line there are going to head over to the nimitz freeway.hey will be taking this right in the southbound direction in the midst of what is already slow traffic. to there going to try to get down to 38 where the traffic has been pretty backed up. as we heard will say that afterwards, they will leave from the church down to the chapel. this stretch drive that will avoid the freeway. they will use either mission boulevard or foot hill. let's track the hot spots. of course, one of them is that the nimitz freeway. >> there is one for the commute on 680 south. we had numerous problems and the southbound direction that jammed up the traffic and before i show you the rest i will switch over to show you off camera in walnut creek and you can see just how slow the slide is. it is like this all the way to danville. not just slow down to alamo. it's a heavy traffic has been lasting far south. back to the traffic maps here is a slow going that is backed up into walnut creek and we are looking at plenty of slowing--look at 85, one of the roughest rides. 2

there's a lot of it on the bay bridge and the nimitz freeway. these seem to be two popular spots right now 4:34 this morning. westbound on the bay bridge, the metering lights to treasure island the left lanes are blocked until 5:00 and northbound and southbound 880 northbound approaching downtown oakland. various lanes blocked closed for the next 25 minutes. southbound 880 between davis and marina left lanes closed until 5 a.m. south bay problem-free and your other east bay drive times are clear. >>> a suspected serial arsonist is due in a san jose courtroom today. police say he has a criminal history that includes setting fires. 48-year-old patrick william brennan is in santa clara county jail. so far he is only books on two counts of arson but he is suspected in about a dozen fires on the eastern edge of downtown san jose, all set within a five-day period that ended sunday. the most destructive was last week on this warehouse fire at julian and 28th street causing $5 million in damage. brennan lived in a mobile home park on east san antonio st

delays in both directions for the nimitz.g a traffic advisory and that you should use 580. >> on the bridge as the bay bridge westbound is starting to back up as we approached 6:00 a.m.. your ride to the san mateo bridge is still out looking good with no delays easter westbound. the golden gate bridge is still pretty small in both directions. >> we are encountering a fog and address so. satellite and radar shows that iran is still to the north and it is only impacting the ukiah area. it is going to progress and we may it showers in sonoma county this afternoon. future cast for its track in just that. by 8:00 p.m. we have widespread rain for the north bay. the heaviest rain will actually fall into of this area. on the wake up tomorrow morning the biggest impact will be the slick road a ways. >> unsettled weather is cords to be in the bay when it is all done we may see up to an inch of rain. we are still below where we should be this time of year. starting the year off we should be at 2 in. for santa rosa and the same for san f

the slow traffic on both sides of the nimitz.lier scoring problems with an accident on 238 north bound have left it slow through castro valley. and the nimitz freeway jams in both directions. the accident has had a big impact on the bay bridge. drive time is increasing now from 13 minutes. heading over to foster city. whatever to the weather center with your updates. >>dan: for stepping down to pretty chilly conditions. where and the livermore for the upper 30's and oakland. >>: president obama will be meeting with pope france's on march 27th at the vatican as part of the president's european trip. the white house saying mr. obama is looking forward to talking to the pope in their effort to fight growing inequality. >>darya: two people are dead and 10 injured this morning and an explosion at an animal feed plants. rescuers recovered one body last night and they are still looking for more this morning. that weather halted the search for hours. this is the same and omaha nebraska and they're still trying to figure out what caused t

picking up some heavy traffic from the nimitz freeway. and here at the nimitz freeway.a solid backup but a sluggish traffic of there as a less on the guadalupe parkway and 85 north bound already. over at the bay bridge there is a backup. the metering lights were activated just after 6:00. we've been and to that free since the metering lights for activated. on 92 the san mateo bridge the volume is up and so is the drive time 13 minutes. and here at the golden gate bridge because of slower traffic in northern iran it will be for some time in easy ride across the span. whatever to the weather center. here is erica. >>erica: we are looking at the 10th consecutive day of a record-breaking highs. right now it's a cold start. some locations in the 30's and if you in the low forties. temperatures in the mid-60s for san rafeal and 70 your high in sunnyvale. high clouds expected today to a high pressure still at a place that we are looking at temperatures above normal under mainly clear skies. they look at some of your help lines show we will be seen warm conditions today. cooler

the nimitz freeway and once again just the overnight road work to slow you down. all coming up in the traffic report. >> back to work. >> that's right stay tuned. >>> thanks. it is 4:30 now. a quick thinking target security specialist praised for helping to catch a suspected kidnapper in antioch. kpix 5's joe vasquez with the woman who led police to that man. >> he was just -- being weird like his activities were not normal. >> reporter: she didn't know it at the time but rock zanana ramirez spotted a man. she wrote down his license plate as his behavior got even more bizarre after he left the target store. >> he was pacing back and forth. he was -- like changing his clothes in the parking lot. he started messing around with his backpack and at one point he was sitting in the car and like shaking his steering wheel. >> reporter: the suspect david douglas seen here in a video on the facebook page admits he kidnapped the girl last friday but now says it was a cry for hep. he told a reporter he didn't use a gun when he abducted the girl if her home. just a stick. he

we continue to mont spots. >> the nimitz i jim's of norc to bomb.t past 85 all the way to 238. we have improvements for the peninsula but it is still heavy on 1 01 at 84 and 92 interchange. 280 is still slow. the ride through the milan county on 1 01 southbound. >> first, the bay bridge ride westbound is backed up in the right-hand lane. 92 the san mateo bridge we have managed to escape the stop and go traffic. your 580 ride which was backed up leading from richmond still more when the deck is clear headed over to san mateo. >> on this thursday morning we're looking at temperatures mainly in the 40's and '50's. in fact san francisco is very mild 58 degrees. santa rosa is approaching the upper 30's. into the afternoon, we will see pretty mild weather. the temperatures are mainly in the upper 60s. although it will not be that says to my breaking records. we're still looking at a pretty gorgeous day. the breeze will start to pick up especially for the hills and fact we have red flag warning in effect. you can expect when approaching from the north and

here's a live look at the nimitz.hts moving northbound by oakland airport. 66, the coliseum, and as you can see, both directions are right now moving at the speed limit. the drive times are in the green. and if you are traveling to walnut creek we can show you this live look right now approaching north main. southbound traffic continues to move well past 24 all the way through the caldecott tunnel out of orinda into oakland and the macarthur maze. this is again how now it's a holiday. westbound 580 even this drive time is turned back to green. a little earlier this morning, we saw some delays through the livermore valley. there was one earlier crash approaching north first street but now the tow crews came and cleared that accident. everything is good from tracy all the way into pleasanton. westbound 580, the nimitz and the eastshore freeway, obviously still in the clear 19 minutes right now on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. when you hit the road tune to kcbs radio 740-am and 106.9-fm. that is you

the first is on the nimitz, a stalled big rig blocking one lane with c.h.p.sing quite the backup away from 980, so bumper to bumper at 16th avenue. our waze app westbound 24, we are trying to get clarifying, westbound 24 or closer to the maze is reported as a major accident that is involving a motorcycle with injuries recorded and a lane is blocked that will cause a problem in the commute. more details in a little bit. eric and kristen? >> organizers say the martin luther king freedom train will roll again next year and the train almost never left san jose for san francisco because of dwindling ticket sales but it rolled out yesterday morning after enough tickets were sold to cover the cost of chartering a train from caltrain symbolizing the 54 mile march dr. king led from selma to montgomery, alabama, in 1965. >>> the leader of the free world meeting the leader of the faith, president obama and pope francis will come together. >> preventing the target data breach that a big box retailer had ten years ago that could have prevented the hack. >> vote if san fra

here's a live look at the nimitz. there has been roadwork still out there. seems like they should be in the clearing stages now, but it's mainly in both directions and the davis street exit. north of there near the coliseum and airport, everything is flowing smoothly. overnight roadwork should be wrapping up westbound and eastbound 80 as well up and down the eastshore freeway. not a lot of stuff out there that should slow you down. live speed sensors in the south bay showing things looking good add morgan hill and 101. problem-free on the guadalupe parkway and 280 cruising along through downtown. all bart trains are on time. they should have more than 25 right now all good to go in all directions. and hey, we can show you a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. problem-free this morning coming into san francisco both directions on the span, looks quiet. and san mateo bridge also moving at the speed limit out of hayward into foster city. that is your "kcbs traffic." michelle, frank, back to you guys. >> thank you, liz. 4:49. >>> it's tough for 49ers fans to

i also want to look at the nimitz freeway between hayward and fremont. that traffic is off to a good start. >>> i was going to tell him its 57-degrees in san francisco right now. amazingly warm. these are records yesterday. 76. all of these were from 2009 expect the one you can't see. [ laughter ] sfo which was 1948. 72 sfo. they all set record highs. i had somebody tweet me a picture of their car thermometer and it said 70 something. can this be right? yes. car thermometers tend to run a little too warm but yesterday they were pretty close. high pressure is large and in charge. and i mean big time. not only do we get high aloft we get surface in the wind has picked up. that is along with some very warm temperatures. 60s and 70s. mid 70s. would not be surprised if we hit an 80 again down toward virginia lyonnais. lyonnais-- salinas. oakland downtown 74. 30s for some. 20s for others. 29 santa rosa. there were incredibly huge differences on the lows and the highs. red flag warning you might imagine because we are getting an offshore breeze continues here.

as it is on the nimitz freeway. and minor accident southbound at a street. already backing up this new corridor commute from san leandro leading down to fremont and the turnout for the dumbarton bridge. here's your bay bridge. at the back up in normal one was slow going >>: an update on the story we've been following an overnight search for an missing teenager now with a happy ending. kron4's will tran is live. >>will: finally some good news to report. i just off the phone with the belmont police department will locate a missing 16 year-old autistic boy about 50 minutes ago. he was on the street on the border of san carlos belmont. which are you a picture of this young man. his name is tyler's simmons was a missing since 7:00 p.m. last night. he was here at ross the middle school. that's where a custodian found him. according to eight belmont police department a woman drove by recognized a man called the police department. the police department to declare that was tyler simmons and he has been a reunited. he says he was cold but he does not need to go to hos

nimitz and eastshore freeway so far, so good. dublin interchange and pleasanton, westbound 580 checking the drive time right now, it is under 15 minutes. so about 15 minutes between altamont pass and 680. we are starting to see some backups now coming out of tracy and 205 so it won't take long for traffic to start to fill in through the livermore valley. silicon valley commuters. this is what it looks like at 880 and 237 through milpitas once again free and clear into zanker road into 101 and sunnyvale. bay bridge all the bridges so far look great. no delay approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. and, of course, no metering lights. got to give that another hour, hour 15 or so. and here's a live look at the san mateo bridge where everything flows nicely both directions. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you guys. >> and we thank you, liz. it is 4:47 on the nose. >>> ever let your kids play on your iphone or ipad only to find out that they inadvertently downloaded some apps? you could be getting a big refund. apple will re

and the north bound direction where we've had an accident on a connecting ramp leading out to the nimitzreeway. it's from 238 north bound to 880 north bound for candy to has moved to the shoulder. we're starting to see traffic beginning to build up. we still have delays on the nimitz freeway with a stalled southbound a 16 to that now has not only slows the ride south of the and the lands that are obstructed but also slowing the ride and the north bound direction. we are scene as early as back up here at the bay bridge toll plaza less down the street even this abc approach is backing up to the top of the ramp and here we are back of beyond 880 and almost a west grant for the westbound 580 toll plaza ride. the see the the weather has in store for >>erica: back to work tuesday. all lot of folks heading out to some pretty chilly readings. as we head into the afternoon of we will see plenty of '60s and '70s. so we are looking at the record breaking highs and the bay area looks like we will see temperatures in the upper 60s out in the livermore valley. satellite and radar shows high pressure i

. >> and we have already an accident heating up the nimitz freeway. this is the 880 in the southbound direction approaching high street. four-car accident blocking the left lane. looks like we have a little bit of slowing northbound now. i'll have details of "kcbs traffic" in a few minutes. >> sounds good. all right, liza. thank you. >>> bart police are mourning the death of one of their own. kpix 5's joe vazquez has the story of the fallen accident killed by a colleague in dublin. >> it appears there were some words exchanged. >> reporter: just last year detective sergeant tom smith was on kpix 5 telling our viewers about a the shooting at a bart station. -- about a shooting at a bart station. he was 42 a member of a law enforcement family his two brothers cops at two other bay area law enforcement agencies, his wife kelly his colleague a bart police k-9 officer. sergeant tom smith leaves behind a young daughter. >> hour condolences to the family and -- our condolences to the family and friends and extended bart family. >> reporter: his brother told

it occurred here and industrial of the nimitz freeway.having a bigger impact on the softball side of the freeway as a visual hazard. however it is the commute direction of interstate 680 self month years at sheridan were an accident has been slowing as a no great ride for interstate 680 sel to bump three the rest of that commute however interstate 680 coming down from the dublin interchange looks pretty good as westbound 580 is a little like this morning. tracking your ride to the bridges there are no delays for the golden gate bridge. here at the bay bridge the slow traffic is concentrated in the center lanes. on highway 92 your trip around the san mateo bridge still a pretty good ride. not so terribly light up the speeds are still good three to 11 to 13 minutes to read your drive time over toward foster city at 101 on 92 westbound. the 619 right now. >>darya: autopsy results show a beloved priest who was killed at a church in eureka was beaten to death. gary lee bullock has been charged with murder and torture for the killing of reveren

here's the nimitz freeway. 880, nice and light. extra light northbound past the coliseum, oakland airport, toward your downtown oakland exits. even westbound 580 starting to get a little crowded as you can see there towards the dublin interchange. but the drive time is still in the green category in the clean, 14 minutes between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange and 680. other drive times obviously still "holiday light" traffic out there on the nimitz and the eastshore freeway, all still moving at the speed limit. bart is also on time. they are back to a regular schedule today, by the way, so they have more than 20 trains and they are all on time. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." michelle, frank, back to you. >> all right, elizabeth, thank you. >>> an uncle of jahi mcmath says the family is getting closer to moving the brain-dead teenager to a facility in new york. >> we do have ground transportation and a plane that's ready. and as soon as our facility is ready to receive her, we will be moving jahi. >> in order for

. >> we continue to monitor the first accident of the morning that may create delays on the nimitz freeway. your ride through fremont coming out of union city. the crash is southbound and though it is describing something minor, they're no injuries and bald. it is backing up the ride towards the turnoff for the dumbarton bridge. an earlier r occurring problem on interstate 680 in the southbound direction with gravel been reported in the road. some vehicles were damaged but the ride is not backed up. >> a developing story we have been following here on kron four. >> three people were injured in an earlier morning house fire in the city's bayview district. the one alarm fire started at a home on apollo avenue or rum 3:15 a.m.. firefighters got to the scene, three people with escaped by jumping out of the window. all three were taken to the hospital for treatment pripet no firefighters were injured. the fire was put out in 45 minutes. the cause of this fire is under investigation. >> we're learning a lot more about the suspected arsonist behind several fires in san jose. and joining is live n

when you pass it you will be flying to the nimitz. 580 and that is stuck in the heavy traffic in north flynn area from tracy. >> lawyers for rodriguez are expecting to file a new suit that challenging the 162-game suspension rutting from his arbitration hearing. the yankees third baseman was given a 211-game suspension for the association to a company that provides banned substances to major league players. the suspension was cut on saturday to 162 games so he will miss the entire season this year and $25 million in earnings. rodriguez says he is confident the an traitor's ruling will be overturned. >> dennis rodman is in beijing on the way home from north korea after a basketball game apologizing if not being able to help kenneth bae who is detained. >> i'm sorry the people, i am not the president. i am not an ambassador. i am an individual. can't we get along and be happy if a day. >> rodman will return if a month for another game of basketball. >>> as you age you may want to exercise. your brain. a study shows those who tock part i

south downtown oakland, okay on the nimitz. northbound, commute moves smoothly as well. on the coast line, highway 1 at martins beach road, a car off the roadway, hanging over the ravine. sounds dramatic, but they don't know how deep the ravine is. crews are heading out to help the person get out safely. fog registering as well. orange on the maps, an issue, slicker roadways. across the bay, san mateo, dumbarton moves smootly. highway 1 and 101. slick roadways. potential for spinouts. back to the maps, talk about the south bay, looking at a smooth drive but through morgan hill, san martin, santa cruz mountains an issue as far as that fog. >> thank you, mike. 5:22. >>> jean quan, a recent victim of crime. vandals smashed the back window of her car while she was speaking monday nightle. nothing was taken. recall in 2010 then-city council woman was a victim of a purse snatching. >>> 5:22. what prompted bay area native and running back marshawn lynch to make a rare appearance at the super bowl media day. >>> welcome back, everyone. taking a live look at big apple where times

the nimitz freeway is also heavy.is still jammed up to the alta mount pass from tracy out to the dublin. 280, is extremely heavy from downtown san jose out towards cupertino. the north bay ride is behind schedule. traffic is still heavy past central san rafael. >> on this monday morning we're waking up to cloud as, low clouds in the north that is impacting visibility if. in terms of the visibility was a another mild day. 67 for pleasanton and 66 for oakland. low 60's for daly city. future cast 4 shows rain and the fact i think we will see rain today, for parts of northern california. tomorrow the chance should increase. i think we will pick up sprinkel is tomorrow for the north bay but the rest of us will have to wait until wednesday night into thursday to see widespread showers. when this is a done, we may see over an inch. >> you will see unsettled weather for the rest of the work week. mild weather will return for saturday and sunday. >> students says san jose state university are on alert this morning. police are

. >> and if you follow the nimitz down into fremont this is what you'll see a.d number of drivers following you as well heading into the south bay. we have a crash in fremont i want to give you that coming up. >> today's top stories. ramping up search for a boy with autism. a custodian last spotted tyler simmons at ralston middle school around 7:00 last night. wearing a gray zip-up sweatshirt, carrying an orange back pack. >> the santa clara water district is expected to vote on water policies. the district will likely urge people to cut back use by 10%. >> two colorado farmers responsible for a deadly listeria outbreak are scheduled to be sentenced today. 33 people died, nearly 150 more were hospitalized. in 28 states including california. the brothers face up to six years in prison and $1.5 million in fines. >> president obama will deliver his state of the union address today. but it will come as he faces low approval ratings. peggy bunker joins us now with a look at the poll numbers just released. >> good morning. some call this the president's last chance to

chp briefly shut down lanes of the nimitz to position a tow truck. those lanes are open. right lanes are shut down. sensors are picking up slow traffic approaching the scene. it's backed up from 980. oakland's a tough spot this morning. we have an accident where a car was originally traveling in the eastbound direction of highway 24, flipped over, overturned and ended up in westbound traffic. right now that car is resting in westbound lanes. highway 24 just beyond highway 13. the left lane partially shut down and you can see it's not doing much to slow down traffic heading through there so those are the hot spots. we have better news for half moon bay. that's where we have been telling but that car that went down the ravine. the rescue is complete. the person in the car had minor injuries. there is traffic control in the area southbound 1 approaching martins beach road in half moon bay. that's your "kcbs traffic." now to frank. >> thank you, liza. >>> san francisco investigators disagree with the san mateo county coroner's report on how a teenager died at sfo last july. k

the nimitz freeway 880 north bound and 16th street.his is an injury crash which means extra emergency vehicles on the scene and a little bit more debt way for a 80 in the northbound direction. i don't think this will be there long enough to have a huge impact on the morning commute but it will slow the ride briefly. if your normal route is 88 it will take longer than yesterday. continuing our team coverage this morning.of a bart police officer.shot and killed by another officer. thomas smith was a 20-year veteran of the bart police department. and leaves behind his wife kellie. and their six-year- old daughter. smith is the 36th officer killed in california by accidental gunfire. but the first in the bay the alameda county sheriff's office tells kron 4 this morning that smith is the first bart officer killed in the line of duty since the department's creation. investigators worked late into the night to figure out how the 20-year- veteran was accidently shot and killed while conducting an investigation as many questions are left unansw

there are no problems for the nimitz freeway heading to the nimitz.r accidents south which is great new spread >> here is your south bond ride a you concede that it is starting to get congested. it is stop and go from 238 all the way to union city. you can expect about a 30 minute trip. we still have trouble spots that are wrapping up. a truck span out and ran into a wall and caught fire. there is heavy traffic coming out of morgan hill and more slowing from san jose. watch your speed and take it easy. we have more on the conditions. >> storm tracker 4 shows exactly that. on highway 1 01, santa rosa down to petaluma is dealing with light rain but it is going to taper off. in the east bet we are seeing most significant precipitation. we're also dealing with light rain for san ramon. as we focus on san francisco, we were dealing with light to moderate rain. it continues to push through and you may encounter a slick road way is for market street. this what weather continues and it is impacting oakland and alameda. we are catching sprinkles right at the d

looking good on the nimitz and a problem for 8024 or 580.ahead into the maze that we have to the bay bridge toll plaza nice and smoke and no delays here. over to the san mateo bridge, this is 92 connecting your ride through the peninsula. westbound heading towards the high rise section but no problems on the stand. less than 12 minutes heading from a word out to our foster city. nice move conditions as a worker went out of. check in your commute and the south bay, south bay freeways look great. if you're heading to the airport a good ride for 101 and the guadalupe parkway and a quick check on your commute through the north bay take a look at 101. no problems out of about the san francisco. a quick 21 minute trip. as eric mentions some light rain so watchers be take it easy especially on those on and off ramps. use extra caution when driving in the wet weather today. james? and >>james:a few inches of snow brought atlanta to a screeching halt. many drivers spent more than 12 hours stuck in traffic. others with no food or water or access to a

there is also some roadwork on the nimitz freeway since i pushed the map here and some of these indicators show, it is not bad at all. >>> police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for setting a series of fires. surveillance video from home security systems show a man walking near the scene and setting those fires. they have set a news conference and sources tell ktvu at this suspect lives in the area where the fires were set. we will have a live report coming up in just a few minutes. >>> a deadly house fire in newark, they responded to a house fire on car vin street and when crews arrived to arrived an elderly man was found inside and he was treated for smoke inhalation but he died. >>> they are investigating the cause of a grass fire. no comb were burned but four acres were . bay area prepares for another day of unusually warm shirts. many were wearing warm t- shirts and record lows in the east and west and they are zigzag this could be global warming. >> we are seeing a lot of records shattered and there have been cold already shattered dry records shattered, warm records

stop and go as you approach the nimitz. 880 a slow drive up to highway 92.le bit farther to the south as we take new to san jose southbound along 101 at hilliard avenue good news off the shoulder. northbound direction heavy traffic as you approach 286. eric? >> 6:52 let's make it. 49er fans abc 7 needs your help to win the battle of the bays. we have a competition going with tabs station in seattle to see who has the best fans. i know that you know that we have the best fans, but elliott bay of seattle seems to think otherwise. to prove it all you need to do is go to abc 7 news facebook page and like this post. seattle thinks they will beat us but they are going to get a clobbering on the field and on facebook. whoever has the most likes by kick-off on sunday wins. let's show those seahawks fans that nobody has got it better than us. 6:52. ahead seven things to know before you go. abc 7 morning ne >>> 6:53 p.m. mike has been telling you about those records, the high temperatures that will fall. this is the coolest picture we can find for you. it's heavenly a

there had been an accident and there is a live look at the nimitz, no delay there and so far a good start there. >> all right. the big win there put them in the nfc title game for the third year in a row. mark has ticket information for the game there, but first we go out to kate where the fans gave them a big homecoming welcome there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we heard from some san francisco faithful they would be back again trying to sneak some autographs from them. and these were the same fans that were there greeting their home town heroes. [ cheers ] >> now before the bus pulled in the fans were waiting and the excitement as you heard was high. now some waited a long team to get an autograph or do that. >> just seeing them is exciting. >> you can't really see them though. >> yeah, it is heartbreaking but just knowing they are here is exciting. >> they are doing a great job representing san francisco and we love them. >> the 49ers had their own locker room celebration, look right here, for the third straight season they head to the nfc championship. for the players now

. >>> we have a lot of roadwork this morning up and down the nimitz freeway, specifically northbound that's where the heaviest traffic is that is the commute direction and overall, the flow of traffic looks good but there are several lanes blocked until 5:00. northbound 880 high street to embarcadero. southbound great towards 92 and the san mateo bridge. west bound 580 through the altamont pass and livermore valley,there's a pickup truck fire approaching the north flynn exit and there are some delays right around the area. it has been cleared to the right-hand shoulder but obviously, there's delays westbound and we are even seeing slowdowns eastbound toward tracy. here's a live look toward the san mateo bridge. that travel advisory is in effect issued by chp noting some slippery conditions this morning across the san mateo bridge. foggy and slick on that westbound 92 approach and here's a live look at the bay bridge. there is some roadwork this morning westbound 80 incline towards the island. and similar story on the eastbound side, as well. midspan to the toll plaza. they have two l

from highway 85 to the nimitz is 20 minutes and 87 is better at 15 minutes. the bay bridge toll plaza has metering lights now turned on with heavy backups from the maze. >> thank you, leyla gulen. >> director woody allen's son takes to twitter to knock his father during the golden globes and gets 7,000 re-tweets. >> row duesing -- reducing between births because of a reality show. >> the newest bachelor is heating up the small screen on monday nights right here. leyla gulen talks to juan isn't it time you discovered the sleep number bed? the only bed clinically proven to relieve back pain and improve sleep quality. and right now, it's our lowest prices of the season. save $300 to $800 on our newest innovations. plus, 18-month special financing on all sleep number beds. only at a sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699.99. sleep number. comfort individualized. >>> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> from the exploritorium camera at the bay bridge, more hot, dry weather. mike nicco will

directions and a multi car crash in san leandro from the nimitz freeway north bound at the davis.w going continuing for the south bay mostly on 8517 and 80 in the northbound direction and the mid peninsula commute jammed from millbrae all the way down to mountain view 1101 southbound. the bay bridge at last check was not doing too badly. early in the back of left here. and the last time we saw the san mateo bridge there were stop and go conditions westbound but they've eased a bit. the for the golden gate bridge still one easy to appear unlikely to remain so as long as the traffic stays a fact of and the north part of the county. >>darya: >>erica: i'll take it from here. we are looking at clear skies around the bay area. for the right now and oakland and san jose. temperatures have started to climb. as we focus on your afternoon highs for today plenty of '60s and '70s. in fact we are looking at the 10th consecutive day of record-breaking highs. 67 and over in fremont. temperatures will remain in the upper 60s through the san ramon valley and '70s for the delta of print take a look

back up the ride that not all the 011 north bound but also on westbound to 37 coming over from the nimitzreeway. >>mark: new this morning. we have the vote tally and from bart and good news for our riders as the transition to largest labor union did approve contract agreement to cut 87% of union members from the s c i you local 1021. the agreement includes more money and benefits for employees new workplace rules and resolve the argument over paid family leave which brought the deal to a halt last year. bart station agents and train operators already approved the deal last month. the agreement and to nine months of bitter labor disputes that included two strikes that left thousands of commuters without bart service. >>darya: new video this morning of the retired police officer now charged with murder after shooting and killing a man for taxing and sighting movie theater. 71 year-old curtis reeves is the man being held by police. they say he was watching the previews at a theater in wesley chapel, north of tampa, when he asked another man to stop taxing. the two got into an argument and a

the nimitz is the usual pocket of slowing.ection along the san mateo bridge is 13 minutes and dumbarton is 12 minutes in the westbound direction. the bay bridge toll plaza is slowing up but the metering lights are not on yet but cash-paying lanes are getting busy. >> this morning, alec baldwin is fuming on twitter when his five-month-old daughter was selected for a t.s.a. patdown. we not kidding. the star said he was on the way home from a caribbean vacation with his baby girl and wife weapon -- when it happened. flying from the balance to new york, the t.s.a. selects my five-month-old daughter for a patdown. i am not kidding. here she is, little carmen baldwin before the incident. she is their first child. >> the policy needs to be made clear and the reason explained and try to avoid the stress. >> no parents will satisfied. the parents... >> keeping yourself healthy is expensive. a huge struggle millions of families are facing in paying medical bills. >> hands, elbows or tissues. the best way to keep from spreading your germ

>> the ride to the bay bridge, westbound you can see is light traffic and even coming in from the nimitzay. the only other reason we do not see severe back up is because the traffic is light. >> it is a little colder and a lot of people are waking up to 30's and 40's. we have high clouds in san francisco. here is a close look at the numbers. we're seeing low 40's along the east bay shoreline. the temperatures have dropped in the low 30's. fairfield has a high of 38 degrees. very mild weather for sampras's go. later on tonight we will be in the same boats were the temperatures will be in the low 60's. we will see minor fluctuations with cooler conditions along the coastline. >> oakland will have a high of 64, low 60's for livermore and 63 for redwood city. it is a fried, you probably have plans. by 8:00 p.m. the temperatures will be in the upper 40's. overall, we have a very mild pattern for the next 24 hours. tomorrow, was say what weather. we finally have rain in the forecast. take a look at the rain that will come to northern california by 8:00 a.m.. once the system cross us it is simp

. >>> oakland roadways, the nimitzs recovers from a crash, b.a.r.t. recovering from equipment problems as well. >>> we take a live look outside. mike, you'll be covering all of the roads include the embarcadero. isn't that pretty this morning? five straight up. wednesday, january 22nd. this is "today in the bay." >>> very good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew. chp officers opened fire, killing an armed man for the second time in less than 24 hours. investigators say the latest shooting started as a routine traffic stop. "today in the bay's" christie smith live at oakland police department. good morning, christie. what happened? >> reporter: good morning. according to oakland police, that's right. they say this started with a traffic stop, and the driver did pull over but that's when a passenger jumped out of the suv and had a handgun very visible to the two chp officers that were on patrol in a marked car on the 5200 block of wentworth avenue around 9:00 in east oakland. investigators deploy

nimitz.ice are still searching for the suspect. kpix 5's da lin reports. >> reporter: they have not returned to the apartments at this complex in oakland, chinatown. police believe the 14-year-old still has the murder weapon. police say the shooting happened in this one-bedroom apartment. family members say the 14-year- old suspect shot and killed his own sister after she bleached his clothes. their father mario toliver, sr., is devastated. >> to stay that i'm hurt, it's devastating. it's sad that he got to go through this. >> reporter: this is the sister, 17-year-old justice toliver. neighbors said they heard two to three shots. the property manager says surveillance cameras recorded the teenager running down the hallway and leaving the complex. police took the video. >> doesn't make any sense for people being killed or shot because of laundry. for me, it's liker, oh,er, crazy. >> reporter: the property manager says the two siblings have been living with their grandmother at this fifth floor

here's a live look at the nimitz in the east bay taillights moving northbound.f you are continuing past oakland airport into hayward. about a 15-minute drive time in both directions between 238 and the maze. and westbound 580 still clear through the altamont pass. this is how you usually know it's a holiday. this commute and highway 4 usually those are the first spots to slow down and both of them look okay right now. the nimitz like we showed you everything is clear there and the eastshore freeway. we are not picking up any brake lights yet if you're heading through richmond or berkeley. problem-free and only about 19 minutes right now from the carquinez bridge to the maze. mass transit everything is back to a regular schedule. and including ace train number one everything reporting no delay. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." for your forecast, your weekend forecast, here's lawrence. >> is it a holiday? sure doesn't feel like it. we have been working hard all week except for you elizabeth. >> we should take next week off. >>> around the bay area today, starti

but we checked all the approaches and so far, everything looks good including the nimitz as you can see there, 15 minutes is that drive time between 238 and the maze. so this includes the stretch toward oakland coliseum and oakland airport problem-free and once again that westbound 580 drive time still looks good. that is a check of your latest "kcbs traffic." if you have any questions once you hit the roads, tune to kcbs radio 740-am and 106.9-fm. here's lawrence. >> we have a great day ahead with sunshine and mild temperatures. high pressure continues to sit overhead. looks like we have mostly clear skies, with patchy fog on the north coast. otherwise, more sunshine coming in and, well, another "spare the air" day as the air quality is suffering from the ridge of high pressure that's been really semi-permanent feature the better part of winter. more sunshine on the way for the weekend but we may get rain sometime next week. enjoy the sunshine while we have it and the mild temperatures. a few more systems continuing to make their way up to the pacific northwest. but we continue to see

and here is a live look at the nimitz, like i said they picked that construction up ahead of schedule. coming up we will get a check of mass transit. back to you guys. >> some new video of a fire that damaged a home there. firefighters had a hard time reaching the home because it is in such a remote area of arinda but once they did arrive they contained the fire in 20 minutes, crews have stayed there to take care of the flare- ups, the people who live there were out of town. >>> some carports were destroyed after a two alarm fire in walnut creek that began before 7:00 last night at the rossmoore retirement community there. contra costa county firefighters say most of the damage confined to the carports you can see but at least one car was completely destroyed and there was some damage to three adjacent condos there as will, those people declined aid from the american rid cross. >> developing news the search for a serial arsonist is intensifying after a rash of fires in san jose, since wednesday there have been more than a dozen fires within a two mile radius on the eastern edge of dow

no problems getting to the bridge coming from the nimitz freeway. no issues to report to on the golden gate bridge. >>james: big news coming today that could take the future dictate the future of a controversial oil pipeline project. the results of an environmental impact study into the keystone x l pipeline are due out this afternoon. a final decision may not come for several months. but this study is a critical step in the process. the results are seen as a key factor in determining whether the project will go ahead. if approved, the pipeline would carry 830,000 bar. of oil a day from alberta, canada to the u.s. gulf coast. supporters said the project would reduce oil imports from unstable nations and create jobs at home. opponents warn against potential damage to the environment and doubt if any long-term jobs would be created. amanda and knocks--knox says she is frightened is added after again been found guilty of the murder of her roommate in italy. this was the third trial for knox and her former boyfriend were convicted of murdering meredith

the road the nimitz freeway and it's reopened as crews clear from the northbound side and southbound you see slowing, those crews should be moving now as we approach the 5:00 hour. all lanes will be cleared as well. approaching the bay bridge no problems, no delays out of richmond or the caldecott tunnel area. we'll watch for a heavier flow. heavier than last week but nothing dramatic. tuesday we see the big volume. back to you. >> thank you. the hunt is on in the south bay this morning for a serial arsonist that struck at least five times over the weekend. police released this sketch of their person of interest. a white or hispanic man between 25 and 40. she between 6 and 6 feet 2 inches, 160 to 180 pounds. they say he has large frame glasses. police say he has caused 13 suspicious fires near the downtown san jose area in less than a week, all have been set between 2:00 and 6:00 a.m. people living in the area are handing out flyers and have organized neighborhood watch night in an effort to keep their homes safe. >> terrible what's happening and we want to try to help do something a

up and down the nimitz freeway. similar story down the freeway. no problems yet.a live look at some of those sensors as you make your way past toward vasco road, the dublin interchange. a live look -- those highlights, that is the commute direction. pretty quick trip all the way out -- 238. bay bridge, some overnight road work for another 15 minutes or so. no metering lights, and those metering lights not active in some time. so we'll have to see if they get turned on today. they likely will. that's a check of your traffic. back to you, guys. >>> thank you, liz. >>> a warning out for users. two firms say malicious software has been bombarding yahoo's ad servers. users might have been affected if they visited web page in the last few days. at the height of the bug, about 20,000 computers an hour reportedly infected. most of the infected users were europe in a statement yahoo said it recently identified the affected ads, now working to fix that problem. >>> we have an answer about what was behind this mysterious crop circle last week near salinas. it wasn't aliens.

we have long delays now on the nimitz. made its way through the hayward area into castro valley, it also created major delays through there so expect backups on castro valley city streets. as we move on to the bay bridge commute, getting into san francisco, no problems at the toll plaza westbound traffic just backed up from about the end of the east parking lot so a lot of those delays have cleared out quite nicely and the 880/237 interchange no longer backed up. a touch of slow traffic at 237. here's lawrence. >> all right. a lot of clouds around the bay area. a little broken in spots as we take you to our mount vaca cam. still we are going to watch things thicken up. we have seen scattered showers around the bay area. this is about 3,000 feet. you see some low clouds down below and fog. our hi-def doppler radar is picking up rain. how about that in some parts of the north bay? scattered showers expecting to pick up especially in the latter part of the afternoon and then tonight moving down south. that means around the re

it was the nasty nimitz yesterday. we had two major accidents.morning all is well, the road is open and everything is looking good for the drive approaching downtown oakland. silicon valley commuters, you can enjoy very light traffic, right now our sensors picking up traffic speeds around 60 miles per hour through the santa clara valley. bart is on time. no delays for the ferries or ace. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." now to lawrence. >>> all right, liza. some much-needed rainfall around the bay area. cold front swinging through, not the strongest storm we have ever seen. but we are getting some rain some of much-needed rain right now. our hi-def doppler radar showing you the system breaking up a bit as it pulls through. still, we are seeing some moderate amounts of rain especially into parts of the east bay in toward livermore, danville seeing good downpours there. some scattered showers continuing also towards san jose. so more rain is on the way. and we have a little bit more as we head in toward the afternoon and evening hours, as well. so

. >>> oakland roadways, the nimitzs recovers from a crash, b.a.r.t. recovering from equipment problems as well. >>> we take a live look outside. mike, you'll be covering all of the roads include the embarcadero. isn't that pretty this morning? five straight up. wednesday, january 22nd. this is "today in the bay." >>> very good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew. chp

as we take you over to the nimitz, northbound 880 at 16th we have four car crash reported so far this morning eight miles per hour is the top speed f a time, c.h.p. closed all lanes there and we also have construction in the area so that is also slowing traffic and a look outside at san jose, the drive along 280 away from 17, quiet and accident free. >> the peace talks for syria open this morning in switzerland. the u.n. secretary general says the meet evening face formidable challenges causing on the syrian government and the opposition trying to over throw it to negotiate in good faith. the peace conference marks the first time the government head by back bash and western help backed members of the rebel beyond have met face-to-face and secretary of state john kerry says assad is not part of the transitional government. >> hungary's athletes have been threatened with terrorist attacks at the upcoming games with reports of black widow suicide bomber on the loose millions are growing increasingly concerned about the safety of the winter games. the olympic speed skater tucker frederich

the nimitz freeway and once again just the overnight road work to slow you down.up in the traffic report. >> back to work. >> that's right stay tuned. >>> thanks. it is 4:30 now. a quick thinking target security specialist praised for helping to catch a suspected kidnapper in antioch. kpix 5's joe vasquez with the woman who led police to that man. >> he was just -- being weird like his activities were not normal. >> reporter: she didn't know it at the time but rock zanana ramirez spotted a man. she wrote down his license plate as his behavior got even more bizarre after he le

the nimitz freeway still jammed from 238 of the way into downtown oakland.ups with nearly drive times. traffic is definitely a >>erica: lots of sunshine and the forecast. here's a look from our roof camera above our studios of van ness. starting off monday really mild afternoon. the fire has elevated because and the north bay the humidity is low the of the breeze is going and this is very dry. keep this in mind for today. tomorrow the the warmer. as a record highs are possible. we're talking widespread '70s for your tuesday. unfortunately it will be tried to rid we need the rain. . high pressure is sitting of ross storm tracker low north of us and to washington where we are seeing some mountain snow and rain the to see plenty of sunshine for the bay area is your futurecast 4. today at indicating widespread 60s. 8:00 tonight and will be fairly mild as it cools down into the 50s. here's your eyes for where you did today. lot of sixties on the east bay as well. 56 for walnut creek also i danville. and the north bay trio i imagine all '70s and napa i'm calling a

between 880 and highway 1013 if we don't have any problems getting to your bridge coming down the nimitz freeway. and james in now to begin with breaking news this morning. a man is in critical condition right now after being burned outside counterparts station. it happened last night at the bart station on oakland avenue. emergency crews found a man with serious burns. he was rushed to the hospital on a helicopter. we have a crew in concord this morning covering this story. we'll bring you a live report later in the newscast san jose police have made an arrest in connection to a series of arson fire. officers arrested the man last night. this is surveillance video of someone walking away from one of the fire. 13 fire have been set since last wednesday between santa clara street and william street. they also happened between 17th street and 33rd streets. no injuries were reported in any of the fires. police say the surveillance video that a resident turned new video showing the dramatic moments just before a emergency vehicle. ran over a victim of the asiana plane crash at s-f-o. the tee