to 4:00 p.m., between 160 rio vista, coming out of rio vista and i-5.will affect you if you're heading over toward the central valley, sacramento county, that's due to construction work going on today and tomorrow, getting ready for those winter roadways. take 160 up toward walnut grove road in walnut grove, cut over to i-5. that will add about 35, 40 minutes on to your commute. keep that in mind. meanwhile, the commute at the bay bridge, the toll plaza, a smooth drive. easy volume as traffic coming through the maze. no major slowing yet. east shore freeway, 18 minutes off that. 880, a smooth drive as well. nice, nice look there. but the nimitz is starting to get clogged. more congestion there as we see the return from summertime light traffic. >> everyone hitting the roads once again. >> getting the summertime temperatures. we just did not have them all summer. and now to kick off the tail end of summer, we certainly have them. >> we had two months without summer and caught up all in one day yesterday, temperatures well into the 90s. here's a view, san

it's all the way up to rio vista, up toward discovery bay. the afternoon wears on, the fog does what it's supposed to do. burns to the coast. san francisco airport, i think your foggy all day. the forecast highs, 83 in clear lake because you're out over the cool air. up above the inversion what there is of the inversion. 70 in vallejo, these numbers are cool. 80, that's the daytime high in livermore. normally this time of year, climbtology would have these temperatures in the mid-80s, low 90s. but we're in one of those seasons where there is a cooldown. firefighters >>> bay area scientists are beagaining to substitutety the state's iconic redwoods trees. researchers from uc berkeley says the critical to understand how the trees have adapted to climate changes in the past so make sure they have a future. they are going to monitor 13 spots in the state by using special sap measuring probes placed in the tree bark. researchers pointed out that redwoods are getting taller which may be a result of more carbon dioxide in the air. >>> mark is here w

it's all the way up to rio vista, up toward discovery bay.as the afternoon wears on, the fog does what it's supposed to do. burns to the coast. san francisco airport, i think your foggy all day. the forecast highs, 83 in clear lake because you're out over the cool air. up above the inversion what there is of the inversion. 70 in vallejo, these numbers are cool. 80, that's the daytime high in livermore. normally this time of year, climbtology would have these temperatures in the mid-80s, low 90s. but we're in one of those seasons where there is a cooldown. firefighters the men and women, this is the slowest year i can ever remember. >>> we'll be right back. >>> bay area scientists are beagaining to substitutety the state's iconic redwoods trees. researchers from uc berkeley says the critical to understand how the trees have adapted to climate changes in the past so make sure they have a future. they are going to monitor 13 spots in the state by using special sap measuring probes placed in the tree bark. researchers pointed out that redwoods ar

just a little further rio vista and sacramento.s we work southbound, these 80s are going to work their way in as well. saturday more mid-80s, upper 80s, by sunday i suspect we're going to see temperatures that will begin in the low 90s. more typical, fire danger comes up a little too but not as extreme. daytime high 73 degrees, daytime san jose, 73 degrees. we have had some really, really good air quality. i bet if we did the studies on how many good days it has, we haven't had spare the air day but good days. it's been pretty good in the last couple of months. forecast high for our friday, 83 in livermore, 82 in pittsburgh. lots of low 80s. saturday it'll be a little warmer and sunday a little warmer still. the big difference today like today, boom, more sunshine, boom higher temperatures. five day forecast, fire danger takes a tweak up in the weekend. i think we'll be a little more concerned on sunday and monday. >> didn't it just seem like people had a little more pep in their step today. it's amazing what the weather can do to

that's out toward oakley and rio vista. we are not seeing spare the air days.last year by this time we had easily five spare the air days, maybe six. those are not happening because of this weather pattern. i'll have your weather coming up. we'll have a look at things that may change this pattern in the next day or so. >> see you then, thanks. >>> parol officials are making changes in the department. now the new policy will require agents to meet with family members, counselors and perspective employers before and after the parolee is released. the task force behind these changes were formed after a parol agent failed to discover that a sex offender was hiding a kidnapped girl in his backyard. >>> and your favorite bottle of wine might soon get more expensive. the new fee one bay area city is considering. >>> an eruption in the sun with rays heading toward the earth. we're talking to scientists about illuminations at night. >>> and the items that may no longer be allowed at your favorite neighborhood stores. >>> why this afternoon could pave the way for big cha

microclimates i would expect 90s right there towards concord, tomorrow mid- 80s, you try to get out towards rio vista and oakley. more of the same. fire danger down, air quality is great. and i suspect that utility usage, out of those inland bay valleys, those big houses that have air conditioning, they are not using it that much. so it would be interesting to see some of the numbers on that as well. so it has definitely been an interesting year. and as the season ends, we get to the end of the season, we'll look back and we can make more -- have more of an understanding of whaty really went on here, frank and maureen, we're going to s to it back to you guys, see you back here a little bit. >> thank you so much bill. >>> well a consumer alert is going out tonight and it's about spray bottles. coming up find out about what you need to know if you have trouble. . >>> as some bay areas cities face police layoffs, police departments say the event will be an opportunity to educate neighbors about crime prevention. as in years past neighborhoods across the pay area will close off streets giving neighbors a

now, if you're commuting through the rio vista, caltrain plans to close highway 12 from 7 a.m.o 4 p.m. today and tomorrow. highway 12 will be closed in both directions between highway 160 and interstate 5. mass transit looking good this morning. no delays on ace, bart, caltrain, muni, vta or ferries. for the latest traffic updates, go to our website. it's abc7news.com. eric? >> megan, thank you very much. we are a couple seconds away from 6:20. california pedestrians are going to get more time to cross the street. that means drivers can expect a bit longer wait at red lights. the state is implementing new federal standards meant to accommodate older walkers and people with disabilities. crosswalk signs will be timed to give people one second to travel 3.5 feet. 8 seconds longer. >> the newly single ex-wife of golfer tiger woods is speaking out for the first time two days after their divorce became final. tells peop"people magazine" she been through hell since learning about his infidelity but never hit him. she and tiger tried for months to reconcile but in the end a marriage w

if you're commuting through rio vista today, a couple things to tell you about, about highway 12 is goingo be closed for road work in both directions between highway 160 and interstate 5. it's closed today through thursday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.. eric, kristen. >> megan, thanks a lot. it's now 6:41. ahead, a massive legal setback for supporters of stem cell research. >> trading underway now on wall street. a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. a live look here at the big board. the dow down 118 points. >> also it was supposed to be one man's golden ticket. instead, a series of what he said were ansel adams negatives have gotten him a one-way ticket to court. >> the worst traffic jam you could ever imagine. 40,000 drivers waiting for days. why they'll still be waiting in the same spot months from now. >> and what a beautiful day for an ocean swim. how about a 25-mile swim. i'm theresa garcia live in santa cruz. one man is on a mission now to complete that. [ male announcer ] when meg whitman arrived at ebay, they had 30 people and an idea. meg's job was to make it h

if you're commuting at all through the rio vista area, an important road closure to tell you about.will be closed in both directions between highway 160 and i-5 today, tomorrow and thursday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.. and this is for road work. detours will be in place. go to abc7news.com for the latest traffic information. eric, kristen? >> megan, thank you so much. it's 5:53. >> the latest home sales numbers are coming out. they have investigators on wall street bracing for a rocky day. >> here's bloomberg reporter jane king with the "moneyscope" report. >> good morning. watch for more dismal news on the housing market. report coming out after the opening bell expected to show home sales plunged in july as the tax cut is expired. this comes as stocks continue to sell off on concern the u.s. may be heading in fact into a recession. dell and hewlett-packard face off in a bidding war. sources telling dell ready to up its bid for data storage company three-par after its earlier offer was bested by hewlett-packard. both tries to divert away from computers and into the storage and service bu

also if you're commuting on highway 12 today through rio vista, planning to close the highway in both directions between 7 p.m. and 4 p.m. between highway 160 and i-5. >> must be very colorful on the san mateo bridge. >> well, just want to give you a chance to set the color on your tv. it's a public service. >> sure. >> still ahead, the government investigates possible safety problems with millions of jeep cherokees. >> toyota offers an option to investigate concerns that its popular prius is too quiet. >> where has all the oil gone >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> it's 5:13 this wednesday morning. five years of tech support couldn't save ma rin county's five-year-old central computer. the county decided to scrap the $30 million computer system. critics say it never worked right, cost $9 million more than the old system and cost $24 million to fix. the computer was supposed to handle payroll, revenue and other basic functions. the county is suing the company that designed the system for $30 million. >> a lab researchers says all the oil from the deep water

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