bob is live in milpitas.posed to be there when this happened. >> reporter: not according to a city order and because of that, milpitas police is now considering criminal charges though they haven't indicate whd they will charge the contractor who has been building this small mansion. this is where a worker was crushed to death. we don't know his name but he was 37, a carpenter, doing woodwork in a 12-foot deep trench. dug into a hillside when a wall of mud slacollapsed. the city of milpitas tells us that no one should have been in the trench to begin with. last wednesday building department issue add stop work notice because of rains and the lack of shoring that made the hillside dangerous. but the city said that the contractor out of fremont ignored that order. we have not heard back from the ownerment we understand he might be out of the country. cal osha will begin an investigation that they tell us will take four to six months. >> bob, thanks. san francisco city leaders are suing two markets. they say the

bob redell is live in milpitas with how this all happened. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. milpitas police have not said yet whether or not they plan to file criminal charges against the contractor who is building a small mansion inside the ridges estate behind me. this is where a worker was crushed to death saturday afternoon. the man, a 37-year-old carpenter, had been doing woodwork 1812-foot trench dug into a hillside when a wall of mud collapsed on him. the ground was so unstable it wasn't until late last night that the coroner was able to remove his body. the city tells us that no one should have been in the trench. last week the building department issue add top work notice because recent rains and the lack of shoring made that hillside too dangerous. but the city tells us that the contractor out of fremont ignored that order. we have not heard back from the owner of the company who happens to be out of the country right now, cal osha is investigating. they don't expect to have results from the investigation

bob redell joins us from the gated community in milpitas where he was crushed in a hillside collapse. >> reporter: milpitas police have not said whether or not they plan to press charges, criminal charges, against the contractor, building a small mansion inside the estates here in the hills of milpitas where a worker was crushed to death saturday. the man, a 37-year-old carpenter, had been doing woodwork in the 12-foot deep drechb d trench dug into a hillside. the coroner was able to remove the body. the city tells that is no one should have been in that trench to begin with. last wednesday the department issued a stop work notice because recent rains and the lack of shoring made that hillside too dangerous. >> they asked to stop work and don't do any construction. apparently think ignored that stop work notice. >> reporter: contractor work on the home is u.s. sino investment out of the fremont. we reached out to the owner but he has not gotten back to us. he is currently out of the country. cal osha is investigating, their investigation will take anywhere from 4 to 6 months. here in

>>>or i'm terry mcsweeney live in milpitas, -- [ inaudible ] >>> 5:01. the fog is the story i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. you can look at this picture of the embarcadero. >> where? >> exactly. mike nicco is keeping his eye on the fog. >>> good morning. thicker in oakland 1/8 of a mile. it was difficult this morning. it got thicker the more you drove into it. less than a quarter of a mile novato a lot of fog in the east bay valleys around sfo flight arrival delays will develop. right now we don't have much of a wind so the fog is not going anywhere during the morning commute. winds pick up around 10, 11:00 when we get rid of. until then it could pose problems for your morning commute. >>> good morning. this is san rafael hard to tell this was my commute this morning 3:30 socked in fog, the waldo grade is clear as mike was mentioning, you come on to the golden gate bridge it is clear north end of the span once you get to the toll at the golden gate bridge, you will see the fog really thick and doyle drive into san francisco. travel times if you are

and he was crushed in a trench 10-12 feet deep in a home in milpitas. last wednesday, building and safety department inspectors issued a stop work notice there but work continued. cal osha and police are on the scene right now. >> and authorities are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident near oakland international airport. this occurred shortly after 6:00 this morning on doolittle drive. four people were walking on the side of the road. a member of the group was hit from behind by a car coming from alameda. >> there is a few feet ahead. he had bad knees and was walking slow. he was walking faster than he was. and then, i heard someone yell and then, i seen the guy pull up behind us and crack a windshield saying he hit someone back there. we ran back and i found them in the dirt in, the ditch back there. >> and he says his friends died seconds after he reached him. the four people were walking from alameda to oakland after police impounded their vehicle following a traffic stop. police say they twice offered to call a cab but they declined. >> and fr

noche, por sospecha de robo, despues de que 38 mil dolares desaparecieran de una preparatoria en milpitasdetuvo a "mae laureta gardina" en su hogar la tarde de ayer. ---el distrito escolar notific a las autoridades en septiembre pasado que una gran cantidad de dinero habia desaparecido de una caja fuerte en "milpitas high". ---aunque "gardina" aun no ha sido acusada por el robo, las autoridades revelaron que llevaron a cabo una investigacin sobre las personas que tenian acceso a la caja, y que conocian las practicas de contabilidad del distrito. ---el resultado de la investigacin llev al arresto de la sospechosa. cu ---los legisladores estatales no lograron llegar hoy a un acuerdo... take vo ...sobre una polmica medida, que pretende brindar seguro de salud "universal" para todos los residentes de california. ---durante la votacin, en la que estuvieron ausentes algunos demcratas, no se lograron los 21 votos necesarios para que el proyecto avance al senado, pero podria volver a ser puesto a votacion la proxima semana. ---segun el creador del "ante proyecto", mark leno de san francisco, a ra

for the final weekend of january. 65 degrees in san jose, 66 milpitas, 67 in concord. you'll hit about 65 in san rafael. your seven-day outlook tells the story. looks good. sunday, clouds increase, then we get the rain chance tuesday into thursday next week. the the best chance of rain will be late wednesday into thursday. >> we'll start folks off in the south bay. fog creeping around. pretty good visibility for the south bay. freeways, a new incident reported. you might have flashing lights around the interchange of 87 and 280 through downtown san jose. word that an animal might have been hit and we'll follow that up. i'll let you know if lanes are blocked by the activity there. we do know we have activity for construction south, traditional for southbound 17. that may be an issue for you as well as lower visibility. right here 880 coming off of eastbound 237, the transition ramp had crews, i saw the flashing lights earlier but the crews should be clearing up off of that transition. no major slowing through this portion of the south bay. 101, the expressway, that's th

same for gilroy, milpitas, about 63. 58 in pleasanton.san francisco and pacifica getting comfortable conditions, 61 there. i think the fog will burn off in pacifica probably at about noon, you have to wait a little longer at the coast. 58 for bodega bay. 53 in santa rosa. the seven-day forecast shows you we get warmer and not take off too many of your temperature on thursday. may take you down by two degrees. then you hit 65 on friday inland. staying comfortable over the course of the weekend. lots of sunshine and everybody by the water holding on to 60s. >> we'll take you to the south bay here with this map. very nice drive. then yesterday and no problems for the speed sensors. a couple of things. alum rock, mile marker 10, outside county line we have an accident, a car went off roadway and there will be crews heading there. not a major commute issue. 680, 101 moving smoothly. top of the screen, on westbound 277 you have the metering lights which have been on. they are starting to cycle. that will happen starting at 6:00. we'll see if it

the tragedy happened at home being built in milpitas. mark matthews reports. >> we got a call from the dispatch half hour later the contractor made a call to yip 11. >>reporter: he's the chief building inspector for the city of milpitas and the only person authorized by the city to talk to report bears washington happened. he says the contractor tried to pull the carpenter from the ditch at 1 10:30 in the morning when the cave in happened but was fable to rescue the man. when police and firefighters showed up, it was too late. rescuers determined it was also too dangerous with the hillside and ditch still unstable. >> we have another contractor on site. excavated on the site on the area where the body lay and within grave minutes the work is going to be complete and safe to reach out and pull the body out. >>reporter: contractor for u.s. sign investment has left the country. project manager tells me he's in china. we have also learned that the city of milpitas issued a stop work order on this project last wednesday. three days before the

police took 60-year-old mae gardina in custody on wednesday. $28,000 was missing from milpitas high. stolen money was earmarked for the senior prom and transportation. >>> pg&e updated the public on what charges have been made to the pipeline network since the devastating san brew knee explosion. 100 people attended the forum last night. hill says the utility has made important improvements. now according to pg&e crews tested 160 miles of pipeline last year and they plan to do another 10 miles this year. >> really what we want to do is educate our customers about our presence in the community, why we are there, the work we are doing, and how it will improve the safety of the system. >> the head of the state public utilities commercial came under fire last night. one person in the audience reportedly called for his resignation. assembly hill agreed but said the decision rests with the governor. >>> time is 4:49. complaints from people living near sfo. the rules they say some pilots are breaking. >>> and a plane grounded in canada for hours not because of weather why a wondering cat is

there may be fog as you head south of milpitas and fremont.was the case earlier and likely continuing on. we're looking to pacifica, chp calls highway 1 past 35 and heading down to montara and the like, 280, i'll call that out for daily city as well. the bottom of the screen, the san mateo bridge, fog advisory there and the surrounding areas and bridges. northbound 238 and 14th we have an accident in lanes, causing slowing at the castro valley y. the fog advisory for the bay bridge and the richmond/san rafael bridge, slowing around the east bay curve. here's what it looks likes at treasure island. there you go. tough to see. back to you. >> mike, appreciate it. thank you. how is this for a list. boytano 0, fleming, all in the south bay for the opening of the figure skating championship. this morning rolling with stars of the future. bob is live up there, junior gold medalist who is have their eyes on the future of sports. we hope you have your eyes on the ice. watch yourself. >> reporter: right. hopefully it's not my eyes that end up on the ic

. >> the gas line is no longer functioning under crest more, but it still carries gas from milpitas to south san francisco. at a pipeline safety meeting in palo alto, residents made it clear that they don't trust pg&e. >> we need more shut off valves. an hour and a half of burning. >> many are angry as the commissioner some blamed for not policing is still on the job. >> what are you going to do? he's a criminal. it's galling to hear today he will be investigating himself for this fiasco. >> jerry hill is asking the governor to address the concern. pelegrini said he will never trust the gas line system running through every bay area city. >> it could happen in anybody's neighborhood. no one knows what's going on. they are in shambles. >> since the explosion, pg&e said he made a new commitment to pipeline safety. testing miles of pipe to make sure it's safe or needs repair. reporting in san bruno, nbc bay area news. >> another group of oakland residents is circulating a second petition. the city clerk approved today. the group called the committee to recall jean quan now and the organiz

. >>> milpitas school district employee under arrest for stealing 38,000 dollars from a school safe. police have been tracking 60-year-old may gardena for months after notified of the theft at milpitas high school in september. gardena charged with grand theft and booked into jail. >> dozens of fugitive off the streets tonight after raid led by san francisco police. 34-year-old lewis was one of 70 people taken into custody during this sweep. she's accused of attempt the murder robbery and assault with deadly weapon. 24-year-old carlos also arrested for attempted murder. police chief says these targeted enforcement are routinely conducted by the police department. >> we had a good year last year down 6ers in crime. but i get anxious when it is too quiet so i like to treat it like something is always going on. >> most of the 70 arrest were made in the tenderloin district. >>> the occupy oakland mess continues to dog mayor kwan. there are now 2 petitions circulating calling for her recall. committee to recall jean kwan now began collecting signatures yesterday. similar petition by the c

in the mid-60s. 65 in san jose. 66 in milpitas and 64 today in danville, take you across the bay, 61san rafael and 64 degrees in santa rosa. so temperatures are going to end up about where they did yesterday. but if you're looking for the warmth, boy, we've got it on your seven-day forecast. it works like this. we'll start warming up by thursday. 60 by the bay. then friday, saturday and sunday, that's when we really get to enjoy some gorgeous spring-like weather for the first weekend of february. 70 degrees in san jose. saturday looking fantastic for outdoor activities. 68 degrees on sunday. that means you can get your grill on super bowl sunday not having to worry about showers. then we stay mild as we kick off next week as well. so dry weather prevails. >> thank you very much. >> there are plenty of interesting jobs around the bay area. one listing is in the bay. >> it's brother island looking for two people to run its bed and breakfast. the tiny island off of the richmond shore houses an old lighthouse. 30 years ago a nonprofit group converted the building into a guest house for a

there's roadwork scheduled on eastbound 237 towards milpitas and southbound 880 through milpitas thathould be cleared in the next 10 minutes or so. with these waze maps it will show you slowing. right now we are not seeing a lot of activity. that means traffic is flowing well through the area. see those little wazers out there a few with the abc 7 icon attached, they are part of the abc7 news traffic spotter community. they are moving slowly in this area it didn't look like a big slow down they could have pulled off the freeway now. you can be a part of the abc7 news traffic spotter community. download the free waze app to your smartphone and join the group, it is free. hopefully we can feature you on our traffic report. you can get that by going to abc7news.com/waze and learn more about the free app. >> free and fun. 4:54. the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to vote today on a proposal to regulate professional dog walkers in the city. if the board approves the measure dog walkers would be limited to eight dogs during each outing currently there are no limits. professio

. >>> milpitas district employee under arrest for stealing $38,000 from a school safe. police had been tracking the 60-year-old for months. after they were notified of the theft at milpitas high in september. now charged with ground theft. most of the money she is accused of stealing was intended to pay for the school's prom. >>> the city of oakland might be able to reduce the number of employees slated to be laid off due to the loss of revolt funds. the oakland tribune reports that city leaders will release a revised plan today after learning the city will have 7 1/2 million dollars more than previously estimated. now it appears the city won't have to pay the costs involved in laying off employees, including unemployment and pension benefits. previously proposal for cutting 28 million dollars and 81 city jobs the city council is to vote on lay-offs and consolidation plans next tuesday. >> a jogger on ocean beach credited with saving the life of a man who washed up onshore after his boat capsized. the jogger noticed a woman appeared to be a lifeless body. the jogger pic

. >>> milpitas school district employee under arrest for stealing 38,000 dollars from a school safe. police have been tracking 60-year-old may gardena for months after notified of the theft at milpitas high school in september. gardena charged with grand theft and booked into jail. >> dozens of fugitive off the streets tonight after raid led by san francisco police. 34-year-old lewis was one of 70 people taken into custody during this sweep. she's accused of attempt the murder robbery and assault with deadly weapon. 24-year-old carlos also arrested for attempted murder. police chief says these targeted enforcement are routinely conducted by the police department. >> we had a good year last year down 6ers in crime. but i get anxious when it is too quiet so i like to treat it like something is always going on. >> most of the 70 arrest were made in the tenderloin district. >>> the occupy oakland mess continues to dog mayor kwan. there are now 2 petitions circulating calling for her recall. committee to recall jean kwan now began collecting signatures yesterday. similar petition by the c

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he was working on the foundation of a home in milpitas off of calaveras ridge road saturday. these are pictures that were taken by someone at that scene much the carpenter was crushed to death by a twelve-foot wall of soil that caved in on him. crews could not recover his body until 9:00 last night because of the conditions were still too dangerous. we have discovered that the contractor hired to do the job, u.s. sign owe flement, wasn't authored to be working on the house. three days earlier, city officials issued a stop work order because the hillside has not been shored properly. saturday crews were back out at the site working. the city's chief building official says that the project manager was asian and told calosha there was a language barrier. but the official says he's not buying it. >> that was the gentleman working for the contractor. he said he did not understand what that stop work notice means. >> reporter: calosha says it started its investigation on saturday twon hours of the incident. >> if we find there are violations, there will be citations issued. there w

the limit all the way to the dublin interchange. 680 takes you through sunol. 680 moving through milpitas and no problems for the northbound routes out of san jose and through the south bay. a nice smooth flow along the peninsula drive if you head there via 101 or 280 no problem. the southbound direction moving nicely as well. across the bay we'll look at the san mateo bridge as well. a smooth clear view here westbound with the taillights, eastbound over to 880 with the headlights without problems for the span. a lighter volume but it's monday. we'll see what develops. so far so good. back to you. >> mike, thank you for the smooth start. the raiders introducing their new head coach today. former broncos defensive coordinator dennis allen signing a four-year deal. this marks the 39-year-old's first head coaching job. allen replacing the fired hugh jackson marking the raiders' seventh head coach they hired in the past ten seasons. so they hope for wins and hoping for stability. >> interesting to see where he goes. skating history is made in san jose this weekend. we'll explain coming up. >>

also, as you work your way through milpitas this morning, things looking good in both directions. no delays along the connector road from 880 to 237. eastbound we have no delays either and there are those new metering lights that went into effect yesterday. so heads up there for calaveras and mccarthy exiting 237. bay bridge not too bad good through here. we had some reports of construction near the incline but so far no delays. metering lights are off. and if you are heading on the lower deck we had records of some -- a stalled vehicle towards the skyway but that's been cleared. and 880 looks good in both directions, no delays along there. that's traffic. here's elizabeth >> thanks. it's a good morning for some roadwork. no rain and all we have to talk about really is clouds. so not even much fog out there this morning and temperatures, you're going to find them mild. just a light jacket -- low 50s out there. partly cloudy and mid-50s inland in our inland spots. so this afternoon, we are going to warm these temperatures up. it's definitely going to be above average by later on th

we can see traffic so it's not that foggy in milpitas right now. westbound 237 silicon valley commuters doing okay. this is traffic off the bay bridge. this is actually in the fremont street exit. so there is a fog advisory in effect for the bay bridge and you can see why. just about all our bridges are -- >> are you squinting in. >> i had an itch. >> there are 10 fog advisories in effect across the bay area so with more on the foggy conditions shears lawrence. clear skies in santa rosa. plenty of sunshine all the way to the coastline. 67 in santa rosa and 67 in san jose and 63 in san francisco. lots of sunshine. slight chance of sprinkles north of the golden gate bridge. otherwise we're staying dry for the next five to seven days. >> it is 5:56. in the next half hour another green company going bust. why it's yet another black eye for the obama administration. >> high stakes, high drama, the tense exchange right out of the gate at the republican debate last night. >>> berkeley's first murder of the year happened last night. and we have a rare look

this is what it looks like above the site in milpitas hills. on saturday a man working at the site was buried by a large amount of dirt after a retaining wall gave way. firefighters responded to the scene and realized there was nothing they could do for the worker and the area was unsafe for them as well. they came up with a safety plan to recover his body and returned to the scene today. the city of milpitas says it issued a stop work order last night because dangerous conditions. we have called the contractor of fremont for the response and we're waiting back for a call. >> one person is receiving treatment at a hospital after fire burned part of a two-story apartment complex in concord. the building is located on the 5200 block of clayton road across from a lucky supermarket. flames gutted at least one unit. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> the father of a bay area marine who committed suicide allegedly after a brutal hazing is speaking out tonight. lance corporal harry lu killed himself in april. three fellow marines are acc

milpitas has the new metering lights, mccarthy on to westbound 237. tonight striping will be going on as well in preparation for the new express lane set to open at the end of the month, looking at march i think. that striping work should start around 9:00. prepare for road crews throughout the area. southbound 101 at oregon expressway the off-ramp is closed. we have an issue for construction clearing from highway 92 between delaware and el camino, should not be a major problem as crews should be clearing right about now. across to the bay bridge toll plaza, 18 minutes off of the carquinez bridge to here. >>> apple's earnings report is out. >> good morning. apple's quarterly profits doubled in fact smashing wall street's forecast thanks to strong holiday sales of the iphone and ipad. that's helped swell apple's cash war chest to nearly $100 billion. equal to california's spending plans for 2012 and '13. apple sold roughly 133 million iphones and ipads last year. if you laid them end to end they'd stretch half-way around the world. the stock trades abo

. >>> this morning milpitas officials considering filing criminal charges against a construction company after a carpenter was buried alive at one of their sites. the 37-year-old man was working saturday morning in a 10 to 12 foot trench when the soil around it collapsed. the building inspector says the contractor tried to save the man and didn't call 911 until 30 minutes later. rescue efforts had to wait because of the unstable soil. city officials say the same site was shutdown for safety violations last wednesday. saying the trenches weren't properly shored up and it was unsafe for work to continue. >> obviously, when they stopped working work order it is illegal they can be subto the fine and the penalties. this is -- [ unintelligible ] >> 5800 square foot home is being built at that site. the accident happened in a trench dug for the foundation. >>> police in san pablo are trying to find two people who rammed a stolen car into a gas theater and apartment building after a police chase last night. the car veered into the apartment complex just before 9:00 last night. knocking out a ga

the next stop will be here in milpitas. this is what the new station will look like they're open and airy with a lot of trees and landscaping. in the meantime crews are busy burying utilities and doing some work along cable world in the fremont milpitas border. this work will take about two years and then it is on to san jose. the last stop is near the old san jose flea market. here is what the station will look like. when the extension is open in 2016. they are expected to be some 46,000 people per day. >>kimberlee: the knives are definitely out among the gop presidential candidates. newt gingrich campaign is taking to the web to attack rival mit romney. this happen when the former speaker of the house told irani to drop the pious baloney. >> politics for me is not a career. for me, my career was been in business and starting a business and making a successful. my life's passion has been my family, my faith and my country. >> can we drop the pious baloney? you have been running consistently for years and in a society sudde

. >>> the city of milpitas and osha are trying to figure out why a construction worker was killed on saturday, two days after they issued a stop work order. kron 4's reggie kumar has more. >> reporter: this is where the worker was killed on saturday. fillets say the worker was crushed by soil inside a trench where cement was going to be poured for the foundation of a new home. people tried to rush to the man's aid but they couldn't save the man's life. the media wasn't allowed inside. authorities have been coming and going all day. emergency responders had to wait till monday to remove the body because the soil was too dangerous to retrieve it. he says the workers' death could have been prevented. >> stop work was issued. they ignored the notice and they have 7-8 people working that site. and -- at the area which was not sure, one of the guy was working that bottom of the trench. >> reporter: could the contractor face criminal charges? >> i don't know what charnels the contractor is -- the contractor violated the rules and the regulations. decided to continue to work. >> reporter: re

westbound 237 no delay from milpitas to san jose. coming up we check mass transit. in the meantime, lawrence has a check. foggy forecast. >> elizabeth were you thinking about doing the bangs thing like grace? i was thinking about that. >> leave my bangs alone. [ laughter ] >> it might work for me. i'm just saying. >> i made a haircut appointment too late and now i think i have to cancel it so i have to make a phone call after we get off the air today. >> all right. let's get back to weather. we have some low clouds and fog that's swept onshore some drizzle at the coastline this morning some dense fog in some of the valleys out there now. skies mostly cloudy. the temperatures staying very mild because of the cloud cover. mainly into the 50s right now. we have some big-time swells moving in along the coastline. you're going to want to watch out for that. high pressure weakening. high surf advise very at the coast. some swells moving to about 15 feet out of the west so getting big out there along the coastline. highs today in the 50s and 60s. nice this afternoon, not a

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mostly in the low 50s in the bay area. 53 in milpitas in the east bay mostly low 50s, 52 in livermore, 52 walnut creek, central bay san francisco coming in at 54. hayward stay dry. after we deal with these cold temperatures today our big story will be the rain. it will stick around for several days. best chances are wednesday north of the golden gate. and more rain for the entire bay area likely thursday, friday, a little unsettled over the weekend but i think that rain will stick around especially saturday night into sunday. >>> an accident on 101 and metering lights at the bay bridge. northbound 101 at kehoe avenue wreck in lanes. they may have pushed it over to the right shoulder. we are now seeing green on the sensors so hopefully things are easing up working your way through there. a lot better once you hit 101 into s check this out. the bay bridge starting to stack up very slow and go. metering lights are on backed up to the first overpass at this points. a little slow coming off the eastshore freeway as well as work your way into the maze. mass transit a good choice. bart, ace,

this is right near milpitas and 880/237. coming around the bend is westbound 237 traffic and so far not bad all the way towards san jose. in fact, all of the south bay looking problem-free. no major roadwork to talk about so 101 is up to speed all the way up towards santa clara. and coming out of downtown san jose, still really light traffic conditions on 280 all the way towards cupertino. this is one of our first spots usually to back up westbound 580 out of the altamont pass, still 15 minutes out of the altamont pass towards livermore and the dublin interchange. that is "timesaver traffic." for an update on your weather conditions, let's go to lawrence. >> elizabeth, twinkies, bankrupt? what are we going to do for breakfast? >> i haven't had a twinkie in probably 10 years. do you eat those things? >> sometimes, yeah! [ laughter ] >>> outside clear skies. the temperatures are chilly 30s and 40s right now. as we head toward the afternoon, what a gorgeous day it's going to be today. plenty of sunshine the offshore winds blowi

they are starting work at the fremont-milpitas border. but will get aggressive this summer working toward opening the new line to san jose in 2016 this approval is a huge step forward. it is welcome news to bart riders. >> i think less cars on the road of course because more people will ride bart my friend comes in from antioch and she works in palo alto. it is a lifesaver for her. if it goes to san jose it will be better for people that have to commute. >> reporter: this recommendation from the department of transportation needs to be approved by congress. many are calling that a formality. confidence is high that the federal dollars will be on their way. this will clear a way for construction to pick up this summer to build these new stations and lines. that will create thousands of jobs in construction and eventually, create a new way to get around the south bay. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> sheriff deputies looking into how an inmate escaped from the santa rita jail in dublin that inmate is locked up again this morning. jose franco

a man has died after getting buried at the milpitas construction site.ve to tell us why that construction worker should never have been at that construction site, tara? >> reporter: the chief building inspector as well as cal osha is now investigating this accident. it happened in this exclusive neighborhood early saturday mortgage actually at 10:30 when a carpenter was working on the foundation off of ridge drive. a 12-foot wall of unstable soil caved in on him. they tried to rescue him and when police and the fire department showed up it was too late to save him. police were not automobile to pull the carpenter's body out until late last night and we discovered the contractor hired to do the job was not authorized to be working on the house. three days earlier officials ordered a stop work order but the work continued anyway. we learned that the contractor has left the country and is reportedly in china. meanwhile they could levy fines and recommend criminal charges be filed. >>> time now 8:31, there is a new twist against san francisco sheriff ross mi

numbers looking like this. 60s into much of the south bay even upper 60s toward san jose and milpitas. east bay temperatures as high as 65 in walnut creek, 67 in concord and 67 degrees in the napa valley. temperatures running into the 60s inside the bay and much of the north bay. yeah, it is going to be a beautiful weekend ahead. temperatures going to drop off quite a bit with breezy conditions into sunday and then a chance of showers as we head in toward thursday. yes, there is a big game happening this weekend. don't forget the 49ers and the saints mostly sunny, go 9ers. [ laughter ] >> did that hurt from a raider nation fan? >> a lot to say that. >> i think he is limping from that. >> the important part is you said it. >> i didn't quite hear it. what did you san jose. >> nothing. next segment. [ laughter ] >>> we still have another hour to go. >> come on. >>> 5:47. play-off fever as we're talking about full swing for san francisco. >> can we hear a go 9ers over there, lawrence? >> go 9ers [ under his breath. ] [ laughter ] >>> the 9ers host the new orleans saints tomorrow. it's the

this happened in milpitas.work notice last wednesday to the contractor, three days before the accident citing unsafe working conditions in the trench. >> stop the work, don't do any construction, if they ignore that -- >> the contractor will be facing fines for violating the stop work order. milpitas police are investigating possible criminal charges as well. the victim's name has not been released. >>> we want to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> good morning to you at home. yeah, still mostly cloudy, drizzle. but that sun is breaking to the clouds specially here in san jose. tla throughout the afternoon, comfortable, 60s. 65 san jose. san francisco, uniform conditions with cloud cover to start. as we head throughout the next couple of days things don't change much. few showers tomorrow and the warm-up is on thursday through the weekend been offshore flow back in the bay area, bringing temperatures up to 70 degrees by saturday. let's see how the roads look with mike. >>> l

it was supposed to be cleared to the right shoulder but tow crews are on the way in milpitas southboundy jacqueline road and we are not seeing slowdowns in either direction. we have been talking about this rain. that old storm door that lawrence has been talking about is opening up this morning and into the afternoon. and for the evening rush, mass transit might be a good option. back to you. >> thank you. >>> six civilians are dead after an explosion today in southern afghanistan. police say a suicide attacker blew himself up at the entrance to the kandahar airfield. it is the second suicide bombing in as many days in that province, the birthplace of the taliban insurgency. >>> movie star mark wahlberg is in hot water for his comments on the 9/11 attacks. the "contraband" star apologized after saying he would have stopped the terrorists from flying an airliner into new york's world trade center if he had been aboard that plane. now the actor says it was ridiculous to speculate on what could have happened. >>> washington monument will get some much-needed repairs thanks to a very genero

construction has already started local and state tax dollars are paying for this work at the fremont-milpitas border. federal money is essential to complete the plan. many consider this a no-brainer. >> i believe it is a great idea, less vehicles on the road. >> it should have been done a long time ago. it has been a long time coming. >> reporter: some question whether this is the best use of 900 million federal dollars. >> 900 million dollars in this day and age they don't have the money for. what is the matter with the way it is? >> make no mistake, it is a lot of money, but money invested by beam through our daily taxes -- by people through our daily taxes. >> reporter: he's been working on this since 1990. he says we can't afford not to do this i squaw a few comments questioning spending -- i saw a few comments questioning spending that much money on this line. you will have a while to discuss this the line isn't scheduled to open until 2016. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> analysts say governor brown's tax proposal would generate billions less than thought. the governor says his plan woul

so for today temperatures work out like this. 58 in milpitas, about 56 in san jose, temperatures of 58 in concord and fairfield, 56 for you today. by the water mild with uniform conditions this morning. temperatures in the 50s across the board because of all of that cloud cover. 54 in bodega bay. the seven-day outlook shows you we not only warm up through thursday, we're going to see nice weather well into the weekend. saturday there is an area of low pressure that will cross to our north. that could really kick up that on shore flow so we could see drizzly fog saturday morning. that means sunday is your best day for outdoor activities. a good looking weekend ahead. let's see what your drive holds with mike inouye. >> kids are going to drive me crazy if they don't get out by sunday. running up and down the stairs. the peninsula from the south bay, looks all right so far. as far as the speed sensors go, no major reports of flooding for the south bay. that's great news. we have had reports of spin-outs and flooding. there is a tree down, 84 at portola avenue. that's the first of the morn

doppler seeing a few drifts if in the hills to the east of fremont and milpitas out of the sunol graden jose, santa clara, campbell towards los gatos and in the diablo range that's about it as we take the bigger picture storm moving away socking sierra hard right now with heavy snow watch out if you are heading up that way here's the rain totals that is from 4:00 thursday morning to 4:00 this morning. 6 1/2 inches in santa rosa, 2 1/2 san francisco, 2 oakland same in concord nearly an inch in san jose. these storms lived up to their billing. peninsula this morning, i got a tweet and this is her backyard you can see some of the wind damage from the winds this morning. in danville sickmore valley park the bochy ball -- courts are full of water. sometimes she fills in for frances in the morning. winds calming in most areas west wind gusting 30 sfo. in -- and the trend will be for those to continue to wane this afternoon. mid to upper 50s around the monterey bay and!qx inland. i don't think we'll see much of a change in the temperatures stray shower this afternoon, clear and foggy, dry pat

crews are starting to rebuild cato road on the fremont milpitas border. you won't be able to hop on b.a.r.t. in san jose until late 2016. in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> these are some major steps here. by 2030 the vta estimates that 46,000 people will use the new ten-mile extension. the next phase of the project will extend b.a.r.t. service near the san jose pavilion, the hp pavilion and on to santa clara. >>> a retail giant says it plans to hire hundreds of people in the bay area. we'll tell you when you can find some work. >>> the arrest two weeks after the last incident at the san francisco zoo. >>> i'm scott budman in las vegas. the tv sets are getting smarter. we'll give you a peek at what's coming into your living room in the months to come. >>> a marijuana less harmful to your lungs than previously thought. bay area researchers igniting a new debate on pot use. >>> i'm jeff ranieri, plenty of cold numbers in the north bay. still holding on to 53 in san jose. tonight plenty of 30s, we'll talk about prospects of patchy frost. we'l

typically we start seeing some stop and go conditions closer to 7:00 so still safe through milpitas this morning or if you plan to. along 880 both directions looking good no delays northbound, nice speeds into the maze. southbound looking good as well. early-morning roadwork cleared. southbound into hayward towards 92 connector roads showing no delays all good speeds there. always mass transit a good choice. bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries right on time if you want to avoid the freeways this morning. your peninsula travel times also looking good. towards sfo, northbound 101, no delays. 18 minutes from the 92 to the 80 split. northbound 280 clear as well. 11 minutes through there. southbound if you are heading into san jose no delays. and eastbound 92 looks good in both directions. east- and westbound everything looks good on the san mateo bridge, as well. now, we are starting to see some yellow here on our sensors through the altamont pass. speeds just under 40 miles per hour but not a problem only 15 minutes from the altamont pass to 680 and starting to see slight delays t

but we are starting to see some definite slow traffic there slower speeds in milpitas towards san joser drive times not too bad getting a little sluggish now down the eastshore freeway on westbound 80 between the carquinez bridge to the maze. westbound 580 the altamont pass pass commute heavy as well but bart -- in fact, all mass transit is on time. so not too bad as far as the start to our morning commute goes. all right. that is traffic. for your forecast, what are you guys talking about? >> about this slam-dunk that's coming up? >> you mean weather? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> it's looking great. low clouds and fog out there right now. we have some of drizzle out there, too. delays at sfo of over an hour for arriving flights there. by the afternoon, clouds will part a bit but hang out at the coastline plan on cloudy skies there only mid-50s into pacifica, some 60s showing up in the valleys so looks like some unsettled weather toward tomorrow. slight chance of a few showers and i think that will be. best chance for any rain in a while. after that offshore winds start blowing. and those t

. >>> milpitas officials considering criminal charges against a construction company after a hayward man was buried alive at one of their construction sites. the coroner's office says the carpenter died sat dave an avalanche of soil crushed him -- his body was pull out late last night he was working in a 12 foot deep trench when it collapsed. city officials say nobody should have been working because the project was shutdown for safety last wednesday because the trenches weren't shored up and it was unsafe for work. >> walnut creek restaurant owners dealing with a problem they would not expect in that community trying to stop fights. terry mcsweeney joins us from walnut creek with the story. >> reporter: more than a dozen bar owners from downtown walnut creek just wrapped up a meeting. they came out enthused, excited. they say they will be talking to the city council, working with police to do whatever needs to be done to get things under control down here. it is not a new problem this is video from 2010, showing a brawl down here in downtown a lot like it has looked many weekends, f

we have a live shot of 880 near calaveras in milpitas.far traffic is clear very light in this area no major delays. remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's your "timesaver traffic." >> thank you. >>> big scare in the air. the plane carrying the detroit pistons basketball team had to make an emergency landing in houston last night. apparently, they had a problem with the plane's hydraulic landing gear prompting that emergency landing. no injuries reported from the 44 passengers aboard the pistons flight but quit a scare. >>> the border patrol is overhauling its approach to people caught crossing illegally from mexico. fewer migrants are being sent back without punishment. a new policy relies on prosecution and transfer to american border cities. there is a color-coded system that categorizes illegal immigrants or migrants based on the number of crossing attempts and their criminal history. >>> why plans have been scrapped for a steve jobs doll. and why some o

last year wal-mart is the threat of special election to get approval to extend their store in milpitas. neighbors in pleasanton have mixed feelings over the chain's arrival. >> with it being so big and big change i would assume it would hurt everyone else. >> we do need shopping mall here so it will be good for all of us. >> wal-mart will move into the former site of circuit city and hayward and do not feel good story pleasant. >> alija terry is making his way to oakland international airport. the expansion will soon have seven new nonstop routes in april. allegiance will fight two flights per week to destinations in montana, and oregon. there is will be as low as $99 and $0.99. they hope will add economic growth and impact to tourism and if it does, the company says it may offer more destinations. >> and flying is about to get friendlier. starting this week new federal rules will take affect on what airlines have to tell you before you buy your ticket. julie watts with what travelers can expect. >> but the date of the most about looking at ticket cracks the. >> baggage fees. >> many o

they are located in milpitas at calaveras boulevard and mccarthy boulevard. the lights are on green since last tuesday but today just about 15 minutes ago they have added the red lights. the ramps will be metered monday through friday morning between 6 and 10 so plan for that for your morning commute. elsewhere we have some delays to report for mass transit. capitol corridor train 518 is about 22 minutes late because of track work between martinez and suisun. elsewhere on 205 or planning to take it from the altamont pass this morning, we have an injury accident blocking lanes at mountain house parkway so towards tracy this morning, heads up. traffic is slow through there. westbound we are seeing delays through the altamont pass. 18 minutes now to go from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. a little sluggish approaching the dublin interchange. elsewhere we have an accident in concord westbound 4 at willow pass no word if lanes are blocked. chp just arriving on scene. we are still seeing green on our sensors in the area so that indicates it's most like

elsewhere silicon valley commuters good to go this morning on westbound 237 out of milpitas heading towards san jose. looks great all across that stretch. and we'll go flying one more time. you saw chopper 5 in. san jose we have our little videogame chopper 5 action here over the altamont pass. your drive time is now about 21 minutes over those wind turbines and towards the dublin interchange. so a little sluggish through livermore and starting to get a little busy through dublin. coming up, a check of mass transit. that is your "timesaver traffic." for an update on your forecast, here's lawrence. >> we're look good around the bay area. starting out with a couple of patches of fog outside. otherwise mostly clear and some chilly temperatures outside. some patchy fog showing up in napa, santa rosa and at the coast. clear inside the bay. this afternoon, what a spectacular day it's going to be again. mid-60s inside the bay. upper 60s inside many of the interior valleys. at the coast just a couple of patches of fog, still mostly sunny with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. high pressure overhead