and then you can see, also, too, the new on-ramp structure there behind that ramp there. alternative 4, as i indicated before, you're basically starting on the south side of the island, call it traversing underneath the bridge, and then coming up and tying in with a new ramp structure on the westbound side. so it's basically double the column. so from a visual standpoint, this is an alternative that has more visual impact. just another view. this time look at the nimitz house. if you're in front of the nimitz house looking to the east, alternative 2b and then alternative 4, alternative 4 does come out a lot farther on to the island and also presents additional visual imimpacts. -- visual impacts. and if this works correctly, if you're

the ramp from westbound 198 to go south on 195 is closed off. take eastbound ramp.s is not affecting traffic itself. just the ramp from westbound 198 to southbound i-95. again, the investigation just getting under way. megan mcgrath is headed to the scene will they will be with us with some additional details on the incident here. let's head over and take a live look and see how the commute is going. remnants of an accident 95 northbound. still squeezing that right lane. they're just about ready to wrap it up. unfortunately because the accident has been there a couple minutes it is jamming things up early out of dale city. after that, usual delays. one more stop this go round. loaded up through southeast this morning. branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue. sousa bridge seem to be doing okay once you get there. head out and check your trains so far. still a good morning. metro, vre, marc, no delays. joe, eun. >> jerry, thanks. >>> 6:13, 68 degrees. out of this world experience for local school students. why they will be part of the final shuttle mission. >>> and the any

but we're on the inner loop on this ramp. so, it is going to impact traffic. it happened just before 3:00 this morning. as you were mentioning, i was driving into work and i saw the woman's body lying across the road there. i did not see a second body and that's because he actually ended up in the road behind the exit ramp about 25 yards behind there. in fact, i called 911. they had said that there were a couple of calls but they didn't quite know exactly where the body was. i directed them to this ramp and they had trouble finding the man and the motorcycle and a short time later, they went into the woods, found the man. the motorcycle was actually underneath the bridge. right now, they're deep into their investigation right now. they said it will be at least a couple of hours before they will open this ramp back up but again, that's the investigation going on. that could be moved here or there but just plan two hours of this river road exit being blocked. back to you. >> surae chinn reporting live from the scene of a very terrible double fatal accident this

as you can see, the off ramp would come to macalla road. there's the nimitz house on the right side. there's the new on-ramp. much more safe acceleration and deceleration distance on the right side. and then what you're seeing on the left is what caltransis proposing for the new eastbound on-ramp, which is part of the bay bridge project. let's hope this works for alternative 4. doesn't look like it's going to work. yeah. ok. once again, alternative 2b. and we'll give it one last shot here for the next alternative. this is a much improved condition from what we see today out there, the final product. my apologies it doesn't look like it's going to work. the diagram does have double the number of columns. it starts on the coast guard side of the island, traverses to the east, comes underneath the bridge, and then comes up to meet in the westbound direction. my apologies for not being able to get that to work there. let's move on in terms of the discussion. the cultural resources and historic properties. this is a very important discussion for

this all happened on the ramp from the inner loop to river road. police expect that ramp to be shut down for at least another two hours. we'll stay on top it and bring you more information in a live update coming up in a few minutes. i'm sarah simmons. welcome to fox 5 morning news. we'll get to all of our top stories coming up in just a minute. first, let's get a quick look at the weather with gwen tolbert. we have a scorcher. >> oh, boy, do we. it will be a very, very hot one. 74 at national. 64 at gaithersburg. frederick at 66 and 69 at baltimore. preddy good example of where we're headed when it is warm already at this hour. nothing happening in the skies. a ridge of high pressure settled in over the mid- atlantic. that is keeping our skies fairly clear. we are going to be holding preddy steady into the course of the day. heat advisory at 12:00 noon until 8:00 tonight. >> thank you. >>> checking our top stories, in the district, council chair kwame brown says he will announce a plan of action concerning councilman harry thomas. thomas is accuse

over half of the funds or curb ramps and sidewalk a sensibility are in this bond. nearly all of the funds for structures, streetscape, bicycle improvements, and transit signaling infrastructure improvements are in this bond. so if it does not pass, we do not believe it is likely that these improvements will be implemented over the next three years. all of that being said, however, to 60% of the funds are going to just street resurfacing, and if you add sidewalks and curbs ramps in with that. we have prioritization criteria for all of our projects. a few years ago we implemented street repaving projects coordinator with utility companies so that we could have efficiencies. we are looking at pavement condition index scores and we are trying a variety of improvements on streets. we are reaching some streets that are in terrible condition and made investments in order to extend their useful life. as well, making improvements on those more expensive streets that are probably the one that the public feels most strongly about that we need to fix. if we put all of our mone

detectable ramps. they are all detectable. nothing down below or protruding that people are going to get snagged up on. smooth clean that nobody is going get caught up on. >> our no. 1 issue is what we see here, the uplifting and shreufting to concrete due too street tree roots. here is another problem we have with street trees. if i have i was a person blind, this would be an uncomfortable way to find out. >> we don't want to create hazards. >> sometimes vendors put sidewalk cafes where people push the chairs too far out. >> sometimes it can be impassable. so much foot traffic that there is no room for a wheelchair or walker to go by. >> san francisco is a lively street life, it can be an issue with people with visual disabilities as well. they have these diverting barriers on other side of this tables and chairs area. if people can find thraeur way around it without getting tangled up, it is still fully accessible. >> we don't want anything special. we want people to basically adhere to the regulations and laws as they are o

a ramp is closed 198. here is 270. beginning of the backup as you get to the beltway. >>> i miss your singing, lisa. >> you are the only one. [laughter] >>> thanks. 6:41 and up next, what will the >> welcome back, everyone. now on to capitol hill and a confession that could spark an ethics investigation. >> anthony weiner demands that he sent lewd messages over -- admits that he sent lewd messages over twitter. >> nancy pelosi is calling for this investigation. she said she is very deeply disappointed with his actions and is trying to figure out if everything he -- if anything he did goes against house rules. >> i have not told the truth and have done things i deeply regret. >> it was a tearful and embarrassed in anthony weiner answered questions from reporters. he is admitted to lying to his family staff and constituents about on-line relationships that he had with the six women. one of them, a 26 year-old single mother from texas spoke exclusively to abc news. >> he was eager to hear if i wanted him or thought he was

here's a live picture of the ramp from the inner loop to go in on river road. the ramp is closed. it will make for a tough morning. we will keep you updated all morning long. back to you. >> jerry, thanks so much. >> thank now to the heat wave. we are going to chase some record temperatures today. there is a code orange air quality alert which means if you have a heart or upper respiratory ailment you should stay inside because of the dangerous air quality. also be sure to drink plenty of water and try to stay cool. picking up trash earlier than usual to avoid the extreme heat. tomorrow morning they will begin at 6:00 a.m. you can put it out 6:00 p.m. the night before. department of public works says it wants to protect the health of its workers. and this is dangerous heat. >> and it's going to feel even hotter later today. >> yeah. for construction workers, anybody who has to work outside, you definitely need to take great care, respect the heat, take frequent breaks. drink plenty of water. it's a cool start. again, a cool morning like we had yesterday morning. low to mid-60s rur

sfo ramp to south 101 accident blocking the on-ramp. south 101 at millbrae. a ramp blocked troubles there south of there. back to you for now. >> thank you. >>> it took only a few seconds yesterday. a house fire that quickly turned into an inferno. that fire at the house on berkeley way in san francisco's diamond heights neighborhood killed one firefighter and critically injured a second. >> elizabeth wenger has the story. >> reporter: she is fighting for his life this morning. he is still in critical condition. our crews were there yesterday morning as this fire broke out. it happened yesterday morning for san francisco's diamond heights neighborhood. it only took a few seconds for this to become an inferno. the flames moved so quickly that three firefighters were hurt in a flashover. that's heat so intense that it burns at 1100 degrees fahrenheit. now it actually moved too quickly to save the life of lieutenant vincent perez a 21- year veteran of san francisco fire. a former marine and a previous alameda county sheriff's deputy. with a final salute his fell

if it is, just use the on ramp to 980. over the bay we see a smooth flow, in from the city over to the east bay, out of the east bay, can barely make out the lights but flashing light to the left. one lane is blocked through the "s" curve. back to you. >> thank you, mike. stick around for more of "today in the bay." live as the controversy over a man asked to leave an airliner because of his saggy pants heats up. you'll read more about it on facebook. youoin s there, nbc bay area morning news. back in a minute.

westbound 198, the ramp headed southbound remains closed. told this car fire involved a fatal so the investigators out there still unable to tell us when they plan to reopen the ramp. the good news is there is a way around it. you'll want to use gunpowder road, take that over to powder mill. that will allow you to hop back on to 95. good news there. other parts of the region, still checking out a-ok, 270 however, notice the stretch of yellow on our screen. outside, it looks like we're slowing down as we track our cameras out of urbana from route 80 down to 109 still doing ok past 121. back over to the graphics. this time, we'll shift our focus to the capital beltway. on the outer loop, from 95 over to 270, still moving without incident. no problems to report. a little volume around university boulevard. quickly, travel times, 66 heading eastbound slowing down around 234. the inner loop is doing just fine. no complaints on 267 the dulles toll road. more virginia roads up at 6:00. back to you. >>> making news now at 5:49, a major sandbagging e

there were also calls for a ramp particularly called for over second street. we made a fairly large effort to stay true to those requirements. we're working with the community on that, too. the layout you have before you now is the layout as it stands now. the site, as i noted, is bounded by the sound walls, 10 to 12 foot high. we're working with caltrans on these, and we're basically adhering to a standard caltrans wall, but then trying to make these morass net i canly appealing to the neighbors by providing some landscaping on the outside. i've got some slides of those. the other things i'd like to point out that have changed since my last presentation, if you look at the entrance on third street, one of the items that came up as part of our value analysis is that was identified as kind of a problem area as far as circulation for buses coming in, as well as the private vehicles that you still -- that use perry street. so we're redesigned that so segregate the bus traffic from the private vehicle traffic, and we've kept perry street as a two-way street. so we

there are two other assumptions for sidewalk repair and kurds ramps. this is something we are really required to do in order to meet the requirements of our transition plan. -- sidewalk repair and curb ramps. the mayor's proposed budget -- again, assumes funding for the second half of the year for those programs will come from the bond. this is something that we considered to be mandatory as opposed to discretionary, should the bond not pass, that $3.8 million would be a gap that we would need to address mid-year through a supplemental appropriation or some other vehicle, said the budget assumes the passage of the bond in that respect. also the $2.4 million worth of st. structures funds and the bridges, tunnels, stairways, retaining walls, guardrails -- those funds will be available to us if the bond passes. otherwise, there is no other funding in the proposed budget. finally, you had asked for review of -- in terms of the five-year financial plan. what you see here, i think, reflects what you see from any other department, and citywide, the cost of ou

and you can see the right of way were the bus ramps used to run, are all cleaned up. this was the final large piece of demolition, a lab that was put in to seismically stabilize the bus ramps. i think it was in the late 1980's, early 1990's, and they had to remove that completely. the repaved the sidewalk for a temporary sidewalk. utility relocation package map, 4.2 at the top of the page is the final package before you today for approval, and we will be starting first quarter of next year, and that is the water on mission street. the rest will be finished up by the end of the summer. there is some of the work that went on on the utility packages. that sidewalk picture is sidewalk restoration at 555 mission on the ministry side. after all the utilities, the joint trench work was completed. to give you a perspective on some of the complications that are having working around existing conditions, this was a manhole at howard and fremont street they are getting reports. squeezing in a couple of store lines, and of course, that bill operation on the sewer. this is the sto

we're putting too much emphasis on the ramp, and in doing so, we're not even revealing the truth. i can tell you that expenses are more than at the 51,707 $4, because this whole area will be torn up, and the amount of money that is going to go into putting the electrical stuff in and upgrading has not been included in this amount. so really, you're not telling us the truth. we would like to know if these meetings are shifted to the other venues, exactly what is going to happen here. if you're just going to be dealing with the ramp or if you will also be dealing with the upgrading and what has been done in this area and exactly how much money it is going to cost. again, people are suffering. people will talk about health and other stuff. we do not need to spend this type of money when anybody with a wheelchair, and i am physically challenged, can go up those ramps and conduct business in a very excellent manner. thank you very much. supervisor chu: thank you. are there any other members of the public who wish to speak on item number one? seeing none, public comment is closed. colle

all of that is included, along with ada compliance on our curb ramps. that is important to me in the city that we keep up that standard, making her that our streets are up to standard. this is much more for -- much more than just for people who drive cars. it will make for more timely bus schedules. will also allow pedestrians to have safer route. it will also allow, of course, a big benefit for our aggressively growing bicycle community in san francisco, which i have had the pleasure of joining in last week's bike to work day. so i want to ask that the board of supervisors today consider it. i am asking for as much support as possible, from henry member of the board of supervisors, as well as from the public. the public has talk to me about this before and we know we are going to do this right. by november, we will have put forth things that suggest we have taken care of our but mitchell house. -- our financial house. >> thank you, mr. mayor. we would welcome the opportunity to have user back in dpw as the lead of the pothole crew. i think i can say sa

the ramp from westbound 98 to southbound 195 remains closed.ou will find 66 coming unbound from man as is, lawn are open as you leave business 234. traffic slows again 7100 head east towards 123. >>> next hour, two cultures coming together for one fun celebration. find out how afro-brazilfest will get you moving this morning. yefr man: we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! woman: ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! >> reporter: good morning and happy tuesday. i'm paul raphel in for holly morris. you may not know but the first annual afro-brazil fest is going on this week. it's a celebration of the link between african and brazilian culture and they have events going on, which includes tasting, workshops and many of them free. the opening celebration is here tonight at the martin luther king library in northwest d.c. so today we'll loosen up, do some dancing, we'll learn another martial art and i might try to learn how to play this

blocking at paul avenue blocking the off-ramp not the main line.7 to south 880 roadwork until 7 a.m. things shut down on that eastbound side. westbound no problems. >> thank you. >>> it is 5:56. coming up in the next half hour, it is a pain to park in a lot of places in the bay area. we'll tell you, though, why it's about to get worse for drivers in the south bay. >> plus, a parole hearing today for bryan stow's alleged attacker. we have a live report on his chances of being released from jail today. that's all coming up. >>> one firefighter is dead, another remains in a battle for his life after a house fire yesterday in san francisco. coming up, we'll hear from one of the victims' brothers in a live report. ow you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or

. >> hyde street on-ramp to southbound 880 is blocked in oakland due to a slurry spill but elsewhere traffic is still light. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. >> and i'm eric thomas. >> one minute after midnight former bart police officer johannes mehserle was released from a los angeles county jail. he served a year for shooting death of oscar grant. granted's supporters demonstrated in oakland last night and new protest is expected in los angeles this morning. amy hollyfield is live in oakland with more on the overnight release and last night's peaceful protests. >> reporter: preparations were in place in downtown oakland just in case things got rowdy. the protests were peaceful. demonstrators were passionate but the rally stayed on message as they marched to city hall. the only disruption was the arrest of two men one who was suspected of spray painting graffiti. protestors feel that johannes mehserle got off easy. mehserle said he thought he grabbed his taser, not his handgun. he was sentenced to two years one of harshest sentences ever given to an office

westbound 198 on the ramp to go 95 southbound.p remains closed as they continue to investigate this. we're told that it involves a fatality which is why it is taking so long. as a result, drivers will want to use gunpowder road over to powder mill back to 95. it looks like traffic right now getting by a little bit to the right to avoid this, of course. you're going to want to use the alternate. let's take you over to another problem that just popped up. a report of an accident on kenilworth avenue at the bw parkway. use caution out this way. other parts of the region checking out incident-free, particularly in virginia. also on the capital beltway, really the only thing we're tracking here, we look at the cameras outside. a sunny drive, you'll need the shades this morning. a good amount of volume from new hampshire avenue over to georgia. virginia, 66. you're looking perhaps at about 8 minutes longer than usual to get from fairfax over to the capital beltway. the inner loop is checking out ok from 395 to the toll road and the toll

this money we used to do design for ramps then constructed with prop k sales tax money. then, the other thing we use it for is maintenance of our database. that is what is helping us track to make -- to set priorities, figure out where they still need to be constructed, where we have curve revs not in compliance with the latest code, essentially. the sidewalk money is used to respond to particular places where there are trip and fall plans. if somebody has an accident on a street on a sidewalk, it is the responsibility of dpw, we tried to get out there and repair the lifting or the cracking that caused the accident as soon as possible. obviously, a second accident at the same place that we have not taken care of can be much more costly in terms of plans. i think oliver probably can best describe how mta is using the bicycle funds. he is on his way up now. supervisor avalos: sure. thank you for your presentation. >> good morning. regarding the portion going to the transportation development act, he comes every year. and she was not eligible for several years due to the bi

you can see here again this ramp is closed off. they have plenty of officials trying to figure out exactly what led to this accident. we don't have the genders of the folks who were involved. when we have more information, we'll bring it to you. live to you in the studio. >> tracee, thank you. this could add a messy commute to our morning. jerry edwards has the latest on how to get around it. >> indeed. not only will the ramp be closed but backing up onto the inner loop. tkpwrpbgs inner loop to g

how long this ramp is going to be closed. what we're being told is that they're waiting on the medical examiner's van to arrive here on the scene and they're also waiting on a tow truck. they hope to have things cleared up within the hour so that they can start moving some of these heavy trucks out here. but that remains to be seen. all they will say at this point is that this is a death investigation. they won't go beyond that. they're certainly trying to piece together what happened and until they do that, this ramp will remain closed. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, megan. >>> and now to the start of another heat wave out there. the sun is out this morning and the first of several days in the 90s. tom keirien joins us with the forecast. >> yeah, particularly this time of year is tough on the human body to accept this big heat this early in the season. you do have to respect this big heat, if you have to spend much time outside, take frequent breaks and stay as cool as you can. right now we're into the mid-80s in washin

off-ramp closed because of the off-ramp itself. tracking that. >> thank you very much. it's 5:01, an update on the condition of giants fan bryan stow. he's been in the hospital since he was attacked outside dodgers stadium in march. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live outside san francisco general this morning with what we could possibly here today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. i did call the media line just to double-check this morning and bryan stow is listed still in critical condition here at sf general hospital. also his family maintains a website about his recovery. but at 10:00 this morning, the chief of neurosurgery is expected to give some new details about the progress of the 42 year old. now, the paramedic from santa cruz suffered a traumatic brain injury opening day of the giants versus dodgers at dodgers stadium. it was march 31st. it was a horrible attack. his road to recovery has been long but filled with support from the bay area and well beyond and even throughout the sports community. the prime suspect we wanted to mention in

but they haven't specified which ones will be closed but any of the on and off ramps down to the frietas parkway and all way down to walnut creek, looking good toward highway 24 if you are heading to the caldecott tunnel or down to san ramon valley. and south bay, very light traffic. mass transit systems reporting no delays but don't forget, cable cars aren't running because of improvement work. get the latest information by going to our website at abc7news.com. >>> this morning, there more accusations about performance enhancing drug use surrounding lance armstrong. according to associate press the director of swiss anti-doping laboratory told authorities that armstrong had suspicious results from the tests taken during the 2001 tour. he says it was the use of consistent a drug performance enhancing drug. the lab found suspicious levels in four urine samples that a armstrong eventually won but he didn't. >>> a san francisco giants is the first team in professional sports by releasing "it gets better," for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. >> we all have been affected by it

that ramp is still shut down. police have not yet identified the victim or determine just how the fire started. >>> german chancellor angela merkel is at the white house this hour for a state visit. president obama and the first lady greeted heard this morning on the south lawn. the two heads of state will spend much of the day discussing nato operations in afghanistan and libya and tonight mr. obama will award angela merkel the presidential medal of freedom at a state dinner. >>> also a busy day for the candidates balun to oust president obama. in just a few minutes the latest from the campaign trail and a look at a new head to head presidential poll. >>> getting a warm start out. this is just the beginning of what could be another major heatwave. adam caskey is here with a look at the first forecast. sock it to us, adam. >> really what it is. record high temperatures not today but the next couple of days. across the viewing area some reporting stations will likely see some record highs fall for wednesday and thu

high street on ramp closed due to a cleanup for a spill. we'll keep you updated and the commute coming up. >> we'll check back with you. 5:55. two days until the june 15th deadline and state lawmakers do not have a budget deal. the senate president says 90% of the work is done, still have to figure out how to generate $10 billion to close that remaining budget gap. governor brown wants to extend temporary taxes. republicans say they will agree if a spending cap and pension reforms are attached. voters passed proposition 25 in november which docks lawmakers' pay perm thantly for every day the budget is late. let's see if they get it done. >> 5:56. we have new pictures of congresswoman gabrielle giffords as she continues to recover from a gunshot wound to the head. these are actually the first photos of giffords since january's shooting. she's smiling. her hair is shorter, darker but no noticeable scar from her wound. her aides say she may be able to leave the hospital by the end of the month. what a remarkable recovery. >> those pictures wer

it was ramped up by the congressman himself, whether it was ramped up by the women. we're still in the point where we have to learn that. the questions coming here are going to be very interesting. as to how far they brought this out? they stick to whether it was about blackberries and computer. that is one think this. they start to the point of the behavior he was involved in, that is going to cost a wide net and is going to be interesting to see whether other members of congress are willing to go down that road and to how far congressional behavior is covered by the house rules. >> clearly more questions tonight from many angles. tom fitzgerald, thank you very much. >>> fox's dr. keith ablo, a psychiatrist doesn't believe weaner's apology and claims that lying about the photos and finally coming clean is a mark of someone who believes the truth is what he said it is. >> what do i think in i think he's upset his job is in trouble, upset that his wife is angry with him. i think he's sad for him. do i believe he feels genuine contrition and guilt? no, i don't. at all.

it's at the on ramp, not on the freeway itself. you have the issue of 92 east being closed. the sign on the right says safety alert, watch for highway workers, that's because -- >> sadly. go ahead. >> because it is common sense but it's something that caltrans wants to remind folks. over the weekend one of the workers was killed. >> give them a break. very good. 4:42. perseverance, courage, strength, people honored in the biggest of ways. a sneak peek. the biggest in the west built right in the east bay. >> you're looking at a live picture of our control room. >> 4:45. a live picture of police activity in oakland. cairo road near empire road. traffic has been shut down. you see people turning around. there is an apparent standoff. christie is monitoring this. we'll have the latest if anything changes. >> a new challenge to apple and google as far as smart phones go. and wall street looks to build on yesterday's gains. for more on that it's nicole lapin. good morning. >> good morning. futures are higher, markets rising on some of the fears over greece. investors snapping up s

northbound, 680, the east bound 580, that ramp is closed till about 6:00 a.m. and i drove past that this morning so yes, it is closed. and in hayward, southbound 880, the ramp to the eastbound 92 is closed till about 5:00 a.m. this morning. let's head out and look at the san mateo bridge. traffic is flowing nicely. it's going to take about 13 minutes to get across from hayward to foster city. scott. >> thank you much. coming up life is a highway. "the social network"ing program that helps you connect behind the wheel. does it veer off course in creepy territory? we'll take a look. it's a marathon, not a race a. wireless provider may finally get the iphone. >> good morning everyone. it's 4:43 as we take a live picture of 880 out past the coliseum. high def video calls and a wireless provider on the iphone bandwagon. it's nicole lapin. good morning. >> good morning. futures are higher after wall street struggled to stay near the flat line yesterday. a downgrade of credit rating offset the takeover deals. as investors continue to worry about global economic slowdo