this is the connector ramp from northbound 101 to eastbound 92. remember, this truck was once on fire. now they have to right it first. then they have to tow it away. they have tow trucks on the scene. one thing we know is that it's a noncommute direction for most. most are coming the other way. this may help us out. we will watch it for you nevertheless. let's move along and take a look at the solano county super commute. this commute looks all right. yesterday we had that problem in vallejo, today hopefully we are hoping for a better day. east shore freeway still taking about 60 minutes to drive to the maze and at the bay bridge toll plaza we are still light. 4:37. let's go back to the desk. >>> san francisco board of supervisors is considering a ban on plastic straws joining other cities and companies. the idea is getting strong support from environmental groups but amber lee found out there are people who say they need those plastic straws. >> reporter: boba guys has multiple locations across the country. the owner said straws aren't necessary

the ramp from northbound 101 to eastbound highway 92 is closed.s live on the scene with more. >> reporter: we are actually standing on the eastbound ramp right now. i want to show you the truck behind me. we'll have the photographer walk over so you can see the tow truck and that big rig that overturned. it's going to be towed after overturning with 80,000 pounds of produce in it. these are pictures of what it looked like before. crews have been here since about 10:30 p.m., cleaning up all the debris after it overturned. no other vehicle was involved in this accident. it's unclear how the truck overturned. we are told no one was injured and the driver was not injured. we saw him leaving the scene. again, the northbound 101 connector to highway 92, still closed right now. if you need to get on the san mateo bridge, jaclyn has another route that you can take. >> yes, if you're traveling 101 this morning and trying to get to the san mateo bridge, exit at hillsdale and take that to edgewater or foster city boulevard. we have delays in the westbound di

northbound 101 connector to eastbound 92. still shut down due to a flipped semi that was hauling a lot of produce. about 80,000 pounds of lettuce. so sig alert still in place. you can still use hillsdale boulevard to get back to the bridge there. taking a look at speeds. if you're traveling along the altamont pass area, 7 miles per hour, 11 miles per hour, westbound 205 to 580. i did have you down to about 8 miles per hour on eastbound 580, but for a small stretch. we had roadwork. looks like it may have picked up a couple moments ago. i believe that's in the clearing stages. a quick check outside, here is southbound 680 just before you get to the 24 interchange, and everything looking okay. we'll check out some of the fog coming up next. >> thanks. >>> the athletes who spoke out about sexual abuse alt the hands of gymnastics doctor larry nassar will receive the arthur ashe courage award tomorrow night at the espys. espn said it will honor the athletes who fought back and spoke out against the doctor who pleaded guilty to mol

the northbound lanesf indian head highway are closed after a serious crash. police tel us an suv hit a guardrail and two children were thtwn out of t car. the children and the driver were taken to thespital. no word on how they're doing. >> nicole jacobs is heading to washington. what does it mean driving to d.c.? she is going to join us for an upda in a few minutes. ♪ > a warm welcome for some o our country's newest residents. several syrian refugees have come in. >>> the organizers say they hope to keep up the tradition for the months to come. >> donald trump and melania trump watched the capital fourth fireworks show. now that the holiday is over, it's back to work for the president. >> what doe know about who is on the short li? >> amy coney barrett, brett ka nau kavanaugh, and mike lee and thomas cahehardman is teven names that the two of themre listening to. two are-r the froners, kavanaugh and barrett. he is aurrent appeals court judge. barrett, the president likes very much. a female justice to be put on the court. >> she drew somehe attention she was

stafford, northbound 95. crashed and a disabled vehicle. >>> it's a hot one over there already this morning. >> temperatures are in the 80s. we also hav cloud cover. that's hoping to keep it wormer in some areas. 82 i washington. by 7:00 a.m., 80s and muggy as we go through the >> it will be a nine when we will be topping around 90 degrees. it should be there. with the heat and humidity, as we go into the weekend, we have very big changes. the radar, pretty much dry. more rain in the forecast tomorrow. we'll look at that, as it leads up to that w release. straight ahead. >>> thank u. d.c. water crews are repairing a broken water main on third street. the street has been dug up. the repairs may take a while. this is in the southeast. right now, the road is closed. we'll have a live report fnem the s coming up in a few minutes. >>> a fairfax out community is mourning the death of a >>fathe. he worked behind theer cou in herndon. officers arrested the suspect in minutes. friends say he had two jobs and is leavin

northbound 101 it is 18 minutes. northbound 280 to highway 85 about 8 minutes. northbound 85 about 15 minutes. no delays across the east bay at this hour. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> concerns over 3d printed guns. they are suing the trump company to down loadable gun blueprints. they say it is a public safety threat. >> we are trying to do more things this di and age in the world of active shooters to get people help and identify those that can't possess guns. here is a software that says let's make it sooizer. >> they say they don't think criminals will go to all of that trouble saying 3d printers are expensive. the guns tend to decentegrate quickly. on the today show we have a look at the concerns some people have that plastic guns will be easier to sneak through metal detectors and onto planes. >>> they are suing one state senator. she a physician that backs vaccination. women say they have been blocked from their twitter account. they filed a complaint last week. >>> we will hear more of the exclusive interview with more ban miller. she and olym

northbound 101 in san mateo here. this is due to an accident, northbound 101 connector ramp to eastbound 92. it could be 7:00 a.m. before that connector ramp reopens. we'll keep an eye on that and the rest of the ride, coming up in the 5:00 hour. >>> thank you. businessman john cox, who's running for governor, wants to tackle corruption in california politics. >> he says that's a big part of his pitch to voters. we got a one on one interview with cox, his first since the june primary. >> it's funny because most of the experts predicted all the way to election night it would be two democrats in the top two. >> reporter: gavin newsom got 34% of the vote, and cox got 25%. one thing that may have helped, the endorsement of president trump. >> i didn't vote for the president. i've never met him or talked to him, but he endorsed me, and i welcomed it. >> reporter: he says the president endorsed him because he's a businessman. >> i have a different personality. i hope people see that. that's fine. he is who he is and i am wh

northbound g.w. parkway ingh th lane there. that is just growing.grown quite a b in the last couple minutes. maryland, 270, germantown to the spur. 60 miles per hour is the speed. get there in 12 minutes. top of the beltway, 33 hour.s per 66 inbound, 95 northbound in virginia. both of those lo remember to listen to wtop 102.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. >>> thank you, melissa. still ahe, what's good for your heart may be good for your head. another reason to keep the blood pressure low. stay with us. ou >>>e watching "news 4 today." >> there's a new feature once ok that will let you simultaneously watch videos with your friends and family. it's called watch party. it allows people i groups to watch live or recorded videos together while interacting in real-time. they just took this from a real watch party when you have people sitting in a room. >> what is ol is new again. >> i'll tell you. you will be able to comment and reacto the comment there, as the host adds more videos for ngu to watch. the feature is bffered to all facebook groups ar

as you wakep in stafford this morning and5 hit 9 northbound, northbound sid at 630 crash blocking t.you can see all those flashingl. keep it to the left lanes and watch for a delay from fredericksburg. take a lk at t one. 47 minutes to get fromed fricksburg to 610 this morning. so anticipate that very atypical backup this time of morning. leave ear we have a crash in the mcstrict in northwest.mb s4tco andtrett b 35th all l des blocku needetour around that one. we have police activity rightol now 500 block of m x avenue. southeast is closed in bothg directions askinou to avoid that area. that's south of suitland parkway into easf o5 this morning. as we move things over, inner loop at least looks good entire stretch of the beltway quiet and metro is on time. any questions at erin fox5 d.c.. ba >> time now is 5:18. we're back with what's hot on thenseb. >> that mea wisdom is back, too. he's got the stories you'reng engagiith the most this morning on social med. >> new study by quinnipiac university is revealing nearly half of the country thinks present donald trump is a racist. o 49 per

we are seeing some pretty good delays northbound. here's the additional issue.s morning, going to be quite slow as that's not coming through. the inexpress on the road line because of the shooting investigation at the metroti s this morning. >> you can see rolling along well thisin mo you have but one ramp on the right side to mess it up. all of this rain is causing serious flooding at anap louse. >> the city says dog street is going top. >> more closures continue to coming. >> a woman in virginia is dead after the ee crashed into her home. >> it cras omp eed on the secon floor. the woman was pinned under the tree and died. her husband managed to call 911. >>> frederick is looking fat th amount of rain they have gotten. the damage to the ballpark has not beenfoshgsed yet. there are plans in place in case of more flooding. >> checking storm inlets and looking where we have hick toir of flooding. e river is expected to overflow its banks again. >>> breaking news out of greece. two wild areas are worsing families to leave the news when i >> 49 lives and some are be

you see on 495, this storm is going northbound. it will go to mclane, east of great falls and into montgomery county. if you liv in this area, of fairfax county or montgomery county, you may want to stay indoors. it's able to produce blinding rain and the tornado concerning until 6:15 this morning. if there's going to be any financial here. it will bnse this area. this is the storm here. it's fairly tall. about 20,000 feet in hthe s. the temperatures in the 70s. it's gng to be a continuing issue. if you'rin fairfax out now. this not will be a long-lived event, i expect. again, it's this little area on the east se of close eye on the storm. as it continues to move farther off to the north, i will put a track on it. if you go out towards emmitt hills. these are the next five to ten minutes in the path of the storm. the best idea is to h justg tight, to get your day started. may want t wait it out for the next couple of minutes. see if we can get a better idea on where the strongest of the storms are. rainfall rates are coming down in

that's close to a 30 minute delay for drivers heading northbound. cruising speed, right around 12 miles an hour as you get through that stretch. the backup stretches beyond granite creek road at this point. expect major slowdowns there, but southbound 17 still in the green and looking okay. live look at the ride 880 south of 238. you can see we are not seeing any brake lights. we are in the yellow, no signs of red. it's definitely holiday light for drivers 88inboth bridge toll plaza. i don't know why the sensors are green because that looks pretty slow. but the backup doesn't stretch to the foot of the maze, just beyond the 880 overcrossing. haven't seen too many problems heading into san francisco yet. expect delays as early as 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, folks heading into san francisco. the bay bridge is expected to be very crowded. neda? >>> good morning to all of you. let's take a tour of the sales force tower cameras, showing a variety of conditions. this is a look to the west, the pacific ocean there. we are noticing coastal clouds, cloud cover over

let's talk about northbound 101 from gilroy to san jose. the traffic is moving along well no major issues here as you drive through. traffic continues to look good inif you're driving on the altamont driving in san jose low on 205. northbound 280 looks good. to of a delay. let's bring steve in. >> i hope not. you never know anymore. thank you sir. >>> the cloud cover made it. the layers of the atmosphere below 10,000 feet are very dry. a few isolated sprinkles and reports of thunder around san mateo. lightning detection nothing really shows up but there's your cloud cover and everything rotating out of the picture. you can see how the flow around just drags it across. pretty mild out there. 50s and 60s, san on 67 in napa. of cloud cover is favoring areas to the wes. there's a delta breeze southwest at 22. isolated showers. finally developed yesterday and now still have the cloud cover. they're in the window here today if you're heading up there. cloud cover will move through but drier air looks to be moving in later tonight. some moisture w

we are tracking northbound 280. looking breezy. back to you. >>> yesterday this fire caused chaos on the road. both sides of 580 over altamont pass were closed due to the flames that broke out around 5:00 p.m. the fire jumped to the other side of the freeway and drivers encountered smoke and poor visibility, chp turning people around. containment is at 40%. >>> some residents say this fire was sparked by a homeless person around 8:00 last night. crews have not determined a cause but it is under investigation. it's unclear how many acres have burned. it is now fully contained. >>> two people are dead after a car and train collide. >> reporter: you can see the cruiser still out here this morning assessing the damage, and quickly repairing it. yesterday around 12:30 p.m. in san josi, a car slammed into a light rail, killing the passenger and vehicle inside the vehicle. the driver of the car reportedly plowed through the railway crossing arms that were down. witnesses say it looked like the car was trying to beat the train and that the

the accident is northbound. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza no problems, or dlis to get into san francisco. it's looking good this early friday morning. boy it feels like we have had a strange week with the holiday inn the middle. traffic is holiday light so far with a little bit of slowing up over the pass. early yerl accidents windsor cleared out of lane there may be residual debris southbound on 101 checking back in a few. >> state lawmakers reach a deal on the california version of net neutrality what it means for you and how you use the internet. and how you use the internet. >>> and what do you think on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort, your sleep number setting. does your bed do that? it's the last chance for final closeout savings on the queen c2 mattress. now only $599, save $300. ends sunday. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put

the northbound connector from 101 to eastbound 92 is still closed.due to a semi crash that happened last night. the big issue is how heavy this truck was. it was hauling about 80,000 pounds of lettuce. they have the truck upright, but for the meantime, a detour is in place. you can take hillsdale to edgewater to get back to 92 wrrbs and matt keller has been there for us all morning. what's the latest on getting this truck cleared, matt? >> i actually have good news. just talked with chp. you can see behind me, the trailer is gone. it's just been towed off the connector ramp. that's great. that's out of the way. now they need to start cleaning up this area, get all the equipment out of here, the tow trucks out of here. the chp officer told me that they think maybe within 30 minutes to an hour that they're going to have this ramp back open, which is great news considering that just probably about ten minutes ago, they were saying 8:00 a.m. so we're looking at maybe 7:00 or 7:30 this morning. here's video from about 40 minutes ago when the trailer was u

all lanes of 210 northbound blocked at fort washington road right now. crash investigati.rning. anuv slammed into guardrail. the driver was injured. tworohildren alswn from that suv. they're at the hospital right now. ease use caution. questions erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. updated on ou as well as the rest of your commute. 270 looks good right now here on fox5. >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ (birds chirping, a running brook,) ahh. the new deer park sparkling is made with real springater. ♪ it's so refreshing and delicious, you don't nel slo-mo models to sel. real spring water, real fruit flavors and refreshing bubbles. just what's refreshingly real. within one dollar, mary. wa that's my lights, hot r, tv, gaming console, laundry, fridge, robot vacuum. i'm going to say i pay novec five dollars a day. the answer is... four seventy-fou i win! novec! with novec we all win. novec. powering value and so much more! yes! illegal fireworl. a popular fourth of julyafter celebration is shut down by police and a person is arrested. was the police presence in response tngan article ofhli the lack of firew

the connector ramp from northbound 101. northbound 101 to eastbound 92. that ramp is still closed for a truck that overturned at 10:30 last night. 80,000 pounds, full of lettuce. they are getting it out of the way but it's taking a long time. part was that ramp is so narrow it's only wide enough for one lane. now they are making progress. it should be open and we have dodged a bullet because this is a huge ramp for the afternoon, not so much for the morning. westbound 80 from the bridge to the mcarthur bridge. just a little lighter than usual. there's a delay but it's not as bill as it normally is. on 880 photograph sick moving well. we will check in with the silicon valley commute. >> thank you. >>> president trump is back in the united states after his controversial meeting with russian president putin in finland. he is facing some backlash from critics who say he wasn't forceful enough on the issue of election meddling. >> i will tell you that president putin was very strong and powerful in his denial today. >> reporter: lawmakers from both parties say

being reported by chp as the mckee road on ramp to northbound 101. i'm wondering if maybe we have one lane taken away on the main line as well. a two-car crash, pretty minor, no injuries, and chp is there, but you're stop and go from the 280/680 merge. sounds like they're getting close to clearing that. the north bay commute starting to fill in. southbound 101 through san rafael looking good in that direction. >> now, breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. >> breaking news we have been following all morning long. the rescue operation in thailand is over. and just half an hour ago, we learned all 12 boys and their coach made it out alive. here's a live look at the hospital in thailand, i believe, where the team is recovering. doctors say two boys have pneumonia, two have possible blood infections but the good news is they say they are athletes, they are strong, and will be okay. the soccer team was exploring the cave on june 23rd when monsoon rains flooded the entrance. navy s.e.a.l.s dove through narrow winding passages to rescue the boys and their

northbound 101 looking at about 18 minutes. northbound 280 about seven minutes. northbound 85 from highway 101 only looking at about 19 minutes. so far you don't have to rush too much to get out the door. the traffic is not bad out there. >>> the big story today, wild fires exploding in size across

northbound 101 at 880 in san jose bouncing back. we had flooding, sounds like a possible water main break. the lanes are back open. westbound 580 castro valley to the maze, 13. delays through san jose. northbound 101, highway 85 in the yellow. 22 minutes. >>> san francisco mayor mark farrell voicing his support for london breed. farrell wrote an opinion piece for the chronicle yesterday saying breed should run unopposed in the next mayoral race. breed was elected to serve the remaining term of the late mayor ed lee. there will be another election in 16 months. farrell says will. >> researchers say it could be hurting your brain. >> another story about an incident involving a dog on a plane. this one is a breath of fresh air. >> such a cute picture. >>> we'll leave you now with abc7 news now. abc7 news now. it's why we partner with sustainable farmers to find the finest herbs and spices. and blend perfectly balanced seasoning mixes. but, you don't need to know all that. you just need your food to taste great. which, we promise it wil

it is northbound 101 to eastbound 92. getting over towards the san mateo bridge. it will remain closed. right now we don't have an official clearing time. not a lot of progress reporting. probably the easiest right now. we'll watch as the morning commute starts. right now no problems getting around that crash. we'll follow you. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> a popular restaurant on fire once again overnight. you probably heard of this. it is closed. firefighters mop up another fire. >>> today bob is there live. you actually covered the first fire that happened there about four years ago. >> reporter: yes. good morning to you. fortunately it is nowhere as destructive from 2014. they have a contractor out here that is trying to do repair to the damage. you can see the damage is confined to the kitchen door where they are standing and also the exthe exterior wall. this fire started around 9:00 last night. it was already closed. no one inside. the fire department tells us they had it out in 15 minutes. firefighters did have at least one, posz bl two holes in

northbound 101 to eastbound 92, that's still a sig alert.till no estimate on when that will reopen. in the meantime, your detour, hillsdale boulevard to edgewater boulevard. >> thank you. >>> shares of netflix are taking a plunge following the company's latest numbers on subscribers. >> also, apple celebrating a holiday that none of us was looking forward to, world emoji day. >> in today's tech bites, a big miss for netflix. >> shares of the streaming service fell sharply after the company released its subscriber growth numbers. netflix only added 5 million subscribers last quarter. about a million less than expected. >> uber has a new feature to make getting picked up easier. >> it is be difficult for a driver to find a rider on a crowded sidewalk. your phone screen will turn a specific color through the uber app. riders can hold up their phones so the drivers can see the color. >> apple is releasing a sneak people at some of its upcoming emoj emojis. >> including frozen face, super heroes, a lobster, and for those of us with no hair, we ca

northbound 101 to eastbound 92. you can't get to the san mateo bridge directly. have you to use the detour. now that it's on its wheels you can see that it's going to be a little easier for them to move out. this is a big step and we will keep monitoring for you. now this is the noncommute direction. northbound 101 to eastbound 92. this would have been a bigger problem for the afternoon commute but we are thinking it'll be gone. it's northbound 101 to eastbound 92 and there hasn't been a lot of slow traffic. the pass and also 205 and 580 just a lot of tracy traffic coming in. 205 slow through the area and as you drive on 580 it gets better in livermore. this is a look at interstate 880 and oakland. both directions moving along well. at the bay bridge it's louder than usual. we should see a crowd that's taken over the toll plaza but right now it looks better than this. let's bring steve in with the weather. >> thank you. >> you are welcome. >> you have a good fog bank. >>> for some we hardly get the fog but for many

the connector ramp from northbound 101 to eastbound 92 is shut down. traffic is light, moving right at the limit, not causing a huge backup. you can always take the hillsdale exit to edgewater or foster city boulevard then reconnect with 92. you're able to take westbound 92 if you're trying to get to 580. 101 near hillsdale, traffic moving as we mentioned there at the limit. no delays. of course depending on how long the closure is in place, this could ruin the morning commute. right now we are still very light at the bay bridge toll plaza. chp says it could be 7:00 a.m. before the connector ramp there reopens. that's right at the prime of the morning commute, so give yourself extra time there. >>> thank you. president trump is back in the u.s. after his trip in europe. >> the fallout after the conference with vladimir putin is expected to continue today. >> reporter: president trump questioned his own intelligence community after meeting privately with vladimir putin in helsinki on monday. >> they said they think it's russia. i have president putin. h

northbound, down to one lane. that was the close spot, northbound. ndver road in northwest, closed, between ellicottre 44th . we have downed tree. pret quiet on the beltway. so, at this stage, you should find a lot of greenn the beltway and getting there on of the feeder roadways. >> back to you. >> jack, thank you. >>> into that breaking news that jack just mentioned. here's the first look at that downed tree on river road. you can see it covering the road. we had the rain coming down hard. we've seen this ink the past w with all of the storms rolling through the area. river roadwe closed b 44th and ellicott street. this is a relatively small stretch of road. the only hope has to b crews can get out there and get that cleared in the next couple hours before the big rush starts. eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> it's 4:34. now, toes the l information on the controversy surrounding theodore mccarrick's resignation from the catholic church. his name is no locker on a building in springe spring. the theodore mccarrick center is now the catholic charit

let's see what's happening. >> had a bit of a delay northbound here. this has just cleared, as well. >> we had a crash in the left leg. >> in the dtrict, the wrosh in the two light rains this mornin as we zoom in here in southeast, third-straight between pennsylvania avenue and the lane slots there. thngks for showi us a little ile ago. >> thank you. >>> move ove video games. up next, we introduce you to a 7-year-o in the >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> this fourth of julyill be memorable for 101 people who became citizens, american citizens, at george washington's estate at mt. vernon. different countries.e born in 50 they are all now americans. and ceremonies like this took place all over the country. >>> nor ds, july 4th was more about the parade and founding fathers. >> reporter: at philadelphia's museum of the revolution, you will see george washington, and ol jer. he may tot be a foundin father. but the 7-year-old is a fixtu she's closed just about 70 times. started iver's obsession with a trip. >> who is the history buff? >> neither of us

northbound 395 at edsall, do have a crash there. ae slow down. and eastbound, southeast freeway at 11th street, a left lane blocked. the beltway looks good there. burtonsville, left side blocked by a crash. oking at metro. signal problem at smithsonian.an blue, , silver lines delayed. travel times in maryland, 270 looks okay. top of the beltway, normal slowdowns there, inner loop and outer loop, very typical looking. 66 inbound. you can see a slowdown. 95 northbound, going between 35 and 45 miles per our. listen wtop 103.5 f.m. when youop in your car. >>> at what age did you decide on your career? this rning, area teens have made their decision. >> they are taking the first steps to learn how to fight fires and save lives. news 4's molette green is suiting up right with them at the special freshman firefighter mp in manasas. that's good form, itoo l like. >> reporter: yes. line.ading the hos i'm going to hand it off to carly. these freshn high schoolers are wrapping things u this week. they're getting ready to. and this is a wonderful opportunity

this i the northbound direction we're heading in.ou d will ling with delays northbound and southbound, as we're doing a un windyridge rehab here. all of this has a lot of traffin me what's happening here is you have lanes going from four lanes down to three. you'll have one in each direction with a rersible lane. that is causing confusion here. the police are directing the traffic in this area. look at this map. it gives you a better idea what we're work we're talking about as far as the windy run bridge, not far from spout run parkway. all this is starting to ramp up and create delays in this area. it will last through the fall. if you come back live and look through our windshield camera, you see as the traffic stacks up and figuresut which way it's going to go. the traffic is going tove e. inbound in the morning, loutbod twoes in even thing. it will be a challenge through this area in the next coupl of months. guys, back to you. >> a busy spot. adam tuss, thank you. >> on that road, the ponding gets bad. >>> we're going to check i

northbound 17 at lark. northbound 280 traffic also moving along very well. getting up to highway 17. we have a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no big commute today on this friday before the weekend. especially around the 4th of july but we will see what happens. especially if something happens on the bridge. let's bring in the weather right now. >>> we are knocking on weekend's door and we are looking at a warm up into the weekend. at this hour and over the course of your day. expecting to see the midand high level clouds rolling our way from tropical storm fabio. you may notice it feels a little muggier out there today than what we normally get. that in addition to a southerly swell that will pick up the increased rip currents as well as those sneaker waves along the south facing beaches. be aware of that for today and tomorrow. there is a look at all of that cloud cover. you can see pretty much covering the entire state. not seeing any convection or the possibility thereof over the hills for today. we do have a little bit of unstable air winds, generall

a northbound train hit a person trespassing on the tracks. it happened north of mary avenue just after seven last night. trains were stopped for a time during that investigation. >>> the victim in a deadly construction accident has been identified. the 17-year-old was hit and killed by a small tractor. the accident happened last week during a sidewalk repaving job on middle field road in palo alto. the investigation will take four to six months but authorities are calling it an accident. >>> three suspects accused of shooting a man and burying him at a marijuana grow site are in custody. the thremen were arrested in the shooting death of a 46-year- old jose martinez. martinez's daughter reported him missing on july 2nd. detectives learned the missing man had been receiving threats and was involved in significant marijuana deals. after talking to witnesses sheriff's investigators say that they believe that the suspects kidnapped martinez on june 29th and took him to a remote location where he was shot and killed. his body was found yesterday i

. >> the redwood city crash northbound 101 south of holly, that is almost gone so that's good steve so no slow traffic there. we have some conditions on 580. let's go to the tracy super commute. there's road work and also there are some two by four's that fell off a truck on the freeway westbound 580 near north flynn cht so right here and that's causing some slow traffic as people are avoiding the rather large pieces of wood. so it's always something it seems as you drive through the area. as you look at 205 it's okay. no major issues as you drive through traffic continues to look good. traffic here all the way out to hayward. an earlier accident on the peninsula northbound 101 before holly street in san carlos north all those lanes are open. this say look at interstate 880 north and southbound. the traffic is moving well. bay bridge toll plaza is lighti >>> we begin this morning with 17 wildfires burning across california including the four significant fires here in the northern part of the state. the largest is the carr fire near redding. six people have died in the fire and seven mo

local lanes northbound side 370. pleasant and at speed and as we take thlook nowe district. ptht streeoks great not seeing problems by 6 of 95 between pennsylvania andhird street tunnel and things on 1 street bridge quite all area brimz at speed. 66 of cruising ang without any problems from mannasas to oakton and nice conditions in falls khuvrm nice problems 9 the 5 through quntico. southbound side wide open and had you that problem yesterday south and northbounlook going through lorton. any questions for your commute erinfoxdc on twitter, mauree, wisdom, back to you. >> we have more. following devastating flooding thatamaged town tooward country officals to say main street will reopenen to car and pedestrian traffic this friday duringni theng rush hour and the street has been closed since the flash floodin hit may and parking in the area will be limitd today in disstruck the meat institute will hold an annual hot dog lunch on capitol hill. today is national hot dog day. 11:30 to 2 p.m. mo than 1,000 law make erin staff and industry represents will participate with major bas

this is 880 northbound, past oracle arena. past the arena and get to downtown oakland. westbound 82 is moderate. earlier southbound 101 the peninsula as you drive down from the airport to san mateo. i would recommend using 280 instead. all of the commutes are a little bit slow. especially those coming into the valley onto 8101 and 85. getting up to sunnyvale, mountain view and cupertino. it is 8:32 let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you. fire damage, the world-class restaurant in south bay that was hit by a fire if you years ago, jesse garo live in los gatos this morning with more on the story, jesse? >> reporter: good morning to you, investigators trying to determine the cause of a fire which as you can see burned the exterior of the building that started last night at around 9:00 in the evening let's look at the video, a neighbor says she spotted flames from her window, ran out of her house and ran to a nearby fire station, and alerted firefighters. those firefighters went out the door and responded to this fire, before th

>> it looks awful. >> 395 northbound at edsall road crash blocks the righthoulder.s looking good. main s lanesuper jammed. 34 minute trip hajority of t volume starts to break up after edsall around the pentagon it eats h. 66 still holding stead a with abn hour delay from sudley road to th. beltway what we were dealing with there was an earlier c after 123 that had big slow downs and then 270 southbound 50 minutes to get from 109 to the local lane splat split. th crept up to a bigger delay in the outer loop still parked with 40 minute slow down 95 to the 270 spur. crawling along average speedsil under 15 m an hour by new hampshire avenue. inner loop loo good. half hour del under that dalee . city to the beltway in the main lanes express lanes look so much beer and inner loop holding steady with a delay branch avenue to the wilson bridge of about 19 minutes0 northbound normal volume lines still on time thisrao il mo back to you. ♪ >> thanks erin. all right. you know that music that means it's time to talk zip trip. leaveot of believe it o days aw from our next one. we

that fire jumped to the northbound side, forcing the shutdown of the freeway. firefighters have now contained the flames, but only one northbound lane is open on 101 right now. >>> now to our other top story, we got ahold of video showing the moment a vta train struck a car killing two people in san jose today. this happened near auzerais and lincoln. >> we join next bay area's marianne favro with the stunning video. >> reporter: a tragic crash this afternoon. firefighters just completed the very somber task of removing one of the victims from the crumpled vehicle you see here, while san jose police right now are trying to figure out what led up to the fatal crash. it happened around 12:30. witnesses tell us the driver of thve go around the train. take a look at this. we have surveillance video of the crash from a nearby business and it shows the train pushing the car several yards at a high rate of speed. the vta light rail train was traveling northbound when it hit the car and sadly two people inside the vehicle were killed. we talked to one witness who saw t

three lanes of northbound interstate 880 closed. this is south of interstate 880 the westbound maize area. an suv has crashed and it is on its side. there is a live picture there. we want to talk about the tracy super commute. here's a look there. you can see it it is all green right there. you see the little hazard and hayward. but interstate 205 and 580 should be clear this morning. >>> this is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no problems at all. you can see that for yourself. aaa expected 40 million americans will be driving this independence day holiday throu >>> police were led to initially investigate a report of burglaries. they saw a man trying to break into cars and in one case, the suspect tried to carjack a woman but she fought him off. >> she is the hero. there were two teenage girls alone by themselves. >> when police arrested him, there was blood on him and then they found his mother dead. police believed she was brutally attacked. they hope autopsy results will better understand how she died. >>> a family spe

northbound is taking a good look at this. let me show you this on a map.is very slow. in fact, southbound traffic is only little slow. it's northbound is people are taking a look at the activity that you might want to use 280. there was a small grass fire near 17. i would still use 280 or 85. 85 looks all right. it is slow but at least there are no major crashes. 880 is slow between hayward and fremont. there were a couple of breaks in the action. likewise for the san mateo bridge. things are breaking up a little bit. there is 280 southbound right here. you can see traffic is slow approaching san josi state. i'm pretty sure the fall term hasn't started yet. we do see slow traffic there. i just mentioned this is still slow. 880s slow getting to downtown oakland. a bridge is moderate. let's go back to the dance. >>> thank you. here's a look at some of the top stories this morning. sontra costa county sheriff's investigators are looking for gunman in a shooting that happened in el sobrante last night. a body was found around 10:00. investigators say they inte

this accident happened last night around 10:30 p.m., northbound 101 to eastbound 92. the connector ramp is shut down after a big rig overturned. there is no estimated time as to when that ramp will reopen. traffic is light but you'll have to detour there. you can exit at hillsdale to get to edgewater, then reconnect with 92. this is a live look at 92. foster city boulevard, traffic nice and light as you make your way toward the san mateo bridge. >>> this morning president trump is back in washington after a historic meeting with russian president vladimir putin. the summit sent shock waves around the world, the president getting slammed on both sides of the aisle for backing putin's denial about the

most -- northbound 101 block to the two left lanes.grew from a small back up to now very, very slow to almost capital expressly. how does that happen? we have the normal backup that blends in with the accident crash backup. redundant, there. but you know what i mean. it's a long backup. 280 is getting a little bit more action, and so is 85, as people have heard about the crash on north of one-to-one. let's talk about southbound 680. there is a crash there as well. if you're leaving pleasanton, you are not going to get any speed up until you pass purnell, or you can use the dublin gray. but 880 is slow heading south from hayward to fremont. as we look at the east bay 880 n. down. it is okay driving up past the coliseum. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have a 20-25 minute delay. today's weather. let's go to steve. >> we do have a pretty good fog bank out there in some of the areas reporting fog, not just low clouds. once that turns back, it will be sunny for a while. but increasing high clouds are on the way to the east and the south. s

melissa, a good thurouay morning to >> northbound 95, prince william parkway. have aept that three vehicle crash is on the left side of the roadway. just the tiniestdelay. you canee s the slowdown right there on the map. earlier delays are gone. 270 southbound, looking down from frerick, nice and clear. >> thank you. >>> 5:21 now. travel canning be stressful. we know that.es pecially if you're not using the right kind of luggage. >> comin, susan hogan breaks down the bestgeacka buy for yo >>> google fes a record breaking $5 billion antitrust fine from the european union. the tech giant is accused of unfairly pushing its app on smartphone users. the e.u. says these practices limit computation and reduce choices for consumers. >>> if you're taking a trip this summer, you're going to needgg e righage. >> what kind is the best? susan hogan is working for you to find the best for your trip. >> what is best for you? >> it rolls all the way around. >> enough space. >> zippers. >> your biggest decigeon, should yosoft-sided or hard? hard-sided luggage can be durable and

northbound and southbound going to be a little slow there. southbound this afternoon, time after 3:00 p.m., they're expecting most people to get out of town. in frederanksburg, one getting by the work zone there. 50 at the bay idge. it's looking good. going to be good looking if you travel today. that really is the best idea. we'll take a big look at the beltway coming up in a minute. it will be slow out there this afternoon. >> melissa, thank you. >>> it's 5:02 today. if you're planning on hitting e.e road, you won't be al millions of people will head out of town for the fourth of july, an that creates a bunch of traffic. >> how are the conditions lo looking behind you, justin? >> eye bling the beltway here. if you can leave early, it might be smart to. do aaa is calling today terriblehe news roadways like this are expected to reach high capacity. so far aaa is saying 2018 could be a record breaker. 48 million about to go 50 miles or more. and travel across the board is. the go-to means remains the car. the leading choice for families here.

now, the car was driving southbound in the northbound lane. so heads up for anyone who typically travels this route. you may have some slowdowns. no delays so far on our sensors. this is northbound 17 just past lark avenue. here's a look at 17 at lark. you can see traffic is getting through fine. no problems. if you are heading through the altamont pass, the usual delays. we haven't seen any red just yet. our speeds dip below 30 miles per hour as you are transitioning from 205 over to 580. and then they start to pick up as you head into livermore. so you have about a 27-minute ride between 205 and 680. here's a live look near it's harra . your friday morning commute getting -- here's a live look near tassajara. your friday morning commute getting lighter. i think a lot of folks took the week off. so those that have to drive to work this is a nice easy commute this morning "friday light" conditions out of antioch. westbound 4 no delays heading over towards 680. just a heads up, we have a wind advisory for drivers heading along the benicia bridg

northbound would be the push.r here, southbound for 880 and 680 coming through heyward and pleasanton. a typical pattern heading down across the two areas i told you off 580, no drama. moving across san mateo and dumbarton bridge. westbound is your trend. this is west, toward the san mateo bridge and the san mateo side is the high ride. you can see it, but low clouds hovering around. low clouds around the city, and might impact the north side of the golden gate bridge as well. north of there, a clear look at the backup forming at the richmond-san rafael bridge. the toll plaza side heading to the north bay. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:32 right now. new this morning, a 3-year-old is in the hospital after a shooting in oakland. it happened late last night off 80th avenue and holly street. not far from 880. today in the bay's pete suratos joins us live from oakland children's hospital where the child is. do we know more about what happened and how the child is? >> yeah, good morning to you, laura. truly a heartbr

northbound 280 getting up to highway 17 in san jose. this commute is looking good as for most of the south bay community. >>> we are going to be with the clouds this morning, partly cloudy for the afternoon, temperatures cool to mild, at least speaking for this time of year. giving you a look there at the gray start as we say good morning to your monday. cooler pattern in place today, tomorrow and wednesday. your holiday looks like it could be the coolest day. here's a look at sfo and a little patch of fog to start the day. upper 50s in oakland, livermore and san jose. the on shore breeze with us, here's a look at the cloud cover from up above. the on shore breeze variable and light for most. as we get in through the delta, stronger in fairfield and travis reporting 20-30 miles per hour or so. so the on shore breeze at the surface, a bit of a northeast flow at the higher elevations so we do expect some of that drift to come our way from the fires. you can expect smoke today and the pattern is improving and the weather is improving for t

northbound 101 near side. south bay commute. northbound 101 athere. traffic will be busy as you are watch for slowing there as well. >>> the wildfires keep growing. we are expecting an update from cal fire on how much progress the fire crews made over night. the latest report, both fires are only 5% contained. the two separate fires, the ranch fire and the river fires have burned 107 square miles. we are out there right now. what's the latest from where you are right now? >> reporter: good morning. i'm at one of the evacuation centers at lower lake high school. a lot of the people who came here last night had been staying at a shelter in kelseyville. because the fire keeps growing, that kelseyville shelter had to close for safety. that whole town was evacuated and a lot of people came here. the parking lot here is almost full. i have seen people sleeping in tents, in their cars, pets are allowed here. i want to show you video from kelseyville. this is yesterday when the town looked like a ghost town. some had to pack up in just minutes and get out lik

the rainrops are going northbound into southenorthern bah. here's future weather, a couple more -- we will call them rain-free hours. buteavier rain is likely to come in the afternoon. just like yesterday, and the day before, once you get underneath, you can pick up an inch to an inch and a half of rain. flooates across the d.c. metro area. these are convective in nature. some place might get a half an inch, but others gets three inches. on a ldwhole, i way plan to loc locl local spots, three inches or more. another potential for one to ree form. and another one to three after that. temperatures this morning, steamy. it's 78 degrees out here i washington. and look at if numbers for the next couple days. afternoon highs, barely getting above 80 degrees. overnight lows, at the low to mid 80s. >> it is amazing 14 lo >>> looking at the roads. the report of anoverturned vehicle. they say they weren't surehat the details were. 270 southbound has new problem there. an incident of trying to get what is happening. german town, between the middle brook

also have a new crash in san jose, northbound 85 just before you get to camden avenue.s involved in that, and lane three blocked there. definitely some delays approaching that scene. no crashes along this route, but southbound 680 through walnut creek certainly stop and go as you approach the highway 24 split. >> thanks. >> the reservoir and yosemite national park stands. an appeals court rejected an effort to drain the reservoir yesterday. members of the group in berkeley plan to take their fight to the state supreme court. they say the reservoir floods a part of the park and it's unreasonable method of water diversion. san francisco won approval from congress to build the dam in 1913. the reservoir supplies water to more than 2.5 million people here in the bay area. >> right now, amazon reportedly working on a visual search feature for snapchat that's according to tech crunch. and the feature is being developed for android phones to buy products on amazon. it's called visual search. tech crunch says all you have to do is press and hold on snapchat to identify an objec

both directions, northbound andg southbound, bimpacted. the left lane is getting by that paving each y. works nt southbound with just the left lane. >>> your time is 32. staying on top of breaking news in the districtight now. >> firefighters battle a two alarm house fire this morning. >> reporter: look at this vid of that fire. just a few hours ago, it broke out in a row home in columbia heights. several people have been displaced, just a few block from the metro station. the heat was so intense, it ignited a roof across the alley. we will have live report from the scene at 5:00. >> thank you. >>> we're following breaking news out of thailand. rescuers are fe hours into the second rescue phase to extract an entire soccer team and coach om a flooded cave. >> divers rescued four from that cave. they auny but in fairly good health. eight additional boys and their coach are trapped in the flooded cave. they have to battle to get t. it's a dangerous route and one that's proven to be a death trap for one navy s.e.a.l. t it's 4:34. here's some o

northbound 880 at 92 has a new injury accident.raffic northbound from union city to hayward may start getting slow. let's go back to the desk. >>> court records show john lee cowell, who was killed -- was accused of killing nia wilson is now being held at a jail in dublin. they received a tip and track down the 27-year-old on a train that was headed to antioch. they confronted him and he was arrested without incident at the pleasant hill station. they say he attacked nia wilson after coming up behind her and stabbing both nia wilson and her sister on the train station platform. nia wilson was killed and her sister was injured. she has been released from the hospital. >>> in oakland, you're at the vigil for nia wilson -- we were at the vigil for the tran -- for nia wilson. people are angry and sad. >> we want no division or separation. we are united. >> family members, friends, strangers, they all came together to remember the life of nia wilson, describing her as an angel. police officers were there, holding hands in a healing circ