and the related shooting and orinda making a traffic headache.on continues j.r. stone? >> reporter: officers at this point will only say that there was an officer involved shooting. and as to anything else? there will not see much. as we can see into the distance. for those that are here with the c h p " baj dozens, and also undercover officers in addition. we are in the unincorporated section of contra costa county. they have been out here for some time. we should be getting more details and the next hour. but we have been waiting but there is a blue car in the distance. they are remaining tight-lipped. but it does not look like they are going to be leaving any time soon. we will bring you an update. back to you, pam. >> pam: thank you closing arguments in the joseph naso case began wednesday, but today, it wasand, as kron-4's terisa estacio learned, he's taking his time defending himself. >> reporter: and marin county, joseph may sel trying to prove his innocence and joseph naso.. is on trial for the murder of these four women in the 1970's. yo

ire we have a update on breaking news in orinda. you can see it's still burning but this is so under contrailer we've seen firefighters on the ground here. yes. >> doesn't look like a problem. no homes threatened. >> let's check on the forecast. >> been a pleasant week, today sunnier than yesterday. that is encouraging sign. here is a lack at live doppler 7 hd. some low clouds and mainly sunny everywhere else. up to the north well north of hay port we've had thunderstorms breaking out this afternoon. we said would be the case. there have been lightning strike was those storms. there are lightning strikes and main concern triggering a red flag warning. for this area on the northern so we'll continue to monitor the situation there for you going into afternoon hours, tomorrow, looking live at the golden gate bridge. just away from the golden gate we've got clouds. temperatures 61 degrees in san francisco. another live view looking towards golden gate you can see clouds off shore there. 73 in napa. 77 in livermore, one more live view fr

just outside of orinda j.r. stone, kron 4 news. >> pam: when the new eastern span of the bay bridge opens up next month, officials say, drivers will have a completely different experience from crossing over the old bridge. kron 4's charles clifford is live tonight on treasure island, charles, what can commuters expect? >> reporter: the new eastern span cost $16.4 billion. they will finally see what they get for that money. the most obvious feature is that the new bridge has side by side east and west bound lanes. no more upper and lower deck, at least to the east of yerba buena island. the new bridge is also curved and arcs slightly, which will give drivers unobstructed views of san francisco bay. there will be five traffic lanes in each direction, thats the same number as on the old bridge but now there will also be 10 foot wide shoulders on each side. that's good news for drivers because if a vehicle breaks down , it can pull over and traffic can keep moving. the new bridge will also feature a 15 and a half fo

. >> the suspected driver of the car a 32-year-old was shot by a chp officer in orinda.resident of concord he apparently pulled off the highway with a flat tire. the car had clear signs of damage. >> no matter are what have you to lose or not if you hit and run, you know when you hit someone on a motorcycle it's going to be bad. >> fletcher is a building inspector and rode his now his family is trying to figure out how to help their dad keel with injuries and the new life that lies ahead. >> the first thing he said is i'm sorry. he kept telling my mom and me how sorry this happened because it's going to be hard on the family. >> friends of rich fletcher set up a web site to help with his hospital and recovery expenses. that information is on our web site. abc 7 news.com. >> on stintson beach today watt jer off limits a spoiksman says a life guard spotted a great white shark yesterday afternoon. they believe the shark was attracted to blood from a whale calf that died yesterday morning. the carcass has been buried in the sand. researchers are studying stampels to learn ho

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. >>> police are looking for witnesses tonight to a police shooting in orinda. it shut down the wilder road you ramp on highway 24 for six hours. a chp officer was investigating an injury hit-and-run near the exit when he spotted what he believed to be the suspect's vehicle. at some point the officer fired at the driver of the car. authorities are not saying what led to the shooting. the driver is recovering in the hospital tonight. >>> two armed men gave police the slip during a massive manhunt following a home invasion robbery in milpitas. they are wanted for a robbery around 1:00 this morning. police say they cleared every single house in the area. they're positive the men are no longer in milpitas. police stopped the car near the milpitas-fremont border and two people inside ran off. investigators say evidence found during a preliminary investigation of the car linked that pair to that later home invasion robbery. the manhunt closed down scott creek road in fremont and it re-opened around 10:00 this morning. >>> ahead, the cause of some hazy skies this weeke

a short time later, a chp officer confronted a suspected hit and run driver in orinda. he ended up shooting and wounding the man. investigators are not saying why. the two scenes tied up the traffic for hours. it's unclear whether the two incidents are connected. >>> with war, total chaos today in egypt as the coo spirals out of control. >> the secret is out. the government finally admits area 51 really does exist. the one sinister thing that we know went on there. >> another important reason to floss. the killer brain disease that you can ward off by keeping your teeth clean. >> 35 miles separate brentwood and richmond but today it was also 29 degrees. 95 in brentwood. live look outside tonight. there is actually a rain chance in the extended forecast. find out when and where next. ,, ,, ,,,,,,,, >> it's dawn in cairo and the violence hasn't let up all night. pro morsi protesters flooded the streets in what they deemed a friday of anger. security forces answered back with gunfire. warning, some of the images are hard to watch. >> reporter: the muslim brotherhood vowed

. >>> this just in, police have released new information on the orinda shooting. the chp says an officer investigating an injury hit run incident saw the car that matched the police shot the man in the car. he has not yet been identify #- d. >>> just before the shooting, there was a motorcycle accident that closed all lanes of eastbound highway 24 for about two hours. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc7. what is still unclear tonight is whether the twos in accidents which happened so close together are related. police are still investigating. >>> a homeless camp, illegal marijuana grow and an environmental disaster all rolled into one. that is what santa cruz police have discovered in a wooded area off highway 17. police say as many as 50 people have been living here as long as a year and grog and selling marijuana on the streets of suspect cruz. many of them said to be using the proceeds to finance harder drug use. crews uprooted and destroyed several hundred pot plants and set about cleaning up the sprawling camp. >> the homeless problem, we

an officer spotted the system's car near orinda.d okiro approached the officer inen an aggressive manner prompted the officer to open fire. the suspect suffered injuries described as nonlife threatening. >>> also new at 6:00, the san jose police department has revived a program designed to cut down on home truancy and home burglars. robert handa spoke to a kid who skipped class and his frustrated father. >> reporter: tabs is a program san jose police reinstated to catch truants hopefully to get them back to class or away from crime. for some young people a day of cutting class turned into a day of anguish as they awaited their fate in t.a.b. s. truancy abateness, burglary suppression. >> you need to get back in school. >> reporter: t.a.b.s. finds and picks up truants, puts them into a center or returns them to their parents. one teenager we talked to didn't like it one bit. >> aren't you supposed to be in school? >> yeah. >> reporter: so how come you're not there. >> because it was boring. i didn't like the class so i just walked aw

it's slow in orinda. we also keep watching the livermore valley. that's been a bad one.act, the entire thing getting in has been slow. so please give yourself extra time there. you go to the bay bridge toll plaza, you will see traffic backed up for about a 15 to 20- minute delay. 7:31. back to the desk. >>> continuing coverage now of that huge fire burning near yosemite national park. it has now grown to nearly 144,000 acres over the weekend, the fire burned through a camp owned by the city of berkeley, very familiar place for a lot of families. ktvu channel 2 reporter alex savidge is in berkeley this morning with more on that big loss. alex? >> reporter: it's a big loss. a lot of people say they are just heartbroken this morning. they have a lot of special members of the berkeley tuolumne family camp. this is a place where families have been enjoying the outdoors for generations. it was heavily damaged over the weekend. i'm trying to reach the camp's director, have not heard back. the camp is swaled here near groveland and not far from yosemite -- situated here near gro

once again this is wilder road right after the caldicott tunnel on the orinda side. >>> for the firstime in 20 years, bay area radio listeners woke up without chewy gomez. he posted the news on instagram. >> as you know, the rumors are true. i want to thank the bay area for listening to kmel for 20 plus years. i love you guys. we got to move on, huh? move on. >> his kids are so cute. gomez had been removed from the on air list on the staying's web site. the station his also confirmed the two have parted ways but did not say why. >>> after 35 years, malibu grand prix in redwood city will close its doors this weekend. the park owners decided not to renew their lease on that land. that means tbumper boats, battig cages and miniature golf carts will have their final go around this weekend. the park opened in 1979. it's home to the fastest indy-style racing cars and the largest outdoor single racing track in the bay area. if you can get to malibu this weekend do it. on sunday at 8:00 p.m. it's over. >> good weather for us. >> good night. >>> on the br t tonight -- y of rage. tens of thousa

. >> sky 7 takes you live over the skeechb a shooting just outside orinda.st to bring you the story at 4:00. we've learned a police officer shot someone during a traffic stop near wilder road off ramp. >> patrol and police haven't revealed which agency the officer worked for but we do know the sheriff's office is handling the investigation. >> it happened just east of the caldecott tunnel two miles away on the oakland side of the tunnel. a motorcycle crashed and investigators say it might be related to the shooting scene. >> the crashed motorcycle caught fire shutting down three eastbound lanes for a time on the west side of the tunnel there is no word on his condition. we'll stay on top of the story for you and our coverage continues now on twitter. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> carolyn johnson is off. other top story a month after the horrific limo fire on the san mateo bridge we've learned findings of a criminal investigation into that incident. >> it's a story you're only going to see on abc 7 news. >> abc news reported investigators determined the

bay were in fact related one was a motorcycle crash just minutes litter police shot a man on the orindaside of the tunnel. we're live with the story you'll see only on abc 7 news. laura? >> well, chp spokesman told me the accident that occurred on no accident ask appeared to be deliberate. the family of rich fletcher wants to focus on the positive. his survival and recovery and want to thank those who stopped to help right here on the freeway. >> this kinld of stuff makes you realize how many good people there are left in this world. >> the family of fletcher wants to thank all of those who stopped to help him but especially one man. >> he one man telling everyone to keep calm back up. and telling my dad to hang in there and he's not going to buy dye fletcher was riding in the fast lane through oakland a car he encountered suddenly sped up behind him, and ran into him. >> he shouldn't be on the road if they're capable of hitting someone and going and not caring at all. >> as the car that hit him spaed away the motorcycle burst into flames, and he lay on the ground, spinal cord receivere

. >>> new details on man shot and wounded by a chp officer in orinda yesterday's afternoon. he has been identified tonight as 32-year-old david al cairo of concord. around 4:00 yesterday the chp says an officer spotted him driving a car that matched the description of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run. that accident injured a motorcyclist. investigators say when they stopped the man, he approached the officer in an agressive manner and that is when the officer fear for his life opened fire. >>> in oakland police say four people were shot and wounded, one of them critically after witness a man burglarize a car. witnesses tell ktvu that the vehicle was burglarized countdown and at least one shooting victim went off the burglar was able to get back the items, but within minutes of that, the person recurred and opened fire on the four. they have not release nid suspect information. >> and that shooting follows another in east oakland where four people were shot at a party leaving two people dead. ktvu's noelle walker reports oakland police are looking for a suspect or suspects

this is a soolting scene on wilder road on the orinda side of the caldecott tunnel highway 24.there was a motorcycle accident on the oakland side of highway 24. for a while highway 24 was shut down we're told all lanes are open but traffic is backed up and it will be for some time likely we'll continue to stay on top of both situations we don't know if they're related. the shooting and the motorcycle accident but we'll follow it for you and will have an update on abc 7 news at 5:00. you can follow us on twitter. >> checking healthy living news a warning about the dangers of soda and kids. researchers say soft drinks can cause aggressive and violent behavior in children as young as five years old according to a study children who drank any amount showed signs of agres. the study appears in the journal of pediatric autos tiny bikinis for kids as young as one. some say they're cute. others say they're too risque. the fashion statement is making a big splash. >> you've seen them in shows. kardashian decided to put her daughter in aúç1c bikini last month. >> probably a little young.

. >> sky 7 takes you live over thskeechb a shooting just outside orinda. we're the first to bringou the story at 4:00. we've learned a police officer shot someone during a traffic stop near wilder road off ramp. >> patrol and police haven't revealed which agency the officer worked for but we do know the sheriff's office is handling the investigation. >> it hpened just east of the caldecott tunnel two miles away on e oakland side of the tunnel. a motorcycle crashed and vestigators say it might be related to the shooting scene. >> the crashed motorcycle caught fir shutting down three eastbound lanes fo a time on the west side of the tunnel there is no word on his condition. we'll stay on top of t story for you and our corage continues now on twitter. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> carolyn johnson is off. other top story a moh after the hrific limo fire on the n mateo bridge we' learned findings of a criminal investigation into that incident. >> it's a story you're only going to see on abc 7 news. >> abc news reported investigators determined the cause the

bay were in fact related one was a motorcycle crash just minutes litter police shot a man on the orindaside of the tunnel. we're live with the story you'll see only on abc 7 news. laura? >> well, chp spokesman told me the accident that occurred on no accident ask appeared to be deliberate. the family of rich fletcher wants to focus on the positive. his survival and recovery and want to thank those who stopped to help right here on the freeway. >> this kinld of stuff makes you realize how many good people there are left in this world. >> the family of fletcher wants to thank all o tose who stopped to help him but especially one man. >> he one man telling everyone to keep calm back up. and telling my dad to hang in there and he's not going to buy dye fletcher was riding in the fast lane through oakland a car he encountered suddenly sped up behind him, and ran into him. >> he shouldn't be on the road if they're capable of hitting someone and going and not caring at all. >> as the car that hit him spaed away the motorcycle burst into flames, and he lay on the ground, spinal cord receivered.

reporting live in costa costa county, near orinda, amber lee, channel 2 news. >>> now to developing news and a statewide amber alert that's in effect tonight. the case involved two young children missing out of elco nevada. they're identified as 8-year- old and a 5-year-old. amber shank is the mother of the two children. freeway signs are activating alerting people to be on alert for the family. the children are believed to be in immediate danger. the four are thought to be driving in a mustang. it's dark blue and an older 1992 or 1993 model. it has nebraska plates. >>> police call it a new low. a father and son robbed at a playground. >> reporter: the man who attacked a father who had his young child at a neighborhood park. palo o alto police have more officers at the park after the arobbery. two men approached them, pulled out a gun and demanded money. his child was not physically harmed. >> it's something that i haven't heard of in my career. somebody being targeted as a victim for a violent crime when they've got a very young child with them. it boggles my mind quite frankly. >> repo

abc7 news reporter is in orinda with the latest. >> the two sides are not talking but commuters say theyeally want the two sides to come up with an agreement during this two month citizen. a judge issued this cooling-off period yesterday morning during a rare sunday hearing and the governor asked for the extension. so, now the two sides have two months to grow on a contract. is that enough time? leaders from both sides say they still far apart and accuse the other side of being unreasonable. riders say they hope they are not forgotten in the negotiations saying they paid the price dug last month's strike. for everyone else, it is a problem because we don't have cars and we cannot just go anywhere with the shuttle like going to sfo but at walnut creek area, we do not have a shuttle. he is referring to the shuttle bart provided riders from the east bay to the city during the four day strike in july. commuters are hoping that will not happen again and we are hearing a variety of predictions and some think there is a good chance to could an agreement because the public is demanding it and ot

reporting live in costa costa county, near orinda, amber lee, channel 2 news. >>> now to developing news and a statewide amber alert that's in effect tonight. the case involved two young children missing out of elco nevada. they're identified as 8-year- old and a 5-year-old. amber shank is the mother of the two children. freeway signs are activating alerting people to be on alert for the family. the children are believed to be in immediate danger. the four are thought to be driving in a mustang. it's dark blue and an older 1992 or 1993 model. it has nebraska plates. >>> police call it a new low. a father and son robbed at a playground. >> reporter: the man who attacked a father who had his young child at a neighborhood park. palo o alto police have more officers at the park after the arobbery. two men approached them, pulled out a gun and demanded money. his child was not physically harmed. >> it's something that i haven't heard of in my career. somebody being targeted as a victim for a violent crime when they've got a very young child with them. it boggles my mind quite frankly. >> repo

and looking at highway 24 this is a nice look at walnut creek to orinda and also from the hayward area are less than ten minutes. or ten minutes and less here as you drive through. let's go to live pictures. i want to show you the westbound bay bridge. you are getting a little backup in some of the outside lanes. by 6:00 we usually have a full tilt plaza on a regular monday. and in san jose right through downtown, that looks good all the way up to the valley. now back to the desk. >>> the countdown clock is ticking. we are in the final countdown. the bridge will shut down wednesday night in preparation for the opening of the new eastern span. tara moriarty is joining us now from the bay bridge toll plaza with more on who could be the first to cross the new bridge. tara. >> reporter: it could be you. as soon as the cal trans team as soon as the bridge team signals go, they will remove the orange barriers and chp will escort people on to the bridge lane by lane. don't wait behind the barriers you could get a ticket. it will really depend on luck and a little bit of good timing. now in ca

then just short time later as we reported at the time an officer involved shooting in orinda not faronight only on abc 7 news we hear from the family of the man riding the motor sichblingt apparent victim of road rage and now paralyze as a result. more from 7 news reporter laura anthony. >> he said he was doing about 60 miles an hour an was hit way harder than the speed he was traveling. >> alex fletcher still doesn't necessity how her father rich fletcher survivid this. horrific motorcycle accident on highway 24 at oakland friday. >> he said as soon as he got hit on impact he knew his back was broken because he couldn't flailp in the air and once he hit the ground he tried to get away and said he couldn't mav. couldn't crawl away. >> car that hit fletcher at high rate of speed drove away. the highway patrol later caught up with and shot the suspect. 47-year-old fletcher now lay ins a hospital bed in critical condition. his spine is severed likely paralyze from the waist down for the rest of his life. >> i'm only thinking why him. like it could have been anybody else and had to be m

direction but other than that, everyone is moving at continue speeds so on highway 24, into lafayette or orinda, we have clear conditions and a slow down at 51 miles per hour approaching highway 13 and the rest of the drive through piedmont and oakland, you are not locking too shabby and we have a bit of traffic residual making the drive in the northbound and southbound direction along the nimitz because of early traffic. along highway 4, that is where we have traffic building at 40 minutes from antioch to hercules and 80 westbound from highway four to the maze and 85 to the san jose airport top speed. >> 5:21. ahead, seven things to know as you start your day. >> if you trouble if caltran with the four-lane freeway project north of the bay area. >> the disorder a bay area war veteran is using the medal of honor he received to [ mom ] with my little girl, every food is finger food. so i can't afford to have germy surfaces. but after one day's use, dishcloths can redeposit millions of germs. so ditch your dishcloth and switch to a fresh sheet of bounty duratowel. look! a fresh sheet of bounty du

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in orinda. >> we are seeing the trains running this morning ande hear a clear message from passengers this morning. they want both sides to get a deal done during the next two months. a judge ordered the two month cooling-off period yesterday morning and governor brown requested the 60 day extension and the two sides did negotiate yesterday but said little progress was made. they do nut know when they will go back to the table. passengers have had enough of this and a computer said he does have high hopes that a deal will be eached in the next two months. >> the chances are good, better than 50 percent, and the public would be upset if it does work. >> the trains will run during the extension but there could still be a strike in two months the governor can only ask for the cooling-off period once. the two sides are not close and both blame the other and each side things its offer is fair and reasonable. >> attorney general holder is expected to talk about major policy reforms over federal sentencing when he addresses a convention of the american b

visibility anywhere from 1-2 miles as i move east just a bit 62 orinda. and 59 for pleasanton. low 70s expected for san francisco. upper 70s to low 80s for the east bay. get inland and it's going to be warm. we are talking low 90s for concord and livermore. mid 90s around pittsburgh and antioch. i will have a detailed look at your afternoon highs. plus we need to talk about that labor day weekend. more on that in just a bit. good morning, sal. >>> day two of the closure is looking okay. you will see the closure is going to be there. the hard closure approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic on the east shore freeway looks pretty good. i want to mention san mateo bridge traffic looks okay once you make it on to the san mateo bridge. i think we have a picture of that for you. westbound. just before it we have a crash reported. westbound 92. near the toll plaza is reported as an injury crash. it could be already out of the lanes. at 5:02 let's go back to the desk. >>> we have breaking news in san jose. a suspect is in surgery after being shot by police. that officer said he h

orinda you will be nice and warm. and some of our hottest spots will get in the mid 90s. today today in antioch and brentwood. i will have a detailed look around. i'll have a look at your holiday weekend coming up. >>> rosemary, good morning to you. right now we are doing pretty well. in fact, we can now say things a better than they were yesterday. now that we've had enough to judge these things. let's take a look at what we have san francisco. there is not a lot of traffic coming through. if you are driving to the hayward area as we go to the maps the traffic is a little busy here as you drive southbound 880 across to foster city it looks good. we have a camera there just off the san mateo bridge. just as we did yesterday and the traffic although it's heavy it's not as bad as it was yesterday. yesterday we already had some slow and go traffic right here. right now this traffic is -- there is plenty room for -- plenty room for you coming off this span. >>> now the breaking news from san jose. there were two separate police shootings just a couple miles and a few hours ap

this fire here, a fire that happened in orinda was put out quickly yesterday because of the extra staff that was on hand. >>> our extra staff, we don't need it because we have meteorologist christina loren tracking it all for us. how do we look right now? >> right now we're seeing a little dry break. we need that daytime heating. that's what fuels those thunderstorms and that area of low pressure is going to move further inland. if you live in the east bay or south bay, the western-facing slopes surrounding san jose, that's where we're facing the most activity. it could last all the way through thursday if the area of low pressure doesn't make its way inland. right now we don't have anything out there pushing it. the jet stream is way to our north. most of the lightning strikes took place right along the peninsula coast. we saw thousands offshore, dangerous for mariners out there. temperatures are running cooler. as a result our daytime high also be a touch cooler as well. but we have a better chance for thunderstorms and showers today. i'm going to show you exactly where coming up in m

the issue toward the caldecott for west 24 out of orinda.s is west 580 toward the dublin interchange. still reports of the big rig incident, moving the vehicles to the shoulder. we need another tow truck. sounds like there's still at least one vehicle in the third lane. this is the backup out of livermore toward dublin interchange. that's slowing, more 84 and west 580 as well. that's a typical build except for the interchange itself. north 280 at alpine where marla reported the deadly crash, but south at el monte, reports moving to the shoulder. >>> it's 5:40 right now. do you want the good news or bad news? >> the good news is there will be no b.a.r.t. strike for at least 60 days. the bad news is there's also no deal in place. negotiations continue. we'll have that coming up. >>> back with her father. the young woman at the center of a statewide amber alert could soon be reunited with her father. what family members are telling us this morning. >>> 5:42. president obama waking up to another day of his vacation on martha's vineyard. meanwhil

westbound 4 busier conditions, traffic conditions through orinda and lafayette right now as you headays maybe in the fastrak lanes but the cash lanes look very quiet at this hour. that's traffic. for your forecast, here's brian. >> liz, at 8:28 we still have fog around the bay area and the numbers are mild. 62 at oakland. 62 livermore. a lot of sports happening in the bay this afternoon. giants playing the brewers at 12:45, 62 degrees there and 62 at candlestick when san francisco takes on the broncos tonight at 6:00. we are going to broadcast that game here on kpix 5. the pinpoint forecast, 62 in the city, 73 in san jose. and 77 in fairfield. you want warmer weather? i have good news for you. the extended forecast shows for things to warm into the weekend, in fact by next wednesday, we are going to be back to near 90 inland. >>> first, time to show you this morning's headlines. the new york fims says it is profitable and not for sale. both the boston globe and "the washington post" changed hands in the past week. times publisher says digital subscriptions are paying off >>> "the was

i believe other districts are back as well. 24 is heavy through la fayette and also in orinda between the caldecott tunnel. between walnut creek and oakland, it's moderately heavy. let's move along -- there's a little bit of slow traffic as you drive on the san mateo bridge. 7:19. i think we're going to break now and we'll be right back. >>> all right. we have a lot of cloud cover beginning to move in, especially coming in off the low from central california. fog, sun, showers possible mainly between now and wednesday. lightning is the key. fire danger, extremely high. things will calm down thursday and friday. it looks like back to the usual fog, coast. otherwise mostly sunny. still activity in the sierra nevada. just had a report from steve bridges up in the keys. sprinkles or light rain. 60s, very smoky conditions also out towards the sacramento valley, the mother lode from the recent fires. some of that cloud cover beginning to move in. the red flag warning is out until early wednesday morning. we'll see if they extend that or what we'll -- we'll know the next couple days. we're i

eastbound 24 is a little slow as you drive up from oakland to the orinda area.only have one tunnel in operation. let's take a look at the commute here at the bbl. i think a -- bay bridge. i think a lot of people not making it in a timely fashion. we're also looking at a problem on the peninsula eastbound 380 right there where i circled at the el -- el camino real. northbound 101 out of the city might be better. let's go back to the desk. >>> we have an update on developing news from downtown walnut creek. police are searching for four burglars. they smashed a truck into a tiffany's jewelry store. ktvu's paul chambers is right there and paul, the truck is still at the front door. >> reporter: that's correct. the truck, being dusted for fingerprints. we're told this car was stolen out of citrus heights up near sacramento. you can see it's been out here for several hours. it happened about 5:45 this morning. police say four males wearing hoodies decided to smash this with a battering ram. there's two sets of doors. there's glass doors beyond it. they use truck, the

. >>> the orinda hills, it's dry out there. we have the chance for more lightning strikes.sterday. welcome back. for more on what's happening out there and steve paulson has been busy this morning. where do you start? >> i had my feet up on the desk. >> yeah. >> the low responsible for last night, pretty good show there. it's still rotating but taking all of that moisture. there's lot of lightning strikes. there's still a little bit of moisture up in the north bey but it's low clouds. red flag warning until 5:00 on wednesday afternoon would not be surprised if it lingers into thursday morning, much, much cooler on the lows. also, the higher elevations, a definite sea breeze. today it's really howling for some. you can see there is a lot of moisture over here. this low is forecasted to move right over us tomorrow. again, probably north and east could be the latest. but there's still some filtering in near st. helena, calistoga. it looks like it's clapting but a lot of possibilities. low clouds. that will burn off. sunny, breezy, partly cloudy. possibility of more showers. it

highway 24, still a little bit low from la fayette and walnut creek all the way through la fayette and orinda bay bridge, also some improvement at the toll plaza. it looks like a five to ten minute delay. you can see for yourself, it's not backed up to the 880 overpassing anymore. we're looking at highway 4, we have some stop-and-go traffic here coming up to pittsburg. but that's improved as well. as we move over to 80 between vallejo and richmond, that traffic has evened out. it's smooth until you get to the el cerrito area. back to the desk. >> all right, sal. >>> this morning, hundreds of city workers in hayward walked off the job starting a three- day strike. ktvu's tara moriarty, joining us live to tell us what's happening now two hours after the strike started. >> reporter: replacement workers just started to show up. you can see they are picketing right here. they've asked folks not to go inside city hall but they have. just a few minutes ago, we noticed a replacement worker pull up in a white van, workers were yelling at her. members of 2010 decided to hit the picket line after negoti

this looks pretty good from walnut creek up to orinda and through the tunnel.of people are taking the b.a.r.t. system we'll have a report on that coming up. i want to mention the san mateo bridge has been pretty slow. janine and i were talking about it off the air. it's very slow on 880. it's very slow on highway 92. it's slow where janine was standing. let's go to janine right now. she's on the foster city side of the bridge. you've seen a lot of slow traffic coming your way, haven't you? >> definitely. as you can see, it is very slow going. very busy here on the san mateo bridge as cars come down here on the decline and head to the 101 connector to come into the peninsula. and then to connect into the city on 101. again, traffic heavier on the bridge westbound compared to the eastbound lanes. i'm told that it's about ten miles an hour if you are coming from hayward here to the san mateo county side. this bridge has been the busiest in the bay with the bay bridge close. i now want to go to the camera at the toll plaza. you can see the live picture is showing a

and orinda and is looking good. mostly sunny. and we have it over pleasanton and like livermore and dublin. i scoot back. take a look at the numbers. 56 in oakland. upper 50s in livermore. are you going out to the farmer's market. a little sunny. a little cool. >> this is within a degree or two of yesterday t and for your afternoon. near repeat again with a slight cool down in some cases. >> patchy fog. most of the day. and cool conditions along the coast. >> we have it braking away for sunshine. and it will pick up once again. >> but, now we are gunning to fall a little bit below the seasonal average. >> temperature it is are continuing on the downward trend. >> # five for novato. and 66 for it sausalito. and for the east bay. >> seven p zero for castor valley. mid-80s. livermore. >> danville. checking for antioch. and shaving off from yesterday. in some cases. >> 78 for san jose s and for santa clara. and along the petaluma once again for you -- peninsula. and once again, 73 degrees in san francisco. and we brought the temperat

. >>> we know the identity of a concord man shot and wounded by a chp officer in orinda. multiple charges when he's released from the hospital. a police officer stopped him friday because his car matched the description of a hit and run driver from an accident on highway 246789 police say the police officer opened fire after the man became aggressive. >>> we we're expected to learn new details about the deadly limousine fire on the san mateo bridge in may. law enforcement has scheduled a news conference for tomorrow afternoon. they're expected to release details about how the fire started killing five women inside. authorities say they plan to release new 911 calls. >>> cameras on the helmets of san francisco firefighters are going dark. san francisco's fire chief has banned firefighters from wearing helmet mounted video cameras. the move comes six weeks after the crash of asiana flight 214. a battalion chief shot wreckage with a helmet camera moments after the crash. still images of the video went public raising questions about emergency response and leading to the disco

orinda, partly to mostry gray. pleasanton and livermore reporting gray skies as well. temperature wise, 50s for most of us and the onshore breeze continuing for today. fairfield reporting 20 miles per hour. so as we know, that cool pacific air being pushed through the delta and temperatures for the afternoon are going to be mild to warm. 61 for fairfield right now. 62 walnut creek. around the bay area, 50s. 54 san francisco. 58 for mountain view. getting to 60 degrees outside redwood city. half moon bay reporting 54. low 50s in santa rosa. santa rosa had patchy fog this morning. that's beginning to clear, so looking a little better in your neighborhood as well. for the afternoon highs today, hard to complain about these numbers. going to feel quite nice. upper 70s, low 80s over the north bay. closer to the water, upper 60s to low 70s. 69 for oakland today for the afternoon game, for the a's. 68 san leandro. low 70s castro valley. mid to upper 80s inland. nice and warm for outdoor pool party perhaps. 83 morgan hill. 82 los gatos. 72 for santa cruz. 79 for woodside. low

eight firefighters from orinda fire are in the area right now.crew from napa county. san francisco sent about 30 firefighters. however, officials tell us while they want to help, often crews that stay behind must work overtime to cover shifts here at home. >>> the air quality in the sierra is a major concern. washington county, nevada has issued a red alert for all residents, not just those suffering from respiratory problems. school children were ordered to stay indoors yesterday and people living in communities such as placerville say it smells like a camp fire causing them to wear masks to stop breathing in the unhealthy air. >> it helps some. it doesn't help, you know, a lot. but it helps. i wouldn't even go out without it. >> it looked like placerville was on fire. >> the health concerns are damaging the summer tourism season. visitor bureaus report some people are canceling plans. several events from concerts to sports have also been canceled. the popular lake in the sky air show was also grounded due to poor air quality. >>> yosemite natio