let's welcome back mike inouye. glad to have you back in the house. >> that's because you only have to do one job. we'll focus on the maps. that's the road weather index showing sprinkles made it to the ground over there in the altamont pass. over here, because the south bay and peninsula are clear, we'll look at san francisco with an earlier crash, spinout reported north 101 at 9th. no slowing shows up. that's as you make your way towards the bay bridge. i'll show you the bay bridge coming up. back to you. >>> breaking news right now, north bay hospitals got a rush of people overnight, coming through the emergency room doors, having a hard time breathing, reporting nausea. >> they don't know what's making them sick, only that it seemed to start with a mystery odor that overcame their neighborhood. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in vallejo. we still don't know what the odor is. can you smell it? >> reporter: not where i am. we're outside vallejo fire station 21, home of the emergency operations center which

mike inouye joining us now. several lanes closed as a result, mike. >> that's right. the issue is the commute is starting to build. it hasn't been a problem for an hour. as far as the speeds go as we look at your map we don't have in any issue except for that bay bridge. that's the lower deck on the divided side, san francisco side, approaching treasure island. three left lanes are closed there. lanes one, two, and three coming over from the left side. as you get out of oakland we do have your right lane closed goating out of the treasure island tunnel. that will be an issue starting now because the commute starts to build. we'll give you the live look from emeryville.

i heard stories of senator inouye talking about these long nights in the capital. in fact, he had his office as senate president pro tem in the capital, and it is just a surreal experience to be walking through the halls and just hearing your footsteps and realizing that these people who came before me also represented the state of hawaii. in fact, senator inouye was the first elected member of congress, and he came right after hawaii became a state. host: are their traditions in the hawaiian delegation that most people wouldn't know about, a piece of million -- of memorabilia or something that is passed down from member to member regardless of their party? rep. takai: nothing has been passed down. we have gone into the cage upstairs. that has some memorabilia from other members, and i pulled out some of the portraits and the artwork from previous members, but i think in terms of hawaii, we are very proud of the fact that people love us for our macadamia nuts and chocolate. think when we -- i think when we talk about hawaii and being on the hill, there is almost an

let's welcome back mike inouye tracking the morning roads. >> we'll use the phrase that i never get to phrase, vigorous sprinkles. that's what we're looking for around the bay. haven't seen much impact in the south bay. we're watching the south bay as moisture comes in. we're looking towards fremont where we have a crash, a big rig over in the center divide. i saw slowing south toward mission south for just a couple minutes. it looks like they may have had more crews arrive on scene. i'll let you know if they have any lanes blocked. out of the altamont pass, web 580, might get wet coming into livermore off 205. back to you. >>> north bay hospital got a rush of people coming through the emergency room doors having a hard time breathing and feeling nauseous, reporting their eyes were burning. >> they don't know what's making them sick, only it seemed to start at the same time that a mystery odor wafted over their neighborhoods. bob, we stild don't know what the smell is. vallejo activated its emergency command center? >> reporter: partially activated and also recommended to shelter in pl

we want to get right to mike inouye this morning. busy morning when it comes to that morning commute. >> only at the bay bridge. major concern. look, south bay peninsula, standard flow. the bay bridge right as things are starting to build getting into and out of san francisco, we have this police activity continui continuing. the latest was we have three eastbound lansz close and one westbound lane close tond san francisco side of treasure island. the bay bridge toll plaza shows you the metering lights have been turned on on schedule. we have this backup quickly filling in the oakland side. pete suratos is on the lower deck getting out of san francisco where there's been police activity for hours. pete, it sounds like we may have some changes over there. what do you have for the latest? >> reporter: good morning, mike. yes, we're going to have changes because that bay bridge we've been talking about just walked up on his own. i want to show you guys the scene we have. chp is there. all morning long negotiating with this man that we j

we want to get right to mike inouye with a look at the morning commute. two problems out there.remont. >> that's right. starting in fremont but the bay bridge has a major issue. the rest of t

. >>> and anthony slaughter in for mike inouye this morning. tracking your morning commute. we've got a car fire to talk about in livermore. we'll show you that and get you around the rest of the bay area, coming up when "today in the bay" returns. >>> it is 4:40. happening today the lodge awaited sierra lamar murder trial could be delayed once again. a judge will hear a motion today to continue the trial of torres. prosecutors say torres killed morgan hill teenager see area a lamar in 2012. defense lawyers are again asking for more time to prepare. the district attorney says dna evidence links torres to her murder though sierra's body has not been found archlts year long investigation into a string of home break-ins ended with arrests. these are the criminals behind the burglaries according to investigators. they say they're member of a an east palo alto street gang and they committed some 200 burglaries in san jose and neighboring cities. the suspects travelled in high-end cars usually bmws or mercedes and primarily stole gun, cash, jewelry, and electronics. >>> a former u

plans that will make a real difference in peoples lives, not prejudice and inouye.aranoia. as you know, my opponent is running a very different kind of campaign. is a pastor inet flint, michigan, who respectfully asked him to not use her that for political attacks. he called her a nervous mess. it is not only insulting, it is dead wrong. she is not a nervous mess, she is a rock or her community in trying times. she deserves better than that, and flint deserves better. in fact, sodas america. i am going to keep working -- so does america. i honestly believe there is so much more that unites us than divides us. i believe with all our hearts that the american dream is big enough for everyone to share in its promise. i am determined to be a president for democrats, republicans, and independents, for all americans to release -- to really roll up our sleeves and make a positive difference in people's lives. with that, i would be happy to answer your questions. reflecting are home these last three days, [indiscernible] is there anything you should be doing differently? sec

the guy who looked over me when i got here as a 29-year-old kid inouye.ed danny danny befriended my boys when i got here when my wife and daughter was killed in an accident after i got elected. and danny -- i'd bring them to work a lot. they were only 4 and 5 years old, and danny would come over and he'd just take them. he'd take them back to his office. danny had the same bemonth abble courage -- bemontrable courage that your son had, that your dad had, that your husband had. when nancy was referencing a moment ago was i spoke to the caucus -- the democratic caucus in baltimore, the retreat they had. and mark had just been diagnosed. not unlike my son. with the diagnosis that was he knew and you knew essentially as a death sentence. tribute to s paid him and i acknowledged him and you p and hugged him and know what he said to me? he said, i'm so sorry, mr. vice president. i'm so sorry about beau. i'm so sorry about your son. he had just come from hopkins. he was not unaware of what his rospects were. said i don't want my kids to have to worry about me. i

the reins for small private meeting with us, senator stevens, senator lott and ranking senator dan inouye of hawaii. lot was irritated. he walked into the meeting really mad when he came to us as chair of told us yet to. we present our case in about 10 minutes, very concise, about the dangers of rollover and buy something to be done in congress. he really got interested in the safety issues the one of the things he said was you know, i get it. my son makes me strap those babies inside front waste and backwards and upside down and inside out. those are his grandchildren. and so begin to imagine and understand what we're talking about. he then heard a brief presentation by our industry, by then his mind was made up to the individual, he became our advocate. he got a bill requiring rollover safety standards and accidental law in six months, and all we needed was the opportunity to present our case. .. the safety standards at motorcoach for years. and so when some students were killed in a crash going to a sports event or the senators ohio where the school was located from georgia where the c

bob doll of kansas and -- bob dole of kansas and senator inouye of hawaii. she received the battle star and was awarded the european african and middle eastern campaign ribbon. betty was underrably proud of her service saving so many american lives. one cherished memory that betty shared with her family was that when she was caring for one particularly badded wounded g.i., his last request was to hold close an american flag, a big one he said. she went to the red cross and they gave her a big american flag. she spread it over his body. he put his arms around it, smiled, and took his last breath. betty and russ were married in a foreign country and required cutting through a whole lot of red tape. they were eventually married twice, once by the french government and once by the u.s. army. betty and russ returned to live in our hometown of women mington, delaware -- wilmington, delaware. they were married for 53 years before russ passed in 1998. betty and russ' four children were born and raised in delaware. she served her community faithfully by helping to es

let's see if your tuesday morning commute is shaping up average with mike inouye. >> a little differenty holiday but it is tuesday as well. good volume of traffic around the bay. distribution sorting itself out. now san jose northbound routes showing a very slow drive. so we're kicking in late for this portion of silicon valley. now moving up in sunnyvale, santa clara, mountain view. walnut creek, southbound, 680 slows down at 24. upper east shore freeway bogs down at richmond. in between we have a slow drive for 880 through hayward and san leandro and on the peninsula, 101 just around the san mateo bridge. look at palo alto as well. just bogging down heading down toward the lane shift and university. this is standard. over the next few we've had a burst of traffic out of redwood city and palo alto. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> happening now, 49ers player in trouble with the law, now he's been dropped from the team. tight end bruce miller was arrested for allegedly assaulting an elderly man. we have surveillance man of miller following the alleged attacks. czechoslovakia out our

became the first woman to chair the appropriations committee upon the death of the esteemed senator inouye, the response to hurricane sandy was on the floor. working together we were able to pass that bill and meet compelling human need. i'd like to be able to do that now. throughout my tenure as the chair or vice chair of the appropriations committee, i live by the principle that we owe the american people help when disaster strikes. and we must. we should respond to zika that now is affecting 23,000 people, 2,000 pregnant women. we need to help with the victims of louisiana and other states that have been hit. we just saw the terrible things going on in iowa. we must help the 100,000 people of flint still waiting for their water pipes to be clean and safe and their children with lead exposure to be protected. the people of flint need now. so we pass the wrda bill. we need now to pass a c.r. that gets rid of poison pill riders, meets compelling human needs in every part of our country. also make sure that our veterans and that funding is there to make sure that there's no backlog in apply