look at the traffic coming into san francisco westbound. very heavy at the bay bridge toll plaza.e're back here in the forecast center with more on what is happening and when the next round of storm and rain will count as. right now, it is the common between the storm. >>jaqueline: we have still seen rain out there today and even more into tomorrow. you can see scattered, light showers. there are specks of will on the screen. through most of today we have seen a letter activity, a more widespread storm pushing into the overnight hours. here's a look at storm tracker 4. we definitely have some heavier rain. the level indicates more moderate rainfall. as for what we saw over the past six hours, a decent amount of rainfall, over half an inch. castro valley is that a 10th of an inch of rain. an orinda, not quite that much. let's get a look at our weather headlines, the showers will certainly be popping up overnight. more widespread coverage in heavier the what we have seen today. heavier rain rolling in friday night and saturday morning followed by thunderstorms this weekend. >>pam: r

san francisco. this is couple blocks away from san francisco state. intersection of brotherhood way is closed. major injury accident and westbound drive as the police department investigates the accident. no delays traffic wise. we don't anticipate any problems for san francisco's muni getting around the closure. bridge commute, bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are still off and continues to be light. san mateo bridge both westbound and eastbound traffic are moving at the speed limit. we haven't had any major problems for our bridge commute so far this morning. if you are headed for the south bay, 280 leaving the highway 17 interchange, no problems for 280 or 880 rolling through the silicon valley. >> eric: thank you very much. >> kristen: and coming up, they call him one of the most prolific burglars they have ever seen. they call him in the act. >>> $290 million, how does that sound? the people are saying that sounds pretty good. we'll tell you what all this buzz is about coming up next. >> eric: and why fewer women are saying "i do." >> eric: it's 5:13. what would you do with $290 million? that is the amount of cash in

coming down to san francisco from marin. westbound bay bridge that is a nice looking drive. passing through the pay gates no metering lights on right now. this mornings drive on the san mateo bridge looks good. in fact all the bay area bridges starting off the morning pretty well. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. we do have mostly clear skies. a little breeze picking up the higher elevations. everything is good to go. we are waiting for this system. it will be in here starting late tonight into tuesday and then the pattern will evolve into a colder one. we've had a lot of false hopes in the last three to four months. everything is looking better this week for rainfall. north bay per usual should get the most out of this. elsewhere an inch and a half to four. things will start tomorrow and pick up again late friday into saturday. system though is still developing very, very slow. today it will be mostly sunny. we are starting off with 30 east side and 40s. temperatures will cool off here with mostly clear skies. we are waiting for that system to develop. still it's getti

san francisco. happened early this morning on westbound brotherhood way. san francisco general with the details. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. three people riding in that car, all of them taken to s.f. general overnight. i spoke with police this morning and they're telling me when they arrived to the accident scene, all three of the men were outside of the car. that car ended up near a sidewalk after police say the driver who was speeding lost control and slammed into a tree on brotherhood way. about 3:00 this morning headed westbound. there are skid marks on the road about 200 feet long. all males, we're told that two had life threatening injuries, one nonlife-threatening injury. i do have calls into investigators to see if there's any new information on their condition. haven't heard back yet. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> well, the man accused of bludgeoning a berkeley hills man to death with a ceramic pot will not be facing a jury. a judge says 23-year-old daniel dewitt is not

water to san francisco northbound 280 accident past caesar chavez another accident 7th street northbound 280, couple problems if you are heading into san francisco. drive times, highway 4 westbound from the car seen -- carquinez bridge to the mass. 580 altamont pass to 680 not bad. severe flooding highway 12 closed, "sig alert" in effect until further notice we'll update for new the meantime alternate route 116 to 121. >>> 6:39. >>> still ahead, major u.s. banks that failed the government's stress tess and live look from the big board. dow up 11 -- up 11 points. >>> new word of expanding price tag santa clara officials take last big step toward approving a new 49er stadium. >>> yesterday's gop primaries have experts raising tough new questions for mitt romney. >>> a quick look at the welcoming ceremony rate now at the white house. you see president obama right there well -- welcoming british prime minister davidúúúú >>> check out where all the rain is stretching up 80 into the sierra that's where going to stay for the better part of today it could dip to the monterey bay as far south as yosemite fresno sun and 78y palm springs morning clouds and afternoon sun mid 60s l.a. and sa

westbound 580 light now as well as northbound 880. no delays now to the bay bridge toll plaza into san francisco. ll check out the ride on i-80 the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze is 18 minutes. on 580 from the altamont pass to 680, 16 minutes, westbound 4 slow in antioch hillcrest to 242 now 19 minutes. in the south bay, live shot of 101 and 880, headlights are on northbound 101 that's fine and that's 880 southbound across your screen. we go to the waze traffic app to check out the ride farther south in gilroy and 101 no delays reported. there's a traffic spotter there moving well at over 40 miles an hour. you can always find out if it is slow for your commute on freeways or city streets download the free waze app by going to abc7news.com/waze. >>> 5:54. >>> minutes ago the labor department released the latest jobs report, last week applications for jobless benefits hit a four year low of 348,000. experts say it is a sign the job market is continuing to improve. >> with other business news here's jane king. >>> starbucks hoping to gulp down multi-billion dollar energy drink marke

taking a look at bridges in the bay area, of the upper deck of the bay bridge and the westbound ride into san franciscoring lights are active. the ride on the san mateo bridge is a pretty did commute. >>darya: in news around the bay, the san francisco transit agency held a meeting about a controversial plan to balance the budget. many writers and drivers have their last opportunity to sound off to the transportation director last night. >> if they get a ticket they will not come on sunday. you will be forcing people of the small businesses and into the malls. >> service on the muni late at night is virtually nonexistent. my husband works for the hour. he takes muni to work for rehearsals, it takes an hour and a half to get home at night. 20 minutes driving in an hour and half on the bus. with a $20,000 instrument on your back, it is not a good idea to. >>mark: the san francisco historic preservation commission has delayed a vote on the gold dust lounge and whether it is a historic landmark. that was postponed to allow all members julien. the landlord for the gold dust has a new retail tenant ready for

followed by showers in the afternoon >> bart reporting 15 minute delays downtown san francisco both directions westbound

westbound bay bridge not effected by any of this. the traffic there is light. gets into san franciscoy well. and the morning commute looks good on 880 north and southbound. northbound 880 and westbound 580 effected by rain and heavy winds. let's go to mark. >>> hi there, sal. good morning, to you. the winds out of the south at 20-25 miles an hour. that coupled with the hydroplaning issues. just be extra careful on the rose. if you can see on live storm tracker 2 radar. a lot of action to show you. moving into southern marin county. especially oakland closer to emeryville and berkeley with yellows skirting out to the east. i'm tracking more actions. right around pacifica. the south bay not reporting much in the way of rain downpours. but some showers are nearby. current numbers are in the 50s. pretty mild out there. not dealing with freezing temperatures. here's the forecast for this morning. in fact that is the headline for today. the bulk of the activity happening this morning. in the afternoon hours a chance of a shower. here you can't pick out the system moving in and producing som

westbound. in san francisco, the rain has picked up in intensity for the last 20 minutes.we're watching delays at sfo. i will let you know how long those delays are coming out. >>darya: the rain is picking up in intensity. gen how much it is almost bay area >>james: in some spots it is rather intense. the peninsular ride from the south bay at the san francisco, on and off again rain. >>george: we have not seen as many hot spots as we had expected to see. how we score is still a hot spot. there is an accident near salon no way that is of the freeway but still managing to garner some attention. traffic is backed up into the will pass. normally things would be pretty clear. it is still pretty sluggish for 680 sel and leading into concord. the rest of the commute is heavy but not unusually so. on the bridges, we have a wind advisories in effect. a 16-18 minute drive time, much less did he come from the nimitz. the standard tale is also under an advisory. how the marin commission is a little longer than usual for 11 southbound but has not been bad across the golden gate. " and

have delays on 880 itself, take a look at 880 in the northbound direction towards san francisco, the same for westboundonditions and traffic speeds are in the single digits. it is a rough ride coming down the east shore freeway, especially at the 580-80 split. the drive time from hercules to berkeley is now clocking in at 35 minutes. major delays in the east bay and in marin county. southbound 101, no accidents or read on the screen indicating speeds under 25 mi. per hour. as we take a look at the drive times from novato to san francisco is a really rough ride coming in at 48 minutes. the >>james: here is a look at the rain in the south bay. rain in hayward and fremont. this body everywhere across the south bay. the entire san ramon valley is seeing a light rain at the moment. the nimitz freeway from the maze excuse me, the upper east shore freeway from richmond to oakland, light rain falling there. let's take a quick look in the north bay, that is where we have seen some relatively strong showers this morning but it is starting to break up. in napa, light showers and in santa rosa, we have a self wrin

fast trac good into san francisco, also nice ride across the san mateo bridge, no trouble, westbound on the right. >>> 6:10. >>> okay for more pay. the new twist in the battle to keep state college administration ares from getting pay raises. >>> will this help with the pain at the pump? new bill that could bring gas prices down in california. >>> waiting on waves, bummer of an update on the maverickúúúú >>> 6:14. a look at traffic around the bay area this thursday morning these are live pictures of 6 0 near the north main exit -- 680 near the north main exit taillights heading southbound traffic has increased but still moving along. frances dinglasan is keeping track of traffic. more coming up. >>> the senate education committee has rejected a bill that could pay raises for college administrators one day after california state university trustees gave two campus presidents 10% raises. senator leland ye of san francisco sponsored that bill arguing that hefty raises are unconscionable at a time of raising fees and enrollment -- >>> new proposal could help you save money at the pump. t

westbound 80, in the green from the carquinez bridge and looks great across the upper deck into san francisco. east bay drive times so far in the clear. so that's what we like to see. off to a great start on westbound 580 and the nimitz and westbound 24 so far fine out of walnut creek. mass transit always a good option so far everything on time including the bart trains heading into san francisco. >> thank you. >>> i know you like yoga so listen to this. apparently it can be painful and even cause major injuries. that's what a new book is saying about yoga. about 15 million americans practice this ancient exercise. bill bratt has done it for 30 years. his new book on the science of yoga has ignited a firestorm. he says, it is not as safe as you think. >> there are these arteries that go through the vertebrae and you start scrunching around with them, and you start getting, you know, clots and those clots go into your brain? presto change-o, you have a stroke. >> i am seeing things like wrist sprains, shoulder strains involving the rotator cuff, aggravation, disk bulges that could be happening

caltrans has shape requirements between king bail and westbound 80 from donner lake to san francisco. chains are required from twin bridges to meyers on all vehicles but those that are 4 wheel drive. go to ktvu.com to keep ahead of the storm. click on the radar along with links to the latest information on night delays. >>> animal rescuers tonight are hooking for the owners of a dog that got into a flood control canal. they retrieved the cold frightened dog this afternoon. the animal was wearing a collar but no tag. rescuers say they will take the dog to the shelter in martinez to be checked out and see if she has a microchippism the mother of a vet -- >>> the mother of a veteran is still missing. they found evidence of gunfire, blood and a struggle inside of the mustang belonging to 27- year-old gutierrez. his mother, who you see here, has not been seen since tuesday night. that is when the police say gutierrez killed his little sister and then himself. >> everybody is really hit pretty hard. this is a pretty big impact to an employee that has worked to us for a long time. had a lot

san francisco. no big delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. heading to the san mateo bridge westboundffic beginning to slow down approaching mid span. you can see some of that slow traffic right here. also a touch of slow traffic approaching the san mateo bridge toll plaza. heading to the south bay, this is it 280 in san jose, that is fine so far. we haven't had any major problems for any of our south bay commute. check in exclusive waze traffic app traffic spotter on highway 4 traffic is beginning to slow down approaching "a" street and another traffic spotter telling us about rain coming down in the antioch area. keep that in mind. traffic moving around 40 miles an hour approaching eighth street. that is look at the drive. >>> some of you may want to cover your ears. insects in starbucks drinks? >> eric: what and rising gas prices may mean fewer traffic jams this morning. >> kristen: here is jane kig. >> good morning. considering travel plans because of rising gas prices. more than half of those planning on vacation this summer say an increase of 26 cents a gallon would make them ch

cleared some time ago, but there are still delays from san francisco to the east bay and from the east bay into san francisco, longer delays in the westbounde as much as, you could be noticing trains that are 15 minutes behind schedule, but b.a.r.t. does say that, again, the problems have been completely cleared out, these are just residual delays as they start to get back on time. looking at the bridges for you, as we start at the bay bridge, westbound, the backup here, a diminishing just a bit, coming in from the mcarthur maze. the 880 approach is not bad at all, that's your best way to the bridge, san mateo bridge has been quiet all morning, things are winding down nicely. the golden gate bridge has been delay and problem free all morning long. the drive times through marin county are right at about 37 to 39 minutes right now, from highway 37 down to the golden gate bridge. mark? >> all right george. following this developing story throughout the morning, a big fire breaking out just after 4:00 this morning happening here in the 2000 block of dwight way. and we have been there through throughout the mornings. carlos beltran joins us wit

san francisco. contra costa county new crash westbound 4 just past highway 242 let's go to steve. >>> thank you. we have some rain moving through. a little hit and miss there. most of the day you can see right there from napa county and san pablo bay and east bay and saw a touchdown from the san mateo bridge. we'll have more coming up including updated rain. >>> also coming up, developing news from oakland. we have just received tragic news from the scene of an early morning house fire. >> as steve told you we on storm watch. the weather problem is far from over. without spending it. fashion direct from designers. savings direct to you. t.j.maxx. let us make a maxxinista out of you.

san francisco. golden gate bridge looks great this morning. marin county light for folks heading into san francisco. we go to the waze traffic app to show you the commute on westboundre as well you see slowing through that antioch stretch that yellow shows you traffic is heavy, looks better on this waze map this is a tool that you can have available to you while you are commuting. you download from it our website, abc7news.com/waze. you can learn more about it, put it on your smartphone or iphone it is like having extra help for your commute to work. >> extra set of eyes or several.wl frances, thank you. 4:55. >> alcatraz is no longer home to criminals but it is to some of mother nature's most unique creatures. scientists are investigating the discovery at milipedes that glow in the dark who live on the rock now. they want to know if this is a new species they were discovered when researchers were using a black light to do a rat census on the rock. >>> ibm's speedy watson computer is turning its attention to cancer patients. watson became famous for the world's best human players on jeopardy. now it will be getting training at new york city's sloan-kettering cance

san francisco. once you are in the city, no big delays for 280 or 101. other bridge commutes, westboundc fine approaching san mateo toll plaza but you will hit some slow traffic westbound direction approaching mid span. traffic picks up heading into foster city. heading to the rest of the commute. there is an accident delaying some city street traffic in palo alto. an accident on university exit from 101. freeway traffic looking good for 101 and 280 heading through the peninsula. bart system, no big delays for bart so far this morning. no problems to speak of caltrain or any local ferry systems. >> kristen: trading is under way on wall street. investors liking what the fed chairman behind about interest rates. look at the big board. dow is surging 106 points. >> katie: a u.s. soldier charged with killing afghan civilians is going on the defensive this morning. >> an international nuclear summit kicks off in south korea, president obama warned north korea not to launch a missile. more coming up.úúúúúúúúúúú@@úúúú >>> welcome back. coming up on 6:42. scattered snow showers across the sierr

san francisco there. accident i mentioned earlier, -- 80 westbound at hilltop clear out of lanes.we don't have any significant slowing there at all. we have that new toll lane through to 237 this is our free waze app your drive time reporters, so far a smooth drive through 237 from 880101 with the new toll lanes. >>> 5:38. >>> embarrassing moment as the -- warriors try to honor hall of famer chris mullin. >> is going to change this franchise. >> this is crazy. >>> another hall of fame her to come to the rescue, as fans almost booed the warriors' owner off the court. >>> riptide rescue in the north bay. helicopter video is dramatic. officials say the real hero was in the water. >>> good tuesday morning. i was a wild night at the oakland coliseum arena. fans cheered chris mullin when the team retired his jersey. but then they booed the team owner joe lacob. mullin's family, friends and former teammates were on hand to honor one of the best warriors and pro players ever. this was a heartfelt ceremony until the fans got upset with warriors' management over the trade of point guard mon

. >> good morning. 80 westbound looks good and the morning commute in san francisco along north bound 101. 6:01. let's go back to dave and pam. >> overnight news. a car involved in a serious crash in san francisco was towed away about an hour ago. it happened in brother hood way and thomas moore way. the car slammed into a tree about 3:30 this morning and three people were taken to the hospital for treatment. the accident closed off the road for several hours. the wrecked car was towed away about 5:30 this morning after emergency crews were forced to pick up a wide stretch of debris. >>> local authorities have help in the search for a teenager. she disappeared on her way to school one week from today. ktvu's alley joins us now. alley. >> reporter: the fbi child abduction team is now on the case. investigators were in this neighborhood yesterday evening. behind us is the 15 year old's home. this is the home she was leaving the morning she disappeared one week ago from today. yesterday fbi agents combed through the neighborhoods and went through some of the backyards. there's a lot of f

san francisco. across the san mateo bridge, a little crowded westbound.>> mike has >>> continuing to see a trying trend heading from livermore taofrs oakley rain around dublin also. a few sprinkles north of -- looks like a few scattered showers during our afternoon hours. hours. as we wind up, next chance >>> i think we're watching the arms that move so easily. >> you can't take it, though. >> we are in the heart of times square. a great crowd that is with us here on this wednesday morning. you're listening to celine. "titanic." the movie, the blockbuster. like you said earlier, it's been 15 year, george. it's unbelievable. and we're celebrating with a brand-new 3-d release. and an all-star reunion. >>> also a new movie "mirror mirror" julia roberts. and collins. she can fight with that sword. josh got to talk to her, talked to her about her fairy tale. >> isn't she phil collins' daughter? >> yeah. >> on the precipice. >> she's so lovely. >> it's so nice to be on the precipice. to be on the precipice. >> yeah. >>> also, this morning, dr. marty is here. dr

san francisco. other cameras here's a look at your * ever traffic across the san mateo bridge is the hardest hit busy on westbound 92. and you notice the drive time the bottom of your screen 13 minutes between 8811 both directions to the san mateo bridge this is bound traffic right there coming of the high-rise sell pretty quiet there in fact you're moving a top speed of the golden gate bridge with lean changes a little bit ago sell right now no problems getting to san francisco in a similar story for mass transit no issues with many caltrans or ferries the pending changes good or radio partners at one of 6.9 fm. the teacher and pinellas going to great lengths to call attention to education budget cuts there frank marrero teaches fifth grade he set the elementary school who resigned liquid diet after betting students it's been going on now for about two weeks. i cannot eat anything longer than you guys can give up sugar in some land on screen. and i said year on the job done it in june voters in the west contra costa county unified school district to decide on measure can wed the extended portion of local sales t

congestion starting for cash lanes oakland heading into san francisco and heading away from there, westbound 80 reports of some flooding right at the maze, your fast lane. use middle lanes if you can. a little less water builds up there, if you can. >>> 6:12. still to come on "today in the bay," a couple of strong earthquakes hit japan overnight. details coming up. >>> plus, rick santorum picks up two more primary wins but is he cutting into mitt romney's lead at all? we will take a look coming up. >>> give you a live look outside the embarcadero. can you see those clouds, some misty rain falling in the area. snow in the sierra, rain all over the bay. >>> welcome back, everyone. 6:15. meteorologist christina loren says it is a very busy week for the rain and snow in the sierra. >> we've been waiting for this. i've had such a boring winter so far. now, all the action is coming in at one time. all week long we've got rain in the forecast. all the way through sunday. some days are going to be a little bit more difficult for outdoor activities than others. this morning, not a great day for a dri

traffic is light, westbound bridge looks good getting into san francisco.g commute 101 approaching the 80 split, that looks good. let's go to steve. >>> it will be nice to it warm everybody in on the sunshine coast and the breeze will be light but we have a north wind so it is turning more westerly. much, much common conditions today. they benefit more than anybody else so i kept them at bay, remember the city was 53, we will be 64 and 68 today. concord to san jose 68 to 70s. 38 to 40s are continuing drop off. conditions are calm. high pressure is going to keep everything held in check until probably saturday when that system understanding in front of begins to move in. at least it is not windy. much calmer conditions, 60s and 70s sonoma 78, petaluma 70, 68 concord, low 70s to gilroy milpitas 68, redwood city palo alto mountain view 68. more of the same friday and clouds roll in sunday and monday, pam, dave? >>> the u.s. statement that will be released today. >>> it is a very important public piece of art in the east bay... >>> you can see flames coming up

san francisco. this is how you can tell it's friday. westbound 237 no delay no brake lights. heading there out of 880 and 237, so quiet all the way towards san jose. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> bank of america is considering new fees for customers. it wants to require users of basic checking accounts to pay a monthly fee ranging from 6 to $9. other types of accounts could cost as much as $25 a month. customers can avoid some of these fees by banking online, buying more products or just maintaining a certain balance in your account. >>> and a san francisco company gets a lot of attention on wall street this morning. >> yelp has gone public. and here now is jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com to tell us about it. >> reporter: good morning. many of us do use yelp at 66 million users a month now getting a chance to own a piece of yelp. they just within the live with its initial public offering. it priced the offering at $15 per share. that was a dollar more than the high-end of its expected range. that's always a gamble when you go on the high-end

san mateo bridge, it is clothing well in both directions, no trouble westbound -- flowing well in both directions no trouble westbound. fine across the golden gate bridge, no major trouble out of marin county into san franciscon keep track of the latest delays for your commute go to abc7news.com/waze to download our free traffic app. >>> 6:20. >> the hot new ipad, no really, we mean the "hot" new ipad. we'll tell you more. >>> why fighting between falcons is considered a good sign. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> confirm may go the new ipad is hot. consumer reports says it could get 12 to 13° hotter. users have complained the magazine says holding it for brief periods not a problem. apple says it operates within specifications. three of the biggest online dating sites with will screen for sex offenders and other predators. the agreement follows the reign of a client -- the rape of a client after arranged a date on the site. wall street -- >> there's are tiny black boxes you can turn on, off, keep them in your purse. >> net zero's plan costs less than other services and no two year commitment. >>> biologists are smiling about the recent soap drama surrounding the falcon love triangle in san jose. they say it is a good sign for

san francisco. wind advisory for the bay bridge. westbound 580 at airway this accident now over to the right shoulder but a line of cars behind it. so give yourself some extra time. we'll check the golden gate bridge coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the time is 6:00. he friend -- 6:0. he07. shimon peres on his high-tech tour continues today. >>> sheriff ross mirkarimi in limbo, the questions that brought the trial to a halt. >> faster, crisper, a tablet game changer. the ipad 3 is upon us. molly wood has the lowdown on today's launch. getting ready to plant? chances are your soil is like this: compacted, drained of nutrients. it'll hold your plants... but it'll also hold 'em back. the solution: miracle-gro garden soil. the perfect mix of rich, organic ingredients, and miracle-gro plant food. just mix it in. and turn bad soil into great soil. helps plants grow twice as big. instead of holding 'em back, they'll leap ahead. miracle-gro garden soil. start right. finish big. your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people.

. >> san francisco police are investigating a deadly accident. a pedestrian was hit and killed on westbound lombard around 9:00 last night. the driver of the vehicle did stay at the scene and he has not been cited. they are trying to determine exactly what happened. >> kristen: a new poll finds broad support for governor brown's proposal to raise taxes on high income earners and hike the sales tax. they surveyed the voters in the poll and say they favor the proposal which brown hopes to put on the november ballot. the plan has support of 80% of democrats who responded to the poll. 75% of independents are also in favor of the plan. the support of independents is critical to getting the plan passed. just 38% of republicans say they support the governor's ballot proposal. >> united states supreme court begins three days of arguments on the constitutionality of president obama's healthcare overall. it's been two years since the president signed into law the changes aimed at extending medical insurance to more than 30 million americans. 26 states and a small business group are fighting the law.

san francisco and also in alameda county. >>> following breaking news in contra costa county westbound highway 4 is closed.e're told police are dealing with a fluid spill as a result of an accident involving a big rig. of course this is causing traffic to back up and drivers are advised to avoid this area. one more time, westbound highway 4 closed at the skyway in contra costa county. we'll bring you the latest as soon as we get new information. >> christina loren. going to be a wet week. today's going to be a good one. >> today's the day. if you have to get outdoors to do any sort of activities and don't want to be dodging showers, today's your day. it is getting nice and warm. 61 in sunnyvale, 58 in san jose. 52 in livermore. we don't have the brilliant sunshine. mix of sun and clouds. clouds continue to thicken up as we head throughout the day, as one of a series of storms starts to move onshore. works out like this. a mix of sun and clouds, breeze will build. showers tonight up in the north bay. and a rainy commute over the greater bay area tomorrow. on and off showers throughout the day. as we head th

here is a look at the upper deck ride westbound as the head towards san francisco.he backup on the bay bridge is only moderate backup would drive times running 16-17 minutes to get to and across the upper deck of the bay bridge. let's get a check on whether with james. >> conditions are getting better. we are not having steady rain coming down any more. this is the area where the camera is located right as 880 jumps of on the 92. will the agreement last but all of the heavy rain has. into the oakland hills. we're doing pretty good. the wider view shows most of the bay area seeing dry conditions. we have some rain in the delta. for the most are the south bay is doing pretty good. the peninsula is nice and dry. in the north bay we have rights for a dry conditions. this is still quite a bit of activity to the north. the good news for us is a lot of the rain looks to be on its way out. as we pushed in, you'll see we are not looking for too much on future cast 4. a sporadic showers here and there. not a lot on the maps. even by noon a majority of ec in the south is looki

southern marin area heading into san francisco, no fog the golden gate, visibility is fine and traffic is moving the speed limit into the city. san mateo bridge, westboundw down approaching mid span. toll plaza is still open and nice morning for mass transit. no delays for bart and muni. >> eric: it's 6:40. >> kristen: trading is underway on wall street. we do have a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. we'll talk about the president's choice for the nominee to be head of the world bank. big board is down 11 points. >> eric: plus ending a mystery. they announce what caused the death of whitney houston. >> kristen: movie premiere that will have teens bleary-eyed this morning. >> what would you do with $290 million? we'll have that story coming upú >>> welcome back. here a quick look at the rain coming in the forecast tomorrow. radar returns are some riflg on radar. as far as what is going on around california today, a lot of 50s with rain holding on until tonight. let's head to the sierra where snow is in the forecast, sunday, so getting there will be easy, getting home not so much. southern california, start off with sunshine, te

westbound is now back open. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> it is 5:33 right now. a controversial picture could fish and game commission his job. dan richards has been criticized for killing a mountain lion in idaho. a picture of him with the big cat drew outrage and demands he be fired. the commission board members will vote today to change the way the board president is selected. and that could lead to his ouster. mountain lions are protected here in california, but not in idaho. he says he did nothing wrong and will not resign. >>> today marks one full week since 15-year-old sierra lamar disappeared without a trace. as the search intensifies, the family right now making a national appeal for help. "today in the bay" live in in morgan hill. >> reporter: we've also got information from the investigators. good morning to you, john. within a few hours from now, we understand the santa clara county sheriff's office will set up a road block not far from sierra lamar's home. we're standing here in morgan hill. and this will be near where sierra was supposed to catch he

san francisco. this is our most crowded live camera shot i-80 berkeley westbound still moving close to the limit towardsy bridge toll where there are no delays. >>> it is 5:39. >>> next, pat robertson's surprising take on marijuana. why he says the government should legalize it. >>> local doomsdayer harold camping has a new message. >> we want him captured and alive for the trial. >> viral video setting out to change the world. fast growing internet campaign to bring an african warlord >>> good friday morning. 5:42. beautiful live picture of the bay from our east bay camera looking across with the moonlight shining on the bay catching that glorious glow. nothing else needs to be said. rest of the newscast cancelled, sing it. >> 5:42. oakland radio evangelist who warned the world it would end last may is now calling his prediction incorrect and sinful. 90-year-old harold camping posted the message saying he has learned the painful lesson that god will end time in his time not ours. he added he has no new evidence pointing to another doomsday date. >>> pat robertson is jumping on the bandwagon. he says pe

once you are on 80 westbound traffic still good towards the bay bridge. in san franciscorash reported on the first street on-ramp heading to the lower deck of the bay bridge it could be blocking a lane on the on-ramp. san mateo bridge fine, no trouble. eastbound traffic looks good into hayward westbound light as well into foster city. south bay, no problems at the 280 and 17 interchange. headlights are northbound 280 and that's 17 northbound out of santa cruz mountains. >>> still ahead, palo alto police launch a campaign to get people to lock their doors. >>> the united states launches a trade war over cheap solar panels from china. we'll show you some of the latest innovations. >>> san francisco supervisor says hundreds of foreclosures were either incorrect or illegal. find out how he's trying to put a stop to them. >>> the u.s. government is imposing new tariffs on chinese solar panel makers after learning many companies were receiving illegal government subsidies. the commerce department is charging duties as high as 4.7% for panels up pored from china. good news for u

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westbound with within the individual's home. he has live ntd area of woodland in sacramento area. and moved to south san francisco around 2002. >> police say he threatened some victims with harm to keep them from talking. police are asking anyone with information to please give them a call. >> sunnyvale based yahoo may be gearing up for layoffs. the company appears headed for major changes and there is david louie outside of the head quarter was the latest. >> they tell the tech blog all things d that yahoo could layoff a thousand or more employees by the end of the month. and on the job only two months the ceo appears to be deciding when services are part of the future and which are a drag on growth. yahoo has done waves of layoffs in the past to turn the company around but this could be the biggest yet. analysts say cuts won't be a clear indication where yahoo is headed but laid off workers won't be unemployed for long. >> this doesn't give us a clear picture yet of what he wants to do. there is an interview where he explains his vision for a new yahoo. >> we've gone from a 9.8 to an 8.3% unemt employment rate.

the ride on 80 westbound across the upper deck is getting fairly busy for a set heading into san franciscoon the san mateo bridge ride we have been problem free all morning long. no problems or delays in and we are not tracking any hot spot on the freeways here if looking at the ride from marin county, an easy trip south out across the golden gate. we're looking at very light conditions on interstate 80 in the westbound direction. that is the commute side. 680 looks good, 580 westbound heavy traffic coming into livermore out of the altar of has. we're still keeping it on over here of the castro valley, there is road work leading in this direction. it is not to be direction. the rest was shut down from 2 38 ft. headed this way of turning onto 580 headed that way. again, it was reported as the emergency road work. some san girls were damaged. looking at the ride in the south bay, to 80, 101 and 70 arts a late freeze so far this morning with no slow traffic on the drive into mountain view whether from 85 or highway 101. >>justine: for here is what we're watching right now the kron4 news of. a

san francisco is clocking in at 8 minutes. the san mateo is moving well in both directions of highway 92. lot of space between cars westbound. a live look at the golden gate, self down 101, barely any cars on the stand itself. 22 minutes out of nevada in the city limits. all is well in the east bay. highway 4 looks good with no problems on the east shore freeway. westbound 24 is a clear shot through the caldecott and into the macarthur maze. >>james: with a quick update on prices at home. they have been steadily increasing. gas prices are up 115 in the last two weeks. the average price nationwide is the $3 net 805 a gallon. in san francisco, $4.40 steps. analysts believe prices will soon stop rising. they say there's plenty of supply and refinery capacity. >>justine: in sunnyvale, a soccer coach has been charged with 12 counts of child sex abuse. investigators say he had an inappropriate relationship with a 13 year old that started last october. reggie kumar has the latest on this developing story. >>reggie: investigators were tipped off by the victim's father who became suspicious of the man earlier this month after noticin

san francisco heading through the terra linda area. no big traffic delays and heading to the rest of the commute, san mateo bridge only bridge with really any traffic delays, westboundoaching mid span, no delays at the toll plaza and metering lights are still off. that is look at the commute. >> kristen: let's talk business. a controversial employer practice is putting internet privacy issues. >> good morning. how do you feel about potential employer asking for your facebook password? two senators are asking the justice department to investigate whether the practice violates federal law. charles schumer is asking them to launch an investigation. facebook cited warning employers they could give them discrimination lawsuits. average price for a gallon of regular at about 3.93. that is up more than 11 cents from two weeks previous. lundberg is blaming refinery glitches and daylight savings time. investors will be watching personal consumption. on the success of hunger games, hollywood hungry for the next big female action hero. it stars jennifer lawrence as a killing machine. they say hunger games was the third biggest opening weekend ever. i'm jane king with the bloom

westbound. that's highway 1 right here on our maps. between 280 and 101, what's affected is heading toward san francisco state.o want to tell you about an accident nearby, northbound 101 at 280. that transition ramp might be affected, but it is open. flashing lights if you're heading on to 101 to 280 northbound. we'll get another look across the bay and the bay bridge itself, construction should be picking up for that lower deck soon. no major delays. but at the very top of your screen, i noticed what's coming off of highway 4. sticking around, there may be some 50s there for some reason, but there's no construction and no accidents. so i will follow up and let you know if there's anything more to report coming up guys, back to you. >> thank you so much, mike. >>> the angry birds have launched into space and now they're taking over seattle. >> a giant angry bird was attached to the side of the space needle in seattle to promote the launch of the next chapter in the very popular angry birds video game saga. >> that's one mad, big bird. >> you know the name of it, angry birds in space. the game went on sale yest

san francisco and the 7:35 out of san francisco will have a bus instead. bart, ace and caltrain reporting no delays looking good at the bay bridge toll it is friday light we did get reports westbound 80 at coffee tree rocks in the lanes we'll check to see if there is slowing there. >>> 6:09 >>> coming up, increasing cost for the commute. just ahead, find out how much morrical train riders will have to pay to get from -- more caltrain riders will have to pay. >>> daly city institution that may be shutting its doors for good.úúúúúúúúúúú@@úúúúúúúúúúúúÑx >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning. yelp is eagerly waiting for investors reviews this morning as it begins offering its stock on the new york stock exchange. yelp is selling more than seven million shares investors can buy in for $15 a share just above the 12 to 14 price range that was expected. that could earn the company as much as 120 three million dollars. yelp founded in 2004 has never turned a profit. if today's ipo goes as planned yelp will be worth almost 900 million dollars. >>> a 60-year-old institution in daly city may be in the final frame. sarah bowl has been setting pins and waxi

westbound traffic headlights towards the bay bridge toll absolutely delay-free. golden gate bridge very light headlights making their way southbound into san francisco.t a few minutes ago i did see bridge crews there on the span, none right now. traffic is fine in both directions. we'll check out abc7's waze traffic app to show you the commute in the south bay now. all is quiet. we have a traffic spotter right there in the sand jose airport, move -- in the san jose airport, moving along. no major problems in the south bay you can track traffic with the waze app all around the bay area. anywhere someone turns this free app on is where you will get traffic information the more folks who join up the more detailed the information will be go to abc7news.com/waze to learn more and put it on your iphone or smartphone and become a traffic spotter we have about 4200 members now. >>> a horse which found itself in a tricky situation is doing fine after a dramatic rescue. the horse fell into a creek in eldorado county yesterday, firefighters and uc davis vet emergency response team used ropes and cables to rescue the animal. by the end of the rescue effort the h

san francisco. more to come mid-week. >> carolyn: people should be prepared for all the usual traffic issues with wet roads. you might come to places where water is pooling. chp reported that westbound 80 on-ramp was flooded from buchanan. >> it happened in a instant right before 7:00 p.m. suv crashed directly into a pole on san pablo avenue that that was holding up the street lamp. the passenger in the seat did have on her seat belt. man was tha was driving was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. the crash is being investigated as a possible indictment. speed and the rainy weather appear to be factors on this crash northbound on 101. she was rear ended by a red pickup truck. truck hit the center divide and they suffered a minor head injury. >> water was pooling in the usual places near sir francis drake boulevard making tricky driving conditions. >> in healdsburg a few dwruilt lines landed on fitch mountain road. this time the transformer sparked but there was no serious damage. john alston, "abc 7 news". >> carolyn: and this accident in pleasant hill rain and alcohol may have contributed to it. police say a female driver was travel on contra costa boulevard around 7:00 la

san francisco shopping center. you may want to consider sixth street as an alternate. the hot spot in morning westbounding the 5:00 hour then we had a truck fire big rig fire westbound 580 grant line road that has been out there for a while. the right lanes were partially blocked they are hoping to reopen any main now. it has created a big back up on westbound 580, traffic here heavy, i need to take out to waze traffic maps to show you the damage on westbound 205. traffic is jammed seven miles per hour for folks heading out of tracy if you are considering altamont pass road as an alternate better 34 miles per hour. then it gets heavy connecting back to 580. it is going to be slow if you are heading out of tracey you may want to consider ace train no delays. bay bridge toll backed up past 880 now. >>> 6:50 . it is something most indianapolis -- colt fans and many football fans never thought they would say. the team is about to announce it is parting ways with one of the best players it and the league has had peyton manning will appear eight a joint news conference with the team's owner to announce that

san francisco. elsewhere, the san mateo bridge starting to get busy especially in the commute direction. westbound2 your drive time still in the green. 14 minutes leaving hayward heading towards 101 and foster city. if you are coming off of the high-rise looks okay so far this morning towards the east bay. we do have a couple of wind advisories in effect. so what we have going on is wind advisories in the bay bridge and at the richmond/san rafael bridge. but it seems like standing water is our biggest issue. we have lots of flooding reports coming in. now, they may have just turned the metering lights on. we are starting to see delays now in lanes. backups are to the end of the parking lot. down the eastshore freeway slow already. mass transit on time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:18 now. a new film fishing in one of the most unlikely parts of the world. >> that's right. we are going to talk about that and don't forget to wear green this weekend or you might get pinched. "eye on the bay's" liam mayclem is here to talk about more. >> reporter: top of the morning to you both. [ laughter ] >> rep

. >>> still heavy traffic to the san mateo bridge westbound 92 jammed through hayward because of an earlier crash conditions are wet. heavy traffic in san francisco

you mentioned, it is windy out there, highway 24 westbound, coming to the tunnel and traffic is still light. let's go back to the desk. >>> san francisco police are investigating another stabbing at the city's newest occupied camp. joining us from the financial district where both stabbings occurred more than 24 hours apart, tara? >>> folks are trying be more vigilant, they have one person to volunteer to watch over the rest while they sleep in shift. that is because one man known as jim bow was rushed to the hospital with stab wounds after getting in trouble with what protesters referred to as a troublemaker. the man stabbed him in the arm and neck and occupied protesters say force sometimes has to be met with force. >> you have to protect yourselves. >> yes because police have indicated by their lack of response and the fact that they have actually said and i quote an unnamed officers, we can neither help nor hinder your operations. >> reporter: the latest stabbing happened late sunday night when he was stabbed over a person's cell phone. it left him in critical can't. 125 pounds, last seen with a dark beanie with glasses. he is a 30

there were a couple problems into san francisco, they've been cleared from the treasure island off-ramp as well as -- san mateo bridge good in both directions westboundre is a crash reported westbound dumbarton bridge toll seems to be out of the lanes. commute westbound 4 at a street had this earlier accident blocking a lane traffic very heavy approaching a street causing a 10 minute delay. picking up quickly right after that. you might find the ride a little faster once you get past the scene of the crash. we'll check out the waze traffic app. the commute typical slow downs elsewhere westbound 580 through the altamont pass reports of heavier traffic as you make your way into livermore. you can always have this information available to you download the free waze app, abc7news.com/waze is the place to get it. >>> 6:39. >>> trading underway now. live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. right now the dow up 45 points. >>> first lady's weekend visit to the bay area how she plans to honor military families while here. >>> real sunken treasure found in the east bay. at amazing discovery by a group ofúúúúúúúúúúú@@úúúúúúúúúúi >>> welcome

westbound bay bridge. there is a small delay at the toll plaza. nothing major. it's tough driving into the city. there is a new crash in san francisco and overturned vehicle southbound 101 at third street. chp is running a traffic break here. southbound 101 just north of candle stick at third. two lanes blocked with an injury accident. overturned vehicle. the fire department is also on the way. 4:56 let's go to mark. >>> hi there sal. good morning, to you. a look at all this action with all the green showing up. no yellows or reds. still heavier downpours out there. especially with this darker shade of green from vacaville to fairfield closer to concord and the oakland area as well. we do have quite a bit of standing water on the roadways. this mornings commute will continue to be a challenge. we had picked up rainfall overnight. san tap cruz mountains have been picking up a lot of rain over the past 24 hours. we've had the winds pushing the clouds closer to the terrain. the terrain moves the clouds. san jose not a lot of rainfall over the past 24 hours. we could have a few sprinkles right now. just reporting mostly cloudy skies. he