the new dumbarton opened in 1982. two years later, crews blew up the old structure that had carried cars for 52 years. >> reporter: the 57-year-old bridge is slowly but surely disappearing. and today a small crowd gathered to watch the certain dumbarton demise. the east tower went down today and you can see how strategic charges made it fall away from the new dumbarton bridge. >> just perfect. it looked beautiful. our biggest concern was to get the power away from the new bridge and we took it down with delays. we had a two second delay. we tried to get the power to drop and we cut it up in midair. from what i saw it was gorgeous. >> reporter: the experts were preparing for the blow up with 200 pounds worth of explosives with linear shaped charges. some 260-tons of steal had to be brought down. if left in the water they would be a boating hazard. >> we sectionalized the bridge so they could come down in pieces. we cut it up into about 40-ton pieces. >> this bridge demolition will be going on for the next month. the we

. >> reporter: he's a new dumbarton driver with his wife. >> she love it is bridge. >> it's a very nicedge compared to the old bridge. >> reporter: this driver remembers the first dumbarton, a drawbridge built in the 20s now a fishing pier. >> it was a quarter going one way and a quarter going back. >> reporter: today's toll $5 and tolls are paying for the seismic upgrade. >> we've enlarged the gap to 42- inches. >> reporter: this gap will be straddled by overlapping plates. >> this theories the two bridges won't pound together during an earthquake. >> the challenge with labor day always is that tuesday morning the traffic volume spikes. we have to get the work done. >> reporter: weekday traffic, 30,000 vehicles both directions. that's about 10,000 fewer than the san mateo bridge. the last time caltrans did this work they opened a few hours early that is possible this time but they are making no promises. we're live in fremont, debora villalon. >> the bridge is set to open by 9:00 a.m. on tuesday. you can use the san mateo bridge or across highway 237. >>> the crack down on drunk drivin

news. >>> the dumbarton bridge closure is in its final hours. the bridge is expected to open before midnight. that is 5 hours ahead of schedule. it has been closed since friday so workers could install a seismic joint. the repairs will be done after this weekend but final adjustments will need to be made. the project should be cleated by -- completed by 2013. here is a look at the alternate routes. the northern detour route takes you to the hayward, and across the bridge. the southern detour takes you tasan jose and across high -- to san jose and across highway 237. >> at san francisco state university two students were diagnosed with chickenpox. one student may have possibly exposed people on the way to school on bart or the muni. the second student lives in campus. >> food trucks are at the center of a new plan to help san francisco's homeless. ktvu's david stevenson is live in san francisco with the details of what makes this new program unique. david? >> reporter: the success of san francisco's food trucks is prompting a new approach to help

new bumper rails in front of the toll plaza. back live, caltrans says there could be lane closures on the bridge but they have no plans to completely close the bridge again. near the dumbarton bridge, charles clifford, kron 4 news. >>> the families of two men shot by police are calling out police for their violent response. two officers shot the two men sunday morning near pepper drive. mario romero was killed. this is his picture. police claim he got out of the car with a weapon, though it turned out to be a pellet gun. the second man was hit and his father tells kron 4's haaziq madyun tells him the story doesn't match. >> reporter: multiple gun shots fired killing mario romero. after putting their hands in the hair, that is what joseph johnson told him as it relates to mario romero being shot to death while they were sitting into a parked car. >> put your hands up. and they immediately threw their hands up. my son basically said mario romero slumped over in his lap and protected him. >> reporter: his son who was wounded and recovering from the officer involved shooting told him police have it all wrong about mario romero exiting the vehicle prior to being shot. >> mario r

the weekend as part of the reason that crews have been able to stay on schedule with the new work on the dumbarton bridge is weakened. that is the possibility that it could open sooner been planted caltrans is replacing an expansion joint on the eastern side of the bridge. it is a new seismic joined the to to withstand a powerful the

great news if the dumbarton bridge is your commute it opened hours ahead of schedule 7:20 last night looking good, just a little slow eastbound beginning at university avenue. elsewhere, new accident at dublin interchange westbound 580 at 680 right there, northbound at 101 at cesar chavez accident on the off-ramp headed into san francisco. metering lights just turned on at the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> we are following a developing story in the north bay now where we begin. haz-mat team on scene at a cotati pool service business tells us they've found no evidence of a chemical spill or leak but there maybe an equipment problem inside. an alarm started going off at the north bay pool service 1:30 this morning. police arrived and smelled a chemical odor crews had been unable to find any chemical leak. a battalion chief told us there may be a problem with the secondary containment system inside. this is north bay pool service crews tell us they are trying to get hold of the owner to find out more they've been having a hard time doing that the big news is no danger to the community. >>>

. >>> woke beginning with good news the dumbarton bridge on schedule to reopen as planned at 5 tomorrow is been closed for the weekend to the crews could do seismic retrofit work and other improvements alternate routes for having to the seventh or the san mateo bridge. the city of petaluma show their pride and a weakened honoring the baseball team that finished third in little league world series and as many as 20,000 people lined the streets yesterday afternoon for the parade in tribute to the 12 and 13 year-old athletes became through raising more than $60,000 to pay for the teams air fare and hotel costs. >>> straight to the bay bridge toll plaza or the oakland area of the bay bridge toll plaza looking good with no delays to report as you work your way toward the pay gates. in san francisco parking meters are in force today we had a live look at conditions along 8 83rd oakland holiday light to do to the labor day holiday. dumbarton bridge is remaining closed and expected to reopen at 5:00 tuesday morning in the meantime the san mateo bridge is a good choice. a very quiet there was no

. >>> the good news this morning the dumbarton bridge is back open.ore than nine hours ahead of schedule. yesterday afternoon cal trans put the finishing touches on its siesmic retrofitting project and has a 42 inch gap giving it wooing el room in case of an earthquake. there is still work left to do but cal trans says there won't be any more full bridge closures to do it. toll hikes are paying for it. >>> 4:37 is the time, it is back to work for a lot of people so let's check in with tara who is in for sal today. >> that's right, with the opening of the bridge everything getting back to normal, 80 westbound on the left side those are heading there. no delays there. here is the bay bridge toll plaza, a lot more folks on the road compared to yesterday. it was dead so the folks had the day off. >>> finally you can see traffic flowing nicely. let's check in with rosemary, still foggy out there. >> you are right, long the coastline fog over santa rosa, visibility down to 3/4s of a mile so the fog is back in your neighborhood. we are looking at a decent on

." >> good news the dumbarton bridge could be ahead of schedule getting ready for tomorrow's commute. good weather helping crews make outstanding progress on the seismic retro knfit going on al weekend. joint is said to be more flexible and withstand stronger earthquakes. if you need to get from one side of the bay to the other before tomorrow morning, your best bet now is the san mateo bridge. >> crime is sky rocketing in the south bay and this morning a community is coming together to stop it. bob redell is live in san jose with more on a peace march planned for this morning. distingui good morning. >> reporter: this peace march is to bring attention to the recent spike in violence and the people they want to get this message to, the young people. the people who are organizing want young people to know that they are there for them, there to help. this will take place, start at this safeway. now this location is significant because the scene of the 31st homicide. it was under two weeks ago a 27-year-old man went into the store and attack add 24-year-old man in one of the aisles. he s

the death of a student. >> we're live on the dumbarton bridge where the seismic retrofit project continues. coming up will tell,,,,,,,,,,,, >> breaking newspolice are searching and, after reports of a stabbing in east palo alto. >> right on track, a check on the progress of the dumbarton bridge. why it might open ahead of schedule. in weather we're starting off with people's lives with temperatures mostly in the fifties. we will talk about it all whe

thefts is half >>pam: we're going live to the dumbarton bridge, charles clifford have good news aboutreopening. >>charles: with our live next to the dumbarton bridge, you can see some cars coming here, the bridge has reopened. it was opened in 10 hours earlier than originally planned traffic is pretty light this evening. that is probably because most people were not planning on using the bridge. does caltrans finished two major projects of the bridge. the upper case on >> they could and a 42 in. joined to allow more local rum. they also raise a portion of the deck 5 in. off of the foundation. tests and at >>pam: concerns about how the virus correlating to mass cancellations. costs fans who >> clear skies this evening. so if the seven insanity's but patience a side. their red area shrinks as we head into wednesday. >>pam: democrats are hours away from kicking off their national conventions. the republicans are trying to not allow them to domestic -- to steal the spotlight. bonds >> michele obama did the traditional on state law for today. she was the tuesday night in charlotte for. rep

. >> the big news is that the dumbarton bridge is reopened. you can see crews there are hard at work saturday sunday and monday. if you are driving it you may notice that they have reconfigured the carpool lane as a fast track lane. i also did landscaping. westbound 580, an accident in land approaching 680. it is slow through that area and it is impacting the drive time up to 23 minutes now from there towards the pleasanton area. a quick check of the bay bridge. things are showing improvement there, especially in the fast track planes. >> first lady michelle obama has an urgent task at the convention, persuade voters to give him more time to finish the job. >> they want to make sure he stays there. >> the big theme is are we better off for the democrats >> it certainly is and it is every four years. this is where it is all happening starting today at the national convention. the energy is increasing and it will continue to happen through the evening with michelle obama taking the spotlight. the stage has been built and the party platform relea

. >>> late word this afternoon on a new estimate for reopening the dumbarton bridge.

>> terry: in the news this saturday morning, the dumbarton bridge is closed. it's going to be closed all weekend long for retrofit. developing news from afghanistan right now we're two suicide bombers attacked a base used by nato troops. at least a dozen people are dead. dozens more are injured. good morning. i'm terry mcsweeney. labor day weekend is here, big three-day weekend for a lot of people. weather is more important than usual perhaps. >> lisa: we've got a west wind at 12 from roof camera. not much of a breeze and low ceiling all wait out towards the delta, winds kicking up to 20 miles an hour. the plan for the rest of the day today will be clearing from the east to the west. it's going to stop right at the san mateo coast. we're going to see plenty of clouds at the shoreline. it's going to be another cooler than average afternoon. by noontime, to the 50s around the coast to 60s around concord and livermore. by 4:00, we'll see 50s at the coast. mild numbers inland. 70s mainly around the bay and look for more clouds and fog tonight and warmup begins tomo

new seismic joint and replace 60 feet of the bridge deck. >>> is caltrans is urging drivers to take alternate routes during the closures including the dumbartonnd bay bridges and highway 237. new court documents were released in a shooting rampage and inr -- and injured 58 others. according to court documents. according to prosecutors say james holmes threatened a supervisor. the university has said holmes was denied access -- to certain areas of the campus because he had withdrawn from school. >>> morgan police are accusing a woman for stealing and lettering her -- letting her daughter pay for the bill. she did not pay for the groceries and told her daughter to wait by the door with the cart and and got her car and told her daughter -- bring the -- told her daughter bring the cart when i drive up. >> i don't really know her but it doesn't seem like her morals are there. >>> new information shows more americans are living in downtown urban areas. the census bureau says 16 million americans now live within two miles of a city hall. that's about 6% of the entire american population. researchers believe americans are moving into downtown areas t

new accident reported to cost the arm, one. but conditions at 237. north got a 80 connector to 237 that remains closed at so far apart. dumbarton bridge look up for road were crumpled directions. >>> new poll results show incumbent brock obama have strong leads the three key swing states. a cbs news polls and shows how he has a lead over mitt romney. that's in about the state or both canada's what campaign today. yesterday was about foreign policy when president obama speaking at the united nations and both canada speaking at the clinton global initiative in the work. >>> a nuclear or ron would threaten the elimination of israel the secured of nations and the stability of the whole economy. >>> a lot of americans including myself are troubled by developments in the middle east. syria has witnessed the killing of tens of thousands of people. the president of the trip to visit a member of the brother of muslims. >>> he both canada its are expected to focus on the state of the comet. members of his own party have called for him to drop up after he made a controversial comments about rape. this debate was the final date for the ten

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>> in the news this saturday morning the dumbarton bridge is closed and will be all weekend long for retrofit work. we will update their overall progress. developing news in afghanistan right now. two suicide bombers used a base used by nato troops this morning. dozens are dead and dozens more injured. good morning. i'm terry mcsweeney. hope your labor day is off to a good start. let's check in with lisa argen for the weather on this three day weekend. >> good morning, everything. official sunrise in 40 minutes. here is mount tam. you see the marine layer. we are looking at a fairly uniform start with numbers in the 50s. by noontime it will be partly sunny and numbers climbing through the 60s. so the sunshine starts in the try valley, work being its way westward. by 4:00 notice the afternoon highs, pretty cool. count on plenty of clouds there with mild numbers, just near 80 inland. once again, temperatures will be below average. the fog moves quickly across the bay again tonight, but the wind shift tomorrow is going to allow for earlier clearing. a big warmup on the way. terry. >> tha

. >>> good news, cal trans re- opened the dumbarton bridge hours ahead of schedule.terday they completed that project. the bridge has a 42 inch gap that will give it room to move during an earthquake. cal trans says this was the last full bridge closure for this project. all the improvements on the bridge will be done by early next year. >> starting today a busy road in larksburg will close a road there. crews will be repaving that stretch of road near redwood high school and also raise the road bed and improve the drainage and widen the sidewalk. it should take about eight weeks but it may take longer, all dpentding depending on the weather. >> a lot of people not happy they didn't get that done before school started. >>> all right, for more traffic let's check in with tara in for sal today. >> we are talking about the dumbarton bridge and crews were doing that siesmic retrofitting. the good news is we should not see closures there for a long time. there will be some there, they will work around that, so that is good news. >>> let's take a look at other bridges, tha

dumbarton bridge closure is in its final hours. for more details ktvu's ann rubin. you spoke with bridge officials? >> reporter: that's right. crews are still at work but the good news is they should be wrapped up 5 hours ahead of schedule. maybe more. >> we are on track, beating our schedule. >> reporter: crews are putting the finishing touches on the dumbarton bridge. since friday it has been shut down as they install the seismic joint. just today they have been laying down steel plates and putting on a concrete over lay. it will allow crews to continue installing bearings and they did cosmetic joints this weekend. the final touches will be restriping and putting barriers back in. it will be done after this weekend and fully complete in 2013. though 61,000 cars go over the dumbarton bridge bridge every day, they must have heeded warnings, detours were traffic free. >> smooth sailing. >> i was driving 7:30 and no cars at all. >> reporter: this will be the last full closure for this bridge. there may still be night time lane closures. crews planned to reopen by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow now they say most likely opening before midnight. live on the dumbarton bridge, ann rub

be badly injureds arrest choose loaded him on to an ambulance. >>> good news, caltrans says traffic may be moving on the dumbartonorrow's planned 5 a.m. opening. this is video from caltrans, crews spending the holiday weekend replacing the eastern seismic joins also lifting the bridge five inches to put steel bearings in place. caltrans says good weather is helping the work get done ahead of schedule. the dumbarton was closed to all traffic friday night at 10:00. >>> 6:37. time for a check on the weather. >>> good for bridge repairs and good for the holiday, mike? >>> absolutely if you like it warm, we've got it today even the coast. good morning welcome to labor day starting off the same temperatures as we did yesterday in hay and san francisco, two degrees cooler in napa, everybody else two to six degrees warmer, setting a higher base, one the comes up to get us warmer this afternoon, it will be sunny, water vapor imagery, humidity in the air, more moisture if you will or water vapor, orange driest air sitting over san francisco, points out, that's why i think the clouds at the coast won't last very long this m

a lot of the main elements of the new seismic joint that went into place are complete. >> cal trans also says while the dumbarton bridge is closed for seismic repairs they will be changing hov signs and cleaning up and touching up paint. new details on alternate routes. the northern detour route will take up to san mateo or mayward and then across the san mateo bridge. the southern detour takes you to san jose. >>> a taxi driver could face dui charges after a cab smashed into a gas meter. it happened around 3:20 this morning. firefighters had to use special tools to reach a gas shut off valve. ten people were evacuated just as a precaution. but some left as soon as they heard the crash. >> we needily jumped out we ran outside. wiz thought the car was going to go through our bedroom. >> the people who evacuated for eventually allowed to return home. >>> law enforcement will be busy today looking for drunk drivers. so far the chp says they have arrested nearly 900 people statewide from 6:00 friday night through 6:00 yesterday morning. that is down from last year. but deadly drunk driving accidents are up. the chp

>> in the news this saturday morning the dumbarton bridge is closed and will be all weekend long for retrofit work. we will update their overall progress. and in afghanistan two suicide bombers used a base used by nato troops this morning. dozens are dead and dozens more injured. good morning. i'm terry mcsweeney. saturday hear. everybody getting out for the long weekend. let's check the forecast. >> good morning, everyone. emeryville we have plenty of cloud cover. beginning the new month, the long holiday weekend. the last weekend ever august is upon us and today will be the coolest day of the long holiday weekend. we have a marine layer that extends all the way into the delta this morning. areas of mist and drizzle around the coast and temperatures are mainly in the 50s. by noontime we are going to see some sunshine. but still the 50s at the coast, the upper 60s around the inland valleys and the warmest numbers just touching 80s. we will be mild gin land but we will be a good, five, eight degrees below average today. more fog across the bay tonight. then there's a wind shift and th

news continues now. fifthfifth >> year on the dumbarton bridge, the brits have been closed all weekend long while they haveing a new seismic joined that will allow this bridge to better withstand an earthquake. the bridge was scheduled to reopen tuesday morning at 5:00 a.m. but they are well ahead of schedule. if they hope to open the bridge at midnight story even sooner. >> and richmond just days before the one month anniversary of the chevron refinery fire, 50 people marched through the streets near the plant demanding that corporate leaders be held accountable. they chanted and carried signs calling for criminal charges in the wake of the accident. and for the public takeover of the refinery. the protest remained peaceful throughout. there are no arrests. this >> here in san jose, residents take to the streets in a call for peace. they gathered here in the parking lot a local grocery store where a man was stabbed to death last month. the coalition of groups and activists and then marched several miles and rally the local park calling for an end to the violence which has plagued the city. saddam all all

news, place to find it. times this labor day weekend as the dumbarton bridge work.dge, which runs 1.6 miles interstate highway 880 and u.s. highway 101 c rivers in the south bay can use state highway 237, and state highway 92 over the san mateo bridge to connect highway 101 with i-880, construction crews will be on the eastern side with a new joint that will raise weekend's project, no delays. this bay bridge expect no delays or problems east bound, westbound. no slow on the approach. the golden gate is also looking good. with no delays through marin county 1 0 1 southbound. >> thousands of fans in petaluma are honoring their little league champions. thousands of fans honored the petaluma little league champs! here are highlights. they are the third rank in the world! the world series was in pennsylvania. fans lined the streets of downtown it petaluma anxiously awaiting their heroes. now in the national spotlight now, a flyover kicked off this parade. (cheers & applause) the boys of summer were showered with confetti. it was an amazing homecoming with the world seri

news. rkuth bay work continues on the dumbarton bridge which is closed for a major seismic retrofit. caltrans says so far the work is on schedule and the bridge is expected to re-open by 5:00 a.m. just in tuesday. just in time for the rush hour. the closure began friday night, and crews are working around the clock. they're replacing replacing thed joint on the eastern side ofbris bridge across all six lanes of traffic. >> this area of the bridge has been decked out by up to fivatik over the next few months. >> alan: the upgrades are protec intended to protect the bridge from earthquakes. the entire $153 million project is expected to wrap up early next year. >>> in san francisco, fremont street between howard and mission is also closed until tuesday. crew are excavating the underground rail level oftransbe transb t transit center and installing a temporary bridge to keep traffic moving while they dig. our wave app can help you navigate around the detours this weekend. you ca it at the apple app store on google play or at abc7news.com/wave. >>> health officials at san francisco state

dumbarton. debora villalon. >> go to ktvu.com for news any time. >>> the families of two men shot by vallejo police over the weekend are vehemently refuteing the police account of what happened. police have said police fired upon the two men after one of them got out of the car with what appeared to be a weapon. but family members say neither of them ever got out of the car. 21-year-old joseph johnson is hospitalized but romero was killed. romero's sister says she actually saw the shooting. >> opened this window and i was yelling out the window, please, please, please stop, stop shooting him, stop shooting him. >> reporter: vallejo police say they are looking into the shooting the officers involved are currently on paid administrative leave. >>> in san jose, doctors say a firefighter is making progress now after being hospitalized when he suffered a heart attack while fighting a fire last week. 41-year-old san francisco r yan -- -- frank ryan is in a coma. ryan collapsed last thursday while fighting a fire at st. patrick's church in downtown san jose, firefighters say they were dealing with very ho

half the bridge after inn stalling some of the plates over the westbound lanes of the dumbarton and they make up the newsmic joints and inn stalling that joint is the whole reason why this area is closed in the first place. it is allowing it to flexion and bends in the event of a major earthquake. the dumbarton tonight bridge, tell us what they completed last night. >> crews have been doing so much work getting through a lot of construction activity on the schedule. we are still looking at a an earl -- at an early morning opening and they have been getting it done and not running into any obstacles, so we are not happy with the way it has been going. >> hopefully we will have better information later in the afternoon. >> reporter: cal trans will escort us closer to the site so we can get an up close look at the progress. allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a man was killed in a standoff with s.w.a.t. teams. it happened north of seattle. deputies got a call about a man who had been shot in the leg and that's somebody was shotting at them and people in the neighborhood. >> they were like, did yo

news. >> if your weekend plans put you in the area of the dumbarton bridge, car pool or use public transit so you are not in the backup. if you can't ditch your car n the south bay detour on 237. for drivers farther north, the san mateo bridge is the best bet. >>> sheriff deputies arrested a woman they say was involved in an identity theft and burglary ring. they say they spotted erin bowitzer in the area last night. they tried to pull her over and they say she rammed her car in to a detective's car to get away. after a short chase, officers were able to arrest her. in her car, they said they found drugs, stolen licenses and checks along with stolen credit cards. detectives say there could be more than 30 identity theft victims. >>> a san francisco police officer is using a unique program to reach out to disadvantaged youth. the program is the brain child of an officer assigned to the station in 2009. he enlisted the help of his brother to help create empowered kids that uses martial arts to teach kids how to deal with bullies. it is providing positive examples in a place where there are o

dumbarton. debora villalon. >> go to ktvu.com for news any time. >>> the families of two men shot by vallejo police over the weekend are vehemently refuteing the police account of what happened. police have said police fired upon the two men after one of them got out of the car with what appeared to be a weapon. but family members say neither of them ever got out of the car. 21-year-old joseph johnson is hospitalized but romero was killed. romero's sister says she actually saw the shooting. >> opened this window and i was yelling out the window, please, please, please stop, stop shooting him, stop shooting him. >> reporter: vallejo police say they are looking into the shooting the officers involved are currently on paid administrative leave. >>> in san jose, doctors say a firefighter is making progress now after being hospitalized when he suffered a heart attack while fighting a fire last week. 41-year-old san francisco r yan -- -- frank ryan is in a coma. ryan collapsed last thursday while fighting a fire at st. patrick's church in downtown san jose, firefighters say they were dealing with very ho

dumbarton closure. the cal bears lost to nevada but they played in their new digs the team and fans happy to be home after playing at at&t park alyssa harrington shows us the new and improved memorial stadium >>> and everybody happy to be back >>> the golden bears are back in berkeley after nearly two years and $321 million in renovations at memorial stadium. last year the football team played at at&t park >>> saturday the players and fans were back. the home opener kicked off with a ribbon cutting ceremony 60,000 people piled in to see what was on the other side >>> i've been going to these games since i was 6 years old this is the thrill of a lifetime >>> this is what the stadium look like two years ago and this is it now. >>> assistant athletic director says they wanted to keep the look of the historic stadium built in 1923 but modernize the facility and make it seismically sound what is different, the wooden benches are out aluminum seating in there is no lighting _ board and new kitchen, more bathrooms and wider aisles part of the bowl replaced with an eight story building the field looks different f

news. >> alan: in the south bay work continues on the dumbarton bridge which is closed for a major seismic retrofit. caltrans says so far the work is on schedule and the bridge is expected to re-open by 5:00 a.m. on tuesday. just in time for the rush hour. the closure began friday night, and crews are working around the clock. they're replacing replacing thed joint on the eastern side of the bridge across all six lanes of traffic. >> this area of the bridge has been decked out by up to five inches in preparation for work over the next few months. >> alan: the upgrades are intended to protect the bridge from earthquakes. the entire $153 million project is expected to wrap up early next year. >>> in san francisco, fremont street between howard and mission is also closed until tuesday. crew are excavating the underground rail level of the transbay transit center and installing a temporary bridge to keep traffic moving while they dig. our wave app can help you navigate around the detours this weekend. you can fine it at the apple app store on google play or at abc7news.com/wave. >>> health off

for extra plaque protection try new crest pro-health clinical rinse. pc in >>da: the arm -- the dumbartonll close a 10:00 p.m. and will not reopen until tuesday at 5:00 a.m.. about 60,000 cars use this bridge on a daily basis during transportation officials say that number drops by 20 percent or 30 percent of the liberty weekend and that is why they picked this weekend to close down the bridge. >> at yosemite national park, these are some of the 91 cabins that have been closed because of the hantavirus. it has killed two people and sickened four more. visit visitors are still coming but not in a high numbers we have seen in the previous months. >> curry village sits in yosemite valley which is by far the most popular part of yosemite national. there are 500 cabins and curry village of which 91 are currently closed for cleaning and reservations. visitors concerned about stay here, there are other options including numerous camp sites and to different hotel. >> in san jose and around the park, a vigil continues for a firefighter hurt in the line of duty. frank ryan is in critical but stable

use the dumbarton bridge or the san francisco oakland bay bridge. the kron4 news fog thoughtful face life's fact four four if phil burden prefer had >>mark: and boehner marine and predicted his own death two days before he was scheduled to go home. the marine from long island tother that she was not out of afghanistan soon, he would be dead. >> this was the game that greg buckley jr. was supposed to see he was helping to train afghan forces. the marine had only two days left before had to see his brother played varsity football for the first time. before getting word that he was to go home early, he phoned his debt. >> he told me that he would have to stay until november nov said he was not coming home. he said, you have to tell mom and my brothers that i will be killed. >> then, it happened. he was gunned down when the very forces he was training, like he said, it happened inside the base. by his full calls and letters coming in a that was coming. on guard duty, he had a run in with a trainee. >> his dad said he spent the rest of the night with the training. buil

dumbarton. like last time crews take advantage of a shutdown bridge to do of the work like painting of affixes and trash. they're installing a new absorbent cushion on the plaza. >>> it will be open for fast track before it was open during car pool hours not will be open the entire day for fast track used >>> they are replacing a seismic joint the weekend began to cut out the old joints and disconnecting the concrete from the approach to the main span >>> basically the center span was disconnected from the substructure it will be able to move 42 in. of directions >>> the project is on schedule, the eastern edge of the bridge lifted 5 in. to make room for bearings that lets the deck move back and forth during an earthquake >>> we're finishing up or that will support the plates and later on tonight we install the deck plates that motorists drive over when the open tuesday 5:00 p.m. >>> a motorist use this bridge during the week most motorists are using the san mateo bridge the weekend closure of the dumbarton offers less trauma then other bridges like the bay bridge in the past >>> and the bay bridge is the backbone for california

news continues. >>george: the senate hayward is still jammed up. avoid its bridge for the next 45 minutes, use the dumbartona live look out of a vacaville. the funeral is minutes a wait for the chp officer shot and killed last week. you can watch the funeral in its entirety on our 24-7 news channel comcast 193. it will also be streaming live on our web site, www.kron4.com. >>darya: the officer was killed during a traffic stop last tuesday on interstate 680 near alamo. there are officers from around the country gathered right now in vacaville for that serramonte. >>mark: think you for joining us on this thursday morning, we are back live starting tomorrow morning. [ female announcer ] now your best accessory can be your smile. with colgate optic white toothpaste. it whitens over 2 shades more than a leading whitening toothpaste. so with colgate optic white, all you need to look fabulous is your smile. colgate optic white. whiter teeth in 1 week.

dumbarton blocking a lane there. eastbound highway 4 at port chicago accident blocking lanes northbound port chicago lanes are blocked with this injury accident. in san francisco good newsrthbound 101 from the peninsula accident at third cleared, stall at candlestick also clear. back to walnut creek southbound 680 at gregory lane near monument a stall blocking a lien of traffic southbound 680 in walnut creek. >>> still ahead, spooky but spectacular southbound landmark getting dressed up for halloween. >> boo! she is not scared. you've heard of the great white shark, right? how about a white whale rare mammal appearing in the waters down under. ñ!ú >>> a rare albino humpback whale is making a appearance off the australian coast. the wail is named migaloo this is the first time it has been spotted off the queensland coast since 2009. marine experts say it is likely on its annual migration to the antarctic. >>> san jose landmark reputed to be a true haunted house is getting dressed up for halloween. the winchester house is staging fright nights beginning this week second year at the home of heiress sarah winchester. last year went so well organizers promise a bigger, bett

dumbarton bridge. it has been closed since friday night for seismic retrofitting. the cruise demolished some old concrete is this video 50 if they are now for during to install a new steel hardware flaw in order to make the joint more secure. caltrans says the new joint will be crucial in making the joints safer in the event of an earthquake. >> the size of a joint will be placed underneath the hard side of that joint. in the new joints will allow the bridge to move up to 42 in >> they are still cautious about predicting that the bridge will reopen before 5:00 p.m. on tuesday. >> with this weekend's closure of the dumbarton bridge, we wanted to alert you to the alternate routes and we're you will be likely to find the biggest traffic impact. the bridge will be closing friday night at 10:00 p.m.. it is not scheduled to reopen until tuesday morning at 5 d of tariff if most of the traffic is likely to end up here on the san mateo bridge as it is the closest alternate route. it is not the only one. you can also use to 37 at the bottom of the state. this is referred to as the 74. because of that, even if you are not a regular user of the dumbarton you are likely to fin

news continues. >> >>mark: there is a shooting in alameda county were a man is dead. >> at the dumbarton bridge isemocrats' turn right now for the democratic convention in charlotte. >>james: here is a quick look at the weather. most of the drizzle is confined to the coast. it will be another hot day in land.

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dumbarton bridge closed the bridge remained shut down until 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning, the closure part of ongoing seismic retrofit project. a click on traffic page on cbs s f dot com. new jobs for americans that is the focus on the campaign trail as democrats count down to their national convention the republican nominee stance in the battleground state. when romney's and perhaps for his high-profile debates against president obama. the home growing kids behind the new white house beer. >>> in weather were looking for nothing but blue in the bay area pressures are up temperatures for climbed into the 90s tomorrow we do the forecast after a break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> preparations for the democratic convention under way president obama's started his road to charlotte spending four days campaigning in battleground states before the convention. in iowa the president focused on key issues regarding jobs energy and education. >>> we have opportunities to open for every single american >>> the democratic convention begins tuesday in charlotte, n.c.. fresh off the republican convention romney's bridges take back america message in jacksonville, fla. joined by paul ryan boasted

the dumbarton bridge is a good alternative know where were reported dead. >>> president obama set to speak in new york just a couple of hours before the united nations general assembly. his east to discuss everything for the civil war institute there was unclear activities and to the vat tax and libya and egypt. >>> romney accused the president of minimizing recent events in the middle east. >>> i was pretty certain that there are to be bumps in the road. >>> we need an administration that is up to shape events in the middle east in not seeing them as props and the road. >>> what house spokesperson is of such common stock split and offensive. the president was referring to middle east and west in general. he's already creating controversy during and then yesterday after he accused the unit last of the shielding israeli government. he also said the u.s. miss use the freedom of speech at around the production of the entire muslim video. >>> one involves the california proposition 8 the voters approved a measure that limits marriage to the field knuckles. the animals in your woman who sued seven fed

construction on the dumbarton bridge moves on schedule that means it is still closed, remained shut down until 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning, workers jacked up a portion of the bridge to make way for new bearings part of the project to strengthen the bridge to withstand earthquakes the entire project expected to end on time early next year. will have a live update at 630. san francisco fremont street still closed, part of the new trends bay transit center project it to shut off from howard to mission streets crews work on the underground rail level also installing a temporary bridge to keep traffic moving. go to cbs s f dot com to check on traffic conditions for both closures. more than 240,000 people without power in wake up hurricane isaac. floodwaters' prompt evacuation's. isaac's devastation did not dampen the spirits of a congregations in the west louisiana church. >>> songs of hope and faith echoed the miles fell memorial church held sunday services outside because hurricane isaac peel the run from the building. the church's bishops said everything in sight was run from the pulpit to the kitchen and his own office. >>> it is all gone. but we are still here >>> the congregation h

dumbarton bridge. it was reopened last night after being shut down. crews replacing a seismic joint on the deck, part of a retrofit program. the new help better protect during an earthquake. caltrans originally thought the bridge would reopen this morning at 5:00 but they got ahead of the schedule and finished ten hours in advance. >> some skill and some luck. luck in that the weather and the work didn't cause any barriers. >> we can tell you work will continue on the bridge over the next few months but caltrans says there will be no more closures. >> 6:32. learning new details about what led up to a horrific jet ski her children in the hospital. marla tellez is following the story for us. good morning. >> good morning. it was supposed to abmemorable weekend for the kazmi family. instead a day of jet skiing turned unforgettable for the wrong reasons. parents sufian and subia kazmi rented a pair of yet skis. the 9-year-old daughter hopped on behind mom and their son took off with his father. about 30 minutes into the ride police say subia's jet ski crossed paths wither-husband's. they crashed and all four were ejected. >> nobody su

new trace elementary school and san jose several classrooms destroyed in an arson fire in 2010, insurance put up the $8 million to help rebuild many school supplies had to be donated. a reminder that dumbartonridge closed this labor day weekend it will remain shut down until 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning, closure part of a seismic retrofit project to help you get around traffic backup click on the traffic page @ cbs s f dot com >>> two weeks into the school year for san francisco unified but today the first day for kids who got off the wait list and into the classroom at some of the city's most desired public schools. >>> if you ever wondered what that looks like to win the lottery this is in it. if they haven't won millions but these kids at 10 clarendon the most sought after public elementary school in the district. >>> you all for the best and we got lucky >>> to date the last day parents call the final 10 on the 10th the the school year waitlisted students get the spots of those who were no-shows' she remembers what she went through to get their son in >>> we had a net private school took him out of the district he was in private two weeks and got a call for the end of the two weeks and we

for the next 35 minutes or so, use the dumbarton bridge instead of the san mateo bridge >>darya: abc newsnter of a new lawsuit. beef prices is suing abc for defamation over in the product called skinks line. the network created an inaccurate impression that the product is unsafe year the company lawyer says they're looking for $1.2 billion in damages. them a warning this morning for the fda. you use those of topical creams, rugs or patches fees back pain or another type of injury, it turns out heckles solutions fax can actually he's serious burns. the agency has gotten dozens of reports of skin injuries from these over-the-counter products including heinz, lotions, cox how >>james: will take a break and be right back. " how >>james: a high-speed car chases and in front of an elementary school and then, gunfire rocked. the chase began in vallejo, officers were trying to pull a truck over. this is how it ended in pleasant hill. >> another person who visited yosemite has been infected with the hantavirus. that person is a recovering. that brings the number of people infected to nine. three o

new research is debunking a common perception >> thousands are being told to watch out after two students got sick at a major bay area university >> you're looking live at mobile 5 on the dumbarton bridge. ,,,,,,,, >> thousands of students at san francisco state university been warned about a highly contagious virus that is going around >> mike sugarman on the feeling around campus >> it is nauseous and headache and maybe a little scratchy because there is a chicken pox on the san francisco state university campus. getting to know people at school starts at san francisco state may involve more than the usual what is your name or major. are you tired? >> no >> do you have a rash that turns to fluid fills gaps? >> no i don't >> there is a highly contagious virus floating around >> we have had two cases of chickenpox diagnosed on students >> the health center director says the cases have nothing to do with each other, coincidence, but that's what happens when kids from all over the country gathered at places like a college campus >> is an infectious disease that is highly contagious >> you may be at the other side of the room were in the same building and have been affected >> if y

dumbarton bridge will reopen in time for the tuesday morning commute. caltrans leaders tell us the work to replace an old joint on the eastern side is on target. the new joint is more flexible and can withstand stronger earthquakes. the bridge has been shut down since friday night. if you need to make the way to one side to the other the best bet is the san mateo bridge. in petaluma thousands turned out for a parade honoring a hometown little league team. petaluma national made it to the little league world series and ended up third in the world. monty is live from petaluma with the story there. they were so excited it looked like they didn't know what to do with themselves either. >> reporter: kris, that's right. since the 13 boys arrived home they have been treated like rock stars by people in their hometown. today was no exception. an estimated 20,000 fans attended a parade held in the team's honor, it started in walnut park at 1:00 went through downtown petaluma, circled back to the park where people gathered for a celebration. since their third place finish in the world series the boys had quite a welcome home. the city of petaluma had a welcome