the san mateo bridge a little further south there. >>> coming up, we look at the governor's self-i

if you are going to get to work right now, mike inouye is standing by. what does it look like out there this morning? >>> we are okay, christina. we are doing really well because this area of the maze where you showed just had showers come through on the radar. we are seeing no major flooding through this portion of your commute. a wind advisory was cleared from the chp report. we'll give you a live look at the upper deck with gusty conditions there. christie that has seen changing conditions. so far the volume is picking up. you can see the steady stream of lights. we'll watch the metering lights turn on in 20 to 25 minutes. back to you. >>> 6:01 right now. one day until the long-awaited trial of barry bonds and already the jury is seated. the jury was selected yesterday. it is made up of eight women and four men as well as two female alternates. most are from the east bay. and none are die-hard baseball fans. now this morning opening statements are expected to begin. and today in the bay's damian trujillo is live in san francisco with today's big event

what it looks like with mike inouye. >> i got the green out. showing no slowdown. that 63 in the middle of the screen is what christie smith is talking about, traffic flow on the caldecott tunnel. traffic is smooth now. the bay bridge toll plaza, a couple dozen cars things cleared up. looks like they opened up a the cache lanes through san francisco. and taillights, you see the blinking light over on to the right side of the screen indicating actually as you pass by the area, a couple lanes block eed between fruitvale and fifth. and l street slowing down around 5:30 in the morning. heavier flow than yesterday. li livermore had problems yesterday. livermore valley and the interchange. back to you. >>> thank you. continuing coverage in japan. living near ground zero and the cynthia tsunami. and bay area restaurants, devastation taking a toll on the economy there, and a heartwarming story of loyal canine friends in japan. you are looking at a live picture of the bay bridge. it is 4:41. >>> it is 4:44. a live look out at 880 just past the oracle arena. there we continu

right now we'll get you to work with mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. you'll be on time for the most part. no major issues for the maze. we have one coming away from the bay bridge southbound 880 at the bottom of your screen. there's a disabled vehicle reported. it sounds like it is a monte carlo. i thought it was a yellow camaro. the rest of 580 and 680 are moving smoothly over to the toll plaza. this will get crowded, but i have another issue in livermore. i'll have that in my next report. >>> how safe are the creeks? two teenagers died after trying to raft in a creek. christie smith is live in martinez with changes that neighbors may see. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you. this was a tragedy that hit an entire community. today the contra costa county board of supervisors will be meeting in a couple of hours here in martinez trying to look at ways to raise awareness to let people know just how dangerous these creeks and waterways can be. this after a 16-year-old, matthew miller, and 17-year-old, gavin powell, died a week ago whi

let's check your drive with mike inouye. >> good morning. an easy east bay commute. we have the maze, close to the limit approaching the toll plaza. approaching the san mateo bridge you have construction, northbound 880 at 92, the transition ramp on eastbound 92, that's an issue but westbound you might have construction crew clearing from the scene so there could be an issue. over to the san mateo bridge plaza. over to the peninsula with the taillights, a smooth drive. you can see the lights and no shake to the camera so wind relatively calm crossing the water. >> it's 4:32. this morning an east bay school district is laying out its worst case scenario, dozens of potential layoffs to close a $22 million budget gap. monty francis is live at concord with more of what this means for teachers, district employees, students and parents. good morning, monty. >> reporter: good morning. we're live at the school district headquarters where the layoff notices could go out as early as next week. a total of 180 district employees should expect to receive pink slips and that inclu

your complete workweek forecast is on the way, but let's get you to work on time with mike inouye. >>> good morning, christina. happy monday to you and for the maze right now. we'll get you a live look at the upper deck shot of the san francisco bay bridge. you can notice the camera shaking quite a bit there. the wind advisory for the san south1: dge furthercc extending to the bay bridge. we have gusty conditions and still water on the roadways with wet pavement. keep that in mind. the east shore freeway approach is coming very nicely off the richmond/san rafael bridge with a patch of fog or two traveling from the north bay to the east bay. traveling from the north bay to the venetian corridor, watch the conditions.cc1: they may catch you sideways crossing the water as well. this is your monday morning warning because everyone is blurry-eyed this morning. >> sign that is the economy is: turning over in downtown walnut and dining shoppingcc1: are popular.cc1: live1: with h iscc more. good morning to you, scott. if you shop around broadway plaza and you have a few dollars to spare, you

we've got a lot of ponding, areas of flooding and just to navigate those for you, mike inouye, how does it look out there? >> well, it's all right so far but we have had like you said a lot of reports of flooding here and there. maybe a lane or two or off ramp. the issue in the north bay, and the bay actually around bay, the maze approach looks nice. the toll plaza, a live look for the bay bridge. you see there are pretty good puddles there as you approach, though, it's typical in this kind of weather. water hitting the lens. active rainfall so use caution. the approach off of the carquinez bridge is not a problem. 18 minutes here. that rain having just traveled through this area and richmond, a wind advisory for the bay bridge and the richmond/san rafael bridge. the car knee news and benicia bridges, you don't have the wind advisory but gusty on either side and the rain for the north from there heading through fairfield and vallejo, we'll get you a live shot. there you can see the san mateo bridge. to the right side, the sign says high wind advisory and you can see the camera shaking.