to avoid confusion for drivers, the agency just released animation of what the trip across the newbridge will look. here is a look at that. some drivers say they will be taking it slow. >> i will be very kay shows. >> just because it might be late scary. people might not be familiar with it. you never know what could happen. it might be really hectic. i think i might b.a.r.t. my first few days. >> caltrans is warning drivers not to pull over on the new shoulders of the bridge to take photos. those are for emergencies only. you can see the full test drive on our website, just logon to nbcbayarea.com. >> a little reminder and heads up before the newbridge opens, the current one will be shut down for five full days. the bridge will be closing at 8:00 p.m. on wednesday and stay closed through the labor day weekend. the new span will open up by 5:00 a.m. on tuesday, september 3rd. plenty of special guests will be on hand for the opening of that new eastern span of the bay bridge the day after labor day. governor jerry brown will not be one of them. he's said in the past he was looking forward

the argument is the newbridge with the temporary fix will still be safer than the current bridge. the toll bridge program oversight committee will announce its decision on the official opening day at 10:00 this morning. >>> for the fourth time in recent weeks, vector control crew also be out in force fogging for mosquitos in the south bay. they'll focus near the border of north and east san jose. officials say mosquitos found in that area last week tested positive for the virus. tonight's treatment comes on the heels of the first confirmed human case of the year. weather permitting, the fogging will begin at 11:00 tonight and will take several hours. >>> preventative medicine in the air. >> got to do what you've got to do. 4:37. let's check in with christina loren. again, warm, warm and warmer. >> it is going to be a pretty warm weekend. good morning, jon and laura. good morning to you at home. i want to start with your temperature change over the past 24 hours. we're running about three to six degrees milder than 24 hours ago. that's going to lead to an afternoon that's just abou

. >> this is going to be in great shape, a good compliment to the brandt newbridge. it's an exciting day for everybody. >> reporter: workers have t eer to finish up work that needs to be done to get the toll plaza open for opening day. they are replacing the light bulbs with led bulbs. they are hoping to be ahead of schedule. >>> thanks a lot. they can't use that bridge. so they're using that bridge. the san mateo bridge. and things moving along bretty smoothly. certainly coming westbound, slow going eastbound. it's much better than it was not that long ago. >>> now to a nbc bay area follow up. just days before the new span is set to open, cal trans has truck driver who died in 2009 who failed to navigate an s-curve. cal tran settled for $700,000. the lawsuit accused cal trans of not warning drivers about the sharp curve. state officials said he was traveling too fast and carrying more weight than he should have. the bridge is set to reopen at 5:00 tuesday morning. we've put a link on the top left hand corner of our home page. that's where you'll find the bridge clos

before the newbridge opens, the current one will be shut down for five full days. that bridge will be closing at 8:00 p.m. on wednesday evening and then stay closed through the labor day weekend. we can also tell you the new span will open by 5:00 a.m. on tuesday, september 3rd. >>> meteorologist christina loren, it's thursday. the weekend is within sight for real now. >> you can taste it at this point. i want to start with this live picture of the golden gate bridge. for now it's looking mostly clear-we have plenty of low clouds above the bridge. they will start to drop off as we head through the morning hours. twint talk about your forecast for today, what we're expecting. especially in san jose, a beautiful day. 61 in san jose. 59 in livermore. you just drop to 51 degrees in gilroy. typically the coolest point of the day is right around sunrise. for most of the bay area, that's around 6:30 for this time of year. we're getting closer and closer to the coolest point. as we head throughout the day today, that fog will play a factor, especially at the immediate coas

. >>> this bridge is closed, and in just a few days the newbridge will be open. >> a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's packed but not with the kind of traffic you'd expect to see. construction crews working around the clock to get the new eastern span ready. good morning to you. 4:30. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. let's give you another look at the bay bridge toll plaza. crews are creating a new roadway between the toll plaza and the eastern span of the bay bridge. we'll get an update on how the work is going at 6:00 a.m. meantime, mike inouye is watching your kroeds. christie smith is at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station where riders are bracing for packed train cars this morning. good mog,

the impasse meanwhile the cost of the newbridge has doubled.ary 29, 2002 work began brett. >> reporter: he's replaced but arnold schwarzenegger in the bridges future is about to change again. that bid is double the estimate and the governor states that the " is 5.1 billion in the bay area should pay the extra cost. the debate on for six months adding more to the cost. now the six now the cost is six times the old testament. >> reporter: even with the old boats that new span with temporary fixes it significantly safer during an earthquake than the current old eastern spanish stock stays the engineers. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing live tv from southwest. now you can turn your device into your television. try it for free today, only on southwest airlines. on the air. in the air. with live tv. >> so you have to coach a more or called chum last the last attack of player he is. >> reporter: how would you like it if you want to the opener against green bay inside huge banner of and rogers hanging on to the side of the stadium. baltimore quarte

>>> this bridge is closed, and in just a few days the newbridge will be open. >> a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's packed but not with the kind of traffic you'd expect to see. construction crews working around the clock to get the new eastern span ready. good morning to you. 4:30. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. let's give you another look at the bay bridge toll plaza. crews are creating a new roadway between the toll plaza and the eastern span of the bay bridge. we'll get an update on how the work is going at 6:00 a.m. meantime, mike inouye is watching your kroeds. christie smith is at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station where riders are bracing for packed train cars this morning. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning, marla. we're at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station, one of the b.a.r.t. stations open 24 hours. they say there are a lot of first-time riders, a lot of people asking where are the trains are, where do they get on, they don't know the routine. he's been helping a lot of people out. i'll step aside. he says it's

updatingocal top story caltrans says workn the new span of the newbridge is going well,oing to show youcture now. official as announcing the project on schedule and bridge expected to op on time which is five, tuesday morning. lieutenant governor and former san francisco mor newsom will cut thehain during official openg ceremony well before that. at 3:00 monday afternoon. today, crews finished painting lane lines on etern suspension span. you're looking at video and says all paving work shoul be completed by the ening. and caltrans provided this video ofa9$.= crews working on western side of the bridge. san francio side is getting some fesh paint and new pavement, as well as new lights during this closure. we're seeing the impact of the closure on bay area freeways let's turn now to abc 7 morning news traffic reporter. >> hi there. yes. indeed it's been a busy afternoon this, is what we're warng about. you know we started off on light note. that is what we've got. take a look outside fr golden gate toll plaza yo can see northbound traffic taillights heading up towards waldo tunnel intom

and are getting ready to move into actio as i was saying i have been up on the newbridge many times throughoution. and really, i don't want to oversell it, but it's a breath taking experience to be up there. >> this animation has palm trees on the left that will nobe in place yet when it opens. on the incline the view of treasure island is spectacular, and on the bridge, suspender cables, the way they drape from the single cable are reminiscent of sails on a sail boat. many people ll be relieved to have s curve replaced with a straight sh into the tunnel. eastbound will be more dramatic coming out into the light and the open right after the yerba buena tunnel no longer on a lower deck. there ll be shoulders on both sides, which should reduce back upswhen there is an accident or a stall. now the old bridge will be there looking a little bit of the view. also, chp asked us to remind people with grea that should help prevent congestion those are for emergency purposes only not stopping for sight seeing and picture taking from when the bridge opens. >> thank you so much. later tight ama deatz will

the argument here is the newbridge with the temporary fix will still be safer than the current bridge. the toll bridge program oversight committee will be announcing its decision on the official opening date. that will be taking place at 10:00 this morning. >>> we know where jon kelley will be. today is your last chance to visit san francisco's wax museum before it closes its doors. are they real or are they wax? the fong family opened that museum on fisherman's wharf back in 1963 but says it's time the step back from operations. over the next nine months the new museum will be renovated and then reopen at madam tussauds. the wax museum is home to 350 wax figures ranging from film stars to political figures. >> classic tourist stop. >> history. >> looking at those things up close, they're kind of freaky. just saying. 5:10 right now. coming up, how one south bay man is trying to help families of u.s. soldiers lost overseas get closure. >>> battling date rape. the new cup designed to tell you if your drink is drugged. >>> more lay-offs, this time at cisco systems. we'll tell you why com

avoid confusion for drivers, the agency just released this animation of what the trip across the newbridge not to pull in on the shoulders to take photos. those shoulders are for emergencies only. you can see the full test drive on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> also a reminder, a little heads up before the newbridgerm opens. the current one will be shut down for five full days. the bridge closing at 8:00 p.m. next wednesday evening. that will stay closed through the labor day weekend. the new span will be open by 5:00 a.m. on tuesday, september 3rd. >>> an iconic painting is back home in san francisco this morning. we have some new video just into our newsroom of crews unloading the newly restoredwd pide piper. the painting is going up in its original location behind the piper bar at the palace hotel. it hung in the hotel for more than a century. in in april it was taken down and sent to new york to be auctioned off. that didn't happen. instead the painting spent the last four months undergoing a complete restoration to remove thor than 100 years of dirt and grim grooim from its surface

. >>> this bridge is closed and in just a few days, the newbridge will be opened. >> a live look at theg. certainly busy, but not with the kind of traffic you'd expect to see. those are construction crews working around the clock just to get that new eastern span ready. it almost catches you off guard. it doesn't look like that normally. good morning to you, 5:29. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. another live look of the crews creating the new roadway. we'll get an update on how the work is going in about 30 minutes. meantime mike inouye is watching your roads, but we begin with christie smith live at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station where riders are bracing for packed trains. >> they just went through b.a.r.t. strike and now they're dealing with this. >> we're dealing with a lost live shot. there we go. go ahead, christie. >> okay. maybe not. >> less toss it over to mike. mike to save the day. >> we'll talk about the alternates. christie was going to talk about mass transit in a bit. the system is not reporting any delays. there's extended

thesy;Ñ argument now is the newbridge with the temporary fix will actually be safer; than t currentbridge. the toll bridge program oversight committee will be announcing its decision on the official opening date. that will take place at 10:00 this morning. >>> this morning it's back to school on the peninsula as we give you a live look at 101 at university avenue in palo alto. all 11 elementary schools, three middle schools and two high schools in the palo alto unified school district are heading back to class. it's a private school in the middle of a public battle with the city of palo alto and its immediate neighbors. marla tellez life at castilleja high school where over enrollment has neighbors feeling very cramped. >> reporter: this school has been in the same location since 1907 is smack dab in the heart of this tight-knit neighborhood. we'll pan over to try to give you an idea. castilleja is at the corner of bryant and embarcadero expressway. if you know palo alto at all, you certainly know embarcadero is a very busy main thoroughfare just off to the left here. it's easy to s

peltier the famous native american activist who was convicted of killing two fbi agents on the pine newbridge reservation in 1975 a crime he continues to this day to maintain he did not commit. and president clinton had never spoken publicly about it so he addressed it. i was there with the latino music programmer and we went back and forth asking the president questions. asking about the napalming of the puerto rican island. the u.s. navy was doing at the time. i asked him about racial profiling. this was a time when ralph nader was running and they saw ralph nader is a threat. i asked him might he not president clinton be responsible for ralph nader success because he had brought the democratic party to the right? i think it was at that point that president clinton said -- i just have a few more questions. i asked him about racial profiling because al gore had said if he became president he would be the first executive order to do away with racial profiling. so i said if that is his intention you both have been in power for eight years. why haven't you done it until now? anyway after half a