this is eastbound 4 closure i had mentioned at loveridge road should be wrapping up around 5:30. use the on- and off-ramps to get by. we have roadwork in marin county. southbound 101 -- actually both directions of 101 between novato and all the novato exits between atherton and highway 37. and if you are coming down towards the golden gate bridge, everything looks good. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> nearly 30 grand on granola. >> you will not believe how much taxpayer money is getting spent on snacks for state lawmakers. also ahead -- >> he said, paul, i want my life to be who i really am. >> on the run from the fbi for 40 years. one of san francisco's most wanted fugitives finally decides to turn himself in. >>> and two titans facing off here in the bay area. the new shopping option for you techies out there all coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, opening fire on two south san francisco police officers an attorney for ronald stanley bridgeforth says his client plans to plead guilty to "assault with a deadly an attorney for ronald stanley bridgeforth says his client plan

we have the full freeway closure for a little while longer eastbound 4 at loveridge. one of our spots where caltrans workers are still busy this morning. but westbound highway 4 looks good. coming up a check of the south bay. in the meantime, back to you. >> all right, elizabeth. thank you. 5:09 is your time. >>> a bay area mayor accused of snubbing veterans. the decision that's sparking the controversy. >>> and an whoops moment for rick perry during the latest gop debate. could it be the beginning of the end for his campaign? >>> and taxpayer dollars waisted on granola? the shocking breakdown of what the state is spending on lawmakers' snacks. that and much more coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> back now at 5:12. rick perry had a mighty embarrassing moment at last night's republican presidential debate. here's what happened when he tried to name the three federal agencies he would like to cut. >> i would do away with education, the, uhm, -- >> commerce. >> commerce. and let's see. i can't. the third one i can't. sorry. whoops. >> whoops is right. 15 minutes later perry

loveridge averaged 24 points per game last season for west jordan.e's a look at the "best of the rest" in the rockies. let's quickly update the chase for the national high school football championship as we check our top ten rankings. earlier this fall - we introduced you to stefon diggs - an explosive wide receiver in olney, maryland. diggs has been "shredding defenses" for good counsel high school. and now - both diggs - and good counsel - are in the thick of the national championship chase. good counsel is undefeated this season - and have several impressive wins on their resume. the falcons started the year with an impressive win over manatee high school of bradenton, florida. and last month - they "blew out" a talented squad from rival dematha. in that game - diggs returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown to give good counsel the lead. also - running back dorian o'daniel scored three times in the victory. with their hardest games behind them - the falcons should coast the rest of the season - and find themselves "in the thick" of the national ti

highway 4, westbound direction has a closure scheduled but should be picking up any second between loveridgend summer dale. westbound 580 through livermore, easy drive out of the altamont pass. no problems westbound. we do have a changing configuration. 580 at 84. there's a new transition there. that's where the old portola avenue on-ramp used to be in effect. that will be officially retired today. folks traveling the area, be aware of a slight reroute. >>> what's in a name? apparently there's a lot at stake for a small texas town. >> that's right. the town's name is turkey. peta wants the town to change the name to tofurkey. people there not too keen ton idea. >> i think it's ridiculous. >> it's dumb. >> we still eat wild turkeys and tame turkeys. we don't make tofu out of it. don't mess with turkey. >> put that on a t-shirt, don't mess with turkey. >> peta offering to provide a vegan thanksgiving feast for the whole town if they agree to change the name. the people of turkey say that's a bunch of turkey. >> for the whole town. >>> 4:56 right now. still ahead on today in the bay, the lost s

we see slowing from hillcrest to loveridge.to the 20s here. 680 northbound into walnut creek where the construction crew is clearing. slowing approaching the area and an accident southbound 680 at main. livermore, the drive in out of the altamount pass slow approaching greenville. no major incidents. on the peninsula, 101 in either direction toward san mateo, highway 92 at the limit. the peninsula, no problems. good news. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> 5:40 now. the case against michael jackson's personal physician is expected to wrap up today. >> and how soon you could be voting on a plan to reform california's pension system. ♪ [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies with hershey's chocolate chips. for a moment of warm, gooey, togetherness. chocolate chip cookies... from pillsbury. and these are the ones you'll love on a school night. pillsbury crescent dogs with just a few ingredients you have an easy dinner... pillsbury crescent dogs... school night ideas made easy. >>> presidential candidate herman cain fac

highway 4 shows the slowing, speeds into the 30s as you're traveling between hillcrest and loveridge. it fluctuates back and forth. closer to 40 in most spots than 30. that's better than we often see. looking at slowing at bay point as well. queueing the fact that concord will see slowdowns in 40 to 30 minutes. north bay times travel is very nice right now. no slowing from highway 12 through novato and continuing down to the golden gate bridge. a live look out there shows you the bay bridge which is an easy flow of traffic down the eastshore freeway. no backups here. looking at the reports on the computer. just getting report of an accident? san jose. i'll show that to you in the next reporting coming up. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> another week, another showdown between the gop presidential candidates. we'll tell you which candidate is breaking away from the pack when it comes to immigration. >>> hundreds turn out to remember the danville marine who died while serving his country. we'll hear from his family. >>> for the latest news, traffic, weather and all kinds of good conver

westbound, your typical spot from about a street or just off hillcrest all the way over towards loveridgeave 54 shows up in pittsb g pittsburg. sunol, 680 nice drive, clear view across the grade. southbound were the taillights over the hill into fremont without incident. the bay bridge is moving nicely as well. we have no problems and no backup there. we'll show that in the next report coming up. >>> thanks, mike. right now it's 5:39. the giants letting us know who will take jonathan sanchez's place in the pitching rotation next year. >>> cleaning up after a fire at sky walker ranch. we'll tell you how bad that damage was. >>> oakland police showing the protests from their point of view. what they're now asking the public to do. >>> taking a live look outside. golden gate bridge this morning, traffic picking up there. cool, calm, collected. certainly cold. it's 5:39 right now. >>> 5:41 right now. as the holiday shopping season is gearing up, congress is once again charging you tax to shop online. the plan has failed in the past, it is gaining support. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is

on westbound 4 you can see it is starting to get busy there as well especially from hillcrest to loveridgend speeds improve towards pittsburg closer towards willow pass and here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are off. they cleared that stall by the way on the upper deck so nice and light heading into san francisco. that is traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:39. he said he filed a report. >> but police are telling a different story. the bizarre turn at the candidate at penn state. >> budget gridlock. national security and pies. the push in washington, d.c. to make pizza a vegetable. we'll explain when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but get ready for some sticker shock at the grocery store >>> can you believe it? thanksgiving is a week away. but get ready for a sticker shock at the grocery store. your turkey dinner, grace, going to cost -- [ laughter ] >> she chuckled at this story. >> -- is going to cost more. jill schlesinger, editor at large for cbsmoneywatch.com joins us live with more. so this is really going to hurt the old wallet i guess, thanks

sensors, it is a little slow through antioch where we always see it from about hillcrest out towards loveridgest in those westbound lanes of highway 4. then speeds improve once you get closer towards willow pass and 242. bay bridge is backed this up morning almost to the maze and it's not quite 7:00. so you are looking at least a 20-minute wait to get you on the span. pretty crowded up the incline, as well. no incidents at the bridge just a lot of commuters trying to head into san francisco. out to the east bay here's a live look at the nimitz. everything is great as you pass oracle. you can see it there off in the distance. northbound and southbound 280 moving fine towards oakland. silicon valley commute is fine but you can see we are getting crowded in the westbound lanes of 237. this is right by 880 and 237 in milpitas. so if you are heading towards san jose it's not a bad drive. and mass transit, we just checked in with bart. 50 bart trains all running on time. ace train 1 and 3 have been reporting no problems and muni, caltrain and ferries are all on schedule. that's traffic. back to you.

slow from about a, extending past loveridge and in towards pittsburg.might be an early slow drive for concord as well. even though 242 shows slowing as well, 680 fine off the venetia bridge. 580 and 880 at the limit approaching the bridge. look at the golden gate bridge, an easy drive from the north bay. christina showed you visibility through novato and napa, that can be an issue. but clear san rafael into the city. >>> the state now looking into the safety of the bay bridge and some recent reports that raise questions about the concrete and steel in the bridge tower. >>> the man accused of killing a 14-year-old morgan hill teenager headed back to court today. >>> trying to lock up the freak. the offer the giants are making and why the ace may refuse. >>> welcome back everybody. that is a live look at, you guessed it, oracle arena. that's in oakland where the golden state warriors play some basketball. that nba lockout thing is not helping, may not be playing for a long time. the time now is 5:42. >>> just one week left. the debt super committee has un

it is a little sluggish between hillcrest and loveridge.an see some speeds as red cars driving there in the westbound lanes speeds under 25 miles per hour. but then once you get closer towards willow pass road exit then speeds improve. beautiful picture of the sun coming up at the bay bridge. so far they have not turned the metering lights on and you can really tell from our camera because the fastrak, the middle lanes get by okay but our delays are really growing in the cash lanes see this means they will likely turn on the metering lights any minute. it is starting to get slow up the incline. it's a good indicator they will turn them on shortly. westbound 237 near the 880/237 interchange in milpitas looks great. usually closer to 7:00 we start to see delays on westbound 237. and towards the south bay, everything looking good so far heading out of downtown san jose. you can see your headlights northbound on 280 and a nice smooth ride towards cupertino. coming up we'll check mass transit. >>> this was unexpected. earthquake damage in oklaho

pretty sluggish there from about hillcrest towards loveridge. and mass transit continues to roll along on time for everything except for capitol corridor. bart remains on time, ace, muni, caltrain, ferries, everything else on schedule. that is traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> congestion pricing on the bay bridge is apparently working according to researchers at cal. the amount of time drivers spend stuck in traffic is actually dropped by as much as 16 minutes. that's good news. and the new car middle school toll has actually reduced traffic in those lanes by 26% until the past year. more drivers are using bart now or driving in off-peak hours to save a dollar or two. >>> someone could be watching while you drive. services like gps navigation devices, onstar and electronic tolltakers like the fastrak can collect and store your whereabouts. as one example, the information can be used by insurance companies to track customers to see how safer this as drivers, but sometimes all that data can be passed along to other parties for marketing purp

that's the l street sensor past loveridge and also towards bay point, over into concord, speeds into the 40s there as well as 242. livermore, a slow drive in through livermore, a new accident -- actually a disabled vehicle, a car pulling a trailer might be blocking one lane as you head into livermore, ending with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the backup started and debris in san francisco side might cause additional slowing. we're track this guys, back to you. >>> 6:11 right now. coming up on today in the bay, bullets hitting the white house. what they found. >>> police find a house doubling as a marijuana farm in san jose. how they found it and what they did with it coming up in a live report. >>> a live look outside waiting for the sun's arrival this morning, peeking out through the clouds. 6:11 rigthe ll fco up. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. wh

westbound 4 at loveridge, you can see there is a backup behind it. there is one lane blocked. into pittsburg and concord. at the bay bridge it is now fully stacked up to the macarthur maze, at least a 20- minute wait to get you on the span. but coming out of the south bay out of downtown san jose, starting to get a little crowded in the northbound labors of 280. your drive time is now 21 minutes between 101 and cupertino. let's get an update of your forecast. here's lawrence. >> it is chilly out there this morning, elizabeth, temperatures down to freezing in the inland valleys. toward the afternoon, we'll enjoy plenty of sunshine. out at the coastline looking good right now. nice clear skies there, again it is chilly toward the beaches with those temperatures in the 40s. by the afternoon, we are looking at the nicest numbers of the week. a lot of 60s, maybe even some low 70s by the afternoon. and then things begin to change as we look toward tomorrow. storm clouds begin to gather, doesn't look like it's going to be a rainout for tomorrow. but by thursday night we could see sho

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