we have that issue on northbound 101, pam. also want to mention that the south bay is getting busy now. i want to show you that northbound 101 coming in from the peninsula is going to be effected by this. northbound 101 as you drive in fact that super is wrong. if we can get rid of that. northbound 101 on the peninsula coming up from south san francisco you are going to see a lot of slow traffic because of an earlier accident right near the candle stick park exit. news chopper 2 is showing us a peckture of a bunch of backed traffic here. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza and that traffic is also backed up get into the city. now to steve. >>> all right, sal. clear skies expect for a little bit of patchy fog. everything says sunny and warm today. in fact it's already in the 60s for much of san francisco. i mean from outer sunset all the way to the embarcadero. that tells us it's going to be sunny and warm. clear skies and a little easterly breeze. a little stronger up in the higher elevations. a little warmer today. mainly r

northbound 680 first reports of an accident there with flooding and ponding northbound 680 at olympicr the culprit as are the high winds take it easy folks. >>> starbucks and appear pep are -- starbucks and apple are joining us forces on world aids day to help fight disease for every handcrafted drink it sells tomorrow, starbucks will give five cents to the global fund of the red foundation, partnering with apple by offering $30 itunes gift card online, 5% of those proceeds will be donated to red. >>> we are hearing about a new york city policeman whose act of kindness has gone viral he gave a hopeless man shoes in times square, that he bought himself because the man had no shoes. a picture tan by a tourist has been seen around the world. -- >> couldn't believe it, he was like this is too much officer, god bless you and be safe, it was almost like you gave him a million dollars. >> he says he is shocked by the attention. he says he keeps the receipt for the boots in his vest as a reminder of just how tough some people have it. he went into the shoe store to buy them, they gave him the

northbound 95 is okay. but let's take a live look at the beltway in alexandria where on the inner loop, just after telegraph road but before van dorn street an accident blocks two lanes as well. a tough time getting by here on the inner loop. i'll have more on these two accidentings coming up at -- accidents coming up at 6:25. >>> at 6:18. time for another look at our question of the morning -- >> our facebook friend kathy says -- what do you think? >> we'll have more of your responses and the correct answer in 30 minutes. we'll be back. >>> welcome back. coming up on 6:22 and about 11 seconds here. howard with your weather first and it's a little breezy but a much better day than a warming trend to the weekend. so grab the jackets and the gloves you'll need them. we're in the 30s and 40s now. by lunchtime i expect more sunshine than early this morning. winds though could be gusting 25, maybe 30 at times this afternoon. we get to 54 3:00 52 and by 6:00 we're down to 49 adds the winds will slacken tonight. m

especially heading northbound on 95 trying to get up to baltimore northbound side after route 32, closer to 175 i would say. you see all this yellow forming. that's because of an overturned box truck and i see the southbound side is just taking a look at what's going on there. the southbound lanes are open. you are good to go if you're leaving columbia down toward laurel and the beltway. so again the accident's northbound 95 north of route 32 an overturned box truck. the beltway in college park, in issues to report issue -- no issues to report here. the entire stretch on the eastern side of town of prince george's county. the outer loop close to new hampshire avenue which is normal. we'll go back to the maps this time to 95 in virginia. northbound side of course you've got the slow traffic coming up toward woodbridge. but you are still looking good and we'lltive a like look -- take a live look further north in springfield. also traffic is moving well. i'll be back with more in a few minutes. >>> thanks monika. last week's game was moved because of hurricane sandy and now d.c. united has

problems on northbound 95. ted the left lanes closed by an accident. -- two left lanes closed by an accident. the left tube is block for a disabled vehicle. we have a crash in westminster. continued closures in the city because of the water main break at charles street. used calvert or the j.f.x. this is northbound traffic. we're starting to see some delays forming. traffic is barely moving northbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. a man in arizona is free this morning. a jury convicted him for murdering two people. a justice group cited no dna evidence and another man -- he was released. the man who pleaded guilty to shooting gabby giffords will b served a life sentence without the possibility for parole. 13 others were wounded in that attack. spectacular flames in phoenix after a large number of hay bales caught on fire. no word on what started the fire. bacteria could release heat causing spontaneous combustion. >> the postal service wants to remind you to mail early to avoid the holi

northbound bw parkway trying to get into laurel. maybe reconsider and use route 1 as your alternate route. a tiny bit of a back-up. those lanes have remained open. >>> southbound 270, look at that slow down all the way from frederick nothing stopped in the roadway. that is your monday morning rush hour. now let's look at the west side of town where accident clean up has been completed. there was activity right here on the bridge that's gone. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:43. back to you guys. >>> election day just a day ahead. >> charlie rose joins us live. >> reporter: good morning, it is the last day of the campaign. plus political director john dickerson is here. he will break down how each candidate can forge a path to victory and on what will make the ultimate difference. that and more, when we see you at 7:00. >>> gas shortages, power outages. frigid temperatures all combining to make it much more difficult. >> aid to new york and new jersey will soon be arriving from this area i can't a detective is leading the effort t

monika samtani has been watching an accident on i-95 northbound.hat's the biggest problem she's been telling me. >>> it sure is. on the northbound side of i-95, it was there for about 45 minutes. it's now cleared but you're going about 34 miles an hour on the northbound side of i-95 trying to get into woodbridge where the accident had taken up the two left lanes at route 123. i'm going to step out and show what you it looks like live from our sky 9. this is a little further north in lorton. so everyone is kind of moving upstream on the northbound side of 95 where again the accident was at route 123. all cleared. several stretches of slow traffic as you head up 95 towards springfield as well. let's go there now and show you what it looks like. this it typical leaving route 644 up to 395 which is slow from about duke street to seminary road. that's been incident free heading up to the 14th street bridge. a live look as well on the north side of town. here's what it looks like on the outer loop at new hampshire avenue. brake lights begin just about he

northbound 101 dave and pam.t looks like a car rear ended a garbage truck in san francisco northbound 101. the vehicle is now on fire. and we're not sure how bad the injuries are but there could be injuries. northbound 101 sat candle -- 101 at candle stick park. if i were you, i would use 280 instead to get into san francisco because traffic is beginning to stack up getting out of south city driving up to brisbane. watch for this crash fire department from brisbane and san francisco are there. it sounds like a bad one. let's move along to san francisco itself. northbound and southbound 101 that traffic is moving along nicely with no major problems coming up to the 80 split. this mornings commute at the bay bridge toll plaza we have a little bit of an early crowd here in some of the lanes. fast track getting through okay. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you. record highs are likely today. we'll go from very, very warm to very, very cool to cold just this week. i'm getting reading some conflicting reports on sant

you do not want to stay on the northbound stretch of the bw parkway headed northbound right now. if you have a trip out of bwi, take this as a warning and plan on using 95s athe workaround. let's take it back inside so we can update the ride elsewhere. report of another crash southbound on the baltimore- washington parkway approaching 410. volume increasing as you work northbound continuing out towards 395. no accidents to report continuing out to the american legion bridge. on the bridge, that is where they're checking for accident activity. keep your eyes peeled for that as you continue on the inner loop working your way from tyson's and continuing up towards the american legion bridge and out towards 270. check for the the crash here. we have reports of delays on the metro blue orange line. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >> it has been a tight race for weeks and one day before the presidential election, numbers are still showing strong support for both candidates. a new "washington post" abc news poll shows president obama with 49% to republican nominee

northbound 880 earlier accident cleared out of the right lane.eat highway in san francisco closed between lincoln and absolute due to san removal. san leandro -- a truck has hit several vehicles police are on the way to that scene. >>> mississippi teen on a mission this morning to get rid of a flame retardant chemical found in a sports drink. 15-year-old sarah cavanaugh started online petition targeting orange gatorade she wants pepsi company to remove an ingredient called bvo experts say it is used in some drinkses to stabilize the flavor but cavanaugh argues the company already makes gatorade without the flame retardant in europe, why not in the u.s.? >>> more than half a million californians facing rate hike in health insurance, 18% in january, some could see rates go up 25%. the hikes will affect those with individual policies, a spokesman for anthem says with increases the company expects to lose money on those policies. insurance commissioner jones plans to review the request but says he can stop it, state lou does not allow regulators to r

accident blocking lanes two and three northbound on 280., accident west 80 at tennessee that is on the right you can see drive times from the carquinez to the maze under 30 minutes. your traffic app, san jose 87 northbound bumper-to-bumper accident lane two, alternate 101 looking good, 280 in cupertino with that accident at wolf road. if you would like to check out your commute on this free app, download it on the app store or google play. >>> straight ahead, five things to know before you go, including the peninsula hotel guests back in their rooms. >>> >>> good morning live look at heavenly in tahoe. already a thin blanket of snow, snow showers coming down now meteorologist mike nicco says this is from the system an is going to be bringing us rain very soon in the next few hours for many of us certainly everybody wet by the afternoon commute. he's going to have one more look at that coming up. >>> here are five things to know before you go: >> number one, firefighters say carbon monoxide leaking from a boiler caused the evacuation of 500

this will be northbound i-59 north of the car rest area. police are out with the incident that has been pulled over to the shoulder. traffic remains congested continuing across the okay on. no accidents, just volume delays. we do need to map out some problems for you. if you are traveling in virginia northbound on 286, that is the fairfax county parkway. that is where we have the police activity tying up a portion of the roadway. 286 northbound at sunrise valley drive. roadway is completely shut down. no one able to get by at this time. we do have accident activity involving three vehicles on the inner loop of the beltway here at van dorn street. stay to the left to get by as you travel in from eisenhower headed over towards the i- 59/395 corridor. this will be in your way. inner loop starting to slow as you approach gallows road. heavy volume headed northbound north of 216 and 32. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. >>> we are monitoring metro for you this morning. the system is teaming up with the national park service fo

northbound 101 at railroad the cotati grade accident in the clearing phases.ooding northbound 680 jacqueline off-ramp because of water main break, closed. san jose first and brokaw, accident involving patrol car on vta track not sure what track, between karina and metro airport station they are working to clear that. >>> on this thanksgiving day, a san francisco tradition continues a meal for thousands at glide memorial church. katie marzullo is there now. how are the preps going? >> reporter: they are going and they started a long time ago back in august. take a look to my right, you can see more. dozens of turkeys and hams set-up. glide really has it down to a science, a well oiled machine here this morning. to that end i want to introduce denise lamont with church you have been doing this more than 30 years. >> we've -- we are serving 5,000, we've got some of the cast members from the lion king here in san francisco are going to be helping out. then we also have celebrity chef ryan scott who is coming in, putting together bags of lunches, he's bringing the

also affecting the northbound on 880, 17, and the guadalupe parkway northbound.ive time is running from downtown san jose toward cupertino over an hour as traffic is virtually at a complete standstill for miles on 280 more. >> thank you george. of the bay area that lies in contra costa county a man accused of killing a retired hercules schoolteacher is set to enter his plea. darnell washington and his wife tanya washington are charged with the victim's death. neighbors found her inside a house with several stab wounds after she fell to pick up her husband from the airport. they are also charged with a crime spree in southern california. >> will bring you the latest as the case developed rough morning. >> in the north bay in early man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident. 93 year-old alvin hesse was struck when he was riding in an electrical mobile's older. he was taken to the hospital and later died off. after a surge of the area he's identified as 85 year- old joe lee perry has been booked and napa county jail. >> and 11 month old baby girl is in the

a chp patrol car flipped over after a crash on northbound 101.e pictures from news, this is happening near the embarcadero off ramp. one person has died in this crash. a chp officer has been hurt. if you're driving in the area, expect major delays. it may be as long as six hours in this area. ktvu has a crew headed to the scene. we're going to bring more live information from the scene in a couple minutes. >>> china is stepping into the middle east conflict as israel and pilsen yan works to -- palestinian works for a truce. china says it is supporting the bid to upgrade the status at the united nations. >>> the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide car bombing in eastern afghanistan. two people were killed, 60 others hurt, they say it was in attack to the response o of the recent execution of four taliban prisoners at the afghan cease government's main detention center. >>> new violence breaking out across egypt this morning, the information coming in about clashes between o opponents ask supporters of the new egyptian government. the

problem with car fire west 580 north livermore blocking lane of traffic san francisco northbound 280mp to southbound 101 closed for construction for another 15 minutes. san jose northbound 101 old oakland road big rig hit a guardrail, blocking right lane. >>> 4:41. >>> new developments in your right to go nude on the streets of san francisco. >>> mystery solved, abc7 news finding a missing historic cross in the bay area. you disgust me. prove it. enough is enough. d-con no view, no touch trap snaps to kill instantly. no looking, no touching. d-con. get out. >>> welcome back. here's a look at downtown san francisco clear sky, mild, 50s looks like record high temperatures again today. wait until you see how much cooler it is going to get. heading to the sierra, there's snow in the forecast. >>> live picture from miami, florida happening right now on this election day you can see the line of people already waiting to vote. east coast three hours ahead of us, florida as you know critical state that president obama and mitt romney are fighting hard for rich in electoral votes, 29. again,

it is northbound at the embarcadero. it is involved and a police vehicle there ran off the road and overturned. there's one landlocked and once again this is 101 at the embarcadero. this is an injury accident involving a police officer. traffic is starting to slow down and it is less a 60 m.p.h.. will keep an eye on this accident and let you know how this will slow down your commute. >> the rest of the bay area is doing just fine. >> new this morning. police and san rafael are investigating a shooting at a nightclub. according to san rafael police department they responded to a call the shots fired around 12:45 p.m. this morning in the area of club 101 located at 815 west francisco boulevard. two victims were taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. police did detained two suspects the they believe are linked to the shooting. authorities also say that multiple firearms were recovered at the scene. >> let's start in san francisco with kron 4 will tran. >> it is very busy and the shoppers have been out getting

northbound 17, northbound 85 and northbound 87 are all looking good trying to get into san jose. 4:46let's go to steve. >>> sal, is there anything going on tonight about 5:30? >> yes my book club you want to come? >> absolutely. thank you. okay. it looks okay. mostly cloudy. partly cloudy tonight. i think the rain will hold off. good thing it's not being played tuesday night i would say rain. but not tonight. storm tracks move to the north. it's kind of interesting. i run into people all the time who watch this. what is the outlook for the next seven or ten days maybe a little pattern change. we could be going into a colder pattern toward the end of the month. we have one more system before that develops. 50s on the temps. i don't think these will change too much. but we also have to start talking about maybe we clear out a little bit that valley fog is going to be thick, thick. today i think the cloud cover will prevent that. there will just be patchy fog. hold on a second. forget that right there. you can see a few right there. mendocino and lake county could get a few more showers.

northbound fairfax county parkway, near sunrise valley drive as you continue northbound to the dulles toll road. still working to clear it for now. still suggesting you take reston parkway. not seeing massive delays there at all. 66 eastbound at washington boulevard, you are slow, about a two-mile backup now because of a five-vehicle crash. the left lane is blocked. you can see delays as you make your way past it. from the beltway to glebe, at about 44 miles per hour. over to 50 in maryland, a little bit sluggish. not terrible. here's a live look at 202. that drive is going to take you about 11 minutes. >>> perhaps vice president joe biden has a career in hollywood when he gets tired of all the politics thing. he's making a cameo on an episode of "parks & recreation." the vice president will play himself and will have a conversation with the character played by amy poehler. it's been a long running joke that she has a crush on biden. they shot the scene this summer here in washington. the episode airs a week from tonight at 9:30. should be funny. >>> president obama is drawing compari

heading northbound towards danville area.t control and ended up with its box trailer straddling the center of the divide. let's show you from sky 7 how bad the scene was. and making it very difficult throughout how to remove it. they decided to cut it in half, leaving one half in the northbound side, the other side on the southbound nine. -- side. let's take a look at ground shots we shot earlier showing inside of the truck. pal yets of sflis, mostly benign things like bandages and equipment. nothing toxic at all. but still, waits a mess to clean up. 30 to 35 gallons of fuel did spill on both sides of the freeway. now... this rired sand to ab sore it all.

northbound klain closed for another hour. -- northbound lane closed for another hour.police do not plan to write him a ticket, not illegal to sneeze they say it looks like this was an accident. they just gotta get it cleaned up and then it will be wrapped up. live from san leandro, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> more breaking news, police still searching palo alto area for a man after a woman woke to a frightening discovery overnight. katie marzullo isly at hawthorne and high a -- high street. >> reporter: the search is ongoing for this suspect. police have called off the dogs, but they are continuing to look for the man all they will say is he is wearing dark clothing. video from earlier this morning, you can see the k-9 units searched several blocks in the area of hawthorne and high in palo alto. the victim a woman in her 20s is at the police station. after they interview her they hope to know more what happened she woke up to a man in her apartment, she screamed and he took off. police won't say how go into their home but they are at the apartment investigating they

the story is northbound i-95. headed northbound, the accident activity occurred before 123 and all of that activity has cleared. you are sitting any backup. the pace improves only to slow closer to the franconia springfield parkway. heavy volume head north. spotty delays continuing out towards fort belvoir. we'll update the ride from the east. along 66, no issues reported as you continue eastbound headed in towards fair oaks. heavy volume from manassas to 28. traffic slows again from other to 123. southbound 270 busy on the top stretch approaching and passing route 80. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> today is the great american smokeout. the american cancer society urges anyone who has been thinking about quitting smoking to get started today. later on this morning, montgomery county councilmember nancy florine will talk more about a bill she is backing to ban smoking on nearly all county properties. george washington university will announce a plan to make all its campuses across the district an

northbound 101 shoreline boulevard debris in lanes causing flat tires.hp en route to clean that up. >>> u.s. super ter has taken the crown as the worldest fastest. -- titan is at the oakridge national lab in tennessee topped a list of 500 super computers unveiled yesterday at a conference in salt lake city. titan was retrofited by a santa clara company. engineers say graphics will allow titan to perform 70 called drill2)w beyond calculations per second. >>> new pepsi drink claims it can cut the fat in your body. pepsi special set to hit the market today in japan, soda infused with direction trinh found in many supplements -- -- dextrin found in many supplements sold here in the u.s.. >> new study suggests the old saying flattery will get you everywhere. team of japanese scientists say they've found a compliment encourages students to perform better a part of brain is stimulated when a person is rewarded with a compliment or cash. the study published online >>> just a week after voters approved prop entirety cal-state leaders face a few decision this morn

right now we have slowing for northbound 101, northbound 87, those two northbound routes showing thegestion building for the south bay, but it's a little later build and a little milder. also this green highlighting on the roadways, that's where you might find slicker roads from having had overnight rains. also where christina talked about cold temperatures right now. here's the road to the top of mt. hamilton. green means the wet roadways and potentially the pink also. the roadway is open, just keep that in mind. we close that once the snow hits. even though it's pretty, you don't want to get stuck in it. in sunol, a smooth drive around bend and there's no fog. low clouds hovering around but a smooth drive from pleasanton into fremont. another live look with our camera across the san mateo bridge. this is the westbound commute pushing toward the peninsula. building but no slowing here and a nice, easy drive along the peninsula itself. there's the east shore freeway down through berkele and the b.a.r.t. system, now no delays. back to you. >>> it is 6:22. a lot more ahead. we'll be ri

here's the 14th street bridge, northbound the delays here and in hand landmark northbound 95 the same story from quantico and springfield just the normal slow stuff trying to get to the beltway or beyond on to 395. back over to another live picture this time we're going to goth other side of town -- go to the other side of town. this is pretty much what it looks lick on the west side between 270 tysons corner and springfield. we'll also go to another live picture this time let's take a look at 270. on the southbound side if you're planning to head southbound off and on delays out of frederick to 109. let's go back over to the graphics, some information on penn line 407 which is now running 15 to 20 minutes late. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:43. back to you guys. >>> time now to welcome the partners at "cbs this morning." >> charlie rose in new york and of course we know you are covering sandy with mass transit. electrical problems. >> you are right, you have listed the problems that we all face. trillions, power outages, disruption of property and some real alarming ways that t

trains are now traveling northbound on the northbound truck with. attracting about 645 this morning. there was a pedestrian fatality at the palo alto station. if this person was struck by a northbound train. there are major delays and they are working to recover this. >>there are problems in both the north and southbound direction. this is back into san leandro northbound. this is an incident that is at the embarcadero. they continue to have delays on an estate to 80 in the northbound direction. 101 getting in and out of the bay area. the bay bridge west about is still barely backed up.drive times here are improving and it is down to 15 minutes. >>and from cars to airplanes. this is the busiest travel weekend. the airport will be packed again but this a shot looks very good. >>you can see that the sun is out but this does not mean that there is no whether the issues here at fso. they do expect delays and it will eventually have an effect on some departures. if you are traveling today you should call ahead first. when you arrive here papillote pugh y

. >>> an accident on the northbound side of i-95 in virginia. at route 123. it has been moved to a nearby commuter lot. the lanes are open but the damage is done. on the northbound side of i-95 give yourself extra time trying to get into woodbridge. more details coming up in my next report. back to you, mike. >> thanks a lot, monika. >>> this week's cool schools makes not one but two stops. teams from thomas jefferson high school in alexandria, virginia and spring brook high school in spring brook, maryland are connecting on the next big thing. they're working on a project where social media and education collide. he's found a way to take the fear out of raising your hand

the chp opened one lane northbound at 9:30, another at about 10:00 p.m. now, as youc can see behind me, begin, all northbound lanes here at south san francisco are open. the chp says they have not identified the victim. what they're doing right now is calling back all those individuals they called in on the 9-1-1 log and trying to get information from them as to when this woman was on the freeway, why s@a might have been on the freeway, and who actually hit her. reporting live in south san francisco, abc-7 news. >> ama: 42 people are arrested and an officer injured after a party got out of control in san jose overnight. they began just before 11:00 last night'c on pat avene and lead for nearly six hours. san jose police say an officer trying to break up the party was injured whentÑ people through bottles at him and someone tried to drag the officer into the backyard. police say party-goers started jumping over fences when they arrived. things differently. >> there was like 50 policed8 officers. >> what were they doing? >> um, being aggressive. >> ama:

napa northbound 10 -- 121 overturn with crews on scene there. 87 capital expressway, we have stall and that vehicle has turned the wrong direction on the highway, chp on scene. traffic app, exclusive to abc 7, take a look at 680 and 84 sunol grade heavy, anonymous reporting half an hours. ago heavy traffic there, looks like it is bunching up towards the dublin interchange and 680 interchange. if you want to download this app, it is free on the app store and google play. >>> 6:52. in fairfield, police are warning residents after a series of mail thefts in the past few weeks in the laurel creek area neighborhood watch has provided home videos of investigators -- to investigators of a man and woman showing them checking mailboxes and taking mail in the area of shoreline circle police are advising residents to not place out-going mail in their box and retrieve mail daily. >>> [ unintelligible ] thieves took $11,000 worth of under garments on halloween afternoon the store was packed no -- nobody witnessed the theft. >>> ahead, five things to know bef

northbound 680 at washington not that far away.re is a five-car wreck blocking several northbound lanes. southbound traffic also getting good eye. you can see the traffic is slow. also this morning we've had a lot of slow traffic and a lot of fender benders and solo car accidents on the freeway. 880 northbound here looks guidrying past the coliseum. we've had a lot of as i mentioned a lot of cars that have lost control. take it easy. eastbound 580 at greenville road still clearing an accident there. but westbound 580 traffic is not doing very well because of the wet weather. so please give yourself extra time. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. well our system moving through this is the last in this pattern. it looks like we will see a pattern change and in fact we may say goodbye to rain until the first week of december. we may have to deal with the system in the morning. it is moving south and east. and there is still a lot of cloud cover to the west and also to the north. rain ending very mild. mostly cloudy. fog forming ton

a live look outside and northbound i-95. this is pretty much at the exit for hereto the beltway or to continue north on 395 at the springfield interchange. otherwise known as the mixing bowl. for those of you who've been here for a while. back to the maps this time all the way up north. southbound 270 always going to have that bit of slow traffic leaving route 109 toward 121. but coming out of frederick you're okay. and then beyond 121 into jermantown okay as well. a live look from the sky 9 on the inbound side of i-66 that's a bit of a bear. manassas into centreville. with the lanes open. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:18 or further out. >>> little further out. >> yeah. >>> and we have another look at our question of the morning -- >> hmm. one of our facebook fans wrote ed violette. >> we'll have more of your responses and the correct answer in 30 minutes. stick around. >>> welcome back. 6:21. howard here with your weather first on this pretty but chilly friday morning and a great day ahead. and even better weekend. he

. >> better news for those traveling northbound along i- 95. that was just the one left lane blocked at the scene of this crash. this one involving the overturned vehicle. northbound 95 north of 32. left lane is all that is blocked at this time. they are in the process of wrapping this up. southbound 95 looks good to go. 66 is still an easy ride coming in from fair oaks with no issues reported continuing inbound towards 123. southbound 270, we are good to go leaving 109 headed for germantown. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> new this morning, former democratic congresswoman gabrielle giffords will likely come face to face today with the man who shot her in the head. giffords and her husband, mark kelly, are expected to attend the sentencing for jared loughner. he pleaded guilty in the january 2011 rampage that killed sick people and injured 13 including representative giffords. the congresswoman later esigned in order to concentrate on her recovery from the severe brain injuries. >>> a d.c. man is sentenced to more t

on 395, hitting the brakes northbound at duke. no accidents heading to the 14th street bridge, but you are under speed at 44 miles per hour. that drive taking 15 minutes. checking the rails, good news. no rt roed delays along the metro, the marc, or the vre. eun, over to you. >>> starting today, getting caught by a speed camera in the district won't hit your wallet quite as hard. fines are dropping $25 for any speeding violation up to 15 miles per hour. if you are caught going 25 miles per hour or more over the speed limit, fines are now up to $300. mayor vincent gray says the revenues from the fines will help hire 100 new police officers. >>> new this morning, new jersey experienced a minor earthquake around 1:20 this morning. the 2.0 quake hit the northern part of the state, which is still dealing with power outages and downed trees from sandy. police say so far they've received no reports of any damage or injury from the quake. >>> you are probably feeling a little less pain at the pump these days. the national average for a ga

. >>> no issues right now on the northbound side of i-95. this is what it looks like in springfield heading for the beltway or 395. right to the 14th street bridge all lanes are open. more coming up around 5:15. >>> making news at 5:09 this morning, house minority leader nancy pelosi says she plans to try to stay in her job. the california democrat says she will run again for a leadership position. no word yet on any possible competition. pelosi became the first female speaker of the house in 2007 back when the democrats had the majority. >>> senate democrats have something to celebrate. independent senator elect angus king of maine plans to caucus the democrats when he comes to capitol hill in january. that will give democrats a 55- 45 edge over republicans. king is replacing republican olympia snowe who's retiring. >>> still up for grabs, believe it or not arizona's second district congressional seat. it was once held by gabriel giffords. her former aide ron barber is neck and neck with margaret mcsally. ballots are still being counted and

northbound at railroad avenue.st heard about a car that hit the center divide and spunk around. keep that in mind as well. lower those speeds. heading across. west is your commute. we just see some flashing lights. we'll track this. there's mild slowing just past that, heading towards the bulk of the flat section and the high rise. an easy drive off of the high rise across the flow of traffic. our sky cam showing you there is a good deal of wind in san mateo. the interchange with 101 and into the city, okay there. that's from san mateo north and also west. 280 going to be slick. on the map where you see the blue, there may be some puddling. keep that in mind. the south bay shows that slowing as well. overall, you're moving pretty smoothly, guys, back to you. >>> calling for an investigation into the spike of gas prices between may and october. six senators, including dianne feinstein and barbara boxer want to know what role oil refineries played. analysts say a web of refinery problems including the fire at the ric

the accident happened on northbound 880 but no one was hurt. the rain caused flooding throughout the bay area. you are looking at -- the rainy weather also causing a nightmare at bay area airports on one of the busiest travel days of the year. christien kafton is live for us. we are hearing there are big delays. christien. >> reporter: absolutely major delays for some people. wet, rainy weather causing serious delays. we are here at sfo. you can see the rain still coming down. it's more of a heavy drizzle right now. it's not a driving rain. it certainly did cause a lot of delays just as thousands of people took the air. ktvu camera was there early this morning as delayed passengers collected their luggage. at least 81 flights were canceled due to the rain, the low cloud cover forced the airport to shut down one runway and alter flight pattern. they restricted the oneway to 27 flights per hour as opposed to the 90 flights per hour. >> about seven hour. we got in about 6:00 and our plane got delayed. we were supposed to lee at 9:00 then it got pu

officers are diverting northbound traffic onto interstate 380. drives are asked to choose alternative routes. there is no estimated time for the freeway to re-open. >> friends and family gathered in south bay to remember a young man killed during a car- jacking attempt. as ktvu's john sasaki tells us, his death has the family raising questions about police staffing. >> reporter: hundreds packed the church in campbell to say goodbye to a good friend. >> whenever he stepped into the room, it lit up. >> reporter: rory park-pettiford was killed. >> i appreciate the chance to have known rory, whether he was any son or not. he helped me through a very difficult illness and he kept me smiling and laughing. >> reporter: with the arrest of two suspects, one of whom is 15 years old, park-pettiford's high school football coach expresses concern. >> it makes we wonder what goes into a 15-year-old's mind having a gun and using a gun going on a robbery spree and shoot-out with the police is acceptable. >> reporter: park-pettiford's death brought out the emotio

so continuing your commute northbound, no issues there. back over to you. >>> this new storm is hammering the northeast. >> that's right. so far, it is responsible for at least 100,000 new power outages in parts of new york and new jersey. the rain, the wet snow all piling up on homes already damaged by sandy. the long island railroad, one of nation's busiest commuter train systems, suspended all of its service. new york city police urged resints to leave low lying neighborhoods. a lot of people, though, are staying behind because they're worried about looting. >> the snow is only adding to the misery for people who haven't had power or gas in 11 days because of sandy. the ripping winds, pounding surf and wet rain stunned people in oyster bay. that community is just one of many the on long island where power outages persist. some wonder if power will be restoer restored by thanksgiving. >> it's unbelievable to go from a hurricane to a nor'easter and driving in the snow in a week, same ten days. it's pretty unbelievable. >> utility companie

if you're heading northbound-- >> more slowing for the freeway 880 northbound.or entrance slow traffic and hyde street. this is at 66. this is not stopping but it is a slow ride in what we would like to see. it is not yet recovering on the bay shore pier wherfor wet. they had an earlier recurring problem but it has now been cleared. looking at your ride on the bridges. the bay ridge was doing great but now it picked up a few stalls. if they were cleared and now we're starting to recover on a 80 approach. the drive time is up to 14 minutes and this is your best bets. the san mateo bridge dodged a bullet. it has been an easy 11 to 15 minute drive time all morning. the golden gate bridge is heavy and it is slow going as you head down to pay gates. >> the holiday season is here and for a lot of people this just means more work. what should you do when your holiday cheer is a distraction? >> to is the season to stress. >> you do not sleep, the holiday season races on and the cooking partings and family-are here. there is just one other task at hand. your job. >> it i

traffic looks good on northbound 101 and 280, and according to road sensors, it looks light.go to steve. >>> up towards fort brag, eureka, not much here. we do get some of the clouds but high pressure is nosing in and out so that storm track stays to the north and it may stay that way for the week. and since we are going all the way up to the oregon border, 30s and 40s on temperatures and there is an easterly breeze holding things in check. you can see the line being drawn in fort brag and i tonight think it will drop south of that. you can see how the line never really changes but it stays in fort brag and it stays there as the system drops here it will develop high pressure probably even thursday. things look promising but right now mostly fair weather. 60s on the temperatures, the warmest will be gilroy and santa cruz and after that, partly sunny skies, more sun to the south, transition time, the system will try and punch through, maybe some light rain late sunday into monday pam, dave? >>> did you watch the 49ers? that was an incredible game. they got to a tie and they pl

one of our traffic spotters posted this picture bumper-to-bumper northbound 101.u can download this app, it is free from the app store or google play. maneuver around your commute this morning. >>> you can touch this. ahead, the bay area music icon hitting the stage at the american music awards. >> stop, it's gangnam time. >>> also, on katie actress sally field and singer tony bennett. >>> welcome back. temperatures mild everywhere 40s boarder to the north, 50s and 60s gulf coast 70s dallas, 80 phoenix cool spot, a lot of wet weather, -- delays happening in baltimore that's about it, rain up around seattle and portland rain towards st. louis, rain going to stay north of us. flight tracker, abc7news.com, at the bottom. >>> 6:25. maybe the answer to the questions 9er fans have been asking looks like quarterback smith may be sitting out tonight's game against the bears. sources tell espn that smith did not get clearance from an independent neurologist to play. smith has been practicing in the black no contact jersey for days i have an concussion last week jay cutler

northbound one within 101 northbound an accident with chp on scene. we'll have details coming up in a little bit. >>> george lucas is going to make billions selling his production empire to disney. and now there's word that he plans to give a lot of that money away. the hollywood reporter says lucas will donate most of the $4 billion from the sale to charity. one possible recipient could be his existing educational foundation, or he could create a new foundation. with all that money -- >> what can you do with $4 billion? give back. i know mr. lucas has done a lot of that. >> no kidding. >>> one woman in southern california almost missed out on a fortune. >> speaking of bucks. she bought a ticket worth $23 million in the california super lotto last may. at some point she threw it in her glove compartment, forgot about it. the hunt for the winners gave others a chance to dream if only for a couple of minutes. >> we were in the lottery for the 23 million that day and thought we were millionaires for about five minutes so we figured we better keep playing

northbound on i-95. yep it's an accident. going to need to stay@right to get by -- to the right to get way. it is already causing some delays, beyond that you're fine. dale city to wood bridge. a live look outside and show you what it looks like here in newington and again no real brake lights yet until you get into springfield. but that's normal for this time of the morning. at 5:50. and i'll keep you posted on that accident. let's go back to the maps this time over to the other side of town. no issues on 270 except that it's slowing down already. it's about 31 miles an hour right near route 109 as you head toward jermantown. a live look further south here at falls road and pace is good heading for the split. i'll keep apportsed on that accident in -- you posted on that accident in virginia at 6:00. andrea? >>> a history making election for supporters of same sex marriage. maine and maryland became the first two states to pass ballot initiatives in favor of same sex marriage. in maryland, question 6 passed by a 52% to 48% ma

northbound 101 approaching oakland road. there is an accident a car hit the guardrail so there is some guardrail damage in the area. apparently some of the traffic lights may be out in the neighborhood so anyway, northbound 101 the left lane appears to be blocked but again it's so early it's not causing any major problems. through oakland this is a live look near the oakland coliseum. a little farther south northbound 880 approaching a street we have an accident already off to the right-hand shoulder. so obviously that's not doing much to the morning drive. if you have an early-morning flight to catch, you'red hadding along the peninsula, head -- you're heading along the peninsula to sfo, free and clear heading into and out of san francisco. 280 looks pretty good. we are seeing a little bit of slowing on our sensors. they were wrapping up overnight roadwork on the northbound 280 to southbound 101 connector. that may be the reasons why we're seeing a little slowing on our sensors. otherwise, drive times in the east bay still

closed until 5:30 northbound between strawberry, mill valley, cortamadera for roadwork.highway 13 closed broadway terrace moraga avenue, emergency roadwork opening 5:00 this morning, detour in place there. >>> service should be back to normal following an accident on the tracks in redwood city. service was delayed after a train slammed into a car at maple street last night. a woman and a child were able to get out of car before the crash, no one else was injured. no word why the car was on the tracks. caltrans says oracle freezing rain says their trains were delayed up to 30 minutes. >>> 21-year-old behind bars after police say he broke too the napa county home of nancy pelosi. investigators say he broke into pelosi's home twice, once monday and again the next day. investigators say things were ransacked and broken. they say he had2dáÑ watch that was taken from pelosi's highways. pelosi was not there. -- investigators say he has admitted to burglarizing half a dozen homes in that area. >>> andrew luck will have his jersey in the nfl hall of fame. he made history sunday t

northbound 880 is fine, as well. so bart might be a good option heading towards airports and there will be longer trains starting tomorrow and as well for all the holiday shoppers on friday and then for all the travelers returning home on sunday. so bart is trying to accommodate all those air travelers and holiday shoppers. let's check the bay bridge. they just turned on the metering lights and we are seeing delays behind that first overcrossing. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." pretty gusty. in fact, we have a high wind advisory in effect at the bay bridge. >> speaking of delays, elizabeth, we have delays now at sfo almost 3 hours. that's right, folks. so be prepared for that if you are expecting anyone in or heading out. looks like high-def doppler radar showing we have some rainfall this morning. most of that is just some lighter stuff but continues to fall on and off especially in the north bay. mist and sprinkles elsewhere but the main activity to the north. scattered showers near santa rosa, sebastop

let's take a live look outside on the northbound side of 395. i've been telling but that accident on the eastbound freeway at south capitol street. look at that delay. i would say at least at the pentagon heading north on 395. i'll be back with more at 6:43. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> we're less than 30 minutes away from cbs this morning. they are talking about the latest on the petraeus fallout. norah o'donnell is in new york. good morning. this is like a bad soap opera. >> it is. we keep learning more and more details. good morning, mike and and dray ya. this big -- and andrea. this big story is still unfolding. we're now learning the top u.s. commander in afghanistan is now under investigation for inappropriate communication with a woman that was involved in the petraeus sex scandal. while we've been working our sources since it broke overnight and ahead what we're learning about the thousands -- that's right, thousands of e- mails. we have a closer look at the woman involved jill kelley when we see you right at 7:00. >> we'l

we still have this accident northbound 101 approaching tully road.ust cleared to the right-hand shoulder but pretty backed up towards yerba buena. and a little farther south also morgan hill this time northbound 101 approaching tenant another accident there. >>> there's a growing number of teenagers using muscle enhancing products. a study published in the medical journal pediatrics says about one out of three teen boys reported using protein powders. 6% admitted to using steroids. among girls, about 21% said they use protein products and nearly 5% said they used steroids. >>> well, it turns out there is something that impresses u.s. olympic gymnast michaela marone meeting the president. >> wonder what that is. >> white house released this photo taken thursday. marone of course won the individual silver medal and was caught with that now infamous expression that went viral because she didn't win the gold. after meeting with the president she tweeted did i just do that not impressed face with the president? [ laughter ] >> yup. you sure did. >> there

napa "sig alert" overturn blocking northbound direction of 121 at 128 in the clearing stages.t highway closed because of sand removal in san francisco, high wind there is. >> 5:56. mississippi teen on a mission this morning to get rid of a flame retardant chemical found in a popular sports drink. 15-year-old sarah cavanaugh start add online petition targeting orange gatorade she wants bvo removed. experts say it is used in some fruit flavored drinks to stabilize flavor. cavanaugh argues if the company already makes it without the flame retardant if europe, why not here in the u.s.. >>> new study between diabetes and high fructose corn syrup, countries with more in their food play had a 20% higher rate of diabetes type 2. average person in germany consumes one pound of high fructose con syrup a year in the u.s., the highest in the world, 55 pounds. -- >>> one of the more bizarre stories from the cold war. documents show the united states once planned to set off a nuclear explosion on the moon. the project was con receivered in 1958 during the height -- con receivered in 1958 du

other "sig alert" in the cotati area 101 railroad avenue northbound pwhud slide blocking right lane -- mudslide blocking right lane this is near woodside highway 84 closed between grand view and highway 35, downed power line you cannot get through many millbrae area tree down on the freeway, chp en route to clear that out northbound 101 past millbrae avenue. >>> tens of thousands are without power in the bay area. more are watching potential flooding. the storm is unleashing heaviest rain and strongest winds. katie marzullo is live in the north bay. >> reporter: we are on miller avenue at camino alto near the safeway in mill valley, rain coming down hard at times at an angle many take a look at this massi tree that just snapped at the -- at this massive tree that just snapped at the roots. some cleanup efforts some of the branches are piled off to the side and the road is clear. we have seen a couple cast bars through obviously traffic is light at this hour. definitely showdown and take it easily through as they realize this tree has come down there is room for the cars to pass. the b