northbound 101 is jamsed. george is back with details of a couple of minutes. >> a fatal accident on the southbound side of 101. use 280 or 85 as an alternate route around the problem. >> the time is 710 a m. on to the ongoing budget battle, the house has passed a bill that would put strict caps on future spending. it is the cuts, cap and balance legislation. that would also make it more difficult to raise taxes. democrats are expected to kill this when it gets to the senate and the president has already said he would veto a bill. if the debt ceiling is not raised by august 2nd, the government could shut down and go into default. not much on wall street since the opening bell. the dow is almost dead even. >> refer to the murdoch has flowed out of london following his testimony before lawmakers on the phone hacking scandal. he arrived in london on july 10th to take charge of the company's response to the scandal. this stems from accusations that journalists working for news of the world which is owned by murdoc

it is backed up westbound 237, northbound 85 and especially northbound 101.oing to bring up our san jose camera. the traffic back of that begins here actually reaches all the way up to reingstorff avenue. those that the seven disconnected. we want to show you the bay bridge commuters, it is one of the few bright spots in the morning right. no backups or delays although the metering lights are active for the westbound commute. if barton's is still recovering from early morning problems delayed trains as much as 15 minutes into san francisco and towards sfo coming from the twelfth street station. that is the downtown oakland station. they say the problems that caused the delays are clear residual backrubs remain. passenger delays could be considerably longer. >> 8 02 a.m., the florida mother acquitted of murdering her two year-old daughter is sentenced to four years in prison for lying to investigators about the death of her daughter back in 2008. casey anthony is sentenced to four years it will get credit for the three years that she is already served behind b

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it will continue to grow on the northbound 101. southbound fatal accident involving a motorcycle. the bay bridge it metering lights have been activated. and now we will check on the weather >> the morning till into san francisco if you're staying in the east bay you will have comfortable temperatures. putting in an afternoon high of 77 and this is a look at temperatures around the bay area still chilean have moving this is the exact breakdown of where the numbers will being poorly run this afternoon and you conceive the temperatures vary all longer the bay area. it will be a mix of 60s a '70s '80s and '90s. this is the look of your seven day forecast we will have the warming trend of for the next couple of days as they will be the hottest days of the week friday the morning fog returns and bringing with it cooler conditions. >> 6:49 a.m. they may have a key lead into the killing of young woman that was by it was on fire they're more informations will be released sometime today >> police are expected to release more details in the c

from northbound 880. and this morning, we're looking at that time commute that is going to be okay if you're driving to the bay bridge toll plaza or to the san mateo bridge. that traffic looks nice to the high-rise. and to the east shore freeway, traffic looks good out to the maize. at 4:30, let's go back to the desk. >> thank you. >>> right now, an investigations team is on the scene of a fatal accident in oakland. it started when police tried to pull over a car on international boulevard and ended when the car lost control on a freeway off-ramp. paul chambers tell us how this all started. good morning paul. >> reporter: good morning. let's show you, the car is here onscene and officers are investigating as you said. sal gave us information about it. officers say around 1:20 this morning, they tried to pull over a person driving recklessly. officers say the driver sped off. >> it started down on international around 55th avenue. and got up onto the freeway at 73rd, lasted approximately, i would say eight

they attempted foul drive over but he got on northbound 880. he kept going for about eight minutes at speeds about 75 miles an hour. eventually, he did attempt to exit but was going so fast when he tried to exit at 29th avenue, he crashed into an area just under the underpass. he was ejected from the vehicle. he was taken to highland hospital and died shortly thereafter. healthcare hack has been investigating -- chp has been investigating the scene and thinks the driver may have been under the influence because they found open containers in the car and smelled alcohol inside his vehicle. in light of this accident, oakland chp officer sam morgan has a reminder to drivers. >> we always tell individuals whenever you see the emergency lights on a patrol car law enforcement vehicle the drive is compelled by law to stop and yield to the authority of the officer. this type incident could have been avoided had that driver yielded and still be alive today. >> reporter: chp has given a tentative identification for the victim. they say he was a 19-year-ol

northbound 880 approaching 23rd avenue.nds like two lanes are block. so expect some extra heavy traffic through there. better news now for 280 approaching alpine road. this accident was cleared in the los altos hills. tow crew just left. the benicia bridge, traffic looks great on 680. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a new id program in richmond is sparking a debate over access and benefits for i will heel immigrants. the city council approved the program yesterday. people who have lived in town for 15 days in the last month are eligible for one of these id cards. it would give them access to a number of services from public transportation to libraries. supporters say that people who get these cards can then open bank accounts with them. but critics say the id encourages illegal immigration. >>> 5:39 now. this morning san francisco pd, they are hoping to find the person who swiped a mighty pricy art piece. the thief walked into the weinstein gallery on union square and stole a sketch by pablo picasso off the wall. his 1965 wo

they take 280 northbound continue onto san francisco. police are calling this a crime scene and typically when something like that happens on a highway that mean that is somebody may have died. whenever there's a person who dies it's usually investigated as a homicide even though it may not turn out to be that. but the officer up here did not tell us anything. in fact we're being kept well back of where we typically would be able to stand during these kinds of stories. there's a number of chp officers on the scene. at least one fire engine that i can tell. there appears to be -- there's a car to the left. i can't tell if that's a car pulled up afterwards or it's one of the cars involved. in fact you can barely see if at all any of the cars or car that was involved in this accident. clearly we're going to be investigating this further and have more for you at 5:00. live in daly city, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning. a baby is being treated for smoke inhalation after its mother fell asleep while cooking. now it happe

landover road at firehouse road, still got northbound lanes closed.we're going to have an update on this and other maryland roads in my next traffic report at 6:18. for now, back over to mike and andrea. >> big names of baseball. barry bonds, mark mcgwire, sammy sosa are among the 100 people prosecutors could call in the trial of roger clemens. >> it is one of the stories making news at 6:12. the pitching legend is on trial here in washington. he's accused of using steroids then telling congress he never used them. jury selection resumes this morning. it could take until next week. >> rebel supporters in libya are taking to the streets. they're renewing their call for the ouster of moammar gadhafi. nato is intensifying the bombing campaign as rebel forces move closer to the capital of tripoli. >> south korea will host the 2018 winter olympics. pyeongchang beat out cities in austria and germany. the 2014 games will be held in russia. >>> with temperatures in the 90s and the humidity is high, the last thing you think of is the word cold but a lot of peo

this is a live shot of traffic on northbound minnesota avenue. police are still out with this crash. one car removed from the scene, another one still remains. you will find that fire and rescue units are still blocking the northbound side of minnesota avenue coming inbound towards the sousa bridge, your lanes remain open. no incidents to report on southbound georgia avenue, northbound roadwork is in place. stay it the right in order to get through as you travel past dennis avenue. you will find northbound i- 956789 lanes are open in the main line starting to slow just a bit. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> it was a shocking case that the nation has been watching for more than three years now. florida mother casey anthony accused of killing her 2-year- old daughter. >> it took a jury 11 hours to find her not guilty of the three most serious charges. jessica stone is in orlando with more on the verdict. >> reporter: after a six-week trial, full of drama, a stunning conclusion for casey anthony here in florida. nerves gave way to

it is also starting to back up to 80 northbound. most of that traffic next with 101 heading into downtown san francisco or through san francisco to the lower deck of the debris. if the city streets accident affects not only market street, at tv history, oak street and also gough street. it is now affecting the freeway system as well. another hot spot in san jose, caltran workers are finally on the scene inspecting this sinkhole where the underlying roadbed has given way allowing the pavement, the asphalt patch * to slip away. the left lane of the all mauve offramp is closed. the right wave of southdown guadalupe parkway its shutdown. they fully this is the non commute directions. the impasse has been >> will tran this lot on the scene where a body was found burning. >> investigators have been out here since about 430 a m. that is when the call came in the sun that was burning in the middle of the road, the 5800 block of ivanhoe. that is when they discovered the body in the street and have closed down everything. somewhat since then

they were diverting traffic from 280 northbound to 280 southbound rather it will 0 northbound and 280outhbound and closed the 19th avenue exit. that is now open. it's been open for about 25 minutes. reporting live in daly city, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning. emeryville police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who seriously hurt a pedestrian. it happened shortly before 2:30 this morning at the intersection of san pablo avenue and add align street. websites say a dark colored suv hit a woman and then drove off into oakland. the victim is a 22-year-old woman. police say she is being treated for severe injuries. if you have any information please call emeryville police. >>> well, it was a close call for a mother and her baby rescued from an early morning fire in san pablo. ktvu channel 2 reporter allie rasmus joins us now to talk about what caused this fire. allie. >> reporter: well, it happened in the hill top apartment building complex right here behind us. this is in san pablo. we had been set up inside right next to the apartment where the fire started. but

northbound 87 let me get a better location for that. that would be 87 at curt near avenue off ramp northbound there's a crash there. and moving along to the south bay picture northbound 280 traffic looks good as you get up to highway 17. 6:09. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. very good morning. we have some low clouds and fog back that was really not the case yesterday when it was only patchy at best mainly on the sonoma and marin coast. today there's a lot there. morning fog, sunny and warm. temperatures trying to warm up. hard pressed with the high being in the middle of the country. not much change tomorrow. maybe slightly warmer inland but then i think we cap it off upper 80s very low 90s. mild to warm as we head into the weekend. temperatures by the coast near average. santa rosa should be 86. today we're going 81. san jose 83. today we're going 81. that's what they should be 83. san francisco 68. that's exactly what we're forecasting, 68. so we're getting closer. it's just we've been so far below average for the longest time

. >>> northbound 880, 29th avenue off-ramp closed due to police activity. there was an overnight accident and police are still out there. they are investigating what happened. it sounds like it may be some damage to the overcrossing in that area. so going to have to use 23rd as your alternate. we have a crew on the scene. we'll have more information throughout the morning. in the meantime, back to you. >> thank you. >>> and we expect to learn today whether there is any health risk from all that smoke that we have been seeing out of fairfield. you can see it for miles. thousands of plastic crates that were stacked two stories high burned. firefighters from all over solano county had to help fight that six-alarm fire. and three of the firefighters were treated for minor injuries. air quality officials are checking samples to see if anything is hazardous. the fire started at macro plastics in the light industrial area northwest of travis air force base and just east of i-80. the fire is believed to have been started accidentally by workers at the plant apparen

northbound on the right.are driving to san jose, we wanted to show you this picture right here in downtown. you can see traffic is crowded. let's go to steve. >> all right, sal. thank you. mostly sunny today. it their still be mild to warm or hot if you are far a -- far enough away from the coast. we do have a fog bank out there. it's mainly hugging the coast but it's moving right -- [ no audio ] [ no audio ] [ no audio ] [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. [ no audio ] >>> swiss authorities are investigating what they call a caumy caudy attack -- kamakaza attack on his mother. they say conrad schmidt flew a gin engine plane right through her bedroom. he calle

. >> reporter: we have a traffic alert on northbound 280. that ramp to 19th avenue is completely shut down for a fatal accident that happened just after 3:00 this morning. more details on this coming right up as well as alternates and we'll have a live report. grace? >>> thank you. we'll check back in with you. >>> new this morning, a car crashed into a fire station. this happened in san mateo and police are investigating whether alcohol was involved. the accident happened around 10:30 last night at fire station 27 on de anza boulevard. a white gmc yukon plowed into the garage door damaging the building as well as the reserve fire truck. we have an unconfirmed report that the female driver passed out and that her teenaged daughter tried to take over the steering. the driver and girl were both taken to stanford hospital and their conditions are still unknown. >>> well, today california state university students will find out whether they will have to pay even more for classes this fall. the board of trustees is expected to vote on a 12% tuiti

the taillights, northbound traffic on 101. so they reopened northbound lanes of 101 between capital expressway and 280. and southbound 101 still remains completely shut down. they should be reopening southbound traffic re shortly within the next 15 to 20 minutes. thank you for that live traffic shot. >>> to our maps. and our other big traffic story obviously the fog out there. a little difficult to see as you're crossing the san mateo bridge. westbound 92, the right-hand side of the screen, that is the commute direction, heading to the high rise, and it looks okay right now. all the way out to the peninsula. and in fact you can see all green on our traffic sensors. as you approach the toll plaza, and it looks good on the eastbound lanes as well. if you're heading into the hayward area. marin county commute, southbound 101, one of our traffic sensors there, picking up top speeds all the way across the deck. and will -- there is no lane change yet. they're heading toward the toll phraesz plaza and san francisco. and no sensors o

i haven't seen any the northbound side.s typical as your morning commute kicks in in that area. no problems through the maze new york city metering lights. it's a little early for that. the police car there. closure continues for 29th avenue. off-ramp from northbound 880 because of police activity. of course christie smith on the scene to give constant updates this morning. a live look at 880 showing volume picking up past the coliseum. no major issues northbound with these headlights. back to you. >> thank you very much. mike, wonder what it takes to make famously perky apple store employees mad? scott mcgrew says one guy tried practically everything to get them fired up. >> it's true. about the only rule apple stores have, weirdly enough, laura, you can't buy too many of their products. they will cut you off at some point. what can you do in an apple store? well, you can order a pizza for delivery right in the store, which is what one guy did at the store in new york city. you can have a romantic dinner with your wife wit

. >>> we are still following this hot spot in the northbound direction of 880. that ramp to 29th avenue completely shut down. police investigation is underway. i will have a full check in my next report. >>> a quick update. a six alarm fire in fairfield. it has been contained now. about 50 firefighters responded to that blaze which burned in this yard where the company stores plastic bins. now, there is no homes in jeopardy. no injuries have been reported. firefighters have responded. they have all come together battle this blaze. we'll have more on this story throughout the morning. >>> and a portion of highway 237 is back open this morning. yesterday a driver died when a big rig truck slammed into the centerdoid and then caught on fire. this happened on the eastbound lanes of 237 just past the matilda exit. >> reporter: according to the california highway patrol the driver of a big rig truck carrying a load of dirt lost control. witnesses say the truck slam under to the centerdoid. >> that collision overturned the vehicle and trapped the driver of the vehicle

blocked northbound. it will still be a big hassle. if you are driving on the nimitz freeway, we have slow traffic here in hayward, southbound backing up from about just south of 238 down to tennyson. san mateo bridge looks nice after a delay. and the dumbarton bridge looks nice. if you drive on the dumbarton bridge it's smelly near the radio towers. what are those? tweet me. 7:11. let's go to steve. >> i'm gonna guess the tide. >>> garning. we have sunshine, warm weather inland. by the coast there's still pockets of fog. another tweet from laurel. parts of the marin coast, san mateo/santa cruz coastline. it's very shallow. high temperatures are inland. as you know, it's been very, very cool. antioch 90 degrees. today, 92. that should be your high this time of year. the coastal temperatures have been actually close to normal. had a big nothing bank yesterday. some of it is starting to come back a little bit. temperatures 60s, already for some. we're running normal on the lows. here but some of the higher

northbound, still sluggish. paint was spilled in the northbound lanes when the truck overturned. it is adding about eight minutes to the drive time. now, it looks like a monday commute instead of a credit to me. the other freeways doing pretty well. the kron 4 morning news will be right back. house hong priso >> is welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. in case you think you missed an eerie, he is sick today. we will talk to them on monday. if folks here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. >> a sad ending for borders of books. there are closing all of their stores across the country, including the three that are open in the bay area. will tran as live in san francisco at one of those stores. >> good morning. it is not a good morning for reporters. the employees inside are busy. this is the beginning of the going out of business sale. i saw four-five of them inside putting up signs, 10-40 percent off, store closings, everything must go. it is a sad day. employees refused to speak with me. i asked them if they were getting compensation and they have no comment at this time..

let's take a look at 80 northbound. we -- 880 northbound. we had some problems earlier.ic lidgeers n walnut creek/concord, still -- traffic lingers. in walnut creek/concord, it's slow. and both steve and are on twitter. go to ktvu.com to find us. let's go to steve. >>> that's correct. very good information. good weather information on twitter. thanks to each and every one of you, good reports of fog and mist and sunshine. the warmer weather is starting to kick in for inland areas. i think as this pattern works in -- moves in we'll keep it there. the first ak -- the first week of august is looking cooler. we're getting close to 100 out toll -- out to the valley. not here. not here. >> okay. thanks, steve. that's gonna did to -- do it for "mornings on 2." thanks for waking up with us this morning. >> bye now. pushup ♪ ♪ [ 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.

delays on the northbound side, as well. in fact, traffic was backed up beyond guadalupe parkway northbound 101 for spectator slowing. again, once you pass the accident scene traffic opens on the southbound side of 101. so jumping over to our maps, again you can see as we saw in the pictures south 101 is where this accident is but northbound you're starting to see a backup for spectator slowing. 18 minutes from 280/680 to 237. northbound 280 looking good through downtown san jose. metering lights are on at the bay bridge toll plaza. we are seeing a slight backup near the incline, as well. a little sluggish. extra volume heading into san francisco on the upper deck. i know delays san francisco into oakland. -- no delays san francisco into oakland. altamont pass loading up, 27 minutes now westbound 580 from the altamont pass to 680. lots of yellow and red on our sensors so slow speeds this morning. antioch also business as usual westbound slow and go from hillcrest to loveridge. we are seeing delays out of marin county, as wel

northbound and southbound so far, so good. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. that is your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> twitter figures it's worth a pretty penny. actually $700 billion. >> here's jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >> reporter: good morning. twitter could be worth quite a few pennies out there. $7billion according to the latest round of private funding. there's been a lot of interest in tech i pos. you have zynga, linkedin, and others. twitter being a little more patient preferring to raise money on the private markets instead while it matures its advertising model. it comes down to the form of targeted tweets. unlike some of the other companies like zynga in particular, twitter hasn't been growing a lot of revenue perhaps $150 million in revenue this year. that pales in comparison to others. >>> stock market down today from overseas worries. moody's downgrading portugal saying they may need a second bailout like greece and china raised a key interest rate for the

coming up northbound 880, about 29th avenue ramp remains shut down.night chp chase and crash. it ended up in a deadly pursuit. so the investigation continues. they will open the off-ramp between 6:30 and 7 a.m. use 23rd as an alternate. we are getting word of this new accident on the ramp coming out of foster city westbound 92 towards 101. there is an accident blocking a couple of lanes. if you are crossing the san mateo bridge, the bridge looks good. you can see one of the sensors showing speeds approaching the toll plaza look great and westbound 92 itself fine as you head across the span. we also have bart delays. this is now reporting 15- to 20- minute delays at the san francisco and peninsula stations in all directions. there's some sort of equipment problem on one of the tracks. that's your traffic. let's get a check of your forecast speaking of your weather. look at that foggy traffic shot there. >> a lot of fog showing up, dense fog at the coast this morning, elizabeth and that's a sign of actually seeing warmer weather around the bay area. hig

northbound 101 at 85 in san jose.wo-car crash, so the south bay getting a little bit of slow traffic. 6 0 southbound at treat boulevard -- 680 been at treat boulevard. then it slows from walnut creek down to alamo. 4 looks good to the tunnel. let's go to steve. >> that's a long way. >> i know. >>> there is a big fog bank out this way. it will mean cooler weather. still some -- still some 80s and 90s. boy, did the heat wave kick in. even in san francisco, we had some upper 70s an 80s. that all inned -- and os. temperatures, 60s, 70s has the wag 1 fog has increased. i put this -- has -- has the fog making this an increase. >>> casey anthony will stay in jail a little bit longer. you can see it's quite busy down there. earlier this morning, she was sentenced four years in prison for ling to the veevs. for lying to the law enforcement officials. >>> coming up -- new details about a deadly bear attack. what may be behind the rare tragedy at yellowstone. >>> also -- the mourners became the target of gunfire, not far from th

we are dealing with major delays on 95 northbound and dorsey. northbound traffic the right lane and right shoaled remember blocked with an accident. we have rubber necking delays -- shoulder mocked with an accident. we have rubber necking delays. so delays back to 175. you will get it coming up out of laurel into dorsey. you will see the traffic there. >>> thanks so much. 6:45. it took 11 hours for jurors to reach a verdict in the drawn out case that has gripped so many of us. the 35 day trial for casey anthony is what we are talk ding -- casey anthony is what we are talking about. >> it has many talking online and coffee lines. someone is likely to want to weigh in on this. we sent linda so out to get your reaction and she is live in towson. you have not been short on finding information and getting opinions have you? >> reporter: well, certainly not. you know, the case struck a cord with a lot of people especially parents. this is tamara who joins us live. you said you tuned in and watched the verdict and you kind of felt personal about it bec

good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 295 northbound is moving well. 97 northbound moving well also out of the area. 795, from reisterstown. at this point at could bys mill, no -- cockys mill, no problems to report. 95 southbound out of white marsh no problems. jfx southbound is moving well. 70 east bound out of marriottsville no incidents in your way. megan. >> thanks so much. >>> little league teams from across the country are in scottsdale arizona for the junior rbi class ic. >> but one team will get a lot of -- classic. >> but one team will get a lot of praise. the team from joplin missouri, more than 100 people were killed from that town. rbi stand for baseball in cities. they have a channeling to participate in the all star week. >>> a michigan woman's toilet paper creation earned her top honors in the 7th annual toilet paper wedding dresscontest. there is a contest. >> it's in the miten. >> look how beautiful it is. >> the competition judges the best bridal dresses made of toilet paper judged on creativity, originality, beauty and the use of tp. >> so susan won. she is from m

one northbound and one southbound. let's move along and take a look at 280 at the 880 interchange that traffic is moving well. no major problems. also the commute on 680 looks good heading south. if the guys can bring up the map on the control room. 880 north and southbound two separate crashes there. let's go back to dave andpam. >>> the continuing search for seven missing fishermen in new mexico. most of them are from here in the bay area. where rescue divers and search teams will focus the search today. the stunning details from survivors about what it took to stay alive. >>> plus big decisions just hours ago that boosted the chances of a new 49ers stadium in santa clara. >>> a lot more fog. there you go. for those of you puttering around the house. there you go. look at the screen. there is a lot more fog today. we'll have your temps in two minutes.

accident northbound 101, just past peninsula avenue and left lane is blocked.tbound 580 slow traffic out of manteca toward tracy. slow traffic over the altamont pass over to livermore, as well. abc7news.com, that is where you can go for all your information. click on bay area traffic. >>> this morning, two people familiar with negotiations tell the associated press the n.f.l. and players' association has officially reached a deal to end the lockout. they agreed yesterday's on final details for ironing out a new ten-year contract. despite the agreement players themselves have to go to approve the deal. this morning's news means, it's far more likely that a vote could come as early today. if it's approved, team facilities could reopen by wednesday with training camps starting this weekend. >> san francisco giants will take their world series championship celebration to the white house. it marks the latest for the honor since they won first their first world championship since moving to san francisco. it's taking place a few months later than originally planned be

ramp is open it be - you can see the ramp is open on the -- ramp is opened on the inner loop. 395 northbound left lane ramp to mlk, construction is there as well. >> >>> it's been five years and -- thanks. >>> it's been five years and some baltimore county residents feel they have justice. 150 homes took a hit after a leak contaminated their water he. sherrie johnson is here with more on the verdict. >> reporter: well, for folks in one part of baltimore county, it has been a long time coming. but the verdict came back in their favor. a baltimore county jury says exxon will pay a settlement well into the millions. the trial began about 6 months ago. more than 150 homes near jarrettsville pike and paper mill took a massive hit after a leak contaminated the underground water. in 2006, exxon leaked 26,000 gallons of gas into their jacksonville community and tuned their lives upside down. -- turned their lives upside down. some say they finally got justice. >> we thought you couldn't drink it. and we learned it goes through your skin and becomes. [audio not understandable] >> reporter: the jury a

that might slow your northbound commute back in san jose. as far as the road it's in the southbound direction. reporting live, bob redell. >> great update at what's going on. 5:33. this afternoon a decision in the devastating pit bull mauling case that left a toddler dead and his grandfather in jail. today a judge will decide if he sends 53-year-old steven to trial. three of his bit bulls mauled his 2-year-old step-grandson. when the toddler wander out to the garage where the dogs were kept. the district attorney wants to charge with second-degree murder because he knew the dogs were dangerous. we were the first station to interview him after his first night in jail. at the time he told us he knew at least one of the dogs was aggressive. >> san jose investigators are trying to identify the body of a man found next to a golf course. a fisherman discovered the body near capital expressway. special crews trained for water rescue were called in to recover the body. because the scene is located at heavily wooded trail crews had to hike to the are

we've still got the sig alert in effect in oakland. 880 northbound.-ramp remains closed at 29th. this investigation is ongoing, an earlier fatal accident and according to nick smith, it's about 20 more minutes before it reopens. 23rd avenue is good alternate. bart delay is gone. ace train is back on time. no other delay reported for mass transit. reports of an accident cleared to the median, livermore, westbound 580. you can see slow traffic right there at basco road flowing downtown dublin interchange. let's take a look at the fog. golden gate bridge is socked in. this is emeryville direction, approach to westbound 80 to the bay bridge and the maze. traffic is moving pretty slowly through that area. very slow traffic at the tolls, metering lights are on. golden gate bridge, very heavy fog coming out of the waldo tunnel will definitely hamper your visibility heading southbound into san francisco. abc7news.com is the website, bay area traffic is the link. >>> you can find just about everything on craigslist. a florida woman hopes it includes a kidney.

south bay northbound speed sensors good, construction spots. zoom into mountain view northbound 101, this has been declared a sig alert. northbound 101 around ellis, an earlier car fire spread to brush on the side, having to contain that and keep it under control and make sure everything is out. sounds like things should be cleared up there in the next few minutes a live report from the scene, a live photographer if we can in the next few minutes. oakland nice drive past the coliseum northbound 880 with taillights away from us. no delays to the toll plaza, traffic very light there. that is the bright spot, the toll plaza. imagine that. >> coming up, unmasked, the name behind anonymous may have been revealed, the crackdown and raid on bay area hackers that tried to bring down popular websites. burning man, not just in the desert anymore. why the radical arts festival is setting up shops in san francisco's toughest neighborhoods. a live look at the bay bridge. christina will have more in just a minute. >>> well, good morning, everyone. it's 4:4 a

with the northbound routes, there is one issue coming down in the south bay. a car went off of the roadway. folks familiar 20 area, there is a chain link fence, then a frontage road. beyond that there is a car. there's a lot of flashing lights. so be prepared for that. stay over a lane if you can. back to you. >> mike, thank you. fear of retaliation in the east bay city of richmond. police or people rather afraid of the violence that could come next. last week three people were shot dead, just last night two others killed. "today in the east bay's" christie smith is live in richmond with what city leaders plan to do. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. certainly teams like richmond police have their hands full with a series of street level shootings, just last night a man and a woman both in their 30s were found shot dead outside an apartment complex. another woman was also shot. she was taken to the hospital. this was around 10:15 on bissel avenue. only 30 minutes earlier police were called to yet another shooting on gertrude avenue where police f

also 880 northbound at market, still some construction work going on there. i'm going to call out this police activity on surface streets at the 29th avenue off-ramp. use the 23rd instead. why, one of our top stories so i'll hand it back to you. >> a high-speed chase ended dead lichlt the chase ended at 29th street at the exit of highway 880 and oakland. christie smith is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. that pursuit ended here off 29th avenue northbound interstate 880 was the direction it was going. i want to show you the car involved here. it actually doesn't look like it's in that bad a shape this morning. chp telling us the driver was partially ejected from the car. they are also telling us that alcohol was likely a factor here. the driver taken to highland hospital in oakland and pronounced dead this morning. here with me is officer sam morgan with the chp. good morning. can you was us through what happened here? this started or surface. >> international boulevard and 55th avenue our officers saw a driver weaving, driving err

so a problem if you are traveling northbound 880. san jose, root developing problem, guadalupe parkway, an accident blocking the right lane. all kinds of emergency crews on the scene there, slowing passed there traveling northbound on the guadalupe parkway. walnut creek, southbound 680 heading toward the 24 junction. moving toward the limit, no problems there. bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights were off and they may have turned on. carpool and fastrak lanes getting through just fine. go to abc7news.com for all the information. click on bay area traffic before you leave house this morning. >> automobile analysts say anybody buying a more fuel efficient car may want to wait a few months. the average price hit a record high $20,500 and they expect prices to fall by $1200 later this year when lower gas prices should reduce command for fuel efficient cars. they expected japanese automakers to crank up production. >> good news, lower gas prices later this year. good news for everybody. >> coming up, technology that could save college s

you can see northbound 880 traffic up on the left of your screen is thick. now the accident is not injury but they are having trouble getting it out of the right lane. also this morning we are looking at the san mateo bridge. that traffic looks good heading out to 101. 6:01 let's go back to the desk. >>> a search will continue off of mexico's coast for seven missing fishermen who's boat capsized and sank. most of the passengers are from right here in the bay area. tara moriarty is joining us live in the newsroom with more on the families and those survivors who are hoping and hoping. tara. >> that is right. three brothers from the bay area survived the boat wreck. their little brother brian long of berkeley is still missing. every hour that goes by hope gets hit with reality. the coast guard says the good thing the water is so warm people could survive. if you have no water to drink that 72 hour window has passed. 35 crew members and passengers were able to swim to shore clinging to life vests life rafts or life coolers. seven americans are still missing. si

elsewhere in oakland, 880 northbound not too bad.e have some roadwork near oak but hopefully that will be wrapped up in 10 minutes. south 880 problem-free towards hayward and the san mateo bridge. metering lights are off at the bay bridge toll plaza. nice ride off the eastshore freeway, no delays out of the may see. looking good across the upper deck. watch out for windy conditions as you cross the span. so both hands on the steering wheel. use caution. no delays out of san francisco into oakland. we are dealing with drizzle so slick surfaces out there this morning. you're looking live at the golden gate bridge. still pretty light this morning. no major snags to report here out of marin county. you're clear all the way into san francisco. jumping to the san mateo bridge where traffic is cruising along. right now about a 14-minute ride as you work your way between 880 and 101, foster city and hayward. no major delays to report here and you're clear 101 along the peninsula. everything is on time on the bart, ace, muni metro and caltrai

. >> cool temperatures for today and all have more on this forecast, not >> on the northbound direction on to 80 the road is completely blocked we will have a live report. >> residents are shot of the death of 14 year-old girl she may have had too much alcohol at her home. she was invited to the sleepover but was unable to go than nine. >> sonoma county sheriff that it should be say she made it a drought soda laced with vodka. >> they text me when i was in church they said caylee is not ok. when my friend first told me i thought she was joking i think it was just a spear of the moment thing she would never do anything like an backup she is a straight up people per cent and then a student she always watches over everyone and make right choices she was the one i could really trust from all of my friends. >> she is glad her mother did not go to the sleepover said the mother. if there's anything you can do foot as a parent to install right values and tell them not to do that. >> sheriff's deputies said they are unsure debt charges will be filed against her parents ari. >> the protesters dem

this is northbound 280 right at the 17 overcrossing. looking good through the downtown san jose area. >>> 6:09 on a beautiful friday morning. >> contracted between twitter and an app developer that has gotten the attention of federal regulators. >> also a new facebook feature that they call something awesome but they believe the social networking company will be releasing next week. >>> look at that. looking out from mount tam. a live picture of the east bay. you see looks like haze there. mike will explain all of had a. tell you how long it will get. i believe we will be 60s, 70s and 80s and 90s as we check in that picture. >> only in the bay area. >> federal regulators are looking into the interactions between twitter and a company that develops apps. twitter blocked evil media from accessing tweets earlier this year. evil media developed apps to communicate with each other. >>> look for something awesome on facebook next week, that is the word from facebook founder. he told reporters in seattle office the company is going to do somet

bridge problem free a little flock are around mid span no delays parents' there was an accident northbound 98th avenue but it has not turned into a hotspots. >> new details in the bay area of bank robbery police have just released a photo taken at the wells fargo bank. this is look of the man they're looking for. he made threats and showed a gun and took off with a cash a black male 25 to 30 years of age and the house of goatee. this same bank was brought in march a mailman delivers a suspects to police this letter carrier notice three guys haiti around the house when he noticed the backyard gate open he called 911 officers got there and they'd word the german bauhaus had been burglarized. >> 6:22 a.m. the latest on that missing windsurfer was found after spending the night in the bay. and also robert murdoch is testifying in parliament we will have more on this and other news stories when we return @p@po' . stock market soars start down today the housing report is due and also amazon i got the okay from not california sales tax. the state has approved a the petition clorox is turning down

and northbound from the harbor tunnel throughway to northbound harford road. harford road at glen arm. merit boulevard at north point. west franklin. and also, south conkling at o'donnell street. let's take a live look. you can see, traffic is being held there. 895 northbound at the harbor tunnel. and we have another live look here as you can see. a lot of congestion there on the beltway, south of brokenning highway. this -- broening highway. for instant quotes on auto insurance, the triple a way, visit triple a.com. >>> a life-saving swap. six people involved in a triple kidney transplant meet today at a hospital transplant where their lives changed for. -- forever. andrea fujii has the touching story in tonight's healthwatch. >> reporter: three lives saved from three strangers. they're meeting for the first time. >> that's just unbelievable that someone would do that. >> reporter: one-third of donors and recipients are incompatible. so the paired kidney exchange program matches the donors with someone else. >> reporter: paul mcsorley needed a kidney and his

i >> 101 northbound is still badly backed up. there is no longer an accident, this is just the residual traffic. that is why it is a hot spot. slow traffic on a number of adjacent freeways. as we look at 101 northbound, it is not unusual to see slow traffic on the guadalupe parkway. what has happened is, the back up that normally leads to the montague has emerged with the back government earlier occurring accident. we are looking at a drive time of about 45 minutes heading into powell also from downtown san jose. it should be about half of that. 24-27 minutes. alternates like 680 of 2 to 37 are every bit as low. in the case of to a become even slower. that would cost about an hour. your best bet is to stay on 101 here is a check on weather. >> or let's focus on what is positive in san jose right now, the weather. critics in sunshine. it will warm nicely by this afternoon. warming december 9th by noon, made 80's by this >> in a developing story, a pilots attacked by two passengers taking off from miami to sfo. will tran is live at

we have an accident northbound 280, alpine road, chp on the scene there. don't want to go racing by those guys. take it easy through there. one lane blocked 10 to 15 minutes. live look at the bay bridge shows you traffic moving really nicely this morning. take a look at that beautiful shot. we're so lucky to live here, laura. >> isn't it gorgeous. >> yeah, it is. >> very picturesque. >> thank you very much. 5:10 right now. >>> central california man has tweeted his way to an up close and personal look at friday's final shuttle launch. anthony wright of davis one of 150 people from nasa to win the twitter contest by tweeting about the upcoming launch. as a result he will get the closest seat to the launch pad available. "atlantis" is scheduled to lift off friday morning provided weather is good. when it returns, it will be retired marking an end of an era in u.s. space exploration program. >>> it's 5:11. amazing video of a dust storm in arizona. we're going to show it to you coming up. a lot of people remembering a san francisco woman who paved the way for

expect to see fairly highly travelled in the northbound direction later this morning. let us go to the news room justine. >> this story might make you hungry because it is time once again for the annual nathan's hot dog eating contest on coney island. prd have been set up and ready to go for the food fest. if he did not know, this is where contestants try to eat as many hot dog as possible. this guard down thousands of calories in the world champion in san jose native is joey chesnutt his record is 68 hot dogs and buns he will be there this year. but his arrival will not be there. he is holding his own unofficial contest somewhere else in york. so, we will be watching to see how many hot dogs and joy chesnutt east. you have any guesses? >> i think he will break it, it was 67 i vicki will go 70. >> up a record he has a 68. so i will go one up and say 61--71. >> of all right thank you. now we will go outside and give you a quick look from the roof camera this morning we have it for shot over sentences, a lot of sunshine, plenty of blue sky. all in all ia perfect for the

but northbound still looks okay. and then we're looking at the peninsula drive in burlingame, san mateo 101 and 280 same. slow traffic coming up and over the hill on 92 toward interstate 280. 6:49. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you. we have a little change today. there's some fog back yesterday. we have clear skies and everyone warmed up. today see some cooler weather even though the fog is not completely organized it's getting its act together. there's a system dropping down help the fog the next couple days. warm to hot away from the coast. not as hot as yesterday but upper 80s and low 90s. 50s on the temps. little cooler than yesterday. in the 60s at this time for many not the case we'll tartest warm up fast. no sea breeze at all yesterday. component of it there along with the fog that will take temperatures down a few degrees. more noticeable i think over by the coast and also around the bay. that system moving in right there it's weak but it doesn't take much this time of year to get the fog machine rolling

northbound 29 past tubbs an accident blocking the northbound lane. calistoga, home of spas and relaxation but not this hour. check in with muni and bart, all mass transit is running on time. caltrain no delays. san rafael, check farther south, traffic is moving well. golden gate bridge, a little bit of fog was talking about that. coming coming out of the waldo tunnel otherwise no problems. >>> nine minutes after 6:00 right now. >> just ahead, economic factors given the south bay a very unwanted distinction. >> and parking problem that could prevent planned parenthood from opening up a new office. >> welcome back everybody. it is a beautiful day, looking at a live picture from mount sutro, camera atop there, looking out at the fog and down below. it's fantastic. many fantastic morning shots, another one added to our collection. >> you should write a poem. >> when you see it it's better. >> unusual mix of a booming tech economy and nonstop foreclosures has a booming rental market. they say san jose metro area has the highest average rent among 43 metro

northbound heavy from shawan to belfast. as far as the city goes, south president at eastern avenue. and also, pick me road at reisterstown road. let's take a live look. you can see 95 north of o'donnell street. no problems to report in that direction. and it looks like no problem there. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. you can always call them at 1- 877-75-bills. back to you. >>> the debt clock is ticking and lawmakers are still miles apart on an agreement. president obama met with leaders from both parties. danielle nottingham reports for wjz from washington. >> reporter: president obama says he's calling top lawmakers back to the white house this sunday to take another crack at hammering out a deal on the debt limit. >> nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to. and the parties are still far apart on a wide range of issues. >> reporter: thursday, both sides sat down together for the first time since republicans walked out of negotiations last month. the president

northbound 10 1 clear to 237.orth 280 problem-free so far, so good, about 11 minutes between 101 and 85. 280 accident-free and light traffic towards san jose. san mateo bridge clear both directions 14 minutes between hayward and foster city. 880 looking good through hayward both directions at northbound clear into oakland. if you are taking 101 along the peninsula towards sfo, right now 65 miles per hour on the freeway there. southbound 280 just some slight delays through san bruno but overall you're clear into the south bay. highway 4 starting to bogs down just a bit westbound a little sluggish through antioch. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. >>> in the headlines, richmond police are investigating two separate shootings. a man and woman in their 30s were killed on bissell avenue and another woman was injured. police say that the double homicide may be connected to another shooting 30 minutes earlier injuring one man. >>> pickets are planned in front of u.s. airways at sfo today. protes