some homes are already flooded. >>> finally, six days after being shut down the san francisco oakland bay bridge has reopened to traffic. will the repairs take? will they last? >>> the bay bridge in san francisco is open, the bridge that joins oak labland w san francisco. final inspections were completed this morning. >> the safety has been our priority. we have taken our time to make sure we've gotten the exact alignment that we want, all 0 the steel is in place that we want but there's no metal on metal connection. and we've gone beyond that to ensure that, if anything were to happen again, these pieces won't fall by doing stronger structural welds, by tying pieces off. so this is a safer fix related to potential failure caused by fatigue the san francisco conchronicle reports some drivers faced eight hours or more round trip. this is video, by the way, this morning. that's state police and the state patrol leading the way as the bridge finally reopens. it had been closed for almost a week. 5,000 pounds of metal crashed into rush hour traffic last tuesday. some 300,000 cars ply this

the reopening date for the san francisco oakland bay bridge is still up in the air. transportation officials are refusing to commit the o a dait but they do say they're working on it around the clock. >> the design that originally happened when the crack was found is the saddle assembly that we installed. then, based on the tuesday event, we decided to make enhancements to that design. so really the secondary design occurred just last tuesday. and now in the field we're making further adjustments. >> last tuesday two steel rods and a steel cross beam fell off the bridge and landed on the roadway. the bridge has been closed ever since, leading to a traffic nightmare for bay area drivers. >>> the only challenger in the afghan presidential race is pulling out. abdullah abdullah says that next saturday's runoff will be just as rigged as the first round of voting. he explained it this way. the. >> the only way to decide in this country will be through free and fair elections so my message is loud and clear to the enemies of the democratic process and through our commitmen

the san francisco/oakland bay bridge is up and running again. it reopened yesterday nearly a week after 5,000 pounds of steel fell into traffic. transportation officials say that vibrations in the steel rods caused the break. engineers say they may have to close the bridge again for a permanent fix. no word yet on the cost of the repairs. >>> right now people are voting in some key elections. voters in new jersey are choosing a governor. republican challenger chris christy is running against incumbent john corzine. the associated press reports chris gaggette might get enough votes to influence the outcome. in virginia, there's another election. mayors are being elected in atlanta, boston, detroit, houston and new york. >>> lawyers are calling it a nice little stimulus package for muns of thousands of walmart the employees. they are getting checks from the company in a big legal settlement. our money expert jennifer westhoven is here with more on that. >> this is hundreds of thousands of people who we're talking about who have worked for walmart.

. >>> the san francisco oakland bay bridge is up and running again. it reopened yesterday nearly a week after 5,000 pounds of steel fell into traffic. transportation officials say vibrations in the steel rods caused the break. engineers say they may have to close the bridge again for a more permanent fix. no word yet on the cost of the repairs, though. >>> 911 operators gets some really weird calls sometimes, but here's one of them. >> you get the idea. hear what happened when people called to say, i want to report myself driving drunk.

around here, this is a rural county, i was able to get around in public transportation in san francisco, and oakland and l.a., i walked a lot. where i lived and here it is reviewer and really, is not, you know, charlottesville is gorgeous but not, to my mind, the look of the most sustainable development patterns with large lots, so we have a beautiful large lot with trees but it is far away. and i try to combine trips and try... and i do telecommute and send a lot of time in front of my computer at my desk which saves my daily commute but i would like to be more on foot and be closer in, eventually. >> down where the picture on the front of the book is taken? >> i believe, i need to check, i think that is the border crossing to mexico. >> and, who is your coauthor, daniel sperling. >> i have known him for 25 years, u-at uc davis and i spend so much time at berkeley with the union of concerned scientists, i know him very well and we five years ago met and decided we wanted to write a book like this, and, we did and like i say, got together very few times and wrote it all virtually, basically on, you

the reopening day for the san francisco oakland bay bridge is up in the air. transportation officials are refusing to commit to a date but they do say they are working on it around the clock. >> the design that originally happened when the crack was found is the assembly we installed. then based on the tuesday event, we decided to make enhancements to that design so really the secondary design occurred this last tuesday. and now in the field we're making further adjustments. >> last tuesday, two steel rods and crossbeam fell off and landed on the roadway. the bridge has been closed leading to a traffic nightmare for bay area drivers. >>> the only challenger in the afghan presidential race is pulling out. abdullah abdullah says that saturday's run-off will be as rigged as the first round of voting. he explained it this way. >> the only way to decide this country will be through free and fair elections, so my message is loud and clear to the enemies of democratic process and through commitment to these principles and values we will disappoint anybody who would l

the reopening date for the san francisco oakland bay bridge is still up in the air. transportation officials are refusing to commit to a date, but they do say they're working on it around the clock. >> the design that originally happened when the crack was found is the saddle assembly that we installed. then, based on the tuesday event, we decided to make enhancements to that design. so, really, the secondary design occurred this last tuesday. and now, in the field, we're making further adjustments. >> last tuesday, two steel rods and a steel cross beam fell off the bridge and landed of roadway. the bridge has been closed ever since, leading to a traffic nightmare for bay area drivers. >>> the only challenger in the afghan presidential race is pulling out. abdullah abdullah says that next saturday's runoff will be just as rigged as the first round of voting. h he expla he explained it this way. >> the only way to decide that this city and this country will be through free and fair elections, so my message is loud and clear to the enemies of democratic process and thr

. >>> crews are conducting stress tests and modification work on the san francisco oakland-bay bridgeclear when the bridge will re-open. the california department of transportation is suggesting commuters find alternate routes to get across the bay tomorrow. >> we wish we could open the bridge sooner than we have to. this is not something we're feeling pressure to do. safety is the prime concern here and we won't open the bridge until everyone feels it's safe to do so. >> the bridge has been closed since tuesday night, when two rods and a cross bar installed over labor day weekend to repair a crack failed, sending 5,000 pounds of metal into rush hour traffic. >>> rescuers say there is no more reason to hope any survivors will be found. three days of a coast guard plane and marine helicopter collided they're ending the search for nine missing people off the coast of san diego. witnesses say a massive fireball fell into the pacific ocean after the collision. >> we looked at the time that was involved. we looked at the nature of the collision, itself. we exhaustively searched the area wh

san francisco. here's sfo and oakland.lanes are coming in and going out, but you have an 83-minute delay. notice this area of pockets and showers. ahead of that, it's windy. here's what you have for the rest of the region and if you're traveling out today, i know it's a big travel day. new york city metros could see a delay because of wind. dallas, houston, storms, san francisco, wind. more delays across the region because of rain or clouds. >> thank you. >>> you know what? there is a product recall we should tell you about cht it's supposed to help you through the night, through the cold and flu season, but it's coming off the store shefls. shefls shefls shefls and. shefl shelf. y8 >>> the new york stock exchange just opened for business. stocks could tumble today though. investors are a little worried about the big holiday shopping season, especially after some not so bright news from dell. more on that from the trading floor in a few minutes. >>> oprah will announce officially today that she's ending her talk show. he's