the big issue one of them the alert we have is southbound 101 sierra point parkway. we still have a crash in a fuel spill right around sister city sierra point parkway. it's backed up to about candlestick. so that's on the peninsula side and on the east bay. we still have a big backup. we're waiting for a bigger tow truck to arrive to clear one of the big rigs. south 680 at andrade road. still just one lane open right now. back to you. happening now. pope francis is showing signs of improvement at a rome hospital. he can continue to receive treatment there for double pneumonia. the holy see says that the pontiff slept well overnight and is resting this morning. vatican is not elaborating on his condition and expects to release more information later today. pope francis was first admitted to that hospital on valentine's day. movining san francisco forward ahead at 6:00. the new plan mayor lori just laid out to try to get people back into the city's struggling downtown. and say it'son some business owners now at six. hollywood legend gene hackman has died. the oscar win

it's right around sierra point parkway. where he is about sister cities boulevard, which is where things start to break up. at the end of that crash, you see that big rig involved, and there's another vehicle. south 101 is down to just one lane here. let's look at the map and show you the backup. it starts back right around candlestick point and traveling south to that scene where jesse shows you the southbound crash involving the big rig there. this is on the peninsula. 280 is a much clearer drive out of san francisco and down towards san mateo, other side of the bay. 680 is the worst. it's jammed up out of pleasanton all the way to andrada road. two lanes are open. there's a crash, a big rig and metal debris right around andre road south of there. everything's okay. back to you. that's good. thanks. all right. with these temperatures, we've been having no doubt spring right around the corner. so next year on today in the bay, meteorologist kari hall returns with the changes that you can expect to see day's climate in cris

sierra point parkway. a traffic alert has been issued.d use 280 as the alternate route. b.a.r.t. is a good choice but again caltrain will not work through that area. south 680 as you work into the area of the sunol grade. a crash there as well causing a big backup. two lanes are still blocked. really busy on the roadways this morning. >>> the time was right for this northern california man on a very special episode of the daytime staple we're going to show you what we're talking about in his big win coming up. >>> congratulations. >> yes. oh my gosh. look at his emotion. a northern california man overwhelmed in that moment there. i mean, tears and happiness after winning $100,000 this week on the 10,000th episode of the "price is right." drew carey was just on talking about the show and how great it is. the people in the audience. the single father from sacramento and his 8-year-old son have made watching the show part of their morning routine. >> i got to win a life-changing amount of money for me and my son. and you know, really it kind

there are some major delays all the way to sierra point parkway.e'll keep tracking this for you throughout the morning. and then also in the grade on southbound 680 before vargas road, there's a big rig crash. it's blocking three lanes. traffic is backed up to andrade road. this is causing a 20 minute delay and speeds are down to five miles per hour. so a lot going on this morning. >> all right, gloria, thank you. and this morning, staff and families in oakland unified are. >> facing the reality of major cuts coming to their schools. district leaders voted last night to issue layoffs and eliminate positions to help balance a big budget deficit. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in studio this morning, with the plan that was approved during an emotional meeting. lena. >> amanda. that's right. in a heated school board meeting that went on for more than three hours last night, the board heard from passionate teachers, staff members and families, all pleading with them to avoid these layoffs. despite that, the board ultimately voted to issue

this was an overpass above sierra point parkway and the caltrain tracks. the cleanup created a backup that stretched along 101 to 8 in nearby streets. fortunately, no other cars were involved and nobody injured a no no word yet on when those lanes will reopen. >> former horn bbq restaurant is dealing with yet another fire. this is video from the citizen app showing flames and smoke going up into the sky. this is a little before noon today. 26th street and mandela parkway. the cause of the fire is being investigated. owner matt court decided to close that location for good after a fire in 2023 which gutted the restaurant here. the fire came just days after he posted about the popular restaurant being defaced with graffiti. since then, horns opened up a new location in oakland's downtown. also won. lafayette and one in sacramento is coming soon. >> areas of contra costa county are considered very high fire hazard severity zones. that is according to new maps released this week by the state's fire marshal kron four's gayle ong reports. >> after the disastrous

flowing past the scene, which won't clear until about noon, we're told for south one one at sierra point parkway. so look this quickly. since 5 a.m, we've had the buildup coming out of san francisco, folks has then shifted. seeing the backup on 101, they pushed over to 280. so we have late slowing out of daly city, down toward 380, where you can get back over onto bayshore if you want. that also pushed some folks over to the san mateo bridge instead of crossing the bay bridge. and that added more traffic into hayward, which saw more traffic because 680 was also jammed by two two trucks that got into a crash. they have since cleared from sunol there still residual slowing coming through dublin. so look at that. how all of our roadways are connected. scheduled to clear on 101 again by about noon. back to you. thanks, mike. all right. let's take a live look out for you in san jose. it looks like it's another setup for a beautiful afternoon for us. meteorologist kari hall. of course, tracking all that. and you can see a little bit of haze there. yes. so the sky is not clear. blue. it's more of a mil

this was on an overpass above sierra point parkway and the caltrain tracks. other cars were involved and no one was injured ir the south bay about it. half a block in downtown san jose will soon turn into a pedestrian mall. >> for the lgbtq+ community, it'll be called the district nestled between market and first streets. the city council voted unanimously on that move yesterday that community district is the second pedestrian mall to be built in san jose in 50 years. san jose mayor matt mahan says in part the era of san jose being the less cool cousin to the south. take a look at this. chp, san francisco rush rescuing 2 separate pairs of dogs from bay area freeways. one pair had wandered onto the traffic on to 80 near geneva avenue in the city. officers were able to catch the pops and then transport them to a local shelter and then another pair were found in the bay bridge near treasure island. this was just yesterday and pokes its head on the back seat. there. officers were able to locate and detain the friendly paired without any issues. they, too, were ta

the accident happened on an overpass above sierra point parkway and the caltrain tracks according to caltrain fencing fell onto the power lines above the tracks, forcing them to slow and sometimes stop north and southbound trains for several hours. >> the ensuing cleanup and repairs to the roadway created a backup that stretch for miles along 101, 2.80, in nearby surface streets. caltrans was able to remove the truck by midmorning in caltrain's says that north and southbound trains are moving again at this point. the chp says this appears to be a single vehicle accident. no other cars were involved and crews were able to contain the spilled fuel to the roadway using absorbent material. the highway patrol has not yet said what may have caused the truck to hit the railing or if the driver will face any charges. and finally caltrain's tells me that they plan on coming back later on thursday evening to do some additional repair work underneath that overpass. but for now in brisbane, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> let's talk about our forecast for this live look outside across the city

the accident happened on an overpass above sierra point parkway and the caltrain tracks according to caltrain fencing fell onto the power lines above the tracks, forcing them to slow and sometimes stop north and southbound trains for several hours. >> the ensuing cleanup and repairs to the roadway created a backup that stretch for miles along 101, 2.80, in nearby surface streets. caltrans was able to remove the truck by midmorning in caltrain's says that north and southbound trains are moving again at this point. the chp says this appears to be a single vehicle accident. no other cars were involved and crews were able to contain the spilled fuel to the roadway using absorbent material. the highway patrol has not yet said what may have caused the truck to hit the railing or if the driver will face any charges. all right, back live. now the highway patrol had originally told us that this would be all cleared up by noon, but they're still working on it. >> so if you're headed down the peninsula from san francisco in one-on-one, be aware there could be some delays. also, caltrain told me

the accident happened on an overpass above sierra point parkway and the caltrain tracks according to caltrain fencing fell onto the power lines above the tracks, forcing them to slow and sometimes stop north and southbound trains for several hours. the ensuing cleanup and repairs to the roadway created a backup that stretch for miles along 101, 2.80, in nearby surface streets. caltrans was able to remove the truck by midmorning in caltrain's says that north and southbound trains are moving again at this point. the chp says this appears to be a single vehicle accident. no other cars were involved and crews were able to contain the spilled fuel to the roadway using absorbent material. the highway patrol has not yet said what may have caused the truck to hit the railing or if the driver will face any charges. and finally caltrain's tells me that they plan on coming back later on thursday evening to do some additional repair work underneath that overpass. but for now in brisbane, charles clifford kron, 4 news, the latest information from the chp says that those 2 right lanes are still cl

the accident happened on an overpass above sierra point parkway and the caltrain tracks according to caltrain fencing felleonto the power lines above the tracks, forcing them to slow and sometimes stop north and southbound trains for several hours. the ensuing cleanup and repairs to the roadway created a backup that stretch for miles along 101, 2.80, in nearby surface streets. caltrans was able to remove the truck by midmorning in caltrain's says that north and southbound trains are moving again at this point. the chp says this appears to be a single vehicle accident. no other cars were involved and crews were able to contain the spilled fuel to the roadway using absorbent material. the highway patrol has not yet said what may have caused the truck to hit the railing or if the driver will face any charges. all right, back live now. caltrain also said that later tonight they plan on coming back and doing some repair work underneath that overpass. if you're headed southbound from san francisco down the peninsula in one-on-one, keep in mind, there are going to be some delays probably fr

we continue with two alerts south 101 at sierra point parkway.e northbound side coming up to south san francisco and south out of the city. you're jammed solid from 280, which is also jammed up for the morning commute in the east bay. 80th may be seeing more traffic flow because of some folks taking the dublin grade out of the area of southbound 680, which is jammed because of another alert. south 680 at andrade road. back to you. thank you very much. don't forget to join us for today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8:00. two missions, one launch and one shared goal to better understand our universe. we'll talk with one of the mission leaders joining us on roku, amazon fire tv, xumo and nbcbayarea.com. have a great th ♪ >>> they are having fun. we're putting. and you know, putting on a basketball court, it's not so easy. it goes past bobby. hang on. and it's in. the place goes bananas. what do you do? you go and celebrate with patrick mahomes. >> what a putt. we could watch that all day long. or bring blake porter here to the plaza to have