stand off at a hotel next to 580 in san rafaelant to put up a live picture. this freeway here, that overcrossing that top of the vene, that is francisco boulevard. the lower part of the screen is san rafael. the hotel is to the left of five 80. as a result of 580 closed down, we can put up pictures from news chopper 2, some of the back up, this, i believe, is off of the richmond-san rafael bridge. those cars there are heading westbound and what they have to do is all funnel down on to francisco boulevard a two lane road and work their way down to highway 101. that is the detour. the bottom line, traffic is backed up all the way across the richmond-san rafael bridge and we are hearing there are delays up to an hour and some folks are taking alternate routes, including over 137 heading towards novato. there are backups there as well. all of this started as a result of a man accused of stabbing a clerk during a attempted robbery, he is held up on the second floor of this hotel. the s.w.a.t. brought in a armored truck. there are polic

it's open and take a look at the way that san rafael p.d. came up to make that happen. ght in a crane. lowered down a big sheet of metal over the window, where the gunman was overlooking 580. the san rafael police say this man who they are not identifying fired a gun yesterday. fired a shot yesterday morning from the second floor hotel room. it might have been toward 580. they didn't want to take any chances as they shut it down causing a massive traffic jam yesterday. closed until after midnight tonight when the crane was called in and the sheet of metal was brought down. the suspect, by the way, is wanted for what he did at a san rafael market on sunday. he was shoplifting. employees tried to grab him and he pulled out a knife and cut two of them. he's inside the room outside the extended stay hotel as far as the officers know, they know for a fact he is armed. he has a woman with him. he says it's his girlfriend. police are treating her as a hostage. that is the latest from here. top story of the morning coming to us from amy hollyfield. good morning, amy. >> good mor

a gunman is barricaded at a hotel in san rafael. it's a marathon police standoff that's been going on since early yesterday morning. suspect barricaded himself in a hotel room after police tried to talk to him about an unrelated stabbing at a grocery store. the suspect has taken his girlfriend hostage in the hotel room. nearby interstate 580 is re- opened this morning after police installed a metal plate to block any bullets from going near the interstate set right in front of the window of the hotel room. we'll continue to update you on what's been a rather tense situation over in marin county now since about 11:00 yesterday morning. >>> police have identified the lone surviving gunman from a january shootout at a san jose nightclub. police say it's this man, 26- year-old arturo velasquez who is considered armed and dangerous. police believe velasquez and two other men tried to kidnap the mexicali club's owner because owed them money. but they were confronted by an armed man in the bar which led to a shootout. the two other suspects

take a look at how the san rafael police figure this out. they bring in a crane carrying about a 6-x-8 foot sheet of metal and they lower it in front of the window where the gunman has been holed up since yesterday morning. he has a gun. he has used that gun. police are figuring that the one-inch thick piece of steel is going to prevent him from shooting out and threatening anybody on 580. that is why the more than one-mile stretch of 580 closed yesterday and caused a massive traffic jam is reopened now. now look at the suspect. they're not giving out his name. but they say he is wanted for shoplifting and assault sunday. he shoplifted food and liquor from a store in san rafael. after he was surrounded by employees and he stabbed one employee, slashed another. he got away in a stolen car. yesterday morning, police determined he was here. they came to make the arrest. that's when he fired a gun toward 580. that's why they shut down 580 yesterday, causing such a massive traffic jam. there is a woman believed to be his girlfriend inside the room

live in san rafael, abc 7 news. >> and thank you, carolyn. you might suspect this is having a major impact on traffic in the area for those heading west on the richmond-san rafael bridge. take a look. a live picture and it is a crawl. drivers experiencing delays of an hour or more. the back up began just before noon today. traffic was stopped in both directions, and eastbound reopened first, but westbound drivers have been forced to go around the mile-long closure between the bridge and highway 101. >> just been the last hour and 10 minutes trying to get on to richmond bridge. radio said one thing, police lines say it's closed and said another. i'm still sitting here. >> i understand the situation but... shouldn't take this long just to get traffic back flowing. >> eastbound traffic is moving it's normal speeds at this hour. >> as you heard carolyn tyler describe, the man holed up is expected of stabbing a clerk during a shoplifting attempt over the weekend that happened at united market on third street. that is where jonathan bloom is more on that part of the story. jonathan?

that suspect remains barricaded in a san rafael hotel. section of 580 re-opened after being closed for much of the day and all of yesterday. anne makovec is in san rafael where police are doing something they have never done before to keep commuters safe. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they pulled up a crane and they are holding a large metal plate in front of the man's hotel room at the extended stay hotel and that will prevent bullets from ending up on the freeway. that's how they were able to re- open i-580 last night. there are about 50 officers here on duty now surrounding the hotel, several roads blocked off. and the man remains inside his hotel room with his girlfriend that the police are considering a hostage. this all began around 11:00 yesterday morning. police have been trying to arrest the man because they belief he stabbed a clerk and night supermarket in san rafael on sunday when they moved in. he locked himself inside the room with the girlfriend beginning that standoff. here's a picture of the supermarket from the

a great day. here is sue. >> san rafael now. good news for commuters. nightmare of a commute with 580 and richmond san rafael bridge closed yesterday. that resolved the freeway is now reopened. there should be no delays 580 in both directions. i'll tell you that we have road closures in the extented facility at east francisco boulevard is closed. bellham to main. kearner is closed. we have more on that when we talk to terry mcsweeney in a little while. elsewhere, we have overnight roadwork in walnut creek. look at the southbound 680 shot through the corridor. it's moving well from concord to the 24 junks. 680, la vorena, stone valley road. the various lanes are closed there. abc7news.com is the website. you can get up to date information by clicking on bay area traffic. before you leave the house. kristen, eric? >> sue, thanks a lot. >>> 4:54. maverick surf contest permit applications are on hold. they were expected to be awarded last night. it's reported that the harbor commission hasn't received an application from event organizers. the maverick surf c

at which time the road was reopened. >> an officer came up with the idea of paying a steel plate, company in san rafael came out with a crane and steel-plate and suspended like a shade. >> police had been looking for the suspect since sunday when he allegedly stabbed a san rafael growingry store worker after being caught shoplifting and allegedly drove away in a stolen car. police found him at the hotel yesterday morning, the gunshot, the freeway closure and on and off negotiations. police defend the decision to shut down the freeway. >> the ultimate goal is resolve this peacefully and not have any injuries at all. that's ultimately what we want. so we will take the time we need to accomplish that. >> large number of swat teams are out here as you can see, san francisco p.d. has the swat team out here. swat teams from across marin county and sonoma county as well and a short time ago, the forces were joined by a swat team from the f.b.i. live in san rafael, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> all right. thanks a lot. right now, the coast guard and several search and rescue teams are looking for a treasure i

man holed up in a hotel in san rafael fired a shot at police. he is a suspect in a stabbing at a grocery store over the weekend. but he has been refusing to give himself up. he and his girlfriend are in that hotel and this is the evening commute and what has happened at 580, the richmond/san rafael bridge and 101. so we have chopper 5 over it. we have don knapp on the ground. he will continue to update it as the situation warrants. >>> all right. you say jersey shore. fist pumping partying, spray tans, barely-there clothing all come to mind. but one clothing brand is worried the "situation" is tainting its preppie image. abercrombie & fitch, which last year sold a t-shirt em blazed with the fituation on the front of it has offered to pay cast members of the mtv reality show to stop wearing its clothes. retailer says it's concerned about damage to its carefully crafted image. really?! i think it should be more worried about me wearing its clothes and damaging its image, really roberta. that would be bad. >> no. you could s

at which time the road was reopened. >> an officer came up with the idea of paying a steel plate, company in san rafael came out with a crane and steel-plate and suspended like a shade. >> police had been looking for the suspect since sunday when he allegedly stabbed a san rafael growingry store worker after being cught shoplifting and allegedly drove away in a stolen car. police found him at the hotel yesterday morning, the gunshot, the freeway closure and on and off negotiations. police defend the decision to shut down the freeway. >> the ultimate goal is resolve this peacefully and not have any injuries at all. that's ultimately what we want. so we will take the time we need to accomplish that. >> large number of swat teams are out here as you can see, san francisco p.d. has the swat team out here. swat teams from across marin county and sonoma county as well and a short time ago, the forces were joined by a swat team from the f.b.i. live in san rafael, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> all right. thanks a lot. right now, the coast guard and several search and rescue teams are looking for a treasure is

today to of the standoff at a san rafael hotel. terstate 580 is backed up after being closed for 14 hours. a gunman fired a shot over 580 yesterday morning. this is the extended stay deluxe hotel. will tran is live on the scene with the latest on this standoff. >> over night they put a steel curtain in front of the suspects window. here is a video to show you the steel curtain. look directly in the center of the screen. it is metal. it is a 1 in. thick and hanging from a crane. this is the same piece of steel that it would lay on the road of their existing coal or a big trend or something like that, just in case the suspect decided to shoot out of the window. they are constantly negotiating with him. at this point they are not saying what kind of demands he is asking for. here is what one person have to say. there is a woman inside, for all we know she could be dead inside. >> we certainly hope that she is not. each of these situations is a different. we make decisions from half hour to half hour, minute by minute again, the ultimat

it's all because of a standoff at a hotel in san rafael. a stabbing suspect is still barricaded in a room at the extended stay hotel on francisco boulevard. that prompted the closure of the richmond/san rafael bridge for a time. it's open but traffic is crawling. don knapp has been talking with police about the negotiations. >> reporter: in a quote, allen, the negotiators say, or at least margo rohrbacher of the san rafael police says the only indication is that this is going to be a protracted incident. of course, we know it's been protracted all day long starting at 10:45 this morning when that man police are talking with fired a shot from that hotel room that overlooks the 580 roads that lead to and from the bridge in san rafael. that's been shut down by the chp for safety reasons although there is access from the sir francis drake side by san quentin. the man and woman in the room have no alternatives. they are surrounded by police officers. at least 75 cops including s.w.a.t. teams. negotiations are continuing so there is perhaps some ho

going to make it to 66 tomorrow as well. 79 for san rafael a. egree cooler in napa and 74 as a high. monday you can see not a whole lot of change. tuesday, we start to see year bumping up a few degrees in our spots. we'll cool down for the end of the workweek. bumping up a few degrees again for next saturday. not a whole lot of change in store this week, but if you're looking for warm weather, hang until thursday. >> decent weather tomorrow, we'll take it, thanks. >> it's not just the economy, but thieves keeping some area homeowners in the park. we'll be right back. about earlier: the vehicle, by "a man suspected >>> an update on a breaking news story we told you about earlier in this broadcast. that vehicle driven by a man suspected of kidnapping his daughter has been found in eldorado county. that is just east of sacramento and we're being told that the vehicle did contain bodies. authorities are treating that area around the green toyota four runner as a crime scene right now and not saying if the bodies are those of two-year- old madeleine a

. >>> we are following developing news for you coming from san rafael. a police standoff has now entered its second morning. right now a man believed to have a gun is barricaded in a second floor room of the extended stay hotel on francisco boulevard. ktvu's jade hernandez is there as well. and, jade, police communication with that suspect is slowing down, right? >> reporter: it has slowed down. i can tell you there's about 75 to 80 officers in various spots in and around this area. ktvu actually has a photographer with a better vantage point in front of this extended stay hotel. he can give you a look this morning of what is happening right in front of that hotel. this camera is placed just after the sir francis drake exit this morning. what we've learned from police is that there's still communication between negotiators and a man believed to be holed up inside the hotel. you see san rafael's spokeswoman has been updating us since we've arrived. this is what she had to say about the hostage situation still going on at this hour. >> the negotiation conver

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. >>> and a new traffic alert says there is a 107-minute delay for drivers heading westbound on the richmond san rafael bridge. the suspect is inside a san rafael hotel room on francisco boulevard east. the nearby stretch of interstate 580 is closed. and don knapp reports this is now being treated as a hostage situation. >> reporter: police officers appear to be settling in for the night taking up possessions on neighboring rooftops outside the hotels where a man remains hold up with his girlfriend. the man fired a shot today from a room overlooking a stretch of interstate 580. the c.h.p. shutdown the highway lead to go major backups as traffic was rerooted. the jams got worse with the evening rush hour. this young man as yet unidentified had stabbed a clerk in san rafael on sunday when he was suspected of shoplift lift -- shoft lifting. after a shot was fired from the room, police from all over the county moved in. >> about 75 officers are here now. s.w.a.t. teams from throughout marin and also sonoma county and are hostage negotiators are speaking with him. they have actually had voice contact with h

san rafael bridge... it was shutdown in both directions...for about an >>> a traffic nightmare in the east bay. chopper 5 is over the richmond/san rafael bridge. it's been shut down in both directions for an hour. no cars are out there at all. the first cars just making it over the lower deck of the bridge but on top, no cars there. they will have to get off westbound 580 at sir francis drake. the bridge is closed at the 101. a man with a gun has barricaded himself in a room at the extended stay hotel. the suspect fired one shot from the building. we have an officer on the phone. what can you tell us about traffic and how long this is going to take? >> reporter: unfortunately, it's still a very active incident. as far as an eta to own, i can't tell you. it's our goal to open the freeway as possible and cause as little inconvenience to motorists as possible. >> an extreme thing to do to block off both sides like that. >> safety of the public is our number one goal. we can't risk it. so we did close it but we have moved the closures up to the sir francis drake on- and off- ramps so folks will be a

a week. reporting live in san jose, marianne, nbc bay area news. >> marianne, thank you so much. >>> the armed man responsible for a police standoff in san rafael and shut down a stretch of highway 580 is dead tonight. when police entered his hotel room this afternoon, they found the man's body and his girlfriend still alive next to him. traci grant is live in san rafael. >> reporter: guests are finally being able to go back inside. you'll see that there are still a few police cars in the distance. police say they handled it in the best possible way. >> ideally we'd like to solve this. no lives were lost but one was and it was the gunman. >> reporter: police won't say how he died but it was the fact that he was no longer a threat that finally ended the standoff at this extended stay hometown. when officers arrived to talk to him about his possible involvement in a crime over the weekend, they say these surveillance pictures were taken during a shoplifting incident on sunday at united market in san rafael, which turned into a stabbing when workers tried to keep him from running away. he refused to lead the way and told his girlfriend tha was with hi

now, a stretch of 580 remains closed as an armed man continues to barricade himself inside a hotel in san rafael. this is a live look now from our nbc chopper at the freeway and the richmond san rafael bridge. this backup delays for more than an hour for commuters heading west into san rafael from the richmond san rafael bridge. the chp has shut down a part of 580 because the man shot in the direction of the freeway from his hotel. we do know police are communicating with the man but have not been able to get him to surrender. let's bring in traci grant who has been following this developing story throughout the day. traci, what's the very latest? >> reporter: well, i want you to take a look at this, police have a blockade set up on kerner street. it is right next to the hotel. many of these officers have been lined up for almost nine hours, ready to make the next move, and it could be any minute or it could be late into the night. san rafael police say that this is the armed man refusing to leave his room at the extended stay hotel. a surveillance camera took the man's picture during a shoplift

we're looking out to a foggy san rafael. in santa rosa, the visibility is down too a quarter of a mile. i will have your afternoon coming up. >>> the ongoing drought in texas is costing the state billions of dollars. a new agricultural report indicates texas has already cost $5.2 billion in crop and livestock. that's the most losses due to drought in a single year. the old record was 4 billion. parts of texas have not seen rain since last fall. >>> 8:17. well, republican presidential candidates are criticizing president obama because he's going to martha's vineyard for a ten-day vacation. alison burns live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more on the president's trip and also on how the republican candidates are heating things up. >> the president is meeting with his -- is meeting with his teams this morning and then he leaves for martha's vineyard this afternoon. this some video from the obamas' vacation last year. it's the third summer they will stay there. this trip is prompting criticism. gop front-runner mitt romney

authorities say the gunman is suspected of a stabbing at a san rafael superparent earlier this earlier -- supermarket earlier this week. they say he's holed up at the hotel. police say he fired a shot up the highway before 580 was closed. there are no reports of any injuries at this time. joining me by phone is sergeant trent cross from the chp. good afternoon, sergeant. >> hi. good afternoon. can you tell us why the decision was made exactly to shut down this stretch of freeway? >> yeah. at some point during this standoff, the suspect did fire multiple shots and we believe that a couple of those shots were fired toward the freeway. so for public safety reasons, we thought it was in the best interest of the public to close down the highway to ensure no one is hurt. >> i'm just curious about the reason to shut down the bridge as well. >> because we don't want any traffic to access the freeway in that area. so in order to keep anyone out of harm's way because we're not sure what kind of -- what type of weapon the suspect is dealing with and with this -- let's say, for example, if it's a

>>pam: here is from outside the extended hotel and a san rafael. they found a man dead inside of a hotel after he barricaded himself and his girlfriend for nearly 30 hours. he was wanted in connection to a stabbing on the sunday. he was already dead when police entered the room. team coverage begins in the san rafael with the latest. >>reporter: >> pamela, the question remains on how long his girlfriend was in the room after he died. maureen kelly has a time line of how this unfolded. >> around 12:40 a.m. the local paving contractor used a crane to enter when this suspect fired a shot. 880 was closed for 12 hours. the area surrounding the hotel was swarming with law enforcement from marin county and beyond. with heavy to the fire power. some swat members wearing helmets and stealing the neighborhood buildings. one fbi sniper in the hotel with the suspect and the girlfriend presumed to be was being held as a hostage. if this ended sometime late last night 12:5:05 p.m. when the swat team made their move. >> they gained entry into the suspects room usi

the freeway is a mess coming into san rafael. here's the map because of the closure of 580. all of this started at the extended stay hotel in san rafael when a wanted man barricaded himself inside of his room. he's believed to be heavily arm and at one point he fired at cars on 580 which led to the freeway closure. let's go live to cheryl hurd with the latest. cheryl? >> reporter: police are waiting out the situation. a few moments ago i saw s.w.a.t. team members circling the member. a suspect wanted in a stabbing and shooting remains holed up in a hotel, a section of the 580 is closed and could affect your morning commute. the bridge is open tonight after police closed it today when the suspect allegedly fired a shot across the bridge. s.w.a.t. officering continue to surround the hotel where the armed suspect claims he has his girlfriend held up there. we have surveillance pictures of the man, taken sunday at the united market on 3rd street. he was involved in a shoplifting incident that turned into a stabbing. when officers tracked the suspect's location to the hotel at 8:3

. >> la policía de san rafael a los dos hombres como sospechosos de intento de violación, cristóbal alvaradoía a su trabajo el domingo por la mañana en la calle para hawks, los sujetos enviaron a la mujer de 40 nueve años al piso y supuestamente amenazaron con matar la cia ponía alguna resistencia, la policía acudió al lugar antes de que los sospechosos lograron huir de la estrella que recibieron una llamada de un residente del área. >> oyen ciudades como los angeles nueva york y chicago se realizaron protestas a favor de los presos de california, las movilizaciones se realizaron en solidaridad con los presos, crecer declararon en huelga de hambre para ver las acciones de su encierro calificadas por algunos como infrahumanas, desde los castigos de aislamiento, una de las manifestaciones ocurrió a quien san francisco. >> estoy aquí para exigir que mis hermanos, los prisioneros sean tratados como seres humanos, y que no sean torturados y que no sean tratados como son esclavos. >> hay que decir que la huelga de hambre ya terminó ya que el departamento correccional se comprometió a atender seria

a hostage situation. we will keep watching this situation in san rafael throughout our morning newscast. u can also get more information as well as see video from the scene online at our website ktvu.com. >>> your time right now 5:32. a suspicious fire at a freemont junior high school was deliberately set and police are now searching for arsonists. ktvu's craig debro live at the scene right now, craig, what do you know about what happened? >> reporter: good morning, dave. i just talked with a security guard here and he tells me this fire happened at the boys and girls locker rooms which are actually located on this side of the school over here at wal teres junior high school located on logan. now, it started around 7:15, the alarm went off, somebody called it in, got to check with the fire department exactly how that happened. the fire department came out here with about 20 firefighters. they say they had it out in about a half an hour. by that time $100,000 damage had already been done. there's actually no -- there goes the security guard right there. there's actually no school this week

san rafael bridge, where both directions are closed right now. drivers are stuck there because of police action. the highway patrol shutting the bridge down because of a gunman that has been reported anyhow at the extended stay deluxe hotel or motel i should say in san rafael on francisco boulevard. that came in at 10:30 this morning. because of what they're doing there, they've got both eastbound and westbound of the bridge shut down. marin county c.h.p. mentioned there is no estimated time to reopen 580. in san rafael. so you should expect major delays there. and also plan on alternate routes. again, we are following the breaking news. we'll get you more throughout the day. abc7news.com. >>> food and drug administration approved the first of its kind drug to treat the deadliest form of skin cancer. the pill is targeting a specific gene in skin cancer tumor. melanoma is the fastest growing cancer in new diagnosis. the american cancer society says 68,000 people in the u.s. diagnosed last year. nearly 9,000 died. doctors say melanoma has long been considered one of the toughest cancers to treat with few drug options. >> in san francisco we're watcheder

is still holed up inside a san rafael hotel with a possible hostage.about their next move. the second hack attack in a week targets bart police. how it's putting officer's safety at risk. a school bomb plot that could have been worse than columbine. how cops stopped it.. and the disturbing materials they found. plus.. the new racy lingerie for 4 year olds! does it go too far? join us for cbs 5 early edition ... beginning at 4:30. ,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. storm clouds will form in the desert southwest. in the northwest, there will be plenty of sunshine. you can look for some blazing heat in the southern plains with seasonal temperatures in the northeast. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. the white house says president obama will unveil a new plan to lower the deficit and create more jobs after labor day. he and his family head to martha's vineyard today for a ten-day vacation. >>> a 17-year-old florida boy has been arrested for allegedly planning a columbine style attack on his high schoo

the suspect inside a san rafael hotel room on francisco boulevard east. a nearby stretch of interstate 580 is closed down. don nap reports this is being treated as a hostage situation. >> reporter: police officers appear to be settling in for the night, taking up positions on neighboring rooftops at the hotel where a man remains holed up with his girlfriend. the man fired a shot from the room overlooking a stretch of inter state 580. the chp shut down the highway that runs past the hotel to and from the richmond san rafael bridge. that led to major backups throughout the day as bridge traffic was rerouted. the jams got worse for the evening rush hour. this man had allegedly stabbed a clerk on sunday when he was suspected of shopping lifting. police got information the man was staying at the extended stay hotel on east francisco. when they went there to talk to him he locked himself in the room with his girlfriend. after a shot was fired from the room, police moved in. >> there are s.w.a.t teams from marchin and sonoma county. we've had voice contact with h

waiting for you this morning, it's comfortable outside, a lot of low to mid-50s, santa rosa and san rafael. 50s around monitor have you voo and antioch. monterey bay and inland, clouds are thicker and drizzle a little more prevalent especially along the coast. temperatures in the low to mid mid 50s. highlights, we'll see a lot of sunshine and keep temperatures pretty close to average which is pretty close to what happened yesterday. more clouds tonight. tonight is when the changes begin. we'll have more coastal drizzle tomorrow and the clouds signify slight change in the air mass that will bring a cooling trend for the middle part of this week. today could be one of the warmer days over the next couple. compared to average, 5 degrees warmer in livermore and exactly right on in napa and oakland, 2 degrees cooler in redwood city and san francisco. let's talk about what is happening outside into the next couple hours, late push into the south bay and north bay by 8:00. 9:00 everything is pulling back to the coast. by noon it's there and afternoon hours, northwesterly wind along the coast. you

san rafael a little clearer and 48. 61 in antioch, 61 degrees. erey bay, a lot of clouds, even patchy drizzle and fog. temperatures in the low to mid-50s. as far as highlights, afternoon sunshine pretty close to average temperatures for august 29, we'll have more moudz clouds tonight and more coastal drizzle. cooling trend as we head into the middle parts of the week. for today compared to average, we'll be one degree warmer in san jose, five degrees warmer in livermore. owning and napa right around average. just a pretty typical day. sun will set at 7:44. take a look at cloud cover, next few hours, it fills in but never quite makes it into the east bay valleys. there is the quick retreat back to the coast by noon. even during the afternoon hours, we'll see clearing from north to south along the coast with 50s there, 70s and 80s for the rest of us. heading down to the south bay, low to mid-80s until los gatos at 88. a cool spot on the peninsula, 72 when you head to the south, 81 in palo alto. low to mid-60s along coast. near 70 in downtown san fra

san rafael. both directions are closed on richmond-san rafael bridge as a result of police action. officers reportedly looking for a gunman at the extended stay hotel on east francisco just off the freeway. the c.h.p. is warning to stay away from the area because it can last some time. ? we'll continue to follow this on abc7news.com. for all of us here, thank you for joining us. [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television]d memeredith: ok! thank you! thank you, guys! [cheering and applause] meredith: thank you. hello, everybody, and welcome to "million

san rafael you take a look southbound out to novato past the civic center past central san rafael, aund. golden gate bridge is shrouded in low fog. visibility as you see as you come out of the waldo tunnel you'll need headlights coming in. bumper-to-bumper behind the bay bridge toll plaza and traffic is stacking up past the west grand overcrossing. before you leave the house or office this afternoon you can check the website at abc7news.com. latest drive times and traffic information click on bay area traffic. >>> former first lady nancy reagan is resting comfortably at home following an incident. she was walking into the presidential library last night when she suddenly started falling. she was caught before she hit the ground. after a few moments she regained her stride and made it to her front row seat without any further problems. she was at the library to hear a speech by florida republican senator. >> legendary quarterback joe montana is trying to bring attention to the bay area's hunger problem. he helped deliver food to the food bank it's part of kraft foods huddle to fight h

san rafael a little cooler. 54 as well. the system you can see it coming top left of your screen. that will develop. as it does it will take a couple day days before you swing it in. coast fog or sun. 58-70. that is 70 down toward -- 70- 80. it will be warmer inland. even if you have that fog. 80-90 degrees since my forecast area seems to go from here to iowa. i have to carry all of my basis. 60s and 70s. and then low to mid and upper 80s would not be surprised to get a 90 or so. vacaville. maybe out to brentwood. fog, sun, cooler though. especially sunday into monday as that system gets closer to us. >>> she's accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her school to support a drug habit. >>> also a new york city man says he's haunted by the way the world trade centers are gone. the new app he created just in time for the tenth anniversary of september 11th. >>> good morning, southbound 680 traffic looks good heading to the south bay. we are off to a nice start in the east bay. we'll tell you more coming up. okay, kids, we can record one more show. who should get it?

es described as a 26-year-old resident of san rafael and also a san francisco general hospital with life-threatening head injuries. police do have a description of the suspect in this incidence. a male pacific islander, 25-30 years old, 6'3" to 6'5", 225 points with a goat tee and lounge curly hair in a pony tail, last seen wearing a white t-shirt. san francisco police who have any information on this individual to give them a call as well as to inform them of anything they saw regarding the shooting. they're look pouring the suspects in the shooting. the san san francisco police wouldn't make a statement and are deferring to the 49ers. they'll make the statement about what happened at the game. so we're still waiting for that, and hopefully we'll get that information soon. reporting live at candlestick part, abc-7 news. >> alan: we have more violence to report. doctors say a two-year-old boy will recover after being hit by a stray bullet on the streets of east oakland. the boy's family rushed him to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm. police say it happened when he was walking with his pa

san rafael. live in san rafael, traci grant, nbc bay area news. >> okay. >>> we want to show you a map here of traffic closures. it's still closed between sir francis drake boulevard and highway 101. this is 580. as you see, there's a blank spot where traffic is not getting through. and other traffic is being detoured off the freeway at that point. it's slow going in spots. around the hotel, we hear there are lots of street closures. it's in a business area, so please try to avoid the area at this time. >>> the fingerpointing continues. pg&e now says they're not at fault. instead, they blame the manufacturer of the pipeline which exploded last september. pg&e cites an internal document which says the pipeline explosion was caused by a 1954 manufacturing defect. the explosion killed eight people and decimated that san bruno neighborhood. the document says pg&e's actions before and after were "timely and reasonable." >> i couldn't believe it. it's back to what i said previously. they will say one thing. they will send a nice letter saying paid thousands of dollars for a newspaper advertisement, apologiz

the standoff brought traffic on the richmond san rafael bridge to a stand still. drivers are still being forced to detour around a one-mile section of 580 that is still closed in san rafael. we start our coverage with abc7's alan wang who is live at the hotel tonight. alan, what an inconvenience to so many people. >> reporter: dan and carolyn, we are in the 14th hour of this standoff here at the extended stay deluxe hotel in san rafael. witnesses tell us that the man is heavily armed, and some of them were still very frazzeled when we spoke with them this evening. >> i was freaked out. i thought, please get me out of here, god. i was praying to get me out. >> she was just two doors down from the suspect's room when she heard the gunshots. then a swarm of heavily-armed s.w.a.t members swarmed the extended stay hotel around 8:30 this morning. >> there was gunshot, and then there was a long period of time, like 40 minutes where there was nothing. and then two shots. >> police say the man barricaded in his room fired shots across interstate 580, so they immediately shu

a violent affair. just about 5:30 this evening, san rafael police officers thought they saw a suspect car, they made an arrest. police spokeswoman margo takes it from there. >> when they pulled over, they jumped out of the car. two of them were in custody. one of them we believe may be hiding in the center at 302 4th street behind me. the other fled on foot. >> that was about 7:00 this evening. the two suspects were believed armed and dangerous and thought to be hiding in or around an apartment complex. residents were told to stay in their apartments. outside officers and s.w.a.t. teams gathered in the parking lot of the salvation army store at 4th and marion. right next to the apartment complex. around 8:00 this evening, police made an arrest. cbs 5 camera was rolling as the suspect came out. >> a third suspect in custody. he was found right at the end of the block here in the parking lot of the san rafael commons complex hiding under a car. he is in custody and now the remaining officers are going to go out and search down union street where the fourth suspect was seen right about the time they went

>> san francisco police are reaching out to football fans following a severe beating inside candlestick last weekend. officers released this sketch of a suspect. police believe he beat up a san rafael man in the bathroom, leaving the victim with life- threatening injuries. the suspect is described as a pacific islander around 260 pounds. >>> that was one of several violent incidents during saturday's preseason game between the 49ers and the raiders. police also responded to a couple of shootings in the parking lot in response to the violence candlestick park will restrict alcohol sales on game details plus fans will go through dui check points after the game. >>> s.w.a.t. teams swept through an east bay town this morning. multiple agencies from san leandro down to milpitas helped with today's raid in newark. police say one suspect still on the run at this hour. stephanie chuang has more on the arrest and security concerns from some of the neighbors. >> 6:00 in the morning i heard bam, bam. >> reporter: what she heard was fremont s.w.a.t. officers ramming her aunt's door a few houses down in her newark neighborhood. police arrested her cousin, a man they believe was involved in a ro

a drizzly start for monterey. 91 for ukaia. 67 for oakland, 73 for san rafael. t your weather. a warm-up later in the week, but for tomorrow, another cool one. over to kim now with a look at sports. >> reporter: the giants scored for the first time in three games. but was it enough to get a win? and only one team found the end zone in the battle of the bay. sports is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, th >>> it may only be the preseason but the raiders were still seeking revenge after losing twice to the 49ers last year. patrick willis, ready for the battle of the bay. the niners had six first downs on their opening drive, but they came away empty after the botched field goal. andy lee dropped the snap and gets picked off by mcclain. lee would leave the game with a hip injury. the raiders went three and out and the niners were on the move again. alex smith throws one right to matt shaughnessysy. campbell floats one to darius bay, who make the tough catch inside the five. campbell completed five of seven passes but the raiders also had trouble punching it in. campbell on four

police say a 26-year-old san rafael man was badly beaten in a restroom.escription of a possible suspect in that beating. for now, 49ers officials aren't commenting on anything that happened specifically last night. they issued a very short statement, saying they had no information to provide on the issuing. they're hoping there are witnesses out there who may have more info on the shootings. they're asking anyone who may have seen the beating that happened, are asked to give police a call. we're live at candlestick park, allie rasmus. >> police did release a suspect in the bathroom beating. he is a samoan, pacific islander man. last seen wearing a white t- shirt, and blue jeans. >>> families of shane bauer and fattal say the news hit them hard. their attorney says he will appeal the sentence. sara shored was released last year for medical cases. >>> san francisco police are still searching for the driver who hit a 5-year-old boy. police tell ktvu, the little boy was crossing silver avenue ahead of a family member when he was struck about 11:30 yesterday m

san rafael. an update on the situation and the police stand off that led to it next. . >>> as we showed you, commuters are facing a nightmare, hour long delays on the richmond-san rafael bridge heading west because 580 has been closed for hours because of a police stand off at a hotel and causing backups on sir francis drake and 101. >>> joe is in for mark tonight and here to tell us about the giants trying to stop this free fall they are in. >> and get people healthy. the giants did not receive bad news today on the injury front. brian wilson had his elbow examined. he suffers from inflammation. he had tommy john surgery in 2003. the giants busted out runs tonight in atlanta. whiteside grounds one with the bases loaded to drive in a run. this was part of a four run inning that gave the giants a 5461 lead. they are in the right with san francisco -- 8 with san francisco still leading. >> they trail the a's. markakis singles. that scores one. when david dejesus has trouble with the ball, he tries to tie it. the throw to kurt suzuki, he hangs on for the out. kurt suzuki hit a pair of homers in the game as oakland wi

this is the stretch of 580 that feeds traffic on to the richmond san rafael bridge. officers say a gunman holdup fired at least one shot in the direction of the freeway. we have team coverage tonight. we begin with amber lee at the hotel and she's going to tell us about the man police are trying to happen prehend. -- trying to apprehend. >> reporter: the standoff is still going on right now. we can see an ambulance on stand by. there are close to 100 law enforcement officers out here. >> around 8:00 tonight, we saw four members of the san rafael s.w.a.t. team climb a ladder to the roof of the building near the hotel. earlier this evening, they broke a ground floor window. this is a surveillance photo of the man. police say he may be responsible for stabbing a grocery store worker on sunday. officers traced him to the hotel about 8:30 this morning. they have been negotiating for a peaceful surrender ever since. >> the fact that there is conversation is a very good thing. >> law enforcement stepped up their presence when at least one shot rang out this morning. >> i couldn't go to wo

we button up our coverage of this and take a look at sky 7 hd over the richmond-san rafael bridge just a mess. and it's been like this all day long for these frustrated drivers trying to go to and from marin county. we'll keep an eye on this story for you. >> and moving on now, it has happened again. hacker goings after bart, this time braeblging into -- breaking into a web site, releasing names and addresses of more than 100 police officers, the group is claiming responsibility. abc 7 is live at the civic center bart station in san francisco with more on this. leanne? >> carolyn, as you can imagine, many bart police officers are very upset tonight. not only did this group claim responsibility for hacking into this web site, they also announced this morning they would have another protest on monday. >> this is just ridiculous. getting too far. >> that was the president of the bart police officers' association after hearing sensitive information was stolen from their web site. by none other than the international group of hackers called anonymous, they assumed responsibility for hacking

this is the stretch of 580 that feeds traffic on to the richmond san rafael bridge. officers say a gunman holdup fired at least one shot in the direction of the freeway. we have team coverage tonight. we begin with amber lee at the hotel and she's going to tell us about the man police are trying to happen prehend. -- trying to apprehend. >> reporter: the standoff is still going on right now. we can see an ambulance on stand by. there are close to 100 law enforcement officers out here. >> around 8:00 tonight, we saw four members of the san rafael s.w.a.t. team climb a ladder to the roof of the building near the hotel. earlier this evening, they broke a ground floor window. this is a surveillance photo of the man. police say he may be responsible for stabbing a grocery store worker on sunday. officers traced him to the hotel about 8:30 this morning. they have been negotiating for a peaceful surrender ever since. >> the fact that there is conversation is a very good thing. >> law enforcement stepped up their presence when at least one shot rang out this morning. >> i couldn't go to wo

for the most part temperatures in the 70's 78 in the sonoma, 75 and a san rafael. aking a look your kron 4 7 day around the bay not a lot of changes to the next couple of days but as we go towards the weekend. temperatures will warm near average condition. >> coming up pedestrians in san francisco on the receiving end of tickets. more on this after the break. now, here is stanley roberts who found people behaving badly. >> with all of this pedestrian accidents and the city police have to do prevention and education in the form of tickets and warnings. this picked up truck is stopped in the crosswalk. >> i am in the intersection trying to back out. >> he is issued a ticket for blocking the intersection. >> this motorist ran a that red light. he got confused and was issued a warning. >> police officers a should more warnings and tickets because they want to educate people on the road of the rules including pedestrians. >> this is a citation. >> for those that got a ticket. >> crossing the street. when i was not supposed to. >> supposedly walking across the street when

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man is believed to be on the second floor and may be responsible for stabbing a grocery store worker on sunday in san rafael. officers have been talking with the man who is also believed to have his girlfriend with him since yesterday morning. now, i want you to take a look, this westbound 580, since it was closed yesterday, there was traffic that was backed up and, of course, now that it's reopened, that's good news for commuters. but we want to show you this morning back at the extended stay hotel, this is the hotel where the man is believed to still be inside at this point this morning. we are live at the command post and as soon as we get some more information from officers out here, we will pass that along to you at the top of the hour. reporting live jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> jade, thank you. we will continue to monitor this situation throughout all of our newscasts this morning. you can also get more information and see video from the scene online at ktvu.com. >>> right now the coast guard is searching for a missing canoeist off the coast of san francisco. want to give you now a live lo

. >>> the suspect brutally beat a 26-year-old san rafael man in a men's room leaving him with life threatening now that was one of several violent incidents at the preseason game. security has been beefed up in response. alcohol sales will be restricted and fans will have to go through dui check points after the game. >> tonight we now know who police say was behind a protest that caused major headaches for passengers. when we looked at the list of arrests, we recognized quite a few names and joe vasquez shows us they may look familiar to you as well. >> arrests on the bart platform monday night. look closely at the guy in a red sweatshirt. that's zachary running wolf. he was among the tree sitters of berkeley a few years ago. he has been a mainstay in dozens of protests in the bay area throughout the years. today police released a list of names of arrestees from monday night's protest. among them, gabriel myers, he was arrested in connection with the 2005g8 protest, during which a san francisco police officer was seriously injured. the cop car set on fire. two years ago in april of 2009, gabr

a 7 hour long freeway shutdown. >>> parts of 580 and the richmond/san rafael bridge look like a parking lot. an armed man that has forced a seven-hour-long freeway shutdown. >>> bay area agencies combining resources and sharing space. it seemed like a great idea at the time. why politics and politicians are now standing in the way. >>> and it's become the most well known name in leaked data. the latest attack on bart courtesy of "anonymous." >>> good evening, i'm dana king. >> i'm allen martin. >>> well, traffic is moving at a crawl. the root of the problem, police say, is an armed man holed up in a hotel in san rafael. the bridge was completely closed and now it's re-opened. westbound 580 is closed at sir francis drake. eastbound 580 is closed at the 101 off-ramp. the hotel is very close to that freeway. so the highway patrol decided to close the freeway as a precaution there. police say the man refusing to come out of the room at the