mike inouye, any boy scout background for you? >> you know, cub scouts, got my arrow of light and then i quit. yeah. had too many other activities. i was lazy. looking to highway 24, maybe i could have fixed this if i was a boy scout, the accident and the delay. there is a report now instead of eastbound, westbound, that's your commute direction overturned vehicle. it sounds like a pickup is on its side. there may be minor injuries but the ambulance should arrive. no. there are no injuries. this is property damage, maybe minor injuries. the traffic break is causing the slowdown. it's before you get there and so this is not affecting into or out of the bores so that's good news on the orinda side. we'll follow construction that goes on at north and southbound between 23rd and 980, construction zone blocking lanes for 880, minor slowing t the yellow just below 60, not a major concern. you do that through the cone zone. oakland side on the right, we have the red hot chili peppers tonight. and then we have hot garlic fries at at&t par

if you were out at the festival this weekend mike inouye had a great time. he's checking the drive. >> in fremont it's fine but further north in the east bay this is the major accident we continue to follow. two bigs reportedly involved and a sedan, sounds like it's wedged under one of the rigs. founds like a fire crew is on the scene cutting somebody out of the car. major slowing. we have it looks like one lane open 238 but you can see from the map avoid this area. heading to the maze, take westbound 580. if you are heading south on 880, then take redwood road. very unexpected for this monday. back to you. >> breaking news in sacramento where two warehouses are on fire. look at all of the smoke billowing. there is between 120 and 135 firefighters on the scene. it has been so massive. the buildings are said to be large, 40,000 and 60 square foot buildings each. no injuries have been reported so far. i did mention it's a warehouse fire, it sparked around 2:00 this morning. a lot of hot spots to contend with there out of sacramento. >> we'll stay on top of tha

i'mxd bummed out we didn't see mike inouye with his hand off spring. >> we're limited how much of that we're allowed to show. also insurance, they would have had to cover me for falling so badly. let's look to the roadways. no problems as far as anybody falling or accidents. we have construction, however, northbound as you head past the toll plaza. two lanes are blocked for the next week, until noon. that may slow some folks out of the east bay into the north bay at the benicia bridge toll plaza till noon. no major issues as far as slowing right now. i'll track that all morning. we have slowing that showed up on the east shore freeway. they may have equipment leaving the area. the construction zone which has the connector from westbound 580 to east bound 80 closed, heading around the berkeley curve. san pablo avenue and you're fine. a live look shows you what things are like on the peninsula. fine here, too. 101 northbound past university avenue, the tail lights away from the construction zone. no construction now. as the crews arrive on the side of the road the distraction hits. keep

mike inouye will be along in ments to fill you in. the time 4:53. a major recall affecting romaine lettuce. the supplier is voluntarily recalling romaine lettuce labeled field fresh single head ro main. there have been no reports of illness but the supplier is concerned it could be contaminated with e. coli. the heads were shipped to 19 states including california, puerto rico and canada. >> gas prices are on the rise again. the trend began last week after more than 100 days of holding below 2011 prices. the national average for a gallon of regular gas is $3.72, 29 cents more than one month ago. but here in the bay area the average price for a gallon of regular are higher in san francisco, it's $4.20, in oak lands $4.14, and in san jose, $4.15 about 35 cents more than one month ago. >> also what you call serious pain at the pump. even with gas prices going up mike says people still got to get to work. >> so they use the gas. make sure you look to this map. we show a nice flow of traffic on the freeways and on the surface streets. the south bay, movi

here's mike inouye. >> pretty typical for a tuesday.rting to see the build kick in. 24 eastbound, only one bore open that might be the reason for the slowing d caldecott is here t slowing from 580 over to 13 so we'll track it. or toward the maze in your commute direction. north 880 a smooth flow through this construction area north of the coliseum to 980 but no slowing there, you lose a lane. also the transition project there. to the other side of the bay, the dumbarton bridge has road work going on eastbound but over the weekend, friday night at 10:00, till tuesday at 5:00, the dumbarton will be closed for that work. phase two so use the san mateo bridge. a smooth drive, we do have construction crews on the move through the area and also flashing lights off of the southbound side. no big issues for the flow. san jose, volume for 101 and 880 for fremont so mild. back to you. >> thank you very much. pet a who ma's little league team, they head back to school today after returning home to a hero's welcome. the team arrived yesterday and t

i'm officially mike inouye. it is true. legal documents. we're looking to the benicia bridge. as the anchors jon and laura told you the official word is things are moving smoothly despite the construction. till noon. obviously a light flow into the north bay. we'll look south. we see slowing a bit. speeds are down below 60 into the 55-60 area in both directions heading to the edge of livermore into the alta mont pass. or out of the altamont pass. no major issues toward the dublin interchange. a live look shows you the bay bridge toll plaza. easy flow down the east shore freeway and across the upper deck. a smooth drive without metering lights. on the san mateo bridge traffic off of the high rise with the headlights a smooth flow across the san mateo bridge and the dumbarton bridge. 101 as well. back to you. >> thanks so much. 5:10. southwest airlines backtracking big time after a plan to thank frequent flyers backfires. >> reporter: and history in the making on the red planet. what does it mean? mars gets a landing from a rover. we speak with the scientist live coming up. [ cu

mike inouye is standing by. additional traffic out there, you notice more volume because of schools? >> we're going to show you this flow because we have a couple of incidents that we're clearing from the toll mass. i marked there is a fender-bender going on. that in addition to looked like a mechanical issue on the approach. down the berkeley curve. we had an issue, and now the fender-bender which moved to the soulder. but both can com pine a couple of distractions. see how things are shaping up. you see all of these lanes are filling in now that is because of the metering lights have been turned on. you have a flurry of activity they thurn those on to be sure. the 880 overcrossing, no big surprises other than it's pretty smooth. we'll get a look down toward the peninsula and on the peninsula, northbound 101 moves sleuthly past university avenue. look at this, the crews arriving, you see a lot of activity and slowing as folks pass. but that's off to the right shoulder. another live look. how things are shaping

mike inouye will tell you about the traffic coming up in a matter of minutes.st deadline for missouri congressman todd aiken to get out of that senate race on his own accord has come and gone. he's insisting no he's not leaving. "today in the bay's" claire is live on capitol hill this morning with a story that seems to get more messy as each day passes. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, that's for sure. good morning. congressman aiken making the round on the morning talk shows including the "today" show saying it's all about principle for him. he can still withdraw from the missouri senate race between today and september 25th but now it's going require a court order and his campaign also must pay the cost of reprinting the ballots. the congressman from the show me state is the digging in his heels. he said that he's in it to win it against the democratic incumbent senator claire mccastle whose campaign thanks to akin now has new life. aiken apologized for his remarks stating legitimate rape rarely results in pregnancies. now republican leaders are calling on hi

here's mike inouye. >> here's some people happy to almost be done.ion crews for 880 and eastbound off the east bay side. looking smooth through the zones, the yellow dipping to about 60 so just about that. no problems through the area into the city on the bridge. in the city, we have giants came tonight so expect traffic, most work traffic around at&t park and along the embarcadero, christina talked about the america's cup and if you want to head out in person, embarcadero is going to be crowded. it's still going to be crowded because of the activity. also note in the city, we do have the police activity. bob redell is on the scene. suspicious items around geary and jones, 38 and 27 bus lines go through the area. that will mean a minor reroute because a couple of blocks are closed. look for sfpd and where they have it blocked off. that will mean another two or three minutes through the area. as long as the signals are okay for you. coming off of the san mateo bridge, a smooth drive westbound. eastbound away from the peninsula a smooth drive. a flat s

mike inouye has a look at community calendar. >> i'm mike inouye. lots to do today in the bay.ds up if this is of interest to you, get your shoes on as soon as you hear detail. san jose, there's a spiritual peace walk starting at 8:00 a.m., just a few minutes from now. there will be i know alcohol, no drugs, no violence a family-friendly community building event. it ends at roosevelt park 1:00 p.m. for closing ceremony. one of your hosts here. historically a group that has m do on their own. check that out now. and when you live near the ocean, like we do, to get your ears to perk up, sharks. if you're in the north bay you can chill and say tiburon, the sixth annual tiburon art festival. sidewalks are a work of art, covered in chalk art. vendors, live music, family entertainment, wine, beer, through sunset. the view of the waterfront, colors, and speaking of awesome colors. awesome hair colors of fans of japanese anime, pop culture, j pop summit, an area that celebrates traditional japan. check out everything from dance performances, foods, trucks, musicians and animes who come

let's talk to mike inouye, see what's happening on the roads. interesting morning so far. >> it is. you know, we're following the approach to the bay bridge, no major slowing except for westbound 24. a couple of issues. we have a sigalert that is blocking two of four lanes around the overturned vehicle reported in lanes, haven't had an update. we called them. they are trying to clear that. as the volume builds so i'm circling at the approach you have slowing approaching fish ranch road. the accident as you approach the area, no slowing yet there. we have debris at eastbound 580 away from that maze and down to the castro valley "y." we do see slowing for westbound 580 out of the altamont pass into livermore. speed at 30s and 40s where you see the orange on the right. live look outside shows you across the bay, the san mateo bridge, the commute, picking up the the volume, no slowing. a shot shows northbound 101 picks up the volume. speeds close to 60. 55 at their worst north of tully. >> 5:39. still ahead, healing without a single touch. recoverie

mike inouye is here. >> you need me along that chain. we're looking to the south bay. this chain of freeways, looking fine. a couple of things going on. right now construction -- and a peanut in my tloxt excuse me. we have construction at brokaw. it's okay. i wanted to point out a guy who talks like this neil diamond at the hp pavilion. the concert tonight. i would be there but i don't have a ticket. hint, hint. we're looking to the bay bridge approach and the construction throughout the area. a smooth flow of traffic. we have westbound 580 to eastbound 80, the east shore freeway, that connector is closed for another few minutes. we'll watch for crews and be alert. looking at the toll plaza, the bay bridge just fine. look at the clear view of the east shore freeway. we'll see so far visibility unaffected for your freeways. >> thank you. >> learned something new about mike. peanuts for breakfast, big neil diamond fan. still ahead we continue to track developments in the refinery fire in richmond. what we're learning about the potential health risks. >> a golden rematch.

let's send it to the in shape mike inouye. >> well, thank you. of course you don't know what i have on below here. >> i don't want to know. >> looking here to the south bay, we're looking at a smooth drive for most of our freeways, a big note, that accident that cleared from mckee was updated to berryessa. sounds like there was a pickup truck blocking three lanes. good news, only minor injuries reported so this should be able to clear the roadway shortly. expect a little slowing for the next few. we'll get a look outside and we'll see the san mateo bridge, this is westbound 92 looking at the headlights. having the peninsula camera, we can't check out the hayward side because there is scaffolding. we can keep an eye on the san mateo side. >> it looks pretty good. competition at a candy store. >> in a big way. a bear has developed a little bit of a sweet tooth as well. look at this surveillance video. a bear casually walked through the front door of the store. no one's here. so grabs a mouthful but obviously the big bear was still hungry, came back

mike inouye has your traffic. >> as long as you have enough for all of us. over to the south bay, we had a little barbecue going on. a little fire. that's completely out. no injuries and all activity cleared from the meridian on-ramp to northbound 280. good news for the rest south bay moving smoothly. yellow blips depending down below the speed limit around 60. fluctuations will occur. fremont, we're looking past the truck scales. 880 moves smoothly. light volume. smooth through oakland and construction zone. we'll get another live look outside. we'll look at this fremont shot and see how things are moving. nice guys. back to you. >> cruising to work jedi style. >> a southern california company has developed a hover bike. this is youtube video posted by the company aeroflex. it shows the contraption in action. the pilot controls the bike by leaning to the right and left like a regular bike but much cooler. the company says this is just an experiment and at this point has no immediate plans to mass produce the vehicle but -- >> land speeder. >> it looks like

mike inouye, not sure if you sing but you can do tap dancing on the traffic. >> sounds come out of myouth. i don't know if they call it singing. tap dancing, sometimes we do that. no issues for 92. there is construction between half moon bay and 280. now better look at 92 over another hill, this is the high rise onto the peninsula side with the westbound commute traffic, smooth drive. no incidents over the water. that's eastbound with the few taillights there. down the peninsula we saw palo alto earlier. i did see a traffic break, actually one squad car with flashing lights heading south past university. told you about the sign in the lanes reported there and it's clear for the last ten minutes so a smooth drive again both directions through palo alto. we'll take you to the east bay and the overall look at the maze and the approach to the bay bridge. yellow here speeds dipping toward 60. not a concern. no incidents throughout the maze. back to you. >> thanks. >> a couple months before the big boys get to the big game. a bay area baseball team is heading to the little league world seri

. >> supported that and mike inouye emceed for that dinner. >> it was the annual fund-raiser for the judo program, the winningest in all of collegiate sports. the coach was there and marti was there. i got a picture with marti, the bronze medal. and then me as well. we had a great time. she is a treat. i mean, she's going to have a huge career. >> i think she is adorable. >> her personality is so magnetic. i tried that and i got tackled by seven guys. >> did she have the medal? >> she had. it's pretty heavy. then don't bite it. >> germs on that thing. >> it is quite heavy. we have nbc medallions as well. they are lighter. >> we're looking at 101 where i drove a few hours ago. it's looking like an easy flow right now. we'll get to the maps, one thing in orinda, construction and an accident on opposite sides of the freeway, westbound your commute has an accident out of the orinda area toward the caldecott tunnel and we have an accident that sounds like it's out of lanes but i'm going to track it. a car might be on its side. we have construction which remains here for sunol southbound 6

we gave mike inouye a much deserved day off. however, not to disappoint we bring in young anthony slaughter with your commute. >> thank you. hope i can live up to that. we have two incidents to tell you about, a north bay incident, construction in petition who ma. northbound 101 in petaluma two lanes are closed due to road construction and also in the east bay on 80 westbound there is a car that spun out on elportal drive. if you are taking the ramp, keep an eye out for headlights that may be in your vision. looks like if you are making plans to take 80 westbound between now and 6:30, three lanes will be closed due to painting some road striping, so we'll keep you posted. back to the dream team. >> all right, anthony. thank you. new this morning good news for the silicon valley economy, probably bad if your commute takes you through the peninsula or the south bay. >> linkedin is going to build another campus. arturo santiago is live with more and also growing concerns over potential increased traffic. good morning. >> reporter:

here is mike inouye with your drive. >> a lot going on here. central. slow southbound 880 through fremont and the bridge, accident clearing from 880 and slow into the southbound. >> thanks for joining us. we will have another local news update for you half an hour. ♪ ♪ >>> san francisco rockers train have been making music together for nearly 20 years, earning grammys and selling albums all along the way. today they're going to drive by our plaza for a live concert. don't forget to go to today.com to vote for one of their songs. here are your choices, the song you're hearing now "drive by ", "if it's love" and "save me in san francisco." >> coming up, owl city will be back with one more song, the band's big hit "fire fly." >> and stylish clothes for your little ones as they're heading back to school. we've got some ideas that will pleased both them and you, especially what it won't cost you. >> did you know you eat about 350 to 500 calories of added should sugar in your diet every day? but what are you going to do about it? >> gorgeous weather

first mike inouye and the drive. >> we'll look at the maps and we still have this, typical northbound 101. made worse because in the last few minutes an accident northbound 101 right near the mckee off ramp. it's in the center divide. a motorcyclist is involved. no reports of immediate injuries. expect more slowing. we'll track this. 101 slow, 280 okay. the volume picking up a tad. christina talked about great beach weather. 17 tough coming back prom the summit. keep that in mind. a live look will show you how things are shaping up at the san mateo bridge. taillights out of hayward, no deal but we have haze building and clouds may play an issue along the coast. >> 6:07. if you are planning on taking a dip at a popular east bay lake you might want to listen before diving in or sending your family in. a health warning has been issued. for pleasanton's shadow cliffs lake. christie is live with what was found g. morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. the gates opened up at 6:00 this morning. there was a line waiting to get in. it's beautiful out here and today it's going to get hot. s

mike inouye will talk about that. it is 5:13. >>> a series of pro-israel ads on muni buses is sparking strong opposition. muni is reconsidering its position on the ads. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's significant, because muni has never pulled an ad before, but it is considering doing it in this instance, because the language is so offensive to some people. this message is this, quote -- the implication being that arabs and muslims are savages. it was a pro-israel group called the american freedom defense initiative that has placed these ads. to muni has condemned the language used in these ads, it's not making a decision on whether or not to pull the plug until it obligations and the group's first amendment right. the they sued new york's transportation agency after it refused to post the adding. the group did rule that lawsuit with the judge ruling that the message was protected political speech. the group's director telling "new york times" it was a vote for freedom-loving people. the ads are supposed

mike inouye will be along to tell you what's happening on the roads all over the bay area. 5:12. >> a huge shake-up at the top of the susan g. komen for the cure foundation. founder nancy brinker will be leaving her post and the president's position is also vacant this morning. marla tellez is live in the newsroom with the announcement that seemed to come out of nowhere but i bet it was in the works for some time. >> you are right the announcement would have been less surprising if it was in january when the organize faced backlash after announcing it was going to stop funding breast cancer screenings at planned parenthood. all of that criticism forced the foundation to reverse that decision. also forced the founder nancy brinker you just saw, to speak out. here's what she had to say back then. >> i've done this work for 32 years ever since i made the promise to susan komen, and i will do it as long as i live. >> fast forward and she says now she is no longer chief executive officer of the organization she founded 30 years ago but she is not leaving, she said she is going to focus on

the only man to help you is mike inouye. >> or a helicopter pilot if you can fly to work. 101 you might to get to work. up toward the airport, 101 is the slowest, picking up the volume and the surface treats. we do have a new issue for cupertino. an accident involving one car and across at least one lane. emergency crews there and there may be a traffic break though nothing officially scheduled. a live look. we'll show you how things are, up past the shopping center and a smooth drive into or out of san francisco. a look at the bay bridge, the backup because of the metering lights. other than that a nooth drive. visibility is okay as far as the drive. >> 6:37. still ahead, a sweet treat with a bad aftertaste. the lead warning at a bay area candy factory. >> sounds like an old girlfriend of mine. older dads have a higher risk of children born with autism. it affects men over 40. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does!

we'll check on your traffic what's happening now in the bay area with our own mike inouye. starting with this live look, this is what you get to drive to work under. 6:20 your official sunrise. temperatures are also comfortable in san jose for now but this is the coldest point of the day. it's all uphill from here. it's going to be very warm in san 0 say but not as warm as the extreme east bay. this is going to be interesting throughout the next couple of days. readings in the 60s, you're at 63 at the coolest point in fairfield which is why you'll climb to 104 and the heat of the day, strong high pressure has taken volume for the entire western half of the united states. very hot in southern california, talking 110, 115-degree readings. we'll top out at 105 degrees. more 100s on the way. 85 in santa cruz. the locals are not used to that. hey, jump in the ocean, that will cool you down. temperatures simultaneously hot with that spare the air. i mean you want to run your ac inland. we head through monday, tuesday, starting to cool off. 6:21 as programsed. starts to get busy.

i'll let you know how to meet our mike inouye. let's check that drive with him. >> folks, now we're introduced at least. we'll show you this lap we're going to speck on this one map for the south bay. unusual slowing northbound 101. i circled mckee road. nothing from ch prk but looks like this may have been an accident judging by the pattern. we have a live look and we'll see how things are shaping up over 280 through san who kay. no slowing. 280, 17 and 880. another live look outside shows you how things are shaping up at the bay bridge. back to you. >> thank you. new this morning at 6:08, two bats found inspected with rabies. animal control will not say where they found them only that it happened july 25th at two different unkiss closed locations. no reports of injuries associated with the case but the terrific is warning people to be careful around any animal acting strangely. you don't need to be pit or scratched. all you have to do is come in contact with infected saliva. >> the police chief says he has no intention of resign

mike inouye will be in to tell us what's happening today. 5:22. >> impressive.ot often you hear applause after a building explodes unless you're on a film set. that controlled explosion shook brooklyn last night, part of a staged stunt for the tv series "boardwalk empire." the blast was music to the ears of city leaders, the mayor's office, the media and entertainment says the tv and film industry brought in more than $7 billion to the city's economy last year. and yes, that's billion with a "b." >> have you seen boardwalk empire? >> never. >> brilliant. highly recommend it. 5:23. let's see if the weather is something we want to be recommending and enjoying this weekend. >> it's going to be nice to walk the santa cruz boardwalk for example. temperatures are going to be just about perfect, just about everywhere even with the micro climates we're falling back in the 80s inland. today is going to be on the warm side but you'll see more cloud cover, more mid and high level clouds. maybe some showers. we'll talk about where you might need your umbrella and we expect

here is mike inouye. >> a lot of construction. road crews out there, no major delays but we'll point a couple out. 580 to east 80 should be clearing from the berk hi curve over the next few. 880, we have bright light construction, but no major drama there. on the orinda side of the caldecott a smooth drive. let's end with a look outside and see how things are shaping up. no problems across the san mateo bridge. the view from foster city, down the decline, easy. back to you. >> 5:12. coming up, plastic problems. we'll tell you why a south bay city wants you to keep the foam in your lat ta, not in your cup. >> we'll look coming up. >> i'm raj mathai. we're in london, talking kids and bed time. no kidding. back in a moment. >> good tuesday morning to you. just in time for back to school, scott mcgrew tells us a new way to get text books for less. >> amazon is moving into the text book rental business. buying a text book can cost hundreds of dollars. amazon has been offering digital. but now we're talking about the old-fashioned book.

we've invited mike inouye here to get shot. >> i was excited to shoot the gun. >> no.ou're getting shot. kids at home we are professionally trained not in any of these things but professionally trained linguist. turn around. there you go. i'm going to shoot you in the hand. ready. >> yes. >> hold on. safety. >> i didn't feel a thing. >> oh. >> it does sort of hurt. >> yeah. >> the idea is the tiny grains of salt are enough to knock the fly out of the air. it actually works about 30 bucks, you're right, jon. i think one of the more clever things, a southern california artist. >> you know what's going to happen after the show ends. >> need safety goggles. >> going to chase us around. >> scott, thank you. great stuff. from an incredible gadget to video in china. look at this. rescue workers trying to free a little boy whose head is stuck in a concrete balcony. wow. he was visiting a government building in southern china with his grandmother. playing around with kids he decided to stick his head between the columns. not a good idea. he couldn't get it out. you can see once

here is mike inouye. >> i'm getting my groove on. a lot of traffic going on.pect slowing for 37 between vallejo. we have slowing at the toll plaza. i do want to mention that america's cup continuing all weekend. embarcadero going to be crowded. take mass transit if you can. enjoy the day. now the toll plaza, we're enjoying this as well. a live look outside, we'll show you there is a light volume though the metering lites orin. back to you. >> thank you. >> before we leave we want to epdate you on the breaking news. >> in new york several people were shot, two we understand have been killed including the gunman after he opened fire outside the empire state building. the shooter has been killed. fire department spokesperson says it received a call about

the annual fremont festival of the arts stepped off, and our own mike inouye was there. >> you guys have heard of the olympics, right? we have an olympian from the beijing olympics. >> reporter: nbc bay area's the sponsor of the event. today there were gymnastics demonstrations. check it out. their skills are very impresve. as well as a contest where you can win an olympic-style medallion or take a picture with a london backdrop for your facebook photos perhaps. the fremont festival of the arts continues tomorrow. it starts at 10:00 in the morning, runs until 6:00 in the evening. >>> and still to come, faster and stronger. our olympics coverage continues with the trainer giving cal swimmers an edge in the london games. >> we really like the feeling of what it's like to help other people. so we want to keep this up for a long time. >> and south bay brothers looking beyond their neighborhood to improve the world. our "bay area proud" series focuses on a family turning others' trash into opportunities. >>> parents make their children do chores around the house for all kinds of reasons, righ

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mike inouye has the latest. >>> as you see, beau directions recently reopened, so a big glut of trafficstill blocking bicycle traffic across the span. keep that in mind. there's law enforcement activity going on somewhere across there but the vehicles are traveling through the area. 101 along the peninsula and palo alto where the accident and gravel spill at whipple has cleared a few minutes ago. very slow from palo alto through whipple. >>> bolt has the lead, all by himself, across the line. >> who says lightning doesn't strike the same place twice? >> and there is buckingham palace, built in 1703. about a half hour drive away in london's revitalized east end. we have a brand new oken pansy permit. and tom hammond and otto bolin had the call. >> the sun occasionally peeking through the clouds above london's olympic stadium. the scene of the opening ceremony a week ago. and now transformed into the track and field venue with the capacity of more than 60,000 in this configuration. it looks to be a full house with the olympic flame inside the stadium, as it was at the 1948 london olympics

here's mike inouye. >> southbound 101 the accident that i told you about at whipple still blocking the of san mateo and foster city very slow on 101. high rise westbound for san mateo bridge may be causing more problems. dumbarton bridge still slow. and we're looking at more slowing for the east bay as we're heading down towards the bay bridge toll plaza. live look out there shows you fremont past the truck scale. that toll plaza there's the jam. back to you. >>> for the latest traffic and news updates check us out on nbcbayarea.com on facebook. back in a half hour. >>> a 48-year-old record! number 19! >> that's a call we could be hearing for many, many olympics to come, the moment when michael phelps became the most decorated olympian ever. his family, of course, overjoyed. the crowd is so excited here this morning. good morning, everyone. i'm gu gusavannah guthrie along matt lauer, al roker, and natalie morales. he could add to this record. he has more events. >> he could pad it. another athlete in london getting a lot of attention, some positive, some negative, a 16-year-old swimmer

let's check in with mike inouye.n they expect to have lanes open but here is our live shot. we lost it. the chopper is over the scene. this tow truck hook up the second of two rigs involved. on the back of the flat bed what remains of the sedan. it looks like that's where the person who lost their life was driving. lanes blocked as you approach the interchange. the map shows you the backup. 580 from eden canyon road below 20 miles per hour. it's crawling through the castro valley "y" and slow from the dublin interchange, 680 southbound as folks head south around this. there is no way around it. you have to tough it out or telecommute or take b.a.r.t. traffic through the rest of the bay is good. how is the weather >> the weather is great. if you are headed to the central valley hot as of today. we're starting out with 50s, even the 60s in sunnyvale. with a good amount of cloud cover all the way from san francisco through san jose. we have partly cloudy skies. the marine layer wul push out to sea and temperatures will

here's mike inouye. >>> the problem on the san mateo bridge, start on the peninsula psi, it was westbound we saw a big backup coming across the flat section onto the right. in the last 15 minutes things have cleared out as they did apparently move the accident off of the bridge and now all lanes are clear, a smoother drive. we'll get you back out to the roadways and see there's still slowing off 238 and 880 heading down to the areaened 92 slow as well. slow south 880 into the south bay including fremont for 680 as well. the volume starting to ease out through the area. a nice smooth flow. northbound through 101 and 85 still a problem. 85 and 87. clearing to the shoulder, marla. back to you. >>> for the latest traffic and news updates, check out nbc bay area on facebook. [ male announcer ] with all your car does for you, he really wants to hear those three little words: chevron with techron. care for your car. . >>> getting up close and personal, very personal, witt kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey! >> hey! >> i'm going to need this. i'll explain lat

let's check your drive with mike inouye. >>> we'll start with a look at 101 through palo alto.ardero. the off ramp there, there is an accident in lanes, and that's what's causing additional slowing. back to the map, both directions into palo alto slow, right behind where it shows 101, that's where the accident is and the icon as well. a little hide-and-seek. southbound 101 slow through san mateo. use it as your alternate because the accident still there at black mountain road. there's the bay bridge toll plaza with the backup off the maze, marla. ♪ >> i dare you not to sing along with that song. carly rae jepsen's "call me maybe." you'll get a chance to do it live tomorrow on "today" when carly is on the plaza with owl city for a live concert. we'll have to break out our dance moves. >> al is frozen again. >> he's working on it. >> that just isn't right. >> meanwhile coming up in this half hour, the best makeup products for the year. "prevention" magazine's picks when it comes to improving your skin, lips and lashes. >> and if you can afford it, should you divide your mortgage