orinda oaks park. crews assisted the fire department using air tankers, fire engines and bull dozens. -- bulldozers and the fire captain says a strong attack quickly had the fire contained. now, fog check was used, that is dropped from planes that stopped dry brush from burning with out causing major damage to vegetation on the ground. and where i'm standing you can see hillside behind me, firefighters don't know what caused the fire but i'm happy to report that there were no injuries to person or property. >> thank you very much. the etch search for a man who went missing yesterday after beta breakers race. his cell phone and wallet were found on ocean beach. he ran in the race, telling friends he was headed out to the shore line. coast guard and park police are now searching the area but so far, at least, there is no sign. >> teachers took over chancellor's office today, sitting down inside of the administration office refusing to leave. police were called in to escort them out but the group remained

westbound 24 through orinda, we have a motorcycle crash blocking three lanes of traffic. there are heavy backups away from 680 through lafayette. if you watch out for that give yourself extra time, westbound 92, at the toll plaza, a four mile backup because of the solo crash involving a big rig that spilled fuel. there is a clean up in the process. to the east, southbound 880, we have a couple of middle lanes blocked and 492, because of a multi-vehicle crash. eric and kristen in. >> an investigation is underway into the drowning death of the daughter-in-law of former state president pro tempore found fed by her husband in the swimming pool on saturday morning in their home. an autopsy determined she drowned. investigators are waiting for toxicology results before making a final ruling on the cause of death. >> ahead, the vegetable you probably have if your kitchen right now that can be engineered genetically. >> and the dow is continuing the climb into record territory up 27 points. we will check with jane king at the new york stock exchange. >> changes could come, soon,

again, it is blocking a lane so that is causing some slowing coming from orinda and to piedmont, and taking a look at the mass transit, bart and muni and caltrain and everything is running on time at this hour and if you want to avoid the wet roads we are seeing a few especially in livermore and toward antioch, and this could be a good option. >> problem for nasa, the space agency's hubble telescope is broken and they are troubling to gain control of the telescope. it cannot aim accurately. one of the three reaction wheels required to orient the spacecraft is jammed. if engineers can not find a fix they cannot look for planets outside the solar system anymore. since 2009 it has found more than 2 mix on possible planets including 280 with the same size >> the abc7 morning news continues at 5:30 with the day's top stories including kids adamaging other kids in slay he and what bliss are saying >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, a wet morning. we have not had one those in a while. >> thanks for joining us. >> i action eric thomas. i will ask mike h

crews spent this afternoon battling a three-alarm grass and brush fire in orinda near orinda intermediate school off ivy drive. flames were spotted before 1:30 this afternoon and 30 fire engines from six agencies worked for an hour to get it under control. at one point that fire threatened homes and other buildings but none burned. crews will stay there mopping up and watching for hot spots. the cause of the fire still unknown. >>> richmond's assistant city manager is on her way out. after an independent investigation reveals she misused city resources, city officials confirm leslie knight is resigning. linda yee reports. >> reporter: she leaves with a few blemishes on her record but what bothers some residents is that she also gets a fat retirement check. wrapping things up, that's what richmond's assistant city manage and human resources director leslie knight will be doing until her resignation effective july 1. did you ask her to leave? >> i -- all of this is really a personnel matter. >> reporter: knight resigned under fire after a city investigation found she violated policy includi

. >>> yes, i just keep turning them over, on orinda, it is an injury crash and i want to show you thes westbound 24, most of it is just terrible traffic heading up to the caldecott tunnel and we have dash news chopper 2, highway 4 to 80, i realize that is a long way around but at this point, highway 4 is just a joke, i would not use it if i were you. that is a 35 to 30 minute delay at the toll plaza. if this crash lasts for any length of time, people will not be able to get through at the same rate but also the morning commute in the south bay, that looks good happily away from all the other crashes all the way into the valley, let's go to steve. >>> all right, sal, thank you. the system is setting the stage for what looks to be a cooler rest of the week and for some there is a breeze and for others there is no breeze at all, mainly by the san mateo coast and that's about it. with temperatures, we have cooler air a lot of. 53 san jose and some areas are on the cool side. the winds favor a westerly direction and not for all, west at fso, half-moon bay, livermore northwest and it is var

ktvu's ken wayne is in orinda now. >> reporter: one fire engine company here on the ridge top, another one down below to make sure this doesn't flare up overnight. for some residents here, it was the scene of rather nerve racking activity earlier today. firefighters moved quickly to contain a fast moving, wind whipped wildfire burning up the slopes of the grassy parkland. flames moving closer and closer to multimillion dollar homes. >> it really flaired. it's right across the street from my house and right behind my neighbors house. my two good neighbors here. a man started ringing the doorbell frantically, and we opened it up and there was smoke everywhere. >> reporter: she had just enough time to lead her home to safety. >> it was really coming up fast, and we were really, pretty worried. >> we were fortunate that we didn't lose homes. we did put fire engines in place to protect those homes early on. >> reporter: the early start to fire season is already keeping firefighters busy. with neighboring contra costa county fire crews going through budget cuts, it's going to be a more chall

. >> moraga and orinda residents required to clear veg laigs. in this case the gardening service is doing the work clearing weeds from underneath power lines. >> right up there, sun is just beaming down. >> but the chief steven he'lly says a red flag warning day is not the day to do this job. it could start the fire they want to prevent. >> we've had occasion where people have been out in the afternoon. and. >> the garden says he looks for rock as way of signs. >> we're doing a lot out in oak and antioch oakley and this is like a 10 acre lot z we had a tractor z we started a fire. it closed down both sides of the freeway before the antioch bridge. >> he monitors winds through highway 24 door door. >> weather is the most dominant of the three. >> a shuttered fire station reopened today just in the nick of time for the beginning of what could be a long fire season. >> in july we had to close the station due to cuts. and we saved grant wex hired 10 new firefighters. >> the district has tips for homeowners. your neighborhood fire station is somethin

ktvu's ken wayne is in orinda now. >> reporter: one fire engine company here on the ridge top, another one down below to make sure this doesn't flare up overnight. for some residents here, it was the scene of rather nerve racking activity earlier today. firefighters moved quickly to contain a fast moving, wind whipped wildfire burning up the slopes of the grassy parkland. flames moving closer and closer to multimillion dollar homes. >> it really flaired. it's right across the street from my house and right behind my neighbors house. my two good neighbors here. a man started ringing the doorbell frantically, and we opened it up and there was smoke everywhere. >> reporter: she had just enough time to lead her home to safety. >> it was really coming up fast, and we were really, pretty worried. >> we were fortunate that we didn't lose homes. we did put fire engines in place to protect those homes early on. >> reporter: the early start to fire season is already keeping firefighters busy. with neighboring contra costa county fire crews going through budget cuts, it's going to be a more chall

. >>> to orinda, a grass fire threatened homes near ivy drive. crews arrived on the scene after 1:20 p.m. this afternoon. neighbors say the fire had them on edge. >> i heard fire trucks. i didn't see anything and then i saw them and i looked up on the hill. saw it. flames. they were on it. it seems like immediately. >> the fire prompted an evacuation of a school as a precaution. nobody was hurt and the flames didn't reach any structures. only 8-10 acres burned. >>> another problem on the bay bridge, this time possible corroded cables. we learned of a jor problem on the causeway leading up to the tower. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live with how engineers are responding to the charges. tom. >> reporter: here is the question. are the cables inside so badly curoted the bridge is at risk -- corroded the bridge is at risk? >> reporter: they lock the bridge sections in place and give them strength. >> you can put weight on it. that is fine. >> reporter: 6, 7 years ago they were exposed to rain, fog and salt air and some started to corrode. >> se

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tonight, a grass fire in orinda is out, but it came dangerously close to homes in a neighboring town. it burned eight acres before it was contained. fire crews are staying on the scene in case it flairs up. >>> it was very warm, it was downright hot in some sections of the bay area. kron 4's annie hung has been monitoring the weather. >> we got warm to hot conditions. fairfield, 91 the high. antioch, 92, pleasantton, up to 93 degrees. no new records set today, but you were close to santa rosa. you were close. san francisco getting in on some of the action. up the 79 degrees downtown. san jose, 89 degrees. so temperatures right now, it has cooled down quite a bit. livermore, 69. fairfield, 70 degrees. napa at 62. we are expecting much cooler conditions tomorrow. especially by the afternoon and the wins will pick up. more details on how cool it gets in the forecast a little later. >>> thousands of people enjoyed yesterday's bay to breakers event, but one bay area man has been missing since the end of the race and tonight, he still has not turned up. his concerned colleagues have filed a

the crash on the right, bear creek road in orinda. there is a crash there. be careful if you use that road. pretty far up in the hills. another crash around first street. we see slowing headed toward the isabelle interchange. we see the slowing. i have marked your commute directions with those arrows. they are not a problem for the tri-valley. through antioch, a little slowing shows up. pretty light for this time of morning. send it back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >> 4:57. we continue to follow breaking news. san jose police have just captured a stabbing suspect. marla tallez on scene and she will tell us the latest coming up in a live report. oakland's top cop stepping down. why he is handing in his badge. >>> new this morning, a san jose man trying to celebrate his 21st birthday. ends up stabbed allegedly by his own friend at a small house party. i'm marla tallez with all the details coming up. >>> i'm bob redell. a push in the south bay to save the dome theaters from a possible wrecking crew. that story coming up. >>> a mild start to this thurs

you may see delays between oakland and orinda.tbound 4 a few brake lights just the usual stuff out of antioch and then once you get past loveridge, then things improve towards the pittsburg area. westbound 580 a little sluggish and down towards the south bay 880/237 our silicon valley ride off to a great start. no delay at all between milpitas and sunnyvale. and the rest of the south bay guadalupe parkway, 101, 280, still all moving at the limit. take you outside check a few live traffic cameras so far this morning. san mateo bridge no delay on westbound or eastbound 92. should be about 14 or 15 minutes at this time of the morning and a quick check of the nimitz in the east bay 880 near 66 no delay approaching the oakland coliseum and looks like they just picked up the roadwork approaching high street. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." lawrence, talking rain? >> this could be it for the season. our hi-def doppler radar picking up moisture but none hitting the ground. it's what we call virga. that could change throughout

walnut creek and san ramon and dublin and pleasanton, and livermore, the whole area and possibly orinda getting scattered sprinkles according to live doppler 7 hd. temperatures are mild in the mid-50's through 7:00 with sprinkles likely and drizzle at the coast. showers will become more scattered or more likely to develop around noon and 4:00 and chance will linger around 7:00 but notice the temperatures are stuck in the 50's at the coast, and 60's around the bay and inland. as we move forward tomorrow, cool again, but the sun will develop as we head through the afternoon and lock the at warm temperatures, we are nearly six to 18 degrees warmer by the end of the week. how is the commute? >> good morning, everyone, we do see some of the sprinkles on the map indicated in green. i will show thank you in a moment. that means to slow down the speed if you run into slick roadways. we have a look outside at the golden gate bridge where we have construction in the northbound direction and we have a lane blocked there with caltran crews pointing traffic toward the left-hand side to pick up the c

. >> well, the accident has cleared near the orinda cross roads. the damage is done. the traffic is very slow. other parts of the east bay getting slow as well. we're looking at 880 at this time. right here it's like the calm in the middle of the storm. 880 northbound looks pretty good. it probably won't stay this way for long. you might want to get out there if this is your commute. the morning commute is really slow. it's backed up for a 35 to 40- minute delay. the metering lights were on pretty slow before you make it on the bridge. dave talked about highway 24. the crash is gone but 24 westbound is very, very slow coming from 680 all the way through the caldecott tunnel. so from walnut creek to oakland, it's a terrible drive. >>> let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. very good morning. some patchy slow clouds. more towards the peninsula, san mateo coast. other than that, it's mostly clear. a little cool this morning. it will be cooler for most today. san rafael yesterday was 81. we'll go 77 today. san carlos, 73. livermore down 2 and then san jose, that was at rea

but first -- crews have now contained a large grass fire in orinda. you can see the areakron4's j-r stone is live on the scene. j.r? a brush fire in solano county challenged fire crews just before 3-this afternoon. it broke out in vacaville. threatening several structures. grant lodes is here with details. grant? this 6-alarm grass fire was burning in northern vacaville.not far from where interstate 505 intersects 80. fire crews just got this one 100 percent contained. 15 acres burned. near buena vista lane and trimm road you can see how close it burned to structures. this home not damaged. now a live look from our caera atop mount tamalpais. clear skies. and as we've said -- it's hot. center with annie hong. right now, rescue workers are combing through the rubble of an elementary school in oklahoma, looking for survivors of a powerful tornado. kron four's grant lodes is here to give us the latest. at least six people are reported dead in the latest southwest, you can see one of them forming right here. the twister that hit a school soth of oklahoma

where crews have now contained a large grass fire in orinda.4's anny hong is tracking the conditions. she joins us now from our weather center with an update. anny? developing tonight, we are >> we have generally clear skies. hi to date load 90 in antioch fairfield in antioch. santa rosa 91. downtown san francisco 79 today. 89 santa jose. 84 in hayward. in line temperatures right mayor have cooled down into the '70s. 83 in antioch. downtown san francisco right now at 58 degrees. >> the next 24 hours we are so expecting increasing clouds and breezy. >> tamara cool and breezy in the afternoon. when's will pick up and it will be a lot cooler you may want to bring out your sweater. >> learning more about the teen victims of a triple shooting in east palo alto. the one victim who was killed -- was 15-year-old jose quionez. the shooting happened sunday night around 11-pm on fordham street. four teens were sitting in a car, when a gunman approached and opened fire. two others - -ages 15 and 16 were hurt. a fourth teen was not injured. a teenager in sa

. >> wem, dozens of firefighters moved in quickly to stop a grass fire in orinda that raced through 10 acres near ivy drive. nick? >> good afternoon. if you take a look you can see this brush behind me. this is the kind of fuel firefighters fear. they say today, weather was in

on monday just under 10 acres burned in orinda. on wednesday seven acres burned in san jose. crews say the dry.similar to what we'd often see in july. >> dry fuels. it hit the houses and fairly quickly that is why it was so small. carthen he's not happy about losing his deck.but he is >> got as good. he works in mysterious ways. i'm very thankful. --god. in hercules, j.r. stone, kron 4 news. >>pam:new tonight at 8. more golden gate bridge toll plaza. as kron 4's dan kerman reports, bridge district directors got a look at the re-design today, which is tied to plans to bring a moveable median barrier to the bridge. the toll plaza at the golden gate bridge will soon be getting a face liftas part of the plan to bring a moveable median barrieo the bridge and the zipper truck to move the barrier twice a day the toll plaza bridge spokeswoman mary currie says the roof and toll booth at lane 10 and 11 will be removed and the roof above lanes 8 and 9 will be raised to house the zipper truck. despite these changes to the plaza, currie says it will lead to no reduction in lanes for north

orinda along highway 4. areas right around concord, clayton, pittsburgh. stretching into antioch. so the light rain continuing to fall. again it will be subsiding as we get into the overnight hours and i think we will see a few residual showers tomorrow morning. 59degrees in fairfield. low 60s in oakland. under mostly cloudy skies. additional cooling expected as we get closer to sunrise. here we are into the evening hours. not really picking up the last batch of rain. but tomorrow morning we're going to wake up partly cloudy. a lot of moisture residing throughout the area. maybe some drizzle per happen some fog. we start to see those clouds part. and by noon 1:00 we're dealing with partly cloudy mostly sunny skies. that's what's in store for your tuesday. as we start the morning, 50s around the region. and here's what you can expect throughout the afternoon. low 70s for the inland north bay. upper 60s for the east bay shoreline. into the santa clara valley, 75 morgan hill. 69 redwood city. 67 san mateo. low 60s at the coast. still a little cool there. but notice here we dry out. t

orinda along highway 4. areas right around concord, clayton, pittsburgh. stretching into antioch.ontinuing to fall. again it will be subsiding as we get into the overnight hours and i think we will see a few residual showers tomorrow morning. 59degrees in fairfield. low 60s in oakland. under mostly cloudy skies. additional cooling expected as we get closer to sunrise. here we are into the evening hours. not really picking up the last batch of rain. but tomorrow morning we're going to wake up partly cloudy. a lot of moisture residing throughout the area. maybe some drizzle per happen some fog. we start to see those clouds part. and by noon 1:00 we're dealing with partly cloudy mostly sunny skies. that's what's in store for your tuesday. as we start the morning, 50s around the region. and here's what you can expect throughout the afternoon. low 70s for the inland north bay. upper 60s for the east bay shoreline. into the santa clara valley, 75 morgan hill. 69 redwood city. 67 san mateo. low 60s at the coast. still a little cool there. but notice here we dry out. temperatures remain o

let's go to highway 24 in orinda coming up on the orinda cross roads here.ic is flowing along okay in all of the lanes. i've been watching this driver. there have been a couple of slowdowns. but approaching -- approaching the tunnel is not all that bad. it's been nice and quiet on westbound 24. just as he comes down the hill, you can see up ahead, the traffic is just moderately heavy. he went to black. there you go. in television. that's got nod. southbound 880 -- that's not good. southbound 880, slow traffic between 238 and mowry avenue. it's up to about 30 minutes now. the traffic is kind of normal for that commute. there's nothing out of the ordinary. it stays slow down to milpitas. if you are driving this morning or taking caltrain, we have earlier pictures from newschopper2 of the caltrain fatality. still major delays because of an earlier fatal incident near the station. the trains are moving again but with major delays. >>> 8:07. let's go to steve. >> thank you. mostly cloudy, a little cloud deck and higher clouds. a system is coming in tomorrow. we'l

stevens in orinda all the way to the macarthur maze. here's lawrence. >> all right.e bay area. hi-def doppler radar is showing you some of the showers outside. looks like it will be unsettled throughout the day today so if you are headed out the door, keep the umbrella with you and don't be surprised if you need that umbrella several times as we are going to see unsettled weather and cool temperatures. ♪ >>> good morning to you. it's 8:00 in the west. welcome back to "cbs this morning." north texas takes a pounding from a swarm of tornadoes. at least six people are dead and the damage is devastating. >>> prince harry's visit to america ended with a polo victory and without any trouble. >>> and the lead singer of u 2, the iconic man behind the sunglasses is bono. he tells us why "imagine" is his least favorite john lennon song. first, here's a look at "eye opener" at 8:00. >> those tornadoes tame through in the dark of night. and they ripped through the town of grandbury. so far, six people are known dead. up to 100 hurt. >> very interesting note found in the boat of

we did put fire engines in place to protect those homes early on. >> the morago orinda fire chief says start to fire season and budget cuts to neighboring contra costa county fire crews will make this a challenging crew. firefighters believe a park maintenance crew may have started the fire ironically while cutting a fire break. >>> 8:20. in santa rosa, police out there, searching for three bank robbers. it happened about 10:15 yesterday morning at the redwood credit union on fourth street. luckily, no one was hurt but investigators say the men were armed during that robbery and they were wearing masks. police say the suspects got away in the silver van that had been reported stolen in vallejo. the van was abandoned in a neighborhood. witnesses say they saw the suspects get away in two other cars. >>> controversy is brewing in san francisco. some say art it the work is do -- artwork is too big. >>> and look outside the window. that's what the sky looks like right now in this live picture. steve paulson says what a difference a day makes. we'll have cooler temperatures after yesterday's

usually there is only one bore open eastbound 24 heading out of oakland towards orinda so we are not sure if it's in the tunnel or right before it but at least one lane is blocked. westbound 24 looks good. traffic overall is lighter than typical because it the start to a long holiday weekend and we think people are heading out of town or taking an even longer holiday weekend taking today off. the great highway is shut down again several days in a row now. they have been doing sand removal between lincoln way and sloat boulevard so northbound and southbound on the great highway shut down. eastbound 580 this morning still have the roadwork in lanes from north greenville to north flynn until 6:00 but we're not seeing too much slowing. definitely better than usual once again coming through the amounts amounts. mass transit is on time. we'll show you live traffic cameras. 880 at 66th. everything is still flowing nicely near the oakland coliseum. there was overnight roadwork approaching hegenberger earlier but that's all picked up. so if you are heading towards oakland airport no delay and

over in orinda, bear creek road, an earlier crash. they are investigating >>> today is bike to work today. everybody, keep an eye on the roads. there will be a lot of bikes out in those lanes. as you are driving, take extra care to watch out for the two-wheelers. you can participate even if your commute takes you across the bay. the san francisco bay fairy giving free rides to passengers with bikes. >> the dome has been demolished. new video into our newsroom. crews dismantled a 46-year-old dome movie theater to make way for a sporting goods store. now, some people in the south bay are concerned there cob a similar fate in store for the iconic winchester theaters across the street from santana row. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live. residents are stepping up to try to save the domes. good morning. preservationists are worried that these dome theaters could be next in line with the wrecking crew. they have started an online petition to try and persuade the city of san jose to declare the cineplex a historic landmark. the ci

as you continue on 24 through lafayette and orinda towards the caldecott, no big delays.insula commute 101 and 280 both moving at the limit through san mateo county and all the way down towards san jose. speaking of san jose, you can see all through downtown everything is still moving well. no delays up and down the guadalupe parkway, 280 or 101. coming up, we'll get a check of mass transit. in the meantime, back to you guys. >>> the nation's capital is gearing up for another battle over healthcare reform. president obama is set to address the topic in a speech at the white house later today. he plans to emphasize how the law will help families. but house republicans plan another vote next week to repeal the healthcare reform law. >>> doctors, nurses and retail workers are protesting at a west sacramento walmart store this morning. they are angry over what's called the walmart loophole in healthcare. they say big companies cut employee hours to avoid paying for health insurance. a bill being considered in the state assembly would extend health insurance to virtually every

heading out of oakland and over towards orinda. it sounds like traffic is kachlt . i will track that carefully for you. be prepared for that. coming off of highway 13. out of the maze counter commute so far. your commute direction through antioch, we have your predictable slowing coming over towards pittsburg and bay point. typical build because of the volume there. highway 84 approaching that dublin interchange. a new issue reported as we are approaching the toll plaza. a little slowing. a live look on the foster city side. no interruption to the flow. a little report of a big rig that has hit the retaining wall. we couldn't see it from the toll plaza side. there is a smooth drive on the approach coming off of foster city. we will track that. watch for any slowing. no big deal. we see a little bit of an increase heading south through fremont. back t back for you. >>> organizers holding a meeting to discuss how the race should move forward following last week's deadly capsizing. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live by the san francisco waterfront. he has more on

we never saw huge delays out of orinda. at the bay bridge, just switched on the metering lights. we have some delays now in cash and fastrak lanes. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> the search for a 9-year-old san francisco girl is sadly over. crews up in lake county found mikaela lynch's body in cache creek yesterday afternoon. the creek is near her family vacation home in clear lake. mikaela, who was severely autistic, disappeared while playing in the backyard on sunday. sadly, stories like hers are not uncommon. according to the national autism association in recent years 91% of autistic children found dead after wandering from home had drowned. >>> in other bay area news, the 12-year-old boy accused of stabbing his younger sister to death has made his first court appearance. the boy is facing second-degree murder with special circumstances for the death of leila fowler in their valley springs home. the young suspect did not enter a plea. he is scheduled to be back in court on may 29. >>> organizers of the bay to breakers road race set to hold a news conferen

all of this jammed traffic out of lafayette into orinda. the motorcycle traffic has cleared.hould see traffic into the caldecott. with the south bay, the gentle build sending in. 110 as well as 87. >> thank you very much. caltrans is the hot seat this morning facing a state hearing today in sacramento. the chair of the transportation and housing committee is planning to ask about the questionable parts they hold accountable. federal officials reviewing this project. officials are expected to come and take a look the that bridge later on this month. >>> here is something to freshen up your morning. san jose crews spending the night giving overpasses in san jose a facelift. this is at highway 101, and 13th street. to put it in to perspective, here is what that overcrossing looked like yesterday compared to what it looks like today. city hall received hundreds of complaints over the past two years about all that graffiti on your left. crews will move south to clean up mckie road. >>> palo alto public parks will soon be smoke-free. the city council voting to ban smoking in all 38

this afternoon, crews from six agencies spent about an hour getting a four-alarm vegetation fire in orinda under control. at one point, the fire threatened homes and other buildings but none of them burned. crews are mopping up and watching for hot spots. no word on the cause of the fire. >>> pretty tough for firefighters to do their job during times of intense heat and drought. as john ramos reports, the bay area is officially in the midst of the "d" word. >> there's not a lot of green left right now and things are drying out faster. >> reporter: jan knoll is a weather consultant and says with no real rain since december, the east bay hills are turning brown early this year. something else is turning brown. this map of california shows the bay area is now officially in a drought. as of the beginning of may, the u.s. drought monitor says northern california has slipped from abnormally dry to a condition of moderate drought. but hold on. >> drought is a very relative term. it means different things to different people. >> reporter: he says water agencies that deliver to cities and towns may

backups now beyond the -- right around the caldecott tunnel so yeah, expect delays traveling out of orindaakland. and lawrence, there are chain requirements now on highway 50. >> isn't that amazing! all caused by the low off the coastline. that same system could spin a couple of showers in our direction but quiet on our hi- def doppler radar. lots of sunshine out over the bay. the temperatures running in the 50s and the 60s. still a chance of some showers throughout the afternoon. temperatures mainly in the 60s and the 70s. >>> have you ever had a situation where something is bothering you but you just don't have the energy to do something about it? >> yes am but it seems that this is -- yes, but it seems that this is what this pig is going through. the goat is using him as an obstacle court. you can see it on the internet. >> cool. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com . >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is monday, may 6th, 2013. welcome to "cbs this morning." israel bombs targets inside syria. what is the next move for the united states. >>> jfk's daugh

the situation you need to know is along highway 24 through orinda and lafayette. there is a fatal accident early this morning blocking all westbound lanes. those are your commute line to morning heading to the caldecott tunnel and ultimately into oakland will give an update in short order with erica she was more the >> at 414 . let us get to the forecast. another hot day today. before it all changes. that is right james woolsey cooler weather in coastal fog heading into tomorrow. today is the last really warm day around the bay area. get out and enjoy the warm weather. we will shake off a couple of degrees inland. cold for the bay and the coastline. we're waking up to my it clear conditions and toast into the afternoon. falling temperatures, for 61 upper '40's and santa rosa. 62 in downtown san francisco. it fifties for sale. futurecast 4 shows '70s and '80s by lunchtime. assange by 3:00 p.m. today in fact, we start to see trace the red will receive the '90s. the '90s will not be as widespread as yesterday's. by 8:00 p.m. tonight we are talking 60s and low seventi

the middle as you're heading from orinda toward rock ridge. it is still early.t spot. it is a motorcycle accident. that likely means injuries and a little more time to clear. many times it actually takes longer to lift a motorcycle then to lift the car and moved out of the way. >> so far light traffic with a potential hotspot here james. >> thank you george police are investigating san jose's 16, side of the year this morning. in fact just after 1:hi morning police received reports of an injured man lying in a parking lot and for as a block of blossom hill road. here is video of investigators on the scene. when they arrived they found a man who appeared to have been a salted. san jose police homicide unit has taken over the investigation no suspects have been identified. since this is an ongoing investigation will bring you more updates as they become available. >> we are in san jose where sheriff's deputies are on the scene of a stabbing or two people were killed. including a one and a one- year-old child. the murders happen yesterday afternoon on view mocked d

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we have very slow traffic coming out of orinda. it's beginning to get better.as a crash near college avenue that's been here for about 25 minutes or so. let's go out to the bay bridge which is beginning to fill in, people who were stuck. it's looking more normal, backed up for a 20-minute delay at the toll plaza. this morning if you are driving on the san mateo bridge, it looks nice -- looking nice. let's go to steve. >>> a very good morning. well, some sun here in the morning but we're already starting to lose some of that. clouds were wrapping back in, especially from the sierra nevada. lake county, napa county and solano county as well and rotating up from the southwest. another system, that one is painting clouds along the coast and down towards monterey, santa cruz. that's the one rotating around a low right off the california coast that decided to arrive, coming in from the inner mountain region. the wind is still here. partly sunny to mostly cloudy in the morning. then we go scattered showers, maybe some possible showers later this afternoon. it will not

that's the reason for the huge backup coming out of orinda approaching telegraph.have reopened. we still have major delays on that bart system originating because of that police activity at the mcarthur station. i hear word that an arrest has been made. we are waiting for more details from the b.a.r.t. spokesperson officially. highway 24, major delay through orinda over toward oakland. 880 is a problem coming out of 238 through hayward and oakland. >>> also making headlines here in the bay area. a deadly 24 hours in the south bay. investigating four homicides since yesterday afternoon. the host recent happening early this morning. a man found dead in the parking lot of the jack in the box restaurant on blossom hill road and snell avenue. the suspect still on the run. the rain, yes, indeed, it has returned to the bay area. drivers having used windshield wipers this morning as they get out of bed and head to wherever they are going. meteorologist, christina loren, joining us to tell us about all the rain. good morning. >>> good morning to you, jon. take a look at thi

it's crowded in orinda. we haven't had any major problems.at the chp list and usually -- usually thinking about the major things that will slow you down on the way to the tunnel. i don't see anything right now. moving along the commute on the bay bridge, backed up for about a 20-minute delay. maybe 25 minutes. no problems getting on the upper deck of the bay bridge. if you are driving on the peninsula, we had the problem that people may be not aware of. northbound 101 after 380 in south san francisco, it is very slow because of some earlier issues there near candlestick park. the lanes were closed for a bit. they've been reopened. however, you are gonna find slow traffic. i would use 280 through daly city and into san francisco that way. >>> let's go to steve. >> sal? >> yes, sir. >> day baseball. >> today it's the giants with the phillies at at&t park. >> 12:45. looks mostly cloudy, clear, breezy. pretty significant fog bank and even light rain off to the east is working its way in. there you go. that's the west wind. that flag has been all

orinda. morago, walnut creeks, 67 oakland. 66 berkeley. alameda, 64. livermore, pleasanton, still mid-70s. 72 san jose. 73 los gatos. very nice. 50s on the coast. millbrae, burlington, low 70s. woodside, portola valley. warmer on thursday, friday, especially saturday. a little cooler but still nice to warm on sunday. >> all right. thank you, steve. >>> new this morning, dick's sports goods is opening it first bay area store. this store in dublin opens today ahead of a grand opening weekend, starting friday. it's located at the fallin gateway shopping center. doors open at 9:00 a.m. another store is scheduled to open next month in petaluma. >>> another deadly drone strike reported this morning. this time in pakistan. who was the target just hours ago and. who was blamed for that attack. >>> investigating the beavs. what the popstar is doing that has generated a lot of complaints from his neighbors. >>> breaking news from southern california. there's word of a magnitude 4.6 earthquake that shook the santa barbara area, about 7:38 this morning. one of our

there was a motorcycle crash in orinda. long gone but the traffic remains. >> we're definitely enjoying the sunshine because of all the sunshine that we got in early, temperatures could be warmer along the coast. temperature is very similar to yesterday and land, if not a bit cooler. we will continue with cooler weather over the next couple of days and we have theowers as we headr thursday. full details on when you may need your umbrella and what is happening this weekend coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> 7:31 a.m. and a developing story we are falling out of san jose is a fire that destroyed to businesses over night. it happen on sharon drive near south the and the boulevard. will tran is live at the scene. >> they believe the fire got a good head start on them. when they came out here it's 0:00 in the morning, they came out within minutes after receiving a call they could not save the building much less the roof. you can see it collapse. here is video from 4:00 in the morning, two hours after this fire started. th

and 66 in orinda. and low 60s.n walnut creekle and in brentwood under sunny skies. >> feeling pretty good for you. looking at afternoon highs. >> little toasty. if you don't like it warm. >> you may want to find a place indeers. >> feels good in the shade. and it will be hot. 85 for napa. and gorgeous in sausalito and upper 70s for the afternoon. >> 76 in oak lands. and 76 for today. >> upper # 0s and the incompetence hand east bay. >> walnut streak. >> into the valley. >> 83 san jose. >> an examine beautle day. >> we will turn hartley crowd cloudy. and low 80s. as well as mountain view. >> # one in san francisco. going to warm into the low # 0s. and then again, the sea breeze will be with us for the second half of the afternoon. >> there is the extended forecast. >> just a moment ago. >> look at the inland come moussities: you will notice -- inland communities. and we budge a little on thursday. meanwhile, along the coast. partly sunny to the coast. >>> this is the latest information from the police. >>> they are

the back up is up to orinda and to the highway 24/680 interchange. delays all over the east bay.inutes from hercules to berkeley. we are also seen the light conditions coming off of 242 heading to southbound 680. that is continuing through the san ramon valley. we do not have any accidents incidents to report but we have our fair share of slow and go conditions. also backed up in the south bay north bound 101 is a better ride and interstate 280. checking the bridges. delays of the store freeway that is where traffic is tied up. we are looking good at the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays from the 80 nimitz approach. interstate 80 traffic looking good. the meter lights are active. we are seeing better conditions up the incline and across the upper deck. we are problem free of the san mateo bridge. the seven clock hour traffic was on the right- hand side relatively steady. it is loosening up as you work your way toward foster city. >> last but not least, a live look at the golden gate bridge. the problem or delays. we have a little bit of slow and go traffic coming out of navato . p

westbound highway 24 is a slow roll from before orinda coming out of lafayette westbound.ring from major delays. they will be with them probably through the rest of the commute. your best bet is to get separate transportation if you're headed towards san francisco. another hot spot we have been tracking is the 1 01 right out of san francisco. to early are occurring southbound accidents and jammed up the traffic here. take a look the other ride coming out of the city. still sluggish and slow on the inbound freeway all the way from the expressway and beat skyways flows from the ninth street off ramp as you head south as you head for the 280 interchange. the bay bridge ride is backed up, 18 to 20 minutes drivees the east shore freeway and the macarthur maze. >> storm tracker 4 the green indicates where we are potentially seeing some light showers. we are being met with mostly cloudy conditions that are proceeding through the bay area right now. the jazz for the wet weather will diminish into the afternoon. the highs, 60s and low seventies for most of us. 7 day around the bay