going to start off with northbound 280 at the lawrence expressway in san jose.o go there first, northbound 280 traffic is backing up as you approach highway 17 at the lawrence expressway. there's a crash there, and traffic is pretty slow as you drive-through. also want to mention 101 in san francisco there was a crash. right near the ups building. they moved it. they kept moving it, but they moved it to the shoulder. you can still kind of see it there. it's causing a distraction to drivers. and traffic is slow as you drive past the ups building and head south. when you get the bay bridge toll plaza, this is about a 25 to 30-minute delay getting into san francisco. no major problems here on the san mateo or on the golden gate bridge. >>> it's 6:48. go to steve in the weather center. >> thank you,, sir,. a lot of low clouds and fog. fog is back. yesterday it was just the low clouds. also higher clouds up above. we have a cloudy morning here, and temperatures are cool for us, 40s and 0s. you know, welcome sure use some rain. i mean, we've got a dry january. one wee

northbound at lawrence expressway two lanes blocked so it's taking up to 880. here's the richmond/san rafael bridge. the usual congestion into marin county. this tree has been removed finally from the tracks of caltrain. never caused much of a delay. passengers were forced to board on the southbound platforms. no delay. it was between millbrae and broadway stations. mass transit on time. no delays. if you are heading to the sierra, they may have snow. grab your chains heading to tahoe. 80, 50 and 88, you may need 'em. all lanes are back open southbound 880 in hayward approaching tennyson. the crash long since cleared has been cleared since just before 6:00. unfortunately, look at that. it is really backed up on southbound 880 and 238. what drives you crazy on your commute? we have an email from frank: >>> we asked the chp if there was a specific rule about this. their answer, nope. there's no right of way and no first in line rule of etiquette. in fact, it's often the driver in front that gets stuck while all the other cars pass in the back. i have been that pe

look at the red streak, very slow northbound 280 from meridian up to lawrence expressway, where therean earlier crash involving a pickup truck, now over on the shoulder. there was a fuel leak reported and some smoke, pick yourself truck on fire, haven't heard about that but crews are blocking up the slow lane, jamming up the commute for the 280 stretch. recovery hayward past tennison, the earlier crash this morning had half the freeway tied up and generally slow there. back to kind of what you'd expect for a friday, a lot of traffic heading across the san mateo bridge to the peninsula, top of your screen the easier drive down the east shore freeway and out of the north bay no delays but look at the golden gate bridge. on friday a lot of folks midday, look at the beautiful view, why would do you that, getting into the city, expect more traffic to build after 11:00. >> all right, thank you so much for joining us. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> join us for nbc bay area news at 12:00, see you then. >> good morning. breaking

problems northbound 280 because of an earlier crash at lawrence expressway. coming into and out of san jose. you can see some red travel times there on your screen. bay bridge, still backed up east of the maze. so unfortunately, not "friday light." the san mateo bridge still crowded out of hayward. that's "kcbs traffic." with the forecast, here's roberta. >>> i got to fire it up. it's our hi-def doppler. only problem is, not seeing anything. no precipitation at all and, in fact, we still have some blue sky out over the cliff house in ocean beach. there's a few clouds on the increase. temperatures in the 50s. it is cloudy in santa rosa. hey, the big weather feature today, the gusty winds northwest up to 30 miles per hour. temperatures in the 60s. so yes, it's cooler today. a few sprinkles today. best chance of rain showers will be on saturday, another shot . >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour the two moms behind princess awesome. they're building a business making dresses for girls who actually like dinosaurs and robots. it's n

we are backing up i went on 12 recurring accidents on lawrence expressway.hem are cleared. the bay bridge is solidly backup and the macarthur maze this is this alright over 30 minutes on high with 34. stock of the plaza a little better the net but not much to be 2629 minutes for the total drive leading in said they were into some detail. >> reporter: slow in the bottle into central iraq-- and raphael. richmond bridge heavy traffic. to the image--richmond parkway. >> reporter: astronauts into the neighborhood contractors taken to the hospital for evaluation. try to see what with started the fire the glass shattered a window. >>: and you hear the tv fall and i know it what it was our earthquake or what. i really fast movement of the land. >> reporter: police may shelter and a place for people and their children to go. the material involved with gasoline. a close call first to school driver got stuck in its sharp turn and highway one dangerously close to the edge of a ravine here is a video. thus a school bus from northern light school. there were able to get o

there but it continues south of highway 92 and we have a motorcycle accident northbound 280 at lawrence expresswayelays leaving away from highway 17. we have another issue in santa rosa an overturned vehicle northbound 101 on the on-ramp there and right now it is not causing delay on the pain line and southbound traffic is moving along fine but 9 orange is an indication of fog so use the low beaches this morning the. >>> trading is underway on walking, and we will go to the nasdaq for the morning money report including the good news if you are driving a used car. >> these days to go until oscars and neil patrick harris dishes with jimmy kimmel about what three secretly hopes will happen days before the big night. >> the backup on the san mateo bridge at 6:41. stay tuned. >> covering los altos, petaluma antioch and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> we have allen ben enjoying cheaper gas prices but the relief could soon be over. >>> our reporter is there with a combination of fatters that can lead to the price hike. drivers have noticed the pries are going up and do not like it. we we have se

southbound 101 at the lawrence expressway. so please give yourself a little bit of extra time.things we have noticed is that there is another crash nearby. northbound 101. northbound 101 at the oregon expressway. this is an injury reported. traffic is light but traffic will be effected if it's there for any length of time. we are watching these two accidents on the bay shore freeway in palo alto. at 5:19, let's go to steve in the weather center. >> we have a little change this morning. that is a low cloud deck which came back. that is enough to keep the lows up for most. there are a few 30s inland. we are running 5-10 degrees warmer. we could sure use some rain. remember earlier in the month we had some. that is a pretty good system that came by friday into monday. and mainly over the weekend. light rain is possible friday night into saturday. these are not very strong systems. they are colder systems coming right down out of the north. maybe we will get a little bit better opportunity for the sierra. i will mention some light rain. and then on saturday scattered showers. low c

as we take you to san jose southbound 101 at lawrence expressway, this crash is cleared. wait as solo crash in the center divider with some delays that are gone. just a little bit of slowing as you head into mountain view northbound 101. the rest of the south bay is moving along but at look at drive time traffic we are clear on 101 880 all the way to the san jose airport. >> call for uber driver and get a reward? new this morning, what the company is giving away to passengers. >> new details on the american sniper verdict with the jury speaking to "good morning america" with the exclusive right here. >> sports anchor known for colorful employment history is off the air and what keith did this time around. >>> covering walnut creek, burlingame campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> 6:13. a look at the san mateo bridge, kicking off the news with no problems and traffic is moving right along. leyla gulen is monitoring things and we will find out where the trouble spots are. >>> uber is partnering with starwood to give riders extra incentive to choose their ser

the south bay, northbound routes pretty okay except for 280 where we have debris reported at lawrence expressway. something in the roadway so there must be a traffic wreak going on. chp didn't declare it. slower sensors just developing now. they should clear in the next few. i'll track those for you. north of the san mateo bridge we're showing a little bit of slowing likely because of the wind across that span. both sides the peninsula and east bay where the smooth flow of traffic to the be with, on either side, your bay bridge toll plaza has no backup right now. there's an earlier crash on the upper shore freeway, richmond vallejo, carquinez bridge and benicia bridge moving smoothly north of the golden gate bridge watch for the effects of rain but the live camera in san rafael shows you it hasn't hit the camera just yet. >>> let's look at some international headlines. both engines lost power on the airlines flight that crashed in taiwan. it crashed wednesday landing in ail shallow river. the number of dead now stands at 35. eight people still missing. >>> in eastern ukraine, government and rebe

earlier crash northbound 280 at lawrence expressway. that's gone. all those jamups right now through downtown san jose, 101 unfortunately not a whole lot better. they are in slow mode at the bay bridge toll plaza because of an earlier crash in san francisco. with the forecast, here's roberta. >>> it's the fine day of the king tides here in the bay area for our winter season, it's the final day of king tides. good morning, high tide at 11:28. over 6.5 feet. that's what it looks like along the coastline or the embarcadero at least right now. gray slate. we have temperatures of 40s and 50s. and later today our highs top off in the 60s and a few my name is tony sartorio. i'm a lineman for pg&e out of the concord service center. i have lived here pretty much my whole life. i have been married for twelve years. i have 3 kids. i love living here and i love working in my hometown. at pg&e we are always working to upgrade reliability to meet the demands of the customers. i'm there to do the safest job possible - not only for them, but everybody, myself inclu

we have a new collision reported northbound 280 right near the lawrence expressway and the traffic isbusy. you can see coming up on the northbound 280 as you come up on highway 17. it makes sense because of the crash reported just up the road. as a matter of fact, i can put it on the map for you and traffic will be busy. the crash is right here and traffic is going to be slow as you drive through. i also want to mention that a lot of slow traffic on 580 this morning produced from livermore to pleasanton. if you happen to be makingth turn, it's pretty slow. 680 from walnut creek to concord. more of a normal commute but a lot of slow traffic here on highway 4 and then on 80 westbound, you will see some slow traffic in hercules all the way down to the berkeley area. you can see how slow it is. 48-minute drive time here as you drive on 80 westbound between the carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze. bay bridge toll plaza, you will see a backup here of about 25 minutes. it's 8:03. back to the desk. >> thank you. >>> in santa rosa it a home- invasion robbery led to a tense stand joch with

you can use the lawrence expressway or use another freeway.ight now, it is not doing very good at all. not doing very well at all. westbound dumbarton bridge, slow traffic as you head to the high rise agedz agedz-- high rise and the peninsula. to the bay bridge toll plaza, backed up for a 30-minute wait. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> officials are looking at stepping up security at mineta airport of a another -- after another preach there. janine de la vega is there at the airport and has been talking with passengers about their concerns. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. most travelers we have spoken to say they've heard of some of the breaches that have occurred. but they say they feel powerless because there's not much they can do. let's go to video ofs indent that happened on january 29th. it happened before midnight. it's difficult to see because this is the airport officials responding to a man that was able to scale the fence. you can see it's very dark. that man made it onto a service road. workers held

nf rain cleared but still a delay northbound 280 up toward lawrence expressway where an earlier crashre clear, still recovering lawrence to santa clara. rest of your bay widening out a smoother drive, slowing develops for the peninsula. slower drive nimitz south toward hayward and union city. no drama tri valley and bay bridge easier approach the metering lights are on and slowing out of the maze. back to you. >> so close to that friday night. thank you very much and the weekend, mike. another local news update coming in 25 minutes. >> 7:30 and what a pretty shot on this february 27th 2015. just 3 degrees right now. here's encouraging news. first day of spring just three weeks away. >> thank goodness. >> i know right? our crowd is glad to hear this. we are about to surprise someone with a final ticket. >> congress is moving to approve a short-term deal to at least temporarily avoid a partial shut down of the homeland security department. spending for the agency is set to expire at midnight. >> the driver who caused this week's train crash and derailment in california is out of jail. t

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