the chief is supposed to be coming down here in a minute and we will check in with sal sal castaneda to see how we can get around this mess, sal? >>> i want to show you chopper 2 and it shows southbound 101 heading out of san francisco and this is the westbound bay bridge and what we are looking at is the bridge coming off, just as i suspected it's not okay because all these cars have to go somewhere. this is going to back up traffic onto the bridge and there will be a big back up on to the toll plaza. southbound 101 and our news chopper 2 is doing the quick pan over there to show you what is going on there and as we pan to the left, you can see that there is the freeway southbound 101 at the 80 split here just to the left is where the crash is. so if you are trying to get out, go to 280 interchange. as you pass the 80 split, that is where the crash is. northbound 101, that is northbound coming in from candle stick area or the other part of san francisco, northbound looks okay getting to the downtown area but southbound 101 is completely closed. get out of the city that way if that is

we will head out to sal castaneda. >> yes, enough of that. >> good morning, everybody. let's go out and take a look at the commute now. traffic is moving along well. highway four. and passed the grade. no problems here. off to a nice start here. and 880 this morning. >> the traffic is moving well near the coliseum. >> if you are driving on interstate 80, that traffic looks pretty good. across the bay. marin county. off to a nice start and no problems on the richmond bridge. we will go to steve. >> couple of those were not carson's fault. >> yes, i know. >> in tomb. they will be fine. >> good morning, we have a little change today. >> warm coast, bay inland. and everybody in the 80s. and pushing into the 80s. watsonville. and 94 degrees. today will be cooler. >> we do have a little bit of fog coming up the coast. and more of a westerly breeze. and higher clouds. it won't be bad. but it won't be nice and warm and sunny. >> not tuesday night. >> wednesday into thursday. we get more of a normally breeze. >> we head into the weekends. >> that -- weekends. >> santa cruz was 8

as ktvu's sal castaneda reports many of us have grown up with the technology and consider apple a part of the family. >> many say the passing of steve jobs has reminded them of their love affair with the products he and his company developed. today in downtown san francisco lifelong apple user brooks jordan was not afraid to openly admit his devotion. >> it is not everyone something i have to question. apple is me, i am apple. i've grown up with them in every way. >> reporter: we got a lot of reactions like that from business people to college students. apple and steve jobs himself have endeared themselves to multiple generations. >> i think because they manufacturing a lot of different products. it's the computer, the mp3 player, they have a lot of products so i think it's like a family. if you have one thing you keep going back to different things. >> reporter: at this earthquake bely computer shop, owner wiley says he services all computers but say people who bring in apple products are different. >> the people who walk in have a real, the mac owners they just have a real passion fo

san francisco's sal castaneda tonight talks with a supervisor now pushing permits for those who carefor man's best friend. in a city where an estimated 1/3 of households have dogs. dog walking is a vital industry. now one city supervisor thinks it's time to tightening the leash. >> if the dog walker doesn't know how to control the dog he or she is walking that can result in a lot of problems. and you know it's important to emphasize that there are many very responsible well trained dog walkers. >> so what's the problem, the supervisor wants to make sure the dog walkers are not putting dogs or people at risk. the idea is to make sure that dog walkers have animals in their care under control. dog walkers would be required to receive training in dog handling and canine first aid. walkers would have to have a safe vehicle and may not walk too many dogs at the same time. >> i personally don't know if it would help make much of a difference out here. i think it would be fine. i would be fine with getting licensed. >> reporter: adam bellguard has been a professional dog walker for nine year

first though to ktvu sal castaneda with a perfect example of how this weather has a lot of homeowners making phone calls. sal-- >> reporter: frank, it's because you know some roofs are not in very good shape. this one needs a little bit of work. and all of a sudden people are becoming aware of it after the early rain suddenly storm preparation is on the fast track. the rain has many contractors and roofers suddenly getting a lot of calls. >> everybody is calling, interior and exterior work especially with unseasonal rain people are you know, if you go to the home improvement stores the number one thing on the shelves are parts. >> reporter: steve cofrin tell us homeowners can take care of small jobs but -- >> if you have a major league you want to call a professional contractor or roofer. >> reporter: crews are also fanning out throughout the area preparing for high winds and heavy rain. the key is to create some separation between power lines and tree limbs which can come down during a storm. >> so it's unusual as we all know for a storm to hit this early in the bay area. so, this ea

we will now go to the ground and traffic's own sal castaneda, checking in on 101 san francisco, sal?hat's right. we have a problem there with the three-car crash on southbound 101, just after the 80 split. it was in the lanes that it appears to be that they have moved that to the shoulder. we have a picture of it here, southbound 101, do you remember last time we showed it to you. there was a slow down when they came along and moved it to the right shoulder there, which really cleared up the problems. if you are still on the other side, you'll see slow traffic there, coming across the bay. we have a look at the toll plaza from one of the cameras, right? it is backed up for the 25- minute delay. traffic is busy from pleasanton hill. and we are looking at the slow northbound commute now in the south bay, the busiest freeway is 101. and that is just ridiculous. backed up all the way near blossom hill road. not back to blossom hill, but near it all the way up into sunnyvale. we have slow traffic here on 280. you have my sympathy. >> all right, thank you, sir. >>> well, you have mostly cl

. >>> and let's check in with sal castaneda. >>> i just got off the phone with bart and bart is not stopping at the city station. we put up the map and the trains are moving right through without stopping so what you need to do is if you are going to downtown oakland they will drop you at the next station which is 19th. they simply don't want people coming up on the street, so they are not letting you get off or on so, that is essentially closed. that is just the with you a it is. oakland plate say it is for public safety. traffic is morning is -- traffic this morning is relatively light and we are still doing pretty well. this is a look at oakland and that traffic is looking good in both directions. let's go to steve. >>> all it's going to do is push the fog to the south but also bring in a cooler air mass and kick up the winds. but it looks like a sunny day, 40s and 50s, it is a cool morning, road we had city, you can't touch me, 46 there, there are cool winds and otherwise there is not much of a breeze. there is really not a lot to it unless you are points east which will give us a warmup

. >> reporter: coming up at around 5:40, sal castaneda explores america's love affair with apple includingwhat the owner of a computer shop tells us what his customers are always begging him to do. >>> on storm watch today the bay area saw a little bit of everything. we saw intense downpours and sunny skies. but in some neighborhoods we saw hail. we have more on this crazy weather, what people are calling it. jade you heard from a man who had a scare on his drive home today. >> reporter: we did. but first, right now we're getting a bit of blue skies and clouds. this out of place early rain made for a highly unusual situation for this drive in pleasanthill. he's lucky to be alive. this man right here. lightning struck near his truck and he walked away unhurt. now this man says he was sitting at a stop sign at boyd with heavy rain and wind and all of a sudden lightning struck. the driver says he thinks the lightning hit the signal light and spread to his truck. >> i couldn't turn it on to move or nothing, it was completely stuck there. i called my girlfriend first and she called 911 because

. >>> it is 7:37 and we want to check in now with sal castaneda getting an update on the commute on this friday morning. sal? >> tori, happy friday. same to you, dave. this friday commute has been so- so. we are changing the name of it from friday light to friday so- so. let's see what we have now, out to the south bay, some slow traffic on 280 getting up past highway 17. not all that bad. in fact, it's improving a little bit. it was backed up downtown briefly, but now only backed up here. 17 out here. a little bit of the slow traffic as you head down to the bottom of the hill if you use highway 17. and this morning's commute on the the peninsula, a little bit slow, one on one at 92. and not a major on 280. and then across the bay, heading northbound, there's a crash before this area, but not causing a big traffic jam. all right, let's move along and take a look at interstate 880 in oakland. 580 at 24 with a crash. and then remember that 24, they were slow because of an earlier crash inside the tunnel. and that has been gone and traffic has been recovering there. they kind of look like a