in terms of the bike lanes, there have been a lot of -- has been a lot of coordination. primarily to try to balance the needs of the general traffic and truck traffic and turning movements in this critical location. >> quickly, to a few of the pedestrian safety projects going on in his district, we have 15- mile per hour zones in this area near schools. the visibility is going well. we have been looking at crosswalks and potentially eliminating parking spaces near them to improve visibility for pedestrians crossing the street. this connects to public housing at the top of the hill. the picture you can see, it desperately needs improvement. construction should start in july. that is one of the very few sources of funding where we can improve the stairway. that is always a cause for celebration. this is probably the first plan to get started, but could get influenced by the new effort to reach envision how the traffic will be coming forward. >> ms. lombard, i think commissioner cohen had a question. >> thank you, actually. you answered it. it was related to the stairway imp

the parking lane will be closed. whenever the sidewalk is closed there will be a temporary sidewalk facility constructed in that parking lane. wooden structure so that pedestrians will have full access. the westbound transit only lane will have to be temporarily closed during construction. buses will have to use the mixed flow traffic lanes. on franklin as well there is a parking lane that is a tow away lane for an additional traffic lane in rush hour. there will be reduced capacity during construction. once construction is done all the lane guess back to their current configuration. the parking will be permanently removed. besides that, it is pretty much back to the existing condition once the construction is done. lastly we talked about sidewalk closeures. in purple around both sides when necessary when a sidewalk needs to be closed there will be a wooden structure to walk with the parking lane. you can see that it has been discussed the pedestrian tunnel . the construction of that will take about five months. it wi

actually, the proposed solution i think it's very elegant in terms of having the center lane with the right lane boarding. that was a creative and very simple solution to what seemed like at first a complex problem. that is only one aspect of what we have to work out with us rapid transit. many other aspects have to go forward. i am not necessarily supportive of continuing this item, because i know there is so much work that has to get done on various approvals forepaws rapid transit. but if that is what the committee would like -- for bus rapid transit. but that if that is what the committee would like to do, i will do that next week and not have a roll call on the continuance. >> to be clear, my motion is to continue it not to next week but to the next plans and programs. i like the fall timespan to understand this. district two and district three. it is an integral part of this process. i think it complete -- supervisor avalos: i apologize. i may have misspoke. i met the next plans and programs committee meeting. i would like to have next week. colleagues, we will take that without

either way, the transit lane would be in the median of the roadway in steady curb. there is no entered in it -- instead of the curb. there will be access to the bus stops with the existing crosswalks. there are full crosswalks on these intersections pedestrian access from the hospital to the nearest bus stop would be quick, just one block away or on the same block. like i said, there is no driveways on van ness. even if it is side-running, it would not interfere. that concludes my presentation on cathedral hill campus. i will turn it back over to our colleagues. thank you. >> good morning. i am from the mta. nice to see you this morning. i want to talk a little bit more about the brt project. yes representing both the ta and mta. the ta is the lead agency for both the van ness and geary brt projects. this slide shows that in november and december, the draft dieis-eir was released. we're just finalizing one of the alternatives. it will be presented to the ta cac next tuesday, and it will be before you on may 10. the planning commission will hear a presentation from t

outbound route 5, wref tie-ups in the outland lanes. they are closed because of this crash coming inbound towards the beltway. -- outbound route 5, we have tie-ups in the outbound lanes. wrapping it up in virginia, northbound 395 still quiet. both the express lanes and main line headed north towards the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> you know, the weak economy has led to cutbacks and budget issues for just about everyone including virginia schools. one cut has caught some parents by surprise. >> i can see why. they received a letter from the school stating paper is now an endangered resource there. beth parker has the story. >> reporter: angry and confused. that is how parents say they feel after this letter that went home from a stafford county elementary school. the principal says the whole thing is just a misunderstanding. the note sent home to parents by the second grade teachers at ferry farm elementary. >> in this time of year, anything that says budget crunch gets attention. >> the

, in the middle of the traffic lane, and people are trying to get around the bus. being able to clear that up will help tremendously. i have taken the van ness buses many times over the years for many reasons. sometimes it is a commute to work. it was davis. some time he did make it in seven minutes and sometimes in 20. when you talk about transit reliability, while we are looking at a snapshot of van ness avenue, we also have to remember that the linkages -- the linkage is to a larger network. what we know about a writer ship is that people are willing to ride transit if it guarantees reliability and certainty. the problem with the van ness bus is it is very uncertain. people who would normally -- normally, could take the bus to the opera house or city hall or other places are not going to rely on an unreliable mode of transportation. therefore, they drive, but i honestly believe you will see rare efficiencies, and i think there would be a lot of people willing to take it because they knew that there was 70 in the time

according to the first report on the lanes, more than 9,000 solo drivers used the express lane the week of april 16th. that's up from 7600 in late march, when the lane opened. solo drivers with fastrack can buy their way into a lane for a price that varies, it averages about $1.50 with a peak as high as $4.50. >>> pg&e shareholders' meeting in san francisco today, they were greeted with a gauntlet of protesters. the protesters are angry over charges for opting out of the smart meter program. the demonstrators also say pg&e has traded public health and safety for profit. they cited the deadly san bruno natural gas explosion and fire and alleged health risks from smart meters. >> many, many people have been harmed from the microwave raid -- radiation smart meters. most of the symptoms are cardiovascular. pg&e says the smart meters pose no health risk. the ceo noted most customers support the smart meter program and he said 9 million smart meters have been installed while 17,000 households are opted out. >>> tonight, the city of san bruno will hold an emotional ceremony to mark the rebirth

195 along the eastbound lanes of washington boulevard. t to the beltway here's a live look at green spring avenue. no problems to report as you travel that outer loop down towards 95. it will remain clear in parkville. here's a shot at harford road. no concerns as you travel all the way up to 83. here's a look at your time saver traffic. stay with us. there's much more to come. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ let's play indoors this weekend. all we need is a couple of gallons of our hardest-working paint... ...from the home depot. the place that gives us more top-rated brands than anywhere else... ...at prices that won't shake up our budget. let's make a one-wall statement... ...or tackle a total room takeover ...with paint that'll get the job done in fewer trips up and down the ladder. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. the number one b

the fees have gone up. there's a $2.50 lane. >> reporter: so, carter used the regular lanes to cross the bay bridge. and she noticed others were doing the same thing. >> i think more people are using the regular lanes. it's not worth it to use the car pool lanes when the traffic is constantly backed up. >> reporter: bay area traffic managers are seeing evidence that carter's experience isn't all that unusual. >> yeah. the number of car pool vehicles that are traveling through the car pool lanes during the peak hours, monday through friday, down through the first nine months of the fiscal rear. about 440,000 fewer vehicles. car pool usage dropped 26% in the year following the new fee. during the same period, overall traffic on the state's seven bridges was up about 1.4%, the largest increase since 2004. and while traffic planners can't say exactly what's causing the increase, they have a hunch it's economy-related. >> i think this is an indication of a more promising bay area employment picture. >> reporter: as for carter, the c

the rush-hour. i hope you will open any bus lane said that the taxi driver can use it because we never block any traffic lane. we go very fast. [laughter] but we try very fast, too. in a collision with a taxicab driver, the first question is, what that company? but that is what we asked. we always have chinese drive by muni. that is not always fair for you. i hope the police will take care of the street. sometimes they do their job and sometimes they do not. rush-hour, they do their job. if you look at kearny and market street and always a big line there. >> thank you. >> madam chair, that is the last person to turn in a speaker cards and it does not look like anyone else is looking like they would like to address anything. >> director heinicke? >> mr. papandreou, emasculate few more questions? -- may i ask you a few more questions? as i understand it, there is not a lot of operating budget, if any, to go to fund this. i think it is a fair question and one that should be answered. >> absolutely. and thank you for the opportunity. as what's touched on this presentation in the staff report, the lion's sha

when we take the bus lane on the north side, everything shifts down one lane. the building goes under the cyberassaults all the way to the street. that needs to be demolished and rebuilt -- the building does under the sidewalk all the way to the street. that needs to be demolished and rebuilt. commissioner sugaya: back to health care. i had a question -- cpmc, in the memo that was given to us, says that they currently operate 18 licensed inpatient psychiatric beds at the campus. it says no changes proposed. is the requirement to maintain as 18 in the development agreement? >> i do not believe that is specifically in the development agreement. commissioner sugaya: is it appropriate or not appropriate to include that, do you think? i understand that given these statistics we were just talking about with commissioner antonini, the level of care kind of fluctuates. i am just trying to think -- i would hate for cpmc to drop the 18 at some point, even though they are still saying they are going to be there. >> there are a couple reasons we did not go there in terms of

only the right lane is getting through. coming up in my next report, a look at that and other area roads at 6:18. >>> this morning chicago police are getting high marks from watchdog groups for handling the protesters outside the nato summit. inside that summit, a deal on afghanistan. >> that's one of the stories making news now at 6:12. nato leaders pledged to end the combat mission in afghanistan by the end of 2014. but they will stay there longer in a support role for afghan troops. >>> president obama met with both afghan and pakistani lead erstwhile at the summit. >>> the nato agreement will reportedly lead to u.s. ambassador to afghanistan stepping down. cbs news is reporting ryan crocker will leave his both at -- his post at some point. >>> conflicting information over the psa prostrate cancer screening. men have been told for years to get them every one or two years but a new panel finds the psa test unreliable giving false positives 80% of the time. the american urological association calls the panel report irrespon

the rally. >> today baltimore city announced war emergency lane closures for the j.f.x. make sure to have your seat belts fastened. beginning thursday night, all northbound lanes will be closed from 10:00 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. daily. rob roblin joins us live from northwest baltimore with a look at some alternative routes. >> city officials say this job is going to take until at least the end of the month. look for closures and changes, so you better just keep up with what is going on on the jones falls. city officials say additional lanes must be close to get the repair work done. the excavation that is just guarding is in the left lane, but the grouting is going to be in the middle and the right lanes. all three lanes are being affected by this process. >> you have no choice but to close. >> exactly. >> commuters have adjusted to the lane closures for the most part. complete closure on the j.f.x. will be done from 10:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. beginning on thursday. >> it starts thursday night it 10:00 until 4:00 in the morning. it will be every night. there is going to be d

it is a gravel spill in the lanes. see traffic slow approaching the area with all those computers getting stuck in the back-up. i want to take you to the maps to show you that. they are saying there's gravel from candlestick out to oyster point. the crews will get there in 25 minutes to clean it up but they will block lanes until then this is going to get worse, 280 is your best alternate. >>> former california governor arnold schwarzenegger revealing new information about his relationship with estranged wife. he tells entertainment tonight they get along well despite their separation. the former governor says they are continuing to raise their kids together. he praised shriver calling her an extraordinary mother, schwarzenegger and shriver except rated a year ago following the revelation he fathered a child outside their marriage. >>> as we get ready to hand things off to "good morning america" here are five things to know before you go. number one, 21-year-old morgan hill man arrested in connection with the disappear

the area does not have designated bike lanes. have not said in the driver will face any charges. >>> d.c. investigators are trying to identify a man's body pulled from the potomac river. someone spotted the remains while walking along ohio drive near the 14th street bridge in southwest washington. a medical examiner will now help determine how the man died or how long he'd been in the water. >>> a prince william county high school baseball coach is accused of sending inappropriate messages to an underage student. police say 28-year-old richard teller has been communicating inappropriately with a 17-year-old female student at brentsville high school since february. police were tipped off on friday. they say nothing physical happened between teller and the victim. police arrested and charged him with indecent liberties. >>> breaking news now. britain's supreme court ruled the wikileaks chief, julian assange, can be sent to sweden to face sex crime allegations. he can appeal the decision to the european court of human rights. swedis

it is blocking the two left lanes. go over to the beltway on the north side of town on our mdot camera outer loop heading for the northbound side of 270 an accident. northbound 395 heavy right through landmark to the 14th street bridge. >>> as for wall street we're actually looking higher this morning and we can take it after the last couple of days. >> which is amazing considering what cbs this morning is talking about. jamie dimon and jpmorgan chase and how it's affecting wall street. >>> howard and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >>> you can download our weather app to keep us on today's weather. >>> we'll see you tomorrow

people turning right across the lane corporal parking need to use the light and that erode some of the benefits and allows for violation of the trend line. public comments indicated a preference of alternatives was almost three to one in favor of one of the two center running alternatives. the public understands why the center running alternative would perform better. unfortunately, there are challenges with the center-ready alternatives. alternative three has a head on configuration. we may be to widen blade which would reduce the media and from what they were or take out parking. you would need to remove all the trees along the corridor and by the transit running over that, there's a potential utility issue and construction risk. hot alternative for comes down to the left-right door vehicles. we aren't talking about one smaller fleet of specialized vehicles but to smaller specialized fleets. there is no 5 door truly coveted existence in north america. there is a diesel hybrid likely to be used in the east bay, but we saw that as a procurement risk and reliability risk that you can't

as far as the jfx is concerned the construction continues at 28th street. one lane shut down in both directions this morning. overnight the northbound lanes will be shut down completely as crews work to repair the damaged drainpipes. those you will want to stick with falls road or even charles street as your alternate routes. on the beltway a live look at the west side of liberty road. the outer loop really starting to slow down. a pretty congested drive down to interstate 70. in the parkville area things are looking much better here. you have a quick 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. we have a disabled car on 95 right along the southbound lanes at katen avenue and another accident? downtown baltimore that's going to be right obama madison street. for those of you no howard county we have a serious crash that has shut down the northbound lanes of route 108 at red branch route. stick with route 100 or route 175 as the alternate. that's a look at your timesaver traffic. back to you. >>> we're hearing more about the call after police say that a mother

the left two lanes were closed with the accident. there are two lanes open. ile. this may be a good morning for you to use interstate 580 as an alternate route. this will be a better route and the nimitz freeway. we just got a report of a problem and the east bound direction of the bay bridge. there may be able and accident out there. it is confined to the right- hand lane. now the ramp that was back up this morning is not backed up any more. at last check it was about 15 to 16 minutes across the bridge. the ride from the golden gate bridge is a little heavier now. not only across the span but presidios drive and the doyle drive bypass. >>james: you can see the clouds from the mount mt. tam cam. it is beginning to warm things up. this a map with the colors on it does show was with the cooler temperatures are paired it is 49 in santa rosa. and everywhere else is pretty much the 50 degrees. all this afternoon we will see temperatures that will warm considerably. we will see some areas that will warm up to 80 degrees. san jose was coming and 77. it will definitel

right now, the lanes are open. blems to report out of woodbridge headed across the occoquan and in towards newington. i have a crash blocking the left lane. delays coming northbound as you work your way up towards the scene. if you are traveling southbound on i-59 after dale city but before you reach dumfries, accidents activity with only the right side of the roadway getting by. so again, traveling to and from dale city and quantico this morning and headed out towards stafford, that is where we have our tie-up. southbound, accident activity after dale city, the right lane getting by. northbound, the crash is before quantico on the left side of the highway. a number of streets still blocked off in prince will item county because of standing water. if you come up to an intersection that is blocked off or has yet to be blocked off, do not make an attempt to travel through it. southbound 270, still holding steady in spite of the wet pavement as you work your way out of of germantown headed out towards the split. s the

an emergency response worker blocking the left lane. ave an accident involving a to the the right side of the roadway. getting by single file to the left. i can tell you there's a lot of debris on the roadway. continuing southbound at the weigh station, overturned vehicle here, as well, as well as accident response team. stick to the right to get by. 395 northbound at king street, two of the left lanes blocked by the crash there. jammed from thetuate. on i-370, police on the scene. back to you. >> what a mess. thank you. >>> 6:43 now. this morning, police in stafford county investigating a pretty bizarre home invasion. investigators tell us that two masked men broke into a home in the widewater village neighborhood early yesterday morning. the burglars demanded that a man, woman, and their 10-month-old baby strip naked. the men forced the couple to take them around collecting valuables, cash, computers, jewelry. before they took off they tied the family up in the garage. the family was able to get free. they called 911. neighbors say the

they have opened up the northbound lanes. take a look here. you can see that they still have the southbound lanes closed because these were the lanes that were impacted by this accident that the investigation is still ongoing here. but if you are traveling northbound on 197 as you see, you can go ahead and keep straight over 197. this accident happened right here at route 50. for folks who are traveling southbound on 197 trying to head to route 50 toward washington, you cannot access it from this point. you're going to have make that left on to kent hill and then work around. with more information on how that can happen we'll go to danella. good morning. >>> good morning, and that is good news that we have part of the roadway open. but let's head over to the map and give you a work-around. your best work-around is 450. take that to mlk and access route 50 again if that's your commute this morning. also near the rosalyn metro station, still seeing closures sh shutdown due to the water main break. slow down and use caution. follow directions in t

on the center lane, you have no reason to be on the same -- on that center lane. why would you be there? if there is a way to add pavement, texture, treatment, some sort of barrier, it will be pronounced. we need to have some target enforcement plan that needs to be monitored very carefully. it would be another cost to add to the project with a performance read for us. and it might be as low as the curb lane alternative. it got you the better performance that we have today, but this is a 50-75-year or more investment. does that help you answer the question? rex it does. >> i know the cpnc project is in development. are you working on this? >> yes. we are working with the planning commission as well. to be determined to release soon. >> thank you very much. it looks like a really elegant compromise between the alternatives. i would like to hear from public comment. >> when it was on peace that, we lived at various alternatives presented it to us and purely from a pedestrian safety point of view, i felt very strongly that having the buses run down the center of van

if there is any way to look at the bus lane that is being moved and maybe the parking lane on the other side, i don't know, but some sort of way to create prioritization for transit at the same time that you are doing -- >> i think since you are approving the project, the best you can probably do is to do exactly what you said and have the motion in included the urging to the city agencies to do what you had said -- commissioner borden: it sounded like they hadn't really thought through that. and the fact that is going to be that way for three or four years. >> i feel fairly confident that a lot of the detailed planning for that is coming, and they are aware of the issue had multiple solutions. >> i know that we're hearing about it on the tenth, but as the plans unfold, it will be helpful. it sounded like two or three years, though. you are correct, it would be a length of time. it is a long time. commissioner borden: those were my major questions. commissioner miguel: i appreciated the information we received today regarding transportation. the last time we got a shrug of the shoulders

first at featherbed lane, all the lanes blocked on 29 there. also on 29, this time at 234, popular area. all of your lanes are still blocked by high standing water in that area. 29 at pageland, lanes are all blocked there, as well. and also at aden at 28, high standing water in the area. also if you're taking the rails, i'm checking them. they're open, not seeing any reported delays. so far, no accidents blocking lane for you right now. back to you. >> thank you. >>> breaking news. >> three, two, one, zero. and launch of the space x "falcon 9" rocket as nasa turns to the private sector to resupply the international space station. >> that rocket is now first from a commercial company to head to the international space station. this is the second launch attempt from space x. engine problems stopped saturday's liftoff with just a half second left on the countdown clock. "falcon 9" is carrying a capsule called dragon packed with splice. it will reach the space station's vicinity thursday and do test maneuvers. it will dock with the iss friday. until

traffic will be completely stopped in the northbound lanes of the jfx.that will happen every night till sunday. crews have to do a major excavation to repair underground pipes that collapsed. and they need to do that to keep portions of the highway from falling apart. >> we'll have time through the night that we will need to close this people will need to expect that, that one direction will be closed. >> reporter: we have a list of alternate routes posted on abc2news.com. and you're being advised to use the alternate routes. live near the jfx, linda so, "abc 2 news." >> we're working for you every day on the traffic conditions. we want to introduce to you lauren cook. she has joined the "abc 2 news" morning team so like her on facebook and you can get a complete access and you can find a link from her page to ours. >>> we know sitting in traffic can be a real headache. but there's good news for our area. maryland did not make the list of the nation's most congested highways. chicago's i290 topped the list at number one. >>> if you don't have time to mak

northbound 195 blocking the right lane. ed vehicle eastbound at the key bridge blocking the left lane there. in windsor mill watch for a water main break at westbound liberty road between washington and milford mill. left lane gets by there. speeds on the beltway, 38 miles per hour on the west side. 52 on the top side. outer loop taking a live look out to the west side of the beltway way. 38 miles per hour is the slowest spot for the moment. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota dealer. back to you, done. >>> top of the news, newly released recordings of tourists being terrorized by mobs of teenagers downtown. the scenes raising concerns about the safety of big events around the harbor. monique griego is live outside headquarters. >> good morning, everyone. emergency recordings paint a picture of widespread clay ios as police get to one site, another would break out elsewhere in the city. the vicious beating of a tourist in downtown baltimore was far from the only trouble on st. patrick's day day. emergency recordi

watch out for all of that construction on the jfx. one lane shutdown in both directions at 28th street. the northbound lanes at 28th street will be meetly shut down overnight as crews work to repair the damaged pipes. so you will want to stick with falls road or even charles street as your alternate routes. we have a crash in howard county. right in columbia along the northbound lanes of loop 108 along red branch road and more problems in hartford county with the accident on 165 at norrisville road. back to you. >>> support for trayvon martin and his family now being felt in the south today. >> we have new details this morning on another hoodie freedom walk that's being planned. we'll tell you more about it all in -- it's being planned in the teen's honor. >> and a live look at dc many thorn where organizers -- this morning where organizers are gearing up for a huge dance party at the national mall. that's a live look at the white house near the washington monument. "good morning maryland" continues in just a moment. the more products we touch

james bumped down the lane. ndiana. >> hubie: we had a number of bumps here once they crossed over half court. >> mike: this gets george. and this should be six on paul george. >> hubie: you had one there at half court. then you had another bump right there. and a third bump. it could have gone either way, but they were all definite calls against indiana. >> mike: hill bumped when he shot the three. paul george, who averaged 12 a game in the regular season, nine in that series against orlando, players learning at this level how to play, just 22 years old. 1 for 5 from the field. he had six points and two boards here today. barbosa comes in. frank vogel's last time-out with indiana. >> five-point game, guys, come on. we're right there. going to be a three-point game. going to be a three-point game and they are walking it up to the half court where they can't score on us. i'm telling you, if we don't get anymore transition buckets, we're not going to win. >> mike: big philly sports fan. very likable guy that's made

bay bridge toll, only the cash paying lanes are backed up the end of the parking lot. pretty quiet accident-wise on bay area freeways this morning. >>> new developments and breaking news we've been following all morning. police have sealed off the area around an industrial complex in menlo park while haz-mat crews are moving in to take a closer look at the source. >> reporter: the latest we have is a statement from the san mateo county sheriff's office that is that the danger has passed. whatever that danger was and they are being vague about it, the danger has passed. as we look down towards the scene, you can see some crews standing around you see a white bag full of haz-mat white suits. the crews went in, checked it out and they've come back out. let me tell you what this is about. 2:30 this morning crews were out here, deputies were out here and they came upon what was a laboratory going on in the back of a pick-up truck what they were making who they were connected with if anybody what was going on here is the way that a lieutenant with the sheriff's office put it