. >> on the nimitz and oakland, no lanes are blocked. a vehicle that left the freeway northbound at twenty third and struck a fence near the front row has created a visual hazard. apparently the vehicle is on top of the fence and that is the reason why so many cars are slowing down. there is a back up that reaches beyond ninety eighth avenue, the oakland airport exit. we do not have an updated drive time but we will get one for you. huge problems for the northbound right. so far that has had no impact on the southbound commute. this may be in morning to start thinking about interstate 580 as an alternate. again, this report is just coming in. hot >> you can see the traffic is moving reasonably well for the toll plaza. the back of the 16 minutes beyond the 80 over crossing westbound. the san mateo bridge commute is not available. let's go to the golden gate bridge ride and take a look at 101, still in the fall of this morning but no problems reported for the trip across the span or off-the-wall belgrade despite the fall. >> fit sunny and

route and add an extra hour to your drive time if your normal drive time is the nimitz.s still people not getting the word of this full closure. on the bayshore freeway some progress has been made there was a special traffic advisory here it is only in the northbound direction. the two middle names are still blocked by a multi vehicle accident. the middle-aged the are blocked . and we're looking at the bay bridge toll at plaza still light traffic and easy commute to the san mateo bridge agreement no problem more moral and light traffic the golden gate " and southbound 101 traffic is moving smoothly year >> at 535 a m the other developing story the president's visit to the area. this is president barack obama i'm arriving yesterday afternoon he will >> at 11:00 a.m. at add town hall meetings sponsored by it linked in with he will answer questions about room stay with the kron 4 report as we will be streaming it on the internet will >> this morning future of positive before the opening bell on wall street right now they're up on asian stock fell with europe's debt crisis i

it is the nimitz freeway in the east bay. rarely have we seen traffic backed up this far on the 80 hot spell unless there was a major freeway closure report incident that shut down several lands. we have average speeds of less than 15 mi. per hour between san leandro and 237 all the way down to millipede is in a drive * that is wandering over 1 hours for for the nimitz freeway. there are really no great alternate routes. perhaps 101, but across the bay these are near hot spot conditions for 101 near the 92 interchange. northbound and southbound are extremely cloucrowded today. interstate 280, there is a new-line southbound problem. it is right at the 80 interchange where we have word of a bus accident. motorists were concerned because a school bus rolled over. thankfully there were no children on board. the bus drove up an embankment and rolled back up on its wheels in a freeway. i am concerned about the northbound back up that is already have the onto a be heading doubdowntown. 101 is definitely a slow ride want to head nort

northbound and southbound of the nimitz between 66th and hegenberger.here is still a police standoff involving a stolen car that crashed into the guardrail and into the center divide so traffic is diverted on city streets. we'll tell you what this is doing so far to the month morning commute and how to get around it coming up. >>> for the second time in three days a wheelchair-bound man is dead after a hit-and- run. this morning, bay area police are looking for the drivers. santa clara police say a 67- year-old man was hit at the intersection of homestead road and quince avenue yesterday morning. the victim was reportedly dragged 300 feet. there was no crosswalk at the intersection and on friday night, a man in a wheelchair in richmond also killed. >>> the highway patrol is looking for a driver who caused an accident on the one which killed a daly city woman. officers say 37-year-old jacqueline thompson's honda civic was hit from behind by a pickup truck around 5:30 yesterday morning near marsh road. her car was then struck a second time by a taxicab. s

along the nimitz, 880 beginning to reason past the coliseum.hat is traffic, back to you. >> thank you. >>> president obama waking up on this side of the country in downtown san jose this morning. in a few hours he is going to be heading to mountain view to take part in a webcast town hall meeting. stephanie chuang is at the computer history museum and she has a preview. >> reporter: grace, good morning. this is all in conjunction with linkedin and the activity has definitely picked up. some charter buses had just rolled in and then over here, of course, you can see mountain view police on standby. we imagine they are all around the perimeter here. this all ahead of the town hall meeting that will be webcast by linkedin with president obama pushing his message on job creation. air force one touched down at moffett field yesterday early evening. local dignitaries welcomed the president, who was also here for a couple of private campaign fundraisers. on the way to the woodside home of symantec chair john thompson there were protestors but there wa

traffic is backed up towards oakland on the nimitz freeway southbound. there is no indication that the motorcycle crashed blocking the two left lanes will clear any time soon. here is a quick and project. you're was downright is an easy one. it's well-40 minute drive time with a modest backup. the san mateo bridge writers problem free. there are no delays on 92, a little slow on the approach to the toll plaza. the golden gate bridge writers and the father again this morning but no problems on the stand. as we take a look at the east bay you'll see that traffic conditions are still very good on 680, 580 was found, heavy traffic but lighter than usual. 680, there are no delays for this seminal great ride. it will slowing in the south bay. the peninsula ride is still a problem free with no slowing around highway 92. in the north bay darnell delays from the bottle to the golden gate bridge. 7:09 a.m.. here's a check on my >> there. will focus in on a live look from mt. tam. the cloud cover and salt over the bay is now causing problems at sfo. one hour 9 minu

e congestion is there anything getting to and from of the nimitz is still in a be a problem if the chp leaves the scene in the next 50 mets it is possible we could see this backup dissipated and an hour with we're going to be filling the of facts for the next few hours and perhaps throughout the whole morning hours. >> get out of the house now >> or used 580 we did have another hot spot on the bayshore the good news this alert has been cancelled. it had all the northbound lane shutdown the back up will disappear now that all lanes are open and if your commute takes your to one of the bridges at the bay bridge toll plaza white we see at few cars and of backing up at the cash lanes and your ride to the san mateo bridge at is an easy ride lighter than usual traffic in the west bound direction and your ride to the golden gate bridge southbound no delays. >> the other big story we president barack obama would is in town with his focus is putting americans back to work this is video from yesterday when he arrived in mountain view he is speaking at a 11:00 at a town hall meeting is sponsored

if you are driving over to the commute at the oakland in nimitz freeway.ere traffic is moving well in both directions past the oakland coliseum. >>> and this morning in vallejo between vallejo, pinole, and richmond traffic looks good all the way down to the mccarthur maze. as we look at the nimitz freeway 880 southbound is still at the speed limit. 5:38 let's go to steve. >>> a very happy friday. very interesting weather. lows are 11 degrees temperature. there is patchy thick fog. you know there is breaks if the fog but it's really working its way up the santa cruz coast. parts of the marin coast and sonoma coast. so we should see some clearing later on today. there is a hint of a west wind. i'm going to leave 60s and 70s at the coast. i don't think that northeast wind is strong enough to -- enough to scour it out. patchy thick fog and then sunny and warmer for those away from the coast. nice to warm over the weekend but the fog works its way back. subtle changes next week. there is no screaming message of heat or cold. just a little cooler and a little wa

towards the nimitz, 880 through oakland past the coliseum, nice and quiet across this stretch.you heading forwarder south we got a new problem in fremont past the truck scales fear there the alvarado brentwood exit. a car struck a -- alvarado boulevard exit. a car struck a deer. not seeing sensor slowing still green across the stretch. again, just blocking possibly one northbound lane. we had an earlier stall on the upper deck of the bay bridge. close to the first exit into san francisco, for a while we saw it in the background of our camera here but it looks like they cleared it about five machines ago so now everything is good to go all across the bay bridge heading into san francisco. we have a lunchtime giants game. giants take on colorado at 12:45. so you may find some extra traffic around at&t around the ballpark so watch out for that or along the embarcadero but for now, you are good heading into san francisco. and a quick look one more time at the golden gate bridge. looking good but, of course, it is a "spare the air" day. and you are encouraged to use mass transit. we

a crash in hayward tying up the nimitz freeway. it has traffic backed up towards union city on 880 northbound. the southbound 80 ride is typically slow. the bay bridge westbound as we look at the tope was shot, drive * continuing to stay between 13-17 minutes for the westbound ride. this is a good to me for the bay bridge this morning. the san mateo bridge ride is a problem free. a 15 minute drive. the golden gate bridge looks good. the last check was 36 minutes for the drive time from high with 37 out of nevada heading down to the toll plaza of the golden gate bridge. >> the u.s. government giving several bay area police forces more money to put more officers on the street. a federal grand is paying for the additional police. the money covers salaries for the officers over the next two years. a total of 36 officers will be added to for a area communities, local and getting the most help with 25 officers headed there. that will give oakland 675 officers but still down from the over 800 officers and had two years ago. >> working wit

the nimitz, in both directions of 880 shutdown.e or not wanting to go up to this band, unsure if it was a dangerous situation, it turned out that the driver fled. whoever it was cut away. chp officer sam morgan led up to what happened. >> a brown colored van was reported stolen. personnel contacted the driver and found the vehicle. the driver failed to yield. the freeway was shut down as a precautionary measure. we did not want to put a motorist in harm's way. the oakland police department's tactical unit approached the van and determined that it was empty. now, our investigation goes to determining who was driving the van and why they took the ban in the first place and to prevent individual into custody. >> this was a mess for a good couple hours earlier this morning. how is the 880 doing now? >> a commute quickly recovered. delays were reopened at 6:00 a.m.. within half an hour things were back to normal. before 7:00 a.m., there was no sign of those delays on highway 80 northbound or southbound. the area north out is slow becaus

the nimitz freeway southbound in the hayward is a grind. a stalled big rig blocked the left lane for to run. i believe the big rig is out of the way but the traffic is slow out of oakland and the southbound direction. we have been looking at 40 minute drive *. there are no good alternate routes. continuing a bridge check we will look at your ride on the san mateo bridge. the westbound commute has been a problem free. the golden gate bridge, the volume is peaking. not too bad for marin county. some heavy traffic but the drive times are well under 40 minutes. a look at the south bay commute as we pick up our traffic maps. fairly slow for 101 northbound. although it is not particularly bad between here and here it will be slow continuing of into mountain view. especially heavy a round of the 17 interchange. it is getting pretty heavy and 92 n 101. southbound traffic is starting to slow out of san bruno headed down toward san carlos and continuing to redwood city. a check on weather with james fletcher. >> a quick look on the roof camera. not a

and this morning if you are driving on 9 nimitz freeway -- driving on the nimitz freeway there is a new:57 let's go to steve. >>> thank you. we have partly sunny partly cloudy skies today. combination of low and high level clouds. maybe a few thundershowers later on. 60s and 70s and low 80s. >>> steve, thank you. time now 6:57. coming up on mornings on 2. anderson cooper will join us live. he will be talking about a new show debuting today here on channel 2. along with new details he's found out about the death of singer amy winehouse. >>> the reason two of the bay area powerful businessmen are being summoned to appear before a judge. Ñw?

here's a live look at the nimitz. this is as you pass the coliseum.ing is nice and quiet downtown. if you are heading southbound it looks good through hayward and westbound 237. nice and quiet. bay bridge metering lights off. an earlier stall and that was cleared off to treasure island. problem-free heading into the city. >> give us a quick smile, your secret weapon. >> i'm still listening. >> thanks, guys. >>> it is 5:57 now. coming up at six, he was put in a coma for several weeks. the shocking medical tab for injured giants nan bryan stow. >>> and a string of robberies targeting cab drivers. >> they have been in prison for the past two years. in two days they may be coming home. the latest on the american hikers in iran. >>> san jose state police are warning students to be on highly all right after the second report of a sexual assault in two weeks. how university police are responding coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

drying stream of going to the playoffs have come to an end this is look outside and a reminder the nimitz means is at a standstill will have continue coverage and explain why throughout the morning. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] because you never stop improving your recipe... we never stop improving ours. we've added a touch of philly cream cheese to kraft natural shredded cheese, which adds a touch of creamy to any dish. kraft touch of philly shredded cheese. we're not just making great cheese. we're taking it further. ♪ >> >> the giants dwindling hope wet out the window when they have been officially eliminated from the pay of awake too little too late it was a brutal lost to the diamondbacks final score 15- do they have been holding a slim chance of wall car to keep of the giants for its second consecutive years the oakland a's lost to the angels in been 54-two and one they are drilling campbell bay and boston much as four games remaining blow turning to college football came down to the final play they lost to washington 31-23 with san jose state won its first game 24341 in new mexico and

if you are going northbound closer up to the nimitz, near the coliseum, taillights moving northbounderall pretty good all the way towards downtown oakland. later on tonight, there is an as game. they take on the texas ranger at 7:05 by over stock.com coliseum so we made a map to show you there may be some extra congestion but not until the evening commute home. right now good to go. all your major routes towards the bay bridge toll plaza are great. at the bay bridge toll plaza itself, really no delay there, no metering lights yet. and usually our first indication that they are going to turn them on is when we see some slowing there up the incline towards treasure island. that's not the case yet so give it another half hour or so and this camera will likely look a lot busier, slower traffic. it is a "spare the air" day as lawrence just mentioned so you're encouraged to ditch the roads altogether and mass transit so far off to a great start for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. and remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.

nimitz looks great 880 fine past the coliseum towards downtown oakland. slow spots westbound 4 past antioch and speeds improve through pittsburg and concord and westbound 580 an earlier accident near portola avenue near livermore backed things up so your drive time still about 30 minutes from the altamont pass out towards the dublin interchange. once again, once hit the road, 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. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:21 now. an added perk to drinking coffee. how the morning cup helps women beat the blues. >> can i buy you a cup? >> yes, you can. [ laughter ] >> a little dog and one big traffic problem what it took to finally corral this wayward pooch when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. we have a camera full of brake lights as you approach the pay gates at the bay bridge toll plaza because the metering lights have been turned on. must we are also following an injury crash. it is in orinda before you reach the caldecott tunnel. we'

where the bottleneck is. 880 nimitz sensors are updating. as take on kansas city later on this evening. they play at 7:05 so you may find extra traffic there by the coliseum. on city streets in san francisco, we have been following this accident. 17th is chosed between belvidere and roosevelt way. sound like car went into some scaffolding, a residential building in the area. crews are on scene cleaning it up. find alternates for the start of the morning commute. light on 101. but it's foggy again as you head into san francisco. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in the headlines, san jose state police are looking for a sexual assault suspect who attacked a woman on campus. the victim said she was lured when the man offered her a cigarette. >>> this morning, state supreme court hearing arguments concerning proposition 8. the court is being asked to decide whether backers of the ban on same-sex marriage have legal standing argue for prop 8 in court. >>> and dozens of wildfires are burning right now in texas which has endured months of drought and

we are going right out live towards the nimitz freeway.ight all the through oakland, we just a call from a member. kcbs phone force who says it's slow due tolerier roadwork between it towards the embarcadero. everything is on time for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. and we have the bay bridge toll plaza, where everything is cruising right now into san francisco. and there you go. you can see it right there. if you are heading towards san francisco later on tonight, there is a giants game. they take on the l.a. dodgers 579:15. that's traffic. back to you -- at 7:15. that's traffic. back to you. >>> we are just getting word that san diego gas and electric has restored power to all of its 1.4 million customers who were affected by the massive outage that we have been talking about all morning. this was the scene in a darkened san diego overnight. look at this. the main electric company there says power to more than 700,000 homes had been restored earlier this morning but as we mentioned, it looks like all of the homes have had their power resto

there is roadwork on the nimitz, 880 from market all the way towards 980 various lanes blocked. according to caltrans, that's supposed to wrap up shortly by about 5:30. as you pass the coliseum, everything looks great in all directions. >>> carson city, nevada, police are still trying to find the motive for the murders of four people at an ihop restaurant. three of those killed were members of the nevada national guard including heath kelly commander of the national guard headquarters in carson city, 38- year-old sergeant first class christian riege, he was a father of three and 31-year-old sergeant first class miranda mcmcelhiney she served in the national guard for 13 years. the fourth victim was a civilian, florence gunderson, 67, from south lake tahoe. her husband was also wounded. investigators do not think eduardo sencion specifically targeted the servicemembers. they think it was a random attack. recently released 911 tapes of the frantic calls during the rampage: >> ihop. get there right now. automatic weapons. >> how many -- is he inside? >> no. we need -- saw one guy g

this is west of the nimitz freeway. they recycle steel there. it's metal recycling facility. same plant caught fire a couple times in the last year, once in 2010, once in 2009. they are getting a lot of water as you can from our picture from chopper 5. looks like mostly that fire is out in west oakland at the schnitzer steel plant. >>> it usually carries tourists. today camouflage officers. their low profile search for a murder suspect. >>> a funeral that has police on alert. why services for a murdered city employee may become violent. >>> and he probably should not have done that. what michael jackson's doctor asked a bodyguard to do moments after finding the king of pop dead. ,,,,,,,, the army says 21 yea >>> a soldier from napa county has been killed in afghanistan. the army says that 21-year-old specialist garret fant of american canyon was on patrol in hellman province monday when he was wounded in a roadside bomb blast. he died it lear. he later. this was his first deployment. >>> new developments in the manhunt for a double murder suspect. sheriff's deputies in fort b

your best approach to the bay bridge is the nimitz freeway. also attracting some east bay hotspots.80 ride was bell is still a 54 minute drive time, 205 interchange to dublin. it is still quite heavy not only through livermore but coming out of the altamont pass from tracy. the 680 ride south leading down to milpitas is heaviest at the north and but slow enough that it has also added * your drive. you're looking at 838 minute drive time as the head from milpitas to dublin on 680 southbound. finishing our bridge checks, all but looking at your right on the sanity of bridge, problem free. 14 minutes out to foster city coming over from the nimitz and 80 on 92. your golden gate bridge or ride is still a good to meet. heavy traffic in iran but it is not a hot spot. slower traffic in northern iran coming out of the nevada narrows leading down towards lucas valley road. time for a check on the leather with james fletcher. >> here is a view from the james lick freeway. it is going to be a really nice day with along temperatures. to date that is the forecast. as a look out toward the rest of

is nimitz in the gains the w. zero is close or the slightly lower at the low eighty nine dollars per barrel after recording a decent altar in the day before. european stocks are higher for one day amid speculation quarter native action by policymakers and will be able to ease the illusion strathclyde says banking shares are leading the gains of the footsie and the tax has advanced even further it's out one point two percent higher this hour. here in russia the markets are in the red after the seen some gains earlier this morning analysts also say investors in russia are puzzled since i'm a good move as the finance ministers summit kicks off in poland's the r.t.s. has slipped below six hundred points losing one and a half percent this hour. a second look at some of the index movers on the why sites energy majors are on the pressure with gas well muson under a percent banking stocks are also down would be to be losing around a half a percent this hour and bucking the trend as burbank after reports its privatization

on 101, as we move to the maps to freemont and hayward and union city, southbound traffic on the nimitz freeway is growing and there's an unexpected delay approaching castro valley. let's take a look at live pictures. i want to show you that the westbound bay bridge incline looks pretty good. there is a small delay on the toll plaza. if you are driving on highway 4, we have slow traffic backed up to bay point. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. the fog has come back to the golden gate, golden gate fields, right over towards alcatraz. it's shallow. so the fog is back, although it's not going to have much impact inland, it will still be warm to hot. so cool to hot. if you are in that fog, it will be in the 50s or 60s. if you don't have any marine influence whatsoever. the bigger fog bank will greet us. we'll start a cooldown. maybe some high clouds from the south saturday and more so on sunday. yesterday, some of the highs, the leader of the pack, livermore, at 101. santa rosa had 98. redwood city said 96. san jose, 94 and downtown san francisco, 86. the oakland airport was 93. coast

the highway 4, about half an hour as you head outside of concord. 580, about 37 minutes on 880 and nimitz238 to the maze, about 15 minutes. >>> sue, thank you, 6:39. >> was it the investment. $35 million interview that has landed him a dream job. with trading under way, bil big board, the dow is down 53 points. we'll get a report from jane king. >> and dianne feinstein says that her reelection fund may have been wiped out. >> and has the city gone to the birds? drastic new proposal that could change the look of every new building. >> i'm nick smith. iran says bail for the two american hike hikers that on charges of espionage, coming up what the iranian defense attorney must happen before the men can be released. >>> good morning, low clouds are back. downtown san francisco, airport delays a little bit of a muggy feel to the air once again today. thunderstorms firing in southern california and low cloud and fog will clear to the bay today. more sunshine and temperatures will climb to near 80 in the southern sierra but thunderstorms are still in the forecast in the northern, southern sierra

. >>> good morning, if you are driving on interstate 880, so far so good here on the nimitz freeway. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay weather. >>> welcome back to the morning news. hundreds turned out for a memorial. many of those attending the memorial service were fellow national guard members. last tuesday a gunman entered the restaurant and opened fire killing the national guard members. 67-year-old woman and then himself. the gunman had a history of mental health problems. >>> time is 5:13. president obama sends his jobs creation bill to congress today and ktvu alison burns reports from washington, the president and his backers are pressing congress to pass it. allison. >> reporter: that is right, dave. president obama is inviting teachers, police, construction workers, and small business owners to join him at the white house today for a speech in the rose garden. now this speech follows president obama's address to congress last week where he repeatedly called on lawmakers to pass the american jobs act. it includes tax cuts, infrastructure penning. the

elsewhere towards oakland the nimitz 880 through oakland looks good near the coliseum. really all the way towards downtown is quiet. roadwork picked up. westbound 580 out. altamont pass a few brake lights past the windmills. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the president unveils his plan for creating jobs. the tackles cuts he is pledging will put america back to work. >> breach of security at a bay area hospital. the sensitive information posted online for ail year. that and more coming up. alabama ,,,, ah yes. there it is. the "mystery spot". not a mammal in this household is willing to lay claim to its origin. we may never know. let that sink in, people. we may never know. but now? now is not the time for blame. now is the time for action. ♪call 1-800-steemer. they are the purest way to gauge success. maybe the only way to gauge success. but the most powerful thing about humble beginnings is that they are... ♪ ...humbling. show where you're going without forgetting where you're from. ♪ now lease the all-new 2011 chrysler 300 for $339 a month for well-qualified lessees.

. >> we are taking a look on the nimitz freeway 880 in the southbound direction. we had a report of an accident and southbound at 23rd there were lanes blocked it was a potential hotspot mix but the road way has cleared out nicely and now appear. you can s showing at all the road way as sheen meaning there's no delays. cover it the bay bridge it is this was coming it no problems at the toll plazas wit. the san mateo bridge no delays and no delays on the golden gate bridge southbound 101. >> time now 533 a m in just about an hour and a half hour from now 23 and thousand nurses were all on strike at 34 hospitals for one day it is do separate walkouts and jackie sissel is live at out children's hospital in oakland and what is there be even >> i am at kaiser hospital with in oakland this is what the locations in with a strike is going to happen 23 to thousand are going to work out today when we have video from yesterday when they were preparing prison one day strike it boils down to the same issues it is about medical benefits and retirement and pension benefits and t

to the nimitz now check the east bay, this is a ride right there by overstock.com coliseum. and it's a 15-minute community between 238 and the maze. and mass transit is on schedule. we had some earlier ace train delays but everything is resolved. everything good to go for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:07. a new twist in the murder of a german tourist in san francisco. >> the change that could speed is up that trial. also ahead... >> she was my friend. she played with me. she was my friend. >> classmates are stunned and a community is grieving he. the heartbreaking accident made worse by who was behind the wheel. >> and some new details about what happened in the moments right after michael jackson's death. the bizarre request from his doctor when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ [ male announcer ] who's your car's best friend? gasoline that cleans. chevron with techron. care for your car. >>> metering lights remain off. take a look at the south bay. >>> a deadly accident still under investigation this morning in east palo

the nimitz 880 through oakland, some of our sensors are still updating but you can see this live lookt the coliseum. it is definitely getting busy northbound and southbound 880. expected to be even busier tonight, as playing kansas city at 7:05 by the coliseum. if you are commuting by the sunol grade, southbound 680 on- ramp shut down at calaveras road. overnight we had a big rig go down the embankment. just minor injuries but the on- ramp will be closed until 8 a.m. back to you. >> thank you. >>> just how safe are the nation's natural gas pipeline? the ntsb says there are serious problems. now a new report from a different agency paints a more positive picture. holly quan joins us by phone from kcbs radio. good morning. >> reporter: last week we heard from the national transportation safety board the group that investigated the san bruno explosion. it made tough recommendations to tighten up on the gas industry and allow for harsher fines for violations but those are only recommendations. the panel that can change regulation is the pipeline and hazardous material agency. it's designe

so let's go towards the nimitz. 880 through oakland this is right there as you past overstock.com coliseumn as game later on this afternoon 12:45, taking on kansas city. but for right now you are good to go. quick right towards downtown oakland. that's your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:37. this morning, 5 state lawmakers from the bay area will all be in sacramento calling on governor brown to improve gas pipeline safety. five safety measures sit on his desk in response to the deadly explosion that devastated a san bruno neighborhood one year ago this week. a federal report described a litany of failures by pg&e that lid to the disaster. >>> the state supreme court may be siding with supporters of prop 8, which bans gay marriage. during the hearing yesterday all 7 justices signalled they won't stop sponsors of the measure from appealing a previous ruling from a federal judge that declared prop 8 unconstitutional. >>> state supreme court court is expected to issue a final decision in the next 90 days. >>> republican presidential hopefuls will hold their first of three debates to

the nimitz freeway has reopened and things are getting better there on 880 and not that many slowdownss you come up towards the area. let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge. there is word of a minor crash in one of the fast track lanes here at the bay bridge toll plaza. so watch for a little slow traffic there. once you make it on oh to the bridge, it looks pretty good. this morning if you're driving, again, we want to show you 880 at the coliseum. just to remind you that you can still see residual slowdowns, but for the most part things are back to normal. 6:19. let's go to steve. [ and thank you. we do have mostly clear, partly cloudy conditions. and after that burns off, it is chilly, a lot of 40s, plied to upper 40s for many. mostly sunny and warmer. sunshine and breezy and warmer later on today a lot of upper 70s. 48 in napa. i just heard from shannon and she said they were 45 and now 49. the lows seem to be coming up a little bit, but still kerry wood. >> liver moore is in there as well. and the system responsible for our rain yesterday is long gone but is responsible

outside live look at 880 the nimitz, great so far past the coliseum.owards downtown and just some slight delays through the bay bridge. no metering lights yet. give it another 20 minutes or so and this camera will look different. >> a little ugly. >> yeah. beat the rush for now. >> stay home and watch us. >> that's true. just chill. >> thanks a lot? >> guys. >>> 5:56 now. this is coming up in the next half hour. >> we are going to have the latest on the hikers in iran. >> we are getting unconfirmed reports that they have been released. our cbs sources say they are still in jail. the latest in just minutes. >>> and the police are looking through surveillance video right now after a 5-year-old girl was shot on her way home from school. we have the latest on the investigation coming up. >>> okay, anne. and a bizarre twist in a san jose crime spree. why a marijuana shop is now at the center of attention. all coming up. ,, ,,,,,, the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth

and same thing coming up and down the nimitz, 15 minutes from 238 to the macarthur maze. have been wrapped up near the 880/92 interchange. we'll have more traffic coming up including a check of mass transit. >>> a leadership shuffle within the giants organization. a big one. it comes even before the conclusion of the 2011 baseball season during which we all know the giants have not played very well this year. a lot of injuries, too. anne makovec at at&t park where there will be a press conference this morning to talk about the big shake-up. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there have been a lot of disappointments this year but when it comes to the shake-up at the top, it's always about the money. we are talking about bill neukom, with the team for a few years since the end of the 2008 season when he took over as giants manager, general partner and chief executive officer. the team came into millions of extra dollars when the giants won the world series last year and neukom spent a lot of it on big contracts. reports say his free spending ways appear to have

they are now through the nimitz freeway. >> 5:39.hy some san francisco officers are under investigation this morning for their part in the search for a missing apple prototype. >> new 911 tapes from the deadly shooting rampage at a nevada ihop. >> the president talking jobs tonight in a national address. we'll have a preview of what he will say. [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals can help your kids' school get extra stuff. ♪ like musical instruments. ♪ and new art supplies. ♪ because they're the only cereals with box tops for education. last year, schools earned over ten million dollars from big g cereals. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo... only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cereal box counts. >> welcome back to "today in the bay." this is a live look at cape canaveral right now. they are getting set to launch twin satellites up to the moon. they are going to be out there surveying the scene and give scientists a better understanding of what's happening bel

here's a live look at the nimitz, 880 through oakland past the coliseum.de towardser downtown. once again another look at the bay bridge toll plaza, fastrak users get by fine. first exit in san francisco, we have cameras all over the place, here's one near the fremont street exit, westbound looks good into san francisco. street closures near howard street, san francisco south of market area for oracle open world. those closures begin tonight at 8:00. and again, it continues all next week long near the moscone center. that is traffic. back to you. >>> 5:48. let's look at the top stories on this thursday. a developing story out of emeryville at this hour, where someone shot at an a.c. transit bus with passengers on board the bus. nobody was hurt. a windows was shattered. the bus is out of service and an investigation is under way. >>> robbers meanwhile wearing masks are hitting east bay businesses in early-morning hours. six of them hit a walnut creek gas station yesterday. one of them fired a shot but nobody was hurt. >>> the suspect in the tucson shooting

the nimitz through oakland fine past the coliseum. no issues towards downtown oakland. continue to watch this during the traffic cut yens during the "cbs early show" and let you know when the investigation wraps up and they reopen university avenue in east palo alto. >> got your track shoes on. i'm standing on a tall box. do i look tall today? >> that's my box. >> that's the tall box for extra short people. >>> we have to get out of here because we have to get into traffic in san francisco. >> a traffic nightmare for a good reason. a local filling station is about to give away free gasoline. it's all promotional stunt by the shell oil company. the promotion runs only from 7 a.m. to 8:30. that is your window this morning at 3550 mission street in san francisco. the lines have already begun. avoid the area if you are in a hurry to get anywhere because there's going to be a lot of people lined up to save $50. >> 3550 mission. >> you're on the way. >> hurry up! >> all right. thanks for watching us this morning. local updates at 7:25. >> and coming up next on the early show,

the nimitz is okay. >>> coming up, high stakes for sill circles, the grilling today for google's ceo, high stakes for silicon valley. >>> and why we may never get answers about the bankrupt solyndra. >> and why the mission to mars, why the astronauts may not see the red planet once they get there. ,, ,, it feels like help is never far away. it feels like you're protected against life's little mishaps. it feels like you'll make it home. that's what it feels like to be a member. president obama will addrese u-n general assembly in just about one hour. >>> be extra careful crossing the golden gate bridge. very thick fog into san francisco. we're also following two crashes in two busy commute spots. we'll break it all down for you in "traffic" in just a few minutes. >>> president obama will address the u.n. general assembly in an hour from now. before that, though, he will meet with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas hoping to convince him to back off his bid for statehood. >> the president will be able to say very directly why we believe that actions of the u.n. is not the way to achieve a

the nimitz freeway in oakland.ll of them are getting repaving jobs and normally they wouldn't get them if it wouldn't be for this circumstance. >> and the circumstance being because of the recession, a lot of contractors are low balling their bids, right? >> i wouldn't say low balling but not bidding as high as they normally would. and because of that caltrans is saving, for instance, $163 million, they saved, it saved, in the south bay, and being able to spread that money out over more projects. >> god and bad for our economy, too, right? >> good for the economy if you're local and a highway worker, you're working, you may not be making as much money but at least you're working. >> we will take that in times like these especially with the jobs report out on friday. >> bob butler from kcbs radio, thanks for joining us today on this labor day. >> thank you. >>> 6:48. honda in the meantime recalling nearly a million cars worldwide. most of the recall is a problem with power window switches and that could potentially

let's go out towards the nimitz. 880 through oakland, top speeds this morning up and down between haywardntown oakland. there was roadwork as well in downtown. that's now picked up. and coming down the eastshore freeway we should have a camera through berkeley. we had a camera through berkeley. some ongoing paving work from the albany exit towards powell in emeryville. all lanes are once again reopened on westbound 80. bart 47 bart trains all running on time. ace looks good. muni and caltrain also reporting no delay. things can change at a moment's notice in the department so 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. back to you. >>> time now 5:46. let's take a look at some of the top stories on this wednesday. >>> about 45 minutes from now, a house hearing begins on the federal loan guarantee for the east bay solar company solyndra. lawmakers will grill white house officials about the loan to the company last month. >>> an explosive found at a japantown home. police found bombs. a man is under arrest. >>> back to c

around 7:05 over by overstock.com coliseum ace take on the texas rangers so extra traffic on the nimitzcross that stretch. but for now 15 minutes between 238 and downtown oakland. coming out of downtown san jose, looks good approaching 880 interchange. 101 and 280 both nice commutes for now. no big hot spots out there. san mateo bridge, this commute direction westbound 92 as you can see from our drive time about 13 minutes out of hayward. up over the high-rise into foster city and the peninsula and into hayward those headlights heading eastbound look good, as well. metering lights may be on because fastrak users are getting by fine but now there are delays in all lanes. just backed up to the very end. lot, so maybe five, possibly 10 minutes to get on the bridge but an earlier accident on the upper deck has now been completely cleared so all lanes are open heading into san francisco. 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. >>> students squeezed out of housing at san jose state plan to rally this afternoon. the hou

as you can see, everything is great from the nimitz into oakland.thbound into hayward delays approaching westbound 92. we'll tell you why coming up. >>> the san francisco mayor's race just got nasty. the first shot has been fired the interim mayor ed lee. >> i am sure i'm not going to run. i mean, this has not been my agenda. >> state senator and fellow candidate leland yee ran this attack ad. he says the mayor is breaking his promise to the public by deciding to run for a full term. lee says these are the exact tactics that he wants to fight against. >> negative campaigning like that is another example of why i wanted to run for mayor in the first place. it does nothing to suggest how we create jobs, improve the economy or make the city safer. >> yee says chinatown activist rose pack influenced mayor lee to enter the race. jeff adachi says lee has cut back room deals with unions over pension reform. >>> house speaker john boehner plans to deliver a speech today on the nation's job crisis. the nation's top republicans will likely include comments ab

right now on the east shore freeway, traffic looks pretty good, but there is a big problem on the nimitzinsula freeway. we'll tell you more coming up. this is your captain speaking, we are fourteenth in line for take off. looks like it's bumper to bumper on the interstate. i gotta get to cleveland! remove your belt, your watch, your shoes. i wonder what gas costs today. seven dollars for a pillow! an extra bag costs what? i hate traffic! ♪ [ child ] the train is now arriving. [ male announcer ] the train has arrived indeed. amtrak guest rewards members earn double points this fall for any trip on amtrak. details at amtrak.com. >>> good morning. patchy fog. cool mornings for some and parts of the t north bay and after that fog burns off, we'll have sunshine and warmer temperatures. >> steve, all right. welcome back. here is a quick look at system of the top stories we're following for you at 5:44. and both sides of interstate 880 right near the oakland coliseum are shut down right now because of a police stand off. these are live pictures, ktvu's cameras, and look, everything stopped. it

and the nim it -- nimitz you're great past the coliseum to downtown oakland.ng good as well. guadalupe, looking good. and out of downtown san jose looking great in the northbound lanes of 280. mass transit continues to roll along on time. once again, it is monday. more planned protests for bart. downtown san francisco stations. plan accordingly. if are you a bart rider. but so far they have all of the trains running on time. ace, muni, cal train, everything reporting no delay. and once you hit the road, make sure you tune to kcbs radio, our radio partners at 106.9 f.m. that is traffic. for a check of the forecast, here is lawrence. >> elizabeth, i think you will enjoy the weather. summer sunshine outside. high pressure in control. a hint of patchy fog toward the beaches but i think that is the worst of it. as you get in the bay, clear skies and temperatures not too bad and mild in the valleys as you're seeing 60s beginning to show up. by the afternoon, yup, that ridge of high pressure will warm the temperatures up quite nicely and 80s inside much of the bay an

eight 80s southbound, the nimitz freeway is still a little bit around highway 84 and the interchange store the dumbarton. >> the golden arches are getting a major menu makeover. the happy meals. they're changing it to make it more help the. starting this month they will start adding apples you have had the options to apples since 2004. only 11 percent of people get that option. you're getting apples and tries. a house order of fries. it will be a little smaller than before enjoy will get a bag of apples. if it is all to get ahead of the curve on childhood obesity issues. better nutrition in happy meals. the hope is people will not have any problem with it. >> you're getting a little bit of both. i used to tell my kids they did not sell fries anymore. this is a middle ground. >> what are people thinking, erica? >> some people are upset and some people are happy. all morning long i have been asking viewers if they are happy with the changes to the happy meal. here's a look at what people are saying. >> will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. >> president barack obama is

let's take you outside and show you what it looks like outside, a live look at the nimitz, past the coliseum. reports of a construction truck out there and some guy picking up the cones from overnight road work and possible traffic hazard but should be wrapping up shortly. various lanes were blocked. closer to the high street exit. and silicon valley, nice and quiet. westbound 237 and much better news in mountain view. the injury crash is cleared out of lanes and an ambulance and chp are both leaving the scene. southbound 85 by el camino real. we will show you one quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza where fast track users get by okay but in store for a bit of a wait if you're a cash user. otherwise metering lights remain off. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you, elizabeth. >>> 6:07. first marin county, and now a big rival, bachman, and now the presidential candidate in the bay area today. >>> ring and necklaces and earrings bay area thieves want your gold and how they targeted a 3-year-old girl. >>> a bizarre crash in the north bay. the falling object that shook an entire house. al

the drive times are down to about 16 minutes unless you are coming in from the nimitz freeway. there could be some sluggish traffic for the macarthur maze but only track leading to the east shore freeway not getting to the bay bridge toll plaza. that is good news. your ride on the san mateo bridge westbound has been very easy most of the morning. 101 is low in both directions on highway 92. looking at your high it right on highway 101 for marin candy still an easy commute with no delays in the south on direction. we will track the commute for you right now picking up our traffic maps you will see that there is still some sluggish traffic in the heart of the commute as we head through marin. the drive time is still 38 minutes from navato as we head into central san rafael. the northern marin commission slows at the navato narrows. out of sonoma county it is not bad at all the petaluma traffic still looks good getting to downtown navato. >> police are looking at surveillance video in order to find two suspects in the shooting of a five-year old girl in san francisco. the shooting

anyone coming from 580 or the nimitz is going to have a very easy ride getting to the bay bridge this morning. that is likely to continue for a while longer. looking at some of the other bridges, a quick bridge check. the san mateo bridge has been a problem free and still have the westbound. there are no delays on the stand. your golden gate bridge ride still looks good for your trip in from marin county even with the heavy traffic on the span from southbound highway 101. 8:47 a.m.. let's get a check on weather. >> we will begin in the east bay. wanna creek showing a lot of sunshine coming down. as you saw in the golden gate bridge camera, not everyone sees the sunshine. in san francisco, cloudy skies over the city by the bay. cloud cover causing problems at sfo. you have about one hour delays for rival flights. oakland and san jose are on time. we are seeing a solid mix of '50s and '60s. that will not change until the 10:00 a.m. hour. as the clock indicates, by 3:00 p.m. a good bit of a degree weather to the east, particularly the san ramon valley, livermore and a san jose southward.

i want to move to the until nimitz. 101 is slow from broadway burlingame.the bay bridge is getting better. it's the best day of the week coming up to the pay gates. the drive will be slow from pleasanton. >>> sunny for some but a lot more in the way of low clouds. yesterday was low. some locations like oakland and san jose, the fog, others towards the north don't. there's a big increase in that fog bank all helped along by that system. a lot of cloud cover over tahoe as well. that helped lift the fog. 40s, 50s and 60s. yesterday i know fairfield, concord, san jose, livermore all around 64 degrees, 62. we're cooler. this low will head towards the four corners and start heading towards santa barbara, santa maria. if you have the fog it will be cooler. there will be areas warm to hot. we have a big increase in the fog. a lit cooler with more of a westerly breeze. 60s, 70s, two days where you hit 70. then a lot of 80s in locations that were in the 90s. still low 90s. the trend is to bring those temps down. a lot of high to mid-level clouds will be filtering in

traffic is very like and to the nimitz freeway through hayward is a lighter than usual on this friday before the labor day holiday. you could use the golden gate bridge by way of the richmond san rafael bridge. that would make a good alternate as well. there are totally as for traffic and settle several fell leading down to the golden gate bridge toll plaza. 580 west of alaska. in iran countered speaker earlier pretax of a blocked the two left lanes has already been cleared from the roadway. >> we are following a developing story of the east bay. dozens of police of the steam. some are armed with assault rifles and weapons. jackie sissel is one of the scene. >> oakland pd, some of them armed with automatic rifles. we are not sure exactly what is going on, this started an hour ago when reports came out that there were shots fired or some of the cut out here on twenty third ave. from there we really do not know. about 10 minutes ago that brought someone out on a stretcher and started to clear streets. i could tell you that multiple blocks of the oakland neighborhood were blocked for abo