habitat restoration actions required for various water system improvement program projects within the sunolalley region, alameda county, pursuant to charter section 9.118, and adopting findings pursuant to the california environmental quality act. item number 11. resolution authorizing an amendment to the san francisco public utilities commission contract no. cs- 916 for peninsula regional construction management services in the amount not to exceed $ 4,000,000, for a total agreement not to exceed amount of $26,000,000 to fund construction management services for bioregional habitat restoration actions required for various water system improvement program projects within the peninsula region, san mateo county, pursuant to charter section 9.118, and adopting findings pursuant to the california environmental quality act. supervisor avalos: welcome. >> thank-you, chairman. supervisors. my name is michael campbell. i am not prepared to speak on item #9, the release of reserve for continuing being cca program. i know the to have a full agenda. my office did provide a report as described and requ

the sec on november 12, 2009, and a third was held at the request of the public in the town of sunol on december 14, 2009. the document, which was published on january 5, 2011, includes transcripts from each of these three hearings. i would like to note that the comments and responses document introduced and analyze a project variant that was not presented in the draft eir, which included additional enhancements to additional improvements for fish. the fishery enhancements identified in the variant included modified schedules, a fish ladder at the creek dam, a fish screen, both on the diversion dam and also the intake added within calaveras reservoir, and in central california coast steelhead adaptive management and implementation plan. the project. also included some minor project refinements, and those included -- include a structure within the proposed spillway discharge channel, additional architectural features for the proposed intake tower, additional seismic instrumentation, expanded excavation to stabilize landslides, the cabling 7 miles of existing power lines were construct

our land use initiatives include things such as the interpreter center that will be located in sunol, which is a unique opportunity for us to educate our neighbors about our services. the center will also be open and available and accessible for community members and provide space for educational programming and arts, etc our education initiatives remain from a partnership with san francisco unified school district as well as partnerships we are doing with san francisco state and also with the sustainable agricultural education program, which is in alameda county. i want to take just a quick moment to go a little bit deeper to give you two examples of how our community benefit programming takes place on the ground. the first program i wanted to share with you -- to tell you about is our led streetlight community -- led streetlight conversion program. for this program, we could have easily let this contract -- left this as one standalone $60 million contract, but we instead decided to work collaborative with of the department of partners to maximize the benefits for different communiti

sunol know through the express lane, 680 looks jammed up down through the sunol grade. there it is.land, we have this, there is a live shot to ok land. dwh thank you, mike and thank you for joining us this morning. the "today" show is up next. ♪ [ female announcer ] picking tights isn't always easy. ♪ picking a free detergent is. switch to tide free & gentle in the white and blue bottle. no other free detergent is milder on skin. and unlike the leading free detergent, it removes more residue from dirt, food, and stains. so nothing spoils this tights enthusiast's enthusiasm. tide free & gentle. style is an option. clean is not. also look for tide stain release free.

alameda, located southeast of the san antonio reservoir between calaveras road and vallecitos road in sunol. president vietor: all of those in favor? opposed? congratulations, mr. ramirez. >> i just wanted to say that you buzzed off eight or nine items related to the water, and whenever it adds up to, we do whatever it adds up to, again, a tremendous effort in times of -- terms of getting this done. president vietor: thank you. we appreciate it. we appreciate all of your good work, too. secretary housh: madam president, we're getting ready to move to close session. a motion to invoke the attorney- client privilege. president vietor: all of those in favor? opposed? the motion carried. secretary housh: give me a moment to read them, and then we will move into closed session. item 22, item 23, and we will now moved into closed session -- moving to closed session. disclose. >> second. all in favor. opposed. thank you. commission secretary, next item. >> next item is 26, authorize the utilities commission to negotiate and execute a seventh amendment to an opposite agreement pertained to the sale

a little cooler over toward sunol and niles. 56 at noon and 52 for a high. wind might be a factor later on today. all caused by a system dring down toward the east of us. it impacts only in the way of wind. and when there is enough wind, that just helps stir up the fog. north, northeast. fairfield. santa rosa north at 12. there is the calm condition in san jose which allows the fog to tomorrow. sfo west 22 we have not seen that in a long, long time. it has been east or northeast what seems like forever. high pressure still large and in charge. as these systems drive down, it has changed our pattern ever so slightly in we do get the wind and decrease in the fog. there is patchy fog out there. 36-52. we will go breezy later on today. some areas in the breezy category. wind 52-60. morning sun later on today. 60s for everybody today. maybe a little cooler. you just usher in a slightly cooler air flow today. 60 to 62 should cover it for many. santa cruz was at 71 yesterday. san jose will go 61. sunny and breezy after patchy fog. it looks like a lot of sun and mor

slowing continues past highway 84 past the sunol grade a live look at the toll plaza shows you the cash lane is starting to build. we have a cool clear view of the plaza right now. >> the peninsula is looking good. cloudy conditions and low pressure onshore preventing the formation of fog. watch out for slick conditions in the north bay. napa at 44 degrees. about 15 degrees warmer than at this hour yesterday morning. let's talk about what will happen throughout the day. the system of low pressure will push onshore. as it does so, it will bring light scattered showers throughout the day. mostly cloudy with an intermittent shower impacting the coastal areas. san francisco will probably pick up may be 1/10 to 2/10 of an inch. pushing up through fairfield and antioch, if you are waking up in the area, count on using the windshield wiper on the way to your neighborhood. here's what to expect. by 1:00 p.m., widespread showers and at 5:00 p.m., the bulk moves inland. by midnight it clears out. temperatures are coming up. back to you >> we look forward to it. sill to come, people in one bay are

if you are driving to the sunol grade. this is an area that is not foggy. we keep showing it to you. we cannot show you much more. 6:49 let's go to steve. >>> sal, zero visibility for some. we will have temperatures starting off in the upper 40s but the thick fog means a dense fog advisory has been posted. thick fog. a little mist out there too for some. calm, hazy sun. there is hardly any wind at all. there is a come pent of a east to north -- component of an east foe northeast wind. temperatures in the upper 60s for some. there are signs we can burn this fog off. not looking for any rain. 46 that seems to be the number that most locations are checking in with here. napa is in there. fairfield, concord, hayward, everyone else is closed. fairfield in the 40s and san rafael at 45. 47 santa rosa to start. again, you have to give me five- degree lee way here. if the fog does not burn -- 32 in tahoe. 35 ukiah. 60 already in palm springs. if you're in portland or seattle not for us. thick fog coming back in. once it burns off then it's sunny and warm. there will

a smooth drive over towards 680 through the sunol grade.hat traffic volume is light and the tail lights southbound. a good steady volume over the hill and from sunol into fremont. we can see the hill through this portion. >> good air quality out there this morning. going to get better as we pick up moisture today. 41 degrees in concord. 43 in napa with scattered showers. the same for santa rosa and mild in places like gilroy at 49 degrees. gilroy is in the 20s. you will notice the difference as you walk out the door. cloudy and keeping it more mild, serving as a blanket and trapping the heat from yesterday. the system of low pressure will push onshore. it looks like it will impact the pacific northwest and the northernmost portions of california. here's where the showers are right now. you can see for the most part, we have a good stream of rain coming down along interstate 80 through fairfield and antioch and showers on the way in the next 15 minutes as we head throughout the day, this is what it looks like in terms of expected rainfall. a

sunol not showing problems. of san jose you may have dense fog at times and slick conditions heading south over 17 to the santa cruz mountains keep that in mind before it gets a chance to heat up the roadways. the friday before a three-day holiday >> don't forget. >> i'm sure they won't forget. somehow you never forget those >> we will be here. it's martin luther king,jr. day for some, but we will be here monday morning. >> thank you very much for joining us. the "today" show is up next. >> we'reville a local news update in a half hour. have a great weekend. rocket scientists! you gave us the space age... but your savings accounts are stuck in the stone age! earn more commodore with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! [ laughs ] instead of earning zilch, your savings will be earning three times the national average. three times more? roger that! go online and sign up at capitalone.com. what's in your wallet?! where to sputnik? [ chuckles ] when you can have pillsbury grands!

here's a live look at 680 through sunol. no major slowing. we'll see the slowing to start there around 7:30. so far we are looking good many places in the south bay. northbound 101 we have a slow spot at tulle, typically the first to show it, as well as the construction. it is slowing at the state toll plaza. we'll see the metering lights turn on in a minute or two. back to the desk. >>> thank you very much. the future of some east bay cools sls goes scho ol school board today. we have details coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] when sean was looking at mba programs, he wanted a curriculum designed to meet market needs, with faculty who brought real-world perspective on where the business world was headed and the practical experience to help him make an impact. my name is sean blankenship, i'm making the electric car more accessible, and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer ] learn more about the school of business at phoenix.edu. >>> good morning, everybody. 6:25 right now. welcome to our brand new home. our new studio here, our new set. we are gett

down through sunol and 680, we had added the express lane.'s the incline from sunol to fremont. we'll see that continue to slow the next 20 minutes. back to you. >>> clear as a bell out there. but that means you'll need the shades this morning. especially if you are headed east. we are looking good right now. high pressure is firmly in control of our weather pattern. it is not budging. and for us that's kind of good news for this time of the year because we'll see beautiful days as we head through the next five or six days it looks like. now, what's happening is you can see this clockwise rotation. what's happening is it is driving winds offshore. the wind are able to warm as they push from land to sea. so this morning we are starting out really mild with temperatures in the 50s. and we have absolutely no fog to report. so it is just one of those mornings where we know as the sun comes up it will start to warm us up rapidly. and with the winds in addition to that it will be a pretty nice day. a little bit breezy and gusty this evening as you

. >> 32 is a resolution authorizing an amendment to the public utilities commission contract for sunol valley regional construction management servicesitem 33 is a resolution authorizing an amendment to the public utilities commission for a regional construction management services in an amount not to exceed $4 million for a total agreement not to exceed $26 million to fund restoration services. >> these resolutions are adopted. >> if you could call item 34 and 35. >> it is an ordinance revising the local business ordinance to increase minimum competitive amounts to 400,000 and make other clarifications. item three5 is an ordinance defining amounts for commodities contracts and 400,004 contracts and making other changes. supervisor chu: >> the items are very similar to legislation that came before the board in february. these continue to clarify some of the definitions of around legislation and also ensure is that we have a good process going forward. -- ensures that we have a good process going forward. i want to thank the coalition for working with us on these amendments today. i hav

if you are driving on the sunol grade that traffic is moving very well heading south. and the toll plaza commute southbound looks pretty good. it looks like they will turn the metering lights on. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. expanding the police search. at this hour to find a missing child. the amber alert for an abducted little boy. who is the focus of this search. >>> plus new details about a deadly officer involved shooting. what police saw that lead to the gunfire. >>> change in our forecast today. the fog has disappeared. will temperature warm up? >>> good morning, ch

let's take a live picture of the sunol grade. southbound over 680 and a little bit of fog, but up above the highway. it's not impacting the main line. a little bit further north in danville, road work can slow you down southbound. you have a couple of lanes blocked until 6:00 a.m. overall the drive is looking good on a get away friday. back to you. >> that are weather bringing on major changes at airlines and warning of flight cancellations because of the possibility of snow in the oerth east. american, united and continental saying flights could be delays out of new york city and other north eastern cities. unite and continental said you can reschedule if you have flights to, from, or through the affected airports through sunday. the change fees will be waived. >> new this morning, we expect good news at a jobs report in an hour, but that won't help stock futures. good morning, courtney. >> good morning. futures are flat right now as investors are in a holding pattern waiting for the data due out in less than an hour from now. i

sunol we do see patchy fog. that's why we see a blip here or there coming through the sunol grade. down through the south bay traffic is nice. northbound 101 at the 4 we have construction. we often see floor speeds registering through the area, but near 680 that's a little unusual. 880 past the oakland coliseum area northbound with the taillights, the construction off the southbound side near hyatt street has cleared. we have a smooth drive near the toll plaza. a 15-minute drive from 238. a smooth drive across the bay to san francisco. no metering lights for another hour. we'll get a live look at the map to mark the construction at union square. the central subway project is going on. your 35 and 45 muni lines may have restrictions because of flow in the area. chivalry is not dead here. a disabled vehicle 101 northbound at sfo. a gentleman called to say take my wife to the airport i'll stay with the car. chivalry is not dead or they don't want to go on vacation together. back to you. >>> thank you. you may have heard of a social campaign like "save the children" or "save the whales

slowing on southbound 680 here through walnut creek and it's light through the san ramon valley and sunolade. we'll check out the north bay drive for you on 101 in san rafael. it's a nine-minute drive from highway 37 down to 580. here's an update on the road work in san francisco. north 101 appears to be open caesar chavez to the 80 split but the connector to the central freeway right now is currently blocked. you can always stay updated on our website abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. 4:56. incandescent light bulb in california, manufacturers no longer make the traditional 100 watt bulb. the state got a jump start on the federal standards that take effect in 2012. under the new regulations stores will only sell bulbs that use no more than 72 watts. experts say this will cut the country's electric bill by over $10 billion a year and reduce greenhouse gals emissions. >> is it a lack of will power that makes you reach for that extra piece of cake or pie? kristen? researchers at stanford say people have more self-control than they think. t

we will get a live shot of sunol. 680 moves smoothly. a heavier volume and a good number of trucks heading through. keep that in mind. no delays there. a live look at the toll plaza and light volume. over 20 minutes, the back up we had cleared out and now we are back to a light 18-minute drive approaching the toll plaza. we expect a heavier volume than last week. folks are back from vacation for sure. back to you >> revving engineers in detroit ready to open the 2011 auto show later this morning. there is something to celebrate after a stellar year for the big three u.s. automakers. the coming out party of sorts. kristin creates models of a big buzz. >> the most important display may be optimism. >> we can feel it before we got to the show floor. there were many more manufacturers who wanted to be in the show. >> the manufacturers planned to unveil about 40 new cars, more than double last year. that's not the only thing. after two dismal years and two decades of declining sales, the big three makers saw an increase in u.s. sales. >> the

coming down through sunol, so far we have not seen any major effect for the morning commute there. we'll keep watching. >>> all right. we'll go to christina with a warm forecast. warmer than usual. this is a strange blip on the bar graph. >> it really is. you know, every time we check we are looking for the rain. and it is just not in the forecast, at least for the next seven to eight days. this is why. we have a really strong ridge of high pressure set up over the bay area for this time of the year. we usually don't see temperatures as warm. we usually see temperatures near 57 degrees for our daytime highs. but today they will be closer to 70 degrees. and as you can see, the storm track is taking well off to our north because of the big strong ridge. and that will be the case as we head through the next few days. not a whole lot of change in terms of the forecast. we'll talk about why. warm conditions, high pressure. we have a system of low pressure retreating off to the east. the two combining create a great pressure gradient. we don't have any winds to tell you about, but headin

let's move along and take a look at the sunol grade. it looks good all the way to the south bay. 5:17 let's go back to the desk. >> no, you can go to me, sal. >> let's go to steve. >> thank you. the skies are clear. patchy fog is trying to tomorrow. most of the wind has moved off and the pressure is relaxing. it will be sunny friday forecast. we have cold lows out there. sonoma at 34. department of puck lick works 34. stanford 38. walnut creek and al moe 38 -- and alamo at 38 degrees. concord i've seen eight readings at 37. livermore is 38. so is napa airport. san rafael 39. 30 for santa rosa. 48 in san francisco. everything is going up and over. what is new? i don't see any change here for awhile. sunshine and mild. it looks like the fog will get its act together. there is patchy fog off toward the valley. sunny now without the east, northeast wind it will not be as warm. cold morning. sunny days. no rain. >>> european markets are upright now in early trade bucking the direction in asia overnight. japan nikkei fell 1.6% as we take a we

let's move along and take a look at the sunol grade. that traffic is moving well. and also this morning we are looking at the fairfield area west 80 to vallejo you will see fog there as well. let's go back to the desk. >> you heard it may be tough to see your way clear. we have a fog advisory in effect. how this will effect your drive to work or airport travel plans. >>> plus radio communication travel. the plans to fix it and how it could have been a factor in an officer involved shooting days ago.

the sunol grade looks good out of pleasanton. that fog has lifted northbound bay bridge.he traffic will be okay as we come up toward the toll plaza. now let's go back to the desk. >>> a san francisco chase ended hours ago. this case is far from over. why a police search continues and what they are looking for. >>> plus the medical update on wounded congresswoman gabrielle gifford's sounds better and better. >>> i'm tara moriarty live in san francisco. we are learning what may have lead up to a deadly shooting inside of a coffee shop. >>> fog is

this is a look at 680 down the sunol grade. livermore valley. westbound 580 a noninjury crash. they are trying to move it off the freeway. the problem is people have been slowing down on it. at 6:18 let's go to steve. >> all right, sal. santa rosa, napa airport, and concord report fog. coming back in from the delta and very thick fog out toward stockton andmy december toe. after that it will be another sunny forecast. 40s and 30s. 39 walnut creek. palo alto is in there now. patchy fog near san jose. i checked the web camera it looks like it's gone. sunny and warm after the fog. an easterly breeze in the higher elevations. the wind and hills and little breeze coming back in from the delta could give patchy fog to others. 60s low. if you're in that fog it will not get that warm. if you don't you will be in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. redwood city in there. lots of sunshine. there are areas of patchy fog. we ll take that into the end of the week. cooler by late in the weekend. pam and dave. >> thank you, steve. 6:20 is the time right now 37s latest report on home prices show

also on the sunol grade getting through pleasanton looks good.you are trying to get across the bridge before it gets busy, right now is the time. so right now it is still light. let's go back to dave and pam. >>> all right fighting flames in san rafael. two homes caught fire just hours ago. we will take a look at what is happening right now at the scene. >>> plus a half dozen people shot in oakland. where it happened and are the police closing in on the shooters. >>> good morning. another cold one out there. temperatures are rebounding to get near 60. we'll show you more coming up.

these pictures we will show you sunol grade traffic looks good.the commute has not woken up. traffic is moving along well. we'll have another report in just minutes. now let's go back to the anchors. >>> thanks, sal. huge flames in belmont as people race from their burning apartment complex. there are injuries. firefighters are stills at the scene. >>> plus the suspense building toward a big announcement by verizon in two hours. this is something a lot of phone company customers have been waiting to hear for years. >>> good morning, cloudy skies. the lows are warmer. what about rain? we'll have that forecast in two minutes. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lower our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announcer honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol.

. >> if you are driving on the sunol grade getting to the south bay it looks good.nd also this morning it's a light commute so far at the bay bridge. let's go back to you. >>> all right flames erupting in oakland a couple hours ago. where the firefighters rushed in to battle the flames. >>> plus jerry brown again begins life as california's governor. we'll take you live to sacramento this morning for the swearing in details. >>> good morning some low clouds, fog, but do we have a dry forecast? is there more rain on the way? . you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she didn't. this tastes way too good to be fiber. they're delicious crunchy clusters with sweet honey and half a day's worth of fiber. you care about my fiber? not really. i care about your fiber too. i have for a while. ok, carl. why don't you care about her fiber? hey carl. [ male announcer fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes.

and then sunol, we see fog, low clouds. very much. >> take a peek at what's going to happen once the sun comes up. >> a beautiful day in the way, sunny skies already taking shape over the bay area. we have wind, also preventing the formation of fog. 54 in novato, turning over to about 62 degrees by noon. and then today we're going to round out temperatures in the upper 60s. 67 degrees in fairfield. 65 for concord and 61 degrees in oakland. temperatures stay comfortable throughout the extended period. back to you. >> thanks for joining us this morning. the "today" show is up next. including an exclusive interview with hillary clinton. the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud.

so good as you make your way southbound towards highway 24 or through the san ramon valley and also sunolrade. interstate 80 in berkeley, although crowded, the drive time 20 minutes westbound from the carquinez bridge to the maze and the bay bridge toll plaza, there's just a minor backup for the cash-paying lanes but everything else flowing through the toll plaza pretty quickly. san mateo bridge also fine. traffic on the right is westbound heading towards foster city. and 101 on the peninsula looks good through millbrae as you make your way northbound towards sfo. it looks great all the way out of san jose with this live shot at 880 interchange. that's northbound 101 and problem-free out of morgan hill. get traffic when you want it by going to our website anytime, abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. listen to this. a tiger dad roaring back. the husband of the author of the controversial best seller about tiger moms is speaking out for the first time. princeton law professor is married to her. her book battle hymn of the battle mom describ

sunol with slowing for time to time in either direction heading over the hill. because of likely the low clouds and the fog and lower visibility. into the area, no major problems and a smooth drive across the express lane. 580 slows as the volume builds through the foggy livermore commute. 580 westbound and a 16-minute drive over the pass. we will get a live look at the toll plaza where the back up continues for the cash lanes over on the left side as you approach. stay to the right or if you have fast track, carpool. you have a big advantage. that will break up about the time we saw all cash lanes open yesterday. things may get held up. the bridge crew again to see if you have updates. >> sounds good. an update with the forecast. finally we can go outside. >> we have fog that can interrupt this morning and in the north and east bay, we will get a dense fog advisory. we are looking okay in terms of visibility. if you are headed to the north, take it easy. it might be clear when you wake up, but you will see the reduced visibility in your vehicle. take it easy. a

look out for that as you come out of the sunol grade. a lot of problems out there.s find out the latest by going to our website on abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. eric? >> thank you very much, frances. it's now 6:54. today an advisory panel to the fda will decide whether to recommend a test to help diagnose alzheimer's disease. a new brain scan can defect plaques found in every alzheimer's patient. until now the only way to confirm if somebody had the disease was an autopsy. it brings the medical community closer to be able to make a diagnosis while the patient is still alive. the study is published in journal of american medical association. >> a northern california woman is able to speak again after a rare operation at u.c. davis medical center to replace her voice box. an international team of doctors is planning to reunite with 52-year-old brenda jenson today. they performed a larn nix transplant back in october. she's only the second person in the world to have the transplant. she damaged her vocal chords a decade ago and was speaking with h

sunol as well and 680. no slowing south out of the area into fremont. we see a smooth drive. the top of the hill looks like fog is not an issue. >> we are getting a bit of a break with the fog. good morning to you. we have a little bit reported in the novato area. a mile visibility or better here. take it easy out there. 39 degrees in novato and 35 in santa rosa. low to mid 40s. temperatures as we head throughout the afternoon will warm up to around 49 degrees in san jose and fremont as we hit the commute this evening. it's not going to be that bad. you may not need the heavy jacket as you head off to work today. you want to dress in layers. 59 in oakland and 56% for san jose and 55 degrees and a mild 55 for gilroy. talk about what we expect this week. -it is a change from last week. a nice dry pattern shaping up for us. cool sun and slightly warmer. we will hit the 60s in many spots across the bay area by thursday. the fair stretch through saturday. probably the first part of sunday as well. another system on the way. we want to take you to south beach and talk about what's

sunol moving smoothly and no major slowing and clear into the south bay. that will slow down about 6:30. >> thanks, mike. >> bundle up, it is a cold one women have been talking about the clear weather, but it's cold in the morning. >> it certainly is. this morning is one of the coldest of the season so far. 20s right now widespread. 20 inside gilroy. 26 in fairfield and 27 in santa rosa. we could get down a couple more degrees as we head through the next hour. we will keep on top of the lows, but right now it's chilly. put on a heavy jacket. you can take off later by about 10:00 a.m. and you will rise up to the upper 40s. you take your lurch break it will be on the cool side. when we get the highs later on around 3:00, low 50s and upper 40s. mild with sunshine. it will look pretty from inside. here's what you can expect. we have showers on the way for tomorrow. looks like the timing will be early afternoon into the evening. when the bulk of the moisture is anticipat anticipated. clearing overnight and back up to 60 and take a look at the saturday temperatu

we have a crash slowing down the commute in the sunol grade.he fremont truck scales the two left lanes blocked. right now traffic jammed all the way to those truck scales. another crash reported in the altamont pass this morning, this one westbound 580 at grant line road. speeds below 30 mph pretty much for your entire commute making your way towards 680. a check of our slow drive times. westbound 4 from lone tree way to 242, almost a half hour there. allow a half hour from 205 to 680. let's go outside for a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights have been turned on. we have a backup to the west grand overcrossing. at least a 15 minute wait time to make your way through the toll plaza and then head into san francisco. you can always get a check of drive times and traffic updates by going to our website, it's abc7news.com. click on the traffic link under abc 7 extras. eric, kristen. >> megan, thanks a lot. >> the academy award nominations were announced about an hour ago. >> and our arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez wi

sunol we will see a little slowing.have fog coming into and out as you head over the mountain peaks. there is so much fog affecting our view there. we have headlights for sure up northbound 101 around 680. nice with a smooth drive and speeds close to the limit for the northbound commute. southbound 17 heading over the santa cruz mountains and soupy conditions and further up the peninsula, the east bay will show you the toll plaza with a view at the camera. we see a good steady volume of traffic and metering lights were on for about 20 minutes. they turned them off and today more cars and fog. that may be a factor. we see a clear view of the freeway as well, but the north bay getting hit with fog. >> you got both out there to contend with. let's talk about what's happening briefly in southern california. the grapevine was shut down yesterday and this morning we still have snow in the picture in the higher elevations of southern california. that is causing real travel troubles in the mountains between central valley and l

it is smooth through sunol. 101 approaching 680 is slowing as well as coming up to the 680 interchange. that's pretty typical at this time of the morning. >>> 6:11. still to come on "today in the bay," another cell phone carrier is getting ready to add a data plan for smart phones. we'll tell you what you can do to save some money coming up. >>> plus, pay more to get rid of the stuff you don't want. see which bay area city is looking at increasing trash fees. [ male announcer ] breakfast for breakfast. breakfast for lunch. breakfast for dinner. with three new breakfast lovers dishes, who needs a break from breakfast? denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> welcome back, everybody. just a few seconds away from 6:15 as we take a live look across the gold up gate bridge. nice and clear. nothing to worry about in terms of the weather. we don't have much fog out there, but we'll check out christina and mike's traffic and weather in a few more minutes. >>> 6:14 right now. traffic across the bay area is forcing communities to raise fees on trash pickup. christie smith is live in the east

keep that in mind through sunol and the south bay. 680 around the bend. the 280 and 101 interchange being pushed off to the shoulder as well. no major slowing for the south bay. watch the mountains and highway 17 and a lot of fog over the hill as well. a live look and the san mateo bridge. no problems as far as the flow or visibility. great stuff for the peninsula. that's clear as well. christina will tell you about the dense fog and cold conditions coming up. >>> i will do whatever it takes. >> i'm fed up. >> feisty guy here. an 82-year-old taking on a pair of would be robbers and hens.wi. we will have his story and how it went down, coming up. [ male announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want with the taste you love. get started on the whole grain you're missing

traffic southbound still looks good all the way through the san ramon valley and through the sunol grade the south bay. a live shot at the 280 and 17 interchange. headlights northbound 280 and traffic looking good making your way on to 880. slowest drive time well it's out of antioch. lone tree way to 242, 22 minutes. not bad through the altamont pass or some sluggish traffic south 101 through the grade. and we'll have more coming up in a little bit. >> yes we will. it's 6:37. >> a live report from the new york stock exchange. the dow up 50 points. >> a winter blizzard baters the northeast. i'll have the details coming up. >> san bruno doles out hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations for fire victims. who's getting what and why the city is hanging on to thousands of dollars. >> i'm amy holyfield live in san jose at the scene of the fire where the first engine here on the scene didn3q looking to add a little smile to your chili ? try french's. mac and cheese need a boost ? french's helps that, too. chicken in need of cheering up? add french's to your marinade. it's a surprising way

it was coming down really rough driving to the station this morning coming from the sunol grade into san jose. see the showers lifting from south to north, an interesting move. we're used to the rain going west to east, not the case this morning. it's coming from the south. see some of it around san francisco over the last hour or so. not so much in the north bay. most of the heavy rain we're seeing is focused on the south bay and the trend as we go hour by hour, widespread rain for the morning, scattered showers this morning. for areas south of the santa cruz, may get a little thunder today. today the most active weather day we're going to see for a while. a bit of a drying trend finally taking shape in your seven-day forecast. look at that coming up later this half hour. >> you're lucky you have three dogs. it's been chilly. >> extra blanket. >> thanks. we'll see you in a little bit. dozens are waking up in temporary shelter after fire ripped through their apartment building. about 25 people spent the night at the south of market recreation center in san francisco which was open ju

a blip or two through sunol, but along 680 heading to the south bay, it is an easy drive.p or two heading downtown. the fog advisory, the san mateo bridge and the dumbarton bridges have advisories. there's dense fog all over the place, right? >>> it is drifting and definitely not staying put this morning. heading throughout the next hour it is going to get worse before it gets better. keep that in mind, especially if you have not left for work yet. give yourself plenty of time and take it easy out there. we are still measuring less than 200 feet of visibility in san mateo and oakland. really dangerous conditions along 680. take it easy out there, especially if you are taking the little ones back to school today. the good news is this is a four-day workweek. hopefully you had a holiday yesterday. we'll see nice weather as we head towards this weekend. dense a.m. fog. mostly sunny afternoon for today and tomorrow. we are not going to see as much fog as you wake up tomorrow morning. if you are seeing a little system of low pressure making its way into the pacific northwest, t

you can see heavy rain heading up the sunol grade toward plsantton.e getting some intense shn.ers and a few more in the north bay. overall we're in the middle of the system right now, the spin to the clouds offshore, that will continue to take the rain at times this morning, change it over to widely scattered showers around lunchtime today. towards the evening, after highs in the upper 50s, most of the showers will be moving into southern california. so rainy start, we'll see the rain taper off as we head towards the evening and for the rest of the week aheads, patchy fog, dry conditions and a bit warmer later in the new week. kris? >> thank you very much, rob. new this morning, security meters confirm that thousands of inmates escaped prison across egypt overnight including one housing mus lilim militants nor west of cairo. several inmates reportedly died during the escape but it is unclear how many. published reports indicate police officers may have allowed armed gangs to free prisoners from at least four of those jails. >>> this morning, sheriff's

but 680 looks good through the sunol grade.nterstate 80 in berkeley, more cars heading westbound but still accident-free to the bay bridge toll plaza where there are still no delays, no metering lights. north bay also fine for the ride through san rafael. southbound 101 at the limit flowing well down to the golden gate bridge. and if you're heading along the peninsula, here's a live shot of 101 in millbrae. one of my ex-traffic producers called and said there's a sign saying the north 101 connector to the central freeway is closed but actually that was cleared at 5:20 this morning. over an hour ago. shouldn't have any problems. 101 also fine in the south bay with this live short, north bound traffic there underneither 880 and mass transit system showing no delays. go to our website anytime abc7news.com. >> frances, thanks. it's 6:19. >> time for the morning's must reads. if you're thinking about buying an electric car, the mercury news concentrates on the heart of the vehicle, its battery. people who buy the chevy volt and niss

to sunol we go, two lanes blocked, injury accident, lots of yellow and red on the sense yours and traffic starting to back up in the area. we have a couple of lanes blocked -- for this accident. chp is also on scene. if you are headed out to the altamont pass, you're on the brakes pretty much just before grant line all the way into livermore. we have this accident here at grant line clearing in the center divide. 22 minutes right now westbound 580 from the altamont pass to 680. you are going to see brake lights again once you approach the dublin interchange. south bay actually not too bad. just some slight delays northbound 101 through san jose but overall 280 guadalupe parkway all checking in problem- free this morning. here's a live look at 280. you can see traffic actually starting to build northbound through downtown san jose. but overall it is accident- free. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we could see something on wall street today that we haven't seen in more than two years. here now is jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. hey, jason. all right, w

the fog is along 680 and the sunol grade. also on the san mateo and dumbarton bridges. it is expected to be the thickest at sun rise, so that's the heart of the commute. drive accordingly. the worst thing you can do is turn on the high beams. that only makes visibility worse. so use your low beams and fog lights today. of course, you are going to want to reduce your speed, slow it down and drive slower than you typically do. it is misting out. use your wipers to help with the visibility issue. and in the thickest areas this morning, always use the right edge of the road as a guide. and a dense fog advisory is posted for much of the bay area through 11:00 this morning. now, as far as the airports are concerned, san jose international is reporting delays because of the fog. some flights heading to denver this morning are delayed just over an hour. as for sfo and oakland, no fog-related delays to report just yet, but always a good idea to check with the air carrier before you head to the airport today if you have a flight to catch. now, mike, i'm going to send it back to y