same situation if you'reeaded northbound and no road work, northbound 270 near democracy. northbound 295 before pennsylvania, one right lane getting by t work haup.

northbound lanes currently closed.atest on the overnight crash ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ so you need people that it iyou're close to...r footing, to help guide you. i think about how important it was for me to have the role models i've had. oh, look at that! i wasn't able to get there alone. he essentially plucked me out of obscurity. he's the one who said, "hey man, this is your life, this is what you need to do." nobody can do it alone. the more help you can get along the way, the faster you can achieve your goals. i'm in it to fly. ...to help people achieve their dreams. ...to speak for those who can not. whatever you're in it for... ...we're in it together. >>> now from abc 7 live breaking news. >>> and we start with that breaking news out of oakland where the northbound lanes of interstate 880 near 23rd avenue are closed right now. you can see why in this video. take a look. the chp says around 3:40 this morning a 28-year-old woman from hayward was speeding, lost control and crashed into su

northbound 95 in maryland and northbound 270. akthat trip coulde you 2.5 times longer than your average day. be sure to look for live reports in our next half hour. >>e haven update on the fire that forced metro to spend service along the green and yellow line service had to be stopped for an hour and none was hurt. >> they're investigating a deadly shooting at a hospital. the suspectedo shooter was a killed. it's not clear whether he killed himself or was killedpo by ce. this morning, workers are telling their stories. >> good morning. now all of this happened before thanksgiving and we showed you that view of the scene from the sky. people were terrified. one doctor described it p ase chaos saying it was as if an animal was loose from this zoo. this morning we're hearingrrom anotospital worker. she is a mother and she says her main goal was just to get home to her children. >> i didn't want to answer them. i just want to get home to them. >> there were many people, hundreds of people that lined the streets to pay their reects.

northbound you can't get through. you'll have to go the freeway, northbound 101 near the railroad exit, northbound 101, gilroy to san jose looks all right as you drive up to san jose. there's been some construction work, there's baseball a couple of slowdowns, for the most part there's a nice looking drive. this is 280 and san jose, it doesn't look bad. bridge toll plaza, you can see this traffic is okay. you can see at the bay bridge toll plaza, this is from a devon view, westbound from the emeryville camera. >> that is a different view. >> yes, it is. >>> more sunshine today, lets get to it. the clouds have scooted out of the area. it was held in check, mid-60s and today it will be mid- to upper 60s to a few low 70s. to draw your attention, oklahoma city is in the 30s, they should be 40 it should be closer to 34. it's very cold and that plunge of cold air has gone down into texas and new orleans. the setup has been this way for a while. behind that you're getting snow -- the way, houston, texas has seen snow before

northbound 101 still closed in kotadi railroad avenue. double semi flipped over and caught fire 3:55 this morning. jobina fortson confirmed with authorities that it is a truck, full of packages. it is still smoldering. westbound 580, tracy to dublin. 46 minutes. n delays for south 101 from the north bay. >>> new at 5:00, the fbi says reported hate crimes are on the rise. a local leader is pointing the finger at one person. >>> a search for a person who went to the bathroom at the 49ers game. >>> the camp fire coverag >>> another grim update on the camp fire as the death toll increases to 48. >> we are now on day six of poor air quality in the area. drone view 7 on the left of san francisco city hall. on the right is what it looked like before the fire. quite the difference. >> yeah. that is going to continue today on this wednesday, november 14th. >>> alexis is tracking breaking news for us this morning. a fully loaded u.p.s. truck caught fire in the north bay. we'll get to that in a second. >> but first let's talk about the poor air qual

a big rig crashes the northbound highway 101 and bursts into flames.coverage on the ground. alexis is tracking the impact on the commute. >> more good news from butte county. good morning brown heading into the disastr zone today. >>> all you have to do is just look at the picture. does that look awful. our air quality tremendously bad this morning. the haze is going to stick around for a few more days, i'm sorry to say. good morning on this wednesday, november 14th. >> yeah. you can really still see it. is that a mix of fog? it is just bad area. >> straight up smoke. that's it. no fog whatsoever. if the fog did roll in, it would bring us clean air. that will happen this weekend. >> okay. >> until then, sixth consecutive day of air. look from the exploratorium camera. if you know where you live in some of the counties, you're color coding. central bay is yellow. they're unhealthy. the rest of us are moderate to poor. just like yesterday, i think everybody will be unhealthy at some point today. and that's why the spare the air is out there. temperatures

northbound 28. ound 7.p to wes ramp is blocked right now because of icy conditions and the report of multiple spi outs. so be careful. there's lots of spots that just looket and the could have that ice, especially those bridges and overpasses. we know those all free first. 270 motrose road northbound and southbound. no problem. just wet roads along 270 in rockville. bladensburg, lanes still blocked by the crash there. and clinton northbound branch avenue, blocked. >> i'm going to bring you some >> thank you. >> still ahead, we're wrapping up our series of reports on >> this morning, how the position you sleep in and the pillow you use may prevent fou fromling asleep. >> later today on ellen. >> hey, everybody, dewaynehn n here. also known as the rock, box office heavy weight they say. box office king. alive.t man host and creator of the biggest, baddest, athletic competition ever on television called the titan games. >> and'm andy. >> i think the rockas a n show. ellen sent average andy out to hang

more on that top story 880 shutdown northbound. let's get you outside first a quick check of the weather with rosemary orozco. >>> warmer than yesterday. mostly sunny skies that wind out there also height inning fire danger. for the next 24 hours or so. here is a look across the by. a little bit of patchy fog, offshore breeze will continue to keep that fog away for at least the next couple days. today is going to be the warmest day of the weekend, we are talking 70s at the coast. 80s inland, let's take a look at our numbers right now. 47 to start your day in santa rosa, a bit of a chill in the air. san francisco at 53. a nice look at oakland where we are at 49. hello san jose at 54. the winds right now not too bad, generally light out there. i'm seeing atlas peak 22 miles per hour, relative humidity 23%, already low 65 degrees there. napa a light breeze with 93% humidity. into the oakland hills we have a 67 degrees already reported on the north edge, this wind about 20 miles per hour, relative humidity 32%. in the afternoon we'll c

northbound 87, curtner, a hit and run crash. someone lost control, hit another vehicle in the left lane. the vehicle took off. the one that was hit is still sitting in the left lane. heavy in that area. >>> many of us will get new phones over the holiday season. what happens when you turn in our old phone. is the data really wiped away for good? >>> san francisco's chinese >>> san francisco's chinese communit thiuninterrupted streaminglogy brilliant sound clarity and life-like color. experience dell cinema on the xps 13. shop the bigge cyber week ever at dell.com (intel chime) unlike santa's presents, ours don't just magically appear. they're designed, meticulously. every bolt, stitch, line of code tested and tested again. until, finally this. elves got nothing on us. ford. built for the holidays. time to get our best offers of the season. > new at 6:00, dolce and ga shanghai. they feature an asian model who struggles to eat italian food with chopsticks. after public backlash, the fashion show was canceled. they say they are dis

in fact, northbound clear all the way into san francisco. if you want to skip the roads and use mass transit, not bad. in fact, bart is on time with 28-plus trains. caltrain looking good. muni with no delays as well as ace train number one is on time this morning here's a live look as cars make their way out of oakland into san francisco. 11 minutes your drive time if you are heading towards the central freeway this morning. golden gate bridge ride looks good, as well. no delays out of marin county. richmond/san rafael no delays from the toll plaza to 101. >>> flash flooding forces evacuations in butte county less than a month after the historic "camp fire." rivers of water eclipsed entire roads as you could see. butte county and sheriff's deputies went door to door evacuating people in the storm. >> i have to let me husband know i can't get back. he is thinking i can get through. >> and wildfires make areas more prone to flooding and mudslides for years after the fires. charred soil repels water allowing half an inch of rainfall to flow qui

this is northbound 101 at railroad avenue. double trailer u.p.s.lipped over, caught fire in a crash that happened just before 4:00 a.m. it does look like we're getting closer to opening up lanes. thankfully the driver wki away with just a broken arm. the latest at 5:30. the death toll has climbed to 48 after the remains of six more victims were discovered in paradise yesterday. >>> the smoke and fire bringing us our sixth consecutive day of hazardous air quality. we have the san mattei co bridge on the peninsula where the air is cleaner. >>> students will be back in school today. sonoma county office of education september new guidelines yesterday. they will cancel classes at 5:00 a.m. if there was an air quality inn decks on 275. most areas are in the 170s. >>> number five, firefighters are battling another wildfire this morning. it started last night. it has burned at least 20 acres. >> have you seen this man? number six. santa clara h went woowers. never returned.numberars. he turns 70 toda new to. see the entire royal family. i love this photo.

we are seeing traffic looking better on the northbound side. that's the direction the taillights are headed. so southbound 880 looking good with no troubles there. here's a look at the bay bridge. we are getting word of a minor crash not too far from the toll plaza. they are saying just before don't see it here in our live shot but we are seeing some okay conditions out of oakland into san francisco. traffic still light as you work your way into the city this morning. north 101 past sfo. we still have a crash blocking at least one lane. we are seeing some slight delays because of that accident. if you are heading to sfo just keep that in mind. you can use 280 if you work your way north of there into daly city per se. but if you are going to cut across over towards sfo you will catch 380 to get on 101. your drive times look okay. 14 minutes from woodside to sfo on the northbound side of 101. live look of the area and this is just south of where that crash is and traffic seems to be moving at some decent speeds through there. let's take a look at

and eastham i will ton on-ramp to northbound 17 also seeing flooding, east hamilton on- ramp to northbound7. westbound 580/205 to 680, we are seeing traffic loading up. headlights toward the dublin interchange. delays coming out of the altamont pass. 33 minutes again as you work your way over towards 680. so a little sluggish as you head through there. we do have reports of a rollover accident on marsh creek road. that's very busy for the morning drive. westbound before deer valley in brentwood. a lot of activity there on the scene. if you plan to use mass transit, we have some bart delays all morning long. 20 minutes downtown oakland in all directions but it is recovering earlier track problems. 19th street station, the 23 entrance is closed due to flooding. all other mass transit is on time. >>> time now 6:20. as we take a live look outside, looking at the bay bridge, there's a little bit of a break in the rain. we'll be right back. [ phone rings ] what?! ready for christmas? no, it's way too early to be annoyed by christmas. you just need some holiday spirit! that's it! this feud just w

another closure, northbound 15, awe have traffic shutdown northbound.uter loop before little river turnpike, and then the two still hanging around in the bethesda rockville area along 270. so northbound before democracy near the ul. after old georgetown just as you're coming off the outerloop there. >> it's seen as the first state in the country to aow legal pot shops. it's taken officialswo yea to make it happen. taking a look at the laws in our area, recreational marijuana ose is legal and decriminalized in the district. in maryland, recreational use is illegal and in virginia recreational use is strictly illegal. >> d.c. is getting a pop up bar that combines christmas and pandas. could there be anything better in god's earth? it's like he heard myprayer. the company's president says u pandas mak happy. amen. and the holidays make us happy, so why not combine the two? why haven't we thought about this before? the pop up bar will be called miracle on seventh street. a miracle, .indeed by the way, one of the drinks is called the santa bei i. it's a mix

the whole northbound freeway is closed. there's a set of doubles, two trailers operated by ups and now the packages in the truck are on fire. it was involved in the crash with other vehicles, southbound traffic is so far affected. you can clearly see what's going on on the other side of the road, this is a busy commute from santa rosa to petaluma, it hasn't started yet. we don't see it southbound and that's going to change. you can see traffic here is moving along well. it's when you get to the altamont pass, and when 280 and 580 merge, it's backed up to 11th. also looking at the commute from livermore to castro valley no problems on interstate 880, it's getting a little more filled in here at the pay gates, you can see a little bit of slow traffic. 4:48, lets bring steve in. >> we have better conditions today. >>> the high and low clouds have moved out there may be patchy low clouds, steve, of f there were three, smoke and low and high clouds, higher clouds are gone now, you'll see better conditions, look at the temperatur

northbound direction of 680.are still in the green so it's going to take you 14 minutes to go that distance. once you connect to 24 from 680, expect free-flowing traffic. we want to take a live look there at highway 24 at telegraph. taillights are heading westbound. so traffic not looking bad at all. and look at this. the bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights. no delays. hardly any cars. you can't even see them. you can see the sheen on the road there so you want to drive safely especially with the wet road conditions. and once you're in san francisco, you can expect an easy ride along 101. >>> wish it could stay that way forever with traffic. looking good out there. we are tracking showers on hi- def doppler. it's going to be a great thanksgiving. love being able to give good news for today. we'll have better air quality and also a few showers but catching a breakthrough the day. so here's hi-def doppler. the radar sweeps going for us taking you to the east bay. you can see showers on 680 down through martin

they're making progress, we debt know when they'll be open, the northbound lanes, it's the big rig northbound 101, another the katady exit. >> lets look at the span, there's nothing minor about this two car wrec and get in the you know how that goes. this is a look at westbound bay bridge, it's backed up to the maze a look at interstate 880 north and south. it looks okay. you can jump ahead into the west valley. it's 6:19. lets bring steve in for today's >> thank you, kindly, sir. >>> it will be hazy, smoky, air quality looks better. the low clouds from yesterday has pushed out. we'll have a little more sunshine. the smoke and haze has been with us for a long time. it's been tough on many. today will be a little better. you'll be dealing with smoke and haze again. there's still an easterly or northerly breeze for just about everybody. it's drawing back in a lot of that. hence the air quality advisory continues, smoke and haze here, the news have come down from yesterday, they're at unhealthy levels, south bay has been better off than most even though they come down from these projections, haz

northbound also quite easy. back in a >>> if you're up with us right now, we don't have to tell you that sleep is precious. >> one in three americans don't get enough sleep and women toss and turnmo the . 63% of women compared to 54% of men havee a hard t falling and staying asleep. among those lads i angie goff who was on a week-long mission to find a path to sleep success. >> do you get enough sleep? >> absolutely not. >> define ough, right? >> yeah. >> thetrleep sgle is real for these mamas and they're not alone. years of research reveals women are sleeping worse than men. >> after i had children too, i wake up to every little sound, so i hear something and i think 's the baby. >> it's a very real phenomenon. >> she believes one reason goes back to basic gender differences brain.in the >> women more easily wake up. child rearing responsibilities in different days when we didn't have the wonderful husbands of the day who also get up. >> stress is a big reason many women struggle to stay asleep. >> i can be up

northbound, though, 880 looking good from hayward to oakland. san mateo bridge, so far, so good, no delays out of hayward to foster city. and a clear ride on 101 towards sfo. >>> enjoy the sunshine. we have a treat for you this morning. this is a spectacular beauty shot of coit tower. this is courtesy of our photographer chris. thank you for that view. clear skies, cool to chilly conditions starting off the day. now let's show you a live look with our "salesforce tower" camera. this is of the bay here under clear skies there. temperatures 40s and 50s. check this out, santa rosa down to des. or yo in concord. oakland 52. 44 in livermore. san francisco at 53. and 47 in san jose. so your weather headlines, cool to chilly. clear skies this morning. sunshine continues with above average temperatures. extreme fire danger tonight through thursday and friday morning, as well. so a red flag warning from the north bay and east bay hills from 10 p.m. tonight until friday at 7 a.m. 60-mile-per-hour gusts, very low relative humidity values. critical fire con

the south bay just in ernest starting the san jose build from northbound.ecovery mode southbound 680 toward sunol boulevard the earlier crash out of the lanes and we're back into the 50s through pleasanton, good news from the dublin interchange down to sunol boulevard. more traffic across 92, funneling across this and the dumbarton bridge as well. this is seeing much more traffic flow, as well as look at this, this is our view from emeryville, no problems, the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza, but the clouds, we can see the city lights. >> right there, just like the strip in the middle. >> exactly. >> it's hovering. >> find out if the sun will burn that off this morning. >> we'll see the sun for a little while today, ahead of our we'll have seval rounds of rain moving in this week, and then as we go toward the weekend, saturday is looking wet, and then sunday the rain will be tapering off. as we look at san francisco in the forecast, it's also going to be turning chilly with upper 50s. i love this look at our live view of squaw valley this morning, as th

there it is, once again, northbound effect.lk about the tracy supercommute and you can see traffic on westbound 580 and 205. there was road work on 205 in the area, other than that it looks good out to castro valley. speaking of 880, northbound coliseum looks good, use 880 again, 580 looks good from san leandro to the area and the maze, what a nice route it would be for you right now. 450, lets bring steve in. >> thank you, sir. >> we'll get to it. >>> it was very warm for everybody, it was really warm in gilroy, it rocketed up to 90 degrees and that was record for the day. the old record is 86. we're looking forward and more high fire danger. it will kick in tonight and takes us into sunday morning, mainly north and east bay himself will get gulf coasts of 40 to 50 miles per hour. and there's a change 40s and 50s and 60s, there are cooler readings, napa airport is 48 degrees, and 48 morgan hill. and santa clara and campbell, it's in the 50s and 60s, we have rain, somebody is getting rain, not here, seattle and portland is gett

chp shut down northbound 101 to clear the scene. it reopened overnight. >>> san francisco is moving forward this morning with a multi-million dollar expansion of the city's 911 call center. the center is located on turk street near laguna in the city's fillmore district. it sits alongside the margaret hayward playground. the board of supervisors just approved the park to expand on the park's two tennis courts. but emergency management officials must pay $4 million to the recreation and ha an bas fans, $100 monthly pass to get into the arena for games in oklahoma. but it's not a bargain. the fans cannot enter the arena. instead wa on tv sets in a concourse lounge. so what do fans think? >> we have an opportunity to create memories here and to be able to say i was there for a particular game or moment. it's something i think a lot of people look forward to. >> if i can't get in there, i'm going to be right here. >> a number of fans said they don't see the point of it. i guess it's for the ambience and aura. >> i don't know. >> i like

we do have a closure northbound 101, in palo alto. they are doing some road work. there was a full freeway closure on the northbound side. they should be getting rid of that soon. you may see slow traffic right there as they have a detour set up for you. that will be there for a little bit longer. give yourself a little extra time. 280 northbound looks all right getting up to highway 17. 17 southbound is closed at lark avenue. southbound direction only, as they work on an overpass. there is a detour set up. >>> if you you are well to the north. otherwise we look good until late this morning and early this afternoon. then the rain will arrive. the system is slowly working its way in. the first of three. wednesday night to thursday morning as the main system and again on saturday. plenty of moisture needs to stream across and is inching closer as it sags south but it still has a way to go. just on the mendocino coast. we have a long way to go before get to which means most of the commute should be fine unless you are in northern sonoma county or napa county or lake c

clear northbound 85. 280 great start out of san jose. northbound 101 from hellyer to san antonio avenue, that is an easy 20 minutes. not so easy through the altamont pass. everyone is bunching up. the 205/580 connector, slow to the top of the pass then better past that area. 26 minutes from 205 to 680. at 680, here's a live shot of conditions. all those headlights westbound towards that dublin interchange. so far traffic is light connecting on to 680. full freeway closure nimitz freeway closed at 23rd avenue to be wrapped up in the next 15 minutes. slow approaching the scene. use 580 as an alternate. we are seeing a lot of cars bunching up at the top of the screen. so busy through that area. >>> it is the airline's dirty little secret! a flaw design in almost all aircraft can cause poisonous fumes to enter the cabin. hundreds of flight attendants and pilots have been sickened but passengers are left in the dark. >> i was shocked. i couldn't believe it, that, um, there wasn't anything to prevent that. >> the inside story on toxic plane ai

chp shut down northbound 101 to clear that scene. it reopened overnight. >>> a live look now at the bay bridge toll plaza. millions of people pay cash tolls to pass through every year. but that could soon end. today the bay area toll authority will go over options to help ease congestion at bay area bridges. the two options include replacing cash tolls with an all-electronic system or getting rid of toll plazas altogether. analysts say this could save commuters at least 7 minutes. >>> time now is 4:40. >> it is one of the most highly anticipated books in years. coming up, former first lady michelle obama is giving americans a candid look at life inside the white house. plus, what she really thinks about president trump. >> and looking live outside at coit tower in san francisco, right now it is 52 degrees. we'll be right back. internet. but not just any internet. it's "gaming with america's best internet provider" internet. it's "all your teenagers streaming at once" internet. it's "i can get up to one-two-three-four-five mobile line

oakland northbound 880 has lane restrictions going on northbound approaching 29th, from the overnightdwork. that's it for the rest of the bay. we'll focus on the two of those with more details coming up. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> 5:00 right now, election day just four

german town, northbound 270. another spin out there.t's our first one, actually, spin out-wise along 270rn this g that was remaining dry. malcolm x avenue southwest, still have the problem with flooding on the right side ofoa theay this morning. and between ward road and mount harmony, lanes shutdown from a crash overnight b thatrought down cable and wires.l chuck, te it's going to warm up. >> everybody will be above freezing by 10:00 a.m. this morning. the storm itself is way to our north now. it will effect travel headed up to new york city or boston but the skies are clearing out and this is part of the problem as skies cleared out across northern virginia first the temperatures were allowed todr even more quickly. so current temperatures around the region are mostly abovefr zing in maryland and closer to or below freezing in virginia. so it's slippery in spots this morning. we'll be blown dry today with a guthy nst wind and even though we'll stay colder than average, we'll be well above freezing. 30 in manassas, 30 in warrenton. ies

we show you traffic is flowing northbound. we see slowing around the brake check area north of railroad avenue, that's counter commute but the southbound side is distracted as well. it's not the biggest impact to your commute. the bay bridge has a big impact right there coming out of the maze. the upper east shore freeway did see someam road. it's clearing now. there may be one piece of equipment that had to move from overnight roadwork. contra costa slows through highway 4, the crash 242 should. the san mateo bridge slow drive toward the high-rise westbound the commute crash continues to block one lane. the spe ed now. the bridge crew may have been able to start moving that. we'll give you updates. ridge is the more traffic towaro biggest issue on the map here. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> still ahead for you at 6:30, a 49er fan missing. he went to the restroom during the fourth quarter of the game monday and no one has seen him since. what his girlfriend, who was with him at the time, is telling us this morning. >>>

it's in milpitas northbound 680. it is blocking at least one lane. we are seeing a lot of green on the sensors. it's still early for your friday morning drive but just be advised if you are using 680 northbound at jacklin road it's blocking one lane. the connector 205 to 580, all lanes closed except for one so delays connecting to 580. on 580, it gets better. it improves past grant line. so 33 minutes from 205 to 680. taking a look at conditions on the nimitz freeway, early- morning roadwork is cleared. no northbound delays toward the bay bridge. southbound clear out of oakland into hayward. traffic is light all the way into fremont. and a first look at the bay bridge, so far stacking up in the cash lanes but overall metering lights are off and pretty quiet out of oakland into san francisco. that's a look at your morning drive. >>> i'm anne makovec at the live news desk following breaking news out of southern california. a huge wildfire burning in ventura and l.a. counties. i want to show you some live pictures right now. several homes have burned. d

most people i saw driving northbound on 101 were driving under the speed limit which was necessary to avois hydroplaning in some of the flooded areas. looking out at the south bound lanes people are not taking it slow. so keep in mind this morning you need to go slower and provide more space between you and the car in front of you. we will be live all this morning to provide updates on the conditions of the north bay. live in novato, sara stinson kron four news thanks ( james ) we countinue our team coverage of the storm heading into the bay area. ( darya ) kron 4's yoli aceves is live in woodside where there is flooding on 280. ( yoli )im live in mountain view where its on and off pouring. the slick, wet roads combined with the high winds make for dangerous conditions out there on the roads. most people i saw driving northbound on 101 were driving under the speed limit which was necessary to avois hydroplaning in some of the flooded areas. looking out at the south bound lanes people are not taking it slow. so keep in mind this morning you need to go slower and provide more space betw

lorton, northbound. left lane blocked by a crash there. eun?ssa, thank you. >>> coming what foods to eat and which ones to avoid to help you get a good night's sleep. >>> later today on en"e >> did you pick the numbers yourself? >> i did not pick them. >> you asked them -- >> it's always been my thought that if i'm going to win, if i'm meant to win it, i'm going to win it. >>> america's newest multi-millionaire larin west of redfield, iowa. she's a talking about winning thec histo powerball jackpot. she has a big announcement on what she'sf spending part that cash on. "news 4 e watching today." >>> research has proved this to be true. if you eat better,ou sleep better. >> all week we've been searching for the secret tosl better p. angie goff is sharing the best foods to eabefore getting in bed. >> reporter: meet the mill letters. two pups, a dad, one busy mom. >> this is awesome. i don't know what sleep is at this point. >> reporter: after surviving the day, morgan miller finds peace at night preparing for tomorrow packing fealthy foodollowed b

this is northbound 17 on campbell. any road that sees a dip, you might see some flooding. the beautiful fall leaves are coming down and clogging the drains. the we did see lightning and heavy downpours, which made it quite interesting. back to you n studio. >>> okay, matt. we will check with you throughout the morning. we just got an update about power outages from pg&e. they are scattered. 1600 in total without lights on. 221 people in the north bay. the south bay has the biggest area of outages, nearly 800. 165 with no power on the peninsula. less than 100 in san francisco without power. 390 people starting the morning with no power in the east bay. as lisa has been telling us, we're in a bit of a lull right now. buff a new wave of wet weather will move in soon. the north bay will be getting that hit. >>> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in marin wit on a typical travel spot, in corte ma -- it is a smooth ride through here this morning. if a early commuter, we haven't seen any issues. the issue we are dealing with is wind. it is windy here. it comes in bursts,

in bound on 66 and northbound on 95. 66 looking okay. northbound 95 34 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop when you hop into your car. good morning, mr.oo bell. >> morning, melissa. a picture i spotted on my twter feed. i've since retweeted it. this is a perspective how big the woolsey fire i is out california. this is a picture from nasa's goef s gove satellite. how big is that scar? that is 152 square miles in size. for compntison, theedi rict of columbia is only 68 square miles, so more than twice as big as the entire district of columbia burned in that one fire, not to mention the tremendous loss of life and property. back here on a clear and cold start to thanksgivingeve, 3 in washington. winds are out of the south. gusty northwest wind later on this afternoon. be ready for a blues jery, much chilly jerp weather pattern coming in. low 30s around town. it will be a nice day to be outside but it won't be as mild as yesterday. wee are in thmid to upper 50s yesterday. mid to upper 40s today.er tomorrow, well likely to be our coldest thanksgiving since 1996. the

and heading northbound there. southbound 270 at the divide, we have the left side blocked by a disabled vehicle, so that'sg slow things a little bit. southbound 295 before the beltway, one left lane is the tionly thing g by the crash there and the beltway itself looks pretty nkgood. >> tyou. 4:20 is our time right now. t's become almost as big as thanksgiving itself. we're talking about black friday. >> if you don't want to wait until friday we have the story for you. we're breakinges down the bt deals you can find this week. >> and later today on ellen. >> sing sometng we allknow. >> i just feel a bit exposed. >> what if we had the backstreet boys behind you? e >>ly blunt stops by. ckstreetnew she was a boy fan? >> back street boys, they were back in the day. >> if you want tt know w they sing, you can check out the show. ellen airs here at 3:00 stick around for news 4 at 4:00. we'll be right back. >> police in california helped a baby bear cub get back to its mother. the cub immediately darted out of the can nni

. >>> northbound 270 before 109, all trafic stopped. not seeing a big impactecause of the crash but we will keep you updated. woodbridge near 123 still blocked on the left side with as nd then a brand-new crash near 32 we will get information on that and be back in a couple minutes. >> thank you. >>> if you are up early to hit the road after the holidays this morning the delaware memorial bridge is re-opened after causing traffic jams like this one last night. both sides of the brid shut down as a precaution after a chemical spill at a nearby plant. because it's the main route to the new jersey turnpike, the closure caused backups for drivers in new jersey and maryland. it was opened up sixer hours a it was closed. >>> the view on the rightishe arrivals terminal right now compared to the video from last ucnight. conson on the lower level forced all cars on to the upper level t and evenough it's early and there are not as many people flying in and outwi you l still want to leave yourself plenty of time if you are heading to any of our lo

inbound on 66 and northbound on 95. both looking good. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> thau, 5:52 is your time right now. a train from d.c. that could have you in baltimore in 15 minutes is one step closer to reality. they have not yet announced where theti bre station would be. it could top speeds of 300 miles per hour. it will travel from d.c. to new york. b it couldegin as soon as 2020 and begin orating by 2021 according to the washington post. >> okay. so the cleveland brownsre bad, overall, but are they so bad ormer national a security official as coach? >> the cleveland browns are denying that forr secretary of state condeleeza rice as their head coach. the browns say she is not being considered. rice would have been the first man to interview for an nfl head coaching job. rice is a lifelong browns fan. she tweeted she is not ready to coach, but wishes t league would consider more women in coaching roles. i wonder how that became a thing. >> she is such a f and apparently she has knowledge of the gam

i want to talk about northbound 880 being shut down and getting on and off the freeway northbound at 23rd for the typical roadwork. they are building a new on-ramp it's not unusual for them to close it down overnight. i want to mention the traffic on the altamont pass approach is busy. we have some roadwork here and the traffic will be backed up for a long time, mostly on 205 westbound. there have been no major issues. traffic between livermore and pleasanton looks good all the way to hayward. is alive look in front of the coliseum. it looks okay. at the toll plaza it is light. 4:01. let's go back to the desk. >>> breaking news in marin county where there is police activity outside a detox center. police were called to the detox center on smith ranch roadn is time ago. we are working to confirm what they are responding to. we have a reporter on the way. we will bring you the updates as soon as we get them. >>> today, the day before the midterm elections, gavin newsom is making a final campaign push in san francisco. tonight at 7 pm he will appear with senator harris and governor brow

also, your usual slow and go conditions northbound 101 out of morgan hill. so tennant and cochran about 10 minutes for your drive time. over to the altamont pass, still slow as you work your way from 205 to 680 to grant line. 33 minutes. we have the crash on the eastbound side at north flynn road non-commute direction but a big backup behind it. one lane is blocked while they clear this out. >>> we are just four days out from the election and today governor brown is hitting the campaign trail to try to sway voters against prop 6. it's a measure that would get rid of a gas tax he approved last year. kpix 5's jackie ward is in palo alto with more. >> reporter: michelle, he approved this tax because it generates more than $5 billion every year to be used for transportation projects. so it helps fund like our 6500 state bridges and our roads. but gas is closing in on $4 a gallon here in california. it will be interesting to see what happens with the voters. aaa says that the national gas average is $2.90. in california, it's closer to $3.80. so there's been a li

no delays right now on northbound 280. so you're cleared through downtown san jose and not bad, north 101 from hellyer to san antonio avenue. right now just 22 minutes. hot spots westbound 37, slow 80 to 101. westbound highway 4 from loveridge to 680 we are looking at 23 minutes. and again if you are coming off the eastshore freeway to the bay bridge give yourself some extra time 20 minutes away from highway 24. you can always skip the roads and use mass transit. all on time. sunny skies in store for you. we'll have weather in just a minute. first let's go to michelle. >>> developing news, three teens shot in san jose. the gunman is at large. kpix 5's jackie ward is live at seven trees community center where two of the injured were found. jackie. >> reporter: michelle, all three of those teenagers are expected to be okay. they are recovering from gunshot wounds in the hospital this morning. last night when police got to the community center, they found two of the victims, two girls with nonlife-threatening gunshot wounds.

northbound 270 as you're approaching montrose. still have road work happening in the northbound lanes. in the southbound lanes, left side there is blocked by a sabled vehicle. we'll try to get more information on that one and southbound d.c., 295 before the beltway, left lane getting by the crash there. >> thank you. more on that breaking news in montgomery county now. police are investigating a seriousedtrian hit-and-run. angie is at the live desk with th latest. >> we want to bring you the details that we discovpled. two p have life threatening injuries. if you take a look at the maps here, montgomery county police say they responded to a single car crash only to discer that one of the okay you pants, one of the pitple there had been by the driver of another car. investigators say that the person that wasad hit just gotten out of their car after it crashed. was the only car involved. but police say when itirst got out, that's when they were hit by a driver of a car they believe is a dark colored ford mustang. that car took off i

we had an accident northbound 280.llision still there, they're moving it now but traffic coming. slow traffic on southbound 101 approaching 280. getting on the southbound 280, we have a brand new crash reported southbound 101 on the central freeway. the fire department is on the way. we don't see anything we'll take their words they're looking for something at the 80 split. westbound bay bridge that's backed up all the way out to mcarthur bridge. 880 slowing down getting up to downtown oakland. southbound 880 from 238 slowing down into fremont. both dunbar and san mateo bridge are slow. south bay commute has bogged down with earlier problems. this say look at downtown san jose, northbound 280 is looking okay so far. 7:19 let's bring steve in. >> our weather today is much like it was yesterday. beautiful sunrise and high clouds continue to filter in. how about that? beautiful. it's a droi pattern, sometimes we transition into november and look for the rain. i'll tell you, we can keep looking. it looks dry after the 10th

there have been no major issues on northbound 880. we had an accident reported on eastbound 24 near central lafayette and an accident northbound on 101. these accidents have been cleared away. this is a look at 880 n. and south on the traffic is moving well. it is light at the bay bridge toll plaza. 4:05. let's go back to the guess -- the desk. >>> the governor elect will serve meals this morning at saint anthony's. gavin newsom is getting ready for his new job in sacramento but he may not be moving into the governors mansion. reportedly hesitated if he was asked if he will move into the home near the state capitol. he said his wife and children would be happy to stay in their current home in marin county. >>> learning more about california's first female lieutenant governor. her father is an immigrant from greece. she has been politically active in the democratic party for decades. in 2010 president obama appointed her the u.s. ambassador to hungary. she said as lieutenant governor she hopes to make higher education more accessible a

the south bay filled in from the valley, northbound 101 and 280 are slow. so the is northbound 880. let's bring steve in . >> ever played linkin park golf course? >> many times. times. >> okay normally it's cold. >> it's a little brisk. >> not today. it's windy and warm for some. down right warm for others. i would wear shorts, i wouldn't be concerned about an ocean breeze. not today. it's 60 in the city and i'll tell you, dave clark just stepped outside -- it's cold here in the square. there's oakland and up in the higher elevations it's warm. in the city itself you can find an easterly breeze so i would not be concerned about an ocean breeze today. very warm for some over by the coast. roaring delta wins, turbo charged towards vacaville and davis. some areas are going to be wind driven on some warm temperatures today. others getting a puff of easterly breeze. with high pressure large and in charge, out to the 16th, after that signs of change but too far out to say for sure. some locations warmer, fairfield warmer due to north wind. plus eight for livermore at some locations around

northbound 85 and northbound 280, both in the green.101 from gilroy to morgan hill moving at the limit. we have a little sag though in sunol. southbound 680 near andrade road we have a car that struck debris in the road so one lane is blocked. speeds are still in the green so that is good news. remember to slow your speeds when you get to the area. on 580 both directions looking great between dublin and the altamont pass. so if you are heading out for black friday shopping you can expect a clear road. can't say the same for the lines. it is really backing up. a lot of shoppers out there. but not us. we are here working. >> yes. but we can always shop online. >>> it is black friday. shoppers everywhere got up before the break of dawn to wait in long lines for deep discounts. da lin reports from livermore. >> reporter: it's busy. traffic is not too bad yet coming to the premium outlet in livermore. black friday under way in the outlets. this is the north face here. the line here is about 30 people. so what they are offering inside, 50% of

there was a crash northbound 208 at 101. it does not appear to be causing too much slow traffic in the area even though it is there. the fire department was dispatched because there could be injuries this this crash. northbound 280 traffic is looking good otherwise getting up to highway 17. and at the bay bridge, it is light. so this first few minutes of the morning commute looking pretty good. let's bring in some steve paulson. >> speaking of looking pretty good, how do we do it at thismy- up. flash flood watch out not so much for today but for tonight and tomorrow. today is mainly focused to the south but the next 24 to 36 hours will be quite active here. the wind will pick up as well. we do have a wind advisory. the models have backed off a teeny bit on that. high wind watch on thursday as a dopenning surface low moves in. that is kind of the key there. it looks like it is going right about over the bay area. highest gusts will be on the coast and also in the hills. could get some about 55 miles per hour. today, if you ar

this is the left lane of northbound 101 that is open now.mus, ktvu news. >>> thank you very much. that set of doubles as you heard did crash but one of the things that we're lucky about is it happened at the brake check area southbound 101 used to seeing trucks and activity here. it hasn't slowed as much as we thought. let's go better but not much. almost an hour. up out to the toll plaza and half to drive to city hall this morning. that's what you'refor 580 throu valley a westbound 92 slow traffic there. all the south bay is a mess this morning on the major freeways. . >>> the bay area toll authorities debating eliminating toll plazas. the goal is reduce traffic jams created when drivers slow down. our question of the day, would looks like 72% of you say yes and 30% of you say no. n the ciyou have been talking to people about this possibility of electronic tolls. >> reporter: good morning, i 137 million tolls are collected every year. common sense, you eliminate the cash lanes and less traffic and idoling and better for the envarment. most

you're sluggish northbound of 101 from hellyer to san antonio avenue.e looking at a 28-minute ride. and we have an updated report on that crash in marin county. all lanes are now open. southbound 101 past waldo tunnel with all of these delays on our roads, mass transit is a very good option this morning because look at that. bart train, caltrain, muni and ace trains all running on time. here's sports. >>> anybody out there feel the need to catch ve? the men's sur maui coming up. and how the redskins justify claiming reuben foster off the waiver wire from the 49ers. coming up. >> let's head outside one more time as we take a live look outside. hard to see what's out there. the rain is here and there's definitely a lot more on the way as we take a look at the radar on the bottom right side of your screen. it's 6:20. we'll be right back. >>> reuben foster was claimed off waivers yesterday by the washington redskins the only team to put in a claim for the former 49er who was cut after his latest charge of domestic violence. now, the linebacker was immediate

traffic is clear, northbound, southbound, no troubles. if you are cruising towards the san mateo bridge, so far, so good commuting out of hayward to foster city. that will take you 13 minutes this morning. in fact, most of our bay area bridges are problem-free. live look at the richmond/san rafael bridge, with no delays right now from marina bay parkway to sir francis drake. that's only about an eight- minute ride this morning. your drive times out of the north bay look great, as well. no delays on 37. you're clear south 101, rolling it down to 580. and not a bad ride at all if you are heading out of petaluma or santa rosa this morning. north- or southbound. and san jose, good morning! you are checking in problem- free on 101 and 280. let's check the forecast. here's mary. >>> all right, thanks, gianna. well, mostly clear skies as we start off the day. and we are going to see a little bit cooler conditions compared to yesterday. but still above average for this time of year. and a high fire danger we'll get to that in just a moment. but a

northbound 680 just past highway 4, reports of a vehicle fire looks like it is in flames all lanes stopped right now momentarily. we are seeing red on our sensors which indicates traffic is really stacked up behind there. the car fire north 680 past 4 definitely could cause problems. business as usual through the altamont pass westbound 580 to 680 a crash at grant line. >>> there are plenty of election -- sorry, there's plenty of election news this morning. democratic lieutenant governor gavin newsom will replace the termed out jerry brown as governor. he defeated republican businessman john cox 59-41%. he spoke to supporters last night at a post-election event in los angeles. >> you stood for courage. courage for a change. will have the incredible privilege of serving as your next governor. >> cox took the stage in san diego to concede and then congratulate newsom. >> we gave it a run. we got the message out. we got the issues out. thank you all. thank you all. >> newsom's victory is the first time since 1887 that a democratic governor has been succeeded by another democrat in california.

same situation if you'reeaded northbound and no road work, northbound 270 near democracy. northbound 295 before pennsylvania, one right lane getting by t work haup. >>> you'll be able to buy all sorts of holiday-themed drinks including peppermint mocha, and to white chocolate mocha ead ginger latte. customers that use it after 2:00 p.m. will g 50 cents off their drink order. they make me happy. november is herend that means the start of the holiday season, leaves falling off the trees, and the air is starting to cool down. >> today notwithstanding, but yes. a lot of youre goio start turning on the he. you know how much that can cost you when theill comes. susan is working with you on tips on how to keep the cool air out of your home. >> we're in a home that was built in 1940. youut up some what? >> two-sided tape and i'm going to install plastic over the top of it. >> is lhere a of wind that comes through? >> yes, wind comes through and al putting the plastic over the windows willl sea it to where it will help. >> you can seal up all the windows just like this. i'm assumin