san mateo bridge good westbound past the toll flowing at the limit towards foster city and san mateono major trouble this bridge will be popular this weekend with the dumbarton bridge closure for labor day weekend from friday 10:00 until tuesday 5 a.m.. your alternates are the san mateo bridge, 237, a little slower than normal on 880 through fremont in both directions 101 from mountain rue to san mateo, keep that in mind as you -- as you head out for the weekend. >>> still ahead we go live to tampa for the latest on tonight's big night for mitt romney. >>> people in one city are going to get fogged in as vector control takes aim on mosquitoes, we'll tell you where >> reporter: a scam detector that has your bañ!ñcús >>> our breaking news from the gulf coast reports now the first death that can be attributed to tropical storm isaac a tow truck driver was killed early this morning in pearl river county, when a tree fell on his truck. that was in picayune, mississippi during heavy rain and wind from isaac. more on the effect of the storm coming up in just a couple minutes. >>> economy ma

>>george: the san mateo bridge is jammed up westbound.he accident caused the backup is clear, the backup will be with us for a while. do not had to the san mateo bridge for the west out to be. the dumbarton is your only option. ha hikes [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. call at&t now to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's the fastest internet for the price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hot spot that connects your wi-fi devices and can even save on your smart phone data usage at home. so call now to get at&t u-verse high speed internet for just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. that includes acce

and los gatos most likely areas to reach 80s, 70s most part on the southern half of the peninsula, san mateo north mid to upper 60s, 62 half moon bay, daly city 59 mid to upper 60s downtown south san francisco and sausalito, a few rays of sun, 58 bodega bay inland mid 70s to near 80. 60s around richmond and berkeley. mid 80s to the 90 in brentwood. monterey 64. tonight 7:00 twins in town to take on the a's down to 57°. first pitch will be full of sun. temperatures drop one to two degrees tomorrow and wednesday, holding steady thursday with more cloud cover, then clouds go away so does the sea breeze, more summer like for saturday and sunday. >>> checking the bay bridge toll right now just a back-up for the cash paying lanes past the end of the parking lot, fast track still zooming along nicely southbound 680 walnut creek not seeing many brake lights just a few towards highway 24 then no problems through the san ramon valley and sunol grade southbound on 680, san mateo bridge getting more crowded westbound commute direction from the toll here, you will find more traffic as you head towards fo

for the san mateo bridge.eared in is an hour later and we are still in a recovery mode. this back up will continue to on line for a little longer. we will continue to track hot spots around the bay area. we look at the cupertino ride on 85 north. we had earlier problems the candlestick. there is word of a possible major injury accident on the nimitz freeway. you saw that sensors just update indicating that the backup is growing. it has injuries involved in a vehicle overturned. >>erica: for taking a live look at conditions from our roof him. we do have some puffy white clouds but blue skies and sunshine prevail. there will be hot conditions for some of your inland areas. the fog will return later on this evening. darya >>brian: we're falling and invested >>darya: fear falling investigation after a house fire. >>jackie: that houses the the top of the hill. the firefighters are wedding down the rest of the hot spots. when they got here the house was fully in golf with flame. the two people did get out of the hom

>> look at the san mateo bridge.at a standstill heading out to the high rise because of an -- because of an earlier crash. even if it were to -- to magically just disappear into the nin air -- to the thin air, the traffic is gonna take a while to unwind. so don't use the san mateo bridge. in fact, i'm gonna put it on a map for you. westbound 92. if we can read it out the maps. the if data is correct showing westbound 9 heading out to 101. 101 itself is vo when you get there. you will see slow traffic into 101 from palo alto. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's improving a little bit. >>> let's go to steve. >> well, plenty of low clouds there. parts of inland areas. you can see it kind of working in. still running into a lot of resistance. for some it will still be a very close, though, they inch closer to thelele -- they are staying south. known but for most locations, they are dealing with low crowds -- with low temperatures. 62 seems possible. 55 san francisco n 3 oakland at 57 degrees. he's troll clo

between alameda and san mateo counties. runs 1.6 mi., it will be very lonely stretch until 5:00 on tuesday morning. as we have historically seen with these projects, they sometimes wrapped up early. right now, live in a new work >> how about the rest of the bay area traffic? >> traffic is actually fairly light but we do have one accident along 101. let me show you the san mateo bridge where traffic is flowing in both directions. this is none of the best alternates for the closure of the dumbarton bridge. use the san mateo bridge and also 237 is also a good alternate. both directions are very light with no delays to report. sometimes these closures typically end early so hopefully that will be the case. northbound 101, as you exit sfo, we have reports of an accident of the vehicle stopped on its roof. no reports of any injuries yet but we will keep you updated. if you're headed to sfo, >> a firefighters remains in a san jose hospital after he suffered a heart attack during a church fire downtown. he was rushed to regional me

redwood city council, that traffic looks very nice, san mateo also at the speed limit. >> it is knocking on the door right now, regrouping and reporting mostly clear skies, some cool 50 degrees, right now in the lower 60s out towards livermore and san jose. and move inginto southern california, it could approach late this afternoon into the evening hours. but the key, everybody cools off and here is a breakdown, for today mostly clear skies, upper 40s to mid-50s and this afternoon, low temperature range, forecast highs 68, brentwood right around 92, and morgan hill in the upper 80s right around 89. >> here is your weekend always in view and you will notice temperatures dropping off for friday and also by sunday and there is extra cloud cover and we could be tracking a few extra clouds, having a slight chance of a shower, still weighing out and it is something we are watching for monday. >>> we will have the latest from the hurricane advisory and we will have more coming up on the show. >>> it is still causing huge problems in other parts of the gulf coast and we will take you there live.

a little bit of fog on the san mateo coast. we'll see if that moves in stronger or up the coast and down the coast. inland temps will still be warm to hot. >>> continuing coverage now of hurricane isaac. rescue effort are under way in a louisiana parish that is at risk of serious flooding. emergency crews say storm surge is spilling over the top of a levy south of new orleans. most people in that area were told to evacuate but deputies are now going door to door looking for anyone that stayed behind. isaac is also causing flooding in low lying areas of mississippi this morning. >>> 61 bay area volunteers with the american red cross have been sent to the gulf coast. they will be stationed in five states to assist those effected by hurricane isaac. volunteers from florida and texas will provide shelter and help. >>> united planes are flying again this morning. that is after computer problems delayed 200 flights. yesterday some of united's major computers stopped working. that means passengers had to be checked in manually. one pa

san jose a forecast high of 82 and san mateo around 74.ere is a look ahead -- your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. there is your holiday weekend. not too much of a change for saturday. but then we had a few high clouds for the mix. so the high -- so the high clouds could be associated with a tropical storm -- we'll have to keep an eye on this because there's a hint of showers. still a long ways out. i don't think it will happen but it's something we'll be watching the next few days. >>> a woman was struck and injured by a muni bus. muni says the woman was conscious and breathing when paramedics arrived. but her condition was not released. muni did not say whether anyone was injured. >>> when we get back, a live update on new orleans. have you heard of the new dialing procedure for the 408 and 669 area codes? no, what is it? starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calling a 408

no problems either across the san mateo bridge just slowing in san jose north 101 because of an accident mckey in the center divide. >>> 6:20. >>> a swimming pool shocker at the summer games. the cal bear who is bringing home the gold for team u.s.a.. >>> he's giants' new you can seeÑ/&Ñfñ!ñx1q1q >>> this afternoon the giants will try to gain a split in their four game series again the mets. last night the fans welcomed hunter with a standing ovation cain struggled but kept the giants in the game. giants deficit 2-opposey stacked 14th homer of the season to make it 2-1. giants couldn't get closer they lost. zito will start the finale first pitch 12:45. >>> this morning uc berkeley celebrating one of the most dramatic races in olympic history. he shocked himself and the favorite australian by winning the 100 meter freestyle. pause for drama, by 1/100 of a second. it is adrian's first individual gold. he joins former cal star who was the last american to win the event at south korea olympics in 1988. >> if you win by 1/100 of a second you have to wonder if you know you won at that point. [

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looking at highway 92 the san mateo bridge also decent in both directions. the golden gate is also light. wheat will be back with more weather, traffic. >> what is coming up on kron 4 news the republican national convention continues. what this guy had to say. decision 2012. republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan is telling republicans that he and mitt romney will put the government on the side of people who create jobs through tax fairness and regulatory reform. he used the are ineceip-- republican national convention attacking obama care. >> rules, mandates, fees, fines, and no place in a free country. wild selling voters. >> after four years of getting the run are rd we need a turn are round and we demand met rummy. in speaking wednesday night to the republican national four years would look like without a change in leadership. >> everybody says they still have faith in america about what they want to know is weather we still have faith in ourselves. >> i trust that mid probably has it that faith and i trust him to lead us. >> earlier,, lis, l-- c

in san mateo, cbs 5. >> we want to update you on breaking news that we're following in san jose were one firefighter has been injured in that fire fight at st. patrick's church and we do have len ramirez on the phone, right now, you are right outside of the church, what can you tell us? >> that firefighter that was injured during the fire response was very seriously injured, according to the fire department spokesperson capt.. at that firefighter was treated here at the scene for several minutes, and then loaded onto a gurney and transport department, probably headed to the regional medical center which is a few miles away from their location at santa clara and no. 8 street. we don't have much on how the fire started but it appears that the fire did an aggressive attack, you can see some damage to the former cathedral here, st. patrick's church, there is a ventilating hole that was carved into the very steep sloping roof here, if you can kind of picture almost like an upside- down letter why. that is the architecture of this church. and it appears that firefighters were on that roof,

talk about a celebrity endorsement. >> getting over the bay, san mateo bridge looking all right. but i will show you what is going on. the changes for that car fire in san jose. i >>> this is a live look downtown san jose, still very dark on this wednesday morning. we'll get a full look at the forecast in just a moment. your time is 4:54. going from lukewarm to piping hot overnight with one status update facebook's ceo marc zuckerberg brought one company a within fall of customers. it's called igrill. an app that tells your mobile device how hot your food is getting on the grill. more than 45,000 people liked it. the post created so much traffic for the company's website that the servers crashed. once the igrill website got back in business, business got very good. >> it's a definite boost. how about hundred fold on our downloads. that picked up right away. >> igrill let's you see what other people are grilling around the world. zuckerberg was grilling a fred's steak. fred steak is sold at palo alto. our endorsement is not the same as zuckerberg. >> wre not endorsing, we're invest

. >>> san mateo bridge not a bad looking drive out to the high- rise, also this morning we are looking at interstate 880 in oakland, traffic is moving well from san leandro to downtown, let's go back to the desk. >>> we have continuing coverage out of clear lake where two wildfires are still burning. right now six are burning on the southeast side of clear lake. they have it 2 5% contained and last night people in the springville valley were allowed to return home. there is still a lot of few for the flames although they are making some progress. >> things are so dry, the grass the brush is able to quickly burn and that's what we have seen here with this fire. >> two buildings have been destroyed, one of those buildings we understand was a home. the cause of the fire is still being investigated. alex will have a live update coming up. >>> and the evacuation area has been listed and people are allowed and 400 people were told to get out of the area and they spent the time at an evacuation center waiting for word on their homes. one man was coming home from san rafael when he heard the f

no problems across the san mateo bridge. the view from foster city, down the decline, easy. back to you. >> 5:12. coming up, plastic problems. we'll tell you why a south bay city wants you to keep the foam in your lat ta, not in your cup. >> we'll look coming up. >> i'm raj mathai. we're in london, talking kids and bed time. no kidding. back in a moment. >> good tuesday morning to you. just in time for back to school, scott mcgrew tells us a new way to get text books for less. >> amazon is moving into the text book rental business. buying a text book can cost hundreds of dollars. amazon has been offering digital. but now we're talking about the old-fashioned book. they will even ship fort free and you can use a highlighter. though amazon says try to keep it to a minimum. it's a direct challenge for chegg doing the same thinking for years. >> apple says iphones and ipads will soon lose the popular youtube app. lots of blogs blaming apple but it's not clear who pulled out of the deal first. only that the agreement between youtube owned by google and apple has expired. when iph

bay bridge toll very light now also a nice ride across the san mateo bridge look out for that fog acrossthe golden gate bridge. live shot in san jose headlights moving northbound 280 towards cupertino, 17 find out of santa cruz mountains towards downtown san jose. here's the slow spot westbound 205 out of tracy someone said i hate mondays minute ago, you can see why it gets heavy 34 miles an hour on westbound 205. slowing early this morning through the altamont pass, sluggish traffic you will find brake lights all the way into livermore then starts to pick up there we have a traffic spotter moving around 25 miles an hour as you make your way into live more, slow but sexy ride, i guess. >>> sexy one was on the -- [ talking over each other ] >>> next, the new warning for iphone users. >>> up, up, up. gas prices take another spike. how much you can expect to pay if you are filling up this morning. >>> setback in the battle to stop a west nile outbreak in texas. why there's extra urgency about aerial spraying this morning. >>> 57 days and thousands of dollars, the 8-year-old girl turning lem

warm and hot inland we could reach 90 in los gatos most south bay mid to upper 80s 70s millbrae and san mateost of the peninsula. 59 pacifica daly city. mid to upper 60s downtown south san francisco. sausalito 73. mid 50s to low 90s north bay valleys 100s near ukiah and clearlake. east bay 70s, union city, fremont, hercules low to mid 80s there. morgan hill 100, santa cruz 77, monterey 68°. at&t park took it on the chin last night nationals again, 7:15 first pitch 63 dropping to cool 57 by 10:00. 90s most of the week but will be cooler by the weekend inland 70s there and 60s at the coast. >>> good morning. there's roadwork going on now highway 92, half moon bay out towards skyline that's scheduled until 6:00. one-way traffic control until then that could slow things down. with abc7's waze traffic app you can find out what the speeds are exactly cars have been moving through around 36 miles an hour. we'll keep you posted on that. should clear by 6:00 this morning. we are keeping an eye on a possible hot spot for you westbound 24 in orinda at -- this overturn crash is blocking a lane, chp there

a mild one in san mateo. 67 san bruno. low 60s at the coast. low 60s along the coast. going to be warmer in santa cruz, low 70s for today. extended forecast. numbers are falling off. mid 80s for tuesday, wednesday, thursday. upper 80s friday. back to 90 for the weekend. back to you. >> crude oil prices are rising for the 5th day in a row. $96 a barrel. the demand and supply would not indicate a boost but stronger than expected retail sales are increasing consumer confidence. that is actually pushing prices higher. gas prices continue to rise if you haven't noticed. the average cost for a gallon of regular is $4.12. gas prices in the east and north bay are close to the state average. but in san francisco gas is $4.20. all of those are up 35 cents from last month. analysts blame most of the increase on that chevron refinely fire. >> i now pronounce you. >> muscled his way past the bourne legacy. flipped to second. paranorman, the campaign and sparkle round out the top five. >> the little leaguers with a big dilemma. why the all stars find themselves in a position where t

mainly there is fog on the san mateo coast and it regroups around 10:00.a 50 and they will come in at 48. west southwest at 14 and there is still a sea breeze, and that high pressure has been working out, yet a weak system rotates and we will not get the offshore breeze and even though the fog gets chewed up it is not that warm for some but patchy fog temperatures 60s and 70s coast and bay and then you will get it and that downtown santa rosa looks to be about 86. it does look hotter friday into saturday, pamela? >>> thank you steven. >>> last night anaheim canceled their night out ever since a series. they plan to disrupt a block party at an anaheim city park. they tried to find a different location but could not on such short notice. >>> it would allow police on racial profiling. instead he wants to focus on traditional strategies and use crime tracking software to stop gun violence. >>> he is wanted in connection with the killing of a high school football player. he was shot and killed sunday night. this is the man police are looking for. 26-year-old ma

pockets of sun along the coast 60s to san mateo, richmond san francisco 70s bay 80s inland especially bay valleys. the rest of the country looking different than a couple weeks ago, 70s and 80s dominant, great falls, salt lake 90s phoenix 105. rain exiting east coast good news if you are heading that wait rain will be gone by the time you get there all major airports and local california airports on time, i think sfo going to have flight arrival degrees. >>> 4:47. -- if -- if you bought romaine lettuce recently there's a recall over possible e. coli. the lettuce was shipped to 19 states limited to a single lot of field fresh wrapped single head packed in a plastic bag with the upc number on the screen best buy date of august 19th. so far no reports of illnesses. >>> mitt romney is distancing himself from a missouri congressman who says a woman's body has ways to prevent pregnancy after rape. kong todd akin is a conservative republican candidate for the u.s. senate he was asked in an interview whether abortion should be allowed in the case of rape. >> if it is a legitimate rape the fem

i'm going toly forever now. >> 5:57 is our time. >>> next the san mateo court website that mistakenlyhat pg&e paid to settle with one of the victims of the san bruno pipeline explosion. >>> and where vector control will be slaying in the bay area because of a high number of mosquitoes and concerns over west nile. >> reporter: isaac may have weakened but problems are growing. how many people may still be st

. >>> los casos reportados estÁn un poco lejos como en los condados de san mateo.acional hay un brote rÉcord de casos. >>> en la salida a un dÍa de campo tendrÁn que tomar medidas extremas. cerca de 700 casos de personas picadas fueron reportadas a nivel nacional. afortunadamente en el Área de la bahÍa no se reportan casos. >>> el virus del nilo fue identificado en el condado de santa clara y san mateo. >>> esa intranquilidad puede aquietar los Ánimos siguiendo una serie de recomendaciones. >>> lo mÁs importante es que se use repelente con el quÍmico det. >>> tambiÉn tienen que estar al tanto que no hay acumulaciÓn de agua. reportar si hay albercas descuidadas. mantener la casa protegida para que no entren mosquitos, y si sale a caminar o pasear al perro utilice repelente. >>> especialmente si tiene que salir durante la noche, muy de maÑana. >>> este lugar de internet usted puede reportar algÚn caso y obtener informaciÓn siguiendo las precauciones pueden evitar un caso del brote en su colalidad. regreso contigo. gracias. y der mucho cuidado con este mosquito. >>> u

the san mateo bridge looks good now, no trouble westbound on the right for taillights no problems san jose headlights northbound 280 unhighway 17. >>> we are just -- just beg new information on breaking news out of afghanistan. nato says all seven international troops killed in a helicopter crash were american. four afghans were also killed. the taliban ban claiming responsibility for shooting down the -- down the helicopter. nato is investigating the cause, did not on the taliban claims. >>> here at home, today is expected to be a key day for suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi. amy hollyfield joins us live from city hall with the final ethics commission hearing that is about to get underway in three hours. >> reporter: good morning. it is finally here. you have been hearing about the ross mirkarimi situation for eight months. today an official decision is expected. the suspended sheriff has call the hearings going on before the ethics commission an unnecessarily protracted dog and pony show. he will appear today before that panel his lawyer with a lawyer for the city will make closing

the rides for the san mateo bridge is busy and have a but running smith. >> the golden gate bridge isng smoothly. this san ramon valley ride is heavy as expected. 101 north bound is 24 minutes from the coyote valley your north bay ride still looks good but the drive time has just moved above 30 minutes. from nevada to the golden gate bridge. >>mark: diskette to a are so low reporter jackie sizzle in berkeley. >>jackie: that are going to start the resurfacing. there is a lot of traffic the this is this corridor. they say that they have warned people that this was when to happen for the last couple weeks. they expect 30 minutes delays from claremont to heller. they use this as a shortcut to get into emeryville and berkeley area care if /+ [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service, now's a great time to get at&t u-verse tv. make the switch! [ megan ] call now to get at&t u-verse tv for only 29 a month for six months -- with a total home dvr included free for life. plus add hbo and cinemax and get the first three months free. [ male announcer ] with u-verse tv, y

millbrae, san mateo upper 60s. 60 half moon bay as warm as it gets along the coast everybody else upper50s. downtown south san francisco, partly cloudy low to mid 60s same through sausalito mostly sunny north bay valleys upper 70s to low 80s cloudy, breezy beaches upper 50s east bay shore sunshine mixed with high clouds coolest richmond berkeley oakland 60s low to mid 70s everybody else inland 82 dublin to 87 brentwood 62 monterey 71 santa cruz 80s gilroy and morgan hill 12:35 first pitch, 62° warming up to 66 watch out for breezes around the bay the america's cup from -- winds 15 to 25 knots from 56 to 60 today. no wild swings in the weather morning clouds give way to afternoon sun. mid 70s bay mid to upper 80s inland. >>> we start off with a look at i-80 berkeley things have gotten more crowded this week with a lot of students back in school parents back at work of the westbound traffic moving well past university to the bay bridge toll still delay-free. >> san mateo bridge looking good from 880 to 101, westbound. the drive time, 14 minutes light eastbound. we'll check out the south b

san mateo bridge westbound traffic a little more conjested this will be a big alternate this weekend.a -- amy hollyfield will tell you why shortly. >>> right now breaking news on the east coast. several people are dead, including a gunman following a shooting at a new jersey supermarket. katie marzullo is in the break breaking news center. >> reporter: two new developments. new video of the shooting scene. here you can see people being treated at an ambulance. the ambulance is parked across the street from the grocery store where police took employees after the shooting. our affiliate in new york reporting the gunman has tentatively been identified as a man in his 20s, current or former employee of the pathmark grocery store. authorities say the gunman reportedly wearing body armor, killed himself, we don't know how many others were shot before police responded. authorities say the shooter killed at last two before shooting and killing himself this happened inside pathmark supermarket in old bridge, new jersey, 25 miles outside new york city. early this morning before the store was op

your san mateo bridge move is moves. are problem free over at the golden gate bridge in the southbound direction. there are no delays. checking the traffic maps and updating driving times and up to 18 minutes. this is from hercules down to berkeley. there is some slowing at the 580 merge. your ride coming out of the altamont pass shows 29 minutes. >> george: there are no delays for 280. this ride is that 15 to 16 minutes now north bound from the coyote valley up to santa clara. there are no delays for marin county. >> mark: starting next week and document used in san francisco that came to the united states before the age of 16 can apply for a deferral of deportation. if you do not meet that requirement, applicants under 31 that are currently in school or have a high school diploma and not have a significant criminal record can also apply. people interested in applying should consult with a nonprofit immigration agency like a san francisco immigrant legal network or with an experienced immigration attorney. >> mark: a si

for the san mateo bridge, it's a good trip as actual.volume a little more than usual at this early hour, but no delays. for the golden gate bridge ride, still an easy commute here. here is your ride on interstate 80 westbound. still to no increase in the drive time. highway 4 getting a little heavier through antioch, and 580 heavier now through the altamonte pass. and an accident here at lincoln in maroin, but it is on the shoulders. the drive time still 23 to 25 minutes. >> thanks a lot, george. the state assembly is trying to give california bicyclists a little space, approving a new bill that would allow drivers to -- would require drivers to stay three feet away from cyclists. fines of at least $35 for drivers who violate that buffer zone. opponents argue it would give bicyclists a false sense of security. the bill still has to pass through the senate. governor jerry brown vetoed a similar bill last year. >>> misbehave at los angeles area stadiums, and you'll be expelled. it's a list of activity that fans must refrain from, including

let's check in with mike. >>> clear sky just a few clouds along the coast near the san mateo county coast is clear as we look from sutro tower into san francisco over towards berkeley. live doppler 7 hd is dry this morning off to a good start for the commute, for the kids going back-to-school. as far as temperatures, dress them for the 50s everywhere 50 santa rosa, napa, 52 los gatos most of us mid to upper 50s, 60 antioch. monterey bay inland 52 watsonville to 57 in salinas. sunshine and seasonal warmth everywhere today more clouds at the coast tonight comfortable for us. today, we are three degrees warmer in fremont than yesterday everybody else one to four degrees cooler still close to average summer spread from 62 pacifica with sunshine this afternoon over to a sunny sky for oakland and 77 and a warm to hot east bay valleys with 91 in brentwood most neighbors will be in the mid 80s to near 90, 90 around brentwood today and also places like livermore. low to mid 80s in the south bay, low 70s to low 80s on the peninsula, low to mid 60s coast, near 70 downtown south san francisco and sau

caster valley slow from redwood valley south 880 to san mateo bridge. typical pattern.accidents or on the maze. focusing around the bay bridge toll plaza. >> the "today" show stars at 7:00. >> an interview with embattled todd akin, why he says fellow republicans are overreacting to his comments about women and rape. >> then diana nya speaks out for the first time after stopping her swim from cuba to florida and it's her 63rd birthday today. so hope she's doing okay. >> hopefully she's doing well. quite the warrior in the water. i've worked with her and i wanted to see her make it. >> we hope you're doing well today. thanks so much for waking up with us. we're back at 7:25 with local news update. >> see you every half hour after that. see you tomorrow.

90s inland most of us in the south bay low to mid 80s today milpitas cooler 78. 78 palo alto, 72 san mateo 68 millbrae, upper 50s along the coast to mid 60s downtown and south san francisco. north bay valleys, 67 sausalito, 70s san rafael, petaluma, 80s elsewhere, 100 ukiah, 50s at the coast, 40° temperature spread. 69 richmond, low to mid 70s most of the east bay shore 80s and 90s into the east bay valleys. four to 10° cooler tomorrow away from the coast tomorrow the coolest afternoon slight chance of stray thunderstorm south and east of the bay area tomorrow more likely up in the sierra slow baby steps, tiny increases in highs from sunday through thursday. >>> good morning. here's a live shot of i-80 berkeley traffic flows well in both directions roadwork gone. we'll check out the north bay commute. no trouble southbound through san rafael for taillights towards 580. in the south bay, good to go, delay-free with headlights moving northbound on 280 this is 17 out of santa cruz mountains across your screen. already slowing westbound 580 through the altamont pass you can find that with the

a live look shows you what's going on for the san mateo bridge. the truck has started moving westbound. maybe they stopped to make a call. fine, then go back on but i don't think that's what the lanes are from. palo alto a smooth drive. 101 no deal. >> thanks, mike. >> still ahead on be the, a trip to london. we go live to raj mathai with some of the big victories for bay athletes and a look at what's hay head. >> a piece of land at the center of controversy. why neighbors are upset. >> for all of your news, weather, and traffic updates you know the drill, check us out on facebook. search. >> taking a live look from the south bay, moon glowing. pretty shot. a nice way to start your morning. >> a flood of emotions. you got to fight back tears. to be on the podium and see your flag raised representing the best nation in the world is awesome. >> knowing you did. smile, high fives. a bay area athlete fulfills a dream at the olympics. >> also teammates turn competitors as team usa best gymnastics battle for individual gold. >> a gold start to your day,

into foster city and san mateo.cidents now. you will encounter fog this morning across the golden gate bridge. i had to use my wipers driving over pacific heights through san francisco. >>> 4:55. playgrounds at fast food restaurants in california may have to meet higher cleaning standards. the state senate approved a bill tcome up with policies to keep play areas as germ-free as eating areas and inform parents how often they clean the structures, like they do with the bathrooms. bacteria levels at the playgrounds are currently unregulated. the bill now moves to the assembly for a vote. >>> can you an moved to -- can you afford to throw out half the food you buy at the supermarker. a study shows that's what americans do. 40% of the food purchased gets tossed out each year 165 billion dollar withs worth of food ending up in the garbage. for a family of four that works out to be more than $2200. fruits and vegetables tossed the most followed by seafood, breads, meat and milk. >>> a critter who found itself a long way f

. >>> san mateo's 133 city employees have agreed to give-backs. san mateo faces 4.3 million dollar deficit the pact reached last night saves 2.8 million. employees will pay for more -- more for retirement benefits. employees have agreed to give up pay hikes next year. they will end up with a 4% raise over the course of this new four year contract. >> the state republican party must file finance report by midnight tonight they have big time money problems the party could be in the red by 750,000. that is a big change from 2009 according to the former chief operating officer they a $250 surplus. now it plans to close the sacramento office and lay-off staff. there are questions about how effective the party can be in winning elections. >> it is going to be tough. the state needs a viable republican party right now we don't have a republican party that can raise money or help candidates win elections. >> some of the high level staff workers who have been laid off are being asked to continue to work without pay through the elections. >>> coming up, the

looking at the commute on the san mateo bridge westbound 92 traffic looks good. all the way over to 101 and speaking of san mateo and redwood city and highway 101 we will talk about that. traffic is moving along very nicely on highway 101. and there it is. highway 101 looks good. so does highway 280 northbound getting up and down the peninsula. at 4:55 let's go to rosemary. >>> good morning, to you. waking up with gray skies. for most of us a little bit of patchy fog and drizzle. upper 40s to upper 50s is the temperature range with the coolest spots being areas near santa rosa and petaluma for the morning hours. giving you a look here the last and final week of august may actually run a little cool for august. we have a trough that is approaching the coast. that is going to bring us cooler weather for your weekend and it looks like one to follow soot for next week as well. forecasted highs for today 77 for novato. 75 in vallejo. 68 expected in berkeley. upper 80s for antioch. even though most of us running a little cool, we will be quite warm in some spots. 88 fo

mutt strut will take place at coyote point park in san mateo.ou can drop by and register for the event beginning at 9:00 this morning. the 3 k walk starts at 11 a.m. >>> the police department wants to help students in need and today, they are holding their annual stuff the cruiser event. organizeders are asking the local community donate school supplies. specially marked cruise letters be in front of livermore's walmart and office max location. on sunday, you can also drop off supplies at the cvs store. the event runs through sunday. >>> san jose's gay pride celebration also rolls into town this weekend. it kicks off today at noon at discovery meadow at west san carlos street and was way. the day opens with a traditional as tech ceremony. there will be vendors, food and lots of fun. tomorrow, there will be a more traditional celebration. the gates will open at 11:15 in the morning for a prayer service. >>> much more ahead on today in the bay coming up. want to play with cats in the comfort of your own home without being a pet owner or pet sittin

the san mateo bridge is also moving well. that taillights are your commute direction and looked pretty good. the golden gate bridge looks great. there are no issues through marin county. >>justine: fire crews are on the scene of a commercial nursery pit. because of the amount of pesticides for sale at the nursery the firefighters are allowing them to burn off pin there have been no interest in the cause of the fire is still under investigation. it should have a live report coming about 5:00 pin >>mark: there is a crackdown on christie graffiti. there will be some charges if they are convicted of graffiti in san. -- san jose. >> this is the wall of fame. this is near railroad trestle over highway 82nd. in this is a communications help. >> we are quite tricky on the lookout for the other graffiti artists. >> the district attorney offices bringing charges against a group. >> i think the increasing the punishment is great because if they're just offering a find that is not enough incentive to make him stop. >> says the critics sa

ama dates is live at the san mateo county sheriff's office. ama? >> authorities are not quite sure when sanders escaped, but once out of the facility it is easy to go unnoticed because the facility is in a heavily wooded area. derrick sanders is a wanted man after escaping from the health facility in redwood city. >> he left last night or early this morning through an elevator shaft. >> the staff noticed he was missing during early morning rounds. the sheriff's office is concerned because sanders is a high risk sex offender. >> he is a parolee. he has violence in his history. he has prior sex offense. he also has sex offense with minors. >> he was placed by parole officers. it is aing lod facility, but it is a treatment center. the company that provides the care describes it as a rehabilitation center. there is a way of leaving without going to the elevator shaft. >> have i never seen anything weird. >> she likes to bring her one and two-year-old daughters to her childhood home so they can see their grandparents. the house is down the street. >> i

also the traffic is moving well on the san mateo bridge heading up to the high-rise. you can see the high-rise this morning which is good. good news for airplane flights into san francisco international airport. also the morning drive in the santa clara valley is off to a nice start. 5:17 here is steve. >> sal, thank you, sir. hurricane isaac making its move inland. wind 80 miles an hour. category one. it's just coming in southeast louisiana and really moving slow. about northwest 6-7 miles an hour. kind of losing. once it starts to move inland it starts to change. a lot of the levees are 8.5 feet high. if you put a foot of rain on it it causessish uses. and some of that rain bands will continue to work their way north. some are very, very severe in nature. tornadoes possible. the wind will really decrease pretty fast. at least from hurricane strength. northwest 7 and moving on shore right now. yesterday at this time a little tropical storm. and the track will take it. almost parallel to mississippi river. they've had very severe drought conditions. this will add a tre

and at the san mateo bridge, we have a pretty good conditions. both over at caltrain have changed up the camera. we will try to get them to change this back. in the meantime, you see the traffic heading from the toll plaza out towards the span. from the golden gate bridge 101 south bound is a little heavier but no problems getting to this or across this. as we look at the traffic maps, we see the conditions are pretty light for most of the bay area. >> george: westbound traffic on 580 looks good. now through the south bay we have an easy trip for 85. we are picking up some slowing for 280 and 101 north bound. your ride through marin county is still very light. >> justine: breaking news has happened which is, and alert from the contra costa county health services about a shelter and place in martinez. what we are hearing is that there is some sort of the emergency at the shell refinery. this is just in to the kron4 newsroom, we are not sure what is happening at the shell refinery the people are being advised to shelter in place. that means to go a

on the foster city side of the san mateo bridge. we're losing the east bay w low clouds creeping in but the travel moving smoothly. there are more cars now, the volume picking up. a live shot from 101 under the interchange northbound, your commute direction starting to pick up but in the 50s and 60s even north, 680 we see the volume with that burst. >> thanks so much. 5:22. the sailing competition with no competitors. we'll tell you why lackluster interest could sink the america's cup race. >> welcome back. it's 5:25 on the nose. looks like the oracle racing team is not going to have a lot of competition defending the america's cup trophy next summer. four challengers meeting the deadline to enter the yacht race in san francisco next year. as many as 14 sailing teams had expressed interest but apparently the sluggish world economy is partly to blame for the low turnout. organizers insisting that san francisco can expect a big time economic boost of about $1 billion and 8,000 new jobs. >> a piece of military history that's been a lon

live in san mateo, nbc news. >>> breaking news this evening. the fight over smartphones. a verdict is in and the billion dollar patent trial based in san jose but around the world. apple versus samsung, both accusing each other of stealing their ideas. scott butt mdman is on the phon. scott, a billion dollars was awarded and this local jury worked quickly, didn't they? >> they did, raj. >> okay. we seem to have -- scott, i think we're losing you here. we seem to have audio difficulties. if we can re-establish the line with you. samsung has essentially found that apple won this case, more than $1 billion in path tent co copyright cases here? a series of suspicious devices forced residents to evacuate today in the tenderloin on jones street. they found several pipes cut down and sealed in the basement. the bomb squad was called in after officers determined that those items may be hazardous. 75 people were forced out onto the street for several hours while the package was being checked. ultimately, investigators determined that they were not hazardous. >>> state lawmakers are

it is on a blind curve so it is a dangerous spot east bound 92 in san mateo.nother problem spot eastbound lanes of interstate 80 in berkeley. a couple of libyans are blocked there. highway 4, very slow in those westbound lanes. a new accident recorded going against the commute but it is heavy traffic in that area. as we zoom in he you can see speed sensors picking up a lot of brake lights. much more traffic coming up. >> back to the too alarmed strip mall fire in san jose. >> the fire is now out, it started in what appears to be mexican restaurant or at least that is what fire officials thought. they thought it might start their because that is where the alarm for scheme and. the fire was already out when they got there but there was still smoke coming from somewhere else so they had to go from business to business, breaking through walls and doors until they were able to find the source of the smoke which turned out to be in between in martial arts place and the wedding shop. the smoke is now out, the fire is out and no injuries have been reported. it is some

palo alto, right about 72. 27 san mateo. line up your lunchtime numbers for you coming up. >> i know you will rosemary. >>> a san francisco restaurant will close for good tonight after 56 years in business. cesar's owners say business has been slow, so they've decided to slow down. lunch and dinner service for tonight is already sold out. >>> the owner of a pop pew already salsa club is facing eviction. the -- popular salsa lobe is facing e-- club is facing eviction. >>> targeting october 0th, all -- targetth october 20th, all calls in the 408 will require dialing 1 and then the area code. and even if you are dialing another 408 number, you still have to dial the number 1. >> still have to dial the number 1. >> yes. >>> and we'll bring you the latest efforts to put out the north pass fire -- coming up. >>> and what we've learned about the death of sylvester stallone's son. >>> good morning to you. tgif, morning clouds will burn away to mostly clear skies. temperatures will remain bow low average. >>> 8:14. firefighters are m

fog going tonight, already dropping temperatures here across the coast. 64 in san francisco, 66 in san mateo, 74 in sunnyvale. 86 in concord and also 82 in

phase two so use the san mateo bridge. rive, we do have construction crews on the move through the area and also flashing lights off of the southbound side. no big issues for the flow. san jose, volume for 101 and 880 for fremont so mild. back to you. >> thank you very much. pet a who ma's little league team, they head back to school today after returning home to a hero's welcome. the team arrived yesterday and the party continued when they arrived at the fair grounds. arriving in style t white stretch limo you saw. they had a police escort as well and plenty of fans to greet them. officially they are the third best little league team in the world after impressive run in pennsylvania at the world series. >> we placed third in the world, it would have been nice if we were second or first, but still third in the world from a small town, that's cool. >> third place in the world, i'll take it any day. >> any day. you know what t celebrations aren't over yet. a welcome home parade planned in petaluma for sunday. >> i think the o

day, people are driving down towards the east shore freeway and traffic is nice going to your way san mateo bridge. and the bay bridge plaza, toll plaza is standing still, traffic looks good getting into san francisco. if you are on the peninsular 101 traffic is moving well if you are getting ready to get up to the airport, 101 is good without any major delays. >> did i say it was wednesday? >>> gosh, i'm sorry. >> don't do that given. >>> well, it will be cooler for your thursday, it is thursday and it is the latest information from the hurricane center and winds are 45 miles per hour and we have significant rainfall, you can probably out jog this storm it is moving so slowly and it is producing excessive rainfall amounts and we have over 23 inches of rain since it started. here is the track later on this afternoon and taking this into a friday you will notice winds backing down around 35 miles per hour and still a significant rain producer as it continues to move to the north. as far as our local forecast, we have mostly clear skies inland and livermore 61 degrees, santa rosa right around

>>george: this is a san mateo bridge. it is an easy ride.e for the san mateo bridge shows that is a little heavier but is still running smoothly print highway 101 over the golden gate bridge is foggy but running smoothly. >> there may become a spot hot spot in berkeley. looking good eye on it. it is still lighter than usual in the south bay. the drive time from novato to the golden gate bridge is below normal. >>darya: been looking for a driver the crash the vehicle into a building in oakland. the tiles and knocked out of place. a jeep ran into the building. they think the driver was drunk and took off. this happened at you 30 a.m.. it has to get dark before you see the stars. >> the person that left the scene left the license plate behind. >>darya: let's take a live look at san jose did we will be back in a minute. >>mark: welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. tropical storm hector is moving out to the west. you can see the baja peninsula. it is expected to weaken. the windsor at 40 mi. per hour. the only problem would be for mexico for

. >>> realignment has created overcrowding at san mateo county jails. says the number of inmates transfered from state prisons to the county jails 15% higher than what state corrections officials projected. 170 inmates who would have served time in state prison have been sentenced to county jail. >>> later this morning, a flex alert will take effect. managers have declared the alert to stay ahead of a heatwave forecast for central valley and southern california. the alert will be in effect between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.. we are going asked to conserve energy in the usual ways, keeping air conditioner above 78° and only using heavy appliances before and after that alert. >>> interesting when you look at the big picture the demand is going to be high there's that concern. locally, -- [ talking over each other ] >> hard to imagine a heatwave when i was swimming through the fog on the way to work this morning. >>> that's the microclimates. a lot of thick fog along the coast visibility now half moon bay about a mile some spilling across san francisco, golden gat