northbound 101 at ralston vehicle hit one of the sand berms on the right side. sand all over the road. debris northbound 101. so far, so good though traffic still fairly light through that portion. let's head to the bay bridge where it's getting foggier this morning. metering lights are still off. we have seen extra volume off the eastshore freeway. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. but again with all this fog you might want to leave a few minutes early this morning just to give yourself some extra time to kind of deal with that limited visibility. once you get across the upper deck, traffic looks pretty good heading into san francisco. we have fog advisories for the richmond/san rafael bridge, carquinez bridge to the maze. there is one issued for the golden gate bridge, but looking bet they are morning. so far, so good. your marin county commute problem-free. let's head to the san mateo bridge -- or rather 880/237 in the south bay. had an earlier accident guadalupe parkway gad but now everything is cleared throughout san jose and you can see her

south 101 south there was we have some roadwork between hillsdale and ralston. also the hillsdale on-ramp to 101 is blocked. that should be wrapping up in 10 minutes. southbound 101 between story and capitol expressway roadwork in effect various lanes closed until 5:00. 101 at alum rock looking good, extra volume but overall nice speeds. remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:53. federal health officials are investigating a possible link between breast implants and a rare form of cancer. now, the women with implants doctors say don't panic. right now plastic surgeons are working with the fda to create a national registry of breast implants and to better understand the connection. this cancer has been found in the scar tissue that grows around implants. but doctors say the chances of getting the disease are slim. >> i think it's very unlikely that it's ever going to be an issue for women in general. they're more likely to get hit by lightning than to get this type of

and over to 101 northbound between ralston and hillsdale they have one lane shut down to be re-opened at 5:00. if you can see 280 we are seeing some slight sluggish conditions southbound side of 280 no excellent just slow. and bay bridge toll plaza, very light traffic actually looking good 16 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a controversial alcoholic drink appears to be linked to the deaths of two southern california teenagers. the bodies of a 15-year-old boy and his 16-year-old girlfriend were found friday in a vacant huntington beach apartment. an empty can of four loko was found by the bodies. that's an alcoholic drink containing caffeine that's been banned in some states because it's so dangerous, but not banned in california. >> it causes a lot of medical problems. we haven't had anything where anybody has died from it. and we're not saying that that's how these two teenagers died but it appears to be related. >> the fda has warned the manufacturer that the product is unsafe but has not banned four loko nationwide. >>> new this morning

the russian state energy company ralston a british petroleum have announced a major deal to jointly develop arctic oil and gas fields worth tens of billions of dollars. the new start nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington moves one step closer to reality passing the second of three readings of the russian parliament. and rough justice despite no extradition treaty between washington and kabul afghan terrorist suspects are being sent to stand trial in u.s. courts which critics say reaches international law. you're watching r t two in the morning here in moscow welcome to the program now to our top story or oil giant b.p. has sealed a multibillion dollar deal with russia's state run energy company ross snapped to drop we develop oil and gas fields in the arctic the plan will also give the russian a firm around five percent of b.p.'s ordinary shares with a british company getting ten percent of raw snuffed in return the deal is also the first major agreement b.p. has signed since the u.s. oil spill crisis last year and opens the way to what are believed to be huge oil and

the ralston avenue on-ramp to north 101 will be closed until 5:00. also if you are headed on cesar chavez off-ramp from south 101, also closed for construction in effect for the next 10 minutes. 880 right now, earlier we had reports of a trouble spot in union city right at alvarado niles. couple of cars damaged up possibly a stalled vehicle. everything off to the right shoulder. 880 nice start to the morning no major problems there. now let's jump to the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are off. traffic very light. still very early only 18 minutes to go from the carquinez bridge to the maze. but keep in mind if you are take 80 this morning we have a fog advisory for solano county and parts of contra costa county. that may cause some limited visibility to your drive. right now some nice speeds along the eastshore freeway overall. we do have some troubles on the benicia bridge. we are seeing lots of fog here. unfortunately, i can't get that camera to work this morning but it's really foggy and pretty socked in. so very limited visibility across t

on tuesday ralston have tens announced it was selling russia's so-called oil to shall from march loading banking stocks are trading higher bank and b t v are gaining on its. the creator of the bric countries has suggested that the group should now welcome mexico south korea tarik and indonesia to the fold he says the nine year old time is no longer helpful and that unites countries will be too great a range of economic prospects jim o'neill also said the time emerging markets should involve into growth markets the approach would take g.d.p. at the primary criteria currently china and largest in the brics largest economy toppling nine point three percent of global g.d.p. while brazil india and russia combined provide eight percent. now that's all for now with more of a look at the markets enough for the programs but you can always like most stories on our website r.t. dot com thanks much. for the. we've got. the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers. wealthy british style. time to explain the. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global ec

that's north bound 101 at ralston in and out of lanes.you can see the headlights coming into the maze. no problems there on to berkeley and the other direction as well. speaking of fog, let's go to the golden gate bridge. it looks good here but earlier this morning we had the dense fog at the north end and the middle span. no problems paying your tolls at the golden gate bridge but it is foggy especially on the venetian, carquinez bridges. be aware tonight at the embarcadero 6:00, just got the metering lights -- no, still off at this time at the bay bridge. smooth sailing westbound into san francisco. >> thanks, sue. it's 6:38. >> trading's underway at wall street. a live report from new york stock exchange straight ahead. first up a live look at the big board. you see the dow is up almost 2 points and edges towards that 12,000 marks. >> commuters will soon get a lot more than a ride at bart stations. >> a bay area congresswoman is astand -- 3q lysol believes that kids shouldn't miss school days during cold and flu season. that's why we s

off ralston avenue and a major connector between 101.here was a fire and 22 people have been displaced because this was an apartment building that caused the fire. the fire is out and there were crews on scene. they might see activity, but it's a segregated road off of the area. you shouldn't see major slowing, but a crew is heading over there. some injuries report and smoke inhalation and the crews are on scene we will follow that and get you live pictures. so far 92 through the san mateo hills, a smooth drive to the bridge. crossing the water, the wind is not a major factor. the volume is starring to pick up towards 880 where the construction is marked there. overnight we had a full closure of the northbound side up to 92. that is reopened, but you will find a lane or two for 20 to 25 minutes between 92 and that may slow it down a tad bit. a steady volume of traffic. you will see a heavy flow starting right about 45 minutes from now. we will see the volume starting to shift. we will send it over to christina. we will see a clear view r

first going to the peninsula to belmont northbound 101 at ralston. squattered all across the freeway. north of sfo highway 101, the 380 junction, left lane is blocking the transition as you head over to the 280 freeway. the millbrae camera, we can see what traffic is doing there. it's relatively light this morning. i'll tell you as we're looking at that picture, fairfield eastbound 80 approaching north texas. to the golden gate bridge briefly. take a look, there is traffic -- pardon me, not traffic but fog down on the deck. abc7news.com before you leave the house this morning. just click on bay area traffic. kristen, eric. >> sue, thanks a lot. it's 5:54. >> there's concern this morning that auto loans may be about to go up and the girl scouts doing some cookie cutting. >> here's jane king with the "moneyscope" report. >> good morning. now's a great time to buy a car because auto loan rates are so low. the average a little over 6%. but the party may be over for buyers with poor credit. the association says government regulators may be about to crack

you can understand the scare that happened last month down at ralston middle school in belmont.t's where they found mountain lion tracks right behind the school and not one set but two. there was also a mountain lion spotted this tuesday, just two days ago, in woodside in olive hill lane. there was another spotting and this one was in daylight in redwood city in the emerald hills neighborhood. so there's a lot of mountain lion sightings going on but what really has authorities concerned is what happened here at hill borrow yesterday morning when they found a dead deer here on robin wood lane. live in hillsborough, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you. it's 5:34. west oakland where police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred last night, that victim was found near 16th and center streets just before 10:00. emergency crews administered cpr but the victim died at the scene. police went door to door in the area hoping to locate witnesses. so far no suspect information is being released and no motive either. >> it's 5:34 now. people who donated money to a speci

can understand the fear among some parents in belmont when mountain lion tracks were found behind ralstoniddle school last month, two sets of tracks, one that of an adult and the other of a cub. more recently, saturday in broad daylight in redwood cities emerald hills neighborhood, a mountain lion was spotted. the same issue about watching your kids was issued at that time. another mountain lion was spotted again, that was at night. it is a daylight spotting. this one here in hillsborough yesterday morning and the one in redwood city a few days ago that has state fish and game issuing that warning and it's a very surprising and stunning and disturbing warning. but they're erring on the side of safety. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. police in palo alto are investigating a fatal accident involving caltrain and a pedestrian. it happened around 1:20 this morning just north of caltrain's california avenue station in an area where there is no vehicle or pedestrian crossing. this is the first fatal accident involving caltrain this year. last year there were 11 pedestrian fa

ralston and hills day roadwork in the clearing stages not causing troubles to 101. they are moving everything out. across the san mateo bridge, off to a good start. 13 minutes from 880 to 101. no delays along 880 through hayward. we had some earlier construction right around winton but that's also been cleared out of the road. that's a look at your morning commute. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> the bay area's largest city shaken by a series of deadly shootings. >> people care what happens. you know? they feel we are not the only ones feeling it. >> how san jose leaders are responding to concern, the city is caught in a gang war. >>> plus, from a cement warehouse it a place of worship, a south bay neighborhood is fighting plans for a new mosque. why they say it is not their own prejudice that's the problem. i was in a hurry to grow up and wanted to look cool. big tobacco knew it, and they preyed on me. i'm here to tell you that big tobacco hasn't changed. they continue to profit... by selling kids the same lies... to get them to use... the same deadly products.

david ralston. [applause] >> today, we celebrate a time honored tradition in our state government.of georgia, as they do every four years have made a decision about who they wish to be there governor. our system has worked again. as we gather today, i know that you share the excitement that i have. that even in these challenging times, georgia has a bright, dynamic, by the teacher -- bright future. i see reasons abounding for us to be optimistic as we go forward. going forward as one state, united about what we share in common and growing too big to be torn apart by that which would keep us apart. i am excited about this new beginning. and today, we inaugurate nathan deal as the 82nd governor of the state of georgia. nathan deal is one of the finest public servants that i have ever had the pleasure of knowing. he is a man of integrity and good judgment. he is my friend and i am going to be very proud to call him my governor. now, pursuant to a resolution adopted earlier today by both the house of representatives and the state senate, and in obedience to the constitution and laws of

also north 101 at ralston look out for debris in the roads. no major delays there. live to chopper 5 a live look at your conditions 680 through san ramon overall traffic friday light through this portion but again dealing with all this fog so use caution. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at today's top stories. police are fighting off thousands of antigovernment protestors and a massive rally in cairo, egypt. demonstrators want to oust the president nearly 30 years in power. social networking sites have helped drive the movement but now internet and phone services shut down throughout the country. >>> the board of the golden gate bridge district could decide today whether to phase out human toll collectors. under the plan, all tolls would be collected long tropic cloudy. it would save about $19 million over 8 years. >>> san jose's interim police chief chris moore will likely get the job permanently. the city manager has reportedly selected him. now it is up to the city council to confirm her choice. moore beat out one other fina

ralston see the fog break up as we head into the weekend because the storm is keeping it in place of winds was that as it slides up to the north it will break apart the fog will see clear conditions of least into sunday cared for morning fog inland also along the coast of the peninsula as well. the later morning hour starting to break up a were starting to see the influence over the built up and up along the coastline. at noon you could see the fog clearing by it 2:00 seeing clouds in the san mateo coastline. temperatures out there tomorrow morning very chilly start to the morning once again. a 32 and fairfield will be dealing with dense fog and drizzle in our inland valleys also parts of the north bay and pettifog for bay shore where temperatures will be in the upper 30's low 44 to more morning. into the afternoon were going to warm up some but again temperatures really kind of struggle to warm along the delta and our inland valleys. expected temperatures only in the '40's similar to today. 46 for field, 40 vallejo even close to the coastlines for december fell 49 degrees, 50 in san

applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the house of representatives, the honorable david ralstoncheers and applause] >> on behalf of all the members of this body, the house of representatives, it is my honor to welcome you to the chamber of the georgia house of representatives for this very, very special occasion. today we celebrate a time-honored tradition in our state government. the people of georgia, as they do every four years, has made a decision about who they wish to be their governor. our system has worked again. as we gather today, i know you share in the excitement that i have, that even in these challenging times, georgia has a bright, dynamic, vibrant future. this is a great states, energized by great people. and i see reasons abounding for us to be optimistic as we go forward. going forward as one state, united about what we share in common and growing too big to be torn apart by that which would keep us apart. and i am excited to about this beginning. today we inoculate nathan deal of hall county is the 82nd governor of the state of georgia. nathan deal is one of t

particular their president, hal quinn and special thanks to the washington representative, carol ralston a long time friend of "politico". we want to thank you their support very much. thank you. [applause] we do want this to be a conversation and a lively one. that means engaging all of you. if you have questions, please write it on the paper we've been distributing. we can get you some or there is more. my colleague beth has them. write your question on that and we will place those in a box and grab those at the appropriate time to ask our guest. our guest of course today is senator minority leader mitch mcconnell, somebody very much in the news. we would like to welcome senator mcconnell and mike allen. thank you. [applause] >> thanks. >> good morning, thank you very much for coming to our debut breakfast. thank you to all of you who have been e-mail me this morning you've been waiting. i really appreciate it. receipt leader mcconnell thanks for take the time. david broder the dean, wrote right after the election that you are, you now hold as much sway as the president of the united s

he was just nominated for his portrayal of aron ralston in the movie "127 hours.">> it feels great. i'm here in new haven. i'm about to go to class. but it looks like i'm just rushing to class. we have this whole set-up here, so i have my normal pre-class makeup on. you know, some lights appeared here. it's great. >> i think people -- go ahead. >> no, i'm happy to be here. unfortunately they also stuck this earwig in my ear to be prepared so i got to hear your whole interview with colin firth. you're polishing his statue, hey, meredith? >> if he won, but i will polish yours as well. >> i know who you're rooting for, hey, meredith? >> i'm going to the next question. i thought you were brilliant. >> i didn't put it in. they stuck it in, so i heard everything. >> i just said should he win. but you also could easily win as you know. you're not just a nominee -- i'm moving quickly here. you're also co-hosting the event. i understand when you were first approached by the producers and colin firth, by the way, is not co-hosting -- but you said no. what changed your mind?