a stretch of southbound 101 shut down in the south bay. new details about the fuel spill from an overturned tanker. >> people wake up to smoke and flames at a townhouse. why firefighters couldn't save one unit. >> an nbc bay area microclimate weather alert. we're live in the sierra with a look at how much fresh powder is falling. >> we have a lot on the way. more rain moving into the bay area as we speak. we're talking about the potential for flooding in your neighborhood. even though you may not be one of the parts of the bay area that usually sees the heavy rainfall, it's coming in heavy tonight. i'm going to time it out to your doorstep. >> in the aftermath of yesterday's rain, before tomorrow comes in we still haveto deal with slick roads. some incidents are related. >> we have a live look outside downtown san jose with ominous beautiful clouds or a little of both. thursday, february 27th, this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. we hav

and pacific and southbound van ness has re-opened and we have another issue in san jose.ornell bernard is on the scene a fatal stabbing between market and 2nd that now is shut down and it could affect the drive on 87 nobody or southbound headed into that area. the altamont pass shows a big area orange and that is an indication of fog at quarter-mile visibility slow things down at 25 miles per hour. it picks up headed into dublin. this is a crash southbound 101 causing delays through petaluma with plenty of fog. >> chaos and deadly scene in new york after a bus slammed right into scaffolding. the reason first responders say it will be some time before the bus can be taken away. >>> first, barbie's buzz, a new swimsuit spread featuring the doll is causing controversy thi. . and i know there are many myths out there about a reverse mortgage, so i want you to know the facts. there are currently no credit score or income requirements to qualify. you can get tax-free money from the equity in your home. you can use the money to pay off your current mortgage if you have one. the

southbound van ness between broadway and pacific.bound van ness is shut down between product way and pacific. you can use goth or polk. katie marzullo will have details ahead. in san jose, everything is locking clear. we don't have any accidents to report. we don't have much construction. it looks like all lanes are open and everything is fine. from emeryville camera to the bay bridge traffic is moving toward treasure island without a problem. in san francisco it still looks clear. >>> good morning, to you. this is the visibility tracking it with live doppler 7 hd and we have good news for you in the east bay develop with visibility increasing to eight miles in concord and seven in livermore and the bay area is pretty clean and half moon bay along the coast you is come down to half a mile so watch out there. the first forecast for hump day shows a colorful sunrise and a chance of sprinkles across the north bay today and 62 to 68 inland and lie clouds and sunshine inland and 61 to 68 is the spread and along the coast temperatures are

is hoping to get one lane opened on the southbound side. soon. that will mean a slow commute but drivers do not have to take the detour around to get back on 101. it happened after 1:00 o'clock when a vehicle hit the big rig and the tanker was knocked into the dip. 2,000 to 3,000 gallons of fuel spilled raising concerns of potential fire hazard and the fumes from the fuel. 14 homes were evacuated. the red cross and family members were able to be sheltered. the evacuation order will be lifted shortly and if all goes as planned c.h.p. will open up just one lane but it will be several hours after that before the highway is open and caltrain is estimated that the highway could build open by 10:00 this morning. >>> thank you, matt. and they hope to open one southbound lane. >> sow -- how soon, sue? >> hopefully in an hour. that is southbound 101. northbound 101 is the commute direction. this is a solid line of traffic backed up and it is a five mile backup to the scene of the accident. very slow going northbound direction of 101 and one lane southboun

monterey highway southbound is the best alternate. northbound is the commute direction with and slowing but from gilroy to san jose it is 20 minutes. c.h.p. is issuing a sig-alert for the overturned big rig before 580 on 205 and an headquarter to get from tracy to the dublin interchange. it is a grind. >>> mike? >> >> tracking a shower headed to the northeast and american canyon and vallejo and possibly benicia but headed more to the southern section of the napa valley. we have a little radar return from 237 across the dumbarton bridge to the san mateo bridge. scattered light showers and the heaviest radar returns in the north bay. the first forecast is full of wet weather this morning and it will be dry by the eastbound hours and quite breezy. temperatures hang out in the upper 50's to mid-60 and purpose 50's at the coast. >>> more protecting news in the south bay 18 people, eight children, are out of their homes after an overnight fire at an apartment complex in san jose. it broke out shortly after midnight. crews are still there mo

southbound is slow down. is a mess. >>> we're stilling with developing news from southern scleauk county the southbound lanes of highway 101 still shut down. we just showed you a moment ago near morgan hill because of a gasoline spill. tara moriarty has been out there all morning. you can tell us when the freeway may reopen, tara. >> reporter: we're hoping that could be any minute. the chp is working really hard. they have all of the debris and cleared. all of the emergency vehicles are cleared. they are done siphoning the gas out of the tanker. it was stuck in four feet deep. the evacuation order has been lifted for the 14 homes lifted. we're on 101 southbound, past the tennant avenue exit. 1:00 this morning. the chp says that a driver was speeding on the rain-slicked freeway. he lost control. hit the center divide. and the truck driver swerved and ended up in a drainage ditch. 3,000 gallons of gas spilled into the ditch, possibly into the drain. >> oits free flowing because of the rain -- it's free flowing

the off ramps are close both northbound and southbound. that's backed up both southbound.n antonio road actually solve bound crash affecting both the north and southbound lanes things are really balled up as they are here of the southbound 101 bride is not as bad. it's a rough commute. nevada to the golden gate bridge. the bay bridge ride westbound a backup in the back up from just to the end of the east bloc. for your ride to the san mateo bridge with avoided the stopping go traffic that is so often the norm in over and the richness and fell bridge traffic still backup >>: thank you george. a senate hearing has revealed new information about how hackers were able to steal financial information from tens of millions of target shoppers. target executives also testified about what they plan to do to help prevent future security breaches. joe johns reports. for december 14th target hires an independent team to leave the internal forensic investigation. one day later that team confirms. the mall where it is removed. on the 19th a week after the tip from justice target goes pub

to dublin is 15 minutes. 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 51 minutes. here is a look at the golden gate bridge from sausalito interest san francisco, no traffic through the waldo tunnel. over to the golden gate tolls, wide open and no construction there. nothing to get in your way. >>> heads up for parents, the recall of a child safety device that could pose a serious danger. >> a man smashes the window of a police car in the heart of hollywood. >>> a skier is fighting for his life in an avalanche caught on >>> in new york city, one person died after a bus and a truck collided in greenwich village this morning with four people hurt, two suffered serious injuries. both vehicles plowed into scaffolding that surrounded the building at 7th and 15th. the inspectors have determined how to remove the vehicle so the scaffolding does not collapse. no word on lou many were on board. >> a man is in custody after smashing the ones of a lapd patrol car on hollywood boulevard and snatching a laptop. what is unusual, he did this right in front of darth vader and super

southbound lanes remain shut down. it's happened in the 1:00 hour. about 4,000 gallons of fuel into the road. they are working to clear it now but we still don't have an official estimated time when they are going to re-open lanes. use tennant avenue to get around it. an overturned big rig causing major problems this morning in

a tanker truck accident shut down all southbound slaves through morgan hill. matt? >>> we have a closer look at the accident scene on 101. you can see the fuel tanker is overturned on the southbound side and the work now for firefighters and crews is to get the fuel out of t

southbound 80 from walnut creek to dublin is 14 miles per hours and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 41 minutes and through the santa cruz mountains is looking good. >> the sonoma county city is raising the minimum age for buying cigarettes with the city council asking the city attorney to prohibit the sale of tobacco to anyone under 21 and establish a tobacco licensing program to enforce this. the mayor says doing anything to make it harder from smoking is the least he can do from "dying a miserable death." opponents say this could on the city to a lawsuit from the tobacco industry. >> if you rely on closed captioning it is not always totally accurate. improvements could be coming. "los angeles times" says the fcc will adopt new rules to improve the quality of closed captioning. the captions must match spoken words and convey background noises and they cannot block other content. the improvements come 10 years after the commission first said they enwhatted it overall the service in response to complains from consumer groups. >>> a study finds that too much sitting i

this is southbound 87 at taylor. 580 has flooding westbound. sunol grade a big rig hit the debris if the have divide and northbound 680 is slowing. we will look at highway 87 in san jose with the emergency crews, cars are slowing. look at the water. lots of flooding. this is by the pavilion. million cruise are out there. it is coming down. take extra time. you will need it. keep the speeds down. >>> this morning, the storm system pounding the bay area is unlashing the full force in southern california. the all out efforts this morning to keep dozens of homes from sliding away. >> a meeting between a player making history in the nab and the family of a teen who lost his life in a produce tall hate crime. >>> new direction and a simple traffic ticket is leading to a change of how you can use your >>> covering los altos, petaluma and all bay area this is use. >> it is the last friday of february 2014 and a look from sutro tower to san francisco. we still have rain but mike was saying the heaviest of the rain moved through. we will have showers all

just the southbound remains block.fire crews are out there about 4,000 gallons of fuel spilled into the roadway. so your alternate for the southbound drive is monterey road and actually just got off the phone with chp and they have no time when they will re- open any of these lanes. the northbound lanes look really backed up. it's jammed solid for about a five-mile wait. it's jammed from gilroy out to tennant and then things improve if you are heading into san jose. we can also see some of the delays on our sensors, as well. speeds averaging about 14 miles per hour as you get closer to the accident scene. and earlier 511 bay area actually tweeted that they hope to have the traffic alert cleared by 10:00 this morning. so expect delays for the next several hours. just another hotspot this one in tracy westbound 205 at grant line another overturned big rig this one also in the 1:00 hour. delays improved significantly a little sluggish from macarthur but they were able to get another lane open so this one lane remains bloc

southbound side had a bit of activity down fort holly street. an earlier crash leaves a car on the shoulder. no major injuries. you see the light volume. we'll track that, a lot of activity for the peninsula this early. toward the east bay, west 580 at dublin approaching el charo, a smooth flow. a lot of cars but this is typical, a smooth flow at the limit toward the dublin interchange. >> mike, thanks. new details on an accident involving an amtrak train and a car in fremont. the crash happened late last night on duster berry way when firefighters arrived on scene one person was out of the car but the other was trapped inside unconscious. firefighters were able to get the person out. both taken to the hospital with major injuries. we have not been told if there were passengers on the train or why the car was on the tracks. >> people plan to protest during the dalai lama visit today. protesters are using the opportunity to bring attention to the persecution of exiled tibetan citizens. the dalai lama street talk about business, ethics and compass

first as we take you southbound along the nimitz you make it into union city and two lanes are blocked off and you can see the red, you are looking at heavy backup away from 92 and we have this stalled vehicle southbound 680 at highway four and that is blocking one lane and a look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights turn on a couple minutes ago and you can see how far back the head lits are extending so, very heavy traffic at this hour. kristen and eric? >> we are continuing to following breaking news from san lorenzo where a man is dead after a confrontation with sheriff deputies inside his home. amy hollyfield? >> yes, the sheriff deputies say they were attacked by a baseball bat. the appeals -- paramedics were called to the home last might and they put the man in the ambulance he became combative so they called the sheriff for help. he then ran into his home. officers went into the home to check on him and they were told he needed medical attention and they say that is when an officer was hit by a baseball bat. that is why they shot him. officers are famil

>> southbound van ness is now open. police are with respecting up the investigation of a hit-and-run that left a man fighting for his life in his 50's. the man was crossing van ness inside the crosswalk toward city hall and he was instruct by a vehicle headed south on van ness. the man was treated by paramedics at the seen and rushed to the hospital. the suspect vehicle left the seen and has not been found by police. it is described only as a dark-colored sedan or s.u.v. >> lots of debris remains on the scene from the accident, most of it has been cleaned. the victim was pulling a recycling bin when he was struck. the victim is in critical condition. police are checking to see if surveillance video cap toured the -- captured the accident on tape. >> breaking news from alameda where a firefighter suffered minor injuries battling an apartment fire this morning. the blaze broke out after 4:00 at a two-story complex on santa clara avenue. residents were evacuated and the fire has been contained. the firefighter was taken to

the southbound lanes have to be shut down. the other thing i'm tracking, a new accident involving a tractor-trailer, possibly a commercial vehicle truck. again, just spoke with police, this is what they're saying. inner loop of the beltway, approaching the -- southeast/southwest freeway, crash here blocking the local lanes. it looks like at least one left local lane now gets by. the other accident i'm tracking, this one from earlier, crossing the wilson bridge. also on the inner loop. and also in the local lanes. this one is still just blocking the right lanes. left side. that's getting by. again, your right lane is blocked, and if you're taking the rails, i'm still tracking red line delays. this is because of an earlier track problem at dupont circle. are you seeing delays in both -- you are seeing delays in both directions. back at 6:11. back to you. >> see you then. thank you. >>> it is 6:02. it could be a rough commute this morning. richard jordan is moving around, checking out the conditions in loudoun county, and has mor

if you are looking at 880 southbound, it's slow. southbound 880 will be slow.to steve. >>> mostly sunny in the morning, cloudy in the afternoon. a break friday, heavy rain on the weekend. >> we need it. >> we sure to. >> rain dance has paid off. >> oh, yeah. >>> that's our report for this morning. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon for more on the preparations for the storm system heading our way. we're always here for you at cuil.com as well as -- ktvu.com as well as twitter and facebook. thank you for joining us. >>> hi, everybody, i'm beth troutman. why spend all day searching the web for great videos when we have the best the internet has to offer right here "right ts minute." o friends are in the middle of a street luge race -- >> cruising down this twisty road. >> what happens when things go downhill fast. >> you all right? we been in the race. >>> her name is beyonce and -- >> she's a survivor. >> how a turtle escaped a sand trap with a little help from her friends. >>> this is definitely not your --

we have slow downs as you make it to the southbound direction but this could cause a delay so you need to make it into the city. as we head back over to the altamont pass and toward livermore westbound 580, we have a diesel truck citizen. -- truck accident. there is bumper-to-bumper traffic this morning. to get between tracy and castro valley it will take you 50 minutes so give yourself extra time. >> in san jose, a fire has left one person dead. this is a picture showing the house which is charred. the flames are out. it is on south willard avenue. firefighters were called after midnight to the scene. flames came from a small structure behind the main house. a person in the home was pronounced dead. firefighters have not said whether the victim was a man or a woman and are working on a cause. matt keller is gathering information at the seen with a report coming up at 5:30. >> calls like this are prompting the hose city council to look at the way firefighters respond to emergencies. two years ago they started a squad car pilot program with a two person vehicle responding to medical cal

fog on the camera southbound toward the golden gate bridge. there are some slowdowns in petaluma, southbound 101 lakeville highway. there was an accident that's now cleared off to the right- hand shoulder. but some drivers reported fog along that stretch, as well. out to the east bay now, westbound 580 very slow from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. sensors picking up slow speeds in tracy and heaviest traffic approaching vasco and then remains sluggish towards 680 and the dublin interchange. once again, van ness is reopened southbound lanes between broadway and pacific. there was a deadly pedestrian accident overnight that's the latest tweet right now from kcbs and the bay bridge backed up to the maze. that is the latest "kcbs traffic." >>> today marks 10 years since san francisco allowed same-sex marriages. thousands of same-sex couples showed up at san francisco city hall that day in 2004 after then mayor gavin newsom made the big announcement. >> for the weight of that day and the effect of those weddings over the next decade, i

the southbound lanes all southbound lanes of van ness remain closed between mcallister and grove andne northbound lane is also shut down. so in the meantime, use governor gough or van ness. dangerous conditions on westbound 37 blocking a lane approaching atherton avenue. so far sensors haven't picked up a delay. toward the bay bridge toll plaza some slight delays in the far left cash lanes. the middle lanes fastrak looks great metering lights have not been turned on. one more live look silicon valley drivers no delay approaching 237 into sunnyvale. that's the latest "kcbs traffic." here's lawrence. >>> hey, big changes in the weather coming our way. quiet start to the morning but you can already see the clouds off the coastline and yeah, indeed, looks like a chance of rain coming our way and in fact picking up toward the evening hours, right now our hi-def doppler radar showing things are very quiet now. the temperatures dropping off in the 20s and 30s in some spots right now so yeah, there's a cold start to the morning. 29 now in santa rosa. 25 in napa. 37 in san jose and 46 degrees

>> southbound, if there is a saving grace, it is that it is southbound, the non-commute direction.a sig-alert. northbound 101 because of all the activity we will get the commute direction to see slow traffic. southbound 101 is closed with a detour in place. another bad incident for the commute this morning coming from tracy westbound 205 another overturned tanker in the middle lanes. traffic is backing. unfortunately, the alternate is to go 5 south to 132 to 80 west. it will be a tough morning. >>> good morning, everyone, live doppler 7 hd domed in on the not bay where between bodega bay up to cloverdale we have the best radar return so 116 has ponding on the roads. notice the row television of the light showers will continue through the morning. they are coming from southwest to northeast. a hot of us are going to be dry this is the potential for scattered light shower through the morning. it is breezy, too. first forecast showers will taper late this afternoon. presses will ramp up at the benches. we will hang out in the purpose 50's and upper 50's to mid-60's inland. >>> from sa

right now cornell has been telling us about this, southbound van ness will. closed at grief if several hours. northbound van ness is open by city hall and you can use a couple of alternates with franklin or polk two options to get around where a pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle and it will be shut down for some time while they conduct the investigation. >> thank you, leyla gulen. >> seven things to know as you start your day. >> the incredible creation turning a town into a city of ice. the besis that millions ofa is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll today at coveredca.com. of "looking for a good deal" and "sheesh, i should've looked some more." ♪ that's why walgreens makes it easy to save even more on your medicare part d prescriptions. ♪ just stop on by and leave all the legwork to us. switch to walgreens today where you could save with copays as low as zero dollars on select medica

. >> good morning, everyone, we have a quiet note and in the bay area along 680 southbound you can see top speeds at 70 miles per hour headed to walnut creek and if you need to get to highway 24 there is another easy ride as you move through lafayette to orinda. no problems making it to the maze and to the bay bridge. when you get into san francisco that is the san francisco skyway with taillights continuing in the westbound direction and headlights are headed eastbound and traffic is light. we will hope it stays that way. eric and kristen? >> thank you. it is now 5:12. americans' retirement accounts are soaring to new highs and coming up in america's money. >> dramatic video from overseas with protesters taking hold in ukraine's capital with the latest on the violent crashes unfolding in kiev. >> three things most americans have and cannot live without and how they could be making us one of the best things about is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. for example, if you're a single person making less than $46,000 a year, or a family of four, earning up to $9

that is evident in the standing water at 87 southbound. we had traffic reduced to a single lane because c.h.p. noticed the flooding. i want to show you video we were able to capture when we were the only crews on scene. that is video of a trapped white sedan and that vehicle stalled out when it ran into the understooded area and we saw two people trapped inside. i reported earlier i did not understand why they had not got were out of the vehicle. when the wrecker arrived to remove that vehicle i had an opportunity to make my way over to the driver. the driver said he was fine and did fought want to speak on camera. the driver of the wrecker said it was the fourth vehicle he has removed from a puddle just this morning. that is because of areas of particular flooding that the drivers do not see, they do not heed the warning, or drives are not paying attention. you have to watch out for areas of flash flooding. we see this repeated throughout the south bay. on highway 101 we had several slick spots. be careful. we will continue to follow this

there was a problem in the southbound direction.le bit before belmont. there are big problems for the nimitz freeway is sought out, there are two lanes are blocked. under northbound right, 38 minutes, it is only heavier than usual. the south bond is about an hour long out of oakland you should use 580 eastbound instead. >> there is blue skies outside and the temperatures are starting to climb. checked out the numbers. 50 degrees for hayward. there is born to be a warm afternoon and it will feel like spring for some of us. 70 degrees for example. by 8:00 p.m. you can expect a comeback in the temperatures will ban the low to mid 60's. if we have changes on the horizon. a series of storms are headed our way. >> and the nils run, we are following the latest with the california high-speed rail project. federal transportation officials have extended the deadline by which the royal court has to start spending state money on the project. the use of state money is in a condition of a federal grant. is now being pushed to july 1st. delays in

right now you cannot drive on 101 southbound passed ten, it is around 1:00 this morning and a driver was speeding hit the center divider and a driver hit the tanker truck, it ended up flipping over into a drain judge ditch. we believe his injuries were not surveillance meanwhile at least 4,000 had spilled into a ditch and that's why all of the emergency crews have not gotten into any lakes or respond nearby and we have been told 4 homes have been evacuated and they will not be allowed back into the area until the scene is completely mopped up and one person was being put up by a hope tell from the red cross. we know half of it spilled and not sure if he was cited but they will completely shut down for at least another hour and one lane will be low going so crews can upright the truck and siphon all of that gasoline. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> all right, 5:06 now with this morning's storm watch, there still may be scattered showers and for the most round of storms. they have sandbags for people who want to be prepared, alex? >> well, people up here in marin county

southbound 101, the closure starts at dunn and over to kenneth. caltrans ran out of cones but it's still closed. use monterey road or monterey highway. the northbound slowing has cleared. back up to the tri-valley we're looking at union canyon road, there is a slow lane blockage there a. crash involving a smaller car on its side. maybe on its roof. we are looking at slowdown and slick roads continue through the area so we're tracking that as the commute starts to build. >> still ahead "today in the bay" as mike mentioned all kinds of lanes on southbound 101 shut down. the the whole lane as crews clean up thousands of gallons of gas. we'll have an update. >> a live look at the roadway in san jose this morning. we'll have live team coverage of the next storm making its way toward the bay area. one of the best things about covered california is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. for example, if you're a single person making less than $46,000 a year, or a family of four, earning up to $94,200, you may be eligible for premiu

the southbound lanes are closed at taylor. this is going to take about an hour and a half to get the flooding under control. it's very bad there and we had a car hit the wall. they don't want anybody teels get stuck in that water f. you travel south on 87 and south to 28 or owl the way around the bendthe left. with 280 and 682 interchange. that's an issue into downtown right now. should be over by the morning commute but we'll continue to track that. we hope to see improvement. here more flooding for 580 westbound. again at the dublin interchange, periods of time we had one or two lanes with serious flooding, that blew all over the map. that means there is puddling an ponding all over. hydroplaning is easy to do. a couple of crashes on the shoulder approaching the castro valley y., 238 for some flooding. we often see that when conditions are like they are right now. the bay bridge, a live look, puddling on -- a light volume of traffic. southbound side you see the water kicking up to make the flights misty and fuzzy in san rafa

. >> southbound 101 there is a stalled vehicle blocking one lane, but no delays at this hour. traffic looks like tracy to dublin is 23 minutes and from antioch to concord is 15 minutes and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 17 minutes so be careful of the roadway flooding from the rain. the tolls are empty and wet. we will see traffic funneling in soon enough. >> hayward police are investigating a possible home invasion where the suspects were shot by their intended victim. the shooting happened on western boulevard at 5:30 last night. police arrived they found a man dead from gunshot wounds. a person living at home said another suspect took off. police received a call that a woman with wounds was dropped off at a hospital. investigators are trying to determine if she was involved in the home invasion. >> a carjacking suspect is in serious condition after being shot by san jose police following a short case. police got a call of someone waving a gun around at 3:00 a.m. and the man who called said the suspect took his pants, car keys and his car. police chased t

in the meantime the freeway is completely shut down in the southbound direction southbound 101 between tenant avenue and san martin. so again find alternates. they are letting you off the freeway at tenant avenue. again, no estimated time when they are going to be able to re- open lanes but northbound if you are heading into san jose, that remains clear right now. here's a live look at the bay bridge. we also have a number of chp- issued high wind advisories. we have one here for the bay bridge and one for the san mateo bridge. they are also in effect for the dumbarton and the antioch bridge. we also have an overturn a second one in the altamont pass. we'll update you on what that's doing to the morning drive. back to you. >>> a car slammed into a house in campbell that's been hit before but kpix 5's betty yu reports this time it was on purpose. >>> reporter: campbell police say this was no accident. a metal post, hedges and wooden fence couldn't as to be a drug crazed man from slamming into this house. a 27-year-old, his girlfriend were inside this car. >> through witness statements a

all southbound lanes are open.theave this live gives you current conditions at the wilson bridge. very light traffic in both directions on the outer and inner loop. if you information on that crash, you can always put on 103 .5. >> thank you very much, amanda. the country of ukraine is on the hunt for its president who is gone missing. we are going to the live desk with more. >> jacqui jeras will be back talking about snow in the forecast. >> robert lyles is in the live desk with the latest information. ukrainian president has vanished. a ward for his arrest is issued. citizens are rating the presidential compound. once they got inside, all signs lavish lifestyle. there was a personal zoo, a golf course, and vintage cars. the president was last seen in the middle of the black sea. he released his security detail and drove off to an unknown location. the parliament impeached him. minister posted that an arrest foreign for him for mass killing of civilians. demonstrators have poured into the capital, welcoming back t

the two left lanes southbound 880. and again you can see the delays on the sensors backed up to about highway 92. if you're traveling southbound. otherwise here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. there was a high speed chase late last night. and right now everything is now back to normal. all lanes are back open. our news crews will have an update for you on that earlier accident but everything right now like i said is completely back to normal. southbound traffic is good into san francisco. as for the east bay northbound and southbound 880 both moving at the speed limit this morning. so traveling the nimitz freeway things are back to normal approaching your downtown oakland exits. and out to the bay bridge now they've activated the metering lights the wait is on. you are backed up to the overcrossings. that's your latest kcbs traffic. and another check of your forecast here's lawrence. >>> all right lot of clouds beginning to move into our sky this morning. elizabeth. and i think by the afternoon really thickeni

in san jose area it is quiet. 101 at 71 miles per hour leashing san jose airport and southbound is clear. 280 is accident-free and 85 does not have a single problem. drive time traffic 680 to dublin is 15 minutes and 51 minutes southbound 101 santa rosa to san francisco, highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains. the drive across the bay bridge leaving the maze and to san francisco it is empty at this hour with construction wrapping up. >> thank you. >> next, tributes pour in to remember philip seymour hoffman. now broadway will honor the late actor this week. >> his cause of death: heroin. more americans are using it and dying from it. >> the controversial contestant shaking up sketch difficult -- shaking up jeopardy. >> anger over angry birds, a free yap called flappy birds is take over. apple wants to revolutionize how we charge devices. "new york times" says they are looking into solar and wireless charging operations. apple released a new ad in honor of the 30th birthday for mac making technology more accessible shot entirely using the iphone but now you can use them to make pizza

. >>> a multivehicle accident on the bw parkway southbound. it's near route 2302 inside the belt -- 202 inside the beltway and reports of icy conditions in that area. the bw parkway i believe right now only one lane is getting by. it was shut down for some time. there was an accident on the inbound side of route 50 closer to route 10. there is also a vehicle fire. i believe it's been put out on the inner loop of the beltway south side of town at the wilson bridge in the local lanes and that's caused delays from at least 295. if you take public transportation, you'll want to know that vre is on an s schedule today. marc on an s schedule with a two-hour delay. prince george's county, the bus, is on a limited service all day today as well. let's take a live look outside. here's what it looks like if you're planning to head on the beltway at branch avenue. the outer loop, there's been this long-standing crash with the flashing lights. luckily the volumes are light but again we are hearing about those icy patches. for example, on the northbound sid

nimitz freeway, southbound slow.fremont not all that bad. 880 slows from union city up to slrd and then into cass -- san leandro and then into castro valley. we have traffic getting to dublin. but westbound 580 looks better. b.a.r.t., caltrain and muni are reporting delays. i would still say it would be better than driving. back to the desk. >>> as we've been telling you, the rain is causing major flooding all over the bay area including some dangerous flad flash flooding on streets. janine de la vega is in san jose. you've seen several drivers rescued from cars that were driving into deep water, janine. >> reporter: yeah, and now i'm standing on highway 87 in the southbound lanes. now, progress is being made out here. you can see the roadway was flooded but at one point, it was all the way up to where i was standing. now, this has been a problem since 4:00 a.m. you can see one lane of traffic is open at this section. caltrans is on the scene working to try to see if they can drain this water out. it does appear it's

this is both northbound and southbound. the walnut creek. the north bond ride is backed up along the presidio parkway. no indication that things will clear very shortly. we are still monitoring delays or around the rest of the bake for the east shore, highway 24 in the nimitz freeway. the 580 right heading to dublin, eastbound or westbound, both directions are still backed up. the ride on 880 southbound into milpitas and 101 through the south bay is still heavy. the drive time has dropped below 50 minutes. >> a quick look at your ride to the bay bridge this morning. the westbound commute, this is one area where things are improving. >> i will have more on the board delays coming up. >> it is very cloudy outside. we have snow showers and hardly green. here in debate, although it is cloudy and misty i think we will see sunshine later on. here is a look of your highs. 62 degrees for oakland and livermore has a high of 62 degrees. it looks like a mixture of sun and clouds into tomorrow and the chance for sprinkles by the middle

southbound 101 in tenants morgan hill and we have some decent pictures of it. southbound 101 is still shut down after trying to unload the gasoline and trying siphon it into a new tanker truck and on the left people are slowing down. you know how people are, there is a huge traffic jam on northbound 101 coming up to the scene because this is not something you see every day but northbound in the commute direction, we are hurting there and there is the car that started it all. that black car lost it all and yes, that car according to chp scarted the whole thing. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and it's backed up for a 25 men drive time and somebody said we don't get a break from the rain, just to clarify that. no major problems and this is a look at interstate 880 in oakland and that traffic is fine, now let's go to steve. >>> we are getting some rain, and santa rosa almost at 1.57, also tweeting in vallejo, mountain view san jose at 8.570, ben low men, two and a half, lexington reservoir, they almost had it, and that was the official station at drug

always slow for the cone zone. 880 is moving fine nimitz northbound and southbound. on the san mateo bridge westbound out of hayward to foster city the drive is only going to be nine minutes so no accidents and no stalls nothing to block lanes. >>> hundreds turnout to remember a cal football >> shocking video that will make every parent cringe >>> covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all bay area this is abc7 news. >>> glad to have you with us at 4:40. view from the san francisco skyline from the roof camera, it look hazy. not a star in the sky. mike nicco is on the roof with the forecast details. >>> new details in a deadly fire in richmond. investigators are leaning toward electrical short as the cause. a man was found dead inside a second-floor apartment on south 23rd. authorities have not released his anyway. a neighbor smelled smoke but didn't think anything. >> i got home i smelled it and i thought, well...maybe someone is cooking. >> the fire was contained to the area near the apartment front door. >>> the cal community is celebrating the life of a football

speed and wed weather are factors in this spin intermediate in san francisco southbound 101. a porsche traveling with the top down was involved in a solo crash after going off the road. the driver and passenger suffered minor injuries. >> a nasty wreck in hayward snarled track southbound 880 mission the curve on the connection between 880 and highway 92 and went off the road. the ramp was closed for a couple of hours. the driver was not seriously hurt but was arrested for driving under the influence. the connection is reopened. >>> tow truck drivers are staged to respond quickly if there is an accident dug -- during the storm. the tow company receives two or three times more calls when the rains. >> directly we call c.h.p. and they escort us to the scene of the accident so we can clear the freeway. then the traffic can move. >>> heavier rain is expected this welcome. drivers are staffed if it is bad on the roads. >>> more snow for the ski resorts in sierra. skiers and snowboarders have enjoyed night runs at a resort off interstate 80 and lake tahoe is hoping for a healthy kno

the suspects smashed into another car in the southbound lane near the toll plaza and bailed and took off running. it started when a park ranger saw one of the men breaking into a car. the driver hit two park service vehicles before driving fast across the bridge. officers have focused the search along lincoln boulevard. >> the state is mourning the loss of two highway patrol yards with bay areaties killed in the low pressure of duty. brian law and juan gonzalez were killed responding to an accident south of fresno. they began the years in the bay area before transferring to the central valley. gonzalez was behind the wheel when the to crashed on highway 99 on the way to what was an accident if the northbound lanes but it turned out the crash was actually on the southbound side. >> took action to avoid striking pairs from the previous collision, lost control of the vehicle, struck the guardrail, and severely crashed. >> officer gonzalez leaves behind a mother, sister and gulf he was planning to propose to. officer law leaves behind a wife and these young children. >> flags are flying

both southbound and northbound direction.ound here, on this when the first rain falls people just forget how to drive. the san mateo bridge, but first the bay bridge because all the traffic we do not see any backups but the san mateo bridge is still recovering from stoppable conditions. we are still jammed up with 18 to 20 minutes dark times. >> i know the error cut is anxious to tell you how much rain we are still expected to get. >> you have a lot of traffic to talk about but the good news is that the rain is moving away. hopefully we will see better conditions. storm tracker 4 shows we have been dry for quite a while. dry weather in san mattel at the 1 01, 92 interchange. your ride to palo alto is dry finally. downtown san jose and mineta. the rain has let up in the east especially the interior spots. there is no rain to talk about for alameda and oakland. for san francisco, just a few scattered sprinkles. we may pick up light rain in the oakland area within the next 15 to 20 minutes. >> rain usually translates to snow in

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route 17 southbound is shut down. things are looking good on the major interstates as you move into her the district. new york avenue inbound at florida, the right side is getting by due to construction. the beltway is moving along nicely. a couple of live shots to show you. it is starting to build just a bit. we're starting to see brake lights on the northbound side of 95 in virginia. that will be coming up from 123 towards woodbridge. back over to you. >> and ms. on is looking to get into the music streaming business. get intois looking to the user streaming business. add arces say amazon may music subscription service this year. withare in serious talks big music labels. millions of yahoo! messenger users were spied on without their knowledge. the webcam images were captured between 2008 and 2010. yahoo! said they had no information about the operation. a sharp drop in sales for smartphones including lower prices over the next four years. the internet is turning 25. 87% of american adults use the internet and it wi

direction as you make the commute out of oakland to san leandro and southbound 880 from 98 to marina we have another project with the cones being picked up at 5:00 this morning. in the east by, walnut creek, southbound, 680, traffic is running smoothly as you make it to 24 junction between highway 4 and 24 will only be nine minutes >> it is 4:38. >> a slow messy morning commute on the east coast and the dangerous condition wills of people on the east coast are facing from a major new storm. >> a big day for twitter and what investors will lock for when it releases the first earning report. >> covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, it is 4:40 on wednesday morning. a look from the rooftop camera to san francisco with a tall building that will be west this time tomorrow with the rain system moving in. mike will have more. >> new details in the death of actor philip seymour hoffman. police have arrested four people in new york, they men and a woman, are held on drug chances tied to the friction-year-old's death with 3

but what it did to the nimitz freeway southbound.corner and that's one of their reasons rather on the bayshore freeway southbound at embarcadero road accident has left traffic really slow coming down from redwood city and to palo alto. in the picture bridges and your bay bridge ride where we're starting to see it things ease up a bit. for the salmon tell bridge rather going to see some stopping the traffic there is a problem out here of 580 and is bound direction heading back toward the nimitz. they closed the harbor off ramp from is paul 580 because of a surface street accident. >>: it's a car lover's nightmare. eight corvettes swallowed by a sinkhole at the national corvette museum in kentucky. take a look at these pictures from twitter. they've been re-tweeted hundreds of times. the sinkhole, which is about 40 feet wide and about 30 feet deep, happened just before dawn under the skydome section of the museum. of the eight cars that fell, six were donated to the museum by corvette enthusiasts. two were on loan from general motors.

dublin is 14 minutes and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 52 minutes.hrough the san can -- santa cruz mountains it is looking good. and from emeryville to treasure island, a few taillights but not slowing things down. >>> the next powerball jackpot is an estimated $400 million! it will take you a long-term. >> i don't have that many toes no big winners on saturday but 151,000 in california took home between $3,000 and $6,000. the next drawing is when night and each ticket has a one in 175 million chance of matching all five numbers and the powerball. >> workers who want to be happy, look to the west coast, the community career bliss found that california was home to three of the happiest cities in which to work. the rankings were based on employee relationship with the bos and congress worries, compensation, and growth opportunities. san jose was at the top, and washington, dc was second, and san francisco comes in third, and san diego was ninth. the top three unhappiest cities to work in? cincinnati. orlando. indianapolis. >> 12 years a slave won best

it happened on a southbound train headed for mill bray. he believes a woman is being harassed and he politely asked the man to step off the platform so he can ask him some questions and when the man yells he refuses to compliant that is when end gets tasered. the man was drunk, harassing passengers and had repeatedly refused to get off the train. then more cops come on and he tasered him again. the man who passengers say passengers called robert was arrested for public intoxication for a pore real violation car parole violation. bart's taser policy was reimplemented after the ross core grant scooting says the only time they can use it is if they pose a threat to a bart police officer's life or another person's life and we will tell you what bart had to say about this. >>> one person is dead and three others are injured in the fruit veil district. it happened shortly before 10:00 on international boulevard. witnesses say two men and two women were gunned down while standing on the street corner. one at the hyland hospital, no word on the ot

westbound 4, to southbound 680 is solid. backed up all morning long, 580 bolt through oakland especially is back up this morning through the fremont milpitas corridor. 580 is heavy out to dublin. there were early morning accidents on 1 01 northbound and we are still backed up to a highway 85. >> the mid peninsula ride with southbound traffic beginning to slow or around sfo and remains heavy all the way to mountain view. we are nearly one hour from the southbound 101 drive time down to the golden gate bridge. >> >> two people stabbed in san francisco this morning. near the financial district. kron four's jackie sissel is live at the scene with an update. jackie? >> police are still trying to figure out some four hours later to see why it to people early this morning were stabbed. according to police--here is video from this morning. it received a call saying that a man was stabbed and when they arrived there that is what they discovered. they found a man stabbed twice in the chest and once in the arm pripet he was taken to lo