northbound 280 traffic is looking pretty good. westbound 287 they are clearing an accident where a car avoided debris and ran into a wall. and also 680 traffic getting down to that part of the bay looks good. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. this week an armed robbery and apparent kidnapping at an antioch barbershop triggered an amber alert. paul chambers tells us this morning the entire case has been turned upside down. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tori. it's being reported that 16- year-old has admitted in taking part in the kidnapping that took place during the robbery. he was arrested tuesday afternoon at the barber. it's said the owner of the barbershop was alone when the gunman pointed a weapon at his head and threatened to shoot him. while this was happening ford returned from running an errand. that is when the shop owner said the gunman stole his key and wallet and appeared to force them into the suv at gun point. >> are you involved in this? he says no that guy robbed me like he robbed you. i sa

san jose northbound 101 traffic is moderately heavy.here is a crash northbound 85 getting up into cupertino. now let's go to rosemary. >>> good morning, to you. we will see sunshine for the afternoon. back to the coastline partly to mostly cloudy skies. temperatures will slip just a bit in some areas but a bigger cooling trend will begin by tomorrow. back to you. >>> coming up next on mornings on 2 the united nations is warning of a bird flu outbreak. where it has been detected and why there are fears that have spread. >>> autobahnman opened fire on -- a gunman opened fire on two women that were out delivering newspapers. ♪ mmm. oh gosh. oh dear. big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do.

you are getting at cars getting onto 680 northbound mission and beyond that, northbound traffic beyond 680, this accident first started at this -- started this morning. the sig-alert was called about a half-hour later at 6:14. the chp, they got reports that a motorcyclist had gone down when he was entering 680. at this juncture, mission actually has -- has its own ramp stem rated by an island. according -- separated by an island. the guy in the motorcycle for some reason tried to go directly on the freeway. it was an act that was unnecessary. it may have cost him his life. >> the motorcycle was taking the offramp, for unknown reasons, went over the median, crossed over it, went over the number three lane, and for unknown reasons expired at the scene. >> reporter: now, witnesses tolled chp that the driver of the motorcycle was -- told the chp that the driver of the motorcycle wassing about go -- was going about 70 miles -- miles an hour. it's not clear if there there was a medical reason, a mechanical reason for the crash. we have also learned he's from paloma, california. that's in san

on the northbound side. no need to worry about an alternate route, especially in the commute directions, 680 southbound. let's get a bridge check. on the bay bridge it is not costing a lot. here is a ride at the bay bridge toll plaza west down. traffic is still light with no problems, only a short wait, 2-3 minutes. the san mateo bridge has been a problem free and continues to be. here you can see the westbound direction on the right side of your screen. the golden gate bridge, no delays. an easy commute. >> low cloud cover this morning. the fall will pull back by the noon and then was to get some decent warming. the cool down is set to can come tomorrow. lexical the temperature is right now as we quickly go to the weather for today. this afternoon and this is where temperatures will be. 70's and 80's in the heart of the bay and 60s along the coastline. in the east bay, britain would might be the only location would 90 degree weather. -- brentwood it might be the only location with 90 degree weather. here is

you're looking at northbound 880 approaching marina boulevard.s you can see, a pickup truck overturned. emergency crews are on scene. so now they have blocked off the two left lanes of northbound 880. they actually have assigned six chp units to this crash so again, they are telling us this was a major injury crash. northbound 880 as you can see in this backup is very slow going right now. traffic is just at a crawl from at least 238. these delays are growing. did he breathe scattered all over the -- debris scattered all over the freeway including southbound 880. one lane southbound 880 is blocked for emergency crews. an ambulance is blocking one lane so northbound 880 we are seeing the biggest backups but even southbound 880 sluggish across that stretch so use 580 as your alternate. chp just gave an eto of 7:00 this morning when they hope to re-open the lanes. tow crews just arrived on scene. so kind of ambitious to get it open in the next 15 minutes but that's the eto we have been given so far. we'll continue to follow this story. let's check s

quickly than the northbound right. let's take a look at the traffic maps and i will give you the drive times. northbound is running about 42 minutes out of san leandro and hayward into downtown oakland. that is a rough ride. the south downs commute is up to 19 minutes. no need to concern yourself with an alternate, your best alternate for 80 northbound is to use interstate 580 into downtown oakland. checking the bird is once again, a backup on the bay bridge toll plaza. you're dressed time is 13 minutes from end to end. a quick check of the golden gate bridge, we are still in the fall on highway 101. the marin county ride is starting to slow with front times inching up past 35 minutes from navato and highway 37 down to the toll plaza of the golden gate bridge. >> a violent night in oakland, three separate shootings happening within a half hour of one another. the first one around 11:30 p.m.. the first one at atop a truck on 38 and foothill boulevard. there were two men injured in that shooting. there was another shooti

it is northbound 880, sig alert has been issued. rig, six to seven vehicles, two lanes blocking embarcadero and fifth avenue. traffic is jammed from davis street. alternate routes would be to use 580, don't use the 880 at all or take the san mateo bridge to get around. sig alert northbound 880 and ironically, north of that, southbound 8 another big rig, this one stalled blocking the seventh street on-ramp. couple problems adding up a big snarl commute in oakland area. >> bay bridge toll plaza, remains light getting into san francisco. metering lights are off at this hour. >> a secret obsession, still what was found in moammar khadafy's compound that had former u.s. secretary of state is calling crazy. we're tracking early trading on wall street. dow is currently off 86 points. >> also, stunning new numbers that could give the tea party reason to worry about the upcoming election is. getting rid of gaga, the country banning all songs from one of >>> live doppler 7-hd. scattered storms off the southern california coast. long storm sys

northbound 101 getting up to the peninsula. if you are driving on 101 it looks good. 280 is doing very nicely. let's go to rosemary. >> we have made it to the last business day of the week. hopefully it's your friday planning a weekend. plan for the warm weather. we will be climbing temperatures anywhere from 2-4 degrees starting today your satellite view showing you mostly clear skies. up above that low cloud deck. high pressure will be building in over the next couple of days and that again will increase our heights. giving you a look at the low clouds out there. we'll fill in a little bit more by 7:00 and then by 9:00 already burning off. mostly sunny skies for the valley locations. we are still mostly gray. takes it until about 11:00 or so before we see sunshine here in oakland and down into hayward and partly cloudy skies expected for the coast. forecast at a glance here. anywhere from 50s to low 60s as we head out this morning. winds generally light out there. low 60s for the coastline. 70s and nearing 80 degrees for some

southbound 280 to northbound 880. the main lines of the freeway, though, across the south bay look okay. here's live camera near that interchange showing you northbound traffic approaching the 880/17 interchange. there's a couple of headlights right now. so pretty quiet obviously at this time of the morning towards cupertino. your bridges, bay bridge is fine. metering lights off. san mateo bridge this looks good, as well. this is the commute direction westbound 92. eastbound 92 looks good toward hayward and we just did a mass transit check for you and everything is off to a great start. everything is on time so far for bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain. we'll have more traffic coming up in a bit. in the meantime, back to you. >> thank you. >>> some kids have not eaten any food in a month. coming up we'll have the latest on the crisis in somalia. >> and the grocery chain that's internal email that sparked a firestorm. >> the apple revolution reaches new heights. the accomplishment they are flirting with. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,

you are, it not northbound lanes near the coliseum. it is slow toward the accident scene approaching embarcadero and fifth avenue. up to seven cars and a big rig involved in the crash. so we are following it and had bring you the details in a couple of minutes. >>> 6:24 now. world markets are mixed today as investors wait for an update on the american economy. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke will speak today at the fed's annual treat at jackson hole, wyoming. traders are looking for signs he is considering more government stimulus for our economy. stock futures slightly higher there this morning after the dow lost ground yesterday. >>> it has been a silicon valley institution that's even older than the name silicon valley. the palo alto bowl is soon going it be a fond memory. the bowling center on el camino real will close next month. the building will be destroyed and a hotel built in its place. >> seems like in this area, here, from san mateo to mountain view there's no more lanes anymore. there's no more bowling houses. one by

on northbound 101 traffic is moving nicely at the speed limit. still following a crash in the maze, on the ramp to 80, a car slammed into the barrels. the left lane is blocked. we have a tow truck on the scene there. also caltrans on the scene doing cleanup. check of drive times for tuesday morning commute, about half an hour to make your way through altamont pass. 2035 to 680 still moving nicely on westbound 4 making your way out of antioch towards concord only 13 minutes. outside for a live look at the ride in contra costa county. this is walnut creek, 680. no delays here. taillights move southbound, earlier road work in the san ramon valley has been cleared and no delays on mass transit. latest traffic updates go to my website at abc7news.com. >>> thank you very much. >>> here is something you don't hear every day. cardinal outfielder, matt halliday he had to leave in a hurry. he walked off the field after a moth flew into his ear. a trainer met him and two started brainstorming ideas to get the bug et out. they tried to lure it out with a lig

look as you head southbound and northbound, low to mid-80s. cloverdale, clearlake, that is where we see the 90s. see 90s around morgan hill, gilroy, hollister probably about 88 degrees and low to mid 70s santa cruz. sunshine but cloudy and 61 around monterey. >> coolest afternoon will be wednesday and thursday. friday saturday and sunday, temperatures close average and just slightly warmer. >>> good morning. going daly city, sig alert lifted earlier but we have a bit of slowing past alemany. emergency crews trying to get the car that went over the embankment. possible bart delays this afternoon due to protests. make arrangements for your commute but everything is on time right now. first reports of an accident westbound 580, two left lanes past grant. bay bridge tolls metering lights remain off and minor backup there. >> was it safe for the spectators? >> stealing spy secrets. china is red in the face. >> and massive fire that is forcing evacuations inside yosemite national park.????' >>> good morning, it's monday. 6:14. let's take you hig

first the accident update, southbound not northbound. southbound 85 at union. it does involve two big-rigs and there is a lot of glass reported in the roadway. watch, a sweeper truck may have to be there. they may have to do a traffic break. all that slowing in the yellow zone, one of the construction zones we were talking about earlier 101, interchange, there's construction. 28, 880 and 237 have construction going on. this site about to clear but traveling through, bright lights especially northbound toward that 280 interchange shining towards your windshield. that could cause an issue for folks through the area. slow through the zone while they move equipment and clear lights. coming off 680, we see a smooth drive here. fewer headlights. northbound out of fremont, southbound into fremont, south bay a smooth drive through this portion between sunol and pleasanton, back to the maps show you the interchange through pleasanton. smooth alt mass pass 580.6 0. . >> mike, thank you very much. waking up should be more pleasant in emeryville. the water is back on in ne

let's check drive times, 880 that we just showed you, northbound, a little slow.hat drive from highway 12 all the way to 37 in novato is taking you just about one hour this morning. that is very slow drive. 680 out of benicia bridge, highway 24 through walnut creek, as you head toward 24 and north main taillights. meeting lights are on and traffic is past the west grand overcrossing and very slow traffic around the bay. check out more at abc7news.com for the latest drive times. >>> keeping your little one safe. california is a step closer banning the chemical bpa from plastic baby bottles and cups. studies show bpa can harm development in young children. the measure returns to the assembly for a final vote. ban supporters say there are a lot of bottles but it could open up companies to lawsuits if traces are found. several other states already have bpa bans. >> new research shows that if you sleep poorly chance of developing high blood pressure may increase. doctors at harvard looked at men around the age of 75. those that got the least of deep sleep were 80% more

and in san jose along 280 northbound looks nice all the way to up highway 17. it's 4:30 let's go back to pam. >>> topping our news this morning. congressional party leaders will present the debt ceiling deal reached over the weekend to their members. at this point no votes are scheduled but the senate is expected to act first and then the house. president obama announced the deal last night after a tense weekend of bargaining. >> i want to thank the american people. it's been your voices, your letters, your e-mails, your tweets, your phone calls that have compelled washington to act in the final days. and the american people's voice is a very powerful thing. >> the two -- the new debt deal has two parts. the first cuts $1 trillion in spending over the next ten years and raises the debt ceiling by $900 billion. the second phase establishes a bipartisan congressional committee to decide on further cuts. bay area congressional representatives say they want to read the fine print. >> i haven't seen the writing in writing the final product and as you know with these

mike. >> rob we have an update for the sig alert northbound 680 and mission boulevard. i don't think we have a usable shot yet. the latest update i have is it's involving a motorcyclist, the only vehicle involved. early reports first lane, then middle lane then my guess hit the center divide along the stretch and ended up in the middle of the roadway. since chp on the scene we will not get the chopper shot for this report but we'll bring it to you. a tree down eastbound pinehurst road. metering lights on at the toll plaza. here is what we have, back-up at the toll plaza slow over the span because of those low clouds. >> 6:39 right now. coming up on "today in the bay," san francisco mayor ed lee has a lot of financial spor these dup days even though he hasn't announced a run for office. see who is spending big money coming up in a live report. >>> plus what's next now that a debt deal is in place? a live report from washington comingne.hi sure, pulling the mold, mildew, and grime from out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, but it also takes a gentle, c

it's northbound 880 right by auto mall parkway.heading to the scene so we are not sure about lanes blocked. so stay tuned in our 6:00 hour. we'll have details on that. 880 looks okay past the coliseum. bay bridge nice and quiet. and i think we have one more camera to show you. mass transit and so far bart has 43 trains on time. and everything else is no delay, too. >> stop crying? >> i know. when i laugh really hard i start to cry. it's a problem. [ laughter ] >> funny. okay. >> yeah. it started when i was in college. overactive tear ducts. >>> 5:56. coming up in the next half hour, survey says! we take too long to eat. how much time you spend at a restaurant. >> questions how your toll money is being spent. the investigation into the group that controls the bay area bridges. coming up. >>> considered by many as the top innovator and marketer of our time, steve jobs steps down as ceo of apple. what it means for the company and who is taking over. coming up. >>> barry bonds back in court. we'll tell you what you can expect from toda

no delays going northbound. jumping over to the eastshore freeway, a few sluggish conditions just a little slow and g40 miles per hour as you work your way westbound at berkeley into emeryville. approaching the bay bridge metering lights are off and slight delay in a couple of lanes there at the toll plaza but overall traffic light clear across the upper deck into san francisco. earlier roadwork wrapped up, no delays out of san francisco into oakland. the rest of our bay area bridges pretty much the same story. traffic looks good on the san mateo bridge. no delays in both directions between 880 and 101. right now we are looking at 13 minutes between hayward and foster city. that's a look at your morning drive. back to you. >> thank you. >>> will he or won't he run for a full term as mayor of san francisco? big question facing ed lee. he may answer it on monday, too. he has been interim mayor since january and lately is considering a run of his own. head of the city's police union says he has information lee will

>>> right now we are looking at a crash and this crash is blocking several lanes northbound.affecting southbound traffic and i want to show you a picture of 880 nearby. look at it on left it is because not a lot of people are getting through this big crash and it is because it is moving okay southbound on 880. we do have a back up on the toll plaza now 648 let's go to the facebook plug because we have a new facebook page. you can follow us on facebook just go to the morning news team and please join us if you do facebook. let's go to rosemary. >>> we are seeing clearer skies and in some cases we see a fog deck in fact we are dealing with high pressure pulling in and you may have felt it. we warmed up by several degrees and another big warmup expected for today and it is squashing that marine layer bringing it all the way down to the ground. meanwhile our afternoon temperatures are heating it up once again and the extented forecast looks warm and we will continue to temperatures right around 80s and 90s and reap bounding again on thursday and highs expected for today, 90 degre

if you're driving in the south bay, 280 northbound looks good. remember, a pretty big chunk of stevens boulevard is close inside cupertino, right near the rotten robbie gas station near finch and judy, also tantow avenue so that stretch closed. we'll let you know when it does reopen. 6:18, let's go to steve >> sal, thank you very much. we have a cooler pattern today. the fog came back in a big way, helped along by a system moving into the north. so there's no problem with even inland areas cooling down today, and for some, especially san francisco, oakland, it's going to be a cool day, a lot of 60s on these temps, even some 50s, low clouds, maybe some local drizzle or mist, dense fog and gray skies. 50s, 60s, maybe a few pockets of sun, but there's a lot of fog out there to deal with today. and another system moving into the north is helping. look at that, 45 at santa rosa, my goodness, that is cold. 50s for everyone else, but that 45, that speaks volumes there. that's going to be a cool day. west/southwest 23 at fairfield, so the delta breeze ha

live look at conditions northbound as you head into the maze. southbound again not too bad. the only trouble spot is that accident near industrial parkway. 101 southbound we are still dealing with roadwork between 37 and atherton. looks like we are seeing slight slower speeds as you work your way through that area. 14 minutes south 101 between 37 and 580 but once you hit the golden gate bridge, traffic light into san francisco. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the tainted ground turkey fears spread to the bay area. the local victim and what we still don't know about the source. >> also ahead she was talking on the phone and never saw a mugger coming. caught on tape, how a cab driver went above and beyond to save the day. >>> a costly mistake getting costlier. the bay area city that wants to send its own bills to drunk drivers. that's straight ahead. ,,,,,,,, whoa!! the really big chicken sandwich combo is back! and it's as big as ever. i'm gonna jump it! you can't jump that! it's two chicken patties, topped with bacon, and melting cheese plus seasoned curly fries and a drink f

northbound 101 off of the 280/680 and northbound 87.he area i circled that be showing for the last 20 minutes. speeds in the 40s so that will be an issue. northbound a bigger commute. the southbound side, to 101 the off ramp continues to be closed. 7:00 we heard bass the earliest. the live shot shows you on scene. in the middle i believe that's the one with the week. you see all of absorbant. they have to clean up that field as you head away it's on a lot of folks' minds this time of day. slowing, 101 is okay. back to the maps, 101 south, take a fair oaks, back to northbound, then off at matilda or 237 and take mott through the area. an accident in the eastbound direction might call some looky who traffic as well. >> good to know. thank you. 6:12. some folks with green thumbs becoming victims of people with sticky fingers. >> a live look outside this morning. cooler temperatures prevail. a lot of good bay area morning. even if it's monday, right? these sweet honey clustery things have fiber? fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's c

northbound 280 looking good and northbound 101 still looks good where it includes road work and road work on 680 between san ramon and walnut creek traffic looks good as well. >>> looks good, yesterday got squashed, fog is lifted a little bit but it is cooler inland and one of the keys will be running cooler and the delta breeze has decided to kick it into gear. it looks like the start of what could be a significant cooling trends. i don't want to take it too far too fast. it looks about the same but we might get to the weekend where it looks significantly cooler. one guy talking and i have been talking a long time. it woman take much, i am not saying it's going to happen but we are not getting to that time of year where systems are getting stronger. it is a pronounced cooling trends which is on the horizon. nothing has changed in about a month, it really has not. gusting at 32 at travis. that is a rip roaring sea breeze so it has doubled. yesterday san jose was clear at this time and clouds have lifted up to 1800 fee feet so it starts to -- 1800 feet so it starts to make a push whic

for a while, they had the two lanes northbound 880 as you come up on the freeway here, northbound 880 as marina. they had the lanes closed but now they only have the left lane closed. traffic is slow. if you are driving in from san leandro or hayward coming up to oakland, you will see traffic slow. we'll have more on this. 7:01. let's go back to the desk. >>> we're getting reports of four people stabbed in daly city. an early-morning crime scene at a bowling alley has been cleared. ktvu's tara moriarty is live to explain why police are not sure where the violence took place. >> reporter: still no official word from daly police about this reported stabbing. they cleared the crime scene and we got a chance to look at the section of the parking lot that they cordoned off. police did tell us that a witness or a victim's statement had led them to that bowling alley. here's what we do know -- just after 3:00 this morning, ambulance rushed two men to the hospital with what appears to r -- what appeared to be very serious stab wounds. the victims arrived at seton medical center in daly city.

fine past the coliseum northbound. we have some roadwork on northbound 880 between oak and 980 various lanes blocked. flight at oakland airport? no problems from the macarthur maze down. more roadwork this time in east palo alto. northbound 101 between university and marsh until 5 a.m. so that's when most of our overnight roadwork wraps up. across the bay bridge, starting to get crowded on the upper deck heading to san francisco but no upper deck roadwork. where you will find it is on the lower deck towards oakland not causing major delays and if you are coming up along the peninsula, one more live camera. here's live look near bayshore coming into downtown san francisco, good to go on 101 and 280. that is your traffic and your weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a man beat when a baseball bat. up ahead, the hate crime investigation here in san francisco. >>> and two kids allegedly tied up malnourished and injured. the child cruelty arrest that happened in solano county and why the child's mother says don't believe

101 we don't have that fog, we usually do and you can see clearly northbound 101 traffic looks good. 5:00 let's go back to the desk. >>> topping our news at 5, the chp issued an amber alert for a 13-year-old girl from hollister, just about 50 miles south of san jose. earlier this morning we received pictures of both the missing girl and her father who is the suspected kidnapper. investigators say 34 year old marcelina ramirez abducted 13- year-old christina ramirez at hollister at 4:00 yesterday afternoon. investigators say the two may be in a white honda odyssey with tinted rear windows with a california license plate number of 3 wan638. the chp decided not to activate amber alert signs on most bay area freeways though because the two are believed to be heading south. now, we have a ktvu news crew headed to hollister, we'll have a live report in the next half hour. >>> facebook is asking people to hack into its system. ktvu channel 2 reporter has more on the plan and how it is paying off for some people. craig? >> reporter: good morning. we're at facebook headquarters this morning b

northbound 280, 101 to 85, 11 minutes no delays on 101. northbound guadalupe parkway highway 87 looks like they are updating about 10 minutes from 58 to 280 so so far, so good. early-morning roadwork the connectors from 27 to 880 but that's been cleared and you can see traffic very light through that area. that's a look at your morning drive. now back to you guys. >> thanks a lot, gianna. >>> how sess sesame street is the latest battleground over same-sex marriage. >> a bay area woman accused of plotting to kill her ex- boyfriend's lover but who she allegedly paid to do that, that's so unusual. >> california homeowners slapped with a new wildfire fee but it's not paying to fight fires. why it could be putting our safety at risk. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi t

northbound 680 at mission boulevard.ensors are picking up too much -- aren't picking up too much slowing but be forewarned you will come upon that. ace train number one, ten to 15 minutes late at central valley. reporting that train number three is running five minutes behind. take a look at the golden gate bridge. we have fog. a stall reported southbound 101 at spencer on waldo grade and saucelito area. stalled truck blocking the right lane before you hit the waldo tunnel. you could find slowing before the bridge. look at east shore freeway in berkeley, bunching up. when you get in the maze toward the toll plaza look and see what you find there. traffic is now back to the west grand overcrossing. metering lights are on. kristen, terry? >> all right, sue. thanks a lot. 6:40 now. >> why san jose city leaders are backing away from several tax proposals for the november ballot. >> a look at the big board. the dow is down a little over seven points, closer to eight actually. also, a friend's war zone. why the pentagon says t

northbound no delays, no construction towards the maze.ar across the upper deck into san francisco. no delays on the lower dec . >>> 5:37 now. these times of public employee cutbacks one local fire department actually expanding its staff. san francisco will hold a ceremony this morning to welcome 35 entry level firefighters. they will take the oath of allegiance now that they have completed a 14-week fire academy. and more good news. the oakland police department slowly rebuilding its staff there a year after 80 officers were laid off due to budget problems. 4 -- 24 officers were rehired and 8 more will return shortly. anthony batts has applied for a federal grant that could pay for more officers to return. >>> an east palo alto -- and east palo alto police want help in finding two murder suspects. the two are accused of gunning down two people in separate shootings last month. one shooting was july 13, the other july 19. but between those two dates, the two are believed to have gone to colorado and killed a person there on july 16. >>> gi

these headlights are northbound right there approaching the 880 interchange.ber kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. we share all our information with them. that's your traffic and weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:46 now. let's get a peek at some of the top stories on this wednesday. >>> youth curfews and gang injunctions are all being proposed to help curb the violence in oakland. mayor jean quan opposed both measures. >>> the 9-year-old struck by a pickup this month has been flown home to pennsylvania. ryan white was leaving a giants- phillies game when he was hit by a suspected drunk driver. >>> and hundreds of federal and state fire crews will continue to fight a very fast-moving wildfire near gardnerville, nevada. the fire had burned 2,000 acres and is now 20% contained. >>> a lot of high school grads are not ready for college. that's based on a.c.t. scores being released today. nearly 30% of recent graduates didn't make the grade. despite that this year's grads posted a slight

northbound 280 -- i'm sorry, 237.re starting there and traffic is going to be very slow crossing 88 -- 880 but getting there is slow. you can see traffic is moving along relatively well. if you are driving on 237 after zanker road. 880 north and -- 808 northbound very slow passing the coliseum now, this is becoming a lot slower than it was even a few minutes ago. i'm checking to see if there is a new crash that we don't know about yet. >>> at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have about a 15 manufacture minute delay. >>> a summertime heatup expected. you can see 0 -- you can see for yourself, we will begin to see -- we will begin to see the burnoff. the rest of us it will tike locker -- it will long longer. widespread 50s, a even approaching 70 for the coastline. in particular, santa cruz going to be nice and warm today. the bay area forecast, 50s and low 60s this morning. partly cloudy skies for the afternoon. widespread 70s nearing 80 in some cases. and for the inland areas, this is where we will see the big hike in tem

seeing slight delays northbound 101 through san jose.th of there through the peninsula though problem-free. if you plan on taking north 280 we are seeing extra volume through downtown san jose but again no accidents through that portion. here's a live look at the area. traffic seems to be moving up to speed heading through that portion of north 280. oakland starting to see some extra volume, as well. lots of cars on the road northbound headed towards the maze. southbound looking good as you work your way into hayward. heading to the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on. we are seeing a backup beyond the 880 overpass right now. still looking good though off the eastshore freeway. 19 minutes westbound 80 as you come away from the carquinez bridge to the maze. the rest of the bay area bridges not too bad. san mateo clear, both directions. 14 minutes between 880 and 101. 101 looking good along the peninsula, all the way towards sfo. south 101 out of marin, we have slight delays, 37 to 580, 12 minutes through there. that's traffic. h

we have an accident brewing out there northbound fremont at mission.cle involved in the accident. there are injuries and the number 3 lane is blocked. lots of activity on scene. we are going to see slight delays approaching the area so early but again traffic may be slow at the scene. westbound 237 at lawrence expressway, this wreck blocking the two left lanes has been cleared over to the right shoulder. 65 miles per hour now through that area. west 237, 880 connectors in milpitas looks good. ace train delays. train number one about 11 minutes behind schedule. train number 3 is on time. golden gate bridge, traffic looking very nice so far, so good. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in the next half hour is it possible to go blind on a roller coaster? how one man says it happened to him. >> plus, a woman mugged caught on tape. the unsung hero here in the bay area who stepped in to help. >>> badly bungled. a new report reveals just how bad the system failed in the jaycee dugard kidnapping case. what is being done today to fix what some are calling a failure

northbound backed up to the coliseum. if you want to come to your tv and see it, oh, yeah, it's going to be great. no it's going to take awhile for it to unwind. let's take a look at some other come miewlts. highway 4 pretty slow. it's better than it normally s good in pittsburgh and -- pittsburg and bay port. 7:10, let's go to rosemary. >>> we've got blank cet of low coweds. clouds. burning off to generally sunny skies. our inland spots sunny. 60s and low 70s. around the bay area 70 to low 80s. your forecast here, we're going to watch this as it eventually. i thought this was going to retreat back to the coastline. right about 9:00, 10 mostly clear conditions. by the afternoon mostly clear skies for most of us even along the coastline. 56 in san francisco. upper 50s livermore at low 60s. these temperatures within a degree or two from what we saw yesterday. farley quiet and mild. mostly sunny skies for the afternoon. mid-80s santa rosa. 82 fremont. 83 san san jose. 67 expected in the city. how about the extended, focusing

in the northbound direction.let's take a look at 880 north and southbound that traffic is moving along nicely in oakland. at the bay bridge toll plaza it's doing very nicely. now with the weekend forecast here's rosemary. >> good morning, to you. after a notable drop for our inland areas yesterday, we will rebound although we are going to stay below average for your weekend. giving you a look at the winds out there. very calm. we do have a little bit of a light breeze blowing through parts of the east bay as well as concord reporting winds. delta breeze blowing through fairfield this morning at 17 miles an hour. but not as strong as what we saw yesterday morning. 55 degrees in santa rosa yesterday. upper 50s in napa. in case you are curious the temperatures very curious. 56 in oakland. 56 in san francisco. low 60s right around san jose. at this hour we will flip a little bit more as we get closer to sunrise. your satellite view that trough bringing us the same old same old. much of the same expected into the week

this is northbound 680 right at mission.orcycle and a big rig were involved in this wreck happened around 5:40 this morning. right lane shut down until further notice for the investigation. a backup northbound as well as southbound for spectator slowing. so avoid the area if you can. bay bridge backed up almost to the maze. metering lights are on. elsewhere, as you work your way through the altamont pass, lots of brake lights, 21 minutes from the altamont pass to 680. that's traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> weather looking good today. we are starting out with patchy fog early on this morning toward ocean beach very quiet day out at the coastline so far. we have seen a lot of sunshine there over the past couple, may very well see more sunshine today. still, temperatures are going to be warming up nicely under mostly sunny skies, well into the 80s inland, low 90s extreme parts of the bay area, 60s and 70s inside the bay, 50s and 60s at the coast. ,,,,,,,, >>> beautiful shot of the city of manhattan. can you see

if you are driving on 280 northbound that looks nice. at 5:08 let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you very much. we have a low cloud deck. what is new? it doesn't look like much of a change here nor awhile. low clouds, cool sunny and breezy. tomorrow night not so much change. bring up the high temperatures a couple degrees. i will go with it but it's one of the things i will when i feel it. boy was it close on the tropical moisture. now southern california yeah. you can get some pretty good lightning displays. overall just missed us. southern sacramento valley. as the pacifica digs in clearer that will -- i think we had our window of opportunity but we are closing it. 60s and 70s in is redwood city. southwest 23. i focus on this because it tells me almost everything i need to know. if the low clouds are there and concord, fairfield, vacaville are getting a west, southwest wind there is not change in our pattern. big system for this time of year digging in. and that will settle in on the west coast and probably hang out there. it's the betw

if you need to go northbound, give yourself extra time. san ramon valley boulevard is jammed, so is 680 northbound with a drive times running twice the normal 14 minutes. we have some minor problems in the northbound direction that back things up. there are no major incidents, but this is an unusual and a lengthy delay. here is your bridge project. very slow traffic. 18-22 minute drive * b eight to 80 approach is usually the best. it is as low as director of the approach. in easy commute out of marin county. there are still no delays. the drive times are running around a 38 minutes. >> in the national news, casey anthony has been forced out of hiding. she is expected to begin a one-year probation sentence for fraud conviction. here is video of her release last month. she was acquitted of killing her two year-old daughter. former vice-president dick cheney said that he advises george of the bush esteban syria. cheney says that bush rejected that advice in the book he criticizes members of the bush and administration included condoleezza ric

take you to northbound 880 right at the embarcadero exit, big rig involved, six cars, two left lanes are blocked and could result in major slowing. southbound 880, stall at 7th avenue blocking the right lane. the commute this morning, metering lights remain off. looks friday light and no issues on the upper deck heading into san francisco. abc7news.com is the website, check all the latest incidents as well as traffic drive times. >>> coming up, many more friends for facebook, staggering new numbers that is giving the social network to brag. and feeling snakes, the brave and potentially dumb tactic one thief used to get his hands on a

if you are going to 880 this morning, northbound nice great conditions into the maze.all the way into hayward. in fact, south of there as you work your way towards milpitas no delays to report. south bay also problem-free as you work your way on 280 no delays there. northbound clear through downtown san jose. we do though have reports of a travel advisory. there is a downed tree in lanes westbound 152 west of sprague lake so use an alternate. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> let's get a look at today's top stories. oakland firefighters have contained fires at two separate homes this morning. there are no reports of injuries in either location. but residents are still trying to confirm the whereabouts of a man who lived in the converted garage in one of the homes. >>> san francisco's muni system is working on getting unlicensed drivers off the payroll. dozens of operators don't have licenses because they cannot pass their physicals. >>> a deadly boat crash near hunters point is under investigation right now. authorities say a dinghy collided with

northbound 680, concord onramp, first report of accident here. san francisco northbound 101 accident past cesar chavez blocking the right lane. we'll follow that for the drive up the peninsula. thick fog on the golden gate bridge and coming up over the waldo grade. limited visibility. be aware of that if you are driving southbound out of marin county to san francisco. >> thanks a lot. >>> 4:40. >> still ahead, coming to the rescue. a pair of teenage hikers find themselveses in a sticky predicament. >> we know how hard it can be to find parking in san francisco. coming up, how some business owners are putting a positive spin on the most outrageous ticket sasasasasasasa experts from a leading consumer publication recently tested stain treatments. they rated resolve laundry number one. beating shout. try resolve laundry for amazing stain removal. satisfaction guaranteed, or your money back. i think it can. one of the challenges for kayla being gluten-free is actually finding choices the whole family will love. five flavors of chex are gluten-free, i

have may have a person trapped in is overturned a vehicle is blocking to left lanes and this is northbound0 before davis if you're coming out a castro you want to make the right turn on the 580 instead of getting on the nimitz for what freeway northbound. the fast lane is blocked any it will be or sometimes as major in decrees that have been reported. >> pat sun is going to be doing its job later on this afternoon in mount view would be 76 and partly cloudy santa clara 75 mostly sunny morgan hill 98 and sunny skies don't be surprised if they do touch on 100 later on this afternoon. the only cool weather will be along the coast and by 3:00 p.m. and the '90s tyrolienne a big change between yesterday and today we will talk about that coming upper. >> time now 637 or we will be backed a couple of minutes we are taking a look from our roof camera it looks like a watercolor painting a nice hot day this afternoon and plenty of sunshine. [ 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 ju

northbound 880 before stevenson boulevard.ibly two lanes. also some damage to the guardrail. that is why they went ahead and issued the traffic alert. that is your traffic. back to you. >> no fighting, you two. >>> the heads of fema and homeland security will tour damage from hurricane irene today and they are going to be in new jersey and new york after touring vermont. the national guard is using helicopters to get food and water to 13 vermont towns that are cut off because of all the flooding in the area. some rivers are still rising. >>> the red cross is urging people in the bay area to donate blood in the wake of hurricane irene. the organization had to cancel more than 70 flood drives along the east coast because of all the storm damage. the red cross is stressing the need for platelets which have a short shelf life of only five days. >>> bart is expected to name a general manager today. the transit agency board has selected grace crunican the former chief of seattle's department of transportation. bart has been without

let's check the roads with gianna. >> accident northbound 280, vehicle over the embankment.it out of the road. we are seeing a backup, traffic sluggish as you work your way there northbound 280 right at alemany so give yourself some extra time. 101 is probably the best bet. new accident to report westbound 580 at grant line with injuries. 3 to 4 vehicles involved, in the center divide. you can see some yellow on the sensors so traffic is already starting to build. another accident reported westbound 580 near the truck scales. that's out of lanes. metering lights off at the bay bridge toll plaza. north of golden gate bridge approaching the waldo tunnel first reports of an accident on the side of the road but about 3 to 4 vehicles involved in this wreck so that may cause a bit of a slowdown approaching the scene. mass transit a nice ride right now. bart, ace, muni and caltrain problem-free. no delays at 880/237. san jose near trimble so far, so good. very light. that's a look at traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> mendocino county sheriff's deputies are searching for

northbound traffic continues to look good getting up the i-880 interchange in oakland.me traffic on highway 17 northbound 17 looks good and getting all the way to interstate 280 and let's go to steve. >>> overnight lows are cool, no doubt about it chilly and it is cold out there chilly some low clouds, 48 to 50 and you have to give the overnight lows credit. sometimes we get lower 60s but that's not the case. very cool readings. most of that fog will be heading back to the coast and we will have some sun. mostly sunny, 60s to upper 80s if you are well inland. low clouds and fog continue to hang around and we need a northeast winds to wipe it out. there is a him the of a north wind so it should help to burn it off sooner. down to 51 and everybody is in the 50s here. still everybody checking in at low to upper 50s and one system moves out. that is a bad satellite image. low pressure moves in and there in lies the reason the highs stay in the middle of the country. it is going to stay in the middle of the country and coast and bay fog cold to cool lows overnight and by the

interstate 880 northbound looks good and there are no major problems driving passed the coliseum.and this morning, contra costa county slowed through the construction zone and the construction approaching walnut creek on 680 north is picked up and a lot of it is gone. if you are driving to walnut creek interstate 08 is still off -- 880 is still off to a good start. >>> the clouds are lifting and they are making it into locations that were fog free in some locations but it looks like the warming ended on tuesday. yesterday, will continue today. overcast gives way to sunshine if you are closer to the delta. tomorrow things kick into a cooler gear. drizzle takes us into the weekend and probably early next week. the fog bank is still there and has been compressed and was thick for a while but lifted, looks cooler away from the coast, the breeze has doubled compared to where it was a few days ago. strong system moving into the pacific northwest, we get these systems and another one moves in and we are at that time of year where it is stronger and stronger. the cooling trends may bring

santa cruz that traffic looks good, northbound 17 coming up to the valley, traffic is looking prettyand in the valley itself we have some slow traffic in cupertino heading southbound and if you are driving on heyward right near whipel road there, there is a crash on the shoulder. now 6:37 let's go to steve. look at it gingerly, there is sunshine, warm temperatures and yesterday we had some thick fog in novato up to santa rosa and so far nothing coming in and napa county has some thinking fog. temperatures are starting off joe near ken worth, i believe yesterday 47 degrees and for august these are some cool lows. a lot of mid-50s to upper 50s and late this afternoon to this evening 92 degrees. mostly sunny breezy 12:45. temperatures yesterday they jumped up, high pressure came in squashes the fog the sea breeze was cut in half. i look for more of the same today. 50s in santa rosa and i would not be surprised. a lot of mid-to-upper 50s. southwest 16 which is a little stronger than yesterday. up towards travis, so far it is not happening. one system to the north and pressure in the sout

northbound a little sluggish into the maze but overall accident-free.sty with your forecast. >> thanks a lot, gianna. definitely cooler starting this workweek. and seeing a lot of cloud cover out there. a little gray as we're looking outside in san francisco and the case for most of you a you step outside this morning. warming up inland to temperatures that will be in the mid-80s. so below average for the start of august. along the bay shores temperatures will be in the 60s and maybe a few low 70s as well and at the coastline, seeing clouds throughout the afternoon, temperatures on the cool side high 50s, low 60s. we are warming up into tuesday and wednesday. warmest of the workweek wednesday, low 90s. then slight cooling for thursday and friday. by saturday, high 80s in the warmest spots. ,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back to "the early show." beautiful monday morning here in new york. i'm chris wragge. coming up, the inspiring story of rachael beckwith, she had a dream to help kids in africa get freshwater. on her ninth birth dee she asked everyone instead of

speeds right around 65 miles per hour northbound 880.heading towards the san mateo bridge a nice ride. right now 13 to 14 minutes between 880 and 101. no delays there. if you are jumping to 101 towards sfo nice ride here also northbound 101 clear into san francisco. we are seeing some slight there's southbound side of 280 out of san bruno but pretty typical this time of the morning. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in the headlines on this tuesday, two people are recovering after being shot in richmond overnight while trying to get away, their suv crashing into a gas meet the other side a service station there. >>> key meeting this morning in washington on the san bruno pipeline disaster. lead investigators will present their findings to the ntsb and san bruno's mayor and city manager will also be in attendance. >>> and the wife and three children of moammar qaddafi have turned up in algeria but the whereabouts of the libyan leader still unknown. rebels in libya claim qaddafi's some khamis was killed last week in

we are following this accident northbound 880 right before auto mall parkway. still not sure about lanes blocked. we know chp just got on scene so we'll watch this plus show you life look at the bay bridge toll plaza. in the meantime, back to you. >> thank you. >>> the man behind the iphone and ipad and ipod says i-quit. steve jobs steps down and it is sending shockwaves through the tech world. stephanie chuang reports. >> reporter: good morning. steve jobs and his iconic black turtleneck and bluejeans is a local guy. he grew up here in cupertino where apple headquarters s he is regarded to be unparalleled in product vision. >> every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything. >> reporter: jobs became the man behind those revolutionary products. it was in 1976 that he and a friend started apple in a garage right here in silicon valley. hard to believe he was forced out of apple in 1985 and then returned to revive the company to what it is now as he returned in 1997. jobs is a survivor of pancreatic cancer. he had a liver transpl