leyla gulen? >> we have police activity in san jose that is causing disruption with no service between japantown and the convention center because of police activity at second and st. james and buses will be re-routed so check the schedule. bart is running on time and no delays on few any through san francisco. as you look at the bay area, nothing but green and that means not of our freeways are running at top speed but for 580 headed over the altamont pass, that is slow. in the bay area, starting with richmond and san rafael bridge traffic is light at this hour and to the bay bridge toll plaza it is moving along just fine and we have usually construction that wrapped up and you can see the cars are funneling in and everything is at top speed. >> today, toyota is expected to settle a federal criminal investigation over sudden acceleration. >> republican accept coming to cal berkeley with a emergency about government surveillance. >> a big plunder of a baltimore >>> covering santa clara, east bay a

leyla gulen? >> beautiful weather and beautiful traffic. you can see grown in the map so you are at top speed. headed out of tracy to the altamont pass that is where you will see the bulk of the traffic but we are looking clear although high winds. so be came. 680 southbound from walnut creek to dublin, 14 minutes, and 51 minute commute and highway 17 headed through the santa cruz mountains from highway one to los gatos that is 24-point drive. mass transit is running on time 41 bart trains and you are a minute early with no delays. the richmond-san rafael bridge is quiet. >> seven things to know. >> some are upset over the name of the latest sunglasses. >> apple is looking for exclusives, and what it is asking the record labels to and the first thing that came to mind is, "can i afford to go to the hospital?" now that i've got covered california, i know that if something happens to me that i'm covered. i'm in. [ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? find free, confiden

leyla gulen? >> we are going to talk about that closure and we will see where that is located, but we have a problem, in fremont, southbound 680 at the parkway, drivers are reporting this is where an accident took place, a car trying to avoid hitting something that flipped and rolled down an embankment and c.h.p. is trying to locate it. we are not seeing delays northbound and. nimitz is slowing down as you make it to mission. headed into san francisco, this is where shooting took place. the intersection will be shut down. it is not affecting 280 in and out of the dallas city. in the outer mission district avoid that. to the north, 4th is shut down. it will be until further notice because of the massive construction fire that happened in china basin. >> we have a new twist on a prescription: what a drugmaker is doing to make sure people do not abuse a popular painkiller. >> pope francis celebrating one year as heard of the catholic church. >> a city spent $400,000 on new packing meters but there is

leyla gulen? >> a five our neighbors are hitting the snooze button because it is quiet across the bay area. we have construction in san jose and construction in berkeley eastbound 80 between buchanan and powell until 5:00 this morning so slow for the cone zone in the westbound direction from albany to emeryville we are clear on the bay bridge and wide open and empty. 680 walnut creek to dublin is 15 minutes and southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 52 minutes and at los gatos on highway 17 it is 23 minutes. through san rafael, from santa rosa and san rafael this is how it looks away from 580 to the city it will take you 17 minutes . >> president obama is in the netherlands today and says europe and america are united in sport of the ukraine government and the people. he spoke a visiting a museum with the dutch prime minister in amsterdam the first chance about some's credit marry incursion since arriving for a week of international travel in europe. he will discuss the matter with china's

leyla gulen is back? take you to fremont we have an accident that is tying traffic up and as you can see away from the sunol grade there was an accident with four vehicles with two lanes blocked. it is adding extra time to the commute. the drive coming from tracy to dublin, westbound 580 is 40 minutes along highway 4 westbound from antioch to concord is 32 minutes and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 17 minutes. traffic is building with the headlights in the southbound direction are building but we are still accident free. we help it stays that way. >> we have newness on breaking news in san francisco, firefighters and the water department are working on a broken water line that is gushing water into the streets since 5:00 this morning. look at the floods seen. the break happened only w waller with 50 notes without water right now in the 700 block of waller street. this is the 6" main that broke and it is 100 years old we have learned. it does not look like the water has flooded any home

leyla gulen? >> we are starting off in san jose where we have construction there that will last until 6:00 with the off-ramp off of northbound 880 is where we have the closure until 6:00 and now we are looking at delays due to that. you will be fine at the next exit. southbound direction not seeing any delays. we have drive time traffic tracy to dublin at 25 minutes the southbound 101 through san rafael to san francisco is 7 minutes. this is the drive through san rafael. it is cheer. no accidents to report. headlights are southbound and the drive is going to be smooth. >>> 5:01. happening now student demonstrators are holing their ground at city college of san francisco, a protest that turned violent last night. nick smith is on campus this morning. >>> good morning, the students are continuing to hold their ground. look at the youtube video shot last night, and i want you to see what we found: it shows students at city college trying to occupy the hall yesterday afternoon. one student was pepper

leyla gulen? >> at 6:01, a big rig lost its way and headed beyond candlestick a big rig is trying to get to the freeway on the off-ramp from northbound 101. it is blocking currently if you need to make it off the ramp you may not be able to so use the alternate, southbound traffic not affecting. as we look at what is happening westbound 80 into emeryville you can see a little bit of a slow down the closer you get to the maze and starting with the bay bridge toll plaza you can see the cash-paying lanes are heavy and emeryville camera shows traffic moving to treasure island with a few extra cars slow things down. >> we have breaking news in hayward, with a large marijuana "grow" operation in a home. they are in the process of removing marijuana plants from the house at stonewall avenue. a neighbor called 9-1-1 to report a small fire on the roof of the house. firefighters found a large marijuana growing operation. no word on the exact number but police say there are "a lot." we will have more on the

>> thank you, leyla gulen at 6:42. you would expect a million majors of peanut butter to be on the store shelves are now headed for landfall. >> a murder trial against oscar pistorius is taking a week-long break. >> a suspicion death if a san jose home in the south bay and with have that story from >>> covering benicia, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> we cover developing news in the south bay a suspicious death is under investigation in san jose. >> we go back to abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield at scene >> this house has a feeling of abandonment, it is quiet. the yard is overgrown. the doors and the windows are barred up. police got a call to come here last night about 7:40 possibly a dead person here. the fire department will responded. they get a report that possibly someone was hurt here. police did go inside the home and found a man who was dead. they have not said what caused his death. they are calling it "suspicious." they did bring the coroner to the scene along with the homicide team an

this is our traffic anchor, leyla gulen. >> thank you, mike. it is great to be back. as we start off with mass transit headed to work we have 36 bart trains running on time and caltrain is on time and no delays from muni, either with one issue. we are starting to see delays eastbound 580 from san ramon road to 680, the lanes

leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, we have dry conditions around the bay area and we have the scatter showers and we have high wind advisory so breezy conditions across the bay bridge if you are driving a hour sided vehicle, be careful. we have a couple of crashes including a spinout facing the wrong direction southbound highway 29 so from american canyon to vallejo you will see that. this is southbound 880 we have an accident with everything on the shoulder. this area shaded in green is where rain could affect the commute. >> tracy to dublin is 23 minutes westbound highway 4 westbound antioch to concord is 15 minutes and san rafael to seven is 17 minutes. >> rebound meets with pope francis at vatican. behind closed doors the meeting is more frank. >> the south bay's large of the water agency faces a dilemma: is now the best time to drain a major reservoir? >> how excited are we? the giants and the a's bring a home run >>> covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc7

leyla gulen? >> across the bay area including our mass transit we have 52 bart trains on time and ace train one and three are on time and muni is expecting delays on several lines. you want to check the schedule that travels up and down van necessary, those are going to be delays so check that. cross the bay area, in oakland there is a new crash. northbound 880 at broadway we have delays approaching 980. 580 is better. at maze we are seeing heavy delays. here is the traffic westbound highway 4th accident involving three vehicles has been pushed to the shoulder at willow pass and still looking slow at 30 minutes out of antioch to concord. >>> 6:21. new testimony at the oscar pistorius murder trial and a neighbor of the form olympian reveals what she revealed when she was shot and killed. >> a man who lost both legs in the boston marathon bombing has a new reason to >>> those are your "techbytes." i'm john muller. splenda® is sweet. and so are you. [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use su

leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, at 6:00, i am sorry to say we have problems on mass transit. starting light rail that now has service. however, light rail will not stop at st. james station. travels through japantown and the convention center are budgeted because of a homicide investigation that occurred this san jose at at 2nd direction. the rest of the bay area shows most of the areas are locking clear, however, we did have a couple of problems in dublin. and metering lights turned on. >>>:02. breaking news from the south bay, san jose police are in the downtown area right now after a dead body was discovered. at 1st and st. john what is happening matt? >> i received new information, the victim is a man if his 20's with at least one stab wound. you can seat? s are gathered at second and st. john. petitioners by called 9-1-1 after the person came across the man with trauma to his body. detectives ruled out the person being hit by a vehicle and now say he was stabbed. streets are blocked o

leyla gulen?have an issue in the east by with furniture eastbound a 80 at edwards if you are traveling through oakland, watch out, it will cause slowing as you can see by highway 13. as you continue in the eastbound direction hopefully they can move along. this is a drive through san rafael, southbound 101 the headlights are in the southbound direction and it will take you only 19 minutes to get into san francisco. >> a new study is unveiled in van today show heart problems in women strongly linked to emotions. researchers say anger could trigger tighten, of flood develops and cause chest pain. this is different from men who have pain triggered by block averages in large arteries. the study will be presented this week. >> amazon.com is accused of encouraging severals to raise prices to include shipping for prime customers claiming a $79 annual membership provides two day shipping but a alabama woman filed a lawsuit claiming vendors are increasing prices to cough the shipping and amazon was encoura

leyla gulen? >> great news. we have congestion building over the altamont pass. pretty early in the commute so slow and go track to greenville before it things out. we have a major shut down in the east bay fremont boulevard where nick has been reporting a fatal motorcycle crash. unfortunately, a tragic scene there which is active until 9:00 this morning affecting the commute on the dumbarton bridge so plan ahead for that. 680 southbound away from pleasant hill is building. still, though, accident free. the san mateo bridge is quiet into foster city and only nine minutes. >> the navy launches a crackdown on smoking. >> the stylish makeover google is giving to the google glass. >> a group of strippers take san diego police to court over pictures the >>> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> jerry brown has a huge lead in fundraising for the race if governor. he reported raising $20 million. much from corporations and unions. the treasury official is reporting he raised $1.3 million since announcing his candidacy in

leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, we have a couple of accidents to get you going this morning as we take you to walnut creek we reported these in two separate accidents: northbound 680 between stone valley and this area is where we have an accident blocking two lanes and slowing into pleasant hill southbound 680 to the 24 interchange it is moving along fine. as we head into san jose, you can so everything is looking nice and green but we have an accident northbound along 280 at the 880 connection. watch out for that. other than that we are looking at clear conditions and i will look at the drive time traffic and a picture of the bay bridge toll plaza just ahead. >> the government released new figures on the number of children with autism with research changing our understanding of the disorder. next, the common vitamin that could hold the key. >> time runs out for a unique emtheater in the south by with a final treat. >> a 12-year-old boy towns his love of baseball into a project to honor us

leyla gulen?how expensive that snack was. >> pretty pricey tastebuds. >> now, we have wazers are reporting an accident as we make it from the sunol grid so if you are traveling southbound 680 you will find it here, a minor accident is blocking the far right lane around mission where we have a backup approaching the accident. otherwise, you are moving along at top speed in the northbound direction up to is tell grade and toward highway 84, 880 is moving along fine and you can track your traffic with the waze app at google play or the app store. in walnut creek southbound 680 the drive is busy up to highway 24 and it will take you 14 minutes. mike? >> good morning, everyone, welcome to thursday and a cloudy start on live doppler 7 hd with high clouds and no rain but the temperatures are up. check out from our east bay hills, it is clear. and calm. the high pressure dominating the weather. spring starts at 9:57 with above average highs although they are not is warm as yesterday. a warming trend throu

leyla gulen? >> it has been a busy start to the friday morning, we say friday light but the citizens -- accidents have been clearing in san jose at 101 in northbound and southbound direction. they have cleared. in the north bay the crash involving a dump truck and vehicle is cleared and highway 12 at arnold drive with no lanes blocked. eastbound highway 4 from harvard the lanes are blocked to summers ville road with the slowing now dissipateing. westbound traffic building through antioch but the rest of the drive is clear to concord. from san rafael to san francisco we have folks looking to be moving at top speed. >> baby would made e-trade a household name says "good >> google is giving gmail users protection from government snooping. >>> covering santa rose, berkeley, san jose, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, it is 5:11. that is a look at downtown st. louis, missouri, from the west. you are looking at the old courthouse and the gateway ambassador. that is wher

leyla gulen? >> nick said the intersection could be closed until 9:00 this morning could severely impact the commute. you have a couple of alternates including thornton and el dorado from the east bay to connect to the nimitz which takes you to highway 84 and then the dumbarton bridge. it is not affecting traffic, 56 miles per hour through young city and fremont and the dumbarton at 61 miles per hour so top speeds and starting with the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights are turned on and at look at san rafael, still drive, pushing to the southbound direction with tail lights away from 580 toward san francisco will take you, now, 20 to 23 minutes. the rain is on the way. and mike nicco is on his way. >> live doppler 7 hd shows moving down afternoon the coast including cloverdale in the next half hour and you should be get wet in 45 minutes. we will breakdown the next 12 hours, partly cloudy with temperatures in the upper 40's and rain moves in by lunch. it will be light. it will hang around

leyla gulen? >> because of the fire muni experienced a disruption in kt service. 36 bart trains on time and no delays onize. all is running smoothly. if you are using your car watch out for the gusts. it is windy in fairfield. we have a slow down eastbound 80 at highway 1235 miles per hour and westbound traffic is moving fine into american canyon and highway 37 top speeds at 101 and accident free. >>> this morning crews are working to put out the last embers of a massive fire that gutted an apartment building in san francisco. dozens of firefighters spent the night dousing water on the 172-unit building. the biggest concern was two falls that could collapse. investigators have a handle on damage at day break. at one point 150 firefighters attacked the wall of smoke and flames. streets in the area around 4th and china basin closed and could be for the day. we have coverage continuing with abc7 news reporter katie marzullo in mission bay. katie? >> i have just beyond the police barricade and was abl

leyla gulen? >> the good news is it is starting to calm down. we will see how the traffic is leaving san francisco down the peninsula and 101 has congestion building up to 80 but the rest of the skyway is clear. over the peninsula to burlingame top speed is 280 and further to the south headed to redwood city and palo alto top speed is 280 cheer from woodside to los altos hills and this is hour lovely commute across the bay bridge and up to the toll plaza, it is looking busy. you can see traffic is moving through at treasure island. >>> new this morning, a driver is fine after a dramatic scene at the berkeley marina. he drove right into the bay. when you hook into the dark water it is scary when you realize how close the call was. berkeley police department or the scene say it was a 75-year-old man behind the wheel trying to maneuver the van and he went into the water. the van was only partly submerged but it was very dangerous. it could have been worse. >> very lucky. lucky the car did not go in the water and turn over. >>> the man was able to g

sue is here for leyla gulen. >> so far, so good.ion where they have that section of the road closed for investigation until 7:00. fremont boulevard is the good alternate. we have flooding on the parkway if this area here. not a closure but you will be driving through some water in the westbound direction. eastbound is the drive toward 101. not affecting that so much. >> as we work our way to san jose, this is beyond the s.a.p. center it is light traffic and the bay bridge has no metering lights yet. >> days of rain in hollywood had many fashion lovers working on a backup plan including amy adams would was not taking any chances wearing her hair up. she we looked radiant in a strap less dark blue gucci gown and lupita nyong'o who took host best supporting actress turned heads in pale blue prada and jennifer lawrence wore a $2 million 100-carat diamond necklace to accent her orange red strapless dress by dior. >> the theme was the self-y. lot of celebrities including my favorite, tatem kissing janna. a lot of these selfies were tweete

leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone. at 5:00 we with have 38 bart trains on time. ace train also has no delayed. muni has in delayed. we start off on a great note. around the bay area, we have areas of fog. we are still at top speeds leaving santa rosa to rohnert park with limited visibility. with the low beams and not the high beams. over the altamont pass we have 29 miles per hour over the pass as the top speed. it someones -- jumps to 28 and then you are on your way. >> seven are recovering from gunshot wounds after a shooting in san francisco. amy hollyfield is at san francisco general hospital with the latest. >>> i talked to police. they did not make arrests. there are a lot of ones. look at this cell phone video taken after the shooting. as you can see this were a lot of people in the tenderloin district. it was tough to get a lock but people hope someone saw something. witnessing say there was an argument before the shooting and a man got out of the car and started firing into the crowd. >> a bunch of gunshots. when we get out, they had left and a couple of

leyla gulen? >> it is friday height. continues this morning as we head into san jose and everyone is running at top speeds. 101 between the nimitz up to the san jose airport and beyond and the southbound direction 50 miles per hour with a pocket of slowing around the airport and otherwise we are wide open and at look at 280 away from 680 into cupertino that drive is moving along fine and the southbound direction no delays and highway 85 is clear and accident free. to the north if your travels take you to the sunol grade we have traffic building as you try to approach highway 84 southbound traffic away from dublin, still moving along fine account nimitz through fremont not bad and young city and hayward and castro valley, you name it, 880, 580, nice and cheer. the toll plaza shows bay bridge, cash paying lanes are building up and from emeryville camera to the eastern span of the bridge, more traffic bidding, however, everyone is moving along. >> you will like this story a 12-year-old boy in new jersey is hitting a home ru

leyla gulen?n tip your starbucks coffee maker with a tip of a finger, rolling out the updated app for iphones in a week that allows you to pay by phone with an opening to tip 50 cents or one in ten starbuck purchases are made with a mobile device. >>> next at 5:00 a.m., continuing with our top story, the massive fire in the mission bay neighborhood and firefighters remain on the scene with a report coming up. >> more on the midair mystery surrounding the missing airlines jet with questions on the flight path. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> san francisco firefighters are watching for flareups after the fire that devoured a massive building unconstruction near at&t park. the big concern is two walls of the building are teetering on the verge of collapse. >>> we have coverage of the fire but, first, a quick check on traffic and weather. >> we will zoom to that area and show you what is going on at 62 degrees and bone dry. the winds are around nine miles per hour and

leyla gulen is following traffic. >>> ikea is recalling three million bed canopies because they could be strangled in the netting. they taking action after consumer complaints of kids getting caught in the nets. there are four brands but ikea is not aware of permanent injury but you can return for a full refund. for a list of the canopies goes to abc7news.com. >>> friends and family will plant a tree in hayward city hall in memory of an army sergeant killed in action in afghanistan a year ago today. sergeant first-class james grissom grew up locally. the green beret was killed days before he was scheduled to return home. the 31-year-old was awarded a bronze star for horrorrism in combat and the family members are expected to attend the tree-planting ceremony that begins at 10:00. >> fewer roadside emergency call boxes with so many drivers with cell phones, transportation authorities are removing 500 of the yellow call boxes long the local freeways. they will be replaced with signs telling drivers to call 9-1-1 or 5-1-1. they have been going away. there were 3,500 10 years ago. today t

leyla gulen? >> hopefully well have our practice in and have your windshield wipers in good shape. as mike was telling us we have heavy rain falling through vallejo and american canyon off of 36 in the eastbound direction we have a crash that is blocking a lane at the off-ramp. be careful on the when direction it is quiet but highway 29 southbound south of highway 37 is looking busy. chains are required if you are thinking of heading up to the mountains to lake tahoe, 80 and 88 are requiring chains so get them out. the bay bridge is shaking because we have a wind advisory. so far, so good, it is moist and traffic is moving along fine with early construction that wrapped up. this is dry account wind has not quite hit the bridge yet. be careful from hayward to foster city. >>> directors at a colorado chatter school say a young student can come back to class after her supporting a friend sparked controversy. the nine-year-old cameron shaved her head in support of her best friend who is battling cancer. school folks barred cameron from class for violating the dress code and said don't

leyla gulen? starting off in san jose where we have construction there that will last until 6:00 with the off-ramp off of northbound 880 is where we have the closure until 6:00 and now we are looking at delays due to that. you will be fine at the next exit. southbound direction not seeing any delays. we have drive time traffic tracy to dublin at 25 minutes the southbound 101

here is leyla gulen. >> smooth sailing so far starting off with a look at walnut creek and 24 junction will only take you nine minutes so traffic is light. we have a little bit of construction back from this view at willow pass road on-and-off ramp to southbound 680 are shut down until 6:00 and another look at the richmond san rafael toll plaza only one car in the toll. and san jose traveling away from 880 up 101 to the san jose airport it is smooth with no accidents to report. >> >> amazing video of a bicyclist on the shoulder of a road was sideswiped by a mattress on a truck only to land on the mattress the mattresses knocks the bicycle it off and cushions the fall. what are the odds of that? it was caught on the surveillance video and the bicycle disappears but it could be under the mattress. you can see the bicyclist looking dazed and it is not cheer exactly when and where this happened but the clip was uploaded to youtube in portugese. >>> america's obstetricians are weighing in on the popular practice of women giving berth in water. doctors say this is probably helpful to relax b

we will find out more from leyla gulen who is back. >> good morning, everyone. what a mess. an ann tailor -- taylor back there. northbound 880 is clear. marina boulevard on-ramp to be shut down. if you cannot get open, use davison. 580 westbound tracy to dublin is 23 minutes. 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 17 minutes. in walnut creek southbound along 680 from pleasant hill traffic is flowing smoothly. to highway 24 junction it is all moving along fine. mike nicco? >> good morning, everyone, live doppler 7 hd shows not a cloud to be found and less clouds along the coast this morning. from the east bay hills, it is not bouncing around like yesterday but calm with the light offshore wind that will keep the clouds away from us until high clouds show up. mostly sunny. highs climbing, low-to-upper 60's along the coast and 69 to 74 around bay and 72 to 75 inland. above-average temperatures. >> minimum wage workers in richmond could start making more money. the city council took a step last night to boosting the minimum hourly rate. katie marzullo is in richmond.

leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, it is 4:38 and quiet. we have a couple issues in terms of fire hydrants that was sheared off in san lenadro that caused quite a bit of flooding an the on-ramp to northbound 880 so we are trying to find out if the on-ramp is still shut down. if it is we can use davis as an alternate. we have 22 bart trains running on time and muni, no delays. in other parts of the bay area like san jose, can you see traffic is moving smoothly at continue speeds arm from the nimitz and toward the san jose airport along 10167 miles per hour and 280 looking clear through cupertino and 65 miles per hour and 65 on highway 85 into cupertino up to mountain view. we have construction at the bay bridge toll plaza as you move to the first tower and you can see traffic is running smoothly so, obviously, the metering lights are not turned on justity -- just yet. >> a bay area teen gets his wish fulfilled with help from the san jose sharks. >> more on the deadly shooting at l.a.x. and where authorities say airport officials dropped the

leyla gulen?n francisco, san francisco police have the intersection shut down because of a shooting. avoid the area. it will be shut down until further notice when they do their investigation. >> this is a look at our san mateo bridge cross the water you can see traffic is light headed closer to the peninsula. from emeryville camera, that is a view of the bay bridge and traffic is flowing smoothly but we have some construction with us until 5:00 this morning. it should not cause a crimp in the commute. n francisco firefighters continue to douse the burned out remains of the highway rise apartment building under construction in mission bay. demolition is underway and our reporter is at the site. katie marzullo? >> they have three engine companies and 12 firefighters keeping watch this morning. you can see first of all, the structure is half as tall as it was yesterday so they brought down the high points. as far as the fire, there are hotspots deep inside but the chief this morning says they are on

thursday morning commute from leyla gulen. >> we have an accident in sausalito traveling southbound 101a deer. it is as you get close to the golden gate bridge into the tunnel. mostly green conditions on the map. a little bit of a slow down headed through castro valley along 580 but we moving along at top speeds. at the bay bridge toll plaza traffic is finally moving nicely in the tolls away from emeryville with construction in the westbound direction closer to the first tower to be wrapped up by 5:00. >> berkeley firefighters are at a fire that raced through an apartment building off the campus inhabited by students. >>> things quiet now. i can also tell you most of the people would live in the building are still awake. they woke up to quit a start. an hour ago more than 100 people were evacuated from the building at sound of the smoke alarm. one person smelled smoke and didn't know where it was coming from. an alarm was activated. berkeley fire was called to the scene. when people started to leave the building they saw plumes of white smoke from between two buildings on university ave

leyla gulen? >> as we talk about traffic this morning, friday lite so far.truction but well start off in san jose where we are lobbying at clear conditions with top speeds on 101 and 85, 86, 280, everything is clear. drive time traffic over the altamont pass to 24 minutes from tracy to dublin and highway 4 westbound from antioch to concord 14 minutes and 101 to san francisco from san rafael is 17 minutes. the bay bridge toll plaza shows traffic is smooth. it is empty from the maze to san francisco. katie? >> 4:29. we have break news from hayward where power lines brought pg&e and police to a home on stolewall avenue. what illegal substance did they find inside? matt? >>> marijuana plants. the officer is here on the scene keeping it safe and clear until narcotics investigations continue when they get the search warrant. this was discovered after a neighbor called 9-1-1 before midnight reporting a small fire on the roof. firefighters wanted to make sure it does not spread. no one was home so they forced their way in and found a large marijuana "grow" operation

. >> first we will get to the leyla gulen withness on traffic. >> we have a stall, a bus blocking southbound 280 at 101 so it will not cause delays with hit traffic headed along 101 between the 280/680 split and nimitz and this is our drive through san jose so further to the north, 280, away from highway 17, a few extra cars and it is slow down a little bit but it is accident-free. we have a high wind advisory on the bay bridge. san mateo bridge is clear and accident free but it will take you 14 minutes to ahead across the water to the peninsula and the eastbound traffic is moving along just fine. and mike nicco is here to tell us about our weather. >> okay, everyone, we will look at the rainfall totals at .16" in san jose, but most of us around the bay have up to three-quarters inch and in the north bay 1" in santa rosa and more than that in mt. st. helena so we just need 30 more of those nice rains. we are 8" deficit in san jose and livermore and 11" deficit in san francisco and oakland. and unanimous.-- 19.5" deficit in santa rosa. there are random dome light -- are ran democrat -- ran de

here is leyla gulen with the commute. >> we have to drive slower this morning because of the slick conditions. we had a couple of accidents to get us going and they are clearing, one through the santa cruz mountains northbound along 17 at redwood city estates. we have areas of green. that is where rain is affecting the commute. we have a spot near the dumbarton bridge. over the altamont pass, this is showing moisture touching down on 580. right now we are slowing down at 53 miles per hour. in the westbound direction it dries out. we are looking clear into castro valley. the bay bridge toll plaza shows it is glistening. it is wet. still, a quick drive in the city. >> we are on storm watch this morning as the rain moves through the bay area and this is how it looks in marin county a short team ago and the roads are wet. there is a break in the rain. the roads are slick. give yourself plenty of time to get where you are going safely. live doppler 7 hd tracks the rain on our weather app. >> sadness and anger in fremont after a marine home from afghanistan was killed by a suspected drunk drive. ni

wewe will send it over to leyla gulen for the traffic. >>> as we take you to the north bay we have plentyfic through southbound 101 and to add to the company we have a new accident southbound 101 at washington street. nap miles per hour is the top speed as you approach highway 116. in san jose the drive also is starting to snarl and 101 between the 280 and 680 split to the nimitz, it is a slow drive but the rest of san jose is maintaining the accident-free state and southbound along 10167 miles per hour and clear on 280 and 85 not a problem and a look outside: macarthur maze shows the camera bouncing up-and-down an indication of heavy wind conditions with traffic loading up as you make it to the maze. >>> it is 6:42. a medical emergency thousands of feet in the air involving a small baby and a rescue to bring the young passenger to safety. >> a bigger paycheck and what could lead to new overtime pay for million of americans who do not get it now. >> we have new details on the inferno in san francisco in mission bay with the embers still blowing. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get your taste of the season, at

sue is here for leyla gulen with the latest. >> off of the bay bridge, this is in san francisco, the skyway westbound an injury accident with c.h.p. issuing a sig-alert. the red sensors are stacking up on the upper deck into san francisco because of the injury crash. two right lanes are blocked and two

. >> more traffic now, sue is here for leyla gulen. >> that is saratoga off-ramp that is partly blockedarea pause of the fatal accident in san jose and use the expressway or the lawrence expressway to get around this. it looks like it will be 15 or 15 or 20 minutes. >> we have a sig-alert in san bruno area the southbound 280 connection to eastbound 380 a car flipped and is on the roof in the middle lane. if you are traveling to sfo you may want to take extra time or take 101 and avoid the 280 and 380 connection. the northbound 280 ramp is shut down at saratoga avenue and the good news is we have clearing northbound 880 out of the lanes and the remark is getting by smoothly. lisa is here for mike with the forecast? >> good morning to you. the measurable rain is over but we have mist and drizzle and the damp pavement and poor visibility and live doppler 7 hd shows the should cover around and we are not ruling out the possibility of a shower but more than likely you will fault see it and conditions will dry out despite the high relative humidity. temperatures are in the low-to-mid 50's rig

sue is here for leyla gulen with the latest. >> off of the bay bridge, this is in san francisco, the skyway westbound an injury accident with c.h.p. issuing a sig-alert. the red sensors are stacking up on the upper deck into san francisco because of the injury crash. two right lanes are blocked and two cars are involved and injury accident is a sig-alert coming into san francisco and bart into the city could be a great way to get an. mike? >> good morning, everyone, it is monday, st. patrick's day and tracking a cold front but look what it is producing: just clouds. >> well start with our day planner, 52 degrees and low clouds at 7:00 and a cool sunrise and 61 and sun by noon but not so warm this afternoon, at 5- to 10-degrees cooler and mid-to-upper 60's and in the evening still at 62. inland we have low clouds and more limited than an the bay and the coast. breezy here all day. temperatures will shoot from the low 60's at noon to 70 at 4:00 and mid-60's at 7:00. clouds are thickest along the coast at 51 and you are breezy and sunny and mid-to-upper 50's through the afternoon. eric

. >> giving leyla gulen a hard time about the walrus getting in bikini shape. >> good morning, everyone. this is the first day of spring starting at 9:57 with high clouds and sun and cooler than yesterday, but, still, warmer than it should be and a beautiful view from the east bay hills this morning. inland, at 72 to 76 and 69 to 76 where you will notice the biggest change at the coast and breezy and money 60's for you. have a good day. >>> she makes it look so easy with her situps. >> we have an new along 880 at the on-ramp at washington we have a fender bender on the shoulder. 238 have a few extra clouds northbound. drive time traffic treecy to dublin, 35 minutes westbound 580. and 101 through san travel not bad into san francisco. the drive across san mateo bridge has a few extra cars and it will take 12 minutes. eric and kristen? >> breaking news and the mystery of malaysia airlines flight 370, a search is on right now in the ocean near australia after a satellite spotted what "could be" plane debris. >>> a united states navy submarine hunter has landed in management, australia afte

leyla gulen take ace look at your morning commute. >> experiencing a 10-minute delay right now.rthbound 680, serious accident ploking all but one lane. heavy delays there. southbound, spectator slowing as well. drive safe, everyone. kristen? >> leyla, thank you. we'll ch ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get your taste of the season, at raley's, bel air, and nob hill. >>> good morning. santa rosa 9 miles per hour. as fast as it gets. morning lows, still cool. 37 in napa. low to mid 40s up around santa rosa, concord, livermore. san jose, los gatos right around 50, 56, oakland and san francisco. low to mid 70s. except coast in san francisco. mid to upper 60s. accu ♪ this is going to be. >>> good morning, america. this is lawrence from chicago. >> good morning, america. i'm april from eugene, oregon. >> say good morning, america, from newport beach, california. >> good morning, america. >> and now yourselves to introduce yourselves and wish us all good morning. good morning messages from really thousands of our followers. it's just one of the great new features of social square. a big hit over there. it doe

speaking of commute, here is sue for leyla gulen. >> we have two problems but they are not on major highways. a road is flooded because of an irrigation pipe that has popped which leads to we. it is open but it could be slow. on the surface streets in fremont, osgood wood is closed. fremont is the google alternate and it will open at 7:00, and bay bridge there are delays to the overcrossing. >> we will follow-up on the breaking news from fremont, a mother and her young child are injured in a horrific head-on crash. both drives may be to blame. matt? >> in five minutes we watched the tow trucks arrive taking the vehicles out here at the investigation wraps up. osgood will be open by 7:00 this morning between the parkway. three people are sent to the hospital including the four-year-old girl. the mother was driving southbound and veered into the northbound lane hitting a camry driven by a 30-year-old fremont man. >> we have one independent witness who puts the southbound vehicle between 50 and 60 miles per hour in a 40 miles per hour zone. speed is not totally unseasonable but it looks bad bec

leyla gulen? >> i see rain falling over the altamont pass which is where we see the slowing. folks are slowing down for the run. i have good news with the crash cleared in oakland northbound 8 80 so you will not be laid to oak large. from tracy to castro valley it is 42 members and from san jose it is 11 minutes through 280 is under ten minutes and walnut creek southbound 680 away from pleasant hill, the roads are wet but traffic is smooth. >> breaking news this morning, one person was severely bumped and 11 displaced after a two-alarm fire in the apartment complex in livermore. amy hollyfield joins us with the latest. amy? >> the red cross is trying to help those people find a place to stay. firefighters say one man had to be airlifted out of here and the injuries were serious. it started this his unit and they think maybe he was trying to put the fire out. everyone else get out okay. the fire started at 1:00 o'clock in the morning in the 900 block of marietta boulevard. 11 people need a place to stay. the red cross is helping them. two units were destroyed, four more had sm

leyla gulen has details. >> mass transit. everything is running on time right now.d side of 101, highway 12. it has cleared, but we are still looking at heavy backups as you approach highway 12. take a look at drivetime traffic, the dublin, 32 minutes. little slow there on 101 san rafael. almost 30 minutes. kristen? >> leyla, thanks. we'll talk to meteorologist mike can't hold my breath ♪ ♪ boom, boom, shake the room ♪ the unstoppable offender ♪ boom, boom, shake the room ♪ the unstoppable -- [ male announcer ] an electric city car here... makes about as much sense as a gas guzzling suv here. ♪ the quick charging, zero emission, all-electric all-new smart electric drive. just $139 a month. >>> good morning. boys of summer at at&t park tonight. sprinkles possible. around sonoma toward the napa valley, our best radar return. scattered showers today. temperatures upper 50s to mid 60s. heavy rain >>> okay, america, "gma" is searching the country to find the real pint-size versions of robin, george, josh, lara and ginger. if you know a child age 6 to 12 that looks like o

leyla gulen. >> not too bad but we have this crash involving two vehicles.eds as you leave santa rosa. it's critical mass today starting at 5:30. everyone will descend on justin herman plaza at the head of market street in san francisco. so be prepared for that. it's going to have a traffic impact. >> thank you so much. we'll check out your forecast with >>> good morning. i'm mike nicco. check out the game tonight. the weather will be okay at the start but a chance of light rains possible at the end. 60 dropping down to 57. a's and giants at at&t park. if you are heading out now, cloudy. a few breaks in the cloud cover for sunshine. 49 san ramona. accuweather seven-day forecast, moderate rain tomorrow and again >>> robin. >> danced with me before. >> i've danced with you before. >> i've danced with you too. >> but nobody knows that. >> we can't wait for you to be in the ballroom. >> we love you, robin. >> i love you more. >> oh, they're fighting over me. >> this is when you say -- >> stop it some more. thank you, maks. thanks, val. >> as val and maks get set

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leyla gulen has details. >> we have another sig alert. two lanes blocked at blossom hill road.ay instead as we take you farther along 80, eastbound side of appian way. another accident blocking two lanes. heavy backups out of herk ulys in the westbound direction bumper to >>> good morning. still tracking some fog. quarter mile in santa rosa and delays there. we'll see increasing sunshine today. and temperatures that are now in the 40s to near 50s will top out in the 60s along the coast 70s to are the rest of us. today is the warmest day ♪ i didn't know i was lost so wake me up when it's all over ♪ ♪ when i'm wiser and i'm older ♪ all this time i was finding myself and i didn't know i was lost ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> awesome. >> whoo! >> good morning to all of you. first of all, we want to give out our spirit award. the spring braerks outside, suffering one of the worst winters of their lives. and we whatn't the welcome you, aloe blacc to the program. what a lovely person he is. with wake me up. and one of in the coolest bands any singer has brought with them. officially nu

leyla gulen is tracking the traffic. >> a high speed chase has ended in a crash. this is along shoreline boulevard. both eastbound and westbound traffic are affected. we have lanes that are shut down. this ended in a crash. hopefully they can get the scene cleared as quickly as possible. >> >>> good morning. most of us off our morning lows already. # 50 in mountain view. 54 in san francisco. still upper 30s. low to mid 40s in the east bay valleys. 47 in san jose. big weather story as we look at all that sunshine. ft looking to the south, temperatures well above average. how about 7 to 9 degrees above average. sun sets at 7:21. dry but >>> we invited these "gma" fans to share with us why they wake up with -- >> all: good morning, america. >> but they never expected we'd thank them in person. >> which was serving in iraq, "good morning america" bridged the gap for me and for other soldiers and it got me through. >> oh, my god! >> yes. >> thank you so much. >> 13 months. >> 13 months, yes. we were able to watch you guys every day and had a little piece of home in our

. >>> a check on the morning commute with leyla gulen. >> b.a.r.t. 61 trains running on time. on muni. a live look outside and see what the san mateo bridge is doing. a stalled vehicle right at the high rise in the westbound direction. traffic a little bit slow coming out of hayward to go from hayward across the water to the peninsula into foster city. going to take you approximately 16 minutes. >>> leyla, thank you. meteorologist mike nicco and the bay area jennie-o w where everya where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought wsurprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you. >>> welcome back. tracking some mountain rain in lower elevation sprinkles up in the north bay right now. zoom on out and show that you there's