way on this ramp and this has been closed at the bottom of that off ramp doing repair work and we got here 4:00 this morning and had some video of the road work. we were here 2:30 this morning and i have been told there is two feet of standing water and it has been cleared and we saw the damage on the roadway. cal trans crews are telling drivers to watch out for similar damage on their commute. >> basically waters goes underneath asphalt underneath these cracks leaving the asphalt floating and when people keep driving over and over, it loosens and breaks apart. >> now coming back out to our live picture, you can see this on ramp is now open and you can see this truck is getting back to normal but cal trans and chp crews are working and make sure you add and account for extra time this morning. certainly give yourself extra space between you and other drivers to make sure you can be as safe as possible on that morning commute. christian ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the dreams for the 49ers are over this morning and they are trying recover from that heartbreaking loss to the new york giants

mostly affecting the off-ramps. slick surfaces this morning. when you get in the car, check in with the radio partners kcbs 740 and 106.9 f.m. that's your time saver traffic. back to you. >>> 5:47 on monday. congress woman gabrielle giffords will be in tucson to finish a meet and greet interrupted by gunfire last year. and the announcement came as she revealed plans to resign from congress. >> i have more work to do on my recovery. so to do what is best for arizona, i will step down this week. >> giffords is on the move though, tonight, and expected to attend the president's state of the union address. she will be there tomorrow for that. the arizona governor will set a special election to fill out the rest of giffords term. >>> sparks are flying as the g.o.p. presidential hopefuls campaign off to florida now and mitt romney lost to newt gingrich over the weekend by 14 percentage points. in south carolina's primary on saturday. and so florida's primary shaping up as a pivotal contest. it is the biggest state so far. the most delegates. and romn

westbound route 100 at the ramp to coca-cola drive. use caution when you're exiting on to the ramp. now traveling i-95, as tom mentioned, we're seeing a lot of low fog in virginia. it continues on i-95 as you head north on i-95, this is view at backlick road. give yourself extra time. may be difficult to see. continuing on to 395, lanes are open. no accidents to report. on 395, we are seeing fog, as well as as you cross over the 14th street bridge. you're clear into the city, but a little foggy out. give yourself extra time. angie and eun, back to you. >> thank you. 4:42. 32 degrees. >>> taking more than possessions, the priceless item one maryland woman says burglars took from her. >>> my greatest creation was you -- >> using the emotions of being a new dad to write a new song. jay-z's message to his b ♪ [ woman ] i was ready for my trip, but my smile wasn't. [ female announcer ] new crest 3d white intensive professional effects whitestrips. it goes below the enamel surface to whiten as well as a five-hundred dollar professional treatment for a transformation that's hard to believe

at the point at which the bus ramps connect to the fremont street off ramp, we are widening the points of connection so that the buses have a wider aisle in which to exit. that is requiring us to modify the existing caltrans structure. that is the impact being reviewed. the second issue, as the ramps approached the transit center, when we worked with high-speed rail, in the fall of last year, on the radii for the throw structure coming into the bus ran, that increased offset between the last column structure and the transit center itself. so we will be -- it became a distance of almost 200 feet, which was a distance we could no longer cantilever the bus structure into the transit center. that last segment is going to be a cable-supported structure entering the bus ramp. those are the two changes that are evaluated in this eir. director kim: any questions regarding this item? roll call police. -- please. >> [roll call] item 10 is approved. item 11, authorizing an amendment to contract no. 00804. construction manager general fund services for construction of the transbay transit center b

and this is right here at the daily on ramp northbound that is towards san francisco and this off ramp is closed right now and it is going to be closed a little bit longer. that is where cal trans true is working on some road repairs and they have been out here for 45 minutes and we have got some video of that work. chp officers have discovered a problem and they originally have two feet of standing water at the bottom of this ramp. the officer told me he cleared out debris and cal trans are replacing the asphalt watching out for similar damage on their commute. >> people don't pay attention but they think they can drive the same speed. it doesn't really matter to them. i would try to tell people to drive safely for the roads. >> the water gets in here and it is buckling. >> the water goes underneath these cracks and there is enough water which makes it basically for the asphalt floating and they lose end it up and break it apart. >> that is what people need to look out for. >> reporter: coming back to our live picture, it is hard to see but we just saw a chp officer and we will get a

ramp that connects john daily boulevard with interstate 280. gill diaz is on the scene in daly city to tell us about the damage. what happened out there? >> reporter: good morning. as we're standing on the on- ramp to 280 northbound off the john daily boulevard, you might not be able to see. but there are blinking lights on the corner. that is caltrans fixing up a section of that on-ramp because of broken asphalt. chp officer told me a few minutes ago that caltrans is fixing and filling a section of that on-ramp that had patch work done on it previously. and obviously that first time around of patch work didn't work. so this time, they're laying down cold patch, because of the cold weather. a temporary solution until the weather clears up and then something more permanent. but they have this, closed off. they have had it closed off publicly for the past couple of hours. chp says caltrans might be able to be finished with that patch work within the next hour or 45 minutes. keep it right here on cbs 5 as we will give you more details as when this

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

sounds like the main lines of the freeway run affected just the on-ramp at park is blocked. that accident just came into the kpix newsroom. the bay bridge toll plaza where everything looks good heading into san francisco and no metering lights. that's traffic, your time-saver traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> we have some great weather coming our way. no rain but that may change in the next week or so. offshore winds in the bay area clearing out the skies and temperatures dropping off. this afternoon, plenty of sunshine, spring-like conditions as temperatures are 10 degrees above average into the upper 60s in many parts of the bay area. but there's a hint of changes in the works. we have to wait just a little bit. got to get through a couple of nice days here. toward the weekend, temperatures cool off, clouds move in and we could very well see a big change in the pattern maybe finally getting rain coming back in our direction. that's the latest. back to you. >> the "r" word. >> yeah. wouldn't that be nice to use. >> been a while. >>> 5:07. the morning commute m

you can see the traffic on this ramp from southbound 152. watch for closures on that ramp. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. candles lit up the night in honor of a police officer killed in utah. dozens of officers huddle together. one always it was killed when a drug suspect open fire as an arrest warrant was being served. a man is standing trial for the murder of another young woman. yourn vendors would -- the joran van der sloot is accused of killing a woman after they left a casino together. he said he became enraged. they are trying to get that confession thrown out. still recovering from a gunshot wound, gabrielle giffords said she will return to tucson to mark the one-year anniversary. she and her husband will attend a vigil to remember the six people that were killed. that is one of several events taking place this weekend. >> already at a record low, a 30-year mortgage rates have fallen even further. the average rate fell to 3.9% this week. the 15-year record also fell to 3.23 $. mortgage rates have done little to boost the economy -- 3.23 %. gen

i'm most proud of driving a ramp taxi since the beginning of the program in 1994.music] >> fred, you are the absolute best! thank you fred for providing transportation for me and opening up my social life, and taking care of medical appointments, taking care of my mother [music] >> hi, my name is ann bailey and i've driven for luxor for almost five years now. i drove for desoto cab for 10 years prior to that. i drove in 1976 for the old, old yellow cab. this is frances mecchi and i've been driving her for about 11 or 12 years to her alzheimer's day program, which we call the memory club. every day when we drive through the presidio she'll say, "oh goody, you're taking me through the enchanted forest." [music] >> my name amr a.mahmoud. i am like 49 years old. i have been driving cab more than 13 year in general. then i drove a ramp more than 3 years. this is my fourth now. i have been enjoying doing the job. i like every moment of it. >> thank you amr. [music} >> hi, my name is peter and i'm a paratransit driver for medsam, and this is north and south of market wher

to a floor section so that there is another ramp or, where there is currently a ramp in the middle, we have lowered that structurally so that it is all on one level to make the practical for usability and from the standpoint of accessibility. so, 4500 square feet of assembly space. 12,000 square feet of office space. one of the significant differences on this one is as you have this assembly space, there are more occupants in a requirement for more bathroom fixtures. one other thing is on the right here. we have added a second means of egress from this space because we exceeded the allowable path. looking at a comparison to the previous space, but this blue space is much smaller. it all has to do with the trade up -- trade-off between the assembly and the b office. with more people kept within a seismic trigger a 634 occupants, that means that this is the maximum occupancy data can get, with hurricane conditions. this is compared to 70,000 people in option one. just like in the previous scheme, there are still sprinklers in the middle section. just like the previous scheme, they're

a freeway on ramp in oakland reopened after a high speed police chase. the dramatic events that led to the arrest of two men. >> we're live in san francisco sunset district where two women are fighting for their lives after a man attacks them. we'll tell you the tool he used to carry out the crime. >> power has been restored, but the lines are still down. pg&e on the scene. we'll tell you what happened. >> president barack obama unveils a plan to trim the government's fat. what he will do to accomplish this goal. the morning news continues. >>> welcome. good morning to you. well come to a brand new day, it is friday. it is friday the 13th of january. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. steven has the forecast. >> we do have clear skies and temperatures will start to warm up pretty fast but they are cold again this morning. 20s, 30s and 40s. not as much as a breeze but still mid- to upper 60s in a few locations. close to 70 degrees south. >> traffic on southbound 101 approaching the interchange, looking good >>> no maj

and especially those elevated ramps and bridges, too. that's including shenandoah valley, blue ridge, and areas most of virginia and maryland. temperatures have dipped down a little below freezing. now with the fog around we've got the dense fog throughout much of virginia, maryland, the district, eastern shore. we also have patchy ice. this will be with us for another couple of hours. sunrise at 7:26. by then the cloud cover may break up a little. that fog should break up certainly by mid morning. sunshine breaking out. and then during the afternoon, we'll soar into the upper 40s and maybe even low to mid 50s for a brief time during the middle of the afternoon. then changes on the way for tonight and tomorrow. we'll look at that coming up in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning, right now not seeing any accidents in our area. let's take a look at the beltway. the big problem i'm seeing so far is the fog. give yourself a little extra time because of low visibility. here's the beltway at connecticut avenue, inner loop and

that ramp is shut down due to low-hanging wires. and if you're traveling on i-66, still seeing fog in the area. looking a lot better at fairfax county parkway. i'll give you a travel speed because even though your volume's increasing, you still have a good speed of 62 miles per hour. not bad at all. and if you are on i-95, looking good, as well. no issues at pohick road. clear to 395. back to you. >> thunk. 6:02 now. >>> metro is operating on an expanded rush hour service this morning because of the delay for federal workers. trains and buses will make additional trips throughout the morning to accommodate employees later than usual. metro also canceled all midday track work for today. >>> and today more than 100,000 protesters are expected here in washington for the annual march for life. pro-life demonstrators are protesting the 39th anniversary of the roe v. wade case in which the supreme court legalized abortion. and if you are headed downtown today, the march is bound to affect your commute down there. angie dpof is here with m

winds are also ramping up alo the coastline. right now, gusting 25 to 30 '035 miles per hour, so we are going to see that wind and a chance of thunderstorms. we will see the details of what the rest of your weekend is expected to look like, coming up. a >>> it's a change that could have many implications for autistic children. the american psychiatric association is considering changing the of definitions of you a terroriri autism. if the changes are accepted, they would good into effect next year. >> an incredible milestone for a california family. after five months in the hospital, one of the smallest babies ever born was sent home. melinda left the hospital for the first time this afternoon. melinda was born premature at just 24 weeks last august. at the time she weighed nine ounces, that's less than a can of soda. now she weighs four pounds. she is getting stronger each day. >> very nice. >> we have seen our reporters throughout the newscast. wet. >> yes. wet and windy. we are seeing the winds ramp up. it'll be a rough one t

they have low-hanging wires on that ramp. they shut that down. we're suggesting you use route 50 to get inbound. also in northwest d.c., a fire now closes down 14th street at park road. crews are on the scene there as well. we'll keep you posted on both of those situations in maryland and in northwest d.c. we'll take you out live as i mentioned. howard just mentioned quarter mile visibility on southbound side of 270 with a lot of volume right now coming down from clarksburg past falls road down to the point where the lanes divide. we'll take you out live to 66 where the lanes divide. you have the fog to deal with coming in from gainesville right into fairfax and the beltway. i'll end with a last live look in the district. pennsylvania avenue near the willard intercontinental hotel is fine. no problems across the 14th street bridge or el bridge this morning. we'll update you on the situation in northwest at 6:25. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >> coming up next in sports, the capitals and penguins go into overtime and the wizards have a hard

we'll go to a live piketure on the ramp from -- picture on the ramp to the inner loop of the beltway. one single truck involved and crews on the scene. two right lanes are blocked and know that volume is very light right now. back to the maps this time to the west side of town. no problems to report on the dulles toll road from leesburg the tyson area is fine. 66 from centreville. live look at the american leon bridge. looking good from here down to tyson's and annandale. coming up in my next report, an update on the accident in springfield. >>> the backyard chicken battle has come to arlington county where some residents are crying foul. oh, yeah. i said it. over what they describe as excessively tough love governing chicken farming. >> last night matt jablow attends a meeting at the american university. >> you start with a good egg and you can't go wrong. >> reporter: tom carter loves eating eggs all kinds of eggs. >> i recently learned how to make a frittata. >> reporter: so much so he's now hoping to raise chickens in his backyard so fresh eggs will always be available to him and

this was northbound 880 on that lewelling boulevard on-ramp.s was an accident car versus bicyclist so there may be injuries. coming up we'll get a check of mass transit. we are following problems across the bay area. we'll have it all in a little bit. frank, back to you. >> i almost forgot you. >> that's okay. [ laughter ] >> okay. [ laughter ] >> no, it's not. >>> 5:20 now. students are rallying against budget cuts and tuition hikes in the university of california system. >> we disrupt -- [ chanting and disruptions ] >> this was the scene at a protest yesterday outside a regents meeting at uc- riverside. a march on campus followed boy a standoff with police at one point students interrupted the meeting as you saw by chanting, sitting down in a circle and linking arms. >>> in washington, d.c. more than 70 mayors at the conference of mayors are starting a group in support of same-sex marriage. antonia villaraigosa is one of the chairs of the group. they are trying to legalize marriage for same-sex couples. the group will be launched today. >>> h

a check of the forecast,lyla, lynette is ramped up. >> it's doing the be a cold one. breezy as well. the winds west at 10- 15 miles per hour. with the winds, we are feeling chillier this morning, we feel 26 degrees, i showed you the 33, moms, dads, make sure you dress the kids for the 26 frederick, 23 teens, hagerstown, 22 in to york, pennsylvania this morning. the satellite and radar, not a lot. snow up to the north, we got clipped by some a little bit earlier. nothing landed or accumulated on the grounds because it was too quick. high pressure going to be building in, behind the cold front. this will slide towards the east, through the next couple of days, once it does so, you will see the temperatures ramp up. the fact we will get clouds in here, more moisture, rolling in here as we go this to wednesday and also thursday. for today, 45 degrees, we will get a sun-cloud mix. 30 degrees by tonight. the light breeze, tomorrow, this is what i wanted to show you, the temperature coming in around 60 degrees, mostly sunny. let's send this over to angela with a check of the

you will find activity on the park boulevard on-ramp so look out for that.i'll take you out and show you live camera shots, i-80 in berkeley, so far, so good. a lot of problems on 80 the last couple of days. golden gate bridge we now have four lanes southbound trouble-free. i want to take you to the waze traffic maps. this is a free traffic app that you can download. you turn it on once you get in your car and it will track your speeds, real-time traffic speeds and share them with other wazers on the road. right now quite a few wazers in san francisco and on the peninsula. there isn't any slowing reported. a lot of baby wazers, a lot of folks just joined recently. some have the abc7 logo which means they've joined our abc7 traffic spotter group, you can too. we have quite a few right now. you can be anonymous or pick a name, if you want. to find out more and participate go to abc7news.com/ waze. learn more about it, download it to your iphone or android and be part of the community and help share the information by also providing information to us with your

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watch those transition ramps. back to you. >> mike, thanks. 5:50 now.ay leno is sparking some controversy with indian/americans. last night he made a joke about presidential candidate mitt romney's summer home and showed a picture of the golden temple. that's a sacred building in india. one radio station says its u.s. headquarters in san jose was flooded with calls. >> if you see the video, it's the most historical shrine just like for muslim and roman church for christians. so describing it as a summer house of presidential candidate just in a funny way, so that's -- yes, it is. of course. >> "the tonight show" is produced out of burbank, we should note the station is owned by nbc. >> a bay area company again topping "fortune" magazine's list of best places to work. google taking top honors. with revenues, profits and hiring they love to work at google. the bowling alley and the free food i guess probably doesn't hurt. other companies on the list, net ap at six. intuit 19. intel was 46. >> 5:51. apple outlining the newest endeavor. >> plus, new video o

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we just checked, blocking that off-ramp there at camden avenue. it sounds like the westbound lanes of camden avenue, city streets, also blocked because of this. they are working to clear it but the stalled big rig is causing issues there in the south bay. otherwise coming out of downtown san jose, pretty quiet. just a few headlights on northbound 280. it's always a little harder to see that camera. once the sun comes up it's clearer and you can see the traffic when it gets busy. 880 past the coliseum, no major issues across this stretch. we had that one problem if you were watching earlier, northbound 880 at the 98th avenue off-ramp, it sounded like there was a slow-speed chase and there may have been a minor accident once the cars ended up on the off-ramp so chp may still be there. the main lines of the freeway are clear, not impacted. bay bridge no big delay still. at 5:18. there was some overnight roadwork on the dumbarton bridge. looks like that's picked up. and on the san mateo bridge no issue in either direction this morning on westbound or

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highway 24 at orinda avenue off ramp a report of slowing or flooding for the off ramp. that report cleared but then in the last few minutes we've seen this slowdown. it's advisable you lower speeds to what is manageable for the conditions. as fast as the conditions will allow. 680 at 580, the transition, a lot of water, not closing lanes but watch it. slowing both directions from dublin to castro valley. sloppy wet conditions, that's what your windshield will be as well. >> 5:10. thank you, mike. occupy protesters using a new tactic this week to get the attention of world leaders. they building igloos instead of pitching tents. they are to warn people to clean up their act or they will end up in the snow. >> 5:10 now. lunar new year celebration in full swing, the year of the dragon begins today. the dragon of course represents good luck in many asian countries. festivities well under way across asia including this traditional lion dance. the lunar new year an important event in china because it's the only holiday many get to spend with their families. i love the dance.

they were driving around on this road that looked like an on-ramp to a highway to them. they come around the corner, it's at night. it goes right into the lake. >> and then the water started coming in the car. >> sheriff deputy kevin rowan was on patrol, just happened to be in the right place at the right time. >> i have to, they're sinking. they can't get out. the two svietnamese students can't swim. he wades no the water, and just as this honda civic is about to below the cerowan is able to g them, break through the back window and pull the two girls out. >> look at that water rushing, too. it's not like it's just a still, calm lake. >> and it was cold, too. and if not for deputy rowan being there to save them, these two girls may have drowned. >> ooh. >> wow. >> the same thing happened about two months ago at the same lake, different boat ramp. >> i've heard people say it almost looks like an on ramp where you get on the highway. >> at night, where it's almost too late, i could see how they could drive off. >> the one sign that's there is partially buried. as of monda

that will be constructed as part of the curb ramp program. there is a similar program for sidewalks. sidewalks where we have ada concerns will be constructed. approximately 8400 square feet will be done. then there will be street structures that we be addressed with this first issuance and that is focused on fourth street bridges where there are various deficiencies that need to be addressed. finally, we will be doing some street signal infrastructure work. we will be working for designe for those and so forth. we expect to see the tikrit their projects coming back to you in the future. of a dimension that john thomas from the department of public works is the department manager for this and he is here to answer any question and we also have a representative from the mta. -- we expect to see the projects coming back to you in the future. >> do have any information on the additional projects that were amended in the legislation? >> we are asking for this funding to basically coordinate our scheduling and timing with dpw's work. there will be w

the van ness on ramp, we did have an earlier non-injury accident but it was affecting the on ramp. sounds like all lanes are cleared but you might have flashing lights as you get on from that major city street on southbound 101. further south, southbound 280, we got wind of a disabled vehicle that was on or affecting the geneva avenue off ramp. no lanes are blocked and chp hasn't filed an incident but it may be foggy through daly city. there may be an issue. a live look at the golden gate bridge. the map shows you the red. we did have fog over the last 15 or 20 minutes. now a clear patch but that will change. the fog, the clouds, all rolling through creating mist for the windshield and possibly slick roadways. be careful out there. >> thank you very much, mike. boy tan no and fleming joined skating champions last night for the opening ceremony of the u.s. figure skating championships. san jose is the host city. last time it hosted with 1996 when glinlda won the national championship. the current generation of skaters say all of the legends are role models. >> stay right here and ri

kraig debro is on the scene where there is still a ramp being blocked. >> one of the suspects is right here. they're taking him out of one patrol car and putting him in the other. quite a story. quite an explanation as to how the suspects came up the, what would be the 98th avenue, 880 southbound ramp. they actually came up in the northbound direction, the opposite way. chp sergeant on the scene told me this began with cash rally chp trying to pull over a car, still on the scene, eastbound 580, eastern castro valley. the suspicion was dui. the car initially tried to pull over or slow down as if to pull over, but then kept going. from there it was a wild chase. to dublin, got off the freeway, turned around, starting going westbound on 580, at some point, the suspects were on 237 and got to 880 over here. as to how they got on this side of the roadway, that's unclear. the sergeant on the scene told me they stopped on the highway and turned around to get onramp, but it's not exactly clear what happened. once on the scene here. i'm told by firefighters, one of the suspects was tasered by o

the disturbing development comes as manufacturers begin to ramp up production in nations. new vehicle sales in china and brazil for october and november 2011 posted a decline from a year earlier. a global economic slowdown is being blamed as the consequences of the european credit crisis start to bite. the numbers mark a stark downturn from the robust growth of earlier years. in 2010 sales in china surged by over 30%. those in brazil rose more than 10%. makers are concerned as they're increasingly aiming at emerging markets with japan's toyota motors set to open new factories in china and brazil later this year. nissan is also planning to double its production capacity in china over the next three years. >>> the march disaster and nuclear emergency created unprecedented challenges for japanese companies in 2011 on top of the strong yen and deflation. some businesses are still struggling to get back on their feet. what are the prospects for the economy in 2011? we put that question to the vice chairman of the japan business federation. >> good afternoon. lovely to meet you.

southbound 17 camden avenue off-ramp blocked. we'll keep you posted. >>> good friday morning just about 5:01. thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. san francisco police looking for suspects in the horrifying hammer attack and stabbing on an elderly woman at her home in the sunset decision strict. a second woman delivering food was also brutally assaulted. -- terry mcsweeney is live what is the latest on victims? >> reporter: they both sustained life threatening injuries in this attack on 20th avenue near noriega. the first attack apparently happened inside this house a woman in her 70s viciously assaulted in that house. take a look at the activity out here last night. police responded initially to a report of a woman walking into a restaurant around the corner bleeding profusely talking about an attack. that woman had come to this house to deliver some food that's when she found the other victim. she, the food deliverer was herself assault in kind. she got out, conscious, down to the restaurant and report

highway 24 at the orinda off ramp we had lanes affected by water. chp cleared that incident, saying the flooding is not a major issue. it will be a problem as water continues to be on the roads and off ramps throughout the morning. we'll continue to follow no. problems through the maze as far as the flooding goes. a look at the the san mateo bridge. the camera from time to time is shaking. to the right it says high wind advisory. that's the case for the san mateo bridge, the dumbarton bridge had a warning. the bay bridge, and watch all of the crossings, as you hit the high rises you can get caught with a gust or two. back to you. >> thank you very much. a dutch teen has unofficially become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself. >> her name laura decker. she arrived on the caribbean island of st. martin about a year and a day after she set sail. decker is only 16 years and four months old, six months younger than the previous record setter. a little wild and dangerous out there. though she is the unofficial record holder, guiness wo

then at midnight, the entire ramp will be shut down. traffic will be detoured, do a u-turn and the ramp will reopen 5:00 a.m. the southbound lanes are still closed between north persian drive and north piedmont street. crews are working to repair a gas line that ruptured. the northbound lanes just reopened before, about 5:30. >> coming up, a storm is brewing, but not here on earth. we'll tell you how a solar storm can cause some problems. but first, another maryland county looks at installing cameras on school buses to keep drivers at bay. we'll be back. i just had it with cable. it just got more frustrating and frustrating. a lot of times, the picture would break up. for the amount of money that i am paying, my cable company should take care of me. [ male announcer ] stop paying for second best. move up to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years. first time we saw tv on fios was amazing! i was just in a trance watching it. i'm discovering new channels every day. [ ma

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