sal castanedo joins us live with mr. obama's warning to the president of syria. sal? >> good afternoon, tori. the president continues his tough talk toward the government of syria and president bash arail asad -- bashar assad. u.s. and u.n. regulators suspect syria has used a small amount of gas. today the president sauled this a game changer not only for the united states but for the entire international community. >> when you use these kinds of weapons, you have the potential of killing massive numbers of people in the most inhumane way hospital. and the proliferation risks are so significant that we don't want that jeanne out of the bottle. >> the president and the administration said no action would be taken until it's confirmed that syria has used chemical weapons. the government of syria has charged the rebels of using the chemical weapon weapon -- weapons. president obama today said he will not proceed with any action until he knows more of what happened. >> when i'm making decisions about america's national security and the potential for taking additional acti

live in pittsburg, sal, castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in fact, firefighting crews in the bay area and across the state are preparing for this yearary fire season. hot -- year's fire season. hot an dry conditions have scheduled new hires to start early. they were training on waterdrops and in one week, calfire will be hiring 40 seasonal firefighters. they hope to be fully staffed by the sul -- the summer. >>> in massachusetts, the family of 8-year-old martin richard held a private funeral mass today for him. in a statement, the family said the boy is now at peace. also today family and friends gathered for a private memorial for the 27-year-old police officer who investigators say was killed by the bombing suspects. investigators say the massachusetts institute of technology officer, sean collier, was shot multiple times as he sat in his vehicle last thursday. tomorrow, vice president joe biden is expected to attend a memorial service for collier at the m.i.t. campus. >>> authorities have released more photos of the ing suspects. they were take -- of the bomb becoming suspects -- b

live in martinez, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, sal. thank you. >>> in the wake of the boston bombings, b.a.r.t. has heightened security throughout its system. b.a.r.t. has added police patrols on trains and has increased security at the stations. b.a.r.t. has not received any information to suggestion it's a -- suggest it's a potential target. however, riders are encouraged to report any unusual activity to police or to b.a.r.t. personnel. now, stay with us here at ktvu channel 2 news throughout the day and evening for the very latest on the boston bombings and the investigation. we also have breaking news any time of day on our website, ktvu.com. where we have video from this morning's news conferences with president obama, the boston police commissioner and the special fbi agents in charge. >> reporter: the south bay boys accused of sexually assaulting a young girl who later committed suicide were in juvenile court today. we'll have the latest on the proceedings. >>> steve paulson is up in about fine minutes da -- nine minutes with d

sal castanedo has more with why this problem was not a surprise to engineers. >> reporter: last month caltrans engineers say they did notice a problem with the ability of the bolts to stretch out during an earthquake but they decided to use the bolts anyway, saying they had no idea how big of a problem this would become. bridge officials say about a third of the 96 bolts installed broke after being tightened. a total of 288 bolts were in the span. now, they have to figure out the best way to replace the fasteners which they say is more complicated at this late stage of construction. caltrans is looking at testing the data and conducting more tests to determine what went wrong. >> we know that the bolts broke because of an excess of hydrogen in them. what we're looking for is kind of how and why this happened, simultaneously we're looking at how do we fix this. >> caltrans officials told meal the preliminary cost to fix the problem could be about a million dollars but say the bolt problem should not delay the planned opening of the bridge on labor day weekend. because of the constructi

sal castanedo has more with why this problem was not a surprise to engineers. >> reporter: last month caltrans engineers say they did notice a problem with the ability of the bolts to stretch out during an earthquake but they decided to use the bolts anyway, saying they had no idea how big of a problem this would become. bridge officials say about a third of the 96 bolts installed broke after being tightened. a total of 288 bolts were in the span. now, they have to figure out the best way to replace the fasteners which they say is more complicated at this late stage of construction. caltrans is looking at testing the data and conducting more tests to determine what went wrong. >> we know that the bolts broke because of an excess of hydrogen in them. what we're looking for is kind of how and why this happened, simultaneously we're looking at how do we fix this. >> caltrans officials told meal the preliminary cost to fix the problem could be about a million dollars but say the bolt problem should not delay the planned opening of the bridge on labor day weekend. because of the constructi

new at noon, ktvu's sal castanedo joins us live to let us know the familiar names joining the effort. >> reporter: you said it. today at city hall some pretty big names participated in a meeting to try to secure the bay area's bid for the super bowl. now, bay area leaders are pulling out some nfl stars in its bid to host super bowl l. today mayor lee announced the 2000 new high-profile members of the team. >> it's my privilege to co a- announce -- co-announce two people, george receiveert and steve young, they -- seifert and steve young, they don't need introduction but i love to be able to mention them. >> reporter: both men say they want to help in any way they can to bring the big name to the bay area. >> it was, i believe in 1967 that the first super bowl was played in los angeles, california. it seems only fitting now that the nfl bring the 50th super bowl to northern california in the san francisco bay area. >> think about what we feel about the bay area. i mean, that's why it's one of the number one destination areas in the world. it makes total sense. they don't need me to do

ktvu's sal castanedo joins us live with the results of a new study on this situation. good afternoon, sal. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. if you live and work in san francisco, it's no fresh idea that a lot of people say they need more cabs. well, san francisco, the city of, is trying to make that happen. getting a cab in san francisco can be tough. >> it's really tough on a friday night or a thursday night if you are anywhere downtown or at a busy street. you will see 20 cabs go by you. >> reporter: a new report commissioned by the san francisco municipal transportation agency recommends adding as many as 600 to 800 new cabs within the next few years to fill a growing need. the findings confirm what many suspected. there are not enough cabs in the city. >> a lot of it is about bringing back or increasing people's confidence in the taxi system so they know they will be able to get a taxi when they need one, that they only have to call one to get one. then don't call three and they take the first one. >> reporter: the mta director says in addition to more cabs, the r

ktvu's sal castanedo joins us live with the results of a new study on this situation. good afternoon, sal. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. if you live and work in san francisco, it's no fresh idea that a lot of people say they need more cabs. well, san francisco, the city of, is trying to make that happen. getting a cab in san francisco can be tough. >> it's really tough on a friday night or a thursday night if you are anywhere downtown or at a busy street. you will see 20 cabs go by you. >> reporter: a new report commissioned by the san francisco municipal transportation agency recommends adding as many as 600 to 800 new cabs within the next few years to fill a growing need. the findings confirm what many suspected. there are not enough cabs in the city. >> a lot of it is about bringing back or increasing people's confidence in the taxi system so they know they will be able to get a taxi when they need one, that they only have to call one to get one. then don't call three and they take the first one. >> reporter: the mta director says in addition to more cabs, the r

live in san francisco, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a san francisco redevelopment deal worth almost $2 billion has reportedly fallen through. the agreement was between china development corporation and len arcorporation. it would -- lenar corporation. it would have brought 1200 homes to the naval shipyard and high-rise buildings to treasure lie nd -- island. ed lee is taking a positive spin on the state of the redevelopment plan. >> i don't think it's fueling apart. i just think we don't have the funding yet from the sources that we had previously wanted to have. >> according to the chronicle, the deal collapsed because of unresolved tax issues and demands by the chinese for more control of the project. now, this news comes one day after the city of oakland unveiled a major development project for the city's waterfront funded in part by a chinese investment group. the project would be located at brookline basin, a 65-acre piece of land along the estuary of jack london square. the chinese group is putting up $1.5 billion for the development that would include more than 3,000 u

right now, we are gonna check in with sal castanedo and take a look at some of your other roadways. hair doesn't look bad. >> thanks! >> let's take a look at the commute. let's see what we have with the bay bridge. maybe this is the calm before the wind storm. what do you think? westbound bay bridge, the traffic is backed up from 880 as you get up to the metering lights. it's about a 25-minute delay which is normal. we don't have anything unusual on the bridge today. as you are driving on 101 in san francisco, northbound 101 traffic does look good and southbound 101 traffic is okay. i want to alert you to something going on in palo alto mountain view area. someone apparently allegedly stole something from the nearby frye store and is on the freeway. now the police are after them. they are about to effect a felony stop on 101 near mountain view. if you see police activity, stay out of the way and watch for slow traffic. they know who this person is and they are just about to stop him. 8:36. let's go to steve. >> all right, sal. thank you. >>> a very good morning. a little breezy. not

right now, we're gonna check in live with sal castanedo, find out what else is going on. i know, sal, if you have a better vantage point from your maps to see how far back this traffic extends. >> reporter: that's right. that's good you were there, tara. because we found out that cars are getting by but i still wouldn't advise it. the car is there at military west, where tara is. the best way to get around it, 80 westbound, eastbound 4. uses carquinez -- use the car carquinez bridge. use 80 westbound instead to eastbound highway 4. it will get you to the same area. you probably already know that. but the traffic is not bad on 4, at least not yet. steve mentioned there were some rain showers moving through the area as well. it's not great driving in this area of the bay. i also want to move it down to san francisco where we've had several crashes on 280, northbound and intersection in san francisco in and out of daly city. that whole area kind of tough driving. it's probably connected to some showers moving through but whatever it is, you should use extra care in this area.

right now, we're gonna check in live with sal castanedo, find out what else is going on. i know, sal, if you have a better vantage point from your maps to see how far back this traffic extends. >> reporter: that's right. that's good you were there, tara. because we found out that cars are getting by but i still wouldn't advise it. the car is there at military west, where tara is. the best way to get around it, 80 westbound, eastbound 4. uses carquinez -- use the car carquinez bridge. use 80 westbound instead to eastbound highway 4. it will get you to the same area. you probably already know that. but the traffic is not bad on 4, at least not yet. steve mentioned there were some rain showers moving through the area as well. it's not great driving in this area of the bay. i also want to move it down to san francisco where we've had several crashes on 280, northbound and intersection in san francisco in and out of daly city. that whole area kind of tough driving. it's probably connected to some showers moving through but whatever it is, you should use extra care in this area.

and he looks just like sal castanedo. >> exactly. >> i'm just getting. [laughter] >>> good morning.ng at traffic, this the bay bridge toll plaza, 15, 20-minute wait at toll plaza. northbound 101 aproefer egg the 80 split. northbound -- approaching the 80 split. the giants are on the road. no worries about traffic there. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you, sir. breezy, windy and warmer for almost everybody today. a lot of sunshine. temperatures, 60s, 70s. we'll continue the warming, hold it there and then maybe warmer. very quiet in the west. warmer, dry. >> all right. sounds good. >> you got it. >> thank you. >> that's our report for this morning. we thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 uz into. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> be sure to watch the news at noon for more on opening day for the popular san francisco museum. sneak peek at its new location. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. thanks for watching.

for more on the traffic, let's go to sal castanedo. >> we're doing pretty well on the b.a.r.t. system, just checked in with the dispatchers they say the trains are on time. let's take a look amount the traffic getting out to the bay bridge. you will see slow traffic here. it's backed up for about a 30- minute wait all the way out to the macarthur maze. it's seemingly okay once you make it on the bridge itself. you will be waiting to get on the span. northbound 101 traffic slow approaching 880. we had an earlier crash 80 near san pablo dam road. the crash is off to the shoulder, the traffic is backed up way back all the way up past highway 4 if you are driving let's say from vallejo to richmond, you will need extra time. 7:08. let's go to steve. >> sal? >> yes. >> i saw my first rattlesnake of the season on friday. >> you were hiking? >> yes, sir. one was a little guy. one was a big guy. if you are hiking, be careful. they are out along with other snakes. some of the higher elevation, mount tam, mt. diablo, you name it. they are out. just looking at mt. diablo, it's 61. they hav

. >>> we walk right over to sal castanedo, who is checking out our traffic now. how are we doing?and-new crash just reported in danville, northbound 680 before sycamore valley road. that one just came in. we also have a crash in san francisco that's new. northbound 101 at the bottom of the 9th street offramp. traffic is very slow on 101. the crash is at the bottom of the offramp but it's affecting traffic on the freeway. you can see southbound traffic also going to be slow for another reason. we're looking at slow traffic. one is a good -- 101 is a good freeway to avoid. let's move along to the bay bridge. we've had the backup all the way out to the macarthur maze about a 25 to 30-minute delay. in the south bay, we had a crash 85 at 17 northbound. the crash is out of the lanes. but 85 is very slow heading up to los gatos and saratoga. i would think that 280 might be a better bet. 280 is slow as well. if you have your favorite shortcut, this might be the warning to pull it out. >>> a lot of sunshine today. a little brees. windy for some -- a little breezy. windy for some. we can st

. >>> we walk right over to sal castanedo, who is checking out our traffic now. how are we doing?. we have a brand-new crash just reported in danville, northbound 680 before sycamore valley road. that one just came in. we also have a crash in san francisco that's new. northbound 101 at the bottom of the 9th street offramp. traffic is very slow on 101. the crash is at the bottom of the offramp but it's affecting traffic on the freeway. you can see southbound traffic also going to be slow for another reason. we're looking at slow traffic. one is a good -- 101 is a good freeway to avoid. let's move along to the bay bridge. we've had the backup all the way out to the macarthur maze about a 25 to 30-minute delay. in the south bay, we had a crash 85 at 17 northbound. the crash is out of the lanes. but 85 is very slow heading up to los gatos and saratoga. i would think that 280 might be a better bet. 280 is slow as well. if you have your favorite shortcut, this might be the warning to pull it out. >>> a lot of sunshine today. a little brees. windy for some -- a little breezy. windy for s