commuters on in the fast lane. >> i think we went down the wrong lane. we went down the fast lane, didn't wait? >> take the slow lane. >> very good idea. people are walking four abreast. >> please do not go out more than 4 miles an hour in the slow lane. madam, you're going to slow. you're in the fast lane. >> would you go into the lane you were told to go in? >> i would go into the lane i thought was appropriate, not necessarily where i was told to go. >> ridiculous as it may seem, the idea is actually a serious proposition. the company that represents the big shots your once be fast and slow lanes to be made permanent. >> they cannot enforce said. we are not a local authority. we can educate people. i think this experiment seems to be successful and popular. more of that and less of this. >> you're going to fast for the slow lane. thank you. >> you can get around people. it is fine. >> indeed, while the authorities decide whether the idea is anything more than a bit of fun, shoppers may pass a verdict by voting with their feet. bbc news. >> question ti

commuters in the fast lane. >> and think we were in the wrong lane. we went down the fast lane, didn't we? i am a very fast water. people are looking at four abreast, five abreast. >> please note to the slow lane. >> i think it is a brilliant idea. >> would you go to the language told to go in? >> i would go to the lane i felt appropriate. >> fast lane for commuters. ♪ >> ridiculous though it may seem, the idea is a serious proposition. companies that represent the big shots here monday fast and -- the big shops here want the planes to be made permanent. >> we can encourage people. they seem to be successful and popular. we need more of that, i think. >> thank you very much. >> you manage to get around people. it is fine. is this a joke? >> in debug the authorities decide whether the idea -- indeed, while the authorities decide whether the idea is anything more than a bit of fun, the shoppers are flirting with a concept. bbc news. >> finally, thousands of people crammed into the historic cathedral in beijing to observe the christian announced. the cat

so one lane is getting by. you can see traffic there just squeezing by in that one far right lane. emergency crews have been on scene. we still don't have a specific time estimate for when they're hoping to clear this accident. a reporter in macko vic is there and investigators told her five, it may be closer to 5:30. tow trucks are on scene now. if this continues to look this way and they have the lanes blocked for a while, expect traffic to back up on the nimitz freeway. let's talk about alternates. for right now just a small backup approaching the accident scene. but, again, if this continues for a half hour or longer, you may want to consider eastbound 580 and then you can cut around, use 238 and get onto southbound 880 from there. it sounds like the accident is just north of 238. this is obviously our hot spot for now. but as tracy mentioned, fog is another big issue this morning. so here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. in fact, they have a fog advisory issued for the bay bridge and daley city. we'll have much more on your commute coming up. in the meantime, back t

getting by in one lane.ccident set back 800. expected big delays as you make your way towards the bridge plan ahead, use east bound 580. james. >> thank you, time for some tech news and what to buy for the holidays gabe slate has the latest on some digital cameras. >> digital cameras are always a hot ticket item around the holidays they make great gifts. here's what hot in the digital camera world. camera on the market that takes 3d pictures. it is called the five picks real three d w one. $400, is cool in new to take three deep pictures but to view the pictures that you've taken you need a 3-d laptop or tv, which both coster over a thousand dollars or fuji makes a 3d a into a photo display frame $600. all little expensive for 3d pictures you might want to wait till next year. samsung, 12 make picks look really good pictures and has of used in on the front of the camera so you can composure shot with taking soap opera actress. it can help you and try to get a child to scrub the camera it will play animation'

southbound lanes are open.e cannot emphasize enough, just because it is not a lot of accumulation doesn't mean it is not slick and that is what folk are calling in and telling us this morning. slick spots out there on the highway. in some areas, can you see a little bit of accumulation. this is up in hyattstown along 270, already accumulation between the lane as you travel southbound along 270. the on and off-ramps, the slip ramps, that is where we're finding a left of the slick stuff. here is a live shot of the beltway here at colville road. it appears we do have for the most part at lost three good lanes available for you where we can see pavement as you continue around the beltway. but it is exiting to and from 495 that will get you. secondary roads have not been treated and neither have the sidewalks. allow stay time out there on the highway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. -- allow extra time out there on the highway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> richard holbrook has died

the victim was hit in the fast lane by a prius. now, he was reportedly hit in -- he was reportedly in his 30s. the chp is still trying to figure out why the man was on the road in the first place. they have not located another car that could have belonged to the victim. police say drugs and alcohol were not involved. >>> right during the holidays, unemployment benefits are about to run out for millions of people. let's go to mark sayer in san jose this morning with what it will take to get the money flowing again. mark, good morning to you. >> good morning, sidney. what it is going to take is a last-minute charge in part by congress which so far has not occurred and without congressional action, and the benefits that have extended up to 99 weeks in some cases, and those will begin running out this month. this will affect about 2 million americans, about half a million here in california. according to the state employment development department. and there has been some effort in congress to try to get the benefits extended. those ef

they hope to have all lanes cleared by 6:15. they hope to have all lanes clear. traffic traffic is stacking up on the altamont pass. 20 minutes from 580 to the dublin interchange. it is still slow on 880 through oakland, as well. this is another hotspot. northbound 880 before 29th we had an earlier accident. it is now completely clear from lanes. unfortunately, we're still seeing it pretty backed up from at least high street. so watch out for those delays north of the coliseum. one lane is still blocked in the south bay. southbound 101 before hellyer and we are seeing speeds under 15 miles per hour through that stretch. i had just talked about how december 15 was supposed to be one of the worst traffic days of the year. just people have holiday on the brain. travel on the brain. and weather not helping matter either. so be careful. mass transit is on time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> someone out there could berimp. the mega millions lotto drawing was last night and the estimated jackpot was $104 million. here are the numbers: >>> well, it wasn't exactly like o

three right lanes are blocked. traffic is only getting by in the left lane. ramp to northbound 101 is open. we have live pictures of the scene just getting these into our newsroom. we've photographer on the scene. we have been getting several calls from the kcbs phone force on this, as well. and kcbs airborne is telling us that traffic is jammed from at least foster city boulevard. some of our live sensors are showing speeds under 10 miles per hour. so again, this is a multi- vehicle crash that happened a half hour ago and we still have the three right lanes blocked so only expect delays to continue to grow here, again one car was fully engulfed. fire crews were on scene, as well. it sounds like they have put the fire out. now we are just dealing with these delays and emergency crews still on scene. we'll have more coming up. back to you. >> thank you. 6:07. >>> first it was a battle over toll roads going into san francisco. and now the same two areas in the bay are going at it again over jobs. >>> i'm sure that there are going to be individuals who are going

one lane in each direction getting by. another on southbound road, blocking the right lane.nother in abington. police are directing traffic. we have the support of the disabled vehicle approaching generals highway. this is the topside of the beltway. picking up of the outer loop at exit 24, the harrisburg expressway, and exit what hunter. more snow cover there. it looks like a vehicle is off on the shoulder. >> good morning. notice the shiny bid on the street. some could be ice. take it easy. temperatures drop in the teens and 20s this morning. we have a scattering of clouds, especially to the south. mostly sunny this afternoon. the high temperature should be just around the freezing point. this weekend, we could bring snow back into the forecast on summit. i love details on that coming up. >> thank you, john. three games left in the regular season. the first is a showdown with the defending super bowl champions. the ravens play the saints. the ravens moved practice indoors on thursday because of the snow. they look to build but monday's bizarre win over houston. they get re

it has been cleared from the lanes. it was blocking the lanes for quite some time though on southbound 880 near 238. it happened 3:15 this morning. everything was cleared right around 5:05. traffic is now slowing well. all lanes open through san leandro into hayward; however, there's a new problem in santa cruz mountains area. it's on bear creek road right near highway 17. they don't say what part of this on the west side or east side of highway 17 but look out for a downed tree. as we go outside, just also look out for some thick fog. right now the drive across the san mateo bridge is looking great in both directions but you'll find a lot of fog in pacifica and daly city. you can check out what your ride looks like by going to our website anytime, abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic linking. eric, jenelle. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 5:20. >> why major league baseball wants to move the giants' home opener next season to san francisco. >> and rough passage coming up. >> the pledge challenges them to

stacking up a little bit in some of the cash lanes. but you can see some of the standing water in the middle lanes as you approach the pay gates. we'll have much more on your morning commute coming up. back to you. >> thank you. time now 6:01. >>> this morning an officer is hospitalized after a suspect hit his patrol car during a chains. anser hassan is in hayward to explain what happened. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are here at the intersection of grand street and b street here in hayward very close to the hayward bart station. that's when a suspect drove through a red light and hit a hayward bart officer who is patrolling the area. we are joined with sergeant jd nelson of alameda county sheriff's office. thank you for joining us. good morning. briefly, how did the chase again? >> it started just before midnight. deputies were behind a stolen car. the car pulled into a long driveway. deputies got out of their car, ordered the suspect out of the car. he did not do that. he put his car in reverse, slammed into the deputy

only one lane gets by. slowly passing the scene and a deadly accident after an original accident and the yellow barrels, a car hit and someone got out and was hit in the area and that's what caused the deadly accident and the coroner has to arrive on scene to complete the investigation. i'm guessing this is a 5:30 estimate. that's only based on the typical flow for this type of accident. we will show you this is before you get to 2:38. the alternate will be eastbound 580 and take twog 38 over to 880. that's not necessary. you have the traffic flowing by the scene. you will slow quickly on the still slick roadways and an accident in the back up that is cleared from lanes and still a sign that you have to watch as you approach the exit and the sigalert. >> we will check with you after the break and keep an update on this. we will turn to weather and good morning, rob. >> we are watching the weather this morning with patchy fog and visibility down to about a quarter of a mile. that could slow you down. rain fo

three lanes blocked now. our sensors still showing green through this area so not seeing major delays yet because of this crash but also reported debris all over the roadway. so this is a place to avoid right now. let's go outside for a live look in san jose. this is 101 at the 880 overcrossing. northbound you won't find any problems heading out of the peninsula. 280 at the 17 overcrossing, pretty light for the downtown san jose area. for the latest go to abc7news.com. >> thanks a lot. it's 5:20. >> teenagers are drinks less but that's where the good news ends. next the drug of choice for today's high schoolers. >> the new requirement climbers who want to tackle yosemite's most famous cliff will have to scale. >> why fighter pilots may truly be a breed unto themselves. a flight to hawaii using our points from chase sapphire. last minute... on christmas. and sitting next to us, chevy chase. and we really hit it off. we play golf, and then the luau. he's like da vinci with ice. and after, we help hang christmas

that's due to the two right lanes being blocked. because of the spinout that led to an injury crash. >> thanks to both of you and thank you for joining us for the abc 7 morning news. >> we'll be back with a local update at 7:24 and join us at 11:00. be safe out there over the weekend.

squeeze by in the one right-hand lane.out after 5:00 they were able to get lanes re- opened. tow trucks have left the scene. there may still be some flares or a little activity off to the shoulder but for right now traffic is almost back to normal now. so no need to use an alternate like 580 or anything like that. southbound 880 looks good right now towards hayward. a new problem now is going against the commute. but it's in richmond eastbound 80 approaching solano avenue. a car hit the center divide. ambulance heading to the scene of the crash. westbound traffic in the commute direction looks okay towards the bay bridge toll plaza and the macarthur maze but economic out all that fog. we have fog advisories issued for the bay bridge as well as stretches of highway 1 through daly city. we are told that visibility in some areas is less than 100 feet so watch out for that this morning. obviously, we have seen several hot spots already and it's not even 5:30. let's go outside again. live look at the south bay. 280 traffic, thi

still beautiful there christmas tree lane. what a wonderful 8 wa i to enjoy the holiday. >> if you see a brightly decorated neighborhood that dazzle you, up load the festive photo or video to you report.abc 7 news.coy. or e-mail your image to you report at kg o dash tv.com. we lack forward to putting the picture on the air. >> still ahead tonight. animal shelters often cautious about holiday adoption but circumstances are forcing one bay area group to encourage them. that's ahead. >> and tit for tat toll. proposal that could have peninsula commuters paying a hefty price. >> then later on "nightline". >> come up next on "nightline". winter wallop that turned roads into skating rink in the metrodome into a snow drift might not be done just yet. we investigate rampant cheating on college campus where all you need to pass@Ñ@Ñ@Ñ@Ñ@Ñ@Ñ@Ñ@Ñ@Ñ@a >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. a. >> bay area animal shelter breaking with holiday traditio tradition. generally they discourage peo

a car blocking three out of the four lanes causing a major backup. all the details coming up. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san jose where the search is on for two loose pit bulls who attacked a woman last night sending her to the hospital. we'll hear from neighbors in just a moment. >> a manhunt underway for a suspect who escaped after a high-speed chase and crash and ended with shooting and killing one man. >> and it's a little breezy this morning. these clouds are looking at drops of scattered light rain through the morning and afternoon hours. the big story still slated for tonight. how much rain is going to fall and how that's going to cause flooding and even power outages. >> a new settlement will have san francisco-based wells fargo rewriting billions of dollars in questionable mortgages. >> the time now 6:01. i'm jenelle wang in for eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. we begin are a major traffic alert. breaking news. this could have a serious impact on your morning commute. >> let's check with megan to get the latest on this accident just off

east north avenue at north collington a water main break blocks the center lane. one lane gets by. use chester, gay or patterson park avenue to get around that. and south highland avenue is closed between bank and pratt street because of a water main break. clinton street is the best alternate. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> time is 5:31. it's been more than a week since the fire in the downtown block district. wednesday, investigators released new information about that fire. abc2's sherrie johnson joins us with the latest. what's next in the investigation? >> reporter: good morning, charlie. authorities are still searching for answers about this fire. it may not necessarily be a case of arson, authorities say a person set the fire. but they are not sure if the fire was set intentionally. more than 90 people combed through the rubble during the investigation. the fire that hit the block destroyed four city buildings in the adult entertainment district. the federal bureau of chal, tobacco, firearm and explosives says it started in a video peep show room at the world bookstor

tow truck symbols, they have cleared it out of lanes. it was blocking one lane of seminary. overturned van. take it slow. if you are heading up to the sierra, no chain requirements in effect right now. but there are some delays for trucks for chp wants to make sure they have chains in their possession. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> you could be a lucky winner tonight. the mega millions jackpot up to $104 million. i mean, wouldn't that be a nice holiday gift for christmas. this is the biggest jackpot in recent months. 104million. >> that's sweet. >>> hey, before we go, real quickly, before we get to our next half hour, happy birthday to my mom. she's watching. >> maybe she is vacuuming right now. >> i'm sure she is watching. >> we kidded her about that the last time. >>> remember that pg&e executive busted for snooping? new evidence that shows he may have been up to more than just online spying. >>> and prosecutors here in contra costa county are facing furloughs. we are going to tell you how that could affect the justice system coming up. >>> it's shaping up to be a ro

, but all lanes just reopened. mass transit, good day to use it, everything is on time. that's your traffic. back up to you. >>> thanks so much. here's a look at the top stories. within the past half hour, fire crews have rescued a man from underneath a drain in oakland. he is in the hospital. he appears to have been sitting in a wheelchair next to the tracks. it's unclear how he got under the train. rescuers say he was talking, moving and breathing before he was freed. no word on his current condition. >>> a police officer may lose his job over a controversy. last year a secretly recorded cell phone video showed him using his baton on a man accused of threatening a roommate with a knife. the city manager is said to now be moving toward firing the officer. >>> san francisco police have arrested a pick pocket suspect, but they say people should be careful still. the suspect is believed to be part of a band of thieves targeting the pockets of people on san francisco's transit system. >>> president obama is set to sig

all lanes have fog. fog advisory in effect for the entire span. we have better news in vallejo where they cancelled a traffic alert an re-opened the wilson avenue on-ramp to westbound 37. much more on your morning commute coming up. back to you >> thank you. >>> are a parent in the north bay, you are asked -- if you are a parent in the north bay, you are asked to be on alert this morning. anne makovec is in petaluma with what police are looking for and why. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. no crimes were committed. but a creepy incident that police want parents and students here at grant elementary school to be aware of. it happened yesterday on grant avenue. apparently a 9-year-old girl and her brother were walking near the school, which is just a few blocks away from their house, which is on mcnear avenue. the kids say they noticed a van across from the house. they went to the house and say a man got out of the van and appeared to be coming after them ringing the doorbell. they didn't ans

and not blocking lanes on 580.at you'll find is wet roads. the traffic light at the bay bridge toll plaza. getting there interit 80 in berkeley, so far so good. no major trouble right now as you make your way from the carquinez bridge to the maze. look at that, there's more traffic. you see those low clouds there. eastbound 80 this point, you still don't need chains in the sierra. no trouble as well out of marin county into san francisco and across the golden gate bridge. traffic's still flowing well. get the latest anytime by going to abc7news.com. eric, kristen? >> frances, thank you. it's 5:53. >> layoffs are coming to yahoo and why we need to know more about recalled products in our homes. >> bloomberg reporter jane king with the morning's "moneyscope" report. >> good morning. looks like we need to look more closely to product recall announcements. only one in five adults are aware when they bought something other than a car that's been recalled. know about locking in rates for mortgages. how about locking in a

so it is stacking up especially in the cash lanes. busy for this time of the morning, backed up beyond the first overcrossing. fastrak okay. good from the inclined to the "s" curve. traffic is on twitter now. look us up at cbs 5 traffic. you can look up the latest hot spots or if you have a question about your morning commute, look us up online. back to you. us up online. >> thank you. >> or just advice. >> people want to complain about the pothole on the street, whatever. >> there you go. >> whatever you want to chat about. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at today's top stories. lawyers will meet today to work on lawsuits involving the san bruno pipeline explosion. attorneys for victims and for pg&e are expected to work on a timetable for future proceedings. >>> also opponents of pg&e's smartmeters plan to attend today's meeting of the california public utilities commission. they want more studies on the potential health risks. pg&e says the frequencies are minimal but the utility may still seek a compromise. >>> you might be lucky t

the right lane is blocked. >> it's 4:32.nor declared states of emergency in six counties in southern california. right now hundreds of evacuations are in place because of mud slide concerns. residents are expecting hail, thunderstorms and winds of up to 65 mph. experts warn the strong winds could uproot large trees. one woman was driving her pickup cross across stolen creek when her vehicle was simply swept away. >> when she went off the edge, i thought we were going to be doing a body recovery. >> you can see the abandoned vehicle swept away just dangling. this rainy period rivals any they've seen in the last 30 to 40 years. >> here in the bay area, the weather caused sewage spills of that shut down four peninsula beaches. lake shore park are closed until further notice. the rain we got over the weekend caused sewers to overflow. that sent harmful bacteria into the beach water. the stormy weather is also producing potholes on some bay area roads. maintenance workers closed down part of highway 101 in sonoma county yesterday

it makes it very difficult for you to switch lanes. it will be slick as you try to enter into gas stations, parking lots, that sort of thing. as you travel in virginia, the pace is a different story. pretty much dry pavement shoulder to shoulder as you work your way up towards duke street and up to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> experts are trying to figure out just how long it will take before minnesota's metrodome stadium is back in action. the roof collapsed from the weight of snow and ice after the weekend storm. fox's tom linden has more on the still developing story. >> reporter: they came out on the field this evening, the experts who can fix the deflated metrodome. for 30 minutes, they pointed, stared, they aseased. how long would it take to replace the three torn teflon pieces of dome? the short answer, it depends. >> with these kind of panels you can repair them or replace them. you can lay a new sheet on top of an old sheet. >> this is an instant catastrophic failure. >> reporter: t

inbound being all of your lanes are open. no accidents to reported along the top stretch of the beltway. lanes are open there as well. keep an eye open for black ice as well. be cautious of that this morning. the secondary roads, the slip ramps to and from the areas, that is where you are likely to find some of that black ice. this is shady grove road over muncaster mill. no incidents to reports awe -- no incidents to report as you travel here. here we are live along 270. no incidents report as you guys travel out of rockville headed for the lane divide. if you are working your way along 59 in virginia, accident activity at newington now cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> our big story this morning, some major changes on the way for metro riders. you can get ready to have your bags checked. the transit agency will be conducting random checks immediately. metro police plan it use bomb- sniffing dogs and other technology to look for explosive materials. metro police say there is no particul

the lanes will be blocked. at the top of the hill a car left erode way they have to trucks and other emergency vehicles standing by if they block the to write him lanes to give room for the tow trucks to work there was debris is prone across the lanes some tree branches in that kind of thing when his car left the road. as we mentioned the traffic is so light green out through marin in has not created such a big back up the potential does exist is days there are long. the golden gate bridge since we've been talking with the waldegrave. this is a volume southbound that's why the incident accounts for a slowdown pass the seen so far no back up yet. continuing bridge check with the bay bridge light traffic here probably what our way from the metering lights activation. it is a smooth trip across the upper deck with the work going on we have seen some delays through the peak of the the commute. san mateo bridge ride looking good in the west and east bound direction spiri. >> no change required for i 80, highway 88 f

crossing over to differ lanes of traffic. >> ddc that a sign that said right lane only?ta rosa, and then san francisco. . >> and also, this driver is getting that dangerous lane change. also, this officer noticed something else. the strong presence of marijuana and if they smoked marijuana? he said it no. >> do the medical marijuana card? again, the recession now. >> and if i searched the vehicle when i not find anything? >> again, the driver said it no. however, upon searching there was a glass pipe and a bag of marijuana. with possession of marijuana which is a misdemeanor. >> you cannot have that with you without a mere one card. without a--marijuana card. >> and if you plan on ignoring these signs? you might not want to plan on is ignoring a ticket. and if you have a idea for stanley roberts? peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m >> through these ring chances will and coming up the news at 6:00 p.m. is coming up, next brain-all chances. rainfall [ bell rings ] what are you doing, friending somebody? yeah. you got time for that? you got time to earn more on your savings, onl

one lane is blocked and according to the chp debris is scattered all over all lanes so it's off the eastshore freeway. out to the bay bridge toll plaza now. they just turned on the metering lights and you have to turn them on pretty early. they turned them on before 6:15. usually they turn them on five minutes later. traffic is stacking up. there was standing water in the middle lanes. we also called the high wind advisory still in effect so watch out across the upper deck into san francisco. a few things to watch out for. slick roads and some gusty conditions. the san mateo bridge, this has been fine still a nice 13- minute drive in the commute direction. this is westbound 92 coming off of the high-rise. you can see some glistening roads meaning some wet pavement out there. but otherwise no big issues right now heading into hayward. and the silicon valley commute still looks great as well on westbound 237. no delay exiting milpitas. mass transit if you want to avoid the roads altogether everything is on time for all mass transit systems bart ace muni and caltrain all looking great. remember

and all lanes are reopened now. but the traffic remains heavy from the incline out to the "s" curve. and the san mateo bridge, looks great across the span am and getting there, though. we have three separate accidents. actually two separate accidents on southbound 880 around highway 92 and hayward. and it is like that one of the crashes is blocking lanes. a backup, another accident, southbound 880 approaching a street. so unfortunately, it is going to be a slow ride on the nimitz freeway through hayward but the san mateo bridge itself looks great. that's traf

lane 4 and 5 are clear. all five lanes are moving and it looks like traffic is catching up although i'm pulled over looking back at foster city i can say cars are bumper-to-bumper. but there's more wiggle room. this send one person to the hospital with minor injuries. i will have a video coming up at 7:00 a.m.. >> the lanes are clear traffic is open. traffic is backed up towards the west end of the bridge but it never backed up across a span. now that it is cleared the back up will clear up pretty quickly. >from here to san francisco look at the right through the city were reported a accident earlier southbound turns out they still have a couple of lanes blocked only one was originally blocks but then more emergency vehicles showed up. we will give you a look at the bay bridge toll plaza there has not been a back up there but in the meantime check san jose light traffic here for 1 01 north and the connecting ramp from the guadalupe parkway. darya. >> 6:49 a.m. no preferred southern california another storm e

and two cars officers found a person in the fast lane line on the ground a rum 130 this morning. initial reports indicated a black bmw and a pickup truck were somehow involved in an accident all those no word on how the pedestrian came to be on the roadway. all lanes reopened at 3:00 a.m.. >> oakland police chief in washington lobbying for federal funding for pilot program to place officers in for middle schools. it would place six officers at schools the idea is to make schools safer as their kids away from crime and build positive relationship between the police and young people. they will meet with senators. >> extended unemployment benefits run out today and less, of course changes its mind the benefits that had been extended will end this month. the average weekly benefit the united states is about $300 although it varies widely depending on how the states calculate the payment because of supplemental programs it's hard to know who's going to lose their benefits at any given time. labor department says without a congress approve extension about 2 million people will be cut o

four lanes. the map shows the slow down approaching foster city boulevard. it's slow heading towards highway 101. if you head across the bridge, take foster city boulevard or up to third avenue around some of the slowing. that is a big deal for you. we will watch for the eekts as it may cause an issue on the other side of the bay. the nimitz to the bay bridge or 237 might be affected. back to you. >> thank you, mike. a judge is expected to decide the fate of seven men and boys accused in a brutal gang rape at richmond high school. christie smith is live in martinez. the judge will weigh in on whether they will stand trial. good morning. >> good morning. attorneys are expected to present oral arguments in the case and as you said, the judge will decide which of the seven defendants will stand trial and on what charges. judge gregory expressed concern about two of the defendants and concern about evidence on a 23-year-old richmond man involved. the oldest defendant is 44 years old. what's become a

the three left lanes will be blocked for some time.his could cause major problems for folks heading through san leandro towards hayward. also you'll find a lot of thick fog around the bay area. an advisory for pacifica and daly city. we'll show you a quick look outside of what you can expect this morning. this is actually interstate 80 in emeryville. that's the kind of fog you have to deal with on your drive to work. eric? >> what fog, i don't see any fog! frances, thank you very much. you can see visibility was quite limited there. police make an arrest in the fire in the hole prank that left a drive-through worker scarred. >> teens reveal the taunting sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel. we're like forget florida, we're going on a safari. so we're on the serengeti, and seth finds a really big bone. we're talking huge. they dig it up, put it in the natural history museum and we get to name it. raus. sethasauraus. really. your points from chase sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel? means better vacations. that's

both are blocking lanes. and east north avenue at north cooling -- collington, all lanes are blocked. salting operations are continuing on route 50 on the bay bridge in the east and westbound sand -- span. you can see the volume at joppa, still, no delays. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. toyota, moving forward. back to you. >> let's go out to mike schuh, we're in dundalk this morning. >>> it's amazing, i'm still looking at stuff going, wow, that's cool. there we're with bob francis. tell me about this. this is the largest temporary one in the region? >> we tear this down and put it up from scratch every year. >> every time the lay out's different? >> yes, we have some things that we save and reuse, but they start it and january 9th, they'll pack it away. there are changes every year? for instance, there are wind turbines on the ridge. that's amazing. at nighttime, there's a key to the night and day scenario and at night, they go off. >> and in the morning, they come back on. it's

four southbound lanes and three northbound lanes will be closed at route 7 from midnight tonight until 5:30 tomorrow morning. the san closures are planned during the overnight hours beginning at midnight tomorrow. >>> 6:07, 22 degrees on this wednesday morning. >> still ahead, there's no relief from the arctic blast. record low temperatures stretching from florida to the state of maine. >>> first, another day to bundle up. traffic and weather every ten >>> >> i am when the morris from the salvation army, reminding you to give generously this christmas season. >> good morning, washington. >>> welcome back and good morning. 6:10, 4 traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> we are complaining about the cold. if so many people up and down the east coast and in the midwest have it a lot worse than we do. >> we are not the only ones feeling this. all the way down to florida they expect single digits. single digits in the midsection of the country. 21 at arlington. we will take it. 20 in martinsburg, 19 in bowie, 18 in leesburg. windchills are in the single digits. it will be breezy today, no

keeping an eye on our hov lanes, we received word of the stalled car northbound 95 in the hov lanes tyingthe right side. we are keeping a close eye on the express lanes headed northbound. no problems reported on 395 between the beltway and the inbound 14th street bridge. overnight roadwork down at tyson's due to hot lane construction, all of that has cleared. your lanes are open traveling in on 66. volume increasing for those leaving man as is headed eastbound into centreville but incident-free -- leaving manassas headed eastbound into center sill but incident-free. southbound 270 out of hyattstown, the gang is all here and we're starting to slow past 109 headed toward the truck scales. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the nationals will introduce their new $126 million man today. cliff lee joins with the phillies for less money. let's join the sports junkies. nothing says december and 10- mile and hour wind chills like talking baseball. >> i love it, steve. >> let's talk about jason worth. i think it is a good signing for the nationals. when you break down the money, it

hoping we'll hear all the lanes are open. it may still be blocking the right lane.g lights have been turned on. and even though there's an accident, i'm surprised the backup hasn't really fully grown into the maze. so far backed up into the 880 overcrossing. you may want to consider bart or head over to the san mateo bridge. we have another live shot for you, 680 in walnut creek. if you're heading towards highway 24, there is an accident reported westbound 24 at 580. it's on the shoulder but heads up if you're making your way to the caldecott tunnel eastbound where there's only one bore open. apparently there's a stall blocking one lane. that's leaving one lane open eastbound to the caldecott. the san mateo bridge, that's a great alternate. no major problems on either end of the bridge on 880 or 101. hi, mike. >> good morning, frances. thank you and good morning to you. wet weather everywhere. all the reporting stations are saying they're receiving rain in the light to moderate category. we have flight arrival delays of two hours at sfo. live doppler 7 hd is showing

the right lane reopened.ier where the jaws of life were being used on the suspect have been cleared. the suspect taken from the car with critical conditions being taken to the hospital. we will get you back to the sdprask aside from university avenue and north on the east shore highway. we have a 23-minute travel time in the commute direction. the fog advisory was lifted and things are starting to clear up and rob was able to show you. here in antioch, 12 miles per hour and slowing through pay point. that's avenuer else and the rest is looking good. 580 just a 17-minute drive and clear by the time you get to the dublin interchange. back to you. pa. >> 6:31 and new this morning, eric holder will be in the bay area in an effort to crack down on financial fraud. he will meet with law enforcement at a fraud enforcement task summid. they announced in operation broken trust. foeshs magazine reports it involved more than 300 criminal arrests for fraud totalling $8 billion in loss. >> the gang rape preliminary hearin

one far right lane is getting by. outer loop, all of your lanes are open. it is going to slow early because of rubber necking out of the i-95 interchange. so pleasee careful. in the meantime on the beltway, both directions between springfield and i-66 near robinson terminal, looking pretty g. one more. head out and see how things are progressing new york avenue over the anacostia, bladensburg road, continuing to the third street tunnel. no hangups reported ahead of you. right now no delays all theway. joe, eun. >> 6:43 20 degrees. big budgetuts for one school district. >>> new security procedures on metrorail. why it might slow down your commute. >>> and we will show you the christmas tree of all christmas trees. it cost eight figures, people. for one >>> winter weather could cause problems if you walk to school or work. the district cleared the snow from the streets but the sidewalks are a different story in certain places. megan mcgrath is live with details. megan, good morning. [ inaudible ] >> she was showing us video on the sidewalk of 13th street nort

right lane still blocked off. they're saying traffic alert will not be canceled until close to 8:00 this morning. unfortunately, delays grow. southbound 101 traffic moving along okay. it is a wet start to our commute, as tracy has mentioned. you can see glare off of our freeways. north and southbound traffic moving along okay. traffic overall a little lighter than we typically see on this holiday week. about 15 minutes between 238 and the maze, either direction. we've seen spinouts but have quieted down. mostly green. a live look at 280 traffic heading out of downtown san jose. that is by the 880 highway 17 interchange. we'll head along the peninsula, 1100 and 280 moving well. heading into san francisco, 101 traffic, approaching candle stick. that's your traffic. back up to you. >>> thanks very much. it's 6:08. dangerous chemical found in san jose's drinking water. hear about the latest request from state lawmakers. plus-- >>> i was yelling loud, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it. >> a woman attacked by two pit b

losing one lane each way northbound and southbound. overview zooming to 66 we notice a slowing eastbound from route 50 over to 123. back to the overview with the zoom to i-95 in virginia. speeds pick up a bit beyond that point. all lanes moving up on 395 in toward the downtown dc section. travel times also looks like on the major roadways no problems so far. beltway i-95 to 270, looks like an 11 minute drive in montgomery county. southbound 95 also about ten minutes from 216 going southbound down to the beltway ramps. i 295 dc northbound from the beltway heading into the 11th street bridge 7 minutes there. next traffic in a few minutes around 6:12. >>> coming up on 6:05 now. this was nowhere near last year, an inch or two in some places but boy it caused problems yesterday for people trying to get home from school and work. >> it's been nearly 24 hours since that snow fell. what are conditions like now? we have a look at when's on the ground or not there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning andrea. we got an inch, inch and a half o

>> it could be a class 1 or dedicated bike lane. when you are describing could be bicycle amenities. these are the sort of thing we are trying to sort out, the amenities we need to incorporate, bicycle parking, how does one access the brt facility with their bike, as well as how we incorporate bicycle access for people who would like to ride in the geary corridor. commissioner mar: that is an important transit hub. there is the muni offices and other things, but if a target moves into the old sears facility, that would be an incredible destination spot. bike amenities and facilities, that sounds wonderful. >> another area where we identified a need for more robust analysis is what happens east of van ness. mta identified east of how long that it -- paul that could use more traffic signals -- powell that could use more traffic signals and design improvement. we saw the need to further optimize what happens east of van ness. through the course of this a valuation by mta and community feedback, we have identified a need for an even mor

the left lane blocked there as well.live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where metering lights have been turned on but take a look. no delays from the tolls into san francisco. definitely holiday light out there. >> like a vacation. thanks, megan. >> yeah! (laughter) >> that's it for this edition. >> say local update at 7:24. join us for the midday nnnnnnnnn

lanes are open.hat's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> actor owe enwilson has come full circumstance until a way. famed director and produce are james l. brooks virtually started the career of wilson and his brother luke and film maker wes anderson when he agreed to produce their freshman movie called bottle rocket. he is now starring in a film called how do you know. he told kevin mccarthy that a lot of years have pass the since bottle rocket but he is still impressed with brooks. >> luke and wes, we always think of them still kind of as just really look up to them. and then his body of work is so kind of impressive. >> reese witherspoon stars with owen wilson in the movie. kevin recently interviewed witherspoon. >> i can't watch it and it would unnerve me. i would spiral into self-hate that i can't recover from. >> do you watch your own movies after they're done? >> i'll usually see them once so i know what i'm talking about. but i can't. it make me so self-conscious and nerv

one lane gets by north and southbound. and lutherville, southbound york road at ridgely right lane is blocked because of a water main issue. now back to you. >> thanks a lot. >>> it's 6:19. this time of year we hear about good deeds and great deeds and this morning we want to show you one mystery santa live in action. >> the secret santa was greeting strangers and handing out christmas cards. so on one side of the christmas card a greeting, and on the other side $100 cash he passed them out at ran do. young couples, student and elderly and you have to hear people's reactions. >> what's the catch? >> what's that. >> what do i have to give you for it. >> you don't have to give me anything. >> oh. oh. is this real? >> they are for real. >> wow. you couldn't have picked a better person. i can show you a picture of my tree and it doesn't have one present and my 15-year-old son is like wondering what we are going to do for christmas. >> the secret santa says he was inspired by a mystery man who is doing the same thing in kansas

all lanes are open. -- is fine. all lanes are open. the beltway looks good southbound heading toward the wilson bridge. take you to your travel times. on 495, 395 to 267, 13-minute ride. the toll road from 674 to the beltway, 6 minutes. 295 to the beltway to the 11th street bridge a 7-minute ride. in my next report we'll take a look at virginia roads at 6:00. >>> making news now at 5:49, today president obama will meet with 20 c.e.o.s at the white house to discuss ways to boost the economy, including tax reforms, the deficit and clean energy. yesterday the federal reserve decided not to change interest rates in its final meeting of the year. >>> today the food and drug administration will finish a hearing on evidence on whether or not mercury dental fillings are safe. the panel is taking another look at some possible health risks, especially for pregnant women and children. last year the fda ruled amalgam fillings are safe. however, several consumer groups are now challenging that decision. >>> the good old days are back. they'll -- th

that leaves only one lane for all of that traffic.and holiday light or not with one line available is not backed up traffic across. takes on the or how we won southbound to get around it. >> president barack obama expected to sign a repeal of don't ask don't tell into law tomorrow. the senate voted to end the ban of the weekend. the military has already started mapping out how they are born to put this new policy into effect. allowing gays to serve openly. new details pfizer is recalling 19,000 bottles of lit the torch because of complaints about and on characteristic odor. that is the fourth or recalls since august over similar issues. the balls were supplied by it outside manufacturer. they made changes in august and says a lot being recalled that was shipped out before the changes were made. the bay area has a low smoking rates in the state according to public healt1319 mc health california has 13.1%, and the san francisco 13.5%, alameda 10%, said a clearer a percent in utah is the only state with a lower percentage. >> we see some

north avenue, another one block in the center lane, north and southbound pit bull what one lane of traffic gets by. there are some wind warnings on the key bridge. overall, we're looking pretty good. outer loop west side check begin at 12 minutes. 895 south between 95 on the north side and harbor tunnel, seven minutes. this is a live look outside of the topside of the beltway at harford road. picking up just a tad in volume. this is 50 and some icy conditions. they are assaulting. use extra caution. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. the federal government has announced the first civil lawsuits against companies involved in the gulf oil spill. bp is being sued and eight other companies involved in the gulf oil disaster. violations -- safety regulations were violated. more than 20 million gallons of oil were leaked into the gulf of mexico. the metrodome has sprung another leak. this shot looks to the new hole. a fourth panel tore open and don't even more snow -- and dumped even more snow onto the field. a college student revolutionize the way we communicate on the interne