sky 7 is over the richmond san rafael bridge, and here's a look at the traffic on westbound interstate 80 through emeryville. it's backed up to all the way to berkeley. traffic is heavy on the westbound span of the richmond san rafael bridge so you're going to have to give yourself some extra time if you're traveling on any of those alternate routes. >> our exclusive traffic tracker helping a lot of you navigate round the bridge closure. take a look at the richmond san rafael bridge, at the top of your screen, and it's red and orange. that means it's pretty slow there. everything else, pretty much slow going into the city. everywhere else you're going to run into problems. >>> you can download the exclusive traffic app for your smartphone. go to abc-7 news/ways. >> here's a look at exactly what construction crews are doing on the bridge. they're making way for the new approach. the new roadway will be moved slightly to the south, but caltrans says drivers won't notice the difference. last night they start grinding up the old roadway of the upper deck, crews started demolishing part of

richmond bridge to san rafael, smooth drive as well. a look at the san mateo bridge, got a lot of traffic this weekend westbound, hopefully will settle out but still have a lot of folks probably planningtake that. plan for a little bit of a different flow even if it is presidents day. might have slower spots than you expect. >> thank you very much, mike. >> the uc-berkeley graduate who lost her passport 60 years ago has it back thanks to social media and a clever student. >> the student bought the old passport as a souvenir while he was studying in paris. he wanted to find the owner, a woman named betty worther who traveled around the world after finishing studies at uc-berkeley. >> i started looking on facebook and google. i contacted people back in the united states and at berkeley and california, and i got some answers. actually i got her address. >> worther now lives in paris. she is happy to have her passport back so she can relive some of the memories. look at that. a little champagne, flowers. >> a nice move by that guy. i'm not

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if you normally take the richmond san rafael bridge, and at last check we saw a lot of yellow and bute seeing mostly green. we are still attracting some delays on highway 101 southbound approaching the golden gate fee however at last check that was running at 56 minutes, now down to 42 half but still very congested compared to the usual 32 minutes the would normally expect on a winter evening. as we take a live look over at conditions on the golden gate you will see it is still pretty slow. there little bit more shuffling at the toll plaza. this is probably the worst alternative for those of you who want to get into san francisco coming from the east bay. the san mateo bridge is a much better option. a lot of space between cars. the ride is 16 minutes from end to end. >>vicki: the bay bridge has been shut down numerous times since the beginning of the retrofit project. in 2006 these down a lower deck was shut down. both directions were shut down again the next year. the third labor day shutdown was in 2009. the bridge had to be close to an emergency repair because of a cracked high ba

and there's yellow and rid on the richmond san rafael bridge and the san mateo bridge. the golden gate bridge, we've got the live pictures on the toll plaza, traffic opens up with all available toll booths open right now and the bridge is letting four lanes into the city, still,is's it's bumper to bumper into marin. crews started demolishing old parts of the bay area bridge. >> we've got some of the predemolition that needed to be done for the big demo effort that will start sometime around 6:00 tonight. completed and we've started knocking off some of those extra things that we're trying to do for maintenance on the bay bridge. caltrans said the westbound lanes will open weather permitting. if crews stay ahead of schedule it could open before that. b.a.r.t. will run overnight service at select stations and there will be extended ferry service, the three-day closure will cost the toll authority about $1.5 million in uncollected tolls. >>> well getting around the entire bay area is a little more difficult this weekend. reaching treasure island is a whole different story

now, this project means that heavier traffic will be on the golden gate and richmond san rafael bridge. now, coming up, could weather delay this project? we'll lot you know coming up. live in oakland, ktvu channel 2 news. >> now, we tested out all of the routes to get around the bay bridge construction for those who need to cross the bay this weekend. now, oakland, our trip to san francisco fell just less than an hour. the northbound route across the richmond san rafael bridge took about 40 minutes, but this weekend, it could be longer. bart appears to be the best option. now, bart will keep some of its stations open all night over the weekend. you can find a list of those stations on our website, ktvu.com under the bay bridge section. >>> in overnight news, 8 people are homeless after a fire in contra kosta county. it happened at 1:00 this morning in alamo. now, the san rafael firefighters responded to put out the flames. no one was hurt. investigators say a smoke detector alerted a woman and the two kids to a fire. it's believed the fire started in a kitchen, possibly from a heater.

of course expect heavier than normal traffic on the san mateo bridge, the richmond/san rafael bridge. we are not expecting carmageddon. by this point drivers know what to do in closures like this and there's such a big pr campaign to get word out about the closure for this president's day weekend. let's talk about the morning commute and what's going on right now if you are about to head off to work this morning. looks like there is an accident we're following in hayward. it's in the southbound lanes of 880. we are not seeing a lot of slowing on our sensors. sound like the number 4 lane is block. at one point they had all lanes closed but they were able to reopen some lanes. live towards oakland 880 not too bad this morning. we can call this "friday light." so far, so good towards downtown oakland. great on 280 in downtown san jose. 101 and guadalupe parkway problem-free. for silicon valley drivers, westbound 237 no issues all the way out of milpitas. looks great towards san jose. travel times on this friday morning, east bay, 18 minutes from th carquinez bridge to the maze. bart is a

motive in that shooting. >> coast guard crews this morning fanning out in the waters near the richmond/san rafael bridge looking for missing boaters. christie smith is live at san rafael with the latest on the mayday call that launched the operation. >> good morning. i spoke with the coast guard. what they tell me is when they get distress calls like this they are basically obligated to search and that's what they have been doing. though we haven't seen any sign of them since we got here just before 4:30 this morning. but what they tell me is that it was before 11:00 last night, and they got a call from a boater, a distress call, that he had four people on board and that he had collided with another boat. that his boat was then taking on water. in all, two distress calls near the richmond/san rafael bridge. he said he had four people on board and that a person in another boat, the one he collided with, he believed had jumped in the water. now, earlier this evening emergency crews have been out here searching by boat, by air, they shot flares up in the sky so to try and light up the water. but the

if you are head ag cross the richmond-san rafael bridge, that's another alternate. average speeds heading toward 580, richmond, and san francisco and bart reporting no delays right now. terry. >> francis, thanks a lot. great to have you here on this saturday morning. caltrans is due to give us a progress report this morning about 9:00. they tell us the closure went very well. it was no simple task to stop traffic at five different points. we have more from the now deserted follow plaza. >> bay bridge traffic started to slow to a trickle a little before 8:00. the last car passed through at almost exactly 8:00. dozens of chp officers blocked off access to the bridge begins about 7:30. they said the chp and motorists who listened to the warnings helped make it a smooth and quick operation. >> there are no many different feeders coming into the bay bridge it can take up to an hour to completely clear it to take it to closer. we had so little traffic we were able to cut the time down to twelve minutes. >> the first work being done is to the existing roadway. dozens of wor

most people that use the east shore freeway could probably use the richmond/san rafael.ttle bit of yellow with speeds indicating 30 m.p.h.. right at the toll plaza. once you get onto the highway 101. s the speeds are over 50 m.p.h. and only 13 minute commute time. however, these bridges will be a double pole. the people coming down the nimitz freeway. ---toll. >>erica: also, the highway interchange 880 is looking pretty good. fremont will be taking the dumbarton with heavier-than-usual on the westbound. that is traffic on the right side. small delays at the toll plaza. we are not seeing it that bad of a drive with no accidents reported at concord city. of course it looks good now with no problems. 20 each car. w plent of space -- between each car. bart to in their service. however, 14 of the 44 stations will be open and only once per hour after midnight. transit service but they will be rerouting those buses to the close of sport service. and also additional ferry service. >>janu: good morning. the stormtracker 4 is showing shower activity stain to the north. temperature

they issued one for the richmond/san rafael bridge. ey also issued one for the carquinez bridge and one for the benicia bridge. so again, that's bay bridge, richmond/san rafael bridge, carquinez bridge and benicia. before you we're seeing foggy spots across the bay area and pretty slow traffic. check highway 4. they have a lot of speeds under 10 miles per hour as you make your way through antioch and we have a lot of brake lights for silicon valley commuters as well on westbound 237 right by the 880/237 interchange. so again, during the cutins, traffic and weather, we'll let you know about that serious accident in san francisco near 80 and fifth streets. >> take that all the time of. thank you, elizabeth. >>> we end with a florida teen that got the thrill of a lifetime. take a look. >> that's 15-year-old mitchell overton wake boarding in the gulf of mexico. there are two bottlenosed dolphins swimming with him. they swam next to him for 30 seconds. suddenly they lost interest and stopped following him but how cool is that. >> they probab

so far, so good a nice smooth ride out of marin county and the richmond/san rafael bridge looks good,well. so for right now all your alternates you will be likely using this weekend are moving at top speeds. bart has 50 bart trains all running on time. in fact all mass transit looks good this morning. ace train number 3 there are some slight there's like four to five minutes behind schedule. but let's take live look right now at conditions where we are. this is bay bridge toll plaza or just past the pay gates where you can see some delays now this morning because they turn the metering lights on a little while ago so that we have delays of maybe 10, 15 minutes behind the bay bridge toll plaza. so as gill said they are anticipating a 5 a.m. tuesday morning re-opening of the upper deck of the bay bridge. there's a chance they may be able to reopen it ahead of schedule. if that happens, get the latest traffic updates and alerts from our website, cbssf.com. sign there to get alerts at cbssf.com. that's the latest from here at the bay bridge toll plaza. frank and grace, back to you. >> are

tonight, clear, calm, slight chance we'll see fog in the north bay valleys mid to upper 30s until richmond san rafaeld san mateo mid 40s there low to mid 40s fremont san jose upper 40s along the coast into san francisco. a textbook pattern area of high pressure dominant making this omega shape in the jet most of the storms are going to spend energy trying to get through or ride it up into canada until one breaks through, not much of a change in the temperatures. they will be making snow in the morning up in tahoe in the afternoon sun and mid 40s and low 50s around yosemite. more of the same tomorrow with the warmth peaking in the mid to upper 60s, a few 70s for sunday. monday increasing clouds, still low 60s to mid 60s from the coast inland tuesday about six to send° cooler with our best -- six to 10 cooler with our best chance of rain. >>> coming up, you are going to show us? >>> marshmellow. beautiful perfect pet. >>> also, get ready for oscar sunday. >> predict the winners and go back stage during the show on february 267th. log on to abc's exclusive site >>> we are keeping an eye over the coast g

tonight, clear, calm, slight chance we'll see fog in the north bay valleys mid to upper 30s until richmond san rafaeland san mateo mid 40s there low to mid 40s fremont san jose upper 40s along the coast into san francisco. a textbook pattern area of high pressure dominant making this omega shape in the jet most of the storms are going to spen energy trying to get through or ride it up into canada until one breaks through, not much of a change in the temperatures. they will be making snow in the morning up in tahoe in the afternoon sun and mid 40s and low 50s around yosemite. more of the same tomorrow with the warmth peaking in the mid to upper 60s, a few 70s for sunday. monday increasing clouds, still low 60s to mid 60s from the coast inland tuesday about six to send° cooler with our best -- six to 10 cooler with our best chance of rain. >>> coming up, you are going to show us? >>> marshmellow. beautiful perfect pet. >>> also, get ready for oscar sunday. >> predict the winners and go back stage during the show on february 267th. log on to abc's exclusive site >>> we are keeping an eye over the coast

in east bay there was huge back-up on westbound 580 approaching the richmond-san rafael bridge. in marin county, southbound 101 was crawl from san rafael through the waldo tunnel. >> it's really bad. a lot of people of honking. >> took us a long time. >> reporter: about how long? >> i would say about an hour and a half from san rafael. >> carolyn: traffic was backed up on san francisco on lombard street on doyle drive, but remember the eastbound direction of the bay bridge is open. so you can take the lower deck out of san francisco to get to the east bay. our exclusive waze traffic tracker is helping people. this is live gps data sent by traffic spotters. you can download the waze app for your smart phone, go to abc7news.com/waze. it's free and it can help you get around all that congestion. now, if you still want to get into an san francisco this presidents' day weekend you do have options. two major alternatives are bart and are the ferry. bart is running nonstop while the ferries are shifting their schedules. >> i would have been home by now. >> if you had driven? >> yes. >>

commuters who have turned on this free waze app right now we are not seeing problems across the richmond san rafael even down 880 heading to the san mateo bridge. give you conditions for wherever other waze commuters have turned on in free app. you can download it by going to abc7news.com/waze. you can put it on your smartphone or iphone like having traffic information when you need it and then become a traffic spotter. we already have over 2500 members. >>> 4:55. some same-sex couples are expected to head to city hall to request marriage licenses their requests are not granted for the past 11 years same-sex couples apply for licenses on this day to protest california's ban on same-sex marriage. last year they decided to stage a sit-in, 18 taken away in handcuffs. this year they are planning to gather at the contra costa county clerk recorder's office in martinez to apply for marriage licenses. >> the man destined to become the next leader of china meets with president obama at the white house this morning. chinese vice president landed at andrews air force base yesterday he's meeting with presiden

the golden gate, the richmond san rafael and the san mateo. look for congested in all three locations. next, expect congestion on southbound 83 oakland. another potential bottleneck, southbound 80 where it connects with westbound 92 purify also, westbound 92 where it connects with northbound 101. traffic experts also expect if congestion on sir francis drake boulevard. >>pam: the bay bridge has been shut down numerous times since the beginning of the retrofit project. in 2006 cal trans shutdown it eastbound lower deck. both directions were shut down the next year. caltrans reopened to the average 11 hours early. the third labor day shutdown was in 2009. the next month, the bridge had to be closed for an emergency repair off. it said nearly a week to complete those repairs. >>pam: coming up next gary and alicea open the kron4 mailbag to answer questions plus former raiders head coach hugh jackson has landed on his feet with an assistant coaching job. jeremy lin is trying to keep the "lin-sanity" ruling in new york. gary radnich is coming up nex

30s dominating most neighborhoods, 40 around san jose and fremont low to mid 40s oakland, richmond, san rafaelo and patchy fog possible above 1,000 feet breezy tonight that will keep you mile. as far as what is going to happen, high pressure moving over the great basin locked in for now next storm gets close look at how strong the ridge is. keeping everything away from us through the weekend. very warm this weekend low to mid 60s tomorrow along the coast mid to upper 60s everywhere sunday into monday chance of rain and cooler tuesday. >>> great shot of the bay bridge you take it for granted but things are flowing well that earlier injury accident has been clearied, no problems now heading into -- san francisco. better news, kristen mentioned this, muni back to normal. big problems yesterday. no delays reported for cal train, ace and muni. contra costa county 680 flowing well southbound towards highway 24 at the top of the screen, no problems through the san ramon valley or sunol grey. now the waze traffic -- sunol grade. now to the waze traffic maps. towards santa cruz we have this angry-looki

if you want to about north, you can team the richmond san rafael bridge to the 101 to san francisco. or drive south on 880. there will also be more public transit options. bart will have overnight service in some stations, ac transit buses will be linking up to bart's all-night service station, and there will be more ferries in the bay during president dent's day weekend. and for a complete list of options and service hours this weekend, we put a link on our website. >>> it's still not known exactly what led to the death of whitney houston. but investigators are zeroing in on our prescription medications. the >> reporter: whitney houston's medical history could become key to the investigation into her sudden death. the los angeles county coroner's office has issued subpoenas seeking her medical records. investigators are contacting her pharmacies, and as many of her doctors as possible to determine whether she was filling multiple prescriptions. medication was found in her room, but the coroner says it was all in her name, and the amount is less than was usually seen in overdose case

in the east bay there was a backup on westbound 580 approaching the richmond-san rafael bridge. y, southbound highway 101 was a slow crawl from san rafael through the waldo tunnel, across the golden gate bridge. >> really bad. through the tunnel, a lot of patience for sure, yeah. a lot of people honking. it took us a long time. >> about how long? >> i would say probably like an hour and a half, two. >> from where? >> san rafael. >> traffic also backed up in san francisco on lombard street and doyle drive lead to go to the northbound golden gate crossing. but remember the eastbound direction of the bay bridge is open. so you can take the lower deck out of san francisco to get to the east bay. abc7s exclusive waze traffic tracker is helping people navigate around the bridge closer. this is live gps data sent by traffic spotters. you can download abc7s exclusive waze traffic app for your is that right phone. go to our website. it is free and wily it will help you get around the congested areas caused by the bridge closer. to get across the bay, bart is offering around the clock serv

of the richmond san rafael bridge sockless to 45,000 vehicles, a 60% increase. you can see workers at the golden gate as they reconfigured lanes on sunday to increase the number of southbound lanes from 3-4. whatever >>brian: we have another weather system headed in this evening. there is. clouds are already beginning to increase in the north bay. rain for your rica, is moving south. spotty and light rain by tomorrow morning with showers continue into the afternoon. here is future cast 4, by 9:00 p.m. we will see clouds continue to increase. if notice that we are overcast as to go into the early morning hours. showers will be on the light side for tomorrow morning. we see some widespread, lights by the rain to start the day. showers will begin to decrease as we go from the mid-late morning hours. by 10:00 a.m., most everything will be dealt with breaks of sunshine. fairly cloudy for the day with a few hands of sunshine for the afternoon. we have clouds in the morning with a little bit right lane -- light rain. here is a look at the 7 day around the bay. after to

in the east bay there was a huge backup on westbound 580 approaching the richmond-san rafael bridge. ty, southbound highway 101 was a slow crawl from san rafael through the waldo tunnel, across the golden gate bridge. >> really bad. through the tunnel, a lot of patience for sure, yeah. a lot of people honking. it took us a long time. >> about how long? >> i would say probably like an hour and a half, two. >> from where? >> san rafael. >> traffic also backed up in san francisco on lombard street and doyle drive leading to the northbound golden gate crossing. but remember the eastbound direction of the bay bridge is open. so you can take the lower deck out of san francisco to get to the east bay. abc7s exclusive waze traffic tracker is helping people navigate around the bridge closer. this is live gps data sent by traffic spotters. you can download the app, exclusive waze traffic app for your is that right phone. go to our website. it is free and wily it will help you get around the congested areas caused by the bridge closer. to get across the bay, bart is offering around the clock ser

think i'm going to be doing the richmond/san rafael bridge to the golden gate.expecting heavier traffic than normal. let's go out towards the south bay where we're still following a traffic alert southbound 880 by the alameda. two lanes blocked and damage to the guardrail. they will be out there for an extended period of time. th street backups in the area. 280 not too bad out of downtown san jose so far. we're following this accident in the east bay. a quick look at the bay bridge. where it's stacked up to the maze. >> lawrence? >> lots of sunshine around the bay area. cool early on, temperatures all over the map with the offshore winds. latter part of the day, best day. week, temperatures up in the 60s, big changes coming

. >>> we are following developing news near the richmond-san rafael bridge the coast guard has spent all night searching after getting reports that two boats collided and several people were thrown into the water. investigators are saying little. they confirm they are searching. early reports said as many as four may be in the water one clinging to a bridge. the search involved a helicopter and half a dozen boats. it has been scaled back. we will continue to follow the story. >>> the upper deck of the oakland bay bridge is open, more than 24 hours ahead of schedule. sergio is live at the toll plaza, what happened? >> reporter: it was pretty good weather that helped out caltrans workers. this was scheduled to be a three-day project for repaving and demolition work. caltrans workers say it was sunny days this weekend that helped out. after a few odds and ends were wrapped up before 7 p.m. last night the first rush of cars were allowed through and then finally over the fully reopened upper deck. for drivers the newly paved stretch is a sink s-curve. chp officers warning -- drivers to ta

golden gate bridge off of the richmond/san rafael bridge another of the alternates to get around. this morning into the city is the issue and through the city, our own bob redell is out there. we have a presidential visit and that may be an issue for the morning commute, right? >> reporter: yes, talking about president obama's motorcade. we're outside intercontinental where he has been staying. in a couple of hours we understand that he will be heading down south on 101 to catch air force one for a 9:00 departure to seattle. if you have a commute up and down the peninsula between 8:30 and 9:00 in this area. you want to plan accordingly. he is wrapping up a 24-hour fundraising swing through the city of san francisco. thousands of dollars dropped on him for his campaign or re-election. and the president dropping coin here as well. $100 to be exact. the motorcade made a stop at the great eastern restaurant in china town yesterday. surprising the customers and the people who work there. what did the president's $100 buy? enough for 14 people. >> we went for a collection. a mid afterno

there are the thing for someone in the water near the richmond san rafael bridge. the crews are unable to locate anyone so far. >>mark: to pilates are suffering from minor injuries after a collision between an airplane and helicopter. >>darya: we did see some heavy rain overnight. we could see a pop up showers here or there. temperatures this morning are running on the mild side. plenty of of for forties. as we head into the afternoon things will drive for short. los cycladic condition of the temperatures below the seasonal average. most locations will be hovering in the mid-upper 50s. only a couple of spots could see 60 degree readings. partly cloudy skies and temperatures returning to the '40's. most of the wet weather activity is not situated over the bay area. we are dry it right now. we could encounter some what roadways. a band of light rain stretching all the way from north of napa down to the fremont area. we will be monitoring that on the kron4 news. as the advanced the clock closer to 8:00 p.m. maybe pop up shower for the fairfield area, other than that,

this is the richmond-san rafael bridge and this is 101 south. this is the look at the areas around the san mateo and dumbarton bridges. a look at the san mateo dumbarton bridges, right there. >>> and chopper 5 is over the north bay. and 101 south headed to san francisco, it is a crawl. bumper to bumper traffic. runs for miles. >> there are options that do not include driving. bart will run 24 hours. but trains will run hourly and stop at only 14 stations. and there will be extra ferry service between oakland, almeda, and vallejo, through monday. and muni will continue regular service to treasure island all weekend. >>> stay with cbs 5, cbs-sf.com and kcbs radio for all of the information you will need to get around the closures this weekend. >>> officers, programs, and services have all been cut. but tonight, we can tell you something is being restored in oakland. the police department is hiring. anne makovec introduces us to potential new recruits. >> oakland is not a bad place to work. >> reporter: justin wants to be on the police force. some

another alternate is the richmond/san rafael bridge. ooth drive across 580 will take you to san rafael. southbound 101 continuing to the golden gate bridge, that route, though, is a two-toll reroute. back to you guys. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> it's 5:47 right now. bay area school districts stepping in to help a teacher and former opportunity find a bone marrow match. two bone marrow drives will be held in pleasanton the first is 2:00 to 6:00 at moore elementary. a simple cheek swab might be a lifesaver for mickey conley or janet liang, conley is suffering from lymphoma. liang has been diagnosed with leukemia. >>> the ball in the city council's court after questions raised by an nbc bay area investigation in to san jose's pension project. the city's election commission says it won't address an ethics complaint filed by unions against mayor chuck reed for alleged misrepresentation of pension costs. the election commission voted yesterday to refer the complaint to the city council. >> so, if anybody's going to look at it, it's got t

some will be heading to the richmond san rafael bridge golden gate bridge traffic light now just constructionrews northbound lanes are supposed to be cleared for construction by 5:00, they might do it earlier. of course, another alternate for the closure will be the san mateo bridge looking good here westbound on the right, 880 fine now traffic light around the bay area. i want to take you to the waze traffic app. you can find out how traffic is doing wherever you need to go by having this free app on while commuting. right now it is looking fine on 880 across the san mateo bridge and dumbarton bridge this is a great tool to have especially for the closure if you want to get around that and find out more go to abc7news.com/waze. be part of the traffic spotter community and you can put it on your smartphone or iphone. >>> this morning terry mcsweeney will be talking about bart and other transit agency's plans to help you cope. >> we need alternatives. >>> caught on video, pedestrian hit-and-run over by a shuttle bus. why police didn't site the driver. >>> honor singer whitney houston and how m

it will give you traffic on alternate routes around the bay bridge such as the san mateo, richmond san rafael bridge you can see how other commuters are moving around the bay area. you can get this by going to abc7news.com/waze, download the free application on to your iphone or smartphone and be part of the traffic spotter community. >>> no band-aid for the stamp appear genesse the u.s. postal service is planning deeper than ever cuts. the postmaster general asked for permission to take drastic austeritiy mesh -- austerity measures -- the postal service warns it will lose 18 billion dollars a year unless congress allows it to make changes. >>> some california scientists say that air pollution in china can have a positive effect especially for skiers in the sierra. researchers say dust storms in china bring particles all the way overhere on highway altitude jet streams those particles can help clouds grow bigger ice crystals that means more snow. more snow pack and more water for millions of californians even though that is not what we are seeing this year. >>> ready or not here it comes. hou

coast guard says it's still searching the waters this morning near richmond/san rafael bridge after an overnight may day call. christie smith joins us live in san rafael with the latest on the operation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. no sign at all of any missing boaters. the only thing the coast guard knows is that late last night they got two distress calls from someone who said they were a boater near the richmond/san rafael bridge. we've been here since about 4:15 and we haven't seen search boats. what i can tell you the first distress call came in before 11:00 last night. a boater claimed that his boat collided with another boat and he had four people on board. then minutes later another distress call that the boat was taking on water and the person on the other boat that he collided into had jumped into the water. for hours the coast guard with help with crews searched by air and boat but say they have gotten no more contact or distress calls. i asked if a boat in this situation would have some sort of emergency beacon and the coast guard is saying that even if

traffic is flowing easier on the richmond, san rafael bridge and further south is much better at the san mateo bridges. >>> well, stay with us at cbs 5, cbssf.com and kcbs radio for all the information you will need to get around the closure this weekend. ♪ everyone falls in love sometimes ♪ >> the world said good-bye to whitney houston today. she leaves behind an impressive musical legacy. houston won six grammy's during her career. she's the only solo female artist to win 22 american music awards. the body guard sound track was the first album in history to sell more than 1 million copies in a single week. and the single, i will always love you, was number one for 22 consecutive weeks. her rendition of the star spangled banner in 1991 was the only one to sell over a million copies. houston had seven consecutive hits. >>> well, whitney houston's funeral was a private, televised event full of celebrity tributes and it was held where her talent was first shared with the world. manuel is in newark to tell us about the touching ceremony. manuel. >> whitney houston's loved ones came back

it's fine across the richmond-san rafael bridge. no major problems right now.pecially on monday morning, go to abc7 exclusive traffic map to help you get around the closure. you turn on this app while you are commuting and having a free gps on your iphone or smart phone. you can see traffic is flowing well across the san mateo bridge. we have a traffic spotter. it's also good anyone turns on the app, get traffic anywhere around the bay area. go to abc7news.com/waze and put it on your smart phone. >> terry: i just find out what frances, when she touches the screen, it's called... jib bing. i didn't know that. lisa told me. thank you very much. >> in sports, 16th ranked st. mary's is looking to rebound and gales are trying to come back from a loss. warriors why in oklahoma city taking kevin did your and and the thunder. here a larry beil. >> good morning, oklahoma city, warriors, they were bad. they drafted perfectly. now one of the best in the lead as they saw. munta ellis visiting oklahoma city. with authority! that is point guard dunking. he had 18 points. cur

. >>> we're following developing news near the richmond san rafael bridge. the coast guard says they received a distress broadcast from that area last night, around 11:00, so far they have not found the source, and are saying it could be a hoax, but they will continue to search this morning. >>> meanwhile federal officials are investigating the midair collision between a helicopter and a small plane up in solano county. the crash happened about 7:00 yesterday evening. near real vista's municipal airport. but an official telling the contra costa county times that neither aircraft had a connection to that airport. now, the robinson r22 helicopter, you can ski it on the ground, it la -- you can see it here on the ground. it landed about six miles from the airport. and the pilot of the beech craft bonanza plane flew south 20 miles before landing short of the byron aircraft. both pilots and the sole passenger on the plane suffered minor injuries. >>> police arrested an almeda man shortly after berkeley's second homicide of the year. the victim was beaten outside

in effect for several bridges including obviously at the bay bridge also one issued for the richmond/san rafaelrquinez bridge. so it's a slow ride everywhere you go including heading into san francisco. so plan accordingly. it is backed up to the maze there. we are also following an accident on the nimitz northbound 880 near the 23rd exit clear all lanes open but still slow especially in the northbound lanes past the coliseum. and not too bad right now on 280 heading out of downtown san jose. for more on this foggy morning, here's lawrence. >> yeah. very thick around parts of the bay area, dense fog advisory in effect in the north and east bay but even in san francisco looking towards the transamerica building we have fog outside and looks like it will take a little more it lift. long gone this afternoon, mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the 60s. tomorrow even warmer then cooling down on friday. rain on sunday. >>> so we're going to start with the stair raise. you ready to do this? >> i was born ready. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] [ laughter ] >> i wonder who won that little competition between

that roadway, a major connector between 101, 580 through the streets, okay, just off of that richmond/san rafael bridge. just the smoke and christie's reports with more details. 101 and 580 moving through the area. and continuing in the north bay, highway 12 at kirkland ranch road, heading through the area watch out, there are some low hanging wires. they are not down so this could be an issue for traffic control. watch out for crews as they arrive. i'll let you know if anything else gets reported. we'll watch for a live shot at sunol. we have construction through san ramon. here in sunol, nothing. hardly any cars. >> thank you, mike. >> still ahead it's not mad cow disease but close. what health officials are saying about a rare brain disease that killed one and sickened another. >> a massive drug bust in mexico. we will tell you how much authorities confiscated. >> you may want to wait before you buy that ipad. when the new ipad 3 is expected to be announced. ur >> welcome back. happy friday. a lovely day all in and of itself. that's a live look at san francisco early morning, lights twinkling

this is the richmond san rafael bridge. 101 south. the areas in red, show where it's moving slowly.w across the bridge, and on the approach to the golden get. this is a look at the areas around san mateo and dunbar on the bridges. the san mateo bridge moving dole. the dunn barton bridge is moving slowly as well. be cautious if you're driving there. >>> let's look live outside. the golden gate bridge right now. heavy and slow but things are as you can see, moving smoothly. and here is the san mateo bridge. you can see, it is crowded. and kind of slow speeds out there. local transit agencies are offering additional service during the closure. bart will operate 24 hours but trains will run hourly and stop at only 14 stations. and there will be extra ferry service between oakland, alameda and vallejo through monday, and muni will continue regular service to treasure island all weekend. stay with cbs 5, cbssf.com, and kcbs radio for all the information you'll need to get around during the closure this weekend. ♪ bitter sweet memories. ♪ that is all i'm taking with me. ♪ so good bye, plea

you make a three-bridge tour and do the richmond, san rafael and back home to treasure island. ama dates, abc7 news. >> that's a good point. to get around bart will be offering 24 hours a day. but after midnight the trains will run once an hour and stop at 14 stations. ferries will be operating on a holiday schedule. you can get live updates on twitter at abc7 news bay area. and let me before i move on demonstrate some new technology we have to cover traffic. i need my handy dand econ troller. dandy controller. i can demonstrate what will happen. i can zoom in on the bay bridge showing an area around the maze. you can see traffic is fairly smooth. there are no tie ups. if i click on say one traffic spot, it will tell me they joined two months ago and are moving at less than 10 miles an hour. if you haven't already, be sure to download the exclusive ways app. it will help you navigate around any traffic back ups. go to abc7news.com/waze to download the app to your smart phone. it is free. >> and we will be keeping track of this all weekend long on abc7. >>> after seven hours an

but if you want you can use the richmond/san rafael bridge. oakland to the south. 880 fine past high street up to downtown without delay. >> mike, thank you. even without a chance to compete in the super bowl this weekend, the 49ers have good news, something big to celebrate. nfl owners approving a $20 million loan to the 49ers for their new santa clara stadium. that triggered a bold response from team president and ceo york. he said the stadium could open a year ahead of schedule, that would be in 2014, also speculated santa clara could host the super bowl in 2016. >> this is a very big vote of confidence from the league. it obviously shows how important it is to get new stadiums built. >> we're going to have super bowls here. would you watch in the snow or the sun and we have sunlight all the time around so we're excited about this. >> the team also has a new co-owner, former facebook and youtube skoout executive owns a small percentage of the team. considered a key player in the financing of the new stadium. >> pretty cool possibilities. st

you make a three-bridge tour and do the richmond, san rafael and back home to treasure island. ama dates, abc7 news. >> that's a good point. to get around bart will be offering 24 hours a day. but after midnight the trains will run once an hour and stop at 14 stations. ferries will be operating on a holiday schedule. you can get live updates on twitter at abc7 news bay area. and let me before i move on demonstrate some new technology we have to cover traffic. i need my handy dand econ troller. dandy controller. i can demonstrate what will happen. i can zoom in on the bay bridge showing an area around the maze. you can see traffic is fairly smooth. there are no tie ups. if i click on say one traffic spot, it will tell me they joined two months ago and are moving at less than 10 miles an hour. if you haven't already, be sure to download the exclusive ways app. it will help you navigate around any traffic back ups. go to abc7news.com/waze to download the app to your smart phone. it is free. >> and we will be keeping track of this all weekend long on abc7. >>> after seven hours an

the coast guard says someone called, claiming his boat was sinking near the richmond/san rafael bridge. minutes later another call came in saying several people on board had been tossed into the water. so far there has been no sign of anyone. also, no sign of boats or debris. the coast guard says it is possible the call was a hoax. >>> in about an hour from right now the occupy movement will protest at a very unlikely spot, san quentin prison. main street along with parts of east sir francis drake boulevard and east francisco boulevard will be temporarily no parking zones, due to the demonstration. the occupy for prisoners protest, part of a national day of solidarity with prison hunger strikes. the protesters will be out there from noon to 3:00 this afternoon. >>> $200 million transit plan will boost ridership but take away hundreds of parking spaces in the east bay. according to abenvironmental impact report, ac transit's plan for a rapid transit bus line would also cause traffic congestion at six intersections between oakland and san leandro. buses would ai'rrive every five minutes

usual pocket around san rafael, richmond, oakland, san francisco, san mateo and half moon bay low tomid 40s. area of low pressure continues to sit south still going to bring rain and mountain snow in the extreme southern parts of our state we are under the influence of high pressure, high clouds trying to overrun it today mostly sunny jet dream sitting on top of us that is going to steer this next system towards us starting tomorrow. for today, you can see how sunny it is going to be with a few high clouds and calmer than yesterday overnight clouds increase as we head towards tomorrow morning. those are some of the high clouds we were talking about. low clouds start to move in during the evening hours friday by 9:00, 10:00, a few light showers possible in the north bay if you have plans don't worry about the rain it will move in well after all of the establishments are closed if you get my drift. saturday morning, a few chances of scattered light rain mainly cloudiness saturday, sunday, cooler weather tuesday wednesday of next week sunshine and warmer trend again. let's turn it over

richmond san rafael bridge, i want to mention this is an ?eat alternate but the bay bridge is now open. there is an accident westbound 580 on the san quentin side towards marin. blocking one lane. not much slowing on the sensors yet. a live look at the golden gate bridge. our time saver traffic camera, everything is light. it is the holiday. we're not expecting a lot of commuters today. slick out there but the chp reports have been relatively busy so far this morning. mass transit might be a good option if you're heading somewhere this morning. bart, ace, muni, cal train and ferries are all reporting everything on time. we will have much more traffic coming up throughout the morning. in the meantime, drizzly out there. let's get a check of the forecast. >> a little wet. i like the rainbow. that is beautiful. we are expecting more showers around the bay area today. it looks like things are a little unsettled this morning. by the afternoon, looking good. high def doppler showing the moisture moving on through overnight tonight. as we make our w

one that triggered a massive search right near the richmond/san rafael bridge. a may day call was made around 11:00 last night. they said someone said their boat was sinking. the report said someone had been thrown overboard. however, the coast guard said there's no sign yet of a collision. it is also possible that call was a hoax. but the search continues this morning. >>> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is due to go on trial on friday to face domestic abuse charges. now the wife's lawyer is contesting the testimony of the neighbor. according to the paper, the attorney said her client only confided in madison because she thought she was a lawyer that could offer advice. madison reportedly taped lopez's bruise and her account of the incident. madison is not a licensed lawyer in california. but she trained, according to her website. >>> there are fears iran is developing nuclear weapons. as alison burns reports, investigators are hoping for concrete information on this trip about iran's ambitions. alley none. >> that's right. the top u.n. inspector says unce

until we hit our first slowdown on the richmond-san rafael bridge. affic was heavy and then another back-up coming across the golden gate bridge. and now two bridges and roughly an hour and 10 minutes later we have arrived in downtown san francisco. that is a trip from oakland that normally on the weekend would probably take you 15-20 minutes. this driver was one of the people who braved the bottlenecks today and drove into the city with her family. >> how did it work out? >> it took us about an hour and a half. not bad. my mom is in town, that is why we came in. >> reporter: most people stayed clear of the roads. >> the traffic would have been awful and bart is easy. >> reporter: even with extra trains and alternate routes getting into san francisco this holiday weekend will still be a headache with the westbound bay bridge out of service. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> given the closures, some people decided to stick a little closer to home this holiday weekend. shoppers went to bay street in emeryville instead of heading into san francisco

on the richmond san rafael we do not see any major problems. cassettes are francis drake, minor backups in that area. zahara there are no problems to speak up at the golden gate bridge ride see. the san mateo bridge is another alternate route for those of the coming down or up the nimitz. no delays at the toll plaza. traffic is moving pretty well in the northbound direction. you can take public transit to get into san francisco. bark is running extended service, it looks like this series will be providing extended service as well. >>ysabel: our team coverage continues this morning, terisa estacio will talk about how the closure affects the other bay area bridges. >> >>terisa: >> this is what it was like at the san ramon richmond bridge on saturday evening. as you can see, it was very slow going. drivers moved along at a snail's pace. this was the scene about 5 mi. back from the tall club agreed heavy traffic. kron 101 north headed to san francisco, a steady stream of the brake lights as the driver's face a rough loaded to the golden gate. on thi

see how traffic is flowing on the richmond san rafael bridge you see that by other commuters who haveic flowing well there. you can check out how traffic is flowing anywhere a commuter has turned on this waze application. to be a part of this community, you have to download it by going to abc7news.com/waze. you can put it on your smartphone or iphone and become an abc7 traffic spotter. >>> it is now 6:38. >> gotta listen to this. starbucks offering a free coffee, one catch. >>> we take you live to the stphaeupblg massive to the new york stock exchange. massive mortgage settlement and why the bay area may not be signing on. >> and the runner who is cited as the inspiration for the giants. >>> the super bowl ad that one of the biggest automaker has ?t?t?tñ >>> welcome back. all is kwai request yet on live doppler look at that wall of water that is going to move in -- during the evening and overnight until it does we have a nice mile southerly wind mid to upper 60s through the central valley, big sur, san diego, high country 47 in tahoe, 54 yosemite warmest weather most sunshine palm sp

traffic was moving at a snail's pace through the waldo tunnel, and drivers trying to getton the richmond-san rafael bridge found out they weren't the only ones with that idea, and on the golden gate bridge, beautiful scenery gave drivers something to look at as they inched into the city. here's a the at the impact. >> reporter: the biggest backup this afternoon because of the construction on the bay bridge was on the golden gate bridge. a little bit this afternoon. that basically made for an afternoon of stop and go traffic for thousands of drivers. a stream of head legislates on -- headlights headlights and tc cops guiding drivers. this is backup. >> the bay bridge is closed. >> san francisco traffic officers said the backup didn't start until 4:00 p.m.. that's when driving over the golden gate bridge proved to be a time-consuming choice. >> it's really bad. a lot of people honking. >> she was stuck cleaning over the golden gate along with thousands of drivers. >> took us a long time. >> how long? >> i'd say probably like an hour and a half, two. >> from where? >> san rafael. >> people heading nor

. >> reporter: in 2009 two people were shot and killed on the richmond san rafael bridge and at thatemanded better security. they will not say if they increased security and they will not say much about the crime because they don't want to encourage copy cats. in vallejo area. >>> they are warning everyone with parents of young children. a suspicious man tried to lure two children into his struck on lakeshore boulevard late saturday afternoon. here is a picture of that struck that police put out for you to see. it is a 1960 olive green canvas top and parents are being told to be on alert. >>> he returns before friday's trial and today would likely be a day to avoid a costly trial. prosecutors and defense lawyers say they are eager to present their case to the jury, but there appears to be little hope of a last minute deal, but both sheriff ross mirkarimi and his wife have denied their charges. >>> and it is a man accused of beating to death a berkeley hills homeowner. door dan dewitt killed them saturday night. they released a timeline in an effort to defend their response. they were