. >> taking a look elsewhere at the san mateo bridge, which is getting increased traffic because of the bay bridge closure and as you can see there is good volume but it looks to be moving long okay. >> we will look, also, at the golden gate bridge with plenty of fog moving fine another alternative to get to san francisco and right now we go to our traffic reporter. how is it, leyla gulen? >>guest: we have one problem the at san mateo bridge and it is moving along fine in the westbound direction but it is before you get to the rest of the bridge we have a problem. we have three different accidents at the toll plaza and that is where we are seeing backups. if you look at 880 we are seeing a buildup of traffic to highway 92 from castro valley 238 locking heavy and this shot is your drive across the mayo bridge so you -- the san mateo bridge taking you 15 minutes from the high-rise to foster city and 101 is in go shape. >> we start with visibility. we have thickest fog in napa and throw miles visibility at half moon bay and 101 is better is along the bay shore with spots of it but it is no

if you make it to emeryville to oakland and to the san mateo bridge you are in good shape. highway four is moving along fine and if your travels take you out of the central valley to tracy and dublin to castro valley we can see lots of green and that is encouraging and our drive time traffic. westbound along the san mateo bridge from hayward and foster city is 13 minutes and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 18-minute and over the richmond-san rafael bridge a 13 minute drive so clear out there. that is the forecast. >> good news. what do we have here? we have cloud cover and drizzle. the sea breeze picked up from yesterday. 21-mile-per-hour wind at fairfield. it will take the clouds longer to move away over the western section of the bay bridge. clouds are lingering longer, and a tease headed into the holiday weekend because it will not be so bright and it will be cooler. at far as temperatures, 81 in san jose and cupertino and up the peninsula we have mid-70's to 80 and mid-to-upper 60's along the coast to san francisco and south san francisco will make 70

this is san mateo bridge.ou can see a lot of tail lights westbound with increased traffic because of the closure and you can see the headlights are going eastbound. maybe some people are doing a get away weekend dry. >> could be. leyla gulen has the roads. >> lost folks will do the get away friday thing so more traffic later this morning and early afternoon. we have a problem at the san mateo bridge toll, an accident involving a car and a car. one person was trapped. we have solid red headed toward the toll plaza. beyond that be you are look at top speed and not too bad. in the richmond-san rafael bridge a wonderful alternate to the bay bridge and obviously we have a load at the toll and into the not bay and to the golden gate bridge you are at 50 miles per hour so not too bad. as we lack into san jose this is we i would away from 880 extra cars in the northbound direction toward the san jose airport but not too shabby. >> we will talk about the fog at 1.25 mile visibility in napa, and there is patchy fog alon

i am eastbound on highway 92 and got on the san mateo-hayward bridge. it is moving very well this both directions. it is heavier going westbound which is understandable for the commute setup but it is light right now in both directions and the drive on highway 101 on the peninsula from sfo to this point on highway 92 and 101 from the airport to 92 interchange is clear. it is moving at the speed limit in both directions. >> thank you, dick. the closing lasts for five full days and the bridge will re-open by 5:00 next tuesday morning and perhaps earlier and we will alert all twitter followers the moment it opens at abc7 news bay area on twitter. >> another look at the round-the-clock work on the span of the bay bridge and we are steaming this for you and we will stream the caltran morning construction update at 8:00. the afternoon briefing this afternoon is at 4:30. on our website in is information on the extra service that bart, a.c. transit and the ferries provide to get you to the events over the weekend. the big event monday is 3:00 p.m. chain-cutting

the san mateo bridge.going to be slow coming off the span and busy getting out to highway 101 at 92 but not undo-able. we don't want to scare you off. there will be a lot of people doing this compute as well -- commute as well. give yourself extra time as you come out. let's go to mark. >>> we're tracking some fog patches out there. a lot of low clouds out there. but the dense fog that could impact your visibility could be a factor over the next one, two hours. this is from the camera perspective. as far as the satellite, the clouds are blanketing a good portion of the bay area with mostly cloudy skies up in the north bay for santa rosa and napa and novato, even down towarding the richmond/san rafael bridge. this beginning to break up a little bit or lifting as you can see closer to sfo and the south bay for san jose at last check, their most recent observation, mostly cloudy skies. current temperatures everybody within a narrow range in the upper 50s in half moon bay. 57 degrees and some lower 60s. oaklan

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most folks are heading toward the san mateo bridge.our separate fender-benders behind the pay gates. so we'll show you some better alternatives coming up in just a little bit. >>> a little less fog around the bay area to start out the day a whole lot of sunshine coming our direction but enjoy it. changes also coming up for the weekend. details in just a minute. >>> good morning, everyone. colin kaepernick played one series in san diego for the 49ers preseason finale but still gave the faithful somebody to cheer about. is jim harbaugh trying out to be a backup quarterback? keep hooks up with rookie quinton patton for a 43-yard touchdown his second of the preseason. kap three of four for 64 yards and a touchdown. 27-6, 49ers in the 4th. dj daniels to hawkins tips it to himself and breaks two tackles and gets loose for a 45- yard touchdown. 49ers win 41-6 to go 3-1 in the preseason. >>> terrelle pryor getting the start for the raiders in seattle. pryor played the first half throwing for just 31 yards but he showed off his legs. the 25-yar

we do have a reporter at the san mateo bridge. at the rest of bait area commute, traffic pretty good driving across toward the valley. the south bay, the south bay traffic is moving along relatively well. if you are driving on northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. i do want to mention that ktvu's tara moriarty is right in the middle of the construction zone. it's pretty busy area. >> reporter: that's right. it's been pretty hectic. there have been jack hammers going off, workers bustling about. they're all working around the clock for these next five days to try to get the job done. at peak times there can be as many as 400 workers here on site. they are in the process of turning up 1.2 million square feet of roadway. caltrans shut down the old bridge at 8:00 last night to begin phase one of this transition. >> they're starting the grinding process at the toll plaza and to connect the bridge at the eastern end. we need to grind up all the pavement from pretty much the macarthur maze on to the new bridge. >> reporter: next crews

the san mateo bridge is an alternate and that is busy, too. leyla gulen said that because of an early accident at the toll plaza it is slower in the red in the area around the toll plaza. tail lights headed west to foster city, you can see heavier than usual traffic. >> senior white house officials are holding a briefing with congressional leaders on the situation in syria. president obama is evaluating how the united states responds to the chemical attack on civilians by the syrian government and the obama administration said it would take action against the syrian government even without the backing of allies or the united nations but great britain is now backing off of a rush to strike. >> the prosecution in the case of convicted serial killer joseph naso hopes evidence of a possible other victim leads to a death sentence because they think they can link him to the murder of a woman in 1981 when a body was found on a beach the he was convicted of killing four women. the sentence will be considered next month and hear from the children of th

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things down so you are in good shape to 580 or the nimitz to make it to oakland and toward the san mateo bridge. we have a live picture of the bridge and this is walnut creek so 680 if you need to make it through 680 toward pleasanton hill to walnut creek you are looking at clear conditions and slight buildup of traffic but we are in good shape. mike nicco has more on the weather. >> good morning, everyone, we have a little bit of a wind and it is blowing on shore and it is bringing more clouds to our neighborhoods but any organized rain is not out there but you will run into patchy drizzle headed through the morning commute especially the closer you are to the bay and to the coast. we are going to have a lot of sunshine. it will take an hour longer to develop. the coast in san francisco is partly sunny. especially on the coast side. we will see more sunshine downtown. you will reach 69 and on coast at 63. 81 in san jose and petaluma and 89 in the east bay valley. kristen and eric? >>guest: bart is on a 24 hour schedule to take up some of the slack from the bay bridge closure and adding

san mateo bridge traffic getting out to the high-rise.ill see traffic busy as you drive through. we'll have another traffic update in minutes. >> low clouds really increasing overnight. coming up in weather, where we could have some dense fog this morning and we'll highlight the warmest day of the week. >>> we have an up close view of what's going on on the bridge as they get ready to open the new bridge. they closed down the old bridge. we have a photographer right there as they're doing resurfacing and grinding of the payment. we'll tell you -- pavement. we'll tell you more about what's going on with the bay bridge closure. >>> 6:43. a lot of people are turning to the ferries to get to work. brian is at the alameda fire to show us what it's like. how is it going? >> there are was a long line a few moments ago but most of the people are on the ferry this morning. expected to leave probably a couple minutes from now. there were long lines earlier. so far the bay ferry is running smoothly this morning. i just got off the phone with ernest

the crash on the san mateo bridge is much more of a concern. give you an update coming up. >>> a live look outside. there it is, the bay bridge without a car on it. still looks gorgeous as ever. that's a clear shot. look at the bay there. >> isn't it gorgeous. >> crystal clear on this friday, august 30th. tgif. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning. thanks for being with us. it's 5:30. i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we continue to follow breaking news this morning. san jose police report ag second off der-involved shooting within the past four hours. the most recent one happened after an armed robbery near the intersection of san carlos and meridian in the midtown area. officers exchange gunfire with the suspect. the officer not hurt. bob redell will have a live report as soon as he gets there. officers are not sure if it is related to another officer-involved shooting that happened earlier this morning. that one happened near homes along balboa avenue just off king road and alum rock avenue. police say t

>>george: your drive and san mateo. >>: yes.e going to be talking about san rafael traffic. so you're dealing with a 10192 interchange north bound. tell us again you found it wasn't as bad as it thought it might be. >>: i was with chp this morning and the san mateo bridge was a pretty heavy but want to get on 101 is pretty smooth sailing right now the >>george: studies appear not having passed this 1 0192 interchange and stanley points out it has been heavy traffic coming off the stand and at the march but the 101 traffic has done a pretty good job of absorbent this traffic flow. let's go to the other end now and i'll show you the other approach to it which is the ride on highway 92 westbound. this is a cloud or road and this is definitely an improvement as we are seen traffic moves on much better now about a mile out from the toll plaza and the westbound direction for it are shot from the toll plaza camera shows traffic moving slowly across the span. it's still worth your time to go to the dumbarton bridge instead of this one.

i want to mention san mateo bridge traffic looks okay once you make it on to the san mateo bridge. i think we have a picture of that for you. westbound. just before it we have a crash reported. westbound 92. near the toll plaza is reported as an injury crash. it could be already out of the lanes. at 5:02 let's go back to the desk. >>> we have breaking news in san jose. a suspect is in surgery after being shot by police. that officer said he had no choice but to shoot. ktvu janine de la vega is at the scene now top tell us what happened out there. janine. >> reporter: there are multiple crime scenes and this is one of them here at king and will shire. we are just north of allen rock. police have the roadblocked off. a spokesperson just walked up. can you explain to me what happened? this is an officer involved shooting. >> earlier this morning an armed robbery occurred. a female was robbed at gunpoint by two suspects in the downtown area. the victim actually gave a description of the vehicle and of the suspects. officers patrolling the area located a vehicle matching that descriptio

the san mateo bridge the big focus yesterday. that was the place where we had the drama as far as speed sensors, crawling westbound all morning and eastbound in the evening. 101 tied up through san mateo as well as the richmond-san rafael bridge. the volume is typical especially on a friday at 4:33. no delays right now. close to the limit across the bridge. over on the peninsula side of the bridget self, you see the volume illustrated by all the headlights off the high-rise. we have a heavier volume overnight of course because that is your option to the south instead of using the bay bridge. we're looking at a lighter volume today because it is friday, especially friday before the labor day holiday. just debris right now over at the toll plaza. >> it is day two of the bay bridge closure. everything appears to be going as planned. let's give you a live look at the toll plaza right now. in about 30 minutes, we'll check in with christie smith for an update on construction was going, how it went overnight. today crews will start pavi

in the meantime you have to use the san mateo bridge. you should keep in mind that the san mateo bridge only has three lanes. this is compared to the five planes that the bay bridge usually has. we're not seen any increase in your drive times. the letter on this morning things will back up. it is also a little hazy outside. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. i want to highlight some of the areas where we are expecting additional traffic. so far so good we are not saying anything on a roadway sensors. another area that you should look at is that people coming from the golden gate bridge. you may want to allow yourself some extra time issue that ought to work in school. we are starting off with a live look from our roof cam. we are saying areas of fog. as we take a look at the temperatures you will see that they are trending a little bit warmer. we are dealing with a deeper marin layer. the fog is pushing inland this morning. a lot of us will be waking up to gray skies. in the fall that you do see will be quick to burn off. ple

and the san mateo bridge. a smooth drive. we have issues, once you get on to 92, there's a crash reported at the toll plaza involving three vehicles. added problems as you head across there. a live look outside and we'll see how things are shaping up for the south bay, that area not a problem and not affected by the bay bridge closure. this is 101 at 680 starting to show the second build for a thursday. >>> 6:11. coming up, the u.s. is considering military action against syria. is a missile strike imminent. why the u.n. is urging countries to wait before taking action. >>> wall street is facing a three-daybreak. business news just ahead. >>> a new environmentally friendly way to travel on the peninsula. >>> welcome back. 569:14. a live look at the san mateo bridge. this is one of your alternate routes. while the bay bridge is closed, you can see traffic is certainly picking up. we also have a look at the golden gate bridge. if you're affected by the bay bridge closure, you're forced to figure out a different w

yesterday for the san mateo coastline.moon bay quite a show last night but looks like most of the activity is well off shore and to our south so closer to monterey county. we still got some called with a little bit of drizzle as we start off the tuesday morning. looks like the chance for lightning strikes and dry thunderstorms will continue into the afternoon and evening hours for today. it's been about a lot of wacky weather around the bay area. also among the start. we are seeing upper 60s still holding on to some '70s along the delta. futurecast 4 by 12:00 temperatures climb into the triple digits. with temperatures as much as 10 degrees cooler creek again we are going to increase that likelihood with thunderstorms today. in terms of your afternoon highs for today, pleasanton. again we do have that what fog warning and a fact. that will expire late wednesday afternoon. we will continue to monitor of the valleys and hills. your extended forecast shows unsettled weather, unstable weather. for the calm conditions as we tra

your ride to the san mateo bridge is a good commute. seen much of an increase in the drive time. golden gate bridge 101 southbound foggy again but a small commute a bolt from and through marin county print whatever to the weather center to see if any more thundershowers are possible. here is their corporate >>erica: looks like we saw most of the activity yesterday. we saw quite a show around the bay area thousands of lightning strikes within a short period most of that activity was along the san mateo county line. most activity is over the ocean closer the monterey county. right now we're off to a mile to muggy start. we have a lot of they fought to do with so none of us in the sunshine is but some clouds into the after note with thunderstorms and a possibility. temperatures today will be a little bit cooler though we saw yesterday. you another is the most dramatic slowdown for the east bay anterior spot. week. four people are dead after ait happened in fresno. rams car, 4 young adults die california following a involving a big rig. one

we've been looking at the other side of the san mateo bridge where -- the san mateo bridge, i should say, where westbound 92 traffic is moving along okay. we've been looking at the site from foster city. the traffic there will be all right. let's take a look at the maps now. i want to show you the livermore valley. we have been better than usual even on the tracy triangle and getting to castro valley, there's a little slow traffic on 238. 880 near san lorenzo is getting better. a small delay approach, the san mateo bridge. 7:18. let's go to rosemary. >>> summertime heatup in store for the last friday in august. we have low clouds. you can see a little finger of fog here. the marine layer is very shall slow and the -- shallow and the marine layer clouds below 1,000 feet. it really hasn't gone very far. it's anywhere from along the coast to just inside the bay. most of us are waking up with mostly sunny skies once you get into areas like concord, livermore, fairfield, antioch. it started out with areas of patchy fog. that's beginning to clear out. we have two tales to tell. a ridge of

classes also resume at a college of san mateo this morning.other schools in san francisco, we already talked about that. other schools resuming class today, santa clara unified where workers spent last week putting finishing touches on classroom repairs. milpitas unified, oak grove also going back to school. those are districts in the south bay which fall under the purview of the santa clara county education. its superintendent says one of the big challenges, implementing the common core standards, designed to provide students with a 21st century skill set to make them better problem solvers and critical thinkers. >> is it hard to implement a monument change like that? >> it is. i creates anxiety, uncertainty with teachers. it's hard to define t. standards have to be introduced and you have to continue to provide professional development. it's not an inoculation, it's something instructional leaders at school will have to continue to enforce, observe classroom at school will have to c areas where greater rigor can be applied and continue to pr

san mateo bridge moving smoothly. bridge. >>> a cat fight of sorts going on in the peninsula. tonight a community meeting held in mountain view to talk about the proposed animal ordinance. it requires all house cats to get an annual rake bees shot. city officials are asking for the community input after cat owners expressed concern over the ordinance. tonight's meeting is at 7:00 at the community center. >>> a massive effort in the south bay to make sure your kids are safe at school. what police and school officials are doing today. >>> plus construction crews working as we give you a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, the work there being done to connect the new eastern span to the toll plaza. >> what's in store for the old span? we'll tell you coming up next. unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded

also heading over the san mateo bridge, 92, the san mateo bridge moving smoothly in your westbound commuteteo bridge is 92. the dumbarton bridge is 84. that's a review for folks who don't typically use them. those are two roadways that are alternates to cross the bay as the bay bridge closes starting tomorrow night and continuing through labor day weekend. a live look outsi and see how things are shaping up as well. we're going to send one more map and go toward palo alto, north 101 at the peninsula. i took the live look. i'll show you that coming up. back to you. >>> happening right now, firefighters facing another gruelling day battling that rim fire in yosemite. the fire has already claimed a long list of homes as well as berkeley's be loved tuolumne camp. crews there, we have good news, the silver lining, they were able to gain some ground yesterday pushing containment now to about 20%. this morning the fire still raging and spreading, covering an areanb larger than san josed san francisco combined. "today in the bay's" jodi hernandez is live tuolumne city. you've been talking to neig

a lot of people are heading in order from the san mateo to 130. expect extra traffic if you're used to 101 at this time of the morning things usually look good. >> the san mateo bridge, the drive time is 14 minutes on the right side of your screen. commute direction, obviously looking good so far. heading out over the high rise, eastbound traffic quiet as well. similar drive times. golden gate bridge, electronic tolls, people are not used to the golden gate bridge, using it for the first time, go through the pay gates. no toll takers to collect your cash. drive times in the clear for the most part. no major delays if you're coming westbound 580 through the altamonte pass, and no delays yet through berkeley. we will be closely watching that commute even eastbound as people head toward the richmond bridge. and 24 hour service on bart, ferries ramping things up and ac transit will be using the normal buses and rerouting those for the bart stations to help you get around. back to you. >>> thank you. today u.n. secretary general moon is asking for time

for the peninsula we have 84. 78 san mateo. 74 degrees san francisco. it will be nice and warm in the city this afternoon. if you are are going to tahoe for the weekend areas of fog will remain in the forecast. temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. today the hottest they. temperatures begin to fall off tomorrow. increasing clouds on sunday. perhaps a little bit of drizzling in the forecast for your labor day monday but it shouldn't ruin your outdoor plans. temperatures in the low 80s. low 70s around the bay. 60s at the coast. pam. >> thank you. >>> time is 4:52. thousands of stuffed sully creatures being sold. the eyes can come off and pose a choking hazard. there are no reports of any yours from the problem. >>> cal has announced it's big rival game against stanford will stay at memorial stadium next year. the announcement comes after plans to move the big game to the new 4ers stadium-- 49ers stadium. but in the end the university decided it was not in cal's best interest to move forward with the deal put forward by the 49ers. >>> 4:53 is the time.

we're just exiting the san mateo bridge on to 101. still our approximate speed has been cruise control 65 miles per hour but definitely more an influx of people on the roads so maybe yesterday, yes, we had a record amount of people. an excess of 30,000 people on bart. maybe now they are saying hey, the roadways weren't so bad let's go ahead and go for it today because there's definitely more people on 101 heading north into the city of san francisco. we started in pleasanton at 4:30 this morning. it's been 37 minutes that we have been on the road to travel this distance from the 580 to the 880 to the 92 to 101. but again, we are heading towards the city of san francisco. more people on the roads than yesterday at this time which surprises me because i thought people would be taking the longer holiday. i would be. reporting for mobile weather, roberta gonzales kpix 5. >> a lot of people are, i bet. roberta, thanks. to help you plan your route on our website we have a survival guide at kpix.com/bridge. >>> developing, the wildfire on th

the transition over towards the san mateo bridge.is is the most popular for a lot of folks to take across the bay. slowing toward the hayward toll plaza. no dramatic effect although the volume of traffic has been heavy all night long. the dumbarton bridge is another relief for folks around the area as well. we'll end with this shot of fremont, south 880, more volume was on this route yesterday. again, it ripples all the way down to the south bay. >>> it is 6:11. two months after his team was killed2sg in an arizona firefigt breaks his silence. >> what if it's going to eat me alive. >> how he's coping with the loss of his 19 comrades and how he's moving forward. >>> facebook changes some of its privacy policies. what do more than half of all americans do? pay income taxes. we'll take a look coming up in business and tech. >>> u.n. inspectors wrapping up their investigations in syria today, but is support for a military strike fading? we have new numbers coming up. >>> welcome back. it's 6:14. investigators in san jose are at the scene

here is a live look at the san mateo bridge. while it is busier, traffic is still moving at the limit, no delay this morning. still steady around 14 minutes. it's been that way since we got on the air about an hour ago at 4:00. sotb

san mateo bridge could be an alternate. better than the bay bridge at this point. let's go to steve. >>> a lot of low clouds. gray skies, cool temperatures. once the clouds burn off, it will be sunny. breezy. these are all well below average for this time of year. >> strange. >> yeah. >>> that's our report for this morning. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon for more on that big rig fire. this one causing big problems on the bsh. we're always here for you. thank you for joining us. >>> hi, everybody, i'm beth troutman. let's get things started withsome great videos and stories behind them "right this minute." officers nab a suspect who drops clues for the cops. >> like a trail, almost like a trail of bread crumbs. >> why this story doesn't end as well as hansel and gretel. >>> they look like ferraris, sound like ferraris but these are -- >> knock-off ferraris. >> faux-raris. >> the raid that reveal

here is a live look at the san mateo bridge. while it is busier, traffic is still moving at the limit, no delay this morning. still steady around 14 minutes. it's been that way since we got on the air about an hour ago at 4:00. so westbound 92 between 880 and 101, looking good so far out of hayward. and near the dublin interchange, we'll talk to lawrence about this, got some fog creeping into our cameras. so we want to show you traffic while we can. westbound 580 looks pretty good. will take you about an hour right now from pleasanton to get into san francisco. all right. with the latest on the fog situation on the roads, let's get a check of your forecast. here's lawrence. >> elizabeth, very busy weather day. i have been stretching out getting ready to go today. we have some fog and low clouds out there right now, some drizzle as you approach the coastline. and some damp roadways too. but you see the clouds surging onshore this morning filling into some of the valleys. concord is remaining clear right now. it is cloudy out over

san mateo bridge, a new issue for 116 in the north bay. updates from pg&e on that roadway. >>> seems like we've been talking about it for weeks but tonight's the night. the official bay bridge closure for five days. i'm christie smith. what you need to know to get around, coming up you made it halfway through the work week. take a look at this live look from the south bay overlooking san jose. it's wednesday, august 28th. this is "today in the bay."

to the san mateo bridge which was jammed up, has no delays.ng over from kuala to road. were jam pak at this location at this hour but today it is much lighter. >> another route commuters are using to get around the bay this morning is the san rafael bridge. that is where we find kron 4's jackie sissel. jackie how is the commute so >> it was heavy, i guess everyone that was going somewhere got there. within 15 minutes of the toll plaza was cleared. in fact, i was looking back behind they and i saw that no one was going through. about 15 to 20 minutes ago it all stop. apparently everyone has got more they had to go. it is clear selling here at the richmond center fell bridge. san mateo bridge. >> san francisco bay ferry also saw an increase in ryder ship. just ovea number of peoplo mass transit for the first closure. highs yesterday. from midnight yesterday morning to 7:00 last night, more than 475 -thousand riders took bart to get that's the third busiest day history >> san francisco bay ferry also saw an increase in ridership. just over 47-hun

really, the san mateo bridge just socked in with traffic at this hour. the dumbarton bridge still looking okay. now, again, you can see some of the slow traffic, this is on the other end of the san mateo bridge where east 92 is sluggish from about midspan approaching hayward. the rest of the commute we have been talking about the golden gate drive that's still very slow leaving san francisco. northbound traffic crowded from beyond the marina district. we do still have very heavy traffic reported on the park presidio, lombard and van ness, all of this traffic bound for marin county where you can see from all the red there traffic is just stacked up both ways between the golden gate and san rafael. now, mass transit has been on time still no delays for the bart system. and a reminder that kpix 5 will be bringing you traffic alerts every 30 minutes until 11 p.m. this is throughout the bay bridge closure. ken? >> all right, thanks, liza. you know, one of the great secrets of the bay area is if you want to get in or out of town really quickly by air you don't

also, there is a fatal accident in san mateo county. >> we will check with leyla gulen on the roads. >> good morning, everyone. officially in bart strike. folks are breathing a sigh of relief they will be able to get to work in good time but we have a problem in portola valley a facility northbound along 280 at alpine road. it is still a sig-alert. three lanes blocked. c.h.p. says it will wrap up in 30 minutes. traffic is smooth and we do not have slow downs but three lanes are shut down for 30 minutes. now, mike nicco? >> thank you very much, leyla gulen, here is live doppler 7 hd drop and i have not heard reports of drizzle unlike last week with each commute was wet. there could be the possibility the next hour or two of drizzle along coast so we will watch that. downtown, you can see the clouds are rolling in and are late arriving clouds so they will be quick to leave. that will help the warming trend, the coast into san francisco is 60 to 64 and around bay, 67 to 75 and inland, up to 87 in the east bay. the slow warming trend continues and i will show you how much longer in the s

san mateo bridge, a new issue for 116 in the north bay. updates from pg&e on that roadway. >>> seems like we've been talking about it for weeks but tonight's the night. the official bay bridge closure for five days. i'm christie smith. what you need to know to get around, coming up you made it halfway through the work week. take a look at this live look from the south bay overlooking san jose. it's wednesday, august 28th. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm marla tellez, in for jon kelley. >>> happening now, the rim fire's growing as is a number of resources attacking the flames. more than 4,000 firefighters are in tuolumne county, trying to get the massive wildfire under control. meantime, hundreds of residents wait anxiously hoping homes will be spares. live in sonora where several people spent the night at an emergency shelter. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, marla. firefighters worked overnight and they are making progress. this morning the fire remains on

the san mateo area more crowded, millbrae, san mateo, redwood city because of the folks headed towardthe bridge. a crash at tully is cleared. isolated towards 680 and 880. as we skip back up over to the city, smooth drive through the city and into it. golden gate bridge, fog and issue north bound 101 across the golden gate bridge, a stall reported. chp is helping out. we have fog here. paint and as fault have to cure and dry. we're looking at the forecast for this weekend. >> a lot of people planning on that holiday as well. the weather's going to be nice this withieekend, mike. taking a live look. san jose, cloudy conditions. you can see layered stratus clouds. sunshine coming through. 60 in concord. 60 oakland. 60 in san francisco. temperatures are looking good for today. hour by hour forecast, take it to your futurecast. fog factor. we stopped that clock at 8:00 when most will be out on the roads for the commute to work. good fog over the bay bridge. that goes for the golden gate bridge as well. you might have to use wind she'll wipers as we have a compressed marine layer. by lunch

it follows the deadly limo fire on the san mateo bridge back inle may that killed five women. the bill is said to be heard today. the proposed legislation would require limousines to have two fire extinguishers and yearly inspections by the highway patrol. with a lot of people set to hit the road, law enforcement agencies are preparing to crack down on drivers. the focus this year mainly on drunk drivers. officers from the chp and other local agencies will hit the roads starting at 6:00 tonight. last year, the chp says 35 people were killed during the labor day holiday. there were more than 1300 dui arrests statewide. the san francisco labor council held its preannual labor day breakfast. mayor lee spoke to what he called the investment of the men and women of labor have made to the innovation capital. world. >> no matter what the challenge is, your talent is always about innovating through solutions and when we as local government work with labor and with business we can accomplish a lot. >> the breakfast was attended by several labor leaders and also local and state official

our waze app shows moderate track on the san mateo bridge. you can navigate hands free and it is free so go to apple app and google play and join our group. the san mateo bridge shows tail lights are starting to build. so it is an excellent resource. >> at 5:17 we are looking at live doppler 7 hd radar and satellite is quiet. we have 23-mile-per-hour wind in fairly. we have a go sea breeze. that is why it is cloudy. one police officer waiting for anyone to go on the bay bridge. you are not supposed to. from south beach, it is a different sight. clouds linger longer today. it will be average if not cooler-than-average clouds. what a tease...the weekend is cooler progressively saturday and sunday to monday. up the peninsula we have mid-to-upper 70's to pill bring at 62 and mid-to-upper 60's along the coast to downtown and 70 in south san francisco and low-to-mid 80's in the north bay valley but the beaches are 20 degrees cooler and partly sunny conditions and from 72 in berkeley to 80 in castro valley and fremont and mid-to-upper 80's in the ea

the san mateo seniors had no luck. >> i was promised one place. then the guy gave it to someone else. so it's been really hard. i hate going through this. >> reporter: again, renters have seen their rent go up $100 over the past 6 years. and there is no sign that troubling trend will turn around anytime soon. reporting live in san mateo county, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> the mid of a nationwide blood shortage the mayor of campbell organized the blood drive but could not participate because he's gay. evan teamed up to host today. mayor low was turned away but expected that because of a 1977 federal policy that prohibits gay and bisexual men from giving blood. this afternoon, the mayor called on the fda to re-evaluate the policy which is discriminatory. >> this particular policy focuses on the gay men only in which you can be monogamist relationship with another man for 15 years and not donate blood. if you're heterosexual and engage in promiscuous activity you can donate blood. >> using science to allow for a greater pool of donors. >>>

it's sluggish on the san mateo bridge. this is a live look from norbert lee who's on 101 north in marin county. and it's a little slow. in fact, norbert has the dubious assignment of putting him right in the traffic. you can see it's about 10 to 15 miles per hour. it is slow and low, but at least somewhat moving. and this is to be expected with the bay bridge closed for the next seven days. >> he's been driving for about an hour and an a half now. >>> he's accused of killing an investigator, but tonight he speaks to nbc bay area from jail. what he's saying about the investigation and why he says police have the wrong man. >>> also a new land in the event of an active shooter on a south bay campus. police are now telling students and teachers to do. >>> the big launch on the same day that commuters try to get around the bay bridge closure. >>> now to a developing story. crews are making progress on the rim fire. containment remains at 30%, but it's expected to go up in the next few days. and officials say full containment c

we have a camera there just off the san mateo bridge. just as we did yesterday and the traffic although it's heavy it's not as bad as it was yesterday. yesterday we already had some slow and go traffic right here. right now this traffic is -- there is plenty room for -- plenty room for you coming off this span. >>> now the breaking news from san jose. there were two separate police shootings just a couple miles and a few hours apart from each other. ktvu janine de la vega is live at the second shooting now. both shootings involved armed robberies. janine. >> reporter: they are. but they are not connected at all. we are here at the second scene the officer involved shooting. this happened on san carlos. we are here near lincoln where they have a three block area completely quarantined off to traffic. nobody can come here. they are investigating a shooting that happened right here kind of in the middle of the road. there is a cash one place right next door. this started as an armed robbery at a safeway that is down the street near if if if

san mateo bridge looks great. problem-free. you know, we know like yesterday it's likely going to get crowded a little later on. westbound 92 still holding steady around 14 minutes out of hayward but it was really the evening commute that actually took the real brunt of this. if you want to avoid being stuck that big old backup going home, use mass transit. that's other great option. golden gate bridge once again a little bit of fog this morning across southbound 101. but so far, nice drive heading towards doyle drive. that is the latest from here in the traffic center. back to you. >> nice and slow. okay, liz. >>> 48 hours agocars were still crossing the old eastern span. now it's already chewed up to make way for the new approach. the first big step in the demolition that will take years to complete. kpix 5's mark sayre has been keeping an eye on the construction. >>> reporter: now heavy machinery is tearing out concrete and paving is under way at both the toll plaza and at the yerba buena island transition. >> that's what's

our bridges, along the richmond and san rafael, seven minutes gets you from east to west and 92 san mateo is 13 minutes and dumbarton is 11 minutes. >> thank you, leyla gulen at 5:01 it could be deja vu on monday, bart unions have given 72 hours strike notice and the board is meeting this morning. abc7 news reporter at the bart station in san leandro. >> bart riders are upset and a woman told us she is going to cry, she is going did pray. a man said he wish he stayed on strike last month rather than putting commuters through this zigging and zagging. unions announced there will be a strike on monday if they cannot reach an agreement. that doesn't look likely. the bart directors who is witnessed the nexts say the talks have been bizarre and personalities getting in the way. commuters say they don't want to be the ones who pay the price for the inability to agree on a contract. >> we will lose 10 percent of our staff. i work at san francisco general and it is inconvenient for the patients and the people. and this is just the kitchen. the strike last month resulted in long lines and clogged

we'll end this with a shot of the san mateo bridge.estbound increasing, no big hang-ups, a heavier volume for 92 than we've seen for many of the summer months. back to you. >>> legendary blues singer from right here in the bay area injured during an attack on stage, planning now to file a civil wah lau suit against the city of hayward. 73-year-old lester chambers dedicated a song to trayvon martin when a woman jumps on stage, attacks him. that leaves him with bruised ribs and a hip injury. 43-year-old dina lynn andrews porter was charged with assault and elder abuse. chambers says the attack forced him to cancel a series of performances. >> if you can't breathe, you can't sing. it hurts to take a deep breath and apply pressure to bring out the lyrics. >> attorney john burress says the city of hayward is named, the concert promoter and those in charge of security. burress says he'll be announcing the amount of money at an 11:00 a.m. news conference later today. >>> 5:52. the legendary rocker that asked mayor ed lee if he can play the fa

classes also resume at the college of san mateo this morning. and in san francisco extra police will be out and around city schools today and tomorrow to enforce school zone speed limits, a good reminder to everyone. that city actually has 15-mile-per-hour speed limits in school zones. santa clara unified back in session. milpitas unified and milpitas unified as well as oak grove in san jose. cambrian unified. can we just say pretty much all of them? >> i think you can. >> a pleasanton teenager accused of hitting and killing a bicy e bicyclist in june expected back in court today. 18-year-old cody has has been charged with murder. police say he hit the woman and her husband on foothill road killing her and seriously injuring her husband. he was reportedly driving 43 miles per hour over the speed limit. police say hall boasted on twitter about speeding and that led to the murder charge. >>> remember this guy? the man accused of running naked through a b.a.r.t. station? >> i don't knower in gary sab bow will be arraigned today. he was arrested ear

we may be looking at problems down the road for the san mateo bridge.currently just a brief slow down past the scene as you hit the high rise. looking at the bay bridge, like traffic a good right here. of course it's friday so we will hope things will continue as they have to the bay bridge all week where we felt like traffic and the end of the back of the 815 to 830. here at the golden gate bridge, an easy ride for what was sold out. we are problem free petty and from marin three looking at the traffic maps. updating to drive times and ease the commit for the short period- commute. south bay freeways are clear and your north bay ride through marin county is an easy trip from a bottle to the golden gate bridge on 101 southbound. >>mark: there's been an unspecified information indicating a threat to u.s. facilities overseas. the diplomatic facilities may stay closed for more than a day depending on how the threat information reveals itself. >>darya:russia's decision to grant temporary asylum to edward snowden has upset the obama administration and enrage

san mateo, a couple of problems. all things considered, i think people left early today. >>> one east bay town dealing with its first and second homicides of the year. a man and woman found dead, a relative accused of killing them this morning. a 911 call came in at 2:30 a.m. at tara hills drive. stephanie is joining us live. there's an active investigation still going on. >> reporter: that's right. 16 hours later. 15, 16 hours later. it's been active ever since. police actually served a search warrant at noon and since then investigators and an evidence team have been inside this two-story home where you see a camper out in front. a property described by police as cluttered so it is taking some time. in fact, the coroner's office hasn't even arrived yet. investigators say a 25-year-old man called 911 and then met officers at the front door and said there were injured people inside inviting them to follow him in. what officers found were a man and a woman described as 50 and over already dead. in a bizarre twist, it

the san mateo county is searching if a 16-year-old who left a youth detention facility last night, a minimum security facility and described as black wearing a burgundy shirt and tan pants. the private ambulance company that serves santa clara county filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. rural metro filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court yesterday after striking a deal with lenders to cut the debt in half. arizona based rural met tremendous is the largest ambulance operators serving rural communities. santa clara county officials brought in the c.e.o. to explain the financial problems after they missed a crucial $15.5 million bond payment. the company says that the filing will allow it to keep the ambulances running for now. >> a san jose travel agent has filed for bankruptcy after being accused of taking thousands from customers. sunlight office closed in downand customs accuse the own we of making off with money and passports. they paid for airline tickets to vietnam they never got and the prosecution have been look into the accusations for bankruptcy attorney claim

to cross the san mateo bridge. we'll look at perhaps some of your other options to get across to the east bay. >>> the new bridge will not be completely done until the old bridge is disassembled. and how they'll do that is quite a story. >>> and a frightening drill. the practice at one school to make sure students and teachers know what to do if a gunman comes on campus. >>> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news. >>> four days, 11 hours, 30 minutes. that's how much longer we have to wait until the new bay bridge span is scheduled to open on tuesday, although it is possible that the bridge could open even earlier if the crews that you see there finish ahead of schedule. the crews have been working around the clock, ever since that bridge was shut down to drivers last night at 8:00. >> and it's been a busy day there on the bridge. and all that work sent thousands of commuters looking for ways around the bay bridge. >> sal castaneda is tracking the commutes. sal, you've been watching t