. >> there's word that similar bolts were used on the richmond/san rafael bridge. what are you hearing about that? >> reporter: the big difference between the bolts installed here and those on the richmond/san rafael bridge is that the ones on the richmond/san rafael bridge were tightened to a much lesser tension which makes them less susceptible to this hydrogen embrittlement that was apparently the cause of the problem in the bolts here. >> anne makovec live on treasure island, thank you. >>> 4:39 now. a news conference is planned in santa cruz later this morning regarding the murders of two city police officers there. sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler were shot to death in february by a suspect in a misdemeanor sexual assault case. today the police and the county sheriff's department plan to announce findings on the investigation into their deaths. >>> on the bay area watch now on this thursday, a water main break has damaged 25 homes and a number of cars, expected to cost the city millions of dollars in claims. a supervisor's committee

. >> a new report says those same types of rods were used on the richmond san rafael bridge laura anthony laura? >> issue is not the integrity of the richmond san rafael bridge what. is good for the bridge may not work that well for this bridge. the new eastern span of the bay bridge. tension is going to be greater. >> casts a cloud over caltrans.t( >> berkeley mayor says new revelations about the decision making behind the use of certain bolts on the new bay bridge are troubling. >> the whole chain of events led up to the fact that is set to go ahead and use the bolts calls in a question of the operation on the way they looked at this. >> tuesday, caltrans released documents revealing engineers were persuade bid a steel supplier dies oncorporation to use risky rods in the new bridge because the same type had been successful fully installed in parts of the richmond san rafael bridge. on the bay bridge, bolts will be tightened to a level seven times greater. in march, caltrans revealed 32 bolts snapped. in a statement the spokesman said, quote, we're in the middle of ongoing testing of hzv

the richmond san rafael bridges considering structurally deficient. by definition functionally obsolete means old design features and is not considered deficient in any way. the golden gate bridge design is functionally obsolete because there are no shoulders and lanes are narrow. structurally deficient means it needs to be repaired or monitored and not unnecessarily unsafe but requires main tense, replacement. the richmond san rafael bridge is depishent because decking has pot holes and there is corrosion. it doesn't mean it's ready to collapse. >> this engineer in menlo park studies why structures and machines fail. he says all bridges are inspected every two years and many in california have been upgraded for safety. >> if i have an older bridge but maintaining it, inspecting it, maintaining it, making those repairs then, adjustments then you can make it last forever. >> golden gate bridge always being inspected for safety and security. coming up at 6:00 we'll talk to caltrans about how safe local bridges really are. >> thank you. >> the last major

moving well, with no construction out there but we have construction this is at the richmond and san rafael bridge with bridge painting lasting until 5:00 a.m. blocking a couple of lanes. westbound 580 as you come up from castro street to the toll, we also have one lane that gets you by for other bridge work that continues along the bridge and that will last until 6:00 a.m. along the coast, along highway one, we have one-way traffic control in affect until 7:00 a.m. and that is due to pavement work. kristen and eric? >> nestles is recalling frozen pizzas after plastic was discovered involving two pizzas under the california pizza kitchen label including grilled chicken and crispy thin white pizza. also, the crispy flat bread pizza all made between february 26 and march 9 and shipped across the country. we have more information on our website at abc7news.com. >> the parents of two children killed in danville almost 10 years ago want a cap on medical malpractice awards eliminated. in october of 2003, two were killed by a driver high on drugs and alcohol. the parents of sued the driver's doctor and f

have done a major of the to build new benicia and carquinez bridge and updated richmond and san rafael bridge with a lot of effort put into bridge building and maintenance so as states go, we are probably one of the better in the country but when you have a nationke caf this. >> the professor offers a solution that he says all bridges should have a clearance ball like when you enter a parking garage in your car and says that would keep oversized trucks off bridges altogether and called it a simple and efficient solution. >> we first brought you news of the washington state bridge collapsed after 7:30 on twitter, and we have continuing coverage and other breaking news as it happens on air and online and follow us on twitter. >> a murder suspect with ties to the bay area made the first court appearance this morning in the killings of the uncle aunt and cousins in the czech republic. the 21-year-old was dedetained at washington dulles overnight wanted for killing four relatives in burno and think he stabbed the victims and tried to burn the bodies in the basement. he say hometown is palo alto bu

we have a few alternates and the san mateo bridge and dumbarton and richmond and san rafael and goldene bridge, all are fine. the bay bridge toll plaza is backing up with a 17-minute delay from the maze to the toll and beyond that you are look at cheer conditions. we have other alternates at san francisco bay ferry and they started running at 6:00 this morning and that could be the better alternate on get into work. again, we heard the repairs will be done by this evening but that means telecommute if you can. when bart is out of service it is like loading your right arm and will pam her your commute. if you can take the ferry or hop in the car that is the best bet. >> thank you, leyla gulen, here is live doppler 7 hd a gorgeous start so if you are taking a ferry, enjoy, sit back, and relax. no radar runs. no clouds. a little haze is the only thing that will hamper you from seeing a gorgeous view from the bay water. 53 degrees, a hazy start, mild 70 at noon and 79, warmer-than-average around the bay this afternoon and 74 as 7:00, so delightful evening, and the next 12 hours off to a su

. >> there's word that similar bolts were used on the richmond/san rafael bridge. but the tensions on the richmond/san rafael bridge bolts are less than the bay bridge and they are still holding up. >> mm-hm. >>> time now 6:36. another check on the weather. >> you're talking rain. >> we have a chance of scattered showers. the winds have been kicking up again. the last couple of days, windy to start out in some parts of the bay area. some gusts at sfo of over 30 miles per hour. lots of sunshine out there with just a couple of passing clouds. as we head throughout the day today we'll see winds kicking up again coastside. 40s and some 50s right now. even down to 45 pretty chilly into fairfield for this time of year. by the afternoon, these temperatures running below the average. 71 degrees and comfortable into morgan hill. 68 in san jose. east bay temperatures running mainly into the 70s there but inside the bay we'll feel the winds kicking up. it will be windy in san francisco about 61 degrees also in oakland about 67 and 65 degrees in hayward. more on the holiday for

. >> older bolts are in use on the retrofitted richmond san rafael bridge. >> we have observed no performance issues. >> cost of the fix, between $5 million and $10 million. >> ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the highway closure is in the works as the doyle drive replacement project enters the final phase. >> starting next tuesday, northbound highway 1 will be be closed every night for three weeks. >> drivers will be detoured. >> the project will remove the old elevated roadway. it's set to be complete in 2015. >>> they're calling it a perfect fit, the san francisco 49ers new stadium in santa clara is about to get a new name. the niners, an iconic clothing company, levi strauss is spending millions to get their name on on the stadium. >> they created the jeans for the needs of the original 49ers of the gold rush era. >> the santa clara stadium authorities expect to vote on the deal tomorrow night. >>> investigators are looking for the cause of a fire at an oakland eatery. >> ktvu camera was on the scene soon after this morning on east 18th street across from lake merit. >> no one was inside at the t

issues or construction out there, and we do have some construction on the eastbound richmond san rafael bridge, one lane is blocked until 5:00 a.m. insteaded from san quentin to the richmond side, and we head back to the golden gate bridge we have as fault that is coming up again so until action, we have one lane that gets you by if both directions and a bit to the south, by candlestick park a stalled big rig northbound 101 by candlestick. >> popular north bay festival a month away is in financial trouble. >> police are called in to keep the peace at a gay pride meeting, and organizers of san francisco's pride parade are covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay and all bay area. >> in italy a half dozen people are missing after a cargo ship slapped into a control tower with four people killed in the crash. the ship was leaving court and the motors jammed making it uncontrollable. authorities fear that there are people tranned inside the elevator of the control tower which now is submerged. the crash happened during a shift change making the accounting of people more difficult. >> pedestri

by the way, we hear that the bolts similac to those were also used on the richmond/san rafael bridge.t can you tell us about that? >> reporter: that's true. but the key difference is that those that were installed on the richmond/san rafael bridge were tightened to a lesser degree than the ones over here of the which may have made them much safer in the end. >> all right. anne makovec live for us on treasure island, thank you. >>> and new this morning, a close call for a san jose family. a mother inside a home in the 3000 block of yerba buena avenue spotted flames overnight. she got everyone out of the house. a classic chevy inside the garage though was damage. nobody was hurt. the cause is still under investigation. >>> san jose firefighters remain on the scene of a brush fire at helyer park. it began just before 8:30 last night at the edge of coyote creek. crews manage to contain it about an hour later. and earlier in the day, a grassfire caused concerns also in the southeastern part of san jose. that one burned up to the edge of a neighborhood near singleton road and locke drive. n

bay bridge san rafael bridge that kind of a thing. watch how quickly it's gone. just like that.hat's a high pressure setting up. so as we get through the morning hours. shouldn't be a major event but be prepared for some rain. tomorrow is about 60s, lots of mid- and upper 70s and some low 80s trickling in on the edges of the inland bay edges. 76 in napa, 75 in fairfield. these are the forecast highs for tomorrow. certainly as you head south just a little bit south of gilroy. everyone gilroy. neighborhoods in gilroy 75 to 80 degrees. warmer than they were today. and the five day forecast sets us up with a nice forecast. we roll into your bay area saturday. no rain in this five day forecast. a little wet weather perhaps for the morning commute. >> really heating up for the week end. >> it'll be nice. >> thanks bill. >> thank you bill. >>> a special honor for a 12- year-old boy from the east bay who was injured in the boston marathon bombing. new at 6:00. rob roth joins us now the oakland coliseum with how the a's and giants are paying tribute to aaron hern. >> here at the oakland

san rafael. that is the commute direction a little bit later on on a friday approaching the richmond san rafael bridge. no problems out of petaluma through novato. a nice, easy drive. a crash reported in sonoma off of 116. there is reports of a ford fusion that hit a tractor. that's what happens when you are up in the wine country there. things are okay as far as injuries okay. the initial report will track that. san mateo bridge, you drive across the bay as well. we see a little bit of glow to the lights. we will watch for that developing fog potentially to be an issue. >>> no problems here as we take a live look at the oracle arena. about 12 hours from now, it is going to be loud when the doors open. warriors back home getting ready to face the spurs. series all tied up at a game a piece. tip-off at oracle at 7:30. coming up at our 5:00 hour, live inside oracle arena with a preview of what's in store for fans when they arrive. >> strike up the band early in the morning. we're going to the hp pavilion where fans will line up to get their hands on round two tickets for the stanley cup playoffs. ticket

we are learning the same type of steel rods used on the bay bridge were used on the richmond san rafael bridge a decade earlier. san francisco chronicle reports caltrans approved the galvanized, high-strength rods for the bridge's seismic retrofit in 2001. experts say they were tightened to a far lower tension than the ones on the bay bridge, which is likely why there haven't been any breakage problem. >> most of the america's cup team expected to resume practice on the san francisco bay this morning. marking the first sailing since the deadly crash several weeks ago. they will be hitting the water with the 30 new safety recommendations. safety equipment, training and structural reviews were addressed. there is also a new lower wind limit. >> 33 knots, which you call it 35 miles an hour of wind speed, we would be running races in september up to that speed. that's now been reduced to 23 knots or call it 25, 26 miles an hour. winds were between 25-35 miles per hour when the artemis capsized killing team member, andrew bart simpson. come racetime, winds and speeds like that will keep sailors ash

southbound from sausalito to san francisco is a great drive and as we head to the richmond and san rafael bridge one lane is shut down until 5:00 a.m. in the eastern portion as you make your drive from san quentin to the east bay. >> 4:39. a huge shoplifting ring busted. next in the story you will see only on abc7 news what the thieves were planning to do with so many goods you would never think someone would want to steal. >> no winner last night in the huge powerball drawing. the knee record jackpot will be up for grabs in the nex covering san ramon and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back, a 14-month-old girl is in the hospital this morning after a nightmare caught on video. she was in a stroller and it fell on to train tracks. you can see in the surveillance video a woman standing on a platform in philadelphia with her daughter in the stroller and the stroller starts rolling and gaining speed and, boom, toppling over on to the tracks. fortunately the outer rail was not charged and the police were able to stop oncoming trains. the mother jumped down on to the tracks and with f

we are learning the same type of steel rods used on the bay bridge were used on the richmond san rafael bridge a decade earlier. caltrans approved the galvanized rods for the seismic retrofit back in 2001. but experts say those rods were tightened to a far lower tension than the ones on the bay bridge, which is likely why there haven't been any breakage problems. >>> a third uc berkeley student now facing charges in connection with the beheading of an exotic bird at a las vegas hotel. 26-year-old hazhir kargaran pleaded no contest in court yesterday to charges including furtherering an act of animal cruelty and trespassing. kargaran was not arrested but after a follow-up investigation which prosecutors traveled to the university, he was asked to appear in a court. prosecutors say kargaran encouraged two other cal students to actually kill that bird at the flamingo hotel and casino last year. >>> the boy scouts of america holding a vote. more than 1,400 scout leaders from all across the country deciding on a resolution to change their longstanding policy of banning openly gay scouts. this anti-

the eastbound richmond san rafael bridges are considered structurally deficient because of problems with potholes and corrosion. >> pg&e calls it its $2.25 billion fine illegally excessive. eight people died and dozens hurt and 38 homes destroyed when a natural gas pipeline exploded. the utility agrees a financial penalty is just, but they argue the cost of improvements and upgrades to the pipeline should be deducted from the penalty. >>> and new at 11:00, the santa clara county board of supervisors may decide to include new homes to be wired for electric car charges. northern california ranks first in electric car ownership, but fourth in the number of charging stations. the board is drafting an ordinance to require all new homes to be built in santa clara county to be wired to accept a charger of 240 volts. >> there is a demand as gas prices continue to increase and they are concerned about the environment. we know more bay area people are going to buy electric vehicles and i think everyone will appreciate when they drive into the new home that they can put in a charger. >> the ordinan

engineers also reveal like the bolts similar to the ones in question were used on the san rafael bridge but say those bolts are safe. they say the cost to fix it would be $5 million to $10 million and th alternative would have been up to $20 million. they also say they are testing newer bolts like the ones in 2010 that were installed and say so far those are holding up. >> you take them into a lab, put them under tension and see if they break. we didn't do that with the 2008 bolts and we should have in hindsight. because that would have probably shown us if we had a problem, it would be in the lab instead of on the bridge. >> reporter: engineers say they are hopeful the new bridge can open on the labor day weekend but again it depends on whether the contractor can make the necessary fixes beforehand. it also depends on the testing on the 2010 bolts. that may also play a role on whether the bridge will open that weekend as well. >> i think everyone is very frustrated over this. i think a lot of the big engineering challenges of the bridge had been overcome. i think everyone thought we we

sfo and into the city as we take it to the east bay, if you are headed along the richmond and san rafael bridge, from the tolls to canal boulevard we do have one lane blocked and that will last until 6:00 a.m. and the drive time traffic shows 4 coming away from antioch to concord and 15 minutes and 580 out of tracy is 20 minutes and 80 westbound from highway 4 to berkeley to the maze is a short 13 minute drive. >> all is quiet in seattle following a violent confrontation between police and may day protesters. >> police used pepper spray to break up the cloud dug a march and rally yesterday and you can see officers and photographers getting pelted with rocks. a police officer was injured and 13 people were arrested. >> president obama is hoping to hell his immigration reform plan to congress after returning from the trip to mexico. the president is meeting with mexico's new president who was elected in the fall. he is expected to promote the economic success of the country at the meeting. the obama administration says a strong mexican economy keeps people from fleeing to the united states. >> ne

construction project until 5:00 a.m., with one lane blocked eastbound direction along the richmond san rafael bridge. >> a driver is in custody this morning after police chase in marin county that ended in a crash with a school bus. the scene is southbound highway 101 yesterday afternoon. the highway patrol tried to stop a vehicle and the car hit a bus. the impact was so strong it caused the bus to spin. there were no children on the bus and the bus driver was not hurt. >> passengers are recovering after the chopper they were in crashed. a helicopter crashed on a busy street in honolulu. no one was seriously hurt. a witness put this video on youtube. the helicopter was on a photography light and lost power. it crashed upside down on top of a car which is why the rotor is bent. this happened outside a fire station so emergency responders were at the crash site in seconds. >> wrigley is taking a new caffeine gum off the market while the food and drug administration investigates the safety of added caffeine. the company says it stops sales of the gum out of respect for the agency. the f.d.a. began inve

the eastbound richmond san rafael bridges are considered structurally deficient because of problems with potholes and corrosion. >> pg&e calls it its $2.25 billion fine illegally excessive. eight people died and dozens hurt and 38 homes destroyed when a natural gas pipeline exploded. the utility agrees a financial penalty is just, but they argue the cost of improvements and upgrades to the pipeline should be deducted from the penalty. >>> and new at 11:00, the santa clara county board of supervisors may decide to include new homes to be wired for electric car charges. northern california ranks first in electric car ownership, but fourth in the number of charging stations. the board is drafting an ordinance to require all new homes to be built in santa clara county to be wired to accept a charger of 240 volts. >> there is a demand as gas prices continue to increase and they are concerned about the environment. we know more bay area people are going to buy electric vehicles and i think everyone will appreciate when they drive into the new home that they can put in a charger. >> the ordinan

the eastbound richmond san rafael bridges are considered structurally deficient because of problems with potholes and corrosion >> pg& >> pg&e calls it its $2.25 billion fine illegally excessive. eight people died and dozens hurt and 38 homes destroyed when a natural gas pipeline exploded. the utility agrees a financial penalty is just, but they argue the cost of improvements and upgrades to the pipeline should be deducted from the penalty. >>> and new at 11:00, the santa clara county board of supervisors may decide to include new homes to be wired for electric car charges. northern california ranks first in electric car ownership, but fourth in the number of charging stations. the board is drafting an ordinance to require all new homes to be built in santa clara county to be wired to accept a charger of 240 >> there is a demand as gas prices continue to increase and they are concerned about the environment. we know more bay area people are going to buy electric vehicles and i think everyone will appreciate when they drive into the new home that they can put in a charger. >> the ordinanc

documents saying caltrans decided on the bolts because the type had been installed on the richmond san rafael bridge. and on the bay bridge will be tightened seven times greater. >> our goal to understand what the thought process was. >> the chair ann worth says whatever mistakes have been made in the past the key now is to fix them and move on. >> as we've said that number one priority is opening the bridge whit safe and ready to do that. >> there is no definite word on whether the bridge will be ready to open byla caltrans expected to appear acting as the toll authority for another update in oakland next week. >> blustery winds today. this is what it was like along san francisco great highway this afternoon. sand pelted passing motorists and turned the road into sand dunes. take a look. for now the great highway is closed in both directions from lincoln to slope boulevard. >> strong winds forced firefighters to call an air support to help with the brush fire there that started in a field south of capitol expressway just before noon. sky 7 shows the wind pushing the fire towards home as krots stree

there's a lot of overnight roadwork this morning including across the richmond/san rafael bridge. it is eastbound approaching the toll plaza to canal. westbound looks okay. slowing there but not much towards san rafael. this is an ongoing stretch where lanes are blocked usually around this time of the mornings, northbound 680 between north and south mission. they have a couple of lanes blocked and that one will wrap up around 6:00. so it's one of our later running roadworks. westbound 580 through the altamont pass, we like to show you this, one of our first spots to back up especially over 205, tracy and through the livermore valley. but for right now you can beat the rush, 18 minutes. and bart all trains so far on time including all mass transit actually looking pretty good. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> president obama is heading to mexico today. he is scheduled to meet with the country's new president. they will talk about mexico's improving economy. they will also discuss u.s. immigration reform plans including ideas on better

documents saying caltrans decided on the bolts because the type had been installed on the richmond san rafael bridge. and on the bay bridge will be tightened seven times greater. >> our goal to understand what the thought process was. >> the chair ann worth says whatever mistakes have been made in the past the key now is to fix them and move on. >> as we've said that number one priority is opening the bridge whit safe and ready to do that. >> there is no definite word on whether the bridge will be ready to open by labor day. caltrans expected to appear acting as the toll authority for another update in oakland next week. >> blustery winds today. this is what it was like along san francisco great highway this afternoon. sand pelted passing motorists and turned the road into sand dunes. take a look. for now the great highway is closed in both directions from lincoln to slope boulevard. >> strong winds forced firefighters to call an air support to help with the brush fire there that started in a field south of capitol expressway just before noon. sky 7 shows the wind pushing the fire towards home as kr

richmond san rafael bridges considered structurally deficient. by definition meaning old design fee fewers -- tours not build to current design standards. golden gate bridge design is functionally obsolete because there are no shoulders and lanes are nairo deficient means it needs to be repaired or monitored. a structurally deficient bridge is not necessarily unsafe but does require maintenance, rehabilitation or replacement. the richmond bridge is deficient because decking has pot holes and there is corrosion. >> because it's structurally deficient doesn't mean it's ready to collapse. >> bridges in california are inspected every two years. we're live in san francisco tonight abc 7 news. >> cornell, thank you very much. and a search data base on the safety of the bridges in the bay area may be there is one you have in mind near you. go abc 7 news.com when have you a link. >> police in oakland arrested a few suspected robbers today. they say more key arrests could make a dent in the crime rate there. this just hours after a man celebrating his birt

caused those bolts to fail, similar steal rods were approved for retrofitting on the richmond san rafael bridge. >> and the supplier recommended them on the new bay bridge. >> there is no evidence any of the bolts have fail on the richmond bridge. >>> the swedish racing team is back to work but says it will only participate in this summer's america's cup if conditions are safe. >> the decision to race will depend on the safety measure says adopted by america's cup organizers. >> on may 9th, andrew bart simpson died when the team's 72-foot racing catamaran capsized. >> firefighters got an assistant from police in martinez as we working to the put out a small grass five. >> it was burning in -- grass fire. >> the flames were near a condo complex. >> no buildings were damaged. >> crews stayed on the scene for several hours to mop up. >>> stiff winds are kicking up against tonight around the bay area, especially at the coast, and also in the hills and at higher elevations. >> ktvu's maureen neller is live >> reporter: the winds here in downtown san jose, including the flags have calmed down in the

the tension is seven times greater than what is applied to the rods on the richmond san rafael bridgewas during the tensioning it broke. a lot can be done on the issue but a first look out to the question that remains and was all of this pre-presentable. claudine wong ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> now the police chief is turning to former gang members for help and starting today, they will be talking to current gang members and they will be discussing am programs to get them off the streets and that comes to shootings and turmoil is dealing with gangs. >> people can call for help to get out of the gang and the other is a prison outreach program to help gang members integrate back to society. >>> the school district is warning parents and students to be on alert and coming up, the scheme two women are using to take advantage of kind hearted students. >>> 5:35 just hours ago, a car slammed into a house and sped away. tara moriarty has the very latest on this incredible story, good morning tara. >> these are one ways and this street i am on now, this is florentine and it is morris run

and dumbarton bridges are considered functionally be on so sleet and carquinez and richmond-san rafael bridges are considered structurally deficient. >> a device helping the brain is helping kids with adhd. the results of the study was represented in san francisco. lyanne melendez with more on what could make a real difference for families. >> kids with adhd find it hard to focus. that is because the neurons in certain parts of their brain fire up more slowly than other kids. medication has been known to help but some worry about side effects. this device was used in 20 kids with adhd. >> average age is about nine. they worry it for eight weeks on their forehead. >> the wires are connected to a transmitter which sends gentle electrical impulses and stimulates a nerve of the brain. this diagram shows how that stimulation increases blood flow to needed areas and decreases blood flow where there is too much activity. >> it's like a super highway that allows to send signals in and change the activity. >> the doctor says the device is used in europe and canada to treat depression and epilepsy. >> l

learning more about the decision to use those bolts on the bay bridge and it involves the richmond san rafael bridge from 2001 reportedly they led to engineers choosing the same material for the new bay bridge. those bolts later snapped during the bay bridge project. >>> new this morning, they took these pictures of san jose and somebody scrawled graffiti again. just last week we showed you the crews covering up coats of paint. it would become a problem. they released a new list and it reduces the wind limit by more than 10 miles per hour on the yacht races in san francisco. it requires better body armor for the sailors and a minimum of two rescue boats per yacht. all of this comes after the death of andrew simpson where he died during a training session. >>> and they are warn burglary possible delays in the month ahead. there are 16 games which may fall on either a tuesday or wednesday night. bart wants remind you about a mid-week service. >>> all right, let's check in on sal, the commute has not been easy. >> thanks are getting easier although first we are looking at the 237 commute as you drive -

richmond san rafael bridges considered structurally deficient. by definition meaning old design fee fewers -- tours not build to current design standards. golden gate bridge design is functionally obsolete because there are no shoulders and lanes are nairo deficient means it a structurally deficient bridge is not necessarily unsafe but does require maintenance, rehabilitation or replacement. the richmond bridge is deficient because decking has pot holes and there is corrosion. >> because it's structurally deficient doesn't mean it's ready to collapse. >> bridges in california are inspected every two years. we're live in san francisco tonight abc 7 news. >> cornell, thank you very much. and a search data base on the safety of the bridges in the bay area may be there is one you have in mind near you. go abc 7 news.com when have you a link. >> police in oakland arrested a few suspected robbers today. they say more key arrests could make a dent in the crime rate there. this just hours after a man celebrating his birthday was shot during a robbery. pol

caused those bolts to fail, similar steal rods were approved for retrofitting on the richmond san rafael bridge. >> and the supplier recommended them on the new bay bridge. >> there is no evidence any of the bolts have fail on the richmond bridge. >>> the swedish racing team is back to work but says it will only participate in this summer's america's cup if conditions are safe. >> the decision to race will depend on the safety measure says adopted by america's cup organizers. >> on may 9th, andrew bart simpson died when the team's 72-foot racing catamaran capsized. >> firefighters got an assistant from police in martinez as we working to the put out a small grass five. >> it was burning in -- grass fire. >> the flames were near a condo complex. >> no buildings were damaged. >> crews stayed on the scene for several hours to mop up. >>> stiff winds are kicking up against tonight around the bay area, especially at the coast, and also in the hills and at higher elevations. >> ktvu's maureen neller is live >> reporter: the winds here in downtown san jose, including the flags have calmed down in the

the golden gate andduarton bridges are considered functionally obsolete and the carquinez and san rafael bridgesre considered structurally deficient. >> sever people were injured in another road collapse in southern missouri. it happened when two freight trains collided. one hit a pillar, causing it to collapse. two cars came down with the pillar. the ntsb is investigating. >> a special tribute to victims and heroes of the boston marathon bombings. thousands of athletes joined the victims to run and walk the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line. here's abc news anchor david muir. >> they were off. thousands of runners determined to finish their marathon, cut short. some running with injuries. others unable to run, still returning. >> i can't run but i can walk. >> officers cheering the runners on. this one, carrying the american flag, determine as ever to cross the finish lining, a mother and daughter, boston strong on her t-shirt, couldn't hold back the tears, six weeks after trying the first time. children singing the national anthem. the tears of those loo

golden gate and dumbarton bridges are considered functionally obsolete an the carquinez and san rafael bridgesre considered structurally deficient. >> sever people were injured in another road collapse in southern missouri. it happened when two freight trains collided. one hit a pillar, causing it to collapse. two cars came down with the pillar. the ntsb is investigating. >> a special tribute to victims and heroes of the bostonrathon marathon bombings. thousands of athletes joined the victims to run and walk the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line. here's abc news anchor david muir. >> they were off. thousands of runners determined to finish their marathon, cut short. some running with injuries. others unable to run, still returning. >> i can't run but i can walk. >> officers cheering the runners on. this one, carrying the american flag, determine as ever to cross the finish lining, a mother and daughter, boston strong on her t-shirt, couldn't hold back the tears, six weeks after trying the first time. children singing the national anthem. the tears of tho

if you are driving across the bridge, you may feel as pam did across the richmond san rafael bridge. give yourself extra time. this traffic looks good approaching the 880 split. also from livermore to 0 other problems are camp. there is a little bit of a breeze for strong and after that it is about 25 to 29 miles per hour. it will be very warm, wind says have i with the red flag, warm to hot, not only today but into friday. we have it above 1,000 feet gusts are 50 plus but so far only one location is showing that and that's mt. diablo. kiss system me has gust -- kiss stim me has -- other areas have 15 mile-per-hour winds and we have a little bit of everything, 40s 50s and 70s on the low and that president continues to work its way up the coast and i would have to believe it will be wiped out. it will be sunny and windy and warmer and if you are smell some smoke, especially berkeley coliseum alito and it is coming from napa county. 70ss into friday and a much cooler pattern. >> that mirrors it and china shanghai was down nearly that much and the others traded in a range after a report

at top speed and eastbound is not a bad day coming away from 580 and back to the richmond and san rafael bridge, is where we have a couple of lanes blocked in the westbound direction between castor street to the coffee. we have one way traffic control in affect until 7:00 a.m. for some road work. >> down but not out, a new fight berkeley is launching to stop the sale of the historic post office. >> new details in the boston marathon bombings and a big city event bigger than the >> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, at 5:43, a new twist in the search for the killer of an 8-year-old calaveras county girl. a neighbor who claimed to have seen a man running from the home of leila fowler recanted the statement. the 12-year-old brother gave a similar description after finding her stabbed to death in the valley springs home while the parents left them alone. the sheriff says more than 300 tips have come in and the f.b.i. has now joined the case. >> the san francisco police department is exploring more options to keep the city secure in the af

it's a decision tied to the richmond/san rafael bridge.hat's coming up at 8:00. >>> it's been a violent two weeks in east palo alto. now the police chief is turning to former it gang members for help. starting today, an outreach team will talk to current gang members and discuss different programs to get them out of the streets. that comes after eight shootings in the past two weeks. the police chief says turmoil within gangs is to blame. >> this may be groups trying to break off into smaller groups. but we have seen some pretty significant levels of violence. >>> some of the ideas include a hot line people can call for help getting out of a gang. >> the other is a prison outreach program to help gang members integrate back into society. >>> hundreds of south bay nurses walked off the job and picketing at good samaritan and regional, both in san jose. they are protesting what they call unsafe staffing levels and also plans to cut their pensions. the first day of their walkout is meant to coincide with the last day of the strike in the east

takes you across the san rafael bridge. that should keep you well clear of all of that activity in the city. of course, beautiful ride. you can take the bar trans into the city if you want. let's focus on our commute as the traffic flows through the city, not a problem. live shots crossing into the bay. san matteo bridge. no delays for 101 or the south bay. we'll look at the bay bridge. gentle build. spots around the bay, cloud cover in spots. >>> it's going to be a little bit cool today, mike, and then the heat is on. speaking of alcatraz, taking a live look at san francisco this morning. camera has a bit of a shake to it. winds are not that strong. they'll pick up as we head throughout the weekend. the showers that came through did us a little bit of good in the air quality department as well as the pollen department. your allergies won't be bothering you as much today. you'll notice the difference. you can see from the live picture here, yeah, looking good in san jose. you have a lot of sunshine. we are expecting the mar

are learning the same type of steel rods used on the bay bridge were also used on the richmond san rafael bridgethe san francisco chronicle reports caltrans approved the galvanizinged high-strength rods for the bridge's seismic retrofit in 2001. experts say those rods were tightened to a far lower tension than the ones on the bay bridge, which is likely why there hasn't been any breakage problems. >>> pretty much every stock except one having a really rough day out there this morning. >> hewlett-packard, the one holdout. scoot mcgrew says, have a great day. we have talked in the past how dependent the stock market has been on easy money from the feds. when ben bernanke said the feds can't keep their debt-buying spree forever. the markets have fallen. the dow industrials down 109 points. nasdaq down 34. you mentioned the one exception, hp up 9%. that company showed investors the turn-around that gun to take hold. >>> poor yahoo!. that company finally started improving flicker eight years buying it. users don't like it. yahoo! says it is listening to complaints this morning. on its help forum, war

are learning this same type of steel rods used on the bay bridge were used on the richmond, san rafael bridgecade earlier. the san francisco chronicle reports that they approved the galvanized high-strength rods for the seismic retrofit in 2001. they were tightened to a far greater tension than those on the bridge. >>> morgan hill police looking for a man that exposed himself to two teenage girls near a school. police say the girls were walking behind the dairy delight drive-in on monterrey road near britain middle school whether an tolder gmc yukon blocked their path. he raised his body and exposed himself to the girls before driving off. you are asked to please call morgan hill police. >>> it is 5:50. nurses in san jose all ready to trade their scrubs for picket signs. registered nurses at good samaritan regional medical center are set to go on strike today. it is a two-day strike starting this morning. nurses concerned about proposed tension cuts and hospital staffing levels. the strike at u.c. hospitals, including u.c. san francisco is now over. hospital pharmacists, nursing assistants an

no big deal as far as the san rafael bridge. i have marked three crashes here.it sounds like there is one close to paul but i am going to put the other two coming in just as warnings, south of 280 for southbound 101. you may find slowing headed down towards the ballpark. no big deal as far as the slowing goes. it looks like everything is under control. i will track that. meanwhile, the other side of the bay, a smooth approach to the san mateo bridge and the commute direction will be westbound no. problems on the sfan. 580, a nice, easy flow out of livermore into dublin. a new crash westbound at vasco may be causing more backup. that might be why we see a little bit of relief coming in towards livermore and pleasanton. i will track that as well as the big slowing shows up. the metering lights are turned on at the bay bridge. i can see them right there. >> thank you very much. hayward police searching through surveillance video to track down a suspect that an officer fires shots at at a dmv parking lot. the suspect in his late teens or early 20s. police say he res

because this is the north bay shot from san rafael, and traffic is expected to be lighter than normal, but you may have seen more traffic across the richmond san rafael bridge, and the transbay tube which undergoes, we have problems. the trains are single-tracking, and normally 2200 trains go through there in the course of the morning, but now less than 12. they are stacking up because of an accident that happened inside of the tube, itself. christie smith is over to the station to get more details. so far, we know to expect delays throughout the morning. ac transit and the dunbarton express are on time. >>> we are tracking that all morning long. b.a.r.t. telling people to work from home if you can, because major delays are impacting the morn morning commute, and christie smith is out there talking to a b.a.r.t. spokesman and we will check in with her in a few. >>> and flames erupted a well known san francisco restaurant this morning. what we are hearing from the crews on that scene. >>> breaking news is that going to affect the commute all over the bay area. b.a.r.t. experiencing major delay delays, and when we have very latest from b.a.r.t. >>> take a loo

roadwork but now that we're past 5:00 a lot of it has been picked up so over night the richmond/san rafael bridge had several lanes blocked across the deck westbound. there now may be a little bit at the toll plaza but no longer delays on the traffic sensors. these are your most popular drive times usually for this time of the morning. westbound 580 is usually one of our first spots to get busy. anyway, so far it is still in the green. 20 minutes or so easy breezy all the way out of the altamont pass and towards the livermore valley. eastshore freeway looking good, as well. 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. here's a live look outside if you are traveling towards silicon valley. that westbound 237 ride so far still in the green between 880 and 101. coming up, we'll get a check of mass transit. in the meantime, back to you guys >> thank you. >>> it's been an all-nighter for san jose firefighters. they are keeping an eye on a recycling plant that burned on east alma avenue last night. the place is full of bales of newspaper and cardboard. it caught fire about 6:00 yesterday afternoon

it's eastbound across the richmond/san rafael bridge.ks like from the toll plaza out towards canal boulevard. no longer seeing any slowing in the area. earlier at 4:30 this morning we were seeing a few tapping of the brake lights. westbound 580 through the altamont pass, bigger backups haven't really started yet. you can see we are just beginning to see some yellow coming through our sensors. 20 minutes is that drive time from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. and a quick look along the peninsula where, if you are coming through palo alto, san mateo county, everything is moving at top speeds all the way down towards the south bay. that is a check of your "timesaver traffic." so, lawrence, did you say this is going to be the hottest day of the week? >> yes, i did. this is going to be a hot one outside. heat advisories going up for a good part of the bay area away from the water's edge and looks like the temperatures are going to soar maybe some records falling outside today. not going to be the hottest day we have ever seen. it

coming down the eastshore freeway westbound 80 busy as well as getting on to the richmond/san rafael bridge configurations in the area so extra stacked up this morning through richmond on westbound 580. also, a four-car crash that we are watching northbound 101 approaching alemany. here's lawrence. >> all right. a lot of clouds outside this morning with light sprinkles. i think the clouds will part very nicely, gray skies over san jose right now. but think those clouds are going to move out. temperatures in the 50s and 60s but by the afternoon, even some upper 70s inland. 60s and 70s around the bay. 60s and 50s breezy at the coast hot on friday. (sir can-a-lot) good day, ma' lady. i am sir can-a-lot here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! (male announcer) break the monotony. visit spam.com. >>> good morning, charlie, gayle and everybody. it is 8:00 a.m. in the west. welcome back to "cbs this morning." tornadoes touched down in kansas, michigan and pennsylvania. more dangerous storms in today's forecast. >>> and who's the breadwinner in your famil

reports caltrans decided to install the rods after learning they were approved for the richmond/san rafael bridge in 2001. however, the bolts were tightened too far lower tension levels than the rods installed on the bay bridge. experts say tension is a key factor in causing high-strength steel to snap, something that's already happened on the new bay bridge. >>> the white house is honoring ten gay rights leaders today for harvey milk day, including a former lawmaker from santa cruz. john laird is california's secretary of natural resources. in 1983, laird became one of the first openly gay mayors of the country. he also served in the state legislature before being appointed to his current job. >>> some groups are protesting harvey milk day honor, the first openly gaylamaker. one group is running radio ads, urging parents to boycott their day. the san francisco school district says the lesson plan teaches children to reject prejudice and embrace diversity. several events honoring harvey milk will be held throughout the -- throughout the bay area. there's free admission to the history museum in sa

there's a lot of slow traffic approaching the richmond san rafael bridge. we've had some slow traffic. this time it stretches all the way back into richmond. so it's slower than it normally is. let's go to steve. >>> cloudy to mostly cloudy. napa county is mostly sunny right now. but some of that fog still dancing around. it's a fray morning. gray over the bay as we like to say. temperatures mild. upper 50s to near 60s. i think it will be mostly clear. 59 for the as at at&t park. 50s and 60s. there's a our system colliding on -- sliding on by. 50s, 60s, 70s a couple of low 80s. they've been gone for a while. warm to hot friday, saturday. >> all right, steve. thank you. >>> some big companies, they are dropping ads from facebook. what we're now hearing about the reason some advertisers are so angry about posts on facebook. >> reporter: we're live in oakland where storefronts had their winds shot out by bullets. we've -- windows shot out by bullets. we'll tell you more about that -- coming up. >> reporter: we got new information about today's meeting about th

visibility is just fine from the carcenas to the bay bridge. 101 through san rafael. novato through san rafael and across that golden gate bridge, if you can count the cars you're in pretty good shape across that span. back to you, marla. >> one, two, three, four -- okay, mike, thank you so much. >>> walmart is owning up to its environmental crimes in california and missouri. the world's largest retailer admitted in court yesterday it violated the clean water act. according to california court documents before 2006, the company didn't have guidelines or offer employee training for hazardous waste management and disposal. toxic materials were discarded in trash bins or poured into the local sewer system. the arkansas-based company will now pay a combined penalty of more than $110 million. >>> 5:18. a new bill expanding who can perform abortions has been passed and is on its way to the state senate. it would allow nondoctors such as nurse practitioners, midwives to perform abortions in the first trimester, involves using a tube to terminate the pregnancy. the bill could

westbound away from 680 from walnut creek to oakland at 12 minutes and 101 southbound from san rafael to the golden gate bridge and into san francisco that is 14-minute commute. this is san jose along 280 and traffic is barely there. >> the british government's emergency committee will meet today after a brutal deadly attack on a london street. authorities say two men with butcher knives hacked another man to death yesterday before authorities shot the two and took them into custody. the prime minister says there is strong indications it was an act of terrorism. government officials say it may have been muslim extremists and the rim is not identified. authorities say he was a soldier. las vegas police are investigating former a's outfielder for sexual assault and named canseco as a suspect but have not charged him with anything. canseco said on twitter the police came to visit him and he tweeted about the investigation referring to a woman by name and giving her phone number and told a tv station he has never been proven wrong. he now is playing in the minor leagues. >> the only place in the bay area that is d

we will slicken up the roadways from santa rosa down to san rafael and the golden gate bridge into sanncisco. we will start to see the chance of showers increasing through about 9:00 a.m. very scattered in nature. remember it is more scattered and very hit and miss. that can likely make it to san jose. and then by the afternoon hours that starts to push out. in terms of overall rainfall totals that is where we can have the highest potential of totals from trace amounts. some of the hills to the east bay may produce .07. it is overdoing it a little bit. expect the possibility in the east. temperatures in the mid 50s as we start off for tomorrow morning with the increase in cloud cover and throughout thursday even cooler. get the jackets out. 69 in san jose. 69 in palo alto. a round of 60s back here including pleasanton and san francisco you are going to have 60s too. on the three day forecast things warm up and dry out as we head to saturday's forecast and hotter weather by sunday and also monday. fire danger on the increase. possibly an offshore wind event where red flag fire warnings

traffic westbound behind antioch and concord that is 34 minutes and 880 to the toll bridge at 16 minutes. out of san rafael to san francisco that is a 14-minute commute. the san mateo bridge shows beautiful clear conditions and a gorgeous sky and traffic is moving smoothly out of hayward and into foster city. eric and kristen in. >> we are continuing to physical physical -- -- to follow developing news from castro valley. >> these dogs are calling a cleveland shelter home and they connected to the man accused of holding three women loss tag for a decade. >> american airlines wants do reward some passengers with a new perk promising to save >> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> welcome back at 6:14. we are following developing news, part of the castro valley road is closed after a sheriff deputies opened fire on a man and hit him. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard joins us to tell us what led to the gunfire. >> we can say that on-ramp is still shut down to westbound 580 because of the police investigation with lots of sheriff deputy cars including the suspect vehic