street, the on-ramp to southbound octavia is currently shut down with emergency crews. please be advised if you are heading in that direction. that is a check of your traffic. back over to you. >>> congressional negotiators reached a deal to avoid a possible government shutdown. senior aides say the agreement reached would fund the government through september, include billions of dollars for defense and border security, but it does not provide any money for president donald trump's proposed border wall. millions of people are taking the day off and protesting today. they are trying to send a message to president trump. may 1st also known as may day is already considered an annual day of reflection about the rights of workers. but today immigrant workers will be the main theme. people are encouraged to take the day off in march. organizers say they hope to show their economic power. >> we are shutting down our businesses across the country. we are not going to work. it's a strike day and if you have to go to work, you know, we are asking people not to shop. >> marches a

and a lot of accidents between octavia street.hind me is an entrance to 101 and a one-mile stretch west to castro street. so this is where the focus is today of the plan but again, it is affecting intersections citywide. that is after those two deadly accidents here in the past few days. the 77-year-old woman killed crossing the street saturday night at lake merced and font street a pickup hit her and then yesterday morning, a 56- year-old man died here at market and octavia hit by a car at the on-ramp. the plan up for a vote today would add expanded medians, islands and wider corners. > it would change the street design so the traffic is slower so that cars go more slowly. >> 70% of accidents happen on 12% of the streets. some improvements lights that let pedestrians walk three seconds before cars get a green. there is a meeting today at 1 p.m. in city hall. anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> a teenager too young for a driver's license shot and killed while driving in san francisco. it happened around noon yesterday on sunset near golden

we have octavia onramp to southbound 101 back open now. they had to have the full closure. a pedestrian was killed and there are not details available by chp but sounds like they cleared that scene. you can clear the on-ramp if you are leaving the san francisco area, and other than that we are doing okay right now. we are looking good at the bay bridge toll plaza. we will talk more about that coming up in less than ten. >>> we are confident a boy has a future as a linebacker even though he is 3 days old. you will see what we mean. he weighs 13 pounds, 11 ounces. valentino is one of the largest babies ever born in northern california. he is everything his family hoped for and then some. >> awesome. congratulations to them. >>> next at 5:00 a. new law starting today which means some bay area residents want to double-check what they are bringing into stores. >>> aaa let's the push of a button. >>> people having to lie on the floor after a crazy international flight. international flight. >>> could your favorite tv show the whole country booking on choice hotels.com. four words

an unusual intersection where octavia can next to highway 101.s, cyclists and pedestrians should start seeing changes to this upper market area. this is a rendering of what the safety improvements are supposed to look like, once they are complete. the mta board unanimously approved these changes last night and included our pedestrian and wider medians to make crossing the street safer. the measures include parking protected bike lanes. already bike lanes on market street from parking protected bike lanes mean they look something like this, right next to the curb then to the left, a row of parking and to the left of that the lanes of traffic. this parking arrangement already exists golden gate park. representative in san francisco bike coalition explain this morning why safety improvements are needed. >> octavia and mark is not one of the most dangerous intersections in san francisco but one the most dangerous in the country according to a report last year. we gave witness to that unfortunately again this weekend where somebody died walking in the

the sfmta will vote on improves between octavia and castro. that would include protected bike lanes and upgraded painted safety zones. >>> a hiker is recovering after a rattlesnake bit him yesterday afternoon at mission peak in free month. paramedics rushed to get him attention while trying to find a hospital that stocks anti-venom. katie utehs has the story. >> stairry. >> reporter: warm sunshine is drawing out hikers and rattlesnakes in east bay regional parks. >> it's a popular place. a lot of people come here. >> reporter: around 1:40, a rattlesnake bit a man while he hiked with his fanly on the trail. fortunately, a chp helicopter was nearby. >> he had a swollen hand and was in pretty is veer pain. >> reporter: fremont fire called area hospitals looking for anti-venom while the chp paramedics treated the victim. >> since anti-venom is rare and not stocked in every hospital, it's important to get him to the proper facility in a short period of time so there isn't tissue damage. >> really lucky. no wonder there was a helicopter all the time

>> reporter: we are at market and octavia and there is a crosswalk there at the bottom of the on ramp for the freeway, but cars are speeding up anyway. in fact, in just a couple minutes there we saw both cars and pedestrians run red lights. it's one of the most dangerous intersections and the city wants to make it safer. police say a 77-year-old woman was killed crossing the street saturday night at lake merced boulevard and font street hit by a pickup truck. this morning a 56-year-old man died at market and octavia struck by a car at the on ramp. >> there's a lot of traffic through here. people don't always look and there's a lot of things you have to look at. >> reporter: in fact, the two deadly accidents underscore chilling statistics. 70% of san francisco's serious and fatal traffic injuries happen on only 12% of the city's streets, the streets shown here in violent. >> these crashes are happening on high injury corridors, but the good news is if we know crashes are going to happen and, why we can prevent them. >> reporter: the city has targeted the dangerous states for safety imp

this is where octavia connects to the highway 101 on-ramp.et area. this is a rendering of what the safety improvements are supposed to look like once they are complete. san francisco mta board unanimously approved the changes last night. and included among them are pedestrian wide off outs and islands to make the roads safer. there are protected bike lanes. they would look like this. bike lanes right next to the curb. and then to the left of the bike lanes, a row of parking and then to the left of that would be the lanes of traffic. now, this parking arrangement is what already exists at golden gate park. >> octavia and market is not jut one of the most dangerous intersections in san francisco, but one of the most dangerous intersections in the country according to our report last year. we gave witness to that unfortunately this weekend where somebody died walking in the crosswalk in that intersection. >> reporter: the sfmta board unanimously approved the project last night even though there were concerns raised by firefighters about the prot

hot spot in san francisco the octavia onramo to sb 101 is blocked.n leandro nb 880 at marnia all lanes blocked due to a fatal acccident (james)it's clear and mild outside this morning as we wake up to the month of may. hot temperatures are on tap for today, the beginning of a mini heat wave. let's go outside and check the 4-zone camera network. it's clear this morning. we are expecting a warmer day today with inland highs reaching the mid to upper 80s. and it will continue to warm over the next several days as high pressure builds inland over the great basin and offshore winds develop. widespread 80s to mid 90s are expected tuesday and wednesday afternoons. a cooling trend is then expected for the latter part of the week as ocean winds return. rain showers are possible as we head into next weekend with a storm system approaching our region. ( terisa ) major record flooding is set to continue in several states in the south and in the midwest. this on the heels of weather that already proved deadly over the weekend. reid binion shows us the destruction

it includes changes to this part of market and octavia. this is a very busy intersection .ivers enter onto highway 101. this is a deadly area for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross. the board said on monday, there was a pedestrian killed in this area of the octavia on-ramp. they unanimously approved the safety changes last night. fire officials have raised concerns. they are worried that a building , if it catches fire, if they have to respond, these bike lanes, they have to park in the middle of the street and there are overhead power lines. they said they can work with fire officials to address those concerns. they did address the board members. advocacy groups say this is necessary. they are needed for the area to cut down on the number of injuries and deaths. >> it is a big topic in san francisco. thank you. >>> the police need your help to identify a stabbing suspect. they released this sketch of the suspect. investigators said a man approached another man who was walking on san diego road and stabbed him in the stomach near john hinkle park friday night. the victim i

you will be able to use that octavia onramp if you are traveling southbound on 101. also want to talk about mass transit today with may day. capital corridor with bus service cancelled this morning for all san francisco stops starting at 8:00 on, and the march from herman to civic center, expect muni reroutes. and then downtown san jose impact expected for the evening commute and have reroutes planned as well should they need to use those. >>> rumors of joe biden running for president in 2020 are heating up. biden just went public with his stance. stance. >>> a woman said her duh shake up your routine with a completely new way to clean. new colgate total advanced health mouthwash. shake to activate a powerful cleaning action that removes twenty four times more bacteria. improve the health of your mouth with new colgate total advanced health mouthwash. shake to clean. >>> we're back at 5:13. traffic cameras captured a tragedy unfold in ohio, a person died after their car bursts into flames in downtown dayton. state troopers believe it was going the wrong way when it c

this is one of the areas the city is focusing in on here on market street from octavia to castro and that's after two deadly accidents in the past two days. a 77-year-old woman was killed crossing the street saturday night at lake merced boulevard. a pickup hit her. and then yesterday morning a 56- year-old man died here at market and octavia hit by a car at the on-ramp. >> these crashes are happening on high injury corridors. but the good news, if we know where crashes are going to happen and why, we can prevent them. >> reporter: 70% of san francisco's serious traffic crashes happened on 12% of the city's streets. so the plan up for a vote today would add expanded medians, islands and wider corners. the san francisco municipal transit district is taking a vote on that plan at 1:00 today at city hall. live in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> closing arguments are set to begin today in the trial of the man accused of killing sierra lamar. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. kpix 5's sandra osborne is live in san jose where the trial has been going on for months. sa

on a pedestrian and bicycle safety plan for the one- mile stretch of market street from "octavia" tot is 7:56. i'm kenny choi. this afternoon, the san francisco mta votes on a pedestrian and bicycle safety plan for the one-mile stretch of market street from octavia to castro. it follows two pedestrian deaths this week near lake merced and by the on-ramp on octavia and market. >>> santa rosa city council votes tonight on an emergency ban on the outdoor growing of marijuana. odor complaints and concerns about crime are driving the possible ban. >>> stick around; we'll have traffic and weather in just a moment. ,,,,,, >>> time now 7:57. here's your traffic is update. an accident along northbound 101 and this is right near old middlefield way. three car crash has one lane blocked and traffic slows below 25 miles an hour. if you are making your way further north over to the san mateo bridge, we are tracking some slowdowns for drivers making their way out of hayward on over to foster city. you can expect a 30-minute right. the rest of your ride heading throughout the bay area still in the

the lanes will be on a mile long stretch between octavia.be difficult to access burning buildings, but muni unanimously approved the project. san franciscofá was among the largest cyclists in the u.s. san francisco ranked sixth on for the only other california city to make the list was davis which was ranked third. bellingham, washington, was ranked number wo#one. the mag looked at number of cyclist deaths and infrastructure and programs for cyclists. >> here's an aunjz for late-diners. taco bell is entering the chicken nugget business. they're called naked chicken chips. [lÑ set to launch ne next thursday. they come with nacho cheese dipping sauce. that's the cherry on top. taco bell's follow up to its naked chickennof chalupa, whichd a shell made of all white meat chicken. >> so 6:00 thisfá morning, and we'reñ&r following breaking new has been an officer-involved shooting. >> plus, another bay area heat wave. the steps firefighters are taking to prevent wildfires as we get ready for another hot day across the bay. >> plus, the last chance

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then early yesterday morning, a 56-year-old man was hit and killed on octavia street on the on ramp to highway 101. both drivers are cooperating with police. they did not leave the scene. pedestrian advocates say both crashes were preventable because they happened on some of the city's most dangerous streets. >>> both california and the bay area having a population boom. the latest figures show that in the past year, california grew by 335,000 people. now it has reached 39.5 million people statewide. los angeles is still the largest city in california. more than 4 million people in that city. the bay area has three cities in the top 10. san jose ranks number three with more than 1 million residents. san francisco, 4 with 874,000. both cities grew by 10,000 people. the city of oakland, number 8 on the list, 426,000 people adding 3000 in the past year. >>> 4:09 am. the highest paid state employee, may surprise you. coming up, the reason there are a few questions now that the report shows just how much one oakland city planner earned last year. >>> is if the price we are paying for gas is

golden gate as well, mike, and we have reports of a fatal collision and it's right around 101 and octaviaam working on the details and will have an update on that coming up in a few minutes. also a busy night overnight, and we had a fatal collision. this was in san leandro, and just before marina boulevard. all the residual delays out of there and that's great news for the morning commute. >>> let's get you live to the scene of the deadly crash? >> all the lanes are back open on 880. and live matt keller at the scene. >> reporter: what a horrific and tragic crash here on northbound 880 this morning, but the good news, as alexis said, the hraeulanes are now back open, and take a look at this video. you can see how horrific it is. a very damaged honda there. it was traveling northbound on 880 south of marina boulevard just before 12:45. the honda crashed into the center divider and was hit again by a buick on the driver's side, and then chp closed all five lanes and the driver of the honda died toe scene and is described as a man of about 60 years old, and the driver of the buick also had m

the board of the municipal transportation agency put up a potential bike lane from castro and the octavias put the path between the sidewalk and parked cars and create a safety buffer. >>> it is a gorgeous day to get outside and enjoy the weather, as you look at a live pyre from the top of intercourse that's painful due to menopausal changes. it. it's not likely to go away on its own. it took my most honest friend to help me do something about it. she told me premarin vaginal cream can help. it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse more comfortable. premarin vaginal cream treats vaginal changes due to menopause and moderate-to-severe painful intercourse caused by these changes. don't use it if you've had unusual vaginal bleeding, breast or uterine cancer, blood clots, liver problems, stroke or heart attack, are allergic to any of its ingredients or think you're pregnant. side effects may include headache, pelvic pain, breast pain, vaginal bleeding and vaginitis. estrogens may increase your chances of getting cancer of the uterus, strokes, blood clots, or d

the board of the municipal transportation agency put up a potential bike lane from castro and the octaviaramp. the plan is put the path between the sidewalk and parked cars and create a safety buffer. >>> it is a gorgeous day to get outside and enjoy the weather, as you look at a live pyre from the top of >>> a santa rosa woman was impressed until she got the charges. >> years ago, the state puc opened the way for independent energy companies to sell gas for your home. this viewer says the sales team quoted a low rate, but what was more important, she says is what they did not tell her. mary hollis is always looking to save money, so the offer was enticing. >> a nice young gentleman and woman. >> reporter: a sales team from spark energy was going door to door in her neighborhood. >> they said we have a program that can save you money for gas. >> reporter: they told her spark was charging just 74 cents per therm. so mary signed up, but when her first bill came, she nearly feinted. >> oh, my gosh, it was a shocker, it was almost double what i would normally be paying for gas. >> her bill we

>> judge, i would call octavia to the stand please. their mother is not here today, is that right?> yes. >> and tell us for what reason their mother is not here. >> my mom has been going through high blood pressure. she's just been diagnosed with cancer. she was sick last night. i had to take her from the hospital. from that point i had to stay with the kids. so -- >> how many other brothers and sisters do you have? >> besides us? >> yes. >> right now there are nine. >> are you the oldest? >> i'm the oldest girl, yes. >> is there a dad in the picture? >> he was until about four months ago. he was incarcerated. kenneth is the one who's really been the man of the house. he's really our backbone. >> that's all i have? >> ma'am? >> no questions, judge. >> ken, we spoke yesterday about what the court is here today to decide. that is whether you should stay detained or whether you should be released. >> i should be released because i know i ain't a bad kid. i ain't no harm to nobody. i just made a bad decision at that moment. i know i did something wrong. but i know i can fix it. now i k

it's between castro and the octavia onramp.een the sidewalk and parked cars to create a safety buffer. more than 50 cyclists have been injured on that stretch in five years. >>> holding a news conference to ask muni officials for more time to cross the street. the group is called senior and disability action and wants traffic signals to give them a few extra seconds to get across. they made a similar plea five years ago. the city launched the zero seugs campaign and their goal is to eliminate all traffic deaths. >>> if you don't have ac it might have been hard to sleep last night, and mike we are not done with the heat yet. >> not yet but i think you will sleep better tonight than in many areas than you did last night. and the fog and marine layer clouds will bring cooling tt coast while the most stay warm around the bay and hot inland. at least for one more day. a chance of showers and breezy on friday, and the same for saturday and sunday. high pressure is still holding on and will lose its grip in the day. on the peninsula t

the sfmta will vote on improvements on market between octavia and castro. bike lanes and up dated painted safety zone. >>> benicia will vote on whether residents will keep mini pigs as pets. if the ordnance passes the rules would be similar to owning a dog. they must be leashed in public, owners have to pick up the waste. they'll need a license, wear a dog tag and be neutered or spayed. part of the ordnance causing a stink with local experts is the weight limit of 100 pounds. they say that's unrealistic because mini pigs, as you can tell from looking at your screen, the weigh up to 300 pounds. >> all morning long jessica has been trying to steal this t-shirt from me and there she goes again. it's an extra large, good luck with that. maybe it will shrink. the warriors host the jazz in the first game of round two of the playoffs. kooef sister may miss the rest of the post season. he's undergoing testing at stanford. doctors are trying to stop the headaches he's faced for nearly two years. we don't have a time frame for his return. the jazz are coming off a wi

the most recent was monday when a 56-year-old was hit on octavia street on ramp to highway 101. >> krisules trying to make roads safer for cyclists using stop signs. in idaho cars can slow down and keep rolling and a proposal to do the same kind of thing in california is called not surprisingly the idaho stop and is on the table in sacramento. one assembly member says the change improved safety for cyclists in idaho and it could work here. >> cyclists have to spend twice as much time in the intersection exposed to vehicular traffic. >> it should be noted that the law enforcement community in general is not behind this. they are worried this could create confusion at stop signs and it would be hard to enforce. that bill is scheduled for a hearing in sacramento on monday. >> i think i'll have to noodle on that one a little bit. i don't know how i feel about that. >> a bay area school district is in the midst of what you could say a nasty divorce. the area that wants to take their schools and their money and go. >>> hey, folks, before we go to break, i want to show you how to join our comm

they unanimously approved the measure that covered a one-mile long stretch of upper market between octaviand castro street. it includes new bike lanes and clearer markers for current lanes. that means there is a lane for bicyclists next to the curb and then a row for car parking and then lanes for traffic. the fire department has raised some objections due to concerns that fire truckswould have to park further from the curb and be more vulnerable to muni lines and overhead power lines. >>> is a batha says he is not surprised by the racism encountered by a fellow african- american ball player at fenway park. he tells the news day that he has never been called the n word except in boston. he says the issue is talked about among african-american players and they expect verbal abuse when they play at fenway. he was asked about boston following the racism encountered by center fielder adam jones on monday night. jones says a group yelled racial slurs and threw peanuts at him. the red sox issued an apology and fans stood up and gave jones a standing ovation. >>> tuesday was a rough day for bay a

still quite a few flares set up but all the lanes have cleared and the on-ramp to southbound 101, the octavia on- ramp has reopened but please be careful. definitely a visual distraction. you see some of the flares out there and if you see emergency crews make sure to give them room as you are making your way through that stretch. we are tracking slowdowns if you're heading out of tracy into livermore, an accident aloaning westbound 205 so anyone traveling along that stretch will be in for delays. and then the usual slowdowns as you head towards the dublin pleasanton interchange there, just under a 30 minute ride. that is a check of your traffic. get a check on the forecast now with roberta. it was so gorgeous this weekend. >> i agree. i actually got to pilot the puddle jumper out on the delta, that's a speedboat and i got behind the wheel. this is as we are on the boat heading back towards discovery bay and you can see mount diablo in the background. that's how fantastic the visibility has been this past weekend. today same with the offshore flow. we have a little bit of a haze developing wh

the sfmta will vote on improvements on market between octavia and castro. >>> benicia will be voting on whether residents can keep mini pigs as pets. if the ordnance passes, the rules for owning a mini pig would be similar to owning a dog. they have to be leashed in public and owners have to pick up the waste. the pigs must be licensed and wear a dog tag and be neutered or spayed. the part of the ordnance that's causing a stink with local experts is that there's a weight limit of 100 pounds. they say that's not realistic because mini pigs, despite their name, can weigh 300 pounds. >>> let's move off that subject and talk about these. >> what? >> yeah! these will be on your seats if you happen to have a ticket to the game. where's yours? >> right over here. >> the warriors host the jazz in the first game of round two of the playoffs. head coach steve kerr may miss this one and more. state your names out he's still feeling the effects, those headaches and back pain he's had for nearly two years. for now, there's no time frame for kerr's return. the jazz are coming off a win in l.a., th

the second was yesterday, a 56-year-old was hit on octavia street on ramp to highway 101 at 3:00 in the morning. the streets have been described as some of the most dangerous in the city by safety advocates. >>> 6:15 right now on your tuesday. and happening now, a pushback on banks. today, some state lawmakers are introducing a new bill they say will help victims of bank fraud. of course, this comes in light of the recent wells fargo sandal where employees opened millions of accounts without customer knowledge. legislation would eliminate arbitration clauses in contracts. those kinds of clauses stop consumers from having their day in court to recover damages. >>> airline execs are going to be facing congress this morning to explain among other things while they overbook flights. >> scott mcgrew, united's ceo gets the middle seat this morning. >> he does. we expect oscar munoz to continue to apologize, continue to explain all those new policies that united will prevent scenes like this one, but that all ruined united's already tenuous relationship with passengers. the house transportatio

a 56-year-old was hit on octavia street on-ramp to highway 101 at 3:00 in the morning. those streets have been described as some of the most dangerous in the city by safety advocates. >> laura, of course, we were covering the may day protests here locally yesterday. they were pretty peaceful. that was not the case in oregon, where it took a violent turn last night. this is a look from the nbc chopper out of portland. look at that. items being lit on fire. police say the city canceled the permit for the march after a group of so-called anarchists started setting small fires and throwing objects including molotov cocktails and fireworks directly at police officers. some businesses were also damaged in the city's downtown area and a police car was destroyed. >>> in olympia, in washington state, nine people were arrested there in violent protests in that part of the state as well. >>> right now, continuing coverage of the may day protests here in the bay area. as we mentioned, there were big crowds in san jose, san francisco, and in oakland. the biggest may day demonstratio

most recent of which happened on monday when a 56-year-old was hit on the octavia street ym on-ramp01 at 3:00 in the morning. today's news conference on the subject starts at 11:00. >> san francisco supervisors holding off on considering a plan to add more electric cars. the examiner supervisor katie tang is proposing that change. it would call for gas guzzling cars in the city to slowly be swapped out for electric cars. the idea was a work in progress even before yesterday. at yesterday's hearing, supervisors decided to wait another week before discussing that measure. that's so tangk can provide mo cost analysis. >> even for a well established tech titan, something new, mick crosoft, is launching its first laptop. >> a shot at apple. >> microsoft's new laptop looks like the macbook air, and about the same price. this is actually the first time misoft has made a true laptop. had it a surface computer, that keyboard. the new one is $1,000 and aimed at college students. >> apple says it's selling fewer is. the company suspects that because people are waiting for the iphone 8, the te