they had a rock in the road. the road is closed, everyone gets excited. okay, what is going on. >> it takes bateman about three hours to drive to the site. >> the emergency response folks were there. the county maintenance guys were there and then a construction company had been called to bring in the equipment that would be needed to break up the rocks that were on the road, get them off. there was one larger rock, and when she arrives there are about 30 people working to get the road onlied. skba there was a news crew. >> we saw somebody from tdot show up. u u this young lady got out, and she walked up and looked at me and walked on past, and she glanced at the boulder and then she went over and talked to mr. jones. >> bill mitchell, a 30-year news veteran has covered many rock slides during his career, but none this big. >> and then she came back over and she said, why don't you guys move back a little ways. she said, i'm hearing things up on that mountain that really unnerve me. i said, what are you hearing? she said, i'm hearing pops and snaps and th

and they make the road disapeer to the national park. >> and the road is about 20 feet lower, normally midday, you go through it in two minutes. looking back from the golden gate bridge to presidio, you are more aware of the park land and less of the roads. and the viaduct will parallel the existing one and to the south and can be built while the existing one remains in operation. and the two bridges there with open space between them and your views constantly change and not aware of the traffic in the opposite direction and notice the views more. and the lanes of course are a foot wider than they are today. and they will be shoulders and if your car is disabled, you can pull off to the edge. and the next area, the tunnel portal will have a view centered on the palace of fine arts and as you come out, you can see alkatrez island and bay. and the next area is about 1,000 feet long. and when you come into one, you can see through the other end. it's almost like driving through a building than through a tunnel. and noise from the roadway will be sheltered. and the traffic will be out of v

the wind has been spread debris on roads and we are moving from incident to incident to keep the roadsyou are involved in an incident, if there are no injuries, please clear the road so we can keep people moving today. >> officer daniel hill from the c.h.p. thank you for the update on the conditions. with the branches being downed by the winds you may not be able to see them. caution is key. >> caution is the key. with bart out of commission right new we did have a major computer glitch causing it to be out of service until further notice. we hoped it would be back online by 5:00 this morning and then we thought 6:00, and then we found out, no. you need to take other forms of pass transit. caltrain is picking up bart passengerness milbrae and 215 and 225 will be stopping there to pick folks up and we are hearing from our tweets, our twitter follower nelson says he has been taking the ferry since the bart strategic and says there will be a few extra passenger at jack london square right now, more than the usual number of people waiting to can't ferry. we did have debris on the roads whi

the wet roads are a concern, obviously, for people hitting the roads this morning. the c.h.p. says overnight they did see a spike in collisions because of the wet weather. >> you can track storms from the smartphone with the bay area's radar live doppler 7 hd installing the weather app which can be downloaded for free to iphone or droid device right now. you can track weather any time with live doppler 7 hd on abc7news.com or follow us on twitter. the weather is being investigated as a possible factor in a horrific accident in the north bay. a disabled vallejo man was hit by two cars and dragged for a nile. amy? >> police are looking into the condition. weather was probably a factor. the roads were wet. it was dark. it was a rainy night. it happened at 6:00 last night if vallejo. a disabled man was hit by a car and was knocked into another lane and a car in that lane hit him and dragged him for a man. the driver of that was was elderly and did not realize he hit someone. >> i have been hit by a car so i don't understand how anyone could drive that distance and not know they ha

the roads are very slick.hink as we head toward the afternoon there's a chance we could see a couple of thunderstorms popping up. in fact, right about the middle of the day or so i'm looking at a good cell making its way in along the peninsula. showers possibly right into thursday morning. and then as we get into friday, we have some offshore winds. and maybe some very nice weather coming our way with sunshine. [ laughter ] >> panned warmer weather over the weekend. probably staying dry into the beginning of next week of the. >> we like that. i know. a little bit mix of everything. all right. here's a live look outside. look at some of the slick roads that lawrence was telling you about. so northbound 880 so far sill moving at the speed limit out of hayward up towards downtown oakland exits. unfortunately, it is not looking good for the marin county drive. southbound 101 paradise drive this is corte madera. it's an overturn accident. it was also involving a garbage truck. two lanes remain blocked. and now the

we have wet roads out there. it will be a tough commute and they are looking at the san mateo bridge. that commute looks good but there are problems in oakland. >>> pretty good rain for some last night. really good rain for others. especially up to the russian river and the north bay. there is still a little bit of rain. we will get a little break until later today. more on that coming up. >>> we are live until san jose where thousands of people are without electricity over night and some still are. and now we are with pg&e crews. we will tell you when power is expected to be restored. >>> i guess better late than never but i finally got my feet off the desk yesterday as rain came in. >>> plus in vallejo hit by two cars and then dragged to his death. the reason the drivers may not have seen a man who was trying to cross a street. all of this ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we are live in san jose. you can see pg&e hard at work trying to restore power down there. we understand quite a few people still wi

north 680 at scott creek road. from the top you see the yellow creeping in down to 58 miles per hour through the area. but again, the brighter lights and the investigation continue, blocking two lanes thb. it's a distraction southbound which tends to be the commute direction. north you take 880 to mission boulevard, then cut back over to 680 up to the tri-valley. again that's traditionally what we call counter commute which follows this direction for the arrows through the tri-valley and the east bay. no problems right now. we expect a build but the crash at scott creek could be there for a couple hours. looking to the rest of the east bay, a smooth drive to the bay bridge toll plaza no. problem for the maze. live at the toll plaza, there's no backup now. that will form lighter and later again for friday, then midday, but remember the time change christina talks about on sunday is going to change the lighting which will change possibly or morning commute. you have another change. >> i think this is cool. you'll get

park road.an accident involving three vehicles, medivac on the ground. disabled vehicle at columbia gateway drive at robert fulton drive. a new accident on annapolis road at charter oaks drive. delays on the west side. 50 is your average on the outer loop. 95 southbound still at full speed. that's a look at the topside of the beltway at putty hill avenue. keep in mind the roads are wet this morning. now is the time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. let's go places. marty and don, back over to you guys. >>> before we get to ron i need to bring in first warning doppler weather radar. as i was ending that weather forecast and walking over here we now have a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for frederick county, which will last until about 7:00. so you got to think to yourself, it's only a matter of time before carroll county's watch becomes a warning. york pa, we've been informed it's going to be a 6:30 severe thunderstorm warning in effect. frederick county 7:00 you're under

sharon is watching the roads. marty's over at first warning weather. >>> 38 degrees on tv hill. at last check it was and still is 2 degrees off of the temperature yesterday. we lost yesterday's wind though. 55 at lunch going to a high of about 56. sun to start, clouds late. wet snow this time tomorrow morning. we'll explain it all shortly. don, take it away. >> thank you. >>> any complications on the cos sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> hi, don. good morning, everyone. we picr first one. that one could effect on the eastern shore. 50 westbound at route 8, roman coke road. we have an accident blocking the right lane. on the beltway speeds still at 55. same goes for 95. that's a look at 895 at the harbor tunnel looking good. another look outside, 83 at padonia road. now wjz has the stories people are talking about this morning. here's don. >> thank you. >>> we have a college advisory s along this morning. mcdaniel college in westminster is opening late at 10:00 a.m. because of a power outage. >>> days after

will first look to make sure there is sufficient demand on that road. so crucial there is getting accurate revenue and usage projections. and if they see they can make a profit then they by all means will engage with that state and set up a toll road or bridge. >> two success stories in the washington, d.c. area, the privately owned dulles greenway is making payments on the billion dollar debt. and there are now hot lanes on the capitol beltway, where drivers pay more to drive at a quicker pace with the tolls collected electronically. out in oregon, they are experimenting with miles traveled using the gps and an electronic odometer. >> the idea is to closely match the use of the roadway system with what users are paying for it. right now we don't do that very well. >> the bottom line, traffic congestion and the need to pay for improved roads will pave the way for innovative public and private solutions. no nightly business report. >> and thank you for joining us. >> thank you from me, as well. i'm tyler mat -- mathisen, have a great evening, we'll see y

accident northbound 680 at scott creek road. are watching this "kcbs traffic" alert. a live report from the scene coming up in minutes. >>> caught on camera, a semi truck blew right through the front of an auto shop in idaho. it barely miss the customer car. inside the car was an employee working his first day on the job. he was able to get out moments after the accident. no one was injured. the driver was ticketed. >>> federal agents say they have closed off an elaborate tunnel built to smuggle drugs between tijuana, mexico, and san diego. it's incredible. they say the tunnel was equipped with lighting, ventilation and an electric rail system that linked warehouses in tijuana and the otay mesa industrial area in southern san diego. >> >> this complex undergrew every ground passageway zigzags for about a third of a mild under the border at a depth of approximately 35 feet. >> the tunnel was just completed underground but no drugs just made it through. federal agents seized 8.5 tons of marijuana and 327 pounds of cocaine from fac

people are on the road.he only thing that might help us out a little bit is today is friday and some people don't go to the office on friday. they can work from home. sometime somewheres friday light conditions. so that may help a little bit. again no bart service. more people in cars. let's take a look at the san mateo bridge. that may be a decent alternate for the bay bridge. on the peninsula we are looking good. 101 and 280 so far. let's two to steve. >>> thank you, sal. very happy friday. very windy friday. not for all. some location there is is hardly any breeze. patrick as five miles an hour here. other areas still have about 35- 40. wind advisory until 10:00. it looks like things are calming down a little bit. so far. its probably the trend here but not before we had anywhere from 44 to half-moon bay. again i just heard a couple reports ore in the coast things are not that bad. so it just depends. 55 miles an hour petaluma. black hawk 45. most of these were over night. concord 12. that is a lot better

the roads we saw, the east shore freeway, it is very slow. the roads are amazingly slippery. it has been dry around here as you know. lots of fender benders out there. the amount of rainfall we are getting is relatively light around the bay. two tenths of an inch at the heaviest. more rain is coming which is good news. meaning we are a shot at more showers as we head into the evening hours and tomorrow. here are the rainfall, nones are accumulations. it's a running total. these are moving. guerneville one of the heaviest spots. for the san francisco area, for the fremont area, quarter of an inch, half inch. tonight, more clouds, more showers, tomorrow more showers but the sun will come out a little bit. thursday, it starts to dry out a little bit. it is wet out there now and the wet will continue. the computer model, here we are at 9:00. look at the shift in the rainfall. right down to monterrey. so watch this. this is what will happen between now and 9:00, it will be focused. north bay, scattered showers. now tomorrow morning, right? the roadways probably going to be wet for

there are 20,000 tesla s models on the road. the three tesla fires means only one in 6600 has burned. >>> the data shows that is more six or seven time mrs. safe than a gasoline car. >> reporter: the greatest danger, more fires. that could cause musk to lose control of the argument. channel 2 news. >>> on wall street the dow fell eight points. nasdaq lost 1 points today. analyst say investigators being cautious following a run of big gains. >> and set to hit the stage for a benefit concert at at&t park. crews were setting up the stage for tonight's concert. thousands are expected to attend the fourth annual concert for kids. they may get a bit wit. the money will benefit children's hospital in oakland and the ucfs at the university mission's by a campus set to open in 2015. >>> george zimmerman was bailed out of florida jail today following his arrest yesterday on nest violence charges. december do midwest -- domestic violence charges. a judge set bail and allowed for his release under the condition that he not possess guns. mus

the government is putting in many new roads. and then oftentimes you get slash-and-burn farmers and cattle ranchers and loggers coming in when the roads are there. you get land speculation. you get a very destructive process, which oftentimes leads to just large-scale, wholesale forest destruction. narrator: by providing concrete examples, like how a small road can disrupt the stability thet, laurance research is showingjue this very fragile, diverse, and utterly unique environment real i change. dr. bill laurance: but i think we have to be very vigilant. it's absolutely essential to understand for the fate of tropical biodiversity what species are gonna be able to persist and which ones are not going to be able to survive in these fragments of forest. narrator: coral reefs have been called the rainforests of the sea. and like the rainforests, they are a rich and precious natural resource. but they, too, are being impacted by human action. one small example of this impact took place in april 1986, when a major oil spill on the c

there is a lot of debris in the roads. i told you of the sign that blew off the restaurant and blew 75 yards away. you can see the damage here shows how strong the wind gusts have been in berkeley and, of course, you have the trees, the branches in the area and you have a lot of debris, we saw at the who of garbage cans. it is a mess. you could run interest a lot of debris on the surface streets so it is dangerous. pg&e crews are in the area. they are working on getting the power back on. the latest numbers from pg&e in the east bay at 13,000 outages but over the last hour the number has dwindled from 20,000. north bay has the second most customers without power at 6,400, and the peninsula has 62. the winds have died down but there could still be problems. the branches have been throwing all might and they could be weak and fall with the slightest of breezes. be careful when you hit the roads. >> thank you very much, matt. pg&e has been working through the night with the winds to restore power to 67,000 customers would wer

found on the road. the cleanup effort underway. >> reporter: we're live in rohnert park where we're giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the brand-new graton casino. >>> and then another boom and then another boom right after that, right after the second one. >> a lot of frightening details from a new jersey shopping mall. a suspected gunman opens fire. new developments we found out in just the last two hours. "mornings on 2" begins right now. >>> good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." live pictures from newschopper2 above santa rita road in el sobrante. traffic is shut down both ways as a hazmat cleanup is underway right now after nearly a thousand hypodermic needles were discovered on the roadway. how they may have gotten there -- coming up in a live report. gooming. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. steve, this is a tricky forecast. >>> definitely on the lows. a lot of sunshine today. mostly sunny. high clouds to the north. but the lows anywhere from about 33

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slushy on the roads. however, we have seen the plows out, the city of buffalo has anywhere from 25 to 30 plows, they are making sure the roads are clear and safe for travel. and that's the thing. especially for people who are not accustomed to this weather who may be traveling through the region. >> all right, george, thanks so much. keep an eye on it. and if you're traveling by air, many of you are seeing us in the airport right now, you probably already know this. brace yourself. flights are already being canceled because of the weather. and the dominos could start falling if more flights are grounded at major hubs in new york and philadelphia. take a look at all of the flights in the air right now. more than 3,000 planes over the united states. but so far, more than 100 flights are canceled and that number expected to get worse as the morning progresses. rene marsh is at reagan national airport outside washington with more. >> reporter: good morning. you know, foot traffic is picking up here at reagan

roads are wet.hy this person lost control. taking a right turn on international from 98th. but she is at the hospital right now and certainly oakland police trying to get to the bottom of this. bottom line slow down. roads are wet. live in oakland claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right claudine covering the roads for us. in are other problems. >> pg&e crews are still trying to restore power. we go to janine de la vega now to talk about a dangerous power outage in san jose. >> reporter: yes, pam, the pole behind me which is at 10th and julian caught on fire last night. pg&e worker told me that doesn't happen often but i do want to let you know there are crews there right now. i would say in the last five minutes, the lights just came back on out here. so now the situation is under control. now someone called into the fire department just after 11:00 last night to report the top of the power pole was on fire. and it was smoldering. fire crews stood by while they assessed the situation. it did

a wanderers road is in the home. this is proven true in my life much to my surprise because i was such a home body. i love being home with my plants and animals. the sun rises and sets a. it is all glorious to me so when i turned 60, i was prepared to bring myself to sit in a cushion and meditation room that i had prepared long ago and never get up. it happened that i was in south korea that here and south korea agrees with me. in fact in that culture, it is understood that when we turned 60, we become eggy. it sounds lick eggy that perhaps this is and how they spell it. and this means that we are free to become once again like a child. we are to rid ourselves of our terror especially those that we have collected in the world and turn inward into the life of ease of joy. i loved hearing this. what an affirmation of a feeling. i was already beginning to have. enough of the world. where is the grandchild? where is the christian? and so, i began to prepare myself to withdraw from the world. there i sat finally on a cush

and you're going up a road, and the road is like this. now, you gonna pump, you gonna go up the road. what do you guys do? do you-- how many people sit on a seat and try to pump going up-- you don't do that. you stand up, don't you? and when you stand up, don't you pull up on the handlebars when you pushed down. why do you do that? why? you all do that. you pull up on the handlebar and you push down the pedal. and you go, "pulling up," you're all the time pulling up on those handle-- what are you pulling up on the handlebar for? why? when you pull up on the handlebar... you're not pushing against... against what? against the bike. against the pedal and that makes you move better. ain't that neat? [laughter] yeah. it's like this too. i remember, when i was a teenager, man, i was really, really skinny. all my friends weighed more than 100 pounds. all my friends weighed more 100. i was in the 90s and was tall as i am now, like a toothpick, man. and i remember-- this is scout's honor-- i remember i used to go into the drugstore and i'd drink

. >> a big rig flipped over on the eastshore freeway westbound 80 by the pinole valley road exit. emergency crews are on scene. they are blocking the right lane. and the shoulder. so we'll have more on this as lawrence says, the foggy commute. so be extra careful. >> busy out of the gate. >> thank you. >>> breaking news at 4:30, this morning out of hayward, where pg&e crews are trying to restore power to hundreds of customers. the outage began around 1 a.m. when a van hit a pole near hathaway avenue and "a" street. the crash as you can see completely shredded that power pole. at one point, 5700 homes and businesses were without power. about 300 are still in the dark and it could be noon before the power is restored. >>> and some breaking news up in the north bay, too. more earthquakes overnight. a 3.3 quake felt in the geysers area around 12:47 this morning. a 2.6 quake hit there just a few minutes later. yesterday morning, a 3.3 quake was felt in the san ramon area. there have been no reports of damage or injuries. >>> innage hour and a half we'll start take -- in an hour and a h

back out here live, there is a lot of debris on the road here, as well. i just got an update from the chp and they told me it will be until at least 6:00 that this road will be closed until we could see it reopened. they say at least 6:00 this morning, so that's at least another hour. matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> by 6:00, we will be getting into the commute. >> it's already quite busy. northbound along 680, you can see a two-mile backup has started to build. so what folks are doing is they're getting off the freeway and here het heading over to 880. 880 is a much better bet as you make that drive into milpedes and fremont. it is going to be about an hour from now that those lanes are going to reopen, so definitely have that contingency plan in hand. marsh creek road, it does sound like a brush fire was sparked here due to another accident. and in the north bay, southbound 101 at petaluma boulevard, this accident has cleared. we have slowing as you make your exit. now with a look at our forecast, here is mike. >> good morning. i noticed a lot of cars on th

up north, snowy conditions on the roads. firefighters help people get out after they skidded off a road. in north carolina, it was cold and the roads were slick sending cars spinning. >> i had this late over here and he came off and spun around. earlierwitched to an class trying to avoid the worst of the weather. >> it was like a six-hour drive. >> mike left his home a day early, finding the 95 wet and slick but moving as he may heads south. >> i may just go to d.c. onwe do expect conditions the roads to get worse before they get better. if you are driving, take it slow and leave early. if you are flying out, check the status of your flight. we are seeing excessive delays across the country. ahead and be patient. the weather will get worse in our region. kris van cleave, abc 7 news. >> thank you. abc 7 is with you. we have you covered as your loved ones prepare to hit the road. just a few minutes, double break down where and when we can see snow tomorrow. down when andreak where we can see snow tomorrow. we will have the lat

bad roads lead to bad crashes. and the vehicle was by itself. nobody hit the vehicle. the vehicle didn't hit anybody. but if you're trying to avoid an accident and you go off the road is it your fault? how about this. if you are cold and you have kids and you're warming up your vehicle by turning it on and leaving some time is it your felt that you left an unattended vehicle started? in new york yes you can be ticked because of that. do you know something else? there's serious rules if you're taking the train, even if you are walking. back with me danny, joey and heather to talk about that. let's talk about the first issue, danny. you can start with this one. in that chain reaction crash on icy roads, you get hit from behind and it forces you into the guy in front of you, you're not off the hook. >> general rule of thumb, if you're rear ended, the person who hit you has the liability. it is fact specific. even the person rear ended, it's possible they may have done something wrong. >> heather, what about the single

all cards are used for the reconstruction of international national and local roads. she is with us because she is a main road project in kazakhstan is the western view of wisdom in china international bicycle with door which was eventually become the main truss bridge was in central asia. the project will serve really trust those fruits including china central asia china kazakhstan and china russia western hero. it was it in the voting system is it's all for your tuesday erections are chosen for the roads was a great demeanor density traffic both have a great car that so now as you know it's present implementation of the west and you wasted your time project is in full swing and the tenth of march in kazakhstan. presently about one point five thousand km out of two point four thousand is giving way to the commission. i hope that the project will be commissioned by twenty fifty the development of these projects on the twenty oh six and its present the special attention has based its implementation scenes one part of the road has a way the nation. at present the main c

you could see traffic in the area and road closing.ville camera to the bay bridge over to treasure island, the track is moving well and it is just before at the toll plaza where we have a two-car crash blocking one lane causing heavy backups away from the maze. >> construction of san francisco's neutral subway goes 24/7 and the major mail stone the massive project is reaching. >> we have gotten lost but a cargo plane is creating a huge problem at a small airport. >> big change that will ease travel for ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] get your taste of the season, at raley's, bel air, and nob hill. >>> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> quite a predicament in kansas airport, a modified 747, wide body cargo jet is on the runway in wichita after landing at the wrong airport, the jumbo jet was supposed to land at the air force base but the pilots helped up at a small airport eight miles away. in the past few minutes officials announced the many is turned around and they will attempt to take off at

and a lot of these people are hitting the road today.the misery of the traveling is the weather. and we're seeing the rain come down. pooling and flooding on highways. in fact, a major highway in philadelphia, i-76, westbound lane shut down. and the other side, only one lane open due to flooding. that's the scene all over the place. they're expected to get worse throughout the morning. more heavy rain the further east you go. and snow the further west you go. there's really causing headaches for travelers. they're just going to have to pack their patience. one person told told me that a typical drive from d.c. to dayton takes ability hours. they said it took them 13 hours. >> that's awful. but there will be reward when they finally get to their destination, right? love and turkey and all that kind of stuff. >> reporter: that's right. >> pamela, thanks so much. >>> the storm is slowly creeping across the country. so many of us will not even feel its full effects until later today. cnn meteorologist jennifer grey is in new york with that s

avington road, echo deal -- dale at walleters. a car fire, route 7 at joppa road. speeds still looking good, no problems on 95. that's a look at the west side of the beltway at old court road. this traffic report is brought to you by your maryland state toyota dealer. now is a great time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. >>> we first met harry conley 20 plus years ago when harry put up -- harry is a photographer, a great photographer. he put out a book about pediatric cancer, working with johns hopkins. this book went nationwide and put harry on the map. it's great to have him join us again. it's been way too long. ron, take it away. >> reporter: it really has. we're live at amichi's. we love this place in little lit it -- italy. let's talk about this. you have done a beautiful work h y. it's now on display at stevenson university, the greenspring campus. tell me how all this evolve and what it entails. >> about 16 years ago i started photographing in little italy. i went to the church. the pastor had me stand at the pulpit and introduce myself to

this is at the world gas station on clayton road. happened just before 7 at this time tonight. >> not far away gusty winds blew these lines into each other swaying above the east bound lanes of the freeway. >> and tree came crashing down throughout the bay area tonight including this 100 foot giant that blocked north sixth street in concord. that road is still closed right now. >> in ber delay tree down and so are power lines. >> live power lines dropping like fly here early this evening live wire landed on the sidewalk over there and officials had to scat people away on the side street. this tree listened on power lines here is worker got the branch off the power line and clean up work before everything restored open wools. >> all evening fire crew berkeley rushed from one emergency to the next. ashby and mlc way a tree branch landed on this car that was stopped at the light two women inside were okay. total darkness paid surprise visit to neighborhood throughout the city. fallen tree branch took down power lines at mabel and parker

road strikes in pakistan.ried to block trucks carrying nato supplies to and from afghanistan. police prevented them from doing that. they say they will keep trying to block shipments until the u.s. stops drone attacks in the country. >>> 5:34 right now. breaking news out of northeast d.c. news 4's megan mcgrath just arrived at the scene along the metro tracks. megan? >> reporter: well, aaron, you can see behind me here one of the trains that's just stopped on the tracks, and you can see inside through the windows there that there are people onboard. they have an issue here with an arcing insulator outside the benning road station. and they have had to single track through the area as a result of that. now just within the last few moments we've heard from metro and they say that the problem has now been resolved and so things should be getting back to normal. as you can see we're still looking at one train that is sitting here on the tracks. we have another one slowly approaching up here on the overpass up ahea

here's southbound at montrose road. a few people out and about but no delays yet to the point where the lanes divide. >>> it may be another blow to the affordable care act today. later the government will release a report showing how many people have signed up for the health insurance. it appears fewer than 50,000 people have signed up under the healthcare.gov website, that according to "the wall street journal." a far cry from the 500,000 people the obama administration had hoped to enroll in the first month. >>> as if the affordable care act didn't have enough problems, now scammers are capitalizing on the confusion and stealing their identities. >> it can even lead to a life or death situation. debra alfarone has what you need to know so make sure you don't get taken. >> reporter: it could start with a phone call or knock at the door. in the next minute and a half, learn how you can avoid being scammed. >> health care fraud has taken over my life. >> reporter: call him the anticonman. he spends days, even days off wo

but the roads are certainly wet. want to show you happen it looks like at the accident scene because they did just clear this a few minutes ago. it was one car into a tree. oakland police say it looks like the driver was simply turning right, lost control and hit the tree. we did talk to a man out there this morning who says he was there when the accident happened. he said the car was filled with four or five women and that he ran over there right after the accident happened and pulled the driver out. >> some older gentleman came across the street and helped me carry her. i got her feet and he got her arms. we laid her over by the tree over there. everybody is trying to wipe her face and wipe the blood off. >> reporter: was she talking? >> no she was not conscious. she was knocked out for at least five minutes. >> reporter: did she eventually come to? >> yes, she did. >> reporter: she is at the hospital this morning. in the meantime there is also this accident this morning. the driver of that vehicle going eastbound

alina machado is in atlanta with a story on the roads. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. fwaens raining here all day, as you can see. it's still raining and will likely be raining all day here. the roads are wet, as you would expect. that means they're also very slick. according to aaa, more than 43 million people will be traveling more than 50 miles from home this thanksgiving holiday. most of them, about 90%, will be getting in their cars and driving somewhere. the aaa is expecting to have at least 320,000 rescues because of car problems. but that number could rise dramatically because of the storm. now, there are several highways along the east coast that you should be weary of and you should be very careful if you're going to be traveling on those highways. specifically i-40 from knoxville into the north carolina mountains. right now they're seeing some rain. but that could turn into a wintery mix in higher elevations later today. also, watch out for 95 south of d.c. right now, again, it's fine, but that could turn probl

the road is blocked right now.cident on the westbound side of i-66 before route 29 in gainesville where a vehicle struck a deer. i'm have more coming up. back to you guys. >>> so what's traveled more than 5400 miles across the united states and is set to arrive here in the nation's capital today? >> the 2013 u.s. capitol christmas tree, that's what. 88-foot tall engleman spruce was cut down in the coalville national forest in northeastern wart state. then it was loaded on a truck and driven all the way across the country. it spt legal of its trip to the u.s. capitol. it will be decorated and then early next month, house speaker john boehner will light the tree. >>> will wintry weather mess up the trip to grandma's house? howard has more on our thanksgiving travel troubles next in his seven-day forecast. >>> plus, the debate over a new law in virginia that has schools as well as their students getting letter grades. >> it is 5:41. let's see who's celebrating a birthday today. wouldn't it be a nice birthday gift for

road. maryland state police tell wjz, two state highway workers were repairing a sign, when a volvo suddenly left the road, striking and killing the men. the other was taken to shock trauma with injuries. >> all of the men and women of the state highway are offering for the family. and our thoughts and prayers are with the employee who is still in the hospital. >> reporter: we've learned the man who died was a veteran employee with the department of transportation, with some 20 years of service. the man who was injured was fairly knew to -- new to the d.o.t. >> reporter: it's a tragedy that could have been prevented. state workers. >> if the driver had moved over and given those workers a safe work area to work, i don't believe this tragedy would have happened. they were on the right road side, had their lights flashing and in a safe area. >> reporter: unfortunately, accidents like this happen so often, the state passed legislation, putting speed cameras in work zones to keep crews safe. >>

this road right here clear as ever because of the crews with

land ahead and give yourself extra time headed on the roads.ng the nimitz northbound direction the on-ramp to northbound 880 is blocked because of a car that hit a tree. in marin county 101 headed away from central san rafael, you can see where the brake lights are making the push in the southbound direction. >> the rain is causing its share of problems in morning, including a power outage and downed trees. we are joined from los gatos. >> progress is being made by pg&e in the past hour with a thousand customers had their power restored in the san jose area. that means there are 425 custom ers without power. a pg&e crew in downtown san jose is working on the power lines. at the height of the problem, 15,000 were without power. saratoga is estimated to have power on in half an hour. customers in morgan hill should get electricity on by 10:00. there was a your road hazard overnight with a large tree on southbound 17 at 2:30 this morning blocking the right hand lane. crews were able to get it off the road by 3:45 and all lanes now are open. we hav

they built roads. they sewed clothes. they built roads is in san francisco. this one, i have seen them on sidewalks in san francisco. this is on a retains wall in crocket. they are very seldom markers. cw a doesn't. pw a, almost never. not nearly commiserate with what they were doing. that's one of the restrooms in golden gate park. that's a plaque, carefully hidden. the gardeners prune the vine so you can have a chance of finding it. here's one at park and mont clar. they are using a facility that was built by that. finally, the public works is not well known, but should be. they gave grants and loans for dams and sewage. sewage treatment. airports et cetera. hopkins couldn't stand each other. and were constantly battling. they kicked the construction industry back to good health. the upper right one is the alameda park station. they could not aid the private agencies. alameda had its own electrical system. these are various projects. los angeles storm drain system. they raised the dam. your water is a product of pw a. they built the sacramento water reservo

they have to do this because the roads are not safe. motorists are attacked. >> civilians using the road have been ambushed, robbed and killed. it has nothing to do with this. we pass another convoy going in the opposite direction. more soldiers escorting people, trying to get to their destination. we cross one more bridge. every vehicle makes it through. that does not happen. we get to the river. officials say the road from here to the capital is safe. there's no need for an export. that doesn't make some feel better. local elections will take place on november 20th. they have threatened to disrupt things. . >> solve the problem. and then elation. i don't see the president - busy with elation for what, because the country is bad. >> it's not other people's turn to be escorted back to where they have come from. it's been like this since june. no one knows where things will get back to normal in this part of the country. >> still to come. united by history, divided by politics, thou chile's dictatorship turned friends to rivals. >> nepal

we have seen a lot of problems on the road overnight. and into this morning things appear to be relatively quiet. slow down. so far, so good at the bay bridge toll plaza. usually the middle lanes puddle. you can see some cars making splashes this morning westbound toward san francisco but no delay. we saw delays earlier. and this crash is now reopened southbound 880 at whipple road. that's open as well as the skyway eases bound 80 at 7th. there's still slowing though towards the lower deck of the bay bridge. there were flooding reports in the area near northbound 101 to eastbound 80 towards the central freeway. here's a live look at the dublin interchange. westbound 580 headlights westbound. drive time 16 minutes. no problems out of tracy or through the altamont pass. 880 no overnight roadwork this morning. caltrans suspended it due to wet weather. that is your latest "kcbs traffic report." for more on your west forecast, here's lawrence. >> showers around the bay area and steady rain has ended. we are going to be more showers throughout

slowing from 237 up to scott creek road.n use 880 to mission and you're fine through the area getting past the scene. it's counter commute. this is your commute direction typically for even friday. we see that build now west 580 and 84 heading through livermore to sunol and pleasanton. no delays. the rest of the approach toward the bay bridge toll plaza, the maze, an easy flow. a little bump up in the volume through the area. a smooth drive here as well as through the north bay. the bay bridge toll plaza is not a problem here. a smooth flow down the east shore freeway. no metering lights and no issue on the span. in the north bay southbound 101, just starting to see a bump up for san rafael and volume korean but you're at the limit. back to you. >> mike, thanks so much. 5:19. an investigation at disneyland paris is under way after an accident sent a 5-year-old boy to the hospital. the boy whose condition is improving apparently fell out of a boat on the pirates of the caribbean ride wednesday. it's not clear how or what caus

roads are treacherous.now and ice is snarling traffic. >> slippery roads. >> slippery roads and lots of snow. >> reporter: this 18-wheeler in birmingham, alabama, ended up on its side. in pittsburgh, a car slid off the road. in new york, the storm is threatening an 87-year tradition. performers practice for macy's thanksgiving day parade. but if wind gusts get really bad, the big character balloons could be grounded. commuters here in washington, d.c. this morning are battling light rain. but thankfully, the worst of this system moves out before the turkey comes out of the oven tomorrow. diana and john? >> that's always good news. tahman bradley, reporting live for us this morning in washington. thank you. >>> and as tahman said, millions will be flying to their holiday destinations today. look at this live map from flightradar24.com. it shows all of the flights in the air right now. there's going to be a whole lot more planes on this map as the day goes on. >>> those crowded skies, plus more stormy weather

this is at the world gas station on clayton road.appened just before 7 at this time tonight. >> not far away gusty winds blew these lines into each other swaying above the east bound lanes of the freeway. >> and tree came crashing down throughout the bay area tonight including this 100 foot giant that blocked north sixth street in concord. that road is still closed right now. >> in ber delay tree down and so are power lines. >> live power lines dropping like fly here early this evening live wire landed on the sidewalk over there and officials had to scat people away on the side street. this tree listened on power lines here is worker got the branch off the power line and clean up work before everything restored open wools. >> all evening fire crew berkeley rushed from one emergency to the next. ashby and mlc way a tree branch landed on this car that was stopped at the light two women inside were okay. total darkness paid surprise visit to neighborhood throughout the city. fallen tree branch took down power lines at mabel and parker.

the road -- and this is the road, with a capital t. it is the road that is going to take supplies in by truck to where it is most needed. as i said over the last 24 hours we came out yesterday. 40 kilometers, what is that? about nine or ten milemiles. took us four hours, we were getting out there and walking regularly, because the traffic just snarls. and getting relief through that road will be a painful process. the real worry for us, wolf is that we didn't see any relief trucks coming in. there was no evidence they were actually using the road. i don't know why, we haven't been able to get any answers to that. so it is choppers that are providing the lifeline at the moment. and choppers can only take so much in. and i should say right now it has just gone 10 past 9:00 in the morning. we have been up since the early morning hours. none of us here have heard the relief chopper take off to head to the city. we have had several c-130 flights coming in, and even a couple of commercial flights in, but nothing getting here from where i am

we are near there and you can see a busy road. the good news, no major probably problems to report and there was a major spin out earlier but depending on where you are, it can really be coming down and certainly it does not have to happen fast to escalate. we'll see heavier bands of rain and we will keep an eye on it and keep you updated on the morning news. >>> they need to respond to the latest development responding to hundreds of thousands of commuters. they are willing to sit down and work of work out the new development but that's only if they ratify the new contract. they rejected the new four-year deal. meantime they will go through a 9:00 board meeting and they want to show support ahead of its board meeting. stay aware for complete coverage. >>> metal theft is showing a traffic nightmare. they were closed yesterday for more than four hours at the taylor street overpass. two and a half tons of water emptied out and without those it will always flood once it rains. >> it was so bad they put on a permanent solution. >>> so