we want to talk to caltrans spokesman matt robinson. matt, what's going on today and why the lanes closed? >> we have an emergency lane closure where in the number three lane we had part of the freeway give way and create a hole and now construction crews are working on getting the hole filled again. >> reporter: how big's the w hole? >> 2 >> reporter: what's it gonna take to do that? >> right now, crews are putting in cement to make sure the structure is sound and strong and handle the loads of vehicle that will be driving over it again. >> reporter: do you have any time estimate? >> about:00 to have the lanes open and get the crews out of the way for the afternoon commute. >> reporter: that's matt robinson, caltrans spokesman. you heard him, it will be for the better part of the afternoon that they will have these lanes closed. meantime, traffic is a mess. we have people bailing off the freeway on 880 high street. not knowing what's going on. many people got off the freeway because they were afraid they were gonna run out of gas. we sp