>>pam: the chp is investigating a bold armed robbery at the carquinez toll plaza. officers say a person of a car held up the toll collector early on tuesday. here's why it is such a bold move. it is packed with cameras. >>haaziq: it is common for these use stolen vehicles in these crimes and then dump the vehicles. chp investigators say there are following up several strong leads in this recent case and have increased their presence in the areas surrounding the toll plaza. >>catherine: in the middle of a chaotic rush hour, a packed commuter train crashed into a downtown station. 49 people were killed and hundreds injured. the passenger cars are crumbling around them. windows were exploding. the cause of this was not clear but some passengers say the conductor had been struggling with the brakes before the crash. they also say he had been overshooting platforms. a renowned war correspondent was killed today in syria. she had been reporting for britain's sunday times about the desperate situation facing women and children during the currency. she lost an eye while rep

the carquinez tor benicia bridge had a wind advisory. northbound but both sides of the bridge should get the wind. relatively similar conditions for both sides. interstate 80, the carquinez, watch the cross there and the 680 freeway down through the diablo range. we're looking at slowing that popped up westbound 80 into san pablo. no accidents reported so i'll track that. it may abbunch of folks hitting the roadway. there's the bay bridge with the wind advisory. we have a higher profile vehicle, be careful, hold on tight, lower the speeds. >> play it safe. thank you. the challenge to the ban on affirmative action. a court will hear arguments. christie smith joins us live from uc-berkeley where students will gather over this lawsuit. >> good morning. there is a lot going on today over education. occupy cal, they have got nine tents out here, they set up last thursday. they want tuition to stop going upment in about two hours another group is coming, they want the ban on affirmative action at public schools thrown out. they are going to got

. >>> there is a series of recent robberies at the carquinez bridge toll plaza. a driver got out of his vehicle at the plaza and demanded money from an attendant. that attendant gave him cash. there is no description of the car but chp is asking drivers to report any suspicious activity. >>> it is 4:33. a little under the weather yesterday but if you were going to take a day off -- >> sure you wereunderr the weather. greg andersonwhat are you doing back today! >>> high pressure still in control, offshore winds blowing, gusty winds especially over the north and east bay hills. outside now quiet over the waters. it's going to be spectacular as far as temperatures are concerned. 40s and 50s right now so mild to begin the day. there is a wind advisory in the north and east bay hills extending into the central valley. could see some winds sustained at 20 to 30 miles per hour. that's usually up about 1,000 feet and above. could see some gusts to 50 but down below look at the temperatures. 74 degrees san jose. 76 in santa rosa and 70 degrees in san francisco. elizabeth,

the incline. drive time on westbound 880 carquinez bridge to the maze to a half hour. not helping matters is this problem westbound 80 by central avenue a stall or accident blocking a lane. sensors slow behind it under 25 miles per hour. mass transit is always a good option and so so far is on time including for all those bart trains heading into san francisco. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a four-month manhunt ends peacefully with a murder suspect from san jose now under arrest. 38-year-old steven ruiz is in santa clara county jail on a single charge of murder. the hells angels member had been on the run since october 15 when ruiz is believed to have killed fellow hell's angels member steve tausan at a funeral for the hells angels president, jeffrey pettigrew, murdered earlier in nevada. police arrested ruiz at a motel in fremont. a guest watched the arrest through a peep hole in the door. >> they are telling somebody to crawl down the hallway towards them which then they saw a guy come crawling up the hall and actually went past my door. i can still

of course -- 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries all on time. if you are about to hit the road, things can change at any moment, remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's traffic. back to you. >> all one big happy family. >> that's right. >> thank you. >>> chips, pretzels, other salty snacks are not the number one source of sodium in your diet: it's bread. while bread is not saltier than most snacks, people eat more of it. cold cuts came in second. pizza, third. and a surprising 10th place finish for chips and pretzels. you would think it would be higher. >>> football fans who made it to super bowl village last week may need to see a doctor. >> indiana's department of health is working with the health department there to stop a measles outbreak at the super bowl. turns out somebody infected with measles showed up at the football festivities on friday. so far there are two confirmed cases. 200,000 people were

live at the carquinez bridge, we will tell you what they are looking at this morning to catch the suspect activity on the vicinity of telegraph avenue, we will tell you what is going on there and we will have a live report from the scene coming up. . >>> pg&e crews making repairs, look at this, a transformer fire in the mission district. more than 100 people have electricity but at the height of the outage, more than 2000 people were affected. at the berkeley home, an art gallery caught fire just a short time ago. look at the left of your screen. they saw a plane sticking out of the roof of the building. this is a piece of art which had nothing to do with the fire. two firefighters suffered minor injuries and the government's consumer watchdog agency is launching an investigation into expensive overdraft fees by banks. they will investigate how the banks charged those fees which earned them billions of dollars every year. >>> bay area toll collectors after two recent robberies on the carquinez bridge. joining us from the bridge they will tell us how cameras will provide some valuable clue

economic out the carquinez bridge to the maze -- check out the carquinez bridge to the maze no delays toward that stretch. altamont pass, 13 minutes on 580 from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. >>> people in oklahoma and texas got an unexpected light show late last night. it was all caught on the dashcam of a police cruiser. watch the left side of your screen. see it coming across? that little ball moving slowly across your screen to the right? it may have been a meteor. people from as far south as waco and north as oklahoma city reported seeing it. >>> we want to show you the moon probably like you have never seen it before. this is the far side of the moon. one side always faces earth, the other side always faces away from our planet. they show a massive crater caused by an ancient cosmic impact. >> cool. >> trippy. cool. >>> not many people can say they have ever been to one super bowl. but there's at least one gay that's been to every, single one. 46. don christman a native of maine will be in the crowd again this sunday during the 46th go- around for football's bigges

they also issued one for the carquinez bridge and one for the benicia bridge. again, that's bay bridge, richmond/san rafael bridge, carquinez bridge and benicia. before you we're seeing foggy spots across the bay area and pretty slow traffic. check highway 4. they have a lot of speeds under 10 miles per hour as you make your way through antioch and we have a lot of brake lights for silicon valley commuters as well on westbound 237 right by the 880/237 interchange. so again, during the cutins, traffic and weather, we'll let you know about that serious accident in san francisco near 80 and fifth streets. >> take that all the time of. thank you, elizabeth. >>> we end with a florida teen that got the thrill of a lifetime. take a look. >> that's 15-year-old mitchell overton wake boarding in the gulf of mexico. there are two bottlenosed dolphins swimming with him. they swam next to him for 30 seconds. suddenly they lost interest and stopped following him but how cool is that. >> they probably ran out of gas. [ laughter ] >> they're going pretty quick. >> they are. i

there is a fog advisory for the bay bridge, richmond san rafael, carquinez and benicia bridge. 880 overcrossing. download the free waze app. >>> thank you for joining us for the abc7 morning news. >> we'll be back with a local update at 7:24. have a great day we'll see you have a great day we'll see you back here tomorrow morning. closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc i'm bidding on a 1979 dukes of hazzard lunchbox, but my auction ends in 15 seconds ! even worse, my buddy's bidding on the same lunchbox. it's airbrushed ! but i've got verizon 4g lte. it's so fast that i can outbid him at the last second. i got it ! yes, i won ! woo hoo ! it's got a thermos !

drive time 37 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the .0 has yen that, a crash in one of the lanes -- hacienda, a crash in one of lanes. >>> east bay school has become a battleground over bathrooms. the principal decided to shutdown post of the bathrooms in hopes of solving a from feey problem. it appears to have created a new problem and could be violating state law. amy hollyfield is live in mount ab flow concord to tell us about. -- mount diablo from concord to tell us about it. >> reporter: the banks are getting trashed. the students are questioning whether that is reason enough to lock them out. they've launched a campaign on campus they've put a youtube video up showing the fliers they've put on the restroom doors, questioning why the doors are locked. according to the article in the paper the students are fidgety in class, not paying attention. the students say the principal closed all but one bathroom for each gender last year. last week opened one more. there are two boys bathrooms and two girls' bathrooms that are open for 1400 s

i-80 in berkeley crowded here the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze is 34 minutes becauseg here and also you are seeing slowing on westbound 80 out of fairfield. there was a stall, big rig reported on jamison canyon, partially in the right lane it has caused heavy traffic westbound only nine miles an hour, it does even look like it is impacting traffic on westbound 80 approaching jamison canyon that is 34 miles an hour now. this information is available through the exclusive waze traffic app, a free app you can use while commuting download it to your phone and it is like having gps with traffic information. you can join our traffic spotter community and help provide us with kind of detailed information on your route to work. >>> our commuters know that gasoline prices are continuing their relentless climb a gallon has gone up 30 cents in the past thirty days. aaa says the statewide average is $4.27. in the bay area $4.32, three cents more than saturday. >>> some cruise ship passengers may now need a vacation from their vacation after being robbed at gunpoint during a trip

and we definitely have some snow in the northern mountains down to 4,000 feet at this time. carquinezt in the delta at midnight tonight you have a wind advisory going into effect. some winds will gust up to 50 miles per hour in advancement of this cold front. look at the clouds. several decks. mostly cloudy skies. it's already 46 degrees in san mateo. otherwise, pretty much in the 50s across the board. our futurecast does clearly illustrate that by 11:00 tonight the north bay will be wet. and then the bulk of the activity the heaviest rain in the overnight hours. by tomorrow morning's commute, it will certainly be wet and i would certainly allow extra time for that commute. but the main front will be south of the urban area across san jose into the morgan hill and gilroy region and then behind it, several small impulses roll in and out of the bay area keeping us wet all the way through about thursday afternoon. but let's back up and take it one day at a time. over the next 24 hours, up to the morning commute first off we'll see over half inch of rain east of the bay. an inch in san ra

drive time still 20 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. no incidents reported just the morning commute is definitely getting under way. sole we'll continue to watch from chopper 5. in the meantime, also getting slow now through antioch those speeds continue to slow down in those westbound lanes even eastbound traffic getting heavy, as well. so looks like from at least a street towards loveridge then through pittsburg concord closer towards 242 then we see those speeds improve and get up to above 40 miles per hour. also quite a bit of brake lights as well out of the altamont pass. that drive time still about 18 minutes. that's what it was about 10 minutes ago from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. a quick check of our "timesaver traffic" camera at the bay bridge no metering lights, just a couple of-minute delays there in a couple of the cash lanes. we'll have more traffic coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> this morning a group of adorable dogs with a big trip ahead of them going to the big apple. >> the 15 chihauhaus are t

westbound is fine. 18 minutes on the eastshore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and mass transit looks good no issues for bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> city of hercules is on the verge of financial ruin. the city defaulted on its bond payment and owesambeck insurance company $4 million a quarter of the city's budget. if it orders an immediate payment city leaders say hercules could go bankrupt. there is another hearing next month though and now the city does have a plan. >>> there are a number of parcels that the city owns that can be sold. we still try to work out a solution so that we can avoid being backed into a corner where we just can't pay. >> the demise of redevelopment agencies which took effect this week is a major cause of the problem not only for hercules but a number of cities and towns. there are unresolved questions of who owes the debt that's left, the city or the state. >>> it's hard to picture the academy awards without the name kodak up on theater. but get used to it. the troubled

westbound 80 only a 19-minute commute from the carquinez bridge to the maze. no major slowing yet through berkeley. this is one of our spots usually to back up. only 14 minutes out of the altamont pass. that is your traffic. for an update on these misty weather conditions, is that a good way to call it? here's lawrence. >> yeah, a little slick, not real heavy raffle but light sprinkles and showers out there right now not real heavy rainfall. our high-def doppler radar all million vatts -- almost said it in a german way! one million watts. [ laughter ] >> once this moves on by, it is long gone. so out the door, some drizzle, lots of clouds, temperatures not too bad. 40s and 50s. i think by the afternoon, 50s and low 60s but all that rain will be gone. we'll see a little bit of sunshine mixed in with clouds and not a bad afternoon around the bay area. and then high pressure sitting off the coastline is going to start to build in. likely going to see those offshore winds kicking in and that means warmer weather is on the way. here's your system driving through th

i-80 berkeley headlights westbound east 18, 19 minute drive from the carquinez bridge to the maze.if you are aheading cross the bay bridge or the san mateo bridge breezy conditions you might find breezy conditions across the bay bridge and san mateo bridge, traffic is light i put a couple of sensors there people moving over 70 miles an hour, just both hands on the wheel across the span. let's go to the waze traffic app, we have commuters on the roads. we have someone here on 101 a traffic spotter moving along over 40 miles an hour. i can't find any problems right now. of course we have great names. i hope you can join this community it is traffic spotters go to abc7news.com/waze to download the free app and also become part of the community. >>> russian and ukrainian special services apparently foiled assassination plot against prime minister vladimir putin authorities say they were planning to kill him after the election in which he was expected to win another term they were arrested after an accidental explosion in a rented apartment in the port city of odessa. authorities say th

the incline as well. 27 minutes now from the carquinez bridge to the maze.pass also sluggish 24 minutes if you are heading west 580 from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange, 680. looks like in the south bay as well, milpitas 880/237 connector stacking up so give give there, as well. and if you are heading across the golden gate bridge, one of our bright spot right now, no delays out of marin county and you're clear into san francisco. so don't forget to buckle up. ladies? >> good advice. thank you. >> got anything embarrassing on youtube? >> anyone who makes their living on tv, there are videos everywhere. they dread this might happen. >> so glad to have you with us tonight. i'm james bates. they are ready to rock! [ chair breaks ] >> ready to fall, apparently. that was james bates of the cbs sports network. his stool collapsed on a college basketball game between xavier and day top. he wasn't seriously hurt but they were poking fun at him that he had to fall down and they were forced to stand up for the rest of the game. [ laughter ] >> that's going

westbound 80 still a 19-minute drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze.o no major delays through richmond, berkeley into emeryville. san mateo bridge nice and quiet, as well. we had a brief high wind advisory in effect but that was cancelled quickly so westbound 92 looks great. and coming off the high-rise, things are light towards the east bay. one of our first spots to back up is always highway 4. today is no exception. you can see all these red and yellow sensors even in the eastbound direction some slowing through antioch. now, once you get closer to pittsburg, bay point, then we see the speeds improve to over 40 miles per hour. our sensors turn back to green and westbound 580 coming out of the altamont pass to the dublin interchange, this just started to slow a bit past the wind turbines heading into livermore. if you are planning a trip out of town, getting out early, we have a live look at the sierra where we do have chain requirements this morning actually on interstate 80 and 50. and highway 88. you can see all the snow there on the ground. those

the carquinez and benicia bridge, smooth drive out of the north and east bay.r here antioch seeing a little slowing. a few minutes ago i saw 40s an below heading through antioch. it sorted itself out. south bay smooth drive northbound 101, 87, all of these routes heading up from san jose into the lower peninsula. a sunrise, smooth flow of traffic and no delays. we do have the construction clearing in palo alto and the note about the golden gate bridge. nifty conditions in the bay and many spots around the bay. >>> 5:18. amazon's poor earnings report could hurt trading this morning. for that and the rest of the news before the bell, we turn to cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the futures have turned higher this morning after a lackluster day on tuesday. stocks ended mostly flat following disappointing data on home prices an consumer confidence. the european and asian markets are higher today. we'll get data this morning on private sector jobs, manufacturing and construction spending. the dow slipped 20 points yesterday to close a

to the bay bridge, first a nice easy 18-minute drive off the carquinez bridge. no major issues approaching the bay bridge on those feeder roads through the maze but the wind advisory issued by chp is warning folks especially on the upper deck you may get caught with a gust or two as they have during the overnight hours. that's the issue for interstate 8037 wind across the bridge. a cyclone fence and a car in an accident over here at cummings skyway as you approach eastbound 80. that accident should be off the highway now, not affecting traveling to or from the car season bridge. there may be debris floating around on bay area roadways. the toll plaza of the carquinez bridge, we had trees at the bottom of your screen. they were blowing around quite a bit over the last few minutes but stopped just in time to take this uninteresting live shot now. highway 84, trust me, there's wind. you just can't see it. >>> an iconic san francisco bar is hoping the city will save it from having to serve its last round for the very last time. golden dust lounge supporters will make

three lanes this morning so prepare for that heading up to the carquinez bridge, benicia bridge, southbound from the north bay. and we're watching for slowing and seeing a little bit, 46 over on highway 4 in antioch, pretty standard build. slower than the rest of the days but we'll see slowing here and 580. back to you guys. >> it is 5:17. the monthly jobs numbers are due out in a few minutes, that will certainly drive trading today on wall street for that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to jackie deangelis. good morning. >> good morning, laura. the futures are higher ahead of that news of the day t january jobs report. out at 8:30 eastern time. it is expected to show a month of modest hiring. it's versus the 200,000 we saw in december though a chunk came from temporary holiday workers. unemployment is seen holding steady at 8.5%. the asian markets were lower but europe is a touch higher, we're going to get data in the u.s. on the service sector and factory orders. the dow slipped on thursday to close at 12,705, the nasdaq gaining 11 to 2859. spirit airlines is adding a new

across the benicia bridge, 880 across the carquinez bridge. looking nice out of the north bay and the east bay. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the bay bridge toll plaza. then back on 680 south through sunol and you see the taillights over the hill into fremont without problems. we have a steady flow of cars but nothing to cause slowing. good commute right now into the south bay. >> people easing into their monday morning. the rangers are looking for a defensive coordinator. they may take him from a bay area university. the news group reports david allen is looking at stanford's defensive coordinator jason tarver. he has worked with the cardinals since 2010. before that he spent nine seasons with the 49ers as an offensive assistant coach. >> along with the newly crowned giants, super bowl champs, the bay area's jeremy lind the talk of the town. putting on a show for the crowd at madison square garden scoring 25 points. he helped need the knicks to beat the nets, 99-92, scoring key points in the final minutes. he also dished out seven as

. >>> toll booth collectors are on alert after two armed robberies at the carquinez bridge in the last week. the most recent one happened early yesterday morning. the highway patrol says someone drove up, pulled out a gun and took off with some money. there were three robberies at the end of last year. there are plenty of security cameras at the toll booths. officers are examining surveillance footage and following up on what they say are strong leads. >>> scientific tests support a tip from a convicted serial killer. dna test results confirm the human remains found in calaveras county are those of murder victims cyndi vanderheiden and shaw veal wheeler. investigators found their bones earlier this month after getting a tip from convicted serial killer wesley shermantine. wesley shermantine and his partner in crime are tied to as many as 20 killings. >>> this morning the contra costa county coroner identified the young man killed last night in a shooting in richmond. he is 25-year-old renee garcia of pinole. just before 7:00 last night, officers received numerous calls about shots fire

>>pam: toll takers dropped at the carquinez bridge. e california highway patrol say they're following up with several strong leads. haaziq madyun has more. >>haaziq: this flashing light leaves your face has just been recorded. kron4 has learned of the california highway patrol investigators are now following up strong leads from surveillance video of a recent poll both arms robbery here at the cookie this bridge. the cameras record license plates as well as overall vehicle descriptions. >>pam: a church vandalism of overnight as the kids in church. they defaced statues it toppled a moderate but it across as well as he did cold like symbol the law. >> they wrote in latin sees the night. >>pam: some parishioners were in tears. >>pam: from travel fees to shipping fees into the banking fees, but consumers are getting used to the extra charges it overdraft penalties are no exception. the new government consumer bureau wants to soften the fight it will impact of those fees. >> balance your checkbook to be born into time consent. what who has b

now, it's still slow in that area coming off of the carquinez bridge. ake lights all the way down through the richmond exit. then speeds improve through berkeley. at the bay bridge it is still backed up to the maze. we also still have wind advisories in effect for the bay bridge, san mateo bridge and benicia bridge. >> nothing says i love you like pizza. what do you think? >> heart shaped pizza. >> yeah. >> there you go. >> i love pizza. i might have pizza tomorrow. >> exactly. >>> see may not have won any awards but nicki minaj is getting the buzz for an

drive time looks okay 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. it is a little windy and you'll really notice it on the san francisco side. roadwork. eastbound highway 4 they have the left lane closed according to caltrans until about 1:00 this afternoon right there approaching bailey road so you can see some slowing on our sensors just behind it. you can get through. it's not a full freeway closure. crews will be working until early afternoon. elsewhere the altamont pass drive this is not too bad. still in the green. it looks great actually all the way on westbound 580 all the way towards the dublin interchange. and, of course, grab your chains if you are heading up towards the sierra on interstate 80, highway 50 and highway 88. you will need them wherever you go this morning and mass transit continues to run on time. >> that's good. [overlapping speakers] >> did you watch the grammys last night is. >> i didn't. i was up late, i don't know what i was doing but i was not watching the grammys what time did they come on? >> 8:00. >> i didn't watch i

. >>> live look at the carquinez bridge. everything looks great this morning heading into crockett and a lot of our overnight roadwork just picked up within the last few minutes. we'll tell you about it coming up. >>> good morning. it's thursday, busy thursday, february 23rd. i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:00 straight up. >>> we continue to follow some breaking news down in santa clara county. sunnyvale fire crews just knocked down a house fire. gil diaz is in sunnyvale with the search for the people who lived inside. >> reporter: good morning. it's a very unusual circumstance even though you see some cars in the driveway behind me in the 700 block of duncardine they are still trying to locate the family. this fire erupted around 1:00 this morning. by the time the first fire crews arrived, the house was fully engulfed. some of the challenges that the fire crews had to experience is that there was a live electrical wire in the backyard. so they were confined to fighting this fire from the front a

the work would occur from the bay bridge to the carquinez bridge. alajandra cerball explains what specific improvements caltrans has in mind. >>alejandra: caltrans wants to install signs like this one along interstate 80, to notify drivers of an accident on the freeway. it is part of a multimillion dollar project to reduce heavy jams. some drivers say that congestion is a big problem. >> because it is the only corridor, it will always be congested. >>alejandra: caltrans says the new meters will improve traffic flow. the project also includes work to be done on san pablo avenue which is parallel to the freeway. >> the signs are in decline changeable message type of science indicating the you can return to the freeway now. >>alejandra: construction would take place at night from the summer through 2014. it is not a done deal yet. >> it still has to go back to the city for their input and recommendations. that will be happening within the next 60-90 days. >>jaqueline: 53 in san francisco today, same thing in redwood city and antioch. into tomorrow after

but it's there as you are heading through hercules that's where the carquinez bridge, and eastbound highway 4 your typical construction going on there for another few minutes and westbound 61 shows no problems at the "l" street sensor. a smooth drive over the bridge and towards concord and pittsburg. >>> this is one of the unusual honors for the celebrities, the duke and duchess of cambridge soon to be a set of barbie dolls. mattel making william and kate royal dolls. the set of dolls will be released in april to coincide with, of course, the royals' first anniversary. the gift set will cost $100. >> the royal ken really kind of captured his image. >> had the nice earrings on kate. >>> a bay area hospital admits it accidentally made some patient information public online. we'll have details next. >>> and amazing video this morning of a shuttle bus hitting a pedestrian. we'll tell you how this happened and what happened to the individual coming up next. >>> and for all your news, weather, traffic updates check us onut on facebook just search nbc bay area news. >>> new this morning, new surpr

the east shore freeway is nice and quiet. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the bay. >> amazing. they finished early. the bay bridge. >> incredible. >> it saves me an hour on my commute this morning. >> i bet last night, we're up at 7:00 and getting word, you're like yes! >> that's exactly what happened. >> you had to work saturday and you went over the golden gate bridge. >> i took bart in. >> yes. >> it was much easier. >> it is kind of a hike from the station, to the bart station to our tv station. and it was a little breezy on saturday as well. so i felt a little less. >> blown and dissheffield disheveled by the time i got to work. >> i survived. >>> 4:54. >>> the fda plans to investigate a new way to get caffeine in your system and not a cup of coffee. it is called the aero shot, a small canister containing inhalable caffeine and the inventor says their a a safe dietary supplement but the fda is looking into that label. and it is possible impact on children. >>> pregnant women who use nicotine replacement therapy to quit smoking may be harming their babies. a new study in t

and from the carquinez bridge to the maze and so far, no delays from walnut creek all the way to the macarthur maze. and mass transit as promised and so far everything is on time. and bart and ace and muni and caltrans and ferries. >> the queen of england. she is celebrating her diamond jubilee today. queen elizabeth ii ascended the throne on this day 60 years ago. there will be celebrations throughout the year. both in england and internationally. later today the queen is scheduled to tour a nursery school and meet with students there. then she is going to watch a play about her six decades on the throne. >> do you think the queen watched the super bowl? >> probably not. >> you never know. >> well, if she did, she probably didn't like this. a little bit of controversy, during the half time show. >> it happened during madonna's show. the pop singer said that she would keep her half time show family friendly but the fellow performer mia flipped off the camera and cursed during the give me all you loving song. >> and no word what trouble it could cause performers and if you noticed the

. >> as we come across the carquinez bridge, a smooth drive westbound 680. me spots developing coming up. >> welcome back everyone. happy friday to everybody out there. we give you a live look at san jose, that's the hp pavilion. the sharks were on the road in tampa bay, not a good night. the lightning beating the sharks in overtime, 6-5 out on the road. the sharks not feeling the magic on this friday. it is 4:54. trying. >> faculty at uc davis will take a vote whether they have confidence in the school chancellor. she has been heavily criticized for the university's handling of the now infamous pepper spray incident. occupy protesters were holding a peaceful demonstration when campus police used pepper spray on them. the vote is nonbinding but could have an effect on her future with the uc system. >> time to check things out on the roads. let's check in with mike inouye to find the real deal on a friday. >> the real deal. let's check it out by one of the real alternates this weekend. the construction closing of the bay bridge. san mateo bridge. right now we

westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. 19 minutes. no delays there.rom walnut creek to orinda. san mateo bridges up to speed this morning. should be 13 to 14 minutes between hayward and foster city. and we'll show you one more live "timesaver traffic" camera a live look at westbound 237 traffic headlights making the turn around the bend westbound 237 and usually about 6:45 we first start to see some indication of some brake lights leaving milpitas heading off of 880 to about zanker road heading towards san jose. bart we just checked in. they have 41 trains all on schedule. remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> as promised, some bay area headlines now. saint ignatius prep here in san francisco will remain closed at least through the week after a suspected norovirus out break there. 325 students and 30 teachers all got sick on tuesday. students have been advised to not return to school until 3 days after symptoms subside. health officials think th

the drive time from the carquinez to the maze is 27 minutes. maze. slow to the metering lights. san mateo bridge traffic fine in both directions. no major problems on 880 at this point or 101 in san mateo. back to san jose with the waze traffic app slowing on northbound 87 approaching 280. there's an injury crash cleared from the left lane. all these commuters backed up on northbound 87 from beyond the capitol expressway where the slow down begins. you may want to consider monterey highway or the expressway we saw some of the commuters on those roads they are traveling at faster speeds. you can consider possibly 101. this information is available while you commute. you have to download it, go to abc7news.com/waze. it phone. >>> -- our your iphone. >>> 6:five . want to know who is in the -- next cast of "dancing with the stars?" it is going to be revealed on "good morning america." some of the celebrities include actor jack wagner, melissa gilbert and a couple of pro-athletes. the sports world will be well evented by green bay packers wild recei

the drive time currently from the carquinez bridge to the maze is 22 minutes not horrible but this couldbay bridge toll, as you continue to the tolls only backed up towards 880 and slow to the metering lights. very different commute this morning. not windy, not wet. we've had a nice ride almost everywhere. here's a live shot of the san mateo bridge looking fine across the span no problems on 880 getting there or 101 on the san mateo side we've just had a few stalls this morning, one minor crash that's about it. also, we'll check out the exclusive waze traffic maps, north bay moving along, southbound 101, 25 miles an hour from washington to -- where traffic picks up and we are getting this information by commuters who downloaded this free traffic app, abc7news.com/waze. they've turned it on by putting it on their phone this shares speeds with other commuters. >>> 6:53. many would be romeos or juliets may be feeling the sentiment on this valentine's day. it is not easy finding love. in japan where the birthrate has fallen to dangerously low levels the government is organizing match making

. >>> bay area toll collectors are on alert after some bold robberies on the carquinez bridge. lectors have been robbed in the past week but nobody has been hurt. >>> and the consumer watchdog agency is launching an investigation into costly overdraft fees into banks. they will look into how the banks charge those fees which earn them billions of dollars each year. >>> they have now left iran saying their mission was a failure. iranian officials will not interview the scientists and they have barred the inspectors from visiting a military complex suspected of being a secret weapons testing facility. >>> at least three people are dead after police use gun fire. now the area is on lockdown and they have been hurt in similar protests. demonstrators are angry and several muslim holy books including the koran were burned on a u.s. military base and the u.s. government has apologized and promised to investigate why those holy books were burned. >>> tonight they have their last debate before the super tuesday primaries coming up on march 6th tonight debate takes place which has its pri

drive time from the carquinez to the maze headlights moving westbound, only 18 minutes.an mateo westbound on the right out of hayward into foster city no trouble in the eastbound direction, looking good connecting on the 880. south bay 101 northbound for headlights, 880 across your screen. you are good to go there. a little further south, i'll show with you the waze traffic maps, a little slowing southbound 17 as you make your way towards highway 35. we get these speeds by drivers who turn on the waze traffic app. they are sharing their speeds with you that's where we know where things are slow. south bay more commuters on the roads no problems. there's an abc7 traffic spotterk&5Ñ. no problems for him heading through the south bay. you can have this information available by going to abc7news.com/waze. learn more about it and put it on your iphone or smartphone and have this hopefully help you for your commute. >>> tell uncle buck i saw his movie. [ laughing ] >> next, the vote that puts a 7th state closer to legalizing same-sex marriage. >>> honda owner takes on the gian

the berkeley into emeryville should be still about 18 minutes' time in the westbound lanes from the carquinezaze. bay bridge chp issued wind advisory just after midnight. there is one for the bay bridge and one for the san mateo bridge if you look closely at the upper right side. camera. you can see the caltrans has their warning signs up letting you know the conditions are gusty across the span. now, we have been following a couple of different incidents nothing major and most of these accidents are on the on- and off-ramps. this one is off-ramp northbound 101 at de la cruz. main lines of the freeway are not impacted as you can see one of our live traffic sensors showing speeds just behind that accident at 66 miles per hour. so it is not causing any major problems out there. 280, so far looks great heading out of downtown san jose. maybe a couple of more headlights out there than we thought at 4:30 this morning but overall no major issues this morning heading out of -- what did you say? he is counting six. there's a couple. all right. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> i didn't mean to for

there across the span i-80 berkeley flowing well westbound for commuters and it looks good from the carquinezhe waze traffic app to show you the slow down in antioch, westbound 4 moving around 29 miles an hour. it was reported 19 minutes ago things started to slow, heavy traffic reported there's very interesting groups out there. we have a few traffic spotters we are seeing the typical slow down westbound 580 through the altamont pass this is all available for you which is free as well go to abc7news.com/waze to download the free traffic app it will tell you where the slow downs are and help you navigate to your nearest ihop if you want free pancakes. >> 7 to 10 this morning, thanks. >> we are talking about -- regulators working to remove a blind spot in auto safety. here's jane king. >>> good morning. your next car will probably have a rear view camera federal regulators want to require automakers to install them in all vikes -- in all vehicles by 2014 it could cost up to $200 a car but could save lives. meantime, counterfeit concert drug contained solvents and other chemicals fake versions

reported on westbound 80 noel valley road car facing wrong way in the left lane -- drive time from the carquinezmaze is 24 minutes, i think it will get worse, unfortunately. live shot of the golden gate bridge, looking fine, earlier stall reported southbound not doing too much damage to the commute out of marin county. i want to take you to san francisco, this is waze traffic app, we need more commuters in the san francisco area because right now i don't see too many heading through this area to the central freeway. you will want to avoid dubose avenue which is closed. you saw amy hollyfield, ed near mission and valencia. you may want to take 14th as an alternate. get more by going to abc7news.com/waze. >>> our time is 6:42. >>> what a steal! the million dollar artwork uc berkeley sold for more than $200. >>> we saw the dow is off a little less than three points. >>> number -- conundrum for student as tending community colleges why they may have fewer classes to pick from.úúúúú >>> . >>> check out live doppler it is quiet across the entire state with temperatures above average this afternoon fro

headlights westbound look good here, no problems from the carquinez bridge to the maze and the bay bridgell. easy ride across the golden gate bridge, no fog this morning so far there. mass transit, bart, cal train, ace and muni no major delays, ace 1 a minute late. i'll take you to the waze traffic app to check out the commute in contra costa county. the worst problem i could find was a couple cars on the shoulder, one reported 56 seconds an ago on 680 heading through the danville area, 24 looking good, in fact we have a traffic spotter moving along on highway 24 there is someone getting ready another traffic spotter in the walnut creek area getting ready to tart their commute, peanuthead. i love our traffic spotter names. to get more information on this go to abc7news.com/waze x traffic spottr and of course have a greatspottr wazer user name. >> i think i would go with sleepyhead. >> i would use the name of my company, you get free press. >> i'm sure some do. >> abc7 could be a good name. >>> there's something about the high gas prices. >> the extreme some are going -- the extremes some

i-80 berkeley traffic light drive times 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the bay bridge toll where there's still no delays. contra costa county 680 fine through walnut creek north main street exit highway 24 near the top of your screen. i want to take out to waze traffic maps to show you more drivers and commuters on the roads this is abc's exclusive waze application. we've got some folks heading on westbound 80 heading towards westbound 80 moving a little slowly there. this is a great tool to have handy while you are commuting. you can download this free traffic app by going to abc7news.com/waze. learn more about it, put it on your iphone or smartphone it will be handy for the bay bridge westbound closure president's day weekend. >>> the folks with waze thank you for the help. 5:13. >>> next, the vote expected today that could put new limits on medical marijuana dispensaries. >>> re of the former oakland army base brings the promise of hundreds of new jobs. -- the guarantee city leaders will be demanding. >> we need people like this of the street. >> the hate crime meeting that le

i-80 berkeley westbound traffic more crowded no delays out of vallejo from the carquinez bridge fine. on the right this is the north main street exit that's highway 24 at the top of your screen. eastbound 24 accident approaching pleasant hill that hasn't been causing delays for either direction. now the waze traffic app on the peninsula another accident reported north 101 in the millbrae area it is hit-and-run and not blocking any lanes. we have traffic spotters moving along there. still over four nile as hour on 101 through san mateo. the ride on the peninsula still good despite that crash. you can get more information about this free traffic app by going to abc7news.com/waze put it on your smartphone and iphone and join our traffic spotter community. >>> our time is 5:54. >>> we have a warning if you have been getting a call from someone claiming to be a bill collector. >> here's jane king with the bloomberg business report. >>> good morning. if someone calls your house trying to collect a debt make sure it is legit before you offer to pay up. fake companies have been using workers

we have a number of dense fog advisories as well issued for the carquinez bridge, benicia bridge, oneidge toll plaza. no surprise. they just cleared an accident just past the pay gates. but it is still jammed solid to the maze. for more on this foggy morning commute, here's lawrence. >> very gray around the bay area to start off the morning t should lift shortly and that means we are going to see sunshine by the afternoon, lots of fog toward the bay bridge, dense fog advisory continuing in the north and east bay dropping those visibilities less than a quarter mile in spots. toward the afternoon, skies becoming mostly sunny, beautiful in san jose at 6 6. 65 in mountain view and 63 degrees in san francisco. ♪ >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." one of the worst days in nascar history happened in 2001 when the legendary dale earnhardt died in a crash at the daytona 500. three-time nascar champion darrell waltrip was there. he watched in horror as his friend was killed and he then saw his brother michael waltrip win the race. darrell has written the story of that day in a memoir, sund

. >> to the east shore freeway, 20 minutes from the carquinez bridge. he toll plaza which looks like that. we saw this almost fill in so take a few minutes for the lanes to impact. there is motion visible. tough to believe, the feeder flow is moving, highway 24 and the east shore freeway no problems here. we will look out to the east and livermore. 21 minutes. an accident is on the shoulder of the off ramp for north winds so keep that in mind if that is your off ramp. south of here on 680 a smoos flow into fremont. we'll see this slow down around 7:00. >> thanks, mike. 6:38. still to come on "today in the bay," the pro am today. >> bill murray in the house. >> bob redell too. a deal would be in the works between congressional republicans. the details in the controversy next in a life report from washington. >> for all of your news, traffic, weather, find us on cefaok look! here she comes! ♪ she'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes... ♪ ♪ when she comes. ♪ it'll be spinning new chrome wheels when it comes. ♪ ♪ when it comes. ♪ custom spoiler, r

east shore freeway, still over 45 minutes of the drive time coming off the carquinez bridge, past the from this map. so we'll show you south bay, quickly recovered after a couple of earlier accidents at 280. now it's all clear. >> thank you. we'll be back with nbc bay area news at 11:0 jon kelley and i will see you son. >>> we are back on this tuesday with more of "today" with the handsome actor sam jager. you have probably already fallen in love with him. he plays joel graham, who along with his wife is gearing up to adopt a baby from a teen mother-to-be. take a look. >> you stay here with sid. i think he's going to want me at the hospital. i'll call you. >> here's your bag, your purse. >> hey. >> yeah. >> our son is coming. >> our son is coming. >> wow! >> oh. >> now you sealed the deal. now we really love you. >> there's a lot packed into these last two episodes, isn't there? >> normally on our show, people are looking for gossip. and i'm like, it's mostly two people working things out with their children, you know? and for once, we have really good, juicy gossip, and i love that.

down the eastshore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze. snow is causing a few issues if you are planning to head towards mount hamilton. highway 130 is closed both directions. sounds like about a half mile east of quimby road towards the santa clara county line. the rest of the south bay looks great. no issues on 280 out of downtow san jose. 101 quiet as well as the guadalupe parkway. everything is still in the grown this morning on 101 out of san jose out towards santa clara and 280 fine. once again the guadalupe parkway looks good both directions. mass transit we continue to check in with the folks at bart, ace, muni, caltrain and your ferries and so far there's no issues with mass transit this morning. >> all good. >> all good. >> what have you got there? >> happy valentine's day to you guys. you guys are the most difficult to shop for. i had to shop on the way to work today and the only place i could find open a doughnut shop. how about that. >> all right! >> happy valentine's day! nothing says i love you more than doughnuts on valenti

down the eastshore freeway -- your drive time down the eastshore freeway still 18 minutes from the carquinez the maze. so westbound 4, you can see this is starting to get a little bit slow. there are some brake lights across that stretch. even a few red traffic sensors right there through antioch. now, once you get closer towards pittsburg and bay point st. peter's improve through walnut creek. -- speeds improve through walnut creek. westbound 24 light through lafayette, orinda and towards the macarthur maze. so we'll continue farther south now and get a check of the south bay. and coming up and down the guadalupe parkway, really this is how you can see everything is moving fine. these sensors are really all in the green. so steady flow of traffic there northbound 280 heading out of downtown san jose. as we move along the peninsula, 101 looks great through san mateo county towards downtown san francisco. if you have a flight to catch over at sfo no brake lights across that area. and bart continues to be problem-free, as well. everything is on time. >> you know, i thought having two traffic r

19 to 20-minute drive time right now down the eastshore freeway in the commute direction from the carquinezridge to the maze. thanks for the traffic shot from chopper 5. to our maps word of a new problem in marin, northbound 101 near ignacio boulevard. car off the road into a fence. so it is not blocking lanes but police are on scene. so mostly a visual distraction there. if you are commuting southbound so far no issues. novato, san rafael, waldo grade. and the golden gate bridge looks great heading into san francisco. bay bridge they did turn the metering lights on about 7 minutes ago at 6:29. so we have backups now not too bad just about to, let's see, mid to end of the lot. so yeah, maybe five minutes to get you on the bridge. and then a slight delay crowded u the incline. no delay between downtown oakland and the maze. quick ride toward oakland airport. drive times for you across the east bay. westbound 580 a few brake lights out of the altamont pass and through livermore. but your other drive times are still in the grown including westbound 24 from walnut creek all the way out towards

i live across from the carquinez bridge. >>pam: we do not often hear people say they heard the earth quake. you actually heard a loud noise? >> yes. >>pam: is there any damage at your location? >> there is not. i have only been in this region for about a year. this is the third earthquake that i felt and the first one that i have ever heard. that is very unique to me as an earth scientists. >>pam: i thank you very much. >>grant: eight 3.7 magnitude earthquake has struck 3 mi. southeast of vallejo. it is very near crockett off periods just within the hour a 3.7 magnitude earthquake. a lot of people reported hearing a loud noise followed by a sharp jolt. it happened 5.8 mi. below the ground. bart has stopped trains but they have begun moving again. up to 10 minute delays on bart lines throughout the state if all of bart. they stop the trains after an earthquake to make sure the tracks are ok. trains are back up and running again. we would like to hear from you if you felt or heard this earthquake. >>pam: we have another caller