the city could groups of homeless have moved to areas such as fisherman's wharf, chinatown and justin herman plaza. they say aggravated assaults are up 26%. the mayor's office says it is working with the police and sheriff's department to strengthen charges against chronic transients. >>> construction of a landmark on the bay bridge has been briefly delayed. caltrans has a central piece of equipment must be repaired before the self anchored a tower can be lifted into place. work was supposed to begin this morning and a new plan will start on sunday. according to caltrans the $6 billion project is on schedule to be complete by 2013 and. >>> steve jobs announced a new line of macbook computers and they say the new macbook air is powerful and has a long battery life. the laptop tapers from two thirds of an inch to just a 10th of an inch. they come with either a 13.3- inch screen or 11.5-inch screen. >> this is an exquisite product. it is also 2.3 pounds which is just a little bit more than an ipod. >> the price book ranges from $1,000 to $1,600. >>> businesses moving -- is booming for netflix.

you know how big justin herman plaza is. it is very small. let's stop the noise once and for all. first of all, the park is supposed to be passive, it is supposed to be for passive enjoyment. we need the money but we don't need the noise. sunday mornings and when people come home from work. please, stop the music. lower it. the next thing is -- there are there are rumors of a playground being proposed on the square right next to your proposed bochy court. they want a playground there. have any of you ever gone down there to see exactly where this spot is? it is right on the border of the f line. give me a break. you want a 2-year-old to run out in the street and get killed by an f line? then next to the f line shelter, there's a handicap ramp which is quite wide next to it. this is not the place for a playground. all of the parks and the major cities do not have sports, do not have play grounds at waterfront parks. it is about time we copied what is nice and successful. new york sydney australia. vancouver, chicago, all have beautiful tasteful parks. let's have the same thing here

but for tonight look out for the critical mass from justin herman plaza 6:15. pretty difficult this evening as well with the rain moving in as mike mentioned. also we have a tree down in the patrarra neighborhood. this is between 18th and 19th. what we're hearing so far no homes have been damaged but it could take a while to cut this tree up and clear it from the roadway. the rain that we had to deal with in san francisco. the bay bridge toll plaza there was some earlier flooding in the carpool lane. it looks like it hadn't caused any major problems. there's a minor backup at the toll plaza but metering lights not yet on. 101 in san rafael, traffic is light but the roads are wet. look out for that. highway 37 was a mess yesterday due to an accident near sears point. today what you have to deal with are some malfunctioning traffic lights, chp directing traffic through the area. to get the latest traffic information go to our website abc7news.com. you'll find it under the bay area traffic link. eric? >> 6:19 now. the golden arches apparently around welcome. a fra

but we have critical mass over at justin herman plaza.le riders take off at 6:15 this evening. so you may just want to use mass transit maybe avoid that later on for the evening commute home and to avoid the wet weather this morning. here's a live look at the slick roads and the golden gate bridge. traffic is still very, very light so far this morning. but this would be the day to give yourself some extra time or like i said use mass transit. everything is running on time bart, ace, muni and caltrain. that's a check of your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, elizabeth. -- that's your traffic and your weather. back upstairs to you, ladies. >>> thank you. 5:33. >>> the their will eventually hold up part of the eastern span of the bay bridge is growing by hundreds of feet this week. let's go to anne makovec. she is on treasure island, where the work is supposed to be finished today. but anne, you have that umbrella out and what's it going to do to the work? >> reporter: definitely some light rain here and we are still

fundraiser this saturday, local food, wine and spirits benefitting meals on wheels, noon to 4:00 at justin hermanza. your favorite chefs and mixologists and i will be there judging a mixology contest at 1:00 and then run down the street to the blue angels. it's going to be a great weekend. >> you're everywhere. >> you know, i do my best. i live to serve. [ laughter ] >> actually when there are cocktails and good food involved, right? >> good food, absolutely. and, of course, the full list as always will be on cbs5.com/looms list. >> the train at the oakland zoo with my kids and that's lie a.m.'s voice and took us on liam's voice. >> we were filming there yesterday for new episodes of "eye on the bay" which will be on the air very soon but they couldn't get an australian. a lot of people think i just sit on the back. train and do the announcements. >> i was looking for you. >> i'm not that busy. obviously. [ laughter ] >> ladies, have a great weekend. >> wonderful weekend with the giants the blue angels and -- >> spoiled for choice. and the great thing is, the fleet week events many of them are fr