down 680,e the closure for pleasanton and sunol road, and wires are down and they could be live wires and we don't want to mess around with that. somebody did go through the closure and there's a crash there now. the traffic around the rest of the bay is light, and we hope that's for the rest of the morning. we'll track it. back to you. >>> happening in the bay area and all over the nation, many will take martin luther king jr. off. some bay area health care workers, it will be a day of action. >> the day itself, the holiday, and whether or not it should be considered such, and there are unhappy workers planning to walk off the job. good morning, cierra. >> reporter: yeah, this centers around whether it's a holiday. they work for kaiser permanente, and hundreds could participate in the strike surrounding that discrepancy. today they are calling it an official day of action for the kaiser mental health clinicians. at some sites they are protesting the lack of holiday. kaiser gave them the day off and then took that back. they are looking for staffing inequities for people of color. the

a closure on pleasant ton sunol road the, both directions.t's a look at traffic. >> thank you. >>> check this out, incredible find by archeologists in saudi arabia. they discovered a 4500-year-old highway lined with nearly 18,000 ancient tombs. researchers found it through aerial flights and satellite images. the highway stretches for hundreds or maybe thousands of miles. >>> still ahead, students threatening to go on strike. we are live with the latest fall out over covid safety in the classroom. >>> be like betty. honor the legacy of betty white on what would have been her 100th birthday. >>> we talk to c net, a scam involving qr codes. that's at 8:15 on our medical monday segment. a doctor explains why we are seeing fewer hospitalizations with omicron. that's coming up at 8:30. watch on the kpix.com or the kpix app. we are on the new year, new start. and now comcast business is making it easy to get going with the ready. set. save. sale. get started with fast and reliable internet and voice for $64.99 a month with a 2-year price guarantee.

we have an accident on the 680 south bound entry to 84 as you head into the sunol grade. is a crash there. it's not causing brake lights or issues. i should say it is causing brake lights and issues. there is another trouble spot that may be adding to that. pleasanton sunol road, there is a fallen tree and power cables in the road way. 680 is at the limit. brake lights and delays are minimal but they are there as you approach the area. we are tracking ever so slightly slower speeds but once you are past that, everything is free flowing. 65, 67 miles per hour clocking in nice speeds for the ride into the altamont pass which is great news. as we look at our live shot, there are a few people commuting. we won't see as many as we typically do on a regular weekday but it is okay, moving at the limit for the most part. east shore freeway is quiet, highway 4 and 101. a quick live look at 880, nimitz freeway, both directions off to a great start with no delays. things are fairly quiet as you work through oakland. there are changes to public transit. i will have that coming up in

we have the closure for pleasanton and sunol road along 680, and 680 is your alternate instead of needing to find one through the tri-valley. the rest of the bay shows green sensors, and we will call out a couple other popular spots coming up. back to you. >>> for some bay area health care workers, they are taking a day of action. >> a lot centers around the dispute about the day itself and how it should be considered. and unhappy workers are planning to walk off the job. good morning, cierra. >> reporter: good morning, kris. an individual we spoke to said she plans to participate in the walkout and will likely be joined by hundreds of others at the oakland and richmond kaiser locations. these are mental health clinicians that say their holiday was given to them and then taken back. they are calling it a day of action for those kaiser mental health clinicians. not only are those workers at the sites, the oakland and richmond sites protesting a lack of holiday, but they are looking at an inequity in the staffing. staffing does not reflect what their patients of color request, especially to

we are talking about sunol road.i will show you the maps coming up and that will sort things out. >> we know you will. thanks, mike. >>> happening today despite the mlk day holiday, three testing sites will remain open in the west contra costa district. the sites will open at 9:00 this morning. >>> and then enjoying one final day off after starting their winter quarter online. in-person instruction resumes tomorrow at the university. because of the covid surge, stanford opted to have all students attend online classes the first two weeks of the quarter, and then everybody expected back in full by phases by january 24th. >>> and then san josÉ police department sources tell nbc bay area because of covid cases and exposers. they are asking all officers to work more time this week in addition starting one week from today, the department will require all officers not on patrol to pull at least one patrol shift per week. >> that's tough on families. >>> new details we are learning about a standoff at a texas synagogue. wha

circle 84, there's a focus right here through livermore and sunol, and we have crews around that sectionund 84, and that cleared for the signal there. a live look at the bay bridge shows no backup right now. we will see that build, i'm sure of it, but for now we'll send it back to you. >>> it's the mayor versus the district attorney in san francisco, and at issue the question of how to make the city safer. the mayor's plan to tackle crime in the tenderloin was cleared last month, and it aims to tackle overdose deaths and more police. the board of supervisors voted to push the vote until february. >> i spent 25 years working in the tenderloin. i urge you tonight to move forward with the emergency declaration. it should focus on housing the homeless and offering treatment and needed medical services for those who are addicted. >> there are supporters of the mayor's plan, includes the police chief and the former mayor, willie brown. district attorney, chesa boudin, has been critical of the plan. >>> and then still ahead on "today in the bay," how the niners and raiders are gearing up to try

east shore freeway 580 or 880, everything is clear and pretty quiet along 680, no troubles along the sunol grade. things are already slow for super commuters, a few brake lights down to 27 miles per hour in some spots west bound 580 away from the 205 connector. other than that this is a live look at the dublin interchange. it's crowded west but still moving at a nice pace towards 680. >>> today supreme court justice and san francisco native steven brower expected to announce his retirement at the white house. joycelyn moran is live with what may lie ahead. >> reporter: this gives the chance to president biden to lfhefi acto sue cot. that he stood by that. biden elevated brown jackson, she's a former law clerk for justice breyer. he is 83 years old. if no republicans support biden's nominee all 50 can confirm with vice president kamala harris casting tie breaking vote. two democratic senators have hit the brakes but a professor of uc college of law says he expects they will fall in line with their colleagues. >> they've gone along with federal judges president biden has nominated. >> report

i haven't seen brake lights or issues along 680, 580, everything clear through the sunol grade.c into the altamont pass, no issues, slowest speed about 48 miles per hour, a nice ride for super commuters if you are headed towards the dublin interchange. a live look, 580, 680 connector west bound head lights heading towards 680. you see a few cars but still a nice ride with an easy travel time in the green. 25 minutes 205 towards 680. highway 4 is clear, commuting out of antioch towards 80, from there to the bay bridge, 27 minutes from antioch to hercules. you will need another 14 minutes from highway 4 to the maze if you are hitting that connector on 280. once you get to the bay bridge, things are quiet. everything is moving nicely, no metering lights yet. when those are turned on, we'll let you know. i would be surprised if that happens today. it's pretty quiet. >>> time for a look at entertainment headlines. a new book tells stories behind stars. jockey tells story of jack, a middle aged jockey who wants to ride under dog horse in a championship race. collins jr acted alongside

and the south bay, san jose. 58 morgan hill. 57 cupertino, your at 56 mid-fifties dublin pleasanton sunolso in the east bay, a little cooler. so berkeley orinda meranda and richmond all lower 50's for you. there up in vacaville and nap and fairfield. you're looking at upper 40's and then right here along mill valley and san rafale lower 50's, ok? so we get a break. it's dry today. and then tomorrow morning that rain returns to the forecast. we dry up through the weekend and then another system might be as early as monday of next week. inland lows are in the mid 40's to upper 30's and then along the coast, you're looking at the 40's for the rest of the week. so again, if you are traveling up to the sierras that say today is the best day to do that. don't wait until tomorrow, james. all right. thank you very much. rain. we are looking at some pretty light conditions still here at the bay bridge toll plaza was it as we get a quick check of traffic for you this morning. all in all, not bad. >> westbound 80 heading into san francisco. just checking the chp lot. there are couple patches of fog

slowing as folks are heading down towards sunol. that fog is likely a factor. union city over on the left, that has cleared the area. this is our dublin camera. we talked about the fog moving around. getting a little tougher to see our roadway. on the roadway you can still see. >> oh, my gosh. it looks like a blank screen. be careful out there, everyone. thanks, mike. >>> possible new legal troubles for former president donald trump. coming up on "today in the bay" the deepening investigation into the trump organization and questions about the way it received tax breaks. >>> as of tomorrow, president biden will have been in office one year. we'll take an honest look back at that year coming back. >>> plus, the dubs shake off their losing streak, finally. highlights from last night's game, and they're good. the outlook for draymond green and when he might return to the court too. wow! no braces, everything's hands-free. i wasn't so lucky... invis is not your parents' braces. invis is faster than braces and the clear aligner brand most trusted by doctors. invisal

rooftop camera has low clouds there and may be impacting folks heading south on 680 into pleasanton and sunol. there is a crash at andrade. northbound 101 there's a tanker with propane but fire crews blocking one lane for safety but there's no danger reported. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> president trump facing possible more legal troubles. coming up on "today in the bay," the deepening investigation into the trump organization and new claims about the way it got tax breaks. >>> meantime, tomorrow the current president celebrates one year in office. we'll have an honest look back over that year. let's take you to the big board. we've seen several days of losses, but some green arrows this morning on stronger earnings. >>> plus, forget flying coach on a packed plane. what happens when you have the entire plane to yourself? the recent flight one man may be telling his grandkids about one day. you're watching "today in the bay." >> that is a dream. >>> hello. it is 6:43. i feel like i say good morning 20 times in one morning so hello seemed appropriate. we've got the fog in san francisco

so we basically rebuilt the sunol maintenance yard and we're doing the center there, so we're turningr attention to the millbrae yard now and we added a project a year or two ago called the millbrae lab and shop project and that includes a new laboratory facility, and new offices as part of that. and part of that project is to eliminate the need for the property that we own now on wallen road which was a rental property for our water quality and natural resources divisions, and we actually had the right of first refusal when the owners wanted to sell, so we acquired that property for about $10 million a couple of years ago. and if you followed the press in the "san francisco chronicle", there's a redevelopment plan that's out now, which is pushing for mixed-use development there and so it's -- it makes a lot of sense for us to relocate staff away from there and, frankly, sell the building at what might be a substantial profit, soon to help to pay for some of this. but the lab and shops project is a real important one for us. and then storage projects, pillarcitos and san andreas are n

so we basically rebuilt the sunol maintenance yard and we're doing the center there, so we're turning our attention to the millbrae yard now and we added a project a year or two ago called the millbrae lab and shop project and that includes a new laboratory facility, and new offices as part of that. and part of that project is to eliminate the need for the property that we own now on wallen road which was a rental property for our water quality and natural resources divisions, and we actually had the right of first refusal when the owners wanted to sell, so we acquired that property for about $10 million a couple of years ago. and if you followed the press in the "san francisco chronicle", there's a redevelopment plan that's out now, which is pushing for mixed-use development there and so it's -- it makes a lot of sense for us to relocate staff away from there and, frankly, sell the building at what might be a substantial profit, soon to help to pay for some of this. but the lab and shops project is a real important one for us. and then storage projects, pillarcitos and san andreas ar

so we basically rebuilt the sunol maintenance yard and we're doing the center there, so we're turning our attention to the millbrae yard now and we added a project a year or two ago called the millbrae lab and shop project and that includes a new laboratory facility, and new offices as part of that. and part of that project is to eliminate the need for the property that we own now on wallen road which was a rental property for our water quality and natural resources divisions, and we actually had the right of first refusal when the owners wanted to sell, so we acquired that property for about $10 million a couple of years ago. and if you followed the press in the "san francisco chronicle", there's a redevelopment plan that's out now, which is pushing for mixed-use development there and so it's -- it makes a lot of sense for us to relocate staff away from there and, frankly, sell the building at what might be a substantial profit, soon to help to pay for some of this. but the lab and shops project is a real important one for us. and then storage projects, pillarcitos and san andreas ar